Page 2
University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1955.
Presidential Hopefuls
Popular Lausche Could Be Nominated
(This is the second in a series on 1956 presidential candidate possibilities.)
The Democrats expect a close race in August with Adlai Stevenson, Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) and New York Gov. Averell Harriman leading the fight for the nomination.
By DAVID WEBB
Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga.), who is praised in the Senate for his fairness, has pushed Gov. Lausche as an acceptable candidate for the presidential nomination.
"I consider Gov. Lausche to be a middle-of-the-road Democrat, whereas some of the other prominent Democrats are considered in my part of the country to be a little to the left, Sen. Russell has said.
Other of his supporters are Sen. John McClellan (D-Dark.) and Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas
His best opportunity to gain support for nomination will be at the convention. In the past, conventions have been deadlocked and an outside popular candidate has been chosen.
The strength of Gov. Lausche may be determined this week when the Democrats meet in Chicago. He has not announced which office he will seek but has said he will be a candidate for one.
Gov. Lausche is that type candidate. In the last Ohio election he won by a majority of 213,000 votes. This tremendous victory indicates that he will control the Ohio delegation at the convention. In other state elections the Ohio governor has run far ahead of his party. In 1944 he won the governorship by a smashing 112,000 votes while President Franklin D. Roosevelt was losing by 11,000. In 1948 he carried Ohio by 221,000 while President Harry S. Truman won in 1948 by only 7,000.
In 1950 Ohio voters who re-elected Republican Sen. Robert Taft by 421,000, returned Gov. Lausch to office by 150,000. In that election Gov. Lausch stayed neutral in the Democratic organization's attempt to beat Sen. Taft.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
Gov. Lausche's smashing victories in Ohio the past decade cannot be overlooked. With the support of the Midwest and the South Gov. Lausche would have enough to win the Democratic nomination.
While visiting President Eisenhower recently, Gov. Lausche shocked some Democrats when he praised the President in his performance of office.
Gov. Lausche is a self-made man, having had a hard childhood as the son of poor Slovenian parents. When his father died he helped his mother run a small cafe. In World War I he served in the Army as a second lieutenant.
He first came into national prominence when he was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1941. He was an able administrator, with his main accomplishment the converting of the city's transit system from private to public ownership.
As Ohio governor he has helped liberalize unemployment and workman's compensation programs and pushed through statewide slum clearance bills.
The Democrats are undecided about just how rude they should be to President Eisenhower during the coming campaign. But our faith in the politician's ultimate ability to rise above the urge to be gentlemanly remains unshaken.-Kansas City Star.
On national issues Gov. Lausche is considered a conservative. The Cleveland Plain Dealer half-jokingly expressed an editorial opinion that Gov. Lausche would be a sure winner if the Democrats nominated him because he would get more than half the Democratic votes and nearly all the Republican.
As it stands now, Gov. Lausche is indecisive about his political future. However, a surprise may well develop at the Democratic convention, with the Ohio governor becoming the nominee of the Democrats.
The uneasiest seat in the world, next to that of a college football coach, belongs to the president of any South American country.—Kansas City Star.
"PAPER & PENCIL EVERYONE —REMEMBER I SAID WE'ED HAVE A TEST TODAY"
Jap Socialists Fight U.S. Ties
By CHARLES M. McCANN
The Japanese political situation is likely to cause the United States a lot of worry within the next few months.
Four weeks ago the right and left wings of the Japanese Socialist party, long divided, reunited.
They have now embarked on a determined, long-range anti-American campaign which they hope will get them into power.
The right wing Japan Democratic and Liberal parties enjoy a solid majority at present in the House of Representatives, which like the British House of Commons runs the country.
These two parties also are trying to unite, to present a solid front against the leftists.
But the Democrats and Liberals are bickering over the leadership. Their merger, which is likely to come soon, may not be a firm one
The present parliament was elected last February, for a four-year term. But there probably will be another election next spring.
In that one, the Socialists hope to increase their House membership substantially. Then, later on, they hope to force another one in which they will win a majority.
The platform of the United Socialists is frankly anti-American
It calls for "independence" from the United States, for the cancellation of the Japanese-American Security Treaty and for a halt in the Japanese rearmament program.
Sixty-two-y e a r-old Mosaburo Suzuki is the leader of the United party. He was the leader of the left-wing faction before the merger.
Recently the Socialists embarked on a nation-wide speechmaking campaign, which is to continue until the next election.
The Socialists now have only 155 seats in the House, against 185 for the Democratic party and 117 for the Liberals.
But dispatches say that unless the right wing parties can get together, the Socialist representation is likely to leap upward when the next election comes.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — (U.P.) Four deputies accused James J. Drautman as he left a downtown bank here about noon recently and escorted him to criminal court. Four hours and one manslaughter conviction later, they allowed Drautman to go home to dinner. "I don't mind serving on the jury, but I wish they would wait until after I have lunch," Drautman said, "missed breakfast that day, too."
Foodless Duty
a bit o' blarney
By FLANAGAN
One of the biggest grips of students is the grading system used at their school. Here at Kansas, as at most universities, the five-point grade system (A,B,C,D,F) is used.
But a few schools use other systems, varying from a two-grade system (pass or fail) to a four-grade (fail, pass, honors, highest honors). By eliminating the grades between passing and failing, the schools practice the European grading method.
We feel that this method is worth comment.
First, the "no man's land" grade of D is abolished. This grade is not only confusing, but almost worthless. With it, the student doesn't fail, yet doesn't really progress towards graduation. It permits a deficiency in one subject to be made up by a proficiency in another—if that proficiency can be attained.
Also by elimination of the middle grades, the method emphasizes the subject matter and not the superficial grade. The student realizes that the line between passing and failing is determined by the work he does and the knowledge he shows. This motivates him to do more work, which in turn, benefits him and his class through a greater understanding of the subject.
By doing away with these middle grades, the method also ends the "plus" and "minus" attachment to these grades. This, we believe, is one of the most worthless parts of the five-grade system. We follow the truism that a B is a B is a B, not a plus or minus.
The adoption of this method also ends the "factory production-line" turn-out of graduates, which is becoming more and more prevalent.
Daily Transan
University of Kansas Student Newspaper News Room, KU 251, Ad Room, KU 788 Member of the Inland Daily Press association. Associated Collegiate Press association. Represented by the National Advertising service. 420 Madison avenue. N.Y. subscription rates: $3 a semester or $4.50 a semester a semester if in Lawrence). PUBLISHED. Kansas, every afternoon during the University year except Saturdays and Sundays, University holidays and examination periods. Entered as second class matter. Sept. 17, 1910, at Lawrence, Kan., post office under act of March 3, 1879.
NEWS DEPARTMENT
Gretchen Managing Editor
Sam L. Jones, Marion Wilson, Dick Walt, Ted Blankenship, Assistant Managing Editors; John McMillion, City Editor; Barbara Bell, Assistant City Editor; Bob Bruce, Assistant Technical Editor; Jane Pechnovsky, Society Editor; Gladys Henry, Association Society Editor; Harry Elliott, Sports Editor; Kent Thomas, Assistant Sports Editor.
Charles Sledd Business Manager Jack Fisher, Advertising Manager; Paul Bunge, National Advertising Manager; Robert Wolfe, Circulation Manager.
Archie Says Family Confused On Grades
After reading the interesting opinions in the UDK Monday, I polled the family on grading.
Aunt Great Lakes: I think grades are undemocratic . . .
Half-cousin Lone Star: Especially if the instructor is a Rep . . .
Aunt Great Lakes: Don't interrupt. This way there aren't enough grades to go around. They ought to start in the middle, say with L or M and go both ways. Except for Z. Nobody should get a Z.
Cousin Superior: That would lead to more disputes.
Cousin Huron: What's wrong with disputes?
Cousin Huron: What's wrong with disputes?
Cousin Superior: Among the students, yes. But the instructors shouldn't express any opinions.
After all, if they are going to assign the grades, they ought to be objective. A grade is an opinion
Cousin Superior: Shut up till you're asked.
Aunt Great Lakes: Why couldn't each student give himself what he deserves? He's the only one who knows if he tried. That should encourage incentive.
Cousin Erie: I'm in fifth grade.
Half-cousin Lone Star: And motivate a feeling of security.
Uncle Mt.: I think . . .
Cousin Huron: A grade tells a student what they are doing in college.
Cousin Erie: What are you doing in college?
Cousin Huron: Shut up till you're asked.
Uncle Mt.: I definitely believe . . .
Uncle Mt.: I still think they should only grade on the curves. There's no need on the straight-aways.
Cousin Superior: They should have to pass a final exam, but there should be no grade on it. Just a P for passed. That course is past. You took it. You had it, brother!
Cousin Erie: I don't understand.
Cousin Huron: Take it easy! Don't get emotionally inadequate about it.
Uncle Mt.: Wait till you take driver education
—Archibald Dome
We wonder if a couple of those sidewalk constructors currently constructing sidewalks—as well as marvelous steps—every way in front of Flint Hall could be dispatched to hurriedly construct a couple of stair steps at the top of the walk leading down through Marvin Grove.
Anyway, we dropped our books, returned exams, and precious teeth.
Let's Build Steps On Other Side, Too
Yeah, that guy you saw falling on his face as he tried to surmount that "slight" rise at the top of the walk the other day was I, we, etc.
We didn't mind falling down. It was that stare from the Phi Betas as they looked over the returned exams all over the ground that we didn't like. Besides, what if we'd been wearing a dress?
It shouldn't cost so much to put a few little old steps at that point, at least not while we've got these sidewalk constructors here anyway. Just a few little bitty steps would do the job.
Please, Chance, can we have some,uh? Bea Gordeen
..Short Ones..
Ron Grandon
Marjorie Heard, Russell senior, took over the office of the assistant Dean of Women last week as part of the AWS All Women's Day program. Having a student run the office happens at this time every year, but this is probably the first time that Mary Peg Hardman's duties have been assumed by a major in aeronautical engineering.
Proof of just how valuable campus parking space is was shown clearly at Los Angeles City College. As first prize in a cleanup slogan contest, the dean of students gave up his reserved parking space to the winner for the entire semester.
If truth be known, men and women talk about the same thing. But not necessarily in the same words or in the same room.
An executive is a man who can take two hours for lunch without hindering production.