Page 2 University Daily Kansan Tuesday, May 24, 1953
Lights for Courts A Campus Need
There's a tiny interest group on the hill with an idea. The idea undoubtedly was born during a rash of frustration, and there is probably little originality about it. Nevertheless, the UDK likes the idea.
It goes this way:
"We think the University could afford and would benefit from lights on the campus tennis courts."
As stated before, this idea is not original, but it is worthy. It is to be endorsed in the first place because the waiting crowds at most campus tennis courts during this busy season testify that not everyone who wants to play tennis during the hours after classes and before nightfall can do so. There just aren't enough courts. This leaves two solutions—either stretch out the hours of available tennis time, or construct more courts.
New courts might be a good idea, too, but because of lack of space and the possibility of leaving too much valuable ground lying around covered by useless concrete six months of the year, better utilization of the present courts seems the best solution.
Sure lights cost money.
The interest group mentioned before would take care of part of this problem by installing vendor-machine locks on the lights. It would probably cost the individual a quarter to play tennis at night. Many other schools in the Big Seven have adopted this system.
But even with this added expense, tennis is a cheap recreation for the individual. Lights for the tennis courts would be expensive for awhile, and maintenance would be fairly costly. But this kind of service does not need to pay for itself.
—Ron Grandon
So Now It's Time to Quit!
(Ed. note—As of today, we quit. No more will lucky UDK readers see this Lumpkin cartoon. Besides that, the reserve nicked supply at Fort UDK is way below par. Here's hoping to catch up on a little correspondence).
Breakfast, Crumley, if you please!
Cream, peaches, garden-fresh peas.
Hurry, valet, do not dally.
Over yon mesa—the Imperial valley!
Hop to. Crumley; show some elation.
Give thanks for the wonders of irrigation.
No more stew a la xerophyte;
A climate more humid is in sight.
... Letters ...
—Understandably Anonymous
Engineering students will, in the near future, be given the opportunity to choose, by vote, the members of the Engineering Council for the coming year. Yet, how many engineers even know that an Engineering Council exists, let alone the benefits which are supposed to be derived from the Council? It is a wonder that anyone knows what the Council does; in the past this group has seemingly done nothing toward promoting the engineering functions for which they are responsible.
Slowness in choosing Engineering Exposition managers, failure to publicize in any way the Hob Nail Hop and Engineering Banquet, and the results of Kansas Engineer staff elections are things which have been consistently not done.
On May 12, the Engineering School held nominations for the Engineering Council. This was not only held during the noon hour, but had been publicized the day before only-by a short announcement on page seven of the University Daily Kansas. Needless to say, the Engineering School was represented by only a few. So far the nominations have been postponed once, and the general election postponed twice because of the inability of the Council to get the job done. However, if everything goes well the election will finally be held on Tuesday, May 24.
It is time to do something about getting some life back into the Engineering Council and let the students benefit more from the Engineering Association and other opportunities which are presented to them. This can only be accomplished by the Engineers using their right to vote in the coming election.
We need to elect the people to represent us who are interested in seeing progress in our School of Engineering.
William C. Franklin Engineering junior
Ah. . graduation. Think of it, no more Max Schulman, no more afternoon bull sessions, no more parades of co-eds, no more. . but there'll be other pleasures.
More college people are getting jobs than ever before—as witness the 63 ROTC cadets winning commissions Saturday night.
Kansas State to get $1,600,000 for housing for married students. Guess the boys further up the Kaw get around more than their University cousins. There must be some reason for KU's cultural lag.
What's in a promotion? Fifty-eight faculty members can tell you more money.
.. Oh Well..
Bv JON
I don't know what I'd do for junk to bore you with were it not for this rag. For instance, let's take a few headlines which appeared in the Friday issue.
7 Engine Faculty
In Boeing Plan
You just never know what Boeing will try next. I sincerely hope they can get this one to fly. . . then we'll be ahead of them Russians.
Ireland to Study
Never fear; there hasn't been a country yet we could move.
Swords Recital
Swords Recital To Be Monday
If this is a duet it should be a real duel. Maybe "On the Fence" or "Foiled Again" would have made better headlines.
市 本 市
Wrong Dairy Department: This could be called the "It Actually Happened Department" . . . Seems this doll went to a banquet . . . seems that at this banquet salads were served . . . seems that for these salads different dressings were served in separate containers so each could choose his or her own . . . seems that this doll chose roquerfort . . . and put it in her coffee.
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You realize of course that after tomorrow you won't have to put up with this noise any longer . . . if you've insulted yourself to the point where you've been reading this junk. Matter of fact, I dug out my guitar—pardon, gitter—'tother day and ambled over to my hill-billy-type friends house (we'll call it a house just for courtesy's sake and let the pigs wallow where they may) and saw him sticking my columns up on his wall . . . he then proceeded to stick on a new batch of Webb Pierce records and throw darts at the columns.
I somehow didn't feel welcome there . . . and I've got the dart to prove it.
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Junk Department: Subject for the day--Think Joke.
Have you heard the one about the potato clock? . . . Every morning I get a potato clock.
Oh Well . . .
"Naw, thanks. .It's still not an economic investment."
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