Campus Traffic Problem Still Needs Improvement
It seems to us that it is a miracle there have been no serious traffic accidents along Jayhawk drive, considering the traffic snarl there every day.
This problem of traffic has been one of the biggest headaches of University officials and one that they had no hand in creating. For the past several years there has been an increasing number of cars on the campus, a situation which has caused the condition to go from bad to worse.
The worst periods of congestion on the campus are at noon, during the changing classes, and at 5 p.m. Traffic sometimes is tied up for a block by persons who stop to let passengers out.
We would like to offer as a solution to the problem our suggestion that no cars be allowed to park on Jayhawk drive at the hours of heaviest traffic. We think parking should be allowed for the present 30-minute intervals only between 9 and 11 a.m. and between 2 and 4 p.m. By doing this all of the cars would be cleared at noon, 1 and 5 p.m., and 8 and 9 a.m., the times of heavy traffic. Also on football Saturdays traffic should be allowed to move more easily by a rule forbidding the parking of cars on the drive.
If the present schedule is followed, we think it would be a help to the situation if some zones were set up where passengers could be let out
of cars. Zones could be set up where parking wouldn't be allowed at any time. Then cars could pull out of the main line of traffic, let passengers out, and then re-enter the main line of traffic, which then could flow more smoothly.
Another matter which we think should be more strictly enforced is speed limits. In the spring this problem was well handled. The police were using newly-purchased radar units to check speed, and violators were fined. This fall students are getting careless again and many cars are traveling 25 and 30 miles an hour in 20-mile zones. The police could help the situation by getting the radar units in operation again as they were in the spring.
Campus officials have worked constantly on the traffic problem, but there is still much that could be done to help the situation. One thing done this year was the abolishing of parking on the west side of West Sunnyside avenue. Traffic will get increasingly heavier on that street when the fieldhouse is opened and this was a definite step in eliminating congestion. Two new parking lots are in operation, one west of the fieldhouse and one by the science building.
We realize that campus officials are working on the problem, but we think these suggestions possibly could help the situation, especially on Jayhawk drive. —Dana Leibengood
Goodness! What Will We Do With Thousands of Visitors?
Old home week came early to the campus this year as some 20,000 persons trekked across Mt. Oread into Memorial stadium and, for the most part, all over the hill.
There were proud mamas and papas who came to town to see sons and daughters. There were anxious alums, stronghearted students, and faithful fans who marched into the stadium with heads held high to watch an underdog Jayhawker football team pull the strings necessary for the upset.
But someone cut the strings and the aggravated alums, solemn students, and fallen fans filed out again.
After the brawl was over everyone started untangling himself from the human flood to make his respective way to a waiting auto.
Horns blared. Tires squealed. Tempers flared.
And—in spite of it all—there they were: hundreds of cars worming their ways into the maze of confusion.
Mama and papa were beginning to wonder if it was worth it. The alum from Kansas City already had made up his mind. The fan was possibly resolved to it. The student sat in the shade of the tall elm tree and shook his head.
But the minutes ticked by and it wasn't too long—not too awfully long—before everything was straightened out again.
Mama and papa were on their way home again and they came to the conclusion it was worth it after all. And after much deliberation, the alum decided a case of "first game jitters" could throw anyone. And besides, there was always next week
As a matter of fact, he knew they'd be different. They'd be three times worse. He looked down Mississippi street at the long line of nowempty parking spaces. He pictured the other University parking areas in his mind.
Up on the Hill under the elm tree, the student watched the mess untangle itself. Sure, there was always next week. And, like the alum, the student was pretty sure things would be different next week.
Yessir, that should be a real show. He mentally measured the distance from some of the parking areas to the top of the Hill and wondered how many drivers would decide to take a bus from town.
Well, heck—maybe he wasn't supposed to understand. There sure were a lot of buildings going up; and a lot more already up. That was good, but he couldn't help wondering how much more work it would be to clear some more parking areas.
Yessiree—with 60,000 people trying to get around the Hill all at once—that should be quite a show.
-John nerrington
"Looks like an interesting news item, Professor Snarf— would you mind removing your shoe?"
The longest field goal ever kicked by a Kansas football player was 55 yards, kicked by Bill Weidlein against Kansas State in 1913.
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KU Political Clubs Have Student Value
Big news this fall is the state and national elections Nov. 2. Candidates are campaigning over the 48 states. Party leaders are out working for those important Senate and House majorities. And again in the spotlight, after a short rest since 1952, are our political organizations. The Young Democrats and Young Republicans of Kansas university also will be a part of this stepped-up activity.
The national organizations of the Young Democrats and Republicans comprise two types of groups, college groups and county groups. These groups, located throughout each state, are under state officers. All the state groups may work together and the college groups may get together on a vertical scale. An example of this was the collegiate convention of Young Democrats on our campus last Saturday.
These groups provide the opportunity for students interested in politics to meet present and future leaders of our political parties. There are opportunities to hear both well-known and local speakers. Students might have an opportunity to do actual precinct work, such as precinct polling and the many jobs connected with getting out the vote on election day. They may learn about the jobs of local party leaders. They are building the groundwork of politics and gaining good experience whether a political career or life as just an alert citizen and voter is the object.
Americans are realizing that political activity is a vital part of democracy and that democracy will suffer if we don't have trained leaders. This need for trained leaders is one of the most important functions of political clubs in college. Students may learn about politics from both the inside and outside.
When these college groups of Young Democrats and Republicans were organized it was the first time there had been any way for college trained men and women to take an active interest in national politics. This might be a part of a growing feeling that our democracy is made up of a contest between two political parties. Where there is only one party, democracy suffers.
—Georgia Wallace
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Hamilton Murder Hearing Continued
Kansas City, Mo. —(U.P.)— Preliminary hearing for Dr. Hugh Hamilton, prominent Kansas City physician charged with attempting to murder his wife, was continued today.
No new date was set for the hearing, which was to have been held before Magistrate Louis J. Mazuch. Mazuch's court was not in session.
Hamilton remained at liberty under $10,000 bond.
London Market Jumps
London (U.P).—The stock exchange took a jump yesterday.
A prankster threw a cannon cracker among 200 brokers milling about the floor. It exploded.
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