Page 2
University Daily Kansan Monday, Sept. 20, 1954
Flashbacks in History From The Daily Kansan
10 YEARS AGO—1944
An attempt to again publish the "Sour Owl" was under consideration by the All-Student Council. Because of the loss of fraternity members in Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity and publishers of the magazine, the "Sour Owl" had not been published the previous two years.
Red and blue freshman caps were again adopted for freshmen wear after a year of their absence from the campus.
A new travel agency to help students find rides home was added to an expanded intramural program by the Student Union Activities Board.
First-run movies included "Up in Mabel's Room," "One Mysterious Night," "Kansas City Kitty" with Joan Davis, and "The Canterville Ghost," with Margaret O'Brien.
The University received a $1,000 gift from Dr. Elmer V. McCollum, professor of biochemistry at Johns Hopkins university. The endowment was made to help a self-supporting boy or girl who was studying then at the University.
25 YEARS AGO—1929
University students were absorbing interest in the possibility of a trans-Atlantic telephone cable which would connect the United States to Europe to be finished by 1932.
The loan period on library books was changed from one month to two weeks.
More than 4,000 students were registered at the University of Kansas during the opening week with students from 7 foreign countries. 34 states and 104 Kansas counties attending.
"Etta Kett," by Paul Robison, was running as the Kansas comic strip. Films included Joan Crawford starring in "Our Modern Maidens"—described as "wild whoopee, flaming youth, and jazz madness."
Social fraternities pledged 361 men during rush week. Sororities pledged 216.
Career of 35 Years Ends for Pressman
After 35 years of service, J. E.
(Ned) Barnes retired as pressroom foreman of the University Press Sept.1.
Mr. Barnes started as a pressman here Sept. 1, 1919. He began his career as a pressman in 1900 in Kansas City and later worked on
the Gazette and the World, two former Lawrence papers.
Edward P. Rablowsky of Brookings, S.D., will replace Mr. Barnes. Mr. Rablowsky received training at South Dakota State college and has had 11 years experience as a pressman.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
"My advice would be not to drop school to go into your father's business you need a college education these days to find success and financial security."
... Letters . . .
To The Editor:
I should like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the fine sportsmanship displayed by those students who unfortunately had to endure long lines during the registration process in Strong hall on Monday, September 13. Long lines are not a tradition at KU; on the contrary we do all we can to eliminate them. However, on the first day of registration this year the number of students who appeared was so great as to overwhelm the arrangements we had made. By Tuesday morning we were able to improve our procedures to the point that registration on Tuesday and Wednesday approached more nearly what we like to think of as normal.
We are continually trying to improve our administrative operation and always appreciate suggestions that any students or faculty may have. Most of all, however, at this time we appreciate and value greatly the fine cooperation displayed by both faculty and students during the enrollment period just closed.
Sincerely,
James K. Hitt
Director of Admissions
and Registrar
Two-thirds of U.S. livestock is produced west of the Mississippi river and two-thirds of the meat supply is eaten east of the river. Leads in beef cattle and sheeps and lambs, and Iowa ranks first in hog production. Iowa and Nebraska rank second and third, respectively, in cattle production, while Illinois and Indiana are second and third in hog production, and Wyoming and California rank in that order behind Texas in sheep and lamb production.
Daily Hansam
University of Kansas Student Newspaper News Room, KU 254 Ad Room, KU 378
Member of the Kansas Press association,
National Editorial association, Inland
Daily Press association, Associated Collegiate Press association. Represented
Madison News, N.Y.C. Madison News, N.Y.C. Mail subscription rates: $3 a semester or $4.50 a year (add $1 a semester if in Lawrence). Published at Lawrence, Kan., every afternoon during the University week. University holidays and examination periods. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 17, 1910, at Lawrence, Kan., post office, under act of
NEWS STAFF
NEWS STAT
Executive Editor Stan Hamilton
    Letter Lemon
    Elizabeth
Managing Editors Wohighumt
    Dana Leibengood
    Dol Taylor
News Editor Amy DeYong
Asst. News Editor Ron Grandon
Sports Editor Jace Sandharg
Socialty Editor Tom Lyons
    Sports Editor Nancy Neville
Asst. Society Editor LaVerie Yates
News Advisor Calder M. Pickett
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editorial Editor...Court Ernest
Editorial Assistants...| Gene Shank
Kinder Assistant...Kurt Hammel
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager ... Dave Riley
Advertising Mgr ... Audrey Holmes
National Adv. Mgr ... Martha Chambers
Circulation Mgr ... Dave Conley
Classified Mgr ... Ken Winston
Business Adviser ... Gene Bruton
... Short Ones ...
Let us go to an hour dance together. Let us make mad music to the tune of "What's your home town?" and "What's your major?"
It used to be that a gal had to separate the men from the boys. But with some of the short hair styles arriving on the heads of campus queens, it has become necessary to separate the men from the women.
If the Dior look ever hits the campus, sorority pins will soon become homeless and pinnings obsolete.
Editorial Reiterates Freedom's Importance
With the threat of Communism piercing the minds of students in a fear-trodden age, freedom in any form becomes important to the student who has just begun taking advantage of one of those freedoms.
A new school year is one of the finest expressions of freedom America can give to exemplify the real value of its liberty.
Many centuries ago when Greece flourished as the great democracy of a world whose center lay in the tremulous waters of the Mediterranean, Pericles said: "The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is a brave heart."
What was true then is true today. What is this secret to which this brave heart is the key?
The "Old Colony Memorial" publication in Plymouth, Mass., recently published the following editorial to reiterate the importance of freedom:
Happiness is a combination of many things. It is the result of free choice; of the ability to give freely and not upon the demand and according to the will or the whim of some self-imposed overlord. Happiness is found in the freedom to live according to the laws of right and justice; to work in a spirit of friendliness with our fellow men unhampered and unhindered by prejudice against any one because of race or creed or color or class. Happiness rests in freedom to worship as our conscience dictates, to pray to God as a free man at peace with one's own soul and to see to it that our neighbor has the same privilege.
Freedom is the security had through peace of mind in a world in which men are motivated by respect for the right of others and by events of their own obligations to society.
Freedom is the absence of fear—of that corroding dread of impending evil, that chilling mistrust of one's closest comrades, which is the deadliest weapon of any dictator.
Freedom is the way of life for men who are not afraid of living. A brave heart is one that has courage and faith.
It has courage to go ahead, to believe in the integrity of others, to combat evil wherever it exists, to fight loyally and wholeheartedly to the bitter end, to face the unknown because of the guiding light of purpose, the hope of a finer goal. It has faith—faith in oneself, in one's fellowmen, in the God of one's belief—and in the future whether it be a future in this world or beyond our earthly knowledge.
"The secret of happiness is freedom; and the secret of freedom is a brave heart."
---