rage 2 University Daily Kansan Friday. Sept. 17, 1954
Speculations Rise As Politics Begin
Let's speculate. This is the time for doing such a thing with the beginning of new classes, new orientations and new friends—and it is the year for it with the general election coming up in November. So let's take a look into our future campus politics.
In view of the past year, which brought many decided political changes, some for the better and others not so good, it will not be an easy job to foresee what will happen.
For those who are new to the University this year, a little background on last year's campus politics might be in order right now.
Not so long ago there existed a women's political organization known as NOW, and a men's similar organization known as Pachacamac. These groups, combined, represented the sororities and fraternities on the Hill, but made no stipulation for membership as such. Then, on the other side of the political scene, there was a group of independent men and women who grouped together to form the party, FACTS.
These two major parties wrangled, as all political parties are prone to do. It was a politically healthy situation—that is until there began to be internal disorder among the men and women forming the Greek organization. Then everything broke loose. There were a myriad of secret meetings, mud slinging, and a few name calling contests.
Then all of a sudden NOW broke away from Pach. At this same time, a few of the political leaders on campus decided to form a new party known to us this year as Allied Greek Independent. Independents and Greeks alike, as the name suggests, were invited to join. One by one, the organized houses on the Hill decided they wanted a taste of this Greek-Independent unity.
The Greeks remaining in Pachacamac formed the new Party of Greek Organization. The original FACTS party remained unchanged. Then came the spring election. It was an election that will go down in the political history of the University. It was probably the first time that the losers of an election were given a second chance to win, in the same election.
The nominees for the president and vice president, running on the AGI ticket, won. This is the way the political situation stands today.
The platforms of the three parties are essentially the same—they all stand for a better Student Council, a council that will get down to real campus business and not waste time with superficial fiascoes. They are eager to eliminate the name which the students have attached to the Council, namely, the "do nothing council."
Yes, speculation into the coming political year is difficult. We now have all of the ingredients for a good one. If these three parties could pool their good intentions to better the University, there would be little doubt that the change last year was for the better.
Soon the ASC will begin to meet and will again become an integral part of the workings and functions of the University. Let us hope that the platforms made last year were proposed with a sincere desire to keep said platform and not just the simple expoundings of pseudo-politicians.
We hope that the superfluous bickering done in the past between the parties is now over. This is an idealistic attitude, but a good goal to work for—so let's go! —Karen Hilmer
Picking himself up from a lazy summer and sunny days, the reluctant student finds his way back to KU—hoping that maybe this year will be a better one. Maybe.
And with "maybe" dragging after him, he finds himself standing in the most familiar of lines—making ready to register and enroll. And then he knows that summer is gone.
Return of the Tired Student
Kissing summertime goodbye, he looks around at the faces that sat behind him in a myriad of classes last year. Suddenly mouths open and give out with "Hi!" and "Glad to see you back!"
"Yeh," he says, reaching for his checkbook and dishing out the produce of a summer disappearing as quickly as his bank account.
His tuition paid, his printing arm cramped, and his money gone, he poses for a picture that won't look like him but will get him into football games when it's finally pasted on an ID card.
And then the fun begins. His dreams of pud courses and no-lab classes suddenly shatter into a schedule that has more to do with requirements than electives. Even an air-conditioned Union can't quite compensate for the sweat that accompanies the harsh statements of an advisor, closed-out classes, and courses all coming at the same time and at 8 a.m.
"Uh . . . er . . . ray! KU. Beat TCU, yea!"
But such is life and such is education. Plaintive whispers of "down to business" and "education first" rumble between hour dances and parties-to-be. Half-hearted vows of "this year will be different" flicker in and out again.
And pushing himself like the little train that said, "I think I can, I think I can," he lifts his chin with a scholarly air and prepares himself for school once more, a fresh, productive year yet to come—
Maybe.
Maybe. —Gene Shank.
K-State Has 5,216
Manhattan — (U.P.) A substantial increase in enrollment at Kansas State college this fall is assured, as the regular enrollment period closed yesterday with 5,216 students enrolled as compared with 4,885 at the same time a year ago. It represented an increase of 331 students and indicated final enrollment this fall will be up 6 or 7 per cent.
The Pisgah, Nanthala, and Croatian National forests, recently consolidated into a single administrative unit designated as North Carolina National forests, comprise over a million acres—about 1/18 of North Carolina's total forest lands. There are 28 public recreational areas, visited by more than 6 million persons last year.
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Students are told that the atmosphere at KU does not resemble Bermuda, but Bermuda shorts are in style anyway. Well, it doesn't resemble Bikini, either, so——
The Kansan offers advice as to protection for sunburn at football games. Perhaps a little pine softener would come in handy, too.
the money spent by the Department of Agriculture in its early years.
Free distribution of seeds and the collection of statistical information accounted for much of
A new record in tree farming, helping assure a permanent supply of southern pine, was set in the South last year when more than 400 new tree farms came into being. Total tree farm acreage now is 17,- 600,000.
Perfume manufacturers o n c e sent their concoctions to sea to let ship motion thoroughly blend the ingredients. Even now perfume mixtures are sometimes placed in bottles strapped to turntables rocked as if by ocean waves.
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Everyone Welcome
Student Supper Meeting 5:30 (Sponsored by Gamma Delta)
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The Wesley Foundation at K. U invites all Methodist Students
Methodist Student Center
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Sunday, September 19
to the new
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. — Morning coffee, Discussion Class on "Finding a Faith That Works," led by Edwin F. Price, Director.
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