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Page 2 University Daily Kansan Thursday, April 1. 1954
A&M Students Have Shooting I-State Girl Has Red Face
In recent happenings on college campuses, two Oklahoma A&M students mocked the recent shootings in Congress, Greek houses at Colorado took part in a cleanup campaign, censorship of college newspapers came up for discussion at a journalism conference at Oklahoma, the paper at Syracuse blasted the use of initials to replace proper nouns, and the name of a coed at Iowa State has caused the girl untold embarrassment.
This stunt was staged following the conviction of Ron Clodfelter, student senator, for election irregularities. However, the only casualty of the prank, patterned after the recent shootings in the United States Congress, was a student senator who bumped his head while ducking under a desk.
Daily Transan
OKLAHOMA A&M—Two masked students, complete with pistols, created pandemonium in the school's student sonate by shouting, "Free Clodfelter," and firing blank cartridges.
COLORADO—One thousand fraternity and sorority members assembled on a Saturday morning to work on the 1954 Greek week work project. Each fraternity and sorority on the campus pledged the same number of members to the project as were in their pledge classes at the beginning of the spring semester. The five jobs undertaken were the painting of curbs, general cleanup of Freshman park, raking the campus leaves, cleaning the area behind the new faculty apartments, and picking up trash and rubbish piles in the campus area.
OKLAHOMA—The student editors of six Southwestern college publications, attending the Southwestern Journalism conference here, discussed methods of turning out a better college paper. The problem of censorship of college publications by pressure groups was the subject that drew hottest discussion.
SYRACUSE — The university newspaper has become peeved at the use of initials to replace proper nouns. In denouncing the system, it cited the example of SCCSIAMRNASNPWP99 set up by the House of Representatives. This mumbility-jumble stands for: Select Committee to Conduct a Study and Investigation of All Matter Relating to the Need for Adequate Supplies of Newsprint, Printing, and Wrapping Paper, Paper Products, Paper Pulp, and Pulpwood.
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IOWA STATE—A home economics freshman at this school has a name that has made her the victim of many embarrassing moments and untold stares. Her name—Marilyn Monroe.
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The question of whether or not the United States should continue with its series of hydrogen bomb tests has come in for much discussion the past month.
U.S. Must Continue H-BombProduction
The March 1 test in the Marshall islands was five times greater than had been expected by the scientists. A Japanese fishing boat 80 miles away from the blast was showered with radioactive ash and its crewmen burned. Last week the Atomic Energy commission reluctantly admitted that the mushroom cloud from the blast had been lost completely, but was reassuring in saying only extremely unusual circumstances could result in its harming anyone.
The latest reports are that 23 of the Japanese fishermen who were burned have entered the critical condition of radiation illness. It is also reported that the biggest test blast of all is scheduled for around April 22,weather permitting.
Reports like these are not comforting, of course, but as the leader of the free world and in the development of atomic and hydrogen weapons, the United States cannot afford to let these happenings slow or deter its progress in the field.
There have been recent outcries from nations all over the world protesting the test series and asking the U.S. to cease with the project at once. Even Great Britain, our No.1 ally, has voiced concern over the tests and asked for reassurances that extreme caution would be taken in any further testing.
Developing and testing the most powerful weapons ever conceived by mankind is not the most pleasant method of building up defense in the hope of decreasing the chance for another major world war, but it is the only way open to us at the present time. Russia herself has admitted that atomic war would be a great threat to the existence of humanity, and if building bigger and better bombs will impress our enemies with what a disaster another war would be, then there is no other course open to us except to progress in our weapons development as rapidly as possible and prevent the occurrence of another major war. —Court Ernst
A historian said Monday that there may never have been such a man as Homer, who supposedly wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. Next thing you know they'll be doubting Santa Claus and the Easter rabbit.
The campus primary elections have been postponed because of too many candidates. Looks like everyone who formed a new party also got on the ballot.
Don't be surprised if you see a large mushroom cloud floating over the campus one of these days. The one from the March 1 H-bomb explosion in the Pacific was lost by the scientists.
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by Dick Bibler
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
...Letters...
George H. Brooks University Extension
The editor's explanation following the letter is hardly sufficient to justify the choice of dates. To state that the Relays are more consistent than Holy Week is less than accurate, for a quick look in an almanac will show that Easter falls rather consistently in the order of the universe. Or, the date on which Easter falls can be found far in advance on calendars so marked.
The Thursday, March 25 issue of the Kansan carried a letter from three students in the college which criticized the University administration for scheduling the Kansas Relays during Holy Week. The three students are to be commended for expressing disappointment in the choice of Relay dates which fall on Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
To the Editor:
So perhaps one should say that the editors of the Kansan are right in defending the Relay dates—providing one believes in "the expedient" and not in "principle."
The real issue, however, is that a nation, which identifies itself as Christian, treats lightly the scheduling of events on days which have particular significance for the Christian religion. Either we should admit that we are motivated by the expedient as well as a desire to conform to the social milieu and refrain from calling ourselves Christian, or we should endeavor to practice the tenets identified with Christianity.
Short Ones
Movie actress Gene Tierney says she doesn't want to "rush into a marriage" with Aly Kahn because she wants the next one to be permanent. And Prince Aly has proven himself to be "oh so stable!"
Baseball spring training is progressing according to schedule in the major leagues. Last year's second division clubs are predicting great things and the top teams are crying the blues.
Don't be surprised if the UDK is accused of being Communistic after yesterday's editorial page concerning a certain senator. After all, doesn't anything that is anti-McCarthy become pro-communist by definition?
We see where the battleship Missouri is slated to be put in mothballs as a part of the Navy's newlook plan, and ex-Fresident Truman is opposing it on the grounds that it is a symbol of American strength. Really, Harry, we need more than symbols these days.
Kansan to Publish Series on Senators
The Daily Kansan will print a series of informative articles on a number of United States senators who are up for reelection this fall. These articles will give a brief biographical sketch and appraisal of each of the men.
The first will be Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Republican of Massachusetts.
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