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University Daily Kansau Thursday, March 18, 1954
Flashbacks in History From the Daily Kansan
In 1944, some of the heaviest bombings of World War II were taking place in Germany and France. Blood donations, bond rallies, and Red Cross drives were frequent KU projects. The Mexican rebellion in 1929 was a turbulent issue. Aviation was a popular subject on the campus, and the theme of many papers by the engineers. Sunday issues of the UDK were being printed.
10 YEARS AGO
Edmund Stevens, a foreign correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor stationed on the Russian front was unable to fulfill his April engagement on the University lecture course. He had planned to return to the U.S. early in the spring, but because of war-time restrictions was unable to leave Russia.
The new quarters for the department of anatomy were completed and ready for classes.
Caught in the act of giving Uncle Jimmy Green and his young friend elaborate suits of red and green, four engineering students were put in the Lawrence city jail the night before St. Patrick's day. The hair, faces, vests, and coats of the two were painted in black, white, red and green, respectively.
Reported missing in action were former students Lt. Albert C. Bracke, of the AF in Italy, and 2nd Lt. Don Pollom, a marine fighter pilot in the Pacific. Capt. Herman Hauck, '37, who was captured when Corregidor fell, was not killed by the Japanese as first reported but was a prisoner in Japanese custody.
25 YEARS AGO
Shooting the ashes off the cigar held in the mouth of an assistant, Adela Hale, '30, captain of the women's rifle team, demonstrated her ability as a crack marksman before a news camera. The film was to be shown at a local theatre.
The School of Religion, organized in 1922, was incorporated and became known as the Kansas Bible college. The school at this time was supported by six churches and had a teaching staff of three.
The Kansan Board reorganization, which went into effect March 11, inaugurated a new regime of centralized student responsibility.
Just to be different, the traditional Jayhawker was not used for the cover of the 1929 yearbook.
Captain Tom Cox, a 145-pounder, and Steve Church. 165 pounder, won championships of their respective weights in the Big Six mat tourney at Norman, Okla. Kansas got fourth place in the meet.
Bowersock theatre, first permanent talking picture house in Lawrence, opened with a four-day run of the Canary Murder Case.
The British Museum named a new species of invertebrate fossils, the calantica (titanolepas) martini, in honor of H. T. Martin, curator of the department of paleontology in Dyche museum.
A KU Karnival held at the Union building was successful. Karnival victories were won by Alpha Gam and Alpha Delta Pi. Second prizes went to Theta Tau, Phi Mu Alpha, and Triangle.
Explosions that startled the sabre-toothed tigers of western Kansas were explained in a lecture over University station KFKU. An address, entitled "Volcanic Ash Shower In Kansas," described historic explosions in Kansas and other countries.
A Mexican rebellion was under way, and Monterey was captured by the rebels after a bitter 10-hour battle. Several high Federal officials were killed or captured. Reports of skirmishes were frequent but unqualified.
Two KU undergraduates, touring Mexico in a Ford roadster, were captured near Monterey by a band of rebel followers. Since the boys were broke and unlikely to bring ransom, they were invited to join the group. They preferred to go home, and after promising not to reveal the movement of the band were released.
Headline in a local paper: "McCarthy Is Planning To Make Canadian Talk." We've always had fine relations with our northern neighbors. Why start a war now?
All good Democrats say Harry Truman will long be remembered when he departs from this earth. Too bad this couldn't have happened while he was in office.
Everybody's heard that old saying, "There's a method behind his madness." We heard some of these methods Tuesday evening from a man who draws a handsome salary for expressing this madness through the medium of comic strip characters.
Chuck Morelock
The Editor Sez
For we had the good fortune of hearing Walt Kelly, the father of Pogo, Albert, pup dog, the mole, et al, speak at the annual press club banquet in Kansas City. There we got the "straight word" in regard to his purposes, ambitions, and philosophy.
A steady Kelly follower probably wonders where the ex-Walt Disney artist finds his material. After all, its a tough job keeping readers chuckling 365 days a year. He has a definite source—one that is inexhaustible. Its people—crazy, mixed up people.
Kelley explained there is a little Pogo, Albert, and P. T. Bridgeport in all of us. Pogo can be seen every day—he's the average, peaceful guy who gives nobody trouble and whose main ambition is just to "get along." Albert, however, is the "streetcorner" type. He's usually on the lookout for a good time or some quick money. Bridgeport is no stranger. He's the windy, good-time-Charley character, a nice guy but one who at times gets on your nerves.
Kelly admitted he likes to poke fun at everybody, but not at the expense of hurt feelings. His job is to make people laugh at themselves. He didn't say it in so many words, but we gather that his favorite target is the gentleman from Wisconsin. It can't be denied that there's a wealth of material here, regardless of one's feelings, pro or con.
San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, is the oldest city in the new world under the Stars and Stripes. It was established in 1510.
We also learned something else the hard way or enjoyable way, depending on how you look at it. Never skip breakfast and lunch then try to down two quick bourbon and ginger ale's along about 5 in the afternoon. The results will be disastrous. (Newsman hardly ever get together without at least one little cocktail party.)
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Shootings a Severe Blow To Puerto Rican Statehood
After the shootings in the House of Representatives by radical members of the Nationalist party, there isn't much chance that Puerto Rico will be considered for admission to the Union, or least not in the near future. ___
Economically, Puerto Rico has been taking large strides toward modernization and industrialization. It is fast becoming one of the more prosperous countries in Latin America.
Several years ago Puerto Rico was in bad shape. Slums, disease, overpopulation, and poverty were words accurately described conditions there.
Luis Munoz Marin, governor of Puerto Rico, said this about the Nationalists; "They live in the unreal world of their imagination. Their only connection with the real world is that sometimes bullets escape from the unreal world and hurt people."
Actually most Puerto Ricans want neither statehood nor the independence advocated by a few radicals. They prefer an association with the U. S. on a self-governing basis, giving them the advantages of a stable currency, free trade with the mainland, and the protection of American armed forces.
But there has been a big change in the last few years. A Chase National bank survey reported that since 1942 the Puerto Rican living standard has risen more than that of any other nation in the world.
During this period, per capita income has risen 70 per cent, although population has increased 18 per cent. The death rate has been cut in half, life expectancy has risen from 46 to 61 years, school enrollment has jumped 58 per cent, road paving has increased 62 per cent, and new construction has climbed 520 per cent.
As a result of the new prosperity, the per family income has risen to $2.000 annually, compared to $3.100
for Mississippi. In Latin America only Venezuela, rich in oil resources, has a higher living standard.
"Operation Bootstrap," begun in 1948 by Gov. Marin, has been responsible for much of the gain. The program assisted development of 260 new factories to create 50,000 new jobs.
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development company, set up in 1942 to organize industry and combat unemployment, built plants for clay products, textiles, glass making, and paper making.
Once the plants were operating, the government sold them to private investors and turned the profits over to the development of new industries.
Before industrialization, Puerto Rico was largely an agricultural nation, specializing in sugar cane. Unemployment was a big problem, since much of the farming work was seasonal. The 1951 population was just over 2 million, but if the U. S. was as densely inhabited it would have nearly 2 billion persons.
—Sam Teaford
Despite its recent economic advances and despite a generally calm political situation, the actions of a few radicals will prejudice much of our thinking in the years to come. Rep. Edna Kelly (D-N.Y.) said that from now on her policy was going to be "no statehood for non-Americans."
Unfortunately, Rep. Kelly's opinion reflects the attitude of many toward Puerto Rico.
Short Ones
If you're looking forward to the major league openers next month, forget it. There won't be any games. Instead, representatives from the various teams will meet in a hotel lobby and either flip coins or draw lots from hats.
It's rumored that the AFROTC office has been swamped with resignation requests. Nobody wants anything to do with flying since the B-47 crashed and burned out in the country the other day.
Speaking of AFROTC, that outfit always schedules makeup drill for 7 a.m. on Thursday mornings. That's a一of a time to defend the country.