Press Errs on 'Short One'
Lo, the eccentricities of the press.
Appearing in the Thursday, March 4 Kansan was a notice—obviously out of place under the heading for humorous paragraphs, "Short Ones," that read:
"Don't be surprised if the Inter-Coop council invites Horace B. Davis, ousted former associate professor of economics at Kansas City university, to speak here soon. Prof. Davis invoked the Fifth amendment before the Jenner committee and later got the boot from KCU's board of trustees."
The hue and cry was justified. The paragraph, when printed, was inaccurate. But it was not inaccurate at the time it was written.
The history of the tale is an interesting one. It seems that during a house meeting the invitation of Mr. Davis was proposed. Shannon was in attendance. That night he had the assignment of turning out "news tips" to be included in the weekly column, "Publick Occurrences both Foreign and Domestick" (which, incidentally, takes its title from the first U.S. newspaper published in 1690 by Benjamin Harris.)
This paragraph raised an immediate hue and cry. A chorus of objections was directed from coop members at the author of the "Short Ones." Tom Shannon, journalism senior.
The next day the plan to invite Mr. Davis met opposition from within the reporter's own residence, from within the council, and from professors asked to comment on the matter. It was given only momentary consideration, then abandoned.
Shannon then told the editor to remove the paragraph from the column. And here he met the eccentricities of the newspaper game.
To remove matter already set in type, the editor marks the proof "kill" and crosses off the material to be removed. At which time, it is presumed, the printed stuff is tossed out.
As a result of confusion of some kind, the objectional paragraph marked "kill" was merely put aside—out of the column to be sure—and left in a type holder.
After the matter was forgotten and presumed safely out of the way, the paragraph appeared, to everyone's surprise, in Thursday's Kansan. Due to a slight miscalculation on the part of the hurried editor (for all editors around the Kansan are hurried) there was a small space left at the bottom of the "Short Ones" column. Due to a slight miscalculation of the man fitting the type into the page forms, the paragraph in question was picked up and inserted at that spot—with no knowledge that it:
It is true that Shannon should have made certain the type had been destroyed. But the man in the pressroom had no jurisdiction to insert the article without editorial directive to do so, and the editor for the day should have caught the incongruity on the page proof, sent back after all the type is arranged in the forms.
2. Should have been destroyed.
It is inconceivable that Shannon should be entirely blamed. Or, for that matter, that anybody should be blamed at all. A mistake is a mistake is a mistake, and to forgive is divine is divine is divine.
—Letty Lemon.
1. Was not a "Short One;"
Page 2 University Daily Kansan Monday, March 8, 1954 LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
"The only reason I'm giving you a barely passing mark is that I can't bear the thought of having you in my class another year."
Who Knows? BY SAM TEAFORD
I said you wouldn't believe this, but that's all right. However, if anyone wants to know where to spend a weird evening, just check with any of us six—or seven. I've forgotten how "manyofem" we were.
Joints in which young men and women—also older men and women—are inclined to tip a friendly glass usually are about the same wherever they may be found.
That is, most of them are the same. The one I saw the other evening is like no other joint I've ever seen. I'll tell you about it, but you won't believe it.
There were seven of us who stepped, and from the outside the place didn't look bad. There was no name displayed for this "wayside inn" but a sign blazed a brand of a popular beverage. So we went in.
As I have mentioned, this place was the craziest. An ancient nickelodeon stood in one corner. Several sofas were displayed around the floor, giving the appearance of a furniture mart. Which it wasn't. There were tables and chairs all empty of other customers, and a pair of small dogs were chasing each other around the room.
The proprietor, somewhat unsteady on his feet, welcomes us,
"How manyofem are ya?" he asked.
'What'll ya have, boys?' he asked.
'Sit down, boys.' he said.
Then we left. Personally, I don't intend to return at any time, and I doubt that any of the other fellows will be caught there in any state other than dead.
After we told him what we wanted, he started to bring our orders. That's when he become confused. "How manyofem are ya?" he asked. We told him seven, making sure everyone got what they had ordered.
"That's the clock, dope," said a voice from the dim background. It was a waitress. An 85-year-old waitress.
"How about some music, boys?" he asked, starting for the juke box. "Guess I'd better plug it in first," and he grabbed a cord to point it at a light socket.
Then it was time to pay. Bringing the bill around, the proprietor inquired, 'How manyofem are ya?' The waitress toterted over to make sure we were all there.
"Oh, I see," the proprietor said.
"Do any of you boys play the piano?" None of us could play the piano, but it didn't matter. The joint didn't have a piano.
Geography Is Blamed For Uncertain Weather
Spring seems now to be upon us. Or are winter's last blasts over yet? Hot and cloudy yesterday; cold today, and rain tomorrow is the typical forecast. Surely there are reasons for the uncertainty of Kansas weather and for that of the general plains states.
Geographists say that this may be attributed to the boundaries of the plain states. With the Rocky mountains on the west and the Appalachian mountains on the east, the states in the center of the area so bounded form a funnel for the ice winds from the north and the warm breezes from the south. These winds meet in the center of the plains, and Kansas is located near this center.
When these winds meet a change in weather occurs. If there are warm
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NEWS STAFF
Executive editor ... Shirley Platt
Managing editor ... Tom Sackett
Belt, Velma Gainth Ed. Howard
News editor ... Tom Shannon
Assistant ... Katy Branson
Sports editor ... Dana Lebengood
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 Society editor ... Elizabeth Wolgenthum
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Telegraph editor ... Stan Hamilton
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Editorial editor ... Chuck Morelok
Assistants ... Sam Testford. Don Tice
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winds over the area and cold winds come down from the Canadian skies, the cold replaces those over the area. This replacement results in the thunder and lightning and heavy and hard rainfall that sometimes characterizes the Kansas sky. If the air is cold over the area and warm air blows up from the south, the clouds and drizzle join us.
With winds of all sorts blowing through the valleys adjacent to Mount Oread, the "Hill" is subject to more rapid change than even the surrounding territory. Actually it seems a wonder that any comfortable weather at all reaches us so let's be grateful for the good weather that we do get.
—Bob Worcester
Letters
Regarding my article of Feb. 24, "Don't be Half-Safe! Know Your Signals," I would like to correct $v$ fact which was incorrect in the article and which was called to my attention by several readers.
George Karr and Jerry Snyer have mentioned the slip and have prompted further research on the matter.
My source on this matter was the General Statutes of Kansas, 1949. Further check showed that the law had been amended in 1953 to make signal lights a legal method of signaling a turn. The important thing, though, is that some form of signal be given.
My thanks to Mr. Karr and Mr.
Snvder.
In this article I said that hand signals were the only legal way of signaling a turn in Kansas. This was wrong.
—Ron Grandon
Across the Campuses-
Campus Political Problems Appear at Other Schools
This University isn't the only school faced with political upheavals. Down at the University of Texas last week, a Greek house switched its affiliation from one party to the opposition.
Elsewhere, the yearbook staff at the University of Georgia resigned. Texas A&M still is having troubles with its newspaper staff, and a campus politician at Oklahoma A&M was found guilty of election irregularities.
TEXAS—The entire membership of Theta Xi social fraternity switched its support from the Representative party to the Student party. The chapter's president said the move was made because the fraternity believes "in the Student's party ideal of electing candidates on personal integrity rather than affiliation."
TEXAS A&M—A subcommittee of the campus student council has recommended that a special student body election be held as soon as possible for the position of acting editor of the Battalion, student newspaper. The editors and staff had resigned in the face of what they called "censorship" proceedings by the Student Life Committee.
GEORGIA—The editor and staff of the school's annual resigned because of a failure to agree with the administration concerning publication. The staff felt because of the poor quality of pictures and lack of uniformity freshman, sophomore, and junior pictures should be omitted and only senior and organization pictures included.
OKLAHOMA A&M—A campus politician was found guilty of election irregularities by the A&M Supreme court. He was denied seating in the coming Senate because of the irregularities and took the case to the Supreme court, which said that although last semester's Senate had the right to try him, it did not have the right to deny seating.
NEBRASKA—A motorist found unconscious after a crash was being carried to a nearby filling station. Opening his eyes, he began to kick and struggle desperately to get away. Afterwards he explained that the first thing he saw was a Shell gasoline sign and "some darned fool was standing in front of the 'S'."