University Daily Kansan___ Be Glad to be Back, Plan on Staying Glad to see you! And we hope you're back without any evidences of vacation troubles or mix-ups other than memories. But if you are back at all, everyone should be happy, for there are nearly 1,000 people not around today in the United States who were around when you left for vacation. Nearly 1,000 people who lost their lives over two holiday week-ends. It wasn't too easy driving around for a while up here on Mt. Oread, but the snow and ice helped to make drivers more cautious and the campus and Lawrence spent a relatively calm two weeks as far as accidents were concerned. You've already been besieged with New Year's resolutions, warnings, tips, and what have you by the various media of communication, so we won't dwell long on the worn-out angle. But right after a vacation such as this is a good time to take stock of the situation and lay our plans for another year. Why not ask yourself one question. “Am I a better driver than I was this time last year, have I slipped, or have I just stayed in the same old rud?” Most of you will say you are the same or better and most of you will be right. Farm Prices, Products Should Stay Level in'54 No marked change in demand and prices for farm products appears likely in 1954. Production of most farm products is expected to continue large, but probably somewhat smaller than in 1953. Production costs may decline further in 1954, but probably no more than cash receipts. Domestic demand accounts for more than 90 per cent of the total demand for agricultural products. Business activity during 1953 has been high and the total domestic demand for goods has been at record levels. Rising demands for goods came from most sectors of the economy including government, business, and consumers. During the 1952-53 fiscal year foreign demand for agricultural products from the United States dropped to 2.8 billion, which is 30 per cent below the previous year's level—the monthly review of agricultural and business conditions for this area reports. Although foreign markets may seem relatively unimportant as outlets of agricultural products, they are of considerable consequence for certain commodities such as wheat and cotton. The possibility of increasing exports of these commodities during 1954 is not bright. Prices paid by farmers for good and services used in production have been declining slowly since May 1951 and may continue to decline slightly during 1954 the review reports. Most of the decline can be attributed to substantial drops in the prices of farm-produced items namely feeder livestock and feed. Most other farm costs are either about as high or higher than last year's levels. Total supplies of wheat available for the marketing year, July 1953 to July 1954 are estimated at 1,730 million bushels, a record level. The outlook for cotton during 1954 is not unlike that for wheat. Supplies of cotton will be large while demand will be moderate. Total supplies of food fats and oils available for the 1953-54 marketing year are expected to attain a level of about 10.4 billion pounds. Elizabeth Wohlgemuth LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler The Editor's Idle Thoughts "I resolve not to make any more New Year's resolutions." It has proved to be the best idea yet. Here we go on another New Year and after everyone has used such an unimportant fact to raise cain and have a good time, we remember the one resolution that we made several years ago and have not broken vet. But a lot of things went on at KU during the two weeks everyone else was gone. The first week it was clothes, because it got mighty cold wading in that six inch snow. And it was plenty slick, too, as better unmentioned portions of the anatomy will attest. The little boy down the street had quite a blow at Christmas time. With the two added television channels from Kansas City came a greater variety of programs and the little lad didn't quite know what to make of things when he found Santa Claus on two different channels at the same time. Then of course there were the 2,500 Methodists who flocked to the campus for a week-long conference. Everything went well between them and the few students who remained on-campus or who returned early until the students tried to get a few meals in the Student Union. Most of them wouldn't have minded no food service to students in the cafeteria at all and the "take what we give you" idea in the Hawk's Nest (when you were lucky enough to get in) if they just hadn't remembered the 40-plus dollars they had paid in Union dues the past four years. "I'm teaching four different courses in education, but confidentially I give the same lecture in all of them." Good old "Phog" once again showed the people and especially the sportswriters of the East (whose suns set in the Mississippi every night) that the season isn't made or broken in the first games, but it is how you're doing at the end that counts. resolutions. I resolve not to make any more. Mary Morrill's column, Rock Chalk Talk, told of an expose pending at the Phi Beta Pi fraternity. Men there thought the Bureau for Delinquent Girls was catching up with them when a telephone call informed them that pictures of all the girls in the house were to be taken on the next Tuesday. Actually it was only a mistake by a freshman assistant on the Jayhawker staff, who had confused Phi Beta Pi fraternity with Pi Beta Phi sorority, and not a raid. After looking back to 1918, a University student decided things weren't so tough for service trainees after all. In 1943 trainees had to get up at 6 a.m. for reveille, but they lived in Lindley hall or in fraternity houses. In 1918 trainees stationed at KU had to live in temporary, wooden barracks. University people made New Year's resolutions. One professor resolved to get a 30-hour day for the Army program to operate more efficiently. An instructor decided she'd give all her students A's, thinking of the fun she'd have breaking the resolution. But another collegian had a different idea, deciding, "To hell with New Year's resolutions. I resolve not to make any more." Resolutions also were being made in 1928. One student decided to swear no rife, never to lose his temper, and to greet everyone pleasantly. This fellow had to walk up the 12th St. hill, which was covered with snow and ice, on his way to school. Halfway up the hill he slipped and fell, but all that he broke in the fall was his resolution. KU won the Big Six holiday tournament in Kansas City, downing the University of Missouri in the finals 34-27. Washburn university was third by defeating Kansas State college 33-28. Don Barrington scored 13 points to lead the Jayhawkers in scoring, after his 28 points had paced a semi-final victory over K-State 62-44. In 1929, during a controversy over the Rock Chalk Chant, a "K" man who had been a student in the 1890's wrote to say the yell was known all over the world as the most famous of college cheers. He said in the 1890's the editor of the University Courier (now the Kansan) tried to do away with the yell. At this time a publication at Harvard university listed the chant first among college yells, and that fact was enough to sway student opinion heavily in favor of keeping the Rock Chalk Chant. Students were returning from Christmas vacation 10 and 25 years ago at the University, just as they are today. When they came back in 1944 they were faced by a man shortage, New Year's resolutions, and a possible expose at the Phi Beta Pi fraternity. Flashbacks in History From the Daily Kansan 25 YEARS AGO A hotel that burned in 1856 was expected to bring the University $21,000. The hotel, owned by the Emigrant Aid Society on the site of the present Eldridge hotel, was burned by federal troops, and the society had assigned all its interests for indemnity to the University. The case in 1928 was just coming before the U.S. Court of Claims. In 1929 there was controversy over the Rock Chalk Chant and a hotel that had burned in 1856. The Jayhawkers opened a 3-game basketball series on the west coast with the University of California by losing to the Bears 21-33. California led all the way and was ahead at the half 22-11. There was definitely a shortage of men during the war year of 1944. Lois Corbin, fine arts freshman, drove a school bus for Pinckney elementary school. J. J. Wilson, manager of Lawrence transit, said if all women drivers were like Miss Corbin, he'd have no hesitancy about hiring women. 10 YEARS AGO An army tri-motored plane was trying for the world's endurance record in the air. By refueling in mid-air, it was hoped the plane could stay up 10 days on a route that led back and forth between El Centro and Van Nuys in California. University of Kansas Student Newspaper News Room KU 251 Ad Room KU 376 Member of the Kansas Press Assn., National Editorial Assn., Inland Daily Press Assn., Associated, Negotiate Press Assn., Ramsey Press, the National Press Service, 420 Madison Avenue, N.Y. City. Mail Subscription rates: $3 a semester or less and $1 a semester if in Lawrence). 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