Across the Nations Campuses—
Humor Magazine Branded Obscene
Procedure for getting a date at Iowa State college, an embarrassing incident in the life of a coed at the University of Texas, charges of obscenity in a campus humor magazine at Cornell university, and common faults of students as listed by a professor at Syracuse university were in the news at colleges and universities over the U.S. last week.
At the University of Washington, a survey showed that students weren't worried about finals, and three students at Loyola University of the South were indicted for murder in a mock criminal trial in other developments.
IOWA STATE—How not to get a date was explained by Ken Stein in his column in the Iowa State Daily. Stein, calling a girl he did not know, used the following line:
"I'm the pretty bald-headed fellow who picked up your Kleenex and Harry his pencils in it," he said to introduce himself.
and blew his nose in it. He said to Harboutte, "Stein soon found that the girl was busy for the next few weeks, and concluded the "next time I see a girl drop a Kleenex, I won't pick it up. Instead I'll blow my nose in my sleeve."
TEXAS—A Texas coed suffered the embarrassment of her life recently. After returning from class, she took a short nap before going to work.
When she awoke, it was later than she had expected. Grabbing her coat, she rushed out into the street and off to work. After she had gone about four blocks, she noticed that people were staring at her.
CORNELL—Two editors of the Writer, campus humor magazine at Cornell, have been asked to appear to answer charges that an article in the magazine contained obscene phraseology.
Under her coat she only had a slip on.
The complaint was filed with the faculty committee on student conduct against the use of certain words in an article titled "Indian Love Call" which appeared in the first edition of the magazine.
Two issues were said to be involved in the case. One was a matter of obscene material and the other concerned poor public relations for the University resulting from the article.
SYRACUSE—Speaking on "How to Win Friends and Influence Deans," a Syracuse professor listed common faults of college students. "We always have the Time Hog," he said, meaning "the student who takes up the time the rest of the class should have."
Also condemned were "weeping willows" who were said to appear about mid-term and those students who try to "high pressure" the instructors. "We next have the brain thieves," he said. "They are those who cheat on exams. I do not know anything that makes the professor madder than this."
The Syracuse professor also mentioned the heckling student. "One type is the one who thinks he or she is being cute. The other is the student who asks questions by starting from nothing mentally."
LOYOLA—Three University students were indicted for murder at Loyola, but it was only for a mock criminal trial. The imaginary crime happened when a campus guard caught the students in the act of stealing exams from the office of an English professor.
The fictitious murder will be used as a case for the annual mock criminal trial sponsored by a law club at Loyola. Jurors were to be selected from pre-law students.
WASHINGTON—A survey conducted by the University of Washington Daily showed that students were not worrying too much about finals. Commented one student, "Party every night and forget about them!"
Another student said he thought much midnight oil would have to be burned. No change in routine was expected by one, who predicted that he would continue "living it up at night and sleeping in the days—same as all quarter."
Barbers in all parts of the country are said (by the United Press) to be in a state of agitation to talk the other members of their union into a nationwide increase in the price of haircuts.
As much as we hate to put out more money for haircuts, we agree that the barbers need a raise. Barbers don't get rich, and there can be no doubt that they are one of the most needed groups of men serving the consumers of America.
But even if we feel they deserve more money, we feel that they should have to appeal to us, the hair-owning males of America, for consent before they make any price jumps.
One Man's Opinion
To us, this situation represents the best possible opportunity for every American male with hair to take part in a little collective bargaining. Too often, labor disputes are carried on between tough union bosses and dapper, powerful representatives of "management."
For once, the common man has a chance to have a say in the outcome of a question involving organized labor. We would advise all who patronize the nation's barber business that they raise might be arranged, but that no bullying tactics on the part of the barbers will be tolerated.
As we said, it is time the barbers got about a quarter more a haircut. Let them win this raise with honor, with the considered consent of all hair-growing American men.
As a matter of fact, as long as we're looking on this mainly as an exercise of citizen participation in democracy, we'd best invite the bald men to think the problem over too, though, of course, with them it will be merely an academic question. —Tom Stewart.
"Now who has the authority to limit symbolism?" asked the defendant.
"No one," say I.
Letters
"Now who has the authority to criticize a Christmas tree?" one
Page 2 University Daily Kansan Thursday, Dec. 17, 1953
Christmas is upon us; there is a tradition to be preserved. And let not the hoop-girdled manifestation of "design elements" in Strong wall deviate in its spirit. Let Mr. English include me also in his accusation of childhood prejudices, for I shall always be somewhat childlike, and without shame, in my judgment of Christmas trees.
"Everyone!" I sav.
And in said judgment there will be no compromise with sterling and gold, however pure the designer's symbolic intentions. Let the offended creator of the monstrosity in question take up the slack of his isis and make sure she stays else say curtains or briac-a-bre. Our tree is inviolable.
Mr. Stewart's thunder is in order
Roger C. Forks
Graduate student.
There's a tear-stained oration in a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post in which a so-called military expert deplores the fact that American young men just don't want to spend their lives in the military service. This flag-waving trade is guaranteed to sway the nation and undoubtedly abandoning the normal lives in order to make the world safe for democracy. Or so he would seem to think. The author apparently doesn't understand why anyone would prefer civilian life over the service. As the saying goes, there's always 10 per cent—
Short Ones
The University has the greatest insomnia cure known to man. This is the prescription: Take a 1 pm class, a hot afternoon, a dull lecture, and throw them together. If anyone couldn't sleep under these conditions, he's in sad shape.
We see where a local frat took a 57-2 drubbing in intramural basketball the other day. Looks like they need some more scoring punch. The boys should contact Bevo for help. Its a cinch the tougher brand of competition would aid him in his drive for all-American honors.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
“—'F’ because it's way out of line—and give me that ‘bad eye’ routine again this year.”
McCarthy May Be Scoring Against State Department
It is also interesting to note that of the 81 names that brought so many headlines four years ago all charges have been proved unfounded and only this one person has ever been questioned. All indications are that this case too will soon prove to be unfounded.
It is interesting to note how worthless the McCarthy investigations have been. This may come as a shock to many people who think McCarthy has been catching Reds all over the U.S. What he has been doing consists of getting a lot of headlines but practically no Reds.
He faced a count of lying when he denied that he was a Communist party member and that he had held a party card. Lorwin is busy defending himself and calling the charges false.
Last week Attorney General Herbert Brownell announced that Val R. Lorwin, McCarthy's "Case No. 54," had been indicted by a grand jury in Washington.
Four years ago McCarthy hanced the Senate a list of 81 State department employees that he considered bad security risks. Former Sen. Millard E. Tydings and his investigating subcommittee rejected all the charges as unfounded.
After almost four years of waiting Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.- Wis.) may have scored against the State department.
11 convicted, Lorwin could get a maximum sentence of $10,000 and five years in jail on each count.
What does McCarthy have to say about all of this? Nothing! It seems he is too busy with other matters. He is still in the middle of his current defense of his Ft. Monmouth investigation.
After all there are many more and larger headlines in the current affair than finishing up any old headline-getters from the past.
-Ken Coy
Pierre LaClede came to Fort de Chartres, Ill., to establish a mercantile business in 1763. Learning that the Illinois territory had been ceded to the English, he wintered in the fort and went farther upriver the next spring to establish the trading post that became St. Louis.
Some 570 species of native grass are found in Texas.
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