Page 2 University Daily Kansan Tuesday. April 28, 1953 Little Man on Campus by Dick Bibler "Worthal's not a fast player, but there's a great piece of deception in the way he can swallow air." UDK Proud of Award For Promoting Safety "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." But nevertheless, the Daily Kansan is happy that for the second straight year it was able to win second place among dailies entered in the College Newspaper Contest on Safe Driving. The runner-up prize of $250 exactly matches that received by the UDK last year, and is a tribute to the Daily Kansan's large-scale attack on the promotion of safety for students over the holiday season. Congratulations certainly are in order to the paper that won the first prize among dailies for the second straight year: the Daily Trojan of the University of Southern California. And the Battalion of Texas A&M college also deserves plaudits for its third-place showing. Although many of the Daily Kansan staffers contributed to the safety promotion, several should be mentioned for special praise. These are Don Moser, former editor-in-chief, who kept up a barrage of editorials, and Rich Clarkson, whose features and photographs helped emphasize the value of safety. Cartoons by Larry Cunningham, fine arts freshman, also were a major factor. To the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty company, contest sponsors, and the board of judges, the Daily Kansan expresses its gratitude for the award, and hopes that next year it can contribute as much—if not more—to a really worthwhile campaign. —Bob Stewart Short Ones Where does the taxpayer's money go? A $13,000-a-year Agricultural department employee is making a study on the marketing of daffodils and another $12,000-a-year man has been studying the marketing of dandelion greens. Buildings and Grounds always manages to find a way to interrupt classes. The best way these days is to cut the grass where a class is being held. *** After riding every bus route in Lawrence, the little old lady down the street wonders why she hasn't seen the fabled Motorman Wes Santee. By BILL DICKINSON Prolonged winter bleakness is creating a serious problem among certain coeds who feel they should be tanned but aren't. Spring formal season is nearly here—still, as every woman knows—white, unglamorous flesh needs a touch of spring. So far, the weather has been largely cooperative. One gal we know took a trip to Colorado over the spring holiday to get a head start on the jealous pack. She returned with a properly scorched epidermis, but fell victim to the heat and was left debat at a formal. We understand she asked for sun lamp treatments upon her entrance to Watkins. Another house of socially conscious gals viewed the cold, overcast skies last week with dismay. Formal time was close. Reliable informants report they bought a sun lamp which is kept running nearly around the clock. Ironic thing, this sun tan fad. A cooked exterior has long been regarded as a sign of health. Also, it connotes that the bearer has ample leisure time to consume the wilting raws of the sun. Personally, we don't have any objection to this display. Our albinolike appearance gives us a bit of a self-conscious attitude, and we are likely to shun situations where our timid whiteness will stick out. It's not that we feel less healthy; everyone knows that a half-loaded vitamin pill contains as much of vitamin something-or-other as twenty days of sun's rays. However, we have seen several professors glance a bit apprehensively at the darkened culprits. Profs always are jealous of a student's spare hours. A sun tan verifies the suspicion that free time still exists. As a result, assignments are toughened. That's our objection. All sun lovers stick to the back of the room. We coffee lounge hounds want to look as anemic and run-down as possible. Spring Has Sprung Europeans Reluctant to Drop African Government Reins The self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia has voted to unite with Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland to form one nation called Central African Confederation. The consolidation would be the ninth member of the British Commonwealth. Northern and Southern Rhodesia, an area of 437,000 square miles, are separated by the Zambesi river. Nyasaland Protectorate lies to the east of Northern Rhodesia and occupies an area of 37,374 square miles. The leading problem of the area is racial conflict. Of the 1,955,000 natives in Southern Rhodesia, only 429 have the property requirement to vote in an election. The Europeans completely dominate the government. The people of Nyasaland have been afraid to establish self-government for fear they would be swallowed up by Europeans, probably the British. Continued native representation in the Federal assembly is essential to protect native interests. The area has been prey to riots and revolutions since becoming colonized in the imperialistic race of the 19th century. Even the steady, controlling arm of England has been unable to maintain a general peace. One of the natives' major objections, and a big obstacle to self-government, is the superior attitude of the Europeans who believe the natives are not ready for independence and afraid to let loose of the governmental reins. —Velma Gaston Daily Hansan University of Kansas Student Newspaper News Room KU 251 Ad Room KU 376 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief ... Bob Stewart Editorial Assistants ... Chuck Zuenger, Bob Stewart Chuck Zuegner, Don Nielsen Cole DiPietro Nathan Wilson Editorial Adviser Calder Picket* Managing Editor ... Bob Longstaff Asst. Mgr. Editors ... Bob Nold, Ron Kull, Clarke Keys, Jerry Knudson News Editor ... Mary Cearns Society Editor ... Rozane Atkins Asst. Sct. Ediors ... Velma Gaston, Gladry Henry Sports Editor ... Chuck Morelock Asst. Sports Editor ... Dree Trees Wire Editor ... Maurice Pratthee Picture Editor ... Ken Coy News Adviser .. Victor J. Danilov BUSINESS STAFF Mail subscription rates: $3 a semester or $4.50 a year (add $1 a semester if in Lawrence). Published in Lawrence, Kan., every afternoon during the University weekdays on Sundays and Saturdays. University holiday and exasperated periods. Entered second class matter Sept. 17, 1910, at Lawrence, Kan., Post Office under act of March 3, 1879. Business Manager ... Virginia Mackey Adv.-Promotion Mgr. ... Patty Vance Retail Adv. Mgr. ... Tom Brendenkrieger National Mgr. ... Don Landes Adviser ... Maurice Classified Adv. Mgr. ... Lorraine Godding Business Adviser ... Dale Novatny The Saint Detective Magazine, Leslie Charteris, ed., Clinton, Mass.: King-size Publications, Inc., Spring, 1953, Vol. 1, No. 1, 192 pages, paper-back book. 'Saint' Whodunit Anthology Guarantees Sleepless Nights There are mystery magazines and who-dunits, but if this new edition lives up to the promise of its first issue, "The Saint Detective magazine" will be among the very top. The ten stories include the old favorites "Butch Minds the Baby," (Damon Runyon) and "Miracle of the Fifteen Murders," (Ben Hecht), that warrant being re-read time and again. Its editor, Leslie Charteris, is well qualified to select the best of the mysteries. He is the author of the Saint stories, from which the magazine takes its name. One of his works, "The Covetous Headman," a new Saint story, is included in the collection. Other authors are Nelson S. Bond, Frank Kane, Mirnón G. Eberhart, Cornell Woolrich, Sax Romer, Richard Sale, and Agatha Christie, "It in some souvenirs of many a happily sleepless night devoted to exploring the highways and byways of criminal fiction, offered to what I piously hope will prove to be an eager public," states Mr. Charteris. And each story is practically guaranteed to compel its reader to complete a reading "in one sitting." all outstanding in the field of suspense. Lorena Barlow Comments Theater managers have found they must install front-row guards to prevent a male charge when Marilyn Monroe appears in 3-D. Sen. McCarthy promises no probe of the press but will press his probes elsewhere. - * * Ardent movie fan wanted his money back last week after seeing "Call Me Madam." Says the title threw him. --- One writer on the Hill claims he's going to make a movie into a book says it will be a novel twist. A movie ad proclaims, See Japan's Premier Strip Tease Artist. No doubt drama in the raw.