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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1952 Feature
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Little Man on Campus
by Dick Bibler
"Remember how they FOLLOWED us when th' style was th' reverse of tight sweaters and loose skirts?"
Interpretive Article
Changing World Demands Revised Educational Program
(This is the second of a series of interpretive articles by Roger Yarrington, Daily Kan san editorial writer, who is relaying impressions he received while touring Europ this summer.)
A drastic revision in our educational program is needed if the United States is to continue as a leader in international affairs.
Advances in transportation and communication are rapidly carrying us toward an international society. As the advance continues the importance of being orientated to such a society inc
Speaking to university students from most of the European countries west of the Iron Curtain this summer, I am convinced that American students are receiving relatively poor training for life in such a society.
European students are far better prepared today in almost every field to meet the demands of international living. Their backgrounds in language, political science and history is amazing.
Outstanding in the language field are the Dutch and Danish. The Dutch have a four language requirement all four years of their high school.
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Supplementing their knowledge of languages, the European students have a better background in history and government than their American counterparts. I spoke to many American and Canadian tourists who had not only been amazed but embarrassed by the superior knowledge of American history commanded by European students.
Most Europeans consider our lower level educational systems very poor because of the haphazard background we have.
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It is obvious that small countries like the Netherlands have had in the past a more pressing need for a familiarity with other countries. They can travel only a few hours by auto in any one direction before reaching a border.
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We live in a country where one seldom, if ever, crosses a border. The time is fast approaching, however, when we will find ourselves orientated to close contact with foreign countries and their cultures.
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Unless changes are made, one day we will find ourselves living in a very small world with but few people trained to be good citizens, let alone good leaders.
Dusk closed rapidly on the men of Charlie company, hiding the bravado, suppressed excitement and the formless fears of the men who were to assault Chinese-held Kelly hill.
GI's Carry Courage Into Korean Battle
"Look at their faces," said a colonel as he stepped from his jeep into the gathering gloom. "Don't they look like men who want to fight?"
A soldier sauntered by, puffing quietly on a cigarette held lightly between his relaxed lips.
But the sweat beneath his helmeted brow and the white knuckles of a hand clutched around his rifle betrayed the emptiness of his stomach.
One private sat quietly on a pile of rocks during the pre-battle confusion with a belt of 30-caliber machine gun ammunition wrapped three times around his neck like a sleeping python.
"We're ready for the Chinese," he said, his white teeth gleaming in a handsome face even in the darkness.
Another wore four hand grenades around his neck like four pendants of a necklace. Even loaded down with the weight of his armored vest and the weight of a bandolier and rifle, he moved with the grace of a bullfighter.
"We're ready," he said, too, in a matter-of-fact tone.
In the bunker overlooking Kelly hill, 1000 yards beyond, a company commander said to the worried colonel who had gone without sleep for two days:
A tense, young lieutenant snapped an order: "It's coming in. Take cover."
Charlie company moved into the brush and ditches and behind the logs piled on the hillside.
Two tremendous Red barrages swept the valley before midnight. The colonel lost contact with Charlie company from his grandstand observation post. In the morning Charlie company was pinned down at the foot of Kelly hill.
"Colonel, these new men are getting their initiation into combat. We had a lot of new men, but they're old now."
A man stumbled over a rifle in the darkness. He laughed and crawled into the ditch of the rocky road which led to the advance position. The men waited.
Charlie company had held this hill two nights ago. It was lost the night following their relief.
The order came to move out of the "safe lane" and Charlie company disappeared over the top of the friendly ridge into the valley.
Two giant searchlights played on the ridges leading to the crest of Kelly while Charlie company hid in the shadows.
Artillery crashed into Kelly hill and into the valley to the rear. UN guns sounded in the distance with the monotonous regularity of tom-toms. Shells swirled and rustled overhead and then
smashed into the Communist hillside.
Just after noon, five men reached the trenches at the crest of the peak. Then Charlie company bowed to the tremendous odds.
A single fire glowed on the crest of the blackened hill not lighted by the beams. It had been burning since noon—no one knew why.
The Chinese Reds still hold Kelly hill.
United Press.
One Man's Opinion
By Chuck Zuegner
Memphis, Tenn.—(U.P.)—Mr. and Mrs. James Stanley's two sons live thousands of miles from each other. Both became fathers. Both babies weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and both were named Dennis. Neither brother knew the other expected a child and there's nobody named Dennis among their relatives.
It would appear that his opposition is no longer able to find fault with the Democratic platform, and therefore resorts to a criticism of the way that platform and its protagonist are being brought to the public.
One of the first rules of public speaking is that the speaker put his audience at ease, and keep it there. One of the favorite and most efficient methods of doing this is to get the audience into the argument. It's like putting a little oil into a machine to keep the coogs running smoothly.
In the face of caustic Republican criticism, Governor Stevenson has refused to remove the humorous element from his campaign speeches. Instead, he has counter-attacked, addressing the GOP as "Grouchy Old Pessimists." And it looks like he has won another round.
Stevenson keeps the mental cogs of his listeners on the alert by his lubricating humor, and puts across a point. Thus far it has served him well.
Brothers Think Alike
His campaign, ever since the memorable acceptance speech, has moved at a quick smooth pace which has made him an exemplar of concern into the Republican camp.
Their immediate reaction is to condemn the tactics Stevenson uses to hold his audience, tactics used often before and with success. The GOP might as well holler "Uncle."
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College Catalog Frustrates Student Seeking Information
University life is frustrating.
While thumbling through the little blue catalog of courses offered at KU, we suddenly realized there must be some gaping holes in every normal student's University experience. There were courses listed which we couldn't pronounce, much less understand.
While picking at random a few of the courses listed, we found such tongue-twisters as Industrial Stoichiometry which is offered in the School of Engineering, and Complex Orthogonal Functions taught in the School of Medicine.
Tops in the single word department of our spotcheck was Somatop Psychology, a psych course with a description following the length of which is only exceeded by its lack of clarity.
Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces and Invertible Counterpoint and Canon, two gems offered by the Schools of Medicine and Fine Arts, respectively, both have descriptions that anyone without a degree would have a hard time understanding.
As for downright foolishness, Colloquy in the School of Pharmacy ranks first. It is described simply as modern drugstore practices. Why not just say that and be done with it?
We were not able to find what courses are taught by Prof. Sam Earl Roberts but they are undoubtedly fascinating. He is listed in the catalogue as a professor of Otorhinolaryngeology. —Roger Yarrington.
Short Ones
It's too bad the Army took Bud Laughlin away from us. But remember, they gave us Gil Reich.
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The new Student Union cafeteria looks like a midwestern Stork club. And the prices further the impression.
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Stevenson has called the GOP a bunch of "Grouchy Old Pessimists." After 20 years out in the cold their attitude is understandable.
If Stevenson loses the election, he won't have to worry about a job. Groucho Marx can't last forever.