University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 9, 1952
Editorials
Student Elections Are Important Events
Today an election is being held on our campus. In it are being selected the officers who will lead our student government next year.
Many students are inclined to dismiss this election as being without meaning. They claim that once they are elected the class and ASC officers are powerless. They say that the campus would be just as well off with fooling around with this nonsense.
These persons are forgetting that there are many places to learn outside the classroom. The habits which a student learns here are the ones which he is most likely to follow after he leaves. If he learns to participate actively in campus affairs he probably will continue to do so in public affairs later. But if he tells himself that there is little good that he can do, then that too is likely to be his attitude in life.
Furthermore, the skills in working with others, in developing ideas, in stimulating interest, and so forth are ones which will be important to all later. The easiest place for a University student to learn them is while he is still in school. Here he can be with others who also are just beginners.
In the election today the campus has the choice between the candidates of two parties. Top-notch students have been nominated for most of the positions. For the sake of fairness, it is essential that we each ask ourselves which of the candidates we believe will do the better job.
The platforms of each party have been published. Posters have been placed around the campus calling for the support of the individual candidates. These should help anyone who as yet has not made up his mind as to which group or person he wants to support.
There is still time to vote today. If you have not yet done so, stop long enough to consider which candidate best will serve you and your University. Then get out and vote!
Letters:
Desires Position Be Made Clear
Joe Taylor.
Dear Editor:
I'm not certain that the quote in Monday's Kansan made clear my stand on Logan's ruling concerning the Pach primary. I did not intend to be placed in the negative—Logan's ruling was legal and was his only recourse in view of Pach's disregard of the law.
However, I do uphold the decision of the elections committee as a just and proper compromise. My only desire was to see the responsibility for Pach's defiance of student government placed in the proper place—squarely on the shoulders of the Pach leaders—and Howell's apology accomplished that. I am glad that the Pach candidates are on the ballot.
Will Adams
Graduate student
Daily Kansan Error Causes Red Face
On the front page of Thursday's UDK appeared an error which not only grossly misrepresented the outcome of the primary elections but also flagrantly violated what should be the first rule of Journalism—get the truths or facts—depending upon where you live. We refer to the statements that in the two primaries Frank Norris and Don Dirks lost by 1100 and 400 votes respectively.
Dear Editor:
We were under the impression that the April Fool edition came out earlier this week. The total votes cast were only 1010 for Pach and 378 for Facts. In other words, by your statements, Norris's opponent got $108.9\%$ of the total votes cast in the Pach election, while Dirks' opponent scored with $105.8\%$ of the total votes cast in the Facts election. Stop us if we're wrong, but there seems to be a discrepancy.
In all seriousness, we believe that a retraction is in order in view of the fact that both elections were considerably closer than the UDK reported. Norris lost by only 82
Rock Chalk Cairn Being Reconstructed
votes, and Dirks by a scant 28.
Phil Hahn
College Sophomore
Larry O'Brien
College Sophomore
The Rock Chalk cairn is being rebuilt for the traditional outdoor meetings of Sachem, senior men's honorary society, on the hill between the Memorial campanile and Memorial stadium. The Cairn was moved to permit construction and landscaping of the campanile.
(Editor's Note: The error mentioned has already brought a red face to the copywriter who checked the story. The story was written correctly but was changed when it reached the desk. A story giving the correct information was carried on Friday which it is hoped cleared the situation.)
The original Cairn was dedicated on May 7,1926 and contained some original stone from the old North College hall, the first building at the University.
Keith Lawton, business manager, said some of the original stone is being used in the new cairn. He said that the flagpole that now stands at the base of the stadium will be moved to the center of the cairn.
Mr. Lawton estimated that the cairn will be completed May 1.
Comments . . .
PUBLIC SERVICE . .
Methods of cheating used by college students are often very ingenuious, says the Silver and Gold, University of Colorado. "In fact, they usually take more thought and preparation than studying for the test would require."
The paper, in obvious irritation, lists some of the more unusual cheating angles: Students can write vital information on their white bucks or on their shirt cuffs. "Some have been known to write it on their bare hands," says the Silver and Gold.
Continuing, one can hide information inside his watch crystal or in the top of his socks. "Students with smart friends can sometimes persuade them to take an examination for them."
The Silver and Gold hastens to add, 'We don't recommend the use of any of these methods. The only reason we know about them is because someone got caught using them at some school.'
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Remember the final Associated Press poll that ranked Kansas eighth?
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A June graduate and President Truman will have something in common. They'll both be looking for a job.
The telegraph strike caught some students short on spending money last week.
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