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Page 2 University Daily Kansan Tuesday March 11, 1952
Editorials
ASC Revision Fails To Meet Its Purpose
A special all-school election has been called for Wednesday March 19, for a vote on revision of the constitution of the All Student Council.
The stated purpose of the proposed reorganization is the elimination of the Greek-Independent split. But it appears the exact opposite will result.
Under the present system members of the ASC are elected either as representatives of districts (composed of combinations of schools) or as delegates from a few special organizations (such as the Negro Student association or the Co-ops).
By the new plan the representatives will be elected by residence groups. The divisions set up are social fraternities, social sororites, men's University houses, women's University houses, independent cooperative houses, professional fraternities maintaining houses, unaffiliated students, and freshmen women dormitories.
It is agreed that the existing arrangement may not be the best. It may be imperfect in that it tolerates a split in the student body. However, it is difficult to see how the new plan would remedy this since the representatives are elected from either Greek or non-Greek areas.
Instead of having at least a faint responsibility toward representing all students, the ASC members will realize they are elected by one group alone and will represent that group alone. The almost inevitable conclusion will be a more solid alignment than before.
Change can be justified only by resulting improvement, not just because it is change. If the proposed amendments do not correct the wrong they were set up to combat then there is no reason for their adoption.
As they have been explained thus far by their supporters no such correction will be in store if they are adopted. Until that is shown there can be no reason to urge support for the changes.
Joe Taylor.
Short Ones
When asked if he planned to resign because of the attacks on his loyalty, Newbold Morris, government corruption investigator, said "No, no-no," which in politicians' language means: "Well, I really hadn't planned to—I'm not ripe for the presidency yet."
There are 151 squares in the crossword puzzle in the March 6 issue of the Journal-World.
Kenneth R. Desmond who allegedly took $20,000 from Mrs. Frieda Schienhaum, wealthy middle-aged widow, whom he married last April, was freed by Judge Ben C. Willard, who said "the boy probably earned the $20,000." Nice work if you get it.
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Asks 'Where Are The Cheerleaders?'
Dear Editor:
On March 6, the Kansas published a letter by Lou Ann Smee. "Proposals for School Spirit."
I'd like to make the following an open letter to the Kansas cheerleaders: Dear Cheerleaders:
Why didn't at least one cheerleader show up at Saturday night's send-off rally for the Colorado-bound Kansas basketball team at the Union Pacific railroad station?
With KU needing a win over Colorado to take the Big Seven cage championship, such a rally certainly should have rated at least one cheerleader to lead the fans who were at the station.
After doing a "pretty fair" job of cheerleading at Friday night's Kansas State game, the failure of the cheerleaders to plan and attend the send-off rally Saturday is a mystery.
As for the cheerleading at the K-State game, we thought it was good, but several students have called to our attention that a cheerleader or two showed up late as usual. Also, several times students had to encourage the cheerleaders to lead the pep clubs and students in yells. Just what is the matter with our class dressed cheerleaders?
Again, Lawrence townspeople and immediate relatives and friends of the KU basketball players outnumbered KU students at the send-off. It's no wonder why local boosters wonder if Kansas athletic teams belong to the students or the local townspeople. We think they should belong to the students!
And, how do you suppose such an unorganized rally must have impressed Coach Phog Allen and his great team after "giving their all" in defeating Kansas State the night before? Certainly they must have been disappointed.
And, just what's wrong with KU's school spirit?
Well, not a thing that real "live-wire" cheerleaders can't cure if they'll just do the job expected of efficient cheerleaders.
Apparently the cheerleaders fail to look far enough ahead to properly organize rallies and give them the publicity needed to let the student body know what's going on.
We are told that the pep clubs and other outsiders interested in backing KU athletic teams generally must plan the rallies for the cheerleaders (if and when they are planned).
the cheerleaders are reminded that a KU team is leaving or arriving home from an out-of-town game.
Often rallies are completely neglected unless
How can students be expected to show much school spirit when such poor cheerleadership is continually present?
Saturday night local businessmen and alumni were asking KU students why they didn't get the rally underway.
When informed there wasn't a cheerleader in the crowd, these local KU boosters must have thought student leadership and spirit had reached an all-time "low" on the Hill.
Finally, Dean Cole, a member of the KuKu's, led the few scattered students assembled in some yells, but the rally lacked unity and leadership to be classified as a real success.
In December 1949, Clyde Lovellette and company played through the entire Big Seven tournament in Kansas City without the sign of a single KU cheerleader. Kansas State on the other hand, was represented with eight cheerleaders. It was these cheerleaders who soon gathered the support of the non-partisan fans and helped the Wildcats defeat KU in one of the tourney's key games.
So, you can see KU's cheerleading has been somewhat lacking for sometime—not just through the past few weeks or months.
Cheerleaders, in case you haven't been informed, our Kansas Jayhawkers, new Big Seven champions, are scheduled to return home at 5:53 Wednesday morning arriving at the Union Pacific railroad station.
We realize this is pretty early to roll out of bed even to greet champions, but Coach Allen and his team deserves a real "Welcome Home" rally for a job well done.
Seniors Lovellette, Bob Kenney, Bill Hougland, Bill Lienhard have spent hundreds of hours practicing the past four years to give KU another Big Seven title and a shot at NCAA honors later this month.
Why not plan a big rally to show our appreciation to Coach Allen and his championship team Wednesday morning. See you at the Union Pacific railroad station at 5:53 a.m.
This letter isn't intended to criticize, but to offer constructive suggestions in hopes that KU's cheerleaders will plan and stage bigger and better pep rallies in the future.
Bob Nelson, journalism senior.
Senator Russell Holds Key To Presidential Picture
Georgia's Sen. Richard Russell is possibly the most important man in the country today. He well may be the determinant in the 1952 presidential race.
From present indications the pending Southern revolt will be considerably more dangerous to Truman than was the 1948 Dixie-crat revolt. The present revolt may give the Southerners the balance of power.
Russell has been in the senate for 19 years. He could have been Truman's Democratic floor leader. Instead he virtually named Sen. Ernest W. McFarland to the post. Russell declined the post because he couldn't go along with some of Truman's plans.
Strong and well liked throughout the South, Senator Russell has gained the support of Southern Democratic stars such as Sen. Harry Byrd of Virginia, Gov. James Byrnes of South Carolina, Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas and Gov. Herman Talmadge of Georgia.
One possible choice they might make is the forming of a third party with Russell at the head. Another plan would be to use the Russell bloc to elect a Republican. This would be easier if the Republican was Eisenhower. He is popular throughout the South. A third plan would be to bargain at the convention with the Southern bloc and thus obtain a compromise candidate for the Democratic party.
Thus, Richard Russell is one of the most powerful men in the country today, having a possible veto over the presidency.
—Maurice Prather.
Expensive instruments could have been damaged and people could have been injured by the impact of a hard-packed, well-thrown snowball.
Comments . . .
Hopes Snowballers
Mature Someday
I hope those several individuals who so inconsiderately snowballed the band at Friday's pep rally will someday mature enough to realize that fun carried too far can sometimes be dangerous.
Dear Editor:
An indignant band member (name withheld by request)
Pranksters Give Men Jobs
Groundskeepers at Michigan State College went about their twice yearly task last week—cleaning paint off the campus Spartan statue. This time pranksters chose gold for the color. Cleaning paint off "Sparty" costs the college about $30 a year.
Free Enterprise Carries On
A University of Texas student, finding that his expenses were far outdistancing his income, decided to go into the used book business. Where did he set up shop? Right in front of the campus' two main book-stores.
Leaves Turning Green?
This comes from the Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Iowa: "A new semester is like the season of autumn—there are a lot of new leaves turned over at the beginning, but they're almost all blown away at the conclusion."