University Daily Kansan Monday, February 4, 1952 Daily Kansan Editorials Moon Mullins Boosts Estimations Of K-S The recent statement by Larry (Moon) Mullins, Kansas State athletic director, in reference to the charges of illegal recruiting should serve to boost any estimations of the caliber of officials at that school. When it became known the K- State athletic council had declared two freshmen basketball players ineligible as a result of the charges, instead of roaring a defense at the press, he quietly issued a complete statement. The facts as they had developed in the matter were all presented. He even went so far as to admit that his department had been at fault part of the time. In reference to the charge that the boys were given tryouts on the campus-before they enrolled, he said: "The athletic department of Kansas State college cannot justify the fact that the Omaha boys were issued equipment and worked out in our gymnasium prior to enrollment." Apparently Moon Mullins felt that K-State was going by the rules. In his statement he cites four memorandums or telephone calls between the school and conference officials in getting the matter straight. Furthermore, as soon as the affair came to light he checked on all facts, interviewed the boys involved, and presented the information to the Kansas State athletic council. In addition, letters explaining the situation were immediately sent to all Big Seven schools. The athletic council heard the facts and ruled that neither of the boys was eligible until the question was heard by the conference meeting. Even then they may not play. Mullins told them that although they would be allowed to keep their athletic scholarships they should not think that conference officials would permit them to be eligible at Kansas State. Elsewhere in the conference, word were not being considered as carefully in the statements being made. The athletic director at Nebraska, George (Potsy) Clark, gave out with a blast at Coach Jack Gardner of K-State. However he did it under the guise of defending the youths involved. Clark said, "it is unfortunate that two kids have to be the goat." Now if this had been his real point he would have been treating them more fairly if he had said nothing. In that way there would have been less publicity directed at them and more common sense used in judging the situation. But instead he continued by saying, "It is the coach who should be held responsible. I am not for making a national reputation for Jack Gardner and if he is bigger than Kansas State then something is wrong with that institution." Whether or not the Kansas State athletic department violated conference rules has not been settled yet. When it is settled it won't be done by a group of coaches making wild charges but by a conference committee which will consider facts. Until that is done let us all live up to the standard of conduct set by Mullins in his forthright statement. J.A.T. Short Ones Our favorite coed, Iva Latepaper, flunked her finals. Last summer when she was choosing her wardrobe for school she forgot to buy any blouses with stiff white cuffs. Overhauling a car is an expensive job—and it can be even more costly when it has to be done by a traffic officer. The by-products of gasoline are frequently found in the hospital. Automobiles would be safer if the horsepower of the engines were geared to the horse sense of the drivers. Too many drivers think the only way they can lose control of their cars is by failing to keep up with the installments. It is difficult to understand why the officials in Washington recently gave the Princess a key to the city. After all, just a little pull will open almost any door there. A lady driver reports her watch was stolen from her wrist as she signaled for a turn. And let that be a lesson to anyone else who doesn't plan to go straight. University Daily Kansan News Room Student Newspaper of the Ad Room KU 251 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS KIL.336 Member of the Kansas Press Assn, National Editorial Assn., Inland Daily Press Sdn., Associated Publisher, International Conference Press, and National Advertising Services, New York City. EDITORIAL STAFF Editorial Chief... Jack Zimmerman Editorial Assistants... Anne Snyder, Joe Taylor NEWS STAFF Managing Editor ... Ellsworth Zahn Assistant Managing Editors ... Helen Lau Fry, Ben Holman Joe Lastefic, Jim Pawers City Editor ... Jeanne Lambert Assistant City Editors ... Jeanne Fitzgerald, Phi Nedman, Jerry Renner, Katrina Swartz Telegraph Editor ... Charles Burch Assistant Telegraph Editor ... Max Thompson Society Editor ... Dianne Stonebraker Assistant Society Editors ... Lorena Barlow, Paulyne Patterson Sports Editor ... Jackie Jones News Advisor ... Vince Desni Editor-in-Chief Jack Zimmerman Editorial Assistants Anne Snyder, Jay Taylor BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Dorothy Hedrick Advertising Manager Emory Williams National Advertising Manager Virginia Johnston Circulation Manager Ted Barbera Classified Advertising Manager Elaine Mitchell Promotion Manager Phil Witko Business Adviser R. W. Doores The prospect of a good job is the reason most students go to college, according to results of the Associated Collegiate Press national poll of student opinion. 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 year except holidays and Sundays, University holidays and examination periods. Entered as second class matter Sept. 17, 1910, at Lawrence, Kan; Post Office under act of March 3, 1879. Comments The "desire for more knowledge" is another frequently stated reason, but only a few attribute this motive to other students. College students from all parts or the country were asked to pick the one or two choices which came closest to their reasons for attending college. The results were: 1. A good job after college ... 53% 2. Desire for more knowledge ... 36% 3. To find a mate ... 2% 4. It was "the thing to do" ... 3% 5. The parents wished it ... 4% 6. None of these ... 2% Students were then asked: "Which of these reasons do you feel fits best for the majority of college students? Here's how they answered:" A good job after college ... 60% 2. Desire for more knowledge ... 11% 3. To find a mate ... 5% 4. It was "the thing to do" ... 14% 5. The parents wished it ... 8% 6. None of these ... 2% Many of the students commented that their choice of professions—such as law, education, medicine—required them to go to college. Here are just a few of the comments: A business sophomore: "To get a degree and a regular army commission." Four students said they went to college "to play football" and several more said it was to stay out of the army. A junior from the Pacific coast: "I want to do something constructive; and in the field of education I can accomplish this." A junior: Went to college "to attain the goal of entering the medical profession, and to serve this profession to its high standards." A senior coed in home economics: "Men want a job. Women want a man." A senior in international relations: The majority go to college "to reap the fruits of college social life." In the same poll students were asked to rate the education they have received so far in college. Here are the results: 1. Excellent ... 17 per cent 2. Good ... 57 per cent 3. Fair ... 23 per cent 4. Poor ... 2 per cent 5. No opinion ... 1 per cent The women appear slightly more satisfied with their education than the men. Seventy-nine per cent of the women say their education has been either excellent or good, as opposed to 70 per cent of the men. A feeling which seems rather widespread among students is summed up by a coed from a small school in the south: "It's all there to learn, I guess, but I don't study hard enough." 1. I wanted to do as I wished and think for myself instead of being led around by a bunch of sorority sisters. The University of Buffalo Spectrum recently printed six reasons "Why I Never Joined a Sorority." They are: 2. I had never gone into women's clubs and organizations before I came to college and I didn't want to start. 3. I had never danced with a man in my life and I didn't want to. 4. I didn't like the idea of having to room with the same girl all semester. 5. I didn't fill out a sweater and I didn't look very attractive in a sleeveless, low-cut gown. 6. I am a male. Reds May Hit Southeast Asia When President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill met in Washington recently they issued a statement in which they said that southeast Asia is the most likely target of the Communists for 1952. Nothing specific was said in the statement as to just what the two men proposed to do if such an attack came. It merely expressed a broad harmony of views between the policies of the United States and Britain. Why is 1952 the logical year to invade southeast Asia? If the Korean war spreads to the China mainland, we would have World War III. So it is possible that we will get a truce in Korea. A Korean truce would allow the Chinese to move to the frontier of southeast Asia. Even without a truce the present lull in fighting in Korea has allowed them to send much of their war industrial output to some 200,000 to 250,000 troops near the north and east Chinese borders of southeast Asia. This is a year of political fighting in the U.S. We couldn't act in a hurry, especially because of foreign policy fights. Nothing could be done if the Chinese invaded. The stakes are high for Burma, Thailand, and Indo China. For several years the Communists have been nibbling away. The Reds believe that war on Iran, or Yugoslavia would surely produce World War III, but they believe that war on southeast Asia would be considered by the world as a "local war." Anthony Eden, while speaking at Columbia university, said that an attack would create a situaiton no less menacing than the Korean war, and that the UN should be just as solid as before in case that happened in southeast Asia. The lack of clarity of the Truman and Churchill statement may worry the Chinese Reds, perhaps make them believe that a secret Anglo-American agreement has been made. Local wars or conflicts can be accepted by Communism with no trouble. "Volunteers" would attack in massive numbers and could win in an all-out offensive before the free world could effectively mobilize. But the statement is not convincing. The West should make a specific statement which would deter invasion of southeast Asia. If it were successful it might save a large and important part of the world from Communism. If it did not work it would give us another commitment. We would have to decrease our commitments to Europe and then perhaps have a danger of invasion in Europe and World War III. —Joe Lastelic. Knox Dorm A 'New Concept' The half-million-dollar m e n's residence hall project at Knox college, when completed, will represent a new concept in college dormitories. Corridors and other elements of "institutional atmosphere" have been eliminated, and instead the students will live in eight-man suites consisting of four bedrooms, a homelike living room and bath. News From Other Campuses Wages Rise For Engineers Engineering graduates are receiving starting salaries approximately 16 per cent higher than a year ago, according to a survey conducted by the New York University College of Engineering. The figures compiled indicate that salaries are continuing to rise after a slight increase in 1950, following almost constant levels in 1948 and 1949.