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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1951
by Bibler
Daily Kansan Editorials
A White Campus Is Pretty---Whoomp!!
A White Christmas is nice, indeed. And so is a white campus. Snow is truly beautiful—until you slip and fall on it.
But it seems like this last snow takes the cake for slipperiness (if we may coin a word). Even two years ago when a glaze covered everything it wasn't so bad.
The west end of Strong hall is still, (if the sun isn't out yet) an excellent example of this latest snow. The steps resemble a slide and have much the same tendencies, as numerous students have found out.
Then the walks were cleared sufficiently for students to traverse them safely. And the streets gave enough traction for automobiles to travel with some degree of safety.
The University used to have a small tractor
which brushed off the walks while the snow was falling. That way it didn't become so solidly packed as it is now. We noticed it was operating early the first day, but didn't stay around long enough to keep the walks clear. Consequently, it was of little value.
And it would certainly be nice if the University could see fit to brush off at least the sidewalks leading up steep campus hills to the campus. Thirteenth and 14th are particularly bad. If you try the Battenfeld steps, you're taking your life in your hands.
It's too late to do much good this time. But we hope that the next time it snows a little more serious effort will be made toward clearing the main sidewalks and streets.
It's not too much to ask.
With the selection of Jim Logan as a Rhodes scholar, the University seems to be back on the trail again. In the last five years, four KU men have won the $1,400 grant. Only in 1950-51 did a Kansas man fail to win. Such is an enviable record for any college or university. There are only 32 appointments made each year from the United States.
-A.G.M.
Perhaps his most notable achievement as a Jayhawker was the introduction of a new political party on the campus. FACTS is a product of the very productive Logan brain. With it he was able to rouse a lethargic mass of independent students into winning an all-school election from the well-organized Greeks.
It is a fitting tribute to Logan. He has made an enviable name for himself at KU and throughout Kansas with a long string of activities, awards, and scholastic achievements.
While still a member of FACTS and actually a behind-the-scenes leader of the party, he took over as president of the touch-and-go All-Student Council. With the narrow majority of one vote, he led his forces into a quiet battle for continued control of the council. In the last election FACTS, while losing all freshman class officers, was able to gain an even split on the two Council seats, thus retaining their grim majority.
And he has done many other things at KU,
many of them going unacclaimed. But this latest
recognition should have made them all more than
just worthwhile. A.G.M.
KU's Latest Rhodes Scholar
A rapid glance about the campus reveals that the end doesn't justify the jeans.
Spotlight On Basketball
Three Bradley basketball players received suspended jail sentences recently as the aftermath of gambling corruption rolls on. Elsewhere in the country, student athletes who succumbed to temptation in the moral-vs.-ethical tug-of-war are already serving penal terms. And the college courts of the nation are tuning up to the ring of leather on the hardwoods; the healthy perspiration of young bodies exhibiting playing prowess suggests an ebullient sense of its being the time to pursue a common sports goal once again.
And this year, especially, it has a task which supersedes its mere existence. Above and beyond its being a good exercise, an interesting diversion or a thrilling contest, it must justify itself.
Basketball isn't simply in the limelight. It's in the line-up of suspects, with the spotlight trained on it for the watchful glare of all to see.
This is done in a number of equally important ways. The sport itself remains above accusation only by the integrity of those who participatingly represent it—and this can never be done so much by positive evidence as, negatively, by showing no lack of integrity.
Further justification must come from basketball's being worth all this commotion in the first place. For an indication of this we look toward its supporters—not the promoters, institutional or otherwise, who capitalize on the gate receipts nor the betters who attend to see their odds fluctuate with the bounce of the ball; but the plain ordinary fans.
The person who will support "his" team—win lose or draw—because it's "his" team. This dyed-in-the-wool character, his quantity and quality, is where one finally determines a sport's merit or lack of it.
—The Syracuse Daily Orange.
Civic Pride...
The Tangerine at Utica college took out its pencil and did some figuring. The result was this interesting bit of statistics:
Students there have contributed $7,500 to the city of Utica in parking fines.
There are a few of us die-hards attending college that are unengaged and don't feel that our college
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career has been a staggering failure. In response to Monday's Daily Kansan feature story about women coming to college to catch a man . . .
Some women probably do come to school to get a man, that's true, but those few shouldn't label all the rest. There are some of us that might be here because the only alternative was going out to work and earn our own living.
Our theory is that if we really wanted to catch a man, rather than going to college we would take a job and use the money earned to buy such things as man-appealing clothes and fancy convertibles to catch some innocent gentleman.
Some of us came to get an education because sooner or later we know that we will have to go to work and the degree may come in handy.
Little Man On Campus
That way the money spent in going to school and the time spent in studying and going to classes wouldn't be wasted. Man-catching could be a full-time project.
Lou Fry
Journalism senior.
"Class--Didn't I announce in here that I wouldn't tolerate a 'Pony' during an examination?"
The Dry Forces Are Ready
The Dry forces of the state have announced their objective for 1951. They plan on stopping the flow of liquor in at least 25 Kansas cities through local option elections. They also hope to elect a legislature that will re-submit the liquor question in 1952.
This new attempt by the Drys will be a good thing for the people of the state as well as the business of liquor sales.
The big force that will keep the liquor business toeing the mark is the constant threat of repeal hanging over it's head. In addition it will give the people a chance to change their mind, if they so desire, and vote prohibition back to Kansas.
One thing for sure, the campaign shaping up on the liquor question will be cleaner and more intelligent than the last one. A necessary information is out in the open now.
The people will get a chance to be shown the true facts and figures on liquor consumption, revenue that tax on liquor has brought to the state and just how harmful the repeal has been to the state and it's people.
Figures don't lie and it is fairly certain that the Drys will not have the necessary facts and figures to convince the people that repeal is harmful.
If they obtain their goal of persuading 25 cities to go dry it is a good bet that the bootleggers will be overjoyed and that those cities will be deprived of taxes that would be of great benefit in bettering the community.
We've had legal liquor for two and one-half years now. Next year's campaign will give the people a chance to take stock of what we have. It should prompt whatever changes are needed to keep repeal alive.
An old saying, twisted a little, would aptly fit the situation if the state should happen to vote back prohibition. We've got everything to lose and nothing to gain. —William Stanfill.
Why Not Try Fire Escape?
The type of music to be plaved next is signaled by flashing lights at Washington State college dances. A blue flash signifies a slow number; red denotes fast music and both color lights means a Latin American number.
The student newspaper at the University of Tennessee has protested what it called "a bit stiff" regulations concerning coeds who are late getting into dormitories at night. The paper has suggested the administration look into the matter and make some changes.
Eureka, Brave New World
That's Real Cool, Man
News From Other Campuses
A professor at the University of Wisconsin recently originated a plan wherein questions of historical significance are asked IBM machines in combining traditional and machine methods in historical research.
Boxes Stuffed At Cal
A recent student council election at the University of California was declared void because "several hundred more votes were cast than there were students registered to vote." The University student newspaper criticized students for their "passive acceptance" of attitude regarding the ballot stuffing.
Art students at the University of Oklahoma are "out in the cold" as result of a recent reactivation of a navy base near the campus. The building used by the art school is the proposed headquarters for the recommissioned base.
Fleet's In, Artists Out
A publicity clinic offering campus organizations opportunity to learn application of better methods of gaining publicity was sponsored recently by Theta Sigma Phi, honorary women's professional journalism fraternity, at Oklahoma A&M college.
Teach Publicity Methods
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