Little Man On Campus
by Bibler
"Oh, I know she's dull and stupid—yet there's something about her I like."
Letters
New Gambling Laws?
To the Kansan:
The recent raids on Kansas and Missouri clubs with slot machines in operation has brought to attention a question of paramount importance to all Kansans.
Can we permit the present practices to prevail unchanged, or should we seek a means to focus the question for the entire state of Kansas? Personally, I do not care if the practices do prevail unchanged, or if the "Id comes off" in atomic bomb fashion. Why do I write, then?
The right of the people of Kansas to have this question clarified cannot be denied rightfully by any party, group, or individual. My own humble opinion is that a state-wide referendum on this subject should be provided for immediately. It is the duty of the present two-party system in Kansas to provide for a public expression of opinion.
The parties cannot fail the people who support them, else they will find that public has other recourses. For
I suppose that recourses could be found in a series of grand juries over the state, or a series of inquisitions, or both. But while these methods may prove to be effective on the local level as a methodic way of cleaning-up after the damage is done, they could hardly be considered a permanent, satisfactory part of the regular law enforcement system or as solutions to the problem.
either the laws of this state are going to be enforced with religious vigilance, or the people of this state will legalize gambling in a natural reaction against corruption, graft, and non-enforcement of the law.
I repeat, either the people interested in enforcing the law we going to maintain a vigorous, vigilant, constant enforcement, or the people interested in gambling are going to legalize it. It is for the people to decide.
Roy R. Toulouse Education senior
News From Other Campuses
Royal Visit Causes Trouble
Students at the University of Toronto are in a quandary over the visit of England's Princess and Prince. The Royal couple is scheduled to arrive there the morning after the annual All-Varsity dance and as yet no one has figured how to get the place spick and span in time.
BYU To Hold 'Howdy Week'
The traditional "Hello Week" held by many schools has received a western flavor at Brigham Young university where it is known as "Howdy Day". The event is aimed at renewing the friendly spirit traditional on the BYU campus.
McGill Plans Special Week
McGill university at Montreal has announced a "No Activities Week" from Nov. 19 to 25. During this time no student sponsored events will take place. This is one of a series of moves that the Student's Executive council has planned to help cut down on failures.
Replace Blackboards At OU
Whiteboards are replacing black-boards in some classrooms at the University of Oklahoma. Some of the advantages of them are that they are less costly, have less glare, and don't produce messy chalk dust.
An 11-week training program is being held to orientate Syracuse university women in the complexities of the college community. It will administration and student problems, include sessions on university ad- The classes will be in the form of informal discussion periods.
Cal To Fight Ordinance
Students at the University of California are planning to fight a Berkeley, Calif., city ordinance limiting parades and student meetings. They say that it is impossible to have effective student life with this ban.
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University Daily Kansan
Friday. Oct. 12. 1951
Lee Sheppeard
In All The Bosh A Fact Or Two
Amid all the political bosh that spews from the mouths of our public servants there is occasionally a fact. For example, the shotgun blast of charges from Republican members of the House un-American affairs committee in 1948 included a pellet that hit Alger Hiss, with impressive effect—in spite of Truman's protests that the charge was a "red herring."
In a speech last month before Western Democratic leaders, Old Bosher himself pointed out a fact or two.
"Since 1933," said Truman, "National income has gone up from 40 billion dollars a year to 278 billion dollars a year.
"Corporate profits have gone from minus 3 billion—they were 3 billion dollars in the red in 1932—to plus 46 billion dollars.
"And yet, according to some people, we have taken the country down the road to ruin.
"It's a wonderful ruin, and I'm glad to be a part of it.
"The income per person in terms of today's prices has gone up from 383 dollars a year to 1,447 dollars a year—more than three and a half times.
"These pull-backs and antis talk about how the dollar has shrunk—well, let's take the figures they come with: The purchasing power of the average man—he is the one I am working for (Ed. note—bosh)—his purchasing power, the per capita purchasing power has gone up 40 per cent since 1939—using the 1939 dollar or the dollar we have today. And they can't go behind it, for figures don't lie—although liars can sometimes figure."
Then the President went back to bosh, claiming all the credit for our economic health. "The policies of the Democratic party made it possible. The Democratic party has saved this country from Socialism and Communism."
But at least he had given a few facts that effectively refuted some of the bosh from the other direction.
With our dollar only worth 40 cents now, do you suppose it would be proper to call this the age of the passing buck?
News Roundup
Reds Claim Plane Attacked Kaesong
U. N. Advance Base, Munsan, Korea—(U.P.) Communist cease-fire delegation charged today that an Allied plane attacked the Kaesong neutral area early today and United Nations officers left immediately for the zone to investigate.
The charge came in a radio-telephone call from the Communist base camp in Kaesong three hours after Allied and Red liaison officers had met and agreed on all "ground rules" for resumption of the Korean armistice talks, except the size of the neutral zone about Kaesong.
Iraq Demands New Deal
London—(U.P).A third Middle Eastern nation linked to the Western defense system demanded a new deal from Britain today.
The Iraq government asked Britain for revision of the 25-year treaty which granted Britain sites for two of her most important air bases in the Middle East, Habbaniya and Shaiba. The new demand came on the heels of an announcement by Egypt it would abrogate a 1936 treaty with Britain and the prolonged Anglo-Iranian oil dispute.
Expect Passage Of Tax Bill
Washington—(U.P.) Income taxes will go up Nov. 1, and it will cost you more to buy a pack of cigarets, liquor, or beer, and to take that Sunday drive in your car.
The income tax increase will be about 11.75 per cent, unless you are in a relatively high income bracket. In that case, it will be slightly less. The House is expected to okay the bill Tuesday, and the Senate that same day or the day following. President Truman's signature then will make the measure a law.
Cut Consumer Goods Output
Washington—(U.P.)—Production of consumer durable goods will be cut another 10 per cent beginning Jan. 1 and automobile output will be slashed somewhat more.