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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 21, 1951
Lee Sheppeard straws in the wind
Lost Prestige
So many investigations are being carried on these days it is almost impossible to remember them all. Anyone from the College man who cheats to the out-and-out Communist may be held up to public scorn.
But the agency toward which the most serious accusations are directed is the Federal government. Here personal vilification is rampant, and many "hard-working" politicians seem to have the attitude of "get 'em, and to hell with the number of innocent persons who get hurt."
We would be among the first to agree that subversive elements, government waste, graft, and other distasteful political shenanigans have no place in our government and should be eliminated. Any man or group of men that makes a sincere effort to expose shady goings on in Washington will receive our whole-hearted support. But of hundreds of efforts being made, many seem far from being sincere.
Certainly not many will dispute the fact that our present Democratic administration is not lily-white. Some of the capers cut around Washington smell to high heaven, and the sooner they are exposed the better off the nation will be. However, for each really constructive move that has been made in this direction, there have been dozens that have amounted to nothing more than an opportunity for some members of Congress to scream their way into the headlines.
There are some men in Washington—both Democrats and Republicans—who are genuinely interested in the welfare of the country. They are trying sincerely to clean out any undesirable elements in the government.
Some Republicans, however, seem to regard the situation merely as a chance to discredit everything and everyone Democratic. They apparently operate with the sole object of getting back into the administrative seat after a humiliating absence of nearly 20 years. Republican pride has been hurt, and understandably so.
In the ideal two-party system the opponents are evenly matched enough that the resultant close elections serve to keep each machine on its toes, both politically and morally. Admittedly this is a delicate balance and when it is disturbed the country as a whole suffers. What we sometimes forget is that human beings in general, and some politicians in particular, are not always altruistic. When one faction repeatedly wins elections this trait is magnified considerably, not only in the case of the winner, but also in that of the loser.
Certainly there is the danger that any party, if it remains in power for a long time, ultimately will develop a complacency toward future elections and become lax in some ways. If the situation continues it is safe to assume that corruption—at least to some degree—will follow.
The blame for such a situation doesn't always rest solely on the party in power. The party that fails to gain its objective in election after election has something seriously wrong with its mechanism.
On our national political scene the situation is much the same. However, it will not be remedied, and the delicate balance restored, by a program of wholesale slander.
The Republicans, if they are to regain former power, must rehabilitate their party machinery. A political party can't accomplish anything unless it is a well-knit organization—from the national committee down to the most humble precinct worker. If the misdirected energy of the few Congressional loudmouths can be turned in that direction the Republican party will have taken a big step toward regaining the lost prestige it so loudly mourns.
—Jack Zimmerman.
Joe Taylor-
taylor made
Too bad the National league isn't giving us a nip-and-tuck pennant race like the Yanks and Indians are doing over in the American league. Then we could have twice as many things to think about during afternoon classes.
It's rumored that the board of regents at their last meeting set up a new organization to aid the University in its money-making plans. Only those who have been awarded honorary degrees because of heavy donations will be eligible for membership. The members of the group will be known as Phi Beta Kappatalists.
Our vote for congressman-of-the-week goes to the gent who passed up such insignificant matters as world peace and governmental corruption, and instead made a speech on saving the penny postcard.
There is a real statesman for you. He immediately saw through the mass of complicated legislation before him to an issue which the electorate could understand.
The strength of character demonstrated by George Washington in telling the cherry tree story is pale in contrast to a statement by Lady Astor a few years ago. When sniped at because her husband was a millionaire, she answered, "That's one of the things I married him for."
Just to show that she hasn't let old age impair her thinking, she gave this reply when asked what she would do if she were 21 again and thinking of qualifications for a husband. "I would want him to be rich. I have never been ashamed of having money.
Marine Corps Seeks Officers
Enlistments are now being accepted in the Marine Corps officer candidate course and platoon leader's classes, according to Capt. W. R. Terrell, professor of naval science.
Regularly enrolled seniors in good standing who are taking courses other than ones leading to medical, dental or theological degrees may apply.
Accepted candidates will be enlisted in the Marine Corps reserve, will be draft deferred, and given an intensive 10-week training course at Paris Island, S. C., subsequent to receiving degrees.
Following the training, the candidates will be sent to the Marine Corps' school at Quantico, Va., for a 5-month comprehensive basic officer's course.
The platoon leader's class also is open to regularly enrolled college men not pursuing a degree in medicine, dentistry or theology. Those accepted in the program will be deferred from the draft and will attend two 6-week summer training periods.
Upon graduation and completion of the course, which does not require academic study during the school year, the student will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps reserve.
Students interested in either program should contact Maj H. Poggemeyer at the NROTC unit in the Military Science building.
KU Professor Of Law To Address Wichita Group
About 200 attorneys are expected to attend the annual tax institute to be held in Wichita Monday, Sept. 24, and Tuesday, Sept. 25, at which L. T. Tupy, professor of law, will be a leading speaker.
He will speak on "Capital Assets-Capital Gains and Losses."
Several prominent tax attorneys will also take part in the program which is designed to inform attor- tors about the range of changes and developments in tax laws.
The institute is being sponsored by the Wichita Bar association, and University Extension.
The entomology museum at the University of Kansas has approximately 2,000,000 specimens. It is one of the largest in the nation.
Carillon Recital Set For 3 p.m. Sunday
The Sunday recital of the University carillon will be held at 3 p.m. and will feature a group of familiar hymns, in addition to several folk songs.
Ray Evans Will Be Guest
Of K.C. Quarterback Club
The half-hour program will include: "Varieties for Carillon" (Feremans), "Red River Valley," "I Love Thy Kingdom Lord," "This is My Father's World," "The Son of God Goes Forth," "Jesus Shall Reign Where'r the sum," "Minuet" (Wagenseil), "Londonderry Air," "Mazurka for carillon" (Barnes), and "Crimson and the Blue."
Ray Evans, former All-American halfback from the University of Kansas, will be a featured guest in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday. At 9 a.m. he will be interviewed by a panel of the Greater Kansas City Quarterback club. At 11 a.m. he will speak to the Y.M.C.A. youth group in Kansas City, Kan.
The Quarterback club program will conclude with a question and answer period, in which the club members ask questions of Evans and the panel.
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