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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1951
Marvin Arth
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The Ronnie Ewert Fund -
Approximately three weeks ago, a group of students met in room 102 of the Journalism building and planned a campaign to collect $3,000 from students, faculty, and alumni. That money, we decided, would be used to set up a scholarship fund for little six-year-old Ronnie Ewert. In 12 years, the money will grow to more than $4,000 and Ronnie should be able to attend almost any college he chooses. He will certainly have an easier time of it than his father did.
We have gone over our goal of $3,000—thanks to your generosity. The money that you gave can indicate only one thing—the cynicism and hardness so rampant in the world today are not yet in control of our lives. Many of you who gave most readily are those who could least afford to.
As chairman of the committee, I would like to offer on behalf of the committee our deepest, sincere thanks to all those who gave to the fund. I would also like to express my appreciation to the other committee members who worked so hard to make the campaign a success. Loy Kirkpatrick has been a loyal energetic worker.
Neil McNeil, Dick Bradley, Ed Boswell, Beverly Jennings, John Corporon, Mary Lou Fischer, Roy Zimmerman have also worked faithfully.
The Jay Janes, headed by Pete Maduros; Ed Abels of the Lawrence Outlook; Dolph Simons of the Lawrence Journal-World; and Thomas C. Ryther of the University Press, all helped to make the drive a success. Mrs. Bonnie Nelson, of the Kansan Business Office, kept track of the money as it came in.
The $1,000 contribution by the Kansan Board was an act of unselfish gratitude to the memory of Professor Ewert who was faculty adviser to the University Daily Kansan.
The committee will appoint several persons as guardians of the fund and turn it over to the Endowment Association for investment. Again, the committee would like to thank all of you who gave. Little Ronnie will go to college because you made it possible.
Edward Chapin.
Francis Kelley
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You run across some interesting people sooner or later—if you travel far enough and keep your eyes open. Fact of the matter is, you don't even have to travel far and you can squint your eyes. It's easy. If you'll pardon such an original thought, "people are funny." And poets are funnier than people.
I was talking to a character a while back who claimed he had thought of the greatest idea since Ogden Nash. Asked to elaborate, he explained that most poets write a bunch of guff about people and love and things, but that he wrote only about "essential things." Asked to further elaborate, he explained that "essential things" were things like cows, hogs and chickens—"an animal whose life's surrendered to see that we are all provendered."
I would have thought it was a lot of bull if his poem hadn't been so hammy.
Just to give you a preview of this "new poetry," I decided to run one. So, for butter or for worse, I now present his inspired selection, "Udder Nonsense."
"Didjaever note how an old cow moos
When the flies git on her sides
And she gits to thinkin' of how new shoes
Are made from old cowhides?
I guess I know just how she feels
When she sees men's shoes around her.
If I ended up as a pair of heels
And I was her, I'd found."
Funny thing is that they think he's a great poet down there in Osawatomie .
Wichita Jet Ace Taken Out of Combat
Korea (U.P.)—Capt. James Jabara, who shot down his fifth and sixth Communist jet planes yesterday to become history's first jet fighter ace, was taken out of combat today.
The Wichita flier was assigned to an air base in Japan as an instructor in jet aerial combat tactics.
He made the 700-mile flight from Korea to Jannin in a Sabretel today.
Altogether three Russian-built MIG-15s were shot down in the dogfight yesterday between 28 F-88 Sabrejets in two sections and 50 enemy jets over Sinuiju. Another MIG was probably destroyed and five were damaged. All the Sabrejets returned safely to base.
Jahara was also an ace in World War II. He piloted a P-51 Mustang against the Germans and was credited with nine and a half enemy planes destroyed. He has twice been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
A pilot is rated an "ace" after he destroys five enemy planes.
The exhibit includes works of Gerard David, Magnasco, Tintoretto, Titian, and Jordaens, as well as other artists.
The Museum of Art is displaying a collection of 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries drawings and paintings by European artists.
New Art Work At Museum
"No such collection of this quality has ever been brought to Kansas." John Maxon, director of the museum said.
(Because of space limitations, the editor reserves the right to condense letters of more than 100 words. Anonymous letters will not be published, but names will be addressed on request. Letters should be addressed to the editor of the Kansan.)
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Kill Joy
I don't like to be a kill joy, but it seems to me this Malott "picture fund drive" is pretty silly.
To the Editor:
I have as much respect for the chancellor as anyone, but if the chancellor wants a good picture of himself hanging in the hallowed halls of Strong, I have no doubt he could afford to have it painted. And if the University wants said painting, I am just as sure it could find some way to pay for it—possibly by a raise in student fees.
Granted the picture is a poor one. I might even grant it is the students' business if they want to pour their lad's money into the project. But that is as far as I will go along with his idea.
To make it brief, I think the students are suckers to willingly pay for the thing. If they want to throw their dad's money around, let them put it to some good use—maybe even the Ronnie Ewert scholarship fund.
Dewayne Oglesbee Journalism Senior
More Than Just Portrait To the editor:
This spontaneous student drive for a new portrait of Chancellor Malott is a fine thing. It is more than just a matter of getting a better portrait—a clearer likeness.
Not only does this movement show that the students are concerned with perpetuating his memory, but it also indicates the feeling of students toward the chancellor. It is the students' only opportunity of showing their gratitude to an outstanding chancellor for a job well done.
So, you see, it's not isingularly a question of getting a better portrait, although that is important, but of giving the students a chance to repay Chancellor Deane W. Malott for all he has done.
Loy Kirkpatrick College Sophom
Three Weeks Of FACTS To the editor:
Yes sir, FACTS party and our ASC president, Jim Logan, so-called "10-year-old pendergast," so-called "Willie Stark in knee pants." are without a doubt the most foul thing to hit this campus ever.
Here FACTS has been in office three weeks now and all they have done is: (1) Abolished All Student Council salaries, (2) Authorized and set-up a committee for the Ronnie Ewert Scholarship fund, (3) Obtained from the Board of Regents a student committee to help select a new chancellor, (4) Obtained a raise in wages for library employees, (5) Investigated, protested, and reported to the students on the fee increase, (6) Uphold the idea that "anything in the interests of the students is under jurisdiction of the ASC."
In their "pay-off" through appointments to the party workers, thus far, they have handed out the gravy to 12 independents and 10 Greeks.
Any party so low-down, and working against the interests of the students to this extent should immediately be thrown out of office after all they have had a fair trial, two ASC meetings!
Van E. Rothrock College Sophomore
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