PAGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS Thought for the Day TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1951 War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen and unsupposed circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end. It has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. —Thomas Paine. The Editorial Page- By JACK ZIMMERMAN A Vote Is A Vote If it has done nothing else the present Kansas legislature has succeeded brilliantly in keeping intact a record for procrastination on child welfare legislation. It is an interesting but unenviable record. Various measures for improving the education, health, and general welfare of Kansas children are introduced at each session of the legislature. After they are introduced they seem to get lost in a fast legislative shuffle. It isn't quite clear exactly what happens to them, but at any rate they are, for all intents and purposes, placed on some convenient and out-of-the-way shelf in the state house. The present legislature has been severely criticised for its apparent disorganization. It has had poor leadership with the result that the adjournment date has sneaked up on the legislators and caught them with a staggering load of unfinished business. Many of the measures dealing with legislation for children are in their characteristic place—in that unfinished business. Some appropriations have been made each session and some improvements have resulted. But conditions in Kansas mental and physical health institutions are far from being acceptable. There is a crying need for improvement in both the housing and training programs for children. Legislators apparently have been content to meet that need with something less than open arms. Several bills dealing with improvements in mental and physical institutions and public school financing have gone through the characteristic shuffle. The result is that far too few of them have met with even moderate success. It seems that our legislators, after putting off action on measures of this type, finally relent and grant some portion of the aid being requested. But even this action seems to be done merely to placate an irate constituency. Why, when astronomical sums are appropriated for less important projects, must the kids be content to eat scraps from the legislative table? Could it be because they aren't old enough to vote? A Way To Improve Dear Editor: As our first topic of the year the class of Discussion and Argumentation, under Dr. Kim Giffin, chose as the subject (in brief), "Improvement of Education at Kansas University." During the development of the subject a very interesting and important educational aid was found. This aid was an evaluation sheet prepared by the Campus Affairs Committee which had been pursuing the same subject as our class for some time. This evaluation sheet after due analysis and consideration has met with our full approval, and we would like to go on record as firmly endorsing the matter. We urge all students and professors alike to participate in the use of this sheet for an improvement of education here on the Hill. Briefly stated, the sheet entails the evaluation and presentation of subject material, teacher mannerisms and speaking ability, interest in the course by the student, etc. The sheet will be distributed by monitors to those classes whose teachers wish without obligation to conduct the survey. The student will fill out the sheet and hand it back to the monitors of the class without any identification on it by the writer or by any other person to link the student with his particular paper. The papers will then be evaluated and placed in a place easily accessible to him. There the teacher may look over the papers and see in what departments he is failing to achieve course contact with the students. At all times complete secrecy will be maintained to prevent any person, except the professor, from knowing the information contained on the sheets. At some future date the matter will be elucidated further upon by the Campus Affairs Committee in the Kansan. We hope all students and professors will participate in this program whole heartedly as a forward step in providing for the improvement of education at KU. Speech 161 Speech 101 Discussion and Argument. Easter note: Isn't it strange that after three years on the road there are no little Harveys? Huzza dept.: Journalism students must pass an English proficiency exam before they are graduated. Rodney Nipnap is wondering just what economics and hog-calling have in common. That is, besides John Ise. UDK's ad-of-the-month: For Sale—Tuxedo—Should have tried Fat Boy's Diet, but bought new tux instead. Vice versa dept.: Sen. Robert S. Kerr has invited all former Oklahoma residents who are "camping out" in California to return to "God's country" and live among the "grapes of plenty." Better Late Than Never During the advent of St. Patrick's day, many stories are told concerning the Irish and the celebration of the feast of their patron saint. Unfortunately this story didn't come to light until St. Patrick's day was well on its way into the past. Although the validity of the story is questionable because the narrator insisted that he was aleprechaum, the story as it was told to a Kansan reporter will stir the ire of Erin. Bv DICK MARSHALL Long before the split of Ireland into the Free State and Ulster, and St. Patrick was still 'just plain Pat', the Emerald Isle was under the siege of a plague of insects. The chieftains of all the tribes, seeing the need of unity to rid the land of the pests, got their heads together. The result was a hollow ringing sound, for the decisions they made only got the people into more trouble. The leaders, unable to spend any more money, still had to eliminate the apes that were now over-running the land. In desperation they organized the people for a mass ape hunt One of the bloodiest battles, not to be recorded in the history of Ireland, followed. At the point when the heat of battle raged the hottest, the chief of all the Irish bigwigs gave the cease-fire order. First they imported frogs to eat the insects. Then they imported snakes to eat the frogs. Instead of calling on Patrick to get rid of the snakes, they decided to import apes to eat the snakes. This process played hob with the economy of the country. (From the UDK, Sept. 15, 1914) Prof. W. M. Twenhofel, who has been doing geological work in Russia and Sweden this summer and who was several times held up in Sweden and accused of being a spy, has got as far as London on his return and was supposed to have left Liverpool last Friday on his way to Lawrence. Yesteryears Accused As A Spy The members of the expedition were fortunate enough to finish their work in Russia before the war was declared and pass over into Sweden, where they had little experience of the war except for being accused occasionally of being spies. Mrs. Martin Jones, alumna adviser of Sigma Alpha Iota music sorority, entertained its executive board with a dinner March 11 at her home. Sigma Alpha Iota Adviser Gives Dinner For Board The executive board consists of: Marilyn Barr, Lois Bradfield, Carollee Eberhart, Phyllis McFarland, and Jeannine Neihart, fine arts juniors; Joyce Friesen and Janice Harn, education juniors, and Marian Heekes, education senior. University Daily Hansan Member of the Kansas Press Assn. Press Assn., and the Associated Collegiate Press. Represented by the National Ad- vance Service, 420 Madison Ave, New City. Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS News Room Adv. Room K.U. 251 K.U. 376 Managing Editor Business Manager Francis J. Kelley Richard Hale Asst. Managing Editors: Marvin Arth, Benjamin, Faye Wilkinson, Billie Stier. City Editor Marlon Kilwer Asst. City Editors: Richard Marshall, Bakken, Robert Sanford, Lee Shepeard. Assoc. editorial editors: Lee Sheppeard Society Editor Jack Zimmerman Asst. Society Editors: Nancy Anderson, Dorothy Oglebshe, Rita Roney. Telegraph Editor Richard Tatum Graphic Editors: John Corporon, William White. Sports Editor Bob Nelson Asst. Sports Editors: Alan Marshall, Forrest Miller. Advertising Mgr James W. Murray National Adv. Mgr George Lukens Jason Mitchell Classified Ad. Mgr Dorothy Kobb Promotion Mgr Jim Brunson Editor-in-chief Edward J. Chapin Hot Bricks For Cold Birds "Boys," said the chief, "There'll be no more of this anti-ape campaign until each man marks himself with a green banner. We're killin' off too many of our own people." Memphis, Tenn. (U.P.)—Mrs. Gilbert Bridger gave birds a hot seat during a cold wave. She knocked ice from her window ledge and placed heated bricks there for kids to warm themselves. YOUR EYES should be examined today. Call for appointment. Any lens or prescription duplicated. Lawrence Optical Co. Phone 425 1025 Mass. - SENIORS - FREE GLOSS Size—3 x 41/2 With This Ad and An Order of Application Photographs HIXON STUDIO - 721 Mass. Sea Foods - French Fried Jumbo Shrimp - Make a Delicious Tempting Meal - Broiled Maine Lobster - Soft Shell Crabs - Deep Sea Scallops Good Service Pleasant Surroundings DUCK'S "Sea Food of All Kinds." 824 Vt. Hood