PAGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1951 Thought for the Day Everything nourishes what is strong already. —Jane Austen. The Editorial Page- It's Spring, Tra-la No official date can announce the first day of spring. It comes at different times for different persons. We suspect that the calendar date of the first day of spring was created as a device to aid persons who can no longer feel that certain something in the air that makes the blood sing. For those persons who prefer signs and visual indications of the great transition the following three occurrences may be of value: (1) a robin has been sighted; (2) some women students have been observed wearing sweaters without overcoats; and (3) Law students have begun gathering on the steps of Green hall. And too, our landlady's cat, Toughy, has taken to night prowling. Only a few days ago Toughy was content to curl up by a hot air register and shake a disapproving whisker as the door opened and closed letting in blasts of cold air. Of course, to be able to recognize the first moment of spring, one must have grown up in the Middle-West. It happens when the moon loses its cold, icy, hole-in-the-sky look and suddenly spreads a silvery web across the land. You know its happened when you want to take a long walk in the stinging, wind-whipped rain. Then you can only feel sorry for those persons who must wait for the calendar to tell them when the first day of the new season is. It makes you want to rush out and shout, "Hey, look, it's spring." F.E.J.C. -E. J. C. What'll It Be For '51 Dear Editor and Members of the Senior Class: Each year, the graduating class leaves the University something to remember it by. The gift committee for the Class of '51 met recently to initiate the search for a gift the seniors would want to give. Several ideas are being considered, but before the committee makes its recommendation, it would like to have additional suggestions from the class at large. We feel that discussion now will be more constructive than criticism after the class has voted on the gift. the gift. Members of the gift committee are Fred Six, Nancy Gimmel, Elizabeth Scott, Harold Edmondson, Lorraine Thiessen, John Amberg, and Maxine Holsinger. They are the people to whom you should bring your suggestions. Maxine Holsinger Education senior. Opposing coaches in Hoch auditorium are eagerly welcomed into the "We-just-couldn't-stop-Lovellette-club." Rodney Nipnap says, "Why should they when asthma couldn't?" We say all such sallies are right down Allen's alley. Little Man On Campus by Bibler "Any o' you guys 'round here gotto extra cigarette, Ed?" Capitalism and or Freedom The Public's Pulse- In reply to your suggestion to define freedom more completely: Dear Editor: I made the point earlier that "democracy," "freedom" and "capitalism" were not synonymous. A comparison of the three terms might contribute to our progress towards a definition of freedom. "Democracy" generally designates a body of institutions ensuring the control of the government by the people, and also the principle of popular government. This in turn is assumed to guarantee freedom, that is the greatest possibility of self-development for the majority of the people. Recently "democracy" has been linked with "capitalism," implying that "free enterprise" is essential to "freedom." Even a superficial examination shows that this is an almost complete misrepresentation. Present day capitalism has little in common with competitive free enterprise and is totalitarian by structure and influence. Full control by the people cannot exist without a certain degree of political consciousness and responsibility. This is difficult to bring about in a capitalist state where the main source of information propagate the ideology of monopoly capitalism. The real control lies therefore too often with the business monopolies. But experience has shown that in times of crisis capitalist interests have preferred to abolish the democratic institutions rather than relinquish their control of the state. Capitalism is therefore, if not in theory, at least by its inevitable development, destructive of freedom. The same may not be true of socialism, which may escape similar developments. While democracy is a necessary condition of freedom, it is not a sufficient one. Freedom implies absence of uniformity, absence of regimentation by custom, social pressure, etc. Such levelling trends are frequently present in modern democratic societies and lead to acceptance of totalitarian trends. Yesteryears I apologize for my lengthy and indirect approach in this matter, but the issue raises too many vital problems to be treated flippantly. (From the UDK, Jan. 14, 1920) Grainger Groans Percy Grainger, internationally known pianist, was compelled to squat down before the piano and try to put the instrument in working order at his concert Tuesday night. The gymnasium was comfortably filled when Mr. Grainger sat down to begin his concert. He struck the first few chords and then stopped. He blushed and then squatted down to work with the pedal. The audience smiled, then snickered. Later, he remarked: "Honestly, I was never so disgusted with an audience in my life. You could expect such action from hoodlums, of course, but for a University audience to lack decent appreciation, even decent manners and to be utterly wanting in poise and self control certainly is disgusting." Patronize Kansan Advertisers! 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