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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1950
Thought For The Day —
"When you define liberty you limit it, and when you limit it you destroy it." - Brand Whitlock.
Signs Of Our Times
It has recently come to our attention that there is a Socialist club organized on the Hill and that there are several active members in it.
We have also heard of at least three petitions, independently begun, being sent to President Truman asking that he refrain from using the A-bomb and try to reach a peaceful settlement of the present difficulties.
We are encouraged by this display of independent thinking by students. We had begun to think that the average student was a dull clod who thought of nothing more important than whether K.U. would beat Missouri in football, or some such nonsense.
The faculty and administration are constantly trying to impress upon students the fact that the world is in a crisis, that we cannot be complacent and live in an ivory tower or in a social whirl as if what happened in Nepal or Afghanistan didn't have the slightest effect on us. Their efforts were usually smothered by the cry to "Rally, rally, rally," which meant that the thought-provoking words and books were buried for the weekend under old football ticket stubs.
We hope that these signs of awakening awareness give some encouragement to the faculty as an indication that all was not in vain.
We also hope that these first attempts act as stimulants for the rest of the student body and that the old status quo indifference and lethargy become a thing of the past.
—J. A. B.
We hear the sweater girl is going out—and every night, too!
Sign in a Kansas City lingerie shop: Our lingerie is the best. Smart women wear nothing else.
Advice to girls: never be afraid to flatter a man because you can't give him a better opinion of himself than he has already.
The sudden change of events in the Korean situation and the increasing unsteadiness of world affairs has caused many worried looks on the faces of students. The boys are worrying about getting drafted and being unable to finish the current school year. The girls are worrying about the boys getting drafted and thus reducing their gravity train of prospective beaus, but the really serious-minded student is driving himself to insanity trying to figure out what "The Thing" is.
"All but one of the rooms are for two girls."—story on New North College hall.
Rodney Nipnap wants to know when can he rent that one room?
Confidence is having a fraternity pin engraved with her name instead of "To My One and Only."
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"And as a member of our club you'll enjoy our friendly rivalry with the frat next door."
Humanity Hope
Dear Editor:
The action of some of the members of the English department of our University asking President Truman not to use the A-bomb, should be but the beginning of a campus-wide movement. Further signatures could be obtained by the Kansan through publication of a similar petition. The Kansan could offer to accept and send these coupon-signatures.
This petition might take the same form as that used by the English instructors, as published on page one of the Dec. 4 Kansan. We suggest a concluding sentence such as: We, the undersigned would probably recommend that every effort be made to resolve the present crisis by peaceful means.
Sincerely.
Edward C. Akerly
Ali S. Aganolu
Amado Gavidia Hidalgo
Antonio Pun Kay
Hope Nansen
Keith Riggs
Evelyn Jean Schendler
Mary Tichenor
Maryo Van Deman
Editor's note: We believe the sug- gestion to be a worthy one and although the Kansan cannot accept or send the petitions or signatures, we are re-printing the form used by the English instructors from Monday's issue.
The petition read: "We ask that you, Mr. President, issue a statement that you will not authorize the use of the A-bomb. Furthermore, we feel that we are in danger of precipitating a third world war which will lead to complete catastrophe. We urge that our government take the lead in seeking a peaceful settlement in the United Nations before any more American men are sacrificed."
Three reasons were cited for not using the A-bomb:
1. The A-bomb is obviously designed to be used only on heavily concentrated industrial areas and therefore automatically destroys thousands of innocent, non-belligerent men, women, and children;
3. The United States, through its use of the A-bomb may quite possibly alienate its millions of friends and allies in Europe by bringing on reprisal A-bombing of chief European cities.
2. Dropping the A-bomb on Asian targets will only blacken the reputation of the United States in Asia;
Help Fight TB
At the Flicks By Bill Stratton
Buy Christmas Seals
"Devil In the Flesh" Patee Theater
This movie has s-x. If you are not interested in s-x, which I don't believe for a minute, you might like
the 'story. Damn'
good story, too.
The subtitles
want both you
at all.
Over a startlingly short period of time, you watch an adolescent
grow up. This is always an awesome and somewhat tragic sight. The speed of his maturity results from a love affair with an older woman who is, unluckily, married. An uncommonly understanding father and a basic sense of decency help the boy, but cannot save him.
The acting leaves nothing to be desired, and the directing proves again, unnecessarily, that where Hollywood would have treated this story as a tawdry bedroom teaser, the French have handled it with dignity and beauty.
The desert in Big Bend National Park in Texas once boasted of camels, imported from Africa for army patrol duty against Indian mauraids before the Civil War.
"Dark City" Jayhawker Theater
Despite some bad lines and a few spots that drag, this is an above average murder movie. Director Hal
Wallis takes an old story, dresses it up, and produces some uneasy moments of suspense.
Charlton Heston and two companions fleece an innocent if annoying gentleman out of $5,000 that does not belong to him, after which this victim hangs himself in a hotel room. His psychopathic brother, whose size makes Clyde Lovellette look like Peter Pan, sets out to avenge the death by dispatching the three card sharks. The extent of his success makes for much of the interest in the movie.
At a disadvantage due to Hollywood's introductory buildup and customary corny dialogue, Mr. Heston handles a difficult part with competence and assurance. Lizbeth Scott, who can't sing, but does, provides most of the love interest and considerable aid to Mr. Heston. Viveca Lindfors helps out here, too. Don Defore is the fall guy and Dean Jagger is a sympathetic cop.
Ancient Elms Vanish
Lexington, Mass., (U.P.) Two elm trees that were slender saplings in front of the Munroe Tavern when George Washington hitched his horse in the yard during a visit here have just been cut down. Dry rot had ruined the ancient trees.
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