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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 4,1950
WEDN
The Editorial Page-
TOUCHDOWN, MAC?
Make That Point
News bulletin . . . .
St. Louis fell into the hands of eastern forces early today as outnumbered western troops fled from the city. Making their third attack across the Missouri boundary line, eastern forces are walking over their bewildered countrymen who live on the other side of the river.
Nations throughout the world are sympathizing with westerners who were unaware of the attack which the Canadian government has been promoting.
Well . . .
How would a story which began like this look on the front page of your newspaper? How would it feel to grab your gun, climb into army gear, and start battling against your neighbors, friends, or relatives who live on the opposite side of a boundary which outsiders arbitrarily set as a division for what you always considered as 48 United States?
For a moment you have stepped into the shoes of a Korean—any Korean. The distinction between north and south is artificial, for Koreans are one people. They speak one language without dialects or noticeable provincialisms. A Brooklyn accent differs from a Texas twang more than the speech of any two Koreans differs. Yet, the whole world is suddenly thinking of northern and southern Koreas as two separate groups with mutual hate being nursed by every drop of blood shed in the country's conflict.
A dispatch from the warfront several weeks ago told of a northern tank driver who climbed out of his tank in the midst of battle and cried out, "Why do we have to shoot each other?" He embraced the southernner, and both wept.
Korea needs unification, not two separate governments divided by the 38th parallel. Yet, this unification must not be rule by the Communists. Koreans have as much right as any other people to wish for and to demand self government. Communists should be pushed out of Korea entirely, not only to the 38th parallel from which they initiated the small scale war.
First, let's "hold that line." Then, "let's go over" 'cause "we want a touchdown."
Kansan Comments
At 7:15 one morning a woman walked up to a line in front of an auditorium in St. Louis.
"Is this the line for South Pacific?" she inquired. A hesitant but affirmative reply was offered by one of the young men in the line, so the woman stood patiently until the doors opened and the line began to move inside.
"Where do you think you are going?" demanded a guard.
"Why to get nicknames? 'Southern Florida.'" she snwked.
"Lady, this is the line for draftees to get physical examinations—whether they go to the South Pacific or not."
ASC President Boosts Crusade
"The Crusade for Freedom is the latest edition of our nation's attempts to reach those behind the Iron Curtain with truth. It is designed further to combat the effects of the Stockholm Peace Pact.
"The 'peace pact' belittled American unity and purported to prove that we in this country were not behind our government. It held that we were not in favor of the recent military measures employed by our United States.
"In the crusade, we appeal to all you citizens who believe—not only in our government and its actions in time of emergency but also in the unequalled greatness of American freedoms. To you who would keep those freedoms in America and would extend them to supplant Communistic tyrannies—we ask a favor.
"Please sign the freedom scrolls in all seriousness and conscientiousness. Where possible, couple your signature with a contribution to help the crusade financially. The money will send a radio voice of the U.S. behind the Iron Curtain; the signed scrolls will be placed on public exhibit in Berlin.
A. S.C. president.
"Thank you for your help. And remember, one day such thanks will be echoed many times in many lands and languages."
Melvin Clingan
French Club Elects Officers
The first meeting of the French club held recently was devoted to the organization of the club and information of members.
Jack Grisby was elected president. Other officers are Janet Harris, vice-president; Mary Helene Farrell, secretary; and Christine Johnson, treasurer.
Criminals Not So Smart
Providence, R.I.—(U.P.)—Crime apparently doesn't stem from education. The Rhode Island social welfare department reported that only 10 per cent of the prisoners in state institutions were high school graduates.
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14th Street Follies
With the beginning of another school year, students who live on the east side of the Hill are finding that a three-month leave of absence has left them in poor condition for climbing Mt. Oread. When they ascend the Hill once again they found their legs and lungs to be unusually weak.
The athlete who breaks training is in no worse condition than the student who misses a day's climb to classes. After skipping a few days of the old routine, the average student is devoid of strength. This is what divides the student hill climbers into three groups.
Specimens of good health comprise the last group. They go to class every day and are responsible for the ill-feeling toward the grade "curve." Arms loaded with books, their legs churning at a frightening rate of speed, they gingerly ascend the east face of Mt. Oread in less than ten minutes. One characteristic distinguishes this type from the rest of the students—that healthy look. Probably no seniors and few juniors belong to this classification. The majority are either new students impressing the administration or eligible men fighting the draft with a substantial grade average.
In the first division are the student car-owners and their friends, sometimes called members of the "bourgeoisie." They have tried and failed miserably in conditioning themselves. They are the ones who do not start to class until the whistle blows. Then they shoot up 14th street, bidding "hello's" to less fortunate people along the way. Once on the campus, the car stops at some central point. As the occupants disperse in all directions, the car's body once again regains its normal height on springs, revealing that the auto still has wheels. Then the driver begins his search for a ticket-free parking place and eventually ends up placing his machine someplace near West Campus, approximately a half mile from class. Although he is late, he still has the final laugh on perspiring classmates who chose to walk.
So, with more than 30 weeks of school remaining, the student who lives east of the campus has three alternatives. One, buy a car or "snow" a friend who owns one; two, get all Tuesday and Thursday classes or take courses by correspondence; or three, get into shape and go to class regularly. —Bill Stratton.
John Ise, able to meet any occasion with a witticism, strolled into his economics class, walked to the window, and proceeded to open it with his cane. When the cane slipped and went crashing through the glass, Dr. Ise growled, "Got to get air in here somehow."
Little Man On Campus
The next division is comprised of students who attend classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, or else on Tuesday and Thursday, but never every day. The University limits the membership in this group and, consequently, it is the smallest of the three. Indolem seems to be the main attribute in this aggregation, and participants are able to summon enough energy for only two or three Hill climbs a week. These students are not hard to contact, because they are either in bed or on the Hill, more likely the former. Once they make it to the top, they stay all day, for more than one trek up the slope in a day is a physical impossibility according to their thinking.
by Bibler
"See—I told you we could get dates if we just had a car."