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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
TUESDAY; APRIL 25,1950
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"I'm not surprised, Worthal—You're flunking psychology you know."
The Editors Report NATIONWIDE AID FOR
A National Institution by Charles Reiner
The Menninger foundation needs $1,300,000 for expanded research and educational programs. In their first general appeal for funds, the Topeka psychiatrists and their board of governors and trustees recently met in New York.
In 1949, the foundation had a deficit of $40,000. The reason for this is found in a statement recently made by Dr. Karl Menninger.
He said, "We started on a shoestring and grew into a national foundation. If we are going to keep on being national, I guess we'll need nationwide help."
The foundation has never had enough money to carry out all its special projects—especially experiments in research training and child psychiatric care. Yet it is the country's most successful clinic for treatment of neurotic children.
When the Menninger clinic was begun more than thirty years ago, many Kansans were suspicious of the venture. In 1919, it was an innovation in Midwest medicine. But now, at the end of thirty successful and productive years, the term, "The Menningers," has come to mean the world's best known psychiatric center.
The original Menninger clinic was a remodeled farmhouse on the edge of Topeka. It began when Dr. Karl Menninger put out his shingle alongside that of his father, Dr. C. F. Menninger. Later, the younger son, Dr. Will, joined them.
From the small remodeled farmhouse, the clinic has grown into twelve buildings on the 34-acre Menninger property near Topeka. It is now the place where doctors, psychologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, and teachers flock to see and study the latest techniques in psychosomatic medicine.
In 1941, the Menninger foundation was established. It was chartered as a non-profit organization and authorized to accept tax-free contributions. The Menninger brothers, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, gave their savings, earnings from private practice, and proceeds from their book sales to the foundation. But it was not enough.
The money the foundation seeks will be used in exploring the value of new and powerful drugs and chemicals on mental illness, new techniques in brain surgery, how to make group therapy more efficient, and research of a way to salvage now-hopeless cases of chizophrenia.
In their request for nationwide help, the Meningers have a strong case. Statistically, they say that one million children in this country suffer from behavior disorders. That fifty per cent of all physical illness results from emotional conflicts.
That 90 per cent of industrial accidents have their roots in personality problems. Yet for every $130 spent on all types of medical research in this country, only two cents is spent on psychiatric research.
Nose Is Familiar Feature
Danville, Va.— (U.P.) —Detective Juby Towler is sure of the effectiveness of one disguise. He wore a plastic nose home one evening and his wife wouldn't let him in.
Pugilists With Painters
Milwaukee - (U.P.) - Books on football and boxing at the Milwaukee public library are kept in the art and music department.
TODAY'S MAIL Surely
Sir:
In connection with a recent communication in the Kansan, the editor asked others to express opinions about the name for the fieldhouse. I have no wish to detract from Dr. Allen's honors. He has brought credit to himself and to our school.
Blanche Woodbury, '07 Lawrence, Kan.
Nevertheless, I do cast a vote for Dr. Naismith. His long years of valuable service are marked, but beyond that his hand in developing basketball is outstanding. Surely it should be recognized at the institution to which he gave a lifetime of teaching and influence.
University
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Want South Seas Paradise? The Answer Is Yes, But — —
But whether a would-be immigrant can expect to find a genuine Utopia there all depends on what he seeks. If, for instance, it's isolation, there probably are few places in the world more peaceful. News from the outside is meager, supply ships make only occasional calls, and planes are rarely seen. Or if it's a superb ocean climate, the thermometer seldom dips below 72 degrees or rises above 92 in the shade.
Washington, D. C.—(U.P.)Want to live in a tropical paradise? British Colonial Office reports it operates a real one—the dime-size Gilbert and Ellis Islands of the South Seas. Among other attractions, the islands have no housing shortage, no poverty, and low taxes.
Finally, some sportsmen claim there is no finer fishing ground anywhere than in the Gilbert group. The surrounding waters boast an abundance of "big ones," including sharks, spearfish, barracuda and others.
However, life on the sandy coral islands has its austere aspects. Few fruits and vegetables can be raised,
except for the coconut palm and taro plant. The handful of European residents must rely heavily on canned foodstuffs for variety in their meals.
The native population numbers about 36,000 and is composed of two distinct racial groups speaking entirely different languages. The Gilberts are inhabited by copper-colored Micronesians, generally a reserved people, while the Ellices are populated by light-skinned Polynesians, a vivacious and demonstrative race.
In all, the colony comprises 37 coral atolls and isles scattered over more than 2,000,000 square miles of ocean. Since the end of World War II, its government headquarters have been located on Tarawa, the island in the Gilberts which the U.S. Marines wrested from the Japanese in November, 1943.
Libya, scheduled by United Nations resolution to become independent by Jan. 1, 1552, will be the fourth independent African country.
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