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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1950
The Editorial Page-
Bring On Bradley!
The Kansas basketball team, after swamping Kansas State, has taken the favorite's role in the Big Seven. After a rather shaky start, it is sweet gratification for the Jayhawks to be within fingering distance of the league crown.
Not in the too far distant future is an opportunity for the Jayhawks to regain national glory and enter the N.C.A.A. tournament as district five's representative. The stumbling blocks are big, but the chances of a K.U. survival look good.
By Bibler
The opportunity in the conference looks the rosiest. Kansas State and Nebraska must yet tangle to knock each other's heads off, while Kansas must meet with a stublorn Oklahoma quintet.
The real strength of the Braves lies, however, in their depth at every position. Men like Mann, Slicter, Chinniakas, Grover, and Humerickhouse are all first rate material. Three of Bradley's players have hit over 40 per cent of their shots from the floor during the season, and three more are above the 30 per cent mark. That makes a team hard to beat.
Paul Unruh, who alternates between center and forward for Bradley, has been named as All-American forward on the 1950 U.P. basketball team. Unruh deserves the honor. He is 6 feet 4 inches tall, never gets excited, and is fast (he runs the 100-yard dash in 9.8 seconds). Alternating at center with Unruh is Elmer Behnke, a 6 foot 7 inch sophomore. He has gained a starting berth on the team and is improving rapidly. Gene Melchiorre, guard, is the workhorse on the Bradley five. Only 5 feet 9 inches tall, Gene was picked on the U.P.'s second All-American team.
There are three possibilities. If K.U. beats Oklahoma and Nebraska beats Kansas State, the Jayhawks are assured of a conference tie; if they beat Oklahoma and Kansas State whips Nebraska, a series of events that seems most likely, the Jayhawks will garner undisputed possession of the title; if, however, the Jayhawks should lose to Oklahoma their only salvation will be a Kansas State victory over the Cornhuskers. Reviewing the odds, it seems most likely that the Big Seven laurel crown will rest in Lawrence.
Nevertheless, should K.U. get to the playoff, no one should write them off or count them out. They've got some tricks up their collective sleeves, and a few advantages.
If that is the case, the Jayhawks will be up against Bradley in the playoff game for the N.C.A.A. berth in Kansas City on Monday, March 20. This game will be the test. Bradley is tough and rough, and they play a fast, hard game.
First, the game will be played on a floor that the Jayhawks know something about; Bradley has never played in Kansas City. Second, Bradley tends to fold up in tournament play and on strange, large courts. Third, the Braves may be mentally and physically exhausted from their stint in the National Invitational tournament. And last, Kansas is improving with every game, and could win on merit alone.
Overly optimistic or not, the sunshine of national prestige is beginning to warm the Jayhawks and they deserve it. We think they can go all the way to the N.C.A.A. tournament with a little support and a few breaks.
What was all that fuss about cheerleaders, sportsmanship, and basketball teams a little while ago? —W.F.S.
Roll Call Confusion
An average house of representative's roll call takes about 35 minutes. Recently obstructive tactics used by some opposition group succeeded in getting the house into 11 roll calls! These consumed approximately $5\frac{1}{2}$ hours and kept the members up until 3:20 a.m. There was only 40 minutes of actual debate.
To Rep. James E. Noland (D) from Indiana, a newly elected member, this seemed a waste of time, so he introduced a resolution. He would have electrical roll-call conduits installed. These would go under the floor of the house in connection with the renovation process the capitol building is now undergoing. His theory is that sooner or later the big 435-member body will decide to install electric voting push buttons, such as some state legislatures now have. Installing the conduits this summer, when the floor is torn up anyway, will save the 30 or 40 thousand dollars it would cost to have the new floors torn up later.
Many of these apparently old-fashioned, time-wasting systems are actually subterfuges for the accomplishments of other things. Many times leaders of the two parties use the 35-minute roll-call confusion to do their organizational work. Without the delay they would have to work off the floor. Electrical voting also would probably have its opponents.
Of course, changing the system flies right in the face of precedent as some of the other congressional streamlining proposals have. This particular one was set in 1789 when the house had 166 members. Even now some will probably contend that this horse-and-buggy system that worked all right in Washington's time needn't be changed. The change sounds quite sensible and it might even save us some money.
It is estimated that in the course of the ordinary session about 25 to 30 legislative days are consumed by slow-motion roll calls. With five legislative days to the week, congressmen could figure five or six extra weeks' vacation if they modernized the procedure. You might really think there might be some inducements for the Noland plan.
—Dale W. Ferguson.
Campus Chest Earns $1,252.26
The Campus Chest drive conducted at the University in November raised $1,252.26 for six charitable organizations. The drive was sponsored by the All Student Council.
Douglas Paddock, director of the K.U. Campus Chest, said that the fund drives of the six organizations were combined into one so that students would not be solicited more than once during the year.
The money was divided as follows: The National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, $353.42; Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, $252.54; World Student Service Fund, $216.03; the Lawrence Community chest, $69.01; The American Foundation for the Overseas Blind, $66.01; and the Committee for Friendly Relations among Foreign Students, $33.84. Administrative expenses amounted to $57.38.
Students contributing to the Campus Chest were given a card bearing the names of all the organizations represented in the drive.
Paddock said that any organization wishing to participate in the aex campaign should contact the president of the A.S.C. during October.
Japan's Economic Recovery Discussed by Dr. R. C. Moore
The rapid economic recovery of Japan and the progress the country has made toward democracy was stressed by Dr. R. C. Moore, director of research of the geological survey, at a meeting of the Rotary club Monday.
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Dr. Moore illustrated his talk with colored motion pictures which he took while he was in Japan last summer.
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