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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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The 'HA-Bomb'
Initials and initial groups have long plagued simple men. Some have become symbols of life, fear, or unemployment. Some don't mean anything. The N.R.A., the T.V.A., the N.C.A.A., the A.A.A., and the A.A.A.A., all have significance. Many aren't aware of that significance, however.
Then along came the A-bomb. This was not so difficult to understand. There was only one initial and the rest was self-explanatory. People reacted in diverse ways to the A-bomb, and were slowly becoming accustomed to its ominous presence when a new character stalked into their lives.
The H-bomb! Ah, new initials, but what do they mean?
Some say that an H-bomb can never be made. They are wrong. The H-bomb is perfectly feasible in theory, and that theory has been understood by scientists for many years. Now they think the bomb is even practical.
What is the H-bomb, other than a new initial? Basically, it is an atomic action in reverse of that in the A-bomb. The A-bomb is a process of splitting an atom, and releasing huge amounts of energy by this fission. The H-bomb is the process of building an atom into a heavier one, thus making a new element. Huge amounts of energy are released in this process, too. What really is done, is building hydrogen atoms into helium atoms. A man-made sun!
The necessary heat for this reaction will be supplied by the A-bomb. The A-bomb is the trigger that will fuse hydrogen atoms into helium atoms. The interaction of the two bombs offers the suggestion of a new name for the H-bomb. The "HA-bomb!" The consequences, however, of undirected and misguided control of the "HA-bomb" would be far from funny.
The H-bomb will cost the government around 2 billion dollars. The cost is similar to that for the first atom bomb.
A question of concern in relation to the H-bomb is the time of preparation. Some say Russia already has one. This is doubtful, but Russia may well be more advanced than we. The best time estimates range from 1 to 2 years.
The bomb will be the most powerful weapon that has ever rested in man's hand. In theory, there is no limit to the H-bomb's power. The best estimates to date seem to be that the H-bomb will be 10 to 100 times more powerful than the old A-bomb.
That means that an ordinary H-bomb under these limitations could effectively destroy everything and everybody within a 100 square miles. That area corresponds to a circle with a diameter of 11 miles.
The only reassuring note about the H-bomb is that the area which it can effectively destroy does not increase in direct proportion with its power. That is, if increased from 100 times to 1000 times more powerful than the A-bomb, it would not destroy from 100 to 1000 times more area.
Also, the H-bomb is in no danger of setting off an earth-wide chain reaction, in theory at least.
"HA-bomb" indeed!
W. F.S.
Bergman vs Dowagers
The case of Ingrid Bergman versus the dowagers of America revives again the plea of "art for art's sake." Although Ingrid's work may or may not be "art", she is the living plea not to consider the personality but to consider the artistry. She is a member of an old line, a select group, a union (if you will), all of whom were peopled by artists whose lives bore the unfavorable scrutiny of the public. Their misdeeds were sublimated by music, by painting, and now by drama.
In cities across the land and among the theater chains, Ingrid's pictures have been banned. The public has been an eager audience witnessing a saga, the career of a woman who entered Hollywood untouched by the sordid details of life in that Bohemian colony. She was a success, an ardent student of her work, and the public applauded. Then the second phase of Ingrid's "place in the sun" began in Italy. It reached a climax with the birth of a son whose father, in her own words, is not her husband.
In the world of painters, Utrillo and Van Gogh represent the same conflict. They have given culture and art to the world, yet the sordid imprint of their personalities has shocked their supporters. The world of music is full of the same type of individuals-Liszt and Chopin being two of the foremost examples. Yet the work of these people is not banned, rather it is considered a social asset to know the work. The world is in debt to these individuals, for without them much of life would be stripped of beauty.
Bergman, too, is an artist. She is an actress and her pictures are presented so that the public may sit in judgment upon her professional life. The public is not called upon to judge her personal life. —Stella Gabrielson.
'Small Things'
There will be 10 lectures, open to the public, on atomic energy and its many aspects, and we wonder if the University is getting ready to use an old obsolete A-bomb to force Missouri to its knees.
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Dear Editor:
Big Mouths?
Somewhere along the line, we physical educators have failed to make of the American game of basketball what its inventor, Dr. James Naismith, intended it to become.
TUESDAY.
Tonight I attended the Kansas-Nebraska game sponsored by this "institution of higher learning." The "game" stank! Oh, sure—we won, but I wonder if that is really the important thing. Someone has said, "So conduct yourself that, when the game is over, you will have the respect of your opponents, whether you have won or lost." Such was not the nature of the game I saw tonight.
First of all, I was displeased with the sportsmanship—or rather the lack of it—displayed by the crowd. Sure we wanted to win the game, but were such yellas as "Get the goon!" and "Give it to Meathead!" necessary? And what about the cheer when Ted O'Sullivan's illness was announced? I'll bet that made him feel better. O'Sullivan can't be such a bad official if our coach continually chooses him to work our games. Or doesn't the crowd realize that the coach gets a choice of officials?
You "college men" with your large lung capacities and big mouths who manage to yell the loudest, have you ever thought about how much like so many braying jack-asses you must look to your dates? . . sporting exhibitions are the only opportunities some visitors to the Hill have to view the "higher learning" supposedly taking place at K. U.
Then, too, I wonder if our coach has ever thought about how much poor sportsmanship he encourages by his frequent journeys onto the floor. . .
The players themselves are not absolutely innocent. . .
Maybe Robert Hutchins of the University of Chicago has the right idea. At least it would save the taxpayers of Kansas a lot of money if the proposed field house were to remain unbuilt. Such a building to provide for larger crowds of louder yelling people, who act as if they had never heard of good sportsmanship; paying to see taller players, who evidently think that winning at any cost is the important thing, and trained by less ethical
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Kansas City—(U.P.) You can take your choice of four versions of the origin of Valentines.
The ancient custom of exchanging love notes on Feb. 14, said Jeanette Lee of the Hallmark Greeting Card company has been traced to (1) the old Roman feast of Lupercalia, (2) a naturalist's discovery that birds begin to mate about the middle of February, (3) "Galantin's Day," a Norman holiday in the Middle Ages, and (4) Valentine, a third-century saint.
No less than three St. Valentines are mentioned in church calendars, Miss Lee noted. One was martyred on Feb. 14, 270 A.D., and left a note for the jailer's small daughter signed, "Your Valentine."
coaches, who make bigger fools of themselves—all of this sounds like a gigantic face to me.
Whatever the origin of the day, Valentines are the oldest known greeting cards, Miss Lee said. They even antedate Christmas cards.
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