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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1950
The Editorial Page-
The Queen
In the early days of our country, people hated any form of royalty with a vengeance. Even the newborn Phi Beta Kappa fraternity was under suspicion because it was a relatively exclusive group.
Our colonial ancestors who bled and froze in the Revolutionary war, to free the colonies from George III, would be horrified if they were to return to America today and visit a modern university. The first thing they would probably see would be The Queen.
The institution of The Queen has become firmly established in American tradition — particularly in American education. There are homecoming queens, fraternity queens, military ball queues—in fact, queens are selected by nearly every organized group at the slightest provocation. What is behind this trend? Is it a wild, national craving to worship the unattainable creature? Maybe America would be better off with a monarch such as the English maintain.
Of course, it may be much simpler than that. The Queen may be a mere creature of the enterprising press agent who wants publicity for his project. Perhaps the Queen is the unwitting tool of the organization propagandists. Probably no one knows or cares. Yet the institution of The Queen has grown to such alarming proportions the past few years that it bears investigation.
The process of selecting The Queen is basically wrong. If the selection is not political, her highness is usually the best looking woman in the area. A girl of this standing is usually not lacking in self-confidence; neither is she particularly modest. The sudden elevation to royalty is often more than her simple brain can assimilate. The official recognition of her beauty sometimes results in a poor thing who expects a Hollywood contract upon graduation and a millionaire for a husband. Ten years later she finds herself washing dishes for a $50 a week spouse and releasing her histrionic talents in the annual Christmas pageant. Unhappiness is the inevitable result. All because she was The Queen.
If we must have queens, we should select the shy, plain girl who lacks self-confidence and resembles a mouse. The royalty stuff would give her a new feeling of value and she would probably have enough sense not to be carried away.
Besides,we'd like to see some new faces.
We're tired of all The Queens looking so much alike.
'Small Things'
Science can be amazing. Sign observed in an urban hospital during the holidays: "No Children Under 14 Allowed in the Maternity Ward."
And then there was the little child who ran screaming to her father that a new Buick had tried to bite her.
Ex-president Hoover and Senator Taft have advocated "use of troops, if necessary, to save Formosa." Mr. Hoover is 75. Mr. Taft is 60.
The sophisticated of Time magazine chose Winston Churchill as their "Man of the Half Century," but if a nation wide poll were taken, we'd bet Micky Mouse would come out top dog.
All the basketball players in the Big Seven holiday tournament stayed at the same Kansas City hotel. A friend of ours, who was there, says that to get a really hopeless inferiority complex, just get in an elevator with eight men-none of them under 6 feet 7 inches tall.
But of course, there are the Big Seven midgids—6 feet 2 or 3—you always feel more at ease with a few little guys around.
Dedicated To Our Friends
When comes the last great writer,
To write opposite your name.
He writes not that you won or lost,
Played in the game.
But that your house intramural manager's buddies Plaved in the game.
US Can Send Rocket To Moon Within Year All Nation Needs Is Billion Dollars
Honolulu, T.H.—(U.P.)—A guided-missile officer here contends that this country could "put a rocket on the moon in a year—if it had a billion dollars for research."
Maybe with passengers aboard.
The officer, who asked that his name and service be anonymous, talked like a premature Buck Rodgers of "r e t r o-rockets", casual defiance of gravity, and progress in rocket research.
If it carried passengers though, the first-flighters might have to wait on the moon while American scien- ced and brought enough fuel for a round-trip.
"With just half the money used in atomic research during the Manhattan project," he said, "we could
launch a rocket to the moon in a year."
Roughly, the rocket would hurl itsself away from the earth at 25,000 miles an hour to escape the tug of and enter the moon's influence.
As for danger to passengers, test pilots already shake off more pum-
Soldier Makes Life Interesting For 5000 Youngsters In Berlin
"Santa Claus comes only once a year," the youngsters say, "but Uncle Lennie comes almost every day."
Berlin—(U,P)—A California soldier is giving Berlin children a break.
For the past two years, this 23-year-old soldier has spent most of his spare time and much of his duty time trying to make life more pleasant and interesting for Berlin youngsters.
Uncle Lenny believes that unless community spirit is developed among the youths, they will grow up quarreling, hating their fellow beings and susceptible to the next relationship which threatens their nation.
Uncle Lenny is the name by which the children know Corp. Glendale, Calif. The corporal is a military policeman stationed here.
"The German youth need help today, not tomorrow," insisted the young soldier.
American authorities think so much of Uncle Lenny's work with the children that he is called to duty as a military policeman only
ishment from acceleration than the rocket riders would get.
Insulation against the scorching heat which would be generated by friction during the dash to the moon is "no longer a real problem," the officer said.
Details of the power plant, apparently non-atomic, have been schemed, but they need testing and that needs money.
In fact, the offices said, plans are so advanced you'd be offered your choice of a fast or slow trip.
If you were in a hurry you could make it in "about 16 hours." Leisurely trips could be made "in about 92 hours."
two days per week. The remainder of the time he devotes to his gang.
The time he devotes to his gang,
Uncle Lenny has taught them
football, baseball, boxing and other
sports. At first he had only a hand-
ful of followers, but the gang
quickly grew to 750. Now he is
known throughout Berlin and has
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approximately 5,000 little friends. He also has a staff of 50 Germans who work without pay, to assist him.
Additionally, "Uncle Lenny" stages shows for children in hospitals and supplies books for them to read.
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German people in all walks of life make voluntary contributions to the "Uncle Lenny Fund," which goes entirely to aid the children.
Urcle Lenny is in the regular Army and is due for reassignment next year. But he has already asked for an extension of duty in Berlin so that he may continue his work here.
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Finals are still two weeks off. You can relax this Saturday at the
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IT AIN'T JUST FOR SOPHOMORES
IT LAST FROM 9 TO 12.