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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1950
The Editorial Page-
Utopia Ahead
In an article in the Atlantic Monthly magazine, Sumner H. Slicter, noted Harvard economist, predicts that in 1980, all workers will be working 30 hours a week.
Mr. Slicchter bases his prediction on the following assumptions: That the total population of the United States will be 175 million; that the proportion of population in the labor force will be the same as now; that the output per man hour will continue to increase at the same rate as in past generations; that the output of goods and services will total 416 billion dollars as compared with 246 in 1948.
For example, he believes that the extra leisure time will give people opportunity to pursue the arts and that the arts will flourish in the United States as never before in the history of the world. Does Mr. Slicter really believe that the worker on the assembly line who puts bulbs in automobile headlights will become a patron of the Detroit philharmonic? Ten hours less work a week will not change the aesthetic sense of anyone.
The question we must ask ourselves is whether more leisure time would be good for the average American. Mr. Slicter is very optimistic about the whole thing.
Slicter's fancy does not carry him too far, however, for he sensibly believes that more people will take advantage of medical services and that our youth will spend more time in high schools and colleges.
Millions of two-car families and family-size swimming pools are also among Mr. Slicter's predictions for 1980.
What do K.U. students worry about most of the time? Is it the international conflict of capitalistic versus communistic ideas?
Is it the striking laborers who have often monopolized front page headlines recently? Is it the lack of moisture for Kansas' next wheat crop? Is it the need for a new field house at the University?
Is it even those finals coming up in a few weeks?
With only 30 years to wait for this Utopia of leisure and wealth, we can all sit back and relax, knowing that "life can be beautiful."
—Emlin North Jr.
Social Survey
No. Probably none of these problems are uppermost in student's minds quite so much as "that Saturday night date." K. U. is not trying to live up to its nickname, the country club school, but it is as socially minded as other colleges—which means week-end dating is important to all but a few scholars who may consider it a waste of time.
Just to help pass around the "good word," we want to tell you socialize what you are saying about each other—walking along the campus, drinking coffee at the Union, or wherever you find a minute or two to discuss the dating situation. Here, then, are a few "clues" on how to be the perfect companion.
The kind of women K. U. men like: The coed who is more likely to accept a date with a 1949 Buick than a Model "A" Ford . . . The popular woman who has such a crowded social calendar that she finds herself with two dates the same night. . . the coed who always lets her date wait from 15 to 30 minutes when he calls for her. . . the woman who wears so much make-up that a fellow feels almost as if he were taking out a queen of the cinema . . . the woman who is always looking for better prospects (she evidently isn't interested in her escort) . . . the coed who talks about her other dates so her companion will know he isn't the only man in her life.
The kind of men K. U. women like: The lover who opens his telephone conversation with, "Guess who this is?" . . The man who is "independent" enough to call for last-minute dates. . . the fellow who says the dress is casual and lets his date find she is the only girl in the party who is wearing a sweater and skirt instead of a slinky black dress. . . the guy who never plans the entertainment for his date, but lets the girl figure out what to do . . the man who realizes chivalry is dead and lets his date open the door for herself, put on her coat unaided, or walk on the outside of the street. . . the fellow who takes his date to the dance but sits on the sidelines all evening. . . the guy who expects a goodnight merely as a gesture of appreciation for the money he has spent on the date
Car Demolished, Driver Hurt But One Record Saved
Spokane—(U,P)—Louis R. Greenlee was on his way home with a stack of phonograph records when he lost control of his car. Although the car was demolished, Mr. Greenlee suffered only slight bruises. Every record was smashed except one titled "I'll Never Slip Again."
Doris Greenbank
Grab For Apples Is Fatal
Spokane — (U.P.) —An 82-year-old man's attempt to save a box of apples cost him his life. Albert Hall-quist was carrying a box of apples up a fire escape when the box slipped and the elderly man made a grab to save it. He lost his balance and plunged three stories onto a parked car.
Minneapolis—(U.F.)—A University of Minnesota child specialist says a child who can't get along with his fellow students tends to react with poor learning. Dr. Harold A. Delp believes education for the child should go beyond the three R's. It should include social and emotional behavior as well, he said.
Three R's Aren't Enough
Fire Trucks Get Blame, Now
Austin—(U.P.)—A new excuse for ignoring the siren of a pursuing police patrol car was added to the roster of time-wear reasons when the defendant in a drunken driving case explained: "I thought fire trucks were after me and I was trying to get out of their way."
Bernard Shaw Answers Mail With Assembly-Line System
Welwyn, England,(U.P)—George Bernard Shaw has perfected an assembly-line technique for answering letters.
He has a file of printed cards covering various situations and when he wants to reply to a letter he merely picks out the ones that apply to the particular situation and mails them to the person who has written to him.
The United Press recently invited Mr. Shaw to choose the 10 events which had made the greatest impact on the first half of the 20th century.
A blue card read: "Mr. Shaw is obliged to remind correspondents who seek to interview him for publication that as he is himself a professional journalist, he naturally prefers to communicate with the public through the press at first hand. He is willing, when time permits, to answer written questions when they happen news and can be answered in 20 words or less. Questions that require answers at greater length should be accompanied by an offer of a fee of not less than three figures."
Mr. Shaw addressed his letter by clipping the letter head off the United Press stationery pasting it on a brown manila envelope which contained the printed cards.
Boy Lives Up To Word In Pulling Strip Act
Milwaukee —(U,P)—A mother was shocked to see her young son playing in the snow clad only in red boots and an undershirt. When the youngster had called out "I'm putting on my boots" before leaving the house, she figured he was warmly dressed.
Cold Night Prompts Ice Theft
Atlanta. — (U.P.) This year's oddest theft was that of 30 300-pound blocks of ice from Bradford Ice company. The theft occurred in '29 degree weather on one of the coldest nights in Atlanta thus far.
River Is Full Of 'Red-Eye'
Milwaukee—(U.P.)—Tipplers of the night before, and even others, gave the Milwaukee river a quick double take. The water was maroon. A tannery had dumped some old dye into a drain, a city official explained.
Mr. Shaw mailed back three post-
cards. A yellow card read:
A buff-colored card read: "Mr. Bernard Shaw has long since been obliged by advanced years to discontinue his personal activities on the platform. He therefore begs secretaries of societies to strike his name from the list of available speakers. Mr. Shaw does not open exhibitions or bazaars, take the chair, speak at public dinners, give his name as vice-president or patron, make appeals for money on behalf of "good causes" (however deserving), nor do any ceremonial public work. Neither can he take part in new movements nor contribute to magazines. He begs his correspondents to excuse him accordingly."
"Mr. Bernard Shaw regrets that he is unable to undertake any literary work at present. His time is filled up for months to come."
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