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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6,1949
The Editorial Page-
Cornelius The Great
The story of Cornellus La Roy would be funny if the mirror it holds up to our civilization didn't produce such a sad reflection.
Cornelius is a machinist from Kalamazoo, Michigan. A couple of weeks ago he drew his life savings of $21,000 from the bank, took a train to Washington, D.C., and immediately began to distribute the cash to "people who looked like they needed money" (as he later explained).
The first to receive Cornelius' favors was a cabbie who wanted to buy a new home. Cornelius gave him $7,800. He then passed through cafes, passing out $100 bills to dazed waitresses and ended up by handing another cabbie $5,000.
Here, Cornelius' adventure ended, for the police stepped in and took him to a mental hospital for observation.
Officers said that he seemed entirely rational, but that he "just wanted to give money away."
It's true that Cornelius' behavior was anything but normal.
It's sad that a man who apparently was trying to put the golden rule into practice was instantly considered mad by everyone else.
Of course, Cornelius' case is extreme, but the suspicion of "not being quite right" often follows others who definitely are not insane, and who, at the same time, devote a lifetime to serving mankind. How often have you heard the term "do-gooder" used in reference to a social worker, a teacher or a small-town judge—people whose abilities could undoubtedly earn them much more money in some "practical" line of work? How often have you seen people shake their heads and mutter about some professor who "coulda made a million with his brains"?
It's sad but true—people who often make the greatest sacrifices to help their fellowmen (instead of themselves) are often looked upon as being a little too "different" to be trusted.
Cornelius may be crazy. It would be a happy world if we were all crazy like Cornelius.
The Gathering Storm
A couple in Paris make a bit more than a comfortable living by cutting people's neckties off, a news item disclosed earlier this week. The pair operates a restaurant where the guests must sing after the meals or else the old flag takes up permanent residence on the wall, clipped off at the knot.
This appears to be insignificant.
But in the greater scheme of things, it is the most important development since Adam was given a rib for a wife. Sort of ribbed him, so to speak. It is the beginning of the end of what Abe Lincoln started years ago—the emancipation of man.
Men go into this Paris hash shop. They eat. They do not sing. How can they sing with a fiendish creation of the devil gripping at their throats? They do not feel like singing. After the tie is cut off, they feel more like singing.
It is interesting to note that neither sea gulls nor alligators wear ties.
Never in the history of this hunk of dirt have so many men owed so much to so few mutes.
This thing will grow and grow. Mankind will one day no longer be burdened with ties.
Their adams apples will be free. They will be able to speak fluently, easily—without pain. Men will meet and talk and work out their differences. Women, along with sea gulls and alligators, have never let themselves be buldozed into wearing ties.
They (men, not gulls) can walk down the street with their collars open, the wind at their throats. They will be free. A feeling of brotherhood, of kindness, of pleasantness, will rise up and engulf the whole plot of ground.
Men will walk upright, not bowed by bows.
They can look into each others eyes and see them clearly, unclothed by the reflection of a gaudy, pretentious piece of useless, twisted cloth.
Even the neckties will be better off. For the first time in their agonized existences they will have peace.
They will not be fit to be tied.
—Douglas Jennings
Chemistry Colloquium Elects
Robert Heisler was elected president of the Organic Chemistry colloquium. Kathryn Faust was elected
secretary-treasurer. Both are graduate students.
William E. McEwen, assistant professor of chemistry, is faculty advisor for the organization.
Dear Editor-
Wednesday's Kansan carried a letter from an highly irate senior who demanded an explanation for the membership policy of the KU KU Klub as published in last Friday's Kansan. As president of the club, it is my duty to supply this explanation.
Ku Ku's Answer
The Kansan article was incorrect in its statement of our policy. We allow three members from each organized house recognized by the University—not from each social fraternity as stated. In addition, 20 per cent of our total membership is composed of independents not living in an organized house. We have found, through experience, that not even with unlimited membership for independents-at-large have we had more than around 10 remain active and work for our organization. Apparently, responsibility to an organized house (greek or independent) provides an incentive to work which is necessary for success.
We feel that the dangers of unrestricted membership are obvious, since the inefficiency rises in proportion to the size. We are not maintaining our club for the purpose of supplying Jayhawk emblems to all men possessing white sweaters, but rather to act and work for the promotion of school spirit and pep on the K. U. campus. I cannot honestly say we have not achieved any marked success at this in the past few years, but we sincerely hope our present reorganization policies will change this.
We would be greatly aided in our attempts if the student body as a whole would show more interest and spirit toward the University and athletic events.
William Chalfant, president, Ku Ku Klub
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