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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1949
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The Answer
These are times of stress. Russia has the bomb, apparently, and the people of this country are assailed by claims and counter claims, doubts and counter doubts.
Guidance is needed.
Since none of the current prophets seem able to lead us out of the wilderness, let us turn to the words of wisdom of the old-timers. Not for guidance on our immediate problems, but for something more fundamental, Something which will enable us to find again the power of reasoning so that we may guide ourselves out of this crucial period.
Plato, the great logician, once wrote. It is to him that we must turn—to him and his immortal discourse on the source of the four fundamentals; earth, air, fire and water.
Said Plato: "The argument will be novel, but you have been schooled in the branches of knowledge needed for the explanation of my propositions and so will be able to follow. First, then, it must be obvious to anyone that fire, earth, water and air are bodies, and all body has volume." (Logic at its best)
"Volume again is necessarily enclosed by surface, and rectilinear surface is composed of triangles." (Faultless) "All triangles are derived from two, and each of these has one right angle and two acute. One of them has, on either side, half a right angle, subtended by equal sides." (Clearly superior)
"The other has on either side, unequal parts of a right angle subtended by equal sides. So we postulate this as a source of fire and of other bodies. Thus the nature of fire is explained by the properties of the scalene triangle."
If you are still with us, there is only one more thing that need be said to serve as a touchstone in the days ahead.
You can't tell. —Douglas Jennings
"Small Things"
According to the K-book, Thanksgiving vacation begins November 22. No mention is made of resuming classes until January 2, 1950. Let us all thank the administration for its generosity.
Italians claim that hailstones the size of grapefruit fell in Rome recently. Don't they know that they're likely to force senators from Texas to vote against the Italian aid program out of sheer jealousy. —St. Louis Star-Times.
The army now denies post exchange privileges to American civilians in Europe. A dangerous move. Suppose us civilians in America should band together and deny the army the privilege of a little tax money?
"My dear, how I've missed you," she cried, as she raised her revolver for another shot.
The United Press teletype reports that 37 successful candidates for the bar were sworn in over at Topeka yesterday, and in the New Kansas who knows whether they mean lawyers or liquor license applicants?
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