PAGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1949 As The Kansan Sees It . . . Thanks Readers—It Has Been Fun Dorothy Thompson's thought provoking speech Wednesday included some theories and conclusions one might want to challenge. But the editor would like to be on record as endorsing her statement that "It is not the duty of a columnist to be popular." We would go even further: It is not the duty of any newspaperman to be popular, if by being popular he has to sacrifice his principles. A sincere journalist has to make the choice. For sooner or later, if he tries to report all the news that is news, he is going to step on the toes of practically every news source. During the past half semester, the editor and editorial writers undoubtedly have displeased some readers. We assure you there was no malice involved. We were just calling them as we saw them. We tried to gather as many facts as possible on which to base our opinions. But, at times, we have made snap judgments which we regretted, or formed opinions which facts unknown to us would have changed. We were not attempting to set ourselves up as authorities. Our only purpose was to make the editorial page as interesting and informative as we knew how. The readers have played the most important part in this through their "letters to the editor." Although only about 50 percent of these letters were printed, every one was read and handled in the manner we thought best to accomplish the desired end. Thanks for helping make the job so interesting. There certainly were no dull moments. So, if everything is forgiven, the editor would like to say one last word before turning the job over to the new editor, John Riley: Riley will make a good editor-in-chief. However, he does threaten to slug the first guy who writes him a "Dear John" letter. Dear Editor ASC-Headlines or Accomplishments? Dear Editor: At a recent meeting of the All Student Council, Patrick Thiessen, president of the Council, rapped the Daily Kansan's knuckles for not publishing fully the "accomplishments" of the A.S.C. Then again in Wednesday's Kansan (on the editorial page), Thiessen, Scroggy, et al, submitted a letter asking that everyone, including the Daily Kansan, get behind the University's proposed building program. From all indications, Thiessen has been so worried about the amount of space his A.S.C. charges have been accruing, that he didn't get around to reading the "special buildings edition" of March 7. Then too, there is the matter of quite a few 36, 34, and 24-point headlines scattered throughout other issues of the paper that might bear witness that we too, in spite of our neglect of the A.S.C., are interested in replacing some of the fire traps around here. There are a heck of a lot of reporters, copyreaders, and staff members around who had a great deal of sweat invested in that special edition. It's a good thing newspapersmen never read their own editorial pages or they might be somewhat perturbed at Thiessen's proposed "project." And since I and my staff were taken to task for our "utter disregard" of A.S.C., I too have been paying a lot of attention to the goings-on in the Pine room. And, to my surprise, I discover that each week about 10 A.S.C. members fail to show when the role is taken. Perhaps if Thiessen spent more time getting his members out to the meetings, and less time worrying about headlines, there might be enough done at the Council meetings to warrant a lot of space. Bill Mayer Bill Mayer Managing editor University Daily Kansan The birthplace of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States, is marked at Fairview, Ky., by an obelisk. Chalk Talk Because many sororites have rush weekends at the same time as the Kansas Relays, many girls find themselves being required to attend the relays rather than go on those traditional relays picnics at Lone Star. After the Associated Women Students election, one freshman woman proudly boasted to her male admirers, "In voted today!" The men, appreciating her accomplishment, asked, "What did you vote for?" The woman replied, "Oh, I don't know. But I voted." In one fraternity the members keep their birthdays very secret. One young man, forgetting the consequences, bragged he had just turned 21. He promptly was thrown into a cold shower with all his clothes on. There is a belief that if one of the already popular professors in the University would bring her vivacious daughter to the University more often, the professor's popularity would be even greater. There is a lot of confusion these days in the area around Potter lake. Some pranksters the past fall took signs from in front of various buildings and deposited them around our beautiful pond. It is obvious that the professor knows University men too well to follow this suggestion, however. Now when the students take their dates for a stroll, they find they are in front of Frank Strong Annex E or some other building. Love is confusing enough without the added problem of figuring out whether you are in the right place for it. One coed from treeless western Kansas explained to her parents why they put bands around some of the larger trees at the University. "It is to let the landscapers from buildings and grounds know that these trees are too big to be transplanted to some other place on the campus." Dance classes in rhumba and samba, sponsored by Union activities will meet for the second time at 2 p.m. tomorrow, in the Union. Classes are taught by Sally Sherwood, fine arts junior, and her assistants. A charge of 25 cents will be made for each afternoon session, and refreshments will be served. Dance Classes Are Tomorrow Ninety per cent of all Swedish farms and country homes are now electrified, compared with 40 per cent in 1930 and 65 per cent in 1940. University Daily Hansan Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Member of the Kansas Press Assn, National Editorial Assn., Inland Daily Press Assn., and the Associated Collegiate Press. Represented by the National Ad- vertising Service,420 Madison Ave., New York City. Editor-In-Chief ... Anne Murphy Managing Editor ... Bill F. Mayer Asst. Man. Editor ... Marjorie Burtscher Asst. Man. Editor ... Richard D. Barton Asst. Man. Editor ... Brian Cone Sports Editor ... Marvin Rowlands Tel. Editor ... 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