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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1949
As The Kansan Sees It . . .
'Phog' Doesn't Rank In Coaches' Race For Poor Sportsmanship Honors
The Big Seven faculty fathers in an attempt to remedy the bad sportsmanship at basketball games have decided to start by reminding the coaches they are also supposed to be gentlemen. And that if they did not so frequently stray from their dual role, conditions would be improved.
This certainly is a good idea. Whether the reminder will do any good is another question. There is no doubt that a coach's conduct sets an example and often is the sole cause for unsportsmanlike and useless demonstrations by the spectators.
No basketball fans would have a quarrel with this idea. What we as Jayhawkers should righteously present is the comments by certain members of the press and others spouting off for publicity purposes who set up our own Dr. Forest C. "Phog" Allen as the prime offender in this regard.
We know better. We attend the games (unlike certain sports writers
The Concert Fiasco Dear Editor:
This letter is to ask for action by the persons responsible for the concert flasco.
It is my impression that this series is for the students. The reason for this letter is based on these facts:
Student enrollment ... 8,800
Seats in Hoch auditorium ... 4,200
Seats sold out from under the
students — Only the best!
This is not meant as a crank attack against the manager of the concert series who, it appears, is not cognizant of the increase in the size of the student body.
There is something to be said for the desire of the University to share these cultural events with persons in Lawrence and neighboring areas. But in view of the above facts, is the present system fair to the students? If the student gets to the auditorium early enough, he gets his choice of the poorer seats.
I offer the following plan which might be employed by the concert manager—if his intention is to present a program largely for University students:
Each event would be reserved separately.
The students would be given a reservation period during which all seats would be available.
Admission would be by activity ticket which has been validated in the reservation period.
It would be up to the manager to see that the most attractive programs would be on the regular concert series schedule and not on a trumped up "Added series" not covered by student activity books.
The above plan is a test, I think, of the new K.U. If the concerts are for the students, then queue up, please!
Robert Dale Judy, Graduate student
University
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and others who see fit to sit in judgment). Have you honestly ever see Dr. Allen or his team act half as bad as certain other Big Seven coaches and teams that have played in Hoch auditorium this season?
So why do they pick on Dr. Allen? The explanation must be that they know he is news. His long and successful coaching career has built Kansas a basketball reputation few schools can match. He often raises his voice against abuses which threaten to ruin the game. You can't blame him for that. It takes guts to stand up and be counted.
Don't get us wrong. We're not saying Dr. Allen and his team would set an example for Wimbledon tennis fans. Dr. Allen loves a scrap—the greater the odds the better. And he'd be the first to admit that, at times under pressure, both his and the team's actions could be improved.
But when it comes to ranking the Big Seven coaches and their teams for unsportsmanlike conduct, Dr. Allen takes the back seat to several others more expert in the art.
Chalk Talk
The personable "Scotty" is back on the campus after an eight month visit to Norway. Anne Scott, journalism '48, who wrote this column back in 1945, returned to the campus this week to announce her approaching marriage to a Norseman. Many men on the campus will be saddened by this news. They know how Columbus would have felt had they told him Lief Ericson got here first
Two weeks ago the Jahawker magazine made the following statement in the Kansan:
"Feature writers needed by Jayhawker. All students interested should apply at the office."
This week the Jayhawker announced:
The following students have been added to the Jayhawker staff as office workers."
We always wondered what became of old, worn-out feature writers.
When the members of Kappa Sigma fraternity redecorated their chapter house two years ago, a lot of the more polite persons on the campus shook their heads at the use of bright red and green for the walls.
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Now that the Sigma Phi Epsilon house and Watson library have used similar color schemes, they realize the Kappa Sigs weren't color blind—just ahead of their time.
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