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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1949
As The Kansan Sees It . . .
He Chided The People For Their Folly And Made Them Love Him For It
At about 2 p.m. tomorrow the 1948 Sigma Delta Chi historic site plaque will be unveiled and formally presented to the Emporia Gazette. The national professional journalism fraternity will dedication this plaque to commemorate the late William Allen White's service in the field of American journalism.
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The plaque will bear the name of a man who for more than half a century as the editor of the Gazette was a potent spokesman for Mr. Citizen, U.S.A. As a small town editor whose dancing words won for him acclaim and honest respect of all who knew of him, William Allen White has taken his place in journalism hall of fame.
He was a teacher who specialized in people, their government, and their appetites; a humanist who recognized their apathy and anxiety; a poet who versed the beauty of truth; a homespun philosopher always mindful of their wrath and tenderness; a humorist who seemed to know what to say and when to say it; and a writer whose prolific teness reflected his sharp wit.
Since 1896 when he obtained fame with his editorial "What's the Matter with Kansas?" until his death in 1944, William Allen White gave more than his share of love which has added to the richness of Americania. American journalism will never forget the Sage of Emporia.
Although there were times when he contradicted himself—and who does not? — American journalism will never forget the Sage of Emporia. He might well have been speaking of himself when he said;
If a man has been brave, if he
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has lambasted the people for their folly, if he has told them their bad points as well as their good ones, and thereby made them mend their ways, if he has put an occasional thinking cap on the people, if he has worked for their enlightenment in spite of their ignorant protests—then he should expect reward and be disappointed when he fails of it.
But an editor who believes in the infallibility of the people and knuckles to them, never succeeds and should not . . . The people never respect a man who grovels to them, and they never put their money and their contempt into the same hand."
Leonard Snyder
DearEditor
Dear Editor:
Pity The Lawyers
This is my 4th consecutive semester of required Saturday classes in the School of Law.
The administration tells us that this unpleasant situation is the result of overcrowded conditions, and that all University departments must take their fair share of inconvenient classes. A casual glance at the new College schedule suggests that certain of the departments apparently are not bound by this rule.
The English department, for example, has 15 Saturday classes out of a total of 104. The biology department has one out of 26. Only one Saturday class in music is offered from the 49 open to College students.
The department of Romance language takes the cake. It lists one Saturday class out of a total of 109.
2nd year law student,
I can see no good reason why law students should be required to take more than their share of Saturday classes. What is good enough for us ought to be equally satisfactory for the undergraduate sections of the University. Whoever calculated that the present set-up is fair ought to take some simple 4th grade arithmetic.
2nd year law student,
(Name withheld by request)
Editor's note: After a careful
check, we could find no mean con-
spiracy to keep the lawyers sober
Friday night by having so many
Saturday classes. We did find that the School of Law has a higher percentage of classes meeting on Saturday than the other schools—six out of 21. Believe me, you have the sympathy of the other students.
However, determining the problem and solving it are horses of different hues. After looking at the class room charts in Raymond Nichols's office, we could offer no solution except erecting several new buildings (which will be done if and when the present bill clears the state legislature).
Even without the new buildings, the pressure should let up after the present top-heavy (juniors and seniors) student body returns to normal. Of course, that is no help to you when the alarm rings at 6:30 Saturday mornings, but think how happy your children will be.
There are other factors which enter the picture but they all lead to the same conclusion—there is nothing that can be done about this unpleasant situation at the present
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Oklahoma City, Feb. 8—(U.P.) The Oklahoma house of representatives today was expected to pass a bill which would require students, professors, and officials of all state colleges and universities to swear that they are not communists.
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Rep. William Card, Medford, said that he knew of students at Oklahoma university who are on the Communist party payroll. He said that passage of the bill would enable the state to prosecute them for perjury.
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The rapidly increasing number of college graduates is causing alarm among economists. If present trends continue, they expect serious overcrowding in executive and professional fields within the next 10 or 15 years.
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That such a possibility exists can not be denied. If it is to be avoided, action must be taken now.
Accurate surveys of employment needs in all fields is an absolute necessity. Every person entering college should have this information given to him and explained by a competent counselor before he enrolls.
The colleges must broaden their fields and become more flexible. They must be alert to the needs of both the student and his future employer, and they must keep abreast of these needs.
No arbitrary restrictions are called for. What is needed is closer coordination between supply and demand in the field of education, and an increased emphasis on cultural values.
There is no such thing as an over-educated public. Nor can education ever be a substitute for ability. The man with both talent and training will continue to be in demand, but he will have to channel his efforts in the right direction.
Keith M. Wright
Education is one of the few hopes left in the world. It must be attained and used wisely. That is the problem facing educators today.
time. The Kansan would go to bat for you if we thought there were. See you Saturday. You see, even journalists have Saturday classes.
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