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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1948
The Editorial Page-
Rushing the Season
On a Saturday night nearly two weeks ago, it was rather startling to see the show window of a Lawrence store decorated with a lighted Christmas tree. It brought us up short with the realization that the Christmas holidays would soon be here, or would they?
This little piece of capitalization on the holiday spirit, and there were others, occurred almost two months before the event. Of course, people have been advised repeatedly to do their shopping early but usually by more subtle means. The subtle approach doesn't last long, of course, but the display of a Christmas tree two months before hand just doesn't seem quite right.
The Christmas spirit can possibly be described best as a mood and the repeated observation of symbols of the season long before the occasion leads to a certain amount of disrespect, or at least a lessening of the effect of the original idea of the holiday. Commercial use of the holiday seasons has come to be an accepted thing, but it becomes destructive when it obscures the real and abiding reason for the celebration.
It will certainly be our misfortune if we allow the ringing of the cash register to drown out the ringing of the Christmas bells and so destroy their meanings that have come down to us through the years.
With our present world situation unsettled by cold wars and hot wars, the commercial side of Christmas seems more out of place than it would normally. It seems to be a time when it would be appropriate for each of us to make an effort to enjoy the holiday in a manner meeting with the original idea of "Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men."
—M.C.L.
--feature came on and I was still uneasy of conscience. I felt a little better, however, when some strong points on racial tolerance were made in the picture.
It's natural for a girl to want to hold her youth, but she should be careful when he's driving through traffic.
- Letters To The Editor -
Open the gates Dear Editor:
It has been the conservative, traditional and out-moded policy of the University to open the gates at noon for a football game. With interest intense for the Oklahoma game, there will undoubtedly be long lines and gate-crashing, which could be eliminated by simply opening the gates earlier, preferably around 8 or 9 a.m. Saturday.
Such a step would be logical for three reasons: (1) Those who go early would not have to stand in long lines for two or three hours before the gates open. (2) Late-comers would not have to fall in at the end of a long line because the early-birds would already be in the stadium. (3) A ticket-taker at each gate could handle a trickle of students for five or six hours easier than a number of ticket-takers would be able to handle a mob of students between noon and 2 p.m.
I certainly hope that some action will be taken to prevent the long lines and the gate-crashing that existed at the Missouri game of 1947.
Warren W. Grass Business junior
Dear Editor:
Unfair
My wife and I were standing in line for tickets Sunday evening at a Lawrence theater. There was a long line and it had taken us some time to get up to the window. A well-dressed Negro standing ahead of us, when about three persons away from the window, was informed by the ticket-taker that "his" section was filled.
He was also buying tickets for two other Negroes. When told this, I could see an expression of despair on their faces. They shrugged their shoulders and walked slowly away.
My wife in, and I had no trouble getting in, and shortly after taking our seats, the cartoon flashed on. I didn't enjoy it because I was still smarting from the treatment given these negroes. The main
The Negroes at the University have proved to all of us that they are our intellectual and cultural equals. Why, then, don't we grow up? Why doesn't the management of the theaters abolish this segregation? If it does, would the townspeople refuse to patronize the movies? No, they certainly would not.
Harold Reddock Journalism senior
Help Wanted Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Daily Kansan.
On Nov. 5 while I was working out in Robinson gymnasium, someone took $15 from my trousers which had been placed in a locker in the basement. This person missed $5 that was in a secret compartment of my wallet.
Well, if this quick-fingered male student of the University of Kansas still desires the rest of the money, he is welcome to it. But, he must work for it.
Boxing is my hobby and I need a sparring partner. Perhaps I could use him.
Honorato S. Echavez Engineering junior
Night Car Pool Is Being Formed
Arrangements are being made to form a car pool for students who wish to come to the campus for activities at night.
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Students who own cars and live at Sunflower are asked to turn in their names to the "Villager," the Sunflower newspaper, if they are interested.
Faculty Pair Gives Concert
By NORMA HUNSINGER
Mrs. Janet Turk, pianist, and W. Thomas Marocco, violinist, presented a joint faculty recital Monday night with a program that was predominantly modern, though the recital began with the Brahm's "Sonata in D Minor" for piano and violin.
Mrs. Turk played "Rhapsody in E flat minor" by Dohnanyi, "Ten Bagatelles" by A. Tcherepine, and "Reflets dans L'Eau" by Debussy. Mr. Marrocco played "Concerto in B Minor" by D'Ambrosio. "Capice" by Pagani-kreisler, "Piece en Forme de Habanera" by Ravel, and "Hoe-down" by Copland.
Both were poised and reserved in their manner of playing and worked smoothly together in the pianistic Brahm's sonata.
Mrs. Turk plays with a light, smooth but sure touch. She is a technically competent pianist, although she does not have the "concert" manner.
Mr. Marroco is not a strictly technical violinist, but in matters of rhythm and phrasing he is unusually adept. The emotional D'Ambroso concerto was perhaps the best-liked number he played.
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Toppea—(UP)—Kansas will advertise its grain growing supremacy in the nation next year with 1949 motor vehicle licenses bearing the caption "The Wheat State" in black letters on unpainted aluminum background.
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