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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1948
The Editorial Page-
Recreation Room?
It has been brought to the attention of the writer that on many occasions the recreation room of the Union is being used frequently at night for group meetings. This, it seems to us, defeats the purpose of having a recreation room.
There are many students who spend a good part of their free time at the Union enjoying a game of bridge, chess, or ping pong. And, for some of them, the only period of free time they have is in the evening.
On an occasion or two, we have noticed this room occupied by a meeting of only four or five people. This is not, of course, the rule, but it does point out that something is wrong when such a small group can completely take over the room for an entire evening. There are, no doubt, vacant classrooms in various buildings on the campus that could be used just as well.
Of course, some will perhaps say that students don't have time for such activities at night (and that is the editor's viewpoint). However, if there are those who do have time to use the recreation room at night, they should be permitted to use the existing facilities.
-M. C. L.
China's Inflation
China has finally accepted inflation as a "recognized fact." The Central Government has thrown in the towel by passing the buck to the local municipal governments. The price control program inaugurated so hopefully August 19 is dead after a short and unhappy life.
The Central Government will continue to set prices on a few staples such as cloth, coal, and salt, but the bulk of the problem is up to the municipalities who will deal with prices "in the light of local conditions."
Price control was abandoned in order to give public servants more adequate salaries to meet the rising cost of living and to offset a seller's strike that had caused critical shortages throughout a nation that is already too short of everything except population. A strong black market had operated during the short control period also.
What will be the effect of this new move? Experts say that the value of the gold yuan, Chinese money unit, will depreciate rapidly as food costs rise. The Central Government's threat to punish hoarders with death will probably not be very effective. The threat appears to be merely a gesture at maintaining some kind of order and it is doubtful whether the government will actively pursue this policy.
The most serious effect will be continued disorganization and lack of solidarity. The policy of letting each municipality set its own prices will be another obstacle in the way of a strong central government, one thing that China sorely needs.
German Club Sings, Eats Swiss Cookies
Miss Frieda Ziesch, Baker university sophomore, presented a program of German songs to the German club recently. The songs included "Sapphische Ode" and "Ded Tod und das Maeched."
Harold Ziesch. College freshman, told the club about some cookie forms brought from Switzerland by his grandmother. Their sister, Mrs. Ida Nornberger, baked some German cookies for the club.
The program was planned by Linda Niemeyer, College junior; Ziesch, and Richard Childs, College sophomore.
Steals Greek Typewriters
Chicago—(UP)—A thief who stole two typewritten from a Greek Orthodox church may have trouble disposing of one of them. It is equipped with Greek alphabet characters.
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C. A. VanderWerf, associate professor of chemistry, has returned from Philadelphia where he took part in conferences on recent developments in medical research.
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