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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, MAY 24, 1948
Freedom Train To Bring Valuable Cargo To Lawrence
When the "Spirit of 1770" diesel-electric engine pulls the Freedom train into the Lawrence station June 2 it will have the most valuable cargo ever carried on rails since the Baltimore and Ohio first opened public railroads in 1827.
Lawrence will be the 201st stop for the streamliner on its scheduled
200 exhibitions of documents. The Freedom train started from the Philadelphia yards September 17, 1947 to begin the longest tour in railroad history. When it completes its journey it will have covered 33,000 miles.
Among the documents are the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the final draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and Francis Scott Key's manuscript of "Star Spangled Banner."
To protect the priceless early American papers the cars are made of a welded steel panel construction. The documents are enclosed in panels with shatter-proof glass windows. The parchments are wrapped in plastic sheets and secured to the panel with bronze bolts. The fire extinguishing system is automatic, and there is a guard of 27 United States Marines.
It would take over three months of research to see the priceless documents if one were to go to the library collections for them. Fox Case, regional director of the American Heritage foundation said. Here they can be seen in a few minutes and within the space of about 250 feet.
This is the first time that most of the papers have been taken from their permanent places. They belong to the Library of Congress, the National archives, the war, navy, and treasury departments, and to private collections.
The exhibition is paid for by contributions, quotas being set for each community. Lawrence's quota is $2,-425.
The idea of the streamliner began with Attorney General Clark and was endorsed by President Truman. The train began its 33,000 mile tour in Philadelphia in the fall of 1947.
A split-second timing and a special priority make possible the routing of the red and blue striped streamliner. The train consists of the engine and seven cars. Only three cars are used for the exhibition. The rest are for housing the 41 man crew and the power equipment for lights and ir-conditioning.
Dear Editor:
Subtlety Wasted
Subtlety she is wasted!
I should have stooped to the obvious in my earlier letter and said, "If the Romance language department cannot lend dignity to the advertisement of a great film, it should not lend its endorsement."
It is my belief that the movie industry would try to wring the last dime from the marginal moron in advertising an exhibition of "Whistler's Mother" by adding ". . . and how she got that way."
Tom Page Instructor Political Science
Quill Club Elects
The Quill club initiated 13 persons and elected officers for 1948-49 Thursday in the East room of the Union.
New members are Bilinee Whiting, Josephine Shelton, R. W. Taylor, Craig Hampton, Marilyn Sweet, Connie Kendall, Howard Hill, Scott Ninginger, Harriet Graves, David Fanger, Norma Rehberg, Nehemia Kronenberg, and Marian Rippetone.
Officers elected are Carolyn Campbell, chancellor; Lois Lauer, keeper of the parchment; James Bowman warden of the purse; and Joan Gregory, scribe.
Movie Shown To German Club German club members, at their last meeting of the semester Thursday, attended a movie, "Emil and die Detekteive," in Fraser theater. The movie was sponsored by the German department.
Dear Editor:
I predict with sincerity of thought that the statute, dealing with the importation and selling of intoxicating liquors in Kansas, will be repealed by the voters come next November.
One reason why the state will go "wet" is because the Kansas City Star has withdrawn its support from our most honorable and life-time serving senator, who has been one of the most ardent and staunchest "drys" in the state.
Another reason is the fact that the state legislature is looking for a new source of taxation revenue to balance the increasing burden of running the state government at postwar inflationary prices.
Furthermore, the geographers are prophesying that dust storms are due to return. When the Republican farmers of western Kansas leave their households some morning for the fields to engaged in "dry farming," a big black dust storm will appear over the horizon and absorb all the water in the streams. The farmer's throats will become dry. They will start wandering far and wide for anything that will quench their thirst. Bootleggers will come into view. The farmer will look up to the bootleger as his eternal savior. The bootleger, human as he is, will offer the "dry" farmer a drink. Due to his intense thirst, the farmer will drink well nigh into November. Whence some the general election, and knowing who had saved his life, he will stagger to the polls and vote "wet."
Warren W. Gress College sophomore
Honest Appraisal
The phrase "clear thinking" used in the letter to the editor in the May 19 issue of the Daily Kansan was not defined; however, it seems obvious that the letter itself was meant as an example of clear thinking. It is seldom that such an honest appraisal of radicalism can be found.
Dear Editor:
Mr. Name-withheld-by-request is right: A person who tries to think for himself about democracy can be easily confused. A patriotic citizen should not question the clear thoughts of the powers that be.
It was implied, and rightly so, that much confusion exists concerning our democracy. The molders of public opinion in this country are beginning to realize that democracy must be taught in order for it to be maintained. They know that if democracy is not instilled in the minds of the American people, some pernicious ideology might replace it. Only by constant subjection to democratic propaganda will the average American citizen realize that he wants a government which grants him freedom.
Daniel M. Kirkhuff College junior.
UHS Ceremonies To Be June 2
Twenty-four seniors at University High school will be graduated June 2.
The commencement exercises will be held in the Kansas room of the Union at 8 p.m. Dr. Robert G. Foster, professor of sociology, will be the commencement speaker. His topic will be "Today is the Future."
The Baccalaurate services for the class will be held at 4 p.m. May 20. The Rev. Harold G. Barr, dean of the School of Religion, will officiate.
Those being graduated are Claudia Anderson, James Leroy Asby, Mary Ann Bates, Carolene Callehan, Charles Donale Christian, Don Richard Cochran, Fred L. Cooper, Caroline Ferner Crosier, Wayne Deay, George Denny, Patricia Ann Dixon, John Herman Evers III, Donald Lawrence Fletchle, Betty Hall Criffin, Donald Keith Ehrig, Doris Jeffries, Donna Rae Kirby, Myrle S. Lassen, Charles D. Murphy, Myrid Powell, Robert L. Powers, Wayne Puckett, Carol Ann Tupy, and Lois Wustefle.
Recreation Heads To Meet Today
Recreational directors of Kansas cities will hold their statewide meeting at the University May 24 to 26.
Guest speakers will be Mrs. Verna Rensvold, superintendent of recreation, Kansas City, Mo., and Arthur Todd, representative of the National Recreation association, Parkville, Mo.
Eight city recreation directors will conduct a panel discussion of successful summer programs May 26. Ed Ash, Kansas City; Orilis Cox, Ottawa; Larry Heeb, Lawrence; Charles Kmenakem, Hutchinson; Virigl Knowles, Atchison; William Okerberg, Newton; Carl Soden, Coffeeville; and Dave Zook, Salina, will participate.
The University physical education and fine arts departments will demonstrate equipment and group activities, and a preview of a marionette show will be presented by students of Maud Ellsworth, associate professor of education.
The conference is sponsored by the University Extension and the Lawrence recreation commission.
The voters of Kansas City seem to be willing to provide funds for only a seven or eight month term in the public schools. Sounds as if the kids did the voting.
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Couple Gives $370 To Down-&-Outers
Los Angeles—(UP)—A man and his wife walked up and down skid row recently and gave away their savings.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lynch explained that they wanted to help people get back on their feet.
"We came down here with $370 and it's almost gone," Mr. Lynch said. "We feel pretty good about it."
Mr. Lynch said they walked for several hours, handing out dimes and nickels to down-and-outers.
"What these people need is a helping hand," he said. "They need physical rehabilitation first."
The husband, who said he was a former member of the Washington state legislature and once a student at Oxford university, said it took him and his wife three years to save the money they gave away.
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