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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1948
The Editorial Page
It's Not Too Late
"Spring-itis" is lurking on the campus with the hope of catching the student body with its grade-point average down.
At this time each year, all of us have the urge to toss the books aside and lead "a fuller life" resting quietly under some shady tree. The cankermyers nearly ruined the shade but the large buildings will come in for some use to keep the hot rays of the sun from interrupting the mid-afternoon doze enjoyed by a great number of students.
Sufferers of an attack of "spring-
itis" seldom realize that they have
become victims of this not-so-
strange malady until all of their re-
ports, term papers, notebooks, etc.
fall due and they haven't even be-
gun to get their's prepared. Con-
sequently, when the student wakes
up to what is happening to him, he
has an up-hill pull to get the work
done before finals begin. Much of
the time that should be spent in prepa-
ration for the final exam is used to
catch up on work that has been
slighted by students who have found
it more pleasant to bask in the sun.
With only six more actual school days, it is time to take stock of the situation and fit the pieces together. Some students will find that considerable damage has been done; others will not have been hit so hard but their work will be impaired.
To those who find that they have slipped miserably behind, please take a word of advice-if needed. There is yet time for you to meet satisfactorily the requirements for passing most of the courses if you will only apply yourself and discover the meaning of hard work. This is your zero hour. There is no time to waste. School is serious business and work. The race cannot be won if the pace is cut in the home stretch. Make up your mind that you will try to recoup your losses and you will be amazed at the results. Throw off "spring-itis" and get to work. It's not too late.
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Failing Again
People pay little attention to the vice-presidential nominations. Nobody seems to care who becomes the vice-presidential nominee. That is, at least, nobody except the national delegates, and even they let it ride until the presidential nomination has been made.
Despite this attitude of insignificance toward the second highest office in the country, seven of the 32 men who have become president of the United States, have been raised from the vice-presidency following the death of the chief-executive. Thus, 22 per cent of our presidents have been considered insignificant when nominated.
As a result of this indifferent attitude, the United States has suffered from poor leadership. Zachary Taylor, who had a keen political insight, was succeeded in 1850 by Millard Filmore, who was considered a colorless and weak president.
Abraham Lincoln, who had a profound sense of the importance of government by, for, and of the people, was succeeded in 1865 by Andrew Johnson, Johnson lacked tact, patience, and self-control to be an effective president.
The latest death of a president in office is, of course, that of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt's success in bringing America safely through the greatest depression and the greatest war in world history was an accomplishment of the highest statesmanship.
Harry Truman, his successor, although doing his best, has failed miserably in following up the standards set by Roosevelt.
In spite of the many successes of a vice-president to the presidency, and in spite of the 1945 succession yet fresh in our memories, we are again failing to stress the importance of a proper vice-presidential nomination.—Keith H. Ferrell
Medical men have recently stated that one cause of baldness is the lack of fatty tissue in the scalp. At least, if they cannot remedy baldness, they seem to be trying to console the victim that he isn't a fat head.
Avdacious Harold Stassen was trying to pick some plum out of Robert Taft's political orchard.
Letters To The Editor -
Agnes M. Brady
Assist. Prof. of
Romance Languages
Vulgar Latin
We hope that we can later show a more romantic film on "life as she (sic.) is lived," instead of a documentary file of that desperate and dangerous struggle in Europe. This "education department not only sponsored a file showing horrible life as "she (sic.) was lived" in Italy for more than five years, but also provided its students with an opportunity to hear a foreign language spoken. The Italian of this film is clear, beautifully enunciated, and sincerely spoken.
Dear Editor:
If the Romance language department (not the department of "Romances") had written the comments for Life magazine on the "violence and plain sexiness" of "Open City," it could appropriately claim the right since "Romance" refers to those languages that developed from vulgar Latin, and "vulgar" refers to the speech of the common people (who may, or may not be, "romantic"). (The students of political science liked the Life ads so much and chuckled so loud just outside our offices as they read the glowing accounts written down with misspelled words describing the movie that we had to take the posters and ads away.)
We hope "Yours-in-Envy" was not disappointed in the film because it actually had little of the "violence and plain sexiness" attributed to it. The advertisers (not the Romance language department) had to say something to attract political science students to come out of their ivory towers to witness the realistic and powerful account of the spiritual triumph of a conquered people over their brutal oppressors. The Romance language department didn't come out of its ivory tower to give an example, because it does not recommend living in "ivory towers," or other places of isolation.
Thank goodness for democracy where a man can do as his wife pleases.
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In the "College Daze" story which appeared in the May 13 issue of the Daily Kansan, the name of a gentleman who contributed greatly to the success of the production was omitted—the orchestra leader. I trust the omission was inadvertent for Charlie Kassinger's direction was thoroughly capable, and certainly worthy of mention.
Charlie O'Connor College junior
Hope For Peace
Dear Editor:
We have no great words on this great occasion but would like to humbly offer our thanks to the American people for their support in the establishment of the new Jewish state of Israel. The United States government, by recognizing the new state, reaffirms its policy of supporting the rights of the little peoples of the earth and does its part in supporting Democracy in the Middle East. My friends and I, therefore, sincerely thank the people of K.U. and of Lawrence for their share in and sympathy with this great undertaking. Let us hope that there will soon begin an era of peace in the Holy Land.
Mel Leiberstein Graduate student
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