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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY,APRIL 22,1948
The Editorial Page
Line Buck'
Harold E. Stassen has started lugging the political football toward he G.O.P. goal line, and has successfully stiff-armed two would-be kicklers.
The vigorous young man from Minnesota, with the fullback physique, ran over Governor Dewey and Senator Taft in two of four scheduled primaries. What is behind this sudden emergence of Stassen from the crowded ranks of candidates for the 1948 presidency? Most G.O.P. members have looked onto the 41-year-old Stassen as a party maverick. The progressivism of the former Minnesota governor and navy captain is too much for the republican "old guard." But despite the snubbing of his fellow party members, Stassen's star has risen steadily since he announced his candidacy, Dec. 17, 1946.
Seldom in U.S. political history has one man said so much to so many people. American youth, who are fed up with the conservatism of the Republican party and New Deal radicalism, are looking to Stassen as a liberal, courageous young leader, who will lead them through the maze of post-war problems.
Since 1946, Stassen has covered 100,000 miles in 42 states—not to mention his trek abroad which took in 19 countries. The most tenacious campaigner since William Jennings Bryan, Stassen made 325 major addresses in 476 days, on everything from the oleeo-butter controversy to communism. He has the personal approach to politics which has won him thousands of followers.
His admirers are mostly young people from all over the country, who remember Wendell Wilkie and who want a man along Wilkie's line. The collegians, the young marrieds, the veterans—they thoroughly approve of Stassen because he wants none of pro-Russian leftism or old-fashioned conservatism. He rubs elbows with the voters, and they like it. They haven't forgotten the cold regality of F.D.R.'s radio "chats." They like a candidate who has said for two years that he wants to be president—and who has stumped the country to let the voter see his potentialities.
The crucial play will be at the Republican convention in June. The "old guard" will be holding the line and probably calling the signals, too-but at this point, Stassen is carrying the ball.-Patricia Penny.
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At first glance, the statement by safety authorities that speed is the Number 1 cause of highway deaths and injuries has a far-away sound of no immediate significance.
The picture of an America gone speed-crazy has been exaggerated by alarmists ever since the "flapper" days following World War I, and a good many people will find it hard to believe that our highways are a chaos of careening speed-demons. As a matter of fact most of us, in the course of a day's driving, have encountered one or two insanely reckless speeders, seldom more. Certainly the proportion is nothing like one out of ten. What, then, is all the shouting about?
A careful analysis of what safety experts mean by "speed" clears up the mystery, although it affords us little cause for complacency. Far from relieving us of personal responsibility in the matter, we find the finger of accusation pointed directly at you, the average motorist. If speed means, as we learn, not only such clearly dangerous speeds as 60, 70, and 80 miles an hour, but also speeds of 40, 30 or even 20 miles and hour under adverse conditions, the tragic toll of highway accidents means that a substantial proportion of us lack good judgment.
That is a harsh indictment. It hits us in a very tender spot—pride in our native American common sense.
As a nation, we are individualists and proud of it. We are proud of our freedom of choice, freedom of initiative, freedom to make our own decisions. Let us hope that the Number 1 highway killer is not due to our inability to exercise good judgment, but rather to our ignorance of the conditions affecting safe driving speeds. Let's correct this ignorance and stop the killing.
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Friendships are made in many strange ways. I have a friend in England whom I have never met but we are the best of friends. The only way I became acquainted with her was through my brother who spent a furlough in her home just before shoving off for D-Day in Normandy. This dear lady answered a letter in which I had asked her what she needed most to help her in her daily life. Her answer was dress goods, sweaters, skirts, and blouses. Being a male, I have none of these, but I thought that perhaps some of the girls on the campus would be able to help out. There are several women in the family and I'm sure that anything would be appreciated. If any of the girls have dresses or any clothes to donate, I will include them in a box which I will send to the English family. You may leave any clothes you would like to send in the Y.M.C.A. office in the Union building. Mrs. Susan De Water, office secretary, will be quite happy to take your names and addresses if you would like to be thanked personally by them.
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We have finally found out what Dr. Hutchins meant when he said he was developing a new concept of college education. Two youths have beaten Las Vegas roulette wheels for the second time with a "scientific" system developed while they were students at the University of Chicago.
Bob Hope has said that he started teaching at good old P. U. because it was easier to become a professor than it was to graduate.
An Iowa farmer has decided to give away a million dollars worth of farmland to friends and relatives. No doubt the lucky ones consider this quite a landslide.
It's rumored that Harrison Dillard is working on a book to be released shortly. It will probably be entitled "The Voice of the Hurdle."
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The brilliant red blossoms of the Japanese Quince shrubs on the east side of Frank Strong hall add their oriental atmosphere, Lilac bushes in front of Frank Strong are now beginning to bloom and will offer a contrast to the other colors on the campus.
One of Kansas' most beautiful flower gardens is located at the north side of Lindley hall. It is composed of yellow and white calla lilies, Virginia bluebells, and small shrubs.
The beauty of these flowers and trees is due to the attention and cultivation given them by the building and grounds department. Each spring they add new flowers and replace trees so that the campus will have the traditional color and beauty of spring.
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