PAGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1948 The Editorial Page Passing Of An Old Standby An institution as American as the hot dog, as intimate as the party line, as folksy as the village cracker barrel is about to pass away. We hate to mention it, but the good old nickel cup of coffee may soon cost you seven cents or even a dime. Yes, inflation is really here. Proprietors of hotel dining rooms, restaurants, and just plain hamburger joints have been worrying for some time about not making any money on five-cent coffee. Apparently they have decided that good will must give way to profit. Think of the financial deals, the fine conversation, the romance that has taken place over millions of five-cent mugs of steaming coffee. The nickel cup of coffee has become an established American institution, and are hate to see it die. No, we don't claim any far reaching economic unheaval; coffee drinkers will remain coffee drinkers, and they'll pay the extra pennies. Perhaps the ancient "what this country needs" cigar joke will be revived with a new twist. However, most folks resent petty drains on their pocketbook, and millions of times a day all over the country they'll be scowling at the check when it comes up with the extra tariff. Restaurant men should think twice before they forego a lot of good will. We think a lot of people would rather they'd up the roast beef and retain the good old nickel cup of coffee. A Good Deal Recent "sure thing" grain market activities by bigwigs near the White House reminds us of smaller scale "speculators" in a vastly different setting. - During the fall of 1945 many European occupation G. I.'s who happened to be stationed near the Russians found that Ivan would pay huge sums of invasion currency, in which both Americans and Russians were paid, for cheap wrist watches. This was officially frowned on, and an American soldier with bulging pockets was often asked to explain where the money came from. University Daily Hansan Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Member of the Kansas Press Assm., National Education Association, and the Associated College Press. Represented by the National Advertising Office, 420 Madison Ave., New York City. Editor-in-Chief ... Allan Cromley Managing Editor ... Martha Jewett Bushin Manager ... John Bergstrom Advertising Manager ... Betty Bacon Circulation Mgr. ... Dave Clymer Asst. Man. Editor | Alverta Niedens Alan J. Stewart John Wheatley City Editors ... Gene Vignery Sports Editor ... Cooper Rollow Asst. Sports Editors | Paul Zeh Telegraph Editor ... Bob Dellinger Asst. Tel. Editor ... John Suffer Asst. Tel. Editor ... Lois Lauer Asst. Tel. Editor .. Casper Brochmann Picture Editor .. Hal Nelson Society Editor .. Barbara Felt Classified Adv. Man. ... Sally Rowe National Adv. Man. ... William Nelligan It was some time after the Detroit Tigers had defeated the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 World Series that one particularly affluent G. I. was ushered into our company headquarters and asked if he had been dealing with the Russians again. He became famous all over the division for his answer: "Sir, could I help it if those Russians wanted to bet on the Cubs?" etaoins and shrdlus By BILL BARGER Years of ordering from Sears Roebuck catalogues makes the twice-yearly chore of course-choosing from the University catalogue easy for a farm boy, but even he probably wishes that they had pictures instead of those vague, general descriptions. Movies on college life usually end when the glossy Hollywood blonde embraces Our Hero, who won the game with a 99-yard run in the last 10 seconds of play. The true-to-life college story should end when Our Hero emerges, a mental and physical wreck, from the final exam on that course which had been so easy he didn't need to study for it. This is the time of year when one gets disgusted with those Body Beautiful calendars and buys one that has the days of the month in big enough type to see five feet away. As Einstein claimed in his theory, space has been proven to curve. There! We always found it difficult to imagine it shooting off at right angles, anyway. Roy Rogers, newly wed to Dale Evans, refused at first to kiss the bride for photographers. It just didn't seem the right thing to do by Trigger, we reckon. Troubles of the Times: That realization, just after you have dropped a letter in the mailbox, that you dated it January, 1947. Formerly, the term "educational bum" meant a vet who went to school just to loaf on his subsistence check; now it means any vet who has to pay all expenses out of $65 a month. Dear Editor. Dear Editor To Each His Own Since returning to the University this fall, I have been especially interested in the behavior of others who were attending the dances on the Hill. I've noticed that a great many dancers sit out whenever a rhumba or tango is played. This fact has assumed a heightened significance in my mind because of an opportunity I had this summer to spend an evening at the Hollywood Palladium with some friends from U. C. L. A. Almost every other number played was South American, and I was the only member of the party who was not a rhumba expert. Inquiry revealed that the others had been practicing at a student-sponsored dance class held at the U. C. L. A. Union. It was apparent that the class was a huge success. A sophomore girl was talking to Prof. Emil L. Telfel about her enrollment in journalism next semester. That's No Prerequisite For An English Major "Why don't you enroll as an English major?" asked the Prof. "I don't write very well," she answered. I'm sure that the majority of students at the University of Kansas enjoy dancing at least as much as I do, and would like to see something of a similar nature started here. 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