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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7,1947
- As The Kansan Sees It -
Our '30' Mark
Journalists use a "30" to mark the end of each story they hand in for publication. This editorial page is our "30" mark, as our nine-week term as editor-in-chief ends with this issue.
Before we sign off, we wish to thank the other members of the Daily Kansan staff who have been so generous in co-operation and help. We would thank the editorial faculty adviser, Prof. Elmer Beth, who has helped us, given us ideas, and said nothing when we printed editorials whose views he did not share. A good word for the "men downstairs," the printers who translated our ideas into printed words and molded these into an editorial page, is certainly in order.
A special vote of thanks is due Dick Bibler for his editorial cartoons. Not only were the cartoons valuable in building editorial campaigns, but his suggestions concerning their implementation were always useful.
Other contributors to the editorial page, such as the writers of guest editorsials and the journalism students whose editorsials were used to supplement ours, must be generously thanked. The students and faculty members who wrote the consistently interesting and thought-provoking "Letters to the Editor" deserve our gratitude. Those who took time to answer questions asked in certain of these letters, as well as the many persons whom we interviewed for editorial material, are hereby thanked.
As Allan Cromley, the newly-appointed editor-in-chief, takes our place we can wish him no more than a continuation of the generous help and co-operation which we have had from all quarters during our term. That wish is our "30" mark as editor-in-chief.
Today Is Brighter
Admittedly the future looks bleak from 1947's viewpoint. Pessimists abound who can point out no ray of hope in what is to come.
An exhibit in the Journalism building known as "Headline History of the First Year of World War II" makes today seem bright in comparison to the real blackness and horror of that year.
"Bataan Lost! 36,853 Face Death, Capture."
"Corregidor Falls to Japanese"
"2729 Die, Six Warships Sunk at Pearl Harbor"
"German Fleet Forces Channel."
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Each headline (and there were so many of them) was replete with disaster and defeat and threat to all we were fighting to save. Constantly being pushed back, we could see no light ahead, let alone the end of the war.
Now despite India's travail, and the unrest and suffering in many parts of the world, we at least have a measure of peace and an opportunity to forge a better world even yet. The headlines of five years ago show a black picture from which we can turn to the present with some measure of relief and hope.
Half-Time Debacle
Dear Editor,
The half-time show at the Kansas State game last Saturday was the culmination of many hours of work by many people. The Kansas State band of more than a hundred members undoubtedly worked many hours preparing their part of the program. As a visiting organization who had spent a great deal of money, also, in coming here, they deserved at least a decent amount of courtesy.
The University band spent five hours on the drill field. Professor Crafton spent considerable time in preparing the continuity of the program. A number of hours was spent in the preparation of the music and in planning the drills. The program was designed as a solemn tribute to
the dead heroes and live veterans of the war.
The athletic department saw fit to schedule a race between halves, although a similar race had wreaked havoc with the half-time show at the South Dakota State game. The athletic department was aware of the half-time show planned last Saturday, and of its meaning. They must have been aware of what such a race at that time would do to the show.
Net result: a farce.
How many people who were at the game know the band played "America the Beautiful," "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," "Stars and Stripes Forever," "God of our Fathers," the "Doxology"? How many heard the words spoken by Professor Crafton? How many were even aware that the band was performing? The climax of the show was completely drowned out by the cheers for the race, which by all standards of decency should not have been run at that particular time.
Can't something be done about things like this in the future?
Herbert W. Adams, Robby Robertson.
(Editor's Note: Prof. Russell Wiley, University band director, has conferred with the athletic department on this matter, and has their assurance that it will not happen again. Races in the future will be run before the football game starts and not at the half-time intermission.)
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