UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE SIX
MAY 27,1947
"Don't Wave That Red Flag At Me, You Communist!
Kansan Comments
Should Liquor Ads Be Prohibited?
Following wars there are recurring social reflexes. One of these is the current efforts to return to prohibition. Agitation in this field is gaining momentum.
The W.C.T.U. has been publicized recently for its marches upon California bars. This organization has also referred to plans for increased activity throughout the nation.
But the program of the W.C.T.U. has reached the point where it is taken for granted by the public. It has become an accepted part of our American scene.
More concrete action against "old devil rum," as could be expected, comes from our own state in the form of the Capper bill, designed to prohibit liquor advertising in all national magazines and newspapers.
They say that glowing liquor ads make whiskey and its attendant vices attractive to young people. The evils of liquor, they say, have entrance into every home through the pages of our magazines and newspapers.
The objective is laudable. But the method seems based on unsound reasoning. Ignorance of evils does not breed abstention from them.
The theory behind this move is to protect the morals of our youth from the effects of glorified whiskey ads. The proponents of the bill argue that present-day liquor advertising tends to establish whiskey in the minds of our youth as a commonplace and natural part of our society.
A sound and reasonable knowledge of the use, effects, and need of a temperate outlook when dealing with whiskey is more to be desired. The social evils of any problem flourish most when driven underground. At the same time the better and temperate elements of the problem are weakened.
A similar example is the problem of sex education. In the past, any word relating to sex was shumed with puritanic horror. The evils accompanying the lack of sex knowledge went virtually unchallenged because the subject was considered such a delicate one.
Finally the public realized that the best method of attack was through the light of public information and a frank realization of the various aspects of the problem. Such a program of public education regarding sex is a necessary step toward temperate living.
The same can be said of the liquor question. Why make the evils of liquor more attractive by cloaking any reference to whiskey in mystery and hushed words? Young people are more likely to be temperate in their attitude toward drink if they have learned to accept it as a common part of life.
Drunkards are not the products of "wet" states but rather the result of their own characters. Temperance is probably practiced more in "wet" states than in the so-called "dry" states. Rather than make drink a novelty and a lark it should be publicized. An informed public is more likely to accept temperance in the use of liquor as a natural thing.
The backers of the Capper bill have attacked the problem from the wrong angle. The bill would only increase the evils it wants to oppose.
Common sense is all that it is needed to combat intemperance but that effort must be carried on under the full light of publicity. It is harder to fight problems of this sort in the dark than in the bright light of public information.
James F. Marshall
A cross-section of ancient Russian life, including the books used in elementary schools, the type of toys children had, and early religious images, is displayed in a collection of art pieces in Spooner-Thayer museum.
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The collection was arranged by Mrs. Rachael Soloveitchik, instructor of Russian.
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Icons Were Bibles Of Poor For The Ancient Russians
Probably the most interesting collectors' piece in the display is an eighth century icon. Icons, which are usually the image of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, have been termed "the bibles of the poor," and icon art was once a very competitive field.
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When Russia adopted Christianity in the 10th Century, many Grecian artists and priests went to this newly opened land, settling at Kiev. The images these artists created were characterized by dark color and elaborate lines.
About a century later, the Tartars drove the icon artists to Novgorod where their creations became more explanative and bright.
The poorer class of people regarded these icons as a means for learning more about the Christian faith.
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By the 15th century, most of the icon art masters had moved to Moscow where all the existing styles of icons were created. Wealthy merchants in the Ural mountain region competed for recognition in the art and established studios for leading artists to create icons trimmed with precious stones and golden fringes.
Clinic For Bankers To Be Held In June
The annual bank management clinic, sponsored by the University extension division and the Kansas Bankers association, will be held in the Union building from June 18 to June 20.
Roberto de la Rose, cultural representative from Mexico, and Tom Collins, publicity director of the City National Bank and Trust company of Kansas City, Mo., will speak. The program will include demonstrations of the latest types of banking equipment by 10 manufacturers.
There will be nine study groups with separate sections for large, small, and medium sized banks.
The Nebraska Bankers association are sending a delegation to study the program for organizing a similar clinic there. All visiting bankers will be housed in fraternity houses.
Kappa Beta Elects Officers For Next Term
Other officers are Jo Ann Jarrett,
vice president; Bernelda Larsen,
secretary; Betty Green, treasurer;
Alla Beebe, worship chairman;
Freda Jones, music chairman; Maxine
Albury, publicity chairman;
and Phyllis Bice and Berniece
Schmalried, social chairmen.
Sybil Marshall, business junior, has been elected president of Kappa Beta, sorority for women of the Christian church for the 1947-48 academic year.
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Lost: The senior class of University High school which disappeared early this morning. Also missing is William Fisher, University high school instructor.
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Faculty and students at the high school are concerned but not worried over the absence of the seniors and Mr. Fisher. One of the instructors said that everyone has been expecting it.
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