UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE SIX
JANUARY 9,1947
Kansan Comments...
Marshall
The surprise of the resignation of James F. Byrnes, ex-senator, exsupreme court justice, ex-"assistant president," as secretary of state was probably equalled by the surprise of the appointment of a man whose total diplomatic service consists of 13 months' efforts to conciliate the warring factions of China.
General George C. Marshall who will take over the reins of the state department will be the subject of much speculation in the months to follow. A V.M.I. graduate, he was chief of staff of the U.S. armies from 1939 to 1945.
The biggest criticism of him probably will come as a result of his long record as a military man. If he attempts to use his brusque military manner in his deliberations with other nations, he will be accused of war-mongering. If he attempts to use pacific methods in his foreign relations, critics will scream, "Get rough with 'em, George."
Judging from his biography, his claim as a diplomatist is based on his dealings in a military capacity with the heads of nations of Europe and Asia. He undoubtedly gained much experience in international relations during the war years, because global warfare required a knowledge both of military and political considerations.
The new secretary of state has a rough road ahead of him. He will be aided in that traveling by the practical mind which he used in directing the warriors of the greatest military machine in history. As Americans, we can all hope that his practicalness will be as useful in diplomacy as it was in warfare.
It's too bad, but that bachelor of science degree you're working for isn't any good.
B.S. Is N.G.
So says Harvard, and who are we to argue with Harvard?
Harvard, one of the nation's oldest colleges, has been granting a bachelor of arts degree since 1642. In 1909 it began granting bachelor of science degrees but it's going to stop.
After commencement exercises in 1950, no one will receive anything but a bachelor of arts degree. Reasons given for the change were that the degree was the object of widespread criticism and that even undergraduates majoring in scientific fields preferred to receive the arts degree.
In fact, one Harvard dean was so bitter with the idea of a bachelor of science degree that he defined it as denoting not a knowledge of science but merely an ignorance of Latin.
So now you have the authoritative word. Want to change to the College and get that bachelor of arts degree?
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Telegraph Editor ... Edward W. Swain
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City Editor ... R. T. Kingman
It must have been a Missouri man who wrote the Wednesday story about the K.U.-M.U. basketball game in the Kansas City Times.
An Error
The Times writer said "... Phog shouted, pushing Stalcup toward the Missouri bench. Stalcup raised an arm, thought better of it, and was pulled away from the Kansas mentor by his Missouri players."
We were at the game, no one was standing in front of us to block the view, we saw plainly (and checked with others who also had a clear view of the scene) that Dr. Allen didn't touch Coach Stalcup. And as Phog walked back to the Kansas bench the Missouri coach reached out with his right arm and shoved the Kansas coach on the right shoulder.
Perhaps the Times writer merely thought he saw what he later wrote about. He may have been honest in his writing, he probably was. The human eye is not infallible and then the brain sometimes misreads the impulses the eye sends to the brain.
In few fields of work is accuracy so necessary as in journalism. If an error is made in chemistry or in music or in philosophy, it can always be corrected and no one raises a howl. But let a newspaper print one wrong thing and everyone starts hollering for the writer's neck.
Because this is so true, stories which involve controversial subjects should be checked thoroughly before publication. It's too bad the Times writer didn't think of that before he wrote.
Jaytalking---
Add similes: "As attention-drawing as a block of abstainers in a bleacher full of arm-waving fans."
Before the war, the style was to buy a car and strip it of everything except a motor, wheels and a frame. Since the war and the development of jeeps, the style is to take a motor, wheels and a frame and add to the jeep until it's got everything the prewar unstripped car had.
Chicago. (UP)—More and more cities are scrapping plans for memorial statuary and are building community centers as "living" tributes to those who died in World War II, according to the American Public Works association.
Cities Scrap Statuary For 'Living' Tributes
Citing a recent survey of community centers as war memorials, the association observed that few cities are spending money on heroic statues and monumental cannon. Funds are being used to finance centers where citizens of all ages may enrich their leisure hours.
The association listed Coatesville, Pa., with a population of 15,000, as a "standout example" of the current trend. Coatesville city officials and private citizens raised a fund of $52,000 to build a community center, which will include an auditorium, gymnasium, kitchen, lunchroom, snack bar, bowling alley, nursery, and other facilities. City funds will finance an adjacent swimming pool.
A report from California stated that "in the smaller communities memorials are taking the place of the old town hall. They are being made integral parts of the community life."
Similar examples may be found in almost every state, the association reported. The Hibbing, Minn., community center is a war memorial containing a little theater, clubrooms, bowling alleys, kitchen, dining room, and a large arena. Flint, Mich., has three municipal centers with libraries and meeting rooms.
The association said that many cities had taken over war-time USO facilities as community centers or extended school facilities to serve community needs through the use of war memorial funds.
Make Money Giving Out Tickets—For Parking
Camden, Ark. (UP)—Camden Boy Scouts have discovered that it pays in more ways than one—to be law-abiding citizens.
One day recently, the scouts "ran the city"—from mayor to traffic cop. The scout cops handed out traffic tickets to all violators and a scout judge assessed fines in accordance with the infraction.
The next day Mayor Don Harrell gave the boy and girl scouts a check for $112, the amount of the fines they had collected.
Congressional Teamwork
Daniel Bishop in St. Louis Star-Times
Janet Lynne Cofer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cofer, was the only Christmas baby born to University student parents.
Other student parents with babies born during the holidays are:
Student Parents Get Little Presents
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Banks have a daughter, Jana, born Dec. 22.
On Dec. 23, a son, Richard Dale, was born to Mr. and and Mrs. Robert Simpson.
To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cates, a son, Jonathan Howard, was born Dec. 28.
Two Jan. 4 babies were born—a boy, Stephen Laurel, to Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Fry, and a girl, Mar-
sela Fry, to Mr. and Mrs. Rex G. Morris.
A son, Irven Kelley, was born Jan. 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Irven W. Hayden, Jr.
Pictures Will Be Shown At YMCA Movie Forum
Frank Sinatra will sing for the students of K.U. at the Y.M.C.A. movie forum to be held at 4 p.m. today in the Fine room of the Union. Two pictures "The House I Live In," and "Our Shrinking World" will be shown.
L. G. Templin, an instructor in the sociology department, will lead a short discussion of the films following their showing. Mr. Templin served as a missionary in India for many years, and has worked with minority groups.
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