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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
NOVEMBER 25,1946
Kansan Comments.
Planned Love
Tomorrow the Y.M. - Y.W.C.A.
forum will present the last of its
series of lectures on Love and Marriage.
At this point it might be well
to consider whether they have been
worth while.
As in all campaigns to reform mankind, the ones who are interested in coming to these lectures are not the ones who need them most. Persons who want to approach marriage sensibly rather than purely emotionally will find ample material by authorities on the subject, in magazines, newspapers, and many books.
The theory that marriage should be planned rather than haphazard is good. The question is, has it warranted the time and effort spent in giving this program? The subjects which attracted the largest audiences were not those which dealt with economic and social aspects, but those promising to be sensational.
This is not to discredit the speakers in the current course. Each has been well qualified to discuss the aspect he was assigned, and has given valuable advice. But it must have been discouraging for them to give it to so many empty seats.
As one speaker brought out, problems involved in successful marriage today are not all solvable by the couple concerned. The family is affected by the economic system and by the moral standards of society. The many combinations of factors make such a course inadequate.
Few will deny that scientific conclusions are needed in human relations. But each person is most concerned with his individual needs and gets limited help from general theories.
While tomorrow's speaker is on the campus he will discuss the possibility of better marriage counselling on the campus. It might be wise to consider such a plan very seriously.—A. B.
Socks Appeal
Pink hats, we hear, are about to be worn by America's best-dressed men. At least that was a style trend shown in a recent exhibit of the Illinois Men's Apparel club in Chicago.
Veterans will rejoice to hear that the most stylish coats will be without collars or lapels, since many of them have been so far ahead of the mode as to be without a coat.
The emancipated male may choose accessories of sky blue or yellow if he does not care for pink. These should be "just the thing" with a rich purple tuxedo.
Tailors catering to student trade predict draped shoulders and more loosely-fitting suits. But don't dash out grooming to stand in line at some bare shop. Whatever you happen to have in your closet should fit that way, men, eating being what it is under the G.I. bill.
The essence of the new conquest equipment, literally, must be referred to as a "requisite," never "perfume." Fragrances created to win femens and influence romance no doubt will bear such intriguing names as "Call of the Wild," "Stag at Eve," or "Dark Waterfront."
And now a leading psychologist comes out in favor of the "good five-minute kiss." Women just won't have a chance.—A. B.
Dear Editor---the total cosmetic purchases.
Twice-Sold Seats?
Although I'm reconciled to the fact that the K.U. athletic department needs money to defray operating expenses, I cannot see why the current cost of basketball season tickets should run to $2.15 plus activity ticket for only half the home games.
In previous years, cost of the tickets was $1.24 with tax for the entire home season (usually eight games), with only a fraction of the present enrollment. How can the charge of almost double the previous price for only half the games, be justified?
Earlier this year the point was made that students would be rotated, so that all would have a chance to see half the home games, because Hoch would accommodate only 3,500 persons. I heartily appreciate the sentiment, but doubt that it is directed toward the benefit of students.
William T. Smith, Jr.
College Junior
Under this system, 5,000 student seats can be sold in an auditorium which seats 3,500 and still leave 1,000 for the general public. Higher mathematics? Simply smart business I hope the athletic department can make ends meet.
The veteran does not consider his discharge emblem as "a one-way ticket to a lifetime handout." Public Law 346, better known as the G.I. Bill of Rights, was passed for the ostensible purpose of compensating the veteran for the years, sometimes filled with hardship and danger, which he spent in the service of his country.
The subsistence which the veteran receives while attending accredited schools is to assist (it can not do more) in paying living expenses. That the program of aid is not "lawish" can be verified by a conscious investigation of the living standards of any representative group of veterans.
Veterans Are People, Too
I deplore the conditions which make it necessary for anyone to work for subsistence which attempting to secure an education. If one has the desire for higher education and the ability to pursue the required courses successfully, his time should not be occupied, even partially, with the struggle for existence. The veteran is fortunate in that he receives an allotment from the government. I should like very much to see a program of governmental aid for all students not financially self-supporting.
Please try to regard the veteran in the light of the civilian that he is. He is not someone set apart, a person different from other people. He has always been a civilian, in heart if not in fact. Accept him in that light.
Lester M. Mertz College Freshmar
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Women's organized houses will be allowed only one serenade or one caroling each semester, the Wompen's Executive council has announced. Some more of Petrillo's work, no doubt.
New York is studying a plan to reduce jaywalking. Maybe this is connected with an item on a newscast the other night which said "Three pedestrians were fined for reckless driving."
The coal walkout has its light moments. Last week a U. S. deputy marshall outside Judge Goldsborough's court told curious crowds, "You'll have to hunt a juvenile court. This one has no jurisdiction over minors."
No matter what John L. Lewis says in answer to a contempt of court charge in federal courts, he is already in contempt of the people.
France's decision to quit fighting against Germany in return for the annexation of the Saar coal fields indicates the French people would rather have a warm home than a hot UNO meeting.
When the law library was remodeled, material was put in the ceiling to deaden the sound of moving chairs, but nothing has been done to deaden the sound of whistling and wolf calls on the front steps.
Among bills the American Legion plans to bring before Congress is one which will provide electric razors for veterans' hospitals. No one can say the Legion avoids clean-cut issues.
Roger Babson's plan to build a college near Eureka to avoid possible atomic bomb attacks would have been applauded much more had he decided to move Wellesley college for girls to Kansas.
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Men, Who Dump Cologne Over Themselves, Soon May Equal Women's Cosmetic Bills
Chicago. (UP)—Men will star spending as much money for cosmetics as their wives within the next five years, three men experts on male grooming predicted today.
W. B. Woodard, Chicago, William Watt, New York, and Ralph J. Kachelhoffer, Freeport, Ill., all representatives of large cosmetic firms, said men are on their way toward buying great quantities of face powder, bath powder, and cologne.
They'll probably buy a lot of powder puffs, too, the experts predicted at the annual "spot and spring market" of the Illinois Men's Apparel club.
More than 50 million dollars in "beauty preparations" were sold to men last year.
Mr. Woodward said men could thank—or blame—servicemen for much of the new interest in sweet scents.
"When they were overseas where they couldn't keep clean, they tried at least to smell nice," he explained. "It was inevitable that other men would recognize that a fresh, clean fragrance was preferable to an aroma of tobacco, tar soap, or perspiration."
He said cologne was the most popular item on the male beauty shopping list, making up 40 per cent of
Although men never may buy the variety of beauty preparations purchased by women, they eventually will equal them in quantity, he predicted.
"This is true because men who like cosmetics use them in greater quantity," he explained. "A woman will use a drop of cologne, while her husband will dump it all over him."
300 Boxes Of Soap Chips Worse Than Dynamite
Indianapolis. (UP)—Ten minutes after an Indianapolis grocer put 300 boxes of soap chips out to sell, his store was in shambles. Housewives who jammed the store broke a large show window.
Several shoppers were cut and bruised, and police were called to calm the crowd. One of the injured shoppers held tightly to her box of soap chips while a doctor took two stitches in her cut knee.
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