PAGE FOUR
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 17,1946
By BILL SIMS Daily Kansan Staff Writer
The intramural department is working under a severe handicap trying to run a successful program without any funds except those paid in by competing organizations. No fund is set up by the University to give the intramural department financial aid.
Fees of 15 and 25 cents are charged each organization for each man who competes in certain sports. These fees don't begin to cover expenses and salaries for officials and leave anything for equipment or improvement.
Anyone who has been to an intramural football game this fall knows that the fields are in terrible condition. There are holes in the playing field which could cause a player to break his leg or sprain an ankle. On one field a manhole cover sticks up two or three inches above the ground. Twice I have seen players narrowly miss falling on this concrete and iron obstruction.
The handball courts are a disgrace to the University. There are holes three or four inches in diameter in the walls. The courts have been in this condition for a long time.
Why hasn't something been done to improve the intramural facilities? Whose fault is it that almost 2,000 active participants don't have better conditions under which to play?
It is not the fault of the intramural department. The men in charge know these things exist and are wrong, and they want to correct them. But you can't operate efficiently and make improvements without money.
Some fund should be set up from which the intramural authorities could get money to buy new equipment, make improvements on playing fields, and hire men to work on these fields and keep them in shape. Other universities finance their intramural programs, and I think our university should do the same thing.
I believe that fees should be charged for participation in intramural sports. The system that is now being used is a good one, but it can't carry the load. It could help purchase new equipment such as footballs, basketballs, softballs, etc., but there should be a larger fund for maintenance.
The injury rate this fall has increased, and steps have been taken to lower it. If fields were properly taken care of, injuries would not be so numerous. The intramural department is doing everything within its power to see that precautionary steps are taken to alleviate this situation.
The men in charge of intramurals are doing a fine job. The largest number of men in the history of the school are participating in these sports this fall. I think the officials need help to carry out the program in the right way, and the University should take steps to aid them.
K.U.-N.U. Debate To Highlight Meet
A debate between the University and the University of Nebraska will highlight the high school debate institute, to be held on the campus tomorrow and Saturday.
The debate subject will be "Resolved, that the federal government should provide a system of complete medical care available to all citizens at public expense."
The 250 high school debaters will hear opinions of experts on the question. Paul V. Benner, a sociologist, will give society's viewpoint, and Dr. James R. McVay will give the doctor's angle.
Mr. Benner is director of the division of public assistance of the state welfare department. Dr. McVay is a member of the council on medical service of the American Medical association.
KU's Own Gazelle Boy, Bud French Will Have 18 Relatives At NU Game
BY JOHN FINCH (Daily Kansan Sports Editor)
K. U. has its own Gazelle Boy.
Clarence "Bud" French isn't chased by a jeep like the 50-mile-an-hour African speedster, but the opposition might like to give it a try.
French has been driving from the $ \textcircled{*} $
French has been driving from the left half position for the Jayhawkers and has carried the ball from scrimmage 32 times for 210 yards or an average of 6.5 yards every time he got the pigskin.
"When my plays are called, I just take the ball and run," Bud said. "I don't think about anything else."
French, who is a shy, 23-year-old, 6-foot ball-lugger, began his football competition at Central High school in Kansas City, Mo.
He played three seasons for Central, two at fullback and one at half, before coming to K.U. in 1942.
"I played freshman ball; then the navy got me," he said.
Bud was an electrician's mate on a destroyer. He was wounded in the battle of Cherbourg and was taken off his ship in England.
From there he was sent back to the States for treatment before going to his next assignment on a troop transport in the Pacific.
He likes to work from a T-formation because "it's so much different from what we had in high school."
"I was pretty sloppy," he said, "but managed to get myself down to 170 pounds before the season began. It was hard to get back into shape after being away from training."
French is a physical education
material he hopes to be a coach after
he graduates.
Bud's sports activities extend into
the realm of baseball. He played on the K.U. nine last spring and expects to play again next season.
It was on one of his baseball road trips that he met Monna Hall who later became Mrs. French. They were married in Chicago when Bud managed to get a four-day leave.
Bud's wife and parents are among his most loval supporters.
"We went together for four years." Mrs. French said, "and we didn't want to wait any longer for the navy to give Bud a leave."
"I'll have plenty of relatives in the stadium Saturday," he explained. "I think about 18 are coming from Kansas City for the game."
Bud never worries about being injured because he "wouldn't be able to do much" if he did.
Does Mrs. French worry about him?
"At least not when he's playing football," she said smiling.
Tree Sap Flows Fast
Stamford, Conn. (UP)—Sap flows in a tree faster than it is usually thought, says Nestor Caroselli, associate pathologist of the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories. Dyes injected into a 50-foot-tall tree have been found to spread from the roots to the branches within a few hours, he reported.
IM Football Schedule
Intramural football will be played today if weather permits. The schedule: Phi Delta Theta vs Blanks, field three; Kappa Sigma vs Physical Education, field four; Phi Kappa Psi vs Battenfeld, field one.
COURT HOUSE LUNCH
Meals - Short Orders
Sandwiches
Open 5:30-12:30
Not a Care in the World since DEVOE Products brightened up the house.
Devoe Paints Wallpaper Superkleen Brushes Kemtone Fuller Brushes
(Can Use Man To Sell Brushes House to House)
WELCOME K.U. STUDENTS
Advertisers Prefer The Kansan To Reach Hill Students