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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MAY 23,1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Member of the Kansas Press Association, National Editorial Association, and the Associated Collegiate Press. Represented by the National Advertising Service, 420 Madison Ave., New York City.
Mail subscription: $3 a semester, $4.50 a year, plus 2% tax (in Lawrence add $1 a semester postage). Published in Lawrence, Kan., every afternoon during the school year except Saturdays and Sundays, University holidays, and examination periods. Sept. 17, 1910, at the Post Office at Lawrence, Kan., under act of March 3, 1879.
NEWS STAFF Staff Artist Richard Bibler
Managing Editor .. Patricia Penney EDITORIAL Manager
Asst. Managing Editor Bill Elench editor-in-chief LeMoyne Frederick
Charles Roos Editorial Associate John Conard
Telegram Editor Jane Anderson BUSINESS STAFF
City Editor Marian Thomson Business Manager Virginia Van Order
Sports Editor Brian Blank Editorial Anne Scott
Society Editor Martha Jewett Assistant (for national)
Assst. Telegraph Editors Elian Thompson
Bulic M. Hunt Mullenbenger Assistant (for classified)
Asst. City Editors Patricia Manley
Marcella Stewart Reverdy Mullins, Jr Circulation Manager Edwin Ham
State Editor Alamada Briller Promotion Manager Anne Young
A Time For Greatness
The following story was told in connection with a recent discussion of atomic energy and the future of the world. We believe the point it makes is worth repeating.
The incident related here took place during the 1960's. The world had just experienced a devastation beyond description. For 20 years the countries of the world had jockeyed for power positions while engaged in an armament race—a race based on atomic power.
The peoples of the world had not been able mentally and spiritually to cope with demands forced upon them by this revolutionary scientific development. They had failed to create a social and political structure to meet this technological advancement. The inevitable result of their failure had come.
Two apes came out of a deep cave to view the desolation. They had been fortunate enough to survive in the underground cavern. All around them there was no sign of life. The atomic war had been thorough and complete.
After wandering through this desolate world for many 'miles, they came upon a human body still intact. The apes nudged the body and rolled it over but there was no sign of life.
Finally the male ape turned to his mate and said, "My gosh, ma, do we have to start this thing all over again?"
The story has a humorous twist, and the first impression is that it is exaggerated. An atomic war will hardly eliminate homo sapiens from the earth.
But nevertheless there is a sober lesson in the story. An atomic war can destroy the type of society we now have. The world is at a critical crossroad and we can go forward to a greater, fuller life only by recognizing the fact and meeting it resolutely and intelligently. Or we can ignore the responsibilities that are ours and risk the entire future of modern society. The stakes are too immense to leave the future in the hands of fate or put our trust in any haphazard plan for the solution of the problems that go with the development of atomic fission.
It will soon be a year since the first atomic bomb exploded in a New Mexico desert. In that period we have accomplished relatively little toward setting up control machinery for atomic energy. The immensity of the problem of control explains to a great degree our slow progress. But we must continue to keep in mind the fact that we must find a successful solution and that we are working against time.
The technological advancement resulting from successful atomic research is so revolutionary that it demands an equally revolutionary advancement in the thinking and spirit of mankind.
It is truly a time for greatness—greatness in the hearts and minds of all people regardless of their place in society.
Where Was Everyone?
Visiting delegates to the campus U.N. conference Saturday expressed great surprise at the very small attendance. After seeing the publicity given to the meeting in the Daily Kansan and on bulletin boards all over the campus, they expected a large number of students would attend. Frankly our surprise was just as great.
This is one case where the excuse of lack of information will not hold up. There was certainly adequate publicity about the affair.
One hesitates to assume that K.U. students have little interest in international affairs and the future peace of the world. But it is hard to explain the very poor attendance last Saturday in any other way.
The great amount of work and research done by the student delegates was evident in the material which they presented. It is hard to see how any student who attended could not gain some valuable information from the conference proceedings.
Those who organized and took part in the conference are to be commended for doing a fine job. The lack of interest by the rest of the student body was disappointing and deplorable.
The delegates devoted a great amount of effort in preparing for the meeting. All that was asked of the remainder of the students was that they attend at least part of the session and benefit from the work of the delegates. That seems like a fair bargain.
Modern Rustlers Vex Kansas Cattlemen
Wichita (UP)—Cattle rustling that plagued stockmen of the old West today had returned, with modern equipment, to the ranges where thousands of head of cattle shipped from the plains of Texas and Oklahoma are fattening on Kansas grasslands. Farmers blamed the black market.
Rustling was reported heaviest in
Kingman, Harper, Barber, and Sumner counties.
Charles L. Weathered, Norwich stockman, offered a reward of $100 for information leading to the capture of rustlers, and predicted if rustling continued other donations would boost the reward to $1,000.
Home Economics Majors Needed In Schools, Hospitals, Nurseries
Jobby Lobby (X) :
By MISS VIOLA ANDERSON (Associate Professor of Home Economics)
During the war and the months following V-J Day, departments of home economics have been unable to find graduates to fill the many vacancies.
At the beginning of hostilities, many dietitians left their civilian occupations and were sent to all parts of the world with the armed forces. A considerable number still remain with military assignments or are attached to veteran's hospitals. To keep civilian hospitals operating during the war it was necessary to "freeze" a few essential dietitians in their positions and to carry on with a reduced staff. These hospitals, as well as commercial establishments, are now trying to fill their vacancies.
The demand for home economics teachers for high schools is heavy. Salaries have materially increased during the past two or three years, but the number of graduates applying for positions is inadequate, and it will be several years, probably, before the high schools of Kansas are able to secure as many teachers as they desire and need.
It has been difficult to find a sufficient number of well-trained nursery school teachers, also. Nursery school and child study programs are developing rapidly in colleges and universities.
Public utilities and appliance companies discontinued much of their home service work during the war, but are now planning enlarged programs. Air lines and industrial plants are needing help with their feeding problems.
Government services, such as the Farm Security Administration and the Extension Service, have suffered from the shortage of home economics-trained women capable of doing this type of work. There are several vacancies in Kansas which should be filled immediately.
In the field of communications those who combine ability to write with a good radio voice and personality and with home economics training will find a place to exercise their talents.
design, textiles, or interior decoration, are concerned. Students interested in these lines of work must break ground for themselves or go to other states.
Kansas is virgin territory as far as commercial work in clothing
During the past few months requests have come to the home economics department at the University of high school and college teachers, tea room and cafeteria managers, hospital dietitians, home management supervisors with the Farm Security administration, and for assistants in home service departments of utility companies.
Study beyond the four-year undergraduate program is necessary for college teaching, for membership in the American Dietetic association, for all the better positions in the child development program, for many of the government positions, and for research in any field. To encourage graduates to continue their studies many fellowships and teaching assistantships are offered by the leading colleges and universities. These usually provide stipends varying from $350 to $700 a year.
Home economics graduates are vitally concerned with consumer problems, housing, and general community problems. Active participation by trained women in attempts to solve these problems is necessary if the best interests of the home are to be served. Whether the graduate is a homemaker, teachers, dietitian, or engaged in some other line of work, she will have opportunities to work for the general welfare of the home and community.
The department of home economics offers several curricula designed to provide a liberal education while training for homemaking and for earning a living. It believes that a liberal education is the best foundation for any specialized training and that with this foundation and some specialization, both the short period in a profession or vocation which is the experience of most university women graduates and the longer period of homemaking should be well served. For those who make a life work of a profession or vocation outside the home, this liberal program provides a sound base upon which to build.
By PAT FOSTER
BTO—Mike Nichols turned on his charm Saturday morning to persuade an elderly farm woman to let the Sigma Chi's use her ducks in their pond at their party. He promised to take good care of them and to feed them well. They would have good clean water to swim in and he knew they would have lots of fun swimming around at the party. On the way home Mike was fulfilling his promise and was fondly holding one of the ducks in his lap. The inevitable happened.
Reward: Just about anything you want for information leading to the identity of a certain mysterious woman who has been phoning Jack Gear every night for the past three weeks.
True love. Mary Margaret Morris always gets hungry about 11 o'clock so Sam Harris takes a sandwich and a bottle of milk up to the Kappa house every night. Mary Margaret throws down a string and pulls up the food. If anyone wants a sandwich some night just call 957 and ask for Sam's Super Sandwich Service. (You have to furnish your own string.)
The sophomore slump. The students in a Mental Disorganization appointment class were looking over some examples of written reports to learn how to write up their own reports for the semester. Marilyn Whiteford, fine arts sophomore, raised her hand to ask, "Who is this author, Ibid."
Confused. Hank Brown seems to be suffering from early anticipation of final week. He is a bit absent-minded these days. Hank was at the DG. house taking pictures and talking to "Fig" Newton and his date Liz Esterle. He asked Liz what sorority she belonged to.
There's a shortage of houses too. Armilda Ann Lincoln, better known as "Abe" nearly set fire to the D.C. house. She left a lighted cigarette on her dresser only to have it fall in one of the drawers. Smoke was billowing out of the room when Gloria Hill came to the rescue with a few buckets of water. The room is now covered with signs, "Watch those cigarettes Abe," "Children shouldn't play with matches," and "Our own Abe Lincoln did it."
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