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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FEDRUARY 21, 1945
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Counsel for the Council
When half of the duly elected members of the All-Student Council resign in the short period of one semester leaving the Council weak and ineffective at the very time when it should be at a peak of efficiency and vigor, it is time to take objective stock of that mechanism we know as student government.
There are several weak links in the Council system which serve to answer these questions. One of them is the method of election.
The situation is not one that can be explained away as another by-product of the war. Only three resignees were navy men. There were one or two cases of sickness. But most vacancies were created by members who either did not make a "C" average to qualify for activities or who were "too busy" with other affairs to do Council work.
How could anyone with a wobbly grade average even be nominated for All-Student Council? And what other Hill activity possibly takes precedence over membership on the Council.
With general elections being held in each of several districts of the University, a party system has naturally evolved. Fundamentally healthy as such a system may be, on the campus it has come to be one of the bug-bears of student government. Political parties serve chiefly to throw all emphasis on the election, leaving little energy for Council problems after the balloting.
The candidate is in—that's the important point. Neither he nor his party care much about anything else.
The All-Student Council hasn't become an honorary society for astute politicians yet, but at times it seems headed that way.
Since election is the primary consideration, candidates are often selected not on how strong they will be in the Council, but on how strong they will be in the campaign. Who cares about a fellow's grade average as long as he is a cinch to be elected?
Here again, we find the election system partly at fault.
For all practical purposes, the Council representative has no constituency. He knows that he has been elected by the students of his district—say the College. But who are these students—what are they thinking—as a group what do they want him to do on the Council?
After the election, the representative loses contact with the students who elected him, and they with him. He receives neither praise nor commendation for his work which is supposedly in their behalf. He loses his sense of responsibility and usefulness. And since he is so obscure, his position ceases even to be an honor.
Some members of the faculty and some students have been considering this basic deficiency in organization of student government on the campus for some time. A number of other election systems have been suggested—systems which would take the heat out of elections and assign representatives to definite geographical constituencies.
The mass resignations of last semester serve only as a vivid illustration of the argument these individuals have been expounding for sometime. While other things may be wrong with the Council, the election system is certainly one of its basic faults.
Paul G. Hausman Came to K.U. —With His Banjo on His Knee
Touring the country with a left-handed banjo player and a two-necked banjo almost landed Prof. Paul G. Hausman, director of the University shops, in vaudeville.
It all began when someone planned a student-talent show at Pittsburgh State Teachers college, where Professor Hausman was a student. While working up an act, Prof. Hausman who strums a mean banjo, and sings, too, met a banjo player who was left handed. Seeing possibilities in the arrangement, the two tried several methods for playing each other's banjo, finally deciding to really merge-banjos.
That summer, the "Banjo Twins," as they called themselves, bought an old car and went on tour.
Three days before the show, they whitted and glued until they had a banjo with two necks. From here on it was easy. One sat on the other's lap with an arm around the bottom man's neck. A few minor changes in dress and the audience would think one did all the strumming and the other did all the fingering.
On the night of the show, they had the crowd rolling in the isle, won $25, and were signed for a show in the Pittsburg theater.
"We covered a lot of territory, had a lot of fun, and made a little money," Professor Hausman reminisced.
"We had several offers to go into
Since he came to K.U. in 1941, he has turned his talents to singing in a church choir, but he still takes out his banjo occasionally to serenade the wife.
show business, but I preferred teaching, "Professor Hausman added.
A meeting of the county club chairmen of Statewide Activities will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Frank Strong auditorium, Anne Scott, general chairman, said today.
Statewide Activities Meeting Wednesday
Edwin Browne, director of public relations for the University, will discuss plans for obtaining additional money to provide copies of the Jayhawker magazine for every high school in Kansas.
Increase In Enrollment Adds 80 To Staff
Mr. Quigley's idea is that each county chairman find an interested K.U. alumnus in his home town who would be willing to keep his eyes open for any returning veterans or high school students who have been outstanding in athletics.
E. C. Quigley, director of athletics, also will address the group concerning his new plan for bringing talent from all over the state to the University.
Eighty new staff members have seen appointed to handle the unprecedented increase in enrollments, he administration announced today.
Among the new appointments are Dr. Walter M. Kollmorgen, associate professor of geography. He comes to the University from the bureau of Economics in Washington, D.C. where he was an agricultural economist.
Loring O. Hanson is a new associate professor of applied mechanics, he has recently completed two years service rocket and ammunition officer in the Navy.
New South Wales was the first colony established in Australia.
Grace Williams, assistant professor of speech, who is teaching speech and speech correction, received her A.B. from Illinois university, her M.A. from Northwestern, and his B.A. from Michigan, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of London, England.
Robert L. Austin, assistant professor of business law, will teach courses in business law and public utilities.
New instructors include George E. Osborne, instructor in pharmacy; John Pfitch, instructor in physical education; Glenn Yankee, instructor in accounting; Lucy T. Dougherty, instructor in mathematics; and John Fuchs, instructor in mechanical engineering.
Admitted Wednesday
AT THE HOSPITAL
Kenneth W. Pringle, 1241 Louisiana
Thomas Pryor, 1408 Tennessee Harold Weber, 1115 Ohio. Kenneth Reasons, 1328 Ohio. Ida R. Bieber, 1329 Vermont.
Dismissed Wednesday
Maxine A. Gunsolly, Gower Place
Thornton Cooke, 1409 Tennessee
Eloise Hodgson, Gower Place,
Robert C. Brown, PT 8.
Francis Duffy, PT 6.
Adrea Hinkel, Miller Hall.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
February 21, 1946
February 21, 1946
Alpha Phi Omega meeting tonight Pine room, Union. Election of officers.
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Public is invited to the National Sigma Xi lecture in Fraser Theater, 8 p.m. Monday. Dr. C. C. Speider, Professor of Anatomy, University of Virginia, will speak on "Living Cells in action as Revealed by FastMotion Cine-Photomicrography."
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Joint meeting of Independents Council, retiring I.S.A. Council and new I.S.A. Council at 7 p.m. tonight, southeast corner, Union lounge. Attendance required.
Union Activities chairman are asked to have reports to Union office by Friday.
Students interested in positions as editor or business manager of K-endar submit application, giving qualifications and experience, at business office Frank Strong, before noon Tuesday. K-Book Staff must be enrolled in Summer Session at K.U.
Phi Chi Theta meeting, 8:30 p.m.
tonight, Pine room, Union.
Students interested in position of manager (editor) of 1947 K.U. Calendar submit applicoin, giving qualifications and experience, to business office, Frank Strong, before noon Tuesday.
Quack club tryouts tonight, 7:30.
Robinson gym. All women are eligible to try out. Business meeting of all members at 7 p.m.
Jayhawk Jewelry
Pins - Fobs - Charms
Roberts Jewelry and Gifts
Rock Chalk
By FRANK CURRY
The ultimate in modesty. Ann Stout, Watkins whistlebait, eager beavered into the bathroom — intention bath—skidded into the tub, then remembered something awfully important. She had forgotten to remove her clothes, sad, sad, sad.
Chiggychig chig, tra la, tra la. The chig you saw leaning out of the second floor window of the Alpha Chi house Sunday was Mila Williams. She sped most of the afternoodd leaning out of the widow eggsplad the sorrow of her siduation to her friends walking by outside. Mila, ya see, was udhappy because she had a bad cold, ad couldn't cub out to play. There was another ill chig looking out, too, but we never did understand her trouble, for she didn't say any thig. Sore throat.
Dog story. Janey Williams, Alpha Chi, owns a pup called "Sugar". Sugar shows indication of becoming a large dog, some day. The babes are going to get the beast a basket, and then, when he outgrows the basket, they will give the dog the bed and sleep in the basket themselves.
Mice and . . . things! Since the Phi Gam's saw "Lost Weekend" they are looking closely at the little beasts they see running (this machine has an accent) through their rooms. "No reason to be perturbed, fellas, mice are never that color . . . You see it too, don't you?"
The hall is full, darn it. The men of Carruth are so very eager, so lonely for a housemother that they have asked the Joseph twins, Theta pledges, to fill the position. Men desiring admittance to Carruth hall should see Men's Resident Halls Scholarship committee.
Barret stave artist. The retired ski-trooper of the Phi Gam institution, Louis Orr, isn't completely demobed yet. The guys claim he wears his snow goggles, even to the dinner table.
New Credit Policy Adopted for Vets
Policies adopted by the College faculty in a meeting this week are:
Students who received partial credit for work done in courses before they entered military service may enroll for the entire course, canceling the original enrollment and the partial credit granted by the may enroll in the course for the remaining amount of credit by arranging with the department to complete the unfinished portion of the course.
The College will accept as much as eight hours of military credit which ordinarily would be counted as professional credit in the case of candidates for degrees in combined programs in the College and the School of Medicine and the School of Law.
Garnett Revives Sports Clubs
Garnett—Students from small towns may find more recreation at home this summer, at least those returning to Garnett will. The Garnett Gun club is attracting persons interested in trap shooting, and the Garnett Golf club is electing new officers. These clubs have not been active during the war but reconversion seems to be under way.
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