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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, MARCH 29,1945
New Constitution Will Depend Upon Interest of Student Body
Students who were enrolled in the University in the spring of 1943 will remember the election on April 1 of that year in which they voted to adopt a new constitution for a unified student government. The Women's Self-Governing Association and the Men's Student Council joined to form the All-Student Council, completely changing the system of student government at the University. The new plan was adopted because the students believed that they could attain a government more completely representative of all students, more efficient because of centralized management, and more effective because of direct co-operation of both men and women.
Now another change to the constitution has been proposed. A political reorganization committee composed of students representative of most of the important factions on the campus, has drawn up three plans for a new election system that will be submitted to the student body for acceptance or rejection. All three plans call for elimination of the 10 council members who represent campus organizations. In other respects the plans differ.
Council members base their desire for changing the election system on the belief that students are dissatisfied with the present system and that it is possible for the entire student body to be more fairly represented.
When the constitution was changed in 1943, the majority of the very students for whom the plans were formulated, refused to vote or even take interest in the issues involved. Perhaps that is why proposals for changing the constitution are being made so soon—if the students in the spring of 1943 had been interested in their government organization and if more students had contributed their opinions and ideas concerning the issues involved, perhaps the undesirable features of the election system could have been discovered before it was approved. Actually only 522 students voted that spring to decide whether the constitution for a unicameral system of student government should be adopted. Exactly 303 of the total number of votes were women; only 217 men took the trouble to vote.
Kansas Boosts School Progress By New Laws
By familiarizing himself with the three proposed plans and their provisions and by discussing their advantages and disadvantages, the student will be able to help decide whether the present election system should be retained, or one of the three plans adopted. Only by such preliminary discussions will the student be able to vote intelligently for or against another change in the constitution.
The ASC seriously is striving to improve the election system to give every student fairer representation. Unless the entire student body enters into the discussions and carefully thinks out the merits and disadvantages of the three proposed plans, we again may fail to adopt a plan providing the fairest representation.
The Kansas senate has just stamped with approval the doom of the inadequate educational system which has been ours since sod house days. Reorganization of rural schools, high schools, and the state department of education is the objective of the three school bills passed in this session of the state legislature. While it may not be a complete solution for the problem, this action is at least a step in the right direction.
Why has Kansas education failed to keep up with the progress of the rest of the state? Why have we allowed our educational system to be ranked with only the deep South below us? Educators have torn their hair for years and far-seeing legislators have labored long to remedy the situation.
The rural school problem has been particularly distressing. Small districts, low standards, inadequate funds, short terms, low salaries, and teachers with limited training are characteristic. A schoolhouse in every other section of land was logical in 1880 when there were 50 or 60 youngsters of school age in every community. Today that number has dwindled to ten or six, and approximately two out of every seven rural schools are closed. The new bill provides for consolidation of small districts and, because consolidation and transportation go hand in hand, a new highway bill to improve roads also has been passed.
Will consolidation impair the solidarity of closely-knit rural communities? The school always has been the center of the community
activity. Something warm and close will be lost but a greater good will come with the increased opportunities for the younger generation. Better equipped schools and competent, well paid teachers will go far toward removing the obstacles which confront rural youth.
The high school reorganization bill will eliminate some small high schools and transport their students to larger schools. Taxation will be on a country-wide basis. Thousands of acres now untaxed for the support of any high school will come under the provision to help equalize the expense of education.
Striking directly at the roots of the trouble, the third bill concerns the reorganization of the state department of education. No longer may just anyone be nominated and elected to the office of state superintendent of public instruction. Qualifications have been fixed so high that only a limited number of
Rock Chalk Talk
By EDDY BRUNK
After all the various sorority initiatives on the Hill last week, there should be a lot of under-cover syncopation in the City this weekend. Syncapitation, according to Webster, is "an irregular movement from bar to bar."
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These Sigma Chi's really have a line that sticks with 'em. Joe Bukaty, Chi, and Nancy Stephen, Kappa, were studying the stars one night about a month ago, when their eyes fell upon the bright lights of the Sunflower Ordnance works. Joe slyly sighed, "That's Kansas City, Nancy." Nancy murmured "Oh," in assent, taking it all in. Three weeks later she found out she had been led astray. That's okay, Nance, we all have our dense moments.
Olivia Garvey, D.G. initiate, is quite proud of her newest accomplishment. When congratulated upon receiving her pin, she will thank you cordially. Then it happens. She will display a D.G. bracelet on her wrist, a D.G. lapel pin on her coat, and a D.G. crest on a chain about her neck. And she claims she has numerous replacements at home.
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Charlie Moffett, Delt, and Mike Nichols, Sigma Chi, have real inter-ratenity spirit. Both boys are courtin' Mary Lou Souhewy, Kappa, and in order to keep things on a fair and square basis, the boys and their respective frats serenaded Mary Lou together one night last week. That's real cooperation. At least, Mary Lou didn't have to get out of bed but once that night.
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When summer time comes, and Olivia comes out garbed in a swimming suit, don't be surprised to see a D.G. anchor tattooed on her arm.
Nelle Claycomb, Pi Phi pledge and culinary expert, made the prize suggestion of the week in her foods class Wednesday. When asked what she would do if she had three quarts of milk too much, Nelle replied, "Give it to the cat."
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Then there was Mr. Gibson's prize student, who met a fellow classmate on the campus, remarked that he didn't think he'd go to class that day, and turned to find Mr. Gibson right behind him. He was in class.
Low Sales Cause Kansan Review To Be Discontinued
Publication of the University Kansan Review, weekly newspaper for servicemen, will be discontinued. Dolores Sulzman, president of the Kansan board, has announced.
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Chubb to Speak at Fort Scott
The Kansas board made a survey to estimate the number of copies which could be sold weekly, and on this basis it was decided to discontinue the Review, Miss Sulzman said. She explained that evidently the students on the Hill do not write to former students and alumni but rather to friends who have not attended college here.
Prof. H. B. Chubb will speak before the Rotary club at Fort Scott tomorrow. "After Victory" will be the subject of his address. This discussion is in connection with the San Francisco conference which will meet in San Francisco, April 25.
persons in the state of Kansas can fulfill the requirements for the office.
Students at the University who plan to remain in the state after graduation will be affected either as parents or as teachers by the school acts of 1945. They should become familiar with them. It is one victory for which they can be grateful, one stand they won't have to make in their fight for the truth which makes men free.-R. E.
So let's all keep on our war jobs—keep on saving tin and paper—keep on buying War Bonds—to keep.
Ride on the buses if it will help win the war —that's our job. If it won't please don't make non-essential trips.
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Tropical Gardens In Full Bloom South Of Main Campus
An experience of viewing the tropies without setting foot off the campus can be simulated through a visit to the tropical conservatory situated behind the Buildings and Grounds shops. Banana trees, a Bougainville vine loaded with red flowers, climbing to the roof of the glassed-in garden, and specimens of maranta, philodendron monstera fiscus, stag horn ferns, and a fine assortment of cactii and foliages, are growing there.
The sunshine, warmth of air, the singing and chattering of tropical birds, the scents of the many blooming flowers add to the effect of a southern clime. A pool filled with water plants of unusual size and fish are quite attractive.
Showers Threaten; Temperature Drops
Students turned to raincoats and their accessories today as clouds and a lowered temperature threatened to drive off another sunny spring day. In comparison with the reading yesterday at 9 a.m., the temperature dropped 23 degrees. The reading this morning at 9 o'clock was 51 degrees.
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Thursday, March 29, 1945
The activities division of the Independents will meet at 8:30 this evening in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building. The meeting is important.—Lois Thompson, chairman.
All students who wish to take the medical aptitude examination should register in Room 1, Frank Strong hall, and pay the fee of $1.50. The examination will be given on Friday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m.—A. H. Turney, director, guidance bureau.
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