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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31; 1945
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Dear Editor,
Here's a gripe I would like to heave in the direction of Watson Library. For three years I have been squinting frantically in that institution trying to get assignments completed for the happiness of my most ambitious teachers. What I would like to know is whether there are any light bulbs more powerful than the candle-bright equipment now used in that building.
I have been groping in comparative darkness when in the library ever since my freshman year. In fact, I can't remember when I have been able to walk unfalteringly into the reading room. I honestly believe that many of us who wear glasses today would not be doing so had we not strained our eyes studying in Watson.
It is definitely not fun to study in the library and blind ourselves. Furthermore, there is no need for it. for surely something could be done to improve the lighting facilities.
If the lighting was intended to beautify parts of the library, it succeeded in doing so, especially in the second floor reading room. However, the main purpose of such electricity is usually to enable one to see. In this, the indirect, or rather invisible, lighting of the library is a complete failure. All I want to do is be able to see what I am reading. Abraham Lincoln had a fire that lit his books brighter than the modern devices Watson possesses.
So help me, if I end up with a seeing-eye dog, I am going to blame it all on Watson Library. The Bat.
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versity of Kansas; Robert G. Sproul President, University of California; Donald B. Tresidder, President, Stanford University; Herman B. Wells, President, Indiana university, and Henry M. Wriston, President, Brown university.
The text of the letter follows;
Dear Mr. President:
"In your annual message to Congress convinced of the necessity for university military training after the war and increased pressure to Congress dealing with this subject.
We as citizens venture to express the view that we should debate on this highly controversial question, at least until complete victory over us is obtained. We have been in discussion of this problem with many persons during the past few months and have heard an argument which convinces us of the necessity of such a decision.
A continuing program of public education in the area of national defense is certainly in order, but we challenge the necessity of getting the lessons from experience in the situations of war psychology in order to bring them to a decision which. It is said, that we cannot reach under normal conditions.
We suggest that experience with the Prohibition Amendment indicates the unwisdom of attempting to determine run revolutionary policies in wartime.
In our judgment present commitment of the nation to a year of military service by all persons in the armed forces.
1. The proposal is not related to success in prosecutal in air; it may be timeprecise. Under the Selective Service Act, which can be continued present personnel needs of the nation's resources in national's resources of manpower permit. The question under discussion is then prosecuted.
2. The adoption of peacetime conscription would be a revolutionary change in fundamental American policies; to effect such an change, we must believe wise. We suggest that a radical departure from the fundamental policies of our past should not be made under the emo-tions of the warlordism of some quarters that unless Congress acts under the stress of war, compulsory military training will never be adopted. Our aim is to堡ist the capacity of the American people to share it. It is to imply that the American people cannot arrive at a wise decision on a great issue through the democratic processes after a cool and deliberate de
3. The basic issue is not compulsory military training but adequate national defense; peaceetime conscription is only possible under such conditions; program under modern military conditions; adopt under stress and have it implement in conjunction with a telelengent long-run defense program for the country. We submit that the basic requirements of our national defense but adequate national defense for the future. We are all heartily in favor of whatever measures may be necessary to meet our national defense objectives as us military and naval strength commensurate with our international commitments, military training is, however, only one of several measures in such a program. Adequate defense under conditions of peace-time or after warfall satisfactory scheme for basic scientific
Rock Chalk Talk
By PAT PENNEY
Just a passing thought: Lee Mermerman, chemistry instructor, was explaining an experiment in full detail to one of his students in the hall between classes the other day, when another student approached unconcernedly to await her turn to talk to him. She had quite a wait, and being up on her K.U. Emily Post (never interrupt a prof in the middle of an explanation), the polite lassie let the lesson be completed, then approached her teacher, and remarked, "The organic chem lab is on fire, Professor Lemmerman."
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Serenade in Nu: Birthday serenades alaNu Sig quartet seem to be quite the thing now. The boys were inspired by Red Bradley last week to serenade Sue Crabbe, Kappa, while the Gower Place gals were throwing a little surprise feed for her. The serenade included Mills Brothers renditions of "Happy Birthday to You," and"I Love You Truly," complete with "tween chorus bass-voiced comments," "This bein' Miss Sue Crabbe's birthday, we'd like to wish her the bes' of luck 'n happiness." Quite professional.
Better late than never? Marsh Fryar, V-12 pianist par excellence had played several dozen choruses of a current favorite on the piano Saturday night, when date Mary Longenecker, Pi Phi, came to, and asked, "Is that I'm Beginning to See the Light?" At a glare from Fryar, she
countered, "Well, how was I to know?" Fryar is now playing the bassoon in the V-12 band.
Ten Lessons on brilliant conversation:
It's amazing how many different snatches of conversation you can pick up here and there just by dancing a few dances in a crowd. Some prize quotations were thrown around at the President's Ball last Friday, which are worth mentioning here.
Have you heard this one before?
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development and the training of personnel for this development. It also calls for the mobilization of our industry for military eventualities. We fear that if compulsory training is enacted under conditions of war, it may be unwise, the resulting reaction will seriously jeopardize an informed and intelligent defense program for the United States.
"Whew—and he shot clear across the floor!” . . . I won't take any more apologies.” . . . “Did you notice the difference in the cloth?” . . . “Now don't be modest!” . . . “Well, it doesn't make any difference to me.” . . . “I like to go stag to dances best” (and to his date, too!) . . . “Knock me a kiss.” . . . “You say the sweetest things.” . . . “How was I to know—she never tells me anything!” . . . “Not now—later!”
A grand promenade in which students made their final contribution of coins was the feature of the dance which climaxed the annual March of Dimes at the University of Southern California.
Wait'll Dean Werner hears about this one. The A.S.J.C. is the newest K.U. activity, of which little (but enough!) is known. Bob "Honey Bunny Bee" Miller is prexy, while Bob Neustrom serves as vice-president in charge of contacts. Cousins is "sexetery." Little of the nature of the outfit has been revealed, but things definitely aren't looking up for the boys, because Lush Luehring refuses to join. Lush says he wants to maintain his 5 per cent goodness rating.
Give Dimes in Promenade
5. The American people are fighting the war with high hope it will eventuate in an enduring peace. If Congress should be able to provide military training, the action together with the necessary accompanying measures for mobilizing industry and science would be interpreted as meaning that we must have an indefinite period in an armed camp.
4. Clearly no one can now foresee the international situation when the war is over; it is therefore impossible to determine how much military measures which will be needed. It is clearly impossible to debate fairly and intelligently while we are at war the real consequence of that strategy is future military necessity. No one can now foresee the strategic problems which will confront those in command of the army and the Navy in the postwar world.
Until the postwar international situation is clarified, it seems to us extremely unwelcome the nation to such a revolutionary change of future compulsory military training.
The American people are fighting this war with high hope it will eventuate in the measures of international cooperation which will reduce the necessity for larger, postwar military establishments. It ignores the backlog of expectations Congress should prescribe a year of compulsory military training, large numbers of our people would improve and use them. We shall all continue to live in an armed camp. If the need of compulsory militaric changes is demonstrated in the total both in our technical efforts and in our industry would seem to be required for adequate preparedness; these changes would require our War Office.
6. The decision on peacetime conscription should be taken strictly on the basis of military requirements after the war; in behalf of collateral educational and social values of military training are unsound. With the great body of American servicemen, we must pendulvory military training if after adequate deliberation the nation is convinced that its safety requires it. But as education should not be strictly on the basis of necessity after the war. The arguments being advanced in behalf of collateral educational and social values of military training offer no real solution to national problems of education, health, or responsible citizenship in a free society. The control of even a year's education of young men by the federal government.
They Just Tuck-em-in
Southern California coeds just tuck their briefer-sleeps into their slacks or levis for shirts and go to class.
University Daily Kansan
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Mail subscription rates, from Nov. 1 to Feb. 19, 1945, outside Lawrence, $1.85 plus tax and $7.00 postage. From Nov. 1 to July 1, outside Lawrence $3.50 plus $0.70 tax; outside Lawrence $1.70 postage. Published in Lawrence, Kansas, every afternoon during the school year, except Saturday and Sunday. University periods. Entered as second class matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1879.
Students to Give First of Recitals
The first advanced student recitals will be given at 7:30 o'clock tonight in Fraser theater by students in piano, voice, and violin. The increase in talent in the School of Fine Art this year has necessitated the presentation of two recitals instead of the customary one mid-winter recital by selected advanced students, Dean D. M. Swarthout said. The second recital will be held Feb. 5. The program will be followed.
"Danse" (Debussy) by Mary Jane Vogt; piano; "Ah! Rendimi" from "Mitrane" (Rossi) by Margaret Emick, voice; "Papillons" (Schumann) by Marjorie Cooper, piano; "Romance in G" (Beethoven), Doris Turney, violin; "En Route" (Godard) by Max Musgrave, piano; "Recit and Air—Angels Ever Bright and Fair" from "Theodora" (Handel) by Norma Antone, voice; "Toccata" (Poulenc) by Emadee Gregory, piano; "A Pastoral" (Veraccci) by Marilyn Smart, voice.
"Concerto for Two Violins," vivace—first movement—(Bach) by Iryene and Naydene Lohr, violin; "Caro None" from "Rigoloetto" (Verdi) by Ruth Dudley, voice; "St. Francis Sermon to the Birds" (Liszt) by Katherine Kufahl, piano; "Depuis Le Jour" from "Louise" (Charpentier) by Zendra Kass, voice; "Concert Paraphrase—Waltz" from the "Fledermaus" (Strauss - Grunfeld) by Eleanor Brown, piano; "Symphonie Espagnole," allegro non troppo, (Lai) by Naydene Lohr, violin; "Agnus Dei" (Bizet) by Nadyne Brewer, voice, with violin obbligate by Helen Pearson; and "Scherzo in C Sharp Minor" (Chopin) by Lucië Rothenberger.
These sixteen students are from the studios of Miss Ruth Orcutt, Miss Irene Peabody, Waldemar Geltch, Miss Meribah Moore, Joseph Wilkins, Jan Chiapuso, and D. M. Swarthout.
Stenninius Visits in Rome
Rome—(INS) — American officials announced today that Secretary of State Stettinius arrived in Rome yesterday and was greeted by presidential Advisor Harry Hopkins. Both left later in the day.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
MANSFIELD Nor-Mocs
...or Doin' Lots...
Here are casual loafers to relax you from the bottom of your sole—easy-goim', easy-feelm', easy-fittin'.
Outdoors or in, you'll just about lie in them all year.
'round—they're so easy to slip on...hick'
off..or "step out" in! If you don't own a pain you're 'unfair to feet!' Ask for Mansfield Nor More.
The Don Cossack chorus appeared this week on the concert series at Michigan State college.
Official Bulletin
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Wednesday. Jan 31 1945
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1945
Noticees at news Room, Journalism
Building, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
Persons desiring information about or wishing to join the Jayhawk Flying club are asked to meet at 7:30 this evening in room 210 Marvin hall.
The chemistry club will meet at 4:30 p. m. Thursday in room 305. Chemistry building.
WANT ADS
WANTED — Young woman to share apartment with serviceman's wife.
Convenient to campus. Phone 1534-
R. 90-
LOST— Lady's gold Elgin wrist
watch some place between Frasers
and Corbin last Thursday, Jan. 25.
If found, please call Marie Larson,
phone 680. Reward. -91
LOST: Small brown Sheaffer foun-
tain pen with the name H. J. Han-
na engraved on it. If found, please
call 267. Reward. -91
LOST — Gray Parker fountain pen with black stripes and the name Donna Mae Wingerson engraved on it. Lost Tuesday night at the basketball game. Please call 2982 if found. -91
LOST—Pair of rimless glasses in a black case. Lost in the west end of the bleachers at the game Tuesday night. If found, please call J. C. Halliburton, phone 2108. -91-
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