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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1945
THE KANSAN COMMENTS
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Post-War Plan For Training Undemocratic?
Persons throughout the nation, as well as students on the campus, are discussing the pros and cons of compulsory post-war military training. Those opposed to the idea have raised cries of "undemocratic," "un-American," and "unnecessary." However, if we had used the plan after World War I, Germany and Japan would have been less anxious to engage us in a second world war.
In 1919 a peace treaty was drawn up and signed by the warring nations. American soldiers returned home, assumed their places in civilian life, and slipped back with the rest of the American public into a state of unpreparedness. Means of defense were limited to the maintenance of a small regular army and navy while the states provided military training for those young men who wished to enlist in the National Guard. All America was depending upon the Treaty of Versailles to prevent another war.
Experience has shown us that the treaty, unsupported by military force and preparedness, was not enough. We have learned through humiliation, suffering, defeat, and death, that no paper barrier of international agreement can stop guns, tanks, planes, and robots.
If this dependency upon an international agreement did not work before, it certainly will not work now. We must try a new and different method. The best one proposed to date is compulsory military training.
We must be careful not to assume that because we have proved ourselves unconquerable in world-wide struggles, we will not again be the prey of aggressor nations. Other countries have learned that before domination and tyranny can succeed, the United States must be beaten. For this reason, we are likely to be the first ones attacked in case of another war.
In answer to the shouts of "undemocratic" made by those opposed to compulsory military training, we might ask, "What is undemocratic about preventing a third world war?"
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Rock Chalk Talk
By PAT PENNEY
No Parking: Just to break the monotony of Saturday night, Sigma Chis Odd Williams and Bob Duboc decided to take their dates, DeeGee rusheshe, out to Odd's home in West Hills to dance. When Odd turned into the long shadowy drive, there was quite a noticeable increase in tension, and to top things off, there were no lights on in the house, which made things even darker than ever. As Odd stopped the car, Duboc's date remarked, "Oh, parking, huh?" to which Duboc replied co-operatively, "Nope! Guess again. I'm getting out!" As Vera Vague would say, "You dear boy!"
SACK THE SOONERS
This will be my shining hour: Phi Delt pledge brothers of Bob Henry report that Bob spent three hours one afternoon this week polishing Mary Murray's shoes. And at a dance spot last Saturday night, Bob just couldn't stand the dirty floor, so he got a broom and tidied up a bit. Handy little boy to have around!
If conceit were consumption: Yours truly approached a group of students in front of the library yesterday in search of the inevitable—something for Rock Chalk. Starting the query, "Do you know anything amusing, interesting, exciting, unmalicious, thrilling, and profound —"we were interrupted by Jack Miller, Phi Psi, who inquired, "Were you speaking of me?"
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SACK THE SOONERS
Fireman, save my child: The residents of PT-10 are still wondering if that really was the O.D. who called
up at 11:45 New Year's eve and ordered, "Have a fire drill and muster." The fellas in PT-9, who mysteriously didn't have a drill, swear they heard them scream, "But, darn it, I'm asleep!" Anyway the boys next door were all gathered happily around the windows, hilariously watching the disgruntled PT-10ers pouring out into the front vard.
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Dressing in the dark: Carolyn Campbell, Pi Phi pledge, was startled yesterday noon when she looked down at her feet and saw she had on one red moccasin and one brown one. And they'd been there all morning, too! Maybe, if she'd gotten up before 8:05 . . .
Nothing sarong here: The Sigma Kappa gals had excellent and varied entertainment at their paddle party Tuesday night. The first number on the program was a rendition by several pledges of "We're the Still-Shy Sigma Kappa Kids," which went something like this:
SACK THE SOONERS
We're the still-shy Sigma Kappa
We drink Gerber's with the best 'thow'
or them,
Heinz's with the worst of them,
Clapp's with the rest of them—
We're the still-shy Sigma Kappa
kids, we are the Sigma K's." The only difficulty was in poor Janice Lowe's trying to keep up her sheet sarong, in which she was so becoming draped. There was also a thrilling melodrama on the bill, the story of the Gum family—Art, Pop, Dad, and By Gum.
6. Arrangements should be made for counseling veterans as to their needs in education and for readjusting
Southern California Schools Plan For Our Returning Servicemen
5. While credit for courses completed will be important, it should be recognized that credit will be an unimportant factor to many of the veterans. Provision should be made for students who wish to pursue two-year terminal courses.
6. Arrangements should be made for
With plans still being formulated at the University as to what we will do for returning servicemen, Southern California colleges and universities are working on one or more of the following points. Officers of the armed forces and government officials have stressed these plans, Dr. Roscoe Ingalls explained, in his queries to the various schools, before compiling this outline.
1. Arrangements should be made by which veterans may enter and pursue certain courses irrespective of previous education.
4. It should be borne in mind particularly that the large group which had not finished secondary school at the time it entered the service will not wish to re-enter the normal type of high school. The veterans will be much more mature than the average high school student and will wish to pursue courses which will move more rapidly than the average high school classes.
2. Many short courses, ranging from three months to one year, and covering a wide variety of subjects, should be provided.
3. Plans should be developed by which veterans may enter certain courses at several different periods within the year.
7. School officials should maintain contact with industry, business, labor, the U. S. Employment Service, and other agencies as to the types of courses needed.
them once they are enrolled in school or college.
8. School administrators should appoint special committees to study
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Indiana Students Sign Honor System Pledges
Valparaiso, Ind., (ACP) — The signing of honor pledges, stating the responsibilities and privileges of the honor system, was an addition to the procedure of registration this fall at Valparaiso University.
The pledge card which was signed by all students, reads: "I hereby pledge without mental reservation that all work which I shall submit for credit to persons in authority at Valparaiso University shall be prepared with no more assistance than
Two Books Returned To Watson Library; 39 Are Still Missing
Only two books of the 39 missing from the Gillham collection at Watson library have been returned, according to Miss Mildred Hershey, reference librarian. James Hilton's "Random Harvest" and the "Dickens Digest" have found their way back to the stacks as a result of the appeal that students look for these missing books.
No questions will be asked if the books will be left at the main circulation desk in the library, C. M. Baker, director of libraries, has announced.
The Gillham memorial collection was established to help provide recreational reading for students, and all of the missing books are from
Official Bulletin
The University House Mothers association will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at Myers hall.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Friday, Jan. 19, 1945
Notices due at News Room, Journalism
Building, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
Carlotta Nellis, secretary.
The Honor Council, which governs the function of the honor system consists of both faculty and student members.
The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
The seventh point has been met to some extent by Glendale, Bakersfield, Pasadena, and others, by initiating the "One Stop" device. In the past, veterans have had to go to all parts of the city to find out about the particular job or position they wanted. The "One Stop" service means this information on employment, education, religion, etc., will be limited to one building. (A.C.P.)
the needs of veterans.
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HELDOVER!
Although summer semester students signed honor pledges the system is being tried with the entire student body for the first time.
Week's Engagement Ends Saturday
Due to its tremendous popularity it is being run the Entire Week
is authorized, and in recognition of this pledge ask that I be granted the privilege of taking all examinations lasting one hour or more without having a proctor in the room."
SUSAN HAYWARD
BARRY SULLIVAN
Waves offered a Beauty Aid
Waves offered a Beauty Aid WAVES training at Smith college received circulars from a tattooing firm offering to "beautify American womanhood with anchors flags, battleships, tracer shells or anti-aircraft guns."
this collection of popular reading material.
fSA Will Sponsor "Get Together" The I. S. A. is planning an informal "Get Together" in the Union lounge Saturday, Jan. 27, after the basketball game, Dick Hartzell, publicity chairman, announced yesterday.
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