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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
★ Letters to the Editor
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944
To the editor,
The Daily Kansan;
Twice a year student politics rears its ugly head and reminds us that we are supposedly striving for student government on this campus. At least we have a Student Council.
Tomorrow the lesser of the battles, the freshmen election, will take place with freshmen in organized houses voting as they are told to and not quite knowing the score. It's not their fault, for there really isn't much of a score to know.
Well might the freshmen ask, "What's the difference between the two political parties?" and "What does the Student Council do, anyway?" In answer, there is absolutely no difference between the two political parties. They are both made up of combinations of Greek and Independent houses, and both of them are fighting for the unorganized independent vote.
As for the Student Council, it doesn't seem to be able to do much of anything except pass laws on parking and smoking regulations. Credit is due the Council for trying, however, for it has started investigations in different fields of student interest, the student activity ticket, and the reasons for faculty members leaving the University, for example. The pity of the situation is that nobody knows about the investigations except the Council.
Various factions on the campus point out that students aren't interested in student government. Why, after all, should they be interested?
Most students who come to college have just graduated from a high school and a family which told them what to do and when to do it. They come to college and stay in the same rut of doing what they are told to do when they are told to do it. Sometimes they rebel, but not so often that anyone notices it much.
College is supposedly a preparatory school for "life" outside, and "life" is, we are told, a place where one makes his own decisions. In a democracy such as ours "life" is a place where every citizen helps make decisions which govern a whole nation of people.
What chance does the college student have of learning how to make any decisions other than those in his own personal life? He doesn't even have the chance to make mistakes which might teach him a lesson.
For this reason, I think, we need a student government with power. We need the chance to make mistakes, big ones, which will teach us how to handle "life" when we get out into it.
A great deal of wasted effort goes on during election time. If the Council members would toss their petty animosities and rotten politics out of the Pine room window and concentrate on informing and enlightening the students on ways and means to real student government, the entire University would profit.-J.S.
Memorial Services Held for Member Of K.U. Library Staff
Memorial services for Miss Edna Rachel Dart, member of the University library staff for 26 years, were held Sunday afternoon at Plymouth Congregational church. In a simple, beautiful service, the Rev. Fosberg Hughes spoke of her quiet, unassuming life, her high standard of values, and her cheerful and helpful spirit.
Miss Dart was a graduate of this University and afterward attended Columbia University. She had held various positions on the University library staff since 1918, her last work being that of head of the educational desk. To her fellow staff members she was a comrade and an unfailling helpful co-worker. Many student assistants had felt her influence, not only as a wise and constructive critic, but as a freind. A number of her students had remained in touch with her since leaving K.U., among them several servicemen to whom she wrote cheerful, newsy letters.
Dear Editor:
We protest against the Sour Owl, "University humor publication," being written, printed, and distributed as representative of the humor of K.U. students. We don't believe, at least we prefer not to think, that it is representative of the student body as a whole.
1—The devotion of the entire magazine to one type of "humor" which seems to indicate that this is the only sort of "humor" which students are capable of appreciating. That the magazine is of such a nature is partly explicable by the fact that the material it contains—mudslinging and dirt—is the easiest sort to write or accumulate.
Among the things we object to are:
1—The price. If one knows the right channels he may obtain for 10 cents the same sort of smut that the Council is putting out for 20 cents.
4—The fact that the Council, "representative of the students," would sanction such a singularly artless publication.
2—The pathetic lack of originality. The magazine amounts to little more than an omnibus of obscene literature compiled and edited, we are sad to pay, under the auspices of the K.U. All Student Council.
If the Sour Owl is an answer to a demand on the part of the students, we are simply sorry they are as they are, but, as said before, we don't believe the magazine is at all representative. And we hope the hundreds of persons not associated with the University who happen to read the magazine also realize this.
Two students.
In regards to the recently published Sour Owl magazine, I feel that it is without doubt the most distasteful piece of printed material that has originated on this campus in the past four years. The magazine, ordinarily a humor publication put out by Sigma Delta Chi journalistic fraternity, was in this issue a vile and cheaply-humored anthology of libelous paragraphs.
Letter to the Editor:
That such a publication should be in the hands of an organization like the All Student Council, whose members were elected by popular vote to attend to petty administrative affairs, is preposterous. Words in the hands of reckless novices at the profession are dangerous tools.
If there are not enough Sigma Delta Chi members left on the campus to publish the Sour Owl, then for gosh sakes let the magazine stay honorably dead for the duration.
Dean Sims.
Miss Dart was a member of Pi Beta Phi and was active in their alumna group, as well as in A.A.U. W., the Faculty Women's club, the University Women's club and other organizations in Lawrence. She was a life-long member of the Congregational church. E.V.M.
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Rock Chalk Talk
Political propaganda, prefacing toorrow's fresh election, has descended upon the campus in full force, and the poster on the Union sub-basement bulletin board gets our vote as the poster to end all posters. The placard, showing signs of long, hard Fine Arts labor, advised: "Straighten up and fly right—vote PSGL," and some sharpie (Pachacamac, no doubt) thoughtfully scrawled on the poster in bold print, "Said the Beta pledge trainer to the Beta pledges."
Sour Owl notes—Clarke Henry, editor of the Owl, aged about 10 years Friday night, when some practical joker called to say, "This is Chancellor Malott's secretary. The Chancellor will see you in his office tomorrow morning at 10."
By PAT PENNEY
TROUNCE THOSE TIGERS!
TROUNCE THOSE TIGERS!
The art of alum, Yogi Williams,
was welcomed back on the Hill,
though he rather outdid himself on
the cover. 'Nuff said!'
Sparky McSpadden, Fiji and coeditor of the publication, cagily removed the body from the scene of the crime and is now smirking in reasonably security at Columbia university. Smart kid, or we should say, smart Navy!
Just the same old story—of interest to local football fans was the write-up in Sunday's Star of the K-State-Olathe Air Base football fracas. It was the last minute of the game with the Clippers and Wild cats locked in a scoreless tie, when the Navy boys scored a touchdown on a pass from the 18 yard stripe, only to have the play nullified by-guess what?—that's right!—a penalty! And to pour salt in the wound, we noted: Referee—Oberhelman, Kansas State; Umpire—Meissinger, Kansas State. Well, shut mah mouth!
TROUNCE THOSE TIGERS!
What KU needs is not a good 5 cent cigar, but more parties like the Union carnival in Hoech Saturday eve. To quote the consensus of students, it was "zoot!" The affair had the bigge nru忠0$.Pja'Z etaohin the biggest turn-out of the year, and was undoubtedly the best all-student gathering in some time. The booths added mirth and merriment to the dance, and many a local feud
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was begun and ended in the Available Phi booth.
TROUNCE THOSE TIGERS!
Solemly the Delts continued or their way, stopping only to serenade the amused Thetas.
Co-eds succeeded in dragging 150 fellas into the Pi Phi marriage bureau where they were pronounced ball and chain—some rather surprising couples, too! Jim Conard, Sigma Chi, was the lucky joe who won the two cartons of cigs, and was unlucky enough to have had a date who relieved him of them immediately. The Gamma Phi Western Onion booth gave everyone a chance to send all types of messages—and anonymously if they so desired. Newly pinned couples, Mariette Bennett and Chuck Spencer, Peg Sanderson and Gene Kittle, and Frances Schloesser and Tuck Sifers were sympathized with and congratulated during the course of the evening. A good time was had by all!
The occasion resulted from a practical joke the night before, when the DTD's confiscated property including silver vases and trophies from the KAT's.
Charlie Moffett was one of the more mournful Delts that walked into the Theta house Thursday bearing a coffin laden with flowers. The funeral service was conducted in tearful fashion, and between nose blowings, the Thetas were told "a la song" to "Lay That Pistol Down."
Noted Authors Speak at Purdue
Following the ceremonies, presentation of flowers to the president, and a few simple words, the Thetas passed by the casket to view the newly polished returned belonging. Solemnly the Delts continued on their way, stopping only to serenade the crowned Thetas.
James CRAIG·John HODIAK
with
Sinclair Lewis, writer of contemporary American novels, and Lewis Browne, historian and author, appeared in the convocation series of Purdue University in a debate on "Is the Machine Age Wrecking Civilization?"
BUY WAR STAMPS . . .
Faculty Will Meet Tomorrow Afternoon
The College faculty will meet at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall, Dean Paul B. Lawson, announced this morning.
Dean Lawson said that the chief item of business will be the presentation and discussion of the report of the Curriculum Committee." The committee has been working a year on this report which recommends a number of important changes in the curriculum." Dean Lawson continued, "and all members of the faculty are urged to be present."
BUY WAR STAMPS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Mondav. Nov. 20.1944
Notices due at News Room, Journalism Building, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
Persons wishing to try out for Tau Sigma, modern dance sorority, who did not do so last Tuesday, may try out at 7:30 tonight at Robinson gymnastium. No previous dancing experience necessary.-Marian Miller, president.-42
Anyone interested in working for the advertising department of the Kansan should apply at the business office of the journalism building. There are two positions to be filled as advertising assistants. Applicants do not have to be journalism students. Persons having applied previously are advised to apply again.
WANT ADS
LOST: Pair of dark rimmed glasses in gray case. Possibly lost in Library. Finder please call Bob Jones, 726. Reward. -43
FOR RENT: Two new apartments on Hill. Rent reasonable, bills paid.
Phone 3331. -44
SERVICES of student printer or linotype operator who could work on Daily Kansan, even for only an hour or two each day, would be greatly appreciated. See Mr. Ryther, Journalism building. tf
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