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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1944
THE KANSAN COMMENTS
Is The Jayhawk Doomed To Die?
According to a recent AP dispatch, the Kansas State Board of Education has decided to eliminate the Jayhawk from elementary school text books. The reason for doing away with the Jayhawk, they say, is because no such bird exists or has ever existed in Kansas.
Whether or not the board will go a step further and discard the symbol of the Jayhawk remains to be seen. If they declare the bird no longer a symbol of Kansas, the educators are likely to encounter a great deal of opposition from lovers of Kansas tradition.
The term was first used by Texans in the early 1840s to denote a bushwhacker, a spoiler, or a member of the opposition. During the territorial days of Kansas, the name was brought into play again as a term of reproach mingled with contempt. As years went by, Kansas began to respect the word Jayhawk and eventually called themselves Jay-hawkers with a great deal of pride.
If we throw away the Jayhawk, we will be discarding a symbol of the struggles and triumph of Kansas pioneers which has become a tradition. And after all, our country's history is bright with tradition and symbols. Just because the Jayhawk didn't breath and fly doesn't mean that we should forget about it. The Statue of Liberty has never been alive; yet who would want to tear it down? The Liberty Bell, the symbol of freedom, can't ring any more but none of us would be in favor of contributing it to the scrap meta drive.
For years the Jayhawk has served a far greater purpose than providing a figure for billboard advertisements and decorations for University of Kansas students' sweaters. It has served as a reminder of the growth and development of Kansas.
If the State Board of Education wants to delete the sentence, "The 'Jayhawker' comes from the name of a bird native to this locality" let them go ahead. But in its place they would be wise to insert an explanation of the term.-J.J.
Post-war Professions Attractive Say Panel
That the professions in the postwar world will offer the attractions of comfortable living, the satisfaction of being respected in the community, and opportunity to remain an "essential worker" even in advanced years, was the gist of a panel discussion at the Junior High P.T.A. Monday night. Five University men participated.
What the future holds for those who enter law, medicine, teaching, or the ministry was discussed, in turn, by Dean F. J. Moreau of the School of Law; Dr. Ralph I. Canutelson, director of the health service; Dr. R. A. Schwegler of the School of Education; and the Rev. Harold G. Barr, instructor in the School of Religion. Each one emphasized the conviction that the foremost responsibility of the professional man is service to humanity.
Elmer F. Beth, acting chairman of the department of journalism, who is vice-president of the Junior High P.T.A., served as chairman of the meeting.
Tea Will Be Served Tomorrow
The regular home economics tea will be served from 3 to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. All students are invited to attend at this time, Miss Edna Hill has announced. The dining room must be vacated at 4:30 for the home economics club meeting, however, Miss Hill said.
Rock Chalk Talk
It's hard to imagine just what Mrs. Brooks, Corbin housemother, would have thought if she had seen Ruth Blethen creeping down the fire escape around 2 o'clock Sunday morning in a pair of flannel pajamas. She could have been forgiven, certainly, for thinking almost anything. However, the housemother didn't see; Ruth got the capped coke bottle which had fallen out of a fourth story window without breaking, and crept back up the fire escape without sounding off the alarm. (Practice makes perfect).
By MARY MORRILL
When one becomes saddened by the impropriety of youth, there is always the heartening (if strange) case of Marge Free, Kappa pledge, who, everytime a waiter spills something, makes it a point to drop her own spoon or fork—so he won't feel too bad.
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Kiss and make up: So goes the supposed finale of the Phi Psi-Delta Gamma western which has had such a long run in the West Hills theater of action. The conciliatory scene took place after an hour dance last week
when the Psi's returned all the D.G. furniture. Thereupon, one of the fellows summoned Donna Claire Jackson (recently pinned to Bob Brown, Phi Psi and Phi Bete), Jackie was informed that she had been selected as good will ambassador from her sorority and given instructions to relax. The line then formed: when it was through kissing Jackie, there could be no doubt about the cordiality of feeling between the Phi Psi's and the D.G.s.
Lt. Robert Chilson Awarded Silver Star
Lt. Robert E. Chilson, a student at the University from 1936-1940, who has been missing in action since Aug. 31, 1942, has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action at Guadalcanal.
Freedom from fear? Three warnings about quiet hours equal a campus, was the austere decision at a recent Corbin house meeting which moved Donna Hempler to set the hall, perhaps even the hill, record. She didn't make a sound of any kind for two hours — not even to her roommate. When asked later why she had included her roommate in the stoic silence, Donna shrieked, "What talk to my roommate?" clapped her hands over her mouth, and refused to speak for another long period of time. Donna, only a hair's breadth from a campus now, rooms with Lou Taylor, Corbin proctor.
While at the University, Lieutenant Chilson, who was a fighter pilot, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and a member of the basketball squad.
His wife has been notified of the award.
Demos Accused of Stalling Bill
Washington, (INS) — The house heard charges today that the democratic leadership is "stalling" in bringing up the so called "states rights" vote bill for servicemen and women. The accusations were made by Representatives Rankin (Dem., Miss.) and Cox (Dem., Ga.).
Annual Book Awards Discontinued The annual co-op book awards of $25, offered to the two upperclassmen submitting the best private libraries, will not be made this year at Oregon State College.
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Emadee Gregory will open the program with a piano solo, "Sonetto 104 del Petraco" (Liszt). Wanda Collins will sing "Song of the Persian Captive" by Mabel Daniels. Van de Water's "The Publican" will be sung by Dale Jellison; and Don Wyman will play "The Great Gate of Kiev" (Moussorgsky).
Nat Muzumdar Will Begin Lecture Series This Month
Nat Muzumbar, a native of Bombay, India, and a well-informed lecturer, has been engaged by the University's extension division for a series of lectures. Guy V. Keeler, of the extension division, has announced.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
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Mr. Muzumdar will speak before schools, colleges, service clubs, and general audiences in a series of engagements which begin this month.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Wednesday, Jan. 19. 1944
Noticees at News Bureau, 8 journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
Quack Club meeting, tonight, 7:30. Frances Davison, Pres.
Home Economics club meeting 4:30 Thursday afternoon in dining room of Fraser hall. Everyone invited. —Marilyn Maloney, Secy.
Notice: Any student who wishes to do practice teaching during the Spring Term should make application now at the office of the Dean of the School of Education.
Secretary to the Dean.
KFKU PROGRAM
9:30 Living Books. "Canterbury Tales" (Chaucer). John W. Ashton and John B. Virtue.
Tonight:
Tomorrow:
2:30 Book Review Program, "Leth-
eral Education" (Mark Van Dieman)
reviewed by Chancellor Deane W.
Malott.
2:45 Tell Me a Story.' Stories for children told by Mary Elizabeth Evans, director of the University nursery school.
Chancellor Will Review
Book Over Radio Thursday
Chancellor Deane W. Malott will give a book review over KFKU at 2:30 p.m. on the Book Review program. He will give a review of Mark Van Doren's book on "Liberal Education."
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