PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS 8 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1943 THE KANSAN COMMENTS Broadened Scope Is Needed in Education (Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part discussion of liberal education.) Modern academic institutions still are not meeting the need of students for a broad general education. The trend toward such widened scope in learning, however, is inevitable. Gone are the days of the "educated fool" who could parse verbs and diagram sentences to perfection, but was horrorstruck when the necessity arose for writing a simple letter to his tailor. Gone, but not forgotten. Many an old-timer still scoffs at the thought of "book-larnin'," because he has known just one too many "educated" individuals who were hopelessly inept at the task of adjusting their lives to the demands for the world in which they lived. K.U. Reappraises Itself Far-seeing modern educators have tried with increasing success to change the concept of education's purpose from "learning for its own sake" to "learning for a happy and full life." A student does not learn Latin and Greek now to place himself on a fragile ivory cloud above the heads of the common men. Besides an appreciation for the antique languages, the present-day scholar derives a basis for his own and other modern languages which helps him to a better understanding of current culture. After the war, liberal education will find itself on an enlarged schedule with increased number of students, but no farther along in progressive education than before. It is well that the University of Kansas turns its attention now to the problems of post-war education by a reappraisal of its methods, objectives, and procedures. No General History Course Exists Many departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have realized the weakness of specialization in beginning courses and have offered introductions to their fields in the first three or five hours, such as in political science, psychology, journalism, economics, and physiology. Even these courses could go much farther than they do to correlate themselves to the other sciences and fields of human endeavor. In the history department, however, no such course exists. The beginning five hours is medieval history, which begins in the middle and ends up not much farther along. Not until junior-senior standing, do ancient history courses appear in the catalog. To touch upon the main periods and currents in history, the non-major interested in getting a good historical background would have to spend from 20 to 25 hours in the department, completely neglecting other social sciences. A five-hour course which began at the beginning of history and ended somewhere near the present time would be both the most popular and most useful course in the department. Danger Lies in Too-General Courses Danger Lies in the General Council A comprehensive survey of the entire field of learning in each department, eliminating unessential details, and coordinating the particular subject with other fields, would go a long way toward solving the problem of high education's value to students. The danger of such an undertaking, however, is that the course, unless treated carefully and diligently by the professor, would degenerate into meaningless generalities. A survey of a field that is hopelessly extensive in its scope cannot possibly satisfy the normal student's appetite for learning. Striking a happ Rock Chalk Talk By MARY MORRILL Dirge of the lecits: In the notebook of every Delt pledge the following corruption of one of the nation's hit parade favorites may be found. Written by two understanding actives (Olsen and Hartly) the song was memorized greedily by house frosh and is sung with relish and great feeling. (The Peake mentioned is Charlie Peake, Delt president and evidently somewhat of a disciplinarian.) Drinking beer at the Dine-A-Mite And was I having fun, Until one night In walked Peake, And now I'm on the run. Chorus: Lay that big board down, Peake Lay that big board down. Big board packin' Charlie, Lay that big board down. He kicked me in the pants And he hit me on the head. He cussed and cried And looked fish-eyed. I wished that I were dead. (Chorus) I see you every night, kid, I beat you every day. But I'd be your regular buddy If you'd put that beer away. (Cnorus) ☆ ☆ ☆ The war is as good as over: Since this column last spoke of more serious things, a new organization has arisen on the Hill—the BAGs. With headquarters at Miller hall, the Battalion of Armed Girls is military in nature, and conducts itself in the manner of other women's auxiliaries. Two five-star generals, Mary Steele and Jackie Nodler, are in command of a number of divisions medium will be probably the teacher's greatest problem. Avocations Should Be Stressed In making use of the other schools on the campus, the College could broaden the students' appreciation for art, music, and architecture by general courses for College students. A comprehensive course in law open to all students would help overcome the appalling ignorance of most College graduates regarding judicial matters. Certainly any field in which students evince interest as an avocation or hobby, should be incorporated into the College curriculum, for most students have attained that interest in spite of, rather than because of, the present educational which, although bearing BAG names, perform the functions of regular army divisions. The generals also see to the publication of The Paper Bag, official BAG newspaper. Among the more important divisions are Shoe Bags (infantry), Saddle Bags (cavalry), Little Black Bags (medical corps), Grab Bags (recruiting), and most active of all—that division dealing with morale—the Overnight Bags. *** Slick Chick: Entertaining his friends in the Union fountain with imitations of the opposite sex, Gene Talbot, assistant K.U. drum major and fountain waiter, rolled up his pant legs, put on a girl's coat, applied make-up and a turban. The effect was terrific; even Gene thought so, but he didn't realize how good he was until some army men came in to occupy a neighboring booth. The fellows started flirting with him immediately and after the customary army routine, went so far as to ask his phone number. * * Or maybe they weren't in any condition to remember: The day came for girls of Westminster hall who wanted to see the church-like sign in front of their house removed. It was placed near the back porch for disposal by a board of trustees. The morning after, however, it had completely disappeared. A search failed to locate any clues and the mystery was being chalked up in the annals of perfect crime—when one Westminster girl and her date took a turn around Potter lake. There in the middle bobbed the unpopular declamation, "Westminster Foundation: meeting Tuesday, etc. etc." Evidently the party of still unidentified lakers didn't know wood floats. KFKU PROGRAM 9:30 p.m. Living Books. "Interpretation of Dreams" (Freud) Speakers: Fletcher McCord, chairman, Loren Eiseley, and W. D. Paden. Today: 9:30 p.m. Symphonic Favorites. 'Les Preludes" (Liszt) Temerrow: 2:30 p.m. Spanish Lesson Government officials have requested that all Christmas parcels be mailed by Dec. 10. 2:00 p.m. Spanish Lesson 2:45 p.m. French Lesson system which allows them little time for studies other than those on their schedule. 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Allen will speak today at the noon meeting of the Chamber of Comerse of Pratt, and later will address the Parent Teachers Association and the University alumni association in that city, Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the alumni association, said today. Yesterday Dr. Allen spoke at a dinner meeting of University alumni and a meeting of the Parent Teachers Association in Salina. OFFICIAL BULLETIN Washington, (INS)—Lou Holland, former chairman of the smaller war plant corporation asserted today that 134,000 small business organizations have been killed by war economy since Pearl Harbor. 134,000 Small Businesses Die UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1943 There will be a regular ASC meeting, 7:30 in Pine room. Clarence H. Engle, Jr. WANT ADS LOST—Single strand of pink pearls. Please call Kathleen Jones. Phone 980. 620-44 FOR SALE—Tuxedo. Coat size 39. Excellent condition. 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