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SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1943
1462. 7854.
SUMMER SESSION KANSAN THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas
Official Publication of the Summer Session
Editor Dale Robinson
Business Mgr. Betty Petr Perkins
NEWS STAFF
Bob Bock, Betty Lou Perkins, Bill Koehler, Kati Gorrill, Don V. Grief, Catharine Brown, Dolores Sulzman, Pat Foster, Mrs. M. Elsie Kirby, Maxine Crawford, Theodore Gray, Paula Reeve.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Since it is the policy of the Kansan to voice as many opinions as possible; I would like to add mine to the list. The reference I am making is to the controversy of the moment, "Library is Now a Den of Wolves."
I believe that too much of an issue, is being made of a small matter. In the first place, the wrong impression was given in the article through the attempt to make it clever. There is a justified complaint in it—the library has been too noisy for concentrated study. So far as I could ascertain the noise was chatter and not wolfing.
The trouble with too many girls on the Hill is that they lay the blame on the service men for what has always been here. Any upper-classman girl should be able to remember assortments of whistling, comments, and counting of steps upon approaching the vicinity of the "Law Barn"—when there were pre-law students. And the days when there was nothing more exciting to date than a senior medic were not too dull!
Freshmen and sophomores on the Hill, have no conception of the typical college boys of three or four years ago. The few civilian men here now are not representative, consisting of engineers and premedics, who, shall we say, besides not being here in mass, are here for an objective.
As for the library being crowded, the exception in a normal time is to be able to find an empty or halfempty table. And the people complaining of undue noise have chatted with a date (or prospective) in the Reserve Room as much or more than any! (No instances cited.)
Most any girl can remember being whistled at since she first put on lipstick. Why all the hollering?
Anyone who has the capacity should recall a little psychology—remember the concept of mass action? Those with all the opinions about the service men—how many of them do you know individually?
And girls, the Bob's, Jack's, and Bill's in other service stations are not a bit different from those here. These guys have girl friends at home, too, who could and would tell you!
So when you girls start throwing the words around, stop and decide if you know what you are talking abqut—are you fair in your opinion?
Sincerely yours.
Eileen Griffitts, College senior
August 24,1943
After reading the articles submitted by the Army, we think perhaps that the Navy (Regular and Reserve, not V-12), had better back up their brothers in arms. You may not know it, but the machinists have been ordered to leave the co-eds to themselves. '
Dear Editor:
AMERICAN HEROES BY LEFF
We help put Garand rifles in our heroes' hands with every War Bond bought.
"Shooting Fool" is what they called Pvt. Charles Zuke, of Big Rapids, Mich., because in line of duty he shot down 22 Jap snipers in New Guinea. He twice bagged Japs who were trying to pick off his captain, saving the officer's life. No sniper's nest is safe from his Garand rifle.
Someone spouted off about the Army taking off their shirts. Isn't that just too bad? Yet, the Navy wears T t-shirts as uniforms. And it may be the style but it's not very ladylike to run around in shorts, slacks, and dungoes.
Some people, who don't know the difference between the Navy and the V-12, have slandered us for things done by the latter. Why? The army has had the same trouble, as I have already found out.
And getting back to the co-eds, did you ever think it might be that the co-eds welcome all advances? Naturally you wouldn't think of that.
This may not seem to be any of our business, but the young lady who wrote the article picked not only on one branch of the service, but slandered all of us. In closing, we thought Idaho was bad, but now that we've seen Kansas, enough said.
Salty
A giant lawnmower that can trim forty acres an hour has been developed by the Army Corps of Engineers for use on air fields.
BUY WAR STAMPS . . .
Accident Victim Is Reported Better
John F. Elvig, 10 year old boy who received serious injury and a broken bone in his left foot when hit by a truck near Lindley hall last Friday in getting along satisfactorily at Lawrence Memorial hospital.
John's mother, Mrs. F. H. Elvig,
1511 Stratford road, said that she
was very much encouraged yesterday
about his condition.
The Memorial hospital reported the injured boy was resting comfortably, but would probably be in the hospital for some time.
The boy was sideswiped last Friday by a truck driven by Robert Burchett, 1845 Maine, as the truck going south on West Campus road, made a left hand turn to go east around the flower bed. When hit, he was waiting on the curb of the flower bed after crossing the street.
Minnesota contains more than 11,000 lakes.
The first settlement was made in Rhode Island by Roger Williams.
The All-Student Council passed two bills and heard committee reports at its final meeting of the summer Tuesday evening in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
The council passed bill number five on judiciary procedure and bill number ten concerning the election of class officers and the freshman representatives to the ASC, after hearing the second and third readings of the two bills.
ASC Passes Bills On Judiciary
Doris Larson, president of the Women's Executive Committee, gave a report to the Council about the poll being conducted by the Committee to determine the attitude of University women toward the new closing hours.
Dick Miller, chairman of the social committee, announced that the ASC picnic will be Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock in Clinton park, and each Council member may bring a guest.
Donna Regier Here
Donna Regier of Newton was an overnight guest of Catharine Brown last Tuesday. Miss Regier has been visiting her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon S. Rish, in Lawrence since Saturday.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
Price Band To Play At Dance Saturday
An attraction this week at the Saturday night servicemen's dance will be Herbie Price's band. The Bundles for America organization is sponsoring the party and has arranged for the band to be augmented.
The theatre owners and managers of Lawrence are backing the dance a week from this Saturday. They are bringing in a vaudeville troupe from Kansas City to entertain the servicemen. The program will include dancers, musicians, and acrobats and a band from KMBC. The theatre managers are enrolling a new group of Junior Hostesses to help with the party.
No one knew the native land of the illac until 1828, when it was reported in Western Rumania.
Three tons of steel are used in making one of our heavy bombers.
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