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SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1943
Official Publication of the Summer Session
SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
Editor ... Dale Robinson
Business Mgr. ... Betty Lou Perkins
Jefferson's Words In Declaration of Independence Hold
"When, in the course of human events" . . .
It is because of "Life, Liberty, and Justice" that we are engaged in war today. The college-age youth of America are fighting side by side with older comrades in a zealous effort toward victory and the ultimate destruction of all the forces that impede a "government of the people, by the people and for the people."
One hundred sixty-seven years ago, colonists were oppressed by taxation and other abuses—some steps had to be taken to assure the American people of their freedom from tyranny.
"We hold that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" . . .
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor" . . .
Today, men all over the world are being subjected to the tyranny and despotism of a few selfish leaders who will stop at no means to gain their ends. But America and her Allies have recognized that democracy-loving people want to retain these "inalienable Rights" set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
For this reason we are totally united and determined to abolish the powers that are attempting to strangle us from within their bonds. Our resolution for "keeping America free" from the shackles of Hitlerism or totalitarian government is a grim one. We will stop at nothing, even to the extent of giving up our lives to preserve what our ancestors and perhaps our close relatives fought for in World War I—they call it the heritage of democracy.
Can See Moon This Evening From Observatory
The University Observatory will be open tonight from 9 to 11 o'clock for all persons who wish to look at the moon through the observatory's six-inch telescope. Prof. N. W. Storer announced yesterday.
Thus, "when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evidence a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." . .
The looking, however, depends upon the weather, stated. Professor Storer. If the weather is clear, the invitation holds—if the sky is cloudy, the demonstration will be postponed until some other time.
Professor Storer cordially invited any person, whether connected with the University or not, to attend the demonstation.
Column
By Betty Lou Perkins
Betty Bright, Corbin Hall, has taken a definite dislike to all form of birds. For as she was walking to the Rock Chalk the other night with John Sanks, Triangle, under some trees, her feathered friends played a dirty trick on her. She spent the next few minutes at Corbin—washing her hair. . Billy Lee, V-12 student from Washington U., goes around asking the Kansans if they have ever "smothered squirrels with the Indians." Which, when translated, simply means, a picnic with a blanket. Why. Billy!
Irwin Mintz claims that until the V-12 get their uniforms, the daily routine calls for washing out their clothes every night. "Each day we march at wider intervals," he reports
Bobbe Wedekind, aviation girl at Corbin, answered the phone on her floor last week. Since Bobbe doesn't know anyone on the Hill, she hadn't been getting many calls. When she answered the phone, the desk girl asked for "Bobbie Wedekind, long distance." "Just a minute," says Bobbe as she hangs up to get the girl. A few second later, Bobbe's back on the phone. "Hey, that's me!" she exclaims.
George Boughton, son of Dr. L. L. Boughton of the Pharmacy school is only 14, but earns enough to pay income tax. The rest of us would like to have the opportunity . . . Matt Weigand, Sigma Chi, appeared slightly puzzled as he approached Phyllis Wickert of Corbin last week. "You know," he said, "Our class has always met in the same room since the 16 weeks' session started, but there's not a soul up there today." "What time is your class to meet?" asked Phyllis. "At 2:30," he answered. Phyllis sighed and showed him her watch. It was only 1:30. "I thought that was a short noon hour," he sheepishly replied.
Elizabeth Craftton, Pi Phi, will undoubtedly make it a point to be home earlier after this. Jim Boyce, Sigma Chi stationed at Oberlin, Ohio, called her at 5:00 Friday, and she got in at 5:05. Now she hates to leave the house.
Lt. Kiesow Here
Lieut. Albert O. Kiesow, former K.U. student and now member of the chemical warfare service, is visiting his wife, Mrs. Kiesow, secretary at Watkins hospital. The lieutenant is stationed at Herbert Smart Airport, Macon, Georgia.
Education Forum In Union Tonight
The second of a series of educational forums will be conducted at 7 o'clock tonight in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building with physical fitness programs in schools the topic of discussion.
Strong Hinman, assistant superintendent of schools, Topeka, and Henry Shenk, assistant professor of physical education and varsity coach, will lead the discussion in which the audience will participate.
The committee in charge of the forum are William Fisher, Robert Loomis, and Floyd Sappington, all graduate students in the School of Education.
Dean J. W. Twente, School of Education, say that all students are invited to attend.
Koopman Working For Curtiss-Wright
Richard J. W. Koopman, former associate professor of electrical engineering started working last week in the airline division of the Curtiss-Wright corporation in Brooklyn, N. Y. He resigned his position in the School of Engineering and Architecture to become head of the electrical section in a new Curtiss-Wright research laboratory. Fifteen to twenty men are working under him in this section.
Before coming to the University in 1937, Mr. Koopman was instructor of electrical engineering at Yale university and also at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology. He became an associate professor here in 1940.
Closing Hours
(continued from page one) pany to and from practices or committee meetings, engagements with out-of-town guests (not considered guests if in Lawrence for more than three days), company to and from the library without stopping for refreshments, or for coating or sleighing." Turned Watches Back
In 1915 the May 26 issue of the Kansan contained the following: "The Women's Student Governing Association decided yesterday to ask the University to have a whistle blow at 10:30 o'clock each night so that there can be no difference of opinion between the landlady and the young man making the call at the woman's rooming house as to the time of night. Some of the landladies say that men turn back their watches in order to make the time appear earlier than it actually is."
Then in November of 1915 the women voted to extend the Friday and Saturday night closing hours to 11 p.m. since "it was almost impossible to get back home from the movies before 11 o'clock." However, at this same time the Sunday night closing hour was cut a half hour shorter to 10 o'clock "since there is no occasion to stay out so late on Sunday evenings."
Lasted 13 Years
There were then no changes in the closing hours for 13 years, when in 1928 the Friday and Saturday night hours were extended to 11:30 p.m.
In 1931 the 12:30 a.m. closing hours for Friday and Saturday were adopted with 10:30 hours on all other nights except Sunday, when the women still had to be in by 10 o'clock. In 1933, however, this was remedied, and Sunday night hours were again restored to 10:30.
Summer Session Changes
Then for 12 years women continued on this schedule during the regular semesters, with changes in the summer session closing hours to 11 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and 12 m. on Friday and Saturday.
This gradual process of lengthening the closing hours shows how the women's student government has progressed over a period of years—and is still progressing.
Beginning tomorrow night, the following closing hours go into effect: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30 p.m., Wednesday and Sunday, 11 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 1 a.m.
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And for the rest of the summer, women will have these new privileges. As for whether or not the new closing hours will become a permanent thing on this campus depends upon their success this summer. The fate of one of the University's progressive steps lies in the hands of the present students—so it is up to us to prove the new hours successful and necessary on our campus.
"This is not a war of throwing a gun over your shoulder and seeing how far you can march or sail," emphasized Lieutenant Mickelman in outlining the necessity for training programs such as the V-12. The Lieutenant then asked for the help and co-operation of the University community in training V-12 men in leadership, personal qualities, and technical abilities.
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The Chancellor acknowledged in his address that the navy college training program had probably interrupted the educational plans of many men in it, but he urged those men to make the most of their opportunities while at K.U. to fulfill two objectives—an immediate one for the navy and a long-range one for their futures after the war si over.
V-12 Welcome
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Professor Leonard A. Axe, co-ordinator of V-12 and University affairs.
The Chancellor quoted a definition of the purpose of any university, which is "to train the human mind to seek out truth," and stated that he hoped V-12 men would be enabled to do that. Another University responsibility, he said, is to help its students to keep their ideals.
The convocation ended with the audience singing the "Alma Mater" and Ruth Krehbiel, cheerleader, leading in the Rock Chalk Yell for those present who had never heard what was voted at the Berlin Olympic games "the most typical college yell in the world."
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