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SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1943
The Editorial Page
Hitler Can Be Allegorized As A Bully Playing Marbles
The eighth grade in the National High School had, for the past few years, always encountered a tinge of friction among the students on problems of major importance. While they were all physically and morally sound, there seemed to be a constant disunity; agreements could never be reached.
As time passed it became apparent that two of the larger and stronger boys, Tojo and Fritz, were the indirect cause of this friction. Never were they satisfied with what they were acquiring at school, materially or intellectually. Eventually they decided that the eighth graders needed some form of leadership. "What kind?—they were unable to say for they were only eighth graders.
A committee appointed by Fritz, which consisted of Fritz, was appointed to work out the problem for the mutual benefit of all concerned. The plan which he finally settled on was to promote a marble day. This, he sincerely believed,—that is he was sincere in all his outward appearances — would unite the class in a venture which would lead toward a common goal. Everyone would have an equal chance, he impressed upon his classmates; but deep down inside of him he knew that only by force would a leader evolve from such a fracas. There were many excellent marble players among the sixth graders; and some of the less proficient were highly skilled in the application of wit, daring, and the spirit of "never say die."
Upon the arrival of the momentous day, Fritz and Tojo pplayed side by side using their only weapon, force, to clean out the smaller fellows. Tojo found himself undertaking a task of immense proportions when he tried to defeat Chang. Chang had probably the largest marble collection in the entire school. Chang and Ivor, who also had a large collection and who was, over and above that, powerful and strong-willed, caused Tojo and Fritz many hours of complete unrest.
Although the eighth grade marble day was not proposed to last more than a very short time-long enough for Tojo and Fritz to amply increase their marble collections-they have found it a more strenuous task than they had bargained for and it is still in progress.
Subversive Influence?
The class of 1943 will go down in history as the class which sabotaged the wartime physical conditioning program.
True, the class of 1943 has furthered the war effort by giving its men and women to the services, by giving its ballroom and part of its classrooms so that the navy could train some machinists mates, by taking physical conditioning.
But now the class of 1943 has negated these contributions by showing unmistakably that it wishes to be the last class to be graduated in good physical condition.
For now the class of 1943 has given a picnic ground with ovens, benches, tables, and a shelter house with a dance floor, nickelodeon and electric lights. Yes, it gave a plausible explanation for choosing this as its gift, but it was still sabotage.
No longer will the college men build up his arms by pulling fence posts for fire wood, or his legs by pushing a loaded car out of the muddy roads to the picnic grounds, or his stomach by washing down half-cooked weinies with dirt-filled beer. No longer will he strengthen his eyes by peering through semi-darkness for his date, or his lungs by making them breath the poison smoke of dance halls, or his ruggedness and competitive spirit by battling and shoving around, through, and over a handkerchief-sized dance floor.
For now the class of 1943 is going to change all this. It will substitute civilized pinching for the pioneer picnicking in Smith's Timbers or Holecomb grove. It will take the student from the invigorating dangers of the downtown dance hall with its beer and the characters of whom Mother wouldn't approve. It plans to rob the students of future generations of the opportunity to struggle through interminable brush and low-hanging limbs toward a clearing and of the opportunity to fight their way across a crowded dance floor.
Future students will find a well-lighted picnic ground and a spacious dance pavilion to ease them through their college days. And with this ease, the future students will find that their muscles have become flabby, their pioneering spirit has died, and their ability to face the world in its own habitat has been lost.
The class of 1943—saboteurs of America.
If Roosevelt runs for a fourth term, he will have to alter the words of his favorite song, "Home on the Range."
General MacArthur says the Pacific war can be won only by air supremacy. Japan has needed a good "airing" for some time.
0--on a solid surface, putting it in the mouth while the other hand grasps the match holder and strikes the match, the millions of Americans do not pause to think. This unconscious act is repeated from 5 to 50 times a day. In many cases only a few minutes after the cigarette is stamped down to a pulp, the smoker feels the urge for another. Rather than combat the urge, he nonchalantly reaches for his pack and repeats the procedure. He is popularly known as a "chain smoker." His case is beyond redemption. He is a confirmed smoker and resigns himself to the fact.
With school starting again, boys look almost eagerly at approaching army life. Their slogan, "Soldiers work from sun to sun; student's work is never done."
In a study of college expenses at Indiana University, the average student paid the low figure of $9.71 for laundry for the year."Luxing the undies" must be the rage there.
A girl's first kiss is something she cherishes and she never forgets it. A boy's first kiss is something he duplicates so often he lives to regret it.
---o--on a solid surface, putting it in the mouth while the other hand grasps the match holder and strikes the match, the millions of Americans do not pause to think. This unconscious act is repeated from 5 to 50 times a day. In many cases only a few minutes after the cigarette is stamped down to a pulp, the smoker feels the urge for another. Rather than combat the urge, he nonchalantly reaches for his pack and repeats the procedure. He is popularly known as a "chain smoker." His case is beyond redemption. He is a confirmed smoker and resigns himself to the fact.
Liquor is now being rationed in Michigan. What would Kansans do if liquor were rationed in Missouri?
It is a woman's privilege to change her mind. Mussolini probably wishes men had been included.
A woman we know is warning her daughter to beware of soldiers. She came to America as an American doughboy's French bride.
By BETTY LOU PERKINS
Could YOU Quit?--- Smoking Is Pernicious, Addict Discovers
Millions of Americans find that they cannot do without the familiar small container of tobacco commonly known as a cigarette. As they realize that the habit is deeply entrenched in their daily routine and that part of the involuntary actions on the day consist of taking out a cigarette, humping one end lightly
To others, however, the fact that smoking is habitual and not always pleasurable occurs to them after a time. These persons are the ones who say confidently, "Oh, I can stop if I want to. I can take 'em or leave 'em alone."
But mostly, they take 'em. The self control of the smoker is weakened by the habit that tenaciously clings, partly through the pleasure of watching the smoke curl languidly out the mouth and nostrils.
True, the reasons for smoking are often no more understandable than the one mentioned above. Smokers can not often explain why they smoke. "I smoke to relax," claims one; or "I want something to do with my hands while chatting."
So, as the smoker decides he will give up smoking, he does not realize the self torture he may be inflicting. He is already a victim of habit and unless he "can convince himself that he rules his habits rather than lives according to what his habits direct, he can not stop smoking. If he tries and fails, he will probably mutter, "I couldn't do without them," or cheerfully, "I guess I'm not strong enough," or unconcernedly, "I can't understand why, but I just can't stop." Not one of these reasons are sound.
Take the case of Mr. X. He has just promised his wife that he will give up cigars. After a touching
scene in which he swears to stop smoking for at least a month, he answers the doorbell and finds that Cousin Hubert sent him a box of his favorite brand. Somehow the iron will cracks, and Mr. X is again contentedly puffing a cigar while Mrs. X sits disconsolately by, unable to object, since Cousin Hubert is on her side of the family.
A person who is slave to habits will never attempt to stop smoking. Breaking a habit is a difficult and painstaking effort. Strength of character can do it. Will power and a will never attempt to stop smoking, determined mind will and can cause the breakdown of a long practised habit. And after these remarks, I smile to myself as I reach across the table for—yes—a cigarette!
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