FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1943
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE SEVEN
Primitive Rhapsody
By JOHN E. HANKINS
"Primitive Rhapsody," written for the music of Karl Kuersteiner, was first read at the University Symphony orchestra Concert Monday evening. The entire work attempts to represent man's emergence from inarticulate existence into the creative life of thought.
I
Behold Mankind.
Out of the dust arising, out of primordial darkness,
Seeking the gift of life, against the barriers thrusting,
Slowly struggling up through all the levels of being.
Until at length emerges the perfect and godlike image.
Yet lives he a beast with beasts, his powers latent within him,
Unknown, undeveloped, unthought, for to thought he still is a stranger.
Where is the key to unlock Man's mind, to arouse his spirit,
To open the eyes of his soul, to waken the life of his brain?
Until the key be found, Man cannot truly be Man;
Slowly and blindly groping will be the life of his spirit;
Vague and dim are his thoughts, and so must ever remain.
II
then came the Word
Hear from Man's lips a word, the magic symbol of meaning, The wondrous gift of speech, the gift of wide thought-sharing, The key that unlocks his mind and opens the eyes of his soul. Hark to the voice of Man as he earnestly talks with his fellows. Each contributing thoughts and each enriching his store From others' thoughts revealed in the strange new world of language.
A world of endless wealth and infinitely increasing, Yet Man, athirst for knowledge, will ever seek for more. Hark to the voice of Man.
III
Joyously now can Man look forth with a wider vision,
Facing the world before him with strong and confident gladness.
Into his soul are born bright images of beauty,
Visions of love and kindness, of happiness ever enduring.
Through all his veins he feels the keenest joy of living,
The quickening fire of thought, the life that has gained a
meaning.
Gladly he moves his limbs and raises his voice in singing;
No more with savage nature feels he ever at strife,
For dancing and music and song have come to gladden him,
The rhythm of melody, rhythm of motion, and rhythm of life.
IV
Learning the joy of living, Man wishes never to die;
He wishes to be remembered after his body is gone.
To conquer the silent centuries ceaselessly passing by,
To merit posterity's praise, he labors patiently on.
He bends to his plastic hand the stubborn wood and stone,
Striving therein to capture the beauty of the earth;
Immortal longings brighten the world that he has known,
And from his love of nature his art receives its birth.
V
Dwelling within the dust, Man turns his face to the stars;
Upward he sets his course, his journey scarcely begun;
Eagerly beats his soul at the world's strong prison bars,
Straining impatiently forward to conquests not yet won.
Now mirthful revely crowns a triumph for work well done,
Now dark despair betokens a heavy sense of loss;
Who travels the road of ages its terrors never may shun,
The shattering of a world, the agony of a cross.
The old is constantly passing; the gods of wood and stone
Fall to decay, that newer and wiser gods may arise;
Through wilderness into the plain, through darkness into the
dawn,
Through suffering into joy, the path of humanity lies. Upward pursue the journey, upward into the light For see, beyond the horizon, the sun still shining bright.
Bolivia Enters War Against Axis Powers
La Paz, Bolivia, (INS) — Bolivia yesterday became the twelfth Latin- American country to declare war on the Axis powers.
A decree ordering immediate mobilization for war was issued last night by Pres. Enrique Penaranda. The decree must be confirmed by the Bolivian Congress, but the approval of the congress was regarded as a mere formality.
Bolivia has a population of 3,426,000 and rich resources in tin,tungsten and other strategic metals vitally important to the United Nations' war effort.
The declaration of war may have serious internal repercussions, since there are many Germans and Italians in Bolivia.
Diplomatic relations with the Axis were severed by Bolivia in January, 1942.
Other Latin-American countries that have declared war on the Axis are Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Mexico.
Reports were current that Chile and Peru might follow the example of Bolivia.
Bowlus Is Promoted To Corporal
Pfc. Thomas M. Bowls, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Bowls of 607 W. 8 street, Coffeyville, Kans., has been promoted to the rank of corporal at the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School, Carlsbad, N.M. This recognition is the result of his capable work in the training program of the Army Air Forces.
She's Animal Husbandry Major Gladys Merrill, senior, is the only woman at Washington State college currently majoring in animal husbandry.
PENTHOUSE PET---
Some blue racers, rattlesnakes, and copper heads used to share Dyche's third floor flat with "Allie" and the "Gilas", but recently the curator decided they could be of more use to their country as specimens; so with the help of a little chloroform, their apartment was vacated.
PENTHOUSE PET...
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Judging from the complaints handed the curator, the live animals and the stuffed specimens are having no domestic difficulties. They are living very comfortably even with the ration program.
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OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Joint Council Meeting of W.S.G.A. and M.S.C. on Tuesday April 13 at 7:30—Pine Room—Newell Jenkins.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Fridav. April 9, 1943
PSI CHI: Initiation dinner and ceremonies to be Wednesday, April 14. All active members who plan to attend the dinner, please sign for it in the Psychology office not later than Friday, April 9.
Proficiency Examination in English Composition: The fourth examination of this school year will be held on Saturday, April 10, at 8:30 a.m. Candidates must register in person at the College office, April 5-7. Only juniors and seniors in the College may register. — J. B. Virtue.
★ Letters to the Editor
This morning when I was donating blood to the Red Cross blood bank the cot next to me was occupied by a negro man doing the same thing. That was as it should be!
To the Editor:
His blood and mine and the blood of every individual contributing to the blood bank was drawn in separate containers, and is kept in separate containers until it is processed in Chicago. There is nothing on those individual bottles to indicate race or color.
It is disappointing to find that some of our students have so little intellectual curiosity that they will not verify rumours before passing them on to the readers of the Kansan.
Washington, (INS) President Roosevelt and Economic Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes disclosed today that the Office of Price Administration will complete, probably tomorrow, a program for establishing specific dollars and cents ceiling prices on all "costs of living" commodities at the retail level.
Both the President and Byrnes, however, stressed that the ceiling prices will apply only when the economic stabilization director had determined that the commodity under consideration is a factor in the cost-living.
OPA Completes Ceiling Program
At the same time, President Roosevelt cautioned that inflation control could not be the desired result unless all of them were used.
He likened the anti-inflation program to the four-legged stool and listed the legs as:
(Mrs. C. F.) Hearty B. Nelson
1. Control of wages.
2. Cost of food.
3. Development of rationing.
4. Tax and savings legislation by congress.
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