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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1943
The Editorial Page
Oklahoma University Students Protest Administration's Limit on Class Cuts
With the decision of the president of the University of Oklahoma to allow only three cuts during the approaching semester at that school, there has arisen a roar of protest from members of the student body. A fourth cut in any one class will bring expulsion for offending students at the institution.
Declared one student in a letter to the editor of the Oklahoman Daily: "Oklahoma University . . . has at last delivered the final justification for Oklahoma's reputation as at least the second corniest state in the union. . . . By stripping university students of their last bit of adult dignity, our administration makes another huge step toward the complete annihilation of student initiative in Oklahoma education."
Declared the editorial page of the Oklahoma student publication: "The decision of the president on allowing only three cuts . . . is certainly against all modern ideas of education . . . "
Although the exact situation on the Sooner Campus is not known here, certainly if the act of the president was not a necessity, a mistake was made. Students cannot help but resent what they feel to be an infrigement upon their privileges. If at all possible, attendance should best be left to the conscience of the individual student.
Jayhawkers can rejoice that they have not been placed under any such restraints by the members of their administration. They can rejoice and at the same time remember that their freedom carries with it a duty not to abuse those privileges.
Old-Time Buses are Again Seeing Service
"Ride the buses! From the sand beaches of California to the jagged coast of Maine, follow the highway in style and grandeur. Enjoy all the pleasures and comforts of your living room while riding a beautiful modernistic coach to your destination."
Such was the enticing advertisement of the travel system in the pre-war days when a passenger could board a bus, quickly find a seat, and settle back for a comfortable, peaceful journey. The chromium trim in the vehicle glared, and the red or blue upholstery was new and velvety. The motor purred while the shock-absorbing bus glided over the ribbon highway like a cloud in a summer sky.
Suddenly such a picture became an illusion, such comfort became a dream, and a bus ride meant only a headache and drastic after-effects. With the rapid increase in travel and with the demand for metal products for war, buses have slipped back into their early stages. The chromium has been stripped from the inside furnishings, metal gave way to plastic. Springs used in the upholstery were decreased, and the seats themselves creaked and groaned with the application of weight.
Garages which had been locked for years were thrown open and decrepit imitations of the modern speed hound were towed forth. Buses that came in when the stage coach went out but which still retained some of the bucking characteristics of the "old days" were braced up and placed back on duty. Like the
Just Wondering
What ever happened to that MSC-Chancellor row, or does anybody care?
old fire horse, the aged buses wait for the signal "go" and then gallop away in an attempt to keep pace with the modern airplane.
"Ride the Buses! Jolt along in a rickety coach and get your exercise. All the comforts of the gay stage coach with plenty of time to see the scenery. Get your tickets early and join the rush. Ride the buses!"—V.J.
The University of Hawaii student body has declared war against its campus bomb-splinter shelters which they declare are too full of water to provide any safety, are eyesores, and offer excellent breeding places for mosquitoes.
An organization entitled Wolves' Unlimited has been started on the UCLA campus. Prerequisites are an adequate whistle, being able to drive with one hard, approval of shorter skirts, etc.
"I say keep college women in college where they are out of the way," was the way one Bradley Tech student replied to a questionnaire concerning the advisability of drafting University women for war work.
Says the Hawaii University student publication of its student council: "At every meeting so far the agenda has been bogged down with trivia and tripe." Which sounds familiar.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas
Publisher ... John Conard
NEWS STAFF
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                  Ralph Coldren, Dean Sims,
                  Matt Heuertz
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Hookins, Eleanor Fry
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Rock Chalk Talk By JIMMY GUNN
A College Fable: Roberta Johnson, of Corbin Hall, has four turtles, which she loves dearly. She has given them all names, and takes fond care of them. The other day she took the four out of their aquarium—they're no larger than a quarter—and put them in the wash basin while she cleaned their bowl. When she returned, she found a group of Corbin girls around the basin watching the three turtles. Three! What had happened to the other? It shipped down the drain, the girls answered sadly. Roberta rushed around frantically, trying to think of some way to get her turtle out. In the midst of her perturbance, the girls pretended to retrieve the turtle out of the drain with a piece of string. Roberta was so relieved at the return of her precious turtle that she didn't even notice the smiles around her.
Moral: Don't let love blind you to the fact that everyone else is laughing.
**Truer than you think:** Patsy Piller, Kappa, went out with John Shelton, Beta, the other evening. Next morning Patsy's Kappa sisters, thinking to have some fun with her, called her on an outside phone. "Watkins Hospital is calling" they said. "John Shelton has the measles, and we heard that you were out with him last night. If you should see any signs of breaking out, will you report to the hospital?" Patsy was very perturbed, and went around looking into mirrors. The laugh is on her sisters, however. John Shelton is in Watkins Hospital with the measles.
The Girls They Leave Behind Them
The girls they leave behind them
The boys are going off to war,
Defending what we're fighting for.
They've dropped the text book for the gun,
Their forms departing, one by one.
But some of us are left behind
To cheer the girls, and we'll be kind.
But there aren't quite enough of us.
Shop early, girls! Avoid the rush!
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How the other half lives: A couple of soldiers from Ft. Leavenworth went into a downtown cafe in Lawrence the other day and asked for a couple of ham sandwiches. The proprietor refused to give them the sandwiches, because he was saving the ham for the breakfasts of the defense workers.
Book II The Argument
Editor's Note: The following manuscript is living proof that KU students are not alone in their sentiments on final week. The discovery of a little leather-bound, dust-laden volume entitled "Paradise Strayed" was made public last week by Lord Cheezlewitt of the British Museum. "Paradise Strayed" is a poem written by a sixteenth century student on this recurrent topic and whose arguments (or prose synopses) appear here.
Blisseful Paradise having departed from Student, at least temporarily, he arouses himself from under the table, or is a aroused, and betakes himself homeward to begin preparation for the First Ordeal by Written Examination, as is the
Lost Volume Recovered "Paradise Strayed"
Paradise Strayed by J. Milton Miller Book I — The Argument
This first book proposes the while calm state of mind is distat of the swift approach of Final tribulation in which his fall may The action hastens on from the blase student to the traditional Week. Student, as the protagonist, is shown in the midst of revelry, which takes place in curious abodes called Bricks and Hawk. Student may remain in his own establishment, but, as human nature dictates, he will often betake himself to where more like him are congregating, proving the first two precepts: misery loves company and man is a gregarious animal. As the celebration becomes strenuous, weary Student betakes himself under a table for sheltered rest, where he is found the next morning, still in deepest slumber from fatigue.
This first book proposes the whole subject-Student's erst while calm state of mind is disturbed by the sudden recognition of the swift approach of Final Week, a time of great trial and tribulation in which his fall may or may not be brought about. The action hastens on from the introduction of the reader to blase student to the traditional celebration on the Eve of Final
classical name for Finals. Student fortifies himself with steaming cups of a rare black beverage and plies the parchments. Diligently and persistently, Student persevers in his labor. He becomes engrossed for the first time in the subject of his Ordeal. He discovers too late that it might have been interesting or even beneficial and bewails his negligence, thus proving the third precept, "It's better to keep up than catch up." As Student gazes over the darkened valley (3 a.m.), he sees Paradise receding farther—farther—farther.
Book III
The Argument
From consideration for the reader, the poet of "Paradise Strayed" has omitted the loathesome details of the Ordeals and Student is found on the Last Day of Finals immediately after the completion of his last Ordeal. He emerges from the Ordeal-