PAGE SLX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20.1942 Knox Urges Short Vacations While Annapolis Cadets Receive 15 Days Frank Knox, secretary of the navy, has written major universities of the nation requesting that "unnecessary vacations" be eliminated. The purpose of such action, says Secretary Knox, is to assure that college men enlisted in the navy's V-1, V-5, and V-7 reserve programs will be graduated with "all speed and thoroughness." Yet direct from the office of the commandant of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, upon inquiry by the Kansan, comes word that the naval cadets there will receive a 15-day Christmas vacation. Strange, indeed, is Secretary Knox's failure to apply his patriotic speed-up program to his own college first. Does Secretary Knox consider those cadets less valuable to the national effort than the reserve enlistees of other universities? If thousands of Annapolis cadets are to ride trains to all sections of the nation between Dec. 19 and Jan. 2, it seems odd that Knox would ask colleges to meet the transportation problem by the "drastic action of eliminating Christmas vacations." Annapolis, of course, is in session the entire year, but one of Chancellor Deane Malott's purposes in curtailing vacations is to put the University on a three-semester basis. Secretary Knox recognizes the importance of college training to his naval officers. What he should realize is that the thoroughness of that training is largely dependent on the attitude and morale of the men. When college becomes an unbroken grind, that attitude will not be conducive to efficient and thorough study. The navy, of course, handles the problem by granting 15-day leaves to its men and officers, and the 15-day Christmas vacation to students of its military academy. Speed is an important goal in any war, and Knox is justified in advocating it. In doing so, however, he creates a paradox. The V-7 enlistees, whom he is so anxious to have graduated early, have, in previous cases, waited four to five months after graduation before being called. If Secretary Knox plans to double or triple his training facilities in the next six months to take care of an even larger 1943 class of V-7 men, and if he plans to give his Annapolis cadets two weeks of homework to do during their vacation, he should make these intentions public, so we can understand the reasoning behind his arguments. As they stand now, they hardly make sense. B.C. Careless Person Nearly Causes Costly Fire at Haworth Hall Several sleepless nights were spent this week by some careless individual whose irresponsibility very nearly caused the loss of one of the University's larger buildings, in the opinion of Civilian Defense authorities. T. C. Ryther, University Conservation chairman, has announced emphatically that the recent fire in Haworth hall could only have been the work of a careless person who tossed a match or cigarette into a roll of highly inflam- mable paper, or a case of intentional sabotage. The first possibility is considered to be by far the more likely one. Thus it would seem that a student, faculty member, or a townsman jeopardized, in a moment of carelessness, one of the buildings which is playing a large part in the University's war effort. Several war classes, and important work in geology are being conducted in the hall. At this time, Mr. Ryther points out, it would be impossible to replace such a vital building, should it be destroyed by fire. Even should an appropriation be made for that purpose by the state legislature, the necessary material for its construction would not be available. The University, already cramped for space, would be forced to continue its wartime program in even smaller quarters. With all buildings on the Campus serving some kind of defense work, their value has been increased a hundred-fold. The wise and victory-minded student will be careful in his treatment of such valuable property. OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol. 40 Friday, November 20,1942 No.36 Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue. KAPPA PHI and WESLEY FOUNDATION are having a scavenger hunt Friday evening, Nov. 20. Come to the church at 8 o'clock. Eleanor Patty. Publ. Mgr. W.S.G.A. meeting, 7:30 Fine room, Sunday, Nov. 22. — Marge Rader, President. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS: All students completing the requirements for state teachers certificates this semester and any others who are interested in securing teaching positions for the second semester should register in the Teachers Appointment Bureau. 121 Frank Strong Hall, at once. Calls are now being listed for second semester positions. H. E. Chandler, Secretary. NOTICE TO SENIORS: Any senior in the Teacher Training Program who plans to do practice teaching during the spring semester must make application in 103 Fraser before November 28. If you have already applied once but for any reason did not do practice teaching this fall, you may submit another application for the Committee's consideration. The Committee on Admissions and Guidance passes on all candidates for practice teaching before their enrollment is approved. A. H. Turney, Chairman, on Committee on A. H. Turney, Chairman, on Committee on Admissions and Guidance. UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas Publisher ... John Conard EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief ... J. Donald Keown Associate Editors ... Bob Coleman, Bill Feeney, Ralph Coldren, Dean Sims, Matt Heuertz Feature Editor ... Joy Miller Subscription rates, in advance, $3.00 per year, $1.75 per semester. Published at Lawrence, Kansas, daily during the school day and published on Friday or Saturday. Entered as second class matter, September 7, 1910, the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1879. --they will ever reveal nothing more or less than the truth. Too late, Hitler will find his own weapons turning against him, casting the lie in his teeth, pinning him to the bed The University will give courses in French, German, and Spanish to prepare our expeditionary forces for service abroad. Maybe we should have such a course in Japanese, too! Rock Chalk Talk BETTY LOU PERKINS There are still a few gullible persons at college. The Gamma Phi's decided to show Janet Marvin how to look at the moon through a coat sleeve. Janet was not only unsuspecting, but she was willing and eager: So as the girls had Janet lay on the bench in front of their house, Janet peered expectantly up the sleeve. The girls claim Janet even had her mouth open when the cascade of water came. * * * Whoever the leather billfold with the initials F. A. S. belongs to had better claim it before the wolves start howling at the door of the business office of the Kansan. It contains a notebook of addresses and telephone numbers, a notice of draft evasion, and a copy of "Ode to the ..." ***** Bud Weir and Chuck Elliott, Phi Deli's, left the Jayhawker Cafe the other night to keep a date to play bridge at their house. On the way they met Virginia Phipps, Theta, and decided to take her along. Virginia and the boys were playing bridge at the house, when she noticed Jimmy Walker watching. Virginia decided to be congenial. "Are you a freshman?" she asked pleasantly. Jimmy shook his head. "Are you a pledge?" she persisted. Jimmy again shook his head. Virginia was about to give up, when Elliott took pity on her and drawled, "No, Virginia, Jimmy is a senior and has highest seniority in the house." *** "Bambi," the deer head belonging to the Sigma Nu's and until recently residing at the Alpha Chi Omega house, was returned to the Sigma Nu's the other night. In payment, the Sigma Nu's gave the Alpha Chi's a buffet supper. The only thing wrong was that, when the Sigma Nu's got Bambi back, he was changed to Bambianna by the Alpha Chi's. They had put yarn eyelashes, earrings, lipstick, a dress and an Alpha Chi pin on him. The Alpha Chi's claimed they could not have a man staying at their house for six weeks. ***** The Sigma Chi's and the Beta's are said to have had a slight misunderstanding Wednesday night behind the Theta house. They were just settling all misunderstandings in a most peaceable manner (?) when the police arrived. The brawl immediately changed into a combined Sigma Chi-Beta serenade. It is also being rumored that the only thing which stopped the fracas was the moment when Nation Meyer raised his hand and said: "Enough!" PRINTED WORDS Hitler Burns Them Book Week By JIMMY GUNN Amid the rumblings of far-off guns, Amid the blood and flame of battlefields, The printed word stands forth alone before The bulwark of a hundred thousand shields--- The printed word that's ever freedom's cry, A symbol of the things that cannot die. FRI Dea Hitler burns books! The only books read today in Germany are those books sanctioned and censored by the Nazi party. The Bible in Germany is Hitler's own revelation, "Mein Kampf." Books are bent and shaped to serve the purposes of the "New Order." Philosophies are twisted and distorted to fit the crooks and crannies of the to talitarian idealogies. they will The word to Hitler is a dagger to strike into the backs of his enemies. But words are elusive things. Twist them how you will, (continued to page seven)