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UNIVERSITY DALI. KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1942
Commentary by the KANSAN Editorials * Features * Patter
Medics Not Excused
In the criticism of the University Senate's recent shortening of the Christmas vacation period, another important decision made by that same body on the same day was completely overlooked. It was, nevertheless, of considerable importance.
The student body of the School of Medicine in Lawrence, backed by certain members of the school's faculty, had petitioned exemption from compulsory physical education.
Their petition rested on two very firm bases. First, it was pointed out, School of Medicine courses call for considerably more study than does the average University student's schedule. Anatomy, biochemistry, medical physiology, and other such required courses are among the most obstructe offered here. Physical conditioning classes cut sharply into time needed by the future doctors for studying. The average medical student is in class 35 out of 40 school clock hours a week.
Secondly, the petition pointed out, medical students will not be available for service until they have finished their course of study. That date is still two or three years in the future, and the last two years of the course of study must be taken in Kansas City, where there are no physical conditioning courses.
What good, asked the students, will one year of such conditioning do, when it will be followed by two years of comparative inactivity? A survey made by Kansas medical students revealed that 90 per cent of the other medical schools in this country do not require students to take such a course.
The University Senate denied the petition, although voting was close. Their reasons were various. Certainly, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the way of the petitioners was the fear that such an action would seem to be the granting of a favor to a privileged group, and would antagonize the remainder of the student body.
It is doubtful, however, that students would have taken nearly the unfavorable attitude to the granting of the exemption that they did to the shortening of Christmas vacation—a move made that same day.
It is all water under the bridge now. Medical students, badly needed by the army and navy, and laboring now under a speedup program, must desert their books three times a week to jump fences and ditches. The future may tell us whether the move was a sensible one—whether the country has greater need of healthy doctors with less training, or of less healthy doctors with superior training.
---O--in on Sue Corson.
"Say," he said to Sue, "What sorority do you belong to?"
The Atchison Globe brings forth the platitude that any game is a good game if the home team wins; Kansas has very few good games so far this year.
Taxes next year will, according to the best estimates, absorb one-third of the nation's income. But why holler, asks the Hutchinson News; even if we had the other third, there wouldn't be anything to spend it on. That is, except more taxes.
The big difference between Hitler and Mussolini now appears to be that Benito, by trial and error (mostly error), knows when to keep his mouth shut.
Scientists tell us that no two people are exactly alike-and both of them are glad of it.
Just Wondering
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 40 Tuesday, October 13, 1942 No.15
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.
Le Cercle Francais se reunira Mercredi le quatorze Octobre a quatre heures et demi dans la salle 113 Frank Strong hall. Tous ceux qui parulent Francais sont invités.-Mary Gene Hull, Secretaire.
CATHOLIC STUDENTS: The Rev. E. J. Weissenberg will be in his office in room 415, Watson library, from 1 to 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon for personal discussions.
CATHOLIC STUDENTS: There will be a corporate communion and breakfast after the 8 o'clock Mass, Sunday, for all Catholic students and for all old and new Newman club members.—Matt Heuertz, Newman club treasurer.
SIGMA XI: The first meeting of the year will be held Thursday, October 22. 8:00 p.m. in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union. Professor Guy W. Smith, department of mathematics, will speak on Cryptography (Secret writing). Please note the change from the third to the fourth Thursday of the month.
Beulah M. Morrison, Secretary
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS—Proficiency examinations in French, German, Latin and Spanish will be given at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 in Frank Strong 107. Students who have had at least two Units (years) of credit in any one of these languages are eligible for the examination in that language. Students who pass the examination are not required to take further work for Bachelor's Degree. Dictionaries are permitted.
Registration must be made at the college office by
2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. W H. Chinchenwu
W. H. Shoemaker.
STUDENT DIRECTORY—All students who have changed their addresses since Registration, please notify the Registrar's Office immediately in order to complete their records for publishing the Student Directory. G. St. Aubyn, Editor.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS—Dr. E. J. Gibson is at the Watkins Memorial Hospital each Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 p.m. for discussion with students on problems of mental hygiene. Appointments may be made through the Watkins Memorial Hospital, Ralph I. Canuteson, director of Student Health Service.
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Rock Chalk Talk
DEAN SIMS
Guest conductor for Sunday's column was Betty Lou Perkins, who, by the way, will take over the column on Thursday.
Prof. H. B. Chubb undoubtedly had his mind on something connected with a gridiron when, in American government class last week, he referred to the classification of nations according to "pig skinmentation" (meaning, of course, "skin pigmentation.")
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It happened quite a while ago, but it's still sort of humorous:
At the Gamma Phi open house, a crisp young freshman to the Hill cut in on Sue Corson.
The ISA is coming up with a big deal on Tuesday, the 20th. On this date they are sponsoring an hour-dance in Robirson gym. The admission is two-bits a customer. The remarkable thing about the whole thing is that every cent of the proceeds will go into war bonds—then the war bonds will ultimately be established into a scholarship fund for men of the armed forces who want to return to school here at K.U.
The ISA even goes so far into the party that it pays out of its own pocket for the orchestra.
Just when all seemed to be getting along peacefully, the historic Theta- Phi Psi feud awakens a little.
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Talk is around both houses that perhaps a big peace conflab and hatchetburying ceremony is coming up.
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Maurice Beardmore, freshman from Mankato and Earl Shurtz, Beloit frosh, entered the journalism shack today—looking for a place to expectorate. Earl's excuse was, he mumbled through well-filled jaws, that he was now chewing tobacco in an attempt to break himself of the smoking habit.
Always ready for something new, John Conard and Ralph Coldren tried the treatment. They suffered no ill consequences.
At noon today, none of the four desired a cigaret.
Drummer Phil Cato In The Groove
"He brings the house down! "Thus speak the students who have heard Phil Cato, Indian drummer with Danny Bachmann's band. Of similar opinion is Gene Krupa's telant scout, who liked Cato's playing enough to make him an offer.
With a natural talent for drums, Cato, a full-blooded Comanche Indian from Haskell, gets a hand from all who love the sound of hot downbeat. Phil is a modest, well groomed boy, 17 years of age, whose appear-
17 years of age, whose appearance suggests anything but a drummer.
Loving drums as much as Phil does, it was a difficult decision to make when the question came up—"Which shall it be—music or football?" The football team at Haskell needed Phil on Friday nights. So did the band. The band knew that drummers like Phil Cato were unusual, and they wanted him badly. The band won.
As proof to his ability, Cato was heard and given an offer by Joe Donaldson, a talent scout for Gene Krupa. Thomason wanted Cato to come to Hollywood and be one of the four tom-tom men in the new Krupa motion picture, now in production. Cato's parents realized the opportunity presented in such an offer, but felt that Phil should finish high school first. They left the final decision up to him. He decided to remain in school and continue playing here.
Cato's father is the head of instrumental department at Haskell. All of Cato's ability on the drums was taught him by his father, but the love to play was a natural heritage. Phil often sits by the radio and plays his drums with the big name bands which broadcast. He loved to play, but many of his friends and advisors felt he ought to play football. Cato talked to his father. His father simply told Phil to make up his own mind. Phil did. He decided to stay with the band.
Phil almost had to quit the band for another reason. His set of traps was new last spring, paid for by Phil and his father. Phil is now trying to work to pay his father back. At this point the band felt that they should buy new suits. Phil was stuck.
He decided to stop playing in the band rather than cost his father any more money. He would work at nights and Saturdays until he could, earn enough to buy the suit, then
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