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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1942
Commentary by the KANSAN Editorials * Features * Patter
Bravery Through Fear
Many stories of the fanatic fearlessness of the Japanese soldier have come out of the warplagued Orient, most of them attributing such bravery to Shintoism.
One of the prime doctrines of the Shinto religion is that it is honorable, even heroic, to die for the Son of the Rising Sun. The Japanese are taught that giving one's life in battle for the Emperor is a mandate to the hereafter.
But out of the Solomon Islands battle comes another picture of Japanese "bravery." F. Tillman Durdin, New York Times correspondent, recently wrote from Guadalcanal:
"The Japanese in the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area are fighting apparently with the conviction that if captured by American marines, they will be killed. Relatively few military prisoners have been taken; Japanese fighting men usually have preferred death in battle to surrender."
Rather than be taken prisoner, relates Durdin, many Nipponese fighters, hopelessly trapped and out of ammunition have committed suicide with their last bullet. Others, wounded and facing capture, have exploded hand grenades against their stomachs. How brave is the Japanese fighting man!
Hunger, thirst, and fatigue have come to the aid of our fighting marines in taking some prisoners in the Solomon theater of war. At the height of Tenaru battle, one Jap threw down his rifle, advanced toward American lines; the marines stopped firing to let him through their lines. He was so hungry and thirsty he couldn't carry on.
Even at grave risk to their own lives. American marines endeavor to take prisoners. There is always the peril that a wounded Japanese will roll over and start firing, or sling a grenade at his would-be captors.
Antithetical to the belief that capture by the Americans means death, our prisoners not only are accorded decent treatment in compliance to rules of international law but in some cases treatment superior to that received as soldiers in their own army.
Wounded prisoners receive the finest of medical care. All are given regular marine rations (better than anything the Jap army could offer) plus rice and other items of Japanese food captured in battle.
Many prisoners have indicated that they are thoroughly satisfied with their treatment and that their living conditions in captivity are better than in the Japanese army.
War lords of the Rising Sun have instilled a pseudo-bravado, in realtiy a fear of fear, in their soldiers. Japanese heroism is nothing more than a struggle for self survival. The bravery of the American soldier transcends this attitude; our men aren't fighting merely for their lives but for the American way of life.
Dakar Again
Dakar, that small Vichy French stronghold on the west coast of Africa, may once more become a familiar word on the front page of American newspapers. Its importance in the military scheme of things has long been realized by Allied forces, and the time for a campaign against it seems imminent.
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It would appear that the gasoline rationing program is going to put this nation back on its feet in more ways than one.
Africa militarily, but the Vichy French control of northwest Africa is a constant threat. Dakar, lying on the coast, is the logical place against which to launch an offensive, for it would serve as an excellent loading port for Axis movements against South America. It also lies a short distance from Bathurst, an English possession, headquartes of the South American air route.
Dakar is comparatively isolated, has few railroad inlets and is not unusually well defended. It is apparent that the Axis powers fended. tI is apparent that the Axis powers are aware of an impending Allied move and are offering aid to the French colony in defense against a possible enemy victory there.
Upon the ability of the Allies to launch an offensive depends the security of South America from invasion.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 40 Sunday, October 11, 1942 No.14
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.
NOTICE OF GRADUATE FACULTY MEETING—There will be a meeting of the Faculty of the Graduate School at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 1942 in Fraser Theatre. Deane W. Malott, Chancellor.
W. H. Shoemaker.
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.
FSYCHOLOGY CLUB will meet at 4:30 Monday afternoon in Room 21, Frank Strong. There will be a short meeting of Psi Chi immediately following psychology club—Virginia Roach, Secretary, Psi Chi.
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.
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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
No fooling, it really happened . . .
DEAN SIMS
Vic Harwood, Kappa Sig pledge, was riding down the campus last week, when he passed a brother Kappa Sig. Desiring to lend a helping hand, Harwood stopped and asked his brother's destination.
I'm going to get Margaret Hall," was the answer.
I'm going to get Margaret Hall, who was the author of The "get" must have slipped past Harwood. "Climb in," answered Harwood, and started gaily down the campus. Harwood, not knowing the campus too well as yet, began to become confused. "Say," he said, "Here's Bailey Chem building, and right down there is Watkins Hall. But where in the devil is Margaret Hall?"
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The Phi Fsi's have lately been annoyed by unusual sounds which disrupted their quiet hours. In the middle of the study period at night, the actives would be startled to hear a cow mooing in the vicinity. So the governing committee, in order to get to the bottom of the disturbance, call in suspects.
The suspects were Hayworth White and AI Evans. The committee sat around in dark coats and dark glasses and hats pulled low over their eyes and flashed strong lights on their victims. Joe Payne, acting as the chief of the third degree, grilled the suspects. When he threatened Evans with a rubber hose, Evans finally turned stool pigeon.
It seems that Evans, White, and Tom Cadden had purchased some "moo" boxes, which can be purchased at any dime store. Further investigation disclosed that Cadden had a large number of "moo" boxes and mechanical crickets in his desk drawer.
Now that the culprits have been found, quiet reigns again.
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A mild panic was created when the Chi Omega's and the Phi Psi's practically blocked traffic taking poor old Persephone down the campus Friday to dump her on the scrap heap. During the time the Chi O's were posing in front of the car for a picture, a passing sailor was heard to remark, "Does all that go with it, too?" One fellow, in back, remembering his draft number coming up soon, sadly remarked, "In time, my friend, in time."
Snow's Work Lives On... Entomology Collection Is Largest in Existence
From a mere 500 specimens collected by students in 1870, the Snow entomological collection at the University has grown to contain more than two million specimens and is now considered the outstanding collection of its kind in the world.
The huge collection is housed in one room in Snow hall, and is made up of over 1000 cases, some of which hold 3000 specimens each. This collection is primarily North American but does have specimens from other parts of the world. New insects are being added at the
sects are being added at the rate of about 50,000 a year and only last year'a near record "catch" of 75,000 insects was added.
Francis Huntington Snow, who started the collection, came to the University before the first building was completed and was one of the first three professors to teach at the new University. Snow came as a professor of mathematics and natural sciences but because of his interest and ability in the natural sciences was made a professor in the entomology department where he was able to work with insects on a full-time scale. Field Trip to Colorado
In 1872 several students at the University under the direction of Dr. Snow collected, mounted and donated 800 specimens of Kansas insects to the infant collection. A few years later five graduating members of the entomology department planned a collecting trip to Colorado and invited Professor Snow to accompany them. This was Professor Snow's first collecting trip outside the vicinity of Lawrence. About 1877 Professor Snow and two of his students went to Wallace county, Kansas, and collected 1500 specimens of the then rare
tiger beetle. (Amblychila cylindriformis) This trip was significant in that it added new species to the fast growing collection and also reduced the market price of the tiger beetle from $15 to $1.
By 1878 Snow's collection totaled 500 species and was becoming more and more important to the agricultural and horticultural interests of the state. Through the untiring work of Snow and his assistants and through various donations by naturalists who were interested in seeing the collection grow, over 10,000 species were collected in the early 1880's.
When in 1890 Snow became Chancellor of the University, he had the freedom to work with and collect insects, and from the time he was appointed Chancellor to the time of his death in 1908, many valuable additions were made to the collection. In 1908, by act of the Board of Regents, the collection was called the Francis Huntington Snow entomological collection. After Dr. Snow's death the collection was forgotten for lack of someone to take interest in it; consequently, no significant additions were made for several years.
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