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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9,1942
Commentary by the KANSAN Editorials * Features * Patter
The Greater Demands of Peace
In recent weeks, returning undergraduates as well as freshmen have heard much talk of their responsibilities as college students during war time. Emphasis has been placed upon duty to their country in training themselves as future officers, and that emphasis is justified.
A further responsibility, however, does exist. Students of American universities must train themselves not only as leaders on the battlefield, but also as leaders in society.
If winning the war is important now, the creation and maintenance of a successful peace will be vastly more important later. In that peace the objects for which we are fighting will be won or lost. It is then that democratic concepts will meet their final judgment.
If we fail then—if we stop fighting when the battle is only half won—we will gain nothing except the hopelessness of another international muddle.
No one can gauge the demands that tomorrow will put upon today's college student. It is certain, however, that he must know what he fought for and the true implications of his nation's position in the world. He must train himself now to be a competent, constructive critic of the war effort and of the peace to follow. He must make good citizenship a democratic achievement, not a democratic ideal.
On the campuses of America, such attitudes seem to be often lacking. Mingled with the concentrated war effort is, paradoxically, an escapist inclination. That must be wiped out, and only the brutal realization of the job ahead can do it.
It is a university's job to temper the philosophies of her men and women to the pitch of patriotic sensibility. It must prepare them to fight for what they believe in a post-war world of dangerous confusion. It must bring forth leaders in a "lost" generation to bring order out of chaos.
It is a challenge. The lasting success of our war effort partially depends on how it is met.
-R.C.
So Far So Good
Yesterday Kansas nosed out Utah to take the lead in the national scrap metal salvage drive. The 24 top states have collected more than one billion pounds of iron and junk steel.
Even though some of the Western Kansas counties will not be organized to gather scrap until November, the collection amounts to 72.1 pounds of scrap a person, which is 10.2 pounds more than Kansas' nearest rival, Utah. The western farmers are harvesting wheat and will not have time to hunt and haul scrap until next month.
It may be necessary to put the several hundred state employees; inspectors and auditors, who are traveling about the state, to work goading local committee members into action. Kansas expects to raise 200,000 more tons of scrap before the drive ends Oct.17.
Why is Kansas leading the entire nation in collecting scrap? Kansas is almost exactly in the center of the nation and not nearly so subject to attack as almost any other state, and so far the war has probably not affected us as much. Is it possible that Kansas has more scrap metal than the other states?
There are two kinds of leaders—those who blaze a way and those who just blaze away.
Just Wondering
The state as a whole does not have nearly so large deposits of iron ore or as many smelting furnaces and foundries as some of the eastern states. However, Kansas, being in the geographical center of the United States probably has more old railroad tracks and railroad equipment which will be used for scrap. The large Kansas farms require much heavy machinery and much of it has become outmoded. Kansas also has many cars and trucks in proportion to the number of people.
Kansas has sent many men to the armed forces, and it is our duty to keep them supplied with arms and ammunition. The recent construction of several defense plants in the state has also made us more war conscious and anxious to do our part.
The drive is not over. We have raised 650, 000 tons of scrap; we still have to get 200,000 tons more to fill our quota. Upon our scraping up every bit of scrap available depends the success of our soldiers in battle.-C.O.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 40 Friday, October 9,1942 No. 13
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.
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.
W. H. Shoemaker.
Registration must be made at the college office by 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.
PSYCHOLOGY 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.
KAPPA PHI—There will be a pledging service at 7 o'clock Friday evening at 1209 Temn. St. All actives please attend. Elennor Patty, Publicity Mgr.
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
DEAN SIMS
Probably the only coat of its type on the campus belongs to Nancy Robertson, Kappa pledge. It's the ultra in war saving, too. Formerly covering the figure of one Bill Butler, Sigma Chi, the coat, whittled down, drapes Nancy.
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In the library yesterday morning Donice Schwein, Theta pledge, suddenly loosed a string of pearls from around her neck, scattering the little white spheres in all seventy-seven directions.
Instantly, coming from the same seventy-seven directions, males leaped into view, all on their knees after the pearls.
For minutes, Donice sat in wonderment while young men brought her the retrieved beads.
It all brings to mind that probably the politest men in the world are fraternity pledges trying to make contacts.
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Say, these Theta's are doing all right.
Joyce Shook, Theta pledge, has practically inherited a nice convertible from the Sig Alf house—it used to belong to a guy by the name of Howard Miller.
Maybe it's because the Theta's eat so much spinach—or it could be attributed to the fact that they used to live next door to the Phi Psi's and learned how to get along with men.
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Maybe it was a slip of memory, but when Nadine Potter, college junior from Kansas City, telephoned George Worrall, Templin hall to invite him to a dinner dance at Westminster hall tonight, she inadvertently informed him it was a picnic.
It probably will be a picnic for the rest of the gals when poor George shows up in the middle of a dinner dance dressed a la picnic.
Pope, Bachmann Furnish Jive ★★★ ★★★ Music Makers on Oread
Do you know your Hill bands? Do you know who leads the orchestras that bring such solid jive to the University? Well, Hep-cats, here's a chance to meet your orchestras.
At the head of one band is Johnny Pope, college senior while Danny Bachmann, college sophomore, fronts the other band. Both these leaders are experienced musicians. Brothers school to
Bachmann played trombone last year in Walt Marty's band, and when in Newton high school, he had his own orchestra, which toured over a large part of central Kansas. Pope can be remembered as a trumpet man in Russ Chambers' and in Clyde Bysom's orchestras for the past two years. Both leaders are hard-working lovers of their own particular style of music.
Don Cousins, playing saxophone for Bachmann's band, is a college junior. Cousins rehearses the band, having had his former experience at the Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C., with a band including six men who later joined Charlie Spivak's orchestra, and two men who are now with Gene Krupa.
Walt Marty, college sophomore, also a sax man, had his own band last year. This band, while not playing at many University functions, became popular throughout the surrounding country. On the tenor sax is Jimmy Hollyfield, who helps with the band's arranging, and is a "scat" singer. Bob Canatsey college freshman, was a former sax man in the Topeka band.
From New York to play the sax in Pope's band is Johnny Williams, junior in engineering, whose swinging out on "hot" numbers is exceptional. Bob Carle, formerly with Chambers and Bysom, finds time from his instructing at Ashercraft
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Carl Bushey has played on the Hill with different bands for many years. His latest band connections were with Clayton Harbur. "Doc" Huling, college freshman, on the sax, is a newcomer on the Hill but does not lack in experience from high school.
On trombones in Pope's band are two popular players from last year. Jimmy Hammer, remembered as the front for Chambers' band, also fronts Pope's. Hamner also played with Harbur. Vincent Tharp, a graduate student, was also with Bysom and Chambers, and has played on the Hill for the several years. Owen Richards, fine arts sophomore, a comparative newcomer, received experience from Skipper Hawkins' band in Wichita.
Teaming with Bachmann on the trombone in his group is Roy Hodges, college sophomore. Bachmann is noted for, in dance band lingo, playing a "sweet" trombone. He also sings "scat" and ballad numbers.
Pope, leading the band with his trumpet, rehearses his own band, having picked up the necessary knowledge from Chambers and Bysom. Bill Hunzicker, on trumpet, sophomore medic formerly of Chambers and Bysom, is the booking agent for the band. Bert Shoemake, another instructor at Ash-
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