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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1942
Commentary by the KANSAN Editorials * Features * Patter
No Varsity Sports?
There is a very definite opinion in certain parts of the University physical education department that the present school year will mark the final year of varsity sports for the duration of the war at this University. Radio and the press have repeatedly of late carried the same report for the colleges of the nation as a whole.
It would seem that the report is something more substantial than rumor. It is not that the sound bodies built by sports can no longer be used in this country. In truth, physical fittedness is more important now that even before.
However, transportation difficulties are rapidly increasing. Nation-wide gasoline rationing will not only make the transportation of athletic teams a problem, but will also cut sharply into attendance at sports events and make them a financial burden for the educational institution.
University authorities are certain to decide that there are less expensive and equally efficient means—such as the present physical conditioning course at this school-of building sound bodies.
The physical conditioning course, however, fails to take care of one very essential need—competition. American youths have long thrived on athletic competition, and there is no finer builder of courage and fighting spirit among youths than this competition. In some way, this need must be met.
Now comes one very commendable suggestion—a greatly expanded intramural program. Such a program would meet with no transportation difficulties, and would be comparatively inexpensive. Certainly varsity basketball, football, and track would be missed on the campus.
However, a larger intramural program would go a long way toward filling the gap left by the discontinuation of varsity sports, and would continue the very necessary work of building strong men for Uncle Sam's fighting machine.—J.D.K.
Education Vs. the Axis
In addition to the many former students who have left school to go into the armed forces, more than 120 instructors have resigned from the staff of the University to take positions in their country's services.
The Kansas City medical staff numbered only 210 before the war and seriously feels its contribution of 80 staff members. Evacuation hospital unit No.77 is composed of members of the University Medical School staff and is now somewhere on foreign soil since its training period at Camp Wood.
The remaining faculty soldiers were former professors, instructors, landscape gardeners, linotype operators, etc., from the campus. These men are doing everything from assisting in the OPA to working on camouflage projects.
To prepare the present students for participation in a world at war or for release into a chaotic post-war period, the University has inaugurated new war courses especially applicable at this time.
Upon the request of naval and military authorities, physics, chemistry, and mathematics
Just Wondering
Webster's dictionary defines the word "dear" as "expensive," "costly," or "seance." Now we better comprehend why Hill lads shower aforementioned term so freely upon their favorite co-ed.
courses have been revised and a physical training course for men has been established. New courses in navigation, meteorology, aerial photography, and the reading and interpretation of maps have been added.
Co-eds are taking nutrition courses and are being trained as nurses, laboratory technicians, and occupational therapeutists. Other new University establishments include a war information library to enable students to obtain a better slant on the problems arising during a post-war period and a school for signal corps engineers which trains enrollees for 24 weeks and necessitates a 48-hour a week class attendance.
This University and every other college in the country is contributing to the war effort. It is the purpose of American colleges to prepare the youth of today for the problems of tomorrow and to teach them those things the knowledge of which will enable them to shoulder their share of the responsibilities to come.P.B.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 40 Thursday, October 1, 1942 No.8
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 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.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION: The first of the four examinations to be given this school year will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 8:30 a.m. Candidates must register in person at the College Office, 229 Frank Strong Hall, September 28-30. Only juniors and seniors in the College of Liberal Arts may register. First-stemester seniors who pass the examination at this time, provided they meet other requirements for graduation, may qualify for degrees in June by obtaining twenty-four hours' credit during this semester and next.
CATHOLIC STUDENTS—The Rev. E. J. Weissenberg will be at his office in Watson library Thursday afternoon for personal consultations with Catholic students.
J. B. Virtue.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas
Publisher
John Conard
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-chief ... Alan B. Houghton
Editorial Associates ... Maurice Barker, Mary
Eleanor Fry, Bob Cole-
man, J. Donald Keown
NEWS STAFF
Managing Editor ... Bill Feeney
Campus Editors ... Virginia Tieman, Dean Sims,
Sports Editor J. Donald Keown
Society Editor Barbara Batchelor
News Editor Joy Miller
Sunday Editor Ralph Coldren
Exchange Editor Eleanor Fry
Rock Chalk Talk
DEAN SIMS
The Sig Alf and the Chi Omega pledge classes did finally walk out Monday night.
At 10:30 p.m. they reuturned. The girls marched back into the chapter house to receive whatever punishment the actives had to deliver—also marched into the house four Sig Alf pledges.
but these four defenseless males had little chance of staying inside with the whole Chi O active chapter endeavoring to toss them out, which they did promptly.
Tuesday the Sig Alf's accused the Chi O's of stealing their beloved trophy (which the sorority has purloined several times). So that night the Sig Alf's stole into the Chi Omega house and took out the amount of furniture that they thought their trophy was worth.
The Chi O's, for retaliation, began immediately to think up dirty tricks to pull on the furniture-thieves.
At 8:30 pm, the Sig Alf's (also probably thinking of the dirty tricks the Chi O's would pull on them) called and said meekly that they would be more than glad to bring back all the furniture.
Things are now peaceful on West Campus Road, or just about as peaceful as they ever were, I guess.
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I'm sorta getting tired of these walk-outs myself, but they make news, so bear with me.
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The Delta Gamma pledges walked out Tuesday night, under the escort of the Kappa Sig pledge class. The feature of this story is that the Delta Gamma pledges fully broke every walk-out tradition that ever existed in the chapter.
When the pledges walked out they did none of the traditional trick-playing that usually goes with such an affair. The D. G. active chapter was speechless to find that no beds were torn apart, the cooks were still in the house, the lights still worked, and the house looked as clean as ever.
in the house, the rights still worked, and the house looked as clean as ever. Even for dinner, the actives were served a huge chocolate cake, a gift from the pledge class.
Some bunch of polishers, eh?
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We've heard it rumored about an A O Pi pledge who received a letter from a popular brand soap company last week, and thinking it was merely an advertisement, she put it carelessly in her desk.
Sunday, in rummaging through her desk, she ran across it. Just for curiosity, she tore it open and found, not an ad, but a cheek for $106. She had forgotten about entering the contest.
Dolores Grossenbacher, A O Pi, came running into the house when she should have been in a 1:30 class. "Why aren't you in class?" she was asked.
Dolores began to disrobe frantically. Cause of all the excitement. Dolores had been cleaning paint off the floor in her room and had spilled turpentine on her sweater. She wore it to class and came home with two nice burns on her arms.
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Coast Guard Is Unsung Hero Keeps 'Em Floating
One branch of the Service that receives a relatively small amount of space in today's war news is the Coast Guard. However, it plays two important parts that bear a close relationship to the Merchant Marine.
Both of these functions have been formally recognized by Congress as essential to the National defense, and are extensions of the peacetime duties of the Coast Guard.
In September, 1938, the United States Maritime Service was established, and by formal agreement between Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and the Maritime Commission, the Coast Guard was charged with the administration of this organization.
They are: (1) the training of personnel for merchant ships, and (2) the protection and security of ships and harbors on the navigable waters of the United $ ^{ \textcircled{4}} $ States The annual commission
There are now six training stations, three large training ships and four small training vessels operated by the Coast Guard for the training of merchant marines.
The annual capacity of the training stations is about 5,000 unlicensed men,600 officers,and 500 radio operators. Plans are under consideration for further training facilities to meet emergency needs.
The second function of the Coast Guard, that has a direct national defense relation to merchant shipping, is the security of ships and shipping terminals in our harbors.
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This duty is far more complex than the training program due primarily to the many federal, state, and local agencies which have some responsibility for the protection of persons and property.
During World War I Coast Guard