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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1942
The KANSAN Comments...
Presidential Reassurance
President Roosevelt, in his address last night, told Americans some things they were glad to hear. There has been doubt and misgiving in certain quarters as to the extent of damage at Pearl Harbor. The President's figures were reassuring. The number of officers and men killed there was 2,340; the wounded numbered 946. Only three of the ships present at Pearl Harbor were damaged beyond repair, and the President assures us that the rest have already rejoined the Pacific fleet, or are now undergoing repairs that they may soon rejoin it.
Remarking that the Japanese do not know how many of our airplanes they damaged, and that he wasn't going to tell them, the President told the nation that the number was considerably smaller than the number of Japanese planes destroyed by our forces to date.
But even more reassuring than the truth about Pearl Harbor was the statement that the United Nations will soon take the offensive, that we will win the final battles, and that we, not they, will dictate terms of the peace. But, although the good news of Pearl Harbor may fall under the classification of fact, the prediction cannot be otherwise designated than as optimism and hopeful conjecture.
Naturally, everyone who is an American hopes that ours will be the final victory. Everyone knows that we must dictate the terms of peace or lose forever what we have sacrificed to maintain our freedom. But it will be done on the production line and in the army and navy, and not by those who make roseate predictions. The President is in a position to know more about production and military activity than any other man in America, or in the world. Perhaps he speaks with the conviction that comes with the realization that we are producing in considerable quantities, and that we soon can produce in adequate quantities. Or, perhaps he is seeking to reassure a people who are impatient with the time required to convert plants and obtain materials. Perhaps he knows that in time we will have enough material and men to conquer the enemy.
But even if he doesn't know it—if he only hopes that it may be, like other Americans, he is still doing a service by reassuring the people. The vast quantity of energy we have expended in the past few weeks in sniping at each other may now be turned to constructive effort, and constructive effort will win the war.
Sensitive souls, these Kansans. One sergeant avoids that military squeak by wearing a pair of shoes, well broken in by his uncle who wore them in France in 1918.
O--feature editor ... Bill Feeney
Something that was formerly believed impossible—a county has been found which has no lawyers.
There's no doubt that women suffer more in war than men. Nasty hosiery manufacturers now promise to cut shades of leg-wear from 75 to 4 varieties. Women, long reproachful, will begin to agree with General Sherman.
Many hopes must have been shattered by the edict from Washington that draft board members cannot rule on their own cases, but must turn them over to the neighboring board.
To help distribute surplus commodities, Lawrence schools are giving apples to pupils. What a world! Now the teacher brings a big red apple to the pupil!
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Tuesday, February 24,1942 No.91
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.
--feature editor ... Bill Feeney
QUILL CLUB will have a dinner-meeting Thursday at 5:30 in the cafeteria of the Memorial Union building, followed by a business meeting in the Pine room.
ARCHERY CLUB will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Robinson gym.—Lloyd Johnson, Sec.
STUDENTS CHRISTIAN FEDERATION. Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 4:30 in Meyer's Hall to complete extensive Easter week plans. All ministers and student representatives are urged to be present.Dave Watermulder, president.
SIGMA XI. The regular February meeting of the Kansas Chapter of Sigma Xi will be held in the lecture room at Blake Hall today at 7:30 p.m. Dean J. Allen Reeze at the School of Pharmacy will speak on "The Biologic Testing of Drugs." Members please note the change in the date—W. H. Schowe, Secretary.
TAU SIGMA will meet at the regular times this week. It is important that everyone be present.Anna Jane Hoffman, Pres.
DRAMATIC WORKSHOP. Meeting Monday, March 2, at 4:30 in the Little Theatre, Green Hall. Edith Ann Fleming will present plans for casting the Palm Sunday play, "The Terrible Meek." The final report on the all-student spring show will be submitted by the play committee. Please be prompt—Dave Watermulder, president.
W. S.G.A. TEA for all University women, Wednesday, 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Women's Lounge of Frank Strong Hall. Watkins Hall will be hostess—Lois Worrel, social chairman.
PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION: The third Proficiency Examination of the year will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 a.m. Students who wish to take the examination must register in person at the College Office, 229 Frank Strong Hall, Feb. 23-25. Prerequisites are junior or senior standing and five hours credit in Freshman Rhetoric.-J. B. Virtue.
Women's Aeronautical Association will meet at 7:30 Wednesday night in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union Building-Georgia Ferrel.
El Ateneo will meet at 4:30 Thursday, Feb. 26, in room 113 F.S. Slides of the Philippines will be shown and a short play will be given. We expect a large attendance so be on time to get good seats.-Frank Pinct. President.
NEW ADDRESSES FOR DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENT: Students who changed addresses between semesters and who have not reported new addresses to the Registrar's office should file these addresses at once so that corrections may appear in the Directory Supplement.—James K. Hitt, Assistant Registrar.
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Rock Chalk Talk
BETTY WEST
Clint Kanaga, erstwhile Phi Delt sports writer, got up and unhappily left a classroom five minutes after a predatory professor gave the class a shotgun. The teacher barred his way at the door, and peering suspiciously at him, said, "Well, Mr. Kanaga, you really must have known your lesson."
"Quite the contrary, sir, quite the contrary," said Clint as he squirmed out the door.
Fhi Gam John Gleissner who is pinned to Mary Frances McKinney works in Wichita, couldn't make it to Lawrence last weekend in time for the Pig Dinner. When he finally did arrive, and they decided to walk to the Hawk for a coke, Mary Frances was still feeling awfully martyred about missing the part she had been looking forward to for many weeks.
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As they neared the Hawk, Johnny handed her a small box, and said, "Well, Mary Frances, here is your Pig Dinner." Inside was not a pig, not even a little bitsy one, but a very lovely diamond.
Some men are sensitive about their ages. And some are not. Mike O'Donnell, who has just recently left the microbic age of 17, had Sunday dinner with the Kappa's. At a psychological moment, a very nice birthday cake with six candles blazing bravely on it was placed before him. Rising to the occasion, Mike thanked the girls for the cake, and at the same time called their attention to a slight error.
"This cake should have about three more candles on it," the senile O'Donnell insisted.
nical nor even true, but it is certainly interesting.
A Women's-Eye View Of The Basketball Team
"Red" Ettinger symbolizes a fighting spirit and temper which intrigues the college miss, if it doesn't attract.
So, let's take a look at the basketball team from the women's standpoint. Girls, too, have opinions of the men who win our games for us. These opinions are as far from a true sportsman's mind as a fashion page of a paper. Silly, unjust, or vague, as the case may be, they are still responsible for half the cheers from the sidelines. Each girl has her favorite player, her dream man, for whom she devotes most of her vocal ability. Interesting are the feminine shouts heard above the roaring of the crowd
For the last few weeks we have been listening and hearing about our basketball team from men who know the game inside out. We appreciate the fact that we can hear and learn the technical points about our team which escape the ordinary fan I think there is another side of our basketball team, however that some of us never hear anything about. It may not be technical nor even true, but it is $ \textcircled{1} $
Hit Paraders
More interesting, yet, however are the feminine bull sessions which unfailingly follow every game. It is here that the virtues and faults of every member of the team is brought out and discussed. Each girl usually has a player whom she feels is worthy of her support. She will argue for him as strongly as she would for her favorite perfume. Fortune is the player who is glamorous enough to have the undying support of these fans.
Let's look over the team the way the girls do. First, let's take Buescher. Why? Simply because most girls do. Vance Hall! Sure, he's in the running! An argument between a BUESCHER fan and a Vance Hall fan is something none should miss. One picks beauty and the other playing ability. I'm not saying that Johnnie BUESCHER isn't handsome or that Vance Hall can't play ball, but these are two main points girls pick their basketball heroes on. Another attraction of BUESCHER is that, as far as most girls know, he's footloose. The field is clear.
By Betty Perkins
Vance Hall's looks keep girls from giving up even though the field may not be so clear. "He's really cute!" they say.
T. P. Hunter is another great favorite. T. P. rates because he resists plain swell. (No Frankenstein by any means, either!)
Ballard's fun. Fun to watch playing basketball and fun to know. On girl remarked, "I like him because he has nice long arms." The better t play basketball with, my dear!
Charlie Black, because he can play a game and hit what he aims for, is also the subject of many girls' dreams Of course the fact that he's married may crush a few hopes, but he can still play ball.
Bueseher On Top
Buescher seems to head the popularity poll. Miller and Evans run close second, followed by Tiff Hunter. Reasons why these players are admired by the girls are difficult to explain. Each girl has a different reason for liking a different man. You know women!
I don't want to suggest the idea that girls don't rate men on playing ability. They do, but there are so many other things they take into consideration.
Marvin Sollonerber is the gentle man. He seems to live as he plays game, quietly and sincerely.
Ralph Miller is "hooked," but, a goes the old saying, "There's many ship—". Miller's another who can throw to win. He has an attractive quality that is hard to put in words. He has got "It."
Ray Evans is considered one of the best sports in the game. "He just never gets mad." He never shows off and, as I was told by one girl, "He has the best figure in the game." Well!
Evans A Good Sport
In spite of the information gather about basketball stars' popularity, still insist that if Vance Hall was alowed to play more often, well—1