Y 15, 1942
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Winning Essays Portray Custer's Last Stand
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Custer Is Vindicated In White Man's Opinion
By CHARLES PEARSON, Student at The University
The battle of the Little Big Horn has become an epic in the history of the West, through the bravery and daring of General Cus- He was a hero of the Civil War, appreciated by superior officers, and rapidly promoted to the rank of General for brilliant performance of duties. The Indians so respected his fighting ability and courage that his was the only body after the massacre which was not horribly mutil-
Custer, in command of eleven companies of 600 men, was sent to Little Big Horn to bar the escape to the east of a band of Indians under Crazy Horse. Custer believed the band to consist of only about 1,200 Pawnees, marching to join Sitting Bull, and resolved to surround and capture them. The Indians were on a ridge west of Little Big Horn. The general kept five companies, 260 men in all, for a direct attack on the center, and detailed four companies to Major Reno to assail their left, and two companies to Captain Benteen to come up on the right rear, thus blocking their retreat. It was good strategy, but the Indians were so much more numerous than he had expected that it was impossible to win.
The Indians were concealed behind a ravine, and as Custer forded the stream they rode out against him. Fighting valiantly against forces which outnumbered them 20 to 1, the General and a few of his men reached the ridge, where they were encircled and killed.
Custe rhas been accused of insubordination; of attacking when he has been detailed only to scout, but such accusations have never been proved. It is believed that the Indians became aware of his presence, and he attacked before they could. it is certain that his attack was not the result of sheer hardihood, for the army has always discouraged such display. Regardless of motive, a stirring chapter of American history was written on June 25, 1876.
CORNHUSKERS—
(continued from page one) a movable floor game for 32 minutes.
Defensively the entire Jayhawk team was tops. The Nebraska five was held without a field goal for 12 minutes of the first half and after Sid Held made a one-hander at that point, the Kansans clamped on the manacles again and allowed only two free throws in the last eight minutes as the first half ended 29 to 8.
John Buescher played his usual beautiful passing game and had chalked up two buckets when he committed his third foul at the 13-minute mark and Coach "Phog" Allen removed him temporarily. Held opened the scoring by converting a free toss but the Kansans
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were quick to recover and gathered in eight points in the next two minutes. At the ten minute mark the Jayhawks were leading 20 to 3 and the rout was in full stride. Pace Slackens
Miller had made nine points in this time but just at the mid-way mark he missed two consecutive free throws and this seemed to slow him down. Both teams slowed down after 15 minutes had been played. The score read 28 to 7 then and in the next five minutes each team tallied only one point, the half ending 29 to 8.
The second half was a repetition of the first as far as Kansas offense was concerned but in the latter portions of the period when substitutes started pouring into the game, the defense weakened and Nebraska was playing on even terms with the Allen-eagers. Subs. Come. In.
At the 10-minute mark Kansas led 44 to 18. At this point Miller had 19 points. Three minutes later Kansas passed the 50-point total and Allen started substituting. The last seven minutes were even-stephen as each team scored eight points, making a final total of 58 to 30.
Miller's 24 points pulled him ahead of Held in the conference individual scoring race with an average of 12.7. Black maintained his third spot but his average dropped to 13 points.
EIGHT COMPETE-
(continued from page one) cern any problem on the campus. Subjects of most of the speeches probably will go beyond the campus itself and will be concerned with the relationship of the campus to the problems outside of the University, Miss Margaret Anderson, associate professor of speech, explained.
Judges for the final speeches will be Allen Crafton, professor of speech and drama; E. C. Buehler, professor of speech; and Donald Dixon, instructor of speech and drama.
The Men's Student Council and the Women's Self-Governing Association will present a silver cup to the winner of the contest. Activity tickets will admit students to the program. This is the second speaking event sponsored by the department of speech and drama this year. The first was the Kansas problems invitational speaking competition Jan. 15.
ESSAY WINNERS—
(continued from page one) the viewpoint of the Indian. "Histories," it states, "say that the battle ended the trouble with the Sioux Indians for some time. If Chief Sitting Bull had written the history, he might have said that that battle ended the trouble with the government forces for a while." Later Miss Green writes that Custer "fought and died for what he thought was right."
The first prizes in the contest were ten tickets to the Jayhawker theatre. Second prize was eight tickets, and third prize, six tickets.
The two first-prize-winning essays appear on page three of today's Kansan.
REGISTER MEN-
(continued from page one) questionnaire later when his board sinness, and place of birth.
Each man who registers will answer these nine questions: Name, place of residence, mailing address, telephone, age in years and date of birth, name and address of person who will always know registrant's address, employer's name and address, place of employment or business.
If a registrant has more than one place of residence, for example, a student, he may choose the one he wants recorded and thus designate the local draft board which will always have jurisdiction over him
Only men exempt from the registration are those in the army, navy, marines, coast guard, coast and geodetic survey, public health service, national guard or reserve corps; cadets in the naval or military academies; and diplomatic representatives of foreign countries. Between 1,600 and 2,000 men are expected to register in Douglas county.
The Armory will be the only place of registration in Douglas county.
TOPEKA WINS—
(continued from page one) Moundridge High School. Blue Raps followed in second place, and Cunningham won third. Kingsdown and Lebanon were the other contestants in this division.
The question for discussion was, "Resolved: That as a permanent policy every able-bodied male citizen in the United States should be required to have one year of fulltime military training before attaining the present draft age." The tournament, sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, was divided into rounds in which each school met every other school in its class on both the negative and affirmative sides of the question. In previous contests, the elimination rule has been enforced with only two teams remaining in the final round.
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That LOOK Right and FEEL Right Are a Specialty at--ing the present draft age." The tournament, sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, was divided into rounds in which each school met every other school in its class on both the negative and affirmative sides of the question. In previous contests, the elimination rule has been enforced with only two teams remaining in the final round.
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Custer's Mission Is Seen From Indian Viewpoint
By ALMEDIA GREEN, Student at Haskell Institute
When George A. Custer was born in Ohio, in 1839, little did people realize he would later become a great general and fight one of the most outstanding battles in history.
In Montana and the Dakotas, disturbances. The government's Black Hills was ignored by Chiefriors to Little Big Horn and refuseal George Custer, called the Ydians, was sent to Little Big Horn were supposed to end what they ting Bull. They attacked Sitting When Custer and his troops attiadian warriors were superior to them. The battle lasted about twenty minutes. Every man in Custer's troop was killed. Histories say that the battle ended the trouble with the Sioux Indians for some time. If Chief Sitting Bull had written the history, he might have said that that battle ended the trouble with the government forces for a while.
In Montana and the Dakotas, the Sioux Indians were causing disturbances. The government's treaty with them to leave the Black Hills was ignored by Chief Sitting Bull. He took his warriors to Little Big Horn and refused to leave. In June, 1876, General George Custer, called the Yellow Hair Fighter of the Indians, was sent to Little Big Horn. General Custer and his troops were supposed to end what they called the hostile career of Sitting Bull. They attacked Sitting Bull's camp from both sides. When Custer and his troops attacked, they found that the Indian warriors were superior to
Because of the complete massacre of Custer's troops, some people called the Indians murderers. However, the Indians should not have been calumniated. They were fighting for hunting grounds that they had had for years. General Custer had led his men into battle because is was his duty. It is hard to say which was right. This was just one of the
many battles in which great leaders participated.
Since "Custer's Last Stand," there have been many who have fought and made leaders. However, we will have to acknowledge the bravery of General Custer and his little troop of 208 men. It certainly must have taken courage to attack a camp of Indians, knowing they were hostile. We should remember General Custer as a gallant general who fought and died for what he thought was right.
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Young Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayers) and veteran Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Borrymore) are at it again in the latest of M-G-M's Kildare series, "Dr. Kildare's Victory," now showing at the Granada Theatre for 3 days. This time they're fighting an unjust hospital zoning regulation. There's a new romantic angle, too, introducing M-G-M's latest glamour "discovery," Ann Ayars (no relation to Lew!). Co-feature "Target for Tonight" with the R.A.F., as its cast. The R.A.F. filmed it under fire!