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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1942
The KANSAN Comments...
Save Everything
The University has joined another part of the war program—Conservation.
Heading the forces is T. C. "Mickey" Ryther, but it will be an all-out program on the campus with everyone participating. In the buildings and grounds department, C. G. Bayles is busy figuring out just how much heat and light can be saved by turning radiators off on Friday night in rooms that are not used over the weekend, and by janitors, students and faculty members turning off lights which are not in use. Mr. Bayles assures us that the figures will be impressive enough to shock everyone into being an active conservator.
The Lawrence police force is cooperating with the University officials in spotting possible vulnerable points on the campus and setting up defense equipment around the power plant, etc. Night watchmen have a more thorough and effective schedule in operation.
University employees and faculty members have just received a list of eleven ways in which they can help conserve everything including heat, and light, convert rags, junk metals, and old magazines into cash, and find new uses for old manila envelopes and onceused paper.
Mr. Ryther and his committee is on the right path. True, many of their suggestions should have been "common practices" for years, but now that we are all awake the most important thing in the scheme is that every individual does his part regardless of how unimportant it may seem in itself.
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Chicago Sun suggests that Hitler might make an excellent houseboy for the White House family, after the war is over.
End of the Trail
Poised on the brink of extinction, perhaps soon to pass into the fog-shrouded never-never land of pleasant retrospect, along with the bustle and the flintlock and the passenger pigeon, is the double breasted suit. In these times, America needs to conserve wool, and the overlap in the double breasted suit takes enough extra wool to make some 500,000 utilitarian, unaesthetic single breasted outfits yearly.
Thin men must look to a future grim and foreboding. The double breasted suit was a boost to the ego of the angular person, creating an impression of chesty bulk that didn't exist. There was an air of dignity, an aura of taste for the finer things, a touch of the executive that hovered about the wearer. The double breasted suit was a camouflage, an impressive front to conceal the bony topography of its owner. Now it will be due for a place in the museums of the land, to serve as a symbol of happier days when contented sheep grew bountiful harvests of wool on their broad sloping backs, and olive drab was not the predominant hue in the color scheme of America the Beautiful.
But in some far distant day we can look back through the faded photographs in our albums and see the thin men of the nation clad in single breasted suits, deprived of depth and breadth, left only height by the exigencies of war. We can look upon their grim, determined features, and see men who considered the good of the country above personal appearance, and we can say "This was our finest hour."
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Wednesday, January 14, 1942 No.71
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.
--three-handed bridge and regard the subject as closed.
W. A.A. meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 15, at 4:30 o'clock, Robinson gym--Lo Smith, President.
Kappa Phi: There will be a meeting of Kappa Phi Friday evening at 5:30 at the Methodist Church. Please bring fifteen cents with you.
Mathematics Club Meeting: Thursday, Jan. 15, 1942. Bruce Crabtree, graduate student, will speak on "The Algebra of Attributes." Meet in the Ladies Lounge at 4:20 and in room FS 203 at 4:45. Everyone interested in mathematics is invited.
QUILL CLUB: There will be a meeting of the American College. Quill Club at 7:30 Thursday evening in the west end of the ballroom. Members and applicant members attend—Jean Sellers, Chancellor.
All students not now registered in the Teachers Appointment Bureau, who expect to use the services of the bureau in seeking teaching positions for the school year 1942-43 are asked to attend a meeting in Frank Strong Hall Auditorium. Wednesday, January 21, at 4:30 p.m. The services of the bureau will be explained and registration blanks will be ready for distribution. Secretary:
CLASSICAL CLUB="Julius Caesar," a film of this great Roman's life, will be shown in room 206. Fraser hall, at 3:30 this Thursday afternoon. The public is cordially welcome.-Bill Muxlow, president.
H. E. Chandler, Secretary.
Tau Sigma will meet at the usual times on Tuesday and Thursday. Special attention for the Golliwogs leader will be chosen-Anna Jane Hoffman, president.
SIGMA XI: The regular January meeting of the Kansas chapter of Sigma Xi will be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Blake hall. Dr. J. D. Stranathan, chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will be the speaker. Initiation will be held for newly elected members. A full attendance is requested—W. H. Schoewe, Secretary.
Men students who desire to apply for Templin, Battenfeld, and Carruth Hall Scholarships for the second semester should do so at once. Application forms may be obtained in Room 1, Frank Strong Hall.-Men's Residence Halls Scholarship Committee, Gilbert Ulmer, Chairman.
LOAN SCHOLARSHIPS: There will be a few loan scholarships available for use during the second semester. Application should be made in room 1, Frank Strong hall, before Jan. 15.-Lella Ross, Executive Secretary, Committee on Aids and Awards.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS--Dr.
E. T. 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 Mem-
orial hospital. Ralph I. Canuteson, Director, health service.
EDNA OSBORNE WHITCOMB SCHOLARSHIP Application for the Edna Osborne Whitecomb Scholarship for second semester, 1941-1942, should be made in Room 1, Frank Strong hall, before January 15. This scholarship is open to women students majoring in the department of English.—Lela Ross, Executive Secretary, Committee on Aids and Awards.
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Rock Chalk Talk
DEAN OSTRUM
Sensible Summerfields on the Hill refuse to worry over this country's lack of rubber. It's the paper shortage that has them puzzled.
With finals approaching rapidly, Summerfield scholar John Scurlock decided not to take any chances. A quick trip downtown for a super-size magic slate was his solution.
Sigma Chi pledge George "Lover" Lind is playing the field and the Owl Omega team has been batting 1,000 every inning.
Before the holidays George went steady with Chi O pledge Virginia Britton. During the holidays Virginia strayed, so George began dating Virginia's pledge sister, Carlene Rice. Carlene and George are now going steady.
Which all proves that history repeats itself.
Jay Gunnels says he's found a "natural" for Betsy Dodge's Sour Owl staff. In a recent bull session, Clarence Mongold, engine school senior, is reported to have told jokes for five solid hours with never a repeat.
Gunnels adds that all were of a strictly parlor variety.
While laboring in laboratory the other day, Alpha Chi Bette Leimert was suddenly confronted by her beaming chemistry professor.
"I want to congratulate you, Miss Leimert," he began.
"I want to congratulate
"Why so?" Bette gaped.
"Why on your fine examination paper." was the answer.
"Ninety-eight!" was the jubilant reply.
"What did I get?" the amazed girl continue
"Writing is hard," she skimmed into calm.
Opening her mouth and grabbing her head, Bette dramatically sunk back toward her work stool and fell flat on the floor. Her lab partner had moved the stool to do an experiment.
Three-point scholar Phi Psi Duane Kline has officially been dubbed the chapter's head worry bird. According to the Psi's, Duane worries all the time—mostly about his grades.
With finals starting next week it is now a common sight to see him sneaking off to bed at 4 a.m., his cheeks bulging with aspirin tablets, a warm-up hood pulled over his head, and horn-rimmed glasses on—all set for a nice night of sleepless unmolested worry. Early risers say they often find the "worry bird" sitting straight up in bed at 6 a.m., staring into the darkness through his glasses with a grim look of determination on his face—worrying.
As a public service for University women The University Daily Kansan presents a series of bridge lessons. By diligent study of these article women will be able to master the fundamentals of the game and thus be able to amuse themselves this next semester when the only men on the campus will be Naval Reserve's, who dare not take chances with women, and those rejected by the draft. And women dare not take chances with those rejected for if the army won't have them there is no reason why women should be more broad-minded.
Bridge is a simple game played by four simple people. Of course, there is three-handed bridge and honeymoon bridge. The real interest isn't bridge in the latter, and in the former the third person not needed for honeymoon bridge and the missing partner from real bridge cancel each other, so we may dismiss
Since four people are needed, the prospective bridge player must first search for three other people who are moved by a like sportive spirit. As an aid to this we will now impart to our readers some invaluable advice, gleaned by the author after 40 years exhaustive study of psychology, physiology and allied sciences, as well as many hours spent in smoke filled rooms playing penny-ante.
When The Men Are Gone Learn To Play Bridge
Because of certain genetic ane psychological factors involved, the human animal is constitutionally adverse to playing bridge if asked to be anything but "A fourth at bridge." Never, never ask anyone, not even your best friend, to be anything else. The strongest bonds of friendship have been shattered by lesser crimes and besides, the person won't play bridge. So when wishing to play bridge, remember to get three "fourths" and if you get four-fifths you won't have to play bridge for amusement after all.
Once the four players are assembled an other problem rises to face the instigator of the game; whether to play on the floor, a bed, or to set up a bridge table. The table is
the most comfortable but our friend dares not leave his three *fourths* uncorralled for fear they will stray.
The best solution to this problem is to lure your players into a room and lock them there while you search for a table. Another method, much recommended by experienced bridge hounds is that of setting up a table set up from before hand. This method, however, may be criticised on the grounds that it leaves its perpetrator open to ridicule. The embarrassment of setting up a table, arranging chairs and then having no players is one that is apt to bring forth all tendencies towards schizophrenia naturally inherent in weak characters.
But at last the players are gathered, the table is set, and the blissful bridge fiends settle themselves to an evening of gross enjoyment. But, ho, Dick Dalton, there is trouble afoot (trouble is afoot like the rest of us now because of the tire shortage). There is no deck of cards and the cardinal rule of bridge is "No cards, no bridge game."
Six hundred clerical employees of FBI are studying at Washington colleges and universities in their off hours.