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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 194L
The KANSAN Comments...
The New Order
We greet with joy and elation the appearance of the 1942 auto license tags for Kansas. The conservative green and white plates, touched off by a yellow sunflower in the lower corners, will prove soothing to eyes that have endured the torrid hues of the 1941 licenses.
The harshly-colored, Dali-inspired monstrosities perpetrated upon 1,801,028 reasonably innocent Kansans will soon be discarded, possibly to be used as scrap in the defense industries. How the license makers were able to pass out tags with a red background and not start a Red investigation will forever remain a mystery.
There are grounds for believing that the makers of red and yellow paint suspected that the state had granted a monopoly to makers of black and white paint, as Kansas licenses over the last few preceding years had employed the latter shades with monotonous regularity. Another theory is that some influential character became so mentally depressed at seeing the same color for so long that something snapped, and he began lobbying for the grotesque red and yellow combination.
The gaudy plates were supposed to be publicity for the Coronado Cuarto Centennial. The affair was a success, but the licenses cannot be given all the credit. For example, whenever a Kansas car passed through the East, people glanced at the plates and smiled pityingly, and little children shrieked in unholy mirth.
So, let us hail the new order of license plates not dull,not gaudy,but attractive and easy on the eyes.
Quails in North Carolina dart out of the brush and knock themselves out on the hunters' guns. In truth, it is a hunter's paradise.
Battle of Words
There is a battle raging in Europe today of which the outside world has little heard, yet it is one that will be a decisive factor in the defeat of Hitlerism. The fight, though part of the struggle of a war-crazed continent, is not being fought with tanks and planes, over vast country-sides and large cities; it goes on in dark cellars "somewhere" in Poland and uses words for its bombshells. Yet this fight is more deadly in its attack than a thousand tanks; it is the fight for truth—a fight that can never be defeated by Hitler and his Gestapo.
Evidence of the gains in the campaign are made known to Americans from the dispatches of the Underground Reporter who covers this particular phase of World War II so that people everywhere may know the determination of those who are fighting for truth in Poland. The Polish underground press is extraordinary in the unity of its conception of a democratic world. It sprang to life in the first days of the German occupation when all Polish publications, radios, and correspondence were seized by the invaders. The people of Poland were forced to read Nazi newspapers, so there arose a demand for genuine information—for the truth To meet this demand, the first illegal mimeographed bulletins carrying the latest news of the BBC were distributed in Warsaw. This bulletin, without a title, marked the berth of the underground press in Poland—a system that this day prints and distributes more than one hundred papers for its readers.
The news service of the underground press is based, mainly, on the broadcasts from Britain, America, and Russia, and the regular papers of the movement have attained considerable importance. News, editorials, signed articles concerning international politics and future reconstruction fill the pages of each paper. Every copy is read by some twenty-five readers.
The underground press is the perfect weapon for the resistance of a conquered people. The Nazi aim is frustrated by the constant opposition of the fight for freedom of speech—the Gestapo has sought to stamp out every root of truth in Poland but so far has only a miserable score of three discoveries of underground presses.
When Churchill or Roosevelt speaks, 50,000 copies of their words go out from the cellars "somewhere" in Poland. With those pamphlets go the risk, toil, courage, and loyalty required to produce them. Appreciation of the press is more than just a phrase in Poland.—B.J.S.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Friday, December 5,1941 No.55
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.
Square dancing tonight in Robinson gym beginning at 9 o'clock. Everyone is invited.
The Y.M.C.A.-Y.W.C.A. Membership assembly will meet next Tuesday afternoon, December 9, at 4:30 in the Kansas room of the Union—Mary Helen Wilson, chairman.
EDNA OSBORNE WHITCOMB SCHOLARSHIP-Application for the Edna Osborne Whitcomb 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.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION: The second examination of the school year will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8:30 a.m. All who wish to take this examination must register at the College office, 229 Frank Strong hall, Dec. 8, 9, 10. Only juniors and seniors may register. Other examinations will be held on Feb. 28 and May 2. J.B. Virtue.
UNION TRAVEL BUREAU—All students or faculty members who want rides or have room for passengers for week-end or holiday trips, notify the Travel Bureau in the Student Union Activities office in the Memorial Union immediately. Phone K. U. 71.
FRANK ARNOLD. Manager.
ALL STUDENTS graduating at the end of the first semester who expect to teach should secure blanks and complete a registration in the Teachers' Appointment Bureau immediately. It is probable that a considerable number of vacancies will be received during the holiday season—H. E. CHANDLER, Secretary.
NOTICE TO MEN CLASSIFIED IIA for Selective Service-Every student classified IIA for Selective Service is requested to call at the Registrar's office to see Mr. Hitt.
R. Q. BREWSTER, Chairman University Deferment Committee.
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Rock Chalk Talk
DEAN OSTRUM
While having dinner at the Phi Gam house last evening, Earl "Swede Olson's elderly aunt was amazed at the number of fine looking lads around her.
Especially attracted to one sitting across from her, she nudged her nephew saying, "Earl, who is that beautiful little boy over there? He has SUCH a sweet face!"
And was pledge Jim Kennedy ever red!
"Say, fellows," he questioned, "where's this darned Chapter House? There are six parties listed for there this weekend."
Margaret Stratton, Lawrence, Theta pledge, seems to have been awfully happy yesterday morning about something. She was seen in front of the library running hurriedly up and down, back and forth on the front steps looking simple and giggling to herself in spontaneous outbursts.
"Wacky, screwy," was Kappa Sig Larry Spencer's disgusted comment. Come on, Stratton, confess. whose canary dida swallow?
Landlady Vickers of 1325 West Campus road is having complaints from students in her south rooms.
Since mention was made in this column several days ago about the fine exposure from the Gamma Phi house next door, President Marynell Dyatt has taken drastic action.
Besides the usual mail girl, call girl, telephone girl, and buzzer girl, there is now a shade girl. She pulls shades on the north side of the house at dusk each evening.
Kappa pledge Jane "Chanute shall shine" Peake is having boy trouble. Kappa Sig Jerry Ward called her up from St. Louis over the Thanksgiving vacation and she got "the sweetest letter" from Beta Harry Walton.
Not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings, popular Jane has worked out a ideal solution. She refuses to speak to any boys in the library, explaining later how "Kappa's campus their pledges for talking to men in study hall."
Jack Reynolds, Jud Townley, Van Peterson, Bill Walker, John Taylor, Ransom Bennett, Walker Butin, Jerry, and Harry all must have thought she was snubbing them.
It's not that at all, fellows. Jane's just trying to do the fair thing by all of you.
Taken From Life---
Case Histories of a Famous Marriage Mender
As a continuation of the recent series of public service features appearing in this paper, the Daily Kansan had planned to have as guest feature writer today the famous Dr. J. Quentin Oberdowski, the celebrated international authority on successful marriages and author of the recent best seller, "The Successful Marriage.
However the celebrated doctor was unable to come west to prepare his feature as he has been subpoenaed to appear in court today in New York where his?
However the cecile prepare his feature as he has be today in New York where his third wife is suing him for divorce.
In order to avoid disappointing the thousands of readers who are no doubt eagerly awaiting Dr. Oberdowski's article on successful marriage, the Kansan has substituted, instead, a number of true cases from the casebook of Dr. Oberdowski, hoping that the study of these cases will prepare the readers for a long and successful married life.
The Case of Mary A: "One morning Mary.A. came to my office with tears in her eyes and told me her marriage was failing. She was obsessed with the fear of losing her husband. Naturally I inquired into the cause of this fear and found that the basis of this fear was the fact that her father was losing his money.
I comforted her and assured her that her husband loved her and would return to her when her father had regained his fortune. Now six months later her father is back in the chips again and Mary A. no longer fears losing her husband, thus proving again the old adage that true love cannot exist where there is suspicion and fear."
The Case of Sam E.: "One morning Sam E. came to my office with tears in his eyes and told me his marriage was falling. When I questioned him as to the cause this fear I found that for years Sam had beaten his wife for infractions of domestic discipline. One day, however, Sam happened to read in a newspaper column on marriage that beating one's wife is not conducive to marital happiness.
When he came to me for council, however, I reassured him that it was entirely proper to beat one's wife as it provided healthful physical exercise and was very stimulating for both husband and wife. Besides that, I told him, wives often need it.
Since that conference, many years ago, Sam's mind has been remarkably free from worries and he has continued beating his wife constantly except for a brief interval after his first wife died from a concussion and before Sam had remarried."
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The Case of Jack H.: "One morning Jack H. came into my office with tears in his eyes and told me that his marriage was failing. His wife was suing him for divorce. I advised him to let her sue.
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