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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1941.
The KANSAN Comments...
Student Politics is Siliy
Freshmen flocked to the polls today to vote for their candidates—to vote as they had been instructed by fraternities, elder brothers, and upper-class friends experienced in the ways of student politics. Tonight will witness wild jubilation in headquarters of the victorious candidates, utter dejection in the inner sanctums of the defeated.
The two Hill parties had well-defined platforms. Each side had certain things for which it stood. Some of the principles propounded in these platforms would be of benefit to the University if they could be embodied in action. Politicians, secure in the knowledge that campaign promises will never be fulfilled, formulate these platforms in an attempt to make students believe that there is an important difference between the two parties.
The whole theory of student politics is absurd. Officers are elected on party lines, regardless of qualifications or ability. Unwary independents are aroused from deep dreams of peace or deep consideration of chemistry or French, to regard the respective merits of Pachacamac or P.S.G.L. politicians. The inability of MSC to do anything constructive so far is largely the result of political dissension in the council. When the political fight was settled, MSC got down to business and began to consider University problems.
The only rationalization for the party system in student government is that it affords experience to students. The value of such training is dubious. One might well fear for the future of any state that is managed as is the student end of government at the University. If squabbling and inconsequential debate is the object of democratic government, then students are really learning their elements here.
Only another manifestation of the theory that man cannot compete with Dame Nature was the case in North Carolina, where after a collision involving a mule and an automobile, the mule came out with only a skinned shin, the automobile requiring $80 in repairs.
Job for the Dramatics Workshop
The importance of having fine actors on football teams seems to be slowly soaking into the minds of university football coaches throughout the country.
The first time that moving pictures broke into the big time, so far as college football is concerned, was last year in the famous fifth-down game between Cornell and Dartmouth. After the game was over, and Cornell had won, moving pictures proved that the winning touchdown had been made on an illegal fifth-down, so Cornell forfeited the game to Dartmouth.
This year there have been a greater number of controversies arising between coaches of rival universities who say, "You did, too!" and "No we didn't." Generally both schools can back up their statements with moving pictures.
A dispute is still raging between Nebraska and Missouri over whose motion pictures of a disputed touchdown play are the most accurate. Each school thinks it is right, and Nebraska feels that it was robbed of the ball game.
By next year, crowds will no doubt have to wait in the stadium until the motion pictures have been developed and shown, so they can be sure they saw the real score. Games will have to be played over, if the motion pictures disagree with the referee.
How soon will it be before we hire a motion picture director for a football coach? The ability of football players to act for the camera is rapidly becoming just as important as their football playing ability. Maybe the solution to the University of Kansas' football problem is to send the Dramatics Workshop group out on the field to meet Kansas State.
Just another case of family dissension and strife: The four men who ran for office, opposed only by their wives.
Some people in Oregon are being slowly carried away by rats, because their daughters have leased out the cat, which is an excellent ratter.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Thursday, Nov. 6,1941 No. 39
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.
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RHADAMANTHI: There will be no Rhadamanthi meeting tonight—John Waggoner, president.
Prospective teachers may obtain junior memberships in the Kansas State Teachers Association at the office of the School of Education, 103 Fraser Hall.—Signed, R. A. Schweizer, president K.U. Unit.
Faculty members who have not yet called for K.S.T. A. membership cards may obtain them at 103 Fraser Hall—Signed, R.A. Schwegler.
PRACTICE TEACHING: Students desiring to do supervised teaching during the spring semester should make application at once in the office of the School of Education—Signed, George B. Smith, Dean.
NOTICE TO PREMEDICAL STUDENTS: Due to the abnormal situation there are some students desiring to enter medical school next fall who did not take the Medical Aptitude Test at the regular time last spring. For these students, the Association of American Medical Colleges is arranging to give a special test at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 1941, in Room 206 Marvin Hall. Those students who wish to enter medical school next fall should take the test at that time since the regular test to be given next spring will come too late. Will such students please register AT ONCE at the Medical School Office, Room 10 Frank Strong Hall. A fee of two dollars will be charged for this special test. For further information, inquire of Parke H. Woodard, Assoc. Professor of Physiology, Room 8B, Frank Strong Hall.
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Rock Chalk Talk
By HEIDI VIETS
Some middle man with a Cupid complex engineered a midweek date mixup that still has Corbin hall twins Jean and Jane Jones, George Bonebreak, and Orville Kretzmeier thoroughly confused.
Early in the week he masculine voice called Bonebreak at Rock Chalk Co-op and told him he had a date to the midweek with Jean Jones. Bonebreak wondered, but thought it must be a one-way joke. He took for granted the prankster knew that he would have to work last night at the Jayhawker theater. Bonebreak did not call Jean.
Kretzmeier, of the John J. O. Moore Co-op, also received a mysterious phone call informing him that his Wednesday night girl would be Jane Jones. He checked the situation through a friend at Corbin and found that the anonymous meddler had not notified Jane of the plan. Kretzmeier dropped the matter.
But the telephone man had called Jean. She was waiting for her date last night while Bonebreak was working.
Bonebreak and Kretzmeier wish they had had television.
Last year puff-panters were costumed as hula dancers, sailors, playboys, and Beta's. Tomorrow night's character display should be interesting. Almost anything goes when no males are present to raise eyebrows,
To assure coast-to-coast telephone facilities adequate to meet future defense needs, the Bell System is constructing a 1600 mile, $20,000,000 cable line between Omaha and Sacramento.
Several newly developed"plow trains,"working from opposite ends of the line, are burying the cable for maximum protection. They dig deep furrows, lay two cables in them and cover them with earth—all in one continuous operation. Their meeting will mark completion of the first all cable line across the continent. Carrier systems will be operated in the cables — one direction of transmission in each.
This vast project is just one of thousands in which the Bell System is now engaged to provide additional communication facilities so vital to Army, Navy and defense industries.
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