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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1941
The KANSAN Comments...
BON VOYAGE
The University greets you, freshmen, with extended arms, for the future of the Crimson and the Blue lies in your hands. Long after time has dimmed your memories of school days, wherever you have found your niche in the world of business, you will reflect, naturally though unconsciously, your training, your sacrifices, your accomplishments—in short—how you spent those school days.
It is not all horseplay in college. It is concentrated hard work, and a lot of it. For you freshmen the hardest task will not be your daily assignments in rhetoric, or Spanish, or zoology. Your hardest job will be making proper use of your time.
When you made the wise choice to come here to the University you stepped across one of the major thresholds of your lives, one from which there is no turning back. It is entirely up to you and no one else; either you make good or you don't. For many of you, your parents are making every sacrifice that you may have the opportunities denied millions of young men and women like you in Russia and Germany, for example, and you owe them special consideration. You must repay them, and you can do that best by making the most of your opportunities here.
Always remember—the degree of success you attain is not determined upon what you could do, but rather upon what you actually produce. You may have "gotten by" in high school because the teacher thought you seemed to be a pretty bright boy even though you didn't seem to do as well as you could, but here at the university the wind blows in a different direction. The competition is keen. It is assumed by your instructors that you are putting forth the very best that is in you, and you are judged on whether or not you can produce the goods.
Don't plan to wait until you're a senior to start taking college seriously; that is one of the surest ways of never becoming a senior.
Once again: The University of Kansas welcomes you. Students and teachers alike wish you smooth sailing ahead.
IDEALISM vs. NATIONALISM
At a recent convention of Methodist youth in Baldwin, the group went on record as favoring repeal of the Selective Service Act. They further stated that this was Franklin D. Roosevelt's war; that he was leading the country into it against their will, and that they would refuse to fight.
Theirs seems to be the conflict of idealistic religion with nationalistic aggression. Idealism, in its place, is admirable. It has helped the world over some pretty trying times, but it is to be feared that it is no match for the nationalism which now dominates Europe and is howling at the gates of Asia.
The Methodist youth, despite resolutions, would probably be glad to spring to arms to defend their country in the obvious-need of actual invasion. They either cannot see, or refuse to see, the dangers which confront the United States in a world of Nazi near-domination. Defense of our country is as vital as if there were actual invaders waiting in the York harbor, ready to pounce upon us. England and Russia, by diversion of Hitler's attention, are defending America from invasion. The least we can do is to give them aid to the full extent of our capacity.
AND WHAT OF THE SESSA INCIDENT?
The shelling of the Sessa by German submarine has caused much undue concern. In times of war such activities are to be expected; they are the commonplace rather than the unusual. These are undeniably war-times. The United States, although it has not declared war, is a participant in that it supplies the vital necessities of war to the belligerents.
Public speculation has been manifold and some of it has been ridiculous. It has run from the anticipation of a declaration of war to the expectation of a presidential demand for reparation. This is the kind of war that is not fought formally. No declaration of intentions is necessary in these modern times. If American ships are to be sunk, and that seems to be the German aim, they should be prepared to defend themselves. If fired upon they should return fire. No declaration of war is necessary for that.
A declaration of war at this time would be unwise. The United States is unprepared for any large-scale fighting. As long as we can stay out of active war we will have more energy and more resources to devote to the defense of England and Russia. Their soldiers, veterans of many campaigns, can use these materials to better effect than our own half-trained men could. It is best to be prepared to defend ourselves in some scattered naval encounters than to have to use all the products of our defense program for our own army.
According to the prediction of an astrologer we are due for a woman president in about 1952. That will let us in for some back-seat chats.
A deer was killed in the Adirondacks by an automobile. The driver had probably mistaken him for a pedestrian.
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It has been said that if you copy the ways of the sloth, don't be surprised to find yourself out on a limb.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Friday, Sept. 12, 1941 No. 1
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.
ENGLISH MAJORS—Students wishing to enroll in Reading for Honors in English will please see Miss Burnham on Monday, Sept. 15, or Tuesday, Sept. 16, 211 Fraser, hours: 9-12, 2-4. Please consult catalog in advance, and if possible bring transcript. J. M. Burnham, for the committee.
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas
Stan Stauter
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief ... Charles Pearson
Editorial Associates: Bill Feeney, Floyd Decaire,
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NEWS STAFF
Publisher ... Sten Stauffer
Feature Editor ... Betty West
Managing Editor ... Charles Elliott
Campus Editors ... Heidi Viets, Orlando Epp
Sports Editor ... Clint Kanaga
Society Editor ... Jean Fees
News Editor ... Glee Smith
Sunday Editor ... Milo Farneti
United Press Editor ... David Whitney
Re-write Editor ... Kay Bozarth
Conv Editors: Anne Neitels, Mary Mageret Gray
BUSINESS STAFF
Beginning September 23 the department of design will sponsor a Hobby Workshop for students interested in craft work as a hobby or as an additional way to make spending money.
According to Miss Whitney the Workshop will meet in the department of design handcraft room, 318 Strong Hall, every Tuesday evening.
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager ... Frank Baumgartner
Advertising Manager ... Jason Yordy
Hobby Shop To Be Made Extra Class
The group will be limited to only 30 students because of limited space; the first 30 students applying for admittance at the department of design office will be those accepted for the class.
An innovation in extra-curricular activities was announced today by Miss Marjorie Whitney, head of the department of design.
Students interested in the Hobby Workshop must pay a one dollar fee each semester for reconditioning of handcraft tools. In addition they must pay for all materials used.
The Workshop will be supervised by Arvid Jacobson and Betty Schwartz, instructors in design, and they will furnish free instruction to all students asking for assistance.
ing; clay modeling, including pottery and small ceramic figures; woodcarving; leatherwork; and other handcrafts.
Any student in the University except students in design or painting may become a member of the Workshop. Work will be done in copper, pewter, and silver smith-
Miss Whitney said that under present plans an exhibition of the Workshop products will be held in the Memorial Union building some time after the beginning of the second semester.
The Hobby Workshop plan has been successfully tried at other universities throughout the United States, notably at the Universities of Minnesota and Nebraska.
If the Hobby Workshop proves a success at the University, Miss Whitney said there was a strong likelihood that a handcraft workshop would be made a feature of the proposed new wing to the Memorial Union building.
This year's Jayhawker staff includes Jim Surface, college senior, Duane Smith, college sophomore, and Dorothy Schroeter, college senior.
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