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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941.
Airplanes or Battleships
The problem concerning the relative functions and merits of the airplane and the warship has been oversimplified by those who think it is settled whether an airplane can sink a battleship. Yet even up to a few months ago there were American admirals who took great satisfaction in contending that no airplane ever had sunk or ever could sink a battleship. This contention has been seriously damaged by the record even of recent months. Airplanes have certainly sunk destroyers; they have sunk cruisers at Taranto and off the Cape of Matapan. It is claimed that torpedo planes have damaged the battleships Scharmorst and Gneisenau.
In considering the question of airplanes or battleships one should consider the question of comparative risks, costs, and loss of life. At least 500 heavy bombers may be built for the price of one battleship.
Therefore one should consider what several hundred bombers would do to one battleship.
But these are not the important questions. We know that ships have a firing power and a transport capacity with which the airplane cannot compete. On the other hand, we know that ships are at an enormous disadvantage against airplanes unless they have counter-airplanes. Except in rare instances, battleships cannot be used today without adequate airplane protection. The enormous speed of the airplane compared with that of the ship usually leaves to the former the decision of whether or not to engage in battle. Whatever the decision, the ship has little choice. The battleship, in conflict with the plane, must act defensively, not offensively.
According to British militarists, the situation around the Eastern Mediterranean is greatly affected by this great power of the airplane. Airplanes have the advantage over narrow waters, naval vessels over wide waters; but the increasing range of airplanes is rapidly widening the meaning of "narrow."
The Eastern Mediterranean is only about 300
miles wide and in some places much narrower. German air power, with bases in Greece and the Dodecanese Islands, may now succeed in making the Eastern Mediterranean untenable for the British fleet. The British land forces in North Africa then would find themselves shut off from any possible outside aid.
The "rulers of the sea" will have to rely on their power in the air if they are to keep the Eastern Mediterranean open and maintain contact with their land forces in North Africa.
University students are beginning to wonder just when the little boy who calls, "Wolf, wolf!" developed that baritone voice.
The Good New Days
In some circles it is a fad to decry modern science and to assert that we should all be better off if we could go back to the simple ways and primitive devices of our forefathers. Well, here's test case: A few weeks ago the water supply of an eastern city was suddenly polluted when water from the river accidently got into a main without being chlorinated or filtered. The pollution was discovered a few hours after it occurred. What happened then?
The telephone company put 330 extra operators to work, calling up 95,000 households and saying, "Boil all water until further notice." Radio stations broadcast the same warning every 15 minutes. Trucks with loudspeakers went through the city shouting it. Vaccine was rushed from the capital and experts arrived to organize clinics against an epidemic of typhoid. But there was no epidemic.
Such is modern science at work. If anyone says that it all began because of the complexity of a great city water system, let him be reminded that for generations private wells have been subject to pollution never discovered until long after persons who drank from them had taken sick and died.
ROCK CHALK TALK
By HEIDI VIETS
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All dressed up and no place to go was the widespread campus condition last night. When the "No Tibbett" announcement was made, students were caught with their Ski-Day shoes already tied.
Already out of the mood for studying, most prospective concert-goers spent the evening—just spending the evening,
Several persons have asked if Fred Litttooy's attention has been drawn to a want ad that appeared in the Kansan Sunday. In case he didn't see it, here it is again.
FOR HIRE: Six piece band. Have just returned from successful engagement at the Tee Pee. Would be glad to play for Senior Cakewalk. Call 807.
At the A.T.O. casino party last weekend the lad who broke the bank was Bill Weaver. He won the prize for pulling in the most "make-believe" money at the gambling tables.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
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Opportunities
Women In Advertising
By JEANNE CORDELL
Good Pay
Perk up your ears, ye future career women! It's supposed to be a well-known fact that the female of the species is more deadly than the male but she can prove that she's just as efficient along many lines too, according to Mr. Arthur M. Brilant, New York advertising and pub-?
New York advertising and public relations counsel.
Apparently getting a job in the advertising field is just like getting a job in any line, in that it requires plugging, perserverence and self-salesmanship. However, a beacon of encouragement shines almost brightly when an authority says that advertising is an ideal career for women because it presents less formidable competition between the sexes than most professions and fields of business activity.
Women Are Welcome
In fact Brilant goes even further to say that advertising is a craft where women are welcomed and to good jobs too. "Advertising being what it is, we need women in our business, particularly in the writing end. We need them because there are certain selling jobs that they can do undeniably better than men," he remarked.
To explain why and what jobs women can manager more efficiently than men, Brillant mentioned specialized copy writing specifically. "Take women's wear, for instance. What man can write so convincingly about
flouces, flimsies and furbelows as a woman? Or take any merchandise where the feminine angle is the selling factor. Why shouldn't a woman copywriter do a better job than a man?
Brillant pointed out that there is a definite place for women in fields which are ordinarily recognized as belonging to men. He summarized the qualifications in two words; ideas and copywriting.
Ideas Are Needed
In conclusion, he said, "Any woman who has the talent for creating sales ideas and th ability to write effective copy, has little need to worry about being turned down because of her sex.—From the Michigan Daily.
Vancouver, B.C., May 13. — (UP)— An attempted raid by the narcotics squad of the R.C.M.P. on a downtown Vancouver premises fell a bit flat when residents of the establishment thought it was a holdup and called city police. A city police car raced to the scene. In the resultant confusion $ _{k} $ the "raid" was forgotten.
Raid or Holdup? Police Called
Freshmen to Try For Numerals In Tennis, Golf
With the varsity golf and tennis season almost over, frosh numeral candidates will see competition this weekend and early next week, Coaches W. H. Shannon and R. S. Howey said today.
Tennis Coach Richard S. Howey has set Friday as the tentative date for a varsity-freshman dual meet. He lists John Jenkins, Roy Shoaf, and Otto Teichgraeber as promising freshmen who have been working out regularly.
Qualifying rounds for frosh golfers have been set for next week. Coach William H. Shannon will issue a call for numeral candidates within the next few days.
A dual meet with Missouri is the last competition for varsity teams. Golf matches will be played on the local Country Club course, and the tennis matches on the varsity courts.
Both the golf and tennis teams pulled themselves out of the cellar position in conference standings by Saturday's victories over Kansas State. They are currently resting in fourth place. No conference meet will be held this year but final standings will be decided on the basis of dual competition.
F. T. Stockton, dean of the School of Business, attended a luncheon meeting of the Mid-Central War Resources committee yesterday at the Meuhlebach hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
Guest speaker at the luncheon. was Lord Halifax, British ambassador to this country. Halifax gave a brief talk on conditions in England and told of the destruction of many famous landmarks.
'Lord Halifax Is Sincere', Dean Stockton
Among the prominent buildings recently bombed were the building in which the Pilgrims met before their trip to this country in the Mayflower, and the home of John Cabot, first British explorer to reach the mainland of North America.
Stockton said that he was "favorably impressed with the speaker's sincerity and lack of mannerisms."
Halifax was introduced by Roy Roberts, managing editor of the Kansas City Star and University graduate.
Approximately 180 guests attended the luncheon. Among then were C. B. Russell, mayor of Lawrence; Mayor John B. Gage, of Kansas City; Gov. Payne H. Ratner, of Kansas, and Gov. Forrest C. Donnell of Missouri.
W.S.S.F. Midweek ★★★ Everyone Pays
To help obtain the $400 still necessary to reach the $1,000 goal of the World's Student Service Fund drive, each couple and each stag, instead of stags only, will be charged 10 cents admission to the W.S.S.F. midweek tomorrow night in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building. Fred Eberhardt, chairman of the Fund, announced today.
Clayton Harbur's band will play for the dance.
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Tuesday, May 13, 1941
Vol. 38 No. 145
DELTA PHI SIGMA: Short meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at home of Mrs.J.F.King,1100 Ohio.Election of officers. Important that members be present.-Freda Zimmerman reporter.
JAY JANES: Meeting at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday in the Pine room. Genevieve Harman.
W. S.G.A.: The W.S.G.A. Council will not meet this evening.-Nadine Hunt.
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