The KANSAN Comments...
Orchids to the Deserving
This morning the University recognized those students who, through exceptional scholarship or outstanding participation in activities, have brought honor to themselves and to the University. Most of these students have earned this reward with long hours of study and hard work. These are the men and women who have attained the highest goals of college life. The Kansan, with the rest of the student body, congratulates them.
But at every such convocation where honors are being passed around wholesale, there are defeated seniors who wish they had worked harder to win election to Phi Beta Kappa, Sachem, Mortar Board, or other honor societies. Most of these students are confident that they had the ability to achieve these honors had they started early in their college careers.
For the freshmen who have most of their college courses ahead of them and who are still trying to adjust themselves to University life, there is a definite lesson to be learned from these disappointed seniors. Freshmen, decide now if you care about winning honors at the University. If you feel that these honors are worth working for, begin today and climb steadily toward their attainment. Success in school, as well as in life, is not so much a matter of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.
Music in Frank Strong hall is like the babbling brook. Men may come and men may go, but it goes on forever.
Let's Keep It a Tradition
Another tradition has been made. Wednesday was the first dandelion day on the University campus and the spirit with which students took the reins was almost amazing. Around every corner and on every patch of lawn could be seen a multitude of yellow-posy-snatchers. It was truly marvelous the
way everyone-faculty and students alike-turned out.
It all goes to prove the old point that whenever the students want to grab onto the wagon they can really make the spokes holler. If you can get student support you can do wonders. In three hours' time some 3400 pairs of hands extricated almost 50 tons of the genus taraxacum, and transformed the campus from an ugly jaundice to a smooth green velvet.
What we need are more dandelion days. Let's have 'em every year—maybe two each spring. The plan affords an excellent opportunity to develop the individual initiative and civic pride we shall need when later years beckon some of us to leadership in our respective communities.
We have something here. Let's not let it get away from us!
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ROCK CHALK TALK
By HEIDI VIETS
After the M.S.C. election ballots were counted last night, Kay Warren Thompson at Rock Chalk Co-op turned to his roommate John Conard, one of the P.S.G.L.'s who won a seat on the council.
"Say, what office were you running for?" he asked.
Yesterday being election day, Bill was offering rides to students going up the Hill. He noticed a young man trudging along, and stopped to give him a lift. As a prelude to a campaign speech, Farmer said, "I don't believe I've seen you on the campus very often."
Bill Farmer, present prexy of M.S.C., is either a good politician or a good Samaritan or both.
"Probably not," replied the boy. "I go to Oread Training School."
There was a hush in the classroom at Woodlawn grade school while pupils listened in on Dandelion proceedings Wednesday afternoon. Everyone was especially interested in the Chancellor's speech, in which he declared that besides dandelions, dirt, rocks, and one live Theta had been found in the sack.
The victorious Bob McKay is reported to have pulled away from election worries to take in a show last night. He came back to the Hill to find himself president-elect of M.S.C.
After the broadcast was over, one bright boy shot up his hand. "Teacher, what's a Theta?" he queried.
Staying awake in class is a problem first tackled by the engineers and now solved by Bob Horak, a sophomore engineer.
He perfected his wake-up system last Wednesday. In physics class he was just dozing off when a wasp lighted on his knee and stung him, upsetting him so much that he was unable to sleep the rest of that hour.
Don Richardson hitch-hiked 700 miles from Fargo, N. Dak., to come to Lawrence to the men's cooperative halls convention. If the Chamber of Commerce doesn't latch on to this fact, they're slipping.
The vacant stare given by Marilyn Casebeir when she wandered into Harvey Steiger's 3:30 sociology class stopped the lecture and the class. When Marilyn noticed what had happened, she made a hurried retreat, muttering something about a purse over her shoulder.
All that is left of Dandelion Day is the stench. Or have you walked by Fowler shops today.
Park Makes Play Spot For Landlubbing Students
Fifteen miles southwest of Lawrence is Lone Star Lake, one of the largest and best bodies of water in Kansas; yet it is amazing how few students can be found who know anything about Lone Star Lake. Completed last spring, it is the only county lake under direct state control. It is located in the Lone Star area of Douglas county on*
the site known as Washington creek.
The park includes 421 acres of which 195 acres are under water. Opened to the public July 27, 1940, the lake is well stocked with bass, blue gills, channel cats, crappie, and bull heads. State game laws are in force on the grounds, and all that is needed for fishing is the customary state license and a $1 county permit good for a year. In addition to the concession stands, facilities include a dock and 60 of the newer type of steel boats. Surrounding half of the lake are a hundred cabin sites, which are rapidly being bought up.
The Lone Star development dates back to 1934. In July of that year the president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce appointed a special committee headed by Art Weaver, local business man, to engage the consulting engineers of the state Forestry, Fish and Game Commission to make a survey which would determine the most desirable location in Douglas county for the construction of a sizable lake and
park for recreational purposes.
In the summer of 1935, because of the desirability of the Lone Star Camp from a standpoint of water, sanitation and shade, the site was used as a camp for C.C.C. enrollees. The twenty-five buildings erected for housing members of the C.C.C. have recently been acquired by the county. The structures, including cabins, shops, garages an barracks, will be used in establishing a county recreation center at Lone Star.
By 1937 it became evident that the cost of materials had become prohibitive of further construction without some financial reorganization. A bill was put through the state legislature enabling the county commissioners to issue bonds up to $15,00 for the completion of the project. In this way the commissioners were able to meet the requirements of the government, which finally spent nearly one million dollars in Douglas county for materials, food, labor and supplies. The dam alone cost nearly a half million.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Notices due at Chancellor's office at 3 p.m.
and by Monday, April 15. Posted on Sunday,
11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue
Friday, April 25, 1941
No. 133
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: Regular meeting Tuesday, 4:30. Pine room. Everyone welcome.—Betty Charles.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION: The last proficiency examination of the school year will be given Saturday, May, 3, at 8:30 a.m. Juniors who have not already passed a proficiency examination should take this one. Only students of junior or senior standing may take the exam. Other students, 121 Frank Strong Hall, April 28, 29. 30. Unregistered students will not be admitted to the examination—J. B. Virtue, for the committee.
MARRIAGE SEMINAR: Marriage Seminar led by Mrs. Gladys Hoagland Groves, April 27th, 28th, and 29th, Sunday there will be a tea in the Men's Lounge from 3:00-4:30, and that evening a discussion of “Premarital Adjustments” in the Ballroom. Four additional meetings on the following two days and personal conferences. Tickets for the 4 lectures and conferences are $.50 and are sold at the Home Economics Office, Psychology Office, Sociology Office, Hostess desk in the Union and at the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. offices. —Margaret Learned.
KAPPA PHI. Pledge meeting, new and old cabinet meeting, 1209 Tennessee, 7 o'clock tonight. -Kathryn Schaake.
MEDICAL APITUPE TEST: The Medical Apititude Test for those who are applying for entrance into medical school in the fall of 1942 will be
held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 1.
in 206 Marvin hall. The test will not be given again this spring or next fall should be taken now by all those who are interested. A fee of one dollar will be charged to each student who does not present a receipt for the fee. For any other information inquire of the undersigned—Parke Woodard.
NEWMAN CLUB: Corporate Communion Sunday. Breakfast and discussion after 9:30 Mass. Make reservations before Saturday with officers of Club.-Joseph A. Zishka.
NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS:
Dr. E. T. Gibson will be available for personal conferences at Watkins Memorial Hospital on Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 5. Appointments should be made at the Watkins Memorial hospital.—Ralph I. Camuteson.
PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: Meeting at 4:30 Monday, 21 Frank Strong Hall. Miss Esther Twente will speak on "Psychiatric Social Work." Everyone invited.-Lois Schreiber.
SENIORS: Seniors expecting to receive degrees this June or at the end of the summer session who have not filed application for degree cards in the Registrar's Office should do so immediately. George O. Foster.
STUDENT DIRECTORY APPLICATIONS: Applications for editorship of the student directory for 1941-42 should apply by letter not later than Monday at the N.Y.A. Office. Velma Wilson.
MALOTT SPEAKS TO COLLEGE FACULTIES
Chancellor Deane W. Malott spoke last night to the faculties of William Jewell College and Park College at a meeting in Liberty, Mo. He was accompanied by Mrs. Malott.
Stouffer Speaks At Salina Tonight
E. B. Stouffer, dean of the Graduate School, will be the guest speaker at a dinner meeting of an annual intra-college meeting at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina tonight. Each year McPherson College, Bethel College, Bethany College, and Kansas Wesleyan convene for a day's discussion of the needs and problems of small colleges. Dean Stouffer will speak to them on "The Faculty."
Tuesday Stouffier will go to Washington, D.C., to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Association of American Universities of which he is a member. Most of the conference time will be spent in planning the program for the next annual conference to be held at the University of Nebraska in November, 1941.
Job Applications Are Due Monday
Anybody want a job? There are two positions to be filled, one the varsity dance manager's job, the other management of the student recory.
Applications for the varsity dance manager's job must be in the Men's Student Adviser's office before 5 o'clock Monday afternoon.
Applications for editor of the student directory are due in the N.Y.A. office, also on Monday afternoon.