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HURRAY FOR DANDELIONS!
One of the brightest ideas that has been hatched in recent months on the campus is the new "dandelion day."
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1941.
The new holiday is a substitute for the old "hobo day," which has become obsolete. This new day of dandelions is just what the doctor ordered. The holiday will occur in the middle of the spring fever period and should be a welcome rest for book-weary students.
But a day in the open is not all that this holiday will afford. In the afternoon a carnival will be in full swing, featuring all the popular games of chance, bingo, dart throwing, etc. Of course, plenty of concessions will probably be open for business.
A street dance will be the main attraction at night. For real, honest-to-goodness hilarity, nothing beats a good street dance. Everybody gets his shoes full of sawdust—if he doesn't wear them right off his feet—but nobody minds that when he is dancing.
Above all this, something more important can be gained by a big all-University fiesta. It can draw the students and faculty closer together; it can draw the students into a tighter body; it can instill a love of the old school into more students than have it now. This University lacks functions in which the student body, as a group, can participate. Maybe this is just the affair we need.
The proposal is fine. Now all we need is to have everybody to get behind it. When a celebration like this flops, it falls harder and flatter than anything else. When it goes over big, nothing could be grander.
"Why not feed the unfortunate victims in the former democracies of Europe?" This is a hotly contested question in the world today. Sides have been taken by influential groups who are waging a sharply contested battle.
FOODSTUFFS FOR EUROPE?
Recently a bulletin was issued by the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies. In it was presented statements of the British attitude toward relief in Belgium and France during the First World War and its plan of operation which they feel will be successful today.
This plan was to form a Commission for Relief which would be a neutral body and would function under agreements—
(1) With Britain, providing for ships to pass the blockade.
(2) With the Germans, providing that the German army would not seize imported food stuffs.
(3) With both governments, providing for American supervision of the entire food supply as a guarantee that it would reach only the sufferers.
(4) With both governments, providing freedom of ships from any attack and the free movement of personnel.
On the surface, this appears to be a good plan. In 1916-17 it functioned smoothly under Herbert Hoover's supervision. But times have changed. Again we have the German army overrunning Europe, but a new leader is at the helm—a leader who has proved that his word both oral and written is worthless by breaking every promise and agreement and who has dealt many underhanded blows in an effort to gain power.
It is plausible that Hitler will do as Wilhelm did in the last war and allow the people of the conquered countries to have the food? He says that it is our duty to feed them, but will be guarantee to keep hands off? and even if he does, will Britain believe him and consent to let the food pass through its blockade?
Reports from England last week indicate a definite trend against it is developing. The English officials feel that Hitler cannot be trusted even on this. Recently, a government official stated that the people of Europe must survive on their own during the winter. This seems to squelch all thoughts of their cooperation in the plan.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 38 Wednesday, March 19, 1941 No. 109
Notices due at Chancellor's office at 3 p.m. on day before publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue.
BOOK EXCHANGE MANAGER: Applications for manager of the W.S.G.A. Book Exchange should be left in the office of the Adviser of Women, 220 Frank Strong, by Monday, March 24. Applicants should have had some experience in business or sales work.—O'Theme Huff, president W.S.G.A.
CATHOLIC STUDENTS: The Reverend E. J. Weisenberg, S.J. will be in room 415 Watson library Thursday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock for personal conferences. Others will be welcome—Joseph A. Zishka.
HISTORY CLUB: Mr. Kinke Mecham of Topeka Secretary of the State Historical Society, will speak at the History Club meeting Thursday, March 20 at 3:30 in the Kansas room. The program will deal with the Coronado Quarto Centennial Celebration and the historical background. Everyone is welcome—Stephen L. Stover, president.
SIGMA XI: The regular March meeting of Sigma Xi will be held on Thursday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Blake hall. Dr. Logan Clendening at the University of Kansas Medical School will lecture on "Science and Medicine of the Pre-Columbian 'Native American Peoples'."—W. H. Schoewe, secretary.
Town Meeting: The topic to be discussed at the K. U. Town Meeting Thursday evening at 8:30 in the main lounge of the Union building is "What Should Business and Labor Sacrifice for National Defense?"—Keith Spalding, chairman.
Y. M.-Y.W.: All students interested in hearing the 1941 summer program for the Estes Park Y.M.-Y.W. conference are invited to Henley House at 4:30 on Thursday—Alice Ann Jones.
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"Good morning, Mrs. Lambert." The agile young man scrambled over the packing boxes to the door of the house of the newest residents of Lawrence—Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lambert, University professor and his wife.
City Greets Newcomers With Courtesy Coupons
This was the Lambert's first caller, but they were not strangers to the Chamber of Commerce representative. Yesterday he had talked with the local real estate agent and learned when the Lambert's would arrive in Lawrence and where they were to live. Today he was extending to the Lambert family the first welcome by the city of Law. $ ^{e} $
One of the 52 coupons in the book may be exchanged for the Lambert's favorite bread at Brinkman's bakery, and Mr. Lambert, who is strongly opposed to weaving the family car on Saturday afternoon, may trade coupons for wash and grease jobs at the local service stations and may spend the afternoon on the golf course.
rence — a Courtesy Coupon Book.
The Lambert's caller tells Bill who is to be a member of the junior class at Liberty Memorial High school, how he can get some new equipment from the radio supply shop for his radio set, that's now in the making. At least one of the coupons will be used by daughter Julia. If she beats the rest of the family to it, she will get the attractive printed stationery offered by a printing shop.
Statistics Filed
When the young man returns to the Chamber of Commerce office, he is a friend of the Lambert family. He knows that "Jon" Lambert is an economics professor in the University, that the Lambert children are going to spend more time in Julia's darkroom developing pictures or trying to contact hams with Bill's radio set than at any other home amusements.
All this information will be placed on file to be used by businessmen, civic organizations, clubs and churches who are interested in
meeting and knowing the Lamberts.
meeting and knowing the Lambert. On the first of each month, mimeographed lists containing the names of all new residents, their addresses, the number in the family, the occupations of the working members, and their former locations are sent to the 52 merchants who sponsor the Courtesy program.. Each of these merchants pays 10 cents for each family who, like the Lambert's received the coupon book during the past month. This small fee is used to cover clerical and calling expenses.
Plan Copyrighted
Instigated and copyrighted by Mrs. Terry Gaskill in 1933, the Courtesy Plan has proved a success according to participating merchants and newcomers to the city.
"It brings greater returns than any other adverising I do," comments one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the plan. He finds that although only one-third of the coupons are brought to his store, almost every bearer buys something while he is there the first time or returns at a later date. This business man offers the printed stationery, a gift which necessitates two calls by the new resident.
Makes Customers
"We've made some good friends and steady customers of persons who bought their first loaf of our bread with one of the coupons," states the leal baker who has used the plan for five years. He finds that 90 per cent of the coupon hold-
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ROCK CHALK TALK
By HEIDI VIETS
After reading an article about a woman who lost 30 pounds in 45 days by sticking to a diet of 20 apples a day with apple cider for a chaser, Margaret Meek set out to try it. Current reports question whether the abundance of apples will keep the doctor away until 1980 or bring him right away.
Betty West entertains her date by bringing along a stray mongrel pup she is mothering. At least, that's what she did the other night.
Typical college drama:
Scene II. Same. They decide to toss a coin to settle the argument. Heads, movies; tails, study.
Scene I: 1041 Tennessee. Eldred Jones begs Jimmy Draper to go to the movies with him. Jimmy insists on studying.
Scene III: Same. Tails wins, they set out to study, but Jimmy spends all afternoon heckling Eldree for losing the toss. Nothing is gained by anybody.
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Darrell Wood is still having trouble with the Jayhawk Co-op Model T. Sunday night when he was on a date it froze upand refused to run. He sent his date home in a taxi and doctored the car until midnight, finally resorting to external force to get it home.
Sig Ep actives aren't as active as Sig Ep freshmen, to judge from the basketball game Monday night. The youngsters won 18 to 17.
This University is not the only one to take Nature to heart. Dandelion day may be an innovation, but other schools have their eccentricities, too. In Baton Rouge students of Louisiana State University have set up a trust fud for "Oscar the Pooh," a fox terrion pup who was run over by a motorist and hobbled to the arms of an understanding coed.
Kay Warren Thompson, Rock Chalk Co-op, received a post card from Des Moines the other day. All it said was "Lost, Strayed, or Stolen." He can't answer because he doesn't know which he is.
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