The KANSAN Comments... PAGE SIX 图 Soldiers on Skis America's winter playgrounds have become training camps for her white-clad army of ski troops. Picked battalions from divisions one, three five, and six of the regular army and the 44th and 41st divisions of the National Guard have been stationed in the 15 states comprising the snow belt for instruction in the art of skiing as applied to modern warfare. Each morning these white-clad warriors are given instruction in the arts of collapsing quickly and effectively, of combining speed and balance under difficult snow conditions and full loads, and of loosening skis in order to fire in various positions. Two mornings' intensive training is enough to explain the theory of skiing to the novice. After that, his progress is entirely up to the grace of the skier. Each week 110 men leave for the resorts with ski and combat equipment, field kitchens, and food supplies. The champions of each company will graduate to the ranks of a hard hitting, fast moving combat group, and will assist the entire First Division of 12,000 soldiers to get their "ski-legs." America is profiting by the recent enlightening experiences of the European nations in the European war. In her defense policy she is trying to be prepared for anything. Finland's gallant resistance against the Russian invasion was made possible because of her ski-patrols and the advantage they held over the heavy mechanized units of the Soviet. These ski troops will be the first in the United States since the Indian wars. The men are being taught how to fire rifles on skis, to bivouac outdoors in zero weather in a sleeping bag, to move combat equipment over carpets of snow. In war, preparedness for any emergency is the important thing. The ski-patrols are but another precaution taken by our army to protect our country against any invader. When a girl finds that she is not the only pebble on the beach, she becomes a little boulder. . . The Reformatory Herald. A Weapon of War Britain has flatly refused to lower the blockade in order that the starving millions of conquered Europe may be fed. The British say that even if the Nazis do not get the food, they will be benefited nevertheless. Britain's point of view is easily understood. She wants to win the war. Germany also wants to win the war, and if she is to win it quickly, she must keep insurrection down. The only way to do this is to feed the hungry in the pillaged lands. The job of keeping these invaded peoples at least halfway satisfied is tremendous. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1941. The Nazis took over these countries, says Britain, so it is their job to feed them. Britain believes that her greatest weapon will be revolution among the starving peoples in the occupied countries. Obviously the British will do nothing that will lighten Germany's task of keeping rebellion down. The glamour of the thirties has settled down into the domesticity of the forties. Magazines are publishing stories about families and their activities in preference to the triangle tales. A similar trend may be observed in the movies. Perhaps the divorce rate will decline, too. Journalists begin their careers at a young age, but the record at K.U. is set by the small daughter of K. W. Davidson, director of information, and former business manager of the Emporia Gazette. She comes to the journalism "shack" to visit her father, interviews all the occupants, and is no help in making the deadline-Written for the Topeka Daily Capital by Mary Frances McAnaw. Headline: "Sea Loss Leaps." Probably another of those sea serpents. OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Vol. 38 Wednesday, March 12, 1941 No.104 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. EL ATENEO: The movies on Mexico will be shown at 4 o'clock Friday instead of 3:30 as was previously announced. Anyone interested in the pictures is invited. Room 9, Strong Strong.—Merle E. Simmons. PI LAMBDA THETA: Pledging services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in 116 Fraser. Mary Lou Randall. SOCIOLOGY CLUB: Mr. Ernest Mannheim, a teacher at the University of K.C. and a German exile, will speak to the Sociology Club on "Peace and War". The meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Kansas Room of the Union Building.—Patty Riggs. SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications for scholarships for the school year 1941-42 should be made in Room 1, Frank Strong Hall, before March 15.—Lela Ross, executive secretary, Committee on Aids and Awards. TOWN MEETING: The K.U. Town Meeting will be held, as usual, in the main lounge of the Union building at 8:30, Thursday evening, to listen to "Town Hall of the Air" and to discuss the topic, "Shall We Guarantee Peace in the Pacific?"—Keith Spalding, Union Activities Committee. UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK N.Y. CHICAGO • BOSTON • LA PACO • SAN FRANCisco Publisher Gray Dorsey Editor-In-Chief ... Ken Jackson Editorial Associates: Arthur O'Donnell, C. A. Gilmore, Mary F. McAnaw, and Eleanor Van Nice Feature Editor ... Kay Bozarth Managing Editor ... Bob Trump Campus Editors ... Orlando Epp and Milo Farnett Sports Editor ... Don Pierce Society Editor ... Horia Vets Chair Editor ... David Whitney News Editor ... Chuck Elliott Cony Editors .. Art O'Donnell and Margaret Haye NEWS STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Rex Cowen Advertising Manager Frank Baumgartner Accountant John Subscription rates, in advance, $3.00 per year, $1.75 per semester. Published at Lawrence, Kansas, daily during the school year except Monday and Saturday. Entered as second class matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1879. You Said It The editor of the Kansan welcomes letters of opinion from students and faculty members to be published in the letters column. If the writer wishes, his name will be withheld, but the Kansan must have the names of all writers of letters.— Like a spectre, famine is stalking Europe! That the Continent needs food can be deduced from the facts that Belgium, Holland, Norway, Poland, and Finland, normally import 25 to 60 per cent of their food. The British blockade has cut off this source of vital foodstuffs. The turmoil of mobilization and invasion made the native supply smaller than usual. The French navy's convoying of supply ships to France would seem to substantiate the view that the occupied countries are in dire need of food! Editor, Daily Kansan: Should we sit idly by and let thousands and perhaps millions starve? The British Government is preventing the Hoover relief plan from going into operation. England is opposed to it as she was in the early days of the last war. Only when there was positive public opinion, did the British consent. Later they praised the plan. It appears to me that if we Americans demand England's permission, it can be obtained—particularly when our government is about to give them billions.—Respectfully Keith Martin. Rock Chalk Talk Last of a series of postcards from Kansas City to Jim Hall, Kappa St. read, "Hurry over, and bring some pink and blue embroidery thread for you know what. Cuddles." We wonder who "Cuddles" is. So does Jim. Frances Anderson, Alpha Chi, woke Wednesday with these words, "Does this look all right?" She was dressing for school in the draperies of her room. It was a dream. Another model T Ford has made a shaky debut on campus. This time the owners are Burt Larson and George Bolt, Kappa Eta Kappa. Plans are to paint it varied shades of green and to make it run. Speaking of flivvers, Darrel Wood recently bought a one-third interest in the Jayhawk Co-op's open air model. Sunday night he and his date went to the show in the car. When they came out, it was snowing, and to make matters worse, the flivver wouldn't rattle. As a last resort they phoned the girl's parents to come after her. Said Darrel later, "Best date I ever had." Visitors here yesterday from Oklahoma A. and M. described a campus tradition that sounds like fun. Every year there is a "Backward week" at Stillwater during which girls make the dates, call for the boys, pay the checks. Men make it a point to linger long upstairs for a last minute break-off to teach the coeds how it feels to wait in the parlor. During the week a male "queen" is elected by the girls and dubbed "Glamor Pants." If you see Fred Stevens with his pockets bulging, ask him for a package of Lifesavers. When the Lifesaver salesman stopped for dinner at the Sig Ep house last night, Fred found out he was a member of the Illinois Alpha chapter. He got a whole box of samples. Widge Dawe cannot study without a certain hat. She spent nearly half an hour looking for it last night so that she could study for her botany quiz today. Style Geography I.S.A. To Show Fashions Maine To California Fashion may be spinach, but every part of the country cooks up a dish in its own individual style. At the "Geographic Garb" show at 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the Union ballroom, the Independent Student association will demonstrate different fashions from different states and cities. In Washington, D.C., for instance, the typical costume is patriotic; in Hollywood it's dramatic; at a Florida resort it's—well—scanty. Clyde Bysom's band will play for the show, with vocals by Rex Cowan and Watkins hall's Virginia Gsell. Fourteen models have been practicing strutting, and committees are at work. Mary Gene Hull, I.S.A. social chairman, is in charge of arrangements. All women are invited. Admission is free. A. W. Davidson Inspects Chemistry Departments A. W. Davidson, professor of chemistry spent yesterday and today at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., and Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo., to determine if the departments of chemistry of the two schools can be accredited, on the basis of their curriculum, by the American Chemical Society.