1941
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
by the the Life
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38TH YEAR
Z-229
LAWRENCE KANSAS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1941
M. S.C.May Consider Solo Council
Campus political issues that have been hanging fire for the last week will come to a head at the meeting of the Men's Student Council in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
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Almost sure to draw action will be the increasing agitation for the union of the men's and women's councils into one deliberative body. The first indication of how Hill politicians stand on the issue, will no doubt be expressed at this first meeting of the M.S.C. for the second semester.
The Council will convene with four vacant chairs, but three of them are expected to be filled at the meeting. John Browne, P.S.G.L. freshman representative, and George Nafe, Pachacamac engineering representative, both left school at the end of last semester. John Weatherwax, Pachacamac representative from the College has been declared ineligible on a grade ruling.
All three of these vacancies will be filled by recommendations from the parties themselves. The fourth vacant chair belongs to Paul Yankee, Pachacamac representative from the business school. He has not been able to return to school because of
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Condition of Explosion Victim Is Unimproved
The condition of Marvin Thompson, college freshman, who received severe burns in an explosion Tuesday night, was reported unimproved today by Dr. Ralph I. Canutelson, director of the student health service at Watkins Memorial hospital.
Murder Play Opens Tomorrow
Described by Prof. Allen Crafton, director and head of speech department, as "one of the most difficult plays we have ever undertaken," the mystery comedy, "Cock Robin" will be presented to the public by the Kansas Players in Fraser theatre tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights.
Director Crafton, will play the role of McCollough. Other members of the cast and their parts are James Barton, instructor of speech, who will play the part of "Lane"; Robert Calderwood, professor of speech, playing "Dr. Grace"; Conrad Voelker college junior, as "Robinson"; Don Dixon, instructor in speech, as "Cleveland"; Harlan Cope, college freshman, as "Briggs"; Jessica Crafton, as "Mrs. Montgomery"; Betty Lou Perkins, college freshman, as "Mrs. Maxwell"; Ada Theriault, business junior, as "Carlotta", and Martha Alice Horner, college junior as "Maria".
"Cock Robin" is really a play within a play for the second act the scenery will be reversed completely to give the audience the impression (continued to page eight)
Baumgartner Savs . . .
Single Council More Effective
The man most influential in organizing student government at the University expressed his dissatisfaction with the present bi-cameral council system in an interview with the Kansan yesterday.
Baumgartner said that student
"Student government has never been as effective as it might have been at the University of Kansas," said W. J. Baumgartner, professor of zoology and chairman of the faculty committee that drew up the Men's Student Council constitution in 1904
"I believe it would be better to combine the two governing associations into a single council. The University was one of the first coeducational schools in the United States, and it is only in line with traditions that men and women students should work together in student government," he said.
Another amazing fact brought out in the talk with Prof. Baumgartner is that at the time of the organization of the M.S.C. the main objective was to be the creation of a cooperative bookstore to save the students money on books. As everyone knows, student government has been unable to obtain this proposal in its 37 years of existence.
government got off to a bad start the year it was organized. That year the law students became inflamed because they felt they had not enough representation on the council and raised such a furor that students who had been most instrumental in working out the governmental plan refused to have anything more to do with the Council.
Another important factor that hindered the early development of the M. S. C. was that shortly after the faculty committee had worked out its plans, the committee was revised and faculty members who knew nothing of student government were placed on it. This reorganization of the faculty committee, said Baumgartner, was responsible for much of the early Council confusion.
Hutchinson Defeats Newton In Debate Final
Hutchinson, Abilene, and Eskridge carried off first place trophies in the class A. B, and C divisions, respectively, of the Kansas State High School Activities Association debate tournament finals held on the campus Friday and Saturday.
In the finals Saturday afternoon, Hutchinson defeated Newton in class A, Abilene defeated Valley Falls in Class B, and Eskridge defeated Cullinion in class C. Automatically Newton, Valley Falls, and Cullinion won second places in the tournament.
Members of first place teams were awarded silver medals, and members of second place teams were awarded bronze medals by the association. The trophies and medals were presented to the winners by H. G. Ingham, director of the extension division.
Members of the Hutchinson team are Wofford G. Gardner, coach; Bill Weber, Bob Hutchinson, Eugene Laws, and Sterling Hess; debaters.
Marriage Course
Delts Conclude Regional Meet
Pinky Tomlin, orchestra leader and Delt alumnus, was one of the principal speakers at the Founder's Day banquet in the roof garden of the Kansas City club. Friday night. At this banquet $25 was given to the Oklahoma chapter for having published the outstanding fraternity publication of the year. The Texas chapter received a plaque for first place standing in the scholastic averages of western division chapters. These awards were made by H. P. Jepsen, San Francisco, president of the western division.
Wheeler to Apply Weather Cycle
Frank T. Stockton, dean of the School of Business and a Delta Tau Delta alumnus spoke to conference delegates and chapter members at the Delt division conference yesterday morning. Dean Stockton talked about the college and fraternity readjustments which will be necessitated because of changing enrollment due to the present world crisis.
Hints on what to expect when they take off the rose-colored glasses and put on the microscope will be given by R. H. Wheeler, head of the psychology department, to marriage-minded students at the initial lecture in the marriage course sponsored by the Plymouth Congregational$
church tonight at 7 p.m.
Problems concerned in the transition from the idealistic courtship stage to the realistic marriage stage will be clarified by Dr. Wheeler.
Doctor Wheeler will apply his weather cycle theory to the marriage problem. Hot weather brings out the worst in men and women all over the world, producing a generally demoralizing effect. "In
It's Nearly Spring
Lawrence merchants are preparing for a landslide business in razors, pistols, and various poisons this week.
Poison Business Booms
Tavern owners also are reported stocking up.
Why? Grades for the fall semester are available at the Registrar's office this week.
Librarians claim that students have never been so careless about keeping books out over time. But this is probably because more students have found out that grade reports will not be sent home, as long as small fees are not paid on books
Grades will be issued according to the following schedule: M. Day—A to G, Tuesday—H to M, Wednesday—N to S, Thursday—T to Z, Friday and Saturday—any students unable to appear at their scheduled time, or timid souls waiting until the last minute.
Phi Alpha Delta Meet Tomorrow
Phi Alpha Delta will meet at the chapter house, 1140 La., at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
And Etchings on Display
"Would you like to go up and see my etchings?" he asked the sweet young thing.
But in Frank Strong Hall
"Oh-h I'd LOVE to—" gurgled the young and sweet one.
And so they went up to room 316 Frank Strong Hall, and saw some etchings—85 of them, in fact. The collection is being exhibited by the Prairie Print Makers of Wichita, whose membership extends from New York to Honolulu and from Canada to for a paltry $10 any call.
Ship Stations from New York to Honolulu and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
the warm cycle, the family pattern tends to break down, resulting in a decadent form of behavior," said Doctor Wheeler. "A cold cycle produces a higher birth rate and a tendency to take the marriage relationship for granted."
The principle involved is that when the race can do the most, it is most puritanic and when it can do the least it is least puritanic. The cycle applies to everyone, so high or low morals are really a product of cold and hot waves.
There is a chance that the etchings can serve as conscienceusers. You see, the art work is for sale, and
for a paltry $10 any college man can really have a collection of etchings, or at least an etching. And there are a few that can be had for only eight dollars.
The exhibit is open to the public.
Capt. Bartlett To Lecture Tuesday
North with Captain Robert A. Bartlett, "Captain Bob," adventurer, explorer, and hero of the Far North. This is the opportunity students and townspeople will have when Captain Bob appears on the lecture series at 8:20 Tuesday in Hoch auditorium.
Bartlett will lecture on "The Arctic in Color" and will accompany the talk with reels of natural color movies.
Captain Bob comes from the Bart-
tell family of Brigus, Newfoundland, a family famous for its seafaring ability and achievements. In 1897, at the age of 22, he joined Admiral Perry and 1909, as captain of Perry's ship "Roosevelt," he reached (continued to page eight)
CAPTAIN BOB BARTLETT