Student Government Opinion---- Kansas Editorial Raises Student Comment
Do you think the Men's Student Council and the Women's SelfGoverning Association are fulfilling their obligation of providing adequate solutions for students' problems? Are the councils accomplishing any real, constructive good?
An editorial in the Kansan Friday declared that student government on the campus was inefficient and was not being run properly. To determine the popular opinion on the subject sixteen representative students were asked the above question yesterday by Kansan reporters.
Nine students of the 16 agreed that the council set-up at present, with a separate council for men and women, was not running smooth and was doing little good. Three disagreed with the Kansan's belief, said the councils were doing as well as could be expected.
The other four students would not answer
the questions.
Bill Farmer, M.S.C. president, said he was "not available for quotation."
O'Thene Huff, W.S.G.A. president, "didn't want to discuss it at present."
Rowland Raup and Ben Matassarin, P.S.G.L. party luminaries, had no statements to make.
Luke-warm in favor of the Kansan viewpoint was Jack Ramsey, college freshman, who said:
"After being here only one semester, it seems to me the two student governing bodies are accomplishing some real, constructive good but why are the two bodies run separately?"
George Dixon, college senior, expressed the Kansan viewpoint exactly when he said: "No, but if enough student interest and push were put behind it, it might be able to do something."
Rosemary Branine, college sophomore, Beverly Brown, college junior, and Darrell Mathes, college sophomore, all said something was definitely wrong up in the Pine room. They agreed that the councils didn't have enough power.
junior, who agreed that the councilmen did a good job with what power they had.
Succinct and certain was Doris Pierce, college sophomore, when she lauded the councils with: "Sure. They do all they can." That viewpoint had the approval of Lucian Nelson, college
Outright council clarion was Russell Baker, business junior. "I think the student councils are accomplishing many constructive things," Baker said. "The chief one is that of giving the students some representation, some voice, on the campus which otherwise they wouldn't have at all."
Bitterly against that viewpoint was Arthur O'Donnell, college senior, who insisted the councils did not represent the students. "They dabble in politics too much," O'Donnell said, "and never get any place."
"The boys get it for the honor." Guy Fisks contributed, referring to the Men's Student Council. "After they are elected, they quit; they got it and that's all they care about. All is for the dear ole party, not for the school."
Fred Luke, senior education, also agreed that the councils were not accomplishing much. "All anyone goes into politics here for, is the gravy, and perhaps any experience they can get."
Whereupon Frank Eaton, first year lawyer,
added: "They haven't done anything. There's not much they can do and they're not doing that."
BILL FARMER no comment.
UNIVERSITY
DAILY KANSAN
38TH YEAR
LAWRENCE. KANSAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1941
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Legislators Here Tomorrow
night
Members of the Kansas legislature will spend Monday afternoon on the campus as guests of the University and after dinner at the organized houses will attend the Kansas-Nebraska basketball game Monday night.
The fact that Sen. Stanley E. Stoland of Iola is a bachelor was not overlooked. The legislators were invited to bring their wives and so a committee was appointed in the senate to provide a companion for Senator Stoland if he is unable to find one himself.
The legislators will leave Topeka at 2:00 in the afternoon and will arrive in Lawrence about 3:00. Immediately after their arrival they continued on right.
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Hill Peace Fasts Oppose War
Opposition to war is finding expression on the campus.
"We are a group who feel that we want to do something sacrificial to express opposition to war," said Theodore Faullin, instructor of history.
Every Wednesday, a group of students and some faculty members meet in the Memorial Union building for a peace fast. As an offshoot of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, a national organization for peace, the group gives money ordinarily spent for lunch to a common fund which is sent to refugees in various countries.
Feature Scope
What's in the Kansan
SPORTS WRITER Gabe Parks details what you may expect at the Nebraska-Ikansas basketball game Monday night. See page four.
PROF. J. F. BROWN tells how man is limited by his biological make-up. See page three.
NUMBER 82,
DEAN MOREAU announces the law students who made the honor roll in the Fall semester. See page eight.
FRED LITTTOOY gives figures on ticket sales for the Sophomore Hop. See page six.
SIG EPS run into trouble during "Fun Week."
See Rock Chalk Talk on page six.
849 HUMAN GUINEA PIGS receive hospital questionnaires. See editorial on page six.
May Still Change College Enrollment
Students who still wish to make changes in enrollment or class schedules may do so by making appointments in the College Office early this week, said Miss Veta Lear, assistant to the Dean of the college.
Electricals Attend Convention in K.C.
V. P. Hessler, professor of electrical engineering, will attend the monthly meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Kansas City section, to be held Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. Several electrical engineering students will also attend the meeting.
Special guests at the meeting will be national president Royal W. Sorenson, and national secretary H. H. Henline. Frederick C. Holtz, vice-President and chief engineer of the Sangamo Electric company of Springfield, Ill., will speak on "Studies Relating to the Behavior of Retor Bearings of Watthour Meters."
64 Students Get Scholarships
Sixty-four students were enabled to continue their school work second semester by loans from the University Loan Fund according to Henry Werner, adviser of men.
A total of $3,403 was granted to the students by the committee during the interviews held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Werner's office. Seventy-two applicants for loans were interviewed; 64 loans were granted, six denied, and two deferred until a later date.
The University Loan Fund, from which loans are available to all students with C averages, was started
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Rankin Says Tax Is Near Cinch
Editors Appoint Staff Members
"It all seems to be favorable" was the comment last night of Sen. Robert C. Rankin of Lawrence in respect to the passage in the state legislature of the Mill Tax bill which would create a fund capable of financing the proposed Mineral Industries building to be erected on the University campus.
Kenneth Jackson, new editor-inchief of the Kansan, and Bob Trump, managing editor, yesterday announced their staffs for the period of their editorships. Both of the editors were elected to their posts by the Kansan board, to serve for nine weeks.
The editorial associates, selected by Jackson, include Eleanor Van Nice, college freshman; Mary F. McAnaw, college junior; Art O'Donnell, college senior; and C. A. Gilmore, college junior. Kay Bozarth, college junior, will serve as feature editor.
Assistants for the news staff were selected by Trump. Orlando Epp, college junior, and Milo Farneti, college sophomore, will serve as campus editors; Heidi Viets, college junior, will fill the society editor's post; and Chuck Elliott, college sophomore will be the news editor.
Trump has selected Dave Whitney, college junior, to serve as Sunday editor, and O'Donnell, Margaret Hyde, college junior, and Miss Bozarth as copy editors for the new term.
Don Pierce, college senior, will continue in his present post as sports editor for the duration of the basketball season, since the sports ed-(continued to page eight)
Senator Rankin said that there was "no opposition as yet" from any member of the Senate towards the bill, but that he had not contacted many members of the House of Representatives.
During the week the senate committee on educational institutions reported favorably a bill to enable the board of regents to establish a 10-year building program for the state schools and to authorize the use of the mill tax levy for building purposes.
The reporting from committee of this enabling act placed the Mill Tax bill itself in a "very favorable location" said Senator Rankin. He said that unless the bill hit an unforeseen snag it should be passed through both houses and become a law within a week or 10 days.
The bill authorizes a levy of one-fourth mill on all taxable property in the state. This would raise approximately $600,000 of which five-sixteenth or nearly $200,000 would be allotted to the University. This sum would be adequate to finance the construction of the building and a like sum the following year would provide for the addition of a research laboratory.
Wednesday Drill For R.O.T.C.
Wednesday drills during February will be required of all members of the R.O.T.C. who were not enrolled during the first semester.