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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1940
The Kansan Comments -the most efficiently organized state systems in the nation.
EDITORIALS★
Sign Painter Speaks
In a speech to munitions workers yesterday, Adolph Hitler, the sign painter who rose to the heights, or depths, of fame, proclaimed that "whatever happens, Germany will be victorious."
Already in America, the votes of industrial workers who didn't want another "capitalist" in the White House have shattered precedent and custom to install a man as President of the United States for the third consecutive time.
Almost 8,000,000 workers in the United States are under the banner of organized unions. Most of these workers control two, sometimes three votes in their families, about 16,000,000 votes in all.A recent estimate indicates that labor unions by 1944 may control half of the popular vote in the United States.
Already in England, the name of Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labor in the Churchill cabinet, has attained a prominence which few men in that country have known. This dynamic herald of the order is rapidly gaining the name of "our next prime minister."
Maybe Herr Hitler is a mite too sure of himself, but he has a point in the statement that is well worth considering. Although Germany and Hitler may never rule the world, the world will feel the force and underlying principle of Naziism—work and workers.
In General or in Particular?
Already in England the new force of labor is being felt. It is only because of an impassioned speech by a Welsh worker with two sons in the fight that 1,500,000 workers in England did not strike last week to raise wages by four pence.
Maybe Mr. Hitlel spoke a mouthful.
The reported merger of Washburn College law school with the University of Kansas has aroused speculation from many persons as to how such a plan would operate.
BOOKS★
In 1939 there were 26,177 students enrolled in 43 colleges and universities in Kansas. Persons advocating consolidation of the educational institutions say that the present system has needless duplications and inefficiency.
The benefits of concentration and specialization of schools and departments would be questionable. Standards of achievement in courses of the individual schools might be raised because more intensive work would be possible. Competition for students between state schools would be lessened. A coordinated system would, possibly bring to Kansas one of
There are 15 departments of Spanish and an equal number of chemistry departments in the state. Any second class town in Kansas may have a junior college. Many of the two year colleges are in reality the last two years in a six year high school-high school instructors teach in the college.
To obviate duplications, some persons suggest the incorporation of all state schools under one administrative head. Each school would specialize in one field of education. Students who wished to major in education could attend Emporia where all education courses would be taught. Pittsburg would become a trade school with emphasis on manual arts.
If the law school were moved to Topeka, it would have the advantage of higher courts to observe, as well as the addition of the Washburn faculty.
LETTERS★
However, efficiency is not everything. The University has in operation a group system whereby every student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is required to take some course in all major fields before graduation. This effort to give the individual a well-rounded education would have to be modified, at least, under the proposed plan of specialization.
Consolidation of the school system raises the question, which is more desirable-a specialized, or a general education?
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OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 38 Wednesday, Dec.11,1940 No.58
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.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: There will be an Alpha Phi Omega meeting Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine room of the Memorial Union. Those planning to go to Kansas City Friday night must be there.—Barrett Silk, secretary.
A. S.M.E.: There will be a meeting Thursday evening at 7:15 o'clock, December 12, in Marvin auditorium.—Stuart Bunn, chairman.
CATHOLIC STUDENTS: Rev. E. J. Weisenberg, S. J., will be in room 415 of Watson library every Thursday afternoon from one to five o'clock for personal conferences.—Joseph A. Zishka.
LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: Le Cercle français se reunira juici, le 12 décembre a trois heures at demie dans la salle 113 Frank Strong. Tous ceux qui parlent francais sout invite.—Rosemary Jones, secretaire.
PI LAMBDA THETA: Pi Lambda Theta will meet for a panel discussion in room 115 Fraser at 7:30 on Thursday evening. -Mary Lou Randall.
M. S.C.: There will be a meeting Thursday at 8 o'clock in the Pine room—Jim Burdge, secretary.
RHADAMANTHI: Rhadamanthi Poetry Society will meet Thursday at 7:30 in the west ballroom of the Union building. Dr. J. W. Ashton of the English department will speak. Anyone interested in the reading, writing, or study of poetry is invited to attend. Bob Humphrey, President.
THETA SIGMA PHI: Theta Sigma Phi will meet Thursday at 3:30; Mary Lou Randell.
Y. M.-Y.W.; The Y.M.-Y.W. Freshman Commissions will hold a joint meeting in the Kansas room, Thursday at 4:30. All freshmen are urged to attend.—Thornton McClanahan.
QUACK CLUB: Quack Club will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in Robinson gymnasium—Margaret Learned.
SIGMA XI: The regular meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Blake hall. Dr. Robert G. Green of the University of Minnesota will be the guest speaker. Members note the change in the day.-W. H. Schoewe, secretary.
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You Said It
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Editor, Daily Kansan:
Mr. Ed Garich's destructive criticism (apparently he knows no other kind) is to be deplored. It seems to be the work of a person who went to the concert (Symphony Orchestra) with the purpose in mind of finding all that he could that was wrong. What does Mr. Garich know about music to intimate that at all times the orchestra was not together? I will admit that they were not at times, but despite Mr. Garich's finding it hard to reconcile himself, not "ourselves," after listening to professionals via air waves, these professionals too get away from each other. My opinion is, that Mr. Garich thinks that these orchestras cannot do this because they are professionals, but he is grossly mistaken, they do.
As for being "a strictly amateur organization," I recommend that Mr. Garich look up Deems Taylor's remarks about these organizations and perhaps he will be enlightened.
What do the people Mr. Garich asked, know about acoustics, that he and they were able to judge the music. Further, what does he, and they know about music. I refer Mr. Garich to Deems Taylor's remarks about amateur critics.
"To plunge into details," the first number was good, but the orchestra had done it three times before. Kreisler plays a concerto well, but he has played it a thousand times before, therefore, Kreisler is not to be commended. Mr. Garich displays his ignorance about music in saying that "Euryanthe" is not "among the most difficult numbers for orchestra." Has he ever asked anyone who has played, or really knew, has he played it himself, or does the flawless playing of the Philharmonic make it seem easy to Mr. Garich? One who does not know music will be easily fooled. Does Mr. Garich know "Till" well enough to criticize it? It is not often played, even on the radio. Mr. Garich's remarks about "Music Box" is very unfunny.
Mr. Garich's statements about the student conductor's is the only intelligent paragraph in his article. A concert arrangement of the "Blue Danube" is a difficult number, and is not to be confused with a dinner-music arrangement. Mr. Garich seems to know the tempo of Mr. Skilton's work better than Mr. Skilton himself who approved Director Kuersteiner's tempo.
As for the "Bolero." I will pass that off by saying, Mr. Garich is mistaken. As for the "Rhapsody," Mr. Garich admits that he is not "cultured enough to see modern dances as art," and then says, "that is beside the point." His lack of culture apparently keeps him from realizing that the program as a whole was one of art, whether of music or dance.
Take a hint, Mr. Garich, read up on some music if you would like to be a music critic, and then attend a concert and just listen instead of taking notes each time you hear an error. Perhaps then, you may enjoy music by amateurs.-Morton Green.
ROCK CHALK TALK
By HEIDI VIETS
Scott Hookins had a glenn in his eye after a rock identification quiz in geology yesterday afternoon.
"I can't even tell limestone from sandstone without tasteing it," he said. "I ate half the man's rocks."
It has leaked out that the dress collar which Delta Chi dog Pepper wore to the A. D. Pi party last Saturday night belonged to Hank Snyder.
Pepper was slicked up as though for a national dog show. Saturday morning he had been bathed and rubbed with two kinds of cologne. That night he joined the stag line, tied to the bottom bannister post.
Sore of foot is Mike Gubar. Sunday night his car was parked in front of the A.T.O. house when another car, whose driver was dozing, smashed into it.
Now he has to walk to do his reporting for a city paper, and other monkey business. He declares the bill he presents the insurance company will include the cost of one pair of shoes and a course of treatments for flat feet.
When Patty Lockwood left the Phi Delt party Saturday night with a sprig of mistletoe, Rock Chalk suggested that it was not a souvenir only. But Patty's date, Steve Phelps, sadly says it was.
Brick's-dwellers Jim Dodderidge has a shark's tooth, or reasonable facsimile thereof, which he maintains is one of his own baby teeth. If he shows it to you, call him a "bridge shark" and he'll be happy.
Last night the Sigma Chi deluxe harmonizers had to stop short after the first measure of "Shanty in Old Shantytown."
*the first measure of Shanny in the Shanny town*
*"Tenee's not quite ready," they mumbled*
Tepee's not quite ready, they humbled. But when Tepee Nelson "et al" got under way, the number was classy as the night before Christmas.
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