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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
The Kansan Comments-less repetition. Even then a peculiar situation evolved.
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The Militant Minority
WENDELL WILLKIE, in a speech to the nation Monday night, pleaded with the 22,- 000,000 persons who supported him in the election, to do their duty, as a minority, in criticizing the majority party. Honest criticism, he said, is the duty of the minority party. Further, he called on his supporters to keep their "cause" alive.
Mr. Willkie summarized it as opposition to the New Deal's "unlimited spending of borrowed money, the piling up of bureaucracy, the usurpation of powers reserved for Congress, the subjugation of the courts, the concentration of enormous authority in the hands of the chief executive, the continuance of economic dependence for millions of citizens, and the discouragement of free enterprise."
Mr. Willkie may have made the speech with the sole purpose of continuing the "crusade for a way of life." It will probably be interpreted politically as an attempt to hold the heterogeneous minority party together during the lean years ahead.
Mr. Willkie advocates opposition to any measures which fall into the above category of New Deal legislation. Effective opposition can come only from representatives in Congress. The Republican minority in Congress will not be appreciably increased by the election. The only way for the minority party to make effective criticism is to yell loudly and wait for the next election.
The F.B.I. announces that it can find no evidence of sabotage in the recent explosions in eastern powder mills. Investigations of this sort are carried on but under secrecy. Could there announcement be intended to catch someone unaware?
What is this "cause"?
The Twain Should Meet
LETTERS★
FOR some time the Men's Student Council has close-guarded the old tradition of much political bickering and little constructive accomplishment. The Women's Self-Governing Association has repeatedly shown its respect for the same tradition.
The men's council meets every other Monday: the women every Tuesday night. That's about the extent of their noticeable activity. It appears that there just isn't anything for the councilmen to do. But there is!
Whenever a question arises which concerns both councils, the issue is discussed in the M.S. C. meeting, then the same question re-bashed the next night when the women get together. Last year the councilmen had a shot at one of the biggest pieces of student legislation in recent years—the smoking ban. Two identical bills were framed. One bill was presented to the M.S.C., the other to the W.S.G.A. Councilmen fought for weeks over the issue. To get at the crux of the matter, a joint session of the two councils was finally held to eliminate the useless repetition. Even then a peculiar situation evolved.
Standing between the two councils and constructive action is the very fact that there are two councils. The women elect and maintain a separate student council—the men do the same, with a little added flub-dub. The whole thing is a carry-over from the good old days when men were men and women were women and the twain never met in any University function.
After the joint session, the women summarily passed the smoking ban. But the men held off. While it was unlawful for any woman to smoke indoors, the men still enjoyed the privilege because the M.S.C. had stalled on the issue. One week later the men passed a bill identical to the women's, outlawing indoor smoking.
The necessity of passing both councils with the smoke law delayed the final action several weeks.
An issue which M.S.C.-ers have considered for several years, a cooperative student bookstore, has never been settled. Blame for this lies partly with the lack of cooperation between the two councils.
Blocking the path of every important bit of student legislation is the useless two-council system. Should the councils be combined (with a possible membership reduction) student government could be much more efficient.
How about it, student councilmen? If there is any good work you can do on the campus why not get organized so you can do it?
With the prediction by Dr. Beno Gutenberg, California Institute of Technology seismologist that Hudson Bay will be little more than a millpond in 30,000 to 40,000 years,the WPA has a chance to make a grand gesture by establishing a project there to thwart the elements.
The inventive Chinese: Bamboo baskets have been rigged above buildings in China to catch Japanese bombs, which constitutes one of the most ingenious war devices reported thus far from any front.
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Vol. 38 Thursday, Nov.14, 1940 No.44
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.
FENCERS: There will be an important business meeting of the Fencing Club at 7:30 tonight. J.H. Rarport will talk on the sabre. Fencing will follow the meeting.-Haven Glassmire, president.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: There will be an important meeting at 4:30 Thursday afternoon in the Pine room of the Memorial Union. Pledges are requested to be there for a pledge test. Actives are asked to be there also.—Barrett Silk.
KAPPA PHI: There will be a pledge meeting at 7 o'clock Friday evening at the residence of the Reverend Price, 1209 Tennessee. It is very important that all pledges be present. No excuses will be accepted.—Kathryn Schaake, publicity chairman.
I. S.A. MEMBERS: Get your I.S.A. directories now in the office of the Men's Adviser, room I Frank Strong hall-Charlotte Steele.
RHADAMANTHI: The poetry society will not meet this Thursday.-Bob Humphrey, president.
You Said It
The Kansan welcomes contributions to You Said It. All letters should be limited to 300 words or less, and the right to edit communications to this length is reserved by the editors. Letters must bear the name of the contributor, although the signature will be deleted upon request.
Editor, Daily Kansan:
I wish to express the same opinion on the football situation at K.U. "R.M." expressed in his column Wednesday evening, however, the foo situation is not the only one that needs to be corrected.
R. M. fails to mention that here at K.U. there is an organization, Student State-Wide Activities Commission of which I am chairman, the working on this very problem. No, not just the problem of getting big and better football players, or even a larger enrollment of students, but problem of creating good will for our University among the people o state.
This organization is made up of students from each county in the s and practically every city, who are messengers of good will for the o versity. As I stated before, we are not just "student grabbing;" howe in our creation of good will we will no doubt find the football played Phi Beta Kappas, that we need, and put the idea of KU. across to them
In my experience, I find that the students ar every proud of the fact they are from K.U. and that they have an opportunity to advertise the through our organization.
So, Mr. R.M., to solve your and our problem and make everybody ha including the Alumni, let's get the student body behind the Student St Wide Activities Commission and push it along—Chas. Wright, Jr., Clman, S.S.A.C.
ROCK CHALK TALK
KEN POSTLEWAITE, last year Hill correspondent for the Kansas Star, was on the campus yesterday and left this morning. Last mer he joined the National Guard to write news releases, but on the studied for a commission. Next month he will become a second lieutenant.
A well-know figure on the campus for many years, Ken, besides living various jobs here, is a layreader in the Episcopal church.
Sigma Gamma Epsilon is not an extension division of the W.P.A spite of all resemblance thereto. It is a national geology fraternity w pledges carry pick and shovel because the actives think it's cute.
Last night they brought on gasps by parading through the Union room in their ditchdigger outfits. The pledges are Lloyd Green, Harold wards, William Oliver, Jake Lemmons, Neil Ferry, Maurice Wallace, Naff, and John Romary.
Gamma Phi Betty West is a man-hater this week. It's not that she all boys in contempt. But she is campused; and if it's seen walking a man, her sorority sisters will say, "Ten dollars, please."
Sweetheart of Battenfeld hall is freshman Evelyn Mercer, who has of the lads on her trail. Bob Trekell, John Waggoner, Gene Morgan, Dick Beahm spend long-winded hours phoning her. Others at Batter and 1649 Edgehill Road should install private phones.
The night after Homecoming, Marvin Goebel came home "fatigued" slid into the bathtub for revival. Minutes later friends in the apart-heard a gurgling sound and rescued Goebel just as was going under. W the sandman or Yehudi?
The other day Harry Hill, last year a Kansan editor, sent the follow telegram to editor Gene Kuhn: "Happy birthday to me. Today I am a m Hill became 21 just one week late to vote.
Among campus big game hunters are Anna Jane Hoffman and Cha-
Ege. Their Monday's hut provided a duck dinner last night for B.
Jarboe, Ruth Rise, and Anna Jane.
Mounting in this country's favor is England's current song hit, "A Ni ingale Sang in Berkeley Square." But did you ever hear your favorite d band swinging out with a Nazi song?
Snow Display Adds 35 New Specimens
New to the entomology collection of Snow hall this week are thirty-five specimens of the Chinch bug family.
These specimens were sent some time ago to the National Museum
in Washington to be identified catalogued by the entomological ports of the museum.
Among the 35 specimens see Washington, there were 20 speci which 11 speci were new to Snow collection, Dr. R. H. Bea professor of entomology, said terday.
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