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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1940
The Kansan Comments -could bring prosperity to the country. Mr. Roosevelt never committed himself on this subject.
EDITORIALS★
Kansas and Minerals
Kansas is generally regarded, even among Kansans, as an agricultural state, and it has been agriculture, perhaps more than any other industry, that has been emphasized in past years as a means of building up the wealth of the state. This emphasis, unfortunately, has forced the state's mineral industries to take an undeserved back seat.
During 1939, the bureau reported, Kansas produced 3,053,866 tons of coal and gave employment to 3,252 men. This was an output which exceeded that of the previous year by 18,312 tons. Broken down, the figures for the ten Kansas counties in which coal mining is an important industry, show the following:
Co. No.Mines Production Employees
Cherokee 31 614,574T 325
Crawford 66 1,832,141 1,719
Franklin 12 17,171 67
Leavenworth 3 76,012 461
Linn 28 268,132 165
Osage 36 84,109 410
Bourbon, Labette,
Neosho and
Wilson 12 161,727 106
Some idea of the immenseness of Kansas' vast mineral resources can be gained through a study of the figures recently released by the federal Bureau of Mines for the coal mining industry alone. They are figures that compel the attention of the state.
The potentialities of the wealth that lies under the ground seldom have been realized—or, at any rate, the realization has never taken a tangible form except in isolated cases. This year the realization at least reached the blueprint stage, but whether those blueprints will take the form of a mineral industries building at the University will be decided at some later date.
BOOKS★
To convert coal, lead, zinc, oil and salt into terms of dollars and cents requires the services of trained men. In this day it also requires research to find and open new outlets for these products. Kansas has already taken one step forward with the establishment of industrial fellowships here; but that must be only the beginning. A mineral resources building could, by providing the facilities for training and research, carry through a good start to full realization.
Who Lost the Election?
Today we know that President Roosevelt won the election. But who lost? Roosevelt merely adjusted the third term precedent. But a real, fundamental governmental policy which began back in the eighteenth century — the laissez faire policy — and the latter-day physiocrats who supported it lost the election.
By promising that he will not run for a fourth term, the President changed the taboo against a third term to make it apply to a fourth term. But in defeating Mr. Willkie, the President definitely defeated the theory that unrestrained business could exist in America today.
Mr. Willkie acknowledged that the social legislation of the New Deal was good when he agreed that the free bargaining power of labor must be preserved, that relief must continue so long as it is necessary, and that the farm-aid program must continue. This attitude led many persons to believe that there were no issues in the campaign. But there was an issue, Doggedly, repeatedly, Willkie told the electorate of his belief, that if given a free hand, business
LETTERS★
Undoubtedly a great many people overlooked this issue, but many did not. Whether the voters thought the thing out or not, the inference to be drawn from Mr. Roosevelt's reelection is this: that business may be "drafted" both for emergency national defense and for permanent public good.
We Like It Our Way
"Mexicans were so interested (in the United States presidential race) they seemed to think it was their own election," an official of the Mexican government commented the morning after the election.
Republicans, Willkie-Democratst and New Dealers can all be thankful that in this country election returns are not met with the conflicting claims, the plotted and sometimes actual revolutions, and the spilling of blood that too many times have characterized electoral decisions in Mexico.
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--he took it up and asked to be acquainted.
The message was, "Next time please write a little more distinctly."
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Vol. 38 Thursday, Nov. 7, 1940 No. 39
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.
FRENCH CLUB: The French Club will have a dinner at the Green Lantern on Tuesday at 6:30. Reservations should be made in French office before Saturday noon. The price per person is thirty-five cents.—Else Nesbitt, president.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: There will be an Alpha Phi Omega meeting this afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine Room of the Union building. Members are urged to be there.
—Banet Silk, secretary.
NOTICE TO PREMEDICAL STUDENTS: The Medical Aptitude Test will be given in Room 206, Marvin Hall, tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. All premedical students who plan to enter medical school next fall either at the University of Kansas or elsewhere should take it on this date since it will not be given again this year. A fee of one dollar will be collected from each student at the time of taking the test. Further information, if desired, may be obtained from the undersigned—Parke H. Woodard, Associate Professor of Physiology.
SOCILOGY CLUB SING: A Sociology Club Sing will be held this evening at 7:00 o'clock in the Union Ballroom. Robert Jenkins, marmiba soloist, accompanied by Victor Miller, will be featured on the program. Everyone interested is welcome. Bring your dates.—Patty Riggs.
HOUSE PRESIDENTS COUNCIL: There will be a very important meeting Tuesday at 4:30 in Miss Meguir's office. Send a representative if you are unable to attend.—Rosalys McCreary, president.
Y. W.C.A.-Y.M.C.A.: The Y.W-Y.M. Christian Emphasis Commission will meet Tuesday at 4:30 at Henley House. The discussion will be led by the Reverend Joseph King. The topic will be "Christianity—What Next?"—Mary Helen Wilson, Bob Collette
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You Said It
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Editor, Daily Kansan:
Editor, Danny Kaisan. I have read Dr. Ise's recent editorial "Democracy and the Isms." If my comments are worthy of space, feel free to print all or part.
The American Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and implies the right of a man to think and hold any opinions he chooses. True enough. But the vandalizing is not coming by those who defend the spirit of the Constitution, but the letter just as the distinguished author of the editorial.
This business of freedom is badly misconstrued by many. Unlimited freedom is anarchy, whether freedom of speech or action. Dispensing information about isms does not need to mean furthering their cause. Under the guise of "academic freedom" too many are spewing forth the doctrine of the isms and inexperienced minds absorb them, on the assumption that "the instructor should know." Let's be fair! Point out the desirable characteristics, of course; but also the undesirable one of the isms. Under such instruction democracy will stand, for when all the cards are laid on the table democracy always has the trump card.-William Knox.
ROCK CHALK TALK
All Phi Psi's turned out last night to see Ted North, alumnus of this chapter, in his first movie, "Yesterday's Heroes." His role mirrors his old K.U. personality, they said.
North will come to Lawrence tomorrow for Homecoming.
Henry Halderman-Julius is wondering why instructors don't practice what they preach. Recently he got back a quiz paper with the grade "B" and an illegible message from the teacher. After puzzling over it for a while, he took it up to the desk to be deciphered.
An unusual election bet was made way back in the fall of 1937 and collected in 1940.
Midway in Roosevelt's second term Howard Sailors, who now works in Bartlesville, Okla., offered to bet a carton of cigarettes that Roosevelt would never serve eight years. The bet was snapped up by Mrs. J. Howard Rusco, wife of the Kansas Press Association secretary whose husband was then a senior here.
Sailors laughingly explained that the passage of the lame duck amendment while Roosevelt was in office would cut the President's time in office two months short of eight years. Sailors wanted to collect the bet immediately, but woman's intuition prompted Mrs. Rusco to wait. Now, at last, the three-year old bet will be paid.
Geltch's Violin Recital Monday Well Received
By ED GAPICH
Your reporter has always been a sucker for a violin, especially a mellow violin; and Waldemar Geltch, head of the violin department of the School of Fine Arts has a violin as mellow as a harvest moon.
Ably assisted at the piano by another member of the School of Fine Arts faculty, Miss Allie Merle Conger, Mr. Geltch gave one and all a sentimentally pleasant time Monday evening in his recital in Frank Strong auditorium.
Although the crowd was not as large as those for the preceding recitals, the violinist's audience was appreciative, despite the disheartening thud of two books dropped during the course of the evening. Bering With Sumatra
Begins With Sonata
Mr. Geltch began his program with "Sonata for Violin and Piano in C Minor" (Grieg). The first movement, "Allegro molto appassionata" was, if not exactly passionate, at least vigorous. Mr. Geltch just does not play passionately. He is of the plush era of string scraping. In the second movement, Mr. Geltch was at his mellow best. In the third, noted on the program as "Allegro animato", Mr. Geltch got about as agitated as anyone. He reminded us of Mr. Willkie after a particularly difficult piece of oratory. He was sweating and his
hair was dishevelled.
Next up was "Concerto in E Minor" (Conus), a piece sent to Mr. Geltch from Russia by one of his former students who went there to study. The composition was unusual in that it had only one movement. The piece, as Mr. Geltch told the audience, showed Russian influence on its Armenian composer. It was characterized by frequent climaxes and piano interludes. The latter part of the number was remindful of a tender scene from "East Lynne." Needless to say, Mr. Geltch was triumphant on this.
The rest of the program consisted of shorter pieces. First of these was "Poem" (Chatschaturjian), a modern moody piece of music, which contained some muted string work by Mr. Geltch.
Agility Needed
Next came "Le Coucou" (Daquin-Press), a piece of the Jack-be-Nimble variety, which had a rather zippy ending. Following this came the ever-popular "Hopak" (Moussorgsky-Rachmaninoff), which in
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