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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22,1940
The Kansan Comments-- EDITORIALS LETTERS PATTER
Ye Ed Looks At Football
Chad H. Thompson, Ye Ed of the Kansas City Star and a virtual alumnus of the University (having been here for two years, 1907-08 and 1908-09), apparently worked himself into a high state of hysteria before turning out his pseudo-comic Sunday article in which he called attention to the obvious shortcomings of the Kansas team against Nebraska the previous afternoon. The article failed to leave many of the Kansans in stitches, however, for the shotgun pattern of his punches hit too many of their tender spots, left sensitive by season after season of defeats.
Mr. Thompson was quite right on this point, at least. A good football team cannot be produced without material, no matter what the quality of its coaching staff or its equipment. But, and this is the important thing, he neglected to suggest just where this material could be found. He also failed to consider that the state of Kansas has two schools in the Big Six conference, both of which need all the good material the state's high schools produce, while Nebraska gets the cream of preparatory school material.
Among the statements made by Thompson was this: "Kansas and Nebraska simply play football on different planes." Kansas "appropriates funds for good coaching, good equipment, and a pleasant place to play . . . but . . football can't be produced merely by letting a contract and writing a check."
The University of Kansas takes some pride in pointing to the fact that subsidization does not exist here. Football players are aided in securing employment, of course, but they get paid according to the number of hours they out in on the job. There are no scholarships that conveniently take care of fees and books. There are few professors here who are lenient with the athletes in the classroom and make a special effort to keep them scholastically eliable. Athletes also pay for their own lodging, although the conference does permit a training table at which they receive one meal a day. Now, whether pride in this lack of subsidization is justifiable is another question.
It does not alter the fact, however, that the University of Kansas has failed to produce a team that could even break even in Big Six play for a number of years. The team's performance was not as bad as Saturday's score would indicate, but it has been apparent since far before the start of the season that Kansas again would be an also ran, that it again would be occupying a position somewhere near the bottom (optimistic thought), if not the bottom itself, in Big Six standings at the season's end. In brief, the football situation here is appalling, and has been for more years than it is pleasant to remember.
Whether, as Mr. Thompson suggests, the University of Kansas is to follow the University of Chicago and play football only for exercise is dependent upon the procurement of material. But the University has few attractions for prospective football players when it comes time to make a bid for their services. The smaller schools of the state have the inducements: scholarships, free meals and a place to stay, and even pocket money, in some cases. It makes little difference to many good high school athletes that the University of Kansas can offer
scholastic benefits superior to others. They are going to school to play football, not chess.
Football is a great sport. Saturday afternoons are the climax of the week for many persons throughout the fall, from the latter part of September to late in November, and most of them will pay $2.25 any Saturday afternoon they think their team has a chance to win. But, as attendance records here will show, they will not pay to see a team get beaten every week. It is about time that the University of Kansas quit kidding itself about character building and exercise and concentrated on putting a football team on the field. The material "can be had."
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Vol. 38 Tuesday, Oct.22, 1940 No. 27
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.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB: The Cosmopolitan Club will have its first meeting this year on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church (12th and Vt.). People of all races and nationalities are cordially invited.-Emile Weiss. secretary.
EL ATENEO: The fall picnic of the Ateneo will be held Thursday. Members will meet in 117 F.S. at 4:30. Anyone expecting to go "will please sign list in the Spanish office by Wednesday afternoon." Merle Simmons.
JAY JANES: Jay Jane Meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine Room of the Union building.—Ruth Spencer, president.
FLAGSWINGERS: There will be a rehearsal on the football practice field at 7:30 tomorrow morning. We will meet in the ballroom if bad weather should prevail.—Jimmie Berkson.
NEWMAN CLUB: The regular discussion meeting of the Newman Club will be held this evening at 7:30 in St. John's Church Hall. The club officers desire that all of those members who have not attended these Tuesday meetings strive to attend this meeting—Joseph A. Zishka.
PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS: Proficiency examinations in French, German, Latin, and Spanish will be given at 10 o'clock, Oct. 26, in 107 Frank Strong. Registration for these examinations may be made at the College office on October 23, 24, or 25—W. H. Shoemaker.
PHI CHI DELTA: Phi Chi Delta, the Presbyterian Church Sorority, will have its fall semi-formal dance in the Kansas room Friday night at 8:00. All members may get their tickets at Westminster Hall. -Grace Oishi.
QUILL CLUB: Feoh rume of the American College Quill Club will meet at 7:30 Thursday evening in the Pine Room. All members are to bring their dues. Mary Elizabeth Exans, chancellor.
SOCILOGY CLUB: There will be a meeting of the Sociology Club in the Old English Room of the Union building at 4:30 tomorrow. Mr. Mau Hui King will speak on "The Changing Social Life of China".
THETA SIGMA PHI: There will be a meeting of Theta Sigma Phi Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in the Sky Parlor of the Journalism building—Polly Gowans, secretary.
W. S.G.A. COUNCIL: W.S.G.A. Council will meet this evening at 7:00 in the Pine Room.Doris Twente, Secretary.
TAU SIGMA: There will be no meeting of Tau Sigma this week.-Carolyn Green, president.
Everyone interested is welcome.—Patty Riggs.
W. S.G.A.: There will be a W.S.G.A. tea tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 5 in the lounge of Frank Strong Hall. All University women are invited—Jean Klussman, social chairman.
Mimick Students Profs 'Stumped' in Quiz At Parents Day Banquet
Five students "stumped" the faculty with their questions for the quiz program at the annual Parents Day banquet in the Memorial Union ballroom Saturday evening. The usual student-teacher role was reversed while questions were fired at six members of the University faculty, who sat on the stage mimicking their students.
The five who were successful in stopping the faculty cold received $1.50 apiece for their efforts. Louis Medlin, c'42, wanted to find out what song made the number 1 spot on the
body — except the faculty — knows, there was no Hit Parade last week — President Roosevelt talked. Clarence Robinson, l'41, asked what month began with a "U". The answer is August. Get it? Mary Beth Dodge, fa'42, caught the faculty on their time tables by asking what time it would be in Lawrence, Paris, and Panama when the noon whistle blew at the White House. The answer, according to Mary Beth Dodge, is 11 a.m.; 5 p.m.; and 12 noon, respectively. And Gene Pirtle, l'41, wanted to know what athletic event is won by walking backward. As anyone who has tried to pull a rope across Potter's Pond could tell you, it's a tug-o-war. Pirtle also asked how a youth could be the only entrant in a race, finish the race by breaking the tape, and still not win. That's a hard one, but a trackman would say that it was a hurdle race and that the runner was disqualified for knocking over too many hurdles. Lela Siebert, l'42, quizzed the the faculty on jive slang by asking them to explain the following terms. Agony pipes—clarinets to some; Boogy woogy, which is a style that employs heavy thick bass tones; a canary (girl singer) and a dog house, which is what any bass fiddler slaps around.
Other students with good questions were Howard Engleman, b'41, Lee Huddleston, b'41, A. I. West, c'41, Herb Cole, l'43, Herbert Coale, Wanda Jo Reade, c'41, E. J. Deines, l'41, and Wilfred Hill.
Mou King Taken on Snipe Hunt
Mou Hoi King, e'44, who hails from Peking, China, and is doing a fine job of adjusting himself to life of Templin Hall, was treated to another phase in his "education" Sunday night when his dorm mates took him "snipe-hunting" south of Memorial Stadium.
Led by the proctor of the dormitory, C. H. Mullen, l'42, the group stationed the plucky Chinaman with open bag near the rock cairn and then scattered to scare up some "snipes." Mou Hoi claimed to have caught one early in the hunt, but came home several hours later empty handed though somewhat wiser.
Date Mixup Halts Kansas-Nebraska 2-Mile Race Plans
Due to a mixup on schedule dates, Nebraska's 2-mile team was not here Saturday to race the K.U. team at halftime of the football game. The Huskers had scheduled four meets for their runners. A conference ruling prohibits any队 from participating in more than three mecs before the Big Six championship race.
ROCK CHALK TALK
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An undercover Betty Grable publicity campaign is going on. Both the Phi Beta Pi and Pi K. A. houses report receiving postcards with glamorous Grable's picture and a message something like this, "The last time you saw me you told me I had everything. Come to the Jayhawker theatre and see me again . . . (signed) Betty."
The postmark was Kansas City. It is a prank or an advertisement? Smells like the latter.
They are still talking about that Phi Gam Lil Abner party last Saturday night. Dean Ritchie slid down the Adam Lazonga slide 10 times, each time with a different girl. Why? There was always an enforced embrace at the bottom, and Ritchie is a disciple of the "practice makes perfect" theory.
The "pig in the parlor" didn't stay long at the Pi Phi house. As you know, pledge Jill Peck won a live pig Saturday night for her superlative "oomph" kiss. That night she kept in her room, but the next morning he escaped. It is not known whether he was kidnapped, lured away by temptation, or kicked out the door.
Revision to the ending of a popular lyric is offered by medical student Beb McIntire, who sings, "Maybe I'll say maybe, but probably I'll say sure."
Roosevelt ought to move Armistice Day up a week. Then that holiday would be November 4 before election day November 5. And Armistice ballyhoo ought to be surefire for goading last minute stragglers into line.
The Wichita Eagle says that, speaking of boom towns, London and Berlin aren't doing so bad.
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