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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1940
The Kansan Comments-- EDITORIALS ★ LETTERS ★ PATTER
An extensive dormitory building program for five state educational institutions was recommended last week by a committee of the Kansas division of the American Association of University Women. The committee has been asked to present its findings to the state board of regents. The proposals of the committee call for a 10-year building program for the Kansas schools.
A Dorm Stand--bearing in determining what course Russia will follow are the moves Turkey, another unknown quantity, and Greece may make on Europe's chess board. "All problems concerning their two countries" were examined by Hitler and Il Duce at the second Brennero conference recently, it was stated, but at best it could have been only a serious guessing game, for World War II now is rapidly becoming complicated. In the light of recent happenings, however, it appears that a showdown is imminent.
The A.A.U.W.'s recommendation now apparently is only a matter for academic deliberation, a program that looks extremely good on paper, but which will need both intensive and extensive action before it accomplishes its aims. It is to be hoped that discussion of the problem and consideration of a remedy will soon precipitate some constructive action, although past experience has shown that the wheels of the legislature and other state educational departments move with maddening slowness. At any rate, the A.A.U.W. has adopted a worthwhile program, one that is of too meritorious a nature to be abandoned by any early discouragements.
Mount Oread stands in extreme need of additional dormitory buildings, for student housing here has long been inadequate to meet standards compatible to all-around student health. Until this year, of course, men students attending the University had no dormitories at all, despite the efforts made in the past to establish such residences.
Take a Number--bearing in determining what course Russia will follow are the moves Turkey, another unknown quantity, and Greece may make on Europe's chess board. "All problems concerning their two countries" were examined by Hitler and Il Duce at the second Brennero conference recently, it was stated, but at best it could have been only a serious guessing game, for World War II now is rapidly becoming complicated. In the light of recent happenings, however, it appears that a showdown is imminent.
Despite mounting tension in the Balkans and the Far East, Russia has not as yet shown its hand; that fact may be taken as either a sign of weakness or an indication that the U.S. S.R. is merely playing a waiting game. In either quarter or both, Russia stands to be vitally affected by whatever action may be taken by Germany and Italy in the Balkans and Japan in the East.
It is doubtful if Russia will stand idly by while the Rome-Berlin axis extends its operations into the wealthy and strategic Ukraine for fear of having its important outlet in the Black Sea cut off. Rumania has shown its friendliness to Germany, although as early as last summer Russia extended its frontier by annexing part of the oil and wheat wealthy country. Premier Mussolini will expect a slice of the agricultural section of the country, for Italy long has been dependent upon Rumania and the Balkans for corn and wheat.
Other factors which will have an important
From subsequent reports which have trickled out of Europe following the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo tri-partite pact, it appears that Russia was not consulted in its drafting. However, it is obvious that the Soviet came in for no small amount of consideration, perhaps speculation. Russia and Japan have been at odds for years, and Stalin's continued aid to China remains a source of irritation to the Nipponese government. Yet it was noted that Winston Churchill's declaration that the three-party alliance was "pointed at Russia" was ignored by the Soviet press, while the speech of Yosuke Matsuoka, Japanese foreign minister, in which it was represented that peaceful relations between the two were desired, received prominent publication.
With Congress still showing no signs of adjourning, some of the boys are beginning to sweat, for the political fences back home are in need of a little line riding.
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Vol. 38 Friday, Oct. 11, 1940 No.20
Notices due at Chancellor's office at 3 p.m. on day before publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturation yfor Sunday issue.
PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: The psychology club will meet Monday in room 316, Frank Strong hall. Professor T. D. Jones of the Fine Arts School will give a color demonstration. Everybody is invited.-Lois Schreiber, Secretary.
KAPPA PHI: Cabinet Meeting, pledging and pledge meetings will be held this evening at Price's, 1209 Tennessee at 7:30. Everyone be sure to attend. —Kathryn Schaake, Publicity Chairman.
WESTMINSTER FORUM: Westminster Forum will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 in Westminster hall. The speaker of the evening will be Rev. Edwin F. Price, who will talk on Reality in Religion—Robert Talmadge, Presdient.
KAPPA BETA: Kappa Beta pledging services at 6:30 on Tuesday—Lois Worrell.
PHI SIGMA: Dr. N. P. Sherwood of the department of Bacteriology will give an illustrated talk on "Allergy", on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in 101 Snow hall. —Hal Smolin, President.
Y. W.C.A.: The Y.W.C.A. Membership Banquet will be held on Tuesday at 5:45 in the Union ballroom.- Margaret Learned.
ROCK CHALK TALK
BY HEIDI VIETS
Since Reggie Buxton, "thin man" of campus journalism, lambasted all freakish details of feminine dress, the squawking has gone round and round. Wednesday Pi Phi Anne Nettles answered with caustic comments to the effect, "We females can do no wrong." Now that is going too far.
Buxton did step on a sore toe when he mentioned those buttoned-behind sweaters. The cauties who wear them that way not only defy criticism, they also can't take it. However, after seeing those hidesidefore Ku Ku pledges, they should be convinced that all sweaters, coats, and pantywaists should be buttoned where nature and the designer intended.
He also slipped in declaring that gals wear anything that isn't nailed down. Look about you, Reggie, and you'll see that they wear the nails, too—in strings around their necks.
If you blamed that Thursday morning earlier-than-alarm-clock wakening on the K.U. band, you were right. The early bandsters practiced marching in the stadium. You'll see the perfected results of their drill tomorrow between halves.
Some wacky punster once ventured, "A man's word is as good as his band." If so—shame, shame on German-mastro Lawrence Nelson.
Richard O. Boyer, correspondent for "PM." describes a hot spot where the performers are horses. Yes, horses. What's more, one nag is a drunkard whose trick in trade is to lap beer from ringside tables. Says Boyer, "Our table was so near the ring that the horses' hoofs threw sawdust into our drinks."
All this and bombing too!
Uncle Jim's Companion K.U.'s Forgotten Man
The truly "forgotten man" stands in front of Green hall.
No, he isn't Uncle Jimmie, for his personality and life have become a K.U. tradition. The statue itself, as well as Green hall and the annual Jimmie Green banquet are indications of the indelible impression the genial dean left on the hearts of Jayhawkers.
But the anonymity of his student-companion is directly proportionate to the renown of "Uncle Jimmie." The identity and significance of the figure has
long been a campus mystery. There are several opinions about the campus as to just who the student is. Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, and the fellow who usually knows something about all campus institutions, believes that a professional model was used and a symbolization of the representative K.U. student intended.
F. E. Melvin, associate professor of history, also an authority on K.U. history and tradition, believes the figure might be that of a former student named Alford who was killed in the Spanish-American war, but the records to this effect are lacking.
So far as records are concerned, the files of The Daily Kansan reveal that the statute was done by Daniel Chester French, paid for by subscriptions which were undertaken in 1920, and dedication was in May, 1924.
The files also show that in 1922 two members of the committee made a visit to the sculptor's studio and suggested certain changes in the attire of the student. The clippings also state that Mr. French told the committee members that the coming generations would better grasp the meaning of "Uncle Jimmie" if he were depicted with a student figure (although no mention was ever made of any particular person or personality in this role).
Dean F. J. Moreau of the School of Law, is doubtful that the student was meant to represent any one person, or was copied from any significant model.
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