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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1'40
The Kansan Comments -- EDITORIALS ★ LETTERS ★ PATTER
Just how much creditability may be placed in the article may be difficult to ascertain. There also is some doubt as to what such an article was expected to accomplish. Mussolini may be borrowing the technique of his Berlin neighbor, with the article intended as a smaller version of Mein Kampf. Or, more likely, it was a grandiloquent gesture that seems to have fallen flat.
Win. Place or Show
Now that the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis has made plans for a new world order, a world neatly parceled into spheres and held in abeyance by the totalitarian states, Premier Mussolini, through his newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia, has offered Canada, Newfoundland, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Jamaica as a prize to the United States for its neutrality "until the destruction of the British empire has been effected." Expansive in its generosity, the newspaper stated that the United States might also receive Australia and New Zealand as its "expectations."
On the other hand, it was pointed out, continuation of aid to Britain in the face of "new heavy blows" by the axis partners would result in the United States finding itself in an "inferior diplomatic condition" when the British empire is split up at a peace conference. The newspaper also stated that the United States has a third alternative, to enter the war "knowing it is not militarily ready." The final course would be "suicide," it was said.
Modern Women
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In the 19th century women in the United States enjoyed a position of esteem. They were helpless but wonderful cretaiures placed in a circumscribed niche by the stronger sex away from the coarseness and strife that characterize the daily business of living. But by the turn of the century, women were beginning to wander away from the fireside into paths long trod exclusively by masculine feet. They entered the schools and universities, gained the right to vote, pushed their way into public offices and positions of state, captured sports honors, and entered every occupation men had ever thought of following—and brewed up some new ones.
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Still following the footsteps of their hatchetswinging fore-mothers, th University women of 1940 struggle for sex equality. They rave at the restricted closing hours which must be observed by women students and moan about scholarships and organizations open only to men. But all this is done before the sun goes down. With the first indications of twilight, Susy Coed wants her Joe College to appear like the genie of the magic lamp. He must be the perfect gentleman, immaculate and proper. He must carry her books, open doors and provide a bankroll that buys everything from cokes to meal tickets. He must add a little dash to her life with flowers, candy and sundry gifts. The modern girl is coming to the point in her career where she must relax in her campaign and accept the day-and-night standard as the reward of a well-manipulated strategy before the law of diminishing returns robs her of the glamour of life.
Publicity note: The calling of Capt. James Roosevelt into active duty coincides with his debut as a film producer.
YOU SAID IT
Editor, Daily Kansan:
There are students in the University who have gone through their four years of college without ever having attended a concert or a football game. They didn't miss these events because they didn't want to go, but because they had to work. Yet each year they must pay the activity fee, although they receive nothing for it. This year, an additional $5 was added to the amount, and an additional burden placed upon students who must work.
K. B.
Of course, we must pay for our stadium, that big pile of concrete we sometimes get a glimpse of from the back of the administration building, but why saddle the expense upon students who already have a hard time staying in school? Couldn't students who have to work receive a partial cut on the price of their activity book? Or at least make the tickets transferable so that someone could use them? As it is now, the tickets are about as valuable to some of us as a German post-war mark.
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Vol. 38 Thursday, Oct. 10, 1940 No.19
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ESTES REUNION FICNIC: The Estes Reunion Picnic will be held this evening for all who have been to the Estes Conference or are interested in going. The group will meet at 4:45 at Henley House. There will be a charge of 15 cents.-Ruth Yeomans and Paul Gilles, Co-chairmen.
KAPPA PHI: There will be Kappa Phi cabinet meeting, pledging and pledge meetings will be held tomorrow at Price's 1209 Tennessee at 7:30. Everyone be sure to attend—Kathryn Schaake, Publicity Chairman.
QUILL CLUB; American College Quill club—Feeh Rune—will meet at 7:15 this evening at the Pine room of the Union building—Jean Sellers.
MATHEMATICAL COLLOQQUIUM: Mathematical Colloquium will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in room 201 Frank Strong hall. Professor H. E. Jordan will speak on "Nomographic Charts."—Dane E. B. Stouffer.
Y. M.-Y.W. FRESHMAN COMMISSION: Freshman Commission will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in the Kansas Room.-Margaret Ewers, Ernie Klema.
THOMAS FOR PRESIDENT: The "Thomas for President" club will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building.—Lou Cook, Secretary.
ROCK CHALK TALK
BY HEIDI VIETS
There seems to be some doubt about the politics of Bill Douce, prexy of Young Republicans Club and chairman of I Want To Be a Captain Club.
The doubt does not concern what his politics are, but whether or not he is betting on the right horse. Young Democrats Club Head Jerry Riseley says "No," but then maybe he's just a little prejudiced.
Oh well—
Socialist Vice-Presidential Candidate Maynard Krueger smacked a few nails on the head in his speech here Tuesday.
Wouldn't a one-party system cut down the aspirin bills?
The Hiawatha World thinks "Oh, Promise Me" would be a good opening song for a political rally. Senator Ewing Herbert, the paper's publisher, should be in a position to know.
The World might have added that after November 5 somebody will have to sing "Thanks for the Memory."
How important is backing up the line?
Any prep school youngster knows it's absolutely vital in football. And it's just as vital in the telephone industry.
Backing up the nation's line of communication is Western Electric's responsibility on the Bell System team. This assignment includes manufacturing telephones, switchboards, cable and thousands of other kinds of apparatus-purchasing all manner of supplies for the telephone companies-seeing that all these things are available when and where needed.
By handling this assignment, Western Electric helps to maintain telephone facilities at maximum efficiency helps, when emergencies arise, to restore them in minimum time-and thus contributes to the efficiency and low cost of your Bell Telephone service.
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