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EDITORIAL
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1940.
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Correction
Why not more appropriations for conservation? Our 132 million American citizens realize no tangible value from the billions of dollars plunged into armaments and defense programs. Although such expenditures may be necessary, still by permitting the washing away, blowing off, and killing off of the topsoil the nation is fighting itself. Soil debility removes stiffening lime from the national backbone, lowers the heat of the national bloodstream and leads to a devitalized society.
The drive for money from students will be to furnish only two dormitories, not three as this page misinformed readers yesterday. The Battenfeld home will be furnished by its benefactors. But that makes it the more simple; just two dorms to furnish with good beds for good boys.
With the approach of spring the question of land again arises. In dry areas threats of dust storms appear; and in more humid areas the problems of flood control and levees appear. But aside from the restless activity of nature, the people themselves have hurt the land by their inaction.
Soil misuse makes people poor. For soil displacement is followed by human displacement. Look at Western Kansas. Down our rivers each year flows quantities of minerals and vital food elements, the price of erosion. The eroded earth is in some part destroyed; that richness is inevitably lost.
War!-Againct Erosion
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If our vital resources are to be saved, conservation must be implemented by additional federal and state legislation, by more adequate appropriations. Even more essential is the interest of the people, for the efforts of a few interested government officials will not suffice.
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YOU SAID IT
Support From The Illiterate
Editor. Dailv Kansan:
I have never read Milton's "Paradise Lost." I was therefore unable to appreciate fully your analogy in the editorial entitled "Whoa, Girls." The last paragraph, however, made the point sufficiently clear.
The recent Mortar Board election apparently was based more on petty dislikes than on honest consideration of achievements. Even if much of the highly-earned were not honored, you and Milton were indeed kind to Corbin hall.
Corbin can't be criticized for "running over" the women students in a W.S.G.A. election. They seemingly have enough votes to win. And with a majority of the votes, they have the right to elect their candidates.
But carrying over the hatred built up in elections to the process of choosing women for Mortar Board cannot be approved or condoned on the basis of democratic election principles.
Mortar Board, with the purpose of giving recognition to women of leadership and achievement, is worthy of unqualified student respect. Mortar Board, with the purpose of giving voice to cheap political jealousy and contemptible feminine animosity, is despicable.
HARRY HILL.
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He Didn't Know
Editor. Dailv Kansan:
The editorial stand of the Kansas in yesterday's edition regarding election of new members to Mortar Board deserves the unqualified commendation of every reasonable student. At last we find that that sacred organization is not the virtuous group which we would be led to believe.
From time to time epithets have been hurled at Sachem, senior men's honorary organization, but this year's selection seems to represent the upper strata of
student leaders and scholars. At the very minimum members were not selected there on the basis of any political election as they were in Mortar Board, where one consideration in selection of new members rested on support in the recent W.S.G.A. election.
The skeletons are beginning to rattle in the Mortor Board closets and the students are now aware of that fact. Isn't it time for some housecleaning in the mighty of mighties?
"MY EYES ARE OPENED ★ ★ ★
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Tednesday, April 24,1940 No.135
APPLICATIONS FOR DANCE MANAGER: Applications, with a list of qualifications, are due at the office of the Adviser of Men, room 1, Frank Strong Hall, before 5 o'clock on Thursday April 25.—C. H. Mullen, president of Men's Student Council.
APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT MANAGER: Applications, with a list of qualifications are due at the N.Y.A. office by 6 o'clock Thursday, April 25. Applicants must conform to eligibility requirements. Need will be considered—C. H. Mullen, President Men's Student Council.
COMMENCEMENT EXHIBITS: Departments which are planning to show exhibits during commencement week and which wish to include description of exhibits in Commencement Booklet, please forward copy for printing promptly to Mr. W. H. Schoewe, chairman of Commencement Committee on Exhibits.
NEWMAN CLUB: Sunday is Corporate Communion Sunday for all Catholic students. The Corporate Communion will meet at the 7:30 Mass. Rev. E. J. Weisenberg will speak and lead the open discussion on "Courtship and Marriage", immediately after the breakfast which will follow the Mass. A 10 cent breakfast will be served and no reservations need be made. Albert Protiva, vice-president.
I. S.A. FASHION SHOW: The women of the I.S.A. are presenting a fashion show of "Night and Day" on Thursday from 7:00 to 8:00 in the Memorial Union Ballroom. All women students of the University and interested faculty members are invited as guests of I.S.A. The show will feature women's campus fashions for a week's period.—Mary Gene Hull, Social Chairman, I.S.A.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: Dr. E.T. Gibson is at the Watkins Hospital each Tuesday afternoon for discussion with students on problems of mental hygiene. Appointments may be made through the Watkins Memorial Hospital—Dr. R.I. Canuteson.
FRESHMAN COMMISSION OF Y.M. & Y.W.: Joseph King, minister of the Congregational Church will lead a discussion on the present world crisis tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine Room. All freshmen are invited.-Helen Martin, John Conard, publicity chairmen.
QUILL CLUB: Quill club will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 in the Pine Room - Evelyn Longerbeam.
RIFLE CLUB: There will be an important meeting in Fowler Shops at 7:30 on Thursday. Election of officers and awards will be the nature of the meeting. Ann Rightmire, captain.
GIRL RESERVE TRAINING COURSE: All girls who have completed the Girl Reserve Training Course may get their notebooks at the Education office at any time.—Ruth Moritz.
SCABBARD AND BLADE MEMBERS: There is to be a meeting of all active members of Scabbard and Blade in the Engineering building at 7.30 this evening. The meeting will consist of electing new officers. All who are not there or excused will be fined—Rex R. Sage, Ist Sct.
SENIORS: Don't delay in placing your orders for announcements now on sale at the University business office. The deadline is April 27.-John Oakson, chairman.
SOUR OWL APPLICANTS; Students applying for positions of editor or business manager of the Sour Owl for next year must submit written applications to Stewart Jones, secretary of Sigma Delta Chi before noon tomorrow.—Stewart Jones.
SENIORS: All seniors who wish to reserve space in the Senior section of the Jayhawker should fill out application blanks at the Jayhawker office before May 1. —Chad Case, business manager.
W. N.A.A.: W.N.A.A. will meet at 7:30 tomorrow at the Union building. Please bring your dues—Helen Hay.
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YOUNG REPUBLICANS: There will be a meeting of the Young Republicans club this evening at 7:30 in the Kansas room of the Union building.—Bill Douce, president.
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For Better Varsities
A crying need for popular varsities at popular prices has been evident on this campus for a long time without anyone doing more than cry about it. Brewster Powers and his M.S.C. social committee brought up a bill to abolish the varsity dance manager position Monday night. Such a step may be one of the possibilities of solving the problem.
Prices for varsities have been too high. The reason men students give for staying away in droves attest to that fact. In the fall, when the demand for entertainment is high and the student purses are bulging, seventy-five cents admission price is justifiable. But—in the spring, when the newness has worn off and the summer wages are a thing of the past, that price keeps the Union ballroom looking like the Memorial stadium during a football "classic."
Lowering prices under the present system of a salaried dance manager is impossible. Naturally, the dance manager wants to make money. In the fall he rakes in the sheaves and in the spring he cuts down on the number of varsities, hoping that the losses on the ones he does have won't hurt his bonus at the end of the year. The dance manager, of course, is not interested in cutting prices and trying to break even or take losses just to give students a dance they can afford. Economic individuals aren't like that.
Powers' bill proposes that a committee of M.S.C. and W.S. G.A. members and the president of the Student Union Activities board do the work now done by the dance manager. The committee will be able to save the salary of approximately $200; it can afford to cut prices as the school year wears on and the demand for dances at a high price declines. The councils, if necessary, will be able to assume at the end of the year any loss brought about in the attempt to give students dances at more popular prices. The members of the committee can pool their ideas to make the varsities more than an endless three hours of monotonous dancing without variety.
This committee can do still more. As a bi-partisan group it can look into this business of a near-monopoly on dance booking on the campus. The monopoly is fine for the booker, but dancers suffer from a lack of competition which prevents the bands from showing their best. It's too easy for a dance manager to come under the influence of a fast talking, persuasive booker who wants his bands booked to the exclusion of all others. In short, this dance bill can make for a more democratic dance administration.
Just two things can go awry with this scheme. First, a multi-numbered committee may have difficulty in getting together on the big bands that have proved popular for the class parties. In booking the big bands it is necessary to work fast. Second, there is a slight and remote possibility the trouble of dance passes might creep back into the picture. But with councils pledged to efficient student government, any difficulties such as these are sure to be ironed out.
ROCK CHALK TALK
By Marilyn McBride
By Benny Lemons
"I want to be a campus beauty queen," my roommate said the other morning, throwing me out of bed.
Now my roommate's name is not Flossie or Blondie, but George, and, as the name implies, he would not make an appropriate beauty queen.
So, I was surprised when my roommate threw me out of bed—not at his throwing me out of bed but at his remark. He seemed hurt, and I decided right there that I must do something. So I reached up on the bed and brought my pillow down on the floor with me. After all, I have a right to be comfortable.
So, I said to George: "George, (we all call him George) why do you want to be a campus beauty queen?"
Well, George was almost in tears when he answered, and I was touched. Me, old hard-bitten Cap'n Flagg, getting sentimental. But for a reason. Here is The Story of George.
It seems that George has an inferiority complex. He has a hard time approaching girls on the campus and only recently has he nerved up enough to ask for dates. And, just as he was beginning to enjoy them, this beauty queen thing came into his life.
"It's too much." blubbered George, brushing his teeth. "How can pore little me go around those girls any more, what with all of them becoming campus queens."
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