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EDITORIAL
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1940.
The Kansan Comments-- EDITORIALS LETTERS PATTER
World Union Solution For Lasting Peace?
Solution of world problems as advanced by Clarence K. Streit in his latest book, Union Now, seems rather idealistic at first glance, but on closer scrutiny, it offers much that is practicable.
That in itself smacks muchly of the League of Nations, which venture proved itself ineffective after repeated vain attempts to join the countries of the world into a league for the promotion of peace.
Streit proposes that the union should have a means of enforcing its principles and of perpetuating itself, and to this end, he suggests a union citizenship, a union defense force, a union postal system, and union money. As well, he asks for free trade between member countries of the union, similar to the free trade enjoyed among the individual American states.
Streit proposes a union of all democracies. He would include in this the United States, Great Britain and her dominions, France, the Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, and Belgium. But the writer would not stop there. To that list he will add any country which might wish to join the union.
Not Utopian is Streit's viewpoint regarding free trade. Establishment of free trade among the nations of the world, however, should never be dependent upon the nations' joining together in a world union. Nor should free trade be inhibited because of differing systems of government in different countries. A democracy should not refuse to trade with any country because that country happens to believe in the Communistic, Socialistic, or any other form of government.
As prerequisite for joining the union, he requires that the member countries agree to certain democratic principles regarding their home government... Totalitarian states could join if they chose, but their people would have to be given a voice in the government of their country before the union would grant the country admission to the select circle.
Avoidance of the wasteful system of economic strife and monetary security—basis of
Joining of the armies of the nations included by Streit in his world union would enable them to reduce radically their numbers and expense, and yet still be strong and sufficient enough to protect the union from any combination of outside powers. Here Mr. Streit's argument fails to consider whether the people of one country would be willing to fight alongside people of another race, even though in the union.
Streit's plan has a number of worthwhile and valuable considerations, however, other than that regarding free trade. Under his plan, each country would continue to carry on her own traditions and customs. Here again the plan's author draws an analogy with the localities in the United States, wherein he fails to consider whether the regional differences in this country are not sustained because of one federal government over them all.
It might be much easier to gain Streit's world union if there were free trade among nations today. It would not necessarily be easier to gain free trade as a result of nations joining in a world union as proposed by Streit.
most war and social problems today—would result from the banding together of democracies in Streit's union.
Yes, Streit's plan has many good points. It has several that are not too practical. But on the whole it is a better answer to the world's ills than any panacea so far submitted.
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Exhibition of pictures by the Pictorial Photographers of America in New York provides opportunity for the public to note the degree to which the photographic art has improved since its inception.
Pictures in the exhibition are divided into various categories, labelled pictorial, advertising, natural history, and press photography. Those pictures listed under pictorial are so much like real paintings that they are almost copies. They deal with similar subjects. History pictures are intended as educational. The most effective of the group, those titled press photos, are slightly bloody. One shows a woman caught between two streetcars.
But the payoff comes in the group labeled advertising and publicity. Ostensibly to gain the attention of those who otherwise wouldn't come, there are hung full-color pictures of Hedy Lamarr and Clark Gable.
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Hollywood Beckons Johnson Girls to Take Screen Tests Next Julv
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Wednesday, April 3, 1940 No.120
"All we can do is go out there and try our best," continued Doris. The girls have been contacted by the 20th Century Fox studios through Mr. Ward Scott, of the Kansas City branch office.
FRESHMAN COMMISSION OF Y.M.-Y.W. Freshman Commission of Y.M.-Y.W. will meet tomorrow at 4:30 in the Kansas Room. Bret Camel, Edna Earl Brooks and Mary James will speak on various phases of summer opportunities—Helen Martin, John Conard, publicity chairmen.
RELAYS QUEEN: Candidates who wish to compete in the contest for Relays Queen may submit a photograph to 103 Robinson Gymnasium by Monday, April 8. The queen and her attendants will be chosen by competing varsity track teams.-S. B. Sifers.
QUILL CLUB: Quill Club will not meet tomorrow. —Evelyn Longbeam, chancellor.
MATH STUDENTS: The Math Club will meet to morrow at 4:45 in room 213. Roderick Burton will speak on "Mathematical Philosophy: The Abstract in Abstraction." Refreshments will be served at 4:15 in room 222. Visitors are welcome.—Marlow Sholander, president.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: Dr. E. T. Gibson is at the Watkins Memorial Hospital each Tuesday afternoon for discussion with students on problems of mental hygiene. Appointments may be made through the Watkins Memorial Hospital—Dr. R. L. Canuteson.
By Larry Winn, c'41
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
Publisher ___ Watt Meininger
On July 1, 1940, the famous Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters, Doris and Helen will be in Hollywood taking motion picture screen tests.
EDITORIAL STAFF
The Johnson sisters have already signed an option with the 20th Century Fox studios. By signing this option, they agreed to be in Hollywood by July 1st. In return, the studio promised them a screen test before 15 days after their arrival. The parents of the sisters also signed this option.
Editor In-Chief Richard Boyce
Associate Editor Loretta Diggs
Assistant Editors Gerald Banker and Helen Markwell
Feature Editor Betty Coulson
Doris shrugged when she mentioned the fact that, "the studio wants us to have some training in acting before we come out, but it is not compulsory." Neither of the girls have had any such training, but both shyly admit that "we will have to have more than just a little training."
NEWS STAFF
The studio based its selection solely on the pictures of the two girls in the December 11, 1939 issue of Life magazine. Immediately, the studio wanted the girls to make the trip west at Christmas, but the Kappa beauties wished to have it postponed until this summer.
Managing Editor ... Jim Bell
Campus Editors ... Reggie Buxton and Roscoe Born
Society Editor ... Virginia Gray
Steve Editor ... Geo. R. Sitterley
Kurtz Editor ... Harry Wint
Sunday Editor ... Clavelle Halden
Night Editor ... Rod Burton
Make Up Editors .. Marilou Randail and Huck Verona
Rewrite Editor ... Bill Keester
Advertising Manager ------------ Rex Cowan
If the screen tests turn out to be good, then through the option, the studio has the right to put the girls in a training school for six weeks. If the sisters prove their ability, they will probably be asked to sign a contract.
Doris is 21 years old and she has brown hair. Helen is 19 years old and is a decided blonde. When Doris was asked "if she'd like to be a movie star," she hesitantly said, "I don't know whether I'd like it or not."
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Although neither girl thinks, "we have a chance because of no experience," each did admit that it would be "exciting" and "something new."
Wheeler Still At It--human behavior. He has made a motion picture correlation of climate and historical events from 600 B.C. to the present which has won recognition from various scientific groups.
Largest Campus Project Employs 116 Students
It would take one person better than 10 years, working 8-hour days, to reach the total of 29,575 hours which have been applied by N.Y.A. workers on the project being carried on in room 15 of Frank Strong hall.
Since that time, the project, (which is easily the largest on the campus and before completion will probably be the largest on any campus) has employed 116 university students. These 116 students have collected a file of fifty thousand art samples to show the history of art, have built up a card index file of 100,000 cards on historical events, and compiled twenty thousand typed pages of historical data in their extensive research.
All of this data and much more will eventually go into Dr. Wheeler's "Big Book." This 125 pound book is $7 \frac{1}{2}$ feet wide when opened out and has pages 18 inches high. It too, is kept in room 15 and from one to three workers are usually recording in it.
Room 15 is known in the psychology department as the 'cycle room' for it is here that Dr. R. H. Wheeler, professor of psychology, and his corps of N.Y.A. workers are conducting their research on "The Effects of Climate on Human Behavior."
Dr. Wheeler began work on this problem in 1933, he revealed today in an interview, and when the N.Y.A. was introduced in 1934, this project was approved for student labor.
The purpose of all this compilation, Dr. Wheeler explained, was to prove his hypothesis that human behavior, down through the ages, has been influenced by climate and that climatic cycles cause fluctuations in
At the present time, the staff is engaged in preparing a correlation of climate and wars which is to be published this summer.
Walker Will Review Book at Classical Association Meeting
A. T. Walker, professor of Latin and Greek, will be one of the speakers at the 34th annual meeting of the Classical Association of Kansas and Western Missouri to be held at Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia Friday and Saturday.
Dr. Walker will review "The New Deal in Old Rome" by Henry J. Haskell at the Saturday morning meeting. This book is one of the several which will be reviewed as recent books for teachers and students in this field.
Other members of the University faculty who will attend are: Miss Mary Grant, associate professor of Latin and Greek; Miss Winnie Lowrance, assistant professor of education.
Anneberg Speaks to Rhadamanthi
"The Poetry of Vachel Lindsay" was discussed last night by Frank Anneberg, gr., at the regular meeting of Rhadamanthi, poetry society. The two types of Lindsey's poetry, colorful word pictures and strong poem-songs, were considered.
The meeting was held in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.