PAGE SIX EDITORIAL
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1940
The Kansan Comments-- EDITORIALS ★ LETTERS ★ PATTER
TB Drive Needs Action by City
Public health is a matter usually taken for granted until some incident occurs which brings out its vital importance in sharp relief. Such an incident occurred recently with the discovery of an active case of tuberculosis in a fraternity dish washer. Subsequent examination of thirty-six students exposed showed that sixteen of the students, who had reacted negatively to the tuberculin examination upon entering the University, had positive reactions. Of twelve other students who showed negative reactions only last September, six now react positively.
Steps were immediately taken to provide, for this year at least, examination of food handlers in fraternity, sorority, and other organized houses. Dr. R. I. Canuteson, director of the student health service, volunteered the facilities of the service for examination of both student and non-student food handlers. The Men's and Women's Pan-Hellenic councils voted to assess a fine of fifty dollars on any fraternity or sorority house which failed to have its food handlers examined for tuberculosis. Mrs. Seba Eldridge, president of the Douglas county tuberculosis association, pledged the support of the organization. Several Lawrence restaurants requested the examination of employees.
Thus, approximately one-fourth of the students at the University will be given protection through the tuberculin testing of food handlers. But the matter is more far-reaching than that. Every student is entitled to health protection—to permanent protection, insofar as infection from tubercular food handlers is concerned.
Examination of food handlers was begun in 1937 by the health service with the cooperation of the Pan-Hellenic councils. Eighty-three workers were examined in 1938, but interest flagged and only twelve examinations were made last year. No pressure was placed on food handlers last fall by organization officials and no examinations were made.
What protection students will receive for the remainder of the year is temporary and limited. To be effective, a measure of this kind must be compulsory and must include all eating establishments frequented by students and townspeople alike. Adequate examination of food handlers would include a tuberculin test, a chest x-ray for positive reactors, and further laboratory tests, including sputum examination and examination of gastric contents.
Although the present methods of examining food handlers will act as a temporary stop-gap in curbing what might easily have become an even more serious situation, action by the commissioners of the City of Lawrence is necessary if any lasting or far-reaching health protection is to be obtained. The enactment of a city ordinance requiring the examination of food handlers at least once each year, and the appropriation of sufficient funds to carry out its enforcement is the only solution.
ROCK CHALK TALK
BY REGINALD BUXTON·
Memos of a fifth nighter: Hollywood has packed more scenes of grandeur and breath-taking beauty into "Northwest Passage" than any flicker we have ever seen . . . . Major Rogers hardened his men for the slaughter; nowadays they fatten them . . . Could Rogers and those of like ilk maintained their zealous ambition to break away through the wilderness had they known that Dust Bowlers and Okies would be making the trek in the 20th century
with somewhat less happy ideals?
We went over both the Northwest and the Middlewest passages a few years back—by way of the "rods." We saw few Indians with the exception of a saloon-full of drunken bucks in Cutbank, Montana. But there were plenty of railroad "bulls" (policement to you guys). We'll still match Cheyenne Slim, the toughest, gun-whipping "bull" alive until some hardcase bindle-sills made the trip
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Patron Saint Of Ireland Was Really a Scot
Now take the good Saint Patrick, there is a fine example of how a person can come up in the world. For is it not a great honor to have a day in one's memory and to be considered by the Irish people and the Engineers as their patron saint?
Bv Art O'Donnell, c'41
The only really sad part about this case is that the poor lad Patrick was not of Irish birth. He was born in Scotland somewhere about the year 373. At the tender age of 16, young Pat was captured by a group of Irish sailors and brought to Ireland, where he soon lost his Scottish burr and learned the good Irish brogue. Of course, as he was only classified as a slave and not treated to the best of Irish hospitality, he ran off to France, where he found refuge in a monastery.
After this the Saint spent his life establishing some 300 churches of Roman Catholic faith, administering 12,000 baptisms, and performing a goodly number of ordainings. Although there were no old age pensions at that time, he retired at the age of 71.
It is said that Saint Patrick could hold his own in a fight with any "paddy," for he had some uncanny ability to cause darkness to descend on his opponent, and without the aid of a shillelah, too.
Life went on smoothly for Pat in the monastery where he studied and became a bishop. Then one sleepless night a vision came to the good man, telling him he ought to return to the Emerald Isle and chase out the snakes and toads of Druidism. So with but a blessing, the good man was off to the land of O'Briens, O'Haras and Mulvaneyes, where he made friends and converts of the ancestry of the present Irish generation. So came about Pat's cleaning of Erin, for which he was wined and dined and otherwise honored through all the land.
Sure and its bad cess to you colleens and sons of Irish parentage that don't wear a bit-o-green on this day in honor of that good man.
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No one ever achieved greatness without having several people run interference for him.— Publication Paragraphs.
YOU SAID IT
Envisions Faculty Fashions
To the Editor:
Seems to me that it would be a good idea to have the entire senior class wear caps and gowns all the time during the entire spring semester of their graduating year.
This practice would add a great deal to the color, tradition, and ceremony of our University and its campus life, and would at the same time provide many fond memories for students to lock back upon, years after graduation.
It might be well to require the same practice of all faculty members, or at least of all members of the University senate. They might not appreciate it, but it would be much more dignified for them. After all, aren't we as good as large Eastern schools?
JOSEPHINE DOAKES
Buy the Bookstore!
To the Editor:
HAROLD CHILDE.
A recent issue of the Arkansas Traveler, student paper at the University of Arkansas, reports that that school has purchased outright the book store that has been operating on their campus. Now under administration control, students at Arkansas U. expect more equitable treatment in purchasing of books.
That school has set an example our University might well follow. We have had political blowing about a co-op book store, or about some kind of change in the present set-up, for several years all to no avail. the administration here were to buy out the book store and get rid of it, damage it, the issue would be settled once and for all.
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MUSIC ROOM: The Music room will be open today from 2 to 5. It will be open tomorrow from 3:30 to 5:30 and from 7:30 to 9:30. A special concert of chamber music will be played Tuesday afternoon at 4:30—Erie Klema, chairman.
NEWMAN CLUB: Reservations for the monthly corporate Communion and breakfast to be held Sunday, March 31, may be made after either Mass at Sunday. All reservations must be made by 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, and can be made this Sunday by calling 330.-Albert Protiva, vice president.
ROGER WILLIAMS FOUNDATION: There will be a meeting this evenin gat 6 o'clock at 1124 Mississippi. Professor Robert Calderwood will read selections on "The Last Week." Everyone is invited—Emily Wray, secretary.
PHI CHI DELTA: Phi Chi Delta will have an Easter breakfast Tuesday morning, March 19 from 7 to 8 o'clock. Dorothy Ansdell is in charge of the meeting and Dorothy Howe will lead the devotions -Esther Tippin, Emily Jane Yount, program chairmen.
EL ATENEO: Se celebrare la sesión regular del Ateneo el martes, 18 de marzo, a las tres y media de la tarde en el cuarto 113 F. S—Merle Simmons, vice president.
I. S.A.: I.S.A. members will be admitted to skate at the Roller Drome this afternoon at a 10 cent reduction on presentation of their membership cards.-Mary Gene Hull, social chairman.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: The regular meeting of the National Service Fraternity will be held Monday afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine room of the Union building. Reports will be made on the recent Scout project and the community project. All Scouts or former Boy Scouts are invited to attend this meeting—Kenneth Cedarland, president.
ATTENTION: All cases to appear before the Student Court should first be appealed to the Clerk of the Court, Bob McKay, telephone 2903—Gene Buchanal chief justice.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The regular weekly meeting, open to students, graduates and faculty members, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in room C. Myers Hall.-Jack Dalby, secretary.
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We Were Wrong!
The Kansan wishes to apologize for the error it made in its feature story Friday, page six, regarding the campus buildings. The building back of Watkins Memorial Hospital is not a home for the student staff of the hospital. It is a home for graduate nurses, laboratory technicians, and the women's physician.
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