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EDITORIAL
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1940.
The Campus Comments - - OPINIONS EXPRESSED bv STUDENTS and FACULTY
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The Kansan has received a communication regarding its policy which it desires to print, but cannot because the writer withheld his name, signing his letter only Dissentient. If he will inform the editor of his name, not for publication, the Kansan can feel free to print the letter.
Letter writers are urged to remember that the Kansan cannot print letters unless the editor has the writer's name, though it may not be used in the paper.
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Critic on the Pan
To the Editor:
As a student of the University of Kansas, I am certainly gratified to know that we have such a bona fide critic of the arts on the Kansan's staff as Mr. Christopher Vandeveer. I would like to compliment him on his casual observation that the pianists of the San Francisco Ballet were good but a bit on the "sloppy" side. I think that that is the cutest trick, being good but sloppy at the same time; how is it done?
My, my, I was so pleased with the delicate humor that you injected into the closing paragraphs of your review. That "Sundown in Podunk" was a splendid bit of wit. I'll bet you're almost a member of the Main Street bourgeois—of Podunk I mean. You do understand everything so well.
Mr. Vandeveer seemed a little peeved that the Ballet saw fit to give us a little more entertainment and "managed to make it (the performance) last far past its allotted time". Who allots the time for a performance? Custom? You'd hate Gone with the Wind. I'm sorry you had to stay to write so unimportant a thing as your review when you were obviously bored.
You may have guessed, Mr. Vandeveer, that your slapstick remarks about a performance that delighted me are resented. But then you know so much more about it than I, a poor Kansas yokel, so I should say nothing.
JACK COYLE.
Down Our Alley
To the Editor:
I want to know why the Lawrence police force closes the bowling alleys at twelve o'clock to protect morals, but doesn't give a hoot if you sit in beer joints till four. In other words why can't you have nice clean fun? Or don't the bowling alley proprietors have the proper connections? Can I help it if I would rather knock pins down than guzzle?
JOSEPHINE DOAKES.
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Lesson in Louisiana
The defeat and expulsion of the corrupt Louisiana political machine bequeathed by the late 'Kingfish' Huey Long to his followers, shows what can be accomplished by the processes of democracy, once they are put into action.
In this respect the Louisiana election results are vastly more important to the country at large than the elimination of a single political plague spot, important though that is.
It is almost incredible that such a dictatorship could have been established in America. The Long regime set up a complete control over state and municipal political functions. The legislature abdicated. Police powers and judicial process were in the hands of the ring. To oppose the ruling force was dangerous to life and limb as well as to personal fortune.
It is almost as incredible that such a dictatorship once established could be overturned. Yet it has been smashed. The Louisiana election was the finishing touch to the reform that has been going on.
If the democratic process can do this in Louisiana where, to be frank, the normal process of democracy at its best has been nothing to brag about, the whole country has a healthy example of what can be done.
GERALD BANKER.
Why a Democrat Club?
To the Editor:
I'm a new student here this semester and I've just got one thing to say: What this campus needs is less
organization. They have an organization for everything. For instance the other day I read that they have even a Young Democrat club on this hill.
Now, sir, I ask you, what does this College need with a Democrat Club? In the first place there hasn't been a democrat around here since the Civil War and in the second place he wouldn't be allowed to enter the University even if he did come around. And even if one or two of them have slipped in, they probably aren't old enough to vote anyway. So why should they go to the trouble to organize? It's about as useless as a bunch of capons eyeing an attractive young pullet. They can't do anything about it either.
B. O. Czar.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Friday, March 1, 1940 No. 22
Vol. 37 Friday, March 1, 1940 No. 102
CHRISTIAN CHURCH YOUNG PEOPLE: Christian Church Young People will have a Leap Year Party this evening at 9:00 o'clock. An admission of 10 cents will be charged. Everyone is invited.-Dwight Metzler, social chairman.
LUTHERAN STUDENTS: Attend L.S.A. Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. John Urich and their seeing eye dog, Dutche, will be our guests. The hosts are Carl Johnson and Otto Latness—Mary James, president.
MUSIC ROOM: A special concert will be played tonight at 7:30. The Music Room will be open from 3:30 until 5:30 tomorrow afternoon—Ernie Klema, chairman.
WESTMINSTER FORUM: Westminster Forum will have a party tomorrow evening at 8:00 o'clock. Admission is 10 cents. There will be refreshments, games, and dancing. Everyone is invited as usual.—Dorothy Owen, social chairman.
WESTMINSTER STUDENT FORUM: The regular meeting will be held at 7:30 Sunday evening at Westminster Hall. Colonel Karl F. Baldwin will speak on the subject, "America With and Without a Defense Policy". Esther Tippin will lead the worship service; Joyce Viessselman will sing. Everyone is invited—Charles Yeomans, president.
FIRESIDE FORUM: Fireside Forum will meet at the home of Chancellor Malott this Sunday evening at 7:00 o'clock. For those who find it more convenient, transportation will be provided from the church.—Lorraine Polson, publicity chairman.
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Rogers Is Father of Hill Debate
Great Actor Never Knew
By Mary Frances McAnaw, c'43
Will Rogers, internationally known humorist, writer, and actor, was the father of the present forensics program at the University of Kansas and he never knew it.
Way back in the days when debate was debate and Kansas didn't have any, the University advertised "If You Can Debate, Kansas Needs You." They even imported a professor of speech from Washburn, E. C. Buehler, to help give the University a forensics program that was extra-curricular. The chief difficulty soon became one of finance, not of finding interested students to participate.
Hoch auditorium had just been completed and the Forenses Council devised the scheme of booking Will Rogers to give the first lecture in the auditorium. Through a typographical error, the making of $2,500 into $1,000, which turned out to be a valid contract, Will Rogers agreed to appear here for the $1,000, in 1927, before the days of the radio and the movie.
Advertisement of such a program drew enthusiastic response from the whole community. The lecture course offered to buy the rights to the lecture for $800 and the Forensic Council sold.
But Rogers canceled his engagement. However he agreed to appear the next year for the same price. Like the "little man who wasn't there" he was obliged to cancel his engagement again. To even things up he sent a personal check for $1,000 payable to the lecture course.
The committee in charge of the lecture course was loathe to turn over $800 to the Forensics Council as was originally agreed. Former Chancellor Stone convinced them that it was a debt and the Council received its $800.
And they lived happily ever after because the forensics department, through the generosity of Will Rogers, started on a present program.
ROCK CHALK TALK
By HARRY HILL
Foot in mouth department.
Foot in mouth department.
Jean Robertson, named yesterday by your Rock Chalker as a potential candidate for W.S.G.A. president, is just that and no more. As treasurer of the women's council, she holds a two year position which she will continue to fill next year.
There has been a shift in allegiance which will put variety into the women's election this spring. Ccrbin hall, mainstay precinct of the Pi Phi-Theta et all combine last year, has its own candidate, O'Thene Huff, who probably will be supported by the Chi Omega-Alpha Chi front. And this means that Betty Kimball of Miller hall will be her opponent, the choice of the Pi Phi-Theta coalition. Don't be surprised, therefore, if the Pi Phi's and Theta's, who have elected the last two W.S.G.A. presidents, lose the race this year because of Corbin hall's probable new alliance with her opposition.
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We started out today to fill Rock Chalk's alloted space by interviewing students on the Missouri-Kansas basketball game tonight. After getting the opinions of 2,413 persons, we discovered that all the
answers were the same. It appears that everybody thinks Kansas will win. There is only one doubtful note. That's the prediction of our favorite sports writer, Cecil (Queenie) King. She picks Kansas. She also took the Kappa's over the Pi Phi's the other night. Draw your own conclusions.
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It would be a lot easier to write women's politics if the gals would adopt some party names. Off hand, we'd suggest the "Powder Puffs" and the "Permanent Waves."
Blame Bill Koester for this temperature drop. In the current Jayhawker, Koester advises students not to throw away their ski suits. Of course, he wrote that a month ago. But the Jayhawker came out yesterday and the sun didn't today.
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Still, maybe the mercury fell upon the arrival of the Missouri basketball team, which doubtlessly is cool and confident.
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Major George Fielding Eliot says that if the British were deprived of their tea, a national (English) catastrophe would result.
If you were going to pull such (Continued on page seven)