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EDITORIAL
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1940.
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E. H. S. Bailey, for whom the chemistry laboratories were named, also was an early lecturer of the bureau.
Keeler Remembers Old Chautauqua Days Of Lecture Bureau
Five faculty members who lectured for the bureau later became heads of departments in the College. L. N. Flint, chairman of the department of journalism, was one. Edmund H. Hollands, chairman of the department of philosophy, was another, and at that time dean of the college. Prof. Olin Templin, former head of the philosophy department, was a lecturer, was once dean of the college, and is now secretary of the endowment association.
Old Chautauqua days were recalled Wednesday by Guy V. Keeler, director of the University lecture bureau, which this year is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. Mr. Keeler has been associated with the bureau for 18 of its 25 years.
It was through this system, which was similar to the chautauqua system of education that Dr. Hamilton P. Cady, chairman of the department of chemistry, and discoverer of helium in natural gas, became known throughout this section of the country for his lectures on liquid air.
A quarter century ago, the extension division arranged lectures exclusively from among 85 faculty members, many of whom are still active in the University.
Last year, the bureau scheduled a total of 286 faculty lectures and 347 non-faculty engagements. A total of 467 non-faculty concerts and entertainments and 10 faculty and student recitals were arranged by the bureau for 342 different communities.
The bureau began a policy of offering University credit for some of the faculty lectures when accompanied by supplementary readings and examination.
L. D. Havenhill and Raymond A. Schwegler also were lecturers for the bureau. Professor Havenhill later became dean of the School of Pharmacy, and Professor Schwegler became dean of the School of Education. Dr. James Naismith, late professor emeritus of physical education, lectured for the bureau on the physical development of the child. Faculty members of the School of Fine Arts presented recitals as a part of the bureau's program. Only Chas. S. Skilton, head of the department of organ, and Carl A. Preyer, professor of piano, remain in the present School of Fine Arts faculty.
That lecture which Cady illustrated by freezing cranberries and throwing them to the audience was one of the most popular.
Dr. William Burdick, dean emeritus of the School of Law at the University traveled the bureau's circuits lecturing on the law of the family, the law of sales of personal property, and criminal law.
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YOU SAID IT
A young Negro girl, Lucile Bluford, is fighting to get into the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. Unfair and unconstitutional is the attempt to keep her out.
The University of Missouri is maintained through funds from the state treasury. Negroes have poured millions upon millions, over a period of more than a century, into that state treasury. For the state itself and for private individuals within that state, Negroes have labored for years. Their wages, when they got any, were lower than those received by white men doing the same kind of work.
The Supreme Court of the United States reversed the decisions of the lower courts in the case of Lloyd L. Gaines. On December 12, 1938, it ruled by a 6-2 decision that if a state provided legal training for its residents, it must be upon "basis of equality of right." Galanes had been denied admittance to the school and on the ground that it was contrary to the state laws for
Let Her In!
To the Editor:
a Negro to be admitted. If a Negro is denied admittance to the school, equal facilities must be provided for him elsewhere in the state.
Since equal facilities are not available to Miss Bluford elsewhere in the state, it is her undeniable right to be admitted to the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri.
CURTIS BURTON.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Sunday, Feb. 25, 1940 No. 98
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: All members of the National Service Fraternity will please be present at an important meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine Room of the Union building. Professor W. T. Paullin will be guest speaker—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 Buchanan, 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.
FIRESIDE FORUM: Fireides Forum will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, 907 Arkansas at 7 o'clock. Transportation will be provided for those who prefer to come to the Congregational Church. Everyone is welcome.—Lorraine Polson, publicity chairman.
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS: All applications and testimonials for Scholarships and Fellowships in the Graduate School for the year 1940-41 should be filed at the Graduate Office on or before March 1, 1940. Inquire at the Graduate Ofice on or before March 1, 1940. Inquire at the Graduate Office, 225 Frank Strong hall, for information in regard to these grants—E. B. Stouffer, dean.
MUSIC ROOM: The Music Room will be open this afternoon from 3:30 until 5:30—Ernie Klema, chairman.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL: Because of the concert, the Men's Student Council will meet on Monday Feb. 26, at 7:00 p.m.-Irving Kuraner, secretary.
NOTICE TO STAFF MEMBERS: Staff members who wish to have any change of address or telephone listed in the directory supplement should report such changes to the Chancellor's office at once.—Raymond Nichols, executive secretary.
PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: Miss Esther Twente will speak at the regular meeting, Monday at 4:30 in room 21, Frank Strong hall. Her subject will be "The Contributions of Psychology and Sociology to the Social Sciences." The meeting is open to all students who wish to attend.—Marion Horn, secretary.
NEWMAN CLUB: The Newman Club will hold its regular discussion and business meeting next Tuesday evening. Feb. 27, at 7:30 in St. John's Church Hall. Reverend M. F. Hoffman, L.L.D. will speak and lead the discussion. All Catholic students not members of the Newman Club are urged to attend. Non-Catholic members are welcome.—Albert Protva, acting vice-president.
QUACK CLUB: There will be no swimming meeting Wednesday night, but there will be one at 4:30 Tuesday. -Mickie Learnard, president.
VACANCIES OF KANSAS RELAYS COMMITTEE:
Men wishing to apply for freshmen positions on the Kansas Relays Committee please address applications containing qualifications to Senior Relays Manager, Room 107, Robinson gym before Feb. 26. S. B. Sifers.
Y. M.-Y.W. ASSEMBLY: There will be a joint meeting for all Y.M. and Y.W. members Monday afternoon at 4:30 in Frank Strong Auditorium. Dr. Sayre, President of the Internation Fellowship of Reconciliation will speak on "Is War Necessary?"_Ernie Klema and Marjorie Cook, membership co-chairmen.
W. S.G.A.: There will be a meeting at 7:30 Tuesday evening in the Pine room — Velma Wilson, president.
ROCK CHALK TALK
By HARRY HILL
If you think you are well-informed on current events, don't take Time magazine's latest quiz on the world and national affairs. Chances are your bubble would be exploded.
On the other hand, if you think merely that you know more than the average college student, it might be well to give the exam a try. The college average, Time said, wrote a score of 50 on 105 questions. Unless you have just returned from a year's hermitage in Bali Bali, you probably can beat that mark. Or maybe Time set the "college average" pretty low to make the readers feel intelligent.
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War department.
We didn't really get mad when they dragged old Confucius out of his grave and made him the mouth-piece for a lot of amateur wise-crackers. But anger and combat now are flaming within us. Because they have worked dear old George Washington into a Confucius gag. And that is carrying everything just too far. Here's what the South Dakota U. "Volante" quips:
"Confucius say—Little boy who chop down cherry tree on the sly, will get axed about it by and by!" Are we sore!
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Now that both the Republicans and Democrats have decided where and when they will hold their conventions at least part of the political smoke has blown away. An
announcement about the third term would leave lots of clear sky showing. We hope at least that Mr. Roosevelt has made up his mind before the student politicians start their annual antics next month. Otherwise, with so much party politics in the air (national and state and campus), we wouldn't blame University students for getting disgusted with democracy and joining up with the "subversive" forces.
Today's simile: As hard as it is to get in a frame of mind to go to bed at night.
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Add ditto: As hard as it is to get up, for the next morning's 8 o'clock class.—The Oklahoma Daily.
Hitler shouts again that Germany can't be beaten. Of course he may just be talking to keep us his courage.
Hot chalklets: Bad news for mid-week fans . . . It will be announced soon that only six more Wednesday night dances will be held this year . . . There's nothing to the rumor that apartments for men students will be banned next year . . . Officials have taken no such action and don't contemplate making such a ruling . . . Unless present plans are junked, the new "bulletin paper" to be issued by the Student Union Activities board will be called the "Vignett" . . . Our favorite bookie says ode against Kansas winning undisputed claim to the Big Six basketball title should be 5 to 1 . . . We won't bet.
Department Exhibit Shows Modern Trends
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By Bob Trump, c'42
Abstraction Is Theme--stone, and plastics; and a sixth with display, stage exposition and architecture.
Wood that bends . . . photographs made without a camera . . . three dimensional paper cutouts . . . blobs of smoothly shaped clay and polished walnut . . . panels of wire brushes, sandpaper, and velvet.
All these and many more mysterious, yet fascinating objects are responsible for the excitement which has pervaded the atmosphere in the third floor of Frank Strong hall since an exhibition of abstract modern design from the Chicago studios of Majoly-Nagy arrived one day last week and was put on display in room 320.
Intended to show problems, experiments, and experiences taught to educate students as designers in current scientific materials, this exhibition has attracted attention at schools throughout the country.
The Maholy Nagy studio in Chicago boasts six workshops—one dealing with wood and metal; a second with textile weaving and dyeing; a third with color, murals, and decorating; a fourth with light, photography, typography, and motion pictures; a fifth with glass, clay.
This school aims to give its students "an exact mental and physical knowledge of wood, metal, plastics, glass, and textiles and to educate eyes and hands in qualities inherent in materials for manufacture." Through this method, the students are able to discover for themselves both the abilities and limitations of the materials with which they are to work in the future.
By experimenting with tacile exercises and hand-sculpture, the student adapts the sensibility of the hand to various materials. Thus, while his smoothly polished, shapeless pieces of wood and his panels covered with wire bristles, sand-paper, and felt may seem queer, he is actually gaining knowledge which may enable him to construct a new steering wheel or an umbrella handle.
Similarly, through experimentation with three-dimensional paper cutouts,the student learns how he (Continued on page seven)