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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939
Kansan Comment
Need Housing Improvement
Present status of the rooming situation at the University as described by Dr. R. I. Canuteson at a meeting of the Men's Student Council Monday night leaves much to be desired. When 700 men live in unapproved houses and many of the approved rooms barely pass inspection, action on the rooming question should not be delayed.
Plans for a low cost cooperative dormitory such as the proposed Alumni Place probably would provide rooms for those students whose situation is most critical, but it would not take care of the whole number of students now inadequately housed. It would take several large dormitories to house 700 students. Corbin Hall, the largest women's dormitory, has 118 students while the combined number of Watkins and Miller halls is 78.
It leaves the question of how to provide low cost yet livable rooms for those students who can afford only a minimum rental. It is here that more rigid and repeated inspection is needed.
At the present time men students are not forced to live in inspected houses as are women, principally because the houses which these men students can afford will not pass inspection. Essentials for any student's room are adequacy of heat, light, and cleanliness. Any house in which students live could be inspected for these essentials and recommendations for improvement made. Important however is a follow-up plan of re-inspection when recommendations are ignored. A plan to provide student rooms elsewhere in cases of this kind is badly needed. Smaller cooperative houses might be the answer.
It is time for student and faculty members to attack the housing situation with common sense and courage. Certainly present housing is not good advertising for the University.
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Toys Change For Junior
Of all the big businesses in the United States the toy business is perhaps the most enchanting to the eyes of the consumer and surprising to the eyes of the economist.
During the pre-Christmas shopping season it is estimated that Americans will band one hundred and seventy million dollars over the counters of toy shops. The total toy price for 1939 will be approximately two hundred and fifty million dollars, ten per cent above that of last year and matching the high of 1929. The reason for the increase in a time when incomes are lower is that the toys have been given a more serious purpose.
The man most responsible for this change was Joseph Lee, a wise and kindly person who spent a long life learning from children about their play. He summed up the results in a book published in 1915 which stimulated educators and many parents to a new attitude. The basic points brought out by the book, "Play in Education," were that play is to the child what work is to the man and that toys are to children what tools are to adults. Much of the work done in the past twenty-five years toward providing better toys for children owes its impetus to Lee's observations.
The move for improvement of toys has had to combat the popular conception of a toy as a brightly painted novelty to be wound up and watched by parent and child. Such toys amused the children by motion and bright coloring but tired the parents who did the winding so that there was small complaint when brittle springs gave way.
A walk through a typical toy store today shows how closely playthings are related to everyday living. They are innovations rather than improvements as they duplicate designs of automobiles, airplanes, trains, and cook stoves.
The true place of toys in a child's development is not yet fully realized, however, when half of a year's toy sales are compressed into ten hectic days before Christmas. For that reason Junior's parents must continue to exchange the toys sent by doting relatives who have purchased for a five-year-old boy without regard to that boy's individuality and tastes.
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Hull's Program Faces Attack
The hue and cry now rising over Secretary Hull's reciprocal trade program under the Trade Agreements Act, an Act which has been under constant attack since it was passed in 1934 and extended in 1937, leads to the belief that representatives of private interests are turning on the heat in Washington.
In the 18th century, mercantilists felt that they must sell more than they had purchased from one another in order to receive a favorable balance in gold. This theory led to Protectionism, whereby nations erected walls of tariffs around their countries.
Even now the influence of the 18th century
mercantilists and the later protectionists impedes the free flow of the world's goods from one country to another and allows industries to grow up within countries under a system of imperfect competition. When a sufficient number of nations built tariff walls, free trade ceased. When free trade thus was changed to expensive trade, the peoples of the world were forced to pay more for a lower standard of living in order to protect the industries which had grown up artificially within their own boundaries.
No nation can engage in foreign trade without being willing to exchange goods for goods. The false idea that a nation can sell but not buy has hurt the economy of every country. Secretary Hull's program of reciprocal trade agreements is an attempt to repair some of the damage done in the past by high tariff walls.
Reciprocal trade agreements, furthermore, encourage international good will which in turn makes possible world economic readjustment. While Hull's policy may hurt some specific protected industries, in the long run it will help all industry by giving cheaper goods and increasing the buying power of consumers.
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Are Seniors Indifferent?
The turn-out for senior physical examinations indicates that seniors are indifferent either to their health or to their pocketbooks. Only fifteen have appeared at the hospital for the free physical examination offered to seniors.
Lack of response may be due in part, however, to the fact that seniors are not being notified by mail this year because of the extra expense involved. It is up to the individual senior to make his appointment at the hospital. Prompt action will benefit both the student and the health service.
As freshmen or new students, the seniors have had a physical examination before entering school. For those who entered as freshmen, four years have elapsed since the examination. The physical examination assumes a financial value for all seniors since it includes tests and immunizations which are expensive. These are a repetition of the tuberculin tests, a chest x-ray, optional Wassermann, and immunization for typhoid fever and small pox.
All seniors who will finish at the end of the semester should make their appointments before they leave for the Christmas holidays. Other seniors should plan for their examinations as early as possible to avoid the last minute spring rush which has taken place in the past.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Thursday, Dec. 14, 1939 No.62
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A. I.M. & M.E.: There will be a meeting this afternoon at 4:30. Dr. Stephenson will speak. Please be present as we are planning to make a group picture—Eugene Maxwell.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB. The annual Community Club Christmas party will be held at 8:30, Saturday night. Dec. 16 at the home of Mrs. Macdonald Cole, 1011 W. 27th Street, Boston, MA. Attendees are invited to attend—Ruth Weynock, secretary.
NEWMAN CLUB: The Newman Club will hold its regular Communion breakfast after 7:30 and meet with him in room 11. All Catholic students wishing to attend please 338 for reservations—James C. Gillez, vice-president.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. D E F I G H T. The hospital is open Tuesday for discussion with student members of mental hygiene. Appointments may be made through the Watkins Memorial Hospital—Dr R. L Cai.
NOTICE TO STUDENTS ON THE INREGULAM PAYROLL: All students, on the irregular payroll, are required to call at the business office and sign the Petition before the Christmas holiday—Karl Buszar, bourst.
NOTICE TO SENIORS GRAUDATING IN FEBURARY. You may have a complete examination at the Health Service. Please make your appointment as soon as possible —Dr. R. I. Canuthes.
WESTMINSTER STUDENT FORUM. Everyone is invited to come to Westminster Hall after the Christmas Vesper Sunday evening for an informal social gathering, and a morning of refreshments arrived—Charles Yummons, president.
XM.-YW. There will be a joint Christmas assembly of the V.M.C.A. and W.Y.C.A. in Fraser theatre at 4:30 o'clock. Dr. Perry will be the principal speaker. Al. Merritt will be the greatest Kiera, Maria Cook, membership chairmen.
SCABBAR AND BLADE PLEDGES. All pledges
to the game will be held this afternoon
at 4:50. Fowler Bay School.
DEANE W. MALOTT,
Chancellor
First period 8:30 to 9:05
Second period 9:15 to 9:50
Third period 10:00 to 10:45
Fourth period 11:45 to 11:55
Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MORNING CLASS SCHEDULE
Housemothers Attend School In Purdue Summer Session
The housemothers, those women who have planned our meals for four years; who have listened to our tales of woe; who have relentlessly turned the lights at closing hours, are now going to school.
Ninety-five housemothers for fraternities, sororites, dormitories, and cooperative houses met for four weeks this summer in one of Purdue's new residence halls. They discussed, with the help of nationally known authorities, such subjects as housing, house management, cooperative buying, budgeting, meal planning, the psychological foundations of human behavior, the development of social competence and socially desirable attitudes, counseling, in its varied aspects—social, moral, educational, vocational, and the housemother's place in the community. Because of the success of the first meeting, a similar course will prob
Because of the success of the first meeting, a similar course will probably be given in 1940.
The women who attended came from: Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tennessee Missouri, Oregon, Minnesota, Tennessee Missouri, Oregon, Minnesota
On the Shin-
tossed us a tough quiz didn't she?
Second boy: Yeah, she sure did.
First boy: Say, who was the first man on earth?
Aacach's social chairman, Ted Grainger, accompanied pledges to a Sigma Kappa hour dance 'lother night. Dancing with Betty LoMech, he started off on her wrong joot and at the conclusion of the dance Miss Mechem glared and curtly remarked, "Oh, Lord!" Later he was tripping around with another girl who asked, "Did you hear about that terrible dancer who is here?" Whereupon Grainger introduced himself as the offending culprit.
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Crafty Dance Manager Fred Litchie, alias the Fox, sang "Yamh yamh, yamh, youh's afraid of you?" to the MSC Monday but now he's meaning low on "You Turned The Tables On Me." Taking Soph Hops passes from the politicians is just going to take at first and you have to give it back ultimately to stop the screening and sobbing.
The hunting club chappies are going to have pink coat n'everything. Ken Posthitewha confides his secret ambition to be Master of the Mutts, and to have a red coat, a hunting cap with a detachable feline feather, and breeches with wide flares. If bald-pate Ken takes off his hat and bolsters "Yokes" right loul, I allow as how the horses and mutts will recognize him and not throw a fit.
Shades of Dale Carnegie: Professor and Mrs. Preyler pay a social call on George Daggitt, new piano instructor, the first of the semester; Daggit opened the door a short way, peered out, and gruffly said without knowing the identity of his callers, "Go away. I can't be bothered." I'm busy." Wonder what would have happened had it been a Fuller brush salesman instead of Professor Preyler.
At the Fli Delt party Stew Gray gave Alma Chi "Fran" Anderson a rope with the ominous warning "If I give you enough rope you'll hang yourself." With a mose on the end of the rope no dangles from the scaffold of Miss Anderson's room, a constant reminder to do naught but good.
That handsome lawyerman, D.U. Glen McCann received a dozen roses with an enclosed card saying "To God's gift to University freshmen—man women." (Editor's note: Buxton, McCannon just called to ask that you not say that the Sigma Kappa's sent the posies. Thanks.)
PHOTOGRAPHS from negatives in
HOTOGRAPHS of Homer Fremack Studio
will be filled and may be callied
before January 1, 2015.
Call 225.
SECRETARY TO CONGRESSMAN DRIVE IN EAST, in 1939 Oldsmobile, to Washington, D. C., via Indianaapolis, Columbus or Pittsburgh He wants one passenger, Tuesday, December 19th. Reasonable rate. Write LL W. S. Van Nostrand, Fort Riley, Kansas. -64
WANT ADS
FOR SALE: Two tuxedos, one size
37, $10; pp. one size 39, $10, 45;
one size 40 full dresses, $0.00.
Call Postma at 2738W, after 7 p.m.
LOST: Sunday afternoon - a ladies'
Gold Elgin wrist watch, between
11th and 23rd streets of Vermont or
Massachusetts, or 16th between Vermont
and Tennessee. Reward. Phone
28413 or into 11717 Vermont. -62
gon, Kansas, California, Louisiana Montana, New Jersey, and Ontario Canada.
Of the 79 who filled out questionnaires the average length of experience was 3.36 years, eight reported no previous experience, and the longest term of service was 24 years. The salaries reported varied from $500 to $1,200 per hour board and room. The average salary was $84.99 in addition to living.
Other statistics obtained showed that one college paid the entire salary of the housemother of one Greek letter organization and in several other cases the college paid a portion of the salary.
Dorsey, 15 Others In Recital Today
Sixteen students will present a varied recital program at 3:39 this afternoon in the auditorium of Frank强牢 hall.
The following numbers will be given: Ensemble, *Pseudolium* and Gavotte (*Philip James*) Jean Klusman, fa 41, flate; Robert Forenant, fa 42, flate; Robert Tillman, fa 42, clate; Jean Moyer, fa 42, basson; Edward Aiwa, fa 43.
*Capriccio* (Winfrid Sanderson) by Eltrude Ellott, f41, 41st; *Spanish Dance* (Granados-Kceler) by Eugene Mingenni, f42, 42nd; *Virtuist* (Dost Thou Know That Fai Land*) from *Mignon*; Ethylene Burns, f40, 40th; *Variations on In the Wild* from *Lord Loreal*, f42, 42nd; *Vision Putative* from Herodude (Masseter); Gray Dorsey, f41, vocal.
"Minuet, Melodie, and Gavette" (Cecil Burmer) by Eileen Martin, fa'42, and Marshall Bashir, fa'42,琴仲; "Old French Gavotte" (Pochon) and "Drink to Me only With Thine Eyes" (Pechon) by Eugene Ningerin; first violin; Lorraine McIntyre, fa'40, second violin; Vincent Bleeker, fa'40, vioia; and Saral Mohier, fa'41, cello. 2
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and the additional feature
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CARL'S
...WISH HIM
GOOD GROOMING!
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