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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Kansan Comment
Campaigning Won't Be Late
"Thumbs-down" was the answer returned by Republicans to President Roosevelt's suggestion that both party conventions be held in late July or mid-August. Political enemies of Roosevelt within his own party felt the same way. Late conventions would give the New Deal shiffthe and his cohorts a valuable advantage in the coming election.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1939
A late convention would fit the President's purpose to a "T," if that purpose is to be a third-term candidate or to name a liberal candidate. Given to breaking traditions, the President could remain silent all summer on the third-term subject. If he decided to lead the party ticket, the confusion resulting from his opponents' unpreparedness would make his task easier. At the same time, if he deemed it better to rest on his laurels, then the same confusion would make his selection of a successor comparatively simple, for opposing hopefuls would find it difficult to secure adequate support at that late date.
Republicans would fare badly from a late convention. How could the Republican shining lights present their cases to the public in such a short period of time? Dewey would need five months at least to assure the people he knows more than how to break up vice-rings. Vandonburg, too, is relatively unknown and would need the entire summer to enlist the electorate. Taft is known to many only as a relative of William Howard Taft. "Bletzkreig" campaigning, brought about by late conventions, could be the death knell of any of these politicians.
More than the time from August to November will be required to put Republican political machinery into action. Republicans will need time to lure Americans back to the G.O.P.
According to a current issue of News Week, only six states have definitely swung over to the Republican party. Seven more are lukewarm. The six now shifting to the anti-New Deal ports are Kansas, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. The seven suspected of recanting New Deal ideals are Iowa, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, California, and Oklahoma.
Since the New Dealers have been electionering for eight years, a week in November appears sufficient for them for the Republican point of view. The President's supporters feel that his suggestion of a "lightning" campaign would favor the Democratic cause. Interest in political campaigns probably influences which way the "fence straddlers" will jump on the question of early or late conventions. Either way the warm-up speeches have started, and the stage is being set for the grand show of a presidential campaign.
--to Kansas of Dr. Paul Popene, director of the Institute of Family Relations at Los Angeles, who lectured and held seminars on social problems of this kind during Religious Emphasis week.
Big Six Record Adds Prestige
The invitation to two Big-Six teams to compete in major bowl games New Year's Day adds further to the immense prestige built up by the conference during football's now completed season.
Coming as an expected choice in one instance and as a minor surprise in the other, the invitations to Missouri and Oklahoma brought national recognition to the conference and also serve as country-wide acknowledged of the unusual records of Big Six schools.
Missouri's journey to the Orange bowl will match the league champions with Georgia Tech, co-title holders in the Southeastern conference. The choice the Miami promoters made, however was based more on the potential color and entertainment the eleven might offer, rather than primarily on their records, for neither team can boast of an undefeated season.
By offering Oklahoma a bid to the Cotton bowl, Dallas sportsmen took a team that ranks high in the nation's leaders, although it finished only third in Big-Six play. The fact that the Sooners have declined the invitation is in support of the argument that there is a general trend in the Big Six toward de-emphasis on football.
Begun more than a year ago, the movement as yet has had little influence on any of the half dozen schools making up the conference. Oklahoma itself conquered three league opponents, as well as strong non-conference teams Texas and Northwestern. But refusal by the Sooners of the bowl offer does show a marked change in attitude, it cannot be denied.
Powerful Nebraska apparently will get no bowl chance. Despite a splendid record, bowl possibilities are of necessity limited. Desire for geographical representation is a salient factor in choice.
But with its two bowl teams—and with the knowledge that at least one other possesses a record of sufficient excellence to merit a post-season contest—the Big Six is established as a leading football conference. This conclusion is strongly supported by the season records. Consistently powerful basketball teams, particu-
Larly those of Dr. F. C. Allen at Kansas, already had made a place for the Big Six in the higher court brackets. The conference never has been without several track stars of national reputation.
In the light of these facts, athletics in the Big Six—a ten-year-old project—appears now to have reached the full ripe bloom that a sturdy growth has long indicated for it.
--to Kansas of Dr. Paul Popene, director of the Institute of Family Relations at Los Angeles, who lectured and held seminars on social problems of this kind during Religious Emphasis week.
New Yorkers Collegiate?
College boys who wear no hats may find a loyal supporter in Dale Harrison, New York columnist, who recently complained about the hat-check racket.
Estimating that New Yorkers alone spend five million dollars yearly in buying back their chapeaux from check rooms, the indignant columnist explains that often the man who owns the check concession in a restaurant makes more money than the proprietor. As a solution, he suggests that men take up the practice which long has been regarded as the distinctive mark of the college man—the bare head.
By the adoption of the collegiate style Harrison sees the hat-check villain foiled, the hat-check girls freed from despotism, and the college youth of America vindicated as the liberators of down-trodden and effete New Yorkers. The college men pioneered in the freedom of the pate—and held to their cause despite threats of increase in pneumonia cases.
--to Kansas of Dr. Paul Popene, director of the Institute of Family Relations at Los Angeles, who lectured and held seminars on social problems of this kind during Religious Emphasis week.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1939 No.61
Notices due at Chancellor's office at 3 p.m. on
during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
at 10 a.m.
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE LECTURE. Mr. Pauley, who taught at the University of Rock' or by Thomas Wheat, today at 230 pm in 295 Fraser. Although this lecture is primarily for freshmen, upper classmates and graduates are cordially invited.
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB: The annual Cosmopolitan Club Christmas party will be held at $30, Saturday night, Dec. 18 at the home of Mrs. Mercedes Cole, 1015 Elkridge Blvd., Bethesda, MD. All attendees are invited to attend--Ruth Yeehn, secretary.
EL ATENEO: The Spanish Club Christmas party will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Professor Shoemaker's kite institute. Please sign in the office if you plan to meet must be paid before signing. Louise Bush president.
GERMAN CHRISTMAS PARTY. The German Christmas party took place in 8:15—billed Ebenezer, president of Greenwich Village.
JAY JANES. There will be a meeting at 4:30 to the First Room. Please bring your receipt books. Write us.
NOTICE TO STUDENTS ON THE INREGULAAN PAYROLL: All students on the irregular payroll, are requested to call at the business office and sign the Declaration before the Christmas holidays—Karl Kozur, bourn.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: Dr E. K. Srivastava, hospital, hospital, hospital Tuesday afternoon for discussion with students about mental hygiene. Appointments may be made through the Watkins Memorial Hospital—Dr R. L. Cauzum.
AI PALIA) Pi Alpha will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Episcopal church. Installation services will be held on Sunday.
QUACK CLUB. There will be Quack Club practice tonight at 8:15. Members who were unable to attend the practice yesterday, please attend—Mickey Learnard president.
W. S.C.A. TEA: There will be a tea for all University women in the women's lounge of Strong Hall from 3 to 5 on clock this afternoon. Pi Beta Phi sorority will be hostes -Ethelmy Burns.
Y. W.C.A. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Today is the last day of the Y.W.C.A. bazaar in the Union building lounge. It will open at 8:30 in the morning and continue until 12:45. Come to see the exhibit—Alice Ann Jones, chairman.
YM.-YW.-There will be a joint Christmas assembly of the X.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. on Thursday, in Frankfurt. The delegation includes a local speaker. All members are urged to attend. Ernest Klinker, Marjorie Cook, membership chairmen.
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'Education for Marriage' Is New Trend in Colleges
Articles appearing in current literature on such subjects as marriage, "dating," and personality adjustment deal with aspects of a major problem under consideration as well as at other Universities.
Courses in marriage and related subjects are now offered at 290 colleges and universities showing the trend towards preparing the students for social experiences after college.
A typical course of this kind is the ten year-old one at the University of North Carolina where Prof. Ernest R. Groves of the sociology department who was greatly interested in the subject of the family initiated the course on marriage.
The students at North Carolina asked the president, Harry W. Chase, for the course, wanted counsel and information that would assist them in preparing for successful marriages. General topics that were presented included "Courtship," "Choice of Mate," "Engagement," "Finances," "Marital Adjustment," "Conception and Pregnancy," "Birth Control," and "Divorce." The course met with such success that it drew many students who could not receive credit for it. Now two classes take the place of the former one.
Foundations for a similar course have been laid at the University of Kansas. Under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A, and the Y.W.C.A. four lectures were presented in the spring semester of 1928. Student response to the first lecture was shown by an attendance of 800. Average attendance at the remaining lectures was 500. The Memorial Union ballroom was used to accommodate the crowd.
The speakers were Dr. Margarel Dale, endocrine specialist; Dr. Raymond Wheeler, head of the psychology department; Judge Hugh Means; Rev. and Mrs. Carter H Harrison; and Mr. and Mrs. Mano Stukey. Some of the subjects treated in the program were "Marriage," "Emotional Adjustment," "Marriage and Divorce," and "Marriage Harmony."
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This department is unable to confirm the rumor that the Communist party is going to purge all its members and be indicted on passport charges.
Radio broadcasts from Geneva might start out with something like "Hi ho, Silver, HI ho," (Funny) or "The League of Nations writes again."
This week's dramatic production is not to be confused with the mock trials held by the School of Law. The mock trials are to give budding students a chance while "The Night of January 10th" will give budding jurists practice.
Add to Bits of Knowledge We Have Picked Up Hither and Thither: One hundred per cent of the people of the United States know that Texas is a big state and 98 per cent of them will say so within five minutes after they find out one is from here.
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A faculty committee headed by Dr. C. D. Clark, chairman of the department of sociology, now is considering the recommendation of a course in marriage at the University. The first step taken by the committee in its study of the possibilities of such a course was to send questionnaires to 21 representative schools where specific courses in social relations or similar courses were given. Twenty answered with their own information concerning their courses. The list of schools included colleges and universities distributed through the country.
Two hundred out of 672 schools have courses on marriage, problems arising within families, pre-marriage problems, and other related subjects. A large proportion of the courses are new within the past five years. They are taught at a wide variety of schools, including colleges, universities, denominational schools, and private schools. Many of the classes are opened only to juniors and seniors with an attempt made to keep class sections small, usually in groups of not more than 50, small enough for free discussion.
Parental attitudes toward the courses as pointed out by Professor Groves at North Carolina is generally one of approval. Many parents view Professor Groves classes as supportive of their support of the innovation.
Most of the questionnaires returned to the Kansas committee indicated that in the schools where the courses had been initiated and supported, the results were genuinely successful.
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