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Kansan Comment
Academic Freedom
Academic freedom, a popular subject when academicians meet, was the topic of Dr. Mark H. Ingraham's lecture here this week before the University chapter of the American Association of University Professors. It is a subject closely related to the right of free speech recently brought to public attention with the refusal of two large Eastern schools to grant Earl Browder an opportunity to speak on their campuses and with the riot-reception accorded Browder at Yale.
Academic freedom for professors is a matter of degree with which the prestige of a school varies directly. Limitation on the freedom of professors in their lectures injures the scholastic reputation of a school and the standing of its graduates far more than a run-down physical plant or insufficient funds, important as these latter items are.
Science, particularly, felt the handicap of intolerance in its earlier years. Teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution in the biological sciences was opposed successfully for many years as a threat to established institution. William Jennings Bryn's argument against the presentation of a theory of evolution when he engaged Clarence Darrow on the question in the historically famous "evolution trial" of Tennessee is an example of such conflict.
Today, academic freedom for political theories has supplanted science as the object for attacks. Scoffers who discount the need for a greater freedom often do so on the grounds that advocates of a cause ask tolerance only for their own opinions and are unwilling to grant it to others. Events in the political arena seem superficially to bear this out, but it is a trite excuse that will not stand up under examination. Those who argue for personal freedom of speech while unwilling to concede it to others are attempting to maintain an indefensible position and are not the ones considered here.
To put it another way—a defender of Earl Browder's right to speak under the sponsorship of a Campus group at a great Eastern university does not mean that the defender is a Communist. Neither does it follow that defending a professor's right to speak freely on theories of government is equal to plotting the overthrow of that government in which he lives. To learn about biology, the student must study evolutionary theories—to learn about government, he must study political theories. Nowhere in a Democracy is the student compelled to accept his studies as his own opinions and beliefs.
As often pointed out by others, intolerance and limitation of free speech tends to react to the benefit of the suppressed and not to the suppressors by providing publicity through protests.
Today when Democracy is challenged by war, when academic slavery and intolerance have ruined the formerly great German universities, when freedom of speech is attacked in America, the time has come for renewed emphasis on the virtues of Democracy. Chief among them is freedom of speech extended equally to all.
--pause to smile. Josias Miller's Joke Book is two hundred years old this year. Tributes are in order from Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Fred Allen, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and all the others.
Radio Rivals
It isn't what you say—it's the way that you say it. Golden-voiced Thomas Dewey came whooping out of the elephant burial grounds leading a G.O.P. stumpede when he hypnotized a crowd of Minnesota Republicans.
This is the day of ear-consciousness and a radio-dominated public. To compete with a swing band, a politician has to be pleasingly vocal. A candidate may be a pillar in the community and a shining political light, but if his voice has the mellowness of a buzz-saw and his diction is jerky, his noble cause may be sunk on the ether waves.
Dewey may or may not write his own speeches, but he can deliver them in a manner to warm a ghost-writer's heart. He has volume, emphasis, color, and a good Anglo-American vocabulary. His Wednesday speech thundered against the New Deal policy of defeatism. It was the usual rallying cry calculated to rouse somnambulent Republicans. Hits ear-appeal and undeniable radio personality may yet be an open sesame to the White House.
True the glamour-voiced Roosevelt croons into the microphone sweet nothings that send the public back to their gas-lit firesides placated and comforted. But now a competitor appears. Tom Dewey, youthful rival in the presidential sweepstakes, threatens the Rooseveltian supremacy as America's Number One political bedtime story teller.
--pause to smile. Josias Miller's Joke Book is two hundred years old this year. Tributes are in order from Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Fred Allen, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and all the others.
Joe Miller's Birthday
The two-hundredth birthday anniversary of a notable book would not ordinarily provide a laugh. But when the book is the most famous joke书 of all history, the most sober-minded
Joe Miller, an actor, did not pose as a literary man. It doubtful, history says, that he could read or write. His reputation as a gagster came from the light parts he played on the Drury Lane stage in London. After his death in 1738 a bookseller, T. Reed, and a playwright, John Mottley, undertook to exploit his popularity. From any handy source they assembled 247 jokes, sayings, and enclosed credits to Joe Miller. Now the book which caught the public fancy of that day appears in modern format to delight the ears of modern pum lovers.
The original book expanded many times. Today, with his American edition containing 2,000 jokes, tenfold is the influence of Joe Miller, who in the 1730's brightened the world with laughter.
Note on modern civilization: while housewives in Berlin make tea out of apple peeling, the army men at the front (not especially occupied at present) drink real Brazilian coffee with cream. The soldier has an abundance of butter, eggs, warm uniforms, and a generous supply of tobacco while his mother at home is rationed four ounces of butter per week, eats few eggs, and wears clothing made of synthetic material.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 37 Friday, Dec. 8, 1939
Notices due at Chancellor's office at 3 p.m. on day before publication during the week, and at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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EL. ATENEO: The Spanish Club Christmas par will be on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7:39 at Professor Shoe maker's 1220 Indiana Street. "Please sign in the o'clock." Students must must be paid before送上Louise Bush, president.
MEN'S PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL. The Council will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Pine Room - Bob A Hodgson
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL. There will be a registration
period from Dec. 1 to 8:35 pm in the men's post office Katarina, Tahiti.
PERSONAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. They will be a roaring skater party tonight from 9:30 to 12:00 at the Rollerdrome. Tickets are available at Henley Center for $50, and tickets must be prepaid—varied—morning–davis—marjorie Wiley, Charles Yeunans, co-chairman.
ROGER WILLIAMS FOUNDATION: All Baptist students and their friends, and members of the faculty, are invited to attend an informal reception in honor of Dr. Michael H. Gordon-Kolman, service as minister to students of the University. The reception will be held in the First Baptist Church this weekend at Gordon Kolman, president Roger Williams Foundation.
SPAINISH TABLE. All students interested in Spanish are invited to practice conversation at the Spanish table held at Hal's Cafe at 12:20 today and every Friday. Students enrolled in Spanish is necessary to attend—Louise Bush, Paul
WESTMINSTER STUDENT FORUM: The last meet on Wednesday, November 17 at 7:20 SUN evening. A Christian play, directed by Margaret June Grey, will be presented. Mary Ewilyn Frankle will lead the worship service—Charles Yeowan.
WITAN. All new and old members of the K.U. W妒 are requested to attend the meeting this Saturday night. All dues must be taken care of at this time—Haver Glassmire.
Y-M-Y.W. REINTERPRETATION OF RELIGION
Mr. Martin will meet Kendall Hendley at 4:30. Hefer mission will meet Kevin House at 4:30. Martin will speak on Hinduism, and Peggy Osmond will speak on our welcome. *Cormartine Martin* and Gordon Brigham.
YW-YM. CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION:
The last meeting of the year will be next Sunday afternoon at 230, at Heyley House. All are invited to attend--Betty Jovie Miller, Charles Wright, Jr.
FENCERS All members of the University fencing team are requested to attend the practice at 7 o'clock tonight. Any University fencing interested in team com- ments are invited to attend this practice—Haven Glassmire.
BOXERS: All students interested in intramural boxing are requested to sign up with either Haven Glassmire, Joe Martin, or Wilber McPherson—Haven Glassmire.
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Oberlin, O. — (UP)—Oberlin College has a "league of nations" which really works—the Cosmopolitan Club, composed of 75 students who represent 23 nations of the world.
Oberlin Students Erase Boundaries in Novel Club
"We have no 'blocs', no 'haves' or 'have-nots', said Marion Jierim, pretty Argentine student. "There is nothing but the most pleasant of relations among us." France, Italy, Germany, Brazil, the Argentina, China, Japan, Switzerland, India, Syria, Korea, Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Malay State and Iran are a few of the countries we have met in this pleasant college town, miles from the strife some of their nations are experiencing.
Forret About War
While Japan and China are locked in warfare, earnest discussions on peaceful missionary work are held here between Miss Masuke Oukake of Darieux, Japan, who is an exchange theological student, and Mark Wu of Shansi, China, who is visit- study in Oberlin, Carroll University.
"It would be silly to carry on a feud over the war." Wu said. "That is not the way to do things, especially in America!"
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Taimok Kim have journeyed the thousands of miles across the Pacific from Taisy, Korea, to prepare for joint careers as Presbyterian missionaries in their homeland.
"I have to decide next year whether I am to be an American citizen, an Englishwoman or remain an Argentine," she said.
"My mother is English and my father an American scientist heading a government astronomical survey in Cordoba."
Marjorie Zimmer came up from the Argentine to study art.
"Women really aren't citizens in the Argentine," she said. "My mother wants me to be an American and I know I'd like it."
Heloisa Cavalcanti, freshman secretary of the Cosmopolitan group bails from Rio de Janeiro.
The young brunette said she though she would become an American citizen.
America Appeals to Girl
"The club meets weekly for international forums," he said. "There never is anything which even resembles a quarrel.
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We didn't attend any of those meetings yesterday. Since our legal residence is in Galveston, to all and purposes we are of no account.
This is for Republicans only Christmas comes but once a year. Until from Rosevelt we hear.
Missouri is going to play Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl game. Missouri rooters will soon be hopeful that we are going through Georgia."
Overheard speech of a ooef：“Why listen kid, I lost my textbook in that class six weeks ago and I haven't looked at it since.”
A Kansas State dietician thinks college students should have a warm, substantial breakfast before classes. This would promote more efficient study, the expert insists. The idea is that students will digest more food for thought in their classes if they didn't have to devote so much thought to food.
Reginald Buxion says we should be psychoanalysed—and all because we absent-mindedly called him the Shister.
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"I think if all the nations could get together the way we do there would be no wars. Then each spring we have a feast of native dishes cooked by members of the club. This naturally contributes to the amiability of international relations." Many of the club members are Americans interested in international relations.
President of the club is Selden Dickinson, of Castilla, O. Samuel Ching Kuo, of Yunnan China, and vice-president of Oberlin, vice-president of Oberlin,
Bacteriologists To Hear Sherwood in Manhattan
Dr. N. P. Sherwood of the department of bacteriology will be the principal speaker at a banquet of the Missouri Valley branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists in Manhattan Saturday night. Dr. Sherwood will discuss "Bacteriology in Medical Education."
Glenn C. Bond, assistant professor of bacteriology, will read a paper entitled "Iso-Hemagglutination in Tardles" and Louis Corliell, instructor in bacteriology, will speak on "The Effect of Vitamin C and Re-Enriched Ubiquinone Upon Antibody Production in Rabbit's" at the afternoon session.
The meetings will open at 10 a.m Saturday at the Wareham hotel.
Will Plant 1,500 Shrubs On Marvin Grove Terrace
More than fifteen hundred dog-wood, sumac, witch-hazel, burning bush, and forsythia shrubs will be planted along the north slope of the campus. We will work week according to Andrew C. Elson. University landscape architect.
The shrubs will be set along the terrace which has recently been built along Mississippi street between the building and the top of the hill.
The work is a part of the campus improvement WPA project.
Geological Survey Bulletin Ready
The first of a series of bulletins prepared by the Kansas Geological Survey to assist in the additional recovery of oil from the older fields in the eastern part of Kansas has been submitted to the Survey office from the publishers.
This bulletin is a bibliography listing 684 articles that have been published on methods of secondary recovery of oil, and gives a brief summary of the contents of each of the articles.
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