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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 1939
Kansan Comment
Support 'Alumni Place';
But Remember the Ends
Friends and alumni of the University should be grateful for the opportunity to aid in such a progressive step as the establishment of a dormitory for men will be. But the enthusiasm they will show for the campaign should not cause them to lose sight of the ultimate goal.
For a matter now desirable we may believe a co-operative "Watkins Hall for men" to be, it must be remembered constantly that facilities for 50 men—who are to be in financial need and above average in scholarship—hardly scratches the surface of the University's true housing problem.
What should finally be realized is such a system of dormitories as the Men's Student Council has envisioned. Almost all men students, who cannot become fraternity affiliated, are in desperate need of low cost room and board facilities. This need, we believe, cannot be overlooked—even in the temporary thrill of seeing a co-operative house born.
It is altogether possible that, as Professor Templin says, "Alumni Place" may be the first step in a movement that will result in men students having available advantages equal to those women enjoy through Corbin, Watkins, and Miller halls. Certainly, as he points out, Corbin hall grew out of an original meger system of co-operative houses. "Alumni Place," furthermore, is immensely desirable as a part of the University whether or not it finally will be the site of a dormitory. The fact that it is surrounded on three sides by University-owned land already makes it seem logically a part of the Campus.
If it is recognized that the Endowment Association's plans for a co-operative dorm are only temporary, the subject is worthwhile beyond any question. University students can aid the cause by presenting the matter to alumni they may know. They can help, moreover, by showing graduates that the student body—as well as the Endowment Association—truly desires a practical solution of the men's housing problem
Support the campaign for "Alumni Place!" But bear always in mind the larger end to which the present proposal may be the means.
According to the Gallup poll, the fear of European war by the American public has decreased 40 per cent since last month. Or maybe they just got tired of reading about the European situation.
The United Sheep Of America
Anyone who observes the American scene either casually or critically cannot help marveling at the similarity in dress, habits, and speech of most Americans. And surely such an observer would admit the justness of the epithet, united sheep, for the unoriginal inhabitants of this land.
One does not have to search his memory to recall a number of idiotic fads which have swept America in the past few years, and subsequently passed quietly from the scene. Fads are not new to us. All through our history we have been busy discovering, adopting, cherishing, and discarding new modes and new gadgets. The growth of the radio, the rise of the movies, and of highpressure advertising and syndicated newspaper columns have helped us to become increasingly craze-conscious. In the days of slower communication, it took time for current crazes to travel from one coast to the other. But it was only a matter of an hour or so for San Francisco to learn of New York's sudden passion for cross-word puzzles in 1924
A syndicated columnist can exert tremendous influence in popularizing a fad overnight. Writers like Winchell and Fidler are responsible for the increasing standardization of the American language. A popular actress like Mae West can make a national catch-phrase of the line: "Come up and see me sometime." The script of a radio comedian becomes the country's breakfast topic, and a wooden dummy named Charlie McCarthy assumes the position of a national idol in these modern and intelligent times.
The United States, which has already weathered dozens of major fads in the past 20 years, will undoubtedly face numerous popular madnesses in years to come. These vogues include everything from fashions and songs to dance-steps and games. Sponsors of fads, who make and lose fortunes, promote gigantic publicity stunts that dwarf the war in China in apparent significance.
In the field of game-crazes, the American people are especially sheep-like. Ouja boards, cross-word puzzles, miniature golf, and Chinese checkers have all held the spotlight of popularity. At the peak of any mania, the sale of equipment is enormous. The recent sig-saw puzzle hysteria saw the land of the free absorbing ten million new puzzles each week. Important fads in the past have usually been tried forms of entertainment which needed only a "discoverer" to start them on a spectacular career.
Some of our former fads have become institutions that remain with us year after year. Chewing gum, coca-cola, and orange juice for breakfast continue in popularity. New vogues are continually rising and waning and America goes muddling along handicapped with a population of imitators.
Even now while the great American public's enjoying contract bridge, hair on-top-of-head soffires, short skirts, and syndicated advice to the love-lorn, the cynical fates are busily preparing some future madness to intrigue and to captivate the imagination and pocketbook of Mr. and Mrs. America.
Hitler Makes Germany Safe
If he never does another good thing for his country, Hitler has at least given Germany one blessing by cutting down the speed limit on highways to 60 miles an hour. Trucks are also required to stay within this newly imposed limit. All cars and trucks must not exceed 28 miles an hour in towns and villages. This is a noteworthy safety measure.
The United States can criticize Hitler for his policies, but it would do well to follow his example by adjusting speed limits on the highways and in towns and villages.
Campus Opinion
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Editor. Daily Kansas:
The Union building is a fine building. Its facilities are most complete—everything a student could desire; play rooms, reading rooms, a dance floor, a meeting room, a veris, and a fountain. Almost perfection in completeness.
Two months ago, there were two items missing from the roll of important things in the Union building. One was mirrors in the rest rooms; the other was soap in the rest rooms.
Attention on the part of the Shinster brought forth the mirrors. Now we students can stand in front of the mercury-plated glas and see how shine. We don't shine on them! We don't shine; we are dirty. There is no soap in the mirrors.
Soap is cheap, and since the Union makes profit, why can't we have soap? We need soap. Soap is the great cleaner, and occasionally we do need cleaning. We want soap in the Union building restrooms.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 36 Sunday, May 21, 1939
Vol. 36 Sunday, May 21, 1929 No. 156
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ALPHA PHI OMEGA: The last regular meeting of the National Service fraternity will be held in the Pine room next Tuesday afternoon at 4:30—Kenneth Cedarland, president.
CATHOLIC STUDENTS: There will be a picnic sponsored by the Newman club this afternoon at 2 o'clock Meet at the church, and transportation will be provided. Everyone is invited—Ivan May.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION. The regular weekly meeting, open to all students, graduates, and faculty in the area, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Room C, Myers hall - Jack-Dailey secretory.
CO-OPERTIVE HOUSING PROJECT: There will be a meeting of men students interested in co-operative housing this afternoon at 2:30 in the Pine room—Jerry Fiedler.
FRESIED FORUM: John Riso, a student in philosophy, will lead a discussion on "A Philosophy of Life" at the Congregational church this evening at 7 o'clock - Mabel Yeaton, president.
PHI CHI DELTA: The final spring banquet, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, Audrey Eustmann, Marjorie Hettel, program chairman.
SENIORS: Students planning to enter the Graduate School for the first time this summer should report at their earliest convenience to the Graduate Office, 225 West 10th Street, for application for admission — E. B. Stouffer, Dean.
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Publisher --he in 1936 he said, "When I left New York, a friend of mine said. They have Prohibition in Kansas, Oh! I said" (and he throw up his hands in a gesture of horror and homelessness.)
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Exchange Scholars Study Culture of Other Lands
Ulrich Pohlenz, German exchange student, may say "Au Wiederchsen" when he leaves the University, but there may be a note of finality in his book. For it appears that the German Exchange scholarship is an end.
notes'n discords by John Randolph Tye
After all the trouble the federal government has gone to in Kansas City, it's a shame they didn't first investigate the case of Tom Pendergast's corollary thrombosis. You just can't send a man to jail when he's suffering from corollary thrombosis. Not even if he's guilty. Milligan would be smart if he back-tracked and tried to get a gentleman's agreement with the political boss that the latter would retire discreetly to the county jail six weeks before every election and stay there until the last ballot has been counted.
--he in 1936 he said, "When I left New York, a friend of mine said. They have Prohibition in Kansas, Oh! I said" (and he throw up his hands in a gesture of horror and homelessness.)
Our home town paper talks about a patriot down there who is completely prepared for the next war. The youngest person verses of the Stir Spangled Bunner,
For some reason the old greeting "Hello World" doesn't seem nearly as funny as it formerly did.
A member of this year's graduating class says that he will attend both the San Francisco and the New York fairs in hopes that somewhere he will find a job Planning to cover the waterfront, no doubt.
Everytime we read about the hustle and bustle in Washington about the visit of the King and Queen we think of those famous lines from George Kauffman's "Of The Ice I Sang." They occurred during the last act when the French ambassador burst in upon the President during a cabinet meeting "Mr. President" announced pompously, "I have an invitation to country." "That's all right," retorted Wintergreen. "We have some from your country, and most of them are past due."
Since 1930 an anonymous friend known only to Chancellor Lindley has contributed $1,500 annually to defray expenses of a German and a University of Kansas student in their studies "across the pond." But the studies were only a part of the course. It gave each exchange an insistent and thorough traditions, and ambitions of the other's country.
Our student when in the country two-thirds the size of Texas, remembered the mist that fills the Waukau valley on spring mornings or perhaps the trees covered with snow on a December afternoon. They wrote home of the Rhine region with its "high hills and beautiful valleys," of the Bavarian Tyrol and the Black Letters, the letters were descriptions of German villages and hamlets, "each with its one or two churches."
A few months later the Germ军 representative here wrote a letter to the Kansan which said that American newspapers and magazines had been attacking Germany—a remnant of the World War. Germens Surprised at 'Wild West'
Most of the scholars from the Reichland were a bit disappointed when they crossed the Missouri river on their fall trips to Mount Oread. Their dreams of the romantic, Wild West with cowboys, and Indians did not materialize. But in the 1960s the same exuberant approval as did our students when they departed from their chosen German school.
They had eaten huge American Christmas dinners and walked up fourteenth street on ice mornings. When Hans-Urich Weiss arrived
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His successor said: "The German attitude toward the NIRA. and other American endeavors of a similar nature is just as unjust as our attitudes toward the German experiments." He described the men they use in treatment of the Jews as duplicate of those used in New York.
Student Gets New St汗 on Hitler
In the beginning of the Hitler regime, they wrote home to chirify what they termed the "aburud" newspaper reports here. In 1933, our exchange student wrote:
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"The new Germany is a German of youth, and to wipe out the youth even in a war which could be won. . . . would be suicide and the people and government realize this. In Germany one hears no talk of war."
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Twenty-four leaders will represent the University at the annual Estes Park conference this summer. The conference will be made up of members of the Rocky Mountain Conference Movement. Chairman of this region and national president of the movement is Paul Mortz, c33.
Nationally known speakers will meet with the conference members and hold discussions with them Summer camp conditions will prevail during the meeting period June 1-19. Students of the University attending Eases Park this summer are Mortiz, Loris Grazeilliz *c*4; Dori Twente *c*2; Alys Magill, c*1; uneal Ernest Keski, c*1; Dон Heinberger, c*1; Emily Gossner, c*1; Ruth Masan, c*4; Corrine Martin, c*4; Eddie Codd, c*5; McMiore, Ellen Payne, and Wallia Campbell, b'40.
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Eight graduate students were initiated by Sigma XI, honorary science fraternity, at the annual sorquet and spring initiation Thurs-
Those initiated and their fields of study are Leon W. Hepner, entomology; Mildred Purseil, zoology; DeLoss E. Winkler, chemistry; D. Glen Stevenson, chemistry; Reece B. Booth, botany; Mother Suntime, E.Booth, botany; Mother Suntime, zoology; Thad G. McLauffin, geology.
Herbert Lee Krauss, c'39, was made an associate member.
Perhaps it's all over now. But at least our contact with Germany.
On the Shin - or of the club three years ago ago
was in terrible shape, adding that it
was through his efforts the club had
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Nackins answered no.
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Supported by 11 Gamma Phi's, Nuckles starred his political steamroller but discovered the clutch was slipped when Shirley Jane Rubble was not elected secretary. Some say she was not elected because the opposition nominated Fatty Wadley, hoping thereby to split the Gamma Phi vote. Something was wrong, however, because Patty did not get a single vote. Lucile McVeay had taken care of that at a meeting in the afternoon of all Gamma Phi dramatic club members. And it's not true that President Jack Laffer stared out of the meeting mad. He left when it was all over, a little disgusted-perhaps, but who isn't?
The startling announcement that people can be curved of many tills by hybernation gives the willies. The boys in the American Medical Association think it's great stuff, but I can imagine the look on my face when somebody says to me. "Gram-paw was feeling sotta poorly last week so we stuck him in the ice-box."
Of course when I read that people could be strained away in cold storage for a goodly length of time, I naturally made out a list of people I'd like to see by cyberb妮. Among them are Jim Palumbi, Fred Prew and Don Woolf. Most notably is Betina, the Dick Laean, Managing Editor Harry Hill, Publisher "Wolf" Addington, and professors too many to mention.
will not be entirely broken off, for the Phi Koppa Pai fraternity will continue with its exchange.
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