PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY. MAY 16, 1929 Kansan Comment Engineers Don't Use Numbers When It Comes to Elections "X marks the spot where a number should have been" aptly describes the x's that appeared on ballots used in the recent election by students of the School of Engineering. The school doesn't offer a course in election engineering, but under the present voting system one is not needed. The purpose of any election method should be to select for office the man most acceptable to the majority of voters. In the Engineering school, however, a well-organized minority can elect its choice. In permitting the use of a system whereby a plurality of votes is sufficient, the engineers apparently do not advocate democratic student government—an adherence to the will of the majority. The race for presidency of the Engineering council was a striking example of what can happen when more than one man runs for the office. George Rippey polled 121 votes, Jim Bounds 112 votes, David Young 18, and Eugene Maxwell 14. Whether or not Rippey would have been the choice of the majority is questionable, because Young allegedly withdrew from the contest in favor of Bounds. He apparently did not intend his name to appear on the ballot, although the election board maintains that his withdrawal took place after the names of candidates had been checked and the ballots ordered. Had a system similar to that of proportional representation been used, there could be no doubt as to who really should have won the election. Voting by number, the electors could have marked their first, second, and third choices. Thus, if a man's first choice candidate were not in the running, his vote would automatically be shifted to his second choice and so on. The lesson is plain. If the Engineering Council wants to avoid the bad feeling generated by the election of candidates by a minority of the voters, it should adopt a system of voting by number in the engineering elections. If Hitler really loves peace so much why does he make so many speeches? Propaganda of Hate Not Required The current movie "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" is an example of propaganda of the worst sort. No doubt the producers of this picture intended it to reveal to the American public the extent of subversive Nazi activities in this country. In that respect, the movie men may rest assured that their job is well-done. Based on the story of the recent trial and conviction of three Germans accused of espionage in the United States, the plot of the movie shows the efficiency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in squelching these "un-American" activities. Doubtless the German government is making great effort to influence the minds of the people in the United States for the National Socialist cause, especially people of German origin and extraction. The person of the United States should be informed what is going on, both as a means of educating themselves, and also as a protection against such alien propaganda. But the combating of this alien propaganda can be done most effectively by intelligent and open-minded education, not by such movies as "Confessions o fa Nazi Spy," whose most powerful effect is the fomenting of race hatred and war feeling. No material published in this country by Germans is any worse than counter propaganda which imbues people with the passion of hate. Soviet Russia seems to be intelligent in the diplomatic game. She refuses to protect England and France's allies until they do themselves. U.S. Shipping Increases With the activity of American shipyards this year rising 50 per cent over 1938 figures, opportunities for the United States to enjoy an upward trend in the shipping industry looks promising. Such activity also adds to the feeling of neutral security in the event of a European war. By the end of the year, tonnage production of sea-going vessels in this country will nearly double the output of last year. The largest amount of the business is being undertaken by the government, but because of the stimulative efforts of the United States maritime commission, an increasing volume is in the hands of private investment. Shipping experts predict the busiest period in a generation. Not only will the results increase the potency of America's first-line battleships, for merchant ships must perform many auxiliary duties for a powerful navy, but it will also strengthen the country's position with regard to foreign trade. At present the merchant marine can handle only thirty per cent of United States import-export commerce, and this fact would obviously be a strong factor in embroiling the nation in a European war. The maritime commission has set as its goal the transporting of at least fifty per cent of foreign trade in American ships. A third consequence will be increased business activity. Construction work will require hundreds of men and many thousands of tons of steel. Steam or Diesel engines must be built for the vessels And the lumber, copper, and glass industry will likewise profit. American shipping interests have begun a projected building program which is once more to place the country high among sea-faring nations. The maritime commission has done a commendable piece of work. Self-sufficiency in overseas trade is important to the United States in the maintenance of a neutral position. If the European situation wasn't so much like Mark Twain's famous remark on the weather, we'd say that it was like the poor because it's always with us too. Have You Had Your Wassermann? In December, 1937, the Watkins Memorial hospital initiated the practice of giving free Wassermann tests to the students of the University. This move was actively backed by the Daily Kansan for the good of the students. From December, 1937, to June 1, 1938, the hospital gave 1775 Wassermann tests. This year, from September, 1938, to April 1, 1939, only 1124 tests have been given, and 900 of those were to incoming students when they had their physical examinations. The number of tests given has dropped one-third over the same period of time. Have you had your Wassermann vet? OFFICIAL BULLETIN Vol. 36 Tuesday, May 16, 1939 No. 152 Notice due at Chancellor's Office at 11 a.m., on date of publication and at 11:39 a.m. for Sunday issue. CATHOLIC STUDENTS. There will be a Newman skiing this evening at 7 o'clock in the church hall. Ryan May CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: On Thursday, May 18, at 9:30 a.m. filming of the original motion picture *The Curse* should meet in front of the library or join the group on the campus later in the morning if they have classes at the library. At 12:25 p.m. for the hand for the climax of the picture, will be shot at 12:20 as class dismisses. Everyone is invited. DRAMATIC CLUB. There will be a meeting of the Dance Club at 738 Thursday evening in the Grande Dame Hotel. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB: The Home Economics Club banquet will be held at the Colonial teatro Wednesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. No charge if your dues are paid—Mary Cavaness, President. K-BOOK CALENDAR: Will the departmental clubs and other smaller organizations of the University that wish to have their dates in the K-Book calendar for each month will meet to me at—Marion Goehring, K-Book Editor. JAY JANES. A Jay Jane meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in the Pine Room of the Meier Building. QUACK CLUB. There will be no a regular meeting of the Quack Club tomorrow evening because the WEEKEND is coming up. SCABBARD AND BLADE. Scabbard and Blade military fraternity, will meet Wednesday night, May at a clock in the best hospital in Memphis. U.S. Air Force history is the most members and pledges be present—Rox R. Sue, 1st Sat. 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Entered as second class student on Friday, or office at Lawrence Kansas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Look Out Florida Bugs! Here Come the Collectors This summer the Kansas Biological Survey, under the direction of Dr. Raymond H. Beamer of the department of entomology, will travel through the southeastern part of the United States to Florida collecting insects for the Francis Huntington Snow entomological collections. Students at the University who will go on the two-month expedition are Jack Beamer, c'41; Maurice Jackson, c'41; and Elmo Hardy, g'. By Maurice Jackson. e'41 Dr. Beamer, curator of the *collections*, has traveled more than 100-100 miles seeking specimens for the *collections*. He has traveled more than one million specimens. Since the founding of the University in 1866 the Kansas Biological Survey has contributed to the collections by summer field trips. Dr. Snow, for whom the collection are named and one of the first faculty members at the University, made the first trips. He went by railroad, for in those days there were few roads suitable for long trips. The railroads furnished passes to the collecting parties, and many times the hosts would have to be changed because of hostile Indians. Between the time the Doctor Snow and Doctor Beamer's first trip in 1914, several men contributed to the insect collections. In 1914 Doctor Beamer published a book on Kansas Biological Survey and, with the exception of a period from 1917 Model 'T' Used notes'n discords by John Randolph Tye Tompus fugit! Thumbling through a 1937 edition of Gunner's "Inside Europe" yesterday, we found the sensation strangely akin to studying geography with a 1912 map. There was nothing about the Munich agreement; two long articles on Czechoslovakia and the Austrian situation were hopelessly out of date. A last minute addition to the book gave the inside story of King Edward's abdication crisis. Finals are _in sight again. Some students are not only hitting the books, to judge by the crowds and who's in the spotlight, they are to be actually slugging them. Just as soon as we get a little stronger we intend to renew our subscriptions to Esquire. As it is, we never feel equal to the task of lugging four blocks of magazines the entire four blocks from the book store to our lodgings. Now it is the business office that wants to see your Cakewalk ticket, and they won't pay 25c to look at it either. After going through all the emotions to prove the validity of their tickets we hope everyone has seen them left to dance to the midnight of May 16. On the Shin -her identification book so she brought her room mate's. Alpha Chi's were wrong when they started the rumor that sister Slitty Deming would Sunday night say fond farewells and not au revours to Bud Frink, ex-piano man with Red Blackburr's band. Col. George M. Cheatham, alias "Country Boy," requested that a notice appear in this column to the effect that horses ridden by himself and Stewart Gray do not belong to Mott's Stables. (Continued from page one) Sigma Nu Don Wood, the student dance manager, promised there would be no Cakewalk ticket scaping. He might have been a little discredited yesterday had he known that right under his very nose Joe Burtz's Sigma Nu board, was trumpeting to sell a paddle board for five iron men™? A few days previously Mott's Stables had made the same request. And down at the Blue Mill, "Today's Special!" Friday evening was "one bonfire ticket to the Senior Cakewalk going at five dollars, do I hear six?" The advertiser was Bob Hunt. And while we're still talking about the Cakewalk, a lot of the more sensible coed's say nix on the formalis. For them its going to be street dresses, because they say, the warm weather won't be conducive to comfort and the lighting won't be conducive to flattery. to 1922, he has taken annual sum- mer field trips which, in recent years, have been as long as 10,000 miles. In 1922 the department of entomology bought a model "T" Ford and this was used for six years for several field trips throughout western United States. In 1928 a model "A" Ford was purchased and it was until 1931. At that time the state refused to allow Doctor Beamer to take the car out of the state. Not wishing to discontinue the work on his car, the university took his own car on the collecting trips. Last year the University purchased a new all-metal trailer for the Survey. Every State Visited Since 1927 the survey party under Doctor Beamer has been through every state in the United States. It has been through the southwestern and western part of the country six times; the Southeast twice; the Northeast once; the deep South once; and the Northwest and western parts of 1927 the survey party traveled north into Canada as far as the roads went. Since 1928 Mrs. Beamer has accompanied the party, which usually consists of four students interested in entomology. Those making the trip must be congenial to the party and must be good enough to add to the value of the collections. The team collects the open and camps out each night. The longest trip ever made by Doctor Beamer and his group was taken in 1935. It consisted of almost 12,000 miles. That year they went through nearly all the western states. Each year about 30,000 insects are added to the collections by the field trips. Kansan Banquet Features Hartley Journalists will sojourn at the annual Kansan board dinner in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building tomorrow evening at 6:30. Speaker for the evening will be D. L. Hartley, feature editor of the Kansas City Star. Master of ceremonies, Marvin Goein, will preside and will announce new Kansan Board members. Highlighting the evening will be the Pee Wee edition of the Kansan, panning department faculty members, students, and Kansan writers. Chairman of the department L. N. Flint will announce winners of the "Flint Awards" for the top news story, features of the day, and awards. J. R. Kisler will wise announce the Signa Delta Chi honor awards. Proficiency Exam Given To 190 Students Saturday The proficiency examination in English composition was given to nearly 190 sohomores and juniors in the Coplipe Saturday morning. Names of those who asked the test will be posted on the bulletin board opposite the College office in about three weeks. Collection of 150 Dolls on Display In Frank Strong Hal. A collection of 150 dolls from nearly 30 different countries is on display on the third floor of Strong Rock hall. The collection was started in 1924 and is now maintained and has been helped along by her friends traveling in foreign countries. The dolls are very valuable because of the costumes which they wear. There are costumes as old as 2,000 B.C. from Minoa on the Island of Crete, and as new as modern styles in America. The dolls are made of all kinds of materials. She has one made on redwood bark. Others are of china wood, corn husks, cloth, and leather. The dolls are made of terrestrial, and is in the west end of Frank Strong hall on the third floor Principal to Receive Degree M. F. Hyde, formerly principal of the Lawrence Junior High School, will receive the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in June following the recent acceptance of his doctoral dissertation on "Ability Grouping Functioning as a Supervisory Device." Hyde is now state director of educational projects for the Works Progress Administration. Yost Coach Here in 1899 When Coach Fielding H. Yost was coaching at the University of Kansas back in 1899, "he turned out an over-eventtioned team, defeating Missouri and Mississippi by decisive scores." The scores were not given. Meyn Presents Senior Recital Alice Marie Meyn, fa39, gave her senior voice recital last night in the auditorium of Frank强山 hall, accompanied by Winifred Hill, fa49 pianist. The program began with "M, Heart Ever Faithful" (Bach); "Afianni Del Pensier" (Handel); and "My Mother Bids My Bind My Hair" (Haydn). The second group of songs, sung in German was: "Die Loreley" (Liszt); "Fruhlungsnaech" (Schammun); "Uber Die Hade" (Brahms); "Ubers" ONLY $155 BOUND-TRI ROUND-TRIP Taking a vacation trip? Ask your Union Pacific agent about low fares Fitzgerald Attends Convention CITY OF SALINA Kansas City. No driving worries on the way — no parking problems when you get there. With fares so low, it's really an economy to take the Streamliner! 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