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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1939
Kansan Comment
It's Performance That Counts
Students in the college who anticipate graduation after 1939 but who have not yet passed the English proficiency examination will gather together next Saturday morning and take a test that will prove their working knowledge of grammar. If they fail—and on-third did the last time—they will not be admitted to senior standing. If they pass—and in the course of a year they are given three trys—they may rest assured that their use of the King's English is at least adequate.
The proficiency examination is undoubtedly the fairest of many a college student has to take. Personal likes or dislikes of a teacher play no part in the final grade because each paper bears only its author's number. Before any student is pronounced a failure at least three examiners must agree that he has failed. And since there is no preliminary class work, the cutting of classes doesn't make any difference.
The examination makes no attempt to check on a student's technical knowledge, but it does a rather thorough job of testing his working knowledge. Although he doesn't know the difference between a split infinitive and a dangling participle, so long as he splits no infinitives and dangles no participles the judges are happy.
The English department doesn't like to fail a student, because in doing so it admits its own failure to teach the fundamentals of rhetoric. Before a student leaves college, however, he should be able to express his ideas on paper. If he cannot, at least he will have a year in which to remedy his fault before being given a diploma and told he is an educated man.
Windsor Shows His Kingliness
To the peace pleas of the world the Duke of Windsor has added his. In so doing the former king has broken his self-imposed exile and briefly occupied a position in the limelight in which he previously lived.'
The Duke, seriously perturbed over recent events in foreign affairs, spoke merely as a soldier of the World War, with no backing by any government. He spoke from Verdun, France, where the Allies scored a great victory in repulsing the Germans.
It doesn't seem quite sporting that the Duke's speech, broadcast in Europe, the United States, South America, was banned in England. The reason given was that any utterances of the royal family would be made by the King and Queen, enroute to the United States. Probably British authorities did not wish to detract from the ruler's voyage to America—incidentally, a smart diplomatic move—which will keep them for several weeks on the front pages of American and foreign newspapers.
But the English conservatives needn't have worried about Edward's speech. It was perfectly harmless from a political point of view. After his ten minutes were up, the Duke was content to step back behind the curtains which have comparatively shielded him from the public gaze.
Edward's remarks will probably be taken more to heart by the John Does of the world than are some of Neville Chamberlain's tense addresses on the subjects of appeasement and aggression. The sympathy and understanding of the sentimentally inclined folks (and that includes most of us) were with Edward at the time of his abdication, and much of this feeling will be re-aroused by his peace plea.
So the former king of England, whose story will be one of the brighter spots in the history books of generations to come, adds his peace prayer to those of such worthies as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII. In coming out of his silence to make this unselfish speech, Edward has indeed made a kingly gesture.
What Happens to That Half-Inch?
A survey of Dr. R. I. Canuteson, director of the University health service, shows that several decided changes take place in the average student from the time he enters the University as a freshman until he graduates as a senior. These changes are the result of many factors—poor living conditions, bad nutrition and incorrect posture.
This report is the result of an examination of 168 graduating students to determine what physical changes occur in the average student's four-year career. Perhaps the most unusual fact brought out is the loss in height that takes place. The average college man loses half an inch, mainly due to bad posture for there is an ever increasing tendency to slump as he advances in the University.
Fifty-five of the one hundred sixty-eight suffered no illnesses during their college career; thirty underwent operations and fourteen
had contagious diseases. This high rate of operations is the result of a general susceptibility to disease caused by poor health habits and living conditions.
One of the worst effects of the strain of college life is a definite tendency toward heart disease. This organ may be injured by insufficient sleep, incorrect diet and constant strain. The constant nervous tension that students are under may be the beginning of functional heart trouble in later years.
On the other hand, college apparently does not harm the sight of the students. As freshmen, ninety-two of the one hundred sixty-eight had normal vision; at graduation, one hundred-one had no vision defects. A large percentage of the student body wear corrective glasses, but these defects are usually present at the time of entrance and are not the result of excessive studying while in college.
The University health department, which has made great improvements in recent years, is constantly working to improve student health through prevention and cure of disease.
Students must cooperate with the hospital authorities in order to protect themselves and also their fellow students. The University of Kansas has an unusually fine student hospitalization plan, a working scheme of socialized medicine.
Why Do We Buy Books?
Students buy textbooks to have something to carry to classes, to continue an old tradition, and to have something to turn in on more textbooks the next semester. It is an unfortunate fact that many of the textbooks which students buy and re-buy year after year are sadly in need of revision.
Some argue that frequent editions of text-books would be expensive as students would have to buy new books. When one considers how small a part of the total sum spent on one's education is spent on books, it seems only reasonable that the best books available are the only ones worthy of purchase.
Outmoded texts avail nothing but lengthy explanations from harassed professors who seek to bring the books up to date in lectures that could be devoted more prifiably to conveying significant information.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 36 Wednesday, May 10, 1939 No. 148
Notes due at Christmas' office at 11 a.m. on date of publication and 11:30 a.m. Saturday 'Ossun Sunday'.
publication and 11:50 a.m. Saturday (6) Sunday made.
CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: On Friday, May 12 at 11:30 a.m. work will be continued on the original motion picture and the filming will be finished by 11:45 a.m. In lieu of going to Goerster Theater either at 11:30 or in the afternoon whenever they are free. An invitation is extended to everyone in the movie — Margarite Wiley, Charles Cormier and Lisa Hennig.
FENCING TOURNAMENT: All notice and advanced笼ners who wish to enter the all-University Fencing Tournament to be hold Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. on campus. Admission is free; Jim Rappat at Robinson Gymnasium. Friday noon will be the deadline for entrance. The events will be men's and women's sabre; Kalman A. Orruetz.
MATHEMATICS CLUB. The plieric will be at Holloway High School, Frank Strong high. Transportation will be provided. Sign up in the mathematics library and leave your quartet before Wednesday evening—Dorothy Bubitz,
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: Dr. E. Gibson is at Walkins Memorial Hospital from 2 until 5 p.m. each Tuesday for consultation with students on the medical school campus. We are made through the Hospital office, R. I. Cammoseus.
QUACK CLUB: There will not be a meeting this evening--Mary Learnard.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
Managing Editor... Harry Hill
Editorial... Walt Meinenger, Chicagos
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Editor... Milford Ross and
Society Editor... Mary Lou Randall
Spirit Editor... Eleanor Bell
Manager... Morgan Advertising, Manager Orman
Editor in Chief
Editors-in-Chief
Mullett, McBride
McIlroy, Mulligan
Jong Joo Sang
Feature Editors
Aimee Murray
Publisher ... Harold Addington
By Agnes Mundert, c 40
Students accosted in Watsoe II library, the Memorial Union building and various Hill "spoils" said it was what he asked. "What do you think about paying $1,500 to bring a band to the Campus for one night?" Only one skeptic voiced his opinion.
MILLARD ROSS, c.39“What do you care? It’s not casting you anything! Anyway Cakewink’ticket you and I don’t matter what band they have!”
BETTY BRADLEY, "c4—'It'll be alright if they can make their money back. If we're going to use Hoe auditorium for extra-curricular activities such as basket ball we may as well dance there too."
HARRY COLDEEN, "b3"—"It’s an awful lot of money to be spent when half these students can tell the difference between a $1,500 and a $500
STEPHEN ELLSWORTH. e41 "With the 750 tickets they've pa for it already, it's all right."
Students Say 'Swell' To Name Band Question
BOB MANGELSDORF, gr."—the student body wants it. I say let them have what they want. It's hard enough for them to get it."
VELMA WILSON, c.40—"I think it's all right as long as the venture pays for itself."
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notes'n discords
by John Randolph Tye
The reason the Duke of Windsor's speech went practically unnoticed by the governments of the world was that Duke had the poor taste to be sincere.
And if you wonder why conditions in Europe are what they are today, it might be well to keep in mind that the ship on which the King and Queen are traveling to America was built and owned by Germany. It fell to England in the division of the swag after the war.
If news reports that hamburgers are selling for $1.30 at the New York World's Fair be true, how much will a house steak, well done, of course, be?
The clause in the new Methodist constitution giving protection to conscientious objectors was a brave move, but about the time the next convention meets the body will be forced to add another resolution saying that the clause will be ineffective in case of war.
Foster and Teeter Return From Registrar Convention
Mr. and Mrs. George O. Foster, Miss Edna Teater, assistant registrar, and Miss Jessie MacDowell Machir, registrar at Kansas State College, Manhattan, returned from the twenty-seventh convention of the National Association of Collegiate Registrars in New York City this week.
The convention, attended by 700 registrars, was the largest in the history of the association. It was held at the Hotel Commodore April 26-28. Mrs. Foster was a guest member at the convention.
WAYNE FIXLEY, b 40- "Won't be at the party but think that the money is well spent. Many of the students here often wish that they could go to some big town and see a 'name' film." This will I save 'om lota troubles.'
The Kansas representatives spent a day at the World's Fair following the close of the meetings, and stayed for two days in Washington, D.C. Josephsen, Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia, is the grave of the unknown soldier, the memorial of President Grant, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington monument, and the national capitol building. Among other points of interest seen on the return trip was Lincoln Memorial in Springfield.
PAUL FTCH, sp.—"All right as it is, financed from dance receipts. People who want to attend a dance class will pay the price if they want to hear him."
well worth while because the students of the University can get something not ordinarily on the college program.
MANO STUKEY, e 39 — "Good thing—what opportunity do we have to hear a name band with the excep-
tion of the Grill or some hill billy 'bust'."
HOWARD PALMER, e4="Swell"
We ought to do it every year."
MAX NIXON, fa39 — "Great!"
People enjoy it—so why not!
On the Shin --
A change in the summer session schedule for the School of Business will be made owing to the fact that Prof. Fri. Howey will attend the Graduate School at the University of Chicago this summer. The course is taught, in which he was to teach will be taken by Prof. D菱m Geragliolo.
Change in Summer Schedule
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tramural baseball team his batting average is 1.000—seven hits out of seven times at bat.
Cadet Awards To Be Made May 31
The final parade and barbecue of the R.C.O.T. will be held in the ground below the Karl F. Baldwin announce today.
It's probably indicative of total sales receipts, too.
Schiller Shore yesterday received a penny post card which bore the following: "Enclosed please find my check for $2 for which please send me your latest booklet," "Monkeys Make Manners!" Schiller says it's indicative of the public's tremendous interest in his book.
Awards for the year to outstanding cadets and officers will be made at the parade.
Thinking to stymie a waiter and force him to use real English, a friend of mine walked into the Union Fountain not long ago and asked me to Green River. Imagine his chagrion when the waiter hollered for a "drip."
Shirley Smith read my palm last night and TII be darried if she didn't hit my past 100 per cent, thereby making me a believer in such things. She says the left hand shows a life as it was intended and the right hand a life as its owner has altered it. Her prediction that palimetry will someday become a science more exact than psychology or philosophy brings to mind the ancient and forged art of phrenology.
Dick Martin is another of the Hill's better known palm readers. His specialty, however, is character analysis rather than past and future.
At the Dramatics Club picnic last evening Marvin Moon broke Dag-
ood Bumstead's record and built a thick out of 13 different materials in-and-wind six and one-half inches eluding cookies.
KANSAN
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BRIDGE STATION
Open All Night
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Complete Fountain Service All new equipment FRITTED ICE CREAM
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HORSES
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4 blocks West of
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Call 3201W
and we'll come for you.
A new kind of date.
Ride for 5 miles on beautiful bridle paths.
"The Lady's From Kentucky" starring George Raft and Ellen Drew is now showing at the Dickinson theater through Wednesday. Eleanor Swan, this is your free pass
Try a Spring Lubrication
1fry A spring Librarian
At Hartman Standard Service
13th and Mass.
ONCE — ALWAYS
DRAKES for BAKES
HAL'S
Hamburgers and Cbili 9th. and Vermont
Jayhawk Taxi Phone 65 handle packages and bagag
Jayhawk Barber Shop
Shaves — 10c
Haircuts
C. J. "Shawy" Hood. Prop.
727 Mugs
KEYS FOR TRUNKS
Tennis Rackets Restrugt
Base and Soft Balls
ER'S SHOP
14 Mags. Phone 5
RUTTER'S SHOP
1014 Mass. St. Phone 319
"The Lady's From Kentucky" starring George Raft and Ellen Drew is now showing at the Dickinson theater through Wednesday. Lee Thorne, this is your free pass.
GOING ON A PICNIC?
See Drake's for
Potato Salad
Baked Bears
Potato Chips
Cookies, Donuts,
and Buns
DRAPE'S BAKERY
907 Mass. Phone 61
TAXI
HUNSINGER'S
920-22 Mass.
Phone 12
Seymour Beauty Shop
817½ Mass. Phone 100
Castle Shampoo and Set ... 35c
Revita Oil Shampoo and wave 50c
Manion Rubicon ... 3 for $1.00
IN OUR BEAUTY SHOP
Shampoo and Finger Wave — 50c
Permanents — $2.50 up
Machineless Permanents — $5
730 Mass. Phone 282
PALACE BARBER SHOP
Haircuts — 25c
Haircuts and Shampoo — 50c
IVA'S BEAUTY SHOP
Phone 533
941%lass. St.
UNIVERSITY CITY
More than 4,500 young men and women at the prime of life, receptive to the newand different, associate and interact in hundreds of activities from dance to classroom—in a city within a city—on the hill.
They hold hundreds of thousands of dollars at their command to spend in Lawrence . . . BUT WISELY! A recent survey $ ^{a}$ shows that 93 per cent of men's clothing bought during 1938 was purchased in stores which advertise regularly in the Daily Kansan. The official publication of the University of Kansas is the only medium which reaches ALL students, every day, with a medium of time and expense to the advertiser.
Mr. Merchant, are you receiving your share of business from University City?
*Conducted by the division of Market Analysis of the School of Business