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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1939
Kansan Comment
'Thirty' Comes to A True Journalist
The death of William Adelbert Dill comes as a shock not only to us of the Daily Kansan and the Department of Journalism who knew him intimately and loved him, but also to the entire University which he served faithfully and efficiently for so many years.
He was charged with life and energy, humor and optimism.
To Mr. Dill belongs credit for making the University familiar to the people of Kansas. He did more than his share of the work of extending the University Campus to the borders of the state—and beyond.
Mr. Dill's work in compiling University records and statistics represented a tremendous outlay of time and painstaking research. Without that work the history of the University, particularly of its activities in the field of athletics, would have been sadly incomplete. Other schools have profited by his methods. It was characteristic of Mr. Dill that death found him in the midst of ambitious projects in his favorite field.
With his fine background of experience in journalism and in teaching, Professor Dill was singularly helpful as a teacher. Countless numbers of students have faced the exacting requirements of journalism with more courage and greater success because of knowing him.
About a man so alert and devoted to the interests of the University and education in journalism much more could be said. But words are not the best tribute to a man of deeds. Those of us who knew him will testify in our living to our gain in knowing him. His accomplishments speak for themselves better than any words of ours.
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Gunther to Explain What Inside Looks Like
Will Spring find the countries of Europe embroiled in a war as Ambassadors Kennedy and Bullitt predict? That is the question that John Gunther will attempt to answer tonight when he appears on the University Lecture course in Hoch auditorium.
The question of war in Europe is one that is occupying the minds of all Americans today as they watch the rapidly shifting continental political scene. A natural curiosity is felt concerning the actions of the different states, and the reasons and significance of their actions.
Neville Chamberlain is perplexed. Premier Daladier is anxious, Juan Negrir, the Spanish premier, is at wits' end. Even Mussolini and Hitler seem puzzled by the recurrent crises which amplify the complexity of the European political situation. So it is not unusual that college students are unable to offer a solution to the troubles of struggling nations more than 4,000 miles away. Not even a history professor would expect that. But the day is not far away when Americans may have to decide what attitude they must take toward a world conflict.
Tonight the students of the University will have a chance to hear a speaker who can explain many of the troubling political problems. For John Gunther is a man who has the experience and first hand information on the subject. In the twelve years that he has spent in Europe, Gunther has visited every country except Portugal, and has been chief of the Chicago Daily News bureau in every major European capital. He knows the background of Europe well, a fact known to every person who has read his remarkable book "Inside Europe," a work which Walter Duranty acclaimed as "the best book about Europe that anybody ever wrote."
Gunther's speech tonight should present to the student body'a new viewpoint—enlightened and realistic—about the situation which now is uppermost in the minds of the peoples of the world.
Kansas From Side Line Watches Missouri's Battle
Good Old Missou . . where Jesse James and his brother Frank and Cole Young harassed the railroads . . where their sturdy steeds and their flaming guns made marshals white headed . . where General Shelby met Quantrill and Quantrill met general Shelby . . where the Battle of Lone Jack became one of the bloodiest little battles of the Civil War. Good old Missouri is in the limelight again.
This time a district judge riding the authority of the courts is out to battle his country prosecutor who comes into the fray mounted on a Supreme Court Writ. Rooting for one side is the grand jury, anxious to investigate gambling activities in Jackson County. Cheering for the prosecutor is the corrupt Kansas City political machine and the hundreds of vice leaders and criminals who hide behind the machine's power.
An officer elected to enforce the law using every pretext at his command so that his cohorts may cover their tracks is a spectacle that Kansas should watch with interest. It has often been charged that the ruthless rule of the machine has seeped into the state, although as yet no manifestations of this rule have been brought to light.
While a determined jurist in Kansas City and a brave governor in Jefferson City battle once again for the freedom of Missouri, a wondering body politic is beginning to realize that before democratic government can prove to the world that it is the best type of control yet devised, it will be necessary to exterminate the rats who hold our large cities in their clutches.
More power to the honest element in Kansas City and Missouri. The picture of Missouri struggling in the grasp of common ward-heeled may well become a symbol to the people of the Middle West of democracy struggling against the forces which are its worst enemies. When the great bear of Missouri stands on its own feet and can roar the cry of freedom, Kansas may breathe easily.
For the boundary between Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kan., is only a river. And rats do swim.
Sudetens Eat Too Much To Stay In Germany
Hitler, they claim, is thinking seriously about giving Sudanetland back to Czechoslovakia. The reason? The newly acquired territory of the German empire produces articles which der Vaterland can neither use nor sell. And then, too, the Sudetenats eat too much.
It is hard to believe that Dr. Fuehrer would ever admit that his eyes were bigger than his stomach, although the news report may be reliable. But if Sudetenland is returned to Czechoslovakia, there is one thing you can be sure of. Hitler will have a ready and a plausible excuse for Neville Chamberlain. After all, the Prime Minister should be plenty sore after all the trouble and expense the British went to to give Sudetenland away. Especially if Hitler cannot think of a sufficient excuse. The Prime Minister it seems is an authority on excuses.
Adolph Hitler must be awfully worried about this latest development. And he really has cause for worry. If he doesn't think of a good excuse pretty soon, that man with the umbrella will start flying to Germany again. Even the Germans will get tired of that.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 36 THURSDAY FEB. 9, 1939 No. 89
Notices due at Channeler's Office at 11 a.m. on date of publication and 11:30 a.m. for Sunrise issue
--stay in college but when money was rather source he still had his determination remaining.
A. S.ME. There will be a meeting of the A.SME at 8 o'clock this evening in room 206 Marvin. There will be talks by Professor Hay, Russell Hayes, and Bill Gray on the subjects of aeronautics. Two reels of pictures will be shown. All interested in aviation are invited.-Hal Whitaker, Secretary.
FACULTY MEMBERS: The State Auditor has requested that the pay roll be in his office not later than the 14th of this month and faculty and staff members to sign the regular pay roll (Karlo Klooz, Bursar, 11 to sign the regular pay roll — Karlo Klooz, Bursar.
FRESHMAN VACANCY ON RELAYS COMMITTEE. ALL freshman students wishing to become candidates for the Student Committee of the Kansas Relays should hand in application letters to the Athletic office in Robinson gymnasium on or before Feb. 20, according to Walter Sutton, senior manager—Walter Sutton.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The psychological examination for new students will be given Friday, February 10, at 2 p.m. in Fraser Theater. Students with classes at that time should ask to be excused from class, since this is the only time the test was held during class. Who else failed to take the examination last semester for any reason must take it at this time—A. H. Turney, Examiner.
SPANISH TABLE: All students interested in improving their Spanish are invited to attend the Spanish table at the cafeteria each Friday noon. We will spend the afternoon to obtain faculty in speaking—Karl Rupenthal.
WESLEY FOUNDATION: Wesley Foundation will have a party Friday, night. Feb. 10, at 8:30 in the chamber. There will be skating from 10 am to 12 pm and basketball from 15 cents or 2 for 25 cents—John Lintner, President.
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Prof. Dill Earned College Degree With $50 Press
William Adelbert Dill, associate professor of journalism and director of university publicity at the University of Kansas, was born Oct. 9, 1851, in Niles, Mich. He was the son of Flora Johnson Dill and Surveillon Hunt Dill, a carpenter and contractor.
A move from Niles to Waterville was made when Dill was a small child. In 1890 the family moved to Portland, Oregon.
The first position which Dill had lasted for two months in 1886. He was employed as an office boy with the Free Silver Campaign paper This daily paper was to promote the free silver idea.
Dill was graduated from the Portland High School in 1902 and received his A. B. in economics in 1908 from the University of Oregon. He was given honorable mention at graduation on his thesis, "The Treasury Balances of Oregon." At that time it was necessary to write a thesis to obtain an A. B. Shortly after Mr. Dill's graduation from the University of Oregon in 1908 he married Miss Jennie Wetherbe-
During his high school years his desire for newspaper work was realized in his being elected editor of the high school monthly. When Dill went to the university he had exactly $30 in cash and a $500 printing outfit. Sometimes he was doubtful as to whether he could
notes'n discords by John Randolph Tye
And still another thing against Hitler is that he's un-American.
Strolling across the campus Tuesday afternoon we met the shimster. We could tell at a glance that we was in an eatic mood. "Spring," he told us, a bit melodramatically we thought, "he here. I can smell it. I can feel it. I can even hear him. I can hear you. I can hear attention until the next morning when we almost froze trying to get to an 8:30 class. It may have been spring we heated, but it sounded more like our teeth chattering.
Raised eyebrow department: A Mr. Vice is sheriff of Wilson county.
The latest political news from Washington is that Maine and Vermont are most likely to secede.
While enrolling in a Shakespeare course, Ken Postlethwaite was introduced by Professor Lynn to Professor Sisson as "the redoubtable Mr. Postlethwaite". The redoubtable one maintained his usual apolom, but they do say that once out of the gym he run all the way down the hill crying for a Funk and Wagall's.
Why did anyone ever think of spelling estacity as it’s pronounced — estacty? It certainly would have been an odd thing on this department’s dictionary.
Spanish loyalists are asking Frunco for an armistice. They probably have decided they might just as well starve to death in a totalitarian state as starve fighting against one.
Mrs. Helen Wilkins, girls' work secretary of Kansas City, Mo., will speak on "Race Relations" at the YWCA assembly to be held at 4:30 this afternoon in Frank Strong auditorium.
Y.W.C.A. Meeting Features Talk by Helen Wilkins
Other participants in the service will be Mary Louis Garrett, c'39 Elizabeth Barclay, c'40 Lois Marie Holiday, c'42 and Lois Worral.
At the first of the meeting two girls will be elected to the nominating committee to choose candidates for the Y.W.C.A. offices for next year. Other members of the nominating committee will be Eddie Parks, c40 president of the YWCA Mrs. Joseph King, chapel king; King Yew, YW general secretary; and two senior members of the Y.W.C.A. cabinet.
At the meeting one girl will be elected to serve on the nominating committee for new members to the advisory board.
This meeting will take the place of the regular scheduled meeting of the freshman commission.
He was out of school for one year working as city editor for Eugene, Oregon, Morning Register. In his second year in the university he worked at night as a 'printer on the Register.
He became news editor of the Register in 1909 which position he held until 1914 when he be edited author of the Lane County News at Springfield, Oregon. After two years in Springfield he returned to the Eugene Evening Guard for one year. He had worked on the copy desk of the Portland Oregonian for a few months in 1917 when he was appointed instructor in journalism at the University of Kansas.
In June 1920 he became assistant night manager in the Chicago office of the Associated Press. In 1921 he was a lecturer in journalism and secretary of the faculties of the Medical University of western University, returning to the University of Kansas in September 1921.
'A Devoted Teacher Says Chancellor
I am greatly shocked by the news of the death of Prof. W. A. Dill. We prized him as a devoted teacher and a vigilant, tireless, dependable publicity director for the University. And he was a kindly, loyal friend and citizen whose passing will be measured on Mount Oread, in Lawrence, and throughout the state.
Prof L. N. Flint--with Standard Red Crown Gasoline
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(Signed) E. H. LINDLEY,
Chancello.
Professor Dill's helpfulness to all of us in the department over a long period of years will be treasured in the memories of his colleagues and his former students. He devoted himself unaparently to his work for the University.
L. N. FLINT,
Chairman, Department of Journalism.
L. N. FLINT,
Dr. F. C. Allen--with Standard Red Crown Gasoline
Hartman Standard Service
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"The most enthusiastic and energetic man I have ever known," was the tribute paid Prof. W. A. Dill by Dr. Forrest C. Allen. today.
When informed of Dill's death, the University basketball coach, was a dumb-founded, and yet not too surre-
"Mr. Dill worked too hard, in fact, his unittiring labor undoubtedly contributed to his death. He was always keen on records. He worked endlessly compiling records and data wipers from past athletic events.
"He worked for a number of years as unofficial statistician and record compiler of the Big Six Conference. After several years, his work was recognized by other schools in the Big Six and he was appointed the Chief Data Scientist."
"Mr. Dill was vitally interested in all athletics at the University. He was a willing worker—willing to work without credit. He was a vital part of all athletics at the University."
College President Lists Conception of the Job
Washington, Pa., Feb. 8- If you would like to know how it feels to be a college president, Dr. Ralph Cooper Hutchinson, of Washington and Jefferson College here, has composed his conception of the job. Doctor Hutchinson, who was graduated from Lafayette in 1918, says: "It is the greatest job in the world. To have constant and permanent contact with the fine and tempered minds of an outstanding faculty, to live among these choice students, to the time of their activity and maturing aspirations, to go to and fro among the achieving alumni of a great college and to work with the kind of men who are trustees here is all that any man could ask for a happy inspiring life experience.
"But the job has its drawbacks.
The college president is likely to stare to death in the midst of plenty. He lives with fine minds, but has no time to listen to them. He lives in a world of books, but cannot read them. He dwells among students whom he hungers to know, but he is chained by his responsibility and consideration of him and their juvenile fear of "apple shining." He lives a life of abundant praise, abundant criticism, abundant loyalty, abundant fun, abundant everything."
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1. The Bell System handles about 48,000 telephone calls per minute, on the average.
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3. The largest telephone cable used by the Bell System contains 2424 cells
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5. This is part of a page taken from a telephone directory published in the United States.
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6. Lowest rates to most out-of-town points are available every night after 7 P.M. and all day Sunday.
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4. The Bell System employs as many people as live in the city of Davton, Ohio.
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**4. Wrong:** The population of Bayon is about ninety,000,000 and there are 200,000 Kiris in San Francisco's Chinatown.
**5. Right:** Is this girl a phone employee?
**6. Right:** Why not telephone family and dis­ti­nce friends?
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1. One of the first uses of vacuum tubes was in telephony - years before commercial radio telephony,
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