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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1939
Kansan Comment
What Does Union Do With Dance Profits?
Two very definite factors act as limit on the caller of dance hands which can be imported for the four class parties. First of these is the reluctance of administration officials to permit ticket prices to go above $2.50, the idea being to maintain a "democratic" front for the University. Second is the capacity of the Memorial Union ballroom, the generally accepted maximum being 500 couples.
If neither of these limits can be removed or modified, the obvious procedure is to reduce the expenditures. One possibility, the reduction of the number of passes, has been pointed out. Another item among the expenses is the somewhat staggering profit the Memorial Union realizes from Varsities, class parties and group-sponsored Varsities each year. In 1936-37, the Memorial Union received $234 in hall rental for 13 Varsity dances and $126 in hall rental for seven group-sponsored dances.
Having supposedly collected its just due in hall rental, the Union, in addition, receives the ENTIRE YEAR'S PROFIT from the Varsity dance fund. For 1937 the 38-kar-off was $434.74. What, then, does the Memorial Union offer in exchange for this amount?
If the Varsity dance fnd could show a balance of $400 at the start of each year, it reasonably can be seen that at least one top-flight hand might be obtained each year, without raising customary ticket prices and within the present undersized ballroom.
Little Lessons tn Economics For Busy College Students
How to cause a depression:
Witness the produce industry in the East. Last week over-sealable hens, unable to tell mild January weather from spring, became mugged up on their laying schedule. Consequence: an over-supply of eggs, and the market (that is, the egg market) dropped 7 cents in two days with a total loss of $1200,000 to buvers.
Lesson: (for the psychologists) chickens have lower intelligence than men.
(For the economist) Good anti-anti-planning propaganda.
(For the moralist) God moves in a mysterious way.
(For the marketers) Buyer beware!
Do Foreigners Censor The Movies We See?
Will Hays, Hollywood painfully realizes, is not the only censor of the American motion picture industry. In these days of international tension, Hollywood executives are acutely conscious that selling films to foreign markets is a ticklish proposition.
Last week American cinema companies withdrew from the Italian market because of Mussolini's establishment of a government trust to distribute all films. Though the withdrawal may not be for long, at least Italian consumption will be seriously curtailed by the new trust.
Already ideological and political censorship, quota laws, currency embargoes, and other acts have restricted the markets of Germany, Russia, Japan, and smaller nations.
Hollywood producers have been subject to bitter criticism for lack of integrity and stamina in dealing with film stories. But the truth is that extreme caution must be taken less someone's toes be trod on. A story such as Sinclair Lewis' 'It Can't Happen here' might entirely break off the industry's relations with Germany. It would even be dangerous to produce a story of the American Revolution, which the producers believe would be timely because of the present spirit of Americanism. Great Britain might see itself as the villian and object.
The Hollywood picture industry's clear world market today is mostly confined to the Americas, France, Britain, and her dominions and colonies, and the Scandinavian countries. This field does not consume enough to allow Hollywood to operate in its accustomed manner. The average grade "A" movie costs more than $500,000 and United States consumption alone will be lucky to gross more than half of that figure.
With profit depending on large foreign consumption, Hollywood producers are keenly aware that they must be careful. Foreign censorship threatens to increase, and with it might come possible political embarrassment for the American government.
Japan has become a Fascist state. Which goes to prove that even if the Japanese army hasn't yet captured China, it has finally captured Japan.
Neglected: Important Reading For Every Student
Books which deeply affect the thought and lives of the great and near-great people of this generation should at least be known to college students, if not studied and assimilated while in school. The New Republic is now offering a review each week of one book from a series of twelve, written in the past 30 years, which the editors believe have deeply influenced our time.
The list of selected books includes:
Oswald Spengler: "The Decline of the West."
F. J. Turner: "The Frontier in American History."
Sigmund Freud: "Interpretation of Dreams."
Charles A. Beard: "Economic Interpretation of the Constitution."
John Dewey's philosophy (various works).
*Ernest Baxus: The Mind in Primitive Man*.
V. L. Parrington; "Main Currents in American Thought."
I. A. Richards: "Principals of Literary Criticism."
Henry Adams: "The Education of Henry Adams."
William Graham *Summer*: "Folkways"
Terrence Veblen: "Theory of Business
Enterprise."
Nikolay Lenin: "Imperialism."
Of course no two individuals agree upon the dozen most important books written during the twentieth century. It is safe to say, however, that most college men and women should be familiar with at least half of the books in this group and should include the other half in that list of "reading I'm going to do when I have time."
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 36 TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 1939
Vol. 36 TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 1939 No. 75
Noticees due at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m., preceding
regular publication days and 11:30 a.m.
ASME. The ASME will meet Thursday, January 19, at 8 p.m. in 210 Marvin Hall to a motion picture on "Steam" will be shown. There will be election of officers—Charles Godfrey, Secretary.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION. The regular weekly meeting, open to all students, graduates and faculty members who are interested in Christian Studies, will be held in Room C-Merys Hall – Richard MacCann, Secretary.
COLLEGE FACULTY. The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet at 4:30 this afternoon in the auditorium on the third floor of Frank Strong Hall-E. H. Lindley, President.
CURRENT ACTION COMMISSION: The Y-M-Y. M-Work Commission will meet at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon after discussion with the Journalism department, will speak on "Propaganda Analysts," all those interested in the campaign, invited to participate. Are you a Co-ordinator?
FENCING CLUB. The Fencing Club will hold brief meeting at 4 o'clock today. The men's fencing team will practice at 5 p.m.-Kalman A. Oravetz, President.
Le CERCLE FRANCAIS: Le Cerclé français se remunera mercredi, le 18 javier, salle 113 Frank Strong Hall a trois heures et demie. Tous ceux qui parlent français sont invités. Norman Rugh, secretary.
NEWMAN CLUB: The Newman Club meets tonight
at 6 o'clock in the evening and is not
yet invited. Are invited—Judith P. Bagot J.
PHI CHI DELTA: Phi Chi Delta will have its regular meeting from 5:30 to 7 clocked at Westminster Hall.-Audrey Batonen, Marjorie Hetzel, Program Chairmen.
SIGMA ETA CHI: Sigma Eta Chi, the Congregational sorority, will have a chill satup at 3:30 this evening. It will be held in the parish house at Plymouth Church. —Zenith Fowler, President.
TAU SGMA: There will not be a Tau Sigma meeting tonight. However, there will be an important meeting Thursday evening at which attendance is required—Arlen Irvine, President.
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University Women Urged To Be Active in W.S.G.A.
By Mary Jane Sigler, c. 39
Although only 21 University women sit on the Executive Council of the Women's Self-Government Association and thus directly conduct its business, every woman student in the University becomes a member of the Association upon registration. This fact is not well known among University students.
By Mary Jane Sigler. c'39
"Every woman student should be interested in the W.S.G.A., because it is the medium through which they can express their opinions, and it is their governing body." Gwenee Landham, cw3. W.S.G.A. president, said that "if you are a more active, more women become actively interested in the organization."
University women can participate actively in the Association in three ways. They can come to the Council individually with their problems and suggestions, they can amend the W.S.G. Constitution, and by popular selection they choose the members of the Council.
Council Welcomes Suggestions
Any suggestions for bettering the conditions of students on the Hill, or for changing the regulations for women students are welcomed by the Council. Geverne asserted. Usually the student makes the suggestion to an individual member of the Council. If deemed worthy, the plan is made public. If not made public, the student may present his opinions to the group at that time. If the Council votes in favor of the plan, it becomes a University rule.
The change recently affected in the House Rules is an example of the Council's revising the University regulations. Every woman is now allowed two late nights each semester for out-of-town functions, provided she has the written consent of her parents.
Individual problems, such as difficulties with landladdies of rooming houses, may be brought to the University Committee. The rooming house is brought up to the standard set by the University Committee on Rooming Houses.
Woman May Run For Council Amendment to the W.S.G.A. Constitution may be proposed upon petition by 50 members of the Association. It is then voted upon by all the women of the University; a three-fourth majority of those voting is required for the adoption.
notes'n discords
by John Randolph Tye
Many people expressed surprise yesterday that Jack Benny didn't mention his troubles during his radio program Sunday night. Wonder if these disappointed people expected Benny to get up to the microphone and yell: "Hello, folks! I've been arrested. Whose."
Some girls learn all the answers by running around with questionable fellows.
Perhaps it's a new phase of progressive education and then again it may be that we're just too dumb to understand. But why spend thousands of dollars to educate college students and then teach them to go out and blow someone else to pieces. Which, bluntly, is just about what the new government flying school amounts to.
...
There is absolutely no truth in the rumor that members of the LSA. council will attend the next meeting dressed in black shirts.
For two years the newspapers of the land have given realms of front page publicity to the various starlets and stars mentioned for the role of Searlet O'Hara in "Gone With The Wind." But when Vivien Leigh is finally selected for the part, the newspapers bury the story on page nine. Which is just another reason why we believe a slight case of insanity is necessary if one to be a success in the newspaper world.
. . .
It is to be hoped that no one on the campus gets the bright idea of selecting a K.U. Glamour Girl. At least not until next semester. Hdr does not in turn to give a lovely cover like Hindi Scott's a run for the money.
Henry To Speak at Holton Dinner
--quest "Begin the Begine." The Pi K. A. boys didn't even ask the phone company what the tariff was, but the call went through New York City. "Must have been expensive fun." "Cheezzer les femmes." I always say.
...
Gwim Henry, director of athletics and new head football coach, will be the principal speaker at a banquet given for the Holton high school football team tonight by the Holton Chamber of Commerce.
In the matter of elections, anyone may become a candidate for class offices and W.S.G.A. Council positions. Freshmen class officers are elected in the fall, and other class officers as well. Officials are chosen in the spring.
Any woman may apply personally to the nominating committee, which is composed of five senior women—members of both organized and unorganized houses are represented on this committee. The five women pass on the activities and experience of the women who have been selected are presented at an election tea which all the women of the University are urged to attend.
Use Australian Ballot In Elections
All women may vote on the candidates, which are elected by a majority vote. In voting the Australian ballot—that of naming first, second and third place—the race between any two candidates is very close, the candidates second choices are counted.
By this method of nominating and electing Council members it is hoped that those elected will be representative of the student body as a whole, and of the sub-groups to which they belong.
Of the 21 members of the Council six are non-voting. The voting members are the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the W.S.G.A, the vice-presidents and secretaries of the four classes; the trustees for the Fort Atkinson representative, and the points system manager (who limits the number of offices that can be held by any one woman.)
Need Co-Operation of All Women
The six non-voting members of the Council are the second vice-president of the W.S.G.A., who is appointed by the University Y.W.C.A. the Pan-Hellenic representative the vice-presidents of Corbin, Watkins, and Millhars, and the manager of the Book Exchange conducted by the Association.
Through the W.S.G.A. University women are self-governing, and the Association's most important function is to represent the University opinion and to act in line with the welfare of all of its members. It desires and needs the co-operation and interest of all of the women students not of only a few, in order that it may accomplish its purpose.
'Y' Frosh and Cabinets
Discuss Own Shortcomings
The Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. cabinets and the Freshman commissions of the two organizations met Sunday evening in a conference session to discuss plans for the future of the organization.
Marjorie Wiley, c41, and Charles Yeomans, b4', led the opening workshop service. Paul Moritz, Y.M. president discussed phases of the work in which the Y.M. and Y.W. were in during the past semester.
The freshman cabinets planned a series of joint meeting for the Freshman commissions. Miss Buehli Morrison, professor of psychology, will talk on "How to Study for the Comp Sci." the next series to be held Thursday in the Pine room, Memorial Union building.
Shin-
A non-student big-wig in the I.S.A. has had several pictures took and "somebody" plans to send them in to the Interesting Personses section of the American Magazine. One she shows the interesting personage addressing several students from the University of Pennsylvania with students at the foot of "Uncle Jimmy Green." Students' backs are to the camera in both pictures.
And there was absolutely no scandal connected with that picture photographer Bert Brantt got of Les Kappleman and Jane Howes in the early night. It was politely posed — Kap se so. And Kap is a honorable man.
Wonder if it's really true that Professor Maddox spoke of Jimmy Walker, former mayor of New York. And in a classroom! He must have been thinking of Johnny Walker cigarettes, no doubt.
Harold Jones, a Sig Alph of the hermit form, indulged in a date to the cinema Sunday night. Came the payoff when he handed the ticket matcher one ticket—his only purchase.
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