PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1038 - Kansan Comment Benefits of Dorms For K.U.Men Committees reporting to the Men's Student Council Monday night brought closer to reality a men's dormitory at the University. Before press agenting to the skies about it, however, let's see what benefits to the University and its men students a dormitory would bring. In the first place, housing men in a dormitory would mean an increased enrollment. Proopects for future increases are slim considering that the state population is decreasing and that the student population, measured by the .02 percent decrease this year, is virtually stationary. A dormitory would attract out-of-state students, whose names would swell the enrollment rolls. Secondly, indigent men, unable to finance a University education, yet whose capabilities deserve attention and expression, would discover that living expenses, if reduced, no longer prohibited their matriculation. Furthermore, many of the 600 men now registered at the employment bureau would spend less time earning a living and more time on their books and activities. Although operators of private rooming houses and restaurants need not fear loss of roomer* and trade, competition of a low-priced dormitory, in the third place, would increase living and eating standards on the Hill. Since the construction of Corbin Hall, for instance, women's rooming house standards have risen until they are now far superior to the average rooming house for men. Furthermore, the dormitory would supply a needed social life for a class of men who have not become adjusted to existing social methods. The man who studies alone, who does not loaf on the library steps, who does not enjoy dances, would be greatly aided by the organized activity program that could be carried out through a dormitory. And since plans for a men's dormitory are not included in the proposed University building program, its construction would not hinder any extension of departments through new buildings. Financed by PWA funds or bonds, a dormitory would be self-liquidating and perhaps form the nucleus of an extensive housing system in the future. After weighing the benefits mentioned above, does not a men's dormitory seem feasible? With Tongue In Cheek We Conclude That- When Prof. F. A. E. Crew, after his recent biological study of the human species announces that it is the male, and not the female, who is the weaker sex, he takes the wind out of the male's boast of his superiority. This noted biologist of the University of Edinburgh was indulging in no snap judgment in making his statement. He backed up his pronouncement with an array of facts and figures which embarrasses man's indominant ego. I inevitably, the conclusion is that if woman is so superior to man, why is not her place to assume man's age-long tasks and responsibilities? "The male in man is inherently the weaker sex," declares Professor Crew, "largely on account of his relative constitutional weakness to developmental anomies, to congenital debility, and to death from diseases of all kinds." He disclosed that more boy babies than girls are born. British vital statistics show 105 male births to 100 female. But at the 15-19 year age bracket, the sexes are fairly well balanced. In extreme old age, from 85 years on, there are twice as females as males. What To Do About Morons Another flaw in our highly-toled civilized set-up has been detected and declaimed by bombaster Henry L. Mencken. As usual in the case of iconoclasts, he has torn down part of the house, and failed to leave the blue-prints to remodle the structure. "What is to become of the race if we continue supplying free medical care for the definitely inferior groups of society?" is his battle cry. Quoting such astonishing facts and figures as "39.5 percent of children delivered in John Hopkins free clinic were feeble-minded," he leaps on to say that in many cases they were the children of feeble-minded parents delivered there twenty years ago—the vicious cycle of like propagating like. While the charges are admitted and they are made more serious by the declining birth rate of the higher-intelligence groups, in suggesting that this cycle somehow he stopped, he has drafted a bir job for someone. Congress might give Mr. Mencken a lifetime job by letting him select a group of scientifically, intellectually, and morally fitted for the delicate task of defining who shall be allowed to propagate. Perhaps he could also compose arguments calculated to persuade individuals concerned that they should give up the right to bear children. Amazingly, many regard this procreation of father-son the only real immortality of man. They would be hard to convince. Varying degrees of mental ability might be determined by Mr. Menken and he could decide also who should be eliminated. Meanwhile psychiatrists would be busy swearing affadavits that their patients were only subnormal and not moronic or feeble-minded as Mr. Menken would make out. Yes, the satirical sage has undoubtedly uncovered something wrong in his latest diggings, but to remedy the situation with any degree of success, would require more intelligence, time, labor, and unerring wisdom that he is able to muster. ___ Billions For War To Guarantee Peace “... The intensely sharp competitive preparation for war by nations is the real war, permanent, unceasing; and ... battles are only a sort of public verification of the mastery gained during the 'neare' interval.” Proving these words of William James, the United States from its position on the sidelines has not been immune to the fever of rearmament that raged over Europe the past decade reaching its height at the present time. In the past six years defense expenditures in this country doubled, rising from 499 million dollars in 1934 to 1,650 millions in 1938-1939. Last May the navy expansion bill authorized the construction of 46 new warships and 26 auxiliaries, and provided a 20 percent increase in the authorized strength of the navy. Supplemented by other appropriations for military preparations, the total national defense expenditure is more than a billion dollars this year for the first time since the World War. New warships, airplanes, purchases of ordnance equipment, expansion of naval and air bases, and strengthening of seacoast defenses will consume about one-third of this expenditure. Last week President Roosevelt indicated that he looked for an increase in the national defense budget next year. Aviation companies and the shipbuilding industry enter a boom period, but if this rate of expenditure for armament continues, the United States will be faced with a bill each year representing about 25 percent of the total revenue from taxes. In Europe, the dictatorships and democracies are alike confronted with unbalanced budgets. They spend seven times as much on armament now as they did shortly before the World War. Great Britain is borrowing heavily, Russia and Japan are spending approximately 40 percent of their total production of wealth each year in military preparation. If the way to avoid war is to spend billions of dollars in preparation for it, then the world is traveling in the right direction. Official University Bulletin Official University Bulletin Vol. 36, Wednesday, October 19, 1928 No. 2 Notices due as Chronicle's Office at 3 p.m., preceding regular publication days and 11:30 a.m. A. S.ME. A meeting of the A.S.ME, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in room 26 Marvin Hall. Motion pictures of the Union Wire Rope company will be shown. All mechanics are invited—Charles Goddard. FRESHMAN COUNCIL: The Freshman Council will meet at 4:30 Thursday afternoon at the Union building. Dr. F. C. Allen will speak on the topic "Am I a Democrat?" and will attend to include -George Kettner, Vice-president. JAY JANES. There will be a short but important meeting in the Union lounge at 4:30 Thursday. Please bring your dues and check in the money from tag sales.-D. J. Willetts, President. INCLUDES IN CPP ASSOCIATE EDITOR JOHN R. TYE, KENNETH LEWIS, URGAN SHEARRY HAROLD APPRINTON LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: Le Cercule francais se reunitra mercredi 19 octobre, salle 113 Frank Strong hall a trois heures et demi. Tous ceux qui parient français sont invites - Norman Rehg, Secretaire. Editorial Staff University Daily Kansar Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS MANAGING EDITOR LOUISE R. FOCKELLE CAMPUS EDITOR DICK MANTIN & JEAN THOMAS NEW REPORT JOHN SCHMIDT SOCIETY EDITOR HILEN GIES SNOW EDITOR LANTHAKEE ANGILL MURRELL EDITOR MICHAEL MURRELL MAPKUP EDITOR HARRY HILL STEWART CLAYEN REWRITE EDITOR SYDNEY WJERNER SOCIAL EDITOR TOM WORST PUBLISHER ___ INFINITY MANAGER ... EDDEN BROWN ADVERTISING MANAGER ... ORMAN WAMAKER News Staff REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service Inc subscription rates, in advance, $2 on per year, $1.75 per semester. Published at Lawrence, Kansas, daily, during the school year except Monday and Saturday. Entered as second class master September 17, 1910 at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the supervision of Mrs. E. M. Huecker. CITY CONSTITUTIVE Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N.Y. BUREAU BOSTON LA LOS ANGELES EN FRANCE notes and discords A K.U. alumnus who attended the Oklahoma game claims that college has changed a great deal in the last ten years. "In the good old days," he pointed out, "all that was needed to get in the band was an aptitude for music. All that is changed now I note; music is the least requirement. The important requisites are an ability to wave flags in Boy Scout fashion, a talent for wand-waving, and a proficiency in the intricate art of ballet-dancing." by John Randolph Tye Dick LaBan, editor of the Sour Owl, is on the look-out for new writers, so here is an opportunity to do something about the "Herman" series that have appeared in the first two issues. That is if you too shoulder at the thought of their being continued for the entire year. So if you are often stirred by the urge to write, drop in and see LaBan at The Sour Owl office between urges. His office is in the Union building, joint around the corner from the women's recreation room. Incidentally, this couldn't be significant, could it? --- The editor of the Hutchinson News witnessed his first jitter-bug contest the other evening. "As one who in his day was solemnly warned he was being led to rumb the turkey trot," he muses, "words fail us." The American Mercury recently ran an article entitled "Professors Have Soft Jobs," which aroused the ier of a professor at the University of Tulsa. "In defense of the college-teaching profession," he writes, "I want to ask the editor of the Mercury if he ever had to— 1. Sit and listen while n dumb dean tells you how to teach 5 3. Eat your lunch at the college cafeteria, where you have to remove the halfback's feet from the table. 2. Laugh at the president's jokes -vintage 1890. 4. Associate on terms of equality with the hairy-necked coaching staff. 5. Listen to an irate oil man insisting that his pin-headed son' grade should be raised. If you have never done any of these things and a million more of the same kind, what the h—do you know about teaching?* 6. Dance the polka with the deen of women. they won't write me a nasty letter!) Frances Hurd was happily surprised last week when the postman brought her a lovely pink cake on which she embroidered "Happy Birthday, Katherine" with white frosting. (Either me or the cake must have made a mistake.) 8. Listen to a commencement address. This young woman is living an abundant life . . . during the period when living comes with its greatest boot . . . She counts moments in college . . . four years are all she may claim . . . She wishes for everything at her fingertips . . . and she gets it . . On the Shin-to give the right hair cut: Lou Harshfield Virgil Wiglesworth Mac McCarthy Harry Houk 7. Give an all-American guard a grade for two attendances in four months. We wish to thank Alice Paden for her Kansan renewal. Tommy Tatlock and Randy Long entertained the "We Miss Lynch and Jones Club" last Tuesday. (Continued from page 1) Constable George Singler has warned all hasty drivers to be very careful. He says he doesn't want students or law people or student runyer. Elihaw Cole, the weather man, says we are in for our first real cold spell. He urges all housemothers to have a goodly supply of Cole's Cough Elixer on hand for the first annee. Bill Arnold spoke a piece at the school house last Monday afternoon. Vincent Davis is back on his feet after a severe attack of cough. Good luck! The Sour Owl Literary Society met yesterday afternoon. Mr. William Jensen gave a book report on "Marie Antinette," by Stefan Zweig, which everybody enjoyed very much indeed. Following the game Saturday, many of our young people and friends from N.C. enjoyed elder care. 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