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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUESDAY. MAY 24. 1938
Comment
Delectable
Dessert for Dancers
Among social activities, dancing seems to have become an important item in a rounded college life. This year the character of the bands procured for special parties has not been on the plane desired by the majority of students who take advantage of this extra-curricular activity.
The reason for the unfortunate selection of bands this year, as it might be any year, is the fact that dates for parties are set before the beginning of a school year, and not every good band taling within the price limit set by the business office is available on the date desired. Next year the same thing may happen, no matter the judgment of the dance manager. One thing, however, is on the side of a successful dance term next term—the law of averages.
Andy Kirk proved a rousing success for all concerned, suprising the quality which might have been expected from the admission charge. Many feel he balanced the ledger. At any rate it was a good finish.
United States Needs More Farm Owners
An estimated 300,000 farm tenants may be come farm owners in the next five years under the rural building program which the federal government has launched. Under this plan the Federal Housing Administration insures farm mortgages and places government credit behind farm loans. If this program is successfully put into operation and carried to completion, it will greatly improve the conditions of millions of farmers and it will also be a step toward national recovery.
The provisions of this plan make it easy for tenants to borrow money. Loans may amount to 90 per cent of the appraised value if it does not exceed $5,400, and 80 per cent where the maximum is $8,600. The rate of interest is 5 per cent with an additional $1/4 per cent for smaller loans.
Since the FHA insures loans up to $16,000, the government hopes that approved banks, mortgage companies, insurance companies, and other private lending agencies will join in the program by lending money to farmers.
The new program not only benefits tenants, but farmers who own their land, individuals who rent farms, and anyone who wants to buy a farm, are eligible to borrow money from approved institutions. They may use this money for repairing farm houses or buildings, constructing new houses, or refinancing mortgages, providing 15 per cent of the loan is used for building material and labor.
There is a great need for this program which is designed to encourage construction, farm ownership, and social improvement of the farm tenant class. In 1890, 28.4 per cent of all farms were operated by tenants; in 1930, 42.4 per cent. Tenancy has recently been increasing at the rate of 40,000 a year. Now we have about three million tenants who are eligible for the new program, the purpose of which is to make farm owners of as many tenants as possible.
With the help of government loans, tenants will be able to buy land and become owners. With ownership comes a new attitude of preserving and caring for the land instead of exploiting it. They will till the soil with a pride and enjoyment which they did not experience as tenants and they will build up, preserve, and keep the soil in fertile condition.
Ownership by the farmer who lives on the land and works it has proved successful in other countries. In Denmark about 96 per cent of the farmers own their own land. Denmark is known for her well kept farms and rich agriculture. In Sweden, where most of the farmers own their land, the soil is kept fertile and the ambition of the farmers is not to take as much as possible out of the soil, but to make a living on it and hand it down to the next generation in good condition.
In the United States less than half the farmers own their own land. More tenants should become owners because with the possession of property their former attitude of indifference and carelessness will be changed into one of responsibility and enthusiasm to do one's best to preserve the fertility of the soil.
The conversion of tenants into farm owners is a great asset to the United States.
News Discrimination Charged Against Daily
A menace to free speech? Serious charges of news discrimination were applied to the New York World-Telegram last week by the Nation. Syndicated columns, cartoons, and feature articles appeared to be changed and parts deleted to fit in with the editorial policy of the newspaper which is a member of the
Scripps-Howard chain. A distinct violation of precedent in newspaper policy, it is a step in the direction of censorship and suppression of news and opinion. Although there probably exists no newspaper which has not been quilty of similar repression at times in order to further its editorial policy, so many and such serious charges against a daily with the reputation and circulation of the World-Telegram demand attention.
The Nation's accusations: General Hugh Johnson's column was dropped from the paper after he wrote a tribute to John L. Lewis' patriotism; Westbrook Pegler's was dropped after he sympathized with the Spanish Loyalists; a series of articles were printed predominantly favorable to Mayor Hague of Jersey City; sentences from Heywood Broun's column asking for support of recovery program disappeared after the first edition; Dorothy Bromley's column which appealed for the "transfer of naval funds to housing projects" was not printed.
These are a few of the more important charges; there are several others of similar import. That the syndicated columns wield tremendous influence cannot be doubted and if the general reading public is unable to depend on the unencured reports of these writers, freedom of the press is indeed challenged.
Play the Game Hard and Fairly
The Baker Orange:
The greatest game of all is the game of life, and the way in which a person plays this game proves his worth.
Some people believe in trying to beat this game, but they always come out the loser, perhaps not in a financial way, but still the cheater is penalized. If caught, the law demands payment; if not, the conscience works out the penalty. There are no short cuts; the game must be played, and the harder the individual plays, the better will be the score.
But don't worry too much about the score. Play the game fairly, and when the final score is chalked up, it will depend on the way you "played the game" rather than the score you received.
It costs five times as much to stop an automobile from a speed of 60 miles an hour as from 10 miles an hour, reports Science News Letter. Safety is cheaper any way you look at it.
Official University Bulletin
Notices due at Clincherville Office at 3 p.m., preceeding
regular public meeting at 1 a.m. on Sunday for Sunday sunday.
Vol. 35 TUESDAY,MAY 24,1938 No.161
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The regular weekly meeting will be held this afternoon in room C. Myers hall. All students and faculty members are invited to attend--Jack Dalby, President.
NOTICE TO FACULTY MEMBERS: The regular payroll is ready for signatures. All faculty members whose appointments are on a nine-month basis are required to sign the payroll-Karl Klooz, Bursar. June 4 will sign the payroll.-Karl Klooz, Bursar.
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Old Rome Not Content With Tea-Table Diets
The Romans liked their victuals fasty. A cup of tea and a 1 by 2 sandwich never sufficed for the toga-clad boys, when they were tired out from a hard day in the stadium, cheering gladiators on to hand each other the old K. O. They didn't call a salad a square meal in those days.
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JACK McCARTNEY
LEAVING EDITOR
Certain recipes from Roman cookery, and the finer points in its seasoning, have been collected by R. Q. Brewster, professor in chemistry, and reveal much of the taste f old Rome.
Kantan Board Members
J. HOWARD RUGO    MARTIN BENTON
DAVID E. PASTEBRIDGE   MARKIN GORBEL
MARVIN MAHER FLOOD
GRACE VALENTINE   MORRIS THOMPSON
F. QUENNANT BROWN   ELTON E. CARTER
WILLIAM FITZGERald   ALAN ASHER
DREW MCLAUGHLIN   ANATOM A. TELL
DRIENK DOLLING
The recipes which Professor Brewster tells about were left to posterity by Apicus, who made Roman history in the gastronomic field. His directions for cooking wild moat may not seem above par but listen to the way in which Apicus stirred up a little sauce mixture to pour over the meat. Here's his recipe:
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Wild Bear: It is cleaned; sprinkled with salt and crushed cumin and thus left. The next day it is put into the oven; when done, season with crushed pepper. A sauce for crushed peppers. A dried wine, broth, and raisin wine.
A further suggestion by Apicus for a cold cause for the meat has as its ingredients, mustard seed, thyme, pure wine, crushed nuts, dates, honey, vinegar, and reduced musk oil.
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The Romans, apparently, did not even regard a salad as a necessary evil as some American husbands have learned to do. Apicus left instructions for lettuce or endive salad, but followed them with a detailed description of a preparation used in the salad, just in case of dyspepsia.
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His antidote for a salad has ingredients of ginger, green rue, meaty dates, ground pepper, honey.
end cumin. One spoonful to each guest, with the salad or immediately afterward.
Apicus summarized in his cookbook the necessities for the house-hold in the way of condiments. A few items on his list were pepper, ginger, leaves of laurel and bay, spikenard, seeds of poppy, rue, celery, fennel, catnip, citron, brushmouth, flea-bane, garlic, legume, honey, reduced musk oil, and reduced wine.
'Who's the Best Third Baseman?' Causes Argument Among Ball Fans
New York, May 23—(UP) You can start a keen argument these days asking, "Who's the best third baseman in the American League?"
There are two schools of thought on this query—the Red Rolf backers and the Buddy Lewis booster. And then there's a third minority party which favors Marvin Owen of the White Sox.
The battle among this trio for the job of playing third base for the American League club in the all-star game this year promised to be one of the closest for any place on the team. Last year Red Rolfe of the Yanks got the berth and did an admirable job.
Lewis Came Cheap
But Rofe is going to have to hustle to keep Lewis from uprooting him this season. Lewis is one of the real finds of baseball. He Washington Senators exactly 12, in train衣 Gassan from Gaston, N.C.
In his first year he hit .294 and last season he climbed to .314. His third year finds him one of the toughest hitters in the league. He
ouith Rolfe by 38 points last year, drove in 79 runs to Red's $33, and had a slight extra base advantage. Lewis hit 32 doubles, 6 triples, and 10 hammers to Rolfes' 34 doubles, 10 triples and 4 homers. In fielding averages Rolfe had the edge, 962 to Lewis '938.
One of Roffe's biggest boosters is Connie Mack. He says, "I thought Roffe was the most improved player in the league last year and I believe he'll be the league's best third baseman." Joe McCarthy sweats by Roffe.
McCarthy Sidetracks Rolfe
But in Washington Clark Griffith and Bucky Harris laugh at all claims for Rolf. They feel deeply the fact that McCarthy sidetracked Rolf for Dawls last year and are not happy with what a thing can't happen again this year.
Owen has a big booster in Jimmy Dykes, once a third baseman himself. He says that Owen is by far the greatest hot corner man in the league.
"I didn't realize Owen was as valuable a man as he is until he joined the White Sox," says Dykes. "Even
if I'd only got Owen in exchange for Dixie Walker and Vernon Kennedy I'd feel I made a good deal.
But Owen seems to have seen his best days, while Lewis is consistently improving. He is a more able batman than Owen, and is younger and faster. Much of Washington's early success may be attributed to his ability to work with the stairs, Lewis and Travis, on the left side of the Senators' infield.
Much as McCarthy likes Role he's going to have a hard time side-tracking Lewis for Role or anybody else when the time comes to pick the American League's all-star third baseman.
Orbison Addresses Mathematics Coloquium
W. D. Orbison, gr. gave an address to the mathematics collocquum last Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in 203 Frank Strong hall on "A Field Theory of Visual Perception." Orbison has worked out mathematical theory of perception, particularly for geometrical-optical illusion, in connection with his master's thesis in psychology.
Inventor Visits Campus
Atlantic Yields Old Bottle
Frank Marvy, a graduate of the School of Engineering in 1900, visited in Lawrence today on his way to Kentucky. He is the inventor of a machine for decomposing ore. His home is in San Diego, Calif.
Woles Hole, Mass —UP)—Chief Mate T. Nathan Kelley of the research ship Atlantis returned from a winter expedition with an antique wine bottle, which he found 1,500 years ago. He apparently tossed overboard 400 years ago from a Spanish galloon, was in perfect condition.
THE GREAT OPEN SPACES
We are headed for the open . . . Open spaces where fresh air and sunshine put roses in our cheeks. Open diplomacy that substitutes frankness for secret scheming and negotiation. Open opportunities, open doors in business . . . And modern business in general conducted in an honest and open manner.
No force has been as powerful as advertising, in bringing American business into the open. A manufacturer who advertises, issues an open challenge to every competitor to produce better goods if he can. He invites the public to compare his article with all others. He makes definite claims for his product over his own signature. And he knows the vital importance of keeping his promises.
Advertising tells you where you can get the greatest value for your money. When you buy an advertised article, you know it is dependable. An unknown product means nothing. Advertising prohibits the worthless, and promotes the good.
Advertisements appearing in the KANSAN are the daily record of business progress, the report to you of the manufacturers and merchants who serve you. It will pay you to read them.
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