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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Comment
Business School Cleans House
Yesterday, from all appearances, the School of Business held an honest election. The first election, held last Thursday, was allegedly crooked in that members of both parties took advantage of the indifference of many students to buy their votes by paying (for them) the 25-cent fee which for 13 years has been a requisite to voting. Now, by unanimous vote the required fee has been cancelled.
Universities are notably battle grounds for the so-called fire and ambition of youth to receive unfolded. The competition of wits, as sardy talents in quest of expression bump against each other, may bring out latent capacities, increase knowledge, and develop personality. But though fire may create steam to run locomotives, a boon to society, fire may also result in a conflagration, to damage and destroy socially desirable inheritances.
Kansas City has, from appearances, cleaned its skirts. The business school has eliminated a notorious practice and held a new election.
From the ashes of the first misdirected fire comes a spark which promises to speed the locomotive of social relations up the right rock.
What Are Aims Of Business?
Last Monday two news stories appeared side by side in the United Press wire which—though paradoxical in themselves—when taken together give the true aims of business.
The first story told how John W. O'Leary, chairman of the executive committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce, had opened the chamber's twenty-sixth annual meeting with a plea for freedom of business from government. The second read, "Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers today recommended a program of government aid to business..."
The chamber wants the government to stay out; the association, heretofore representing the same conservative viewpoint, wants government to step in. Who is right?
A synthesis of the two viewpoints indicates that the organized mouthpieces of both large and small businessmen are eager to have government on their side to assist in creating purchasing power through larger public expenditures; but if the government is going to string to this money by embarking on reform, then business will try to struggle along without the additional purchasing power.
The farmer and the laborer may have other ideas.
Neither of the two statements is correct, but their synthesis illustrates the true state of affairs. There is no danger in this viewpoint, if it alone is not allowed to dominate our national life and governmental policy. For it is, after all, the viewpoint of only one economic interest—it is only one answer.
Carelessness Is Worst Traffic Killer
The Minnesota Journal:
The Minnesota highway department asks what is the worst killer on the highways. Not the drunken driver nor the jay-walker, nor slippery streets, nor poor visibility. Old Man Carelessness is the worst killer, the highway department reports. Carelessness is so dangerous because it is so present in every human being.
Carelessness can generally be traced to some lapse in attention, some slip in alertness. When attention falters or is divided, even for a moment, the response is likely to be faulty and trouble ensues.
So due care is greatly dependent upon attention, and attention is an interesting, tricky thing. When the mind is hard at work, attention sharpens to a close, fine point, like the eye in the radio when tuning is perfect. On the other hand, when the mind rests it flattens out and spreads itself over a large area. When attention refuses to remain focused and spreads out too much, then accidents are likely.
Again there are two kinds of attention. In voluntary or spontaneous attention is largely a matter of response to stimuli, as in hunger, thirst, or reaction to pain. Voluntary attention is a matter of will and effort, as every student knows who at first has to rivet his thought to the subject before him. Attention to driving requires sustained, vigilant effort.
There are certain enemies of attention which are likely to cause accidents and trouble. One of these is familiarity. When driving be comes so automatic that it is taken for granted then it may be dangerous. Likewise monotony fatigue, distraction are enemies of attention and they may totally disrupt it.
All of these complex matters play their part in highway safety. At the beginning of another automobile season, look out for Old Man Carelessness. He is always dangerous and he may even be fatal.
Rains Increase Chance for Crop
Recent rains in western Kansas and eastern Colorado have greatly increased the farmer's chance for a wheat crop this summer.
On ground that has not already been plowed under in summer fallowing or to prevent erosion the wheat is beginning to take a new start and many of the roots which were apparently dead have taken hold again and are turning green.
Between now and the time for harvest the farmer has two more forces of nature to combat with before he can be assured of a decent crop—hail and hot winds at the time the wheat is in bloom.
A few hours of hail can utterly ruin a wonderful crop. Two or three days' hot winds shortly before the time of harvest will cut the yield in half, scorching and shriveling the berry to half its normal size.
It is admirable that these men should work against five to one odds in their efforts to obtain a wheat crop. Their situation is equally as acute as any one of the labor unions or industrialists and yet they accept their fate as it comes and gamely place their hopes in a crop for the coming year.
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Vol. 35 THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1938 No. 148
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB: The Cosmopolitan Club will meet at 8 o'clock Friday, Night 6. m at 10/11 earmarked around the waterfront. M. Carter Harrison, involved around the waterfront have charge of the meeting - Ruth Yeehnus, Secretary.
REINTERPRETATION OF RELIGION COMMISSION: The Reinterpretation of Religion Commission will meet Friday at 4:30 in the Pine room. The Rev. Robert S. Burrick and the discussion, Execlyn Burckner, Donald DeFord.
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Many Countries Represented In Ketcham Doll Collection
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MANAGING EDITOR          BILL TYLER
CAMPAUS EDITORS        ELON TOBRENCE and LEO FORKELLE
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One hundred twenty dollars! On the University of Kansas campus, too Yes, Jayhawkkerteers may now turn back the page of time ten—fifteen—?—years and enjoy several reminiscent hours in the realm of Miss Rosemary Ketchan's doll-land. Miss Ketchan, professor of art on display in the exhibition room on the third floor of west Frank强 hall.
By Bob Beeler, c'40
They aren't ordinary dolls, either. They come from countries all over the world, and are authentically dressed to represent the nations.
More of the dolls are American Indian than any other nationality. There are two little Indian dolls made entirely of cork husks with bead clothing and bead faces. One Indian doll made of cork husks rubs shoulders with four Caucasian corn husk dolls, one of which came from Salina and another from North Carolina. Several of the Indian dolls came from Haskell Institute. Most beautiful of all the Indian dolls is a puppet made by (two Haskell) students who were graduated last year. It is a girl friend named the "star" in a popular Indian puppet show. The face and hands of the puppet are realistically carved and colored. Bright Star is dressed in white buckskin with beaded decorations.
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Foreign Dolls in Collection
A Japanese child of aristocracy wears the prescribed garb for her class, with several layers of dresses.
Another puppet in the collection, quite different from Bright Star, comes from Java. It is carved from wood but has a cloth skirt. The puppet operates more like the conventional Punch and Jody characters than like a regulation American puppet. This is because the puppet's body to its head is grasped in one hand of the operator, allowing him to move the puppet's head from below. Two more slender sticks extend downward from the puppet's hands, giving motion to the maneuquin's arms with the operator's manipulations. The Japanese become so skilled at operating that the machine look realistic in spite of the grotesque appearance.
BUSINESS MANAGER F. QUENTIN BROWN
A German-Swiss boy and girl, from Turin, Italy, were made by Lenci, the master doll-maker of the present time. Their clothing, faces, hands and feet are entirely of youth. She was about 6 years of age, is presenting the girl, of the same age, with a bunch of flowers.
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A doll from Marburg, Germany,
wears the clothing common to
women and girls in her home. She
has a full skirt, a little apron, and
a pint-sized bonnet which just covers
the knot of hair on top of her head.
A Korean bride wears colorful
clothing while the groom wears a
white frock and pants with a queer
black hat to cover his topknot.
Character dolls, those with real human expressions on their faces, are no longer made, but Miss
Ketelham has one—a Czechoslovakian girl. Another Czechoslovakian girl wears a blank expression; her clothing though, truly as pretties as his.
There is an Austrian family in the exhibit, too—the father, the mother and five children—all carved from wood.
There are Bavarian dolls, pure-Greek dolls, and dolls from Albania Poland, Rome and Russia.
Textiles Are on Display
A group of three Russians—one the wife of a merchant, another her maid, and the third a peasant woman — said they were quite expressive and attitudes.
A Dunkard man and his wife are complete to "buttonlessness" and the man's full beard.
A doll clothed in a white fur coat comes from Hammerfest, Neway, the northernmost incorporated city in the world.
With the doll exhibition is being displayed a group of printed textiles from the collection of D. Mastalio of New York. The designs are by prominent artists such as Walter Teague, Ruth Reeves, Tony Sargi, and Ruth Trout. Most of them are modern - a blue elephant on a pink background, for instance, in Blue Mastalo decorated with flowers and rents them to colleges. Last week the department displayed one of her exhibitions of wall paper.
Most of the dolls Miss Ketcham has collected herself; the rest have been given her by friends.
Hanson Scorns--
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artist, the composer, pours his ideas and interpretations. The audience is the receiver. There are three parts; however, and the transmission of the idea is an important function if something really worthwhile is to be created for the audience. Directors, singers, musicians are a key part, while whole of the triangle, its three sides, must function to make music vital.
Doctor Hanson emphasized the supreme importance of the creative art, the first of the sides of the triangle. Without it no music can be no music schools or organizations without it, nothing for the musician to worry about; in fact, no musicians. There would be no Haydn, no Beethoven, no Brahms, and no opera builds.
In the twentieth century it is necessary to emphasize this creative art, he continued. "We are a mechanical age, interested in mechanical reproduction. It is difficult for us use these techniques with music had to be written. We have a wealth of musical reproductions on our shelves.
"You, as a listener, should be able to listen to Beethoven, not to Toscanini. There is too much 'Hollywoodizing' of art. It is not the personality but the art." Doctor Hanson said to his audience.
The listeners should go to a concert with minds, hearts and souls open to hear the music which will
speak to them and give that spiritual something which only music can give. Without the audience no orchestra would play, yet the audience often does not have the sensitive ear. So when it is given to it. The problem of the audience is to listen to see what it can receive from the performance, the sneaker admonished.
"We need fewer crites, least of all amateur, sham critis. We need modest, helm servitors of music," said Doctor Hanson.
In conclusion Doctor Hanson said that art in music gives a view of world affairs. It takes the world from the hands of politicians and
dictators and brings it back to the services of the people.
Announcements of Music Week activities were made at the convention by Chancellor Lindbird. He speaks also against smoking in University buildings. The building of the University are not insured be推助 out.
Clothing Thief Fastidious;
Burrows New Carpentry
Clothing Thief Fastidious:
Dewands New Germents
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A clothing thief who was a fastidious
girl and wore the yard of a Greenfield street resident three times. Each time the theft has carefully selected only the new articles of feminine apparel from the line.
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Year by year this strange looking telephone, with a more modern transmitter and receiver substituted from time to time, grew in usefulness as the Bell System grew longer in reach—shorter in time needed for making connections higher in quality of service—lower in cost-
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