PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1939 Comment Free Speech For the Other Fellow The refusal of Jersey City officials to let Norman Thomas deliver an announced speech last Saturday was an undemocratic act violating the freedom of speech which is guaranteed by the constitution. The Kansas City Star editorially comments upon the act as "disgraceful, humiliating to any American with a sense of decency and fair play. It cannot be excused on the alleged ground that the meeting the peaceful Socialist leader was about to address would be marked by disorder... The tolerance of the free speech required by the bill of rights in no sense involves an acceptance of the views any person may express..." The suppression of free speech is undemocratic and may lead to fascism. The Oklahoma Daily says, "If fascism comes it will be from within America itself. It will come because of prejudices against other races and beliefs, and because of opposition to everything 'un-American.' It will come in carrying out this opposition, we suspended such ideas as freedom of speech and the press." It may be well for us to share the attitude of Mayor La Guardia: "I believe in free speech for myself, and the other fellow, too." Surgical sterilization of the feeble-minded has long been a favorite debate subject. In 29 states, including Kansas, it has been legally established and in several the movement is active. One of the main arguments seems to be whether or not feeble-mindedness is hereditary. Opponents of sterilization say that only 15 per cent of the feeble-minded are born of defective parents. A still smaller percentage of the insane show hereditary traits. Science needs more time to study human heredity before definite facts can be deduced. Sterilization Requires Scientific Study The huge burden of expense on the public in supporting state institutions for the insane and feeble-minded is the most potent argument in favor of sterilization. True it is that degenerate families supply many of the socially irresponsible and criminal elements and that if these families were not allowed to propagate some cases of feeble-minded would be eliminated. Sterilization of the insane has even less in its favor. Cases of manic-depressive occur often in the highest type of genius. Sterilization might therefore defeat its own purpose with the disappearance of these psychotic strains. The feeble-minded have a right to live. Whether they have a right to reproduce is a question that requires more scientific and social study. Arbitrary sterilization might have damaging results. W. A. White Sees the Light The Oklahoma Daily: William Allen White told a Yale audience Wednesday that "to maintain democratic institutions depends on broadening the base of economic participation in the blessings which are potentially the gift of the machine age." It is one of the anomalous circumstances of our system that the moneyed classes fail to recognize that all successful operation of the democratic machinery and all financial prosperity comes from and is predicted on the economic opportunity, on the ability of the great masses of people to buy. With the coming of the machine age and its concomitant, increased production, there should have come an increased consumption of the goods produced in the nation's factories, yet there is a great body of persons in this country unable to purchase even those commodities which are purely substitutive. Organization of labor is bitterly denied in many instances; farm tenancy continues to grow apace; and the business men wail and fret and wonder why profits do not increase. Business men continually oppose changes which tend to increase the purchasing power of those persons. It is time the capitalistic class realized that tenant farmers are human beings, that labor must be granted the right to protect itself, that the maintenance of democratic institutions certainly does depend on "broadening the base of economic participation in the blessings which are potentially the gift of the machine age." Grasshopper War Is On Dinosaur and saber-tooth tiger have come and gone, but the grasshoppers we have always with us. Science News Letter points out in a recent issue. Wings and parts of bodies of the grasshopper's bouts have been found in geological deposits dating back scores of millions of years. Our grasshoppers are zoological cousins of the locusts that were one of the worst of Egypt's classic plagues. Right now hordes of enemy grasshoppers are about to arise from the soil to advance on field and pasture, devouring as they go. Scientists of the United States Department of Agriculture and the various states and thousands of farmers, foresters, and others will be spreadling arsenic-treated bran and sawdust over these fields—more than 100,000 tons of poison. This year man is early in his battle with the insect armies and is thereby placing himself on the offensive. Resultant mass slaughter promises to be great. The war is on. New Way To Earn Money Two dollars for the fresh carcass of a seal was earned by two Harvard students last week. They relied on a Massachusetts statute of 1888. Cambridge's city treasurer, William J. Shea, found the statute after an hour's search. He also found that the statue required him to cut off and burn the seal's nose when the bounty was paid. This he did. Then he charged the state $2.50—50 cents for the amputation of the nose and $2.00 for the bounty. Definitely this is a new method of "working one's way through college." Official University Bulletin Notices due at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m., preceding registration on Monday, 8 a.m. Saturday for Sunday sucks. Vol. 35 TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1938 No. 146 AMERICAN STUDENT UNION: The American Student Union will meet at 7:30 this evening in the Pine room. The membership will at this time vote to accept or to reject the action of the 1987 convention, and will be voting on the national referendum on this question. All members please be present—Andrew Arnold, President. 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 Daley, President. EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN STUDENTS. All women wishing employment for summer classes must apply to the office of the adviser of women, 229 Frank Strong hall, during May 2-7, *Mary Miller*, Assistant to the Adviser of Women. GERMAN LANGUAGE TABLE: All those who wish to speak German are invited to the German table where they meet in the club of the Union building with 50 people. In addition, other than to speak German – W. B. Schraffhrt. PHI DELTA KAPPA: Phi Delta Kappa will meet Check the evening at Oralen Training School, Kansas City. RED CROSS EXAMINERS: Red Cross examiners should report at 4:30 this afternoon at the pool to help with your training. TAU SIGMA: There will be a meeting at 4:30 this afternoon in the gymnasium for electing of Athens' Mayor. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Glass-Blowing Attracts Audience at Conference W. SGTA. There will be a regular meeting at 7 o'clock tonight in the Union building, Roberta Scoot. Search By Dorothea Weingartner, c'38 "Glass is just a super-cooled liquid," said Morgan Rarick, instructor in chemistry, as he presented a fascinating glass-blowing exhibition Saturday afternoon at the chemistry conference held by the campus of the E. H. S. Balley Chemical Laboratory. University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAN High school students and their instructors from many surrounding towns learned forward and stood on tiptoe to watch the demonstration. Many persons had to stand through the entire hour. DAVID E. PARTRIDGE PUBLISHER Editorial Staff ENTITIO-IN CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR; MAYNE FICHTER AND EWEN BROWN DONATO He demonstrated the rock balance, the analytical balance which can be accurate to 010 of a gram, and a most modern type which eliminated the use of individual fractional weights. He also presented slides showing famous chemical laboratories and instruments. Mr. Racick demonstrated the practicality of the chemist's learning to blow glass when he repaired several pieces of glass equipment. As he worked he explained the greater strength and resistance of pyrex glass as compared with the plain glass. He also dried a dried type of glass—dark—which, he said, absorbs the yellow glare in his work. Robert Taft, professor in chemistry, opened the lecture upon the subject "The Chemist and His Instruments," giving a simple outline of some of the most fundamental tools—both chemical and analytical chemist. Principles of digimetry are fundamental as mental tools, he said. He displayed a number of complicated balances as some of the most essential mechanical tools. "Balances converted chemistry from one form to another for quantitative science," said Professor Taft. MANAGING EDITOR BILL TYLER CAMPUS EDITORS ELON TORRENE AND LOU FOOKLEE NEWS EDITOR HARRY HALL SUNDAY EDITOR GEORGE CLARKIN SOCIETY EDITOR DOROTHY JANKE SHOES EDITOR MICHEL MORRIS MARKUP EDITOR SHRIEL SMITH REWRITE EDITOR JACK MCAVART TELEGRAPH EDITOR DICK Martin News Staff As he puffed bubbles into the ends of tubes and burst them the audience—in several places—gasped. Mr. Barick placed his finished product between layers of rock wool, a cottony appearing substance made from ground and sun rock. "Rock wool," said Mr. Barick, "makes a much better insulator for homes than does cork." J. HOWARD RUSCO MARTIN BENTON DAVID E. PARTIDROE MARY GORBEL KENNETH MORRIS JANE PLOBE ACADEMY VALLEY THOUGHT F. QURENNT QUINTZ ELTON E. CARTER WILLIAM FITZGIRLAND ALAN AUSER DRAW McLAUGHLIN ANNE A. ELLIS TIM WATSON Kansan Board Member1 Distributor of Collegiate Digest 1937 Member 1938 Associated College Press BUSINESS MANAGER...F. QUENTIN BROWN Girl Reserve Training Course Meets Today REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING & National Advertising Service, Inc. 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N.Y. CINEMAS BOSTON BAY FRANKLIN CINEMAS University women who are taking the Girl Reserve Training course will meet today at 4:30 in the basement of the Spooner Theater Museum. The program "Model Cabinet Meetings" will be presented by the cabinet of the Girl Reserve of Liberty Memorial High School. The glass-blowing was so popular that a repeat performance was arranged for later in the afternoon. The lecture ended following a display of complicated glass instruments made by E. H. S. Bailey Chemical Laboratory workers. Many of the instruments are not listed in any catalogue, and extremely expensive when purchased. There is more than one way to conserve the Kansas dollar. Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kan. Those women who have them ready should turn in their notebooks to Dorothy Trekel. The certificates for those who have met all of the qualifications will be ready at the end of this week. C. H. Bruns Interviews Seniors C. H. Bruns, division operating manager of the Goodyear Tire company at San Antonio, Texas, inter- nationally. Vice President of the School of Business yesterday for placements with his company. Use the Kansan Closified Want Ads to find that lost article in the shortest possible time. Full Skirts-wind-around saashes. The baler is also being worn in contrasting colors, for those who so desire. Wide-Skirted Sheers Continued from page 1 Undoubtedly, the loveliest and most romantic of evening gowns are the wide-skirted sheers. For example, black organza is layered over white, the finished result being a smoky gray tint. The wide skirt accentuates the extremely small waistline and the rib-hugging bodice top. For romantic contrasts, dozens of perky small velvet bowls are sweed all over the skirt in yellow, red, green, blue, and white. The jacket is made of yards of narrazor silicon ruffled in boasting rather longish sleeves, and swings around the hipline. A velvet bolero in any of the colors of the bow can be worn instead, if preferred. These points appear to be some of the present highlights in fashion, according to observations both on and off the Campus. Kansas Loses-signalled the entrance of Willey, pouch hitting for Kloppenberg. Willey retaliated with a four-base blow that scored two runs ahead of him, and got a big band from the crowd as he trotted across the plate. Borman was sent in to pitch for the Nebraskans and was greeted by a single by Johnson, Conklin, subbing for Napier at third base, popped up to the catcher. Cave had missed the ball and reached first safety. Anderson, who disappointed the crowd by failing to hit all day, fled out to the right fielder to end the game and give the Cornhuskers victory. Coach Conger is still jinxed in the choice of his starting pitcher. In every game to date, except one, the relief hurler has to in to pitch check, after the starting hurler has been shelled for the winning runs. Brass Pitched Steadily brilliant ball and hold the enemy in Coach Copenhagen indicated last night that either McNally or Dugan would start on the mound for the Jay-hawkers today. McNally has been doing some good pitching last week in the Jay-hawker victory column. Kappelman, Cadwalader, Johnson and Willey stood out for the Jayhawkers. Harris, Wilson, and Andrews were the big guns in the Nebraska's attack, each getting two passes, Bettke picked nicely for the Huskers. Brass, starting hurler for the Kansan's pitched steadily until the fifth and stayed out of danger by keeping the hits he gave well scattered. Kloppenberg pitched masterful ball and allowed the Husker only three hits while striking out six in four and one-third innings. The game will start at 3:30 p.m. identification cards will admit students. Following is the box score: Kansas (3) Johnson, 2b 5 3 R E Napier, 3b 3 0 0 Cookin 1 0 0 0 Cave, 1b 5 1 0 1 Abel, 1c 5 1 0 1 Holcom, 1f 4 0 0 Cadwalader, rf 4 0 0 Thomas, cf 3 0 1 0 Kappelmann, ss 4 0 1 0 Brass, p 1 1 0 2 Kloppenberg, p 0 0 0 Tanner 0 0 0 0 Willey 1 1 1 0 Totals 36 9 3 4 E Nebraska (6) AB H R E Wison, ss 5 2 0 0 George, sb 4 2 0 0 English, lf 4 1 1 0 Brown, cf 4 1 1 0 Dohman, cf 4 1 1 0 Harris, 2b 4 1 0 0 Sundstrom, c 3 0 1 0 Schumake, dc 0 1 0 Borman 0 0 0 0 Umpires: Bice and Anderson. Totals ... 37 10 6 2 Score by innings: ... R H E Nebraksa ... 000 060 000 - 6 10 2 Kansas ... 000 060 003 - 3 9 4 ADVERTISEMENTS Make Neighbors of a Nation The Yankee clipper-ships are sailing phantom seas. 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