UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1936
Comment
Have You
Done Your Bit?
Syphilis is one of the most insidious enemies of human kind today and yet it is one which can easily be eradicated.
It is a treacherous disease because no person can tell if he is infected except by taking a blood test. The disease has no distinguishing symptoms by which the sufferer may know it. Unknowingly any person may become infected and the disease spread over his system and become latent for a period during which there are no signs of the disease, except through a blood test. In its serious stage it may imitate almost every disease known to man.
Syphilis cannot be stopped by merely talking and thinking about it. A successful battle against syphilis requires continued, intelligent co-operation of the public, physicians, and health departments.
This enemy can be wiped out. "Of all death fights, the battle against syphilis is the most hopeful," according to a statement by Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general of United States Public Health Service.
The best way that any person can fight syphilis is by taking the blood test to discover whether he is infected or not, and if infected, submit to treatments immediately and continue without interruption until the physician is satisfied that he is cured.
Watkins Memorial hospital gives free Wassemann tests to students. Have you had yours yet?
Killing Three Birds With One Stone
Fresh vegetables for the American Fleet and American Air Force. The colony of former dust-bowl farmers at Mattanuska assures new importance as plans for the establishment of a naval and air base at the point where Alaska breaks down into the Aleutian Islands are pushed ahead.
The strategic value of the islands has long been known but lack of fresh food presented a snag. Regular Alaskan farmers could hardly be expected to produce out of all proportion to the average market. This year the Mattanuska lands will be providing enough vegetables to meet a sudden demand by half the Pacific fleet.
Critics of the colony were loud in pointing out that there was no visible market for the abundant products. It was a "visionary"-"im-practical" scheme and Rex Tugwell took a lot of insults in 1936 about the Mattanska colony.
But the joke is obviously on the critics. Killing three birds with one stone—providing homes for drought-striken farmers, a market for their new products, and green vegetables for the fleet all with one relatively small project—is an unusual feat.
And We Learned About Women From—
Much has been claimed for the preferential system of voting used by the W.S.G.A. here on the Hill. Defects in the matter of political manipulations and party maneuvers which occur in the elections conducted by the men each spring, have been pointed out by women who thought they had a tamper-proof system of electing their officers. "The women's system tends to iron out all the nastiness of politics—is more truly representative"—so the argument ran.
However, after Thursday's election, which saw every office, but one, filled with members from organized houses, and certain sororities in possession of all the key offices, we pause to wonder.
Added to this are the rumors that there is a person with a congenital over-supply of pigment hiding in an ancient pile of fuel—that certain (forbidden) voting blocs had been formed—in brief, that the angles of the women's democratic political heaven have allegedly scorched wings. These rumors were floating, or even surging, about the Campus on the night of the election.
All of which leads us to the conclusion that women enjoy their politics with all the fervor of men, but with more subtlety and less frankness.
Powerful Telescope For Searching Universe
Power to detect the light of a candle 10,000 miles out in space! Dr. Edwin Hubble, assistant director of the Mt. Wilson Observatory says the telescope now being built will be able to do this. Its mirror is capable of collecting 640,000 times as much light as the human eye. The telescope tube will be 60 feet long and 20 feet across. The combined weight of mirror and tube will approximate 450 tons.
Astronomers are anxious to discover the size of the universe—the extent of the totality
of space. Astounding words, these, and unbelievable figures. Ye tion by increasing the power and range of telescopes and other instruments can this goal be attained. This new 200-inch telescope to be set up on Mt. Palomer is merely a short step in the general direction.
The popularity of open house at the University observatory shows the interest of the layman in this subject. Fascinated students gaze through the 6-inch telescope at the magic surface of the moon. Few are even aware that the same observatory contains a 27-inch telescope which can be used now only for photographing objects in space. Lack of funds prevents its completion and further utility. The University is thus losing valuable time and research work through inability to make use of equipment already installed but not quite completed.
Of the great menaces to American health—pneumonia, tuberculosis, cancer—syphilis today ranks first as a public health problem. Of immense and urgent importance because an estimated 6,500,000 persons are currently infected in the United States, its significance as a public health problem is intensified by the fact that it can be cured with more certainty than any other serious disease.
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Vol. 35 Sunday, March 13, 1938 No. 113
--whose top deck is cleared for action.
Now open a book and concentrate at least for one minute. Ignore the person who is calling you. Maybe it is the telephone but more likely it is someone wanting to borrow your pink sweater which you have firmly resolved to loan no more. If you find ignoring difficult, copy the first paragraph in your most precise penmanship. It makes you feel so virtuous.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: A regular weekly meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon in room C. Myers hall. All student and faculty members are a re invited to attend—Jack Dalley, President.
COLLEGE FACULTY MEETING: The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet on Tuesday, March 15, at 4:30 in the auditorium on the third floor of Frank Strong Hall. H. E. Lindley, Pres
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE LECTURE. Mr. William Howie will lecture on "The Contemporary American Novel" Wednesday, March 16, at 3:30 in room 25 Fraser hall. While this lecture is primarily for freshmen, unacademesmen and graduates are correlated—W. S. Johnson, Chairman, Department of English.
CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: There will not be a move in the 1980s. Ruth Farrin, Charles Yewman.
FRESHMAN COMMISSION: The Freshman Commission of W.Y.CA will meet at 4:30 Monday at Henley house. Mrs. H. L. Jones will speak of "Lobbying"—jean Robertson, President.
"ISM" COMMISSION: The "Ism" Commission of Y.W.C.A. will meet with the Freshman Commission at 4:30 on Monday at Henley house. Mrs. H. Lee Jones will speak on "Lobbing?" Jeanne Youngman.
MEN'S STUDENT COUCH MEETING: There will be a meeting of the Men's Student Council in the Pine room Monday evening, March 14, 1938, at 8:15 o'clock - Moe Ettelson, Secretary.
NOTICE CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR POSITION OF W.S.GA. BOOK EXCHANGE MANAGER: Those interested in the position should file written application with the Committee in the office of the adviser to women, before Tuesday, March 22—Elizabeth Megular, Chairman.
VACANIES IN MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL Notice is hereby given of the vacancy in the office of medical representative on the Men's Student Council. All petitions for such office must be duly filled with the secretary on or before March 14, 1938—Moe Entenson, Secretary.
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Study for Mid-Semesters May Require Tressler's Psychology
Keith Davis-whose top deck is cleared for action.
Now open a book and concentrate at least for one minute. Ignore the person who is calling you. Maybe it is the telephone but more likely it is someone wanting to borrow your pink sweater which you have firmly resolved to loan no more. If you find ignoring difficult, copy the first paragraph in your most precise penmanship. It makes you feel so virtuous.
Mrs. Moncrieff. He won sophomore
scholarhouses in the School of
Fine Arts and is a member of Pm Mu
Epsilon nominary honorary mathe-
trical fraternity.
Mary Jane Bruee, who appeared last Sunday afternoon in senior recallt, will be the accompanist. Robert Winters, will assist in of the numbers.
By Helen Gels, c'40
Continued from page 1
The psychology of Irving Tressler's book "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" is well worth using, if you live in organized houses and want to study for mid-semesters.
When attempting to study you might start out by using precautionary measures such as signs on your door-"Out for Launch"; "Don't Open Till Dee," 25" or "Go Down-Men at Work" and so on. However, there is always someone who will bound in saying sweetness, "Oh, are you busy?" Fo: protection from this you might have armed yourself with handy things to throw.
Rossetter When Laurie Smiles
Dowland Paddid's Song
A. Scarletti Chi voule imanorarat
Dr. Arne Willis
II
Grieg Das Alic Die Lied
Wolf Und wuld dieu nieren Lieb-
sten sterchen sein
Grieg Der Lai de Well
Brahma Die Schnur
Brahma Marie Liebe ist grun
III
Mozart "from Don Giovanni" II
mi tesoro
IV
Bizet Serenade
Bizet Ouvre ton Coeur
Bizet Madman's Song.
Hue Johnson Tete de teunie Legré
V
Rachmann ein Arrangel by
Kruder) O Cause Thy Singing
(Violin oblighto played by
Robert Sedore)
DeRoss I Heard a Flower Prairing
Sibilian He was the Colors
Sibilian Upon the Water's Silvery
Sheen
Woodman Love's in My Heart
Meet prospective buyers, sellers
or traders through Kansas Classified
As M.-Orca's market place.
The complete program follows:
Concentrate for One Minute
After you get over this hump, you are about to begin work. Be sure that you have plenty of sharpener penels, a full bottle of ink (also good as a pest exterminator) and the right kind and size notebook paper Now sneak in and disconnect the rails in the next room so they will be looking for the trouble. Then take a long drink of water and seat your self uncomfortably on a hard straight-backed chair before a desi
Friends Soon Cease To Disturb
Begin serious concentration again.
If that "Spring Swing" tap sole starts practicing overhead, put on e-mufts and make a note to locate the tormentor and put cyanide in her soup. Stretching and yawning should be strenely discouraged at this point.
Just one more hour until the freshman come hanging up from study hall so now is the time for the battle of wits. If you have yours when you finish, you are remarkable. Think of nothing but what's in the book before you. Continue until exhausted.
1 This formula for study is based on two principles, "Never put off for
AT THE VARSITY
Richard Arlen and Fay Wray are the featured performers in "Murder in Greenwich Village," now playing at the Variety Theatre.
AT THE DICKINSON
Alice Faye and Tony Martin co-in-star in love for the new comedy, "Sally
enjoys, and Mary," now at the Dickinson Theatre.
tomorrow what you should do today" and "No man can serve two masters." Of course, practice is needed until complete control is obtained but after a few weeks you will have no friends to bother you.
Westminster Choir To Sing 'Spirit of God' This Morning
The Westminster a capella choir, at the service of the First Presbyterian church this morning will sing an anthem, "Spirit of God," recently composed by Powell Weaver, well-known Kansas City musician, and dedicated by him to the choir. The anthem will be sung by the choir in its Kansas City concert appearance later in the season.
Eva Teagarden, one of the first soprans in the choir, will sing as an offertory school Mac Dermott's "In My Father's House Are Mony Many
In the evening the choir will present a concert program at Haskell Institute.
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LAWRENCE NATIONAL BANK
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
At the close of business, March 7, 1938
RESOURCES
Cash and due from Banks $1.276.916.86
United States Bonds 531.113.25
Municipal and Other Bonds 357.510.89
Banking House 22.000.00
Furniture, Fixtures and Vaults 3.600.00
Other Real Estate 11.003.00
2. 165.541.00
Loans 603,849.13
TOTAL $2,805,763.13
36,603.00
603,619.13
LIABILITIES
Capital 100,000.00
Surplus 60,000.00
Undivided Profits and Reserve 142,799.57
Deposits 2,503,003.56
...13,082,003.12
Above Statements is correct
Above Statements is correct
GEO W. KUHNE, Cashier
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