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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1938
Comment
America
For Americans
These are days of intense nationalism. Nations strive for independence from all other nations. "America for Americans—for American institutions — inventions," consciously or unconsciously is becoming our proud national motto.
Ralph Linton, writing in the current issue of American Mercury, describes just how the average American spends the days of his life, secure in his American institutions.
Rising in the morning, he removes his pa-jamas—a garment of East Indian origin—glances at his timepiece, which is of medieval European invention, and hastens to his bath. Turning on the water, which slightly precedes the American era, he jumps into his tub which is almost an exact replica of the Roman original, lathers himself with soap, first made by the ancient Gauls, rinses himself and then steps out of the tub to dry himself on a Turkish towel.
The garments which he dons next, derive their form from the skin clothing worn by ancient nomads. That this clothing is really not the best adjustment to American climate matters little; foreign tradition is much stronger than common sense in such things. When fully dressed, he glances at his image in a mirror (from the Mediterranean) and descends the stairs to his breakfast which is served upon pottery (China) and eaten with the aid of forks (Italy), and spoons (Roman). His oranges, cereal and waffles came from the Mediterranean districts, the Near East and Scandinavia, respectively.
After breakfast, Mr. American hurriedly places a curious piece of felt on his head (from the nornads of eastern Asia) and runs to catch his train (an English invention).
And so the day pleasantly passes, but occasionally Mr. American pauses to muse upon the cultural advances of his country. He is proud of the low rate of illiteracy prevalent in a nation where most men, if not fluent, are at least conversant with the symbols of written language—revised forms of the ancient Semitic characters of writing.
Before the day is over, Mr. American will probably thank a Hebrew God in an Indo-European language that he is 100 per cent (decimal system invented by the ancient Greeks) American (from Americus Vespuci, an Italian geographer).
Carrie
Carrie Nation has a successor!
Rides Again-is of major importance in everyday life-safety."
Mrs. Irene Kite of Alton, Ill., took it upon herself to rid that city of slot machines in the approved Nationian method—with her little axe. Recently, slot machines in seven taverns felt the rigors of her vigorously well-placed, righteous blows and succumbed, demolished, in ruin. Since then, two more "one-armed bands" have had their iniquitous careers ended at the bar of her anilistic justice.
Like the lamented Carrie, Mrs. Kite ran afoul with unsympathetic law enforcement which can not be said to favor her methods. Arrested after her last escapade, she stoutly refused to give bond, preferring the martyrdom of jail. But jails are so cooling, even to the righteousness of martyrs, and, well—you know the rest—the relinquished the halo of martyrdom to the cause of future battles. Not, however, until she had issued this prohestic warning: "I've got a lot of new axes, about a dozen of them, and I'm not going to quit until every machine is out of this city," she cried between gulps of fresh air upon her release from jail.
It is simply the role of zealous reformer which Mrs. Kite is playing. The end will justify any means. And it was in this light the Methodist Church of Alton considered it when, holding a mass meeting, it raised funds for her defense. Strangely enough, however, at this mass meeting, no mention was made of the real reason, which by her own admission, lay behind her militant actions.
Last May, Alton officials closed a dice game run by Mr Kite, husband of our delightful reformer-heroine. Mrs Kite was quite incensed. With Mr Kite? How naive. She was angry at the law, and by her admission, she destroys slot machines to satisfy a sense of pique.
Learn Younger And Live Longer
Rees H. Hughes, superintendent of Parsons schools, said, "There is a growing realization among many educators that public schools have been sadly lacking in teaching something that
Parsons Junior College at Parsons, Kan., is offering a course in safety education. The students who enrolled in the class last fall, are now providing "safety leadership" in the school, according to a statement by Ray Williams, director of industrial and vocational education in the school.
There is an urgent need for education in safe driving habits in all our schools and especially in the high schools, for "Young men between 16 and 21 years of age are apparently the worst menaces on the highway" is the declaration of Dr. Harry M. Johnson, research associate for the Highway Research Board, Washington. He presents figures to show that drivers between 16 and 20 years of age kill nearly twice as many persons as do drivers of any other age brackets.
There is no question but that one of the solutions of "The Great American Tragedy"—namely, traffic fatalities and accidents—lies in proper driving education for the youth of the nation. Parsons, realizing this, has taken a well-considered step toward this solution.
Accident rates for those below 25 years of age are so high, if we could lower that age group's accident rate to the general level, we would save nearly 8,000 of the nearly 40,000 killed each year in automobile accidents.
Syphilis today poses a question the United States cannot afford to ignore. Even from the economic standpoint it would be cheaper, to eradicate it. From the point of view of public health its solution is basic.
Campus Opinion
A.S.U. in Poor Hands
Editor: Daly Kangai
Sitting at home last night without anything else to do, I took my pencil and pad to write down all the benefits derived from the American Student Union by a book cover or an cover of think tank page; was still blank.
For I, decided, there are no benefits. Perhaps some of the points in the A.SU platform are worthy ones. But there are others. In my case, it out. Here at the University I think the A.SU is a paranity, taking something and giving nothing. But
The great flaw in the organization is the hands into which it has fallen here. In my opinion they are a bunch of average intelligence, who are a little bit obsessed with getting into an activity or a ambition to get into legitimate extra-curricular activities. But they want to be big shots so they join the AUSJ, not because they are radical and agree to any kind of bad thing.
Once in the A.S.U., these students can go to secret meetings; discuss in the best Union manner, the Russian situation; and bear tales about thrilling adventure from ex-comrades who have returned from voyages into other radical fields. Finally a they have any good points which can overshadow their bad
point, with the hope that this organization can be changed some day into a worth whole group. I remain confident in our ability to do so.
"Alarmed."
Freedom of Speech and Liberty
Editor, Daily Kansas;
During the past few weeks we have been deluged, quite justifiably, with a great volume of material on freedom of speech and on liberty. The first articles were strictly against the denial of speech. Since then we have had some articles on the require-ment for a true belief in freedom of speech and liberty.
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few years ago the Summer Session Kansas inadverted in a modest Communist-haiting endeavor which provoked me to write a Campus opinion using as my thesis the statement of Daniel Webster, "Those who deny liberty to God will not long retain it. I do not intend to rebish that article."
I do not. In fact, Frank Hodder, late of the department of history, in speaking of the expulsion of advocates of political and religious change in certain states, said a proposition whether exclusion was a political necessity that, for the preservation of their society as they had it, exclusion was a political necessity but he added, "In it would not put such a coat."
The first quotation involves the question of how we may lose liberty after having once gained it. The other involves the question of whether any human development has been achieved in the human development. We, in looking back at the crude, intolerant harrather barricative type of existence, condemn them. Let us be careful lest we be also condemned by future generations.
From the beginning religious bigots have been afraid of it, political bigots have been afraid of it, and industrial bigots have been afraid of it. And yet, whenever it comes, we find it stimulates human enterprise, human intelligence, such an extent that, and human intelligence, such an extent that, and human intelligence, for what seems to be the plain and palpable and obvious immediate losses by it. G. G.
God almighty seems to be the only being anywhere where he is not afraid of freedom and not afraid to give it to his creatures. He gives it to us to such an extent that he lets us go wrong if we will—even
generalized.
I would like to close this letter by quoting a statement made by John Sharp Williams (Dem. Miss.) minority leader in the house of representatives before 1980. He said:
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--generation of foreign-born families and have been reared on food that is peculiar to their own nationality. To bring out my point let's cite an Italian boy. He has been eating spaghetti as a basic food all his life. He hasn't eaten anything yet, it's not good for him when he comes to college and takes part in sports."
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Columbus, Ohio, March 8—(UP) The day when the athlete was willing to "do or die for alma mater" has passed but college boys still insist on sports participation when injured, according to Tucker Smith veteran Ohio State trainer.
Do or Die' Spirit Passes From Varsity Athletics
MATHEMATICS CLUB: There will be a meeting of the Mathematics Club at 10, at 10 a.m., on March 30, 2004. Frank Strong hall, Stratman hall will speak on "Some Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity." Visitors are welcome.
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W. S.G.A. TEA: Candidates for W.S.G.A. office will be introduced to 3 of 5 o'clock this afternoon in the men's lounge of the Union building. All women are urged to attend—Doris Stockwell, President
"College athletes are not motivated by 'school spirit' to stay in the lineups when injured," Smith spid, "but still very few of them to the bench willingly unless severely injured. This is particularly true in football, where competition to many boys is the means of gaining recognition that it will lead to post-graduate employment."
Smith, who has served as trainer it three Western conference schools over a 19-year period, said there were many instances that had come to his attention where athletes had continued to play when good judgment should keep them on the bench.
"The outstanding case I know," Smith said, "is that of one of the best halfbacks to be developed in the Big Ten in recent years. In his senior year this halfcar received a fractured ankle early in the season. Then with a remarkable display of courage he played on schedule out. The team schedule out evenly, and attempted even to walk on such an ankle, but football meant plenty to this boy and he wouldn't voluntarily give it up."
"Many times an athlete will wander to you he is physically fit to play," the Ohio State trainer said, "and the interests of the team would be served by your agreeing, but experience tells you he is blinding. I forget team training. I forget the boy's own good when I pass upon the seriousness of injuries and make my report to the head coach."
Trainers never give headstrong youngsters the benefit of a double when they are injured, however, Smith said.
Case of Courage Cited
Conditioning a "big time" athletic team no longer is the problem it was "away back when"—Preventive Work Stressed
"Take football as an example." Smith said, "we do not hapazhardously send the boys out to practice or play and then work like trojans to have them in shape again the next week after they have been hurt. Rather, 90 per cent of our work is of a preventive nature and protect all vulnerable parts of the body and check thoroughly every piece of equipment that is used. This precautionary work has held injuries to a minimum. There was a time when every athlete received ankle injuries, but they are the exception rather than the rule now."
In addition to greater attention in the training room, Smith said accidents had been reduced by improved playing fields everywhere. Ohio State is prohibited by a Western conference rule from maintaining a training table, but this doesn't cause much of a conditioning problem, Smith said. Dicts Not Prescribed
Diet Is Not Preferred.
"Except in the case of under-nourished athletes we never prescribe diets," he said. "We couldn't make the athletes follow such orders as foolish. A large percentage of our good athletes are the first or second
Since Smith started his training work there have been no revolutionary changes in the procedure followed, he said.
"The development of light and short wave diathermatic treatments has added our work," Smith said, with reference to the need for similar cases; there's nothing that will substitute for some oil and plenty Problem Becomes Easier
good old 'elbow grease.'
of good old ebow grease.
Handling athletes isn't the problem it once was, Smith said.
the temperamental athlete who has to be handled with kid gloves
"There frequently is a tendency 'go a lone hand' in diagnosing and treating an athlete's injury," he said, "I guard against this constantly. We have a team physician, we have a team nurse, we have and there is no reason not to consult him and draw on his experience."
is almost oxymetr," he declared. "The relations of a trainer with athletes is necessarily close and for the most part pleasant. Unless a boy has been 'habied' in high school we seldom have trouble with him."
Smith is now completing his ninth year at Ohio State. Prior to coming here he served as trainer for three years at Northwestern and was at Illinois for seven years.
Fans To Fan the Fan-'Fans' Ardor in New Spooner Exhibit
Smith said a cardinal rule that guides him in all his training work is "never to let myself believe I know more than the team physio-
If you have lost your fountain pen, glove, ring, or some other article, advertise in the lost and found department of the classified ads.
By Dorothea Weingartner, c.28
"Fans! Fans! Anybody want a
A smaller brise type of painted sandal wood is especially charming with its cut-out pink morning glories, green leaves, and d carved stick. Another sandal wood type, in natural color has been cut and carved to provide a beautiful, lacy effect.
Museum Hsa. Rare Book
Fan From Perion of i
Perhaps the rarity in the display is a Martin on ivory, or a Louis XV period, of the Louis XV period. Groups of dainty ladies and gallant men are arranged in an elaborate scene on the folds. Vernis Martin is a type of fine varnish resembling oriental lacquer, which was especially popular in the time of Louis XV as a finish for royal coaches.
But this time they aren't gaudy pastboard or dried palm leaf ones. They are lacy, net, and feathered. They are satin and spangled. They are ivory, mother-of-pear, and abalone shell. Thirty-five of them, representing mainly the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, display this month in two cases on the main floor of Spooner-Thayer museum.
One very large, black, satin fan is embroidered elaborately. Bees, especially realistic, are flying about the door of a rustic little shelter hanging amidst the red and white blooms of a fruit tree branch. The sticks are black and the bees and blossoms are depicted in carving.
The fairs are only a part of a large collection assembled by Mrs. Hampton F. Shirer of Topeka, and lent by her to the museum for exhibition.
There are two larger lorgnette fans, with tiny mirrors, instead of the opera or spy glass of true lorgnette fans, on the ivory guards. These are of the period of the first empire, 1805-1810. One is especially interesting, telling a royal story in a picture on the upper section and a peasant story in the lower picture.
Fan From Period of Louis XV
A Chinese mundarin with its stiff, gallly colored little figures, is outstanding because a different design decorates each of the 15 sticks which support the narrow folding picture strip. It has been carefully
mended, possibly because once a hashal maid found t oo frequent occasions to withdraw from during eve.
Two of the fams shown were decorated by Mrs. Shirer, who has painted intricate designs on the aged white satin. Other types are spangled and have hand-painted designs on delicate, transparent silks, satins, or heavy paper. Some are fluffy with feathers. Some are large. Some are small. Bulkly little fam cases, broccaded, covered with velvet, and with picture inlays, are also shown.
Miss Minnie Moodie, curator at Spooner-Thayer, will show the enthusiastic "fan" fan a rather rare book, "History of the Fan," by G. Woollschrodt Rhead, and printed by J. B. Lippincott company in 1910. The volume is rare because its edition was limited to 180 copies "for sale in the United States." The museum copy, a gift of Mrs. Sally C. Thayer, is copy no. 115. Large, full sized plates, both colored and in black and white, show fans from the earliest times.
On the Shin-extension division sent out some mailing pieces to the faculty. By some chance, the Chancellor's got into the city mail. The piece went through the local post office and was returned marked "Addressee Unknown." Maybe the clerks should come to convocations too.
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On the Winterset set: High drama.
. . Crafton really looks like a father. . . We doubt if they ever make a criminal out of Dick McCann. . . Bradfield's face was as red as ever.
. . From the rough rehearsal we gather that there is going to be plenty of big-time acting. Anyway they have a swell crowd over there. It's inspiring just to sit and watch.
Today's ticket to the Granada goes to Tom Kennedy for his poem on education. Robert Taylor and Maureen O'Sillian are playing in the college story, "A Yank at Oxford." Sites:
You might embark the Sigma Alpha Epilon fraternity by asking exactly what happened at its house last night at about a quarter to seven
while the boys were entertaining the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at dinner.
It seems that a small ship, an exact replica of the Mayflower, was removed from the mannequin piece through a slit in the floor, into the living room. You might also inquire about the six-year-old legend of the ship and how it came into the possession of the Sir Alph Aibb. Here's your chance, but when it's news if you are half the snooper们 you claim to be. (signed)
Jane Coed.
A birdy told us that Shirley Jean Smith and the Chi Omega's might know something about it.
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