UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1934
Comment
Flash! Flash! Flash!
Word comes just after the editorial page is set and made up, that the legislature has dropped the proposed red probe from its calendar.
The Society for the Prevention of Sin is to hold a special tea, it has been rumored.
And so, may we present the last page other editors shall write for the Kansan for some time to come—we hope.
That Glow in the East
Thus equivalent was written especially for the Uni-
stitut of Paris, F. Bailey, and editor and manager of the Salina Journal.
Oft in the stilly watches of the night, when the raveled threads of care refuse to weave or to woo, largely because a hot dog, a hamurger or a dish of chili that "we ought not have-et" has tied us in a knot, a great worry engulfs us as completely as a small boy surrounds an ice cream cone on a hot day in August. And that is what the investigating committee the legislature has been considering will do if it looks under some bed at Kansas University, or some other state school, and finds a "Red."
Before it goes too far, it would seem wise to consult Elisa Post, and learn the proper thing to do. For it is a safe bet that some reeds will be found. They will range in hue from the brick throwing gory and blood thirsty reds who would overthrow all government, down to the pinkish mild and perfumed pink reds who would be satisfied with abolishing sorority and fraternity houses, and a winning football team.
Unless the committee is color blind, it also will find that a majority of the students, especially those in the lower classes, are green. A few will be yellow, and the views of the majority will be tinted by the rose-colored glasses through which youth generally gazes. About examination time all these colors will turn to blue, and when the football season opens in the fall the squad will add black to the crimson and the blue. Occasionally a student of a shrinking violet tint will be found, and once in a while one gilded with gold or silver will dazzle the eyes of the committee just as the students themselves are impressed by the display of the colors which quite often incite the envy which creates the reds in the beginning.
But the important thing to remember is that an education is dependent upon both facts and theories. In spite of the warning that a buzz saw cuts and fire burns, there always will be some students who will not be satisfied until they test the truth of these statements for themselves.
And that is true of theories. The great majority will be convinced by the experiences recorded by history, but some there are who believe that change is necessary, and they probably will be the reds that the committee will discover.
After four years of college, most of those notions will be removed by the grinding processes of getting along with other students and instructors, and by observation. Even if that were not true, education must be free if it is to be of value.
Freedom of speech, of religion and of the press is just as important on the campus of Kansas University as in the legislature. So, no matter how much or how little money be appropriated, or whether any is set aside for the purpose, it is a foregone conclusion that reds will be unearthed, and the members of the committee will be lucky if the guilty wretches do not turn out to be their own children. More horrible still, if they happen to have gone to the school under investigation, they might be confronted with some of the things—but fortunately not all—that they did in the dear days when they, too, were climbing the ladder of knowledge, and got a little red paint on their hands, in their hair, and sometimes in their thinking.
"Hello Kansas!" "Hello United States!" It appears that we may soon become the direct receivers of a part of the great German propaganda machine.
Germany has constructed an elaborate short wave broadcast station of eleven towers, so arranged that they can direct and concentrate their aerial output on any one of five sections: North, Central and South America, and Africa and Australia.
Out here in the center of Kansas, at the edge of the short grass country, that crimson glow in the east generally is believed to be the reflection of a red hot poker. Now would there be much disposition to criticize the legislature if it dropped the instrument before it burns a bright red brand across the hands of those who try to hold it?
We'll Listen--
With Fingers Crossed
Furthermore, the character of short wave broadcasting is such that not only are these general direction broadcasts possible, but also they may be so directed as to strike a certain
city as New York, Chicago—or Lawrence
What a thrill! A broadcast direct from Germany to Lawrence consisting of the Star Spangled Banner, the Alma Mater of the University. "Hello Kamas!"
Why? Why do you suppose an indebted Germany is taking all this trouble and expense? It it a love for a University most of them have never seen and do not even know? Maybe—but having observed their policies of the past, we cannot be blamed if we are slightly dubious. We know that is was thus they spread the propaganda of Nazism in Austria, in Russia, in other countries. It was thus that Italy propagized Palestine.
Do they condemn democracy? No—not yet. They will, presently, tell us how happy and prosperous their people are though they may neglect to relate that they are living on substitutes, bound to a land and drudgery to support the military. They will tell us of the glories of the Fatherland and how incomparable it is with other lying neighbor countries. Yes, all of this, if they spread their propaganda as they have with other nations.
Perhaps we are jumping at shadows. Perhaps Germany is just showing friendship. If so, we are happy to accept it as such—to listen to her broadcasts. But we shall keep our fingers crossed.
Campus Opinion
Editor, Daily Kansan:
Editor, Daily Kansas:
An open letter to William Allen White
As one under suspicion for communistic activities I want to express sincere appreciation to one among our elders with sufficient tolerance and pepuosity analyze what is proving to be an awkward situation.
In a speech on the floor of our legislature, fraternities and sororites here at the University were described as being veritable "nests of communism." Vigorous efforts to rid them of this persecution as ridiculous as the charge itself. After spending many years in prison, they can never recall having heard a communist speech, seen a communist demonstration, and never once having seen a piece of literature that could by any means be said to be genuine. At a pale pink pale. That literature was sponsored by a half dozen腐蚀 who were unaffiliated with fraternities or sororites and whose activities were disregarded or ignored.
From mild amusement at first I find myself giving way to what I am pleased to term righteous obligation. What is good for such a person? Avoid it if we be credited with sufficient intelligence to discriminate between good and evil in governments? And here of course arises the question of whether we are competent to govern and to govern Brown of the psychology department, particularly. I have heard his lectures and I say he does not. As it turns out, he has been an avid reader to it. He, like the student, is interested only in study and understanding of all types of society. Can it be that some good being found in Stalin's type of government? If not, why not welcome such a study? Why not let the light of scientific investigation and sound judgment be given to him?
Of course, I realize that it is to the people of this, my native state, that I and my fellow classmates are indebted for our education. Believe me, we are gratifying them for their service and investment. But it does seem a shame to grant an expenditure of $7,500 for a needless investigation while University employees look on in equipment and University improvement go begging.
For them seem to be those of our benefactors who will support them they have an official report signed, sealed and delivered. They are trusted and their right. Still, as a student of society (communist or otherwise) and a firm believer in democracy, they are good.
Official University Bulletin
Vol. 35 Tuesday, March 1, 1938 No. 104
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The regular weekly meeting will be held this afternoon in the Myers' hall. All students and faculty memoir interested a r.e invite to attend—Jack Dalby, President.
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE LECTURE; Miss Karen's poetry is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in 205 Fraser. While this lecture is primarily for freshmen, asperlmanes and graduates are cordially invited—you may choose to attend on Thursday.
MEDICAL APTITUDE TEST: A supplementary medical attitude test will be given by the Association of American Medical Colleges on April 9, 1938. All premedical students who fail to take the test may not receive the medical school, either at the University of Kansas or elsewhere, next fall, should take this test on April 9. Those who desire to take the test should notify Dr. O. Kuhn, the hospital (phone—KU-86), immediately—O. O. Stoland.
GERMAN LANGUAGE TABLE: All those who wish to sceek German a *re* invited to the t'herian Table, which meets in the taeng of the Union build-in room, will be offered at other than to speak German—W. B. Schaffrath.
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOW-
SISHALES. Applications for scholarships are
available online at http://www.gnu.edu/education.
Are d u e at the Graduate office today. Appi-
plication funds may be obtained at the Graduate office, 225
401 North Main Street, New York, NY 10036.
SPANISH CLUB. El Alcaera will meet Thursday for a group discussion of the Spanish music we will have on illustrated talk by Prof Jose M. Oma and selections of Spanish music by Miss Ehsa Ruppenthal. Refreshments will be served. All members are welcome.
"ISMS" COMMISSION: The "Isms" Commission will meet at Henley house at 4:30 today. Prof. Seba Eldridge will speak on "Communism."—Janee Young" man, Chairman.
QUACK CLUB. Regular Quack Club practice with
be confirmed this week at the usual time. All members
are required to participate.
TAU SIGMA: Tau Sigma will have a regular business meeting this evening at 7:30. Pledging for new members will also be held. Attendance is required—Catherine Dunkel.
STUDENT FORUM BOARD: There will be a meeting of the Student Forum Board in the Pine room on Thursday, March 3, at 3:30 p.m.-Dean Moorhead Chairman.
W. S.G.A. There will be a regular W.S.G.A. meeting at 1 c'clock this evening in the Pine Room—Bette
Here's a Gun, Go Hunting! Began Famous Dyche and Snow Collections
By Bob Beeler, c'40
Back in the 1800's when Francis H. Snow was one of the three original University of Kansas professors, he became irked by the lack of Campus activity. So they gave him a gun and told him to go hunting. That was the beginning of what now is the Dyche museum collection, and it remains a great collection. Now they both rank among the best in the country.
From such an humble beginning the "bug" collection has grown until now it fills a large room in Snow hall. At the south side of the room stand Professor Snow's desk and chair, and on the door mount microscope which looks old and a little crude when compared with some of the new and complicated ones now being used in the building, was the first compound microscope at the University and for many years the only one.
Most of the space in the room is occupied by rows of green metal cases, in appearance much like filing cabinets in a large office. In these, says Raymond H. Beamer, associate professor of entomology, are now housed approximately a million insects. Each case contains several covered trays, and are high up to prevent fading of the impacts.
"Each year thirty-five to fifty thousands new specimens come in," said Doctor Beamer. There are two sources from which most of the insects come. Nearly every summer a field party adds to the collection, and others are obtained by trading with other collections. "The term 'terrises' are kept aside from the permanent collection for this purpose.
At the latter part of the last century the collection received great interest from trading in an interesting way. Each specimen of a rare insect, the blind tiger beetle, was worth between $30 and $50. A paleontologist from the University, Prof. S. W. Williston, was collecting fossils in western Kansas when he found the wing cover of one of these beetles on a prairie dog hill. Professor Snow, whom he notified of his discovery, took several students with him to look for the insects. After spending several days and finding only a negligible few they discovered themselves only at night. With this knowledge they were enabled to make a big haul of nearly a thousand.
Some Specimens Are Rare
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Returning to the University, heedless of whatever twirls their consciences might have given them, they sent invitations to other collectors that they had a limited number of the rare blind tiger beetles for trading. Professor Snow proved his ability as a trader by procuring many valuable specimens which were supposed to have been worth even the represented value of one tiger beetle. The enlightenment still has nearly a quart of the insects, which were collected in 1897
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Insects Are Vari-Colored
In the present collection, which is mostly of North American insects, are 11,000 beetles. Most interesting to the average person is one box of their "my" collection, because that is the response usually elicited when it is shown to visitors.
Most conspicuous of the specimens is a beetle nearly 6 inches long. Its shiny black head and thorax region with a long hooked beak are set off by an Andy Gump moustache of short, light brown hair. A Swiss stag beetle looks as though someone had attached three oversized black fishhooks to its head. Other beetles in the box, all beautifully and vividly colored, look like inspirations for sur-realistic art.
The most drab of the lot, a gray-brown, has antennae which look like jointed twigs, and which are more than twice the length of its body.
Student Council-night following preparation of the changes by Newton Hovestock, c38, member of the parking committee. Changes which would be effected by the amendment are in the methods of tagging violators and do not revise the penalty rates. In the new plan,Violators up to the final granting of parking licenses would receive white warning tags and thereafter all offenders would be marked with the red "pay" tickets.
Combine them plus be a representative of the School of Medicine who can take, an active park worker work First reading of the proposed amendments to the M.S.C. parking regulations was carried out last
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