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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1938
Comment
To All New Students
---A Special Warning
"Stamp out syphilis, enemy of youth," is the slogan adopted by the Chicago Health department, according to a statement by Dr. John L. Rise, health commissioner. More than $400,000 will be spent this in Chicago's war on venereal disease. The money will be used to find, diagnose, and treat cases of syphilis.
"I am convinced," said Dr. Herran N. Burden, president of the Board of Health, "that it costs far less money to fight syphilis than to tolerate it. Us spread from one person to another constitutes a growing economic burden to the municipality and to the individual."
One reason why syphilis wrecks so many lives is that in its early stages the disease creates little personal discomfort. Syphilis is highly infectious in its early stages and may be contracted unknowingly. Slowly the disease grows and intenches itself throughout the system. Years later syphilis may strike with dreadful results—may cause partial or total disability, blindness, insanity and death.
Syphilis is preventable and curable. To secure an effective and speedy cure, treatments ought to be given in the early stage of the disease; the sooner the better.
Fortunately, everyone can easily learn if he or she is infected, by taking the Wassermann test, facilities for which are being extended throughout the country.
We recommend that all new students, as well as those who have been here and who have not already done so, apply at once for the free Wassermann test given at Watkins Memorial hospital.
Applaud University English Requirements
Emporia Gazette
We note with approval amounting to an accordade of appeasae that the Kansas papers are cheering K.U. for insisting that before a student shall enter on his final year he shall be able to write clear, simple English and express himself with some degree of illuminating intelligence.
The prime object of an education should be to communicate thought. But the average college student, whether he comes from the small college or the big one, seems to have entirely neglected that phase of his education—the phase which makes it possible for him to talk and write with any degree of clarity. Perhaps this lack reflects a low grade of intelligence, a confused mind. But it is certainly a lack and no student of the University should be given a degree, whether in law, engineering, pharmacy or the fine and liberal arts, who can't sit down and write 500 or 1,000 words upon any subject which he has discussed, or upon any general topic of human interest that might come up in a casual conversation, and write it understandingly, simply, in fairly short sentences and with non-technical words. The student who cannot do that is certainly ignorant, no matter how many facts he knows about his particular branch of learning. The ignorance of the rising generation, college graduates and all, accounts somewhat for the increase of crime.
This Year 40,000
---How Many Next?
Motor car accidents caused the death of 39,700 persons last year in the United States, according to a report made by the National Safety Council. Motor-accident fatalities have mounted steadily since the council started organized safety work in 1913. From figures of previous years we may assume that more than 40,000 persons will die from automobile accidents this year.
According to data compiled by the United States department of commerce, the principal causes of automobile fatalities are: excessive speed, driving on the wrong side of the road, leaving the roadway, not having the right of way, and reckless driving. These five causes, accounting for approximately nine out of ten of all fatal accidents, involve the driver.
Since the driver is responsible for the majority of the accidents, drastic means should be taken to keep off the road: those who persist in driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; those who constantly disobey traffic laws and regulations; and those who are habitually reckless drivers. Most of the states have drivers' license laws and traffic laws. Strict enforcement of these laws by an efficient highway patrol system could eliminate many irresponsible drivers.
A constructive program of education should be started for young drivers. Young persons, before they are allowed to drive on the public highways, should be given thorough instruction on how to drive a car. They should also be made familiar with the traffic laws and regulations. These young people should be given practical lessons in real automobiles on the road. They should be taught, not only theories of safe driving, but what is more important, safe driving
habits. Being safe is a habit which can be acquired under instruction and drilled into a person until he cannot, within reasonable limits, make blunders. Training our youth to form safe driving habits is one of the best methods of decreasing automobile accidents in the future.
"Should we be led into war, our fleet would certainly not wait for the enemy here," said Representative Byron Scott of the House naval affairs committee. But that's silly, Mr. Scott. You know perfectly well that our fleet never has waited for the enemy. We even contemplate sending it out looking for the war.
Campus Opinion
Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kaman. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to cutting by the editor. Contributions on any subject are invited.
Get Prepared
I think the President is taking his first step in the right directing when he asks for a bigger navy.
Everyone knows that Japan has had a chip on her shoulder for years when it comes to the United States I think we'd ought to knock it off for her and make her like it.
I got so interested that I read some of the stories in the Kansas City Star about Japan. They only go to prove what I have been heard. It was a story about the Japs who plan to ride up and down the streets in rickshaws drawn by Americans and Englishmen. Here we are, the two biggest nations in the world, taking control of the city.
I’ve read in the past where the Japs could land troops in Mexico (there’s another country we ought to whip too) and attack this country. That’s another reason why I think Roosevelt is right in wanting a stronger navy. I think we should have a stronger army to go. We need to use weapons like Germany and Italy all line up against us looking for trouble. We could whip them all right, but it might be a pretty hard job.
We've only got one real friend in the world and that's England. She'd always help us if we got in trouble of that kind, but I still think we ought to be prepared. We had a lot of friends have happened in that. What if we had been.
And some one ought to make these pacifists shut up. I get mad every time I hear one. Personally I'd consider it an honor to fight for the greatest country in the world. Good old America. Preparedness.
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--the Flowery North and the Flowery South and then there wouldn't be any more China. A soldier had said that he was going to fight my onion, too, so I repitated it.
CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: The Creative Leisure Commission will have a stamp meeting Sunday, at 3 o'clock at Henley House. Students needed to take their collections--Ruth Forgel, Charles Yemans.
KAPPA PHI There will be an important meeting between the Electron of officers, and the members of plaques will be held.
"OLOGY" COMMISSION: The "Ology" Commission will allow 45 a半小时 at Henley House Kwint Burton
PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION: The psychological examination will be given at 2:30 this afternoon in Fraser theater. New students who have classes which conflict with this examination should see their instructors about being excused from class.-A. H Turney.
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Enron's Note: More random notes from the Chinese war front, written by Jack Belden, who has travelled more than 10,000 miles along Oriental firing lines covering the underland war for the United States, from where yesterday's dispatches left off.
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Adjustant Ju sat out in the court-yard fanning himself and he had a chair brought for me. The shells were flying right over our heads. "Fish' Story About Mosquitoes
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A bridge commander's headache in the middle of a forest was too severe. Five large Chinese dishes were prepared before me, but I could do no more than peck at them with trembling chickpeats. A soldier sat beside me and watched. I told myself I was not afraid and that I was exhausted from constant pain. "Oh no, didn't like the soldier to watch me that way."
American Correspondent Finds Chinese Whoppers Beat Yanks'
"Very poor aiming," said the adjunct. "This is really nothing. The particles are packed so close together that they cannot move through these mosquitoes that are really bad."
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As I had on shorts, I began to notice the mosquitoes, too. I told Adiantur Ju that in my home town in New Jersey four mosquitoes could pick up my blood and some sap, asumped for he thought only in Mongolia they drew them that big.
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"When I was fighting with Feng Yu-Isiandi." Ji rejoined, "we used to send medical supplies up to the front by mosquitoes."
Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kane.
A junior officer who was standing near me shook his finger in my direction and said with pride:
"You can't talk over Adjutant Ju."
'Where Is America?'
I was welcome in a Chinese dugout when I told them how scared I'd been when their guns went off. A dozen soldiers bombarded me with questions. They were mostly country I was a sort of currency to them.
Where was America? they wanted to know. How far was it? Did you get there by boat or train? Have you mountains in America? Why does everybody dance in America? That's awful. If you're 27 years old, why aren't you married? In America, do they have fat men?
Wanted Foreigners' Opinions
A Chinese regimental officer of officer picked up a stone and in classical Chinese drew me a question on the ground.
"What is your worthiness' opinion? Should the middle kingdom fight?" I told him yes, China should fight and if they didn't Japan would grab
The officer remained silent. We walked along together for a while then said goodbye.
Maliopoulos, Lewis, Anthony Zhronic, c'uncel, and Ricket Burdon. c'40, read original manuscripts for criticism after the election. Formal initiation services 'will be held soon for new pledges.
He saluted with a "Thank you." "It's often hard to know what foreigners think about these things," were his pardoned words.
Elect Michalopoulos Chancellor of Quill Club
George J. Michalopoulos, $sp$, was elected chancellor of the Fehr Neum chapter of the American College Quill Club at its meeting in the Green room of Fraser Hall last night. He will succeed Kenneth Lewis, c$39,$ who was forced to resign because of a heavy scholiastic schedule.
Nine Widows in One Block Seek Eligible Bachelors
Dodge City, Feb. 3 — (UP) —
Kansas City widow recently sought
the aird of Mayor Nevins in he
runs for Kansas rancher
man for a husband."
The woman wrote Nevins that there were nine widows in her block. She didn't explain whether she was speaking for herself or her neighbors but suggested that the mayor round up the eligible bachelors in the southwest and arrange for them to correspond with the widows.
She said she believed she would be proficient in shoveling dust after storms.
Haywire-moons age? It wasn't a bad ditty. Maybe the band could get an arrangement, and beat it out at the basketball games. The crowd at the basketball game the other night took its bawling out for booing in good humor. It seems as if the referee has lost his eye-sight at times, but the best of the bleacher reifs would do worse if handed the whistle and pushed on the floor. It's 10 men against two.
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Word was seen in that situation in the damper states here and there have invented a new game called "one-two-threes." The game is played with five dice. The player rolling the most one's names the drink, the one rolling the most two's drinks it, and the player with the most three's pays for it. Three deceivers of the game are trying to catch that elephant, arguing about the decision at third base, and whether the new was the required one and a hat racups high, respectively.
We were startled to read the other day that it froze in Hell. This one happens to be in Michigan. Realize that we have some snappy back-onacks have some snappy back-onacks
[ the hook, such as "I'm going to Hell to get some ice."
Meadows green and trickling stream
Brings back days past to me.
When I was young and full of fun,
I lived in a quiet neighborhood.
Before I reached this sorrowful
Before I reached this sorrowful stage
Of grief, of care, of college,
Before I went away from home
To get my share of knowledge,
A happy farm boy was I thought
Who toiled the whole day through,
With never a thought of a troubled
world.
throng;
A wretched thing am L.
A wretched thing in life —Daily of Collegian
Nor the things it will do to you.
But now I've tasted tainted fruit
Of a mad world rushing by.
And it pulls me on among the
An instructor in English at the University of Texas got even with some 'bright boys' in his class. Before the professor came to class, one of the students wrote on the board, the other will not meet classes Wednesday.
by the time Dr. Jones arrived, another student had applied the eraser; to leave "Dr. Jones will not meet his lasses Wednesday." Not to be outdone, Dr. Jones erased one more letter.
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