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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1937
Comment
And An End To the Silly Business
The committee of the Board of Regents appointed to investigate the "red" situation on the Hill is to be complimented on its decision to hold private meetings and not to release any information to the public until the hearings have been closed. The committee should investigate all rumors and charges of so-called communistic activity at the University.
In situations such as the University now finds itself, the easiest and worst thing that can be done is to hurl wild charges based on nothing more substantial than hearsay or imagination. Careful investigation usually finds the accusations to be innocent of the slightest tinge of truth; but before the truth has been discovered baseless rumors have been broadcast throughout the state and accepted as true by unthinking people to the detriment of the University.
The University is one of the greatest possessions of the people of the state. It is supported by the taxpayers and represents, along with the other state colleges, the tpo of our system of public schools. Citizens who pass on rumors without inquiring into their veracity are not only doing a great injustice to the University but are also helping to undermine and destroy one of the great resources of the state.
The Regents' committee will do a great service to the University and to the state by providing a factual basis for future discussion concerning the University and what goes on here on Mt. Oread.
Words Can Do
The Work of Bombs
One of China's advantages in the war against Japan has been the high state of army morale. The ill-equipped, hard-pressed Chinese forces have survived to a great extent upon hope and the realization that time is an important element of success for the Japs. Holding every inch, creating delay after delay in one besieged city after another has been as much strategy in the Chinese defense as any one factor.
Now comes news that the Japanese are using a "second team" in the heat of the battle, while some 200,000 crack Japanese troops and 100,000 of the ordinary brand twiddle their thumbs in Manchuria, where they keep watch upon the border and await any possible Russian moves.
The veracity of this story is somewhat in doubt. The success of the Japanese in their offensive push has depended to a large extent upon a quick victory. For this reason the best possible men and equipment were put forward in intensive drives against the Chinese.
The best Japanese men and equipment did not, however, extinguish Chinese morale. But a story to the effect that only second best forces are being used against the Chinese with the first rate troops being held in readiness for the "real crisis" is a serious and cleverly planned bit of propaganda.
Hank Rated A State Institution
Henry P. Mann, self-supporting short-time student of the University, has become an enrollee for one to ten years in another state institution. An old-grad of this same institution, Mann will start immediately on his second term at Lansing.
While enrolling as a special student in floriculture, Mann went through the registration line, and was "mugged" with the rest of the students. In contrast with most of the disgusted faces appearing on student identification cards, Mann's face wears a smile. And he had the least reason of all to be smiling, for that small picture did its part in placing him where he is today.
Elixir Of Death
Forty-one persons have died from the effects of a new medicine for which the federal Food and Drug Administration is now ransacking the country. The last of some 700 pints is still at large. This elixir, known as "Messengergill's Elixir", contains sulfanilamide, a drug which should not be administered without the aid of a physician. It is true that sulfanilamide is valuable in the treatment of various infections under proper safeguards. Yet Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the American Medical Journal, has said that he knows of no law restricting its sale over the counter.
The scandalous and deplorable fact about the sale and distribution of this elixir is that it apparently is not amenable to the law. The Food and Drug Administration was able to take action only because the medicine was misbranded, not because it contained a dangerous drug. It was liable to seizure only so far as it
had been erroneously called an elixir. The administration is powerless to control other brands of sulfanilamide.
The country is sadly in need of legislation that will protect ignorant and unsuspecting consumers from such things. The Nation for Oct. 30 points out that the men who put this elixir on the market were the very ones who did so much to prevent passage by Congress of the recent food-and-drug bill.
Universities Have Part In Cutting Traffic Toll
More people are killed each year by accidents than by diseases. Most of the fatal accidents are automobile crashes.
Since universities, through their bacteriological research departments, are largely responsible for reducing deaths by disease and are doing much toward eventual control of cancer, it is not illogical to presuppose that they will play a large part in bringing traffic accidents under control.
What have been termed the three E's of traffic safety—Education, Enforcement and Engineering—are all within the scope of university activities and research. The first two fall in the jurisdiction of the social science departments, which are already working on research problems concerning traffic fatalities. As soon as their research is more complete, definite conclusions and solutions may be found.
The third E<sub>i</sub> engineering, is the problem of the technological schools. Improved motors and other devices have already done much to control accidents. Every day more and more safety devices, conceived either directly or indirectly by the universities, are being perfected.
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Vol. 35 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1937 No. 43
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The regular weekly meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon in room C. Myers hall. All students and faculty members are invited to attend - Keith Davis, President.
CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: The Creative Leisure Commission will meet this afternoon at 2:15pm at Eldora High School to read and discuss Edna St. Vincent Millay's 'Conversation at Midnight' who are interested are asked to sign up. All are invited to attend.
EMPLOYMENT: If there are women students who wish to exchange labor for meals during the fall semester of 1857, with you please register at the Women's Building and have your labor building—Marie Miller, Assistant to the Adviser.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL  The Men's Student
COUNCIL is located at 8, at 15 in the Pine
 Road—Moe Esterenburg, Secretary.
PUFF-PANT FROM COMMITTEE. The Puff-Pant Prom Committee will meet at 4:30 onth at 4th Union building lounge. It is important that every member be there - Aldene Killer, Chairman.
SNOW ZOOLOGY CLUB. The regular meeting on Saturday at 10 a.m. will be a Prof. Snow Eisley will present an illustrated lecture "Early Man in America." Dinner will be at 5:30 and all members must sign before 4:30 Monday to make reservations.
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Writer Finds 'Lawrence Room' [n Library a Hidden Campus Feature
A short talk with Miss Carrie M. Watson, librarian emeritus, assumed me that at least one corner of that floor, the northwest room of the fourth story, contained a great deal of interesting material. As he so aptly as it is, he叫 as it is, called to be one of those nooks whose merits go long unsung.
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Start With Blackmar's Gift
The museum, for it can safely come under that heading, had its inception in 1927 when Professor Blackmar, executor of the estate of Charles Robinson, first governor of Kansas gave to the library some historical records of the early Kansas statesmen
The collection was placed in a glass case in the corner room we have just mentioned. Seeking to serve as a repository of materials and more complete, the collection attracted considerable attention from several Lawrence citizens and a hundred individuals since 1827, a good idea of a group of Lawrence has been rounded out.
BUSINESS MANAGER P. QUENTEN BROWN
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Collegiate Digest
By Jack McCarty, c38
Through some three years of going in and out of Watson library, it never occurred to this writer that there was anything of any particular interest above the floor of the general circulation desk (the second floor for book-seeker) but the third for the designer as the 300 series is found there.
periodically we find ourselves actually shocked by the ignorance of the contents of the various buildings on the Campus.
To Tell Story in Pictures
The aim during the gradual growth of the Lawrence room has been to the story in pictures of James and the pictures of Kansas since 1854. The story begins with an oil portrait of Amos A. Lawrence, whose name this city bears. The portrait was a gift to the University from the Lawrence family. Concerned about the portrait are likenesses of Eli Thayer, the leader of organized emigration-to this part of the United States: William B. Spooner, a director of the Lawrence Library and S. C. Pomroy and Martin F. Conaway, both officers of the company.
Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kauai.
Near this group of New England Emigrant Aid company officers, are daguerotypes of Dr. Charles Robbins who were sent to the city where they were sent west by the company to select a site for a settlement. Pictures of four of the 25 in the first party sent here by the company and nine of the second party of 114 are shown.
Have Relics of John Brown
Pictured also are Josiah Miller and
R. G. Elliot publishers of the Kane
Miller's Works on their first
edition, published Jan. 3.
Second Band To Give Concert
The second hand will make its first appearance this year in a recital to be given Nov. 18, 3:30 p.m. in Hoch auditorium.
In addition to giving Fine Arts students experience in conducting, the second band provides work for other musicians who were unable to make first band.
The band which is supervised by Russell Wiley, associate professor of bard, will be directed by students of the fine arts school.
The following students will have the opportunity to conduct the band: Louis Masse, f/au1; Jack Happy, f/au1; James Van Dyke, f/au39. Conner校友, Kenneth Smith, f/au60. Riece校友, f/au41; and Eliseon Gregery, f/au40.
The rectal will include a clarinet solo by Zenth Fowler, c'39, and a trombone solo by Rex Tharp, c'uncl.
1855. There is a copy of the Herald of Freedom, published Dec. 1, 1855, a picture of its publisher, G. W. Brown close by. An issue of the July 14, 1855 Kannan Tribute is also preserved.
one band is composed both of men and women and usually gives two recitals a year, one each semester. It is now in its third year.
Several pictures and roles of the famous John Brown are found it this room. A portrait which was given to the library by the family of the famous John Brown is in Oguzmanovic, and one of the thousand metal-headed spikes which he ordered from Connecntthet to be used as weapons at Harper's fire are among the international items of the Brown collection.
Show Old Settlers Portraits
Abbies from the picture are to be seen such relics as a size-shoe used by one of Quinn's men during the raid, a call-bell from the old Free-Site bible, an a chair from the old Instrument and an armature embalmed used at the Battle of Sacramento in 1847.
The east wall of the Lawrence room is devoted to likenesses of old settlers including such men as B. W. Woodward, Haler Judeh, Judge Judge Thatcher, John Haskell, John Rankin, and Judge Heudry.
A portrait of the "infamous" William Larke Clarke Quartet and a picture of the Clinton* Memorial monument, erected to the memory of martyrs of the raid, are to be found on the same wall.
Further conversation would be as tedious to read in or set down, and a visit to the Lawrence room would tell a much better story.
Varsity debate tryouts will be held Thursday night, instead of Wednesday, because of conflict with the lecture by Dr. E. L. Sutton, debrief coach, E. C. Buchler announced Saturday night. The tryon will be in the Lit. thursday of Green hall at 7:28 p.m.
o gives to give it to try and for the varsity debate team is invited to appear with a five-minute talk on some phase of the question, "Resolved, that the CLO, is detrimental to the general cause of labor."
Judges will be Professors John I Hankins, W. J. Brockelbank, and Bucher.
AT THE DICKINSON
Marlene Dietrich scores another triumph in "Angel" which opens today at the Dickinson Theatre.
AT THE GRANADA
the "Perfect Specimen" with the big cast of Doviern - Eryll Froylan, Blindell, Hugh Hebert. Allen Jenkins, Dick Karan, Paul M. Krause, and more. Written by Welters.
on the SHIN by Don Hays
The Shinster's last two days have been hectic—what with the teachers' convention, rallies (sub-rosa and otherwise), Friday night brawls, the trek to Lincoln, and the pistolized activity in the Husker capital.
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Our appraising eye noticed all sizes, shapes and dimensions among the school marrows assembled on the floor of her classroom. One who resembled Gypsy Rose Lee before she was "stripped-checked." (She teaches in Kansas City, Kan.)
The teachers had their annual "cram" session ("jan") is much too horribal a word) in the lounge of the Memorial Union building last night. The "cramming" was fairly good although the floor was hard on heels (ard most of them were there). The cramming room was old enough to be "retired") business men from downtown. Oh well, boys will be boys.
Climbed the stairs to the Theta Tau party but were much chagrimed to note that the "construction boys" still look like engineers and lawyers. He did see a few "gentlemen" but discovered that they were guests.
Still speaking of parties, the Pi KA. "Twelfth Street" party was a "wow." Never have been to a more realistic party, everyone acted so "honey." The decorations were "hollow," the "regular fellows" have been chasing down to the city for months, to procure said decorations.
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The Theta Tau squares and their damnels have introduced a couple of ducky after-party games called "Where's My Suitcase?" and "Hide Me." We are not easily sure about the rules, but the results are surely funny.
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Passed and were passed by several carloads of Husker-bound students. The only thing we could notice was that the school spirits seemed to have gone down somewhat since leaving Lawrence. Further observations at the Cornshucker, the Lincoln, and Turpike showed a revival and in fact an increase over the initial state at Lawrence.
Discovered the nature of a few bets that had been made on the game: the "Rollo Boys" (Beta's to you) wagered the Nebraska chapter two skipping ropes and three sets of jacks. The Sigma Nu chapters decided to continue their traditional Budweiser exchange.
Despite the fair weather the game
atmosphere was somewhat damp and everybody was "settling" having a good time. If the dean reads this we are only joking. And as for the rest of you guys, as they say at Theta house, "Mum's the word."
The third issue of the Sour Owl
Coleman promised that this issue would be richer in photographic material, and indicated that several features of interest would be treated as part of the course. We identify legs of some of the most attractive women on the Campus.
The Owl has announced a permanent policy of including gossip items from every organized house on the Hill, in addition to several other agencies of collection, and this week's magazine feature on the Owl has previous ones. It will also contain a greater number of humorous cartoons.
will appear on the Campus Thursday morning, it was announced yesterday by James Coleman, c38, editor.
As announced several days ago, the suggested murals for the new Theta house will appear in the November Owl, and greater interest is being manifested as to their applications, especially by the Theta chapter connected and authorized by Schiller Shore and Carol Johnson.
The Kansan always gets the news while it's news.
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To Remind You
Come to Ober's Monday for a look at those new arrivals in suits and Obercoats. — Also new Arrow Shirts.
Around the Pacific Wednesday, November 10
Tommy Dorsey Week
On Victor Records
Moanin' in the Mornin'
Down With Love
(Both from the musical comedy, "Hooray for What")
Dipsy Doodle Who?
(From First National film, "Sunny")
In A Mission By the Sea
Getting Some Fun Out of Life
(From New Universal film, "You're a Sweetheart")
You're a Sweetheart
(From New Universal film. "You're a Sweetheart")
Nice Work If You Can Get It
(From RHO film. "Damself in Distress")