PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1937 } Comment Attics. Cellars, or Good Housing? Almost unheralded, the student governing bodies in the University have launched a housing inspection program that, if developed properly, may be of great benefit to students. The program is new. Two hundred houses were inspected the past summer with respect to approximately thirty qualifications that the housing committee considered necessary to the welfare of students living in those houses. None of these houses have been declared unsatisfactory, but a few have been given a conditional rating and final approval depends on the improvement made between the two subsequent inspections that are called for in the present program. Indeed, it is not altogether expedient that any houses or rooms be declared unfit for student occupation. The value of any such program will be found in the gradual education of the student to expect better conditions in rooms, and the gradual improvement of those rooms to a higher standard. It is not the object of the program to cut off the income of houses where inferior rooms are found, but rather, to stimulate improvement through continued inspection, both from the standpoint of the student and the landlady. And Now. Another Petition It has been said that anyone can snap the little shutter on a camera and take pictures. But only those who have never tried it make such statements. There is much to learn about lighting, effects, the problems in connection with exposure, and with the right kind of equipment. Commercial photography and portraiture, a field in itself, is confined in many cases to a small studio. How then can a reporter or scientist be expected to set out, unskilled and uninformed, to catch just the angle and detail he wants? Students realize this fact, and want the chance to learn something about it while they are in college, not when it is too late. An alumnus, Jack Penfold, now with News Week, has sought to give material aid in the form of a cash prize for the best news-photo of the year on the hill. A worthwhile plan, but more important as an indication of a strong tide of interest than as a substitute for a course in photography. Forty-six signatures now adorn still another petition for a course in photography. This time the clamor for training in an important science comes from the Journalism department, where there is a most obvious need for such instruction. One individual's efforts often go unheeded, but when a number of organized individuals, such as a student body take the initiative, even the administration must stop to listen. Ah, for the Great Outdoors! tributing corporation with a million dollars so it might serve as the central buying unit for a large chain of co-operative department stores. Your Model Two prominent financiers have died within the last month. One spent a lifetime in building up one of the world's greatest fortunes. Fighting ruthlessly like the robber barons of the past, he controlled numerous trusts and subsidies and smashed any opposition that tried to compete with him. He served three presidents as an adviser, was hailed as a great statesman, and left a vast fortune to charity in an attempt to escape federal inheritance taxes. Intramurals give every student the opportunity to join in competitive athletics with the purely amateur purpose of pleasure. Handball, basketball, swimming meets are the ideal form of relaxation from studying and the daily class routine. Why stuff yourself with artificial concoctions in a small, smoke-filled enclosure when, through intramurals, Tau Sigma or Quack club you can get a clean, new, fresh perspective? Pick Students who become sedentary, sluggish and set in their ways cannot expect to meet on the same mental levels with others who know that the ability to concentrate and use the mind is in direct correlation to physical condition. Of course coking and attending swing sessions distract one from scholastic worries, but isn't it more fun to put on a pair of old slacks, grab a baseball bat and take a vigorous swing at that illusive "pill"? Which man was the best citizen? The tru- American? Yet for every column devoted to Andrew Mellon's career, the newspapers gave Edward A. Flene's passing a line on page seve- of the second section. The other man was the son of an immigrant. He devoted his life to make realities of his conceptions of social justice. He preached the gospel of low-cost production, higher wages, shorter hours, and community service. Not content with theorizing, he put his ideas into practice in his own business, and lived to see his store become one of the greatest in the world. Deeply interested in the co-operative movement, he endowed the Consumers Dis- Campus Opinion Editor Daily Kansan; The petitions which have been posted in the Journalism building and the Administration building show that many students are in favor of a course in photography. The purpose of these petitions is to organize a course in photography on this campus. Photography is not a油画 that will pass into the objection of the camera. A camera has done more to foment an interest in photography than any other factor. Compared with the weightless nineteen ounces and can be operated at less than a moment's notice and still give good, sharp pictures, and you have the reason for the suc- Since many newspapers prefer reporters who can get the news with both a camera and a writerpiece, a course in photography would be of great help to those students who intend to do newspaper work and advertising. In photography, you learn about techniques in photography, physics of lenses, and the methods of getting news pictures could be taught. methods in going to school. You can easily build a room that could easily be prepared for such a course. All that is needed Why not sign the petitions, and add a valuable and much needed course to the journalism department. "Hurrah, It's Our Team" Editor Daily Kansan: Football is here again, and as the music of thousands of College Bands and Groups play in our university, University doesn't have a really stirring song. We have one of the most famous college yells in the world in our "Hook Chalk," whispy lyrics that fill up the room with excitement, saying that our "Alma Mater" isn't beautiful and touching, but scores of other schools use the same phrase. songs R.M. We have plenty of talented musicians here at KU. who are capable of writing such a song as would be found in our band's music from Wisconsin* and Columbia* "Roar Lions Roar." What do the rest of you students think about this? Yours for more and better songs Official University Bulletin Notices due at Chelsea Tower's Office at 3 p.m., preceding regular publication Sunday at 1:00 a.m. of the notice. Vol. 35 THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1937 No. 16 FENCING CLUB: There will be a meeting of the Fencing Club at 4:30 this afternoon in 201 Robinson gymnasium. It is necessary that all members be present and to attend the meeting to attend the meet. Carlos de Janon, President. PHI CHI THETA: There will be on important meeting of all members in the women's lounge in the Administration building at 4:30 this afternoon.-Elenator Magn. President. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY MEETING: The meeting of the School of Education faculty, originally scheduled for 3:30 a.m. afternoon, will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. in room 115 Friesen Hall, e-mail H. L. Hindley, President. TAU GIGA SYMTOUTS: Tau Sigma tryouts will be held at 8 o'clock this evening. Those attending the tryouts should bring practice clothes—Catherine Dunkel, President. VACANCIES IN THE MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL: Notice is hereby given of the following vacancies in the Men's Student Council: Freshman President, Student Representative, Business representative, Pharmacy representative, Athletic representative. Petitions for these offices must be in the hands of the Secretary before 12 o'clock on Monday, Oct. 11, 1867. No petitions are accepted after that time.-Moe Bittenon, Secretary. University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAN John Ise, jr., At Fourteen. Is University's Youngest Student KANSAS PRESS MEMBER 1037 ASSOCIATION EDITOR-IN-CHEIF ADJCE HALDIMAN-JOURNAL ASSOCIATE EDITORS: MORKIS THOMPSON AND GRIGE HINES FEATURE EDITOR GRACE VALENTINE Editorial Staff MANAGING EDITOR CAMPUS EDITORS NEWS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR TELEGRAPH EDITOR MARKUP EDITORS REWRITE EDITOR SUNDAY EDITOR 1948-Eng. DARIE E. PARTRIDGE KENNETH MORRN AND JEAN COCHRANE DRAWM CLAUGHLIN JOSEUIL ULM WILLIAM FIZZARDBROOK CHARLES ALKEN BOBBIE CASKEY AND JANE FLOOD MARKIV GOBELB ALAN AMHER PUBLISHER... J. HOWARD RUSCO By Elizabeth Deming. c 19 Entered the University at 13 works mathematics like a genius can read both French and German and he loves to study. Isn't that a record? News Staff 1937 Member 1938 Associated Collegiate Press Distributor of Collegiate Digest John Ise, Jr., son of Prof. John Ise of the department of economics, is the titleholder. John was graduated from Oread Training School last year at the age of 13 and enrolled in summer school at the University to take a course in College Algebra. He made a grade of A in the class filled with older students. Now, with five hours toward his A.B. John is a freshman on the Hill this year. He was 14 on Aug. 4. Kansan Board Members ALDHAMMAN-JULIUS J. HOWARD RUSCIO J. HOWARD RUSCIO KENNETT MORRIE GRACE VALENTINE GRACE VALENTINE BROWN BROWN EDWARD BANNETT MARTIN BUNTON MARIAN BUNTON JANE FLORE MOORE THOMPSON Doctor Ise says, "Good schools, excellent teachers, and John's inherent love of school work are the main reasons for his presence in college at the age of 14. To Miss Kennedy, a teacher in the Lawrence schools, goes a great deal of credit for inspiring John to do his best work." John has always been given lee- way to go as fast as he pleased in school. Only once has he been too fast—that time his professor asked that he please leave the next day's assignment to be worked outside of class instead of during the class period! REFERENCE POR NATIONAL ADVERTISING FOR National Advertising Service, Inc. 480 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. CHICAGO BOSTON BAY OF FRANCE From the very first he has loved school—and the work thus entailed. In fact, when he was assigned a number of algebra problems to work over Thanksgiving vacation one year, he worked half on one day and saved the other half until later—"just to make the 'fun' last as long as possible." During his high school years he took several classes in French Business Staff BUSINESS MANAGER F. QUENNIN BROWN Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kan. and German in the University because he couldn't get all that he wanted in high school. Thus, he sub-scholars for high school work and credit. He chose mathematics as his major and plans to teach the subject in later years. At the present date he hopes to complete his studies here in three years, though he is still working on a new course too complicated for that. However, in checking with Professor Turney we found John's gross score on the psychological examination, given all new students at the beginning of the year, to be 300 with a percentile rank of 84. He graduated class of 900 were below him in rank. His gross score on the Minnesota reading examination, given at the same time as the other test, was 104 and here he had a percentile rank of 87. It looks as though the University work would hold him The Minnesota reading examination tests one's vocabulary and reading comprehension, whereas the payoff is a test of students' the student's general school ability. John does not spend hours poring over his books. When he studies he concentrates intensely and consequently spends less time in study than the average student. This leaves him plenty of free time to swim. He is an accomplished swimmer and also plays a good game of tennis. He loves music and has taken piano lessons for several years. As in everything, he learns music very rapidly and is a fine musician. Any and all spare time John devotes to reading—and and everything from Kipling and Mark Twain to detective magazines. In spite of his father's work, John is not at all interested in social science studies. In the College this year he is carrying a well-balanced freshman course of 15 hours, including Harmony, Trigonometry, Rhetoric, Chemistry, and French Composition. He enrolled in this course with the help of his parents, whose desire it is that he have a well-balanced liberal education and that he never be overworked. Skipped Several Years' Work He has never been pushed in his school work. He skipped several years' work simply because he was always ahead of his class and thus had too much time to loaf. He was never in the prime grade but on the second grade. Then he spent one semester in the third and was promoted to the fourth, where he also spent only one semester. From there up until the eighth grade he took his work normally, but in the seventh grade he was given a test in order to see if he could skip the course. At the age of 10 years he had a mental age of 19½ years, the test proved. He skipped the grade. In high school he accumulated enough credits in three years to be graduated. Two weeks before commencement, Professor Russell, of the Oread Training School staff, found that he somehow had, in his rush to get through, failed to take the state required course in Civics. Undaunted, John applied himself, mastered the whole course in the remaining two weeks, and was graduated on schedule. John took a course in German in the University summer school as early in 1836, when he was only 12 years of age, so college work and assignments are an old story to him by now. All Set? Yes — and with plenty of Arrow Shirts for style insurance. Wherever you go — whatever the occasion — see us first for your Arrow Shirts. $2 and up THE GREAT OPEN SPACES We are headed for the open... Open spaces where fresh air and sunshine put roses in our cheeks. Open diplomacy that substitutes frankness for secret scheming and negotiation. Open opportunities, open doors in business... And modern business in general conducted in an honest and open manner. No force has been as powerful as advertising, in bringing American business into the open. A manufacturer who advertises, issues an open challenge to every competitor to produce better goods if he can. He invites the public to compare his article with all others. He makes definite claims for his product over his own signature. 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