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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1937
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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What's This,
Is Everything a Racket!
In a few days thousands of college graduates will be sitting at their commencement exercises, seeing honorary degrees conferred on men and women who have "made their mark in the world." Just what one must do to earn one of these honorary degrees is a rather vague point in the minds of most of the A.B.'s.
Well, the news comes out in an article by John R. Tunis, printed in the current Harper's. And according to Mr. Tunis (prepare for a shock, kids) the initials L.L.D. are bought or swapped, not earned.
This the way the racket is worked. Nothing so crass as actual bartering, of course, enters into the matter. But if a friend of the university is so kind as to confer upon the university a large donation, it is only fitting that the university show its gratitude by conferring on the good friend an honorary degree.
Another good reason for a university's granting an honorary degree, says Mr. Tunis, is to save itself a good round sum of money which would be spent in securing a commencement speaker. The president of a large Middle-Western university once confessed to Tunis, "The honorary degree is often used to obtain commencement speakers, and personally I suspect that was the basic reason for four out of the five handed me."
Aside from practical reasons, Mr. Tunis lists as motives for handing out honorary degrees the apple polishing of big business and a convenient method for signifying brotherly good will toward other universities. In 1929, Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia with one grand gesture handed out degrees to the presidents of Minnesota, Purdue, Cornell, Sweet Briar, and Iowa Universities.
A few of the "distinguished" who have attained this honor, as listed by Harpers, are: Dr. Henry Ford (largest motor car manufacturer in the world) of Colgate; Dr. J. Edgar Hoover (G Man extraordinary) of New York University; Dr. William A. Wirt (who discovered a red revolution in the New Deal); Dr. Dorothy Dix (mother confessor) of Tulane; and Dr. Charles E. Coughlin (priest of the airways) of Notre Dame.
Now, look them over, little college graduate, and see if you aren't just as happy with your hard-earned Bachelor of Arts degree.
We Quote---worst dictatorship of Europe exists. At least the other Fascist states have held elections, however meaningless. But the Clerico-Fasciat group doesn't even dare to hold any balloting
And here's a bit of an editorial from the New York Post. The title given it was "Civilization Marches On," the subject speaks for itself:
"Rome.—Far-reaching plans to exploit Ethiopia were approved at a meeting in Addis Ababa today of Italian capitalists and industrialists."
Fascism And the Catholics
In February 1934, after a three-day battle, the Socialists of Vienna surrendered their beautiful apartment buildings to a group headed by Engelbert Dolfuss, certainly the most pious murderer in recent history. After those bloody days and the subsequent terrorism of little Dolfuss' vengeance on those mild Socialists whose password was always "Freeheit"—freedom, he established a government that was vastly unpopular with the masses. Remember that Vienna, which is almost the whole of little Austria, was overwhelmingly Socialist.
So unpopular was this government that attempts were made to conciliate the masses. The one moderate among Dolfuss' group was allowed to hold a meeting in a small hall where the workers came and spoke freely. But this small freedom failed to concilicate them—finally all who came were arrested and the meetings were discontinued.
Most people, however, have missed the paradox of the whole situation. It must be remembered that the Catholic church has officially proclaimed its disapproval of Fascism. Dolfuss, the pious Fascist, ruled only with the support of the Catholic church—his government was known as a Clerico-Fascist government. During the fighting in Vienna priests went from door to door requesting that pious church members enlist in this holy fight against the Socialists who had given the Viennese the clean, efficient and socially-minded government that was a model for the whole world.
Under this Clerico-Fascist government the
The Kansan Platform
1. A well-rounded varsity athletic program.
2. Betterment of student working conditions.
3. Establishment of a co-operative bookstore.
4. An adequate building program, including:
a. Construction of a medical science building.
3. Establishment of a co-operative bookstore.
6. Addition to the stacks of the library
5. Restoration of faculty and employee salaries.
The church is actively a proponent for this dictatorship. It is actively the proponent of the Franco terrorism in Spain.
The church also says that it stands for democracy.
Auto Deaths And Governors
The country's automobile death total is running 26 per cent over that of last year up to the present time—and last year brought the largest number of traffic deaths on record. Every thinking citizen is trying to discover effective new attacks on this mounting hazard.
The great number of causes and factors which enter into this question complicate it. If any one cause could be discovered, it could be attacked directly and vigorously. Immediate results would be accomplished.
But it is known that excessive speed is one of the leading and most common single factors. Speed reduces the chances of drivers' acting in time to face an emergency. It increases the damage that occurs in the event of accident.
So in connection with the speed factor, the thought of mechanical governors invites increasing attention. Summarily dismissed in cursory discussions on the ground that what is a dangerous speed at one time and place is not a dangerous speed at another, it may be that further consideration is in order. Commercial fleets of various kinds are using governors to good advantage. In this connection it has been discovered that limited speed meant very definite operating economies in addition to increased safety.
If the public ever becomes sufficiently aroused over its traffic hazards it may insist that all cars be equipped with governors. In the meantime, whether this is practical or not, there is food for thought in a proposal to provide by law that drivers convicted more than once of speeding shall be required to drive only governor-equipped cars—why not?
Campus Opinion
Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kanan. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to cutting by the editor. Contributions on any subject are invited.
Hark, Hark, The Lark!
Editor Daily Kansan:
There appears every evening about 9 or 9:30 in front of the library an individual with a converted steamboat—at least that accessory has a horn sounds more like something swiped off a junked Kaw Valley car than a horn. Perhaps he doesn't realize it, but people are preparing for finals, and five to 15 minutes of that infernal machine is enough to drive most of us cuckoo. May we ask that the young friend, in turn,ummonning her with the love-call of a wounded bull?
We Who Are About To Die
Official University Bulletin
Notices due at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m. pre-ceeding regular publication day and 11:30 a.m.
Vol. 34 WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1937 No. 162
W. S.G.A. BOOK EXCHANGE. The book exchange will be open to buy books throughout the time of final examinations, from Thursday, May 27, to Thursday, June 3—Edith Borden, Manager.
--down the long hill to the stadium it will seem as if other graduating classes for years and years back have done the same thing. This is not true, however, for the use of stadium is comparatively recent.
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Women fainted, others screamed men started nervously, children hid their faces and cried in fear. What was the occasion of all this excitement than Commenecence enactment for the graduating class of 1876.
A young woman student in giving her dissertation. All the graduates and the faculty are sitting on the stage in Fraser theater. A small group of parents and friends sit in the cartially completed room.
Women Fainted at Commencement Exercises in 1876—Seniors Beware!
FEATURE EDITOR...JANE FLOOD
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Suddenly the bare, skimless form of a human body hurries from the ceiling and hangs swinging pendulum-like before the horrified eyes of the person below. Gaps and eries of fear and horror escape through them and the glaciously thing swings back and forth, back and forth.
"That's my anatomy class mannequin," comes a surprised cry from the group. Instantly the Chancellor's voice rings out,
Stronger hearted men approach the object and try to catch it, but it passes taintingly above their upraised arms.
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Mon rush to the stairway.
Searching parties go upstairs and all over the building. Women revive.
The terrified crying of little children lessens as they are told that there is nothing to fear—that it is just the form the students study to learn about the human body.
1876—
In the meantime the men had gone upstairs, but they found no traces of the villain, later search revealed a hidden rope down which the perpetrator had probably slid afterward joining a party to help hunt for himself. The identity of the man remains a mystery to this day.
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The first graduation service was held in a room in Fraser hall. (At that time Fraser and one other building comprised the University buildings.) In 76 all the graduates could sit in a single row across the stage of Fraser theater. These students had enrolled in Fraser, attended classes in Fraser and had been graduated from Fraser.
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NO. 2 HE WAS A CHAMP BUT He Trained in Nite Clubs!
In those days each student read a dissertation—a three minute essay of his own composition. If each graduate this spring read a three-minute paper, the program would run into something like fifty hours—a service well worth remembering!
JAMES DUNN
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GREAT DOG STORY
In 1881 the custom of students reading their papers was dropped because of the increased size of the graduating class. A few students were chosen to speak. Shortly afterward the custom of having a man of prominence give the address was begun.
"The Mighty Treve"
Noah BEERY Jr. Berbara READ
"Sing Cowboy Sing"
Time went on and other buildings were added to the campus, but until 1905 service were held in Fraser University. A large dormitory was furnished; nismum was used for Commerce-
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ment exercises. Graduates marched in their long black robes from Snow hall (the old Snow hall, now razed) to the gymnasium.
Two dollars and fifty cents was the rental price for the graduating "outfit" in those days. Students, the Chancellor, and the dews were the academic costume, but other faculty members paraded in their street clothes. Graduates objected to this slight to their dignity, and in 1928 a law was passed that caps the cap and gown. Then in 1928 a resolution was passed to buy caps and gowns and hold them for rental at a fifty cent fee.
The yearly commencement trek to the gymnasium continued until 1924. In 1924 the now traditional march down the hill to the stadium was inaugurated. East stadium was used that year; west stadium was not completed. In 1927 when the horsehose was completed, Commencement services were held in the loop.
Unless the weather is inclement, nearly 1000 students will listen to their Commencement program in the open air theater. Quite a difference from the tiny group in the single room of long ago.
Beauty Queens Feature
Nail Jayhawker Out Saturday
The last Jayhawker of the year will appear Saturday morning, according to James Coleman, editor. In addition to featuring the seniors this issue will announce the University beauty queens.
Coleman asked that everyone get their back issues before next
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The various tour itineraries include such objectives as Colorado Springs, Old Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Big Trees, Yosemite, San Francisco, Feather River Canyon, Salt Lake, Denver, Phoenix, Highway, Yellowstone, St. John's, Mt. Rainer, Victoria, Vancouver, Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies.
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Kansas college scholarships were awarded as follows: Trenna Marie Goodwin, A.B. 1936, Ottawa University, scholarship in sociology; Lillian Parks, A.B. 1937, Municipal University of Wichita, scholarship in English College Ring, A.B. 1935, College History; and Isaac Glenn Stevenson, A.B. 1937, Bethel College, scholarship in chemistry.
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You'll Never Forget Montgomery's Astounding Triumph as the baby-Faced Killer!
Seven Grads—
MONTGOMERY
Rosalind RUSSELL
arabia in political science; Charles E. Ruckart, A.B. 1937, University of Kansas, scholarship in mathematics; Regina Steimel, A.B. 1937, University of Kansas, scholarship in bacteriology; George G. Thompson, A.B. 1937, Fort Hays Kansas State College, scholarship in English; Paul E. Wilson, A.B. 1937, University of Kansas, scholarship in scientific science; and Loutie Arline Yeamans, A.B. 1937, University of Kansas, scholarship in English.
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