PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 1037 Comment Start Picking Dandelions, Boys; It Pays We have an idea. It's practically Utopian, but we can't see why it shouldn't work. It goes like this. There are, on the Hill, innumerable dandelions. Now why not take these dandelions and put them in one of the Chemistry building stills? Very delicious dandelion wine could be made in this way. Then the wine could be sold and the money distributed among the professors on the Hill as a sort of restoration of salaries. With the newly acquired money the professors could purchase more wine and there would be even more money to distribute among them. Thus, before long their salaries would be normal again. Somebody, of course, will point out that a professor in a semi-stupor is not the most efficient, but there are other angles to be considered. For one thing the professors would be feeling very good, with what the wine and the bettered salaries, and it should prove an easy matter to talk them out of giving tedious assignments. Too, every professor has a stock of funny stories, and with the good mood upon him he should be more than willing to spend the hour telling some of the more choice ones. Ah, how quickly the time would fly! It's almost too good to be true. The wealth and wine would so intoxicate the professors that one should be able to hand in carbon copies of somebody else's term papers without so much as a quizzical glance from the instructor. This is but one of the many things the dandelion scheme would make possible. We'd all get A's, too, of course. Oh, yes, and it would be a splendid method for cleaning up the dandelions around the campus. Mr. Taft On the D. A. R. Charles P. Taft, son of the late president, had something to say to the Daughters of the American Revolution in a speech to them recently. He told them; (1) that "they cannot get anywhere by painting red networks across ever evening sky;" (2) that "young people hate war with a vigorous hatred and they should; they cannot see why 'defense' means protection of foreign trade and foreign investments;" (3) that "leaders of the American Revolution were vigorous young men who were not afraid of being called subversive influences;" (4) that "Governor Hutchinson must have felt toward Samuel Adams and John Hancock a good deal as some of the high automobile officials feel toward sit-down strikes." and (5) that "some of the best people" were British sympathizers. We congratulate Mr. Taft. An End to Fun in the Briny Deep Persons who have undergone shipwrecks and rescues at sea, and have found in their experience topic for a thousand recountings to gaping audiences, will greet with indignation an invention which will take all the "kick" out of this form of dunking An automatic sea light, which is attached to life belts and which lights upon being immersed in sea water, is the device that is causing all the trouble. In the future, the shipwreckee will merely don his belt, take a header into the deep, and then wait calmly until his light attracts rescue vessels. No hours of suspense, no heart-rending disappointment as a rescue boat passes him up in the dark—simply a safe, methodical piece of business. But then, we needn't worry excessively. The supreme court will probably declare the contraption unconstitutional, on the ground that it interferes with personal liberty. Knee Pants, Trivia, and Jealousy Our cars have been filled with activities and intimate details of the private lives of the British royalty for some six months now. We kept our eyes on the newspapers during Edward's crisis, and then followed the anti-climax of George VI's accession to the throne. On the heels of this world-rocking event come plans for the coronation, with its elaborate array of gowns and jewels, and the seemingly major problem of whether our ambassador, and oth- The Kansan Platform 1. A well-rounded varsity athletic program. 2. Bettlement of student working conditions. 4. An adequate building program, including: a. Construction of a medical science building. 6. Addition to the stacks of the library. 5. Restoration of faculty and employee salaries. ens, shall wear knee breeches at the ceremony or not. But recently a new angle has come to the light, in the form of the coolness between Maria, Duchess of Kent, and Elizabeth, Queen of England. Jealousy seems to be the main motive in the trouble, and in all probability the thing will be patched up by the two sisters-in-law, who will eventually realize that each of them has favors to extend to the other. However, all these intimate details are a little distillation to the idealist, who pictures the blue bloods to be royal within as well as without. Jealousy over stylistic clothes, position, and popularity are human traits we see exhibited every day. Human beings have elevated royalty to a peak above human trivialities, and we expect of them to remain above it. Queens can't be goddesses, but the common public would be more satisfied if Her Highness could keep her jealousies to herself, and not flaunt them before the millions of the world. A marriage late in life has its advantages For one thing there is less of it. Campus Opinion You Said It. Guy You Said It, Guy Editor Debbie Kowalski Editor Daily Kansan: The Kauzan has had itself open to a charge of plagiarism. In your issue of April 30, you printed the *Miami Herald* story "A couple of women use their due: "Animal lovers are starting a crusade to abolish the use of the house in warfare." Now all we need is a criminal lawyer." If you say that you composed this remark, you are alright. If a member of your staff or some other person was sent to your magazine recently, it is settled in a copy of Punch, English humor magazine. [come belief that it was sent in to Punch by a I sincerely hope that this omission of a credit line was accidental. John Biddle Lawrence. Official University Bulletin Vol. 34 WEDNESDAY, MAY 5,1937 No.147 --federal grants. In each case responsibility for work rests with the state. Since syphilis recognizes no state boundaries and every effective campaign must have a GHQ, responsibility rests with the Public Health Service for integration of local and national programs. ALL-UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION. An all-Uni- versity convention will be held this morning, at 10 o'clock, in Hoch auditorium. Rudolph Galph will speak on "Music Today." H. E. Lintel, Charreller. ASM.E. ASM.E will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in 110 Marvin hall. The spring election of officers will be held. All members are urged to attend.-George H. Cobb, Secretary. EL ATENEO: The program presenting the Don Quixote film, which was to have been given May 6 has been postponed until fall—John Hoover, President. FRENCH CLUB: The last meeting of the year will be on Wednesday afternoon in 306 Fraser - Jule Behn; Vice President. GERMAN LANGUAGE TABLE: The German language table will meet at 5:45 this evening in the main lounge of the Union building. Everyone interested is invited—Sam Anderson. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB: There were 150 members of the delegating Relations Club for the purpose of deciding relations considering reorganization plans, in 104 West Ad., at 2:30 on Friday, May 7. All members are urged to attend. MENS STUDENT COUNCIL: There will be a May 6- Doe, Ettison, Secretary, Thursday evening. MID-WEEK DANCE CANCELLED: The mid- week dance this evening has been cancelled on account of the Fine Arts banquet in the ballroom—W. W. Cochrane, Manager, Union building. QUACK CLUB: Diving tryouts will be held for all night; evening. All members should report-Marjorie Rountree. RED CROSS EXAMINER'S SCHOOL: A Red Cross examiner's school will start Thursday evening at 7:30, at the pool in Robinson gymnasium. Candidates please register with me at 165 Robinson before that date. Work will be under the direction of Mr. G. Alhannah, holderterbeck, of St. Louis, Mo.-Hortert G. Alhannah WORLD AFFAIRS COMMISSION OF Y.W.C.A. The meeting of the World Affairs commission has been postponed until next Wednesday, May 12- Ge- vene Landrith. University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE. 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NEW YORK, N.Y. 212-869-3550 LOUIS VAN GOGH LOUIS VAN GOGH PORTLAND BRATTLE ANGLIER Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kane. Syphilis Can Be Stamped Out Peeprinted by permission of Reader's Digest) The task of tracing infection has rightened off many who were oncely eager to help. Investigators must be specially trained, and erupulently careful to protect the patient. When patients understand but the purpose is not punishment they should learn that everything they can do is under treatment both the source of their own infection and their possibly infected contacts. Recent proof of this is found in the test investigations reported by Dr. George H. Ramsey if the New York State Department of Health, and in routine experiences University of Pennsylvania clinic. The expense of effective clinic treatment for a new case of syphilis is relatively small. Dr. J. E. Moore, chief of the Johns Hopkins clinic, estimates that in his clinic $50 is sufficient to treat a patient with standard drugs for a period of 18 months, the usual time required for a cure. Figures for other clinics range between $20 and $150. Any person who can afford it naturally prefers the personal service of a skilled and interested private physician. Such service is cheap at any price, compared with the utter cost of an experienced nurse thousands of sufferers can pay nothing at all for treatment. Other thousands can pay only a little. Yet in the public interest all must be treated, for all are a menace in the infectious stage of the disease, and meat of them become a burden if there are no successes to the later stages. Which brings us directly to the second step: 2. Adequate treatment must be assured for all infected persons. At present most states are spending less than one cent annually per capita to control syphilis. Some states actually spend only one tenth of a cent. Last year Delaware laid the venerial light with an outlay of three cents per person. Clearly, we must make more than a gesture if we are to root out syphilis. Yet the tax-payer need not shoulder at the cost, for if we spend more for prevention, the present cost for institutional and other relief of uncured late syphilis can be enormously reduced. Ask State Help This year, the National Conference on Venereal Disease asked Congress to appropriate $25,000,000 for syphilis control or about 11 cents per capita of federal funds, to be matched by states and localities. The Commission will meet minimum standards of personnel and service before receiving Where Big Pictures Play GRANADA SHOWS CONTINUOUS FROM 2:30—25c til 7 YOUR LAST CHANCE YOUR LAST CHANCE You Always Look to Muni for the Year's Outstanding Role! PAUL MUNI MIRIAM HOPKINS THE WOMAN I LOVE' ALSO TED FIO RITA and his orchestra TED CISHA Latest News Events THURSDAY On Our Stage Official Miss America Unit Show and Beauty Pagetant to Select Douglas County 1987 to Represent Douglas County in the Statewide Beauty Pagetant at Free Fair in September. "HAPPY-GO-LUCKY" PHIL REGAN EVELYN VENABLE Public health is purchasable, as has been proved in the past when aroused public interest has stamped out plagues which often ravages the population. But before syphilis can be brought under control facilities to treat it must be improved almost everywhere; where must it be improved in all places. Veneral clinics are, on the whole, undermined and poorly organized. A recent survey showed them capable of effective work for less than 25 per cent of the present case-load and less than 10 per cent of the potential case-load. If free drugs and reliable laboratory service were available to private physicians, many marginal patients able to pay only small amounts for treatment could be served by the physical therapist if they shuffled to the impersonal public clinic. SONGS! LAUGHS! GIRLS! STARS! Who Will Be MISS DOUGLAS COUNTY 1937? Who Will Be ON OUR SCREEN Plus—Musical Revue - Novelty FRIDAY 5. Glorious Days Need Complete Organization Reconstruction of clinical facilities will require time, co-operation and shred expenditure of all available funds. Specifically, the following steps must be taken: First, a trained, full-time health officer with an adequate staff should be placed, in charge of the veneral division of every large city and state department of health. Second, all states must be frankly liberal with antisiphilic drugs and laboratory services. Third, communities must greatly increase clinics, and adopt reasonable standards of efficiency. These include privacy for the cooperative patient, active follow-up, a uniform system of case reporting with a central clearing-house, and a trained personnel. 3. Education of the private physician. Day and Date with Kansas City ASTAIRE- Enjoy Our Famous RUSSIAN SALAD ROGERS "SHALL WE DANCE" BRICK'S "ON THE HILL" We Deliver THE STUDENTS' CHOICE 25c 'til 7 Shows 3-7-9 Now! Yowsah! A Sweet-Hot of a Sho-wow! HURRY! Ends Tomorrow cian and general public. Sufficient stress cannot be laid upon the importance of the private physician in control of syphilis, but the average medical practitioner must frankly ask himself: "Am I qualified to diagnose and treat syphilis? Have I adequate knowledge of the acutities and complications played against it?" Fifty-five percent of the doctors in the United States do not treat syphilis, but every doctor should at least be able to diagnose it. For the reeducation of doctors, postgraduate medical courses in syphilology are being instituted at leading universities, and the curriculum of medical schools is being reorganized to treat syphilis not as a skin disease but as a malaise which can cross across all age groups and may affect every organ of the body. Must Be Realistic WALTER BEN WINCHELL·BERNIE BAYE-PATSY KELLY ALICE FAYE NED SPARKS JACK HALEY long song hits by Nine new song hits Bandon & Revel FRIDAY - SATURDAY Lastly, a tremendous amount of popular education is needed to remove all stigma of shame and turpitude from the syllabic sufferer. Not until we have stripped the disease of its traditional moral implications can we make headway against it. We must think of syphilis scientifically as a dangerous disease, which it is, rather than morallyislating as a punishment for it. Together with their together-physician, public official and private citizen—must learn that everybody is business, that everybody is endangered, that everybody pays for it, whether afflicted by the disease or not, and that no single agency is big enough or FRIDAY - SATURDAY The Season's Most Unusual Comedy of the Year's Lead Laughs! H. G. Wollensky H. G. Wells Comedy--clever enough to do everybody's job alone. 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles' Tyrone Loretta POWER YOUNG (The "Love Is News" Team) "CAFE METROPOLE" With ROLAND YOUNG SUNDAY! LOOK! LAW SCHOOL FOUNDED 1899 PATEE THE JOHN MARSHALL Weather Week 10c Til 7 Days Then 15c AN ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL TEXT and CASE METHOD Stage Show at 8:30 BIG DOUBLE TREAT Last Chance to Sea! JOE E. BROWN "POLO JOE" THURSDAY 3 Days For Catalog, recommend listed kit of prelogol subjects, and booklets, "StudyofLuwen Proper Preparation" address Fredric T. Lee, Dean AND JAMES DUNN "HEARTS in BONDAGE" "BOLD CABALLERO" BOB LIVINGSTON HEATHER ANGEL AND All Color ZORRO THRILLER! And finally we must be realistic. Forget the humanitarian appeal of lives saved, suffering lessened, homes unbroken. The job of stamping out syllabils will pay for itself and pay dividends. Our economic stresses are difficult enough without the extra load of a syllabilisridden population. Syllabis cannot be downed in a year, but it is clearly dragged the specter of the spiral death into the light, seen it to be conquerable, and it will be strange indeed if we do not prevail against it. COURSES Season's Surprise Comedy Hit "ALL AMERICAN CHUMP" STUART ERWIN BETTY FURNESS Wednesday, inair to peachy; maybe unsettled in some portions of the state. ALSO SERIAL - COMEDY COURSES (40 weeks per year) Afternoon-3weeks 5 days...4:30-6:30 Evening — 4 years Mon., Wed., Fri. 6:30-9:20 Post-graduate lice, two-week practice courses exclusively, and to degrees. 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