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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937
Comment
Let's Fight for Peace
Radio is truly marvelous. With a mere twist of the dial one may learn the cure for everything from hypertrophy of the prostate gland to the horrors of war. Just the other night a Major James A. Tobey, who has evidently devoted a great deal of time to a study of the causes of war, assured his radio audience that we are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it. All we need is a larger army and navy than anyone else in the world.
We don't advocate throwing your firearms out the window when there are murderous lunatics at large in the neighborhood, but to adopt, as the major and his tribe do, the idea of arming for peace as a permanent, long-range policy is a bit too thick for intelligent people to swallow.
The major did clear up one problem, though. What with Fire Prevention Week, Be Kind to Animals Week, Eat More Raisins Week and all, we've been slightly befuddled. But the major says that "National Defense Week is the most important week confronting the public."
In two trials eight persons have been conceived of complying to deprive citizens of their voting rights in Kansas City, and a third trial is under wav.
A New Election?
Evidence was submitted in court to show that ballots had been changed and that election workers were threatened if they would not fall in line with the conspiracy. One of the convicted persons was in need of 150 more ballots to fill his "quota," and he cast that number of ballots himself to make the required number
In one polling place the ballots were not even counted.
Those persons convicted represented members of both major political parties in Kansas City.
If such conditions as these are prevailing at the last general election when citizens were supposedly allowed to use the privilege of voting to select officers for the conducting of city, county, state, and national government, it is very evident that the election in Kansas City was far from being an honest one. It is no more than right that the citizens should be allowed to vote again, in order to make sure that those persons who are now holding office are the ones the voters desire.
Mexico's Oil
Mexico's New Deal under President Cardenas has just announced the draft of a new law soon to be placed before the Mexican Congress providing for the establishment of a "National Petroleum Corporation" under direct authority of the Mexican government.
This new corporation will gradually take over the leases now in possession of foreign oil companies operating in Mexico as they expire. If the law is passed, and it is almost certain that it will be, the oil industry in time will become a state monopoly.
Roreign oil companies, including Dutch Shell and our own Standard Oil, have been fearful of such a move by Cardenas for some time, and have done everything in their power to prevent it. They have continually conducted a determined campaign to "smear" the Cardenas government as "Red," and there is evidence that they have contributed to the finances of the Catholic-baiting. Fascist organization known as the "Dorado's," or Gold Shirts.
Many authorities on contemporary Mexico content that if the liberal Roosevelt had not been re-elected President of the United States, American and foreign business interests would have organized a counter-revolution against Cardenas from within the borders of the United States.
Whether they will do anything now is a
The Kansan Platform
1. A well-trained varsity athletic program.
2. Betterment of student working conditions.
2. Betterment of student working conditions
3. Establishment of a cooperative bookstore
4. An adequate building program, including:
a. Construction of a medical science building.
b. Addition to the stacks of the library.
5. Restoration of faculty and employee salaries.
question. But of one thing we can be fairly sure. If trouble is to come in Mexico, look for it soon.
Humane Act
Three murders, a bank robber, a jewel thief, and three habitual criminals, unblistered and exhausted, clumbered out of an Iman dugout last Saturday and were promptly arrested, but set free shortly. They had just escaped from notorious Devil's Island and landed at Port of Spain, Trimidad, knowing that there they would find safety.
The government of Trinidad has recently passed an act by which fugitives may remain on the British island indefinitely. Previously they would have been put back to sea when they had recovered physically or they would have been sent to another country, but not back to the penal colony.
It strikes us that this is the humane thing to do. If the things which are told about Devil's island are even half true, imagine the treatment the escaped convicts could expect upon being returned. Sociologists have very some theories on the benefits derived from not punishing prisoners severely, and when a convict chances escape, conditions must be very bad—especially when the escape entails stormy sea starvation, and unbeatable exposure.
We believe Trinidad is justified.
Biggest and Best
British taxpayers are faced with the fact that they must make the greatest sacrifice since the World War to off-set the vast restraint program of Adolph Hitler.
The government's rearmament program brought out the following facts:
(1) Taxpayers are certain to be called upon to contribute $7,500,000,000 during the next three years.
(2) This is a minimum amount for the government's rearmment program—the final total may be considerably larger.
This amount represents an expenditure of $168.54 for each man, woman, and child in Britain, or an average of $842.70 for each family of five.
The average citizen will probably see twenty cents added to his income tax for each five dollars of income during the five-year period, and he is already paying $1.35 on the same amount.
Great Britain, because of her scattered possessions and peculiar economic set-up, needs a larger navy than do most countries, but the present race to see who can build the most and largest battleships is apt to end in another sort of contest, that of seeing who has the best navy, and we will have another war on our hands.
Official University Bulletin
Vol. 34 Thursday, February 25, 1937 No. 101
--so the creeks less
organizations of today test their
pledges to see if
these organizations
made of the
fiber that is required for admission
to that "inner bond of mystic fellowship." Today the tests of courage and endurance, rather than being found in facing a ferocious beast are found in what is popularly known as "Hell week."
A. S.ME. The A.S.ME. will meet Friday afternoon in 210 Marvin from 1:30 to 2:30. Mr. M. L.maxwell, Yale and the manufacturing company, will give all engineers a lecture theme. All engineers are invited.-George Cobbs Secretary.
EL ATENEO. Karl Mattern, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, will deliver a lecture in English teaching of Spanish art at the meeting of El Atenco at 4:30 this afternoon, 13 at 11:30, interested John O'Reilly—John Hoover, President.
FRESHMAN MEMBERS OF RELAYS COMMITTEE: Applications for freshman members of the Relays Committee must be filed in writing in room Robinson Gymnastics on or before March 1. E. K.
ENGLISH MAJORS: Dr. Wm. D. Paden will lecture to English majors and graduates on "Tennison at Cambridge" at 3:30 this afternoon in 205 Fraser—W. S. Johnson, Chairman Department of English.
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. All applications for fellowships or scholarships in the Graduate School of the University must be submitted to the Graduate Office building, by March 1, 1937-E, B. Stouffer, Dean.
Y. M.CA. CABINET. There will be a meeting of the cabinet members including Y.M.CA, and Y.M.CA.2, with E. Grego, President.
V. W.C.A. CABINET. The V.W.C.A. cabin will meet today at henley House--Martha Peter Meadow.
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By Eton Torrence
Back along the dark, dim trail a certain person points out the custom of forcing a candidate to undergo some trial or ordure before being admitted to a group. Today, American fraternities and sororites carry out the same idea in granting final membership in their own men's clubs.
Advocates of Present Day Hell Week Seem to Take Cue From Savage Tribes
FEATURE EDITOR ROEMARY SMITH
Dr. Elon Terrence e 28
As our forefathers made their young men show hunting prowes, as they made the youths demonstrate that they could "take it," so
This week comes just before initiation when it is set aside by fraternities and sororites as an appropriate time to prove the mettle of those seeking initiation. Many and varied these trials have become over the period of years, with their own triumphs tried to outdo the other in finding something novel and irritating, sometimes dangerous, for the freshmen to undertake.
Branding Once Used
Physical exposure, "wild goose chases," scavenger hunts, and even branding with a red hot iron have been known. Here on the Hill, one if the most popular forms of entertainment supported by the activities for
object with threat of paddle for any unaccomplished mission. This type of endeavor came to a climax during the school year of '29-30. During Hell week that year, some 31 plagues of various fraternities were arrested and given a night's lodging at the expense of the city.
BUENIM MANAGER
E. QUINNIN BROWN
Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kn.
their brother pledges consisted of sending the freshman out after some practice—unlucky attainable
The complaint was that the pledges were prowling while dressed as hobos. One group was found counting chickens in a poultry house. The point was that these embryo fraternity men could not be distinguished from real powlers and chicken snatchers. The Lawrence chief of police arrested the backsucker from some irate chicken fancier's gun would not discriminate in favor of these freshmen.
The uphot of the rumpus that the arrest of these men caused was the passing of a rule by the men's Pan-Hellenic council that Hell week was to be abolished and a three-day pre-initiation ceremony substituted. This ceremony was to be kept on the premises of the organization. Penalty
Serortites More Humane
In mentioning the serortites relied on the serortite ways of proving the pledges by subjecting them to ordreals that resulted only in mental anguish. This end was secured by forcing the pledges to a state of humility by requiring them to be oblivious to the lowwelling of a mere freshmum and upon the superiority of the exalted actives. Often these lowly freshmen have been made to dress ridiculously; go without dress (in fact, not even walk) during an active; put on entertainment, and in general play complete submission and honor to the actives. As a result of no danger to life or limb, the Hell week for the femine element, of the female organization, has trained much the so to the present day.*
] for violation of this was to be a $50 fine.
On the masculine side, we find that today there is no direct law set down by the Pan-Hellenic council in regard to the pre-initiation activities. However, that body "strongly urges" the members to keep any demonstrations upon the grounds of the fraternity and to refrain from theements placed on the freshmen be reasonably humane.
Worm-Hunters
The result is that nocturnal excursions have been lessened to a great extent. However, there is still some scavenger hunting, such as locating earth worms while the ground is frozen solid. Then there is the trial by snow, used by one fraternity, in the trials of the pledges are
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In the past few years, though, a new form of pre-initiation ceremony has arisen. This form undertakes to educate the pledge to the traditions and the history of the fraternity. It seeks to develop an understanding in the organization that the traditional type of Hell week failed to do.
However, until this type becomes more prevalent, it seems that the poor and lowly pledge must continue to take it with a grin and ease his mind with the idea that he will be on the giving rather than the receiving end when the next Holt week concludes along.
required to strip and race around the chapter house only to be tackled and rolled in the snow at each corner. You should be encouraged for the activities include the regulations requiring the freshmen to wear burkup underwear, to wear cloothes backwards, to carry a backpack, to move more or less innocent performances.
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