PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS TUFESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937 Comment Run Up the Black Flag Dirk de Jonge was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Oregon court. He was convicted on a charge of assisting in conductig a meeting held under the auspices of the Communist party. On January 8, the United States Supreme Court set aside the conviction, and the New York Times calls the decision "one of the most striking rulings of recent years." Striking, because it is the first time in the history of the court that the rights of free speech, press and assembly have been upheld in a case involving a man holding unpopular, minority views. But just how striking is the ruling after all? de Jonge was convicted under Oregon's criminal syndicalism law. The state's attorney general admitted in court that if the Communist party called a meeting to discuss almost any kind of political question, the person helping to conduct the meeting could be convicted of a felony under the Oregon law. In fact, there seems to be nothing in the law to prevent dragging a Communist from his bed at night and throwing him in jail. It appears that, while defendant was a member of the Communist party, he was not indicted for participating in its organization, or for joining it, or for soliciting members $ \overrightarrow{a} $ for distributing its literature. But, said the Supreme Court, the meeting was held only under the auspices of the Communist party. It was entirely peaceable and legal. So they sent de Jonge back to Oregon for retrial. The court did not hold the law unconstitutional. They did not even set de Jonge free. They did, however, indicate to the Oregon courts how they might get a conviction to stand. Said the court: His sole offense as charged, and for which he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for seven years, was that he had assisted in the conduct of a public meeting, albeit otherwise lawful, which was held under the auspices of the Communist party. Swell! Send him back and try him on a charge of joining the Communist party. Drug all the Communists from bed and throw them in jail. Throw the Republicans in. They had a candidate on the ballot in the last election, too. They want to change the government. If, as the decision would seem to indicate, the right of an American citizen to entertain any political belief he desires is abrogated, the incipient fascism of which there is so much evidence in this country will have gained another victory. Tell us, honorable justices who guard our precious civil liberties: can it happen here? Faculty "Who's Who" Perennially born to blush unseen and apparently destined to be forgotten by a more enlightened posterity are the members of the Faculty. For, in contrast to the muss of print, paper and photographs dedicated to the perpetuation of the undergraduates of, say the Class of Naughty-Naught, the pedants who taught them are virtually unsung. It may be that ours is not to reason why there has never been a "Who's Who" of the Faculty. Perhaps biennial publication of such a worthy information-bureau replete with pictures and minute biographies of our professorial greats and lesser-greats, would be financially unfeasible. Or it may be that undergraduates and others in the University prefer to remain in ignorance, not only of the new men added each year but even of many Princeton stand-bys. This we cannot believe; pure curiosity prompts us at times to wonder where certain of our instructors came from — and where they matriculated. The famed Princeton collection of the Library cannot supply such information. -Princetonian. An orchidaceous bouquet, then, to the "Bric-a-Brac" now in the process of publication, which will this year feature a group of pictures of the various departments of the Faculty. As a step in the right direction, it may eventually help to bring a much-needed "Faculty Who's Who" for the general edification of "interested Princetonians." Robber Again Lockers at the gymnasium were robbed again Friday night during intramural basketball games. Money, keys, and rings, among other things, were stolen. That the students can check their valu- The Kansan Platform 1. A well-rounded varsity athletic program. 2. A student working condition. 3. Establishment of a co-operative bookstore. 2. Betterment of student working conditions. 4. An adequate building program, including: a. Reopening of the Dey museum. b. Construction of a medical science building. 4. An adequate building program, including: a. Reopening of Dyche museum. c. Addition to the stacks of the library. 5. Restoration of faculty and employee salaries. ables if they desire is not the point. Rather, ways should be considered to stop these robberies and apprehend the felons. As it is, there is no watchman guarding the lockers; everything is in favor of the thieves. Certainly some steps should be taken to stop these occurrences, and immediately. And a watchman looks like the best bet. Campus Opinion Editor's note; Mr. Oukes feels that the Kanan, in an October first editorial which criticized him in general for "unAmericanism" and especially for conflation with the American republication of the "Revealer" (published in Wichita; Gerald B. Winrod, editor), presented him, and the doctrines which he professes, in an unanimous declaration, that his communication written by himself in his defense be printed. The Kanan willingly obliges. Editor Daily Kansan: Some time after my return from Europe this fall I learned that someone had written an editorial for the University Daily Kansas unjustly putting me in an unfavorable light. The impression left on the case was that Mr. Cook, a Christian, anti-Communist publication that was also anti-semitic, and consequently must share the editorial policy of the sheet. Besides being a complete antisemitic conspiracy theorist, I am writing without roster to set matters straight. Upon checking up I find that the publication in question simply subscribed to my regular European press, and they say not to comment on me about it, and I did not even know it was on the Kaiser. So I went into the Kaiser and wrote no special articles for this scriber and my series had nothing anti-semite in it. Having as many as 62 newspapers in 9 states on this topic, I must have investigated, investigate, dictate, or assume responsibility for the divergent editorial policies of the subscribers, any other sources which could be useful. For example, the Daily Kansan uses the very excellent United Press service. Other UIP subscribers include Hearst and the Communist Daily Worker, an author who has been a member of the Daily Kansan, Hearst's Washington Herald, and the Communist Party's official organ. Will my critic tell me just what that makes the correspondent who writes for the daily newspaper? And by a simple corollary of this unique argument he could make the obviously ridiculous charges that the Daily Kansan is: 1. Hearstian; 2. Communist; 3. Bob at the same time! My own views are entirely in line with "The American tradition this University stands for"—including decency, truth, toleration, and respect for the opinions and reputations of others. I believe in orderly representative government with universal suffrage in the country and neither a communist nor a fascist dictatorship here. On toleration I stand just where I did when, in the face of a ruthless boycott and threats of physical assault against Catholics, Negroes, and Jews. (I am still a small contributor to an international program to relieve oppressed Jews and settle them elsewhere). We are now well-versed in standing with the anti-communist Jews and Gentiles against the pro-communist Jews and Gentiles. Anyone who does not understand the untrue claim that all Jews are communists, and then he would be the one who was guilty of anti-semitism. I don't believe in batting or coding code. But being misunderstood (or misrepresented by enemies) is all in the day's work, so we pass over one sloppy mishap, inaccurate by several milions of people. We are from Russia, as is every other self-respecting observer who has seen behind the stage show there and has told what he knew. Twice I have been in the Nazi camp during WWII, when he has announced it, and once for protests I expressed on their Jewish policy. (Im tanned pre-Jewish there). Even the little artifact deploring dissolution of State-controlled schools in 1965, got back to the Heidelberg University Student-enachta and won me the cold shoulder when I was back there this year. Perhaps expressing the truth of our existence would be better. Not being Hungarian, I can't challenge my uncle to win. He's known to me by mail I'd like to move him to hambouren when I am in Lawrence some time in January. I'm sure we will get from the table understanding what he's saying. Clarence P. Oakes, c'22. Official University Bulletin Vol. 24 Tuesday, January 12, 1937 No. 74 BASKETBALL STILEMEN AND USHERS. Sile- mate report at 6:20 a.m. for 4:40 for the EULYX game. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB: The regular meeting of the Home Economics Club will be at 4:15 this afternoon in Room 101. Fraser Hall. The program subject is "Professional Opportunities for Home Economics." CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION. There will be a meeting at 4:30 this afternoon in Room C Myers Hall. Students and faculty members are welcome. Keith Davis, President. CAMERA CLUB: The K.U. Camera Club will meet this evening in Room 105, Journalism Building. Oren Bingham will give a short talk on some practical problems in photography. FRESHMAN MEN. There will be a regular meet- ing with the Y.M.C.A. in COA, this covering at 7 colinke on the Y.M.C.A., chair by J. Baird. Roland Loewen, Vice-President LECTURE ON CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE: Professor John D. Vittie will lecture on "The Conten- tent of a Man in the Dark" at 3:30 in 205 Fraser Hall, Upperclasmen and graduates are cordially invited—W. S. Johnson, Chairman of the LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: Le Cercelle Francais will meet Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in Room 113, Administration Building. Mrs. Quaila will speak on the program. This is the last meeting of the semester. KAPPA PHI: Pledge and cabinet meeting will be held tonight at 6:30. Don Voorhees, Chairman of Freshman Council. Helen Cooper, Vice-President. MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL: There will be a meeting of the men's college tomorrow night at 11 a.m. on the Pine Rooftop. SIGMA ETA CHI: There will be a meeting of SIGMA Eta CA at the home of Peggy Gerber, 1024 Avenue of the Americas, Chicago, IL 60611. Y. W.C.A. PLEDGEES. Pledges made by members of Y.W.C.A. who should be paid to help the charity. Financials today. Tau Sigma To Demonstrate Modern Dancing Thursday Evening By Phil Straton, c37 "What does it mean?" and "Why don't they put more action into it?" are the usual questions that arise when a ballet or modern dance is performed before an unappreciative audience. The answer to these questions are comparatively simple. The ballet tells a story, it is narrative. The modern dance does not. Action is difficult for the ballet that we do not cluck our heels and shout when we are sad or sit quietly with hands folded when we are happy. The ballet occupies the name place in the world of the dance as grand opera in the world of music. The ballet is a great art, but it is an art and has been developed as any other art. Like music, it too, has been jazped, into tap dancing, ballroom dancing and such rides as the "trapin'", the "truckin'" and many others. The ballet was originated in the 15th century in France. The fantastic, unreal life of the French court had its influence on the ballet for the ballet first begin as a form of choreography and later graduated to the theater. Ballet dancing, from its very beginning, has been narrative in character. It does tell a story. But in its early days, it was not concerned with the nobility of France, it lacked Ballet Lacks Realism Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS University Daily Kansan PUBLISHER JOHN R. 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BEATTLE **Programming** Newst ___ Day: K.U. 25; Night: 2702-K3 Business ___ Day: K.U. 66; Night: 2701-K3 Telebauer Entered as second class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kan. Hurry! Last Times Tonight 2 — Big First Run Hits — 2 Lawrence Tibbett "Under Your Spell" The thrill romance of the "FLYING HOSTESS" No.2 FLETING HOSTESS Co-Starring William Hall and Wednesday - Thursday Our Treat to You. BARGAIN DAYS Judith Barrett 2. Entertainment Specials 2 ANY 10c ANY SEAT TIME A Star-Studded Cast Warner Baxter, Alice Faye, Arline Judge, Dixie Dunbars, Judge Waller and his orchestra MARY ASTOR MELVYN DOUGLAS Come early for seats Friday - Saturday 2 — 1 Great Hits 2 — America's Darling SHIRLEY TEMPE A romance that will live in A Glorious Musical "KING OF BURLESK" Co-Starring MARY ASTOR realism. It was incurably romantic and relied on mythology for its story. "POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL" and Peter B. Kynes After the French revolution this type of ballet had no place in a setting of grim and stark realism that was France. The ballet went to Russia and there reached its highest form Russian enriched the ballet with an emotional quality it had never possessed. Dingolfif, one of the most famous ballets of the Monte Carlo ballet, named that because he and his dancers went to Monte to escape from post-Czarist Russia. Duncan Dances Mood THE COWBOY STA Starring Charles Starrett Adm. 10c and 15c The ballet is rigid in technique. There are certain positions for the body which must be executed performantly, and a type of dancing requires one thing—years of practice until there is precision control of the body. The ballet makes no attempt to interpret movements; the ballet makes such a thing impossible. Ballet was the only type of concert dancing for years but with the beginning of the realistic movement, dancing was affected as well as the other arts. Inada Duncan first broke away from the old form. She went back to Greece for her inspiration. Paris was shocked when she appeared on the stage, wearing no ballet shoes and proceeded to dance her moors. Ruth St. Denis followed her example but went to the Orient for her dancing. It was she who began using successive movements and thus paved the way for the development of modern dancing. Critics said she was not danced and there arose a vast argument over ballet and modern dancing. GRANADA 25c 'til 7 Shows 3-7-9 NOW! ENDS THURSDAY A Screen Event to Thrill the World! You will forget you are in a theatre! You will sit, with pounding pulse as this drama thrills on the screen. ROBERT TAYLOR GRETA GARBO "CAMILLE" Lionel Barrymore Also — Leon Navaro's Band Latest News Events Friday - Saturday Detective Piper and Miss Snoopy Written at it again JAMES GLEASON ZASU PITTS "The Plot Thickens" SUNDAY Three Sparkling Stars Awhirl on Wings of Laughter and Song "That Girl From Paris" LILY PONS JACK OAKIE GENE RAYMOND PATEE Shows 2:30 - 7 - 9:30 TIL 7 10c NITE 15c NOW! ENDS TOMORROW A Great Double Feature Show HATRED! HATRED You will have it for yourself if you miss ROBERT TAYLOR ROBERT TAYLOR 'His Brother's Wife' BARBARA STANWYCK AND The Smallest Skipper on the Seven Seat and the Biggest Liar in Sweten States Together ALSO "The Captain's Kid" SYBIL JASON GUY KIBBBE MAY ROBSON NEWS - COMEDY Modern dancing is becoming universally recognized as the dominant style. The narrative ballet is becoming obsolete but is still used by some of the leading dance troupes of the world. Ted Shaw and his dancers, who are among the most fa- modes of modern troops, are of the opinion that the thing the dance attempts to say determines the technique. Modern dancers dance their ideas. This modern technique combines intellectual and emotional refinement that ballet dancing does not. It requires a special kind of intellectual conceptions of the idea being put across. Modern dancing is more abstract than ballet dancing. It makes no attempt to tell a story. It uses abstract forms and symbols used as an expression of emotions or impressions, all as art. Long Distance Rate Reduction in keeping with a longstanding Bell System policy A series of rate reductions in the last ten years has substantially cut the cost of Long Distance telephone service. Reductions have been made nearly every year since 1926, except in the depression years 1931-1934 in accordance with a long-standing Bell System policy to reduce Long Distance rates whenever improvements in telephony and the volume of business allow it to be done. The latest reduction becomes effective January 15, 1937. Savings are possible on many, not all, interstate calls. Long Distance will give you the new rates after the change is effective. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY 25c The House of Hits Tt1 7:00 DICKINSON Shows at 3-7-9 NOW! Calamity Jane's Out to Rope Wild Bill HICKOK in a Story as Throbbing and Gloriously Big as America Itself! with James Ellison • Charles Bickford • Helen Burge Porter Halt • Directed by Céline D. Behille • A Picture Museum SUNDAY — Something New! Someone Different! To Give You a Thrill in a Million! Introducing to the screen the Queen of the Silvery Skates Sonja Henie "One in a Million" ADOLPHE MENJOU - JEAN HERSHOLT DON AMECHE - RITZ BROTHERS ARLINE JUDGE - DIXIE DUNBAR Borrah Minevitch and his Gang HOLD EVERYTHING — IT'S COMING "THREE SMART GIRLS"