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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1936
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Comment
White. on the Press
How True Are Those Words!
The sage of Emporia, William Allen White,
hit the nail squarely on the head in his address
to editors Friday night.
"... the newspaper must change itself," he said. "It must once more become a leader in bringing about this change which the common man desires, for which he so unquefolvically masked in this last election."
In the face of overwhelming opposition from the press, President Roosevelt rolled up one of the greatest popular and electoral majorities of any candidate for the office in our history. Have the people come to disregard the newspapers? It would seem so.
The obvious truth is that too many of them became personal organs of their owners in the campaign. They reflected the whims of their publishers and not of their subscribers.
A change will be necessary if the newspaper is to hold its high place in American life. There is a trend in the direction of a shift now. Certainly the Stern papers, the Chicago Times, the New York Daily News and the Scripps-Howard papers—to use a few notable examples—didn't suffer from the liberal policies they pursued in the campaign.
The change must come from within. The sooner the better, for the newspapers, their publishers and the public in general.
Football Scholarships
Shooting hysterical demunciations of eleven men who tried hard to win a game but couldn't, can never remedy the football situation at this University. Let those of us who are honestly and rationally desirous of bettering our athletic standing, consider the following fact.
The University of Wisconsin inaugurated a system of scholarships and preparatory training for high school graduates with outstanding athletic record, a few days ago.
The plan, approved by the faculty, was turned over to President Glenn Frank who was authorized to inaugurate it. It is expected that other members of the Big Ten will consider this idea. It provides a free summer institute for 'high school graduates with good athletic and scholastic records. Members will study sports and academic subjects and those ranking highest will be offered annual scholarships of $400. The scholarships will be renewed for two more years for students with good records.
Reform by Playgrounds
This plan seems quite sensible. It would require revision of the Big Six regulations if we were to attempt it or some modification, here. That should be no deterrent, however, for it is evident that Big Six regulations will eventually have to be revamped to permit honest subsidization, if Kansas is to have a team.
The amount of crime committed in this country by persons under 25 years of age is appalling, according to W. A. Smith, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of Justice, Kansas City, who spoke at the general session of the Newsman Roundtables Saturday.
Perhaps the sociologists have the answer to the problem. For a long time they have been urging the construction of playgrounds for children in the slum sections of the larger cities from which the greater majority of these young criminals come. With playgrounds, they maintain, the young of these sections will be far less likely to form gangs and become delinquents than might otherwise be the case. With suitable playgrounds, the children's minds would be detracted from the lure of an adventurous life of stealing and fighting. To let the child steal, believing that a stay in the reformatory will right him is absurd; it has long been known that reform schools do far more harm than good.
So give the youngster of the slums a chance —give him playgrounds to keep him off the streets and his mind off the deadly fascination of a career of crime.
Heredity is something a father believes in until his son starts to act like a fool.—St. Francis Herald.
Eighteen Years
"Eighteen Years After the Armistice." Thus ran the title of a picture section in a recent newspaper. Every large country and several small ones were represented on the page, and in all but one the scenes were of war preparations. Infantry, cavalry, tanks, and marine, all the necessary equipment was there, much improved since the last conflict.
Only one error appeared on the page. The U.S. army is not engaged in the sole military activity of guarding the tomb of an unknown soldier, as the picture would have us believe. We are as busy as the rest in creating weapons of destruction. There is no point in gilding the lily. We may as well know what we are doing so that we may be prepared to take the consequences which are inevitable. But before we commit ourselves to an armaments program, let us pause and look back.
Eighteen years after that fateful day of Nov. 11, we can say that we have failed. Failed to win the objectives for which we fought so desperately. That war did not end all wars, it led to many more; it did not make the world safe for democracy, it made possible more dictators than the world had yet known; it did not bring an end to racial and national hatreds, but made them more bitter; it settled no problems, but made those existing more difficult of settlement and created many more.
We nod our heads listlessly in agreement to these charges, yet we travel the same road again. Who knows when we will be celebrating a new armistice?
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.
Editor Daily Kansan:
in the Rock-challenger column of Nov. 8, ye author takes up his blindsome against the ASU. He still reads hidden meanders into the straw and supports his argument that we support his occupation with fact, we shall consider it unworthy of future refutation. However, there are certain points about the ASU, concerning which he should
The platform of the ASU. contains the following points: 1. It is anti-lascisst. 2. It is against war and military training. 3. It supports academic freedom. 4. It is against racial discrimination.
There is nothing underhanded or mysterious about the requirement that a member need only to subscribe to one of the above points, but there are many other requirements in electing a candidate for certain office, for example, he does not care whether the other voters supporting his candidate will sleep with the head to the north or whether they part their hair in the middle. He is merely co-operative with each member of the A.S.U. believes as long as that organization actively concerns itself with a problem of vital interest in electing this Member it is known as the United Front.
As for the objection that members have to listen to a discussion of issues not of interest to them, it is true. However, the A.S.U. is of such a nature that if a student is interested in one point he will probably be willing to explore freedom and racial discrimination are inevitably bound together. Mr. Editor, or haven't you ever heard of them?
Anything else you are in doubt about?
Editor Daily Kansan:
Samuel Sass
There has been so much worrying and shouting about the motives, or the so-called "purposes" of the A.S.U. poll that it seems well to take a dispassionate survey of the situation.
In the first place, it was thought that a straw was more likely to cause a rattling activity at this opportune time. Why?
Next, it is a constructive activity which should help students, a feeling which is lethargic in much of the world.
Furthermore no other campus organization seems awake enough to foster activities of national importance. School functions and school politics have their place, but when we learn that we will have more important things.
Finally, when almost half the students were interested enough to vote in the poll in spite of the opposition vote of 15 to 3 by the M.S.C. there is certainly something like the "old代表换代表" on this campus.
The American Student Union is a national organization and even though it now has a "minority in trust" policy, it still prays faith in the intelligence of the student body to believe that with its progressive program it will be able to succeed.
Freda Schaeffler
Official University Bulletin
Vol. 34 November 10,1936 No. 44
FRESHIEN MAN. THERE will be a regular meeting with Dr. Snyder at 7 o'clock in the M.C.A. office, basement of the library.
CAMERA CLUB: The K.U. Club Club will meet
the U.S. Army Infantry School at the Union building. Samuel Woll, Secretary
DRAMATIC CLUB: There will be an important meeting of the Dramatic Club at 4:30 this afternoon, the Lateral Theater of the Play will be cast. All members are urged to be present.
Sam Kimble, President
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB: There will be a regular meeting of the Home Economics Club at 4:15 after afternoon at the Home Management Life, Life, Life, 27, will be held at Korea and Japan." Josephine English, President
JAY JANES: There will be a regular Wednesday
at 4:30 in 212 Ad
Bruno Bignone, President
Dan Voohees, Chairman of Freshman Council
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL There will be a meeting of the Men's Student Council tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. in Room C11.
SOCIAL DANCE CLASS. The Social Dance Class
accounts for 7 of the Union's attendance at
7 o'clock this evening.
t of Physical Education Bv E. R. Elbel
PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES. Freshmen will
watch a lesson on Tuesday, November 13.
November 12; sophomores on Friday, November 13.
SOCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE. The Social Committee of the W.C.W.A. will meet this evening at 10 a.m. at its offices in the points of interest in Kansas City will be discussed All those who are interested are urged to be present
William Zupanec, Secretary
Earl Stuckenbruck
STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION: There will be a meeting at 4:30 this afternoon.
TAU SIGMA. There will be a dance meeting tonight
at 8:15. The symposium "Military Violence"
by Mary Eileen Miller, President
6000 Miles in a Model T Is Record of Two K. U. Students
By Lecille Ottoff, cuncl
A 6000-mile trip in a Model T Ford! Such is the enviable experience of two KU students, Ralph Edward Hoke, c37, and Robert Blair, c39, from Wichita and McPherson high school. In between of modeling about, over a three-month period, came 29 days of hay-making and 50 days of wheat harvesting.
By Lucilla Offutt / camel
The two men left Kansas in the faithful Model T on June 5, or that they started out of Kansas that day though it was the sixth before they reached Colorado. The amount later they arrived was far more alike with the records of trips made 20 years ago. 23 hours from the middle of Kansas to Denver with one flat tire, was the record of this particular pet of Henry Ford. When it rained, the roof leaked and rugs were successfully used as curtains. The back of the car was covered by an extra nice hotel bed. Also, it carried the oil which had to be put in the car every 50 miles or so.
Blair is Photographer
The chief hobby of Blair is tounity to offer itself was thecapitol buildings he sees. The firstopportunity to offer itself was thecapitol of Boise, Idaho. Reaching Boiseafter dark, Hoke and Blair parkedtheir car in the shadow of the buildingand slept the sleep of thefor-the-camera behind them the camera clicked and thecar wason its way again.
The destination of the trip was Pendleton, Ore., and a job. For the first 21 days the job consisted of pitching hay. The ranch contained 80,000 acres and was about 15 miles from the town itself. Between the town of hay and the harvesting of 12,000 acres of wheat, they took a vacation.
On July 4, Hoke and Blair again took the Model T to see a bit more of the country. First they headed for the Columbia River highway and Portland. While there they met a group of Oregonians, which sailed all the way around Cape Horn to reach California during the Spanish-American War, before the construction of the Panama Canal. They inspected the Bonneville Dam, the purpose of which is to so that steam ships may go as far as Idaho. A series of dams are to be constructed in an attempt to accomplish this project and make a seaport in Idaho
Swim in Pacific
The next stop was Sacremento and the capitol building. At Lake
The next stop was Grant's Pass and then the Redwoods which they slew under, on the willing truck. At Vallejo, the fanciful car was parked for a day and a half while its occupants saw the sights in San Francisco. Sights seen included the biggest tree in the world, the tallest tree in the world, the tallest one-story building in the world, the bridge to Oakland, the Golden Gate Bridge, the students all over the city and showed them the landmarks. Then back to the Model T.
The next destination was Salem and a picture of the capitol of Oregon. Then, for a swim in the pacific Ocean at Rockaway Beach. On this leg of the journey, the exhaust pipe came off the limoas, and we could be heard when the car decided to step along at a fast pace. This was a way of blazing a reputation for Kansas, thanks to the Kansas license and banner. North from Rockaway the caravan went to Asheville and right across the river from the state of Washington. Back through Portland and 6,000 feet up Mount Hood went the faithful Ford. Down the hill, it coasted. Its on arrival at the bottom, it found itself minus the bands in low gear. This time, the boat navigated right in Hood River village.
Sleep Under Redwoods
This short jaint was followed by exactly 49% days in the wheat fields with five combines and around 100 men. With their skin nicely tanned, Hoke and Blair came to a realization that it was Septermber 2007 when they started in about a week. So anchorage was pulled up and the willing car headed south, and eventually east. A few hours out of Pendleton, the head gasket of Mr. T. broke and the oil became the swimmer in a flood of water. After that he landed for Cratzer Lake and the sunrise. The drive up to Cratzer Lake was accomplished at night by the light of the moon, thanks to practically nil lights. On waking in the truck the next morning, there was five inches of dew on the top of the blankets but the sunshine was shining over the ranger came out and offered breakfast which was gladly accepted.
Tahoe they hid goodbye to California and bettet themselves to Reno and Carson City for a photo of Nevada's capital. After 24 hours them in the salt plains of Utah and Lake City, also a capital city.
At Salt Lake City, a guide took Hoke and Blair through the Tabornacle and explained in full detail the religion of the Mormons. Ad- hoc instruction, as it is open only to members of the Mormon faith. Through miles and miles of sagebrush in southern Wyoming, the men arrived in Denver, kept the car going. On September 13, the car wheeled back into town, where the man, a railroad ticket, the vacation over and school begun again.
Awarded Lifetime Fist.
The kindness of Dr. C. Alen and of the Kansas Athletic association, King has been awarded a lifetime pass to all university athletic events. The award was made in consideration of his faithful attendance prior to that time. Until he received the pass, King maintained the record with his own money, buying season tickets for him. He allowed him to bring a driver who also assists him in shifting about.
Awarded Lifetime Pass
This stuauch Kansas backer is just able to hobble around with assistance and can sit up long enough to see the games. A brace designed to take the strain from his spine is placed under his chin and the back of his head, resting it on his shoulders. During half time, King is forced to remove the brace and lie down in the seat of the car to get to the other side of his chair the remainder of the game. The car is equipped with a heater which runs during the game to keep the car warm.
With his neck and back broker in an accident near Baldwin Junction May 3 of this year, King saw visions of spoiling his fine record. He was closer than he realized to spoiling his record, since doctors doubted if he would survive the accident. However, the opening game of this season found him propped up on a board by the scoreboard at the south end of the stadium watching the game intently.
King's driver, whom Dr. Allen arranged to admit to the games, tells the joke on King that he always managed to get sick a few hours before game time on any job that he was working. Naturally, he was sent home, and so managed to slip off to the games.
PATEE
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500 Once Made Crowd
This old-timer speaks familiarly of famous players of the past who are nothing but a famous name to the youngsters now at the very top of the enormous Big six stadium planned and built and can remember the times when 500 persons were considered to make up a crowd at a game. His experiences take in games under all conditions—he mentions in particular how he helped to shovel snow from the field on various occasions s the game could go on.
500 Once Made Crowd
TODAY! ENDS WEDNESDAY
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Staunch Supporter of Kansas Team Sees All Games in Spite of Broken Back
By Newton Hoverstock, c. 18
"I don't believe any man in the United States can claim a more steady attendance at athletic events than myself." Walter King exclaimed proudly when questioned during a college basketball game his attendance record at University of Kansas athletic contests. King, who lived at 1036 Rhode Island street in Lawrence, avows that he has not missed a Kansas game at the University of Kansas, Missouri or Kansas State since 1914, and that he has missed few games between 1904 and 1914. This includes being a member of theDuring that time, he has traveled to Nebraska for six football encounters.
The Torrid Timed to the Minute Revelations of the Underworld Uppercrust
The Roving Reporter Conducted by Steven David, Esq., c37
"Bullets or Ballots"
Edward G. Robinson
AND
The Season's Most Thrilling
Laugh Romance
"Ah, there—the human sleeve."
"We ought to hire that score-keeper."
"Women Are Trouble"
"Oh, hell, let's go home and write love stories."
When the referee did us another good turn: "Yeh, new. Yeh, rule. Yeh, Yeh, new rule!"
Overheard at the Nebraska game. "Kansas fights."
As the half neared: "Don't go away, folks, the band is going to play soon."
Stewart Paul
ERWIN KELLY
"Ah, there—the human sieve."
"Nebraska 26—Kansas fights."
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One fellow spent half the game
maintaining that Heart, Hamilton,
and Landon had something to do
With a pucky grim and a cheery word for everyone, Walter King sits in the blue Chrysler sedan at the end of the south end of the stadium and hopes. However, win or lose, be he is back in his old place for the next contest.
When Dr. Allen told him he was sorry there wasn't a winning team for him to watch this year, King spoke back cheerily, "That's all right. I've seen them come and go. We'll have a winner soon."
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There there's the drunk who, as one of those "streamers" wont fluttering by, stood up and saluted. He declared, "go Muni's minder."
One guy, didn't know the score.
His name was Asher, and many content that he never did know what the score was.
'Bury the Dead'
Demands Imagery
By Audience
Because the Kansas Players present production, "Bury the Dead," is a different kind of play from any given here at the University, and calls for a different attitude on the part of the audience for its understanding, a word of explanation will be useful.
We are accustomed to realism and generally accept it as the right, and the only kind of a play. In realism we must attempt to animate an attempt at consumate illusion; so if the clothes worn by an actor, or if the furniture on the stage in a realistic play are not in keeping with the representation, we just critically it.
"Bury the Dead" seeks, not to represent something, but to present an idea. It does not resort to realism as did another famous war play, "What Price Glory." In "Bury the Dead" there are more than twenty sketchy scenes, some following each other chronologically, others thrown together in apparent confusion. No attempt is made to represent realism. A light is inserted on, and the audience is given just enough by lines, action, and costuming to reveal the idea of the scene.
Such a play as this calls for much imagination on the part of the audience, and a sense of rapid readjustment. A person likes it only if he interprets and accepts the idea the author is seeking to suggest.
Although this type of play is new even in modern times, it is really the oldest and most popular form in theatrical history.
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