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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1936
Editorial Comment
Apparent Weakness
With the new system of settling student conduct problems, the supreme court, has shown in its first trial, weaknesses which, though perhaps to be expected, must be avoided in the set-up of any such organization if it is to be a real factor in the life of a social group.
The prime requisite of any real judicial body is its absolute divorcement from politics. The court started as a political football and the justices were appointed after much wrangling between the political bosses, as direct representatives of their respective parties. The appointments went to loyal party workers who could be trusted to look after party interests in any question which might arise. Good politicians and political writers are not necessarily good jurists.
Any group which expects to act in a judging capacity, should act only after a thorough organization has been established which leaves no doubt as to the functions, powers, and duties of that body. The haste with which the court was organized, left so many gaps that no one, not even the justicees, knew what they should or could do. Nothing destroys confidence more quickly than the realization that persons or bodies setting themselves up as authorities, don't know at the time what they are trying to accomplish.
In our national judicial system, care is taken that jurors, having had a part in a case or having preconceived opinions, shall not sit in the judgment of such a case. Either the defense or the prosecution may challenge jurors. This provision was noticeably absent in the recent trial when some of the justices were publicly known to be personally interested in the verdict.
With due respect to the Law School and its members, it is not a fair question to ask whether justice may not have been hampered by the use of the court by the embryonic lawyers as an extra curricular playhouse? The psuedo dignity demeaned by the court, and broken frequently by the judges and member, made the whole affair resemble one of the stock trials for which the school is noted.
In a student body so well adopted to self government as that represented on this campus, there is no reason why the judicial duties should not be carried out by a student court but for a successful working organization, the goals of self glorification and political domination must be eliminated from the "judge and jury" posts. Then, and then only, will the court take a respected place in our student government.
Fashion note from one of our exclusive penentiaries--The correct thing in prison garb this summer will be snappy shorts in leu of conventional trousers. We always said crime doesn't pay.
Sing. You Sinners
From time to time we hear various remarks which cast asperations at the reputation of the University Daily Kansan. First, we are accused of being too reactionary, and then someone comes along who accuses us of being too liberal. Next, we have censorship by the faculty. In addition to these other sins, we have been accused of being dull.
There's little doubt that the Kansan isn't as replete with brilliant writing as it might be. Doubtlessly there are numerous ways in which the paper could be made more interesting.
Just a word in our defense. Lest our critics forget, let us remind them that the Kansan is a laboratory project of the department of journalism. Much of the benefits the journalism students gains from his experiences on the paper come through the trial and error method.
We try to stick to a safe middle of the road policy and take neither the side of the liberal nor the conservative. Maybe we do miss that for which we strive occasionally. We are continually making changes which we think are for the better.
If our critics have any ideas of their own which lead to a better and liver newspaper let them present them. We'll welcome them with open arms. That's what the "Campus Opinion" column is for.
The New York Times likes to wear sarcastic about Chicago. The following headline is indicative: "Chicago Quiet' With 21 Robberies." On the first page of the Times was a story of a bath-tub murder—Cincinnati Bearcat.
Examinations
Only two weeks are left until finals. Many student are beginning to study for the first time this semester. Professors are giving last minute tests, librarians are being over-worked for books to use as references in writing term papers.
Typewriters are clacking night and day写
papers and theses. Lights in students' rooms
are burning later every night. The movie busi-
ness is running, but there are even cokes left
over despite hot weather.
Yes, it is rather obvious that 4000 students are beginning to seek the customary seclusion prior to the all-important exams.
On Success
"To get licked is one of the only two ways of getting educated. If you can understand why you were licked better than the man who licked you—you win."
The Daily O'Collegiate points out this as one of Mussolini's 15 rules for success. It worked in the case of Il Duce.
Abraham Lincoln was defeated in many political campaigns. Each defeat improved him. He made the most out of everything, even if it was against the White House as the first Republican president.
History is replete with stories of men who came up from defeat to positions of much more power and importance than the position for which they were defeated.
College students should remember this rule, for no doubt the average student will need to remember it many times to keep faith in himself and in his chances to get ahead. It is hard to believe that defeat may be used as a stepping stone to success, but it has been used so many times and will be used again. The person who can make the most out of defeat is bound to be the greatest success eventually, since defeats come more often than victories for the average individual.
Campus Opinion
Editor Daily Kansan
Articles in this edition do not necessarily reflect the opinion, views or opinions of the authors; length is intended to be carting by the edition. Contributions
The University has shown a shocking amount of rudeness to its guests in the last few days. We would like to know why college students who are supposed to be well-versed in a certain subject must be to be well-versed in courtesy have no more presence of mind and manners, than to show their rudeness by getting up and leaving in the middle of a lecture or concert. The leavening is bad enough but when they slam doors, it feels so bad that some students own obsessiveness by admitting light into a purposefully darkened room, then someone should tell them about it. If their own conscience doesn't sufficiently reprimand them, possibly their respect for other people is so overly bound help.
There was only one excuse for leaving the lecture and that is the rudeness of showing boredom because al' through the lecture lasted overtime, any student was excused for coming into class late.
At the concert course program, the conduct of the audience was inaccessible. Beginning with the first inter-attendance, you get to up and struggle out to two's and three's. On occasion, a serious condemnation that a person leave, he should wait until there a decided break in the program then do it as quietly as possible. Even this is bad enough for an audience of
The most disgraceful conduct yet mentioned is the habit these University audiences have fallen into, that of leaving during excoses. It is an abomable breach of etiquette in the best-informed circles to leave before the last hand is clapped. When a person attends a concert, he makes himself a part of one great unit, the audience has already been made aware of his courtship to conduct himself with due respect to the performer. And gently conduct demands that he remain sensed until the lights are turned on—It is just a matter of common politeness after all! —M. O.
The position of the Daily Kaman in regard to progress is painfully evident, with the publication Sunday of an extremely ill-advised and mis-informed editorial about the student court. Only one thing puzzles: Just what would the Kaman like to have seen done in regard to the Anneberg case? The editorial was conceived and written long before the decision of the court was made public. The judge's opinion seems to have been equally remounted to these sentiments.
Editor Daily Kansan:
But having aside the particular case, does the Kanan believe that a feature of student government which has received the unqualified approval of administrative officers, a student council, or an administrator is situated by such a stupid, carping, antagonistic article? The Kanan apparently stands ready to knock every proposal in the head the instant it appears. Perhaps the conduct of a student government is wrong; but does the Kanan believe that equity and justice efficiency are to be achieved by immaculate conception?
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Notion die at Chancellery 'O' Office at 3 p.m. preceding regular publication days and 11:19 a.m. for Sunday issues.
PHI DELTA KAPPA: Important meeting today, 730 p.m., room 115, Fraser. Election of officers. Special initiation. Dean Schwegler will speak on "Selling Education on the Main Street." Members urged to be present.
PI MU EPSILON: Members make reservations at once for initiation dinner Friday evening by signing list in Mathematics education or by calling Professor Jordan. Gilbert Ulmer...
MAY 12, 1936
PSI CHI; Annual picnic Monday, May 18. Members wishing to attend sign in for Psychology office, Room 205.
Alfred Baldwin, President.
QUILL CLUR: Final meeting Thursday, May 14, 7:30
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TAU SIGMA. Business meeting and election of officers today, Robinson gymnasium.
Helen Johnson, President.
University Reports Growing Interest In Thirteen Kansas Adult Education Units
"More attention will be directed toward adult education in the future," said Prof. H. E. Chandler of the School of Education in discussing the trends and challenges of education denounced by the amount of interest that has been shown in the freshman college established over the United States, the Nation's Youth Administration."
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"Nearly two million persons are enrolled in night schools, freshman and junior colleges throughout the United States," he explained. "Of these, between 2500 and 3900 are enrolled in the NYA freshman colleges which are an important supervision of the various colleges and universities throughout the country."
Students Come to See Carmin
Thirteen of these adult education units in Kansas are under the supervision of the University of Kansas Students in these colleges have shown a growing interest in education. They want to know more about the colleges and universities which supervise their units.
Recently the students at Leavenworth learned that the grand opera "Carmen" was to be presented at the University of Kansas. Their instructor told them a story she so told them about it. A few days later they heard the opera over the radio. Twelve of the students were so greatly interested that they drove to Lawrence to see the production. When they arrived they realized that if they had started day before, they could have seen the University. As a result they soon made a
"I am very well pleased with the type of work that is being done," he said after his first visit, "Of course, he continued, "the classes which range from seven to eleven," as large as they would have been if we could have started at the beginning of the semester, but it took some time to select competent teachers. Many of them are young."
second trip in order to make a tour of the various buildings on the campus. University Life Integrates 'Them During the Easter vacation, students betrayed the University, were beheaded with question about college life and studies.
Reporter Interviews Students
This reporter, while making the rounds of several spots on the University campus was able to get the opinions of those who have a contribution to make on the subject. This is the way the question was asked: "Do you think that the problems should be offered at the University of Kansas?" Following are some of the quotations obtained:
In 1932 there were 1,060,914 occasions when the words, "I now pronounce you man and wife," were pronounced. Each time the result was the binding together in holy matrimony of two people, who were married for a year. I quired, "I do' without any knowledge whatever of the responsibilities involved. That same year, 1932, the words, "Derece granted" were pronounced by judges of divorce courts 1834-61 times, and of every 1,060 marriages, 172 ended up in separation by divorce.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley who made a trip to Washington, D.C., in the interest of the NYA movement, visited many of the freshman colleges in Kansas in preparation. He spoke to the faculty and in many cases, he visited the clauses.
Should Students at K. U. Be Given Courses in Marriage and Its Problems?
About that same time there was a movement of so-called enlightenment among the universities of the nation, which saw the springing up in these institutions to deal with the curriculum dealing with marriage and its problems. Since that time the movement has spread until now it is not uncommon to see listed in the catalogues of many universities and colleges, descriptive courses dealing with domestic relations.
"What do you study in literatures? Do you have to write term papers in languages or just pretty hard? How many classes do you have every day?" Those who in the past had asked questions just to satisfy a surface curiosity, now have a
"No. I think that every marriage has its own problem depending on the inexperience of the couple, but course could hope to deal with them to the extent that they would benefit any."
Remote Territory Selected
Miss Ruth Bennett, secretary of the corrections department that one teacher has had two excellent positions offered to her since she started her work in the freshman college, but that she has kept her con-
Sacredess Already Violated
The movement has suffered many setbacks mainly through the efforts of those we believe in. We have a sacred institution of marriage violated. Of course, these people do not take cognizance of the fact that the institution which they want to preserve as sacred, is hundreds of times per year, violated laws and destroyed by the actions of divines, both quiet and scandalous.
Of course, there is a lot to be said against the education of students along these lines. There are curiosity seekers who infest the classrooms and whose knowledge can write home about. Then, there is the problem of getting a qualified person to teach the course. As a matter of fact, of the number of opinions that have been expressed about the idea, these drawings are too suggestive to an affirmative answer. Others are against the subject being taught in the University of Kansas for reasons ranging all the way from "it wouldn't be enough to warn the embrassants," to learn about the problems ourselves."
The Chancellor pointed out that many of the freshman colleges under the direction of the University of Kim-
"Yes. Leading schools all over the country have already added such students to our KU's list of surprising that K.U. has not. The value of such a course is obviate." -Catherine
"I believe that a course dealing with marriage and its problems, as offered in some universities and colleges should be offered to the students at KU. Surely marriage is an important to us as is a business or history."—EZ. Armstronger
"A good lecture course of this nature,
taught by a competent and understand-
dent professor is needed by the students
of every university. I am in favor of its
be offered here."—Gene Houghie.
"Such a course would undoubtedly serve to do away with the warped idea of marriage held by the majority of students. Should Consult Other Universities
"It seems to me that my course would develop into somewhat of a force. After all, this marriage business has been getting along for quite some time without any help from university courses." Steve Hutton.
"I believe such a course should be offered. We get instruction in many subjects of much less importance—why not give instruction in something in which the greater part of our lives is involved." Ruth Learned.
"Such a course would be a fine thing. Especially when one realizes how many marriages end in divorce courts merely because the couple has not what married life entails — for example, a pregnant woman."
With so many students of the opinion that there should be some sort of a course of this training, it might pay to inquire as to whether these laws having this in their curriculum] just how such a course was instituted. Then one would want to wake up and realize a crying need.
sas were in the northwest corner of the state. "We selected that territory deliberately," he said, "because it is a state where we have little contact with the University."
Roger Babson, the financial statistician and economist who sponsors the Babson Institute for young men, once asked to help schools on land. I can foresee that schools are going to find increasing resistance to throwing out the essential cultural skills and introducing them, as that was four years ago. The year 1930 finds that education has steered away that difficulty. Practical courses are not being offered as substitutes for formal courses, but rather as supplements to them.
Industry has almost banished the time apprenticeship in an effort to wipe out unemployment caused by youth's skills gap. The new experience experienced men. Modern industry demands better trained men and this training has become the problem of
In many states sent - professional schools have been established for those who cannot attend a four-year college. In California such schools have been
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