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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10. 1936
Comment
It Can't Happen
"It Can't Happen Here," that is if you are inclined to believe as Sinclair Lewis but it seems that he is contradicted by Will Hays, cna of the movies. The reason for the contradiction lies in a best seller novel written by Mr. Lewis entitled, "It Can't Happen Here." Said novel was sold to a motion picture producer to be made into a motion picture. But Mr. Lewis understands that Mr. Hays has decreed that it can happen here by placing a ban on the production because of "international complications" which might arise.
Mr. Lewis is told that Mr. Hays will base the suppression on two grounds first, that the film industry is opposed to using the motion picture for controversial politics, and second, that the film will have international complications and may offend Mussolini and Hitler. The author admits that his book is purely propaganda, but he says, "it is completely non-political in the sense of being non-partisan, and it is propaganda for only one thing, American democracy."
The imaginative Mr. Lewis has written a story of the plight of a liberal Vermont editor, fighting against a Fascist revolution, led by a former middle western senator, who is elected to the presidency in the campaign of 1936. The new president immediately takes control of all branches of the government. Shortly after he is forced, by his former secretary, to flee the country. The secretary takes over the dictatorship and is assassinated by one of the Fascist leaders. The book ends with the hope that the Fascist rule is on the way out.
In the novel Mr. Lewis makes the anti-Fascist leader a Republican supported by a number of Democrats. And Mr. Hays has told the producers "that he didn't know which way the next elections might go, and that he certainly didn't intend to offend the Republicans." To quote the author, "If Mr. Haws thinks that an anti-Fascist film might be interpreted as anti-Republican, that ought certainly to interest a lot of Republicans."
It seems that Mr. Lewis is most indignant over two main issues which are, to again quote the author, "isMr. Hays going to rule once and for all that fiction or drama dealing with public problems cannot be considered film material? and, are we to be delivered over to a film industry whose every step must be governed by whether or not the film will please or displease some foreign power. Mr. Hays actually rules that a film cannot be made showing the horrors of Fescism and extolling the advantages of liberal democracy because Hiller and Mussolini might ban other Hollywood films from their countries if we were so rash."
Mr. Lewis goes on record as being a champion of democracy by saying, "demonocracy is certainly on the defensive when two European dictators without opening their mouths or knowing anything about the issue can shut down an American film causing a loss of $200,000 to the producer. I wrote 'It Can't Happen Here,' but I begin to think that it certainly can."
—Readers Digest, February.
There are only four letters of the alphabet not now in use by the Administration. When we establish the Quick Loans Corporation for Xyloxane, the first letter of the alphabet will be exhausted—Herbert Hoyer.
President Roosevelt and the new deal have at last been saved a leg to stand on. The Supreme Court has ruled the TVA is valid. Which, in a measure, is surprising in view of the previous hostile stand taken by the high court on the President's new deal policies.
The Akron rubber workers won't stand for a pay cut, so they are sitting down—Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Second Victory
In a succession of findings, Chief Justice Hughes ruled that:
1. The government had the power to build Wilson dam under its war powers and its power to aid navigation.
write the decision did not involve the constitutionality of the TVA as a whole, the court's opinion was in terms general enough to indicate it approved future development of the potential power of the Tennessee river as well as the sale of power already generated at Wilson dam, the only project directly involved in the case. It upholds the right of the government to dispose of surplus power from dams constructed for purposes of navigation control or as a national defense measure. Surplus power is power produced in excess of purely governmental needs, the sale of such by the government being the basis for the court's ruling.
2. Power produced at such dams may be sold by the government.
3. Transmission lines to a fair market for the power so developed are entirely constitutional.
This decision marks the second victory for the new deal in the series of cases brought before the court against a total of seven reverses. A welcome victory for the Democratic party, too, in view of the coming election.
Reward in Waiting
"Don't be afraid to work for humanity and wait for your reward." Thus advises Dr. James Naismith who has tested, this philosophy of life and found it not wanting.
The kindly Doctor's greatest contribution has been one of continuous service to youth, which is far greater than the mere invention of basketball. In like manner, the nationwide recognition which has come to this unselfish gentleman during the past few weeks is as much an expression of respect for the Doctor's character as for his achievements.
The game which Dr. Naismith views in Berlin next summer will be greatly different from that which he devised almost half a century ago. He credits its present status to those men who have studied, developed and spread the game. This attitude is typical of the Doctor and explains why the campaign to send him to the Olympics has met with such widespread approval and acclaim. Humanity believes in those who honestly believe in humanity.
Best Is Not Good Enough
The specimens that once occupied Dyche Museum of Natural History are deteriorating rapidly. No human power is great enough to prevent this disaster, under the present storage conditions.
When the Museum was closed to the public Nov. 10, 1932, the best vacant space and rooms on the Hill were turned into storage rooms and a museum room for specimens vox moved into sleep. But best, the best.
Oh, what a good time mice and insects have in those specimens! And, oh, what a terrible time, the keeper has always driving the mice and insects out!
Some of the storage space is not dust and moisture proof. Those storage conditions are the best available. But the best is not good enough!
The deterioration of specimens will continue until they are moved back into the Dyche Museum building again. And they cannot be moved back into the building, until $47,000 rains from somewhere.
Campus Opinion
Editor Daily Kansan:
Why, I am asking, don't they fill the casts of University Dramatic productions with students?
In the first instance, this is primarily a school. Students are to be taught here—at least, they are to be given a chance to learn the arts, sciences, and professions. Students are to be taught the arts, when there comes a chance for practice, the members of the faculty, and as many of their respective families, who have run into the cool, naturally, because they have had more time.
In the second instance, when I go to a College production, I do not go with the idea that I am going to see a finished dramatic masterpiece. I go to see the students whom I know, rather than to see the teachers who teach the artistry. If the teachers can not teach the students that failed to perform on the stage, then the department has failed.
Perhaps the students are not such good actors as the faculty; perhaps their plays aren't so well done, but so well performed.
You see, dear dramatics department, this is not Broadway. New York City, but a university in a small town. It's really great.
No. I did not fail to get place in the cast of any of the places of the department and did I不哭 any of the casts.
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OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
CO-ED HOP. The annual Co-ed Hop, an informal party for all University women, will be held from 4 to 5:30 this afternoon in the Memorial Ballroom.
Catherine Hall
No. 97
ENGINEERING STUDENT COUNCIL: There will be a regular meeting of the Engineering Council in Marvin
Vol. 33 FEBRUARY 19, 1936
Russell Young, Secretary-Treasurer.
LE CERCLE FRANCAIS : Le Coracle Francais se re-
muite mardi à quatre heures 2050. Tous ceux
qui font une session sont inscrits.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL: There will be a meeting tonight at 7 o'clock.
LIBERAL CLUB AND S. L. I. D.: There will be a joint meeting of the Liberal Club and the Student League for Industrial Democracy, Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Important business will proceed the round-robin.
Helen Corbett, John Piercy.
Ruth Brandt, Secretaire.
Herbert Sizemore, Secretary.
NEWMAN CLUB: The Newman Club will meet at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20. Election of officers will be held. All Catholic students are urged to attend. Katherine Searcy, Secretary.
Vienna Choir Group Founded by Royal Decree to Sing in Worship Services
W. A. A: There will be a meeting of W.A.A, today at 4:30 in Robinson gymnasium. Loize Montgomery.
By Lucille Offutt. c'uncl.
Katharine Aston, Secretary.
The Vienna Chloe boys have become a world-known institution. Their story is extraordinarily interesting.
The Saengkuncken (Vienna Choi boys) was established in 1498, the same decade in which America was discover- ed institution was originated by the Hamburg.
From Lower Social Order
The boys are mostly from the lower social order of families, and many of large families who relapsed them because of financial reasons. The boys are bright and jany and they wear trim little sailor blouses. They are all very musical and they have to pass a graduation test before they are accepted.
The boys live in the former Imperial Palace overlooking the city of Vienna and the Wiener Wald, the lovely wood which Johann Strauss made famous in his music. There are 22 of these singers and they range in age from 8 to 15. They are under the charge of the Reverend Ferdinand Josef Schmitt who has been teaching their children how to bear the boys, they didn't want to hear Mozart done by anyone else.
The boys have been highly prized by Pope Pim XI who blessed them for their "voices as flutile and sweet as a song." The boys call them the "Song birds out of Vienna." These boys are princes of song and it is very appropriate for them to live in the Emporium's castle. They will also wear their former patrons, the Hapsburg.
From Lower Social Order
The Vienna Choir boys are the living personification of the best that the Austrian Empire produced in art and scholarship. Today, they are a sign of the new Austria's courage as they earn awards for their artistic ability without tatts.
Originality Song Masses
The congregation was established because since the church for women to sing sacred masses. This choir continued its church and scholastic functions for about 420 years to disappear with the Hapurburg at the end of the World War. In 1924, it was recured. Vienna needed a medical school, Father Schmitt revived it and paid all its expenses for two years. When Father Schmitt ran out of money the chair learned secular songs and began to support itself in 1936. Their performance was a high-light on Vienna's musical play played with the skill of genius, Monsant "Bastien et Bastiens."
The entrance requirements to the Saengkunken are severe. Recently they had three vacancies with 300 app-licants who were chosen and given a three month course to test their aptitude and knowledge. The six best were chosen and the three neediest obtained the coveted entry. All of them have been going to the same public
Hollywood Film Shop
--school. They have two piano, two violin, and eight voice lessons a week The rest of their time is filled with rehearsals, singing at muses, and practicing secular music. The boys can net as well as sing.
When visiting royalty and artist charge that American lives too "fast" to develop any art, no one gets excited about it. However, there should be something to it when the indictment is returned by an American.
Hollywood—(UP)—It is an old, old song-charging Americans with being too busy to become artists—but it has been given a new twist here.
It is only in Europe that an ambitious artist can find sufficient "freedom" to develop his art, the man who was born in France, and circle as circles as "France Forest", declares.
The educational plan is to give the boys a normal bringing-up. They have dancing lessons with girls for partner. There is a house mother and maids so they are not shut off with men alone. If the boy commit an offense, they are punished not by being allowed to perform Opera or National Theatre on their next opera. The boys attend in rotation and sit in the box that is reserved weekly.
Frank Forest, native of St. Paul, one-time instructor in community singing at Hunter College, and now Newly-arrived resident in the sensation*, had made the charge.
He complains that before he went to Europe to return with a satisfying contract with Paramount, his friends never gave him time to practice.
He first began taking his singing ambitions seriously while he was ennured by the death of a colleague in this country. Three times he had tried to put the flair of his operations into action.
"I decided to study singing there for two years," he relates. "I remained 10." During those years he devised him a new song. He denied himself to American friends.
"in time," he says, "I was able to sing well enough to tour the cities, and finally won professional recognition from the La Scala organization in Milan."
On the fourth try, the company showed a profit. So Forest packed his bags and took a boat for Italy.
Father Schmitt thinks the music acts as a soothing, refining influence on the youths. The lads aren't frail, "numby-pamby" boys. They are bright, clean, alert and amazing. The friends of the institution in Vienna take the boys on outings in their automobiles and to the amusement parks and buy them "hot dogs." They don't want them to be afraid, but they value theity and common sense which balances their musical genius and takes them out of the child prodigy class.
The death of his father called him back to America, and then he learned that his "bugy American friends" hadn't forgotten him.
After the choir's first interpretation of secular music in Vienna, it was invited to all the capitals of Europe. They went and triumphed. Despite all their tours, the boys were excited over the prospect of coming to America all of the three months that they spent in the Alpa preparing to come. Since Vienna, she has been generous with her singing songs, with so much talent, she has been generous with her singing songs.
At the same time he was developing immunity singing.
Franz Schubert was with the choir for five years in his first soloist and first violinist in the orchestra. He learned to play the cello and enabled him to create so much before he did at the age of 31. Hijayd sang in the choir and also Felix Mott, famous conductor of the Wagner Festivals, and conducted a conductor in Vienna and Frankfurt.
Studio executives recalled his European success. They thrust a contract at him and his first glance at the figures he had seen immediately caused him to forget Europe.
There is nothing immature, childish r "cute" in the performance of the angerkbenkan. They go even beyond dult perfection because of their intense classical training and their tradition.
The boys now remain in the convent until they are 18 and finish their education though they usually stop singing at about 15 when their voices change. Father Schmitt gets $20 a month a boy to pay all his expenses. When the choir started in 1924 there were 17 boys and now there are 40.
Triumphed in Europe
Well-known inclusions in their repertoire are Mozart's "Bastien et Basile" and Haydn's "The Apothecary," and the Opera Rehearsal by Lortzing.
Novel Course Asks
For No Requirements
Or Prerequisites
A novel course, one with no requirements or prerequisites, is offered this semester by the School of Extension Teaching and the College of Home Economics at Syracuse, New York. This course meets on the part of non-college needs.
New methods of meal planning, easy ways of renovating wardrobes, and inexpensive solutions to home decorating problems are discussed in this non-credit course in homemaking, which takes Saturday for a two-hour period.
Statistics
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Campus Habits
The latest statistical nightmare on the nation's college boys' and coeds' preferences in tobacco, toiletries and radios, reveals that 59 per cent of them smoke it. It per cent don't, says the 1933 college fire test conducted by Collegiate Diesel.
It further demonstrates, quite concisely, that 82.2 per cent of them have a hot cereal for breakfast, but 71.76 per cent would rather have a cold cereal every morning in the week. Powl of them have one for breakfast and one for lunch each week and that 9.6 per cent don't have cereal at all, not even on Sunday.
Twenty per cent of the collegiate own
ers have a smartphone. Of the 80 per cent who don't quite
a few intend to get them soon, and these
less 12.5 are going to get rades in them.
Getting back to smoking, the survey iow that men use 18,123 packages of garrets a week, and women use only 664.
Thirty-four per cent of the women think that one face cream for all purposes can adequately care for their skin. Fifty-one per cent don't and 11 per cent don't. Twenty per cent of them don't use perfume. Forty-one per cent are regularly.
Other points of interest include that only 1.2 per cent never read their college papers; 20 per cent never chew gum; 42 per cent have radios in their rooms; and that women don't have as many stockings as men.
One hundred per cent would like to get a running start on the next person that comes around with a question—Minnesota Daily.
Longest Snake Is in London
London—(UP)—What is believed to be the longest snake in captivity has arrived at the London Zoo. It is a reticulated python 28 feet long from Malaya. The python is a little longer than the zoo's previous biggest, presented by the Prince of Wales.
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Now that the goose honks high for lf, let us be the first to suggest that r. John "Slippery" Ie be No. 1 brain-tuser in the Laindon cabinet.
We would like to go on record as nequivocely condemning the refunds) the packing companies of the AAA recessing taxes which we paid every month. That is, the restartk. That, we believe, is pulling "Swift" one on the people.
Order your sulphur and molasses now. Only 36 more days 'til spring.
Now that having a mud is synonymous with culture, we are glad to see that Mr. Morgan's $20,000 for training moulds for "Kansas Culture." And here we thought Pierp Morgan was on the outs with the New Deal That, good friend is,
Now it is uncovered in one of the history classes that Tom Jefferson advocated a revolution every 19 years. It was his theory that if the government be to in accord with the principle of Independence, the people should have frequently a good little revolution to prevent stagnation in affairs of state.
Over in the medical school they celebrated Lincoln's birthday, Wednesday. Not because it was Lincoln's birthday necessarily, but because it was also the birthday of Darwin, the great exponent of evolution of species.
and so do prices at Ober's
MERCURY HITS NEW LOW!
during our
Even sub-zero temperatures have not kept wise buyers from attending our final clearance sale. While they have made inroads in our stock there are still plenty of bargains left. Do not wait too long, tha, because they're going fast and this sale ends Saturday
FINAL CLEARANCE SALE
Suits and Obercoats
$25.00 Values
$15.50
Suits and Obercoats
$30.00 Values
$19.50
Fine Quality Suits
Values to $40.00
$23.50
Group of Suits Now Half Price Group of Topcoats Now $12.50
ALSO FINAL CLEARANCE PRICES ON
Men's Furnishings Boys Clothing
Men's Shoes Odds and Ends
Sale Ends Saturday
Sale
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