PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS PUBLISHER HARRY VALENTINE EDITOR IN CHIEF w. w. w. ASSOCIATE EDITORS BULL GILT AMAIR FRASER MANAGING EDITOR PRED M. HARRIS, JR. BUSINESS MANAGER F. QUENTIN BROWN STAFF CAMPAUS EDITOR BILL ROGERS MAKE UP EDITORS | DON HUELS | BILL DOWNS SHOOTS EDITOR LIEFER COME, JR. NEWS EDITOR DENNIS SMART SOUTHEY EDITOR PRINCE BOOM SUNDAY EDITOR JAMES POLLINKING KANSAN BOARD MEMBERS TELEPHONES Business Office K U. 66 New Business K U. 66 Night Connection, New Business 7001 J F New Business K U. 66 Sole and exclusive national advertising representative NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, Inc. Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday mornings except during school holidays by students in the department of Journalism of the University of Kansas from the Press of the Department of Journalism. Subscription price, per year, $3.00 cash in advance, $3.25 on payments. Single copies, £cash. Entered as second class master, September 17, 1910, at the post office in Lawrence, Kansas. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1936 WHAT TO DO NEXT! Dyche Natural History Museum was opened in the school year of 1902-03; the building originally cost $75,000—appropriated by the State. At that time, the collection was valued at $100,000. The Museum was closed to the public Nov. 20, 1932, upon orders from the Board of Regents after an investigation proved the floors of the building were unsafe. Since the Museum was closed $10,000 worth of specimens has been added by members of the staff and students. The State appropriated $25,000 in the fall of 1933 and repair work was begun. A grant of $10,500 was received from Washington, under the Public Works Administration. That $33,500 has been used to move and store the displays, tear out all the floors and replace them with new ones, re-enforced with a steel frame. Now, the reconstruction is at a standstill—lack of funds! While the collection valued at $500,000 (a very conservative estimate)—that cannot be replaced under any circumstances—is deteriorating rapidly, because of unfavorable storage conditions. To re-open the Museum, $47,000 is necessary. That's nothing to sneeze at, but neither is our (the people of Kansas) priceless collection of birds, mammals, insects, and fossils, benefitting absolutely no one! What to do next? A new scale has been developed that weighs as little as a million million-millionths of a gram. This is great news to those on reducing diets.—Kansas City Kansan. Most of the novel theories that got a try-out in the amateur hour were given the gong by the Supreme Court.-The CinematiEnquirer. This is going to be one year when those who point with pride are going to do plenty of viewing with alarm on the side—The Cincinnati Enquirer. SENATOR BORAH ANNOUNCES Senator Borah, the Idaho war horse, has formally cast his hat into the presidential ring by announcing he would campaign in Ohio for delegates pledged to his nomination in the Republican convention. Borah announced, in his declaration, that he would strive to free the Republican party from the domination of the old guard. Borah's announcement will cause dissension in the ranks of the Republicans. All other potential Republican candidates are of the conservative pattern. They stand opposite the present administration which is liberal and has leftist tendencies. Most of the Borah's political doctrines are more in line with Roosevelt's theories than in accordance with established Republican principles. It is questionable if Borah's efforts toward the Republican nomination is beneficial for the public good. The United States has been used to a two-party system of government. The duty of the opposition, according to many political theorists, is to criticize the party in power. The two parties should be unlike so that there is a definite cleavage. If the two parties embrace the same fundamental doctrines there is little choice for the voter except as regards personalities. As the situation now stands, the Republican party is the conservative element and the Democratic party is the progressive. Should Borah succeed in gaining the nomination, there would be no fundamental difference between the two parties. Should one of the "old guard" succeed, there would be ample opportunity for the voter to choose between a progressive Democratic or a conservative Republican administration. OUR OWN BACKYARD These Olympic alarmists who view with consternation the alleged discrimination of Germany's Olympic officials against Jewish athletes might do well to turn their glasses near home. It is always more difficult to see the flaws in our own systems than in those of other countries, but an unprejudiced mind cannot help but wonder at a recent action of the Amateur Athletic Union. For the first time in Olympic Games history, basketball will be included among the team contests this summer, and the United States, birthplace of the sport, will naturally enter a team. This team will, however, have been selected by a method fully as unfair as any Germany may have. All colleges allowing athletes to compete four years are barred by an A.A.U. rulting from entering their teams in the pre-Olympic tournaments. Besides eliminating a majority of the collegiate teams from consideration, this requirement is based on no reasonable distinction. All independent and Y.M.C.A. teams are eligible for their respective divisions of the tryouts. Surely the theoretical advantage of the four-year over the three-year college is no more than the advantage of the independent teams. The organized protest that the coaches of these ineligible colleges are making seems fully justified under the circumstances. It is doubtful if any action can be taken in the few months remaining before the tournaments, but if the opinion of sports followers can be focussed on the matter, it is probable that a fairer arrangement can be made before 1940. "To Aid on Income Tax."—Headline. A reading of the item, however, brings the disappointing information that the assistance offered is in making out returns and not in paying the tax—Kansas City Kansan. "ISMS" DEFINED Just what is Socialism, or Communism, or Fascism? During our present times these terms are in almost constant use, but unfortunately the majority of people listen to, talk about, and even pass judgment without a clear understanding. To many people, a Socialist, a Communist, or a Fascist is one and the same thing—a radical who has set out to overthrow everything. A distinction between these terms or even a definite understanding of each separate "ism" is often miscontruired. For this reason, the Kansan is attempting through a series of editorials printed from time to time, to explain as plainly and as clearly as possible just what these terms mean. It is not our purpose to pass judgment, but rather our hope that a clearer understanding of the real meanings of Communism, Socialism, and Fascism will be derived. Campus Opinion Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kaman. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to cutting by the editor. Contributions on any subject are invited. Editor Daily Kansan: I should like to take this opportunity to give my opinion, as well as the opinion of many of the men on the campus, on the recent and past decisions as to whether K.U. will have a baseball team. I don't believe that the baseball players have been treated fairly the last three years, because the great American sport has been left out of the sports curriculum. Each year there has been the cry that it is not a paying sport, because it is so dangerous, because at the present time, tennis, wrestling, swimming and probably track do not pay expenses. Last year and again this year announcements have been made about this time of the year, that the reason K.U. would not have a baseball team was because there had been no appropriation for the equipment or an announcement of a tentative schedule of games made? Baseball is not only much more interesting to the spectators, but also offers competition for as many or even more individuals than all of the above sports. It is a sport that can and often does become the means of livelihood of many men after their college days. It is a sport that has been accepted by practically every community in the world, with large number of foreign countries. I can't understand why people don't understand the few major schools in the country "that can't afford to support a team," it also being the only school in the Big Six that does not have a baseball team. J.M. PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION: Psychological Examination for new students will be held this afternoon at 230 in the Auditorium. All new students, except those with developmental disabilities, must enroll for enrollment is considered complete. A. H. Turenne. FIRST SEMESTER GRADES. Grades for the fall semester may be obtained from the Registrar's office February 10-15, according to the following schedule of student names: Vol. 33 FEBRUARY 7,1936 No.89 OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Notice due at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m. preceding regular publication days and 11:30 a.m. for Sunday meetings. Monday, Feb. 10—A to G inclusive Tuesday, Feb. 11—H to M inclusive (except during convoction) Wednesday, Feb. 12—N to S inclusive Thursday, Feb. 13—W to S inclusive Friday, Feb. 14 (Those unable to come at the Saturday, Feb. 15) scheduled time Thursday, Feb. 13----T to Z inclusive George O. Foster, Registrar. INSECTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CURING MANY DISEASES Historic Physicians Made Use of Magic That Gradually Developed Into Useful Preventives By Mary Rutter, c'37 Monquites Responsible for 100,000 death in USs, from 1792-1900. Costimates Cost American Home Owners Over $30,000 a year. Housewives Trimmet Typhoid Fever, Dysentery, Cholera, and Tuberculosis. This is a sample of the type of articles which are being written on the subject of insects. A nature magazine is no longer complete without a glossy discussion of these creatures. The Gradual Destruction of the Human Race. But in reality the insect has always led a sort of Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hydie existence. It fact has become the most important factor in the scientist's work—but I am getting ahead of my story. It is hard to realize that there was ever a time when there were no competent physicians to minister to the needs of the people but such was the case for many centuries. Anyone who wanted to practice medicine. Merchants, grocers, shepherds, book sellers, doctors, nurses and regular occupations. Consequently, many absurd offerings were offered for sale and the more bizarre they were the better they sold. Many of these prescriptions contained insects or their products in some form. A typical example is the following, compounded by Dr. William Salmon, a London practitioner, in his book. He described it as an "Tauric University" not particular for any distemper; and it contained the follow- Poulder of a Lyon's heart Fillings of a Unioncorn' horn Ashes of the whole Chameleon Bark of the Witch Hazel Dried man's skin (worms) a score Dried Man's brain Bruewort Rex Metallorum (gold) Egyptian onions Knowledge of both human anatomy and of the origin and habits of insects was practically nil, consequently many queer theories and practices grew up. It is possible that insects were formed from the environment in which they were found. For example, lice and maggots were supposedly developed from human skin, worms from corpses, etc. Medicinal remedies contain the virtues of their generator. Fantasies of Insects In the 18th century druggists carried such things as bees, ants, beetles and earthworms to treat their patients' leeches to bleed their patients as a cure for certain diseases. Favorite remedies of the time included: the use of bees that had died in honey to cure bad hearing and hearing, masked flies heads to protect against them, powdered in powdered form for droopy. Sow bugs were believed to be beneficial also. A bag containing a number of them was placed around the neck to cress fluids and the water in which they wetted is supposed to be a cure for jaundice. We sit back, secure in our knowledge of science, and have a good laugh at these practices, but we must not judge them. They were "getting warm." They saw that some of their prescriptions really helped the patients although they did not know why. Modern science, with its many facilities, has discovered the reason. The gradual evolution from magic to science may be illustrated by three insects: spiders, ants, and bees. In the beginning, spiders were used entirely for magical purposes in treating disease. This insect was supposed to have acquired his venom by attracting people who were infected. People carried a spider in a box because it would soak up all diseases which might be harmful to the person. In the 17th century, typhus or spotted fever was treated by anointing the pulse and applying ointment mixed with oil of spiders and seasons. Ague was a disease for which spiders were supposed to be particularly efficacious. At first, spiders were carried around the neck in a nutshell and when they became entangled, coats of exosides, a Greek physician living in the first 1st A.D., made a spider plaster which was applied to the forehead. Next, they were taken internally, still as a treatment for ague. In Ireland they were taken in place of places they were taken in powder form. Ants have been used from ancient times to cure palsy, gout, nerve and muscle diseases, etc. Medieval people and even some in modern times have used the old Roman remedy of dropping ant eggs mixed with water and onion into the ears to cure deafness. Doctor Lemerick wrote "the spirit," or as it would now be known "a tincture" from winged ants which was supposed to be a general stimulant and good for apoplexy, giddiness and catarrh. Primitive tribes have used the bites of ants to the women more active and industrious and to cure in- Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra PLA-MOR K.C., Mo. Sat.Feb.8th SCHEDULE The Streamline makes one round trip daily between two campus and two round trips daily between Topeka and Kansas City. Keep detail schedule for "hurry up" trips. The utmost in modern train travel for only 2c a mile—even less for round trips. Cheaper, safer than driving, and far more comfortable. For full details and information about travel everywhere—ask your UNION PAGIFIC AGENT UNION PACIFIC sanity. In the latter case, they took the subject to an ant hill and buried him there for a time. Ants were also put in love philhers in Medieval times. Scientific justification for the use of ants has come in the last few years. Some oracle aldehyde have been extracted and used as a general stimulant and tonic. Dakotas Fear Grasshoppers Maize to Yield Alcohol Dakota Fear Grasshoppers elected here indicate that western and northwestern North Dakota are due for a grasshopper invasion this year. Entomologists, studying records of egg freezing, indicate the plague will only be in isolated areas. New York (U.P.)—One million gatons of alcohol will be produced from maze in a new South African chemical plant early in 1936, according to "Industrial and Engineering Chemistry"; it will be a by-product of the process. NEW CLASSES in SHORTHAND and TYPEWRITING For K. U. 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