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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1936
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, IANUARY 8, 1916
DEATH AND DOCTORS
Man will never conquer death, but the fight of man against death may perhaps succeed too well, because the artificial postponement of death of a large number of individuals would be a far greater calamity than death itself.
This is the rather startling declaration made recently by one of the leading medical scientists of the age, Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute.
Dr. Carrel thinks man will never conquer death because death is an essential characteristic of life. He believes it quite probably is "the price we have to pay for our agility, the compactness of our body, the beauty of our consciousness." But "death is neither a calamity nor a blessing."
Here is his argument as to the necessity of death;
Death is neither a caimity nor a blessing. It is a necessity, an indispensable condition of life. Our habits and institutions are based on its existence. On the fact that a nation exists as a sequence of individuals. Death prevents the overcowding of the earth. It liberates the new generations from the burden of the old. If the span of life were suddenly increased to 100 years, civilized countries could not stand the economic weight of populations composed mostly of senescent individuals. We do not realize the immense help brought to civilization by premature death — that is, by disease and accidents. Death has been the builder of civilization; the weak, the diseased, the fools, were not capable of resisting its attack directly or learning how to protect themselves against illness. Through natural selection the strong and the intelligent persisted, and the great races developed. The success of our battle against death has almost suppressed natural selection. Theweaklings have become artificially the equal of the strong. Civilized countries are encumbered with those who should be dead.
There is a seeming clash in the two final sentences quoted above. If the weaklings have become artificially the equal of the strong, how can we say society is "incumebered with those who should be dead"? Most of the statements made by Dr. Carrel are obviously true. Doctors, being men of science, are, as a class, extremely fatalistic. They have a completely different perspective of life as compared to the layman, whose whole life is bent toward the art of living. Most medical men, with their cold analytical minds, think war a great boon and the shocking death lists caused by accidents a great help in keeping down the population.
It is hard for us to understand their point of view. They appear unfeeling and cruel. Their actions, however, are inconsistent with their theories. Their whole life is spent in research and work for the alleviation of pain and sorrow
By their statements they have condemned commerce and industry. Business, economic, and social factors have failed them. Could we, with our present economic set-up, adequately take care of our population if the life of every individual were to be increased to 100 years?
Best Republican statement of last week Roosevelt's speech is unconstitutional.
SUPREME COURT ACTS ONCE MORE
The Supreme Court set aside one more creation of Roevecki's New Deal when the nation's highest tribunal declared that the AAA constituted an invasion of state's rights and was outside of Constitutional authority. The 6-3 unfavorable decision came as a severe blow to the administration. Its sweeping nature relegated the entire AAA set-up to the national ash heap. New Deal leaders were surprised at its far-reaching effect.
This decision again brings to the public notice the American doctrine of judicial supremacy or the right of the Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of legislative acts. This principle of having the judiciary as the highest authority is peculiar to the American system of government. In no other country is this doctrine practiced. The American Constitution is indeed the supreme law of the land and the Supreme Court has again acted in its capacity as the guardian of the Constitution.
Much concern has been felt about what will happen to the AAA contracts that have been fired. Will the government carry out its end of the already drawn-up contracts or abolish them completely? To the farmers who have already cut their production in anticipation of receiving government money through the AAA, the decision is serious. It is only fair that such individual should receive some compensation for their caitaluation. The millions of dollars in processing taxes which have been impounded because of litigation on will be returned to the processors. If this is done, then every processor who has paid the tax should be refunded.
Already administration heads are searching for a substitute. Regardless of party feeling, even one should realize that some sort of a substitute is necessary. There must be some way made possible for farmers to receive a fair price for their goods. The unconstitutional AAA was one plan for doing this. Some plan must be derived which is actually beneficial to the farmer and which does not fall outside the bounds of the Constitution. Until such a plan is found, farm and market conditions must necessarily remain in their chaotic state.
DEATH NEVER TAKES A HOLIDAY
How would you like to have a friend die while you were talking to him in a hospital ward? Well, that very thing happened to us during the Christmas vacation. The dying person had been crushed in an automobile accident—and he took a walk with death.
It is seldom now that a group of individuals can talk to very length of time without reverting to some tale of horror concerning some close friend who was killed or nearly killed in an automobile crash during the holidays.
Now that the cars of 1936 are the fastest and best in the world, it is time for the education of drivers of motor cars to equal the speed with which the new rxr archers of death can be driven. The death rate by automobile accidents has risen by alarming alarms. It is time that drivers of cars get alarmed abort it. If people are not to continue to be sent to their deaths like cattle, drivers must be made to realize the highly potential and effective weapon of death they have in their hands.
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JANUARY 8,1936
No.73
A. I.E. E.: Regular meeting of A.I.E.E will be hold in Marvin hall. The meeting will consist of the electronic
Orrin Hantla, Secretary.
EL ATENEO: El Atenero tenda una sesión cljueves a la cuastría y media de la tarde.
Margarita Osma, Secretaria.
JAV JANES. There will be a short important meet- in at 430 today in room 119 Fruser.
Betty Tholen, President.
IKANSAKS UNIVERSITY NEWS CORRESPONDENTS: There will be a meeting of the Kansas University News Correspondents in room 163 Administration building下午ternoon at 3.30. Br Philamwell.
LE CERCLE FRANÇAISE. Le Carcle Francais se recuirems a quatre heures et demie dans la laisse 366 Fraser. Tous ceux qui parlent francais sont invités.
PHI DELTA KAPPA: There will be a regular meeting held at 7:30 this evening in room 115 Fraser. The meeting will consist of a discussion of the new reorganization plan as passed on by the National Council and the appointment of committees for the new Phil Delta Kappa project. N. D. Rizzo, President.
LITTLE SYMPHONY: There will be no rehearsal of the orchestra today. Karl Kueisterstein, Director.
QUACK CLUB: Quack Club will hold a business and practice meeting at 8 o'clock this evening.
Rachel Kiene.
RHADAMANTHI. Rhadamanihe meets at 4:30 today in the Green room, Fraser hall. If at all possible, bring some verse.
Alfred C. Ames. President.
SPOONER-THAYER MUSEUM IS A TREASURE HOUSE OF ART
WORLD AFFAIRS COMMISSION World Affairs Commission of W.C.A. will meet Thursday at 4:30 at Honeyleen House. Miss Mabel Elliott will speak on Russia in social and economic problems are cordial invited.
June Thompson, Eather Anderson, Chairmen.
Herbert Sizemore, Secretary.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL There will be a Council meeting at 8 o'clock this evening.
Originally a Library, This Building Now Contains Many Famous and Well-Known Collections
By Hazel Binney, c'37
Have you ever heard of Spooner Library? Have the late 1890s the term was as common to students on the University campus as Watson library is today.
Spooner library was erected in 1894 with the major portion of the legacy left to the University by William B. Spooner. This legacy of $81,618.03 has been said to be the largest bequest ever made to a state institution. It was not because of Mr. Spooner's affiliation with the University that he left it, but because of his affection and esteem for a favorite niece and her husband. Dr. Spooner was also a State member and chancellor of the University from 1890 to 1901. Mr. Spooner also left a large sum to Oberlin College, in Ohio.
C coincident with the erection of the Spooner building, which cost $80,000, was the building of the Chancellor's residence which cost between $12,000 and $15,000. The money for both builders, Mr. Spooner, a Boston philanthropist and merchant, came from a poor family in Petham, Massachusetts. His struggle for livelihood is not unlike that of many boys in similar circumstances, but he possessed a fighting spirit and been enabled to become successful.
At the age of seven he went to live with an uncle, a tanner, who gave him three years of schooling. He was an earnest student. Forced to leave school, he helped his uncle in the tanning trade and worked for a spare time reading. One day a man, prominent in the leather trade, who happened to be visiting in the town where Spooner and his uncle were, engaged Spooner to work for him. Five years later, Spooner went into business as Spooner became well-to-do. In 1873 he retired, loved and admired by all his business associates. His charitable nature will long be remembered. It is said that his gift to charity during his lifetime exceeded $30,000. He also be
But what became of Spooner library? In the fall of 1924 the first unit of Watson Library was completed and the library was changed from the Spooner building to Watson. On May 1, 1928, the Thayer Collection of Art was formed at Watson University and was housed in the Spooner building. Henceforth the old Spooner library became the Spooner-Thayer Art Museum. The day of dedication began at 10 a.m. with a special university concession. At 2.30 p.m. began the dedication ceremony at Spooner-Thayer museum, in which Mr. R. A. Holland, curator of Mulvane art museum in Topeka, and Mr. R. A. Holland, director of the Kansas City Art Institute, were among those taking part. The program con-
Ancient Antics 20 Years Ago By D.L.H.
--clutched at 7 p.m. with a dinner at Memorial Union with Chancellor Lindley acting as toastmaster.
There is a new campaign in the Kanan against the hill professors who hold their students after the whistle-blow—All doing to are supposed to be the worst case (Maybe that's where football coach considers of ridiculing the slow whistle).
The governor of the state of Kansas sent his two boys to Princeton. He said Kansaas taught too many classical courses for his sons. (Probably started that song—"Don't send by boy to Princeton.")
Interesting headlines: Graduate to Chill—(With or without catsp?) Sound Call for Track—Zounds.)
Norman J. Greer, a man without fear,
Climbed a rocky ledge that was certainly sheer.
To rescue his trapped journalism mates,
Who were thus saved from horrible fates.
It seems that the door to the advertising class room of L. N. Flint closed by a gust of wind and no one could open it. Calls for the junior warrant unheeded. Greer, a young college chappy, decided to crawl a six-inch ledge around the tower of the building in which the class was held, go into another window and thus open the door. (The foregoing poetry is not intended to ridicule Mr. Greer but in semi-ballad form to sing an ode to his praises.)
The Thayer collection of art was presented to the University in 1917 by Sallie Casse Thyer as a memorial to her husband, William Bridge Thyer. Until the completion of Weston library made possible the use of the Spooner building, it was planned to place the building in Central Administration building.
An article signed senior, gada madd with the state of Kansas for allowing the Stubbs boys to go to Princeton (YouTube video) and attend that in 1916, Kansas University ranks twenty-first in state schools, and that the state as a whole ranks twenty-sixth in education. Only $175 is now being education on the state of college education.
W. B. Thayer was born in Kentucky, In 1871 he became a cashier in the drygoods店 of Bullnee, Moore, and Emery. Some time later he became a nurse at the name of Emery, Bird. Thayer Dry Goods Company. He died in 1907.
Mrs. Thayer worked for years preparing this collection which is also a memorial to her and her unriefing efforts. Mrs. Thayer was born in Covington, Kentucky. Her family was connected with that of Chief Justice Marshall. Her home, after her marriage to Mr. Thayer was in Kansas City, Mo. He attended Princeton and particularly interested in art. Some of the countries Mrs. Thayer visited in acquiring her collection were: England, Holland, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Greece, Aligers, Egypt, and Guatemala. As her experience as a collector grew, her collection became eminently superior.
--many, Italy, Greece, Aligers, Egypt, and Guatemala. As her experience as a collector grew, her collection became eminently superior.
Why was the collection given to the University? Because of the donor's love for young people and her intense interest in them an appreciation of beauty.
The Thayer collection illustrates the development of design in textiles, ceramics, glassware ad costumes. It includes important paintings of the American school, Chinese and Japanese paintings and Japanese prints of exceptional merit. Coptic and Byzantine weavings, Venetian embroidery of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and a brief overview of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Chinese tapestries of the Ming period. Chinese embroidery, Indian and Persian shawls and rugs, Paisley shawls and American quilts of pioneer women, counterpanes and embroideries are included in the collection of textiles. The Chinese art collection includes cameos ceramic and jade art pieces and many many intrinsely designed and combs done in incised lace and ivory, bronze castings, swords and sword guards, cloisonne and ceramics.
Are you acquainted with the Spencer-Thayer museum? No? Then I suggest that you make a special effort to visit it. You'll find Miss Moodle, the curator of this interesting building with its equally interesting history, glad to show you around and to answer any questions you might ask.
WEDNESDAY
CORN BEEF and CABBAGE
at the
Yes it is good and the corn bread too
CAFETERIA
Weighed . . . and found worthy
You may feel perfectly assured in buying any product that is consistently advertised here in the pages of the KANSAN. Such a product has been weighed ... and found worthy. Not necessarily by us . not by any committee on advertising integrity .. but by the sternest judge of the last court of merchandising appeals . the buying public!
Advertising is merciless in its treatment of the unworthy product . . it serves only to hasten its failure. No amount of advertising . . no matter how skillfully done . . can force a product of no merit on the public. They simply won't buy it.
It seems reasonable then, doesn't it, to believe that the manufacturer of any product to be offered to the public will see that it is worthy before he backs it with thousands... often millions... in advertising!
Read the advertisements here in your paper
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