PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1935 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS ASSOCIATE EDITORS PUBLISHER HERRERT A. MEYER, JR. EDITOR/STAFF MICHEL HARLEY Bob Robinson ANONYMOUS EDITORS JACK PENNELD MANAGING EDITOR SILICY LYNCH BUSINESS MANAGER F. 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Entered as second class master, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1936 OATH OF LOYALTY A recent survey shows that twenty-two states require teachers to swear oaths of loyalty to the Constitution of the United States. Twenty other states have bills pending in their legislatures concerning the matter of teachers taking oaths of allegiance. Kansas is one of the six states which has neither passed such a law nor has such a bill pending. Dean Raymond A. Schwegler of the School of Education stated that the matter was discussed some time ago at Topeka and that it was dropped then. He is uncertain as to whether the next legislature might enact such legislation. "Swear to uphold the Constitution" is the cry of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Legion and its auxiliary, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A resolution passed by the National Education Association with reference to this subject of "academic freedom" reads: "The sudden singing out of teachers to take an oath of allegiance is a means of intimidation which can be used to destroy the right of academic freedom." Leaders in the N.E.A. said their objection to the oaths that their organization was being made a "special target" of "pressure groups" with "implications of disloyalty". Dean Schweiger expressed the opinion that oath-taking would have a significant印证ation on the freedom of the teaching profession. The Allegheny College paper reports the scintillation of a student in handling a question in a biology quiz. "When do the leaves begin to turn?" read the question. And this answer sparkled back, "At the same time as the midnight oil begins to burn, the night before exams."—Brown Daily Herald. The front page of a Hearst newspaper looks like an announcement that all Hell has broken loose. WAY BACK WHEN The evolution of the University class schedule seems to be a thing lost in the memories of the past. Various changes have been made but if there were good reasons for the changes they seem to have been forgotten in the rush of more important business. Once upon a time, "way back when" classes started at eight o'clock and ended at twelve. When afternoon classes were added to the schedule, they often stayed in the classroom only to allow time for students to lunch down table. In 1912, a cafeteria operated by the home economics department was started and was patronized by many students. In the spring of 1914, morning classes still started at eight o'clock. In the fall of the same year, the first eight-thirty classes are recorded in the University catalog. Whether it was decided that with a cafeteria on the campus, an overtime lunch hour was no longer necessary and so changed the morning class schedule half an hour, no one seems to remember. The change was made and since that time the University has had a half past the hour schedule. The files of the Kansan throw no light on the matter and search of the minutes of the college faculty meetings and of the University Senate has failed to show why the change was made. Old timers are a bit hazy on the reasons for the change and can only guess that someone didn't like to get up so early in the morning. Any real reasons for changing to an off step schedule such as our present class time system apparently was not important enough to be recorded so we can only consider the problem from the standpoint of today. It is only a relic of past years and like some other traditions remains with us only because no one has taken the trouble to agitate for a revision. Campus Opinion Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Raman. Articles over 200 words in length, are subject to cutting by the editor. Contributions on any subject are invited. Editor Daily Kansan: "The dueling, marching, singing, and drinking Student Corps of Heidelberg are no more. The brilliant ribbons, caps and insignia that have been Heidelberg's best advertisement abroad must give way, under the last ruling from Berlin, to the uniform Nazi brown tricolor. It's a reminder of the bravery in an article in the Daily Kansan of Tuesday, Dec. 3. It is a very strange experience for a German to see the German Student Corps defended not only by Mr. Oakes, but by many American newspapers. That seems strange in a country that is a democratic Republic. What were these German student "Corps?" They were composed almost totally of what you and we, usually call "Junkers." They were an exclusive, high-browed cantee of the German pre-war nobility, who had a deep interest in the struggle that started one of the greatest struggles in German history for union, social justice, independence, and recognition, those privileged boys kept on singing, dueling, and drinking. Only very few left their corps and took an active part in this nation-wide struggle. It was this class-distinguished circle to live and work with German workers, and who was shot by Communists in 1929. The "Kommenseer," the medieval "brilliant ribs, caps, and insignia" of those corps were an offense to millions of German workers, who were the enemies of the fenced home every day since the end of the Great War. It was, and it is a hard life we have to face today. There was an there is no room for sentimentality in Germany. It was not the "World famous romantic color" that made many of our Universities famous in the world. I think our universities are more famous for their achievements than for their drinking dishews fraternities. Some of our fraternities, which are not mentioned at all in Mr. Oakes' article, avoided the mistakes of the Corps, the largest and the most influential being the Army Medical Corps, the largest school, to which Dr. Herbert Muehl, last year's Exchange Student, belonged, does not exist any longer! It was not "amused by the Nazis". The leader of the "Burschenschaft" dissolved this longue of students with its members, the delegates of the delegate of all fraternities belonging to it. The Burschefschaft was founded on the 18th of October 1817. Carl Schirz and Francis Lieber, to mention only these two men, once were members of it. Their ideal was, to build up a unified nation, which would have been the foundation of the Burschefschaft bravely fought for this ideal for more than hundred years, within the universities. On the 18th of October 1955 they voluntarily disliked their organization. 3500 Burschefschafts daffers had joined them in their struggle, now carries on the tradition of the Burschefschaft. The leader of the Burschefschaft, Hans Glamming, Marburg, declared at the last meeting of his organization, held at the Wartburg, where the Burschefschaft shared its ideals. Here we are here according to our own decision, not because we were forced to do it. We celebrate this day as the fulfillment of our ideals. The ideals of the Burschefschaft are today the ideals of the whole nation. Therefore we decided to work together with the whole nation into a better future." This step taken by the Burscherschafer became decisive for many of our German fraternities, which immediately decided to do the same, with the exception of some "Corps". As a non-fragrantity man I admire the spirit of the Burmese chancery, which gave up old, beloved traditions for a greater cause. They lay down the colored ribbon, the colored cap, which were so often the symbols of class-distinction, to wear in future the simple brown shirt of the German worker. "The dueling, marching, singing, and drinking Student Corps of Holdenburg are no more. "No, they are no more. The youth of Germany are proud of that revolution, we are democratic youth of America us in that feeling." Dr. Dietrich Zwicker. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Notices at Chancellor's Office at a p. 34, preceding regular publication days and 11:50 a.m. Saturday, for Sunday issuance. Vol. 33 December 12, 1953 INTERIACIAL COMMISSION: The Interiacial Commission of the W. Y.C.A. will have a meeting at Henley House Thursday night at 7 o'clock. Miss Mary Laray will speak on topics related to her prompt. Martha Paterson, Dorothy Hodge 4 KAPPA FST: There will be a meeting of Kappa Papl, professional pharmacy fraternity, tonight at 7:30 in the Memorial Union. All services and pledges please attend. A meeting is scheduled for Friday Street Friday night. All members are invited to attend. PIHI DELTA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIP; Phi Delta Kappa offers a $35 gift scholarship to a senior or graduate male student in the School of Education. Applications should be made at once to Miss Elizabeth Meguar. PI MU EPSLON: The meeting, with Dean Bobacch as speaker, and the initiation service will be held in room 213 Administration Building, at 5 o'clock Friday, Dec. 13. This will be followed by dinner at the Monitor at 6:30. Cecil Wienstock **WORLD AFFAIRS COMMISSION:** World Affairs Commission of the Y.W.C.A. will meet Thursday, Dec. 12, at 4:30, at Henley Hall. All girls interested in social and economic problems are cordially invited. Co-chairmen UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY. The annual Christmas party of the University Women's Club given for the men of the faculty, be held Thursday evening, Dec. 12, at 8:30 o'clock in the library. N. D. Rizzo, President. Gilbert Ulmer, Director. Jane Thompson, Esther Anderson, Co-chairmen GOOD AND BAD INFLUENCE FELT UNDER HITLER REGIME Mrs. Leonard Axe, Corresponding Secretary. German Exchange Student States His Views of Conditions Existing Under New Order No one can tell how the Hitler regime in Germany will exist. But if propaganda, regimentation, emotionalism, and force continue to be effective, and Hitler has had the Paris accord according to John Gilchrist, German exchange student. In a letter to Fred Elliwell, secretary of the Alumni Association, Gilchrist wrote that, "what strikes the visitor there is the sight of uniformed men, women, and children, and the apparent quiet and contentment of the people. Life goes on much the same as it does in other countries, with the exception, of course, that women are more visible. The visitor expecting to see chase at once is apt to discount entirely the reports of some unfavorable happenings. "I no maws, Jew-baiting, or cruelties. But it would be foolish to say that all is peaceful and as beautiful as it looks on the surface, for we all know we are runed out of tragedies. Lives still being ruined and persecuted are taking place. "The new Germany, while resting upon a militaristic set-up, declares she is for peace. Germany does not want war. She will never lead a war of aggression, the citizens maintain. Yet everyone is preparing." "The continual drift of propaganda upon citizens will have results. Children's books, toys, and games are definitely nasal stories that can be used to create stories for children are a combination of Jack-the-giant-killer, first aid lessons, and citations of the superiority of German "blood." A kind of brutality is instilled. The dueling societies and corporations show quite nicely the pride of German warriors. After one observes a few duels, he is disgusted with the German idea of honor. "Freedom of speech does not exist. The press is shocked. Radio is censored. Some American students listening to a program from a Russian station were arrested. A professor in these they were. He was afraid of being reported to the police. "The care of the poor, the unemployed and the unfortunates however, is particularly good in Germany. Social agencies do a noble and efficient service. The evidences of physical suffering are fewer there than in America. Socialized medicine works fairly well. The back to the land movement has been successful." The evidence that Germany could make short work of her unemployment problem. "As for the number of ardent Nazis, it is hard to guess. Some Nazis say that only 10 per cent of the population are in earnest. The hundreds of thousands of youth between 6 and 28 hear little and many of these will question the new order. LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU The exchange has greater value than can at present be estimated. Some understanding results. 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