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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1935
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUFSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15, 1935
ELECTIVE GROUP
Tradition is something that must be, at first, well defined, then meilied and softened by years of thought. It is something that must be respected, not feared. This being the case, it might be well to elect a group in whose hands tradition could be placed.
This would be a trusted and dignified group, composed of members who had been outstanding in campus life, who had learned, through experience, the value and meaning of tradition. It would not necessarily be composed of men who had served as athletes, for, after all, students in other activities also honor, and respect, and work for the University.
Membership in this group would be looked upon as an honor, for great responsibility would rest upon it. The heritage of 69 years of University life would be placed in its hands. It would clothe its action in thoughtfulness, and it would look upon traditional acts as privileges, not duties. Its strength would lie in the fact that it was created to perform certain work. The weakness of having tradition in the hands of a group that was formed for an entirely different purpose, would be eliminated.
Some papers are abbreviating Mediterranean for headline purposes. What will they do when names of those Ethiopian generals begin coming in? - Wichita Eagle.
JINGOISTIC PROPAGANDA
College students, unlike the "American People" according to Barnum, do not like to be humbugged. This is borne out by the recent attitude of the students of several large colleges in regard to the propaganda thrust upon them by various news reels, notably the Hearst Metrotone News. Students of Williams, Princeton, Amherst, and other colleges have waged such a determined fight upon these news reels that theater owners, catering to those students, have been forced to strike the reels from their programs. It is refreshing to note that in these cases, the movements were initiated and carried out by undergraduates.
It may be that this fight is only a comeback at Mr. Hearst's of repeated charges of radicalism in the colleges. To the interested observer, however, it seems that there is something more to the movement than this slightly vindictive feeling. Evidently college students are a little too level headed and intelligent to be duped or swept into a frenzy of nationalism by Heearst's novel method of propagandizing.
There are those who scoff at the screen having anything to do with shaping public opinion. In the recent campaign which Upton Sinchair laughed for the governorship of California, the large movie industries were definitely against him. Their's was a purely monetary interest. Sinchair proposed enormous taxes on their business, which if carried out, would have forced them out of California. Every method of propaganda was used to beat him. The news reels were full of random shots of scenes which they inferred a successful EPIC movement would produce—scenes of intrushing hordes of transients, rioting, destruction of property, and other undesirable effects. There is no doubt that the movie industries had much to do with his defeat.
If such a thing was possible in California, there
is no reason to doubt that a well planned and executed jingoistic campaign could be carried out all over the nation, sweeping the citizens into a frenzied feeling of nationalism and war spirit so that on the slightest provocation a war would be precipitated. Mr. Hearst's news reels seem to be just that sort of a campaign.
Governor Landon has received much nationwide publicity recently, but the real proof that he is an important figure is that he is beginning to fly.-Topopea Daily Capital.
COMMERCIAL INTEREST
The chief interest of England in the Italio-Ethiopian conflict is from an economic rather than a humanitarian point of view.
One reason for her present stand in backing Ethiopia is to foster her commercial interests. Due to the fact that the inhabitants of the English colonies in Africa are of the same race as the Ethiopians there is a possibility of a later union with Ethiopia, but it would still feature a foster a spirit of unity in these colonies which could result in a wholesale revolt for their own commercial interests.
They will more and more come to realize the value of their natural resources and will have a unity whereby they can rebel against England. As a large percentage of the British Empire is composed of the darker races, such a rebellion would be bound to hurt English commercial interests.
If this were to come to pass would England take such a humanitarian viewpoint on the present conflict?
They are talking of a split between Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel. That's the most important assignment the king has had in the dispatches for fifteen years—Wichita Eagle.
It's easy to see that the newspaper men aren't running things. They'd never have a war and a world series come off at the same time—Kansas City Kansan.
"Drive Safety, we love our children." Such signs seem to be plastered all over the campus and the city of Lawrence. Maybe "we" do love our children but it doesn't look like it when "we" give them bicycles and let them run wild on the streets.
WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN
The motorist who hits a child is a brute, a monster, and should be lynched, according to prevailing public opinion. However, there may be some points in favor of the motorist that we ordinarily don't see. A boy of eleven or twelve on a bicycle is more inconstant than the wind. Whether he will go straight ahead, make a left or right turn, not even he himself knows, so how can the motorist? Yet should he collide with a car, the driver is always at fault.
A campaign is going on in Lawrence for safer and sander driving. While the reformers are about it they might try educating their children a little. The young bicycle riders dash here and there, disregarding stop signs and corners. Somehow they don't stop. The motorist will stop, so why should they worry?
So far, we have not heard of any serious accidents involving boys on bicycles in Lawrence. This must be due either to the fact that Providence protects fools and children, or that the motorists of Lawrence are particularly alert.
To finance its war Italy, according to authorities, may have to melt down its gold plate. Then, of course, they can fall back upon Mussolini's brass—Kansas City Kansas.
Two men caught gambling by a Wichita police-man the other day ran and hid in a weed patch. It seems to be a case of bad habits driving a man into the rough—Wichita Eagle
For decades this familiar statement has been the byword of those who championed the quiet home life. Parents have found inumerable occasions to quote this to restless sons and daughters.
Now the American Red Cross comes forward with the startling if not disconcerting information that home is not the serene and quiet place we believed. On the contrary, home is actually a dangerous place to be, for in 1934, five times as many persons were injured by accidents in the home as in automobile accidents.
HOME. SWEET HOME
Death stalking the highways is no more deadly than death which haunts the home, bringing sudden disaster and maiming injury. Every hour, eighty persons are killed in the American home, while accidents incurred cost a medical, nursing and insurance bill of $1000 a minute.
"Safe at Home."
In the kitchen one is the most likely to meet accidents. A survey by the Kansas Department of Health shows that 30% of the total accidents occur there. Next in order comes the bedroom with 26%, the living room with 20%, and the bathroom with 11%. The major causes listed are burns, slipping on floor rugs, getting out of bed, and sitting down or getting up from a chair.
Believing that loss of life and suffering can be reduced, the American Red Cross is initiating a Home and Farm Accident Prevention program that will provide the "safe at home" phrase an actual meaning.
Campus Opinion
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To Contributors
Editor Daily Kansan:
what what is our school coming to is what I would like to know? I have had people ask me this question many times this past week. And they haven't only been students of the University; but townpeople as well,
All of you know to what I am referring. When such articles as have appeared in our school paper, condemning not only the team, of which we should all be proud, but the Athletic Department; and I defy anyone to show me a better directed one, and various other traditions which we should all feel that we are playing a part in upholding.
Just what will other schools, throughout the country, think of the University of Kansas when they read such trash as has appeared in our paper the past week. They can't help but feel that there is something drastically wrong at KU. We don't mind some of the articles that have appeared condemning the "K" club; we only regard the source from which they come. But when articles appear condemning men who go out on that practice field for the sake of the cause, you are not Kansas University; then I say there is something wrong when this is allowed to be broadcast in the world.
In one Campus Opinion of the past week there appeared an article saying that, as a group the "KM" men were one of the lowest in scholastic attainment. I wonder how it would effect some of the master minds who have hooped so low to even think of such criticism to attend school under similar conditions. I doubt very much if they could stand.
Most boys who come to school and expect to indulge in athletics are hard working boys. They are that way because usually they know that life is a struggle. They are boys who live with the stress of school, and they have in having a monthly allowance. They don't mind work they love it. They haven't the time, as do some of the idle brain twisters we have on this campus, to think of writing lengthy, howow and unjust articles concerning any phase of University Life. And they wouldn't if they had the time
We have proof that practically all of the articles written criticizing the school, the team and etc., have been written by people who have for the entirety of their college life so far always are looking for something to grip about. Have we ever heard about these traditions, customs and etc. No never have they felt the urge to cooperate in any way. I will ask that they are capable of turning in well written articles, no faulty english and all of that. They should be capable of such; they write enough of them. Their policy seems to be one of making them understandable, and body trying to make them believe falsities. Beware of such types as I have mentioned they are treacherous. When they secretly attempt to disorganize our most vital institutions of University life, for personal or group gain, they would be in all probability, capable of further Commu-
Likely I would like to straighten out a certain bicycle riding master mind on this campus. He wrote a very nice article in the Campus Opinion Column concerning policies related to the use of bicycles, the handline of freshmen caps. He greatly exaggerated the amount that the club receives. The exact amount we feel is none of his business. It would be a good idea for him, this is merely a suggestion to buy him one of these caps and he wouldn't mind don't think he knows enough to come in out of the rain.
Editor Daily Kansan:
A K-Man.
Even though I've been at K. U. only a month now, I've heard enough about campus politics to be interested in the opening salvo of the opposing political groups. I was surprised though at the Pachacamac statement. It seems to me that Pachacamac took a lot for granted when it said that freshman leaders resented the statement by PS.GL PS.GL made no attempt to bellitte us or our abilities; their leaders merely stated that as a league for betterment of student government they could see no need for any form of discrimination. I I've talked to many of my classmates and most of them agree that Pachacamac tried to make a mountain out of a molehill and use pesty political practices.
I think that freshman elections should be left up to the freshmen, and that Pachiawaukee would do well if they had a strong junior class.
Editor Daily Kansan:
I have read Ross Border's attack on my character in Sunday's Kanan with a great deal of interest and amusement. I could discuss Ms. Border's character at great length, but I doubt if the Kansas educators would care to print such personal attacks if not on me. Also, I would hate to stope to such a cheap attack when such an important matter is
Mr. Borden says I charged the Men's Student Council with appropriating $115 for council funds, and that this is untrue. I said they voted to pay $115 on themselves for the fee. Mr. Borden said he was not pleased. But the vote I referred to occurred when a PSGL representative moved to repeal the permanent pork barrel bill. Eleven Pacchacomas and Mr. Borden voted against repeal; eleven PSGL representatives voted for it. Mr. Borden will be disappointed. His watch chan will be chased at student expense.
A. Freshman
Editor Daily Kansan:
Charles B. Anderson
Since several statements have been attributed to me by an article in the Kanman, I want to express my own opinion.
The action of the PSGL party as regards the freeman election has convinced me that it is an organization of campus clowns. From its founding PSGL has been conceived for its attempts to capture the public eye by doing something startling. I am ready to agree that in this aim it has been successful. It is starting when a political party refuses to recognize its obligation to and an election commission will be called. It is starting when this scene party brands a whole group
stting when this same party brands a whole group
of class officers as stuffed shirts, and declares the functions of the class and its officers to students in government.
The constitution of the Men's Student Council calls for an election of freshman class officers. Accordingly, Pachaaneam feels that every effort should be made to see that the election is carried out as provided for. It believes that these officers are valuable to student government and is therefore recommended that the council of freshmen is allied with Pachaeneam for the purpose of selecting such men. Contrary to the PSGL attitude, these freshmen are not interested in whether or not their officers can vote in favor of paying Charles Anderson six dollars for his activity ticket. Rather they are interested in getting good men in office, and Pachaeneam is interested in fulfilling the fulfillment of the provisions of the constitution.
I personally am wondering about one thing. PSGL is not nominating candidates for freshmen officers because having no vote they cannot further the party's ideas through the M.S.C. Therefore, its leadership state that they hold freshmen offices as the typification of the spools system. It is a difficult job for junior, middle, and senior class officers have no more and perplexity than the councilent council to the freshmen. Now what is PSGL going to do about class officers in the spring election? If the party follows its present reasoning it will not nominate candidates for those offices at all, for they cannot vote for measures in the council. If PSGL does present candidates it will in its own expressed opinion be passing out spools. I imagine that the leaders will contrive to evade this attention by getting elected to the board or by holding officers are valuable parts of student government. Whatever the evasion, I am sure, as long an Anderson is scheming, it will be extremely original.
J. P
Editor Daily Kansan:
I think Bill Cochrane, manager of the Memorial Union building, should be praised for the stand he took concerning the unfair demand of the local Musicus' Union. I believe the decision made by Bill will avert trouble, yet will meet the situation by furnishing the students first class music for their mid-week variates.
The Musician's Union has perhaps established a justifiable wage scale, but it has certainly overstepped its limits. The musicians must be bired. This attempt to dictate to the students they way must run their mid-week variability, has been met and wisely handled by Bill Cochrane and it is obvious that your student should support Bill in his decision - F.A.
Our Contemporaries
TWO MAJOR EVENTS
Emporia Gazette
Yesterday a train battleur was going through a Santa Fe train calling "All about the war--fighting began." And he didn't sell a paper. But a dozen young men under 40 stopped him and asked "What about the ball game?" Because it was too early for his paper to get the ball game, they sank back in their seats and began looking out of the window. In six months they will not know the score of yesterday's ball game. In six months, because of the war, they would attack, and as they from now their entrails may be shown on some bloody field after an azenide death.
Which is the reason why there are wars. Wars are made by ambitious statesmen, greedy for fame and mad with silly homicidal patriotism. But statesmen make war wholly because the great mass of the people are dumb, and sit by stupidity, while the old greedy patriotes are planning to bring pain, hate, death and intolerable debt upon statesmen, who think a ball game in this day and age is more important than a war ten thousand miles away.
War spreads like flames. No country is safe when war breaks out. But the ball game furnishes soothing syrup for vacant-minded dupes who are used as gun fodder by their rulers.
And this goes for a democracy as much as it does for a fascist empire.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S READING New York Times.
The spoken word in the talkie and the radio-is it driving the written word before it? Barrard College English class, which is taught by English and other phases of English composition has been going down among college students, and on Morningside Heights they think perhaps this is due to the smaller number of people who do nowadays and the greater amount of listening.
But is it demonstrated that young people today do read less than once upon a time? The colleges ought to know what has been done in the matter of entrance rehearsals, and we would like to be no longer on falling off in the sales of juvenile fiction. And, if we are to believe the Hollywood people, a movie of "David Copperfield" or "Little Women" only helps the sale of the books. This leaves entirely out of account newspaper deals. What does the people do a great deal more today than a generation age.
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Vol. 33 October 15,1935
ADVANCED STANDING COMMISSION. The Advanced Standing Commission of the W.Y.C.W. will meet today at 4:30 at Henley house. All sophomores, juniors and senior women are invited to attend.
Betty Hanson, Chairman.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB: The International Relations Club will meet Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 4:30 in room 104 Administration building. Everyone interested is invited to attend. Neal Hardy, Secretary.
KAPPA PHI: Kappa Phi will meet this evening at 6:30 in room 131 Fraser.
Dorothy Smart, Publicity Chairman.
PL LAMBDA THETA: PL Lamdaa Theta will meet in room 119 Room hall at 4:30 this afternoon. All men-
Loize Montgomery, secretary
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SMOKER: School of Business Smoker will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Alpha Kappa Psi house, 1614 Kentucky. All students are invited to participate in Business-Economics majors are invited to attend.
George Guernsey, President.
Well spoken.
A lecture course, declares Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, in "that method by which the contents of the instructor's notes get into the notebook of the student with passing through the brains of the learner."
Then there's the one about the students attending Professor Hayes' classes so that they can keep track of whether the local Prince of Wales wears a different suit every day or not.
According to Keith Corbin the official song of the chemistry department is "Thistletube the Mockingbird."
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