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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1935
University Daily Kansan
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES D. BROWN
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1935
GREAT GUNS!
From the recent findings of the Labor Relations Board and the subsequent disagreement of Mr. Richberg with the findings of the board in the case of the Colt Patent Fire Arms Company, there is only one possible conclusion. The munitions manufacturers have become bigger than the government.
The Colt Company, on trial for violation of section 7a, was convicted of such violation by the Labor Relations Board and the Blue Eagle was removed. The government, however, was conveniently not informed of the decision of the Labor Board or the removal of the insignia.
The American government continued to do a merry business with the Colt Company and when the decision was called to the attention of Mr. Richberg, NRA administrator, he equally conveniently set aside the decision of the Labor Relations board. All this was done without the formality of calling a meeting of the recovery board and when Mr. Murray, a member of the board, attempted to adjust the difficulties between the company and its employees, his negotiations were based on the findings of the Labor Relations Board. Certainly this is what might be termed a highly consistent policy on the part of the government.
In attempting to review the actions of the officials in handling this case, it appears that the Colt Arms Company has the government where it wants it. The Colt firm owns the patents to all of the major pieces of equipment of the infantry, and when it says "jump" the government jumps.
A Manhattan man was told by his physician that he was as sound as a dollar. He now wonders whether the doctor was a Republican or a "new dealer."
WHY SO QUIET?
Did you ever hear of the American Newspaper Guild? Probably not for several very good reasons, no one of which, so far as we are aware, is likely to be discussed in any metropolitan editorial columns.
You might notably expect that a national organization of reporters and desk men would attract some attention in the news columns, since the journalistic world knew little of labor unions until the depression. But no, a few news items when the Newark Lodger stopped its successful strike against the Newark Ledger, and a few "down to you" jibes in Editor and Publisher—this is about all that has appeared.
When the editors meet, in N.E.A. conference, or in AN.P.A. session, the news columns carry their deliberations at length. Why? Publishers? Do not the editors publish? Think the Grid! Important?
"Important" is hardly the word
you have heard so little of the build because the editors are fraud of it. As a newspaper eader, a person who occupies an "average" position in life, you are likely to sympathize with the reporters who strike against wagers and lack of promotion.
Several thousand reporters over the nation are finally getting "wise" to their economic position in society; are finally wondering what compensation it is to know all the "boys" at the city hall and not have money enough to smoke an occasional 10-cent cigar. The writer comments in York parallels the movement among America's newspaper men toward themselves as they are.
We have it that the recent A.N. P.A. convention wasn't bothered with talk of the Guild, or of labor problems.
At first we were surprised to see Glenn Cunningham's defeat at the Relays but now we have decided that he just dropped back to see if someone else, actually was in the race.
They haven't started serving afternoon tea at the library yet, but we haven't given up hope. Every day it becomes more and more the social center of the campus. If you want to study it's nice and quiet over at the stadium.
OWLS ARE WISE
After hearing little but adverse criticism for several months, the Owl Society has now paid heed in part to the warnings of its critics who expressed some faint doubt as to its title of "honor society". The group, due to the vigorous criticism of its members, has finally decided to consider the scholastic attainments of future prospective members.
This consideration of something other than the proper fraternal or political affiliation was employed for the first time in the recent selection of members. The Owls are to be commended for their wise step in an attempt to improve the quality of their organizations. Congratulations!
We heard a woman say recently that it was certainly hard living in these hectic times but she would hate to die before seeing how they urned out.
CAMPUS OPINION
Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kanun. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to the editor. Conferences
are the politicians wishing their time?
Professional satirists and others who speed much of their time trying to be an artist should know that they must be their fellow men must sometimes be a
Editor Daily Kansan:
little discouraged by the fact that many of the most magnificent examples of contempt are not at all "rigid and calculated" but are achieved inadvertently by mere amateurs who are not trying to be rude at all. For instance, many cowboys have been criticized for saying that politics is a poor game and politicians not worth their礼品.
At least, it hasn't been suggested yet that the "Commissioners of Lunacy" enthanced all political meetings with a police force, and "round up" the entire city. C.P.
And yet, after all, politics is the art of arranging and conducting a country's affairs, so it should be a problem of great importance to individual citizens and also of considerable interest. The general idea is that political parties in municipal elections is in the last stage of melancholia before definite mania supervenes.
Who Is the Bigger Jackass- Man or Mule?
Over the hill trailed a man behind a mule drawing a plow. Said the man to the mule:
"Bill, you are a mule, the son of a jackass, and I am a man made in the image of God. Yet, here we work, hitched up together year in and year out. We are a team, we work for you. Verily, I think it is a partnership between a mule and fool, for surely I work as hard as you if not harder. Plowing or cultivating we cover the same distance, but you do it in four hours. That makes our doers twice as much work as you do.
"Soon, we'll be preparing for a corn crop. When the crop is harvested I give one-third to the landlord for being so kind and willing. One-third of Gods universe. One-third goes to you and the balance is mine. You consume all of your portion with the exception of the cola white I divide mine into six cups of ducks and a banker. If we both need sheets, you get 'em. Bill, you are getting the best of me, and I ask you, is it fair for a mule, the son of a jachus, to work hard and lead of Creation-out of his substance."
"Why, you only help to plow and cultivate the ground, and I alone must cut shock, and bunk the corn, while you look over the pasture fence and have-haw at
"All fall and most of the winter the whole family from Granny to the baby picks cotson to help raise money to help me pay the mortgage. I pay the interest on the mortgage on you. And what do you care about the mortgage? Not a damn! You ornery cuck! I even have to do the worrying mortgage on your tough immigrate juggled one."
"About the only time I am your better in an election day for I can vote and you can't. And after election, I realizes that I was fully as great a jackass as I could be. If I were indifferent if politics were made for men or jackasses, or to make jackasses of men."
"And that n't all, Bill. When you're dead that supposed to be the end of you. Let me see what happens when that when I die I goats to go beffle than That in, Bill, if I don't do just as he says. And most of what he say keeps me from getting any kick out of him."
Other great inventions have, as in this case, owed their initial success to a number of technicians. Ellison, Swain, and the Frost brothers developed candleastel lamp about 1880. Simultaneously, Reis, Belt, and Gray all tried to convey voices over wires in the late seventies, and Bell and Gray filed applications for similar patents within a few hours of each other. Twenty inventors at least were simultaneously striking their necks in substantially similar flying machines while the Wrights were making their experiments. In his book *Chicago: The University of Chicago lists 148 cases of simultaneous invention.*
"Tell me, Willyum, considering these things, how can you keep a straight face and look so dumb and solemn?"
Linter Department.
Chickasha Cotton Oil Co.
Linter Department.
Simultaneous Inventions Not Unusual In the Field of Scientific Research
Guy E. Speakman, sp.
Waldemar Kaempfert, noted author and famed science editor of the New York Times, in a recent book on "Invention and Society," discusses the "amatomy of invention." In some parallels as well as in more general term.
Telephotos may be seen daily in our newspapers. Televisions will soon take the place of oldtime radios in our home*. We marvel at these inventions and then merely accept them. But the question arises as to how they come about. The first apparatus for seeing in one city, an event occurring in another?
"In the television field," Kaempfer points out, "we had five inventors or groups of inventors endeavoring to solve the same difficult problem about the same apparatus. We developed a coherent apparatus fundamentally the same in principle. Namely, the fore-runners, who can claim a similar success in the developing of our future technology." In his role as inventor; Mihaly, an European inventor; C. Francis Jenkina, of Washington, an inventor; the Bell Telephone laboratories in New York and the General Electric Company of Schmedeltz; an inventor of the Telexenbank Company of Germany."
In looking back over the field of literature, painting, and music, Mr. Kaenpfeffer expresses the idea that a great play, a great painter, or a great opera, expresses its time. The leader invariably expresses the massed, unconscious aspirations of the race and responds to social tensions of the past. Robert Daute, Bach, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Newton, Watt, Mame, Bell, Edison, and Marconi may be regarded as great leaders who expressed the crucial social themes that occurred during the period in which they lived.
Rapidity of inventions are often thought of today as being due to the fact that we have more intelligent people, on the average, than we had a century or two ago. Quite the contrary, the rate of technological better than it was 10,000 years ago, but diverse interests under the influence of social tension have been acquired.
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
Never has there been a time though when men did not invent. The rise of th industrial revolution, however, gave
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The student hall will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, in room 216, farinavii. There will be a roundtable discussion on the topic of national debate. Election of officers for the next term will be held in the business meeting. Every member is urged to attend. H. E. MILLER, Secretary.
Notice due at Classroom's office at 5 a.m., providing regular publication days.
Notices are on Monday, 11 a.m. to Friday, for Sunday issues.
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SBP CHECKS:
Checks for work done during April can be obtained at the CSEP office on
Wednesday, May 8, from 5 p.m. to 5 p.m., and also on Thursday, May 9,
from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
MARY C. OLSEN, Executive Secretary,
There will be a meeting of K.A.C.E. in room 101 Chemistry building Thursday evening at 7:30. The sponsor will be Professor Howey. Everyone is welcome.
CHARLES BEDINGFIELD, JR., Secretary.
K. A. C. E.
LE CERCLE FRANCAIS:
LE CRECHE FRANÇAISE
La Crecée se trouve en romain mercredi a quatre heures et demi dans la salle hall. Tous ceux qui parlent française sont invités.
Salle hall. Tous les jours.
MEN'S GLEE CLUB:
MEN'S GLEE CLUB
Regular meeting tonight at 8:30.
WALTER LAPHAM, President.
MID-WEEK DANCE:
The regular mid-wake week will be held tonight at 7 o'clock in the Memorial Union ballroom. All students must attend the class. BLOCH COACH, Manager.
JANE FITZPATRICK, Secretary
There will be a regular meeting of the Newman Club Thursday, May 9, at 8 p.m. in the basement of St. John's church.
*THE PEPHARTNICK Secretary.*
NEWMAN CLUB:
Little Symphony and the strings from the Symphony Orchestra will寓
equire at 2:30 in room 364 Administration building.
SKYDINENHILL
ORCHESTRA
KARL KUERSTEINER.
MARLOW SHOLANDER, President.
MATHEMATICS CLUB:
MATHEMATICI
The picture will be taken Thursday of this week at 12:20. Meet or
the north side of the Administration building.
Business meeting will be held at 8:15 this evening. There will be election of officers.
HELEN BOMAN, President.
OUACK CLUB:
the inventor new social importance and accelerated the tempo of industrial change. As Kaempflorf may say:
"There are very few purely original inventions. Every great innovation is grown out of a great invention made of the history of any great invention, one would invariably find an evolution taking place. First a mechanical organism, then discovery is applied. Element is added to element and a mechanical organism is evolved."
"I inventions are usually compositions"
It follows the idea that inventors must have mechanical elements which they
combine, or principles which they have learned in order to produce new results. Since most of these elements and principles have been devised or discovered in the past, we must recognize technical heritage as a contributory factor in invention. Every inventor enjoys the benefits of part ownership; an invention must also be almost respectably old. Explanations have often been offered so to the distinguishing difference between a discovery and an invention. Mr. Kaempfert, an inventor with great innovation that have affected industry and society,
it matters not how we designate the process of innovation."
What we rather vigously call "revolutionary" inventions and discoveries came not from within industry but from without an industry.
According to Mr. Kempffert, "the fact that inventors are not urged on primarily by greed is proven by their disregard of anything but the satisfaction of their curiosity. It is generally supposed that all the great revolutionary works of man have been but these popular illusions have been shattered once and for all."
Inventive progress until very recently has been discontinuous and fifti, but the development of group invention in the industrial laboratory has telescoped time. In group invention or research, inventions are often stricter. There are at the present time about 93 associations that maintain cooperative research laboratories at an annual cost of approximately $25,000,000. Lastly, Mr. Kemkampfers哭特 "It is not difficult to predict the effect of industrial innovation on the quest for gained invention and discovery gain momentum, the revolutionist will have no chance in explored fields. . . Only the exceptionally brilliant, trained scientist will be able to meet these explorations ground. Possibly Elison may be the last of the great heroes of invention."
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