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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1835
University Daily Kansan
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
EDITOR-IN-CHEE P    CHARLES D. BROWN
Robert Robinson Genevieve Horn
MANAGING EDITOR . BARRY VALENTINE
Campus Editor
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Musketeer Editors
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Jordan Ernst
Editor
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Editor
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1935
FORUM IDEA GROWS
In its pre-campaign existence, the P.S.G.L. party advanced an idea that would materially revitalize the function of student government—the idea of student forums. Since the election to major offices of the P.S.G.L. executives, the proposal of forums takes on a new practical light.
In brief, as the leaders of the idea see it, these forums would have concrete cultural advantages; the intellectual adventure of our University experience would be enhanced. The possibility of a wider knowledge about the pressing affairs of the day would open up to us.
How would the plan work? Our student governing bodies would sponsor regular forums, about every two weeks, on campus problems and topics of the day. Iowa, Texas, Columbia, and U.C.L.A. are some of the universities that have pioneered in this forum project, and at these schools interest has fully warranted the experiment.
Speakers would be drawn from recognized authorities on the given topic under discussion. Professors from our faculty and leading students would direct the forums.
Questions that have successfully aroused interest in other universities touch on phases of the New Deal, re-armament in Europe and America, eugenics, and other "minority" problems.
Since the Pacchacam party and the P.S.G.L. elected officers are agreed on the desirability of the forums, they should be inaugurated without delay. Surely the women's governing bodies will take a favorable view of the forums, thus assuring early adoption of a new conception in student government.
In senior meeting an official remarked that he hoped he would not have to hand out any "dummy" diplomas on Commencement Day. How about the other guy?
THESE PANACEAS!
Every intelligent college student wants to understand the big issues of our time, because he is and increasingly will be drawn into those issues. His ignorance will protect him from suffering.
So he cannot ignore the critical type of economic analysis that appears increasingly in our leading periodicals. These articles often show a really gloomy outlook, but they cannot, for that reason, be tossed out of court.
Benjamin Stolbert, writing in The Nation of this week, says, "We are at the beginning of the end of a social system. The two major symptoms of social disintegration are very plain. First, the masters of our economic life are ignorant, incompetent, and callous, as the masters of a dying order always are."
Now wait a minute, Mr. Stolberg; certainly things are not as bad as all that. But he goes on with his scorn: "The other characteristic
of a dying order is functional. It has reached the limits of reform. Every reform turns into reaction. The contradictions of the economy are no longer hidden but dramatically evident."
And so he goes, merrily condemning with the suave assurance that all is lost. He neglects to mention the many New Deal measures designed to bring social security, unemployment relief, recovery. But perhaps he assumes that all these government measures tend to develop "the contradictions in our system."
Mr. Stotling speaks of "transvailing the Bill of Rights in terms of economic democracy" as if that expediency were a panacea. Perhaps "economic democracy" is a good thing, but we are so far from it that in 1934 the three highest-staffed of the Belfast Steel Company get a total of $488-000; on the other hand, relief workers in New York are now getting an average of eight cents per meal per person.
BE RIGHT
THEN FIGHT
Carl Magee, well known militant editor of the Southwest, who has proven his capability in more than one fight against corrupt political and social conditions, passed on from his storhouse of experience, in his address yesterday afternoon, that he would be applicable to any and all of us in our attempts to make an ultimate success of this life.
None of us is endowed with the God-given power to set the world on fire with lofty reformist ideals. Rather we must be sure of the worthwhile element of the things for which we are crusading. We must be sincere and discerning in our judgments. Then and then only shall we have the right to back our opinions with a militant spirit. Such was the advice which Carl Magee left with his audience.
BE GOOD. MAY!
If we could just give you some advice, May. Can't you do things a bit more calmly, with more consideration for us? Some quiet nights of rainfall, soft and pleasing sleeping.
Remember how March and April treated us; how they walked out
on all their promises; how the good days came sandwiched in between icyness, and the air pollenized with dust. Remember that we had had enough of the false promises of these insincerate half-spring, half-autumn months.
To come right to the point, May, let every thrill of the old May Day celebrations come anew to us. Bring the bright and warm days, with the little powder-puff clouds way up in a Robin blue heaven. Bring all your man and brilliant friends to see it, as an especially great gift it often is so an experience one goes.
Ohio State's Jesse Owens won another race in record time. Too bad our potential Owenses don't choose to run.
THE SIDE THAT
SHERMAN FORGOT
erous bouquet of May apples.
That's nice, May. Give us all that March and April falsely promised.
Recall that remark Sherman made concerning the obvious horrors of armed conflict? Well, there is one side of the picture which he failed to envision. No, we are not alluding to the playing of bands and the marching of battalions on parade. We are speaking of the immense technical joys of the annual inspection of R.O.T.C. units in the high schools and colleges through the country. Of the mud and slime ofrenchmen's band and the lance wrought by bursting shells, the only disquieting factor which enters into the examination of the student of military science and tactics is the rather unwelcome presence of the inspecting officer.
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
Imagine the joys of blasting a dreadnaught from the seas on highway 73 south of town with the long range gun which is the property of the Coast Guard unit, and which would probably fall to pieces and destroy the manipulators should a shell belch forth from its rusty steel jaws. Or equally entertaining would be the planning of bridges and fortifications, and highly technical maneuvers of the engineers. Wouldn't it be fun to
prepare a map of the "war sector" in the peace and quietude of Marvin hall, or requals an imaginary
Notice due at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m. preceding regular publication days.
11:15 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. for Sunday meetings.
Wednesday, May 1, 1935
Vol. XXXII
range it, give us an especially generous bouquet of May apples.
No.144
ALL-UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION;
CARLOS A. PATTERSON, Presidente.
an alt-University conversation will be held Thursday morning. May 2 at 10 clock in the auditorium. Mr. Dudley Crafts Waltman, Artist at Art Center, will speak. (LINDLEY)
EL ATENEO:
El Atenco tendra una sesión ordinaria el juvenes, el 2 de mayo, a las cuntas y media de la tarde en la sala 113 del edificio de Administración.
GIRL RESERVE TRAINING COURSE:
The Interracial Group will meet at Henley house at 7 p.m. Thursday.
MARTHA PETERSON, DOROTHY HODGE, Chairmen.
The first session of the Girl Reserve Training Course to be given at Henley house this weekend by Miss Florence Stone, state executive secretary, will be held from 7:45 to 9:45 on Friday evening. Registration may still be made today.
ENNA TURBILL, Chairman
There will be an important meeting of Jay Janes today at 4:30 in room 110.
Fraser. Please be there.
BETTY THOLEN, President.
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF:
All members of the instructional staff are asked to meet in central Administration auditorium on Thursday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m. to hear Dean J. B. Johnston, of the University of Minnesota. Dean Johnson will speak on "Building and Adjusting the Curriculum to the Needs of Individual Students."
INTERRACIAL GROUP:
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENTS:
students wishing to do practice teaching in Oread Training School during the fall semester should make application for such practice teaching in the office of the School of Education before May 10. R.A. SCHWEGLER, Dean.
Le Corée France se reunira mercredi a quatre heures et demi dans la salle 30 Frasier Hall. Tous ceux qui parlent français sont invités.
LE CERCLE FRANCAIS;
E. H. LINDLEY.
The regular mid-week dance will be held tonight at 7 o'clock in the Memorial Union ballroom. All students must present their identification cards. Stage lighting is provided.
The May tea will be held on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Myers hall
MRS. J. J. WHEELER, Correspondent Secretary.
MID-WEEK DANCE:
A ten-minute meeting of all School of Business students will be held at 11:20 this morning in room 210 Administration building for the purpose of nominating officers for 1935-36. The election of officers will be held on Wednesday, May 8, at the Doun's office from 8:30 to 12:00.
UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CLUB:
PRACTICE TEACHING:
JOHN MORRISON, President, Associated Students of School of Business.
QUACK CLUB:
Diving tryouts for major and minor Quack will be held at 8:15 this evening.
HELEN BOMAN, President.
W. A. A.;
There will be an important meeting of W.A.A. at 4:30 today in Robinson gymnasium for election of officers. All members are requested to be present.
Raymond Clapper, Former Student. Writes Expose of Washington Politics
"Your aunty at home and your uncle in college
"Rockaby Baby, there's nothing to fear.
Daddy's in Congress, gets ten grand n
Mother at home with her baby must stay
But daddy, for clerk-hire, still draws
her pay.
By Margaret Ryan, c'36
Are both on the pay-roll, to my certain handsides.
Your name shall be added, thus making
To aid us in keeping the wolf from the door;
For prudence, in times of depression,
commands.
The patriotism which pays dividends.
'And gladly our country supports you and me.
Which why it is known as the land of the free."
This poem, taken from the Kansas City Star, is quoted by Raymond Chipper in his book, "Trackering in Washington," a copy of which has just been given to the University of Texas. Chipper behind the scenes at the capital and expires every racket, from nepotism, the practice of Congressmen placing members of their families on the government payoff, down to the most petty gifts, such as the practice of padding expense
enemy who is planning vile depredations upon the sacred trees of Marvin grove?
Every student at K.U. should be inter-
This, gentlemen and ladies, is war! We ask you, where are its horrors which were so graphically represented that eminent civil war general?
ROCK - - -
CHALKLETS
Conducted by R.J.B.
A professor at the University of Tennessee was having some difficulty in getting the attention of his class. He said "I will not begin today's lecture until the room settles down." Came a voice from the rear of the room: "Go on home and sleep it off, old man."—Michigan daily.
Bills introduced in congress can be likened to debatants. So many are given such lovely receptions and then are forgotten about.
Only 32 more loafing days until finals.
Anent the "cutting in" confab we gather the general wish for: "the splay at eve to cut his throat" so he won't do any more cutting in.
Flash: "Naughty Mariette" was a very nice show, but we didn't know they wore wrist watches at the time the picture was supposed to have taken place.
We wish openly to denounce any rumor that the University campus is being overturn with reds—dandelions are the newace now.
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enced in the University at 1913 to 1916. $s$ then, he has travelled the nation's longest and most familiar and familiarized himself with the wide variety of mind and motive which marks its citizens. He has been a newspaper man in Washington and was recently appointed the head of the university's student body. He wrote this book in 1923, but the material is not "old stuff." Its problem remain as apparent and flagrant today.
Mr. Clapper fearlessly haws the facts of the luxury of self-government. He reveals that even the most august member of Congress must up on "homer" penny for the dear kit folks. They have familiarized themselves with the possibilities of petty racketeering and proceeded to put this knowledge to profitable use. In an investigation of how some of the senators of Arkansas, had three of his relatives among his five secretaries, his brother-in-law received $2,000 a year his mother-in-law received $2,580 a year his father-in-law received $3,000 a year. S.t. Townsend, Republic of Delaware, Chairman of the Senate Committee to Audit and Control Contingent Expenses of the Senate during the seventy-second Congress. In his official biography in the Congressional Directory, he listed him as chairman of the Senate fruit-growing and banking. He omitted to add that he was also president of the Highway Engineering and Construction Company of Selbyville, Delaware. This company did about $320,000 worth of work a year for the District of Columbia during Hower's administration.
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In the more rugged days of American history, nepotism was sternly frowned upon. Jefferson asserted, "The public will never be made to believe that you will never be treated under the ground of merit alone." Woodrow Wilson took a similar attitude in refusing to appoint his brother to a federal job. One of the first acts under the Postoffice Department under the Roosevelt administration against negotiation by Joseph C. O'Mahoney, young Assistant Postmaster General. He ordered that all
third class office must discontinue employment of immediate members of their families, beginning May 1, 1933.
The author pointed out that Congress is a law unto itself, and unless constituents persistently complain, it is not apt to indulge in any outstanding gestures of
The book is well illustrated with humorous cartoons. One of them, in particular, illustrates the neopotamian racket war between Athenians and Greeks. World-Telegram, shows a large line of cousins, sons, daughters, aunts and uncles waiting at Ucum Sca's pay-window to be paid. The heading is, "Who Wants Nothing? Nothing to Relieve Unemployment?"
It takes little imagination to see that the Senators and representatives have their nines short of all campaign glory. They have never been as powerful as has a powerful ending which shows that our country is not ruled by the Congress but by lobbyists, contact men, and political hoses. You may not agree with these candidates, but he challenges your thinking.
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