AGE TWO THURSDAY. APRIL 25.1935 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES D. BROWN Robert Robinson Genevieve Horr MANAGING EDITOR HARRY VALENTINE **STAR** Cormack Editor Herbert Mowers Makupow Editors George Moore Snow Editor Jodyn Feltner Reeve Editor Francesco Winter Rochambeau Editor Elmer Winter Leon Wynn T Robbery Hewey Robert Wynn McCalla Jolie Mae Harper Caroline Harper Murray Court Michelot Court P. Quentin Brown Charles D. Brown John R. Brown Telephones Business Office ... K. U. 61 News Room Inc., Business Office ... 270K1 Night Connection, News Room ... 270K1 Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday murmurs except during the week of January 31-28 for Journalism of the University of Kansas from the Press of the Department of Journalism, with advance, $2.25 on payments, single copies, Entered as second class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kane THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935 IN DEFENSE OF HEARST The Daily Trojan, student paper of the University of Southern California, set a new precedent in college journalism recently. The paper defended William Randolph Hearst, the enemy of the collegiate press. In an editorial, The Trojan labelled Hearst as an "average American citizen with the constitutional right to express his own opinion." The paper defends Hearst on the ground that his shouts of "Yellow Peril," "Buy American," and "Communism in the colleges," are excusable because "We believe he is absolutely sincere in what he says." How far Mr. Hearst's sincerity goes in making him right is questionable. Napoleon thought he was right; who could make the ccars of Russia believe that their method was wrong? All through history we have examples of men who were positive that they were entirely justified in their actions, but we who have studied them know that they weren't. Sincerity is no excuse for wrong-doing. The defense also takes up the old method of misinformation by saying "We feel that he has been grossly misinformed to the extent where he sees 'red' every time he hears of a college liberal movement." This is indeed humorous. It reminds one of P. T. Barnum who, when one of his hoaxes would be brought to light, would shake his head sadly and wail that he had been the trusting victim of a vicious trick. The parallel between Barnum and Hearst lies in the fact that both were "misinformed" a little too often to convince the public of their own integrity. The Trojan claims that everyone is constitutionally given the right of freedom of speech. Does the Constitution give a person the right to twist another's speech so that it becomes exactly the opposite of what was originally meant? If so the career of Hearst is liberally sprinkled with these "constitutional liberties." Hearst is now demanding the removal of Frederick L. Schuman from the faculty of the University of Chicago because of alleged "red" tendencies. Through the power of the press, the self-called "red" avenger has misquoted Mr. Schuman until the educator is placed in an unfavorable light. Is this freedom of the press? And this is only one incident in Hearst's campaign to rid colleges of those intellectuals who do not believe in his idea of a capitalistic state. We Polish Apples Editor's note. The Kansas will present in this column thumb-nail sketches of the members of the faculty. Clarence Chrisman Although Clarence Christman, instructor in Spanish, received his A.B. degree from William Jewell College at Liberty, Missouri, and his A.M. from the University of Kansas, a great deal of his education was carried on in European schools. He attended the Spanish School of the University of Liverpool at Santander, Spain, and later Centrode Estudios Historicas at Madrid. These students were foreign students the Spanish language, culture history, and literature, and the culture of Spain. Mr. Christman later attended L'Institute Britannique at Paris—a school where the English are taught French, and the French, English. Professor Christman is now on leave from William Jewell College where he has been teaching for the last five years and will be here before, in the school year 1931-32. Especially interesting to Mr. Chris- OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Notices due at Charleston's Office at 3 p.m. preceding regular publication days and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vol. XXXII Thursday, April 25, 1935 No.140 A. S. C. E.: There will be a regular meeting of the student chapter of the ACSE this evening at 7:30 in room 210 Marvin hall. JAMES HUGHES. A. S. M. E.: The student branch will meet this evening at 7.30 in room 210 Marvin hall. An illustrated lecture on stoker and pulverized fuel equipment will be given through the courtesy of the Combustion Engineering company. A business meeting will follow. H. E. MILLER, Secretary. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The Christian Science organization will meet at 7:30 this evening in room C, Myers hall. MAUBINE JESSEE A short business meeting will be held this evening at 8 clock in Green hall. Dues must be paid. BOB CUNNINGHAM. DRAMATIC CLUB: EL ATENEO: Habra una session extraordinaria de El Ateneo el jueves, 25 de abril, a la unidad y de la tarde en la sala 113 del edificio de Administración. Que toldo que la unidad se acercaba al atrio. CARLOS ALBERTO PATTerson, Presidente. K. A. C. E.: A meeting of all former Lindenwood College girls will be held at Westminster hall Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. Girls not able to attend please call Mrs. Colla Morrison at 1534R. MRS. COILA MORRISON. CHARLES H. BEDINGFIELD, JR., Secretary. The Newcomers Club will meet at three o'clock this afternoon at Spooner Thymer Museum. Members are urged to bring guests. MRS. E. R. LATTY. LINDENWOOD COLLEGE GIRLS: NEWCOMERS CLUB: Pi. Lambia Theta will hold a business meeting this afternoon at 4 o'clock in room 119 Fraser hall, for the purpose of electing officers for next year. Following this, at 4:30, Dr. Mabel Elliott will speak on "Economic Conditions Affecting Education." RUTH BARNARD, Secretary. There will be a meeting of the Newman club Thursday in the basement of St. John's church at 8 p.m. Father Hoffman will speak. I want to express my deep appreciation of your article which appeared in yesterday's Kansan, entitled "Cutting Becomes a Hated Tredition." You are absolutely right. Why do we have so many stags at our dances? The explanation is financial. It is as cold-blooded as a Dollar. Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kannan. Articles over 200 words are subject to cutting by the editor. Conman is gathering curios and books on his travels all over the world. He likes tennis about the best of the sports and looks as if he would be an excellent player. He has been nicknamed "Pedro" because he likes Spanish culture, esteemed in the Spanish language, "Pedro" is tall and dark, unmarried, about 30 years of age, and loves bridge. His students like him and his classes. When he was an undergraduate here, he was a Kappa Stigma fastenly. He is very well known by the students on the campus. There will be a supper meeting Thursday at 5:15 at the home of Mildred Ingham, 1714 Illinois St. Important business meetings there are on Tuesday. EVANCLAREN CLARK, Press Association JANE FITZPATRICK, Secretary. PL LAMBDA THETA; Seniors expecting to complete requirements for degrees either in June or in summer, who have not filled out application-for-degree cards in the Registrar's office, should do so at once. GEORGE O. FOSTER, Registrar. In conclusion, I want to call attention in these facts. In the bill establishing the compulsory Activity Fee, as approved in 1923, the appropriation of 1033, are the following sections: Dear Mr. Hamm The imposition of this "five" is wrong for a second reason: As I have said, the Ballroom accommodates approximately 620 persons. Admit 200 stairs and there are 200 women. Admit 200 women. I want to ask the women of my versity if this is fair to them? You have paid for these affairs equally with the men. You want and should have, dates to these Varieties. Yet the present stag limit, reinforced by the "fine," is a woman's duty on an appearance on these Varieties. You have said. Why should you be thus shut out? PI LAMBDA THETA: CAMPUS OPINION Our Union ballroom accommodates 690 persons. The admission价 of a stair is the same as that of a couple. If 122 couples and 50 stairs were admitted, that making the full floor limit—this would be 275 admissions. Yet I find that the Sophomore Hop last year—reading from their financial statement—had 490 admissions. The stair is a very paying proposition! I am greatly in favor of our Mid-Week Variations. They can be made into real reboot affairs, of great value as "mixers" to the student body of this high institution acquainted. They come at a good hour in the evening. They are just long enough. They are capable of great social benefit. SENIORS: SIGMA ETA CHI: The students have to buy these Activity Books, and they all pay equally therefor. And when it comes to the matter of using these Books is it fair that one group should be forced to pay over again for that for which they have already paid; and this will again for the admission of another group who suppose that they, in turn, have paid? In other words, is it fair to either group—those who pay once, and those who pay twice? Something seems to have been purchased which neither student nor parent has resulted in the stages paying the admission for those who are admitted "free." But in the interest of the Doll they are permitted to be ruined by a great heat of stages. In the past, 200 stages have been admitted on payment of a "fine" of $150. 10e. Why 207? Why 10e? According to the 1933-34 Memorial Union financial statement, the orchestra cost of the Mid-westers was $694. Receipts from the stages were $485. Receipts from why 209 stags were admitted to these "free" dances on payment of 10e? In our recent conversations, I pleaded with the Committee to reduce the number of stages to 85—making, as is the custom in some places, one stage to every 3 couples. This matter is, of course, in their discretion and it was decided to reduce the number to 125. Now why have they kept the number at 206? How has that been accomplished? We impose legally next year the “fine” which just been removed — by changing the Activity Book Contract so as to include the “fine.” Look at the new form-fitting shirt ARROW MITOGA Above is a tailor's eye-view of our new Arrow MITOGA—the form-fitting shirt . . . tailored to your figure throughout. It drapes in at the waist . . . conforms to the shoulders . . . tappers to your arms. No bunching—no bulging anywhere. All the made-to-measure features at a ready-made price. And it fits forever, because it's Sanforized-Shrunk! In white and fancies . . . . $2 and up $ 0 "Sec. II. That the Union Operating Committee shall administer its fund as agreed in its application to the Council, and that the Memorial Union Building shall be completed as rapidly as possible." "Sec. 14, That the officially signed applications from each of the above mentioned activities to the general activity fee shall be kept on file in the Chamnelor's office, and that copies of the same shall be kept on file of the Council Committee on Activities, and in the Council file , . . ." I have hunted everywhere, in the Council files, in the Committee on Activities' files, and asked repeatedly in the Chancellor's office, without finding a trace of these Applications. I am assured that there exist no such agreements in writing. It should therefore be assumed that the present Activity Book Contract represents the agreement between the Memorial Union Corporation and the student body, as approved by the student body. Now I want to ask this question in plain language. If the Activity Fee was approved by the students, were not its provisions also approved? If it is going to be allowed that the Activity Book Contract can be changed when, as, and if somebody pleases, why not come out and say flatly that the student body had nothing to say about the Compulsory Fee in the first place? Meantime, the stag lin> blocks mer rily on! Sincerely yours Joseph H. Sutton SUCH DELICIOUS flavor It cost $50,000 to give you this deli- clouswholesome chocolate flavor. World markets were searched for cocoa beans. Blend after blend was tried—until at last a blond was found that surpassed all others in its flavor. That's "$55,000 Chocolate" served only at Roxall Store fountains. " $50,000 " Chocolate Syrup SOLD ONLY AT SOLD ONLY AT Texas Drug Stores RICKERD-STOWITS Drug Co. "The Resell Store" Oth & Mass. Phone 238 9th & Mass. 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Have your picture taken at the Lawrence or Hixon Studio. 1