PAGE TWO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1935 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS University Daily Kansa Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES D. BROWN Associate Editors Robert Bohlmeier Consultant Harry MANAGING EDITOR _ HARRY VALENTINE Campus Editor Herbert Meyer Makeup Editors Harold Bressner George Moore George Moore New Editor Jordan Fewns France Network Eleanor Winters Exchange Editor Curt Hummel Business Manager F. Quinn Ace. Business Manager Ellen Glow Lena Writtle Mhairy Miller Irlie Olson Loren Miller Loren Miller Rutherford Berger Wolverine McCarthy Julia Markham McCarthy Margaret Bouret Charles D. Brown Morgan Bouret Business Office ... K.U. 66 News Room ... K.U. 25 Night Connections, Business Office ... 2701K2 Night Connection, News Room ... 2702K3 Published Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Journalism section of the magazine. Holiday包住 by students in the department of Journalism, which is housed in the President's Office of the Department of Journalism. Advise: $25 on payments. Single copies, by email or by mail. Entered as second class matter, September 17, 1010, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1935 OUR NEW ATTITUDE Where does The Kansan stand on the student strike against war? Originally, its policy opposed the strike on the grounds that wrong method means wrong result. It was reasoned that the strikers would do the cause of peace more harm than intelligent stay - at homes who, in their hearts, sincerely worked for peace. The Publisher, in conjunction with the Editor-in-Chief, maintained such a policy, and demanded guarantees from the strikers that order be preserved at their meeting. These guarantees were given, in all good faith we believe, and still the policy of The Kansan opposed the strike. The issue grew sharper every day. In the midst of this fray a new editor was selected by the Kansas Board, and editors written by him for the paper of last Sunday and Tuesday, were by some interpreted as "condoning the strike." In a meeting yesterday the Kansas Board considered the question of policy toward the peace strike, and, after much heat from both sides to the dispute, voted "to recognize the strike as a movement working towards the cause of peace." It did not give the strike a pat on the back; in fact, the vote was so close you couldn't have got a hair between the disputants. A first motion that would have condemned the strike, but supported all "legal" peace movements, was lost by the same fraction of a hair. The evident feeling of the Board was to take some explicit and definite action to forestall the idea that The Kansan is straddling the issue. Hence the reason for a vote. Our stand is this: we recognize that peace is the objective of the strike, however much we deplore the method. If good comes from the strike, we shall welcome it as a contribution toward solving one of the touchy points of modern international relations. THE SITUATION AT PITT That pretty phrase, "academic freedom," — what does it mean? An April 6 dispatch from Pittsburgh says: "A college professor told the legislative committee investigating academic freedom at the University of Pittsburgh today that 'at Pitt a man is lucky if he can publish an article which doesn't disturb a Pittsburgh industrialist.'" The same story says Felix Frankfurter's book on the Sacco-Vanzetti case cost Harvard "at least a million dollars" during a fund campaign, but the Harvard faculty took it for granted that Doctor Frankfurter was within his rights in publishing it. Mr. Beutel, former Pitt teacher, further told the legislative inquirers that men who "pervert education" control the university and make Chancellor Bowman "sell his ideas" to gather funds. Wouldn't it be nice to say, "Ah, well, all these accusations one hears that can't be trusted to tell the truth. That may be so at Pitt, certainly not at other universities." We Polish Apples That would be what they call "academic freedom." Editor's note: The Kansan will present in this column thumbnail sketches of the members of the faculty. Jens P. Jensen Jons P. Jensen says he found difficulty in getting enough to eat when a child, being the oldest of 10 children, and this accounts for his present stunted appearance. (So he says.) This professor of economics attended the common schools of Denmark until 1897. After coming to the United States he entered Dakota Wesleyan University, and was graduated in 1933. His A.M. degree was received from the University of Michigan in 1917 and his doctorate in 1926 from the University of Chicago. A queer hobby is his. He likes to collect bottles (empty) according to his wife. He is also a Sunday School teacher. What think we do this combination? What about books? Professor Jonsson opened "Public Finance" in 1924, a "Survey of Colorado Tax System" in 1030, and "Property Taxes in United States." In he is now preparing a fax on "Public Finance." CAMPUS OPINION Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kanan. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to cutting by the editor. Editor Daily Kansan: They're all 100% Americans? They refuse to adopt the child labor amendment because some uninformed person started a former that it originated in Soviet Russia. If the child labor law is Communist—then Great Britain is the home of Communism instead of Russia, for child labor laws were in force in the Empire before Soviet Russia was even on the man. Then they turn around and have a peace strike. Ask any International News Service correspondent who has seen service in foreign fields about this peace strike. If he can safely do without jeopardizing his job he will and The instigator of the peace strike here at the University received emblazoned pamphlets about the horrors of war—strike for peace, the pamphlets pleaded. The gullible students took the bail-line--sinner and whole works. can produce evidence in black and white that the peace strikers are following out a plan that was thought out in Moscow. 100% Americans? Sheep is a more ap propiate word. One of them heard big noise and went to investigate—thus the followed along question. J.B.P. ROCK - - - CHALKLETS Caberet—a silly little cap work by poets and artists. The Lowbrow's Dictionary Cactus—when a political party gets together for a "bull-fest." Cache—dough, chips, kale, schekals rocks, maxima or anything pertaining to money. Calibrer - the fruit of a certain bush related to the cockleer and sandber. Cannel - an animal found on certain innate materials. Candor—a large South American boid. Conducted by R.J.B. Caddy—an uncouth brazen guy. Cairn—more than a burden Celery—quickness of motion Cellar—opposite of buver cramer—the middle of a circle or the guy who covers the ball in football. Chargin—a forced smile. Carnation — milk from contented cows. Capillary—a small branch of a river Capricorn—a crop grown in the middle west. Cheek—something stylish or the side of your face. Chafer—one who herds an auto for someone else. ESSENCE RHYME of the WEEK The mayor of Lawrence Is Alfred Lawrence. Puzzled Easiest Rhyme of the Week Fuzzled What do they mean By choir a cappella The Sociology club will meet at 4:30 today in room 208 Administration building. The speaker will be Mr. Hans Holberg, the director of Teachers Institute on Adult Education, who will speak on "Adult Education." The odorless cabbage developed at Cornell University recently should make swell clearers. A London man died recently who firmly believed that the earth is flat, Well, it shouldn't make any difference and he himself strength it—it's all he same down there. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Enlighten this fella? Notices due at Chasenell's Office at 2 p.m. preceding regular publication days and 11:30 a.m. Saturday for Sunday issues. Vol. XXXII Wednesday. April 10. 1935 Wednesday, April 10, 1935 The annual Ku Ku nomination and election of officers will be held Thursday evening, April 11, at 10:30 p.m. in room 200 Fraser hall. This will be an important meeting and all members are urged to be present. A I E E. There will be a regular meeting of the A.I.EE Thursday evening, April 11, at 7:45 in the auditorium of Marvin hall. The Kansas Angie branch of the institute will be guests. The program will consist of films from M.I.T and an inspection trip of the electrical laboratory. There will be refreshments after the inspection trip. Everyone is welcome. T. D. WILLIAMSON, Secretary. Checks for work done during March may be obtained at the CSEP office on Thursday afternoon, April 11, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Those students who are unable to get their checks on Thursday may get them on Friday afternoon. CSEP CHECKS: FRESHMEN-SOPHOMORES IN THE COLLEGE: Applications for scholarships will be received for the scholarships listed in his catalogue and also for the recently announced Social Welfare Scholarship Zon, in room 310 Piusen, on Wednesday and Friday, April 10 and 12, and on Sunday, April 15 and 17, at 9:30 a.m. There may be made by telephone. E. GALLOL, Chairman All Freshmen and Sophomores in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences should see their advisers during the period from Monday, April 8, through Friday, April 12. Names of advisers and their office hours are posted on the bulletin board in the hall opposite 121 Administration building. TAU NU TAU: J. H. NELSON, Associate Dean of the College. K. A. C. E.; K. A.C.E. will hold a regular meeting Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 in room 201 Chemistry building. Dr. Dains will give an illustrated lecture on the history of metals. Everyone is welcome. CHARLESS BEDINGFIELD, Jr., Secretary. PI EPSILON PI: Le Cercle Francais se reunite mercredi a quatre heures et demie dans l'aile 306 Frasier hall. Tous ceux qui parient français sont invites. HENRY BAKER LE CERCLE FRANCAIS; SOCIOLOGY CLUB: 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. The spring initiation of Phi Delta Kappa will be held at the Manor, 194 Mass. St. Initiation begins at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 11; dinner at 6. There will be a meeting of Tou Nu Tu this evening at 8:15 in room 214 Marvin hall. All members please be present. Plans for the event will be made in advance. J. G. DOWNUM, Secretary. MID-WEEK DANCE; PHI DELTA KAPPA: SCHOLARSHIPS: Y. W. C. A. POETRY GROUP: The Y.W.C.A. poetry group will meet at Henley house this evening from 7 o 8 o'clock. Bring your favorite pieces. VIRGINIA HINSHAW, Charley Pennell Knows Greek Letter Characteristics From the Bottom Up When Charley Pennell, a colored shoe shiner, looked at the letter "K" in 1910, he was likely to associate it with Klan. Klan instead of the Klan security. By Chet O. Hamm, gr. But today when Charley sees a fraternity phi, it places him in a reminiscence mood of the "good old days at the University" and recalls to his memory many friends he mude while shining shoes on the Hill from 1919 to 1925 at Rowlands's Annex. For 20 years Charley has shined K. U. shoes at various shops in the city. At present he is working part time at Oyler's Shoe Shop, located at Fourteenth and Ohio streets. His first experience with a Greek letter was a humorous one. In his eagerness to make his shop attractive to his customers, Charley purchased a square table cover bearing two Greek letters: "Those letters didn't mean a thing to me," said Charley, "until one day a girl came in and razzed me about having to represent an image instead of representing a fraternity. It was then that I decided it was high time that I do something about this Greek letter business. "I went to Merriam Jones, now of a Columbia bookstore, and at that time manager of Rowlands 'to see if she could teach me the Greek alphabet. She tried to, but it just wouldn't take. She made a list of the letters and symbols, and I tacked this on the wall near the water cooler, and everytime I saw a pin on my customer I pretended to be drinking a white wine drink. White drinking I would look at the chart and find out what all of those funny letters meant." Through the association of fraternity pires and memorizing names, Charley made numerous acquaintances in the six years he was on the Hill. These acquaintances serve Pemell in his boot-blacking business at Oyle's everyday. Around them he builds his "customer conversation." "To be a successful shoe shiner," Charley maintains, "you must be able to say more than 'good day' and come back again." I found that college boys, and especially those who were in fraternities, were interested in men of their home town who have attended the University, and possibly were members of the same fraternities. Early in my business I formed the habit of asking my customer his name and giving him a hug, writing this in a notebook, that I keep handy. I made quite a few friends. I keep in contact with these friends from the information 'dropped' in the conversations with my customers. Just then Charley was taken away by a customer. Upon learning that he was from Winfield, Kan, Charley offered, "I know Stwe Bloss, a D.U. You know his father is speaker of the house at Topeka, . . . Stew, he married Helen Jack, a Chi Omega, . . . I didn't know that. I hear that Don Cooper; he was a Delta Tau you know; is coaching football at Southwestern College. He's the coach for that ever kicked a football for a Kansas team. There was Gus Roberts, also a D.U. The next time you see Gus you tell him that Charley said hello, and that I would like to bet him on the Kannas-Nebraska game next fall." For the full length of the time that it took Charlie to give the shine he talked with his customer about Winfield and former students from Winfield, of subjects that would be a interest in a Winfield resident away from home. "You know fellows like that gang from Winfield have given me some fun and laughs in my life. I remember Charley Black, one of K.U.'s most famous football players, played a joke on me that I'll never forget. I had been after Black all week for a pass to Saturday's football game. Finally he gave me a ticket and as usual I went to the game early so I'd be comfortably situated for the kick-off. To me the kick-off is one of the best parts of the game. I sat there watching the players warm-up. The crowd was coming in and I knew that the section of stands my seat was in was getting awful feminine, and before I realized my predicament, I found that Black had given我 a ticket in the section reserved for the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. "Carl McAdams, a Sigma Nu, pulled the most expensive joke on me. All during the week I had been kidding the boys about giving free shines on Sunday afternoon. Everyone knew that I closed my shop at noon on Sunday. A few minutes before closing time McAlams walked in for a shine. Just as I about finished his shine two more Sig Nu's walked in and the two other colored shiners took care of them. Another and another came in. I knew that I was stuck, and the boys were just full enough of the old devilment to keep me there until 4:30 after afternoon. As near as I could figure I shaded about 150 pairs of shoes free of charge." Charley does not rely solely on acquaintances as a medium of conversation. "I also learned early in my business that students in the University seemed to be more interested in athletics than any other outside activity. I read sport magazines and papers, began going to the Stadium to watch practices, and the players were willful." He said he had never known it I had the bug. Once athletes gets you it is hard to get it out of your system. "To me," claims Charley, "the greatest Kansas football player of all time is Charley Black. George Neesles is one of the greatest tackles and can be classed with Mehringer and Clawson. Elmer Schanke, a Phi Gai, is among the best quarterbacks. The best full-time Orrand Doech, also a Phi Gai." In estimating an athlete Charley says to beware of the fellow who uses "I." When a fellow uses "we," then it is likely because he is the one who will last. In addition to operating his sis-she shine stand at Oyler's, Charley, since January 15, has been night turn key at the Douglas County jail. "I hope that I don't see any of the boys from down there," commented Charley. Now that Lawrence has elected a photographer for mayor we hope that he will be able to give the city council a clear picture of the situation. Some persons believe that there should be an institution to which all congressmen, who muddled up their politics, must be brought to a Well, isn't that what the Senate is for? Dizzy Ditty Dizzy Ditz One thing about Wimmi Witt He never wants to be The ads for Filt. According to a zoo keeper chimpanzees are sensitive to an audience. Probably can't get accustomed to all those funny faces they see. DICKINSON TODAY - TOMORROW Where Students Meet The Show Sensation of the Nation HARZFELD'S Hill Top Shop "Mississippi" with BING CROSBY W. C. FIELDS JOAN BENNETT FRIDAY - SATURDAY "TRANSIENT LADY" with GENE RAYMOND FRANCES DRAKE — ON THE STAGE — Friday Night Tap Dancing Contest 9 P.M. Cash Prizes Awarded. Leave Your Name and Address at Our Box Office. We carry a complete showing of the line "Petticoat Lane" footwear, made famous by our Kansas City store. $6.95 --- 12th at Oread Have You Met "BARNEY" Folks? UNION FOUNTAIN Sub-basement Memorial Union He's the best little soda squirt this side of the Mississippi Lawrence's Bargain Theatre PATEE 10c - 15c ENDS TONITE Joan Blendell. 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