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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENC, KANSAS
University Daily Kansan
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1934
WHO FLANG THAT?
"Twas de night before Christma
'N all tru de jaint,
Day wasn't nobody movin',
'N don't all of I i守叶.'
Our Christmas vacation begins Wednesday at noon little college boys an' girls—(no, we don't think we're. call you.) and a "Merry Christmas" editorial is always expected of us. Such articles, needless to say, give us a lot of trouble. Why, says you? Well, simply because everything which could possibly be said on the subject without putting you to sleep has already been said so many times that it's not even funny any more, so just exactly where are we supposed to get off?
Furthermore, the heading on this little bit of well-intended foolishness is absolutely not supposed to have anything to do with the article. In fact it has no connection with it at all except to perhaps catch your attention so you will devote a couple of your precious minutes to reading it.
Now that the reason for everything has been explained, and you can easily see how foolish it would be to try to say anything really serious in these inches, the Kansan does at this time take it upon itself to wish you the very merriest of Christmasmas and the happiest of New Years.
Betty Coed thinks the NRA has lost its general interest since Hugh Johnson resigned.
The question of the "American succession" seems to be who will succeed "Baby Face" Nelson as public enemy No. 1.
SOVIET SENTIMENTS
Does recognition of Russia mean such sweeping approval of all her little insecurityes in the matter of justice that comment is unnecessary? Nobody would care to admit that fact—if fact it is. If it is not, however, then why has there been so little condemnation, from journalistic America of the episode of last week, in which the killing of 66 Russians served to express the government's disapproval of that familiar European custom, assassination?
There seems to have been no connection between the assassin and the 66 victims of the state's urge for self-expression. They were merely the next on the list of "undesirables," men and women whose class, profession, birth, or education does not meet with Soviet approval. It appears that those "undesirables" constitute a sort of reserve force, ensuring that a crime against the government may be treated with the proper promptness and dispatch.
In addition, the family of the as assassin has been demolished—a return to a very primitive custom, and fully as horrible as the butcherery for exemplary purposes. There was at least a移步 beyond mere vengeance in the killing of 65 undesirable. But isn't it a pity,
when the avowed aim of these deaths was public expression of Russia's sentiments, that they should pass with so little notice here in America? Surely we need to hear opinions about events that call for such emphasis!
We wonder why Irene du Pont is a charter member of the American Liberty League. Yes, that's one we can't figure out.
SATIATED MORONS
Education. Only a smug complacency of knowing that you belong to the intelligentsia and the cultured; privileged to sip at the fountains of beauty and truth.
Education. Yet what a dismal contemporary for the sons of Kansas. Cultured gentlemen or satired morons; booing the villain at the tri-neckeloden, snickering at the drunken Durante, pretending to finish a belated assignment, lounging on a sofa listening to the blues of "Red" Davis or Art Kassel, gossip-mongering, munching chocolates. That was the way the sons of Kansas spent the evening on which "The Green Pastures" with its original cast came to Lawvere.
Educated? No. Jusi satiated with the odium of their own cultural oligarchy. Pride of Kansas pride of the Middle West.
As an economy measure, you can't beat the proposed Kingfishdom. But what would Washington do with an official population of one? Make it two: we forgot the bodyguard.
IUEY LONG, FOOTBALL
COACH—WHAT NEXT?
Coaching is a great game. Everywhere except in the South intercollegiate rules against subsidizing athletes are strict and the coaches have to depend upon luck for their material, hence they are lucky if they hold their jobs.
So it would seem that the South must be a Coach's paradise for 0.5 offering an athlete a scholarship down there does not smell as badly as elsewhere.
But it isn't all a Utopia. Take "Biff" Jones' case at L.S.U. for instance. Jones had a fine bunch of boys and was making a good record. Then this season he found Huey Long on his squad. Huey made a halfback state senator, sat on the player's bench, pranced up and down the sideline, cussed the bad plays and finally started cussing the coach when the team was 'behind.
Now Biff Jones would not take that from anybody, and so his job is hanging in the air. Before Biff went to L.S.U. it had mediocre teams because of interference by ruling authorities. The "Kingfish" is striving mightily to increase his kingdom, so Biff would advise coaches to stay away and let Huey prove his versatility by turning out a winning team himself. Think of the votes that would get Huey in his 1936 presidential campaign
We wonder what will become of the New Deal when it gets old. Perhaps it is only patriotic to suggest the enactment of legislation for a committee on the continual renewing of the New Deal.
"Merry Christmas to Mussolini's little warriors."
CHRISTMAS IN ITALY
If Mussolini were to write a letter to Santa Claus for the little six-year-old warriors of Italy, he would probably say, "Dear Santa, bring my little boys guns. Guns that shoot. And Santa, please instill in your little ones the real spirit of a soldier. Give them a love for their fatherland. Give them an over-abundance of patriotism, breed in them a hatred for other nations, so that they can go to battle for me, and kill without regret. And Santa, all that I want for myself is more little boys."
After we make the campus more democratic, how about starting to make the faculty a little more democratic? Or is that nice?
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
K. U. DAMES:
The Dames will entertain their husbands and children with a Christmas party at Myers hall this evening at 13:00. Gifts will be exchanged.
Tuesday. Dec. 18. 1934
No. 65
THETA EPSILON:
These Epstein will meet at 6:45 this evening at the home of Mrs. Paul Rankin, 1847 Barker. Dr. Leonard O'Bryan will be the speaker.
MARGARET BUECHER, Vice President.
SECOND GENERATION STUDENTS:
POWER OF THE WHISPER
Civilized man is making progress in the matter of whispering. The spreading of rumors by word of mouth is practiced daily on an almost incredible scale. A recent article in the New York World- Magazine is extended to which such practices are being used by commercial organizations, and the skill which has been achieved.
Will all second generation students who were in the group picture taken Homecoming day please call Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the alumni room, room 2.
Conducted by experts in mass psychology, whispering campaigns are used for various purposes, to increase a firm's business, to decrease a competitor's business, to break strikes. As an advertising medium, the whispering campaign came to be used because business men realized that the printed word was discounted by the read-
as likely to be biased. The hired rumor spreader, doing his work under various disguises and pretences, appears to those who hear him as a disinterested commentator, and therefore can get
Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University Daily Kansas. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to review on any subject are invite
CAMPUS OPINION
At last the sororites have been aroused sufficiently by the cry of "snobbery" to discover themselves on the brink of disintegration, and have decided that "something must be done." They were in the Greek house pulling with each other and with the independent women. And with what wazest they have rallied to the cause—with the same spirit that the women of the Greek house against the great American evil. There was no delay, once the decision was made. A round of teas and parties was begun to which representatives of all groups were invited, and which promised to present ideas out of the picture. Not only has it been possible for a girl to attend two or three such functions a week, but if she happens to be a house president, is directed to the Christmas parties of the house, or to a rate, even the stubbornest case of snobbery should succumb. Three weeks and the campaign almost concluded—a re
mentator, and therefore can get away with amazing stories.
The World - Telegram article tells of a firm, operating throughout the United States, whose business is the "spreading of sentiment," and it will undertake any job anywhere in the country at rates of $15 per day per sentiment-spreader, and up. Its activities are said to have been confined to the breaking of strikes
up to the present, which it accom-
plishes by sending hungry-looking men out into workers' resi-
dential districts, as salesmen of some useless article, with instructions to spread the information from house to house that the unions made them what they are.
One corporation manufacturing an article that is used daily by millions has lost thousands of dollars recently because of a well planned and executed campaign to spread rumors that several workers in the corporation's factories had leprosy, and that the firm had contributed money to the Nazis. Such rumors are commonly spread when the object is to ruin a business. Other campaigns used for advertising purposes only are not destructive, but, of course, there is always complete opportunity for distorting of facts.
FRED ELLSWORTH
This latter type of campaign is not new. It comes under the same head as the political and propaganda campaigns, such as have been used for years. But the commercial whisper is a new development in the progress of American business.
cord "abolishment" of a long-existem evil!
Only two or three houses remain to contribute their part. With the conclusion of the informal gatherings after Christmas the old barriers will have fallen and a spirit of complete co-operation will exist between the women on the campus that it has been fun. But it is also not always so good again too soon, perhaps not until next year or the year after, for the social tements are wearing.
Boys and Young Ladies of 50 Years Ago
(Excerpts from Campus Publications of 1884)
Phi Gamma Delta—The event of the season in society circles thus far was the anniversary ball, and banquet of Phi Gamma Delta, last Tuesday evening. The chapter in K.S.U. has completed its third year, and celebrated its success in an entertainment of its lady friends. At nine o'clock the guests assembled, and passed a couple of hours tripping the light fantastic with the energy known to the Phi Gams and their友们. With equal ardour they then addressed themselves to an elegant banquet at the princes ofter Pershall's. Then舞女 entered the hall and it was far into the next morning when the lateness—or earliness—the of the hour, compelled a cession. It would be sufficient to say that the fraternity upheld its revolution of one of the social numbers eighteen active members, and each one showed on that evening that the social side of man's nature is fully appreciated by the Phi Gams, and with heart, mind, soul and feet they know to conclude the close of a successful year and the opening of an aspiring one.
L. W.
The University Cash Dining Association is the most popular boarding club among students. It numbers twenty-seven percent of students recently been affected with the gout.
The Sophomores expect to have a party after the holidays. Already threats of violence are being made by pugnacious (?) Freshmen and cowardly girls should read the record of mighty men, (the Sophs) and beware.
W. S. Franklin will visit his "solid girl" in Severance, Kan., during the next two weeks.
Jim Hutcheson will visit his other girl at Olathe for a couple of weeks.
Neither cord-wood or chickens are taken on subscriptions for the Courier
but if any of our friends have any taffy for the editorial staff please pass it up.
Bring your ice skates with you when you return.
Oread won. The severest defeat of the course of contests between the Oread and Orophilian societies was sustained by the Orophilian society last evening. The Orophilians won a victory through their orator, but in lost Declare and Declaration. The judges were Hon. B. W. McMullen. They were Frank Marvin. The contestants were on Esay, Debate and Oration graded on Thought, Composition and Delivery.
The Contest
The efforts of the contestants throughout were notable above those of former contests. Every part was of a standard to be a credit to the university. "It was the hardest fought battle of all." There should yield gravely; conqueror should have respect for the feeling of the anquished.
The two societies ought to acknowledge every point where they were wrong, and "pue her thar" over the gory abyss.
Each society said it would be a cold day when they got left, and both having left, accounts, no doubt, for the extremely chilly atmosphere.
ROCK - - -
CHALKLETS
Conducted by R.J.B
We'd like to say, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," but Voiciel of the El Dorado Times not at all will accept any suggestion that younger generation showing such skeptical inclinations might be appropriate for the holiday. "Yes, Santa Claus. There is a Virginia."
The University should really provide coed smokers with a bench under the library arch. Each morning several poor little girls have to sit on a big cold, stone slab when they smoke their ciggies.-D.F.
The poetry corner is awful, dreadful,
atrocious, and schrecklich. To kill the
epidemic, we submit the following:
Mamma said no
So did papa But I did.
So did nana
—Cont.
Good name for a dog. "Wooftes." Result: America goes to the dogs every morning accompanied also by coffee and the morning paper—Cont.
Out of the Chemistry Bible: Man cannot live by calculations alone—Cont.
Latest method of dubbing love-sick-maiden: Maiden goes x-Wire. Let X equal initial of the masculine attraction. Thus x-Wire, Doria x-Wire, w-unrewed, weiter-Cont.
Don't forget to give your gal a box of Rock Chalklets for Christmas.
2 O's, 2 L's & 2 T's
As an ardent admirer of Mr. Amanda Woollett we feel it our solemn duty to take up the torch in behalf of the correct spelling of his name. In Sunday's Kansas the Corner-Booker-Review reviewed "While Burns" and in three places Brother Woollett's name was spelled with only one "I" and we take it that it was not merely an error, but a real proofreader. That, we say quite confidently, is a "I" of a note. Personally we can see no reason why he doesn't spell
Wwoollocott and have done with all this bother.
FREE VERSE
Snow falls
Like dandruff
Upon the shoulders
Of the earth
Causing
Embarrassment.
All because
Mother Earth
Didn't shampoo
Her hair last
Fall
The mule he has two legs behind And two we find before.
We stand behind, before we find What the behind be for.
A contributor points out to us that *I* the Towneend plan goes through life will be beginning at sixty. Yes, but just as I said you miss on out by starting so late in life.
CLASSIFIED
Phone K.U.66 ADS Phone K.U.66
LOST: Pair of rim glasses in silver metal case. Lost Saturday. Reward. Call Shilah Salbury 718. -65
LOST: Brown kid leather purse contain money, glasses and compact, Reward. Call 731. 1345 West Campus.
$20 REWARD for information leading to recovery of bassoon taken from administration building. No attempt made. Inquiries at city. Use postal General Delivery or personal column of Kansas City Star. Joef Dey, 912 Albany. Phone 18873
ROOM AND BOARD: Southeast room with board for two $2.55 each per calendar month. 30 meals $4.00, 13 lunches $1.60, 120 – 68 ‘ukey street’ phone, $252.95
FOR RENT: Nice ncey apartment, fireplace in living room, well equipped kitchen, heat water hot. Also overcrowd r sale. 423 Ohio street. Phone 84 - 65
ROUND TRIP over Christmas vacation to Columbus, Ohio, in heated seat $12.00. Make arrangements immediately. Phone 2518M. -79
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Very Merry Christmas
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