PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS Editor-in-Chief MARGARET GREGG Wesley McCalla ... Loreen Miller Managing Editor... MERLE HERYFORD Campus Editor Nairi Makeup Editor Lena Wynn Spenditure Editor R. B. Hays Sunday Editor William Hopkins Saturday Editor Iris Olver Society Editor Carelyn Harper Night Editor George Larrico Leisure Editor Lori Harper Exchange Editor Julia Markham Marrakech Greeng Dorothy Smith Jeeves Ciles Coleman Bleeck Jimmy Rose Greencliffe Greene Greenlake Merle Heyford Paul Woodmanseau Violet Robert Smith Advertising Manager Clarence E. Murdoch Circulation Manager Willow Leatherman Business Office K.I.16 Night Education Business Office 201K1 Night Education 201K1 Subscription price, per year. $15. advance, $2.25 on payments. Single copies, e.g. Entered as second class matter. September 17, 1916, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Week Three and Friday in Journalism Week 2, northern Illinois University students by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Press of the Department of Journalism. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934 REVENGE IS TASTELESS A white-haired gentleman sits in as simple arm-chair with a freshly lighted cigar, posing for his photograph, his demeanor easy and correct, and in his eyes the pride that comes of accomplishment. An old man, unshaven and thined by illness, stands pleading for his freedom in a dingy Turkish court, left hand raised in futile gesture, in his eyes the desperation of a fugitive. The same old man steps from a car with his hat shielding his face. Again, he stands before the bar in Chicago giving bond for temporary freedom, mouth dropping and in his eyes anger and disdain. Newspaper pictures, dismal, depressing. This is Samuel Insull, who added his energy and organizing ability to the inventive genius of Thomas Edison and built an organization of efficient, well-managed power plants, spread through thirty-two states to furnish electric power for ten million people in five thousand cities. His plants still stand and serve, but the man has fallen, a victim of his own weaknesses. The law will judge him for his crimes. It has no concern with the work he has done. The tragic aspect of his case is not that he is to be punished without pity or mercy, but rather that such a man as he has been deserves no pity or mercy. It is a dreary spectacle, and America's revenge will be tasteless. And the Kansan mentions that Buildings and Grounds has purchased a new rubber-tired lawn-mover so as not to cut up the lawns. A LAUGH ON THE INDIAN? A LAUGH ON THE INDIAN? A celebration in Kansas City, Kansas, of Wyandotte County's seventy-fifth anniversary presented opportunity for a laugh at the expense of the Indian. The red men were greatly outclassed in archery, a sport with which they are historically linked, when many of their arrows failed even to hit the target and a white man carried off the scoring honors. It is said that the Boy Scouts were called in to assist the Indians in putting up their tepees A news article commented, "the red man, like the old gray mare is not what he used to be." Such an observation is amusing, but unjust. We have taken it upon ourselves thoroughly to "civilize" the Indian by educating him, thrusting upon him the white man's customs and manners, to the exclusion of his own, and then deriding him for loss of proficiency in his native arts. Fine sport, Americans! It might be well to take stock of the rapid advancement the Indian is making in the ways of the white man, and if it is the improvement that some would have it, why not accord him the praise he deserves? He is rapidly absorbing modern methods of agriculture, business, and education. and proving himself equally proficient with the white man in many fields. There is an inconsistency in calling on the Indian for exhibition of arts which we greatly admire, but which for the most part we fail to appreciate sufficiently to encourage him in their pursuit. Will somebody explain the difference between the K-men's new freshman cap rules and racketeering? PASSING BY Have you ever walked on streets where the unwritten domestic records of every house were afloat in the air outside it, records not all savory or sweet, but always full of interest and charm? Passing by, it is easily detected what kind of people live behind and above; what they eat and what they drink, and what their trade is; whether they do their washing at home, burn oil or coal, and use onion in their salad, or are over-fond of Limbermger cheese—the biggest, and most formidable cheese in the world; whether they fry with oil or butter, or like their omelets overdone. One senses whether they are over-run with mice; and buy carnations or pinks in season and keep them too long; even whether they fast on Friday. Streets are more than curbs and stones. Humane intentions can be costly. Eight persons were killed Sunday in two car accidents caused by trying to avoid running over dogs. (S THE RETURN SUFFICIENT? Each year, about the time that graduation begins to loom seriously ahead, honorary societies of every description suddenly come to light, each with a list of the seniors who are to be given the proud privilege of wearing its pin out into the world. No field seems to be too limited, no department narrow enough to escape at least one of these organizations whereby its most worthy and notable members can be brought to the public attention. Let us investigate the college career of one of these students whose name figures on one honorary list after another. Surely he must be the highest type of University product. He must be typical of the University's ideal. As a freshman, this student decided that he must eventually "make" a society famous for honoring scholarship. All his energies, therefore, he has directed toward making grades. The prudence with which he has chosen his courses had been equalled only by his discretion in regard to teachers. No matter how valuable their work or how stimulating their classes, not for him have been those professors who do not give "a's." He has had to sacrifice them for the sake of "scholarship." In the name of that same ideal he has kept a vigilant watch for snaps, and has become an artist at "apple polishing." And now he is having his reward in a shiny pin and his picture in the morning paper. It is to be hoped that this student considers his "honorary" pin a sufficient return on his four years investment. For it is not likely that, in his ruthless pursuit of grades, he has accidentally acquired anything of more enduring value, or taken the great step in understanding and appreciation which makes a college education really worthwhile. The London wheat conference couldn't persuade Argentine to accept the international production code. The conference needed General Hugh S. Johnson. Current Screen A bit of the Western style, a dash of the war theme, and a considerable portion of good drama combine to make Viva Villa (Patee) a picture of universal appeal. A one-sided history of the Mexican peon's struggle for freedom The Band will meet at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon in the Auditorium for echearsal. A full attendance is requested. J. C. McCANLES, Director. Vol. XXXI Tuesday, May 15, 1934 No. 158 Notice due at Chancellor's Office at 11 a.m. on regular afternoon publication days and 11:28 a.m. on saturday for Sunday issues. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Tuesday. May 15. 1934 The Christian Science organization will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in Wyers hall, room C. Everyone interested is cordially invited. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION NTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB: LUCIENE THOMAS, President. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB. The International Relations club will meet this evening in the private dining room of the cafeteria. The supper meeting will begin at 6:20 p.m. and the business meeting at 7 p.m. Plans for next year will be laid; there will be a report of the Regional Conference held recently; and there will be an open discussion of specific international problems. TOM PAGE, Executive Secretary. LECTURE: Rabbi Samuel S. Mayerberg will speak on "Histor vs. Civilization" in the salroom of the Memorial Union building at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. Everyone interested is welcome. JULE PELOFSKY MID-WEEK VARSITY: MID- WEEK VARSITY: The regular mid-week varsity will be held Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock in the Memorial Union building. C. OZWIN RUTLEDGE, Manager. There will be a very important business meeting of Phil Delta Kappa Wed needay evening at 7:30 o'clock. FREW J. WESEN, President. PI LAMBDA THETA: Pi Landraba Theta will hold its annual strawberry festival at 7:30 Thursday evening at the home of Miss Ruth Lichen, 1630 Alabama street. Secretary QUACK CLUB: QUACK CLUB: Pledges who wish to try out for full membership should report Wednesday at 12:30. A business meeting will be held Thursday afternoon at 4:30 for election of officers. CAROL HUNTER, President. Coffee at 3:00 this evening at the home of Mrs. Paul Rankin, 1847 Barker Miss Agnes Husband will be our guest and speaker. CINEMAS LONGHORSE THETA EPSILON: W. S. G. A. Regular meeting of the W.S.G.A. Council will be held tonight at 7 o'clock PEGEY SHERWOOD, President. Y. M. C. A. LIFE SAVING TEST: All men who have passed the Red Cross Life Saving test and wish to take the Y.M.C.A. test see Mr. Alliphn, 105 Robinson gymnasium. the Y.M.C.A. test see Mr. Allphin, 105 Robinson gymnasium. HERBERT G. ALLPHIN SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS Regular meeting will be Thursday evening at 8 a/clock in room 223 Admission All committees will report. DOROTHY JOHNSON. ROWENA LONGSHORE. from serfdom, as the picture frankly admits in a foreword, the show does not claim to be accurate in the facts it portrays. Rather, the producers attempted primarily to have a creditable piece of entertainment, which is as it should be. Wallace Beery as Pancho Villa is first of all childish, then sickeningly cruel, and finally hopelessly immoral. How a man with these qualities can command the love, respect and unmissing loyalty of thousands is difficult to understand. Perhaps the explanation lies in the definition someone recently gave for a leader: "A leader is one who observes which way the crowd is going and then gets out in front." Berry "ponder a strontuous role convincingly." Sylvia Froos, Jimmy Dunn and John Boles give solo numbers. Two other songs that are well-liked are sung by "Aunt Jemima" and a true enough Hill-Billy. For comedy the picture depends considerably on Stuart Erwin, cast as an American newspaper correspondent assigned to cover Villa's activities. The part could have been better handled by Lee Tracy, who was originally scheduled for it but lost out when he pulled his famous balcony scence. Tracy could have given more snap to the character than Erwin does. Stepin Fetchit 'shows us that he knows something of the art of dancing also. Mr. Fetchit talks quite clearly in this picture and the audience gets some good laughs from his scenes. Once in school, he grows kind of trees he has been planting Mr. Fetchit solemnly answers "wooden ones." But we forgive everything we don't like about Stand Up and Cheer when tiny Shirley Temple comes on the scene. Natural is an overworked word to use in her connection, but she wins one's heart with little more than a smile. Her well-executed tap dance endears all the more. The two women who deserve mention are Fay Wray as a Spanish senorita and Katherine DeMille as the mugging and kill-joy wife of Villa Leo Carlin, Donald Cook and Hanry Walthall are other actors who make definite contributions to the picture. Any number of pictures in the last year, especially the musical comedies, have been proposing to some degree that we forget hard times by laughing and singing. Stand Up And Cheer (Variety) is given over entirely to promoting the return of laughter and optimism. This current urge to sing and shout is doubtful. One doesn't have to go around grimming all the time in order to show that he is content and is making the best of things. Along with the main theme of optimism runs an imaginative plot which is even stupid at times. We wonder why there can't be a good musical comedy produced without the help of a love story in the background. The old time vaudeville acts were certainly entertaining and they needed no continuity to put them over. Most pictures are apt to become jerky when they jump from story to stage show, back to story again, and so on. Campus Opinion Editor Daily Kansan: it should be patent to everyone, including editorial writers, that if we are our money, industry will not resume production. The way that to restore prosperity (were it possible for us to do so) would be to spend and thus start men and machines to work making goods for us. And even this reason is based upon the Kansan's made in its editorial of Friday, "It's Up To Us," that we have or had enough money (that we stupidly proceed to spend instead of save), in the first place. What the editorial writer fails to realize is that we have spent not too much, but that we've never had enough to spend. Mr. Chase and his Kansan to the Labor Bureau Incorporation contemporary should know that as of 1927 more than 35 per cent of the people were living at or below the border line in the United States (or Labor) of physical and moral security, while another 25 per cent were living at the minimum comfort level. In brief, 72,000,000 people were living at or below the lowest standards for decent living. How easy it is to say in Babbittian retrospect that we spend too much. Save (if you can) and who will buy the products of the machines that are built by the loans which the banks, out of our savings, give to industry. Further on, the plant of excessive governmental spending is made. That editorial in Friday's Kansan is Babbitt enthroned. And Babbitt (which peculiarly never kicks about the R.C.F.) if it does not wish to see itself dethroned had better stop walling about governmental expenditures and stop assuming its pre-depression on the budget. The banks which ran newspaper "ads" about the virtues and the workers of this nation enough to live on, or—well, you've read of Wichita and Pittsburg. Curtail government expenditure and let the millions who are jobless today starve. This is rugged individualism of the most callous sort. Even the Republican Professor Irving Fisher said in 1928 of the results of a survey based on incomes of the year 1926, when the greatest of Republicans, "Silent Cal," reigned, that "The poorest class alone, comprising some 76,000,000 people (out of 120,000,000) received about 38 per cent of the income, or less than $460 per person . . . (their income is) little more than enough to buy the minimum requirements of an average family of five among the industrial workers in New York City, as estimated during 1926 by the National Industrial Conference Board budgets, allow nothing for emergencies . . . for a vacation for unemployment, for savings of any kind." 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