PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1934 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS Editor-in-Chief... JAMES PATTERSON Associate Editors Lucy Trees William Blizzard Managing Editor ROBERT SMITH * STAR* *campus Editor* Merle Herford *Staffs Editor* B. R. Haven *Staffs Editor* B. R. Haven *Society Editor* Carolyn Harper *Senior Editor* Charles Bankin *Alumni Editor* Charles Bankin Kansan Board Members Advertising Manager ... Clearner E. Mundel Circulation Managee ... Wilbor Leatherman Karanathan Kavanahan barchar Marquette University Colleen Cowan Arnold Kavannan Jimmy Fatterson Gretchen Group Larry Sterling Vicki Staley Julia Markham John Smith Business Office K. U. 62 Customer Service C. U. 73 Night Connection, Business Office 9701K Midday Services M. C. 84 Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and on Sunday evening at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., details in the Department of Journalism of the University of Kannan, from the Press of the University of Kannan. Subscription price, per year. $30.00 cash in advance, $2.25 on payments. Single copies, be sold at cost. Entered as second class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas. SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1934 LINDBERGH VS. ROOSEVELT LINDBERGH VS. ROOSEVELT Those who regard Colonel Lindbergh and President Roosevelt as the outstanding heroes of the day are having a difficult time in reconciling the divergent opinions of the two in the present controversy over the air mail. Probably the two most popular public figures in recent years, the air hero and the President have failed to reach an understanding and the public has been given little information with which to form an opinion as to whom is in the right. It was reported that the real reason for Will Rogers' visit to the East had the purpose of effecting a better understanding between the two, but the recent statements of Colonel Lindbergh indicate that it was not very successful. His criticism was directed at a section of the air mail bill, now before Congress, which would bar from future bidding companies whose contracts had been annuled, if they pressed claims against the government owing to the recent cancellations. It seems unfortunate that two men held so universally in public esteem should be unable to reconcile their points of view. It is to be hoped that such reconciliation may be effected soon and that by combination of their undoubted knowledge of the situation, the difficulties of the air mail service may be removed and the public saved the necessity of choosing between two men whose achievements have been so brilliant. If all of the editorial copy written for the Kansan in the 31 years of its existence on the subject of spring alone were brought together, it would probably be enough laid end to end to hide all of the dandelions on the campus DYCHE MUSEUM The work of rebuilding Dyche Museum which was recently begun will restore to the campus one of its highest points of interest. With its condemnation several months ago, one of the chief attractions to visitors was lost. In past years it was quite common to see a long double line of cars parked in front of the museum on Sundays and holidays, the license plates showing that their owners were from many different counties and often from different states. Sight-seeing busses from other schools and nearby towns made the museum their principal stopping place, while the local high school and grade schools sent their natural history classes on occasional visits. The museum has long been recognized as one of the best and most comprehensive exhibits of natural history in the country. While there are others larger, few present a better or more natural picture of our native wild life. Friends of the University will be glad when the work is finished and the building opened again to the public. Freshmen of this year will also be afforded their first opportunity to see the display. SAMUEL INSULL COMMON CRIMINAL Those few persons who had retained some degree of sympathy for Samuel Insull following the collapse of his vast utilities empire more than a year ago, probably feel that his present flight from Athens has destroyed that remaining sympathy. The great American idea in the past has been to accord deep respect to anything done on the grand scale, that consideration often outweighing ethical factors, or rather causing such confusion of perspective that what would have been regarded as criminal in a small concern became merely big business in a large concern. This idea has cast a sort of halo around the Insull case so that he was not regarded universally as a common criminal, but in some instances as a great business leader who became unfortunately entangled with the law. It is reported that the fugitive's escape was engineered by an international band of criminals operating out of Roumania. This direct connection of Insull's name with the Roumanian criminal band, whether true or not, would serve to dispell the idea that he was anything but an ordinary law breaker. Rumors have persisted that Insull offered the Turkish government $15,000,000 toward the furthering of their five-year plan if they would grant him asylum. Whether he has that much money is doubtful, but it is hard to feel sympathetic toward one who is even rumored to have carried that much wealth away with him. American ideas about a great many things have changed in the years of the depression, due, some sociologists assert, to the fact that people whose comfort is disturbed will do much more thinking about problems not directly applied to themselves, than in times of prosperity. The halo which we have previously cast about the heads of our financial leaders has been abruptly removed by recent senatorial and other investigations, and the sensational revelations of the manipulations of Ivar Krugar, Swedish international financier, and Samuel Insull probably will preclude such hero worship for years to come. The best way to tell if a young lady likes you is to tell her she doesn't. SPEAKING RUSSIAN After a sixteen-year period in which the United States closed its eyes to the existence of one-sixth of the world—the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—ultimate recognition brought forward its problem. The Russian language was not being taught in American colleges. "Since American recognition of Russian, both the need of a representative body of students equipped with Russian and the absence of facilities for getting such equipment have become suddenly apparent." With this statement comes the announcement that a special school for the intensive study of Russian will be carried on in conjunction with the Harvard summer session. Looking forward, one may speculate as to the possibility of the Russian language taking its place in the college curriculum along with Spanish, German, and French. What nation is opening up greater fields for research than Russia? Whether it be government, agriculture, industry, aircraft, social reconstruction, or religion, the field for research by those who can speak, read, or understand both English and Russian is unlimited. The changes that are taking place in Russia of necessity must interest us whether we agree or disagree with them in principle. No one ever forgot the friend who borrowed money from him. Apple polishing its benefits. There is no telling how many of us may be working behind push carts some day. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The Christian Science Organization will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 l. Meets room. room C. Everyone interested is cordially invited. Notices due at Chancellor's Office at 11 a.m. m. on regular afternoon publication days and 11:30 a.m. m. saturday for Sunday issues. Vol. XXXI Sunday, March 18, 1934 The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet on Tuesday, March 20, at 4:30 in room 210 Blake hall. E. H. LINDLEY. LUCIENE THOMAS, President. COLLEGE FACULTY MEETING: There will be a very important meeting of the Cosmopolitan... 1227 Ohio street at 4:30 p.m. All the members are urged to attend. www.cosmopolitica.com/secretary COSMOPOLITAN CLUB: FENCING CLUB: The Committee on Tournaments has selected a tentative date for the next tournament. The members will vote upon this suggestion at the regular meeting to be held in the Fencing room in Robinson gymnasium at 4:30 on Tuesday, March 20. P. RAPOPORT, President. KAYHAWK CLUB: KAYAH CLUB There will be an official meeting of the Kayah club Tuesday night, March 20, in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building. Meeting begins at 7:15 and will be over by 8:15. Three members of the club will speak on the following subjects, "Roaming House Viewpoint," "Why I am Interested in Politics," and "Is K. U. Ready for the Honor System." All non-fraternity men are invited. ED THOMAS Vice President LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: MATHEMATICS CLUB: Le Cercle Francis se reunira mercedre a quatre heures et demie dans la salle 306 Fraser hall. Tous ceux qui parlent français sont invites. MATHEMA will be taken Tuesday, March 20, at 12.20. All members please meet at the Mathematics office promptly at 12:20. at the Mathematics since president. ELIZABETH HINSHAW, Vice President. PHIL SCHLIDTA. PHI CHI DELTA: Phi Chi Delta will meet Tuesday at 12:30 at Westminster hall. Ruth Riley is in charge of the call. Call 804 if you are not coming. RHADAMANTH: There will be a meeting this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Green room. While this is a reading meeting, it is hoped that each member will bring a poem for the Jayhawk section. MAURICE S. RICE, President. RHADAMANTHI: GERMAN CLUB: ELEANOR FROWE, President. There will be a meeting of the German club in room 313 Fraser hall on Monday, March 19, at 4:30. Tryouts will be held for parts in a German one-accent all. All these interested are invited to be present. UNDERCURRENT The far-carrying scream of the siren which announced the opening of the Spring Festival brought out all the third-alarm spirit in the fire-minded Kappa Sigs last Thursday night. When the screaching began, the boys recalled that such a wailing warned the Hill of a fire in Snow Hall two years ago. Piling into their automobiles, they raced to the campus, expecting to see at least the Administration building going up in smoke. On discovering their error, it is needless to say that they motored home via the alleys. CHARLES DREHER, President One of our small friends wore himself to a frazzle yesterday because one of his older brothers played a mean trick on him. The little fellow, who is twice as curious as Pandora and whose gullibility may be excused on the ground of his having but two candles on his last birthday cake, kept the household in an upor all afternoon. Dashing around the yard with a saltcelter in his fist, he chased robins until both he and the birds were exhausted. Believing his brother, he was out to catch a "wobbin wed breweat" with a bit of salt. Dancing with a girl fresh from Stanford University the other night, we learned that the Kansas lads danced much differently from the boys in the West. The library force witnessed a most complicated bit of mistaken identity last week. One of the local ministers approached the reserve desk and began to tell the boy about a meeting to be held in a few days. The boy, whom we shall call John for the only reason that it is his name, didn't understand what the man was talking about, but he was afraid to set him right because he thought that he should understand what it was all about. The minister left after giving the full details, and returned the next day. He went to the same desk, and not finding John, continued his search on the third floor until he found him. At least, he thought that he had found John. He fell to telling Gilbert, the boy whom he should have seen in the first place, about the conversation of the previous day. Gilbert told him he hadn't seen him or talked with him and that he had mistaken him for the other boy. The minister left. Later in the day he called when a messenger from one of the administrative offices went to call a student from a class one day last week, the young instructor looked at the name on the call slip and said, "Well, if he is here, it surely will be unusual." He looked out over the class and called the name of the student. The lad, who was wearing a sheepish expression, answered, "Vessir" in a very humble voice. In keeping with the tittering and ribnudging of the rest of the class, the student folded up in a small knot. "I can never tell what you boys are going to do next," she explained. "I like it though, because it keeps me awake." "Oh," grinned the instructor, "I beg your pardon. I didn't think that you would be here today." Gilbert and went on with the plan he had discussed with John. If you can figure it all out, call us and we'll be glad to be straightened up. We'd like to be present when Gilbert goes to the meeting just so we could see the minister's expression. Current Screen Nonsensical is perhaps the most moderate term with which to describe *Sons of the Darete* (Patee) Laurel and Hardy's latest full-length comedy. Colleagues might call it "cuckoo" and more stalemone people like professors would pass it off as "silly," but the fact remains that all but the most blase and sophisticated will be caught laughing some time or other during the show. The scalp-scratching Laurel and the rotund Hardy are-hen-packed husbands living in adjoining flats. Besides being close neighbors they are both members of the Sons of the Desert lodge. By a ruse they go to the fraternal convention in Chicago instead of to Honolulu, whither Hardy has been "ordered" for his health. The conspiracy is working to perfection, when fate takes a hand and sinks the ship on which they are supposed to be passengers. Then complications really arise. There is really nothing to the picture, which depends on the dish-smashing type of humor for its punch. Just how such pictures continue to draw the crowds is a bit puzzling, but the fact that they do is indicative of a periodical desire in movie fans to just relax completely and laugh. Sons of the Desert is a routine specimen of this kind of show. Of all the pictures Will Rogers has made, David Harum (Varsity) is the best. His Mr. Skitch was entertaining, but for a solid hour and a half of clean honest fun David Harum has it beaten all hollow. Rogers has a role which fits him perfectly and he does it justice with exceptionally smooth work. As a horse-trading banker in a small town David Harum (Rogers) is accused by his fellow townsmen of being a hard man. The purpose of the story is to prove that he isn't. In all his dealings (except horse trading) he has the proverbial honesty of Abe Lincoln. And "the milk of human kindness" shows through when he saves the widow's farm, a charitable deed which was handled with remarkable fines and tact. Even in his transactions involving the equine species he is lovable, though perhaps as rascally as the other fellow. The funniest scene is that in which David trims the deacon (Charles Middleton) in a horse trade. And a close second is that in which Annie (Evelyn Venable) and John (Kent Taylor), who were brought together through the kindness of David, are so busily engaged in talking and looking at each other that they forget to rise from the dinner table. Stepin Fechit with his pied talk livens up some shots. In David Harum Will Rogers comes into his own. He typifies the ideal homepun humorist of America. Why doesn't someone cash in on the recent publicity and produce "The Student Prince, or Entertaining Royalty at Mt. Oread?" Our Contemporaries A CHALLENGE TO STUDENTS California Daily Review Student neglect to abide by the University understanding that there shall no smoking in the campus buildings other than Kerchowhall was brought o a head the question, "Who shall see hat the standard is upheld: the administration or the students?" If the administration sees to it that the standard is upheld, the buildings will no doubt be plastered with unsightly placards which will cheapen the whole intellectual environment. If the students themselves realize their personal significance in refraining from smoking, the tradition will be observed purely on its cultural appeal. It will be a failure of undergraduate self-government if the students fail to rise to the need of impressing the covenant upon the student body. Service groups exist in name only in the A.S. C. organization which could be used a very practical purpose in this instance alone. Members of Spurs, the Sophomore Service Group and the Sophomore Service Group could be commissioned for the present emergency to tap the shoulder of all who smoke in the halls. In refraining from smoking the minute they enter the beautiful buildings, the students indulge in a combined gesture of respect for property, courtesy to their fellows, and an inbred cleanliness. Indeed the matter of keeping these buildings beautiful is largely a program of keeping them clean; and so long as there are stubs, ashes and burnt matches to sweep up, and floor scars to polish, the task is a waste of effort. The Daily Bruin has conducted two symposiums on smoking in order to publicize the existence of the University tradition. To observe the restraint is a distinct covonent with the administration, and further breach by ignorant students will force the administration to mould the observance of no smoking into a regulation. 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