PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE. KANSAS EDITOR-IN-CHEIF CHILES COLEMAN MANAGING EDITOR MARGARET GRECC GIRL Campus Editor Brian Merrill Robert Smith Special Sports Editor Merle Hortley Special Sports Editor Brian Merrill Keshawon Editor Margaret Melott Sunday Editor Gretene Groep Sunday Editor Gretene Groep Margaret Greed Deutsche Bank David H. Smith Fredrik Kroneman Gregchin Group Paul Woodmanneen Vigor Parker Paul Smith Advertising Manager Chavenee J. Mundell Circulation Manager Marion Bentley Kansas Board Members Telephone Business Office K. U. 68 Business Office Night Connection Business Office. 2701K Night Connection Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday by journalism journals on nonexistent websites or by驻士 in the Department of Journalism of the Department of Journalism. Entered as second clairmont matter, September 17, 1910; at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas. in advance, $2.25 on payments. Single copies, each. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934 HIS TIME SEEMS TO BE UP The Greek government has finally decided to send Samuel Insull from its borders and in all probability he will be brought back to the United States to face charges of larceny, embezzlement and violation of bankruptcy laws. Since 1932 the former Chicago utilities maginate has been at liberty within the Greek boundaries, and twice the Greek supreme court has refused to honor extradition papers issued by the United States. After the second refusal, however, relations became strained between the two countries, the Greek government stepped in to prevent further trouble, and he has been ordered to leave by Feb. 1. Where he will go, no one knows. He has applied to Turkey for permission to enter, but it has been refused. If he enters any other nation, he will be arrested and turned over to American authorities. CORN AND COCONUTS Each time before when charges have been filed against Insull he has entered a hospital supposedly a very sick man. Each time, however, the Greek courts refused to extradite him, he revived and moved back to his luxurious hotel quarters. He is now in a hospital, but this time when he moves out, a small jail in Cook County, Illinois, may possibly replace the hotel. What's the matter with Kansas? Why is it that novelists overlook the Sunflower state in selecting settings for stories? Modern authors prefer the swaying palms of the South Seas, the thick fog of a London night, the lap of waves on a Mediterranean shore, or the terrifying roar of an African lion when choosing color for their novels. The hectic days in Kansas immediately preceding and during the Civil war have been the subject of much popular fiction. The guerilla warfare, the flaming slave or free state question, the cattle towns, and such striking characters as John Brown and Wyatt Earp made this state the focus of the eyes of the nation at that time. Writers found a fund of picturesque and romantic plots and settings in the struggling state. But why does Kansas as she is today suffer the artificial cold shoulder? Are the present-day writers too busy wrecking their characters on desert isles, or having them chased by Tibetan bandits, to consider the delightful possibilities of a prairie fire or a devastating cyclone? Some day the Kansas scene will win recognition. Some author will be moved by a sliding sun dropping behind the rolling hills. He will breathe the odor of green grass and hear the song of the insects as they welcome the rising moon. The soft warm light of the moon will complete the spell and turn the trick. If he doesn't burst immediately into poetry, the novelist may later set down this scene in a tender romance. Jayhawker youths have long thought that nature was especially generous in placing here all of the necessary background for a charming idyll. When will an author come along to write it? BEG YOUR PARDON Several days ago the Kansan printed an editorial dealing with the assigning of men students to a doctor of the other sex at the student hospital. The editorial carried the implication that such was a common practice, that it could be avoided by careful planning, and that it should not be done unless absolutely necessary. The writer of the editorial was sincere, but inadequately informed. Any student going to the hospital may choose the doctor whom he will consult, provided he is willing to wait until that doctor can see him. The woman physician at the hospital is extremely careful in handling such matters. She has dealt with men students only very rarely, and then only as an accommodation, when Doctor Camuteson was too busy at the time to see them. The hospital staff handles such matters. With the paper must lie the fault for not having verified the case more thoroughly than it did at the time. Campus Opinion Editor Daily Kansan: While figuring on my enrollment for the next semester, the idea occurred to me that it might be proper and quite helpful to include in the schedule sheets and catalogs for enrollment, not only an instructor's rank and what he is teaching, but also whether he is liked by the students, and certain other helpful things. Thus if an instructor is liked, the letters OK could be placed behind his name, and if he is disliked, the letters NG. If he is tough, the letter T. If he is easy, the letter S, for soft or snap. If you learn a great deal under him whether he is easy or tough, the letter M, standing for much, and if you learn little, L. If the Prof. is liked by some students and not by others, the letter I, standing for indefinite. A new instructor could be labeled X, standing for the unknown. Thus an easy instructor who could teach you much despite his easiness could be labeled for example. Prof So and So (E-OK) This would considerably simplify the troublesome task of making out one's enrollment, for it would not be necessary to spend several hours making the rounds of one's friends asking them what kind of an instructor So and So is. This system could not help but be more accurate than the present word of mouth system, because it seems from experience that few people will tell you the same thing about a prof, any-way. Oh yes, and I almost forget that a prof who is erratic in his teaching or habits could be labeled F for funny, and an amusing prof. A. There should also be room behind the name for comments on other noticeable things about each prof. P. S. In all seriousness though, it does seem a little odd to me at times, that everything to be expected at a university is glady printed, except the personalities of the instructors. It does not seem quite right to have to depend upon word of mouth, which is largely idle gossip, to choose who will be one's superiors for the next semester. Yours, K.B. At the Concert Playing a concert that was a piece of fine art in program selection in itself Nathan Milkstein entertained an unusually large audience last night in the University Auditorium with a brilliant display of technique and thought that was a marvelous experience to both musicians and those to whom the production of music is more of a mystery. To the trained musicians, the work which probably gave the most complete picture of his art was the Bach "Chaaconne from Parinti in D major" for violin alone. In it he displayed a perfect mastery of all of the technical tests of a violinist, as well as almost brought parts of the audience to its feet with the more intangible something of mental understanding with which he endowed it. By Elliott Penner. gr. The Allegro ma non troppo—Allergo molto vivace of the concerto ("Concerto in E minor," Mendelssohn) brought forth what were possible his greatest offours in sheer technical brilliance, although in the few quieter passages, the great excess of emotional energy with which he played caused his vibrato to Vol. XXXI There will be a short meeting of A.S.M.E. this evening at 7:30 in room 210 Marvin hall, Mr. W. Van Haitsa, representative of the Boeing School of Aeronautics, will show four short films concerning aeronautics. All members of the A.S.M.E. and the K.U. Aeronautical association are urged to be present. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Notices due at Cancellor's Office at 11 a.m. on regular occasions; publication days: 11, 13 and 20 a.m. s. m.; Saturday for Sunday issues. A. S. M. E: The Wieniawski "Scherzo et Tarantella" would surely have cured the old malady which a superstitious race of folk thought were banished by the dance called the Tarantella. For encores, Nathan Milstein played the "Tondine and Theme" by Beethoven and a "Spanish Dance," besides the re-presentation of the "Flight of the Bumble-Bee," already mentioned. A member of the School of Fine Arts faculty summed up the concert by saying that it was "thoughtful, well-planned, fresh, and was everything it should be, having no stodgy features whatever." Our Contemporaries The other descriptive number, Debussy's "Minstrels" was a fairy story in music. It had everything from the minstrels astirde their donkeyes (perhaps) and the beautiful princess, to the wicked stepfather king and the picture of the minstrels being thrown out of the castle window amid a clatter of shattered glass. Certain undergraduates have a few points yet to learn in the art of getting along with their instructors and individuals, so they are the good will of their fellow students. Thursday, Jan. 25, 1934 A FEW SUGGESTIONS ON PASSING THE COURSE Many of us who have had an opportunity to meet members of the Negro race have found among them, charming and cultured people. It is regrettable that so few of these people come to Syracuse University, since college should be the place to foster all kinds of contacts with all kinds of people. NEGRO STUDENTS They need to be told that earning a grade—passing, fair, good, or flunk—in a course doesn't always require one to make himself a general nuisance in class by continually asking trivial ques- This problem seems to us to be as important as a Student Union Building, as important as a Little Theater or any other project That the enrollment of Negroes at Syracuse has decreased during the past few years, is an indication of how badly we need to secure for them comfortable living plaques and friendly atmosphere — Syracuse Daily Orange. It was a concert which few who heard it will forget. "The Flight of the Bumble-Bee" (Rinsky-Korsakoff, Hartmann arr.) was so popular in its uneanny descriptive style that it was often used when the audience would not let him go. make his bow leap themulously in the sustained, softer tones. After the intermission, the shorter numbers brought a state of hushed expectancy to the audiences, waiting for the next which even the applause could end. Since we look upon our University with the desire for its progress, we feel that it should be a leader in breaking down barriers between different racial groups. The very fact that there are people who would recent such mixing, makes it more imperative that steps be taken to ensure that everyone's 'o know and like Nero students. In the Vivaldi "Sonata in A major," the chief unexpected delights were his rendering of the queer, lamenting strains that suddenly appeared out of nowhere amid the quick, only phrased portions. It was only in the first few moments that there was a fear that his tone was not to be flawless; a short nervousness may have been responsible for what seemed to be a slight carelessness of tonal quality in the first, few brusque strokes of the bow. All members please be present at the University auditorium Friday at 5:30 n preparation for the KFKU broadcast from 6 to 6:30. We realize that we have no housing equipment at present for Negro women. We also have been told that there are still white students, and parents of students who would resent using the same quarters for people of different races. The variety of his selection was incredible. The two contrasting Pagani caprices gave a picture in which the great master could almost be seen subjecting early nineteenth century audien-cles in a trance-like spell. K. U. SYMPHONY: The way Milstein played "Traumer" (Schumann) would have reconciled harassed teachers of music to be willing again to try to guide awkward fingers through its phrases without suffering tortures. He brought a freshness to its graceful movement that made forgotten all bad past renditions on radio, at church socials, and in afternoon recitals of Mrs. Bloom's pupils. The W.S.G.A. Book Exchange will start buying books Friday, Jan. 25. The exchange will be open from 8:30 until 4 every day during finals. Cash will be paid for a limited number of books. EDITH BORDEN, Manager KARL O. KUERSTEINER, Director. W.S.G.A. BOOK EXCHANGE. paid for a limited number of books. tions, either is it necessary to have long conferences with the instructor for the slightest reason. Nor is it necessary at every meeting of the class to make the thinly veiled hint that the course should be made more extensive or should include more subject matter. The instructor who is "worth his salt" likes to have students take genuine interest in his courses. He welcomes intelligent questions and has a sympathetic interest in the progress being made by his students. If he has conducted a course at least once, he is in a much better position to know how much work should be undertaken in a quarter's time than the student. And if he wants to do this quietly with suggestions to improve his courses, certainly having the matter harped on continuously won't keep him in this same disposition. There are instructors, however, who differ greatly from our model. They are included to judge the student on the basis of the commotion he arouses. The number of this type of instructors is small, fortunately—Iowa State Student. SNOWED UNDER FACTS That American colleges lack creativity and contribute nothing especially to social problems has long been the SNOWED UNDER FACTS ry of the college critics. And that charge is justified. In answer the faculty innocently "passes the buck" by pleading "It's not our fault; the student, don't want to learn." And so the great public brands students as either social lizards; "manies"; or "intoxicated inbeciles." But an intelligent observer of the situation must realize that the trouble with American colleges lies in the ignorance of the faculty, not the students. “Be creative” admonish the social science professors, mimicking the words of the nation. In the next breath he assigns an examination on specific factual material from his lectures or the text-books. The embryonic economist is not encouraged to think creatively about economic conditions; he is stuffed with statistics and figures and divisions of labor. The budding historian is thrown against a mass of facts and dates; the expectant sociologist is crushed by definitions. And these requirements aren't incidental in the courses; they aren't merely to supply the basis for intelligent study; they are made the purpose and end of the course. In every third lecture, of course, the professor halts the enyclopedic dissertation long enough to make sure that they aren't thinking creatively. Can a man or woman think creatively, or think at all on the social sciences when submerged under a mass of data? Unfortunately thinking and memorizing are distinct processes and usually mutually exclusive. Notice the examinations. Are the questions phrased to demand originality and thought or memory and "trib sheets"? Any professor of a social science who must forbid books and books at an examination is either too lazy to write an intelligent set of questions or too dumb to realize the difference between creative thinking and parrot-like memorizing. American students are so busy learning or evading the heaps of factual information thrown at them that they can't intelligently comprehend the course of events. Daily Northwestern. ABE WOLFSON Money to Loan on Valuables Shoes and Cents Furnishing Goods Misfit Clothing Bought and Sold Jewelry and Watches Guns and Revolvers Old Gold Bought 637 Mass. - Phone 675 VARSITY King of Theattes TONITE - TOMORROW - SATURDAY Your Last Chances to SEE the One and Only--romance! EDDIE CANTOR in "ROMAN SCANDALS" Here SUNDAY for 4 Passionate Days The Picture for Your Mental Relaxation Between Exams YOUNG and RESTLESS - Romance-hungry girls - harkening to the call of Spring... - dreaming of LIGHT GIRLS IN A BOAT A vigorous and sincere treatment of a during theme DOROTHY WILSON-DOUGLASS MONTGOMERY KAY JOHNSON-WALTER CONNOLLY Charles R. Rogers Production A. 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