PAGE TWO TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1934 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE KANSAS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHILES COLEMAN Carol Widen ... Assessent Eduinp William Blizzard MANAGING EDITOR MARGARET GRECC Campus Editor STAR Robert Scott Robert Scott Sports Editor Merle Heyford Sports Editor Merle Heyford Kuchaner Editor Margaret Melott Sunday Editor Margaret Melott Sunday Editor Gretchen Orden Mike Miller Mike Miller Marmore Gregg Chiles Coleman Dorothy Schmidt Maurice Roe Jim Schmitt Jimmy Schmitt Gretelhon Group Larry Sterling Vincent Wailer Vince Wailer Julia Markham Robert Smith Advertising Manager --- Clarence F. Mundu Circulation Manager --- Marion Benttle Telephone Business Office ... K1U. 66 News Room ... K1U. 25 Night Connection, business Room ... 27023N Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and on Sunday afternoons in the Department of Journalism of the University of Kansas, from the Press of the Subscription price, per year, $2.00 cash in the Department of Journalism, each. Purchased as second class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1934 AMERICA AND THE NEXT WAR Frank Simonds, in his book, "America Faces the Next War," takes as his premise the fact that there is to be another war—probably in a few years. He proceeds to show how world conditions today parallel those of 1914, and what America should do to prevent another world catastrophe. With the present dominance of nationalism and imperialism in Europe there can be, Mr. Simonds says, no hope for peace. When the European nations do fight, however, the United States must stay out in order to preserve world peace. Althought on the face of it Mr. Simonds' prophecy seems pestimistic, Henry Werner, men's student adviser, believes that "between the lines" it is definitely optimistic. In his review of Mr. Simonds' book at the Unitarian church Sunday, Mr. Werner said that non-participation of the United States in the next war is important because it would lay the foundation for international peace. While the present generation would receive little or no benefit from such a plan of action, in 200 years or so the causes of war would be largely eliminated LIGHTED HIGHWAYS The inventive mind of man is ever producing startlingly different creations which soon grow commonplace with their adoption by mankind. So it is that in future years, when the present student body will have become alumni, who knows but that they may drive back to Homecoming on highways lighted at night by sodium are lamps. The road will stretch before them in one long beacon of illumination that winds to Mount Oread. Experiments in this lighting system are being carried on simultaneously in the United States, England, Germany, Holland, and France. E. M. Plummer tells in last week's Literary Digest, that a recent eight month's trial of these lights on a half mile stretch near Schenectady, N. Y., has shown important favorable results. One of the remarkable features of this lighting system is that it clearly defines all details of the road. No accident has occurred on the experimented road since the installation of these lights. Besides, it heightens the visibility of red traffic signals, as well as being easier on the eyes than the glaring headlights of today. With such continual changes, it will not be long before we, too, will be saving. "How times do change! Why when I was in school . . ." A BIT OF HELP Probably few students suffer any inconvenience because of the rule which forbids the withdrawal of books from the reserve desk at the library for overnight use on Saturdays. The supposition is that undergraduates should not study on Sunday morning, but should instead allot that time to attending church. Whether or not they do, the authorities offer that much rather negative inducement anyway. Such a restriction on checking out books works no hardship on the student during the earlier stages of the semester, but when papers and reports begin to fall due, there becomes a scramble for certain tomes. If it were possible, a repeal o. this restriction shortly preceding and during final week would be appreciated. 12:30 CLOSING HOURS There has been some question concerning the wisdom of the bill passed by W.S.G.A. that closing hours for women will be 12:30 during the final week. Those who disagree argue that final week is the one time when early closing hours are needed so that the women of the campus will not be tempted by shows, dates or other social activities which might keep them from their studying. This argument might be quite true if the women in question were of the high school age or younger, but most of the women who are old enough to attend the University have or should have enough common sense to know that finals need a certain amount of preparation. Finals are not supposed to be crammed for and if the women have kept up their daily work during the year there should be no need for the customary 12:30 closing hour to be taken away in order to force them to stay home and cram the night before the final. Another argument in favor of 12:30 closing hour is the fact that many students finish their finals early in the week and are entitled to vacation hours which they would be denied if the 10:30 closing hour were retained at this time. The very word final puts the students on such a tension that they should be afforded every means of relaxation possible at this critical time and 12:30 closing hours offer the women such a chance. Campus Opinion Editor Daily Kansan; It is with a great deal of pleasure that we acknowledge the recent success of the mystery singer of KREN. Bitten by the bug of curiosity Sunday night, several students resolved to identify the "Fraternity Sweetheart" WREN every Tuesday evening at 10:45. Posing as a WREN announcer, one of the amateur detectives communicated with the inmates at 731 and were referred to 2870 in the Brady apartments. We have drawn our conclusions and best that you may also benefit by this advice. Called to the phone, from her V-8 coupe, the blonde Sweetheart unintentionally enlightened the resourceful Sherlock Holmes. The Mobile Club. The worth of Disraeli, the current picture at the Patee, has not been overrated. George Arliss interprets the character of the famous British-Jewish statesman in a convincing and sympathetic manner. Admiral support from the rest of the cast contributes largely to the reputation of the picture as one of the world's greatest. Current Screen The screen version deals with the efforts of Disraeli, prime minister of England, to get control of the Suez canal before Russia can get her fingers in the pie. Many feet of film were used to show how he had to battle Russian apes and hard-headed conservatives to achieve his goal, yet this is done so subtly that at no time does the plot lag or become tedious. Love interest is supplied by an affair between Disraeli's protege and one of the stateman's dearest friends, the Lady Clarisa. A deeper, more tried and tested love is shown in the affection which Disraeli and his wife have for each other. The work of no particular person in the supporting cast is deserving of special mention. Each member did an excellent job in portraying his character. One must see the picture to appreciate the finished work it contains. --that is well worth seeing. It will drive away your troubles faster than the depression dollar was supposed to, although the plot and the getup of the picture is a bit superficial. "Roman Scandals,' the latest starring vehicle of the boy with the big eyes that the late Flo Ziegfeld made famous, Eddie Cantor, is the current movie attraction at the Varsity theater, and one OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN ALPHA PHI OMEGA: Notices due at Chancellor's Office at 11 a.m. on regular afternoon publication days Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1934 Alpha Phi Omega meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock in room 103 East Administration building. Initiation at 8 p.m. every member must be present. No. 79 A. S. M. E.: There will be a short meeting of A.S.M.E Thursday night at 7:30 in Marvin hall, room 210. Mr. W. VanHaitaism, representative of the Boeing School of Aeronautics, will show four short films concerning aeronautics. All members of the A.S.M.E and of the K.U. Aeronautical association are urged to be present. There will be a short meeting of all Jay Janes tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in room 216 Administration building. JESSAMINE JACKSON, President. There will be no meeting this week. JAY JANES: THETA EPSILON: W. S. G. A. BOOK EXCHANGE; ROWENA LONGSHORE The W.S.G.A. Book Exchange will start buying books Friday, Jan. 28. 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. W. S. G. A. COUNCIL; The W.S.G.A. Council will not meet this evening. LILA LAWSON President Some of Cantor's best work is done in a prison scene where he inhales laughing gas, and shouts hilariously even when he is being subjected to torture; and in a scene as Valerius food taster he is supposed to taste roasted nightingale's which he knows to be poisoned. He resorts for a brief scene or two to the old style of makeup that first made him famous, blackface, and is convincing. Eddie Cantor has pulled more funny cracks and has been more genuinely the Eddie of radio and stage fame than he is in most of Roman Scandals, but never has his ability to carry a scene with his inimitable pantomime been more evident. One series of pictures which shows the actor driving a chariot while his Roman sandals are nailed to the floor of the chariot, with other chariots in hot pursuit, is screaming funny. When the bottom comes out of the chariot, he appears to be riding a surf-board, and later when even that splits he makes an inimitable ski-jumper. Our Contemporaries The whole story of Roman Scandals has to do with a kind-hearted grocery boy, Eddie, who has the habit of giving away too many groceries to his needy friends. When the rich "benefactor" of the city attempts to make homeless the residents of an entire city block so that a new jail may be built, Eddie incites the people to what the improver calls revolt. Cantor is in ill-favor anyway because he has been found asleep in the arms of the statue of Aggripina in a new art gallery. Eddie is kicked out of town and suffers a severe fall, in the conventional movie way he dreams that he is living in ancient Rome in the reign of Valerius. A check he had found made out to the chief of police, as a bribe from the civic improver1 is carried over into Roman times as a bribe from Valerius to the Senators for permits there. After he regains consciousness and is discovered he becomes the town's hero because he has saved everyone's property. --system; and not because the idea of cheating appeals to him. The average cheating student strays from the path because of pressure brought to bear on him by his parents, the instructors, or the credit and grade A SINCERE STEP Obviously it is an attempt to do away with only one form of cheating, that of filling an extra blue book with all necessary facts and referring to it from time to time during the quiz; and the system invites gloomy comment. The last vestige of the discarded honor system disappeared yesterday with the announcement that the administration will furnish blue books for the coming final examinations. While students will doubtless appreciate the convenience of having blue books provided for them, there has surely been no economic stress on the student in the past because of the necessity of buying his own. But the administration should have a good-sized bill for its treat if it is paying close to normal prices. The adoption of the new system is an admission that there is either something wrong with our educational system or that a large number of students are fundamentally dishonest. The amount of cheating which the system will prevent is also questionable. While the filled blue-book is always popular, there are also condensed hand or blotter notes, slip sheets, just plain old copying, and other dishonest methods. Ingenious minds will always devise means to get around regulations if it is necessary to go to the extent, which one young lady did at an eastern college, of oncealing notes in webbed silk stockings and referring to them by crossing knee knees. It is not the good students who devises an elaborate system to keep the F away from the door; it is the poor, desperate dub who clutches at the last straw which unethical examination practices afford. If those in charge really wish to do away with temptation, the thing to do is to remove the incentive to cheat, not to distract the form of cheating to be used. If some of the pressure were taken off the student during finals, if ample time for study were allowed all students between each examination, if a more liberal credit system were employed; then cheating would cease. The administration must be complimented for its earnest efforts to do away with cheating, but it is no doubt aware of the difficulty of being hardy fundamental. "Daily Pruin." The power of campus opinion was illustrated when Chancellor Strong decided to take strong steps toward the enforcement of the no smoking rule on the steps of the University buildings. A letter printed in the Kansan brought to his attention the fact that this rule was being persistently violated. Want Ads "I have been away for some time and had not noticed this smoking," he says. "The attention of the board is clear in enforcing its obedience. 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Inquire at Rowlands' Annex, 1227 Dread, On the Hill. —79 WEDNESDAY SPECIALS Beef Pot Roast Creole Salisbury Steak Mock Duck Parsnips Green Beans Chocolate Pie Pudding Ice Cream Choice of Drinks at the CAFETERIA All Hill activities brought to you regularly through the --- Special Price for the remainder of the school year - - - DAILY KANSAN $1.75 Place Your Order at the Kansan Business Office or Phone K. U. 66. O