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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1933
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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GIVE THE BOYS A BREAK
If there were posted rates of exchange, campaign promises would be found to compare somewhere in value with Confederate money. University politicians have a record little better than their professional brothers. One of the bones of contention which Mt. Oread political parties snatch up and worry from time to time is the freshman election system.
During the spring campaign, everyone seems to be quite generally agreed that reform is needed—yes demanded. But, surprisingly, when the time for the freshman election rolls around, no one appears to be interested in the matter. In fact, Council members, when approached on the subject, act rather vague and disinterested.
As the system now stands, the two political parties choose their candidates, have some one nominate them at the mass meeting called for the election, and attempt to elect them then and there. The vote is taken by hands, and the one getting the most votes wins. As a result, the political party having the most men present wins the majority. The officers chosen usually are the choice of the freshman class because so few are present. Many who do vote have to vote as some fraternity brother or some upperclassman tells them or take the consequences, and the majority would rather vote as they are told than subsequently take a paddling or some other form of punishment.
If a secret ballot system were introduced which would allow each man to vote separately, and the way he voted would be known only to himself, a more fair and just election could be promoted. Also, the men could then be nominated either by the political parties or by petition several weeks before the election takes place, thereby enabling the members of the class to become acquainted with the different candidates and their merits. Thus more competent officials could be elected. A change has been promised, and a change should be made.
DEPARTED GLORY
Once upon a time Pi Epison Pi, or the Ku Ku's as they are familiarly known, were worth their salt, and perhaps pepper. The alleged epp organization used to be a powerful factor in formulating and directing the student enthusiasm for athletic contests.
Pi Epsilon Pi was founded on laudable principles. Its members could perform a definite service to the University, and in years past they lived up to their avowed purpose. Real campus leaders, with the personality and energy to make the organization a recognized force, won membership in the fraternity.
Besides their service in helping the cheerleaders by forming a nucleus of rooters, they also conceived and executed the stunts between halves at the football games. The between-halves program in years gone by was one of the features of every gridiron contest.
Now, the Ku Ku's have degenerated into an organization which
is largely negative. The majority of the men who join the fraternity are merely seeking another activity, and have no mind to spend any time or trouble promoting the avowed aims of the organization
SCARCITY OF BOOKS
Professors are again having to excuse students for not having their class assignments because of the lack of books. This same thing happens every year; it has come to be taken as a matter of course by both students and teachers.
No one can really be blamed, because the book store orders only what the book suggests to it. The instructors take their figures from previous years and these figures are invariably changed. The students can't be blamed, because when there aren't enough books to go around somebody will have to go bookless until the next order arrives.
It might be a good idea if the students came to school a few weeks before classes started and enrolled so that the correct number of books could be ordered. But even if that happened there would probably be some students who decided not to buy a book, or else decided to buy two books, and things would be as bad as ever.
At any rate it is hard on all con-
cerned when there is a scarcity of
sooks. The professor cannot keep
its class progressing when part
of the students are unable to get
heir assignments, and the students have a hard time once they
behind even for a day.
MORE POPULAR PLAYS WANTED
If the plan of the activity ticket is to be successful the students should be given an opportunity to offer some suggestions with regard to the type of entertainment offered in return for these tickets. As long as the purchase of the ticket is compulsory the owners should be offered plays which they will appreciate and enjoy, even if their cultural standards are not as high as they should be.
Herculeo most the plays-produced by the department of speech and dramatic art have been excellent from a dramatic or an artistic point of view, and interesting to a person educated in the finer points of theater art. They have not been thoroughly appreciated, and in many cases have not been understood, by the student who has not gone into the study of dramatics.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" and plays by Shaw are all right when students who are interested in these plays pay to attend them and those not interested do not lose any money by staying away. Under the compulsory fee system, however, it seems only fair to the students to give them at least a few of the more popular plays along with the more intellectual type.
IN BEHALF OF AMERICA
A word of encouragement is due Kansas City, Mo., for its recently declared stand on crime treestaking and for the probes and investigations into these practices which it has begun.
Our Contemporaries
Where duty (and this is a long standing one) is seen and action is taken toward its accomplishment by administrative officials, there will develop a government such as that for which our forefathers laid the foundations, the creation of a nation with freedom, safety, and peace for its citizens. when men lose sight of their office and glimpses the vision of duty and its fulfillment, will this nation resemble the high print from which it was to be built. Courage and persistence to Kansas City, Mo., in the part it is playing.
30 Millions for Seadromes? Of all the projects suggested to the public works administration the ap-
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
Iul Harley, young student of Europeans affairs, will be on the campus Tuesday. he will discuss "Hiterium" at 12:30 at the Memorial Union cafeteria, and at 8 am, in Central Administration auditorium he will speak on "Possibilities of Influence." He will be brought to the noon meeting, but the lectures are free, and all who are interested
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Sunday, October 1, 1933
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MARY LOUISE HEINEMANN, TOM PAGE.
FORUM:
FRESHMAN COMMISSION:
The Freshman Commission of the W.V.C.A. will hold its first meeting Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Henry Street. A freshman委员 are invited to attend.
NON-FRATERNITY MEN:
A smoker for non-fraternity men will be held in the lounge of the Memorial Union building Monday, Oct. 2, at 7:29 p.m. Mr. Eliber, director of Intramural Athletics, will speak. PAUL WILBERT, Social Chairman of Kayhawk Club
PARKING LICENSES:
Parking licenses that have been approved may be obtained at the business office upon payment of 25 cents. No parking allowed on campus without a license.
QUILL CLUB:
All in the Point of View Be they ever so hypocritical, then
BILL AVERY, Chairman.
The combined membership of Quill club and Pen and Scroll will meet Tues day evening at 8 o'clock in the rest room of Central Administration building. ELIZABETH BRANDT, President
RHADAMANTHI:
All University students who are interested in the writing of poetry are asked to submit manuscripts of twenty lines or more somewhere within the next week. The manuscript may be left in the Rhadamanthi box on the first floor of Fraser hall.
MAURICE RICK President
There will be an important business session Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in room 115 Marvin. All members are urged to present.
TAU BETA PI:
The seadrome idea sounds during and even plausible. But $30,000,000 a lot of money to be spent if the project is to be only a temporary one.
WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB:
plification of the Seadome Ocean Deck corporation is by all odds the most fantastic of those which remain within the bounds of reason.
There will be a rehearsal of the Women's Glee club on Monday, Oct. 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Marvin auditorium. Every member must present
In comparison the plan being surveyed by Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh for an airway along the northern rim of the world is proxic.
Daily Iowan.
HOWARD OLIPHANT, President
The proposal of the Seadrome corporation calls for the construction of five floating airdromes between here and Spain to provide the facilities for a continuous airway across the At-12 long drone would be 1,232 feet long through the center, and 150 feet wide at the ends. The foundation for the huge docks would consist of giant buoys 288 feet below the surface and the drones themselves would rest on them. The drones would lie above the surface and anchored in place. FI.5 1,900 ton concrete and steel anchors would keep each dome in place. Each seadrome would combine all the conveniences and luxuries of the fair airs. A radio station with an operator, a weather observer, hotel accommodation accommodations, hangars and all other facilities would be included.
To prove that the $30,000,000 for which it has applied would effectively help the cause of recovery, the Seadron corporation points out that construction of the drones would give engineers opportunities for two years, besides greatly reducing the steel and other industries. For instance, engineers claim that construction of the five projects would require as much steel as is used in building six battalions, not to mention the quantities of excavated and other materials.
Although a recitation of the facts sounds fantastic, the idea is not new. A seadrome lane across the Atlantic has been suggested many times. In attempts have been made to raise money for the project from private sources.
Recently a New York engineer completed a design for a lighter-than-air craft which, if successful, will comply with revolutionize the air transport industry.
Already the Graf Zeppelin, which performs far less efficiently than this new ship should if its designer is not misaken, is providing regular trans-air services across the long reachs of the South Atlantic from Germany to Brazil.
If the new craft should live up to expectations—and whether it does or not, the time is bound to come when a machine will prove successful—the fighter's short flying radius, will be outdated as long distance service is concerned.
The scheme probably is not as fantastic as it sounds. Engineers assure us that it is not at all impossible and should be used in a reasonably low cost. Yet there are similarization which would make it seem unwise to the laymen to initiate such a project until the trend in long distance travel has been definitely established.
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it would be the best thing for Cuba if the U. S. sent the marines there to stabilize the government and to protect American investments.
America should beware of dangerous foreign entanglements, as Washington warned, but this does not include the nancial and business alliances.
The persecution of the Hebrews by the German Nazis should be considered a mistake, but there is nothing wrong with keeping the American Negro in political and social life.
This forcortened list could be strung out indefinitely, but it is adequate to show that what is wrong for the world, and another, depending on the point of view, far set could be assembled for all the countries of the world. And then internationalists wander the whole world in search of a big happy family - Oklahoma Daily.
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