1x PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931 University Daily Kansan OFFICIAL Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS EDITOR-IN-CHEEP GORDON MARTIN Associate Editors John Hatcher MANAGING EDITOR STACKY PICKEL Make Up Editor Ashley Ken Designer Editor Laura Caveman Image Editor Eliza Zalman Spart Edition Burk Harbor Story Editor Burt Harbor Society Editor Dustin Hecklewitz Advertent Editor Cindy Dunga Music Editor Kaman Board Members ADVERTISING MANAGER ROBERT REEFT Assistant Aide, Mgr Charles E. Sensen Dentist Assistant Silene Kramer Dentist Assistant Renee Kramer Dentist Assistant Maxia Kramer Kauhan Board Members Phil Kaler **Kauhan Board Members** Robbins Rudolph **Plea Jones** Fred Specht **Kauhan Board Members** Gordon Martin **Maurice Lannes** Hickory **Jay Watson** Steve Coffey **John Watson** **Employees** Business Office K.U. 64 News Room K.U. 29 Night Connection, Business Office 2701K Night Connection, News Room 2701K Published in the aforementioned, five times a week, and in various editions of the journal, Volunteer Corps of the Paris Department of Deparmentation. Liaisones for the 1871-1921 Big Group, Society #53, Lawyer, Lawyer, Lawyer, Kansas, union of March 1924. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931 JOHN McCORMACK The comparatively small audience was thrilled again and again as the marvelous voice of John McCormack filled every corner of the University auditorium, and to music loyers that is sufficient. In spite of the smallness of the crowd, held down perhaps by the inclement weather and the depression, Mr. McCormack, by supplementing an already splendid program by a number of old, familiar and dearly-loved ballads, proved himself a gracious and generous artist. To one who has heard many an artist, the concert was a treat. To one who has heard but few, it was an event. To all who are appreciative of an understanding genius of melody and theme, it was an evening which left an undying memory of a remarkable voice, a consumateur actor, and a charming gentleman of Ireland who did not stint in giving all who heard him the fullest measure of his art. OIL TARIFF Mahatma Gandhi, who will sail for home shortly, says he will sleep on deck all the way to India. Well, that's not a bad idea. After a trip on a boat once, we agree with Mahatma that it's a good idea to get as close to the rail as possible. Numerous ways and means of relieving the distress of the midwestern farmer have been proposed, and Congress will again consider agricultural legislation as one of its important problems, especially so because of the coming presidential election. A logical way in which to aid the farmer was advanced by John A. Simpson, president of the Farmers' Union. He advocated a tariff on petroleum. This would release millions of dollars in payments to the farmer and incidentally might lower the Federal deficit, which by next spring will be near two or two-a-half billion dollars. The governors of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas have recently attempted to bring the price of crude oil up to one dollar, but the back of their campaign was in part broken by the importation of oil from foreign countries. A tariff on oil would be effective either in keeping foreign oil from entering this country, thus helping to relieve the distressed agricultural and oil interests, or in making increased taxation less essential. Eastern manufacturers are able to secure high tariffs to protect their commodities; why should not the middle west, the agricultural section, reap some of the benefits which are to be derived from a tariff? "Ring around the Rosie" and "Farmer in the Dell" are becoming a popular pastime at informal parties of fraternities and sororities at the University of Washington, a news item says. Mos any day now we're expecting to hear that someone is going to class with a hop, skip and jump. A GREAT GUY Wednesday night in Kansas City, a well-known gentleman from the east was a guest of prominent Kansas City, Mo., business men. If we are to believe one reporter, Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York City made a real hit with Kansas City and her people. It is interesting to note the kind of impression Jimmy Walker always makes. Everywhere he goes, the crowd votes him the King of Personality. In short, he meets over in a bit way. At a dinner party in Kansas City, Mayor Jimmy made his usual impression. Everybody had a swell time. And any man who can get 80 Democrats and Republicans of Kansas City together, and have them slapping each other's backs for three straight hours in a row—well, he's a great guy, that's all. And it just goes to show that Jimmy Walker usually gets what he goes after—in Kansas City. A Columbia University professor says that college women should be given a vocational rather than a cultural education. Since when, we ask, did the daily grind and cramming result in culture? THE CANDLE FUND It has been announced that there will be no Christmas candles fund or Christmas tree ceremony at the University this year. In previous years, candles have been sold at booths conducted by the Jay James and the Ku Kus, and the money received has been used for the benefit of foreign students. A fir tree near Blake hall was usually decorated, and the money was presented to the Chancellor for administration at a suitable ceremony. It was a University tradition. This year, practically all of the contributions to the student loan fund have been made by the faculty, the University Red Cross drive fell far below expectations, and there has been no Y.M.C.A. activity. At Homecoming time, few of the fraternities and sororites decorated their houses, some of them giving $10 instead to the student loan fund. It is true that there is a financial depression felt by a large number of students as much as by outsiders, but to give up so many things all in one year brings about something of a spirit of failure both here and in the opinion of outsiders. Are we going to let ourselves be flattened out by conditions without a blow, a blow that we ourselves could strike to help others and our own spirit? The foreign students contribute valuable additions to University life, bringing as they do, viewpoints from the entire world, and they should be encouraged as much as possible. We ought to have more of them here. The price of a couple of "cokes" or at most of a package of cigarettes contributed by every member of the faculty and student body, if given with real understanding, would make a sizable fund and at the same time do much to end the spirit of self-pity that has been so apparent in student groups this year. Funny things happen at times—but this is the best yet. Read this and weep. A questionnaire was recently sent to parents of students enrolled in the University of Vermont asking their opinion concerning existing rules, and giving opportunity for expression concerning proposed new rulings. It was found that a large majority of the parents favored the adoption of a rule forbidding unchaperoned automobiling after eight o'clock in the evening. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? And this is the twentieth century! We shed a tear of regret that such mid-Victorianism should be existent in this large and varied country of ours. Such an attitude makes us make to shrug a despairing shoulder and ask in weary tones, "Well, what's the use?" OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XXIX Friday, Dec. 11, 1921 No. 75 Mr. Norman Thomas will speak at an all-University convocation at 10 c'clock Monday morning, Dec. 14, in the Auditorium. E. H. LINDLEY. ALL-UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION: EL ATENEO: All numbers of E3 Ateliers will meet at 0:00 Sunday morning, Dec. 12, the room above the Milk Furniture store for a group picture for the Jayhawk Club. All rooms are reserved on request. KIRBY'S CAFE 1407 Massachusetts MATHEMATICS CLUB The Mathematics Club will meet Monday, Dec. 14, at 4:30 p.m., on ivon Station 28, building 5. HOWARD ADEFNANY, Vice President. CLEAR WEST FOURTEENTH STREET Real estate and business development on Massachusetts street at the corner of West Fourteenth has made that corner dangerous and exasperating for pedestrians and motorists. The motorist approaching Massachusets must wheel his way between parked cars. He must All freshmen, football, track and any other man who have not taken play- ability ability test, meet in room 101 Bolshoi gymnasium Saturday at 9 a.m. and begin the 3rd round of the NCAA tournament. The first block of West Fourteenth is little more than the width of three motor cars. Both sides of the street are usually lined with parked cars during the busiest hours of the day. This leaves a narrow one-way lane terminating at the stop sign on Massachusetts. PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST: RHADAMANTHI: Rhadamanthi will meet Sunday at 3 o'clock in the Wilcox Museum of Fraser hall to judge the first issue of "College Verse." Members will please bring their copies, and will take adequate forebought so as to insure completion of business by the time of the Christmas weapens. **FREEDHEN E. WIRTH** Something hot and tasty? You'll find it for only— A college or university community should be as nearly in conformance with the home life of the student as possible. His work should be of the same calibre as would be required of him in his home, and his amusement should be of the same type. No rules should be made which will tend to make the atmosphere one of restriction. A person's real and best self cannot survive and do its best work without a natural way of living. Looking for a Good Lunch- "A Bride of 15 Missing"—headline. Can you blame her? It's bad enough to have to listen to one husband snore, let alone fifteen. Some rules are necessary in order to keep a uniformity of purpose, just as laws are necessary in a community of any kind. However, such an abridgment of personal liberty as the prohibition of unchaperoned automobility would justify outright rebellion. An entire doing away with automobiles, while perhaps not thoroughly feasible, would be a far siner move. Y. W. C. A.' ORIENTAL BAZAAR The Y. W. C. A.' oriental bazar is being held at Honeyhouse Dec. 14 and 15. JACOBSON, JACOBSHOP . W. C. A. ORIENTAL BAZAAR; 25c pause for the stop sign. While so doing he blocks entrance and exit of Massachusetts and Fourteenth. The location of the high school at East Fourteenth and Massachusetts streets further increases the danger existing at all times at the corner. When pupils are dismissed from school, a jam of traffic and pedestrians blocks the street on Fourteenth, endangering life and restarding traffic. Lawrence streets are strewn with stop signs, many of which are useless. 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