PAGE TWO MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1930 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS University Daily Kansar Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CLARENCE RUPP MANAGING EDITOR WILLIAM NICOLLS Makeup Editor Mildred Curry Hair Stylist Gwen Sunday Editor Katherine Kathleen Sparting Editor Kenna Sparting Editor Mary Elford Sunday Editor Mary Elford Sunday Editor Mary Elford Alfred Editor Harvey Alfred Editor Harvey Alfred Editor Kraus Keesan Board Members ADVERTISING MIRR. ROBERT PIERSON ADDICT Assistant. JR. Flintlessmum- District Assistant. Robert Brown District Assistant. William B. Smith District Assistant. Jamie District Assistant. Jack Moore --independent work, and sufficient maturity of character to assume social responsibility. Frank McClelland William Nichols Robert Pierce Virginia Willismon Mary Bartrum Iris Fittsmon Carl Gooder Moore Martin Willem Moore Telephones Business Office K. U. 66 News Room K. U. 55 Night Connection 291K8 Published in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of Aarhus, from the Press of the Department. Subcription price. $100 per month, payable in advance. Simple愈便。 Enter received in enrolment matter at Market-September 15. Pay the post office at Avenue Kannan, under the set of March 3, 1879. MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1930 AND THEN Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Just four long, weary days—and then! For most of us home, Christmas, presents. The happiest part of college, A vacation! For over two weeks we shall enjoy the pleasurable sensation of being the center of attraction. Mother and Dad will listen with sympathy to tales of woe and chuckle appreciatively over our clever remarks. The townpeople will shake our hands and ask us how we like college. We shall tell them that we like it fine, and think that we are telling the truth. We shall relate to the little brother tales that prove how popular we are at college, and he will believe us. We shall sleep and eat and talk and go places and think how we should study. Then we shall rest some more. Pretty soon vacation will be over and good-bye's will have to be said. We shall find ourselves hack on the old trail again. To college. One right spent in telling about the grand time, Monday morning will come. And then! THE SARAH LAWRENCE PLAN Mother Earth's weight has been given as six sexton. Would you describe the old girl as a "stylist stout"? The grade-point system of our college has been criticized severely numerous times. Especially it has been criticized on the ground that through preparatory school the students are studying not what they want, but what is required to enter college. After entering college two more years are spent in studying required courses. Many people never go longer than two years and they leave, never having reached the point of free works in a chosen field. In an article in "The Nation" Constance Warrn tells us of a plan used in the "Sarah Lawrence School." In this school the task of the instructor is to provide the best possible conditions under which the pupil may become the recipient of an education carefully planned for her by others. The girl is also helped to build her intellectual life from her own interests as a starting-point. Instructors do not attempt to decide for her in advance what these interests should be. The student at this school usually carries only three major courses a year. In each course the student receives a syllabus on which she works independently but in consultation with her instructor, who encourages her to enrich her experience by following lines of interest which her reading or class discussions suggest. In addition to the three major courses each student chooses a major activity. There is no grading system as the school aims to avoid competition among students as a motive for work. A certain amount of leisure is provided, besides time for uninterrupted work. Students join informal groups on the campus for the study of gardening or other vocational activities. Almost all members of the faculty act as faculty advisers. Such a scheme as the one in this school requires three requisition: adequate intellectual capacity to carry college work, indication of a desire to do Whether or not this plan proves to be a success it is significant as it shows that educators recognize the fact that our system of education is far from perfect, and needs revision in achievement standards, courses offered, and development of individual responsibility. The Rockefeller family has withdrawn its interests from all except the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, the Standard of New York, the Standard of Indiana, the Standard of California, and the Vacuum Oil Company. Why, those boys are practically broke! AFTER VACATION, WHAT? "Only four more days and I can stick my feet under Dad's table again," musses the senior. "Just ten more times to bed before Santa Claus comes again," sighs the innocent freshman. "Six more days and I will have to go to church again," grumbles the cynical sophomore. And so on— But very few students seek to realize the full import of the fact that there are four more days of classes with lessons that demand attention before the holidays. Begin and after the holidays there will be less than three weeks of classes before the final examinations. Unless this is an exceptional year, there are term papers to be written for which no material has been gathered. There are themes and essays overdue now. Students have fallen behind in their outside and textbook readings. There is little use and less sense in putting these things off till the holidays. Resolutions for study during vacations are about as likely to be carried out as a campaign promise to clean up government. Get on those lessons this week and get a start on everything that has been allowed to lag thus far. Forget about studies during Christmas and after vacation you'll be all ready to finish up your work with a grand climax. Cardie, Notre Dame quarterback Tickner, center for Harvard and Fresher,尔辛State end, made the All-American pick. Not much a bad habit to acquire. RADICALS Freedom is the American catchword. As "Babbit" represents the American business man in foreign minds, "Freeom," capitalized, represents America. American universities usually are taken as the outstanding examples of unrestrained liberty. Radical college youths are taken by the adult public to symbolize an overemphasis of individuality that is detrimental to conventions and, therefore, pernicious to society. The public thus fears radicalism, and particularly in college. As college students, we believe this conclusion is a bit far fetched. In an order that continually undergoeschange, the retention of customs not flexible enough to bend under the increased pressure of changing conditions is more harmful than the alteration of thecustoms themselves. Too true it is, that such alteration must be made violently. We should never confront conflict with another, the students, the change becomes cataleptic and too pro-posed. More often than not the result of such violence is weighted and found not destructive of public ideals as suspicious. On the whole, the alteration is the judgment of a large conservative class of students acting as a potent force to the body of civilians rather than the action of the radicals themselves. The day has not yet come when boys and girls receaed by parents who pay attention to that duty reveret to impeterous and dangerous radicalism. Conservatism is ingrained in college students more often than radicalism. Students, like adults, rather chafe under binding rules than revelt to throw them off. Changes in customs, as investments of capital in business, are only made when conditions demand them. When conventions serve youth as they should to give it a boost rather than to hobble its feet, parents can lose the distrust they now have for college as the hotbed for radicals who seek to remake society and all the conventions the parnis desire to maintain. After vacation we'll come back and do some real work. Can't put it off much longer, Annually more people, not only from Lawrence, but also to Toppea, Kansas City and other neighboring cities, arrive early on the Christmas vespers program is given. The crowd venerates non-nontheistic event in the Auditorium. And the man who "didn't like the Leap Year Varsity" probably just found out how he rates. At the Recital By John W. Shively The program seems to improve in direct proportion with the crowd. If there is not some new feature, then the established parts are discontinued and the most marked development. The response to Dean D. M. Swarthout's directing was spontaneous, and the latter handled the different sections wellenough. The first of the choral numbers, Gevaert's "Jolly Christmas Song" was presented in a sprightly manner, with deeled shading. The other chorale, The Sleep of the Child Jesus" was more legible than its title. The chorus sings both times a capella, with never a deviation from proper pitch and certainty. The ensemble number continued their high plane, from the none-too- often repeated Buch-Goumud "Ave a Vale" and the more intimate Merne "Lecodee Boujourgonne." The colorings in the tableaux were more brilliant than ever. One of the most enjoyable was "A Christmas Madrigal," a deviation from the usual religious themes. Both the religious and the madrigal had a modernum of artistry. The vocal duet presented by Miss Merlah Moore and Miss Irene Peabody was given in the true meditative spirit. A Frank organ preclude of more than 15 minutes may have its place in a program in which the audience has the opportunity to number presented to an audience, part of which at least has been accustomed to subdued conversations during chants. A number of these presentations pose. A number less heavy, would enable his heavens to properly appreciate the music, and would work so earnestly to provide musical afternoons for the University. Our Contemporaries FLAMING YOUTH NOT UTTERLY WORTHLESS Atchuan Daily Globe Whether or not we always agree with the idea that any say there is a clever young educational leader, the Kansas," the publication that daily explores the activities of Kansas University has said. He has a frankness that is admirable. The following editorial written by *but young man* is not only well put but also smart and well-educated; and college psychology of today: "They smoke, they drink, they tell dirty jokes. They dance to jungle music and they scof at convention. They don't call a spade a 'brunette' They don't call you a 'frog' Then tell what they think whenever they do think. They are 'hailing youth.' His frankness, even when in error, is e freshing. "Flaming youth is a real, live product of 1950, but it only flies on them when they get older. It can fly in night clubs, and up and down the 'Broadway' of America cities. Planting young people in movie magazines, and people shake their heads and feel sure that the movies are worth seeing." Furthermore, we wouldn't be too sure that she was in error. Our contemporary has probably heard poetic rumors of woman's power of deviation. And although woman may have attained to man's frankness, whoever heard of one that was wrong? "But faming youth is only part of modern youth. There are young men and women who are thinking more about religion, politics, sociology and economics than they ever did before." They are also free and idealists in modern youth. "Some parents weep over them and a good many swear at them. Some parents also perilise and others manage to see faint lights around their heads and eyes, and they have hares. They get a lot of publicity, some true, some exaggerated, and some unreal." We had always associated the deep and mysterious wiles of the serpent with the character of woman. But when one of our contemporaries picks an editorial by a feminine writer as an admirable example of masculine frankness, he goes on to belittle her to entertain hopes for the complete manipulation of woman. "Flaming youth may flame, but modern youth is taking for its standard the "high white star of truth," said Mr. Perez, an economics, about science, in their earl concern. If in their search for truth, for honesty and frankness, they are not condemned to worthless things, they are not condemned to worthlessness forever." A regular meeting of the Botany club will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on 1121 Louisiana street. Doctor Lane will be the guest speaker. Please contact President. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XXVIII Monday, Dec. 15, 1920 No. 75 BOTANY CLUB: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY: Christian Academy will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in room 5, sub-museum of the Union building. All interested are invited to attend. DOROTHY WOODWARD, President. The Co-Ed club, district No. 3, is holding a meeting tonight at 1247 Tennesse street, and all are invited whether they attested the first meeting or not. Bridge begins at 7:30 o'clock .. BETTY ROOT. CO-ED CLUB: Kappa Phi will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at 1299 Tennessee street. THELMA CARTER, Publicity. KAPPA PHI: PEN AND SCROLL: There will be a meeting of Pcn and Scroll Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the room central of Administration building, ELIZABA BRANDT, President. PHI CHI DELTA: PLEASE Christmas gifts for Phil Chi Delta will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Come and bring your gifts. MARY JANE HUTCHINSS WATKINS HALL SCHOLARSHIPS. MATKIN'S HALL SCHOOL There will be several vacancies in Watkins hall for the spring semester. Applications will be received by the chairman in 310 Fraser on Tuesday and Thursday, 11.20 to 12.20. Appointment may be made by telephone. E-mail: EGAL500 Chairman W.S.G.A.: The executive council of the Women's Self Government Association will not meet before the Christmas holidays. FEIN SNYDER, President. BACTERIOLOGY CLUB: E. GALLOO, Chairman. There will be a meeting of the Bacteriology club Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m. in room 902 Snow hall. FRANK A. DLABAL, President. COLLEGE FACULTY: The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium on the third floor of the Administration building. E. H. LINDLEY. Y. W.C.A.: Christmas vespers will be in the auditorium of Administration building Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 3:20 p.m. Everyone is cordially invited. ESTHER CONGER, Chairman of Meetings Committee. PRACTICE TEACHING: PRACTICE TEACHING Students wishing to enroll for supervised teaching during the second semester must make application at the Education office, 103 Fraser, Dec. 15, or 17. RAYMOND A. SCHWEGLER, Dean. Campus Comment As the basketball season starts tomorrow Missouri will soon know which players it will be most profitable to start investigations about. All Formal DRESSES on Sale at 1/2 Price Wolters 823 Mass. St. Enroll Now--in our School for Dancing You will be terribly sorry sometime when you can't get the date you want, just because you can't dance. in our We Give Private Instruction MARION RICE DANCE STUDIO Over Bell's PHONE 953 Get together with your friends tonight at the The CAFETERIA Eat where the food is excellent and the prices right. Nobody Ever Gets Enough BOOKS for Christmas Buy Them With Ease at the at the Book Nook 1021 Mass. St. --in Protect Your Gift An Ollendorff watch is insured against loss by burglary or holdup. Ottendorff NATIONALLY AVERTISSE FINAL VIEWS, Since 1890 F. H. Roberts Jeweler A Distinctive Party Serves Individual Molds Let us suggest our Christmas Designs for your party. Lawrence Sanitary Ice Cream Foot of Vermont - Phone 697 "Naught Can Compare With Gifts to Wear!" Pigs Are In Society Pigs travel in the best of company these days for nothing please a good dress any more than a simple dress. Dresses . . . but they must be of immune Mexican Mexican and come in a box bearing the Oder label. $3.50 Others $2.85 and $5 "Gifts to Wear Leave You Money to Spare!" Fraser Theater, Dec. 15, 16, 17 Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock" the famous Irish drama One of the season's most compelling dramas. It takes you from comedy to pathos to comedy. All Seats Reserved---Admission $1.00 Seats on Sale in Green Hall — Call K. U. 64