PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1530 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ... CLARENCE RUPT Associate Editors Frank McClelland Sarn Thompson MANAGING EDITOR WILLIAM NICOLS Makeup Editor Mildred Curtis Senior Editor Maryanne Martinez Sunbury Editor Owen Paul Katherine Matthews Spearing Editor Kenneth Rush Society Editor Lulu Huntington Society Editor Lulu Huntington Alumni Editor Maryne Matthieu Alumni Editor Hesterse Alder Kansas Board Members ADVERTISING MGR. ROERT PIERSON District Assistant PRESIDENT District Assistant PRESIDENT District Assistant PRESIDENT Circulation Manager JACK MORRIS Clarence Ropp Frank McBalland William Nichols Robert Pierce Virginia Williamson Mary Bartram Iris Fitzsimmons Carol Leaver Mary Morton Wilbur Moore Fabrilied in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the Department of Journalism at the University of Kansas, from the Press of the Journalist. Telephones Business Office K. U. 60 News Room K. U. 23 Night Connection 2701 K1 Subscription price, $149 per year, payable in advance. Simple online. Entered an account at market secretary Entered an account at lawrence at Lawrence Kannus, under the act of March 3, 1879. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1930 FOUR WEEKS It's getting pretty late to say anything about hitting the books to those who still have their grades to make. But by superhuman effort they can come on top. For those, all of us, who are not doing their best, these last four weeks are the crisis—we make it, or we don't. And it all depends on our work. The professors are starting to make up their minds as to the grades to give out. They are beginning to look every one over, notice the attention we give and the work we do. It's a poor thing to say but a few of us will be pulling the wires just a little harder. Let's hope they don't break. MAYBE YOU AREN'T INTERESTED But Charles M. Sheldon, the conversation speaker for Thursday, is one of the greatest living exponents of applied Christianity. His book, "In His Steps," published nearly a generation ago, created a sensation in religious as well as literary circles because of its attempt to reduce the teachings of Christ to the simple, everyday events of the normal person's life. The deciding factor in every situation requiring a solution was the question, "What would Jesus do?" Almost certainly, Doctor Sheldon in his lecture Thursday on "The Greatest Gift of All" will develop points of the philosophy first offered to the world in this book. Perhaps you aren't interested in Christianity. Maybe you've seen the deacon put and in the sugar he sold at his store, or heard about the priest's moral life. Or possibly you have seen a minister condemn graft and corruption in your town without ever uttering a word of protest. But you can be sure that in his address Doctor Sheldon will give voice to none of the cut-and-dried formulas for repentance, salvation, and so on. If you have been disgusted with the evidences of religion you have seen about you, if you are a free thinker, Bolshevist, or what not, attend Doctor Sheldon's lecture. It may be that he will cast a new light on religion for you, with new potentialities and potency. WHY COLLEGES FLUNK PEOPLE Philp Wylie has written an article in a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post which will cause the minds of the 75 per cent of the men and women entering college who never conclude their college education. He explains that the present college system suppresses individuality and denies the student a chance to think. Therefore, becoming discouraged with the mechanical process of taking notes and repeating material when called for, the student leaves school or else funks out in despair. How simple it is to explain incompetency by pointing to the system of which we are a part and saying "What else can I be under conditions?" Certainly it is an appalling fact that so large a percentage of students never finish their college education, but a close observation of the present college system may reveal the fact that the average student is receiving an education in relative proportion to his capacities. Mr. Wylie says that the college does not allow one to think. But how many freshmen of Mr. Wylie's acquaint- tarce have been given the necessary high school training to enable them to think constructively? In other words, if the college is to accomplish what Mr. Wylie suggests as essential, it will be necessary to give the freshman year over to undoing what the high school and ward schools have done to the young mind. Certainly we cannot deny the imperfections of our present college system, but at the same time we must recognize the fact that any radical deviation from this system presupposes that human nature is capable of sudden transition from a system used through eight years of ward school and four years of high school to a radically different system. It is hard to conceive of such a possibility. Children too long reared on the fable of Santa Claus and the Easter bunny rabbit cannot easily comprehend the theory of relativity or the cosmological scheme of the universe. White Mr. Wylie believes that the colleges flunk people because they are misunderstood, we feel convinced that many of them are flunked because the colleges find that their previous education does not fit them for any form of higher education. A. E. When Sinclair Lewis denounces his native land and condemns the dollar-chaosing American before foreigners, his countrymen are spt to burn with indignation at what seems an ill-disguised betrayal. The cynicism, ridicule, and sarcasm of the author of Elnen Gantry are hard to reconcile with absolute sincerity. When, however, such a man as George Russell, the Irish poet, popularly known as A. E., comes to our country and out of his boundless good nature makes a few criticisms of American civilization, there is no doubling his sincerity, and his ideas are taken up by a large following. A. E. represents a level of Irish rural life which was once typical of America. He declares the movement from the farm to the city, and the corresponding industrialization of agriculture. 。 initialization of agriculture. His rural life is the romantic one of horses and cattle which become pets instead of being stuffed with grain and roughage to prepare them for market or labor in the shortest possible time; of country mills with the old water-wheel where the farmers ground their grain for bread; of vegetable cells filled with the products of garden and orchard; of sleigh rides under a New Year's moon; of family reunions at Christmas and Thanksgiving; and of the country literary society. Whether A. E's contention that American city life will prove its own undoing because it is running on the energy and initiative inherited from generations of rural life, will perhaps be stoutly challenged. But undoubtedly the rural life of A. E. has more of romance than the present-day American farm with treetrunks day and night, with high-pressure efficiency methods, and economic and social dependence on the city. Flays given in dialect seem to follow one of two courses—either the actors let the dialect slip to such a degree that its use becomes ridiculous, or they let it slip unintentionally. The play are obscured, "Juno and Peckeyo" last夜被罢了 in the latter direction. It was the middle of the first act before the audience began to At the Play By Sara W. Thompson R. E. Protsch, the Tailor 833 Mass. Well Dressed Students While waiting for the opportunity to eat that good food at home, you have excellent meals here go to --catch what was being said, and at times after that it lost whole conversations. Not that we always needed 'words to tell us what was going on—that was evident from the action, but we should have enjoyed the show already. We did this because the players were making remarks we 'would not understand.' "Juno and the Paycock" starts out with high comedy and ends in high tragedy. It suffers a second act, when the first two acts is given with such joyous abandon as it was night last time the triple tragedy in *The Curious Case of the audience*, which consequently feels that there is something wrong with the story, so its climax is not properly anticipated. Mary. Crafton as "June," the "Captain's wife," lacked something of the true Irishwoman in that she was inhibited in the expression of her emotions. The daughter of a wealthy individual and independence which characterizes Irish people, at least all those whom we have ever known. The singing scene emphatically this weakness in the two characters, which he would like to be as particularly Irish, either, and he was noticeably weak when Mary made her confession to him. One one would dare to say that George Caldwell Johnny Boyle) was not an Hibernian. Allen Crafton as the self-styled "Captain" Boyle, the "Paycock"; and Robert Calderwood as "Jockey" Daly. his old crony roster was an important prose case. Their performances would be worth seeing even if the rest of the actors did nothing. This, fortunately was not the case, as they well-supported by a condescension. The hurleskue sketch of Mrs. Malie Madigan by Frances Wilson was carried a bit too far for the good of the whole play. Miss Wilson was terribly funny, however. Charlie Bentham (William Reeves) was nervous. He laughed very proud to have played. He looked like a gentleman from Oxford, not a questionable English school teacher. "The minor characters—'Needle' Nunez (Phil Bowman); two irregulars (Bob Haigh and Don Ladner); furniture removal men (Kevin Duckworth), black vendor and a sewing machine man who were so well disguised that we couldn't discover who were taking the parts—all elec- trical, visualized and effectively induces. The only time that stark reality entered the play was at the entrance of Mrs. Taucered (Heidi Heldt) and Margaret Huggins (in their black silk mourning). This scene would be improved by the substitution of less theatrical costumes. Despite these faults, we found "Juno and the Payckey" engrossed, both in its humour and in its tragedy. We realize that it is not the type of play which seems to be in the same need of cheer as the T. B. M., but we believe that they will enjoy this production of it. Don't miss seeing Crafton make away with it. Individual Christmas Cards from Your Favorite Snapshots Service D'Ambra Photo Phone 934 1115 Mass. Campus Comment If the Hill sorites don't forget quit forgetting to invite the wives to the faculty teas the little apple-polishing affairs may account for move the president A's and B's we hear. KENNEDY Plumbing Co. 937 Mass. St. General Electric Refrigerators OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XVIII Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1959 No. 76 This executive council of the Women's Self Government Association will not meet before Christmas holidays. PERN SNYDEL. President. W. S.G.A. : FATRINES HALL SCHOOL There will be several vacancies in Watkins hall for the spring semester. Applications will be by the chairman in 210 Fraser hall on Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 to 12:30. Appointment may be made by telephone. E. GALLOO, Chairman. KAPPA Phi: PHI, Phi will meet Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 1200 Tennessee at 5:30 p.m. THELMA CARTER, Publicity. KAPPA PHI: E. GALLOO, Chairman. WATKINS HALL SCHOLARSHIPS: GRADUATE CLUB MEETING: There will be a dinner meeting of the Graduate club on Wednesday evening, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. at the cafeteria in the Union building. The psychology department will have charge. All graduate students are urged to attend. LAVON KIESTER, Chairman Executive Committee. THE picture for the Jayhawker will be taken Thursday at 12:30 at Squires studio. Be dressed in tuxedos. ROBERT MILTON, President. AY JANES JAY JANES: * Jay James will check in the calendars Wednesday at 4:20 in the Union building. Everyone report. SHIRLEY CASEBIER, President. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB: HOME The Home Economics club will have a Christmas party Wednesday after afternoon at 3:30 at the home management house. Please bring your presents wrapped. MARCELLA STERLING. THETA EPSILON: THIRD ELECTION This meeting will be held at 1124 Mississippi street at 7 o'clock. THELMA WILCOX, President Union building from 7 to 8. DJWEEK Virtual Regular Wednesday dance at the Union building from 7 to 8. DAVID NEWCOMER. COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS The committee on relations with other educational institutions will meet in room 233 east Administration building Thursday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock U. G. MITCHELL, Chairman. SENIORS AND JUNIORS: SENIORS AND SUNSHINE The deed-line for class photographs is not far off, so make your appointment with Homer Fierking studio immediately. 1331 JAYHAWKER STAFF BOTANY CLUB A regular meeting of the Botany club will be held Tuesday at 7:50 p.m. at 1121 Louisiana street. Doctor Diane will be the guest speaker. 1121 Louisiana street Doctor Lane will be the focus DOROTHY WOODWARD, President. PEN AND SQUIGGLE PEN AND SCHOOL There will be a meeting of Pen and Scroll Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the rest room of central Administration building, ELIZABETH BRANDT, President. 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, 16, or 17. RAYMOND A. SCHWELGLER, Dean, holiday round trip x cursions EAST—to Chicago and intermediate points. WEST—to Colorado, New Mexico Arizona, California, and intermediate points. Call---for details W. W. 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