PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS THURSDAY, APRIL. 10, 1950 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas EDITOR-IN-CHIEF___CLINTON FEENEY Hugh R. Smith MANAGING EDITOR LESTER SUHLER Marketing Editor Marker Story Marketing Editor Carl Peat Designer Designer Carol Peat Vice President Vince Rupp Sunnydale Editor Vince Rupp Sporting Editor Richard Jones Senior Editor Richard Jones Society Editor Margaret Hatcher Society Editor Margaret Hatcher Alumni Editor Robert Pearson Alumni Editor Robert Pearson ADV. MANAGER BARBARA GLANVILLE Assist. Prof. Adv. Mgr. Marine Consultant Assist. Prof. Adv. Mgr. Marine Consultant Assist. Adv. Mgr. Lola Man Rodriguez District Assistant Robert Wilson District Assistant Robert Wilson KANSAN BOARD MEMBERS BANANA BOARD MEMBER Lester Schurz Mary Worty William Worty Mary Harrison Tiffany Gleavesman Natharra J. Clarke Michael L. Eichhoff Luke Eichhoff Telephones Business Office K, U. 6. News Room K, U. 25. Night Collection 2701KS Published in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Runday morning, by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of Minnesota, under the Press of the Department of Journalism. Subscriptions price, 14.00 per year, payable in advance. Single coupon, be each. Unused bookings, 5 per month. September 12, 1978 to the post office at Lawrence, Kannau, under the not of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1930 A FAIR MINDED DECISION There was much discussion following the first of the mid-week dances at the Union a week ago. Many white students were angry because of the attendance of a few negro students. Some of the whites said the negroes had a perfect right to be there; others said they would not attend another function of such racial mixture, and there were even a few muttered threats to evice the negro "intruder" forcibly. Last night at the second mid-week dance the attendance was entirely white. Vesterday afternoon the negro students met in Myers hall to discuss the situation. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Edward Lewis of the Urban League, Kansas City, whose work is devoted to the social and economic problems of his own race. Mr. Lewis had already addressed the editorial writing classes, at their invitation, in the morning. He urged both negroes and whites to take an objective viewpoint concerning the inter-racial contacts in the University, and contacted an open forum of the negroes themselves in the afternoon. In this forum was brought out the reason for negro attendance at the first mid-week dance. Negro students, like all other students on the Hill, saw a number of placards posted before the night of the dancing invite every student on the campus to attend. The few negroes did so to find out if the broad invitation on the placard was meant literally. They discovered that it was not. In the interests of their own self-respect, then they refrained from attending the second dance. Perhaps the less said about the attitude of mind among some white students that threatened Ku Klux Klan tactics, the better. But the negro students, by their restraint and self-respect are entitled to the respect of the Hill. OUR YELLOW DECORATIONS Of which do we have the more, dan- derless, or grass? From our wind- window it appears that there are many danderless grass blades, more than there are grass blades. Something should be done about it. The Pachamacchai might have rewarded every man who voted with a flower. Or the Y.W.C.A, or the Y.M.C.A, might organize for the good of the cause, and have a dandelion-digging crusade. Or maybe the boys over at Green hall, might devote their superfluous energy to this worthy project. In fact, almost anyone desiring publicity and appreciation might help to exterminate the little flowers. "COME SEVEN" "Come Seven," by Octavius Cohen, is to be given April 15-16 by an all-Negro cast. The direction of the play by Professor Crafton inaures a production of artistic merit. The fact that he considers this humorous play good enough to climax the year's dramatic season is a significant fact. "Come Seven" is a comedy. Some objections to it on the score that it is a travesty have been heard, but comedies are good entertainment when cleverly done, and this one bids fair to be no exception. A play of another type, a serious play, perhaps, is contemplated for next year. Rehearsals are being held regularly. The cast is working hard to be able to offer a finished product worthy of the sponsoring and coaching staff, and worthy to be offered to a public acclaimed to artistic stage work. THE KANSAS RELAYS K U. is probably better known for her track relays than for any other part of her program, athletic or scholastic. Strange commentary! the interest the public has in sensations, and all great spectacles. The popularity of the Relay has a valid explanation. Possibly they are an overdeveloped form of entertainment, yet it is natural in America, and in the rest of the world, for that matter, to jump, to run, to throw and to try one's strength in competition. Those who advocate changing athletes from mere sightes to exercise-for-the-crowd, forget our great love of watching performances by great athletes; whether we call it "hero-worship," "vicarious living," or "escapae," it remains true that we go to see contests such as the Relay and derive a real pleasure in some way from watching expert and famous performers. So the Relhays have a value—one which satisfies apparently a real fish, but one which should always be eaten. This is mostly important events in life. A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY A YOUNG MANS FANCY Spring. Small boys wearing knickers, licking ice-cream cones, sitting on the steps, razzing small girls who wander by. Lectures seeming longer than ever, drier than ever; soft breezes, bringing day dreams, and naps. Moonlight. Porch-swings, cars, nape, grass plots, canes become more and more popular, steak-fries and wiennie-rigs gaining momentum, paired shadows along Potter's lake. The right girl, the right boy, the right . . . oh, beck, we have spring fever, too . . . OVER-STAG-NATION Not even The Kangan believes itself capable of setting a question as venerable and respectable to the stag problem. But, granting that a stag line is a desirable addendum to a dance, surely the situation at the Union dance was too much of a good thing. COLLEGE FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES: All college freshmen and sophomores are expected to consult their art during the period April 4-11, regarding their multimedia grades. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN KU KU MEETING: There will be an important Ku Ku meeting Thursday at 7:30 in room 200 Frenn hall. Election of other members please come there. night in the rest room of central Administration building, second floor. The University will most at 7:30 to night in the rest room of central Administration building, second floor. April 10, 1930 Pre-Easter Sale of Spring Coats Now On! Pl Laumia Theta will meet Tuesday night, April 15 at 7:30 in room 119. Fraser Hall. Program is to be reported on educational magazines. PI LAMBDA THETA: There are some inevitable handicaps in putting on the dances—the size of the floor, the bad acoustics, the disinclination one feels to get to a dance at the time it is supposed to start. These are small matters, and the dance will go on anyway. But it won't go on without women. It has been said that couples of men were dancing together during the first few minutes. We confidently predict that dances like that will never be lastingly popular. One doesn't mind being crowded off the floor by dancers. But when the stags take up so much room that the dancers have to pick their way through—well, the situation calls for something. Pre-Easter Sale SMART, NEW DRESSES The Thoughtful Freshman is now pending much time, which undoubtedly should have been devoted to No. 155 Nothing is good enough but the best A Cool. Clearly. Appetizing Place to Eat The Cafeteria $ 8.88 Dresses now $12.50 Dresses now $16.50 Dresses now THE CAYOT-DURST Dry Goods Co. A HOME OWNED INSTITUTION 743 Mass.-Lawrence, Kans. STYLES OF NOW AND AHEAD 2 for $15.00 $10.65 $14.85 Every dress is included in this pre- Easter Sale. Smart silk dresses in prints, crepes and chiffons. Styles that suggest spring and Easter in their gay colors. There are so many different styles, all smart, that we can't describe them all. 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