SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1928 PAGE TWO THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas Editor in Chief William Griffin Associate editor Helen Yeahan Associate editor Richard Roe Sunday editor Lorraine Levine Sports editor Grace Gruen Sunday magazine editor Perry Sunday Start Embree Jaillite Kennett Cane Henry Mire Lebor McCoy LeRoy McCoy James Wash Arthur Circle Emily Sheppard Emily Sheppard Lance Kretz Jennifer Speppard Walter M-Alter Walter M-Alter Johnson Johnson Telephone Advertising Manager M. B. Ickh Mast, Advertising Mer. Harrison Tennesse Mast, Advertising Mer. Howard V. Roth Foreign Advertising Mer. Rohd V. Herman Business Office K, U, 62 News Room K, U, 25 Nightly Conversion 97416 Published in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of Texas at Austin in the Truss of the Departament of Journalism. measure of Journalism. Entered an second-class mail matter September ber 17, 1919, at the institute at Lawrence Kannan, under the act of March 3, 1879. SUNDAY, APRIL 15. 1928 BUY A CROWN "Here you are, ladies and gentlemen, one golden seat and jewelled crown inside the pearly gates of Heaven! One thousand dollars will save you from fire and bristlemon. Ten thousand dollars will let you enter the sanctum sanctum." This is not an attempt to "Elmer Canyon" the ministers of the gospel again. It rather characterizes our future preaching if the policy of commercialized religion is continued. "Hear the Boy Sorprano Sing 'Book of Age!'" "See Tom Dix in 'Diamond Joe, the Killer' and Attend our Ten Minute Religious Service!" "See the Dilly Sisters do the dance that was Done for the Ancient Heathen kings!" "Commercialized religion" We are in the age of the religious ballyhoo. A director of publicity and a sensational "ad" writer is as necessary to a church's welfare today as the minister and foreign missionary. Newspapers are fighting for church advertisements. Churches are fighting to print the largest and loudest "ad" in the Saturday night edition. Simplicity and humility have always been the keynote of religion Sensationalism and commercialism are not in harmony with any aineree religion, regardless of denomination or creed. HOW WE SAY IT Perhaps Sinclair Lewis gave some ministers a few tips on how to fill their church pews by use of sensations. Regardless of who started the preachers see their religion in the same light that they view vandelle shows and tabloid newspapers. "That's plenty sweet." "Boy, that it." Whether it's a 50-yard run for a touchdown or an attractive girl, it is "plenty sweet" or has "it." The man speaks. "Ian't that perfectly adorable?" "I think it's cute." "Don't you love that?" "Whether it's Pike's Peek on a peanut, it is 'cute,' 'adorable' or 'towable.' These three words, and a few others, make up the average vocabulary of the university woman. There are, according to the latest statistics, some 400,000 words in the English language today. This number is augmented each year by almost 5,000 new words. The average vocabulary of a person today is 25,000 words. A college-educated and college-bred person should have between thirty and forty thousand words that can be used or are understandable to him. Even Shakespeare back in his time could use 15,000 words. How many words have been added to the vocabulary since his age? The immortal playwright, genius though he was, would be hardly competent to sit in conversation with the average person of today. A poor vocabulary is only a matter of attention and care in the choice of words. "Sweet," "adorable," and "perfect" are overdone. So are "boy" and "plenty." They need a rest. Why not start a home for poor overworked and underfunded words? And why not get a few fresh ones? And there are enough to last us for a long time and a little variety is not necessarily foreign to education. Finish the Memorial Building A German airplane has crossed the Atlantic from Europe to North America, and the whole world is giving unstinted praise to the heroic aviators who accomplished this history-making feat. What a change has taken place in the past ten years. THE GERMAN FLYERS A few years ago the word "German" was mathemea to the rest of the world. Now these Germans receive their journals as brave and efficient flyers. Trans-continental flights are dangerous and result in the loss of valuable aviators who are needed in the advancement of flying. But as a creator of international good feeling and friendship it knows no equal. The effect of Lindbergh's flight was encallable. The effect of this last fact may be equally great. People of every nation unite in common praise to herald this great achievement in the history of aviation, and still greater achievement in the development of international friendship. Borrows Car to Save Train—Headline. What a wonderful alibi this would make if one should find himself mysteriously in the possession of the wrong car. WE PAUSE TO WONDER A magnificent effort has just been made on the part of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to make an unforgettable favorable impression on the farmers of the country. By a vote of 62 to 33, the McNary, Haugen bill has been passed and is now ready for the approval or veto of the president. The bill in essence provides for a farm board of seven to be named by the president. Advisory councils are to be created for each of the major farm commodities. The farm board is to work with the farm cooperatives in creating farm marketing agencies to deal with the supplies, a fund of $400,000,000 being created to provide for it. In speaking of the farm relief kill, a member of the University faculty, who from his wide range of experience and his many years of noting the change in the legislature at the time of a presidential election is a marked authority on phases of the economic transition taking place, has said, "If this had not been a presidential year the McNary-Hague farm relief kill would not have been passed!" "To be sure, the farmers are in need of relief of some kind, but this measure will hinder them rather than help. As it now stands it is nothing but a measure which will stimulate agriculture." "Five years from now they will regret that it was passed if the president does not weto it this time. In the eyetnt that it does pass, the farmers will be encouraged to over-produce; and there lies the difficulty. During the war the government which controlled the price of wheat set that price at $2.20 per bushel. The result was an over-supply of wheat, and the set price could not be maintained. The farmer was the loser." Perhaps the House and the Senate passed the bill with the express knowledge that it would later be vetoed. In that event they would receive the honor and glory that would go with favoring the farmer, and at the same time, would have done nothing. On the other hand, the bill undoubtedly has sincere adherents. But it can hardly be doubted that its passage was influenced by the fact that this is the year of a presidential election. Attend the Kansas Relays. PROTCH The Tailor 833 Mass. St. Complete Service Carter Service 1000 Mass. Phone 1300 Tires - Batteries - Gas Oil-Crank-case Service Electrical Work Greasing OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. 1X Sunday, April 15, 1928 No. 156 The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will meet onuesday, April 17, at 4:39 in the austernium on the third floor of central library. COLLEGE FACULTY: - : * : * : During the age of bobs and maracos, nibble fingers have lost much of their dexterity for tucking in stray locks, and hanging hairpins. There is not even originality in the rolling of the little knot at the back of the head to hold the new growth. MATHEMATICS CLUB: There will be a meeting of the Mathematica Club next Monday afternoon, April 16, at 4:30 in room 201 east Administration building. Helen Trotton will give a short talk up "The Russian Pessant Methods of Multiplication" and Edson Johnson will give some illustrations of card tricks. Poets have sung of "woman's crown of glory" when writing of her long treasures. We are not disputing the poets, but at present it is a rather erudigly glory. E. H. LINDLEY MEN'S CLERC CLUB; LESLIE McKEEHEN, President There will be no rehearsal of the Men's Club on Sunday. T. A. LARREMBER, DIRECT In all evolution, doubtless the period if transition must always be painful. This new girdle flick is no exception. The elbow bobbed-hinned co-ed is slowly disappearing—the new women of the stately and severe coiffure of long hair has not arrived—and in the meantime we have the transition. Umpqua rests are head that were a crown imperfectly if the crown is one of strongly hair that has left the realm of the bobbed curvy and has not yet reached a woman's estate, or in other words, that is just beering on full growth. K, U. SYMPHONY: A HOLLOW GLORY All members of the orchestra should be in their places by 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the auditorium. It is a dangerous condition when the weather is fair, but it is doubly dangerous when the weather is bad. If it is improbable for the present traffic officer to keep the driveway cleared, then a more efficient officer should be issued. K. O, KUERSTNNER, Director WOMEN'S CLEE CLUB: CLEAR THE WAY Then, too, a few prosecutions in lieu of so many warning signs might secure a little more respect for the regulation. Regular rehearsal of the Women's Glee Club will be held Monday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m. in Fraser Hall. This is a very important meeting and every member must be present. No one will be excused. Please bring music. BEPHA AUCE PEKINS Business Manager The hard rain Friday was just another proof of why the regulation prohibiting parking on the University driveways should be enforced. Cars lined both sides of the main campus driveway from Fourth Street to beyond the Administration building. It was running hard and the strong wind was whipping it in the faces of students. In order to cross the street a student, or perhaps a group of students, would appear suddenly from among the cars. A streak of brakes, a shuffling stop, and an incident narrowly because the long line of cars presented the student from seeing the approaching car, and the driver from seeing the student until he suddenly appeared in front of his car. Our Contemporaries --found accomplishment in that way, I could muster a hundred who have been ridden by that process and another hundred who have been saved by not following it. Pedants are not sure of the lessons, but educated men are not." Educating For Leisure Educating for leisure is generally overlooked in the general rush of educating for life work. There are oceans of opportunities in American life, the necessity of vocational education, and the youth of the American college students which makes them incapable of selecting courses with an eye to future enjoyment. Few of the college students have much knowledge. What might be made more valuable for them is the search for excitement. Consequently they do not appreciate the worth of a good study abroad experience. Vocational education, the need for credits, the American degree habitats and institutions which teach students to keep the student from seeking courses which will furnish pleasure. Most students in American colleges view the "here because we're here" argument as an excuse to the satisfaction of intellectual competition or solitude for which an individual is entitled. Some time during the years of college learning would be well spent in studying courses, cultural or otherwise, for the sheer pleasure of massaging and relieving stress for the enjoyment of off-hours through life.-Oklahoma Daily. Democracy in Education Joseph K. Hart, professor of education at the University of Wisconsin, and a leader in the movement for democracy in education, recently condemned role learning and "lesson-ing," as well as educationalization at present, as fatal to education. In his words, the crucial issue in today's society is this: young people really need our educational discussions, and are we going to work for intelligence in a way that doesn't leave them vulnerable? Declarating that the field of education is nothing but problems today, Professor Hart continues: "College students are not going to study; they don't know how to study, so they withdraw from the crowd and seek quiet for study; they are problems in college." "We mostly hold that the way to get an education is to learn lessons. Now for every individual who has DR. H. H. LEWIS Optometrist Practice limited to examination of eyes without dilating, and fitting of glasses. Your mother can purchase anything you can give her—except your photograph. It's up to you to surprise her—pleasantly—with a portrait of yourself. Your mother as mothers want to see their children—at your best. 801 Mass. St. Phone 912 For Mother's Day— (Over Round Corner Drug Store) MOTHER'S DAY will soon be here. Make an appointment now. N Travel in any di- W Reaction, You cannot S find better Kodak finishing. 1115 Mass. For better pictures, Agfa—the most dependable film in all weather. 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Yet the leaders of the democracy in education movement point out that the American system seems to be deeping behind progress, rather than Several eastern institutions, notably the University of Wisconsin, Harvard and Hartford, are getting to step up in response to the increase of it are becoming more in evidence. The University of Washington as young as possible was affected by the new trend, 2.4. —University of Washington Daily. A vacationist is a man who does two weeks of hard labor in selling himself into thinking that he is having n good time. -Miami Student, Others Are Findin' the Cafeteria at Delightful Place to Eat to Eat Are you a Patron? The New Cafeteria (Memorial Building) "Nothing is good enough but the Best." ... Jean Bachman, b29, and Oral Shaw, b29, were elected to Gamma Epsilon Pi, honorary economics and commerce societies. They were held for the two last eight. T A X I Phone 71 Yellow Cab Co. 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