PAGE TWO MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1927 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief N. Strimple Editor-in-Chief Sunday Editor Papell Hoffman Campaign Editor Hassan Pignon Campaign Editor Hassan Pignon Nucrez Editor Loremy Pignon Citrull Editor Alberto Mirelli Citrull Editor Rhonda Simons Sunday Magazine Editor Francis Tavarez Sunday Magazine Editor Gerttide Searve Alton Munger Helen Tatum Robert Mine Jason Bradley Paul Porter Jack Brennan Jack Cotter William Griffith Louise Culver Advertising Manager Lacele Repell Avt. Advertising Mgr. William Clark Avt. Advertising Mgr. R. W. Herning Telephone Business Office K. U. 66 News Room K. U. 28 Night Connection T701K2 Telephones Published in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the department of Journalism of the University of Georgia, Trees of the Department of Journalism. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1927 OUR ALUMNI VISITORS The University has just come out from under the oracle of being under the scrutiny of a more or less appointed committee from the alumni or Greater Kansas city. The purpose of this group was to investigate conditions here and report back to the Kansas City body. What did this committee look for? Did they come here for the express purpose of digging out a soundal or were they merely trying to office us in solving our administrative tangles—if any extra? It is the general belief that the failure of the Kansas team to win football games, the resignation of the coaching staff, and the so-called lack of co-operation brought these men here. Possibly they can do some good. They were handicapped, however, by their mode of attack. It does seem peculiar that, when this committee came for the prime purpose of investigating our affairs, they should first meet with seven Lawrence business men. They did this before they even came on the Hill. Lawrence business, more have always been a big aid to anything the University tried to accomplish. Why shouldn't they? The University furnishes them with much business. Why is beside the question, however. It has been said that a number of the Lawrence merchants are disgruntled because of losses they sustained through betting on the Kansas team. It has been further reminded that some of the men of the very committee that the alumna interviewed were among the group that have backed the team with money in place of enthusiasm and genuine support. If those business men who follow such practices had faith enough in the Kansas team to gamble on its chances against Missouri, they would have made enough money to pay them for seven years of hard times. There were excellent odds offered to all Kansas takers. A question pertaining to the University can not be either found or settled down town. The Hill, not a place of business, is the University. The athletic situation, as far as corruption and lack of co-operation in the entire University is concerned, is not alarming. No part of the question involves or incriminates any coach, member of the faculty, or even a student in any form of scandal. Again we say, although the University does appreciate and need the aid of every one of the alumni, there are some times when the attitude of "alzsee-faire" would help a lot. The politician who announced that his great ancestors came over in the Mayflower will be stumped when he learns that the ancestors of Senator Curtis of Kansas were members of the reception committee that welcomed the pilgrims to this country. A STORMY SESSION The seventieth Congress convenes today. From present indications it will be one of the stormiest sessions in recent years. One of the first things to engage the attention of the Senate will be the question of seating or rejecting Senatomelect Vare of Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois. The whole country has been scandal- ized by the enormous expedition in the primaries,' through which Smith and Vare received their nominations, and also the sources from which most of this money came. According to the phrasing of the Constitution, the senate is given the power to use its judgment as to qualification, membership, and is the sole judge. The precedent established by Congress has an important bearing upon the case. Charges having to do with elections and qualifications of senators-elect have been made in 46 cases. The senate has accepted the credentials of the senators-elect and investigated the charges afterwards in 20 cases. A majority of senators refused to seat the man until the charges were investigated. Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, the Republican leader, is having a hard enough time getting the five insurgent Republicans lined up with the party, without bothering about the slush fund cases. The question of a G.O.P. majority in the senate rests upon whether the Kansan can bring about peace. A. Missourius, Sen. James A. Reed is holding the spotlight on the Democratic side. He is marshalling all of its candidates to kick out the alsh fund senators elect. and further create confusion and worry for the Republicans. The best that the Republicans can hope to do today is to effect part organization. Accordingly, the election of Sen. Moses of New Hampshire, as president pro tem of the senate, was forecast yesterday. At the last minute a 3-sided policy of watchful waiting seems to have been adopted, and woe be unto the vide tion alps first. ARE WE REALLY SILLY? In order to make the buying of Christmas seals more painless and to assure the sale of the quota given to organized houses, several boys in a certain fraternity house play poker for souls, the loser buying stamps as chips. At last a good use has been found for poker. A picture of our campus—consump- tative Rah Rab boys, who have never seen a golf stick, running around bare- headed in knickers; girls (they call them flappers) existing on "cokes" and cigarettes, who never have a serious thought to trouble their poor demented brains. True? That's what we hear about ourselves on every hand. "Are you having a good time at school this year?" "How many parties have you been to this month?" "Do you boys really do all the things we see in College Humor?" How many times have you been besieged by volleys of questions such as these? And how often are you asked about your work, or what career you intend to follow? Once? Well, maybe twice when you talk to perhaps 15 or 29 people in your home town. College, in the minds of the many laymen, consists in only two useful departments; the School of Law and the School of Medicine. A student must be in preparation for a definite career before anyone can understand his reasons for attending a university. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is merely the means of gaining a four year vacation at the expense of father. To study a general college course is only subsidiary to joining at least four Greek letter orders. People not initiated to the ways and means of a college education cannot realize the importance of gaining individual depth and appreciation. They do not see, for instance, that a party or basketball game is merely a form of recreation. They have their movies. Possible those folks who have a mistaken idea of college could not grasp the importance of a major in history, languages, or science. Perhaps all of this is beyond their power of comprehension. We have our suspicions. A British scientist suggests that persons so thoughtless as to fall into the ways of indigence be meted legal punishment. What a hardship it would be for our more virile criminals to shut them up with a mob of meaning, grousing cell-mates. There will be a meeting of the University Senate on Tuesday, December 6, 4:30 p.m., in the auditorium of central Administration building. BLEY. SENATE MEETING. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. 18 Monday, December 5, 1927 No. 68 Miss Subrina Turtuee of Calabria, India, will speak on "Education of Women in india" at 4:38 p.m. on Tuesday, 6 at 8yesh halt, University of Delhi. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY; Y. W. C. A. LECTURE; The Christian Science Society at the University of Kansas will hold a seminar on April 23, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Our university students and friends are welcome. ELOISE LUCAS, President MEN'S GLEE CLUB Love makes the world go around- round and 'round. 但 bishop in your merrymaking —there's a thought. After that joyful Christmas vacation there are exactly 14 days of school until semester uizes begin. A BIT OF PHILOSOPHY Only 17 more shopping days until Christmas! But that's not the important point. There's only nine more school days until Christmas vacation, Joy of joy! A PACE FORTH It was only a few years ago that students and friends of the University were clamoring and urging the State to recognize the need at the University for a new library. In the time the State recognized the need and Watson library was the result. It is a beautiful building, erected not only to house thousands of volumes of reference books, but to afford a place where all may find the peace and quietness in which to study these books. It does sound like a death knell. A regular visitor at the library cannot go there and come away without feeling that many students are taking advantage of the opportunities afforded. Neither can he go there and come away without witnessing a whole course of floners, social hounds and general disturbers of the peace. The Library was not built for oratorical contexts nor for husband-and-wife-sclosing exhibitions. Neither was it built for a social center. A PLACE FOR IT The members of the Men's Glee Club will watch the Balloon Board tomorrow for the reapportment of the quartet. T. A. LAREMORE. The new Memorial building has been constructed for the latter purpose, $t$ is to this building that students must learn to handle when a sensual sensation strikes them. Come in and we will show them to you. You should have a Clark then — a jeweler-made, beautifully designed lighter, that always works. Silver, Wire and covered and specialty finishes — at prices from $7.50 up. THE CLAIR LIGHTER is a handsome piece of pocket jewelry that works with the precision of a fine watch. One flick and you have a generous flame. If you wear a lighter, you lighter many more times a day than a watch. - doesn't it? Too bad to bring the subject before you your youthful and happy minds filled with the thoughts of Christmas and the spirit of "Do unto others as I hope they will do unto me." But facts are facts and truths must be faced. Semester exams are coming. 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