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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
University Daily Kansan
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
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WE HAD GOOD INTENTIONS
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927
The Kansan regrets that some facetious statements in an editorial "What's the Matter with K. U.," carried in last Tuesday's Kansan, were taken seriously by enough persons to make an explanation necessary, in order that the true import may be given.
The Kanaan meant to evince no malice toward any of the dramatic or musical organizations on the Hill. Whenever and wherever one of these wishes to give a benefit in order that it may better do its work, it may look to the Kanaan for support. The purpose of the organizations preempts the purposes of such programs, as far as the Kanaan is concerned.
The Kanan wished to call attention to the fact that these means by which the good of the University may be furthered may also be extended to causes of greater scope, one of what happens to be flood relief. It wished to remind its readers that we are often so centered around the University that the cry of need elsewhere goes unheeded except for a few carefully worded expressions of sympathy and some comment on the breakfast table. "We" means all of us, not any particular persons or orginalizations.
The Kumar regrets the unintended offense of its statements, but is glad to report that the general purpose of the editorial bids fair to be realized. Those very organizations which may have been most offended by the editorial have been the most generally responsive to its real purpose.
Now comes Bernert Macfadden with an editorial scorching the colleges as hatbags of vice and immorality. His outburst appears in the New York Evening Graphic, popularly known as the pornographic; and no one will question its veracity, for at the top of the page is the glaring caption in bold face, "Nothing but the Truth."
The Y. M, C. A. reports that students are comprehending more slowly. Since the "free" literature has been offered to the public, only two lefthands have been taken, but seven of the "free" signs are missing.
BACKWARD ON VICE
“An education in vice” is what students are getting out of college, says Mr. Macfadden. “Under the guise of biology and psychology (3), college professors teach so-called 'free love' and ‘self-expression’ . . . And when the doctrine of free love is paraded under the banner of science, and assisted by booze, the undoing of the young is to be expected.”
Kansas, true to tradition, seems to be far behind in its educational program. The schools that Mr. MacFadden loves to talk about making our beloved K. U. appear as innocent and pure and behind-the-times as Little Susie Cornetassel, who thought that spooning was a course in the home economics department designed to teach babies how to eat.
The eminent New York editor, who is so interested in the abolition of wickedness that he tells the world all about it every day, someone somebody or other to the effect that a college career is a continuous orgy of petting, drinking, pajama parties, sleeping coach scandal and even immorality.
Mr. Macfadden doesn't know that out here on the arid plains of Kansas, we sometimes take a brief recess for more academic, if less alluring, diversion.
A society queen of Chicago says, "All I got out of my college life was a knowledge of petting parties, gin and night life." Obviously, this is more interesting as an autobiographical note than as a criticism of her alma mater.
Women are to blame, of course, for all the underworld activities, says Mr. MacFadden. "Men have been blameless ever since Alamat set the precedent of blaming women." Gin is delivered at the back door of security houses on the day before big parties, he declares. However, seven K. U. women have asserted that this is not true at Kansas or else they have been missing something.
Come on, Kansas. Let's catch up with the times before Mr. Macfadden discovers how backward we are.
With all their science and technique, the Aggies could never produce a better crop of dandelions than that being harvested on the University campus.
Campus Opinion
Campus Opinion
Editor Daily Kansas:
Assuming that the Kausan, as heretofore, still desires to do justice to campus organizations, and is willing to publish such defense as organizations attacked through its columns may be willing to sake, I am taking the liberty, on behalf of the Men's Club, in support of the unjust editorial. "What's the Matter With K. U. C.' (May 3, 1922) which refers to the Men's Gleb Club.
If the editorial writer means that every time the Men's Glee Club takes a trip a benefit entertainment is arranged on the HILL to play the club's way, the statement is absolutely and humorous, false, as well as being too officious for faculty, and mostly unjust to the organization. During the past four years just one benefit concert for the Men's Glee Club has been held on the Hill, namely, last year, to assist in meeting the heavy financial burden of financing the trip to the national fundraisers, which led to the 77 men's Glee Club has taken seven out-of-town trips, of which all but two were "one-night stands." For all these the club has asked no financial support of anybody in Lawrence or on the Hill, except the allowance made the club annually from the student-activity-ticket fund, which also included smaller in 1926-27 than in 1927.
A few words as to the rest of the editorial. The fair inference from the last paragraph of the editorial is that "golden-throated Glee club members" are unwilling, "to offer a service that is something beyond what they are unwilling to do anything for flood-reliable. This portion of the editorial seems almost spiteful. It is not warranted by the actual record of the club. Every year the Men's Club responds whenever asked to participate in the annual gala in 1920 the club put on concerts, for which it received nothing, at Commencement. Some members remained over, or returned for, these Commencement concerts at considerable inconvenience, and ever expense, and went to Topkapi, on a few hours' notice, to sing before the state legislature, at the latter's request. And it put on a concert, asking and receiving only actual expenses incurred, for the benefit of the Under-privileged Child Kind of the Kiwis Club of Kunawa, in that city city in February.
The writer of this letter, from intimate personal knowledge of the members of this year's Men's club, believes that the members of the Men's club will respond willingly, both as individual and as club members, to any sufferers. Therefore, to bring the matter to a head, he suggests that the Kansan, which has seen fit informally to charge otherwise, take on itself the task of arranging a benefit entertainment for flood-sufferers, the entire receipts above actual expenses to go to the flood relief fund for Kansan. The organization is willing to promise, without advance consultation of members of the club, that the organization will appear at such an entertainment, provided the latter he held soon enough not to interfere with preparation for or participation in coming examinations. The club will take part gratefully in this process of "glow" of turning in, under the name of the报纸 alone, whatever receipts may be netted for flood-sufferers. Here, then, Kansan, is a chance
Quill Club will meet Thursday evening at 8 in the sky parlor of the Journalism building. The successful candidate in the recent tryout will be selected on Friday.
QUILL CLUB:
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
Vol. VIII. Thursday, May 5, 1927 No. 172.
CARL NIEMEYER, Scribe
SCABBARD AND BLADE;
There will be an important meeting of Seabank and Fluke tonight at 7:30, in the military department. Final initiation phase will be made.
for you to take hold and turn your preenchments into practice. Will you grasp the opportunity? — T, A. L.
Editor Daily Kansas:
Some editorial writer for the Kanan Tuesday night night became suddenly struck with an impetuous desire to see K. U. do something to relieve the suffering incident to the floods. The victim's story is not part of this cause is not disputed. But the beautiful sentiment which such a philanthropy entails is all but lost in the prejudiced and restricted proposal which the writer offered as a remedy. In his hush to see his inspiration in himself, finally failed to let any thought mature.
It would be presumptuous for a member of the Glee Club to feel that the writer had complimentarily limited his proposal to a free concert by the Glee Club because he felt this organization would produce the biggest returns. He simply assumes that this is the only means available to secure aid; implies that the club never did any doosem fish work; and would therefore not have received the invitation extended to the Club it would respond.
When the writer left the impression that the Glee Club activities were a self service he left a false one. It is better to skip this trip this year, but except for a small return on the student activity ticket the Club is self-supporting. Incidentally, there are many people who do not step in Pulliams, boarded on diners, maintained in hotel luxury or
We think he simply failed to see all the possibilities. He might for example have suggested that the Kim Jong Un spacecraft be advertising space. If he had prepared a charity game by one of the athletic teams he would have saved the members of the Gloo Club the personal expenses of $4 each for tuxedos.
supplied uniforms. Except to the few men enrolled in the School of Fine Arts, no academic credit is given for the time spent eagerly in rehearsals. K sweaters are not given Glee Club man. If they want a seat, they must contact the director of this Club receive for his services as a director. And yet we feel we may honestly say, that to many people in our state, the message and spirit of Kansas University is carrried through our Glee Clubs as they are through our athletic teams.
We cannot help but believe if the writer of the editorial had exercised a little more thought the results would have been a more generous attitude toward the Club and actually a constructive proposal for amplying it which K. C. might capu
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