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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927
University Daily Kansar
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
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Entered an second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence Kanaus, under the act of March 3, 1897
Published in the afternoon, five times a week and on Sunday morning by students in the Department of Journalism at the University, from the Press of the Depart- ment of Journalism.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927
The first skirmish has been held. The casualties are reported, but it has been indicated that cards will fly far and wide and that Kannan columns will be loaded.
POLITICAL SUGGESTIONS
In other words another election is soon to be held. Weary hours will be spent in rounding up votes. Tags will be passed out indiscriminately, candidates will line the walks and party leaders will wrangle over the conduct of elections.
The Kansan has been accused by party leaders of trying to tear down the political system and suggesting nothing to take its place, that is, nothing practical. Of course the Kansan has suggested the primary and the preferential ballot, with proportioned representation, but they were too radical for the University. So now the Kansan has some new suggestions.
First, it is suggested that the parties save the forms of their Kannon advertising from year to year. A great expenditure would thus be eliminated. All that would be necessary would be a recounting of names of candidates and their qualifications to take care of the advertising. The parties could agree in advance what they were going to say about each other on a certain date, so the thing could be worked out with mathematical certainty. It would make no difference in the long run, anyway.
Thirdly, it offers the suggestion that candidates for the men's student council run on the principle of changing their minds.
Second, it desires that women alone be allowed to run for class officer. With the elimination of athletes, it is thought that zest will be restored to these popular contentics if they are restricted to the fair sex.
Finally, it advocates admission charges for political rallies. They are worth it, and the problem of party finance would be solved.
With these suggestions the Kanan hopes that it no longer be considered a destructive organization. Of course there are other suggestions that might be made, but the Kanan feels these to be the most practical.
NO WAR WITH MEXICO
Apparently as far as the state department is concerned, public opinion is but water that allies off the duck's back. When threatening and intimidating notes were being despatched to Mexico and Secretary Kellogg was trumpeting "holesheim," thousands of persons wrote or telegraphed the president, the secretary of state, and their respective congressmen, urging that the United States arbitrate with Mexico.
It seemed that the protests of the press, the churches and individual citizens were going to prevail for peaceful settlement of disputes with our southern neighbor. The department of state officially announced that the United States would arbitrate.
But President Coolidge declared that there was nothing to arbitrate. And now, without any apparent justification, the state department has announced that the anti-mugging treaty which has been in effect with
Mexico for the past year, will not be removed. The treaty revocation paves the way for the overthrow of the Calles government.
By a secret of his pen, President Coolidge may proclaim the arms embargo lifted; and by a few million dollars and a shipment of American-manufactured munitions, American business men antipathetic to the present government of Mexico may finance the revolution to overthrow it. Then with Rio Grande, there will be excuse for American marines to be sent there for declare "neutral zones" for the protection of American lives and property.
There can be no doubt but that the purpose of terminating the treaty was to embarrass the Calles government, and by threat of American-countened revolution, force it to terms. This is an unfair and unjustified diplomatic move. The people of the United States have asked for arbitration; and the will of the people should prevail against the will of a few investors in oil lands, represented principally by Doheny, Sinchair and the Mellon interests.
Congress is adjourned and is no longer an administrative check; and the foreign relations committee of the Senate as public investigator is almost topically hamhandled. Public opinion
is the only resort left to the people of the United States in their suit for peace, and experience has shown that a light rain of protests on the insulate back of the state department is insufficient. A deluge is needed.
KNOW YOUR UNIVERSITY
Recently 12 students were asked which buildings they had been through and which they had not been through on the University campus. The stadium was the only building that had been skipped by everyone, while the largest percentages of the 92 had been in Bickle hall, the Astronomy building and the power plant.
The interior of a building may not be educative, but rarely a person who is going to an institution should have a center to explore the place. On this campus are studies, machine shops, electrical, physical and chemical laboratories, museums, a publishing plant, research laboratories and a dorm or more things that would be an education in itself to see.
Each building has a little bit of history behind it that would also be interesting to most people. But some of these people are too unconcerned to know that there is a Haworth ball and a Bailey building on the campus.
SUNDAY IN CAROLINA
Governor Richards of South Carolina has voiced the bill liberalizing the existing Sunday blue law. In his message he says that the act would give the state "what is commonly known as an 'open Sunday' least as to sports," and in his opinion it would "conflict with the constitution of our state."
He also accuses the laws of striking a blow at one of the "most sinful and fundamental pillars upon which our civilization rests . . . the Ten Commandments of God."
The Ten Commandments, although the Constitution of America does not demand obedience to them or even believe in them, have a clause referring to uplawfulness of working on the Jewish Sabbath, which is Saturday. Christians changed the day to Sunday but failed to amend the Commandments. Now the Commandments need another amendment to make the rules apply to play as well as work on Sunday.
SURE SIGNS
are beginning to sing and sprouts are peeping through the ground where bulbs have hain all winter, everybody is saying that spring has come. Husbands are beginning to carry out rugs in the morning before they leave for work; Baba Rih is becoming a byword in school yards; hardware merchants are putting rakes, hoos and spades out in front and seed catalogs have temporarily captured the position of the landlady's favorite magazine on the library table.
Now that the trees are budding, the grass is becoming greener, the birds are beginning to sing and sprouts are growing. Above the ground,
Of course it's spring. But, pshaw,
we knew it was here several weeks
SCABBARD AND BLADE MEETING:
There will be a meeting of Seaboard and Blade Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the military department. It is important that all be there.
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
VOL. III Thursday, March 24, 1927 No. 140
Mob spirit is much like the freezied insanity of manies. In the recent riot at Coffeyville, the mob literally tore up the town. Innocent bystanders were shot. Two negroes, going
RAIN DAMPENED THE MOB
SPIRIT
K. U. SYMPHONY;
THEY'RE STILL HERE
Still the irritating signboards remain to weary the eyesight of all who ascend to the campus. Over and over again the name of some performer is droneed into the semi-conscious state of attention of the individual who reads the sign.
And we all read them, because we can't help it. It's there, screening for attention, and naturally the eye cannot escape looking at it, no matter how many times it has been read before.
before the robins started hopping on the front lawn and Dad started writing about spring plowing on the old home place. Oh, you say, it was the warm weather. Well, perhaps it had an indirect effect, but our grounds are much surer.
Rheardai will be held at 7 p. m., Thursday, in Fraser hall, and will be dismissed in time for the Richard Crooks recital.
If they learn details about him, it is usually through some more artistic and dignified form of advertising, or is the result of already established personal interest.
But still these cheapening commercial devices remain.
But ask any number of students just what is printed there, and they could probably give no more than the name of the person thereupon advertised.
We noticed that vests which had formerly been bedecked with jewelled embroides were noticeably lacking in designs of Greek characters. And we noticed that strangely similar emblems were replacing others over the hearts of some of the women. Or perhaps the two were hooked together, and we noticed that 0:30 was becoming earlier and earlier in Watson library. And we heard the plaint of a guitar, the strumming of a ukelele, and barber shop melodies and chordes beneath the windows of the sorority house next door.
In the past, thousands of years ago, the family was the chief organization of man. Then came the phyle, the clan, the tribe, the state and finally, the nation. Now, we know at least in theory that "above all nations is humanity."
What he is, when he is coming to the campus, and what he is going to do here is a vague question in their minds. They have not noticed only the name, and that because they couldn't escape it.
Undoubtedly the world is waking up. The Chinese, that powerful giant who has bain tainted on the sands by the Liliputian powers of the world, is coming to its own. Humanity known now that it cannot disown China as a member. A man would not cut his leg off because his foot; has gone to sleep.
Yes, spring was here before the meadowlark began to sing his cheerly melody from the fence-post and the landlady began to plan the new arrangement of the furniture in the living room. Still you ask why? Well, we are going to be dogmatic. Someone at home is expecting a letter and we do not have time to argue. We just lgew.
ABOVE ALL NATIONS
K. O. KUERSTEINER.
quietly home from work, seeing the human pack coming down the street but not thinking that they would be attacked, were severely beaten, pounded, dragged about. The men were vicious as a pack of hungry wolves.
the downpour of rain and the presence of militia soon quelled this anger that was so violent. That rain seemed like divine intervention to still the hands of those who would be murderers.
The fiery thirst of the mob was quenched and the burning revolt was "put out" by the rain. No doubt this dampening of spirits by the celestial downpour was an influencing factor in saving the town from destruction by fire and buckshot.
NATIONALISTS IN CHINA
The radical nationalistic Chinese army has conquered the Shanghai area and the United States will soon be forced to consider the possibilities of extending American recognition to the nationalists.
At no time since the Soviet gained control of Russia, has the United States recognized that government. Will this country, then, extend immediate recognition to the government which is so rapidly gaining control of China?
President Coolidge is described as desirable of recognizing any government which gains the support of the majority of the Chinese people and which appears able to maintain stable conditions and protect foreigners.
Fortunately, no doubt, the nationals are unwilling to receive foreign recognition of their control of southern and central China until they can enforce foreign recognition of their regime as the government of all China.
On us, at least, the situation does not have any immediate bearing. Recognition will, in all probabilities, be delayed as long as possible, but it will be inevitable if the nationalistic military successes continue.
China, at present, is bound land and foot, as it were, by a series of treaties, and one of the major conditions for recognition of a new Chinese government will be that the Nationalists negotiate orderly revision of these treaties instead of repudiating them outright.
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At the Concert BY JOHN SHIVELY
There will be few Beethoven programs given this week which will expound on the life of a man who was a finished product of art, brought about by a careful practice and sincere appreciation of the old master.
In "The Overture to Coriolus" the university symphony orchestra was at its best. It was playing an big score of songs and harmonies and it was equal to the task. Although a few attacks were ragged, Mr. Kuerstein generally had complete control of the organization. The balance was excellent and the development in an interesting manner.
After the Show or Dance Go to
It is of course unnecessary to say that the "Kreutzer Sonata" for piano and violin was excellently played. Mr. Gelfch and Mr. Preyer have a habit of playing excellently. It was a pleasure to note the precision and distinctiveness of the first movement, which was carefully adudate with its variations, of which the theme is one of the most popular from Beethoven, and the brilliancy of the presto. A sonata for piano and violin is less easy to
appreciate, but these two University artists maintained interest throughout.
The University string quartet has had a remarkable development this year. The Beethoven number was a fitting climax in its progress. Mr. Gelbch is outstanding, and Mr. Swarthouff's playing of the interesting 3 part was a high point. Allogrounched the quartet played with a two balance and a good precision, body, medate and contained many passages of dinniness. The second showed a development of a beautiful melody from an adagio to allegro and back again to the adagio. The scherzo-allegro was interesting, with Mr. Gelbch having a particularly impressive part. The last movement was a development to a brilliant close. A large audience greeted the剩小
--units of "Isabel," was of the type found in youthful boarding school novels. Fortunately it was saved he
At The Theater
By Eleanor D. Graff
With the presentation of "Isabel" in the high school auditorium last night, University students, comprising both actors and audience, attested for everything shady that may have been on their musical comedies of the past.
The best of Hill talent was brought together to make the show one of the most successful ever given by students. It was fresh, lively, and full of peep and humor. Most of the jokes were new and original, which is more than can be said for the music and songs, for in spite of the fact that Ray Wright played the lead, the musical element was decidedly subdued to the comedy. Although verging on the slip-slick variety, the music was rich and well-traumatized, and kept the audience continuously roaring with laughter. In fact, as a musical comedy it was first class vaudeville.
The homes undoubtedly go to Ben Turpin and George Callahan, who clawed their way through the performance as Seabucky and Clarence, a couple of dumb college freshmen, HJinnett Patterson, a freak waiter, and Harold Adamson, who "killed his stuff" as scissors were scattered throughout the show.
Although Adamson appeared in "In the Next Room," and "The Thirteenth Chair," he never before had quite the opportunity to display his ability, which ranged from a clever line of chatter and jokes (at least half original), to ventriloquism. Miss Ranus Funk, who accompanied him in a sketch, "The Early Bird," also showed good handling of comic lines.
One of the best bills on the program proved to be a tumbling act by Patterson and Callahan. The audio-racist nature of their acrobatic ability of these two men,
The faint trace of a plot which was supposed to hold together the varied
the fact that there was very little of it, and that most of the lines were clever and snappy. Hugh Douglas, in the part of the proverbial athlete, villain, did some real acting and made many funny faces. Callender, Wayne Godfrey, Bates Huffaker, Paul Parker and Roy Wright; succeeded in being natural, and so were properly collegiate. Although Miss Margery Evans, as "Janebel" could not act, she was very popular in her one song in a plaguing manner.
Robert Elas, Abby Povey and
Bob Burdand, who sang several popu-
lar songs, and by Nadine Long and
Lind Mubie.
The number of choruses was distractingly limited, but the four which did perform, danced several original and expressive steps in a skilful mime routine. The singers coogwits who sang and danced "Alice from Dallar" were perhaps the most popular. Bill Rice, who led them, added interest by his enthusiastic singing. However, no one could enqueue the girls of being able to sing.
The only element of music besides that of Ray Wright and Marcelie Evans, was offered by K. U.'s favorite quartet composed of Wilbur Starr.
A new musical comedy star for a future when Ray Wright may no longer be on Mr. O'Gradd was discovered in Bad Maker who sang most delightfully. And Nadine long proved obedient that she could sing the "blues."
If the performance seemed too long, it was because the last act dragged and hiked the pop and vitality of the preceding ones. Perhaps it could have been brought to a more successful close at the end of the third act when the audience was at the height of its interest.
Low Wents, Ponson City philanthropist, recently gave Oklahoma university a check for $50,000. It was the gift of that amount to the university.
Geology students of the University of Utah recently made a trip through the Tarpee Valley on the Grand Canyon of Colorado. They came back from the park to look at the country which had not been littered with its cans and tourist camps.
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