PAGE TWO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, Kansas. Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief Editur P. S. Schwanzer Associeur Editor Editor Bilkham Associate Editor Editor Bilkham Campaign Editor Russell Foster Night Editor Russell Foster Night Editor Russell Foster Telefilm Editor John Kearney Telefilm Editor John Kearney Almum Editor Marriott Shiree Almum Editor Marriott Shiree Business Staff Advertising Manager .. Chirenee E. Mudii Astt. Advertising Manager .. W. Morgan Co. Anst. Advertising Mer.. Monger... Monen Cherition Mer.. Win Edison... Wm Else Cherition Mer., ... Van Xavier Lee Other Board Member George Alden Nathan Miller Nadav Milo Gladys Fihon Elijah Fihon Edward Kimball G. Hashimoto G. George Cracken G. Hashimoto C. G. Hashimoto Hospitality Business Office K. U. 60 News Room K. U. 25 Polluted in the afternoon, five times a week and on Sunday morning by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of New York Press of the Department of Journalism. Entered as secondclass mail matter September 17, 1904, at the post office at Lawrence Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1897. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926 A highly commendatory action is the decision of the Men's Student Council to abolish the fall elections. For many years each fall saw the election rite performed with its uneasefulness and excesses growing more aggrassing. One general Hill election is enough, in the course of a year; the spring election provides the officers of greatest need, gives opportunity for display of political ability, popularity, and all that sort of thing. Two elections have proven the plus that destroys the benefits of the whole. Primarily the offices filled in the hang-over fall elections were popular pedestals. The Hill is still well aware of the unhappy antagonism this type of contest engender. The few specific officers needed in the fall because of their functional purposes have been retained by the Council. Their election is to be at class caucuses, thus avoiding at least the expense of the union election. The Council has done its best in providing the Hill with satisfactory machinery with which to operate politically. It remains for the students to substitute for the former cheap style of office collecting the more worthy functioning one, with the ideal of fewer extra-curricular activities coupled with satisfactory management of them. A COURAGEOUS STAND No more welcome defense of scholarship from sources supposedly representing scholarship has received press notice this year than Chancellor Lindley's interview on the football situation. His statement, although it must run the gamut of criticism from alumni, sports writers, and business men, who profit by commercialized football, is indicative of the future of intercollegiate athletics. Football As Is must pass. It is proving itself a peril to education—a Frankenstein which transforms universities into mammoth stadia. The essence of knowledge implies freedom of the universities which encourage knowledge—and no university can be free if it is under the disdainment of an overgrown athletic department. Disapproval of commercialized intercollegiate athletics has been incipient among an increasing number of undergraduates for several years. When that same opinion is voiced by university presidents there can be no doubt that football as a mammoth institution is giving way in favor of a more moderate competition. Friends of sport need not fear this change. The sublimation of the overwrought desire for victory to participation in play for play's sake will simply mean that the number of those who benefit by athletics has been materially increased. WHY HAVE ANY RULES? Murder the King's English and disregard all principles of grammar and diction by so doing you put "punch" and personality into your speech. Incredible as it may seem, this revolutionary dictum is the gist of a theory expounded by a University of Chicago instructor at a recent session of the congress of English teachers. It is possible that the theory was intended only to strike a Pretty note in an otherwise dull convention, but to most English scholars it has struck a discordant note as well. Murder the King's English, indeed! At its upright, this language of ours is woefully lacking in pronetic beauty. What it needs is more rules, if anything, to allow it to retain whatever beauty it still possesses. As for "personality," good English offers as many opportunities for the expression of personalism as any other language; more, in face, than most others. One wonders just a little about the personality of a so-called "mann of letters" who would advocate such an unheard-of proposition. It would indeed be interesting to attend a class opened with the words "Hi, dore, boys and girls. Keen day, nin't it?" But that's personality, plus. So why have rules? "THE PRESS VINDICATED" Has the resuscitation of the Hall-Mills murder case been a vindication of the American press—an attestation of its love for justice and consideration for the morals of the public? Editor and Publisher, Journalism trade paper, says yes. The Kan said no says. Digging up the sordid facts of a murder, for four years dormant, and dragging them across the front page of every large American newspaper, is not what a courageous and condescending journalist could call "the clearest vindication of the newspaper" as a guardian of justice and right. It is nothing more than a folid, lurid public indulgence in smirking, obscene gossip. "The great story of a generation" Editor and Publisher call it. The Kansan calls it *r* shamming spectacles of journalistic exploitation—a crass commercialization of crime. To a psychiatrist the murder circumstances might possess something of scientific interest, but certainly not to talibianism, whose three tests of new value are sex, crime and mytery. A fourth element, somewhat rare but spicy—religion—makes the case "not stuff" for a surety—and the press does not hesitate to capitalize it. Words pour out of Sonerville, N. J., at the rates of 600,000 daily—tailegraph swittchboard from which 180 wires are jacked is necessary for this reportorial verbiology, a score of news papers have leased hotels and private The Men's Glo Club will report for regular rehearsal in room 302 Central Administration building, at 7:15 tonight, for a short rehearsal on content material before the concert. Wear business suits, not tuxedo. The central administration building has a special trolley car which pick up the club on the Hill at the close of rehearsal. T. A. LARREMORE, Director PHI DELTA KAPPA; MEN'S GLEE CLUB: The Kappi Chapter of Phil Delta Kappi will meet in room 403 Wuston library at 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, HOWARD O. DEAY, Secretary. VOL. VIIII Fri. July, December 3, 1926 No. 68 [PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK] Editorials From Other Hills Seemingly the press is in blunder- ingly indept in choosing occasions for "vindication." OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN The advantages of a democracy over the monarchy of government were demonstrated, for example, after time in the pages of history. But the illness of King Ferdinand of Naples left his children unmarried. A portrayal of the life and character of a wonderful man grown up at Vermont's 12th & Vermont St., Sunday, 11 in the ministry's office. The group picture of Bethany Circle will be taken Sunday at 2 o'clock at Lawrence's studio. RUTH SHAW, President. A meeting of all seniors, both men and women, will be held on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Fraser hall, for the purpose of electing the four class officers, president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. This meeting has been authorized by the Men's Student Council and W. S. G. A. to fill the vacancies in the senior class due to the abolition of the fall elections. It is desirable that all seniors attend. E. H. LINDLEY. houses for their staffs on "location", and at least one New York daily makes use of two motorcycles to rush photographs from the court house to its office—a momentous task is this of "guaranteeing justice." "\" The King Business (Columbia Missouri) A Heretic Among Heretics—Theodore Parker Perhaps the press, which more than ever before has shown its abject subservience to the tabboid element, may accomplish justice, but the Kanann doubts it. The Rev. Billy Sunday earns $200 daily narrating fundamental details of the crime, and is only one of a gallery of sports writers, novelists, evangelists and movie actresses blazing out revolting details of the crime ENIORS ATTENTION; There are many cases much more deserving of justice by publicity than this murder case. Today two men in Massachusetts are facing execution for a crime, despite the fact that there are grave doubts as to their guilt. But their case is dull, naive—no sex or religion is involved and the mystery concern only the shady tactics of the state's prosecution. To this "justice" the press has been almost universally mute. ing out revolting details of the crime for mass consumption. Pander's QUALITY JEWELRY VIRGINIA INN After That Party Dance or other Amusement Drive down or take a cab for good Chinese Dishes or Toasted Sandwiches at the BETHANY CIRCLE; You'll find one that will please her, among our fine selection of lovely Always Serves the Best Open Till One Free Coffee to all guests Unless already scheduled Saturday Perfume Sprayers $1 and up Eldridge Pharmacy Phone 999 Deliveries arise in that country which could never occur in the United States. Five of our presidents have died in office, and yet, our government was not made aware of the reason that other men, trained in stattercraft, were to fill the vacancy. Furthermore, the head of our department, who serves a limited number of years and then gives way to his successors, provides a lifetime. In the Rumanian case, King Ferdinand is really the governing power who is responsible for the nation. Should Ferdinand die there is no one who could take over the reigns of government. The royal family is involved in everything entire country. The crown princess is virtually an exile although she is factionally attached to the kingdom. Prince Nicholas is not in line to ascend to the throne and so the future king must have young son of the crown prince assisted by regents. Here is one case where you may enrol a entire country in strife. In a democracy no such situation could arise, for there is a high degree of leadership of the fittest rather than a ruling class by birth. Notre Dame has not been defended in a home football game for 20 years. Since the war only six losses have been chalked up against them. The discovery of insulin, Prof. John J., R. 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