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HOWAT'S INVITATION
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1921.
The announcement that Alexander Howat had been invited to address a Y. M. C, a nonday luncheon caused considerable comment. Any excitement, however, that might have been stirred up was quickly quelled by a subsequent announcement from Warren M. Bldgott, Y. M. C, A. secretary, to the effect that Mr. Howat's invitation had been cancelled.
In taking the attitude that Mr. Howat was not a desirable speaker before University students, Chancellor Lindley, in expressing his views concerning Mr. Blodgeget's final action, apparently took the stand that the Kansas labor leader was not the correct man to represent labor before the student body of a state university; that his aggressive policy of radicalism would render him an innocrate purveyor of labor's grievances, and that any opinions derived from Mr. Howat's address would not be intelligently arrived at.
Nevertheless, labor needs to be represented before the University of Kansas. The purpose of this University is not to mould opinion which will direct inclinations towards one side or the other of the industrial controversy, Rather, the function of this and all other educational institutions is to develop individual intelligence that will enable the possessors of such intelligence to make up their own minds and form their own convictions. This can only be accomplished by equal representation of labor and capital in the influences brought to the campus from the outside.
Perhaps this is not to be accomplished by a visit from Mr. Howat. He is radical in his beliefs and an opponent of the government, as indicated by his own statements. But nevertheless, here is a man who has a tremendous following in the coalfields of southeastern Kansas. Coal miners look to him for leadership, and he represents their convictions, or he would have long since been ousted from the position he holds. His visit would have furnished an excellent opportunity for University students to analyze the personality of a man who incorporates all the grievances of labor against capital—a grievance that is causing the world as much serious thought today as any other subject, if not more. The opportunity is now gone.
If a thing is evil, and at the same time of tremendous importance to humanity and civilization, it should not be dismissed from consideration simply because it is evil. Over in the chemistry laboratory, they do not hesitate to analyze a chemical because it had a bad odor. And is it reasonable to presume that an analysis of Mr. Howat and his case would make the subject any darker?
TEST FOR SUITORS
A Kansas City police court judge recently handed down a decision that a father has a right to thrash his daughter's suitors and more than that a perfect right to choose them for her himself.
This legal interpretation might well be supplemented by the following examination for suturers by careful fathers:
Test 1. Grasp young man by carl,
escort him to door, propel him with
pedal extremity to sidewalk; if he returns,
score fifteen points for him—
perseverance.
Test 2. Lay out a copy of Literary Digest, Pocket Lore, Life, and Police Gazette. If he chooses Police Gazette, mark up fifteen scores—culture. If he chooses Life, seven points—lack of humor.
Test 3. Present him with an empty Bui Durham sack, a cork-screw, a pair of crooked dice, a rolling pin, a stove poker, the coal bucket, a picture of Ring Larder, a ten dollar bill, a peramulator, and a mop. If he succeeds in naming them and their uses, score fifteen points—intelligence and experience.
Test 4. Borrow twenty dollars from him, send him to the neighbor's for their lawn mower, have him take children to the show with his date, invite him to Sunday dinner, show him the family album, sit around with him every evening, tell him how to dress, and bawl him out for smoking cigarettes. If he shows no resentment, slap him on the wrist and make a face at him. If he does not fight then, score fifteen points—good nature, even temper, docile.
Test 5. Show him well-stocked cellar and hiding place of key, the pantry, the children's pony bank, a bottle of hair tonic, and a picture of Lillian Russell. If no depredations occur in the imminute future, score twenty points—honesty, reliability, and temperance.
If young man passes all qualifi-
nations, ask him to marry daughter.
If he fails to qualify, make him ask her
himself. This concludes the test. If
she refuses to consider him, adopt him;
as there is only one in a million that
can successfully pass such a stiff pro-
gram.
Campus Opinion
Dear Editor:
In view of the fact that every so often the K. U. student is forced to live through an epidemic of elections, I feel it a duty to express my sentiments (and those of some others as well) that we should put our things in regard to the elections are carried out. In the first place I have voted in several college elections and in every case the numbers were left on the ballots. It seems to me that if we are trying to vote astractically Ausable, then we should use that, we should use that, and no other.
The other matter which has been troubling me in regard to elections is this: When I went to vote at the W. S. G. A. election last Friday a year ago, I didn't vote over the balloting table. It said, VOTE IN PENIL."
I casually remarked, "Why the specific instructions to vote in penilff" but no one vouched any reply, so I take this public means of seeking information on the subject. Now I did not object to voting in penilff, and I did resent not being told why when I asked for information.
Some one please tell me why for I really want to know. my not suspicious by nature but just unwelcome by nature out of the rewards to my questions I shall remain.
Several others besides myself were puzzled as to the why of the "Vote in Pencil" sign.
Varsity "Ols" and sweaters are to be conferred on Women Athletes for the first time at the Ohio State University. The women have 1,000 points. Points are given by good class work or meritious work in at least three sports, and the remaining one to be gained in a fourth sport or in extra class
A wary voter.
The Tulane Hullabaloo, newspaper of the Tulane University has recently published a complete list of the new rushing rules drawn up by the Women's Panhellenic of the University of Kansas. The paper urges other examples of the rule, including putting fraternity and sorority rushing rules on a sojourner basis.
At the third quarter registration at the University of Washington, two hundred and eleven students who were registered. These include new students and students who were out of college during the winter.
G. K. Chesterton's place in the headline is not always a bed of rosees. He, of the paradox and much avoidpois is at times, during his invasion of the realms of American intelligence, being subjected to much wrath.
CHESTERTON IN AMERICA
Lucille Ethridge, c24, spent Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City.
"I'm going to write him a letter and ask him what he was talking about," said Miss Grace Sorenson, editor of Every Child's Magazine.
"Mrs. Hallcock Rose was incensed.
"I think he's a first-class 'boob',
and I think Chesterton thinks we are,
not, for listening to his piffie, for a
chairmate," he says. "We more such English lecturers of his kind. By contrast we will more quickly learn to respect American culture,
the announced emphatically."
"I am greatly disappointed. I expected to hear a scintillating lecture but there wasn't even a sparkle!"
"His lecture was an insult to my intelligence," said Mrs. George Primm, active in the Fine Arts Society. "It commented Earl Gannett.
For example, there was his sojourn in Omaha. The following opinions were collected by the Omaha Bee:
"Said Mike Kate A. M. McHugh, former principal of the Omaha High School and president of the drama league;
"I think I'll take the lecture platform myself; I'd make a great hit saying nothing and would make a lot of money," said Mrs. J. N. Paul, of St. Paul, ex-president of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs.
Norman Heim, c2'3, and Charles Shofstall, c2'1, returned from Man-
"The mountain labored and brought forth a mouse," commented Miss Unaida Hamerocnrically.
"Miss Belle Ryan, assistant super-intendent of schools, was frankly amused at the whole procedure.
"At least he's honest," she said.
"He warned us he couldn't lecture. Now I think it's a compliment to be ignorant."
"Mrs. Warren Blackwell, chairman of the program committee which enraged him to speak for the Fine Arts Society, conceded that the Chesterton lecture did not come up to expectations.
"He's a better writer than he is a
lecturer, that's evident', she said. 'And I don't think he gave the lecture in its entirety. Perhaps the room was too warm, but I do not think it would come with good grace for the Fline exam to criticize the lecturer it brought'.
"Mrs. Louis Nash, vice-president, who introduced Chesterton, expressed disappointment that people in the audience had not asked Chesterton questions for him to answer from the platform.
"He's far more clever in repartee, but I enjoyed him nevertheless," she said.
"Mrs. Myron Learned, Mrs. Alfred Darlow, and Miss Marjorie Barrett declared they enjoined the lecture.
"The big Englishman, center of the foregoing storm of opinion, made one Chesterbian point in his expensive lecture. He said, "When education enters, common sense is annihilated."
"I think he was wonderful," said Miss Lisa Wida. "I confess I didn't get much out of his lecture, but I still learned a lot, did, but I think the reason we didn't is because our own education is so superficial, he's beyond that," she expressed as her师
Frank Dilnut, in a letter to the Pall Mall Gazette in London, narrates the following incident of Mr. Chesterton's travels:
"Chesterton has been giving some chaff back in his lectures and is very popular, much more popular than what are called the highbrows, who are, alas, in the majority among the visitors. The size of Chesterton, his room, is quite a lovely space on all these please the Americans very much. There was an amusing incident the other day at one or the hotels. Jess Willard, the ex-champion heavyweight, was there, and somebody pointed the two men to each other. The prize fighter shook his head at the thought of an introduced gentleman, but I don't know to that guy. I don't want any kind of a tussle with him. He's too good for me. Keen him away from me."
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