UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFFICIAL student paper of the University of Kansas
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1916, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Published in the afternoon five times a week, by students of the University of Kansas, from the press of the department of Journalism.
Address all communications to UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Lawrence, Kansas.
Phone. Bell K. U. 25
The Daily Kaman aims to picture the daily lives of Kenyasans to go further than merely printing the news in newspapers. He holds to play no fairities; to be clean; to be cheerful; to charismatic; to be respectful; to solve problems to wear headphones in all, to serve to enable its ability the students of the University.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1913
THE EDITOR'S SWAN SONG
This is the swan song of the editor of the Daily Kansan. Tomorrow his successor will assume the direction of the paper. The present editor has little regret in laying down his “pen,” for while the job isn't very hard, it is by no means a sinecure. The editor has made some enemies, and few friends. He has spent a lot of time attending to the business of others that he had better spent in attention to his own. So it is with a feeling of relief rather than regret that he gives the little green desk into the keeping of the man that will be chosen tonight to take his place. Probably he will still hang around the office, for newspaper work is a sort of disease. When Louie LaCoss, Dick Gardner, Omar Hite, Johnnie Madden, Jimmy Houghton, Pug Ferguson, and the rest of the boys come back, the first place they go is the Kansan office. Herb Flint hangs around once in a while with a sort of wistful look in his eye...
The men who edit the Daily Kansan think of it otherwise than as a mere purveyor of the gossip of the Hill, a medium for the spread of idle talk. Perhaps they regard it too seriously, perhaps not. They look upon it as a vital thing, possessed of an individuality, and above all, a purpose. They consider it a factor in the affairs of the University, an influence, that can, if pointed properly, do much for the University, and they believe, with good reason that, if it is pointed in the wrong way, it can stir up strife and friction, dissatisfaction, and can work to the detriment of K. U. To obtain news—mere copy—is little trouble. It is the task of getting news and editorials with a purpose back of them that occupies the time and efforts of the men who edit the Daily Kansan.
Perhaps it were not amiss to enumerate a few of the things that the Daily Kansn$^{1}$ is trying to do—it may assist the new editor, and it may change in a little measure the views of some of the faculty who have little sympathy for the efforts of embryonic journalists; perhaps, too, it may give the readers of the paper among the undergraduates a little more sympathetic insight.
At the outset the college editor is confronted with the question of what to print. He must not preach, for students do not like preaching, and then, who is the college editor that he should presume to direct the foot steps of his fellowstudents? Platitudes, inanities, are easy, but they are worthless, for to succeed a paper must have a clear cut, well-defined goal, and must be outspoken in the support of this purpose, irrespective of persons. The Daily Kansan has tried to take a firm position on every question that has arisen during the year, and has stood behind what it considered right. Whether or not it was right makes little difference in
the final analysis, for if it succeeded in generating thought, its purpose was well-fulfilled.
One of the hardest problems that the paper has considered is that of the relationship between faculty and student. Mainly through its news columns the Daily Kansan has sought to produce a better feeling and a better understanding, a closer relationship, more mutual interest.
Actuated by its belief that the paper was not merely to tell the tales of the school, the Daily Kansan has run extracts from good books and the better magazines, calculated to stimulate interest in literature, to make the reader want to read more, to whet his appetite. Perhaps it helped, perhaps not, there is no way to tell. The different views on classicism and vocationalism have been set forth; the point system explained; information on student governmental organizations and student unions in other schools has been given from time to time, in the hope that perhaps it might help in the correction of the evils in our own system. To combat provincialism news of moment from other schools, their peculiarities, customs, have been given from time to time.
Feeling that perhaps the school has been lacking in unity, the paper has sought through editorials and through the selection of news to bring about a better understanding between all parts of the institution, students, schools, classes, faculty, organizations. It has urged an honor sentiment rather than an honor system. It has stood for clean sportsmanlike conduct. There is no way to tell whether or not these ideas have accomplished anything. They are highly abstract, and difficult to approach. The Daily Kansan has merely tried.
Some of the concrete things the paper has advocated are better approached. At the beginning the paper took the ground that to be successful student government must enforce the discipline of the school rigidly and without favor. Student government had been a farce: some sort of discipline was essential. The Daily Kansan advocated a few simple rules, effectively administered, and has continuously stood for this. It has met with little favor, for government by students at Kansas cannot be a success as things are now. Student discipline by students is impractical and unpopular. The Council is supposed to be detective, prosecutor, and court, rolled into one. It should be relieved of some of these functions, probably all.
The paper has urged a fuller responsibility on the part of class executives, that they should be not merely figureheads, regarding their offices as honors to be appended to their University biographies in the Annual, but that they should be real leaders in their classes, and should assist materially in carrying out plans for the general good. In this the Kansan has met with little success. It was a matter of little concern to the class executive organizations whether the Student Union opened or closed, whether rallies were made successful or not.
The Red Cross and White Cross funds the Daily Kansan assisted all that it was able through the medium of publicity. Exhortation in the editorial columns of a college paper never took money out of anyone's pocket, but the paper views with satisfaction that fact that $3,000 went from K. U. to the victims of the war—in this publicity may have helped.
The paper has supported the University executives when it thought that support should be given. It has criticized when, from the student's viewpoint, it seemed that criticism was merited. The paper has never been censored or dominated by University authorities.
The paper has tried all year to secure the abolition of coasting on the streets, unconditionally, and has suggested a University coating place. The latter will come before the Board at its next meeting.
Coating on the streets is still permitted, but under restrictions.
A "K week, a scoreboard on McCook, free wantas for needy students, hooks in the Ad. Building, uniform accounting, the mill tax, county clubs, the student union, a better understanding of the purpose of the Jayhawker, the payment of the 1913 Jayhawker debt, better water, an understanding and bettering of the University infirmary, a simple college day, the organization of women by classes in the interest of sociability and friendship, university sentiment against militarism, class memorials, walking clubs, publicity for every one of the 300 organizations on the Hill, more men in athletics—these and other things of lesser importance the Daily Kansan has stood for ...
Some of these things the term now closing has seen accomplished. Others may later come to pass. Some have failed signally. Some are in contradiction to student sentiment—which, by the way, is more or less a will-o' the-wisp.
Tomorrow the little green desk passes on. As he looks back over his two years on the Daily Kansas the editor feels, well, "so much to do, so little done"—perhaps that expresses it. To the new editor he wishes success.
While the point system is under consideration, it should be borne in mind that the idea in restricting the number of offices a student may hold is not so much to curb the aspirations of the unduly ambitious as to bring out the too modest and retiring.
THE POINT SYSTEM'S PURPOSE
As long as there is no limit to the amount of work one student may undertake, there is certain to be a group who will corner a large share of it, with the attendant renown, largely because they are always willing to do anything that needs to be done, and to a great extent because "to him that hath shall be given." This is a perfectly natural condition, as old as history.
The Daily Kansan some time ago ran a writeup of the Wisconsin student council. It was clipped by the Washburn Review and used without credit. Later it again got into the Daily Kansan, accredited to the Washburn Review. Probably the joke is on us.
It is no reflection on the people who hold the offices, but on the system which permits monopoly, and on the indifference which has allowed the condition to prevail. There are plenty of good citizens, especially in a college community, who are just as capable of holding office and sustaining honors as any of their fellows. But they lack self-assertion, and so they remain in the background and hide their light under a bushel. By so doing, they deprive the community of the benefit of their ability and themselves of the needful exercise of their faculties.
Orators Given More Roe
Responsibility makes for loyalty, and the more individuals are concerned in school activities, the more unity of sentiment we shall have, and the more real college spirit.
Now if the more assertive and bet
ter known students were limited in
their public activities, some of these
retiring ones would perforce take up
the work, and the oligarchy would
begin to approach democracy. The
born politicians—perhaps statesmen
is the better word—would not have
all their time taken up with the public
welfare, and the indifferent would
be obliged to broaden their horizon
and take a more active interest in
things in general.
SUGGESTION TO MR. SHEA
I doesn't melt very fast in this weather without some encouragement. Why not flood Potter Lake in the middle of the day and hasten the process? By the next morning there would be a good crop of smooth ice.
ON WHOM IS THE JOKE?
Classes in public speaking at the University of Minnesota are being conducted at this church in order that the students may experience of speaking in a large hall.
Athletic activity at Miami University has increased greatly during the past year owing to the policy of making all athletics a matter of general benefit to the student body rather than a highly specialized business for the few who are particularly skillful.
Two years ago the instructors in athletics decided that Miami would be greatly benefited if the majority of her students were playing sports which were popular at the school. So they set to work and today sixty-one per cent of the men students are playing basketball on organized teams, and per cent of the women and on organized athletic teams of some kind.
SIXTY PERCENT PARTAKE
IN MIAMT'S ATHLETICS
At a recent conference of the library heads of the University of Minnesota it was decided to drop Life, the humorous weekly magazine, periodicals. The librarians have not yet made known their objections to the publication.
No Life at Minnesota
Fords to the War Zong
Some have sent money to the war sufferers; some have sent four; but it remained for stair旧 Yale to pick on a real gift—a Ford. Yale students have raised money to buy two Ford motor ambulances, at $650 each, to be used for hospital services in Paris and Munich.
Allegretti's famous chocolate creams. Shell appreciate a box at the store for $10-$15.
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He is assisted by Mr. Ed. Heller, his former "partner" who is equally important to him. This team will be a big drawing at the Varsity Theatre —Adv.
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The management of the *Varsity Theatre* takes pleasure in announcing to its student patrons, that it has recently secured the services of Mr. Dan Childs, as their musical director for an extended period. Mr. Childs who has been connected with the Aurora theatre for the past six years introduced the past 15 theatregoers. He is regarded as one of the most clever photo play musicians in America, and is accepting a position at a fancy salary.
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New Coats, 1915 purchase, in
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LOST - Lose leaf pocket note book,
J. - Loa Traver. Home phone 554.
M. - M. Traver. Home phone 554.
LOST - Self-filling small size Conklin's fountain pen. Return to Mabel Faris, 1245 Louisiana and reward reward. 82-3
LOST-Diamond ring, Saturday evening in Robinson Gymnasium. Reward for return. Walter W. Wood, Bldr. 412, 1333 Tennessee.
LOST-CGameo pin somewhere on
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LOST-Theta Sigma Phi pin, plain
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Plumbers
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