AGE TWO
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1924
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1024
The proposals for tax reform made by Secretary Mellon in his annual report to Congress are very similar to those which he made a little less than a year ago. The only notable addition or revision concerns the publicity clause, the secretary urging its repeal.
Mellon propose; that the tax on earned incomes, i.e., income derived from salaries, professional services, and so forth, be reduced 25 percent as compared to incomes derived from business or investments; that the normal tax rates be reduced from 4 per cent to 3 per cent, and from 8 per cent to 6 per cent; that the application of surtax rates begin at $10,000 instead of $6,000 and then scale progressively up to 25 percent at $100,000; that all tax-exempt securities be outlawed by constitutional amendment; and that the present clause be repealed.
Most of these changes in the present law are aimed at a reduction of the tax burden on the people, the secretary said. These reductions are made possible by a surplus of about three hundred million dollars of government receipts over expenditures under the new budget system inaugurated by Vice-President-Elect Dawes. The balance might be used for faster reduction of the national debt, but the secretary believes that more benevolence would accrue to the nation through the reduction of the burden of taxation. The national debt is already being reduced at the rate of about a half million d's share each year.
"About 70 per cent of the loss in revenue to the government would come from the brackets under $10,000." Secretary Mellon said at the time his plan was first proposed, "and only 2½ per cent of the loss in revenue would come from the brackets of income in excess of $100,000 a year."
Whether one be for or against the proposals of the secretary of the treasury, he must admit that the problem in taxation is to fix rates that will bring in the necessary revenues to the government and at the same time bear upon the taxpayers a burden as light and as equitably distributed as possible. The problem is not a partition one. It should be decided upon merit alone. If the secretary's plan is the best one devile under the circumstances, then it should be adopted. If it is not, then a better plan must be devised by the next congress.
The question of taxation probably will not be touched upon during the present session of congress, but it is one in which every citizen, whether he pay direct taxes or not, is vitally interested; and we should all be ready to pass a capable opinion on what ever legislation is proposed as soon as it comes before our national lawmaking body.
France may oust Reds, but they shouldn't mind. There's always Russia to fall back on.
THE CANDLE
A few days more and students will be taking part in K. U.'s Christmas tradition, burning friendship candles, taking of plans for the holidays and thinking of the significance of the tradition. Just what can a tradition do for the person who takes part in it?
If all the effects were to be unguaranteed no doubt there would be a long list. Thinking of the tradition pulls the student out of his little circle and makes him think of a larger.
something turbulent mass of life; or of the earnest living in the world about him. It makes him think of fellowships with those across the sea.
The tradition unifies the student's thoughts on higher ideals. It brings him to face the reality of a God and the greatness of the heritage of the ages. To the student the candle is the light of friendship that has been passed from one generation to another throughout the length of man's time. The Friendship candle is given to him that he may share and add his hit to mulie K. U.'s Christmas tradition bigger and better.
A poet said that music was love in search of a word. We wonder if jazz is not love which has found some profanity.
STRAW
A package was opened the other day and the packer was straw. But it had a sweet small like the oder of fresh hay in the summer. It recalled green fields, blue skies, white clouds, fishing, long roads, and in the distance snow capped mountains that beckoned.
But it was a sad smell too. It recalled other fields and men who have now passed on.
If the University professor who has introduced cross word puzzles into his method of teaching, continues his course, those regularly enrolled will be obliged to reserve sents for the class period.
Nothing, absolutely nothing.
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED
"It lasted fully an hour and a half
and what did we accomplish?"
Nothing absolutely
This is the way of most committee meetings. They often last an hour, sometimes longer, and result in nothing decided, few questions brought up for discussion, some work by the chairman and the reluctant attention of the committee members. Day after day this thing goes on; the business of having meetings, one after another, a great deal of time lost in formality, roll calls, rules of order, and the reading of the minutes, to which no one listens.
Perhaps it isn't sufficient provocation for much gob over nothing, but it does seem only logical that University students should at least be efficient enough to save time for more important things, by cutting short formality, by getting to the work in hand, and by having meetings only when absolutely necessary.
It is true that the Hill is over organized, and that some students injure their health and neglect their studies in order to keep up with the many activities they must serve every week, but perhaps a partial solution might be found in greater efficiency in the meetings.
A student noticing the road in front of Fraser last week remarked that it made her homework for the road in front of the farm, back home.
K. U.'s STAND IN SPORT
The Universities of Kansas and Missouri both have got what they wanted out of recent athletic discussss. K. U. has succeeded in moving the Kansas-Missouri football game to the Saturday before Thanksgiving and M. U. gets its coveted chance to host a basketball game in the Pacific coast.
Of the two things, K. U.'s successful campaign to change the date of its final football game is the greater contribution to placing sport on a wholesome basis. Whatever the advantages of intercollegiate athletics, it does make heavy demands in time which is valuable to students for other purposes. For that reason people generally are looked at advance in academic circles. They have the tendency to give to athletes more than its share of time which is needed for other purposes.
In another direction K. U, will try an experiment in next year's football season that will be watched with interest. Every one of the eight games on the Kansas schedule is with a conference school, which will make it a difficult matter for the University team to reach a high place in the valley comparative standings. There is not in the K. U. schedule any evidence suggesting a need to make good showing in the season, a willingness to accept whatever standine may be gained in the hardest kind of schedule. Which is another step toward the encouragement of sport or sports sake.
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB:
Copy received at the Chancellor's office until 11:00 a.m.
Vol. VI, Tuesday, December 9, 1924 No. 75
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
The Women's Glee Club will meet at Moore's Studio at 12:30 Websoh-day for their picture for the Jayhawk. Every member is required to be a member of the women's club.
The picture of Cadet Officers and Non-commissioned Officers for the Jayhawk will be taken at 12:30 Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Fowler School, Cottonwood, AZ.
R, O, T, C, PICTURES;
Naw that it is getting to be quite fashionable to deport so-called radicals, we suggest that the League of Nations or the World Court establish a World Alley or build an International Isle for the persons whom no one wants.
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION:
There would probably be a great exodus of HH cooks if they knew how many students anwered the question, "When are you going to have your Golden Rule dinner?" with, "Why, we have ours every day."
There will be a meeting of the faculty of the School of Education on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in room 119 Fraser hall.
Recently, a Wall street banker sobbed as he made a speech of gratitude upon being elected to a club. We wonder how long the tours of some K. U. students last, if such were the custom here, upon entering clubs and the like.
RURAL DAWN
Faint-tirring wings disturb the silences.
The mists subdue the cock's far-coming cry.
The night's deep shadow pale softly to a dush
And glowing gleams engross the eastern
A housing site disrupts the drawing world. The glowing spot reveals a golden sphere. The farmer, whettling, drives his team afield. All living things proceed that day is here.
he rovey wrestles of walking down arise
Devilwind winds hap up from silence
he mechels prisons lift their dripping blades
the sleep breeks wound 'round in indifference
At The Theater
William Anthony did the best pieces of work as Stephen Roland that he has done for several years. (Having known "BBI" that long I may make that statement with surety.) From the standpoint of good consistent work Anthony and Ballon were the outstanding actors of the evening.
Fred Lindon was played by J. Stanley Pennell. He did the usual "educator", part in nice fashion. The part doesn't much to it as written but Pennell added enough color to it to be a rather like characterization.
By H.W.F.
Those who witnessed the Dramatic club play, "The Truth," last night were given ample evidence that a cast of semi-professional actors can put on a presentable show after two weeks of rehearsing. Evidence that they are presenting a show was also exhibited. The play went in jerks, there was no smoothness. The continuity of thought was broken at too many points by actors dropping out of their characters for a rest. But the play on the whole was one with which the club should not be disgusted for a rather credible performance was given in soite short time the play was in reprise.
Leah Uhlampel as Mrs. Creepigny is a favorite with the audience and is being being to be amused by the slightest thing which would provoke a laugh,
Laura Bailton, an Eve Linden, was the first of two persons in the cast of *The Nutcracker* to articulate into the part played. Miss Bailou responds beautifully to the situation of the other actors and to the slightest bit of atmosphere
Helen Foster played Becky Warder, the wife who told white lies. Miss Foster nets in spots. At times she refuses absolutely to make any point of contact with the rest of the characters on the stage. Her stage presence is good. Her presentation of Becky was satisfying but it could have been better. She remembered that she was a character and not merely herself.
George Callahan was Tom Wardier, Bucky's husband. Callahan has one comforting trait, when the time to build up the high spot of his climax some he builds it. The scene between Tom and Bucky at the cloose end sounded like a punch line. Callahan can put more color into his part.
R. A. SCHWEGLER, Acting Dean.
elimax or atmosphere he hanged.
Miss Ulmager did the test she could
the part, under the circum-
ference of the chest.
work on the part before it will be a
character. Like Foster Miss
Ulmager was too willing to be af-
fraid.
The Ornheim is a very unsatisfactory place in which to give spoken drama because of the acoustics. However, due to careful direction, the voices were placed so that they were audible but not ringing.
The long waits between the first and second and third and fourth acts could be eliminated. Any actor can change his or her clothing in six minutes, if he is so inclined. The play works well about stretching out the intermissions.
Now about this direction, Brewster Morgan deserves a great deal of credit for the work he did on "The Miracle," a book more than two weeks in which to work it up and has brought out a nudge-podge of lines and action a play which does him proud. With two more weeks Brewster could have worked on his first book on it to have satisfied the most exacting spectator of an amateur drama.
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Harry Jones came to K. U. for his first time. Following the course of others, he opened a checking account with us.
Several months later, he proved careless by writing checks without funds to cover them. They were returned to merchants who called on him to redeem them.
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