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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official Student Paper of the University of
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Address all communications to
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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COUNT THE COST
Auto racing is a thrilling sport that attracts huge thumps everywhere in America. It appeals to the young people who are looking for a “thrill.” It appears to the carefree individuals who are looking for a chance. Its glamour attracts hundreds of men into the profession.
Jimmy Murphy laid down his life as an offering on the alter of American sports. He went to his death unafraid—not because he was ready to die, but because he was a red-blooded man who could take his fate without a whimper. He stated when Roscoe Sarles was killed in a race at Kansas City in September, 1922, "It's too bad. Anyone of us might get it; it's all in the game." Such was his attitude.
The body of "Jimmy" Murphy, premier speed king of America, passed through Lawrence Wednesday on its way to its final resting place in California.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924
Marnoh had a great following of admirers. He was modest and unassuming in victory and uncomplaining in defeat. Such characters deserve admiration.
Auto racing is undoubtedly a brilliant sport, but is it worth the price it costs in human lives? Imagine a man with the character of Murphy in the business world. Fearless, competent, quiet, resourceful, and an authority on motors. Would not the world have been better off had he been in a different game?
Murphy's racing companion, Bennett Hill, has announced his retirement from the track. He's not yellow. He's using common sense. The sooner the public reaches the same conclusion, the sooner the unnecessary sacrifice of human life for a "thrill" will cease.
ART OR NATURE
Art and nature always were closely allied subjects. When they weren't, the human mind set about making them so. Nature mustn't be allowed to get ahead of man. Now, in a smaller way, it seems, this thought influences the question of business houses on the campus approaches.
Nature mustn't be allowed to get ahead of man and his plans for a beautiful campus. Yet, on the other hand, nature, personified in the average human, gets awfully hungry at times.
Sometimes it rains and the Commons is over-crowded and the new Union building isn't built yet, and one gets cold and hungry and tired waiting out in the rain for the long line of potential neailers to take one step forward. It's mighty interesting then to rush a block off the camp, perch on a stool, and be served forthwith with good hot bow-news, coffee, and pie.
Yet, on the other hand, art must be served, and rightly so. Man lives not alone for eating between classes. Occasionally he looks about him and observes with pride the beauty of the way he is taking. 'He writes home about the fine buildings, the green grass, the wonder of the Hill. In his soul he is dubious about the right of the "meal boxes" and other shacks he encounters on his daily walk—don't they take too much prominence in the scheme of things? Yet they serve awfully good "cats." They are convenient and handy. He can't decide.
Therefore it must resolve itself into a question for the authorities to decide. And the authorities must keep in mind the needs of the students. If the meal-boxes set about the campus are actually more of a detriment than an aid, all things con-
sided, and are so judged by the authorities, then let the student follow authority and make the best of it. Authority has a wife eye. It sees farther and more widely than the student with his craving for immediate action and satisfaction of wants.
If art and nature could be combined, if neat little shops, attractive in themselves, dotted the hill-side, becoming in themselves traditions, the question would be far on the way toward becoming negligible.
"WILLOW"
If churkiness only
Comes when words come,
God of trees, make me lonely
An a tree, and dumb.
Let me be knowing
Men as tree walking,
Poplars, birchen, blowing
But weer talking.
If my toucher fingers
Beauty to profane,
Turn to leaves my fingers;
Dust them with rain.
Make me a willow,
With no voice but a bird;
With the sky for a pillow
4and the sky for a word,
For a wood.
—ISABEL FISKE CONANT
CAMPUS OPINION
The subject of the "Egg Case Merchants," or the growth of small businesses at the edge of Mt. Orend has enclosed enough discussion to cause it to be brought up in school. Linley. The University is following a system of trying to eliminate these so-called detriments from the campus. The issue is said to be instead of the University going into the town, which is coming to the University.
This is well and good. I sincerely believe that they will in time destroy the beauty of our campus and give it an atmosphere not typical of a University. The question against them been taken this year instead of years ago? With nearly ten businesses on the hill, operated privately and for profit be allowed to remain and grow and nothing be said about them until a Kansas City concern begins business with campus is being defended, artisans. A private owned book concern, a ham- burguer joint”a coffee, and cleaning and pressing, establishment have been allowed to encroach upon our campus with no complaint from University authorities. The minute the staff will store, the wave of indignation at the growth of “dare case merchants” begins.
Back of this movement are a group of men who desire to see that no one enroaches upon their business and desires to keep outside competition out of Lawrence. Do they desire that smaller cities sell cheaper than larger cities because of low rents and low overdowload charges. There is always a class of students in any large group who prefer merchandise from larger cities as the majority of them will patronize the majority of them will patronize the bill store at that concern.
Why not begin a campaign to hire the campus of every privately owned business and make it entirely a University proposition instead of picking out a single institution and holding it before the public eye as unbeautiful, and allow the others to go unattached? If this movement had occurred for or five years it would could arouse considerable enthusiasm but to begin it now makes us look to the down town business district for the force behind the movement.
Writers in the vox populi columns of newspapers from one side of the American continent to the other have been freely and volubly damming the American college because it has created in the world two such characters as Nathan Leopold and Richard Loch.
In the first place, these good people forget that the Chicago boys are only two out of thousands of college graduates at large in the United States. In the second place, they forget there were more than 500 contributing to the delinquency of the young murderers—influences of the home, the church or lack of the church, influences of society at large, and influences of the reading and study in which their elders outlasted any of their school work.
J. L. C.
People on the campus of the University of Kanaan know that neither this University, nor any other American university or college, is turning out a generation of moral degenerates. But the philosophy. It should be the duty of every man and woman in any American institution of high learning to combat this malicious charge whenever the opportunity is presented, in both word and conduct.
Copy received at the Chancellor's office until 12:00 a.m.
Vol. IV, Friday, September 19, 1924 No. 11
There will be a meeting of the department of English at 4:30 Monday afternoon, Sept. 22, in room 205 Priser hall.
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH:
GIRLS' ORGANIZATIONS:
W. S. JOHNSON, Chairman.
GIRLS' ORGANIZATIONS:
Girls live in houses in which there are three or more girls, please organize and turn in the name of the house to associate to Tressley May, in Deen, Hoehmann's office, Tuesday, Sept. 23.
TRESSLE MAY, Chairman of Group System,
FRESHMAN_CONVOCATION;
All members of the freshman class will meet in Fraser chapel at 7:30 Monday evening, Sept. 22, to hear the third talk of the series given by Chancellor Lindkey. The time for this convolution has been changed from 4:30 to 7:30 so that there will be no conflict with classes.
G. F. C
JOHN R. DYER, Dean of Men.
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Plain Tales From the Hill
Instructor in military science class: What would you do if you were in command of a company of soldiers, and were surprised by the enemy and had half of your men fresh-faced? Freshman, dreaming of the time when he will be captain; I would surrender.
Sociology professor: What persons are not sensitive to praise and blame?
Front row student: A deaf and umb man.
Of course, it is far better than going to class late and being marked absent.
In referring to the types of schools in an Education class, Prof. W. H.
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