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University Daily Kansan Thursday. Feb. 12, 1959
St. Valentine's Day Takes Men on a Financial Ride
By Saundra Hayn
Pity the financially struggling student. Valentine's Day has descended upon him. The beleaguered male is almost jailed because his fee payment check bounces and then . . . Saturday night.
Surely someone will take pity on the lad, some fair lass who can believe that material expressions of devotion are unnecessary. If she won't, what will the poor guy do?
Several alternatives come to mind. If the lad doesn't wish to feel cheap, he can stay at home Saturday evening and watch Perry Comecroon to the millions of fans viewing the special Valentine show.
Next, the gentleman can forget females and go out with the boys. plav a little poker or pitch, but he would probably lose his pittance anyway.
The third, and most feasible idea is for the boy to tell his date of the joy he experienced while talking by long distance telephone to his dear mother wishing her a Happy Valentine's Day. Naturally the girl would sense the financial embarrassment that prevented him from taking her to a movie and presenting her with a bauble to boot. His pauper status might even provoke a sympathetic affection on her part.
This last idea would work if it weren't for the creative genius of American businessmen. These are the men who make it difficult to say "tastes good" without seeming like a television commercial. These are the same men who have provided the American public with Christmas decorations at Thanksgiving and St. Valentine's Day cards two weeks after Christmas.
There is an unending supply of "little gift items for that special someone" on the market today. These items are plastically priced and will fit anyone's budget—"Mr. Average," "Sir Galahad," or "Boy-back-home."
When buying for the little treasure, one should think how fat the candy manufacturers are growing. In wild generosity they threw that heart-shaped box in for free.
One should always remember the children in China when paying the florist for flowers that will last about three days.
The male might note all the shiny Cadillacs that whiz by as he selects a card. The jeweler from which he bought the heart-shaped necklace is probably driving it.
Although the flowers will last only three days, the candy 10 to 20 minutes depending upon the number of girls living in the house, and the
necklace until the chain turns the girl's neck green, there is a good chance he will receive a flicker of gratitude.
Maybe the girl realizes the sacrifice and appreciates her man's effort. If so, she will probably adore him, or think fondly of him. Either wav, she will be sure to date him again.
Let's face it; men are either trapped or being filched by the grubby little magnet, the St. Valentine's Day sweetheart.
Ike Names Actor Brigadier General
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — President Eisenhower today again nominated Jimmy Stewart, the movie star, for promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force reserve.
A similar promotion for Stewart now a colonel, was blocked in the Senate Armed Services committee last year, largely through the opposition of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine).
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1. Esther Williams* afterglow
2. Put on an act
3. The guys who swear
4. Kind of girl who makes it the hard way
5. Guy who'll stay in May
6. Put in front of it
7. It's usually right on top of you
8. Love kind of stuff
9. Guided
10. Letter for crewmen?
11. It's human
12. Does she give you your lumps? sounds like love
13. That drived you hand her
14. One way to respond
15. Face the Kools are cooler
16. You and me, kid
17. Middle of a kiss
18. Kind of pot or session
19. Tear jerker
20. Soldier boys
21. Rockeddeller
22. Opposite of de starboard
23. Get through
24. Real cool
25. Kind of walker for being a bad lad?
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2. Half of pleasure
3. Fontanne's youth
4. Friend from Paris
5. Remember: Kools are arm
6. "This Gun For ___
7. Dance of the 30's
8. Bottle hitters
9. It's not quite as nice
10. Specializing in digs
11. Is there somebody ___?
12. Peroxided
12. Twitches
12. Hoop-matic tie
12. Cheer-leader talk
12. I love Latin
12. I'm almost as cool as a Kool
12. Sort of elope
12. This is the lizard
12. Big-date dudes
13. Sayonara folks
13. Lighted, Kooily
13. you try
13. Koo you'll stay with em
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13. They go around with ends
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