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University Daily Kansan Friday, Oct. 17, 1858
No More, Thanks
We apparently have been misunderstood. A column on this page last week advocated the return of collegiate prankery to enliven the campus.
So what did we get? A crude bomb hoax, probably inspired by the wave of genuine bombings in the South.
This is not a prank. Rather, it is the product of a distorted mind, the same sort that planted
the stink bomb in the Kansas Union last winter. The only purpose of the device was to cause panic.
Fortunately, the "bomb" was found long before Strong Hall filled with students. It is unpleasant to contemplate what might have happened if it had been discovered about 9 a.m.
Nobody gets a laugh out of this sort of thing. We need humor. Perhaps we need pranks. We do not need insanity. —Al Jones
The Greeks Go Egghead
From the current issue of Newsweek, we find that eight of the ten top national fraternities in scholarship ranking have chapters at KU.
These leaders were determined by Col. Ralph W. Wilson, former scholarship counselor of the National Interfraternity Conference. The list is based on fraternities with the highest percentages of chapters above the all-men's scholastic average at each chapter's school.
These figures show a distinct rise in fraternity educational standards. The long-standing conception that "the Greek way is the party way and don't worry about studies," is slowly undergoing a change.
Alpha Tau Omega and Beta Theta Pi are the front-runners with 67 and 66 per cent of the chapters above average.
Some educators in recent years have told the Greeks they were on their last legs unless a general improvement in scholarship was evidenced. The Greeks were shocked at the discovery that modern-day students do not want to join organi-
izations detrimental to the chances of achieving a degree. The Greeks gathered and decided to improve their reputation.
Every house now has high scholarship requirements. Men cannot be pledged unless they satisfy the fraternities that they have the ability to complete college. Stricter probation rules have been applied to delinquent chapters both by schools and national organizations.
The result of this educational push is a radical change in values and an upward trend in grades.
National bodies are now offering special awards to chapters with the highest grade-point average and the best general improvement in grades. Chapters are awarding prizes and trophies to house honor men. Study halls and quiet hours are almost constantly in effect. Believe it or not, emphasis is now on the books, for, as one pinwearer said, "Saturday night will always come."
The pipe, hip flask. Ivy League clothes and big-time-operator manner still remain as a good Greek identification check. Only one thing must be added—a book. —John Husar
Which LMOC?
The 1958 LMOC campaign is in the back-stretch, with eight good men and true still going for the wire.
LMOC, as everyone knows, stands for Little Man On Campus. The original LMOC may still be seen on this page in cartoons by Dick Bibler, a KU graduate.
Worthal, Bibler's little man, is the flowering campus nomenity. He flunks classes, infuriates instructors, mortifies himself on dates, and dogs his way through school. He is the apotheosis of mediocrity.
Worthal is a tradition at KU, one that requires no help for perpetuation. His history of ineptitude is symbolic of all that happens on a large college campus.
But what is this LMOC contest? It is a snare and a delusion, gentle readers.
It is a competition among various campus wheels and organizations to see which BMOC (Big Man on Campus) can add this title to his other achievements.
By the very nature of things, a genuine little man can never afford to run for the title, and there is something ludicrous about the huge signs and well-heeled campaigns that purport to own the only true candidate.
The real article does not have enough friends or fraternity brothers to support a winning campaign. We submit the LMOC contest is necessarily a fraud.
A pox on all the would-be Little Men. We have our own candidate, who is not running or the title. Unfortunately, we cannot give his name. That would remove him from the ranks of true little men and make him just another wheel.
Al Jones
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibler
"THREE TIMES NOW YOUVE SEEN TH' ACTIVITIES OF TH' CHEER LEADERS — NOW. NEXT GAME KEEP YOUR EYES ON TH' BALL!"
Short Ones
Scientists have been left off the White House dinner list, so maybe we're safe in that basket-weaving course after all.
We learn that Hitler's little dance at Compeigne in 1940 was a propaganda fake. Well, he didn't have much rhythm anyway.
Daily Hansan
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Letters Song of the Islands
Editor:
I am writing in regard to your editorial "When Friendship Calls," in the University Daily Kansan dated Tuesday, October 14.
I would personally like to know what this article was written for
I would personally like to know what this article was written for. Does this mean that the people from Hawaii are rebels from another country trying to intrude on the well-being of the United States? If this is so, I would like to know what good Governor Faubus does for the good-will of the States.
The people of Hawaii pay just as much taxes as any state, and yet don't receive quite as much benefit out of the collection. The status of Hawaii is better than some of the other states and yet the so-called educated people of America have the nerve to call Hawaii backward
What is the meaning of all this? In my opinion it shows the ignorance and narrow-mindedness of the educated, as well as uneducated, people of America.
According to history, the Hawaiian Islands were a "gift" to the United States in 1898. In return the United States promised to grant Hawaii statehood as soon as it was economically up to par. From 1903 to 1950, sixteen bills have been submitted and rejected.
What is the cause of the rejection? I have heard many excuses, but it all boils down to one reason. The people of the United States are afraid to admit the territory to the Union because then they would have to accept the melting pot of the world, making it harder on segregaters.
The territory's motto is "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." This is exactly what it follows.
Ermile Kodani
Honolulu sophomore
We are not here to fight for statehood. Let the politicians do that, but as long as people are going to stick thorns in our sides, we are going to stand up for our rights, for we are as American as anyone here in the United States can ever be.
Editors' note: The editorial in question suggested that we declare war on Hawaii in order to feel more at home with our allies and their colonial troubles.
It was written tongue in cheek, and it was not imagined that anyone would take it as a serious proposal.
In addition to illustrating the danger of satire, Miss Kodani's letter contains some good points on the status of Hawaiian statehood, and we recommend it to your attention.
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