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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Nov. 29, 1956
Drive - And Let Live
An ominous specter lurks in our midst — the awful presence of an estimated 54,000 traffic deaths in one year by 1966. We dare not even guess the number by 1975.
At this moment somewhere in our nation a child lies broken and dead in the street.
Because of someone's carelessness a tiny heart will no longer beat; no longer will the bubbling joy of one small person bring happiness to others. Because someone was "rushed for time," or "didn't look," a formerly vigorous, vibrant little being lies crumpled and still.
Most of the apt, forceful phases calculated to induce thoughtful care in preservation of lives have been used and reused until they have slipped into meaningless oblivion. The words "Drive safely; the life you save may be your own" are clever and strong, but it is sadly apparent that they are not well heeded.
The sign in the cemetery by the side of the highway which reads "Drive safely, we can wait" is brushed aside as only "rather funny."
What can be said to us to jar us into stark reality? We are all potential killers as soon as we sit behind the wheel of a car. And those of us who "wax neither hot nor cold" are the most dangerous of potential killers. Indifference and carelessness are "diggers in our streets."
What can be said to inspire care? Statistics will they do the job? A record-breaking traffic toll of nearly 42,000 this year has been estimated. What effect does this have on YOU? Will the very size of the traffic toll be powerful enough to shock the American people into drastic action? YOU have the answer, for you ARE the "American people."
An ominous specter lurks in our midst. What will you do about it?
Only concerted action by citizens can put an end to the mass slaughter of more Americans than were killed in our combined wars.
Earnest care on your part can make it safe for American children to enjoy the freedom that is their heritage. Their lives are in your hands. What will you do with them?
Jim Tice
Here's Chance To Play Santa Claus
This year the chance to play Santa Claus is being offered to all of us. Toys contributed to the annual toy drive, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, service fraternity; the Panhellenic Council, and the Inter-fraternity Council, will be used to lighten the hearts of many of the underprivileged children in this area.
A 7,000-toy goal has been set. Last year over 6,000 toys were netted in the drive, and distributed to orphanages and to children who otherwise would have done without.
Convenient top deposit boxes will be located in the lobby of the Student Union, and the rotunda of Strong Hall.
The organizations sponsoring the toy drive suggest that all toys received at house gift-exchange parties be turned over to the drive.
If you drive home over the weekends, or plan to go home between now and Christmas vacation, scout around for all no-longer-wanted toys, and bring them back to give to the toy drive.
Two Cents' Worth-
Why The Poor ASC Showing?
Our philosophy is that institutions are for the benefit of man, particularly governmental institutions, and when these institutions cease to function, the benefits they were designed to produce cease also.
Point in question: Why were only 19 duly elected All Student Council members, at the ASC meeting
Like Steve Canyon says, apathy is our worst enemy.
members at the Tuesday night? Why, when such a body is in a position to do many goods for a good many, do its members laugh off their responsibilities with "let Schultz do it?"
Dawson
We lurched back and screamed wildly with some alarm when we awoke early this morning to find what appeared to be a shrunken head leering at us from atop ye olde study desk.
"What," we reasoned, safely snuggled beneath the protecing folds of our army surplus blanket, "would a shrunken head be doing atop ye olde study desk?"
We're never goin to pull the "guess what" knob on a candy machine again. Not after yesterday, when all we got was snickers (ho ho, that's rich).
We further reasoned that shrunken heads just don't hang around like that. With this in mind, we looked again. We were wrong ... it was still there. Know anyone that needs a head (shrunken type)?
One of our partners in crime captured a fierce mouse and placed him in a glass jar. This mouse is now on exhibition In The Daily Kansas news room for 25 cents. Proceeds will go to the aid to Hungary fund. The first four people to see the mouse will get off gratis (the $1 we have for the aid fund will finance them.)
Last night 12 lovely young ladies made their first bid for queen of the Military Ball at a coke party, escorted by cadets and midshipmen of the three ROTC services. (Just thought we'd throw that in.)
The mail man thrust a bulky envelope at us this morning, collected
Well, Thanksgiving was just a week ago, and already they're trying to spread the Christmas spirit to everyone.
All the advertisements keep harping about "Do Your Christmas Shopping Early," and the window displays all feature handy gift suggestions, none of which we can afford to buy.
19 cents of unpaid postage, sneered, and left. The envelope contained a letter from our good friend Elrod, offering advice on what to avoid when applying for a job. Elrod spoke from experience. His advice: Never take no for an answer; look before you leap; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; and, the best of all, one if by land and two if by sea.
Ad booki.
Jerry Dawson
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The main streets of all the neighboring hamlets, as well as Lawrence, are in the process of being trimmed—or have already been trimmed—with all sorts of Christmas decorations, consisting of large red balls, models of Santa Claus, and other trivia customarily identified with the holidays.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Leo Flanigan Business Manager
Todd Grittendee, Advertising Manager;
Alissa Wittman, Internet Admin,
Manager Hairy Classified
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Walt
Even the campus has gone all-out for the Christmas spirit, even though the beautiful gold-trimmed Christmas tree hasn't made its annual appearance in the rotunda of Strong Hall.
But the Student Union takes the cake as the "most Christmasy" building on the Hill. For even while the weary student is resting himself over a cup of coffee, he is reminded of the upcoming event by beautiful little red-and-green wrappers surrounding the sugar with which he dilutes that ever-delicious coffee.
Surely, in this, the Christmas spirit has reached its supreme height. All we need now is mistletoe hanging over all the corner booths in the Hawk's Nest.
While we're on the subject of coffee, and the sugar for coffee, we'd like to ask for volunteers to help us clear up a mystery that's been baffling this department for a couple years.
What we'd like to know is how they manage to be so confusing in filling up those little sacks of sweet stuff. Somehow, it always works out that the complete contacts of one container either serve as not quite enough or just a little too much sugar for a single cup of java.
But while we're discussing coffee,we'd like to say we have discovered one purpose - besides drinking-for which that Student Union coffee is ideally suited.
It looks like it would be just great as a solution to sell to those fanatics who build model airplanes, boats, and other such trivia. Judging from the way it softens up those wooden spoons, it would be just the thing for making that balsa nice and pliable.
—Dick Walt
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