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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Nov. 1, 1956
Two Term Limit Backfires On GOP
The Republican 80th Congress added a 22nd amendment to the Constitution to prevent a chief executive from living in the White House too long. Possibly the first president to receive an eviction notice will be a Republican.
The amendment, conceived in Congress in 1947 as revenge against the late Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Democratic party, limits to two the number of terms a man can be president. If President Eisenhower are reelected, he will be the first president in history to be unable to run for third term.
The fact that everyone will know the President cannot be a candidate in 1960 could be a disadvantage to him and to his party.
Once the election is over, members of the Republican party may begin to look around for and speak of new leadership. The President's power and influence may diminish, his requests and ideas may be ignored, and his authority and prestige in foreign affairs may be shaken.
One old Taft man is quoted as saying: "I won't give a damn about Ike after election day. He's our meal ticket now. Once we're in, to heck with him. He'll be all used up—he can't run again."
President Eisenhower himself has spoken about this matter. He told a press conference recently that he did not think the amendment was "entirely wise," because he believes the voters should be able to choose as president anyone they want regardless of the number of terms. He said the limitations might reduce his own authority with Congress, if he gets a second term, though to a lesser degree than some people contend.
The Republicans may now be sorry they acted in such great haste when they amended the Constitution. They are eager to take action when the first session of the 80th Congress (the first GOP majority Congress since the days of Herbert Hoover) opened Jan. 3, 1947.
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives introduced the amendment which Speaker Joe Martin called "the first important measure" of his party. The House quickly approved the presidential change and the Senate did so in record time. By 1951 the amendment was ratified by the required number of states and it became a law.
It became a law of which the party members were proud: they were victorious over the Roosevelt era and the Democrats. But this same law may soon backfire—this may be evidenced during the next four years. President Eisenhower has proven himself a winner, but he won't be around in 1961—thanks only to the Republicans!!
—Jane Pecinovsky
. Letters To The Editor
For Conformity
Editor:
Editor:
After reading the "conforming-article" in The Daily Kansan of Sept. 26 I could not help reaching out my hand in a sort of far-fetched manner so as to say to the author: "Even though we have not met before, let's shake hands for we are true advocates of the same school of practical thought!"
Let alone we are agreed upon the entire series of minor traditions that prevail at KU (at most Swedish as well as European universities no old traditions of that very intellectual kind are to be found) it might be interesting to see how most people in our socialistic, non-democratic country look upon those matters.
Let's stick to your scheme:
1. "Women students wear nothing but white anklets if they wear socks of any kind." But here, alas, they don't have the slightest idea what romantic feelings white socks can infuse into males. Instead of "maiden" socks, women wear nylon stockings because, as they claim, those latter paraphernalia are a sign of womanliness. In winter, however, they have to succumb to the cold weather and cover up their legs with cotton or woolen stuff. Just imagine that sight! It is beyond all possibilities to perceive those peach-soft, milk-colored extremities at which we are used to rest our eyes. Certainly we have a couple of months when the mercury remains around zero but should not Swedish women endure such a short spell of nasty weather as long as American women are brave enough to do so?
2. "A law student dressed in a coat and tie." As that poor, little man came to KU from a small college, he must be understood and excused, may even consoled. At least 99.99% of the students insist on attending lectures and seminars in a coat and tie. They say it is too chilly to walk from their dens to the university without a thick cover, such as a coat can offer. But we know why: They are just snobbish.
3. The girls' everyday wear of a clouse or sweater and skirt would be the only outfit for our girls as well. The reason is this: Not only are Swedish women beautiful, they are also clad in neat dresses, or tailor-made costumes, and high heels, which inevitably results in beating pulses and petrified, languishing glances at the opposite sex, a circumstance completely ruining the lecture.
4. What concerns long-sleeved shirts and their cuffs being rolled up twice or three times, I have only this to convey. Naturally people in my country don't roll their sleeves in order to keep the cuffs clean. They insist on washing the entire shirt when washing it at all.
5. Without any doubts a coke date is the unparalleled and cheapest
way of "investigating" a female. The cost is only a dime. Here it costs the scrutinizing student twelve cents. The Swedish way of investigation may lead to an "incidental" convergence at a dance or party—without any chaperones—and may also end up in-a sort of romantic walk to the girl's lodging.
6. Swedish students do not know what living in organized houses includes—or excludes. They do not care for social advantages (those are given by our parliament) such as clubs and different organizations offer. As a matter of fact clubs are extremely few at our universities if compared with an educational institution such as KU.
But the students in our country are not the only ones, who do not like to conform—this statement gives me heartache, but it is true—but also such people as politicians are stubborn enough not to believe in conforming. One good example may be sufficient. During last election campaign our Prime Minister wore an old, greasy tie. As he DID not like to conform to himself, he bought a new tie for this election, and the inevitable result was: he and his party lost some seats in our parliament.
Of course the Prime Minister is now an ardent disciple of our creed, but what steps should be taken so as to save the rest of my country-men from a disaster, threatening to annihilate our proposed, complete equalization and unidirection of all human beings?
Olof Erosion former graduate student from Upsala, Sweden
. . .
Concerning Mr. Aldridge's letter in the Oct. 30th Daily Kansan, it seems that the most appropriate and shortest evaluation of the letter would be the well-worn phrase, "Hogwash!"
Mr. Aldridge must have picked up his introduction to sociology text for the first time the other day, and seen within it some definition with which he would be able to knock fraternities. Not only does he make a poor application of the in-group-out-group theory, but he makes some rather brash assumptions as to the identity of this out-group.
Protects Greeks
First, in answering Mr. Aldridge's assumptions, I can safely say that every fraternity at the University of Kansas has some veterans as members. This would hardly be the case if the veterans composed the out-group.
Editor:
There are two Negro fraternities on the hill, which are accepted by other fraternities and which take part in inter-fraternity functions. How can Negroes be the out-group if some of the organizations that Mr.
Aldridge is criticizing are composed entirely of Negroes?
If the writer had read a little further in his beginning Sociology book, he might have realized that fraternities are not "in-groups" as he thinks they are, and are rather institutions, having a definite formal organization and purpose.
I don't feel that Mr. Aldridge would find it necessary to criticize churches, the University of Kansas, the Independent Students Assn., the United Veterans Organization, or the All Student Council, yet he must, for these groups are as much "in-groups" in the eyes of Mr. Aldridge, as are fraternities, and they of course must have their "out-group" which they refuse to tolerate.
Fraternities serve a function for those who belong to them, but this is not necessarily one of instilling a feeling of security among the members. The purpose, is to afford a better social life for its members, closer friendships with other college men, and in general, a college life composed of more than just studying.
Granted, studies are important, and they are not overlooked within the fraternity, but a person with average grades, the ability to work, live, and socialize with others, will have a greater chance for success in life than the one who spends 100% of his time studying.
Granted fraternities do have some faults, which need to be corrected, but one who criticizes any organization, just to be criticizing, instead of assisting, ranks near the bottom on my hit parade. Thus, Mr. Aldridge, if you must, I challenge you to bring to light some real problems of fraternities, and suggest how these problems may be resolved. Letters of criticism which are not constructive may be made constructive by being placed within a furnace, affording warmth for all.
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Bill Kamberg Lawrence senior
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