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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Oct. 5, 1956
1906 Editors Attacked Police
If you were a University of Kansas student 50 years ago, chances are you would have been busy. October 1906 issues of The Kansan show even then things were happening.
The School of Engineering reported an enrollment of 391—"the largest in the history of the school." Members of the 24-piece University band were raising $300 for uniforms. A 50-member drama association was being organized.
Although the student health situation was reported as "highly satisfactory," representatives of the classes, fraternities and boarding clubs were meeting with the University health committee to discuss plans for establishing a fund "to care for students who may fall sick while at the University."
Train excursions were being planned to watch the football team. Already the Jayhawkers had "easily" defeated the College of Emporia, 25-0; Arkansas, 37-5; Colorado, 16-0, and Oklahoma, 10-4.
During the winning streak a Kansan editorial asked, "Is the University spirit dying?"
The editorial attacked the lack of "great demonstration of typical college or university enthusiasm" and urged students to "gang up and make the air ring" with the Rock Chalk and songs to the Alma Mater.
While The Kansan was writing editorials, Lawrence policemen were arresting students for disturbing the peace by giving the college yells at a street fair. In turn, The Kansan editors attacked the policemen for their "lack of tact." The editors were joined by some Lawrence citizens who defended the students' custom of having a
"general jollification" after a football team victory. Editorials indicated students were busy with additional concerns.
One editorial congratulated fraternities and sororities for "wiping out some of the distinctions which have in a measure segregated them from the rest of the University." Another editorial advocated that freshmen wear caps for class "coherence and unity."
The "disreputable" way students used fountain pens was attacked by another editorial.
"There is a pretty well defined kick coming to college students who are spotting the floors of Green Hall with their balky pens," the editorial said. "It's easy to make a pen work by spilling ink to give it a start, but it's rough on the floors."
Added to the activities of 1906 students were lecturers and convocations. Among the guest speakers was Cel. Dick Blue. The former Kansan, who had moved to Bartlesville, I.T. (Indian Territory), was called by the Kansan "one of the best orators the state has ever known"
An excerpt from his address reveals his oratory:
"Women are . . . moulding and shaping, not perishable marble or on decaying convass, but that which is eternal, the intellect, the human soul. Every man owes his greatness to his mother."
William Allen White, regent of the University and editor of the Emporia Gazette, was more terse when he spoke on "The Ethics of Journalism."
"If you would succeed in the newspaper business you must be honest in your opinions," he said. "for no matter how you may think, you cannot fool the people an iota."
Barbara Bell
'Houns'QuellRock'n'Roll Fans
The British Bobbies, famous for their lack of coercive tactics and disdain of fire arms, have struck on a method of at least temporarily halting the Rock'n'Roll craze in London.
The Bobbies taking their cue from our own Elvis (hound dog) Presley literally, put the houn's on the proletariat.
The occasion was the showing of a Rock'n'Roll movie fashioned by America's Bill aley and his movie fashioned by America's Bill Haley and his Comets at the Astoria Theater. A band of British teenagers, so moved by the soothing qualities of the lend-lease melodies, began tearing up the theater seats and dancing in the aisles.
The police called to the scene caught upon an idea that would put Sherlock Holmes to shame. They sent two ferocious dogs into the melee. The crowd soon settled back to the seats while
the hounds patrolled the aisles for further outburts of appreciation.
The concern over the invasion of England by the controversial music has even included a member of the royal family. Queen Elizabeth had a special showing of the film to see what is leading the youngster astray.
One participant called the move a gross injustice. "Putting the dogs on us is both unfair and undemocratic." he said. Now we ask you, 'ats 'ardly cricket, ay what?
Perhaps there will be some sort of official edict forthcoming on the entertainment form.
Heaven help the Olde Towne if Elvis ever gets booked at the Paladium. The locomotin' Lothario would make the Comets look like the London Symphony and the police mutts might even be prevailed upon to do the background music for one of his popular hits.
—Bob Lyle
... Just Browsing ...
The University has done it again! In line with the long-range program of scientific advances and general progress, our very own Kansas University has come up with another famous "first" which is probably unequaled in any institution of higher learning anywhere in the nation.
But seriously, this sprinkler situation is getting out of hand. The other day we were starting to walk out the front door of ve ole Flint Hall, when we noticed that a sprinkler in front of the building was spraying the sidewalk at that moment. We paused, until the circular course of the sprinkler carried the spray of water out into the street, and then boldly strode out onto the sidewalk.
We were immediately drenched
After this shower treatment, just rub gently with a chamois, and watch the finish sparkle! (Here we refer to the car, not the driver.)
by a strong, frigid stream of water which hit us in the back, soaking our clothes, books, shoes and telephone-number book.
This was the most unkindest cut of all. The nasty old workmen had hidden another sprinkler around behind the building, and had arranged the timing to catch the poor, unsuspecting students.
So now we've given up on our crusade to get KU students to ride bicycles. Instead of making the cut-little two-wheelers into standard equipment, we're campaigning for an umbrella rental service.
But the fellow at the next desk has the best idea. He wants the ASC or the SUA or the ABC or one of those initial-organizations to sponsor a fund-raising drive. All they'll have to do is rent the information booth and sell bars of soap to the students.
Just wheel the old buggy down there by the Student Union on any of the surrounding streets, stop for a few minutes, and your car will be thoroughly sprayed by a high-pressure stream of water. (Be sure and roll up the windows, particularly if you happen to be sitting inside the car.)
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, was experimenting with jet-powered flying propellers, which he called "winged fly-wheels," more than a decade before the Wright brothers made their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk.
Business should be great on Friday and Saturday nights.
—Dick Walt
gram. Students accepted will receive graduate awards during the first two years, when they study on the campus. The third year will be devoted to teaching at the cooperating institutions. During the fourth year, the students will combine graduate study with part-time teaching duties at Duke.
For Mount Oread is now the only campus in the United States which has an administration-sponsored car-washing service.
Kansas repealed its 68-year-old law for bidding liquor sale and manufacture in 1948.
Duke To Fill Teaching Gap
DURHAM N.C.—(IP)—Duke University has established a new program to help fill the need for college English teachers. Combining work toward the Ph.D. degree with teaching experience, the program was jointly announced by Dean Marcus Hobbs of the Duke Graduate School of Arts and Science and Dr. Charles E. Ward, English department chairman.
San Francisco's Union Square, a manicured garden with green shrubs, flower beds and tropical palms, covers an underground four-story parking garage that handles more than 3,000 cars during an average day. Attendants, like firemen, use metal poles for a quick slide between parking levels.
A number of colleges will cooperate with Duke in the 4-year pro-
Old-time bike riders carried "snout guns" to ward off chasing dogs.
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