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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 11, 1958
A sport is defined by Mr. Webster as "any activity that gives enjoyment or recreation; pastime; diversion."
Since this definition seems to define nicely the function of student government at a state university we feel a passing comment is in order.
This sport in which the local politicos are so interested is in reality a factory which manufactures bigger and better BMOCs.
It is the production of BMOCs that keeps the fraternity and sorority system flourishing and provides queens and student body presidents to escort those queens to the kissing circle on the football field during homecoming.
Little impresses a rushee more than a glimpse of the pipesmoking ivy-leaguer who is known wherever good Greeks gather for his fearless stand in the ASC on paying the Jayhawker editor more money.
To say that student government in a state university is a farce would be an understatement. The administration has the point of view that "anything you can do I can do better."
Current candidates are Dick Patterson and Ed Prelock.
Top office offering the most BMOC points is student body president.
Patterson is the chairman of the ineffectual ASC. His main claim to fame lies in the fact that he helped revise the ASC constitution. But neither he nor the ASC remembered to change the clause that limits candidates for student body president to ASC members—a nice way to keep everything in the family and well-qualified Vox candidates out of the running.
Patterson's platform has 10 points which aren't worth the space to print them—they are about the same points expounded in other years by other BMOCs.
Prelock isn't going to let the student in on the students' problems until after he's elected. He's counting on the curiosity of thousands of students breathlessly awaiting the outcome of Wednesday's elections.
Neither of the candidates appear able to do much more than make nuisances of themselves during dinner at the organized houses.
We feel a write-in candidate is in order. Our candidate is fully qualified to take over the reins of student government. He truly has the interests of the students and the University at heart.
Our candidate for student body president—Dr. Franklin D. Murphy.
Isn't he already?
Banks, Mays In Fence-Busting Mood
Ernie Banks and Willie Mays, two of the National League's finest hitters, were in a fence-busting mood today as they approached the final weekend of the spring training grind.
Banks virtually wrapped up the pre-season home run hitting title Thursday as he unloaded his 13th—tons for both leagues—in sparking the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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KU, K-State Renew Old Rivalry
Former KU and K-State basketball players will renew old rivalries in a benefit game at Great Bend Saturday night. A tour of Russia by some top players will prevent Jayhawker coach Dick Harp from assembling three of the former KU stars he had planned on. Al and Dean Kelley and B. H.Born, now playing with the Peoria Caterpillars, will be among a group of AAU stars who will make up a team to tour Russia. The group assembles in the east Saturday.
K-State coach Tex Winter will not be playing with one of the men he counted on. Jack Parr, 6-foot 9-inch center, was expected to start the game at center. He will not be in action due to a nervous breakdown Tuesday.
Harp said he would probably start 6-foot 5-inch Bill Hougland at center. Hougland is now with the Phillips 66 squad. Starting forwards for the Jayhawkers will probably be 6-foot 3-inch Gene Elstun and 6-foot 4-inch Bill Lienhard. In the guard spot will be Eddie Dater and Ron Johnson, both 6-foot 2-inches.
Long Layoff Didn't Affect Londerholm
Jim Londerholm's winning cast of 207-feet 4-inches at the Arkansas Relays marked his first javelin heave in two years. And it was within seven feet of his all-time best. The 178-pound Mission junior missed last season because of an arm operation. The Jayhawkers may have uncovered a third spear-flinger in Terry Beucher, who etched a new high of 190-feet $11^{3/4}$-inches in finishing second at Fayetteville. Sophomore John Book opened with a 214-foot $6^{1/2}$-inch throw at the Texas Relays, but could not score at Arkansas.
If all lived, the descendants of one female aphid would amount to 1,560,000,000,000,000,000,000 by the end of the season.
K-State is expected to start 6- wards. Guards will be 6-foot 3-inch foot 3-inch Hayden Abbott and 6- Roy DeWitz and 6-foot Don Rich- foot 5-inch Larry Fischer at for- ards.
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