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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1958
Same Song, Second Verse
Many adults today are horrified over the way the teen-agers dress, talk, dance and conform to fads in general. These adults are stewing and fretting that the entire nation is full of juvenile delinquents and that no teen-ager is worth anything. They lump all the youth under one heading and label them as immature, irresponsible and destructive. They consider the teen-agers' choice of music and dances disgraceful and even immoral.
They also feel the youth have no ability or desire to attain an education from the opportunity given them. After reaching all these decisions and surveying them as a whole, these adults reach the conclusion the world of tomorrow is going to be a sorry place, judging from the caliber of people who will be adults and leaders then.
But there are usually two sides to every picture. In this case the adults who are condemning the teen-agers are the other side. When they start raving about the youth today, it would be well for them to look at themselves and their
friends when they were in their teens. This would place the largest majority of them in the 1920's, the "Roaring Twenties," that is.
And how did the adults of that time regard teen-agers? The same as adults do now, of course. Their tastes in music and dances were considered disgraceful and they were labeled immature, irresponsible, with no desire for an education. Adults worried then, too, about the future world when it came into the hands of irresponsible youth.
But the youth of the '20s are the adults and leaders of today, and they seem to be doing a pretty good job. Granted, they bungle a few things here and there, but that is to be expected of human beings. Judging from the way the "terrible" teen-agers of the last generation developed, there is little to worry about with this generation. Once they have gone through the normal fads and attitudes of teen-agers, they, too, will take their places competently as the adults and leaders of tomorrow.
—Nancy Landess
Education Is The Answer
The answer to the threat posed by Russia's scientific advances is education—from kindergarten to the grave.
This was the apparent conclusion reached by some 200 leading scientists and educators at a two-day conference at Yale University, sponsored by the President's Committee on scientists and engineers and the William Benton Foundation.
The conference was called to discuss methods of mobilizing America's "human resources" to meet "the scientific challenge" of Russia.
The scientists agreed that one of the most pressing needs is to improve the general level of the knowledge among Americans.
The Rev. Laurence J. McGinley,
President of Fordham University. New York, said the answer was "a better education for all." not education directed only at science but "Education Across the board."
Dr. Harrison Brown of the California Institute of Technology told the group Americans were trying to meet the extremely complicated challenges of their world with "stone-age answers." To them, he said, the Soviet threat is what the beast was to Neanderthal man—"to kill or be killed."
"This oversimplification causes us to guide ourselves by the Soviet Union, and this narrow view promises disaster." Brown said. "Even if the Soviet Union was to disappear, our basic problems would not change. We're not well enough edu-
eated to survive in our world. Our understanding has fallen below the minimum needed for survival.
"Our problems can't be solved by people who neither read nor think nor by those who live by platitudes and slogans."
William Benton, co-sponsor of the conference, urged the scientists today to "cultivate the politicians" and instruct them.
"Politicians are educable," the former senator said, and suggested three methods to achieve it. One was to form a lobby. Another was to organize scientific groups to visit senators and representatives. The third "and best way" is to "get into party politics yourself in your free time."
Parking Advice
Letters To The Editor
In regard to Mr. Harries' comments (Daily Kansan Feb. 3) concerning the functioning of the campus police department, I have a few words of advice. I appreciate the problem that this student discusses, but I believe that there is a course of action to be taken.
It is my understanding that the KU Traffic and Parking Committee has student representation. It would seem that this channel could be used to alleviate the problem. It is also to my knowledge that this committee is endeavoring to allow parking permits for all students.
. . .
It should also be realized that the problem of athletic spectators has not been confined to Stouffer Place and that such vehicles can be towed away if a complaint is signed by a resident.
I suggest that the people in Stouffer Place discuss the problems with the proper administrative committee.
Considering the amount of traffic on our campus, I believe Chief Skillman and his department are worthy
of commendation. I believe it is common knowledge that the department covers a large area and that Stouffer Place is just one of the many problems this organization faces.
Bill Reed
Kansas City, Mo. junior
Editor:
Mistaken
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
By Dick Bibler
The Daily Kansan of Jan. 10 refers to Mr. Anup Singh as the man who set the note of attack on America in the Afro-Asian Conference. May I point out that he was the only restraining influence in the conference in its seething attack of the West. I thought it was only Time and Life that were responsible for the gross misunderstandings between India and the U.S.A.
"WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT ME BEIN' ON PROBATION?"
Chandigarh, India junior
Arun Joshi
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Quotes From The News
Author Grace Metalius ("Peyton Place") in announcing her intention to divorce the husband she married at 17 to marry her manager;
"I don't think the things you want when you are 17 are the things you want when you are 33, not by a damned sight."
"Walden" is the story of Thoreau's experiences while living in a cabin which he built in 1845 on Emerson's land bordering Walden pond in Concord, Mass.
William Fugate, father of 14-year-old Caril Fugate, after his daughter was charged with murder along with her boyfriend, confessed killer of 11, Charles Starkweather;
"I haven't given her the love a father should. If she's found guilty, I'm as guilty as she is."
Aluminum's ability to reflect heat plus its lightness, strength, resistance to corrosion and its easy workability has made it today's fastest growing building material.
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
MARTIN LUTHER
presents the film
7:30 p.m.
February 11 & 12
Strong Auditorium
Free
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