University Daily Kansan Tuesday. Nov. 12, 1957
Those of you who didn't attend the dedication of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building Sunday missed one of the finest displays of poor manners and downright nerve that we've seen in some time.
Dedicated Stompers
We went to the dedication to hear Dr. Howard Hanson. Instead we saw approximately 15 "Mature adults" make jackasses out of themselves. And they didn't seem to mind at all.
You are familiar with these people. They are the ones who come late to everything from church to a basketball game. They're the ones who don't take time to call to find out when the program starts, are too lazy to write the time down, or just aren't well enough organized to get themselves on the road when they should.
What made the exhibition more interesting to us was the fact that it wasn't the usual scapegoats who were the offenders. It wasn't the uncouth college man or woman who stomped on our feet, talked in overtones, and blocked our view for five minutes while they looked for seats. It was the respected visitor and Lawrence citizen.
We were surprised at some of the offenders. We recognized them as "proper" and "respected"
citizens. They came up the stairs talking, as if they were in their own back yards, stomping like 3-year-olds throwing a tantrum, and shuffling like a herd of elephants.
After a loud argument between the nagging wife and the husband who didn't want to come in the first place, they moved through the balcony entrance. The theater was packed, but they still had to stand in front of people and ruin their view while they searched in vain for seats.
We think it worth mentioning again that these weren't college students. More than likely they were the people who criticize college students for the very same thing.
We probably would have forgotten them, had it not been for their later behavior. They stood in the entrance to the theater and gave a running commentary on the speech while their kids ran up and down the hall just outside.
We withheld the urge to tell them what to do, because we could imagine the answers we would have received: "Impudent college kids," "Teenage punks." These are the people who should be subjected to their antics, but they wouldn't ever get to the program in time.
Are Scholarships Too Numerous?
—Bob Hartley
A couple of weeks ago a college president made the statement that scholarships "have managed to get so far out of hand that a student who pays his own way is one kind of a 'sucker.'"
He goes on to say that "even those devoid of athletic prowess are in for some healthy offers if they happen to fit scholarship categories."
This college president, writing in the bulletin of the Association of American Colleges, goes on to substantiate his stand by saying that today's youth pick out the colleges that offer the honor and the reduced fees, and that the young person comes to feel he is doing somebody a favor if he goes to college.
Maybe scholarship offers are becoming more numerous. There also may be many students who pick a college mainly for the idea of honor and reduced fees. But we believe that the majority of the college students today don't fall in these categories.
A large number of young people today still pick the college they are going to attend on the merits of the college. They want to attend the school that offers the most in the field in which they are interested. As an example, few students who intend to get a law degree will pick a college with a poor law school just because they will offer them a scholarship.
As for the student paying his own way being a "sucker," it would seem that there are a lot of suckers at KU, and at almost any other college you can name. Many students work to pay at least part of their expenses, and some manage to support a wife and a child or two and still go to school. These people wouldn't take too kindly to being referred to as "suckers."
Scholarship donors may be going overboard, but a lot of students are still working 25 hours a week too.
Editor:
—Del Haley
Letters To The Editor
Murphy Explains
I have read with interest of the student reaction to the convocation speech of Sen. John F. Kennedy.
Apparently some critical reaction was stimulated by (1) a feeling that
nims speech was not long enough and (2) that it did not deal with specific important problems.
In fairness to Sen, Kennedy, I think I should bring the following facts to the attention of the University family.
In the first place, the senator
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibler
"PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINES? SOME STUDENT IN HERE HAS THEM ALL CHECKED OUT."
was suffering from a severe cold (or flu) and indeed there was some doubt that he would give the speech at all. In a deliberate effort to save his voice for the heavy speaking schedule in which he is presently involved, he spoke rapidly. This resulted in the speech running about ten minutes less than it would have normally. It also undoubtedly made it more difficult for the listener to comprehend the really profound as well as sparkling nature of his observations.
I should also state my own view that some of the issues that he discussed, directly or by implication, are ultimately quite as important to the future of this nation as Sputnik or the Middle Eastern crisis. The fundamental philosophy of a statesman is ultimately more significant than his specific view on a single problem.
In any event, I think it is necessary for all of us to realize that under the circumstances of his health we should be very grateful that the senator was willing to speak at all.
Franklin D. Murphy Chancellor
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Overheard in the dorm: I have to go upstairs and study now; I am going to the library tonight.
Egotist: A person of low taste, much more interested in himself than he is in me.
Papa Robin returned to the nest and proudly announced that he had just made a deposit on a brand new Buick.
Girls without principle draw lots of interest.
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