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University Daily Kansan Friday, Oct. 18, 1957
On The Up-And-Up—
ASC Action Logical, Legal
It is about time someone came to the rescue of the All Student Council and in particular its president, Dick Patterson.
A recent ASC decision, which was either a gigantic oversight or a shrewd political maneuver, has caused some quarters to cry "robbed."
Vox, trying hard to become a threat in the campus political hotbed, is accusing Allied-Greek Independent of throwing out ASC freshman representatives as a political slap in the face.
The issue is not whether the move was political, but rather whether the ASC acted in accordance with ASC law.
During the argument last spring about revision of the ASC constitution, the framers struck a vital point from the old constitution and failed to mention it in the new law.
Article V, before the revision, stated the representation for freshmen on the council: One man and one woman senator, and two men and two women representatives.
When the revision was drawn up voiding all of Article V in the old constitution, this vital part concerning freshmen was overlooked or, as some believe, avoided.
Also contained in the revision was a section which vested in the council the power to amend any bills to conform with the revision. This is exactly what the council did Tuesday night.
The original idea behind the constitution revision was to cut the size of the council to a more functional number. In keeping with this
idea, the council has cut the freshman representation.
The explanation given by Patterson that all but freshman women are already represented is logical. Freshman men are represented by fraternity, married-student and independent representatives.
However, the move is delaying the entrance of Vox to active political participation. This is why Vox is flipping its lid. At best, Vox will not have more than one party representative on the council after freshman elections. The usual AGI strength in the freshman dormitories leads us to believe that two or three elected representatives will wear the AGI banner.
Vox has no legitimate gripe at this point. Everything concerned with the ASC decision is above-board legally. Vox can only point the finger and accuse the AGI-dominated council of playing politics. Too much of this could mean political disaster for the new party.
It is not beyond reason, however, to imagine such a political stunt. It has been done in the past and will be done again.
Any benefits AGI hopes to get from this oversight may be only temporary. If the ultimate goal of AGI is to prevent Vox from getting on the council, the idea will certainly backfire. AGI as the only campus party could not survive student criticism.
At least the council so far has been consistent in its actions. Whether or not it will continue is still a question.
Workers' Wild West
—Bob Hartley
Life goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. In Czechoslovakia it is ridiculous.
It seems the people's government outlawed American wild West movies and books in 1948. This took away the source, but not the effect of cowboy movies. The youth of Czechoslovakia still pass around old paper-backed books concerning the wild West.
the Communist officials fear this is degrading their youth because it leads to interest in the wild West type of outdoor entertainment, such as hiking, knife-throwing and air gun practice, not to mention love-making by camp fires.
To counteract such decadence, the government is planning a motion picture satire on cowboy movies. It will be entitled, "Death In The Saddle,"
and will be set in the mountains of northern Slovakia. This area purportedly resembles the American West. The story will deal with old reliables, such as saloon fights, gun fights, knife fights, stage coach ambushes, and galloping horses.
There is a hint the movie will contain some communist moral. The effects of the Communist bloc satirizing American movies and using them to teach Communist parables could snow-ball.
imagine the results of a few potential parodies slanted to the interests of the workers, such as: "How Green Was My Paintbrush," "A Bell For Sonya," "Vodka and Sympathy," "The Ivanovitch Petroskovoksky Story," "Lost Workend," and "Take Me Back To My Boots and Tractor."
—John Eaton
Flu Not First Or Worst
The current influenza invasion is neither the first nor the worst such epidemic to hit the University.
Oldtimers are still talking about the great flu epidemic of 1919 one of the worst medical disasters in U. S. history.
During its enslaught, the University and many downtown Lawrence businesses were closed. Extensive military training then being conducted on the campus was disrupted.
Worst of all, the disease was a killer. When it had passed, at least 25 persons, most of them students, were dead in Lawrence from flu-caused ailments. In other parts of the U. S., hundreds of persons died.
Like the present Asian variety, the flu epidemic of 1918 was worldwide. World War I was going full-blast then. The rapid movement of men to and from all parts of the world probably helped spread the disease.
The flu in Lawrence was aided by another local health hazard. Lawrence residents were advised to boil their drinking water during September, for the water supply had somehow become polluted. Most persons probably heeded this advice, but bad water may have helped the disease do its work.
First Warnings
The first warning of the flu came in late September. The Daily Kansas kidded persons with "the sniffles" for pretending they had the flu. Local medical authorities advised that local patients' symptoms didn't indicate the presence of Spanish influenza.
Two weeks later the campus was in near-panic. The disease
Chancellor Frank Strong, upon order of the State Board of Health, issued a proclamation on Oct. 11 closing the University until Oct. 15. In the proclamation, Chancellor Strong ordered students to stay in their homes, attend no social functions and to inform University officials as soon as they felt flu symptoms coming on.
had struck suddenly, just like the present flu. Dozens became ill. Medical facilities were crowded, then swamped with coughing, fevered patients.
The epidemic had its humorous aspects. In their patriotic rush to enlist in the army, many of the S.A.T.C. men forgot to bring along pajamas. When it became evident that women nurses would be needed in the temporary hospital, a rush call was sent out for pajamas of any kind. The University Women's Association joined with Lawrence townpeople in a big pajama roundup which helped preserve the soldiers' modesty.
The chancellor's hopes were in vain. On Oct. 9 there were 130 flu cases reported in Lawrence. A few days later, harried medical authorities lost accurate count as the number of cases mounted.
"This is a patriotic duty," Chancellor Strong wrote to the students. "You are on your honor. Prompt compliance will, we hope, prevent any serious epidemic in Lawrence."
Hοpes in Vain
Flu Finally Ends
Like all bad dreams, the 1918 flu eventually came to an end. On Nov. 4 the University hospital reported the number of cases had fallen to 86. Twenty-three had died from lobular pneumonia, a complication which often set in after the flu.
By Nov. 11, the University was getting back on its feet. To help along recuperation, the glad tidings arrived that day that the armistice had been signed. The campus went wild with joy.
"Germany can't in a thousand years attack another power of even second grade." declared Vice Chancellor William T. Brideck at the close of victory ceremonies at the football field.
Only one sad event marred the day. One of the flu's last victims, Lucy McLinden, Cedar Point sophomore, died of pneumonia after serving two weeks as a nurse in the S.A.T.C. infirmary.
Larry Boston
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