THE SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
The SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
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Sam Pickard ... Editor
Mrs. C. R. Douglass Associate Editor
Ralph Curb ... Associate Editor
Ernest R. Mowrer ... News Editor
Henry Pegues ... Business Mgr.
A "CRACKERLESS" FOURTH
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1916
It has been said by one of authority that no one now supports the old style celebration, and that the quiet Fourth has become a permanent institution never to be abandoned. Perhaps this is true. Any one who spotted the day in Lawrence will agree at once that the same observance of the Fourth has become an accepted condition here at least. In the early morning hours only an occasional "cracker," could be heard.
The only evidences of Fourth of July was one delivery of mail, and an occasional flag floating from a front porch. Not only was there no fire works but there was not even the customary rain.
In the good old days it was with pleasure that children saved their pennies and nickels to buy that big cracker or cannon. And how they counted the days until the Fourth, anticipating that day with almost as much pleasure as we did Christmas.
But what does the child of today have to look forward to? A day when the family takes their lunch up on the golf links or out to the park. To him it is a day little different from other days, so he does not ask the why of the Fourth.
We are not complaining for now on the day following the Fourth there are fewer little graves in the cemetery. Nor does the child of today have fingers shot off by fire crackers, nor have his eyes put out by an explosion. But we are glad that we lived in "other days," and experienced the fun and excitement of insane Fourths.
CHEAP AT HALF THE PRICE
A student in the School of Medicine got married six years before he expected to graduate. Quick, Carnegie, another medal.
Now that the moving pictures are being used at the University by the Extension division, the question of economy comes to our minds. Is the enterprise not too expensive to be continued at the expense of the University?
It has been shown that a film can be produced at 25 cents a yard. A forty yard film would then cost ten dollars. This film with reasonable care could be used two hundred times. If it were used ten times a year, it would last twenty years at a cost of fifty cents a year or five cents a lecture.
In view of these facts it may well be said that Thomas A. Edison is a true prophet as well as a wizard of invention judging from his statement that books will soon be obsolete in schools.
Summer students and some are not students; that's the reason we are all here.
A TIP FROM THE BIRDS
When the curtain of night is pullea aside and the sun rolls out of bed and casts his rays of light through a gray mist into your east window, did you ever drink the music of cheerfulness from the birds that warble their songs round about you? Whether the notes come from the bird that has its nest in the small and thorny bush or from the one that calls the stately oak its home, the lesson is the same.
To be joyful and to impart their fine spirit of contentment to others seems to be their chief business in life. And how they do take it! No grouching, no skimming, no hungry watching the clock for them! But head thrown back and throat ripping,
they pour out their message of cheer with zeal and heartiness and complete dedication in which there doesn't seem to be an element of selfishness or a particle of stingy reserve.
Why don't you, also, sing at your work?
There's a lot of value in the habit.
It unkinks the snarls and ruffles in your own mind and soul and it is a mighty good example to others.
One audibly happy person out on the campus is often able to infect all the others, for nothing is so contagious as an emotion. It's next to impossible to stay groused alongside a person who is singing or joking. And, unlike the one rotten apple which corrupts the basketful, the most contagious of all emotions is the emotion of happiness.
You could do this, too, by just taking a tip from the birds. To see the bright side, to impart joy instead of gloom, to be throughout a lifetime an infection center of happiness—of let song have a show. You, with all the advantages of a mind and a soul, ought to be able to beat a dumb bird if you'd really try.
Wanted: Another bull dog equal to Pi for furnishing feature-story material.
PENSION THE TEACHER?
There has been much discussion concerning the necessity and advisability of pensioning teachers. Of course there are two sides to this question. The correctness of pensioning veterans of war who were willing to face shot and shell in defense of government, home, and happiness of the masses is not questioned. In the case of the teacher the same as that if the soldier?
If the state should adopt a system o, pensioning teachers, why shouldn't such a system be adopted for employees in other important activities? Is there any reason why a teacher should spend the greater part of his life in remunerative work and come down to old age in want because he has failed to save? A teacher that cannot put into practice the rules of economy, or who fails to co-operate in order to be able to ask and receive a living wage, obviously sets a poor example for those whom he may attempt to instruct.
It would seem the better part of efficiency for the great teachers' organizations of the state to direct their energies toward raising the standards of teachers' wages and compelling salaries to be paid in accordance with ability and training. Indiana has such a law. The poor shall be with us always, and a system of pensioning those who cannot save might only tend to increase that number, thereby, encouraging the evil rather than correcting it.
What would you rather do—or go fishing?
DON'T FORGET THE BOYS
Now that the boys have gone, let's not forget them. The sixty University men who went to the Mexican border yesterday will be found where duty calls for they realize the stamina that it takes to win. Line drives and line smashes will be in order and the opposing forces will be driven behind their own goal line while K. U. goes across for a touchdown and victory.
AN AGE OF WONDERS
Then, after it is over there will be Studer, Coe, Grinstead, and Spangler, back to serve up the news. As they march under the stars and stripes we shall call them our special Kansas representatives gone forth to do service for their country.
Popularity of moving pictures in the schools of Kansas marks another step in the advancement of education. In days gone by, 'the little schoolhouse' was an uninteresting place where the three 'R's and a few other things were taught in an atmosphere of rigid discipline; a place to which little feet trod with reluctance, and from which they hastened with relief. Now in the little schoolhouse, we find cooking, sewing, dancing, garden making, and movies. What would our forefathers have thought of such frivolity? Truly this is an age of wonders.
POTTERS IS POPULAR
Potters. Lake, Is. K. U.'s. Swimming hole. In. The summer. It. Is especially. Popular. With Women. Many. Of whom. Like. To show. Their. Forms. As swimmers. And. Others sit. On the. Raft. Brief. Bathing suits. Are. Quite the thing. Some. Suits would make. Tight. Wrestling. Jackets for. Fleas. The law. Can not. Pinch. The girls. If. The suits are. Black. Despite the fact. That. They may be. Carried in. Cigarette. cases. Many men. Go. In the. Water But. Some are satisfied. With. The view. From the bank. Scrubby. is. King. Of the. Hole. And must. Keep. His eyes. On. Every. Body. He. Can not. Live. On lard. In. The summer. Time. Bob Lindsey. Is. The other. P. L. G. And. Receives pay. For. Watching. The Women. Behind the ropes. This. Is a. Soft. Job.
CAMPUS OPINION
Communications must be virted as evidence of good faith but names will not be dismissed without the writer's consent.
To the Editor;
It has been said that as many as 75 per cent of the men at the University smoke; that the University has the best dancers and card players of the state. Perhaps these accusations against our Alma Mater are true—if so it is a deplorable condition, but are conditions here worse than elsewhere? I agree that such conditions do not exist at other universities in the state—the other universities are denominational institutions where such conditions are tabooed by the church which supports the denominational institution. That class of college men which we find smoking upon the campus or in the cafes—can be found in the denominational college smoking cigarettes in disreputable places.
K. U. is not a denominational school supported by a church but is a state institution supported by the state and granting such privileges as do not actually interfere with the welfare of others.
Perhaps the University does have some of the best card players and dancers in the state. Do not these towns from which the students come?
I Smoke.
THE CIGARETTE AGAIN
After reading Mr. Wycoff's article in last week's Kansan, I am inclined to think the writer places too much of the blame for the large percentage of cigarette smokers with which K. U. is now "blessed" on the wrong shoulders.
After dealing with the question of cigarette smoking in the small towns of Kansas and the West for some 15 years I feel that about 45 per cent of the smokers in K. U. probably learned the use, or misuse of the weed, in those same "one horse" town mentioned by Mr. Wycoff.
For some reason for which I am at a loss to account, the habit seems to be increasing instead of diminishing, in spite of the fact that there are a number of organizations that are fighting the cigarette and using a good deal of time and energy to show that young pupils should not get the habit.
I am very glad that Mr. Wyeoff has brought up the subject. Possibly we can get suggestions from other sources which will help us all in our fight on the little "White Slaver." I believe that if we can induce boys and young men to understand the attitude of "big business" toward the cigarette fend we can do more than along any other line. Keep hammering away along that line Mr. Wyeoff. Let's hear from others.
The Student Loan Fund can be made a big advertisement for the University. Many young men and women kept from entering college because of funds, would be willing to borrow money and pay it back with interest.
"An Old Grad."
To the Editor:
If the University could build up a loan fund and bring it within reach of more young men and women it would not only help the students but also the University. The desire for a location is intention to be greater and when an institution that means of meeting expenses it will be selected in preference to others.
The university age is one of enthusiasm and the students are willing to work for the desired end. By working up this feature of university life a new era in educational affairs will be begun.
Fire crackless Fourth, Smokeless-smokers and Kegless-keg parties,...next please.
Glimpses of Interesting K. U. Scenes Through the Eyes of the Jayhawker
Louis Horr has arrived in Lawrence to visit his brother, Worthie Horr, c19, and to attend summer school at the University.
Prof. R. L. Grider of the department of mining engineering will spend the summer in the Joplin district and in Oklahoma.
Victor Turkington, of Cherokee, is here attending the Summer Session to complete his work for his degree in Chemical Engineering. For the past year he has held a position with the Atlas Powder Company of Houghton, Mich., as chemist. Where Turkington came from it is so cold that from Nov. 2003 until now he was snow that he did not see the ground. Houghton is five miles from the Canadian line. He is a member of the Pi Upsilon fraternity.
Lloyd E. Jackson who has just received his degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, has accepted a position with the Du Pont Powder Company in Wilmington, Del. For the past three years he has been Laboratory with the Wetland and Range Laboratory as an chemist gained much experience there which aided him to qualify for the position he accepted.
Prof. A. C. Terrill of the department of mining engineering will spend the summer at the Joplin lead mine in Kansas and southwestern Missouri.
C. W. Baysinger, who has been superintendent of the schools at Syracuse, Kansas, for the past two years, is attending the Summer School and will be the regular session next fall. He will receive his degree next spring.
William Burns of Great Bend a former student in the University, is back for the Summer Session. Mr. Burns will also be in school this summer.
Ward C. McCroskey, principle of the Central High School in Porto Rico has written Registrar George O. Foster for catalogs for a number of his students. They are interested in engineering and commercial courses.
Ray Gafney, 110 College, left last week to spend the summer as a solist on the Redpath-Horner Chautauqua circuit. He will cover towns in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois and will be back in the University next fall.
Miss Edith Adriance of Tonkwa,
Oklahoma, who came back for
commencement, is visiting in town. Miss
Adriance graduated here last winter.
Jack Lansing, of Leavenworth, is waiting here this week. Mr. Lansing
F. W. Salvesen, ¢18, will leave Lawrence as soon as the roads are good for a trip through Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas. He will drive through with his family in a car and spend the summer sight seeing. He will return in time for school next fall.
WANT ADS.
Food sale at McColloch's Drug Store, Plymouth Congregational Christian Endevor, Saturday, July 1, 2 to 5 p. m.—Adv.
LOST—Bar pin containing three large pearls. Finder please call Bell 1243J. Reward. 9-4
LCST—Phi Psi fraternity pin. Leave at Kansan Office and receive reward.
HOUSE TO RENT—To a frat. A large dining room and new floors on all down stairs. Call Bell 2568J.
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Kaw Valley Line
The Fare From Lawrence to Kansas City is 72c.
CONKLIN FOUNTAIN PENS
CONKLIN FOUNTAIN PENS
Non-Leakable and Self-Filling
Sold in Lawrence at
F. B. McColloch's Drug Store 847 Mass. St.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
Pressing Tickets for Students.
10 presses for $1.00
35 presses for $3.00
F. A. Owen & Son, 1024 Mass.
Phone 510 Bell.
EDWARD BUMGARDNER. Dentist. 311
Perkin's Building. Phone, Bell 511.
B. H. DALE, Artistic Job Printing.
Both phones 288, 1027 Mass.
CARTER'S BOOK STORE—Typewriters for rent or repaired. Full line of theme and note book papers.
FORNEY SHOE SHOP, 1017 Mass. St.
Don't make a mistake. All work
guaranteed.
PROTSCH, The College Tailor.
THE IMPERIAL HAT WORKS AND SHINE PARLOR. Straw hats cleaned and blocked. First class shines. 737 Mass. St.
DR. H. W. HUTCHNISON, Dentist, 308
Pernisels Bldg., Lawrence, Kansas.
C. E. ORELUP, M. D., Dick Bldg. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. All glass work guaranteed. Successor to Dr. Hamman.
J. R. BECHTEL, M. D., D. O., 833 Mass.
Street. Both phones, office and
residence.
G. W. JONES, A. M., M. D. Diseases of the stomach, surgery, and gynecology. Suite 1. F. A. U. Building. Residence 1201 Ohio St. Phones 385.
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