UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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The Daily Kaanan aims to picture the undergraduate life of the then than merely printing the news; now he is a University, holds; to play no favorites; to be clean; to be cheerful; to be courageous. To leave many problems to wiser heads, in all, to serve the university and justify the University.
MONDAY, SEPT. 20, 1915.
WHY THE OMISSION?
Laboring toward distant aims sets the mind in a higher key, and puts us at our best—Dr. Parkhurst.
WHY THE OMISSION?
Principles for the strengthening of school spirit were strongly advocated by Chancellor Strong in his address Friday morning and in the very same program in which he took part not one provision was made for the expression of that school spirit. Patriotism was encouraged by the selection of "America" School spirit was ignored. Where was "Crimson and the Blue?" Where was the place on the program for the cheerleader to appear? He had to be called up by a few enthusiastic students before the exercises began, illegally as it were.
Possibly the committee in charge of the exercises thought these things were not appropriate for a formal meeting. Do they think our school spirit is a kiddish friskiness that is to be tolerated on ordinary occasions but kept out of sight when the University puts on its company manners? Are these "Rock Chalks" and our school hymn hilarious nonsense, well enough at football games, but not quite proper for formal gatherings?
What better time could be chosen than this first big opening convocation for letting freshmen hear their first strong sweeping "Rock Chalk," and where could our University hymn better impress them with the respect we hold for our Alma Mater
But perhaps it was an oversight. Possibly the committee merely forgot to allow space on their program for these expressions of loyalty to K. U. If they did, a student or two on the committee would enable it to arrange programs which would represent a little more fairly the interests of the University. It will do no good to beg for school spirit if it is encouraged no more than it was by the order of services Friday morning.
GOOD TURNOUT
Coach Olcott has forty Varsity men out for practice. That is a good sign. It takes a large squad to generate pep such as K. U. ought to have. Missouri had a hundred men last year it is said. When a hundred men go after eleven places, competition is stronger than when forty men tryout. Every man who has any of the possibilities of a football man in him ought to be out on McCook every afternoon. It is his duty to K. U.
THAT QUESTION MARK AND DEMOCRACY
"The war puts a question mark after democracy," Chancellor Strong said in his opening address Friday. And he is right. Listen to Walter Lippmann in his "Preface to Politics."
"Creative statesmanship requires a culture to support it. It can neither be taught by rule nor produced out
of a vacuum. A community that clatters along with its rusky habits of thought unquestioned, making no distinction between instruments and idols, with a dull consumption of machine-made romantic fiction, no matter how well they are received, reliable press, will find itself faithfully mirrored in public affairs."
Or, as the Chancellor might say it, this is the question mark. Whether democracy can attain the efficiency that recent conditions exact will depend largely on the intelligence of public opinion. This intelligence will be leavened by college men and women to a large extent. They have had opportunity to study problems more thoroughly. Through preachers, lawyers, dramatists, novelists, editors, and public men usually college men and women, public opinion takes shape.
So the question mark is up to us. A million and a half people in Kansas are paying for the education of 3,000 here at K. U.
Our return for that is such contributions to the progress of public intelligence as we can make. Kansans pool their funds to educate a few of us expecting that we will diffuse it among them. It is the quality of this diffusion that will leave that question mark standing after democracy or knock it down and put a period there.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.—Proverbs 22:17.
KEEPING UP-TO-DATE MENTALLY
Classrooms and instructors are highly desirable for him who is in pursuit of knowledge, but they are by no means necessary. The books provide the furnish a wonderful opportunity for the one who is studiously inclined.
And to one who would keep abrease with the leading thought of the day, who would know what the intellectual leaders of the country are and saying, the reserve shevels offer a still more wonderful opportunity.
Here the noted men of America have gathered together the best of the literature bearing on their respected branches, nast and current.
In this day of highly-classified knowledge no one can know all about any one thing. The best one can expect to do is to get a few broad facts about the big majority of subjects. The best facts to learn are those the reserve shelves offer, since the instructors, realizing that six weeks is but a short time for study, have collected here the most desirable
You have access to the reserve shelves.-Summer Session California.
AVERAGE AMERICANS ALMA MATER
American educators are beginning to wonder whether the standardization of high school and other preparatory education in this country has not been carried too far. It surely is carried too far if the high school courses are contrived more for convenience and convenience of the colleges than for millions of young American who never go beyond the high school.
Many even of our public high schools now pay more attention to the system of "points" which are the marks of a rigid standardization, than they do to the human, constructive, practical demands of the pupil's future life. The result of such excessive attention is to dwarf the pupil's education. In effect, such a system devolves the whole of the student's real education upon the college. It is a bad plan. The high school itself is the highest institution that the majority of American youth ever see. It is the real alma mater of the average "educated" America. It should perform its full duty as such—New York Mail
No fault on this score, of course, can be found with those private institutions which are admitted college preparation schools and nothing else. But the case is quite different with the public high schools which aim to take a full and effective part in the preparation of American youth for the duties of life and citizenship. With these institutions preparation for college is an incident of their work rather than the end and aim of it. If the student is enrolled in college or university, he should find his preparation solid, because the school is good and thorough. But if he does not go to college, his training should have been so well rounded and definitive that to a great extent it will take the place of a college training.
QUIET WORK
One lesson, Nature, let me learn of
thee,
thee.
blown.
On one of two duties kept at one. Though the loud world proclaims their
Of tol unseaved from tranquility!
Of labor, that in lasting fruit out-
turns.
Fat护肠 schemes, accomplished in Too great for haste, too high for heat.
Bertram—Yes; but it's like dressing in an upper berth—Penn, Punck Bowl.
Here I am loaded down and overflowing with waste. Wasted opportunities, wasted thoughts, wasted time, wasted energies, wasted efforts and wasted materials. My sides are wide. I can hardly bear up any longer.
THE WASTE BASKET
Yes, while on earth a the comma corda rings,
Man! misful uproar mingling with his girl.
Still do thy sleepyless ministers move
Their glorious task in silence perfecting;
Still want blaming still our vain turmol,
Laborers that shall not fail, when man
The Putnam county council has appropriated $500 to be used by County Attorney Gillen in a legal battle the force DePauw university Greek letter fraternities to pay taxes on their properties there. The state tax board recently ordered the fraternity property off of the tax duplicate after the council had decided that the societie should be taxed—DePauw Daily.
$500 TO FIGHT FRATERNITIES
'12—My dear sir, I am indebted to you for all I know.
A check or two I get—that's true —but how have I to spend it? I cash no checks—you cash them all—yet I can pass off a worthless one and not be pinched. Nay—not so with you if you be caught.
Then, too, by way of a reminder, this very morning a young clap lost a chance to launch a good position because he was a slave to me. That chap was you. Your letter met my very eyes—I thought poor fellow, go back and retrace your footsteps and you will find a cause for this.
You filled me up when others passed me idily by without as much as a glance, so definite was their purpose.
Ever since you came from school and put your feet upon the office desk and spent your leisure time within your father's office idly scribbling and contributing much to me, I've watched you, young chap. WAKE UP-GET BUSY.-Summer Session Californian.
Normandie—Can you dress within your income?
Professor—Stop, I pray, don't mention such a trifle.—Columbia Jester.
'13—Smith has been given the acid test.
'13—You bet; that is the fifth lemon he'd danced with this evening.
—Stanford Chaparral.
Reporter on the Cal.-I guess I'll have all my work copyrighted.
Fresh- I should say she is. She won't even read coarse print.-California Polican.
Do Corey—Do you know why the greatest English author was called Shakespeare?
News Editor—Never mind that
Newspaper have the copy right—California
protects.
Old lady (to tramp)—What is your trade, my good man?
Chorus of worshipful co-wds—No why?
Josh—Is she refined?
Ex. '15—Meaning that they are a good pair of suspenders?—Princeton Tiger.
Mental - Mrs. Brown is sorry, but she is not at home.
15- The Dean and the Registrar are the college's best supporters.
Caller--Tell her I'm glad, but didn't call--Harrard Lampoon.
Cornell Widow.
D. C.-That was his name.—Ex.
Thirsty Throckmorton—Well, mum,
I'm a coconut picker in Alaska in
the summer and in the winter I'm an
seller of coconut products in
Florida—Ohio State Sun Dial.
He looked just like his poppy. In fact, the doctah done declared
In The Dark Ages
When Rastas Johnson's son arrived
he looked like his money.
He was a carbon copy.
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Get your safety drug blades sharpened at Evans Drug Store.-Adv.
FOR SALE—Good paper route at reasonable price. Call Timmons on Bell 1067 or call at 1222 Miss, St. 43.
Dressmaking. M., M. A, Morgan,
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FOR RENT-Apartment of 5 rooms or less, furnished for house-keeping. Also room for married students in room 901; work 940 Indiana. Bell 1823W.
BOARD AND ROOM—For girls.
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FOR RENT—Three modern light housekeeping rooms at 1622 N. H.
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Finder please return to Kansan office.
EARNEST REESER desires a roommate. Call at Professor Downing's residence, 946 La. 6-3
FOR RENT—Fine upstairs rooms,
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