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THE KANSAN
The official paper of the University of Kansas.
Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the school year. by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
Office in Basement of Fraser Hall. Phone, Bell, K U 25.
H. C. WATERS, Editor.
□ Claud A. Clay, Managing Editor.
Clinton Kanaga, Business Manager.
Ralph Harman, Ass't Bus, Mgr.
Ralph G. Cole, Circulation Manager
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May V. Wallace, Judith Connelly
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Entered as second class, mail matter September 30, 1904, at the Lawrence, Kansas, Postoffice under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908.
UNIVERSITY S GREATEST NEED-A MILL TAX.
At the coming session of the state legislature a request will be made for the establishment of a permanent income for the University through the mill tax system—a necessity if the University is to continue its growth free from the petty exactions of politicians every time a legislature meets. To quote Chancellor Strong, "There can be no question in the minds of any that the University of Kansas must always exist; that it must always grow; that it will be here in Kansas a hundred years after all of us are dead and gone, and it is absurd not to take that into account and to allow the administration of the University to base its plans and calculations upon that fact."
Any work conducted on as large a scale as is that of the University should be as far removed from chance and uncertainity as possible. The mill tax will go far toward solving the problem, and the people of Kansas must be convinced of the desirability of enacting such a law.
A fact which illustrates strikingly the magnitude of the University's service and the necessity of enlarging the state's educational plant to meet the demands made upon it is this; every four years the enrollment of the University is increased by a number of students equal to the total enrollment of Baker University; and properly to care for this increase in attendance, University equipment equal in amount to all that Baker now has, should be added to our present plant.
The University of Kansas wants to be removed from the passions of conflicting political parties; it does not want to defend upon the whims of changing legislatures for its existence. It wants to be placed upon that broad, high ground of freedom where it can do and say what it thinks is best for the future of the state and the nation. It wants to plan its work ahead for years instead of
living by spurts two years in length. If the people, and especially the legislators of Kansas realize the tremendous service the University can be to the political, social and industrial life of the state in the future they will not hesitate to remove what is now the means of suppressing that leadership which the state university should and would otherwise assume.
In the most spectacular exhibition of acute cholera morbus displayed in the football world this season manager Eager, of Nebraska, is quoted as saying that the Nebraska team was not fairly beaten. He says Kansas knew all of their signals. He does not take time, however, to explain how it was in the backfield they constantly fumbled the ball, and that their safety men were as helpless as the men in the line. It does seem strange that a man with ordinary common sense would howl after he is defeated as the Nebraska manager is doing. Does he think anybody really takes his statements seriously?
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The Daily Nebraskan says that if the Cornhuskers would have played the game they played against Ames and Minnesota the Jayhawker never could have won. No, Nebraska we wont admit that much. We will say, however, that if your team had played as it did against Ames you might have been able to at least put up a creditable game against the Jayhawkers—but as for winning that is absurd.
On the Editorial page the Daily Nebraskan says "A mark of a true sportsman: He never trys to tell 'why we lost.'" Yet the entire front page of the Nebraskan is one big explanation of How it happened. Taking the Nebraskan's word for it, then, we are forced to conclude that somewhere at Lincoln there are some who are not "true sportsmen."
The Daily Nebraskan says that Kansas had not played a single game where they had been forced to use anything but "straight" football. Well the same statement is true since we met the Cornhuskers.
Afterthoughts
The representative from Clark county will introduce a bill into the next legislature to abolish fraternities at the University. It is not known whether the gentleman disapproves of fraternities because he failed to break in during his own college days or because he is engaged in paying the bills of a son who did.
A glance into refreshment parlors these fine evenings would suggest a thought or two about the success of the week night date abolition.
The Nebraskans before the game said every man on their team was as sound as a dollar. No doubt they were thinking of the dollar proposed by their chief citizen Bill J.
If the student squadron now guarding the Iowa team from Kansas spies will strengthen its line sufficiently to keep the Jayhawkers off the gridiron Saturday, they may succeed in performing a real service for their alma mater.
Why are the Jayhawkers like the prodigal son? Because they fain would fill themselves with the Cornhusks which the Gophers couldn't eat.
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