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Editorials
Man-ruthless destroyer
In the beginning there was the world.
It was full of beautiful things; giant redwood trees towering majestically toward their heavenly creator; snow-capped mountain peaks reaching unknown summits; rich green prairies with grass standing 10 feet high. And then came man,
AT FIRST, MAN was an integral part of his natural surroundings. But as he developed, he began to utilize the land without regard to the preservation of its natural beauty. The giant forests were stripped to supply lumber for his houses. Mountain sides were washed away by pneumatic mining methods in the frantic search for precious metals. And the prairies, which once were full of rich, black earth, were farmed down until only great clouds of dust remained. In lands which once were abundant with game and wildlife, there remained only the surviving remnants of those great herds of beasts as man slowly destroyed them one by one for various selfish reasons.
Man had carried his devastating raid of his natural resources to the limit. His cities had polluted the streams which gave life to all beings, including man himself. The natural beauty of Mother Earth was dotted with congested traffic ways, billboards, slum areas and other scenes which accompany his metropolitan areas.
FINALLY MAN BEGAN to take heed. His governments began to realize the importance of
natural resources for man's future benefit. Laws were enacted to protect some of the great woodlands from complete destruction. National parks and monuments were formed to allow mankind's citizens to enjoy the beauty of nature in its rawest form. Cities realized the value of preserving some of the natural terrain through development of large parks and preservation of land not tainted by clusters of skyscrapers or the aroma of packing plants. Mankind had taken the first big step toward the preservation of his hallowed earth.
Man has continued to take progressive action toward conservation, but he has one enemy who is constantly destroying much of his work: Himself. The concentrated efforts of government, industry and science will do no good if every citizen does not do his part toward conservation. Governments can set aside tracts of forest land, but one person can undo this action with one small, careless gesture with a match. The once-fluorishing resources are no longer so abundant that mankind can merely take them for granted. He needs to unite his forces to preserve the resources our earth once produced in abundance. He must eliminate the acts of thoughtlessness and carelessness which mar some of the beautiful scenery which surrounds him.
HIS FUTURE DEPENDS on it.
— E. C. Ballweg
The People Say...
pom-pon distress
DEAR EDITOR:
The layout of your front page Wednesday was sensational!
However, it has been my impression that sensationalism is a journalistic device to attract attention and to sell newspapers when the quality of a publication fails to gain readership on its own merit.
THE QUITE UNFLATTERing picture of a KU Pom-Pon girl which accompanied the front page Nebraska game story was certainly a contrived "feature." The Kansan staff knew the squad did not travel to the game at Lincoln, and there was not one reference to the picture in a story.
Obviously some poor judgment was involved, and my primary concern, besides the quality of our University newspaper, is the young lady who has been caused unnecessary embarrassment by this purposeless and thoughtless act.
I WONDER IF the journalist who thought this was such a great idea would have the
It concerns me because I know the caliber of women who work so many hours to make the Pom-Pon squad a group of which KU can be proud. Besides the natural qualities of beauty which the girls possess, the combined squad grade average last semester was approximately 2.2. These ladies sacrificed much of their Christmas vacation in order to appear with the KU band at the Big 8 Tournament in Kansas City three consecutive nights. KU alumni and all Big 8 fans in attendance were greatly impressed by the Pom-Pon girls—their good public relations to the University through the year has been immeasurable.
Daily Kansan Friday, January 21, 1966
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courtesy to personally call the young lady involved and extend to her a genuine apology, even though the personal damage cannot be reclaimed.
Vince Bilotta, Adviser
Pom-Pon & Yell
Leader Squads
western civ
TO THE EDITOR:
Re; UDK editorial Wed., Jan. 19; entitled "Civ program fails test."
Bob Curtright's editorial condemning the Western Civilization program alleges to represent "the majority student reaction." I did not spend my time counting the number of pages required in the program's reading or cramming and cribbing for the exam, but I did spend a lot of time reading the material and studying for the exam and I feel that the Western Civilization Program is a very worthy and deserving program. My only complaint is that the directors do not allow, or do not encourage students to attend more than one discussion group a week.
Don Wahaus
It is pretty unlikely that anything I say or do as a result of my studies in the Western Civ program will prevent any future wars, but I shudder to think what effect Curtright's "scholars," who spend their college careers "cribbing, cramming, and cussing," will have on this poor world.
Lenexa sophomore
I AM ENROLLED in 17 hours of work this semester (1 hour of which is Western Civ discussion) and I find that most of the professors in all my classes think their course is the only one that is important. It is a natural feeling and one that should not be condemned just because it necessitates studying. The Western Civ officials have not "created a monster," as Curtright says, rather it is the student who creates a monster through bad study habits and his inability to chew and digest knowledge by himself. Curtright's "perfect solution" would lead one to believe that the only thing that makes a "course worth the effort" is the number of credit hours for the course.
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Cure for sick cities
Big cities are sick. Big cities are dying. It is solidly established in America that the big cities are suffering severe growing pains—both from their own growth and, as an indirect result, from the growth of other governmental units surrounding them. A major question that occurs, and that offends many American sensibilities, is "Are they worth saving?"
Government by municipalities, all small in comparison to federal or state machineries, often is the most inefficient and least desirable way of getting something done. Efforts are duplicated in many fields, municipal borders end services abruptly and often create absurd situations, costs skyrocket in the smaller unit and the individual suffers in the plethora of cities, large and small, that has grown up in America.
For the maintenance of our democracy it is necessary to keep some things on a local level. No one could argue, we think, for the establishment of a national police force. In other countries of the world this has happened too often and we have seen the results too often to consider such a measure seriously.
THE FIRST REPLY, in this nation where everybody is for cities, is that the municipal unit can and does often provide a perfectly acceptable means of serving its citizens. This we will concede but we cannot give the cities credit in every endeavor.
SCHOOLS ARE ANOTHER institution that should be run at a local level. If one power controlled the schools there would be too much possibility of creating "thought control" and, eventually, a tyrannical government of one form or another.
The problem is, however, those things that still are, in a large measure, controlled by city government and should not be.
ONE OF THE items that could best be handled on the national level is fire protection. America is notorious for situations in which a fire truck sits at its base a few blocks from a fire because it has no jurisdiction where the fire is located. A national fire protection plan would eliminate the small districts, the person outside any district and the uselsss multiplicity that often occurs.
Obviously the federal government could not keep well enough informed to attempt to cope with the local traffic problems for every city. However, a nation-wide control system should be set up to coordinate and equalize at least the nation's highway program. An efficient, economical transportation system is essential in our society and a federal setup would insure such a system.
RECREATION IS ANOTHER facet of modern life that cities are trying to take care of themselves. But, in general, a municipality doesn't have the resources or the land area to set up recreational areas sufficient for its populace. A state-wide or national organization would have the perspective necessary and would not be limited by borders or restrictive funds in an effort to provide recreation for all.
And, finally, matters such as air and water pollution. Individual efforts in this field are fine and encouraging but they are just not enough when they occur in the random manner they usually do. National power and financial resources are needed here to provide enough widespread rigid control to do an effective job.
Yes, the big cities are cramped and suffering. But, much of their suffering is self-caused. The nature of society has changed. The city no longer needs to do everything it is trying to do. Adapting the tasks undertaken by cities would help a lot. In fact, the patient might even recover.
Glen Phillips