University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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...ff Pardon our egotism for just a moment while we say that this issue of the JAYHAWKER is good -And then let jus pass on the credit to those who deserve it- our contributors. Dean Ostrum has come through in typical Ostrum fashion with a bold and spare- no-punches satire on men's rush week, an article which you will read for one of four reasons: first, it might be a left jab to YOUR chin, second, maybe you went through what Dean de- scribes, third, you like to spec- tateg or fourth, it's downright entertaining. Wfhe Paper You Bought, by Bill Feeney, is an enlightening word-movie giving an account of the joys and headaches in- volved in putting out the Daily Kansan . . . Art Nelson opened his all-seeing eye, peered into the nooks and cr-annies of the University's residence-hall Hex- perimentj' an d acquired a wealth of dorm info, which he passes on to you in HThe New Case for the Dormsf' An illustration of downright clever handling of a big and im- portant but inherently dull sub- ject is Mary Morrill's 44At Last, which relates the story of how one Prof. Sulpho- Carbensky's dream came true in the form of the Mineral Resources building. Bob Coleman weaves a vol- ume of facts into an article that really touches home in alay- hawks Wings Grow Stronger, an article giving the why's and how's of the CPT . . . Jill Peck takes a poke at ,layhawk fair- weather spirit at football games in her a 1' t i c l e Cheerlead- ers? ? '?,7 mis Cxsvilmglafff 1' H IIIGQCIZIIIQ Let, Look Ahead It is fall again. The days are growing noticably shorter. Even before the last rays of the sun have given way to darkness, a -sharp crispness comes into the air. Campus buildings, covered with resplendent blankets of red and yellow leaves, look like pictures taken from a book of fairy tales. There are leaves everywhere, brown, twisted leaves blowing aimlessly from yards into the gutters and then back again. The air is filled with pungent odor as they are burned along the streets. Yes fall is here again, as beautiful as ever, and as breathtaking as it must have been on the day of creation. It is hard to realize, when gazing upon all this beauty, that there is so much ugliness in the world. It is so quiet and peace- ful that one cannot conceive of anything but peace in the world. The thunder of the distant cannons has not penetrated this sanctum. As a result, the average student is only partially aware of the fact that our country in engaged in a bitter life and death struggle. Oh yes, they've heard about it. They have radios. Besides they've seen the sailors that are running around on the campus. And as final proof of their knowledge of the war's existence most of them are walking around stiff legged as a result of the physical conditioning program. And this about summarizes the relationship of the average student to the war. So what? Well, this rather phenomenal outlook has manifested itself in a number of strange and unhealthy ways. In the first place, there is the idea among men that Well, I'm going to the army in a few months anyhow, why -should I study? Get educated to get killed? No thanks? Can the boys be blamed for taking this attitude? Yes and no. Perhaps they have grounds for being bitter when they've seen all their dreams come crum-

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T0 CIIVER When the Jayhawker comes out with a cover as good as we think this one is it is usually because some interested outsider with time to think about such things has come in and put a bee in the editoris bon- net. But this year if credit is to be given where it is due our own Busi- ness Manager will be taking the bows. The idea of getting away from the old run-of-the-mill photo- graphic covers and using a four colored sketch L belongs to Mr. Duane Smith, none other. NEXT ISSUE When December rolls around and another issue of the Jayhawker is out, the men on the hill are prob- ably going to make many protests. Why? Because the second issue is going to feature girls, girls, girls. In fact, there just Won't be a thing the boys can really get excited about. Unless, they can get excited about the girls, like the editor is going to do. BER 1942 9 For IITET the 77th Time . Willie Waits . . We The The The The The Dood It ..... Toughest Fight ot All . New Crop .... New Case tor the Dorms . Reserve Otticer s... . Jayhawks Wings Grow Stronger Everybody Loves the Navy . . The Night ot the 24th . . Personalities Larry McSpadden . Myra Hurcl . . Frank Lichty . Shirley Henry . Ray Evans . . Protessors . . . . . On Saturday Atternoons . Biceps Incorporated . Cheer-leaders? ? ? . Play Girls . . . The Stronger Sex . At Last ...... Three Cheers tor the Girls Presenting . . . Johnny Pope . . . Streit, and Union Now . Poets Corner . . . . The The Paper You Bought . . Tortoise and the Hare . The Social Lite ot a Jayhawlcer . with the Lanterns

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OCTOBER 1942 bling down around them, especially when it is so hard to see why it was neces- sary that they should. But the thing too many of us have forgotten is that it was this country, this society that gave us the chance to dream in the first place. It is high time that we, as a student body, wake up. Maybe this war isnit being fought for democracy, but does that matter? What we're really lighting for is the right to decide for ourselves what the society of the future will be like. Instead of being bitter and instead of just whiling away the time until the inevitable has come, we should be thinking, thinking of how we can best pre- pare ourselves to serve our country in her fight for life. But we must not stop here, we should be thinking and planning for that time in the future when the battle is over, the victory is won. Are we going to try once more to organize the world along democratic lines, or did our last experience prove once and for all that that wouldn't work? What are we going to do with Germany, japan, and Italy? Shall we make them pay the whole cost of the war? Should we starve them, keep them so weak that they can never hope to rise again? Or shall we give them a chance, a real chance this time, to organize along the lines of our government? Or is our form of government the best after all? Is it true that democracy is weak and ineffectual? And then too is there such a thing as democracy? Does everyone in this country really have an equal chance in life? If not, do we want to give them thatchance or would it be better to go on as we are just letting things take care of themselves? Will a stronger na- tional government mean that the average man will really get the breaks he deserves, or will it mean that our country is actually little better than the dictatorships we have fought? Shall we go ahead trying to make an outmoded economic system work or will we try to devise something better, some system that is more suited to the new conditions? Problems like these are of momentous importance. And you're mistaken if you think they are not our problems, because when this war is over it will be our generation that is running the show. Unless our generation starts assuming its responsibilities and starts preparing itself for the job to come, there is no reason to even hope for a better world in the future. It takes plans to build anything, and it takes thought to make plans. It is challenge to all of us. If you just don't give a damn, then go ahead and waste your time. But if you want to hand your kids a better world than we were handed, youid better start thinking of how it's going to be done. A I1 John Conard hasn't changed a bit in uWillie Waits he de- scribes as only Conard could, that ghastly ordeal of registra- tion and enrollment. Take our Word for it, Willie has all the trials and mishaps that can be- fall the young and dumb. If you've had a hard day, and really need a little Hlifter up- pers' which you can't get be- cause Kansas is dry, we recom- mend as a very adequate sub- stitute that you read San Kreid- er's up to the minute account of the greatest of all legendary athletic events, the race between the Tortoise and the Hare. Take it from us, photogra- phers like John Yarnell 'don't happen often. And when they do, editors of school annuals fall down on their knees and thank the Lord for answering their prayers. Throughout theientire issue the extraordinary prowess of Yarnell and his camera is to be seen. We liked the picture on page 19, and exhausted active following a violent 'encounter with a rushee, and also the grand action shots of the foot- ball team under fire. But, wait a minute. Before we throw away all our bouquets let's frankly admit that the stu- dent vpersonality pictures by Jean Brock and the shots of the professors by Pierre Kimball are as good as any weive ever seen, anywhere, anytime. See what we mean? Okay now we'll make one last picture recommendation. If you think Col. Annie's Jr. Commandos aren't really training, have a gander at the good action shots taken by Bob Graham that ap- pear on page 45. Yes, weave heard Walt Disney wanted to hire our cartoonist Yogi Williams, and we don't blame him a bit. Cartoonists as good as Yogi happen about as often as the century plants bloom. If you can look at Yogi's cartoons without cracking a smile, you'd better see a doctor. Chances are you're dead. 9