University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS begin what will be the four happiest years ever, and mournful seniors pre- pare to conclude that all too brief in- terval called college. All is not rosy for long, however, for not many days after the pledge but- ton is securely fastened, probationary days, to use a nice term, begin. The rush week, I ' m so glad to - know you, is changed to Aw right, freshman, as- sume the position and the gushy My, that ' s a lovely ensemble you have on is replaced by a sterner, They really just don ' t wear a dress like that to the mid-weeks, and the Oh, must you go so soon? is now a hardboiled active muttering, You know you mustn ' t leave the house until you finish your two hours on the ' phone and door. Pledges find they must seat actives at the table, keep study hall in what they had intended to be their spare time, have dates only at certain hours unless they can slicker the actives, wax floors, persuade grass to grow on lawns long before dead, attend all the activities that upperclassmen feel be- low their station, try out for Tau Sigma when their attempts at terpsicho- rean art more resemble the antics of Jumbo, the elephant, and for the Dra- matic Club when their speaking voice isn ' t even up to the standard of a good hog-caller, together with a few menial duties. This can ' t go on, they say. Let ' s rebel is the cry, and rebel they do. Secret meetings are held in kitchens after study hall to plot their course in this great crisis. Mysterious ' phone calls to the pledges increase in great numbers. The day dawns soon though when unsuspecting actives coming down to dinner are surprised to find that their charges have disappeared. On September 24 a general walkout was staged by the pledges of Pi Beta Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Alpha Ep- silon. Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Nu, Kap- pa Sigma, and a few others. The more timid neophytes waited until later. Some of the frat pledges were either too bash- ful to ask a sorority to go with them or decided that women were a big nuisance anyway and walked out by them- selves. Regardless of what mode was used, however, they all did it. and for one night the actives were forced to lower their status by answering ' phones and THE CHI OMEGAS POSE WITH THEIR RUSHEES. THE PHI PSIS TAKE TIME OUT FOR FOR A PICTURE. CLEANING THE BETA TROPHIES. doorbells while their freshmen were out enjoying themselves with the young gallants of the campus. Little did said pledges know that the price for their one night of forbidden pleasure would come very very high. Little did they know how long the ac- tives had been practicing and waiting for a good chance to exhibit their good old swing on the paddle. Little did they know how it would feel to have a paddle broken over them. Little did they know then that it ' s the poor fresh- man who pays and pays and pays. : It ' s all in fun though, and ere long even the mistreated pledges are a part of this famed Jayhawker atmosphere. They too are experiencing the many many thrills which come with life at the University. ' In conclusion, it seems as though, somehow or other, a brief bit of one of the modern poets seems to fit in as being symbolic of all the glamorous mad gaiety of the Hill. It is: My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night. But ah, my friends, and oh, my foes. It gives me a lovely light.

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THE JAYHAWKER THE DELTS TAKE LESSONS FROM BOBBY JONES THE KAPPAS SHINE UP TO THEIR TROPHIES Pi Phis explain that they are only taking a few of the choicest girls the Phi Gams never forget to mention that Glenn Cunningham is a brother in the bond the Kappas would have them all know that Mrs. Coolidge is among the sisters of the key the Alpha Belts praise the homelike atmosphere of their colonial mansion the Phi Psis still admit that Buddy Rogers is a mem- ber the Alpha Chis must acquaint all with the splendor of their remodeling job and the Pi K. A ' s fairly radiate with down in old Virginia hospitality. The accomplishments of the sisters and brothers, who, somehow or other, rule the activity world, are not forgot- ten by any means. The Alpha Gams tell all that Mary Frances Kavanaugh is president of the Women Pan-Hellenic the Belts would have their rushees know that Bill Blowers, the snooper, is editor of the Sour Owl the Gamma Phis point out Julia Markham is their Hill leader as well as their prexy the Phi Psis let it be known that Bick Wells is one of the outstanding foot- ball and basketball players the Alpha Belts have all their rushees take note of the fact that Lena Wyatt is managing editor of the Kansan as well as the best rifle shot on the Hill the Sig Alphs laud the athletic ability of Paul Har- rington, honorary captain of last sea- son ' s basketball team the Chi Omegas point out Betty Cox as one of their girls who is on the W. S. G. A. Coun- cil and the Sigma Nus impress the rushees with the histrionic ability of their Farrel Strawn. Ere long the tolling of church bells announce it is Sunday but it is far from a day of rest. After a sleepless night rushees prepare to make out their preferences. Haughty sophomores won- der upon whom they will soon be privi- liged to use their new-found authority. Seasoned actives again look forward in eagerness to another year of ease. THE FIRST STEP IN THE MUGGING PROCESS BEGAN HERE. Five p. m., and the zero hour is at hand. At last, it is announced that everything is in readiness and bids are distributed. In a few hours all Greek- dom is welcoming their new pledges into the fold of brotherly and sisterly love. Another rush week is over and a new crop of neophytes are now enter- ing that period of probation which be- gins and ends with that pertinent sym- bol of fraternity life the paddle line. The maddening whirl at the Univer- sity, however, is not over by any means. There are still the varsities good old varsities. The crowded New York sub- ways must be a child ' s tea party com- pared to the jostling, bustling brawls that go under the name of dances here. It ' s lots of fun, though, to start out sanely and never know whether you ' ll end up in the bass drum or atop the chandelier. The gals of the upper classes are a sorry sight though. Seems as if you just can ' t ' get around ' unless you have a shiny new pledge pin, they wail. Won ' t somebody please take pity on us? they plead. Quite comparable to the drags, though with quite a loftier purpose in view, is enrollment. One almost begins to think they aren ' t wanted, judging from all the wild excuses that are found to prevent a speedy enrollment. Sorry, you ' re in the wrong line, they say or This class is filled, why don ' t you read the bulletin board? or No, that course isn ' t offered until next semester. It really makes no difference what you had planned to take because when you finally get as far as the pen, you find all the pipes are filled. But with hat awry and feet weary, you resolve to make the best of it in true Jayhawker fashion. On Thursday morning comes the sound of the whistle, and freshmen

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10 THE JAYHAWKER Our national chancellor BY VERNON FRENCH An article that pays the respects of 75,000 college students to Ernest H. Lindley for his help in securing C. W. A. aid for them ON SUNDAY, January 14 of this year, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had as luncheon guests Chan- cellor and Mrs. E. H. Lindley and Ernest K. Lindley, their son. That the president of the United states, the chancellor of a university, his wife, and their son, a staff correspondent of a New York paper, should have lunch together, should not be regarded as any particularly momentous occasion in itself. But when the results, due in part to such a meeting affect the lives of some 75,000 college students in the United States, it is another matter. And that is what happened. It was then that Chancellor Lindley called the attention of President Roosevelt to the great need for help for a near-lost generation, and offered a plan that might help that group. Chancellor Lind- ley, a spokesman for many mid-western educators who had shown interest in this project and had collaborated on its de- velopment, had made a s-pecial trip to Washington for the occasion. Soon after the Lindleys ' trip to Wash- ington, announcement was made by Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief Ad- CHANCELLOR E. H. LINDLEY RAYMOND NICHOLS ministrator, that the federal government was making available a grant giving as- sistance to college students whose finan- cial difficulties prevented their contin- uing their school work. This assistance, given in the form of part-time employ- ment, permitted all institutions of col- lege grade (with the exception of those conducted for profit) to aid 10 per cent of their enrollments of the preceding October. The CSEP (College Student Employ- ment Project), as it was called, did not propose to give a dole; the work pro- vided was bona fide work, the results of which would be of great social value. It did not allow for replacement of em- ployees whose services were already provided for; rather, it added to the ranks of the employed. One might point to many things which have influenced Chancellor Lindley in his working toward the goal of obtain- ing government aid for needy students. Almost three years have passed since the idea was first born. It was when the chancellor was driving to the Pacific coast to attend the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. His party had stopped for the night at Limon, Colorado, when two young men, one of them they had known as a student, greeted them, inquiring as to the possibilities of a lift to Califor- nia. A conversation followed, during which the two men revealed that they had come from Texas on a freight train, and that nearly 200 others had travelled on the same freight. Who are these boys and young men? Why are they on the road? and, what will become of them? thought the chancellor and his party. And that be- gan a long series of carefully planned