University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS investigations and important interviews on the part of the chancellor. That this so-called lost generation was and is of vital importance to the United States cannot be too strongly emphasized. National progress depends on trained leadership, said Dr. Fred- erick J. Kelly, chief of the division of colleges and professional schools of the U. S. Bureau of Education. Present conditions show a decrease of 15 per cent in college enrollments, in spite of the fact that high school graduates have increased 40 per cent. A student needs only part-time work to keep him going, while if he were out of school, he would be in the market for full-time work. Dr. Kelly was formerly dean of the School of Education, and later dean of administration at the University of Kansas. Other men have given their support to the plan Chancellor Lindley had in mind. George F. Zook. U. S. Commis- sioner of the Bureau of Education, a K. U. man, having received degrees in 1906 and 1907; John G. Stutz, head of the Kansas Public Works Administra- tion, and Governor Alf M. Landon, all had important parts in the development of the college students ' aid plan. What has happened as a result of the efforts of Chancellor Lindley? Take Kansas as an example. Last spring, 1,483 men and women, who otherwise would not have been in school, attended Kansas colleges and universities. This meant that in Kansas, 1,483 persons were not job-hunting; rather they were gaining the benefits of a semester ' s ad- vance in their college work. It meant that work which had been put off indef- initely because of the lack of funds, could now be done. It meant that a part of the lost generation was coming back to its own. Has it been an expensive proposi- tion? Who would say so when he must see that an average of $135 pro- vides the means of keeping a student in college a full year, and when he real- izes that important work has been done in each case! Coming to the working of the plan at K. U., one sees that the full quota of the University ' s allotment (now 12 per cent of the enrollment), 420 students, half of whom were not in school a year ago, are enabled to attend college. They are paid rates between thirty and fifty cents an hour, and they may not work more than thirty hours a week. Their earnings range between $10 and $20 a month. Students in the CSEP are doing work of all kinds. Files in the journalism building, long neglected, have been brought up to date and kept so; con- struction and repairs are being done: laboratories are being improved by the addition of specimen cases and mount- ings; books in the libraries have re- ceived long-needed repairs. The jobs are of all types, including research, cler- ical, cafeteria, stenographic, and hos- pital work. Raymond Nichols heads the commit- tee in charge of distributing the CSEP jobs on the Kansas campus. Miss Mary Olsen, ' 29, is the executive secretary of the CSEP at K. U. Miss Olsen, who later received her MA de- gree at Columbia University, at one time served as manager of the New York of- fice of the American Education Press. Through Mrs. Ethel M. Evans, cafe- teria director, a plan in connection with the CSEP has been worked out whereby students may obtain meals at the cafe- teria for a nominal rate. Those taking part in this plan need not necessarily be on CSEP work, but they must demon- strate that they would not be able to attend college without this help. The (Continued on page 68) HARRY L. HOPKINS. FEDERAL RELIEF ADMINISTRATOR.

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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

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Football for ' 34 THE JAYHAWKEB BY BOB BRADEN With crisp autumn days, football again steps into the limelight on Mount Oread, and the Jayhawkers start on a strenuous schedule . . . DOUBLE parking along Mississippi Street could mean but one thing. The football season was just getting un- der way and the lure of the gridiron had brought out groups of interested spec- tators to watch practice sessions of Jay- hawker football candidates. What a lot of new faces there seemed to be. But there were some familiar ones too. Quite a few of the linesmen had seen at least one year ' s service with the Red and Blue, but there were few veterans in the backfield. The Kansas team for the 1934 season was undoubtedly going to be a wide open affair with a scrambling for positions left open by last year ' s stars. The gap left by Mehringer at tackle was going to be a difficult posi- tion to fill with equal merit. The hack- field was going to miss the line plung- ing of Ray Dumm and the swift run- ning attack of Ed HalL But, another season, another team. Kansas was the unknown factor in Big Six circles. The stars from last year ' s freshman team should be the determining factor in the success of the Jayhawker gridsters. As the afternoon practices continued the Kansas eleven began to shape into a formidable team. The line seemed to have the same power and drive that Kansas teams were destined to have in the past. Many of the same linesmen MIKE SHOWS ' EM HOW AD GIVES PUNTING INSTRUCTIONS appeared at their old posts for another season. Burt Hammers was still holding down a wing berth. Dees and Dean Nes- mith were at the tackle positions to which they had switched from guard. Milo Clawson, starring at tackle op- posite Mehringer last year, was now at an end position. Sklar, sturdy regular of last season, was occupying a guard post. Watkins and Phelps, both veter- ans, were alternating at center. Tommy McCall, member of the Kansas Big Six championship team of 1930, was at the other guard position. This lineup seemed to give Coach Lindsey what he desired in the way of a powerful de- fensive line. What prospects did he have in the backfield? Ole Nesmith, Peter- son, White, and Harris were the vet- erans who had returned. A newcomer, Mano Stukey, gave promise of becom- ing a regular. He will be remembered as a star of last year ' s frosh eleven. Several other sophomore backs of WHITE HURDLES A C. U. TACKLER promise were: Hapgood, Antonio, Deck- er, and Giannangelo. Out of this ma- terial, Ad Lindsey was to choose a combination which he hoped would prove effective against the forward walls of the opposition. Immediately prior to the Colorado game, it was an- nounced that the regular backfield would probably consist of: Peterson at fullback, Stukey and Harris at halves, and Bob White at the quarter position. The absence of Ole Nesmith in the starting lineup was due to a slight phy- sical injury which kept him from the game. It was taken for granted that Ole would be one of Kansas ' outstanding backs this season as evidenced by his fine record last year. The illustrated Football Annual, national football magazine, recently gave him the honor of being one of the Midland ' s finest backs. The day of the Colorado game dawned neither bright nor clear. Hard rains had deluged the playing field for two days preceding the game. By noon, the sun had broken through and a fine day offered itself as a good example of football weather. The crowd was on hand a bit earlier than usual be- cause this was the first game of the new season and also because the field was to be dedicated officially by the American Legion as Kansas Field. After the dedication ceremonies, the powerful Colorado team rushed onto the field for a brief limbering up. Last year, this gold jerseyed team had lost only two out of nine engagements and it was no secret that K. U. was to enter the game on the short end of the betting odds. The Rocky Mountain foe was to prove a real test for the Kansas team. A short time later, the white-jer- seyed Kansans came upon the newly dedicated field and the game began. Although the inundation of the pre- vious day had indicated it would be a mud battle, the game progressed with- out serious disadvantages arising from uncertain footing. The turf was just soft enough to be kindly disposed toward the players of an opening football game. The ground also seemed soft enough to prevent any sudden dashing runs, twisting line thrusts, or sweeping broken field runs. In fact the game end,-