University of Utah Student Newspapers--The Chronicle | 1931-10-27 | Page 2 | The President's Address

The rie Presidents President's Address t 1 President Thomas struck all the way home when he urge urged extraordinary caution ion this year in spending money on social functions I Fortunately or unfortunately for them some shine of our fellow students by levying on their parents still have access to sizeable sizeable size size- I able checking accounts Most of us however are making a nickel do the work of a quarter heretofore Certainly 1931 is no year for an exhibition of prodigality in n any form and every student on the campus should not o only ly lybe be careful but also thoughtful thoughtful thoughtful-thoughtful thoughtful of the other fellow fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel low whom fortune temporarily has given a tough l break A A. lot fot of the expense attendant upon sorority and fraternity fraternity fraternity fra fra- rushing should hould be eliminated Conditions call not for theorizing and discussion b but t for foli an immediate major opera opera- tion This is not the cry of an alarmist It is a plea for thought for thought thought- fuIn Most I ost of us s young folk need a bit of chastening in inthis inthis inthis this direction anyway We Ve spen spend a dollar without any more appreciation of its capitalized value than a kangaroo has for President Thomas Thoplas is right i in urging all of us to be careful and to adjust ourselves to the special situation confronting us in 1931