Fridav. October 14. 1977
University Daily Kansan
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Prices soar for students since 1952
By BRIAN SETTLE Staff Writer
Attending the University of Kansas in 1928 did not require the financial output asked of her employer.
The 1952 University catalog best described the situation a quarter of a century ago: "The first month is by far the worst." The average price from $100 to $100 the first month."
Today's students, by contrast, must spend $60 to $100 in one enrollment day at a private school.
For Kansas residents, tuition 25 years ago for the fall and spring semesters was $160. For out-of-state students, tuition was $310 for the two semesters.
TODAY KANSAS students pay $34.40 for one semester. Out-of-state students pay four dollars per semester.
Rent also was considerably lower in 1952. Depending on nearness to campus and the number of students in a room, room rent ranged from $12 to $28 a month. The average
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National events guide '52
By LAURASTEVENS
Staff Writer
Nationally, 1982 was dominated by political hagglings and technological advancements, and the University of Kansas was a miniature mirror of life in America.
The war in Korea touched the campus every time another student was drafted; KU was one of them. In an example, was called. And, while the front pages of the Kaasan were filled with stories of fighting in Korea, the editorial pages were filled with stories of expressing fear that patriotism was laughed.
An edithified headlined "Students Who Rally Should Read Headlines!" called for students to appreciate the ability to finish their educations without going to war.
As press services carried stories of nuclear tests by the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain, students branded themselves as 'rush-bash war' as too smooth and too clean.
MCCARTHIYSM AND similar ant-communist activities received frequent comment on campus, as they did in other places. A foreign student, for example, wrote a letter to the Kansan denouncing attacks on Voice of America broadcasts.
The fear of communist infiltration caused many institutions to demand loyalty oaths of
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their employees. The editorial pages of the Kansan were peppersed with letters debating whether KU faculty members should take such an oath, and the letters indicate that the faculty was divided over the issue. A KU graduate was charged with subverting
A Kaanan editorial voiced support of entertainer Charlie Chaplin, who was under scrutiny for his role.
IN THE YEAR'S presidential election.
Eisenhower won handily over Adalai Stevenson, despite charges that Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's running mate, misused campaign funds. Eisenhower supported Nixon after Nixon's famous "Checkers" speech in September.
Campus politics were not free of controversy either. A new All-Student Council government took office, but only after an election in which one of the student coalitions was found guilty of libel by a student court and fined $50.
Technology played a major part in the news of the year. As television became the fastest-growing national entertainment medium, stations were clamoring madly for
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