Monday, February 5, 1973
University Daily Kansan
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Kanaan Photo by CARL G. DAYAZ JR.
Doren Metzger Prepares the Shelves of the Book Barn
... Oksalaoka book store offers discarded library books ...
Stories of Churchill, Nancy Drew Can Be Found at the Book Barn
By CATHY SHERMAN Kansan Staff Writer
When people visit the Book Barn in Oskalaosa, they come armed with card board boxes, pocketful of change and an afternoon to spare. But customers don't like to tell anyone about the Book Barn. And for good reason.
For fifty cents you might be able to buy a 1929 hard bound copy of Virgil's "Aeneid," or a 1965 Kansas City city newspaper for a quarter. An unexpurgated hard bound copy Jamaica Jones of Lysses' sells for only 75 cents, and 20 books on the shelves cost 50 cents or less.
"People who find the Book Barn have a tendency to keep us for their own gold mine," says Roger Barker, one of two books librarians who operate the book Barn.
Word about the Book Barn has gotten around, however. Customers from throughout Northeast Kansas come every day to pick up the new arrivals of old books.
"We've sold literally thousands of books.
Maybe 8,000 or 10,000." Barker said.
BUT 25-AND 50-cent books don't bring *MULTIPLE* last year the Book Barn made $2,000 total, Mrs. Barker said. Half of this sum went to the Oksalaoska Public Library for purchase. The Book Barn volunteers and the hall was spent for rent and upkeep of the Book Barn.
The Book Barn isn't really just a book store. It's a project of the Northeast Kansas Public Libraries System, of which Mrs. Barker is chairman.
About one and a half years ago professional librarians began to modernize and update all the public libraries in the 11 counties that participate in the system,
Barker said. The Book Barn was
the library of the books in the books that
the librarians had needed to stock.
"This way we hoped books would get in a place where they were needed," Barker
Most of the books that the Book Barn receives are duplicate copies from large libraries or books that have been gathering dust on the shelves of small libraries.
"SMALL LIBRIARIES can't afford to unread books," Barker said. "And some of these little libraries never threw away any books."
By combining all the unread and excess books in one center, she said, the library system hoped the books would find new readership. Oksalawo was chosen for the small town, had a lower building rental and was also close to Lawrence and Toneka.
Although the Book Barn has been in operation for just over a year, it has just recently moved to a new location in an appropriately red painted building.
The building is not very large. It's a long narrow room, not much larger than most restaurants or hotels.
"We're going to paint the shelves and get a little jazz in here," Mrs. Barker said, pointing out several bright colors on a paint chart.
Instead of the Dewey Decimal System or the National Library of Congress listings, children are usually managed by the Book Barn, have divided the shelves into several broad categories such as poetry, old books, the classics, and potentially current fiction and children's books.
ind of decide what books go where
"WEVE ROUGHLY divided the sections between us," Mrs. Barker said. "We just
"Our prices range from 10 cents for some of the ratty paperbacks to two and three dollars for the really collectable books," Barker said.
CUSTOMERS ARE constantly pumping them for information about their favorite authors. There are people who collect Horatio Alatorio, Nevil Shute, Edison Marshall, biographies of Winston Churchill and Nancy Drew mysteries, Barker said.
About 20 women peacefully entered the East Asian Studies building at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 1972, secured it by chaining desks and chairs to the doors, and began an occupation of the building that lasted until 9 p.m. of the following day.
The group became known as the February Sisters.
By LINDA DOHERTY
Kansan Staff Writer
Sisters Together in Aims
Members remaimed anonymous during negotiations with former Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. and the Student Senate Executive Committee.
Today the February Sisters are no more.
Many still are anonymous.
"We don't meet as an organized group," said Jo Durand, Bartlettville, KC. graduate student and member of Women's Coalition. "There's just a kind of feeling left over from our February Sisters are part of Women's Coalition and involved in other activities."
DURAND SAID she had not been directly involved in the occupation of the East Asian Studies building, but later had become involved in the ideas of the February Sisters.
"six specific demands were made in areas that needed immediate attention,"
"Now a year has passed and we still have no Affirmative Action plan, although we understand the Affirmative Action Board should be added to the board to be included in the Chancellor's part week." *Dear Friend*
One demand involved the formation of an Affirmative Action plan.
The Office of Affirmative Action for Women was opened after the February Sisters' demonstration, and has been fairly effective in seeking redress for discrimination grievances filed by women, she said.
A second demand made by the group involved the creation of a University day
care center for children of women students and faculty members.
THE UNIVERSITY did not do anything.
Student Senate allocated funds for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"The Center isn't 'free', but it operates on a scaling side and it is in the start of the right side."
Another demand of the February Sisters was the consideration of a woman for the position of vice chancellor of academic affairs, an office which had been vacated just before their occupation of the East Asian Studies building.
Durand said, "but since then a woman has been appointed to the Board of Regents and there are two women on the Chancellor search committee."
"We didn't get a woman in that position."
"I think now, generally throughout the University, people don't commit themselves."
Durand said that a demand for a civil service overhaul within the University has not been met.
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A REQUEST for a women's studies department was denied but a major in women and health was approved and Durand said that curriculum of interest to women had increased and improved.
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February Sisters Honored By Feminist Film Festival
A feminist film festival, sponsored by the Women's Coalition, is being held tonight and Tuesday night to commemorate the first week of the February Sisters, a group formed
The February Slaters were organized a year ago after a group of women occupied the town hall.
About three hours of films will be shown each evening starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre for Free.
The films scheduled for tonight are "The Jeanneette Rankin Brigade," "The Black Woman," "Make-out," "Child Care: People's Liberation" and "Salt of the Earth."
"The Jeanneette Rankin brigade" is an eight-minute short about the 1988 woman's march against the war in Vietnam, Krasne said.
"The Black Woman" is pretty much self explanatory. she said. "It features such people as Lena Horne and Roberta Flack in a roundtable discussion."
Kraane said "Make-out" at a 5-minute
hour and "gobble-out in a car from a
woman's point of view."
How mothers and children tie each other down is the topic of "Child Care: People's Liberation," and "Salt of the Earth" deals with a glimpse of third world women, Krasne said.
Tuesday night's films are "Make-out," "Happy Time Commute the Western," "Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman," "Up Up Female," and "Are You Listening?"
"Happy Time Commune's western" is a funky woman's western made by her sister.
"Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman as it is a film about job discrimination and harassment in the workplace with the problems of female identification identification and socialization, Krasne
"Are You Listening?" is a film for people planning to become abortion counselors.
Emick to Seek Commissioner Post
Mayor John Emick and Harry W. Kelsey, positions on the Lawrence City Commission.
"Several people twisted my arm to run
up 1 would like to be part of," Emuck said.
"I up 1 would like to be part of," Emuck said.
Emick announced Saturday that he would imitate his third term on the commission on foreign affairs.
Kroeger, who filed Thursday, calls
700 Coupons Still Available For Festival of the Arts
Approximately 3,000 Festival of the Arts coupons have been sold so far, Rob Ramseyer, Rairie Village junior and festival director, said Thursday.
He said 700 coupons were still available at the SUA office. The coupons cost $6 each and entitle the holder to tickets for the week-long festival Apr. 2-7.
This year's festival features B. B. King,
David Steinberg, Jimmie Shepher, the
This year's festival features B. p., David Steinberg, Jimmie Spheris, the National Touring Company's production of "Happy Birthday, Wanda June," the Elle
American Indian artists are caught between traditional Indian designs that are expected of them and their desire to expand to new subject matter and materials, Edgar Heap-of-Birds, Wichita freshman and part-time employee emoji, said Saturday.
Indian Artists Torn Between Media
Paintings reflecting this artistic struggle are now on display at the Museum of Natural History at the University of Kansas. They are on loan to the museum from the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe until Feb. 24.
The 29 paintings, brought to KU by the Co-
lation and Alumni Affairs (CIA), are
valued at $85,000.
One such painting is an oil entitled "Sun Shield" by Gay Nez, a NavaJu). Items symbolizing the Indian are in disarray and seem to be melting.
Traditional Indian designs are used in two or three paintings with modern influences
Students can redeem the coupons starting
Marcus Ramsey said. Individual night
ticket sales are open.
Pomare Dance Company, Robert Moog and John Lahr.
The strongest paintings in the display, keep-Birds said, seem to be those that convey emotion.
the novelty should wear off it will only hurt the artist who depended on the fad market. It will not hurt the Indian artist who is a wide background to fall back on, he said.
Traditional Indian designs will always show in an Indian's painting because he is born with an awareness of his heritage, Heap-of-Birds said. However, the influence of Indian culture in a world are apparent, he said, particularly in the paintings with poo art character.
The art sale will provide an opportunity for students and faculty to exhibit and sell their work. All kinds of art, such as paints and sculptures and pottery, can be sold Ramaever said.
Noyles, a Colville, reflects the power of an Indian pow-wow, Hepa-of-Birds said, the painting is done in white man's style and not be mistaken for a white man's painting.
The major effect of the Indian Movement was to create a boom in Indian art. However, the movement will only have an impact on Indians confiscated to the movement. Heenah-Boeds said.
Applications to participate in the art sale will be available beginning Feb. 19 in the SUA.
Although Indian artists are not technically limited to Indian subjects and materials, the pressure of Indian peers and artists to stay with Indian themes, he said.
Plans have been made to enlarge the museum's display of Indian art to include crafts and history displays. The museum has applied to the National Endowment of the Arts for $25,000 to convert its second floor to accommodate the display.
Geometric Indian designs are the subjects of some of the paintings displayed.
The writings will be judged by Edgar Wolfe, professor of English; John Brenner, professor of journalism; and Jack Brooking, professor of speech and drama. First place, second place and honorable awards will be given in each category.
Emick, 57, or 120万. W. Sikh ST has served a four-year term on the commission before, from 1965 to 1969. He did not run again in 1969 when his term expired.
There will be two divisions in the creative writing contest, poetry and short fiction. Original entries can be submitted to the SAU office beginning Tuesay. All entries must be typed, double-spaced and submitted in triplicate in a sealed envelope.
All writings entered in the contest must be tuld and be accompanied by the name,
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The psychological boost Indian artists receive from interest in interest and demand for their work.
The deadline for entry is 5 p.m. March 9.
A $2 fee will be charged.
Though "Drum Beats." an oil by Rhyelis
Kroger grew up in St. Louis, Mo., and received a bachelor of science degree in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis. He has lived in Lawrence for eight years.
First place winners will receive $2 each and second place winners will receive $10
Kroeger, 34, of 352 E. 12th is the owner and operator of the Mercantile, 1237 Oread, which will soon relocate downstairs. It has a laboratory of organic chemistry between 1968 and 1971.
himself a "people's candidate." The commission is too homogenous, he said, and he disagrees with the commission's stance on annexation. Kreger said that he was also sensitive to the citizen's skepticism about the sawtooth curbs downtown.
The terms of three commissioners expire this spring. Emick is seeking re-election and Commissioner Chuck Flisher announced last week that he would not seek a second term. Commissioner J. R. Pulliam is expected to announce his intentions soon.
Two other candidates have filed commission posts. They are Mike Morrill, 45th District; and John Merrill, 44th Minnesota. A primary election is scheduled for March 6 with the final election April 3.
the campus, and we hope to improve the sidewalks in the area."
"We're also trying to bring some houses around the campus up to minimum housing requirements."
When Commissioner Robert Hughes moved outside the city limits in 1969, thus becoming ineligible to serve on the commission, the commission asked Emick to return. Emick assumed the post of mayor in 1970 and has been on the commission since then.
"We (the commission) have several things in the mall with KU right now," he said.
Emick said that his relationship with University of Kansas students had always been "very good" and he hoped to continue in the same vein.
Emick owns and operates John's Novelty Co. at 10143% Massachusetts.
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Russian Table: 11 a.m. Meadowlark Cafeteria
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May 7 p.m. Council Room.
Women's Coalition Film 7:30 p.m. Forum Room.
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Economics: 6:30 p.m., Curry Room.
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Feminist Film Festival Part I
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SENATOR TOM EAGLETON Sunday, Feb. 11 7:00 p.m.
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Admission $1.00
Hoch Auditorium
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