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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1963
Predictions Affect Concession Sales
By Charles Corcoran
"I have attended every KU home football game for the past 13 years and five minutes of play is the most that I have ever seen in one contest."
Kevin A. Remick, KU concessions manager, looking tired and drawn after the Iowa State game, sat back easily in his chair and smiled.
"THERE'S A LOT MORE to preparing for a game than many people imagine," he said. "We start setting up the stadium concession stands at 5 a.m. the day of the game and everything is in place and ready to go by 11 a.m."
The weather is an all-important factor for the concessions manager to consider. Remick said.
He attributed the lack of customers to three things; the game was close and exciting, the weather was pleasant and the halftime ceremony was colorful and interesting.
Looking back at last weekend's game, Remick said. "The stands were set up and loaded for business. People just didn't come."
"I start watching the television weather forecasts closely the Sunday before the weekend of a home game," he said. "I make my own forecast for the game day's weather five days in advance after consulting weather records for the same period up to ten years before. When I predict that it will be hot, we stock a lot of ice," he said. "If it turns out to be cooler than I predict . . .."
PREPARING FOR the football season keeps Remick busy during the winter.
"All our printed matter, popcorn and soda cones, sunshades and so forth, must be ordered by March and we must receive it from our distributor by June. We can't let truck or rail strikes interfere with our tight schedule." Remick said. "This year, for example, we ordered a two-year supply of 60,000 popcorn cones; we'd almost depleted our supply the year before."
A large per cent of the money collected by the concessions goes to the athletic department.
"We pay for the right to use the facilities just like any commercial company would. Most of the rest of the money pays our costs and the average four per cent remaining goes into the Kansas Union operating fund," he said.
HIS GOAL IS TO sell 10,000 hot dogs at each game.
"We haven't sold that many yet; the best we've done is 8,000 at the University of Missouri game here the year before last. We average about 6,000 a game," he said.
The Wesley Foundation at KU is choosing delegates for the 19th Ecumenical Student Conference to be held in Athens, Ohio, from December 27 to January 2. Over half of the 3,000 students at the conference will be from other countries.
Wesley Choosing KU Conference Delegates
This year's conference, sponsored by the World Student Christian Federation, will have the theme "For the Life of the World." The conference will be interracial, inter-deminational, and inter-confessional.
Air Society Plans Meeting
Students should call the Methodist Center, for further information.
The Kansas Union may look as if it is under martial law this weekend, but the 40 blue-uniformed people will actually be Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight delegates to their semi-annual area conclave.
The Ennis C. Whitehead squadron of KU, are a headquarters for the seven squadrons in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, will host the combined business meeting and workshop.
The conclaves are held twice annually, and the fall meeting has been held on the KU campus for the last six years.
Commission Late Too
PHILADELPHIA, (UPI) — The Civil Service Commission today upheld the firing of a Welfare Department employee in July, 1962, for being late for work 244 times in five years.
The decision came exactly 14 months and five days after the commission took the employee's appeal of the dismissal.
Bob Tieszen, McPherson senior and area commander, and Joan McGregor, Leawood senior and area angel Flight Commander, will direct the conclave.
Arnold Air Society is a professional honorary organization of Air Force ROTC cadets. With its auxiliary, Angel Flight, it seeks to promote interest in air power and in the United States Air Force on the campus and within the AFROTC program.
LEARN TO BOX!!
Be a master in the art of self-defense.
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oct.31, nov.1, 1963
Research Development Engineering Programming Marketing/Sales Systems Engineering
If you cannot attend the interview, write or call: W. H. Jennings, Branch Manager IBM Corp. 1400 Baltimore Avenue Kansas City 41, Missouri BA 1-0575.
interview:
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If you'd like to check into the new things going on at IBM—and the significant professional opportunities opening up there for men and women—see your college placement officer and make an appointment to talk with IBM representatives. IBM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
MOVE AHEAD—SEE IBM
The Classical Film Series
Announces a change of location All films will be shown in Fraser Theater
This Week The Passion of Joan of Arc directed by Carl Dreyer-1928
Wednesday, October 16 Fraser Theater-7:00 p.m. only
Admission 60c