Theatre hunts actors
Auditions will be held for four University Theatre productions at 3 and 7 p.m. today in the University Theatre.
The productions will be presented sometime early in the spring semester, said Earl Trussell, administrative assistant for the Theatre.
The productions are: "The Prime of Miss Jean Brody" directed by Jack Brooking, artistic director for the University Theatre; "The Dancing Donkey," directed by Jed Davis, director of the Theatre; "Rimer of Eldritch," directed by Bill Miekle, assistant instructor in drama, and "Kogen: Comic Theater of Japan," directed by Andrew Tsubaki, professor of theater.
Young Democrats meet tonight
College Young Democrats will meet at 8 p.m. today in the Kansas Union Curry Room.
Reports will be given on the 18-year-old vote and the Las Vegas convention.
Flu rumors flying again
The pre-vacation flu rumors have begun to fly again.
Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler, director of Watkins Hospital, said Monday students had been calling the hospital inquiring about the possibility of classes being dismissed early because of a flu epidemic.
Schwegler said there was no noticeable increase in the number
of students coming to the hospital with flu symptoms. Rumors around campus have had the hospital overflowing with flu patients, but Schwegler said only ten patients were staying at Watkins for various illnesses. The hospital can handle more than 40 inpatients.
Schwegler said many students had come to the hospital Monday, but that this was normal for a Monday.
Jayhawk Classic starts Friday
The first Jayhawk Classic Invitational Basketball Tournament will take place at Allen Field House Friday and Saturday nights. Students who did not purchase tickets with their basketball season tickets can buy tickets for the tournament between 8:30 a.m. and noon and between 1:30 and 4 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Field House. Tickets cost one dollar per night for students, $3 for the general public.
Area firms set senior interviews
College seniors and graduate students can schedule job interviews Dec. 29, at the Bellerive Motor Hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
More than 50 firms from the Kansas City area will be interviewing students from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Students wishing to participate should contact the Placement Office or the Education Department, Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, 620 TenMain Center, Kansas City, Mo. 64105.
Oliver sponsors toy drive
Despite the last minute rush of overdue papers which hits KU right before Christmas, Oliver Hall residents have found time to spread some Christmas spirit.
Members of the Oliver senate have set up a table in the Kansas Union to collect money and toy donations for the Toys for Tots campaign. Students may make donations until Thursday,
All money collected will be spent for new toys to be distributed among underprivileged children in Douglas county by the Marine Reserve.
"We will try to buy the toys before Christmas vacation," said Bob Richardson, co-chairman of
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There will be a Toys for Tots dance Thursday night at Oliver Hall for Oliver residents. Admission will be a donation of at least 25 cents.
the project. "Some of the other residence halls and fraternities are also giving toys and money."
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The 1968-69 annual report of the KU libraries describes progress made during the past year and problems anticipated during the coming year.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will offer a Merchandising and Marketing Training Program designed to help low-income families of Lawrence.
Keith Winter, Chamber of Commerce manager, said the program is a pilot program designed to measure the needs and interests of the community.
Low-income workers to get job training
"Fifteen trainees will be chosen to participate in the five to ten week program and will be placed in jobs in Lawrence stores after graduation," Winter said. "Each student will be given two basic math tests before being accepted into the program."
Library progress outlined
Winter said the Lawrence merchants will supply funds for jobs and instructors. The project's classes will educate students in the areas of retail sales, stock control, cashiering, grocery check-out and grocery operations.
Assisting in the program will be the Kansas State Employment Service, the East Lawrence Center, the Ballard Community Center and the Lawrence Human Relations Office.
"This free enterprise project is designed to give the low-income workers a chance to improve themselves." Winter said.
The program is scheduled to start Jan. 13. If it is successful, Winter said, the Chamber of Commerce hopes to expand the course of study to include other types of training.
Addition of an unprecedented number of volumes to the libraries and an increase in library use illustrate progress made by the libraries. A frozen book budget, staffing and space limitations are predicted to present problems for the libraries in the future.
The book budget has remained at the same level for two years while the cost of books has risen six to eight per cent. A loss of federal funds compounds the problem, said David W. Heron, director of the KU libraries. Reversing a $75,000 library budget cut appealed by Chancellor E Laurence Chalmers Jr. at budget hearings in Topeka would help to solve the problem. It will not be known, however, whether the budget appeal was successful until March or April, Heron said.
Although Watson Library has a storage space potential for two years, the report recommends a new wing or preferably a new building be included in campus planning.
The amount of published material which active departments require is increasing. Heron said,
but all of their requests cannot always be filled. Last year about 50,000 books were purchased and about 40,000 more were acquired as gifts. Heron said the number of books purchased was likely to decline if the book budget remains the same.
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