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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1954
Registration Process Could Be Improved
Reading the daily letters to the editor of the Daily Kansan brings forth many of a critical and gripping nature. So it should be a great relief and comfort to all students to have read the letter we printed yesterday from Registrar James K. Hitt.
Mr. Hitt apologized on behalf of the University the necessity of waiting in long lines for the students who enrolled on the first day of the registration and enrollment period this fall.
Our intention here is not to criticize the University or the Registrar's office in any way for this mixup in the registration procedure this year. As Mr. Hitt says, and we do not question his statement, the University is continually striving to improve its administrative operation.
Mr. Hitt further states that suggestions and comments from members of the faculty and the student body are appreciated in helping his office to be more efficient. We do feel that some improvements in the registration and enrollment procedure could be made, to the benefit of the student body as well as the Registrar's office and the business office.
For one thing, it would be better for all concerned if both registration and enrollment could be held in the same building. We saw one student on the second day of enrollment this year who had to make four trips between Strong hall and the Union to complete enrollment, and it seems that this could be avoided. A year ago when enrollment was first held in the Union the University arranged for payment of fees and enrollment all in the Union. We see no reason why this system was deemed inadequate and dropped this fall. It certainly was easier on the students.
As we all know, the weather is nearly always quite hot when registration time comes up each fall. The Union is a large enough building to accommodate the entire process. If students could continue to register and enroll in the air-conditioned Union building they would greatly appreciate it. It also seems that it would be a lot easier on all University officials and faculty members who are constantly busy at this time.
Another change worthy of consideration is a registration and enrollment process similar to that used at the University of Missouri. There a student can visit the university at any time during the summer months and complete his registration and enrollment for the fall semester.
Naturally, not all students could show up during the summer for this purpose. However, there are a great number of KU students who are in Lawrence at some time during the summer. Perhaps each student could come back in September a little more enthused if registration and enrollment were already completed beforehand. Also, it would be much easier on the Registrar's office and the business office as they would have more time for processing each student's records instead of having the whole thing on their hands at the same time.
Perhaps the suggested methods here are not the best to be found, but at least we feel they are worthy of consideration by the University. Surely some method of registration could be conceived and but at least we feel they are worthy of consideration by the Uni-current arrangement. —Court Ernst
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
Congratulations, Mr. Mather. The team which put you into the game Saturday showed evidences of excellent training and coaching. You have gone a long way in this short time toward developing a team which will steadily improve and work together.
"Oh, my roommate is a nice enough guy—it's" just that he's so dang big."
together.
There is a criticism, however, to be given to the general student body. Many important games have been won on the football field by the cooperation and enthusiasm from the cheering section. When a player is returned to the bench because of injury or for any other cause, he should be given some recognition for his efforts. He has put all that he had into the game. He deserves more than just a hand clap. Give him a rousing cheer and let everyone cheer him by name. Or don't you know the men on your team? They are students, too, and not Roman gladiators there just for your entertainment. You are part of the job just as much as the members of the team.
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member. The attitude which some students have concerning special privileges is deplorable. An elderly member of the University staff arrived before 1 p.m. and seated himself with others in an empty section of the benches. A half hour later a student accosted him, saying, "You will have to get out of here; these seats are reserved for the Beta Theta Pi fraternity." He refused to give up his seat. The response was, "We have plenty of men to put you out."
What sort of minds can such despotic, depraved individuals expect the University to improve? No wonder there is such little enthusiasm shown in the cheering section.
F. C. Buchholtz
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Students Keep Up With Modern Trend
Did you bring your air conditioner back to school with you? And your portable television? No? Well, you'd better write home for them because maybe you're going to be out of style.
At least that's what the women's editor of the Associated Press seems to think. In an article that appeared this weekend, Dorothy Roe says a trend toward "ultra-modernity in college life" has started. She reports that some college students are returning to school equipped with such items as foreign sports cars, refrigerators, electric sewing machines, portable television sets, and air conditioning units. This is supposedly a new trend toward luxury living on the campus.
We think this so-called trend has been misnamed. It's not new . . . and neither is it strictly luxury. Many things we once called luxuries have come into common use. Has Miss Roe just awakened to the fact that America's standard of living is constantly rising? Or is she still cooking over an open fireplace?
Granted, life on a college campus has undergone a drastic "face-lifting" these past few years. But so has life for the average American. Not so long ago air conditioning was a marvel reserved for doctors' offices and the homes of those with five digit bank accounts. Then the summer of '54 came along. Now many moderate income homes are air conditioned. No wonder it's reflected on the student level. However, it will be adopted by houses, not by individuals.
Miss Roe points out the increase in the number of cars on college campuses. . . and the resulting parking problems. Again, this isn't confined to the college level. The number of cars on the nation's highways is growing rapidly and traffic problems are creating headaches all over the country. Besides the reflection of a national situation, this growth in cars has two other reasons. First, the student today has greater earning power. Some stow away as much as a $1,000 during a summer's work. And too, the enrollment is on the upswing. It stands to reason—more students with greater earning power equal more cars.
Then there are the sewing machines. We can't say that we've seen a sudden influx of them, but we can point out that a sewing machine is a practical investment for a college girl. A coed with a good eye for patterns and material can use a sewing machine to save quite a bit on a new wardrobe.
As for the portable television sets, who sits in his room night after night watching the TV screen? And, lest we forget, it wasn't too many years ago that the first radio appeared on a college campus. They're certainly no longer a curiosity.
About the only item on Miss Roe's list that we'd classify as strictly luxury is the refrigerator. Rare is the student who needs a private refrigerator to satisfy his appetite between meals. Have you seen any refrigerators being hauled into students' rooms at this university?
We can't agree with Miss Roe that our dads are going to have to provide us with push-button appliances to persuade us to expose ourselves to a few books. No, we're still here for a college education. Just as our dads no longer ride to work in a buggy, so we no longer study by candlelight. Time marches on, and the younger generation has never been known to be behind. We've caught up in the modern trends of the world in which we live.
-Judith Ferrell