Flip of Key Gives Books to Library
Machinery can do anything, it is said, and members of the Watson library staff will be the first to agree as a new machine has just given them access to an additional half million books.
The machine, a teletypewriter, no stranger to the business world, is just coming into library use. By use of the proper signals, the operator of the machine can send a message to any other library on the teletype circuit. Conversely, messages can be received from other libraries.
But suppose a student at Wisconsin has already checked it out from Chicago. By the teletype network the center promptly arranges for Wisconsin to forward the reference to Jones.
The teletype was installed to provide a direct line of communications to the Midwest Inter-Library center in Chicago and with 14 other member schools.
The center with its 57 miles of shelves allows member schools to store rarely-used books and publications there, freeing the members own shelves for material that is more current.
Via teletype in a few minutes the Midwest center has the request for the publication and mails it the same day. The next morning the reference is here for Jones to use.
Here is how the teletype adds those half million books to the library.
Mr. Vosper summarizes the work of the machine and the Midwest center as giving Kansas students access to thousands—and someday in the millions—of reference works, only a small fraction of which could ever be stocked here.
Weather
A cold front which hit its peak in Kansas before midnight last night "played out as fast as anything I ever saw." Weather Observer Tom
Arnold said at Topeka today. The lowest temperature was 11 degrees at Russell, compared with a previously forecast minimum of five. Forecasters said cloudy skies would remain over the state
POSSIBLY WET through tomorrow and there was a chance for light and spotted snow or freezing rain today.
Passing the examination, taken in the junior or senior year, is required of all students in the five schools before graduation. The student who has failed will be notified by the dean of his school, and he may make an appointment next week with a member of the proficiency committee to discuss his paper.
425 Students Pass English Proficiency Exam
Four hundred and twenty-five students in the College and the Schools of Fine Arts, Medicine (nursing), Journalism, and Education passed the English proficiency examination given Dec. 6,
Schedules of classes for the spring semester are now on hand for the Schools of Education and Business, the registrar's office announced today.
Engineers Take Field Trip
Students and faculty representing the University's student chapter of the American Society of Tool Engineers today are to visit the organization's parent chapter in Kansas City.
Six students have been awarded "honorable mention" for outstanding papers. They are Frances Frech, Leslie Hinchee, Wallace McGehee, and William Scott, college juniors, and Stewart Gordon and Frederick Westermever, college seniors.
A record number of students took' the examination, Mrs. Natalie Calderwood, chairman of the examination committee, said. The percentage of failures, she said, was about the same as in previous years.
Two Schedules Out For Spring Classes
See page 8 for list of names.
The schedules may be picked up in the offices of the deans of the schools or in the registrar's office. Schedules for the other schools are expected later this week or the first part of next week.
TELETYPE IN ACTION—Lola Mae Helms, college freshman uses Watson library's new teletypewriter as Mrs. Alta H. Lonnecker, secretary to the director of libraries, dictates a message to her. The recent addition to the library has doubled its book facilities.
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1953
Careful Attention Reduces Enrollment Snarls, Hitt Says
Some careful attention given to the enrollment regulations for the spring semester will eliminate much of the confusion and delay at that time, Registrar James K. Hitt said today in announcing the enrollment schedule for next semester.
Registration, payment of fees, and enrollment for the spring semester will begin on Monday, Feb. 2, and end Wednesday, Feb. 4. Orientation of new students will be held on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 2 and 3.
Classes will begin in all departments on Thursday, Feb. 5. Enrollment on or after this date will be permitted only after payment of a late fee of $2.50 in addition to the regular fees.
All graduating seniors who present their proper identification will be allowed to enroll on the first day, Monday, Feb. 2, according to enrollment schedule B. New undergraduates will enroll under the same schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Former students and new graduate students will enroll under schedule A on all three enrollment days. Copies of the two schedules may be obtained in the Registrar's office or in the offices of the deans of the various schools.
Students enrolled in the University during the fall semester (except those transferring from one school of the University to another) should enter Strong hall by the east door of the east wing to pay their fees. These students are not required to register, however.
school of the University to another, must notify the Registrar's office before final examinations. These students will enter Strong hall by the center door to pick up the transfer papers, register, and pay fees.
Students entering the University for the first time, former KU students not in school during the fall, and students transferring from one school of the University to another must register for the new semester. They will enter Strong hall at the center door and pay their fees at that time.
College seniors must present their "Records Analysis for College Seniors" sheets to identify themselves for early enrollment. If the student's copy, which was given early in the semester, has been lost, he should drop by the Registrar's office to obtain another copy.
Other seniors should secure early
Registration, Fee, Enrollment Schedule
SCHEDULE A (Former students and new graduate students)
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Monday, February 2
Monday, February 2
Maa-Mac 8:00
Mad-Mal 8:30
Mam-Man 9:00
Mao-Mars 9:30
Mart-Maru 10:00
Marv-Mas 10:30
Mat-Mau 11:00
Mav-Maz 1:30
Mb-McF 2:00
McF-Meh 2:30
Mef-Milm 3:00
Miln-Moq 3:30
Mor-Mur 3:40
Mus-Nic 3:50
Nid-Ol 4:00
Tuesday, February 3
Om-Par 8:00
Pas-Per 8.10
Pes-Plm 8.20
Pln-Prt 8.30
Pru-Rec 8.40
Red-Rid 8.50
Rie-Rom 9.00
Ron-Rz 9.10
S-Schl 9.20
Schm-Seo 9.30
Tuesday, February 3
Sep-Sij 9:40
Sik-Smh 9:50
Smi-Sot 10:00
Sou-Steq 10:10
Ster-Stz 10:20
Su-Td 10:30
Te-Tol 10:40
Tom-Us 10:50
Ut-Vor 11:00
Vos-Was 11:10
Wat-Whh 11:20
Whi-Wil 1:30
Wim-Wq 1:40
Wr-Z 1:50
A-Am 2:00
An-At 2:10
Au-Baq 2:20
Bar-Bec 2:30
Bed-Bic 2:40
Bid-Bol 2:50
Bom-Boy 3:00
Boz-Brot 3:10
Brou-Brt 3:20
Bru-Bur 3:30
Bus-Carl 3:40
Carm-Che 3:50
Chf-Clt 4:00
Students enrolled in the fall, but who wish to transfer from one
SCHEDULE B
Wednesday, February 4
Clu-Coo 8:00
Cop-Crn 8:10
Cro-Dau 8:20
Dav-Dh 8:30
Di-Dt 8:40
Du-Dz 8:50
Ea-Elz 9:00
Ema-Ez 9:10
Fa-Fin 9:20
Flo-Frd 9:30
Fre-Gar 9:40
Gas-Glh 9:50
Gli-Grd 10:00
Gre-Hag 10:10
Hah-Haq 10:20
Har-Hax 10:30
Hay-Hes 10:40
Het-Holk 10:50
Holl-Hr 11:00
Ha-Iz 11:10
J-Jog 11:20
Joh-Kam 1:30
Kan-Kes 1:40
Ket-Kn 1:50
Ko-Kz 2:00
L-Lau 2:10
Lav-Lh 2:20
Li-Lov 2:30
Low-Lz 2:40
(Graduating seniors, Monday, Feb. 2; new undergraduate students Wednesday, February 4)
M ... 8:15    V, W, X, Y, Z ... 10:15    E, F, G ... 1:45
N, O, P, Q ... 8:45    A, Baa-Bar ... 10:45    H, I ... 2:15
R, Saa-Sij ... 9:15    Bas-Bz ... 11:15    J, K, L ... 2:45
Sik-Sz, T, U ... 9:45    C, D ... 1:15
undergraduate students Wednesday, February 4)
Campus Affairs Committee Discusses KU Publications
A suggestion that Trend and Upstream magazines be combined was made last night at the campus affairs meeting at which Trend, Upstream, Sour Owl, and the Daily Kansan were discussed.
Bill Wilson, ASC president, made the suggestion. He said that both magazines would be better off under one management because their circulation is not big enough and the management is poor. Also, the University needs a really good literary magazine—both for the student and for the public, he said.
In discussing the Sour Owl, the group pointed out that one half of the writers for the magazine were not on campus, even though Sour Owl is a campus magazine.
About three-fourths of the meeting was devoted to discussion of the Daily Kansan. Arthur Wahlstedt, journalism senior, charged the Kansan with too much unimportant United Press material and with being scooped by the Lawrence Journal-World.
Dean Burton W. Marvin of the School of Journalism, defended the use of wire material on grounds of makeup and former readability survey showing student preference for national news.
Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism, explained the use of wire news in top display positions in the paper. He said sometimes a big national story will break and because of publication time, the Kansan has the chance to carry it before Lawrence and Kansas City papers.
Wilson said he thought the biggest problem of the Kansan was evaluation of news and personal opinion in news and editors. He suggested that the paper play up groups like SUA, campus affairs, and such in order to stimulate an interest in them.
Prof. Beth and Dean Marvin maintained news must be evaluated on how important it is to students as a whole and whether or not it has been played up before in Kansan or other papers. Cooperation of groups themselves giving out information was stressed. Kansan addressed envelopes may be sent to campus organizations and clubs.