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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1949
University Students Drink 7,000 Cups Of Coffee A Day
Do you have coffee nerves? If you are an average student you probably do, because more than 7,000 cups of coffee are consumed each day by University men and women.
Owners of the three Hill restaurants reported that about 75 or 90 per cent of all coffee drinkers use either cream or sugar in their beverage. They also agreed that the nickel cup of java was the biggest bargain that could be found today. In fact they say that they are losing money or just barely breaking even on each cup they sell. The students occupy the same amount of booth space for a 5 cent order as they would if they ordered a $1.25 steak.
The two union cafeterias serve more than 2,000 cups a day; the Rock Chalk cafe serves 900; the Cottage cafe serves 1,000; Brick's cafe sells 700.
The hours that coffee drinkers seem to gather are between 10:30 am, and noon and between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Then the booths fill up rapidly and students are usually standing in line waiting to get a seat. In the morning the order is usually coffee and a roll, but in the afternoon food is forgotten and the cup of coffee is the center of attraction.
the Union fountain serves 1,500, and the Palm Room serves more than 250 cups of coffee each day. At least 700 more cups of coffee are consumed each day by students at other restaurants. This adds up to lots of coffee nerves.
When translated into pounds of coffee the figure is approximately 140 pounds each day. Organized houses serve coffee at nearly all of their meals so the rate of consumption is even higher.
There are many different ways to take this beverage and University men and women seem to have found most of those ways. Myrli Powell, College freshman, said, "I use coffee on my ice cream. Usually about four teaspoons on a dish of ice cream is enough to give it a good flavor." The Tri-G house at 1230 Oread is an average household as they take a coffee break each evening at 9:30 p.m. This lull in their studies helps them to go back to their work with greater stamina, they report jokingly.
As you go out for your cup of brew today, remember that you are helping support approximately 5,800 coffee trees in Central and South America, as that is the number needed to keep K.U. coffee drinks happy for one year. There may be lots of coffee in Brazil, but there also seems to be a lot of it at K.U.
History Professor Displays Homes
If you plan to build a house in the near future you should examine the excellent display of pictures opposite the history office in Frank Strong hall and see how your ideas differ from those of the Middle 19th century.
The display includes a selection of pictures of various types of dwellings that were designed for construction in the New York area during the middle of the century. They were placed on display recently by James C. Malin, professor of history, and represent part of his own collection of historic material.
One group of pictures consists of one-story cottages and attic cottages designed for the low income group while another group represents designs suitable for city apartment buildings, town houses, suburban villas, duplexes and cottages.
"They are just more history to me," Professor Malin said. "They are important in the study of American history because they illustrate the influence that urbanization had upon the ideas of the people."
Old Sweden church, located in Wilmington, Delaware, is one of the nation's oldest historic religious edifices.
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University Daily Kansan
A bill was introduced recently into the Kansas legislature which would make bonds used for financing the erection of buildings for educational purposes, tax exempt. This would effect student unions and dormitories as well as other building to be erected in the future at Kansas colleges and universities.
Building Bonds May Be Tax Free
The bill was introduced by Charles D. Stough, 2120 Vermont, House of Representative member from Douglas county, approximately 10 days ago.
Here's A Chance To Be Forecaster
The U.S. civil service commission has announced a meteorological aid examination for positions paying from $2,498 to $3,727 a year. These positions are in Washington, D. C., and vicinity, mainly in the U.S. weather bureau, department of commerce. A few positions in Alaska, in possessions of the United States, and in foreign countries, may also be filled.
To qualify in this examination, applicants must pass a written test and must have had from 1 to 5 years of appropriate technical or professional experience. Pertinent high school or college education may be substituted for all the experience required for $2,498 jobs and for part of the experience required for the higher-paid jobs.
Interested persons may obtain information and application forms at most first and second-class post offices, from civil service regional offices, or from the U.S. civil service commission, Washington 25, D.C. Applications must be on file in the commission's Washington office not later than Tuesday March 15.
Measurements Class To Study Kansan
The University Daily Kansan will be the subject of a poll by members of the Techniques of Opinion Measurement class.
Eight pollsters will question students to learn their opinions of the Daily Kansan including its accuracy, news coverage, style, and other phases of opinion.
The class, taught by E. Jackson Baur, assistant professor of sociology, considered two other subjects.
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