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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1948
The Editorial Page
Reserve Desk Violations
The operation of the reserve desk of the library is being subjected to misuse by some students. Every day books are carried from the reserve room in direct violation of the rules. Many of these books are kept out or the entire day, thus limiting their use to one student instead of the greater number for which they are intended.
The increased enrollment has put a greater demand on texts which have been used for outside reading assignments without any effort to increase the number of such books in a majority of cases. Some of these books are out of print and additional copies are not available. Honest attempts by a few professors have indicated this to be true. Such books are usually the "bible" of the course and are needed for the material which is not included in the assigned text.
The library staff is continually checking on violators and assessing fine when the guilty parties have been caught, but officials have not been able to catch all of the persons involved.
The seriousness of such chiseling with the student, who in going / the rules, fails to get a book for efficient time to study the assigned material. Just where does the trouble seem to lie?
With two or three large classes using about a dozen copies of the same book and studying for a set examination, a high premium is placed on every copy. They disappear from the library stacks for hours at a time and are only returned when the closing hour approaches. Many times the entire number of your assigned books will be checked out and only a handful of students will be studying in the library-none of whom are in your class.
The students are taking it on the chin and are using every device possible in retaliation to the book shortage. But it is not their problem to solve. Far-sighted instructors, realizing the need for these texts, should have outlines or brief made of the material and an adequate number placed in the library with additional copies made available for sale at the Student Book store.
Students expect fair treatment on outside reading assignments and are willing to co-operate when they know that everything possible is being done to make their task easier.
Faculty members should begin now to remedy the unhealthy situation before the fall semester. An estimation of enrollment in courses with library assigned texts should be made and copies supplied accordingly.
Rules are not made to be broken and the library reserve desk should not be a flagrant exception.
Kansas has already had its first dust storm this year. If another record-breaking wheat crop is harvested this summer, Texas will probably claim half the record.
After browsing through some of the modern fashion magazines, we have decided that many of the new dresses, especially the ones for evening wear, reminds us of Sunday school days—sort of "lo and behold!"
The area of the state of Texas is 265,893 miles. Its fine climate and rich natural resources drew many people to it in early history. While it was a part of Mexico more Americans than Mexicans lived within its borders.
Dear Editor:
I shuddered when I finished reading the letter from Daniel M. Kirkhoff, in the April 6 issue of the Daily Kansas, and I hope I was not the only one to feel a spine tingle.
To employ the resources of this country to reduce the strength of those nations which have a form of government different from that of the United States ("and therefore immediately dangerous") and to extend a police power to control even the "so-called" friendly nations in order to prevent future threats to world peace could be one solution to maintain Americans and their way of life. But . . besides being in no way effective, this procedure would be quite un-American and worthy of the praise of the late Herr Hitler and his henchmen. . . and would certainly not earn us the respect and friendship of the nations, "so-called" or otherwise.
Why not instead safeguard American interests, not with dollars or the threat of military force alone, but by wholehearted devotion to the cause of a better way of life for all people, all nations, regardless of race, color, creed, and political beliefs. not by imposing the American way of life, so-called, but by teaching it—both abroad and at home. Then only can we all look at the Stars and Stripes as "the banner, not of conquerors, but of people adventurous in brotherhood."
A. P. de Albuquerque Instructor
'D Slip'
Dear Editor:
Are we attending a state university to become informed adults or are we attending a children's school administered by a group of small thinkers? This question came to mind last evening when I read the Daily Kansan notification of student grade reports being sent home. After a moment's thought, it became comical.
A very substantial percentage of the university's students are married veterans with children, and I wondered if the University sent "D slips" to their parents. It seems to me that by the time one becomes old enough to attend college he should be taught, even forced, to think more for himself. If he will not take warning of his shortcomings, he deserves to fail. Later in life an employer will certainly not notify's his employee's parents when his work becomes unsatisfactory. If any warning is given, it will be directly to the employee—before he is discharged.
For the satisfaction of those who disagree with my statements, let me say that I received a "D slip" this semester. A duplicate of it will no doubt, be sent to my sister with whom I live. This will either flatter her or insult her for she is only a few years older than I and I don't know whether she is becoming sensitive or not about her age.
Raymond J. Garcia College senior
Wallace club members have blossomed out with a new button in blue and white. No red.
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