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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1947
Editorial
We'll Fight For Seats Again
"Trying to cram a cubic yard into a cubic foot of space and having anything "fair about it is next to impossible." This was the general opinion of the students who met Tuesday with members of the athletic department to discuss the problem of ticket sales and seating at University basketball games.
Because the oft-expressed student desire for a field house can have no bearing on the problem this winter, other plans had to be considered. The major objections to last year's scheme seemed to be these:
ONE. You couldn't choose which set of games you wanted to see, because it was automatically chosen for you by the number on your activity book. Also you couldn't arrange it so you could go with someone you wanted to go with.
TWO. You had to come so early to get a half-way "decent" seat.
The Daily Kansan representatives explained the results of the limited student poll conducted to find out sentiment on the various questions. Letters to the editor on the subject were also read. It was pointed out that student response to efforts of the Daily Kansan to learn their wishes has been generally disappointing.
The group then began discussions. The answer to the first objection was a suggestion to the athletic department that two sets of games be drawn up as last year with students allowed to choose the set they wish on a first-come, first-served basis. Discussion also centered about whether the Oklahoma-Drake-Nebraska-Kansas State ticket and the Colorado - Oklahoma A. & M. - Missouri-Iowa State ticket would sell equally well.
No easy solution on the problem of seating could be devised. Three basic systems were proposed:
ONE. Last year's first-come, first-
served basis.
TWO. A reserved seat program.
THREE. A reserved seat system on a rotation basis.
The second system was rejected as obviously unfair. Some students would be "stuck" in the third balcony for every game, whereas other more fortunate students would always be on the front row.
The third system would necessitate dividing the auditorium into four blocks ranged as to quality. Each student would then sit in a different block at each game.
This system was rejected because it seemed little better than the present system unless seats were reserved within the block. The reservation of tickets within the section would prevent the student from sitting with those whom he preferred at any game, and was thus unfair.
This left only the first system that used last year.
To alleviate some of the discomfitures of the system, the students asked that the athletic committee do the following:
ONE. Restrict seats at the game as
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much as possible to faculty and students only.
TWO. Eliminate selling tickets twice (by such things as selling general admission tickets.) On this point it was brought out that far too many students stood up last year to justify any general admission sales.
Other questions asked in the meeting concerned the increased price of basketball tickets. The athletic department explained this as a result of the rising costs of operating the department. Revenue lost from sales of tickets to non-students must be regained from student ticket sales, it was said.
The student-faculty meeting did its best to alleviate some of the hardships of last year's system. Because general student response to the question has not been voiced to any extent, the group felt that a continuation of last year's system with these corrections seemed the best possible course under the circumstanes.
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