UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
JUNE 2,1947
PAGE SIX
Kansan Comments
A Friend Retires
Dean Henry Werner will retire in July. At least full-time teaching must seem like retirement after his endless duties as dean of student affairs. His doctor's orders have given the University a difficult job in replacing him.
His personal as well as professional time has been nearly all taken up by what he considers part of his job. This has included meetings with many student groups who invite his reassuring presence and participation. He gave considerable time and effort to organizing the ISA and the Independents, and to advising the Inter-Fraternity council.
The office, which was created in 1944, has been filled in addition to Mr. Werner's half-time teaching in chemistry and his directorship of the state food laboratory. It includes his former position as advisor of men, in which capacity he has overseen men's housing, employment, and other special problems.
Although not a faculty advisor for the All-Student council, his attendance for the purpose of keeping up with campus activities has been utilized by uncertain student legislators. His advice based on years of experience with councils has given valuable direction to the ASC.
Always interested in improving students' living conditions, he headed a committee to establish Battenfeld, Templin, and Carruth halls as cooperative dormitories for men in 1940. He is a member of the K. U. Student Housing Association.
He is chairman of the Senate committee on non-athletic organizations. Formerly he was chairman of the Union Operating committee, and a member of the Student Loan Fund committee. He helped promote K. U. activities at Sunflower Village this year, and has been active on numerous freshman week and scholarship committees.
In spite of this unbelievable load he has never been too busy to see a student. His conviction that an adviser should be less administrative and more personally interested has won him an enviable degree of student confidence. His fairness and special help to offenders has eased the handling of many disciplinary cases.
This Englishman who came to America in 1914 has never held his dignity above humor. His services as a waiter, repeatedly bought at charity auctions, have been flavored with such pranks as spaghetti worms in the salad and raisin flies in the milk.
Part of his respect has been earned by such quick-witted scoring as he used in a man-versus-woman quiz program for an Independent party. The woman master of ceremonies had been asking the women ridiculously simple questions, the men incredibly difficult ones. When his turn came, she worded the usual preliminary "Is your name Dean Werner?" With equal earnestness he shot back, "No, it's Henry Werner, The chancellor's name is Deane."
To this man who has given even more than the "extras" to the University, we wish a well-deserved rest. Happy fishing, Dean Werner! Alamada Bollier
Dear Editor--seems wrong. Postmaster Frank C. Ketting said the country lost money each year because thieves carry away the scratching pens everyone complains about.
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Why Library Fines?
In March I checked out books from Watson library for the first time. They were returned the following day after a phone call stating that they were reserve books. Two days later, when I needed those same books, I was told it was all right to take them home and that they were supposed to have been taken off reserve long before I checked them out the first time. I used them and returned them.
The other day I received a form bill demanding $3.45 in fines. I took the stand that since the books were supposed to be removed from the reserve stacks before I checked them out (one was not even a reserve book) I should not have to pay the fines. The librarian admitted that I had a point, and offered to cut the fines to $1.50.
If I didn't commit the crime, why should I have to pay anything?
Three dollars and forty-five cents represents seven meals to a veteran trying to live on $65 a month.
Even $1.50 represents a full day's rations.
Neither the Kansas City public library nor the great New York City public library levies such huge fines for such minor violations. They seem to get along all right; why can't Watson library do the same? An investigation of the entire system may prove interesting, and it certainly seems necessary to many.
Alfred Moore, Jr. Freshman, Education
(Editor's Note: Anyone who feels that he has been fined unjustly should see C. M. Baker, director of the library, or Ray Janeway, assistant director. Some errors are made, of course; but desk workers must carry out their instructions.
The object of the fines is to discourage monopoly of scarce books, and money goes into the general fee fund of the University. Fines are reported to be lower here than at many other universities.)
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Officers May Take Training
The University Daily Kansan
Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Air corps reserve officers who are now on inactive status may take 15 days of active duty training beginning June 12, it was announced today.
Editor in Chief ... LeMoyne Frederick
Managing Editor ... Marcella Stewart
Asst. Man Editor ... William T. Smith Jr.
Telegraph Editor ... Marian Minor
City Editor ... Walt Disney Abby
City Editor ... Shirley E. Abbey
Asst. City Editor ... Alan J. Stewart
Society Editor ... Patricia James
Sports Editor ... Bill Cowboy
Business Manager. John D. McCormick
Manager, William K. McCormick
Circulation Manager. Thomas S. Caden
Classified Adv. Mgr . John Schindling
Manager, William K. Schindling
Promotion Manager. William K. Brooks
The training program will consist of all phases of administrative practice and flying. Full pay and training are organized during the training period.
Officers eligible for training may receive official application forms from the commanding officer, Sherman Field, Fort Leavenworth.
A. D. Smith To Head Next Year's Press Club
Allan Dale Smith, College junior, was elected president of the K. U Press club at a meeting today. Marjorie Burtscher, College sophomore, will be secretary.
Surface Noise
"OPERA IN VOUT"
Album by Slim-Gailard .
WRIGHT'S It's For Records
846 Mass.
"SNAPPY" LUNCH
STOP IN TONIGHT!
1010 Mass.
South Bend, Ind. — (UP) —The general belief that a postoffice pen is highly undesirable item
Snatchers Like Scratchers
Sterling Furniture Company 928 Mass.
LEARN TO FLY THIS SUMMER
Veterans During Your Vacation You May Learn To Fly On The GI Bill Of Rights.
Air Show June 8 at Municipal Airport.
WARE AIRCRAFT