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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
JANUARY 28,1947
Veterans Hold Calming Influence On Traffic, K.U.'s Dick Tracy'Says
"KU's veterans are a good influence on the campus." Chester Foster, traffic officer at Mississippi street and Jayhawk drive, says. "The veteran enrollment has had a tendency to calm down the rowdy driving element."
To the thousands of students who pass his intersection daily, the tan police officer who calmly and efficiently controls the surge of traffic has become a familiar sight.
But to Officer Foster, dubbed "Dick Tracy" by the students, the supervision of traffic on Mount Ordead is anything but routine. It is a complex problem requiring steady nerves and a lot of patience.
For most students, contact with Office. Foster has been limited to a brief nod and brisk signal to go ahead, but to an unlucky few, his appearance has meant an embarrassing trip to the Lawrence police court, were explanations were in order.
"Speeding is my pet peeve, the one thing I won't tolerate" the officer declared in an interview recently "The fellow who constantly puts the pressure on the accelerator is the one most likely to have trouble with me."
"Although women drivers are usually more unsure of themselves," the brown-clad policeman said, "they are not involved in so many accidents as men."
Admitting that men are involved more frequently in motor collisions than women, Mr. Foster attributes the fact to the heavy ratio of men drives to woman car operators.
The most common violations are packing infractions, Officer Foster said, explaining that these are handled through the student council. Parking fines go to the city of Lawrence, and the University derives only indirect benefits from them.
"Aay infractions except those under the control of the student council are under the jurisdiction of the city police court," the campus policeman said. "That includes speeding, parking by fire plugs, and other offenses."
Officer Foster has the authority to deputize students to act as "cops" under his direction when the occasion demands it, and he prefers to use student help whenever possible. A member of the Lawrence police department, the officer is employed by the state and assigned as a special police officer to the University.
In addition to this duty, he also holds the position of deputy sheriff of Douglas county.
He has two police employees under his supervision, who check parking zones and write tickets for violation of parking rules. They are Alfred Gerard, who serves as night patrolman, and Clyde Channel, daytime patrolman.
Officer Foster has a new motorcycle, a police car, and all the other equipment and accessories for his job.
Majuro, Marshall Islands. (UP)—The Navy, temporary administrator of the captured Pacific islands, is having a hard time convincing the natives of the value of American money.
Several hundred natives are employed here by the Navy to clean up this war-devastated island. They are paid an average wage of $20 a month, in addition to free food and housing.
A fireman with the Lawrence fire department for two years, the officer has held the campus traffic job since July 1, 1946, when the position was created.
Lt. William Rogers, Paducah, Ky., recently extended his hand to congratulate a native worker who had just received a month's pay.
Natives Don't Like The Filthy Stuff
The native handed the lieutenant the $20, smiled and walked away.
hainted" the lieutenant the $20, smiles and aways. Lieutenant Rogers had to call him back and return the stack of 20 one-dollar bills.
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Club May Send Messages Soon
The Amateur Radio club may be ready by next semester to let you talk free to anyone on the globe, Paul Gratryn, president said today.
"The necessary equipment for the 175-watt station was available two months ago when the club was organized, but when we tried to find a room somewhere on the campus to set up a radio shack we ran into difficulties," he explained.
The department of electrical engineering has agreed to sponsor the club and Prof. V. P. Hessler, head of the department, has indicated that a room in the electrical engineering laboratory may be available early next semester, Gratny said.
Smith Writes Pamphlet On 'The Life Of A Bill'
"The Life of a Bill," a pamphlet describing the process by which a bill becomes a law in Kansas has recently been written by Rhoten A. Smith, research assistant of the Bureau of Government Research.
Of the 20,000 copies which are being distributed today by the Bureau, a part will go to the state legislature for redistribution to visitors at the sessions.
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