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SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1943
Official Publication of the Summer Session
SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
Editor ... Dale Robinson
Business Mgr. .. Betty Lou Perkins
Service, Sanitation In Union Fountain Are Deplorable
Starving to death in the midst of plenty—such a thought chases through the mind of almost every patron of the Memorial Union fountain these days.
Slow and inefficient service causes an almost intolerably crowded condition every noon in the fountain. With quicker service many more persons could be accommodated in less time and with less general discomfort.
The reasons for the poor service? Personnel and management problems, we believe, rather than an insufficient number of serving persons. When waitresses chase each other up and down the aisles (though this doesn't happen at noon) stand talking to each other and to uncompanied male students and V-12 men while other patrons wait, and leave luncheon dishes on the tables until three o'clock—stricter supervision or different employees, or both are needed.
Confession reigns supreme at the bar and sandwich counter when a waitress turns in an order. Often the response is "I'm not going to fix that. Tell 'em we're out." Or the person to whom the order was given tries to wheedle someone else into preparing it. While the customers wait.
In precetime the fountain employed only male waiters, who gave much better service. Of course, it is impossible to remedy the situation now by hiring men, but we wish it weren't.
Also deplorable is the unsanitary state of the fountain at many times. Sticky, grimy table tops, unswept floors, china and glasses that are given only a hasty rinsing—such conditions have no place in an eating establishment, especially one that is as new and modern as the fountain. Upstairs in the ex-ballroom where the navy men eat, flies flit with the greatest abandon and many find their way down to the fountain.
A big step in remedying matters would be taken if the supervisor would enforce strict conditions of sanitation and of waitresses' conduct.
Stotler Is Bombardier
Carlsbad, N.M.—First Lieutenant Frederick E. Stotler, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Stotler, Bethel, Kan., has reported to the Carlsbad army air field where he will be a student in the air forces central instructors school for bombardiers.
Lt. Stotler is regularly stationed at the Victorville, Calif., bombardier school, where he is a flight leader.
He is a former student of the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Since the outbreak of war, the average length of rail hauls in the United States has jumped 16 per cent.
After the Mid-Week Get a Coke at the COTTAGE
Column
By Don Cousins
After great effort, a member of P.T.S finally succeeded in procuring the phone number of Virginia Urban, personable freshman at Corbin Hall. He recorded the precious number on a match-book cover, which he witlessly proceeded to pass on to a friend who 'wanted a light.' The book of matches, having been passed from smoker to smoker, has completely escaped the frantic scrutiny of the poor lad. Won't you help him, Virginia? Merely call 3332.
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Many of the newcomers of the V-12 engineer ranks are astounded by the fact that the most streamlined figures on the K.U. campus seem to offer the greatest resistance. Contrary to theory, isn't it, fellows?
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Lawrence's own Bob "Strong Man" Bayles challenged a Mr. Avery of P.T.7 to a friendly round of ju jitsu. Bob put his hands out. Crunch . . . Plop . . . Poor Bob!
Several of the coeds have remarked that the V-12 unit is comprised of gentle, non-aggressive boys. Don't jump at conclusions, girls; the boys have had awfully sore arms from those Saturday morning shots!
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Propoganda station V. W, reporting: Have you ever visited the great metropolis of Claffin, Kansas? Take it from me, you haven't lived until you've invaded that solid, censored town; that burg really jumps, Station V.W. (alias Virginia Wickert) is visiting her sister, Phyllis, at Corbin this weekend, and she brings the sad news that Claffin is out of beer. She tells us that even the Claffin dogs are trotting dejectedly up and down Main Street with tongues adrool. Incidentally fellows, Virginia will be a freshman at K.U. next fall.
Saturday night Mary Martha Hudelson was leaning out her window. She says she needed air, but in view of recent mysterious serenades, we wonder. Anyway, whatever the attraction was, it was so intriguing that her blood pressure was too potent for the window screen, and out she went!!—almost.
Where, or where, has our Betty Lou gone?
Court Takes $1 Per Day For Upkeep
There are four tennis courts south of Robinson gym which are closed now, but according to Forrest C. Allen, professor of physical education will be cleaned up and prepared for use if the demand merits it.
Do you need exercise? Is the mental strain of college getting the best of you? Then try one of the many tennis courts on the campus.
South of the stadium are courts which are being used this summer, and also one which has not been kept open because there has not been enough demand for it. Dr. Allen says that the best court on the campus is the one south of the stadium under the old elm tree.
There is no charge made for the use of the tennis courts, although it is quite expensive to keep them in good condition for use. Dr. Allen revealed that it costs an average of $1 a day to keep one court sprinkled, rolled and lined. The hard rainstorms that we had earlier this sum-
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The Army's change from brass to steel for munition cases saves 1.774 pounds of brass for each 100,000 rounds of ammunition.
WANT ADS
FOUND: Sheaffer fountain pen.
Call Jo Woolverton, 860.
LOST—In Union Fountain, Wednesday,
July 14, a black leather book sathel with zipper top. Valuable to owner. Please return immediately.
Reward, Bud Eastbridge, phone 1002.
KEEP 'EM FLYING
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We Are Doing
THE BEST WE CAN Under Overloaded Conditions
We hope by fall to again be able to give prompt service.
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'Strictly Scuttlebutt'
By Lt. (j.g.) C. V. McGuigan U.S.N.R.
A new highlight has been added to the local softball league, which, by the way, is traveling at a torrid pace. The new highlight was a game between the Navy Machinist's Mates and an all-star team composed of players from the other eight teams in the league.
And speaking of the Machinist's Mats ball team brings to our mind a farewell to one of the most popular diamond stars on the aggregation—Pharmacist Mate C.L. Castle. Castle left recently for sea duty with the United States fleet, and, in the future, will do his hitting directly against the Axis. The happy little Mississippi will be missed around the training school also—especially that deep southern drawl.
It's congrats to Yeoman M.P. Roberts, of the Machinist Mates school, who recently became the proud father of a six pound, nine ounce daughter, Patricia Ann. Mrs. Roberts, and her daughter are doing nicely, and yeoman Roberts is almost normal again.
A recent visitor to the Kansas campus, Ensign Joseph McDonald, gave a very interesting talk and demonstration to the machinist mates and V-12 boys on how to keep afloat after the "abandon ship" order is given. His knowledge of the subject is first hand, as he floated in the waters some two hours after the sinking of the aircraft carrier Wasp.
It's good-by to the 10th division and the 4th division of the Cooks and Bakers. Both leave a fine record behind them, and special credit should be given to the Cooks and Bakers, who have worked long and hard despite the unusually warm weather the last two weeks.
— BUY U.S. WAR BONDS —
Exam Offered For Merit System Supervisory Post
Still we hear words of praise of the recent Happy Hour, put on by the Oathe Naval Air Station. The Flying Jayhawk Review deserves many words of commendation, and it is the hope of all that they may return in the not too distant future.
An announcement has been released by the Kansas Joint Merit System council, offering an examination for the position of merit system supervisor. The examination is for the purpose of establishing a register for future vacancies, and the announcement sets forth a statement of the minimum qualifications for the position as well as the duties to be performed by the individual in that position. The position has a salary range of $270-$350.
All applications must be submitted on the official blank and be postmarked before midnight of Aug. 4, 1943, according to the announcement. Application blanks and announcements are available at the office of the Kansas Joint Merit System Council, Topeka, Kan.
Fine hair-like silk from the web of a Central American spider is used in American bombsights and optical instruments for cross-lines in the foci of the instruments.
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Agriculture uses such as ditching, land clearing, stump blasting and other farm activities consume 5.000,- 1000 pounds of dynamite a year.
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