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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1942
The Editorial Page
Editorial On Sanitary Conditions In Lawrence Restaurants Is Continued
The Kansan today continues its report begun in Sunday's issue on sanitary conditions in restaurants patronized by University students and members of the Naval unit stationed on the Campus.
The report is the result of a cooperative inspection by a Kansan editorial writer and Joe L. Walker, county sanitarian, in the belief that such a move would work for the benefit of students' and service men's health. Restaurants have been classified according to a grading scale of A, B, C, D, and F. The report is entirely unbiased, and made with no malice toward the parties concerned. Restaurants are discussed in alphabetical order beginning where the writer left off Sunday.
The Hearth—Ranking high, this food-handling establishment maintained clean dining rooms and a spotless kitchen. The dish washing facilities approached a full agreement with state health regulations. The food handlers were very cleanly dressed. The glassware and dishes were stored on very clean shelves, away from the dust-bearing outside air. The food preparation approached perfection in cleanliness and exceeding care. The Hearth is graded "A."
The Green Lantern Cafe—The dining room of the cafe was kept clean. The back kitchen was disorderly, and food was exposed. The dish washing was questionable as to regulation conformity. The food-handlers in the kitchen wore soiled aprons and the utensils were not properly cleansed. No visible efforts were being made to improve the unsanitary conditions of this cafe despite warnings of health officials. The Green Lantern Cafe is graded "C minus."
The Jayhawk Cafe—The fountain glasses were spotted and showed signs of improper drying. The butter was kept behind the counter in an open container, and was exposed to the atmosphere. The kitchen was kept clean, and the floors of the entire restaurant were free from dirt and foreign material. The dish washing procedure was not quite acceptable by state regulations, but the actual preparation of food was very sanitary. The Jayhawk Cafe is graded "B."
Johnny's Place—The glassware washing facilities behind the fountain were not in proper working order. Since the cafe recently changed in management, the facilities for handling food were not yet in order, and the new manager stated that they were handling no food—and would not until properly prepared. Evidences of the presence of rats in the building were obvious. The fountain was somewhat disorganized. Because of the confusion involved in the establishment's changing hands, Johnny's Place is graded "C minus."
The Rock Chalk Cafe—The cafe used a fairly good three-process glass washing, but the glassware at the fountain was spotted. The pastry shelves were exposed, and the investigator saw two cockroaches there. The butter was exposed in an open bowl, and there were foreign particles upon it. The dish washing procedure was capable of being good. The walls and ceilings were semi-clean, but there were cobwebs in the pantry used for storing
--dishes. The floors and booths of the cafe were clean. The Rock Chalk Cafe rates a "C minus."
Just Wondering
How about these professors who demand that class members be on time at their courses, then hold them five minutes overtime so that they are late to their next hour classes?
The Student Union Fountain — The glasses were fairly clean, only a few being found that were spotted. The fountain syrups were exposed. One fountain attendant was seen squeezing limes with his fingers instead of using a sanitary squeezer. The dish washing process at the fountain was very good. A sanitary board-grating covered the floor behind the fountain. The milk-cooling box was partially filled with dirty water. The Student Union fountain is graded "B."
Wiedemann's Health authorities believe the strong odor that was encountered by inspectors as they entered this establishment originated beneath the basement floor. Its exact cause was not determined. At the fountain, syrups were exposed, glass washing facilities were poor, and food refuse was scattered about. The back kitchen was only slightly better than the fountain in respect to cleanliness. The stored meats were kept in their original paper wrappings. A quantity of food was lying exposed in the kitchen. Wiedemann's gets the grade of "D."—D.S.
New York papers featured in scare headlines the horror story of our great war sacrifice—the limiting of coffee to one cup a day. Such sacrifice must have chilled the bones of the Russians, English, and Chinese.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas
Publisher ... John Conard
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-chief ... J. Donald Keown
Associate Editors ... Bob Coleman, Bill Feeney,
Ralph Coldren, Dean Sims,
Matt Heuertz
Feature Editor
Joe Milli
Feature Editor ... Joy Miller
NEWS STAFF
Managing Editor ... Glee Smith
Campus Editors ... Dale Robinson, Scott
Hookins, Eleanor Fry
Sports Editor ... Milo Farneti
Society Editor ... Ruth Tippin
News Editor ... Dean Sims
Sunday Editor ... Virginia Tieman
Picture Editor ... Miriam Abele
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager ... Oliver Hughes
Advertising Manager ... John Pope
Advertising Assistant ... Charles Taylor, Jr.
Who wrote this?
On the back side of a piece of the paper were the following questions and answers:
Q. Is Jeanne Popham (Kappa) going steady?
A. (in short): Think not. Will find out.
Q. Please do and will you let me know?
A: Yes.
The paper happened to belong to Bob Douce, Phi Gam, and he didn't know the answers.
*****
There is a feud brewing at Corbin hall.
When the words to "White (K U) Christmas" were printed recently in the Kansan, Marjorie Henry claimed that Mary L. Dillenbach, credited with writing the words, had stolen her work. It seems that Marjorie had contributed the word "fatal" to the parody and insisted on having her share of credit.
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Miss Sara Laird, in her Narration and Description class, was debunking a spiritualist.
"He claimed he could call spirits from the deep," she announced. Then with a twinkle in her eye, she added: "I can call them, too, but will they come????"
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