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Friday, September 15, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Kansas Staff Photo by T. DEAN CAPLE
Publications Collection on Display in Flint Hall
Lee Young of J-School organized collection during summer
Years-Old Collection of Magazines Restored, Displayed by J-School
By WENDIE ELLIOT Kanean Staff Writer
On May 10, 1824, Robert L. Gilbert paid a nickel for a magazine on the newsstand. The magazine was Liberty and it was the first in a collection that was to be sold at 4,000 first-issue publications.
Gilbert, a 1923 journalism graduate of the University of Kansas, lent the collection to the Library of Congress. Foundation in 1854. Several years ago Lee F. Young, associate professor and associate dean of the School of Journalism, began work with Gilbert on display was no longer on display
"Apparently for some years she was in the room." Young said Thursday. "Later-I don't know when—it was more to a storeroom and I went to the bar."
YOUNG SAID he had not heard about the collection until Gilbert visited the School of Journalism during the summer of 1869.
During his visit, Young said, Gilbert spent some time in the journalism library talking to people from all over the world. He did not see his collection.
Gilbert wrote a letter to the Gilbert "express expressing extreme chagrin" that the collection was not being used, according to Young. Gilbert suggested that it the Gilbert collection if it was not wanted.
Young searched for the collection and found 3.100 Volume
Thieves Steal Photo of Prof From Snow
A large color photograph of the late H.B. Hungerford, for many years chairman of the entomology department, has been stolen from the lobby of Snow Hill and it hung for more than 17 years.
"But the frame was a good one and wonder if we could take the picture to get the frame, or just just for a prank," he said.
Robert E. Beer, professor of entomology, systematics and ecology, said recently that the picture, which cost several millions of dollars for Hungerford's retirement, had no value except as a memorial.
One, Number One issues of various magazines. Among them were first issues of "Esquire" and "Fortune."
"We hope that someone with a return the picture even within a few questions will be asked. We can replace the frame but the portrait in the image."
"Being a magazine man, I was always a supermarket setting the collection in order." Young said. "I wrote many books and made a lot to take care of the collection."
IN THE past two years more than 300 magazines have been added.
"It has become more than a Gilbert collection now," young said. Elmer Beth, professor of journalism who died in 1970, owned a collection of the first six books in which now are part of the collection.
Several students also have
broken hearts. The teacher,
home, he said. One girl, he said,
bought a box of old Saturday
Evening Posts for $10 at an
advertising company.
A KU alum who works for McGraw-Hill sent Young issues of an old trade magazine.
magazines such as Colliers and American. The oldest magazine in the files is an 1809 edition of Port Folio.
Young said the Gilbert Collection was not the permanent property of the School of Journalism.
Engineer Students Get Cash Prizes
Awards were presented to the top students in Mechanical Engineering classes 6 and 7 and day afternoon in Fowler Hall.
Based upon plates and drawings done in class last spring, the students selected received cash prizes.
Presenting the awards were Dean William Smith of the School of Engineering, Louis Burmeister, associate professor and acting chairman of the mechanical engineering department and Charles Baer, professor of mechanical engineering.
Tying for second place in ME 6, Engineering Graphics and Geometry, were Richard Pistorius, Topeka sophomore.
and Robert Loveland, Canton,
S.D. senior. Both received $10
Winning $25 for all place were R. David Wyatt, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sophomore, and Tai Lai, Republic of China, sophomore.
Student leaders at the University of Missouri plan to walk out of the 2 p.m. investiture ceremony today in Columbia for the formal installation of Dr. C. Joseph, as president of the university.
Those receiving awards from the ME 7 class, Introduction to Design, were John Holland, William Ritchie, Gene McCall, Laurinburg N.C. C., junior, $15, and for third were Tom Adamce, Leeward sophmore, and John David, Prairie Village sophmore, $5 each.
Tes-ying Mah, Wichita junior, was named top sophomore of the mechanical engineering by the Chemical Rubber Co.
Dan Viebs, president of the Missouri Student Association, said Thursday that all but three students in the ceremony had indicated that they would leave in protest to the allegedly forced resignation during the summer of Edwin Hutchins, former dean of student
Before the ceremony begins, students will also gather for a car wash and safety training administration building, where the ceremony will be conducted,
PLANS FOR a boycott came last week, when the Columbia Tribune released a copy of the minutes of a summer Board of Trustees meeting. The curators voted to recommend to Ratchford and Columbia chancellor Herbert W. Schooling that Hutchins be dismissed.
Angry MU Students Plan Protest
Hutchins resigned, saying he wanted to work on a book. At that time, the curators denied having any part in the resignation. Vieps said.
"The curators consistently denied any connection with the dismissal and the report has shown them to be false." he said.
One of the supposed reasons for Hitchins' dismissal was the curse that the dean's handling of war rally events during a ROC ceremony held in Washington.
Viets went before the Missouri Student last Wednesday and
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