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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Feb. 6, 1959
STILL SOME LEFT—Ralph E. Buglewicz, Overland Park junior, gazes at an almost-empty bookshelf in the Kansas Union Book Store. Other shelves in the picture, however, indicate there
are still plenty of books left for most courses. Only a few shelves are completely empty to disappoint students and most of these will be restocked soon, bookstore attendants say.
Book Store Hits Normal Pace After Week of Rush Sales
After a week of frenzied activity, the Kansas Union Book Store is gradually returning to normal. However, not all problems of the enrollment rush have been solved.
J. J. Newecomb, Union Book Store manager, said that there are still shortages of books for several courses. One business administration course, for example, doubled in enrollment over last semester and there is a great shortage of text-books for the course. He said there is also a shortage of books for an art history course and several political science courses.
"Class enrollment is the type of thing that no one can predict," he said. "We try to keep track during enrollment of those courses that are running low on books and order more. I've spent every night since enrollment in the office trying to catch up."
Mr. Newcomb said he had telegraphed publishers twice recently in an effort to get more books.
"Every semester I send four or five pages of telegrams.
"It will take the publishers four or five days to fill the orders."
Travel Group Offers Excitement and Culture
Travel folders are popping up like spring flowers in college towns.
They describe travel as being broadening, fun, romantic, exciting and inexpensive.
They will travel by bus, bike, boat and thumb to reach their destinations.
The NSA encourages the summertime globetrotters to spend time with students in the countries visited.
The United States National Student Association offers "budget" tours for students interested in a foreign country's art, history, music or language.
Travel has become an important extracurricular activity for American college students. Indications are that 80,000 students will visit foreign countries this summer.
The NSA's Educational Travel, Inc., is a non-profit corporation with educational and cultural improvements in mind.
An analysis of the freshman class at the University of Kansas indicates that quantity need not exclude quality.
Quality Emerges From Big Classes
Five of the 16 high school seniors who were awarded National Merit Foundation scholarship chose KU.
Books that are not needed usually are returned to the publisher. Publishers allow the bookstore 60 to 90 days in which to return unused books.
More than half the freshman class finished in the top quarter of their high schools and 25.4 per cent ranked in the top ten per cent of their high school class.
James K. Hitt, registrar and director of admissions, said, "The myth that a large student body means mediocre students explodes when exposed to the facts."
"However, only 20 per cent of the original order can be returned," he said. Books that will be used the next semester are kept by the bookstore."
really not a large percentage of courses we run out of books for. We have many courses with more books than are needed."
There are approximately 2,500 natural gas producing companies in Texas.
During enrollment the bookstore has a staff of 50——double the regular semester staff of 25. The staff is now restocking the shelves with the regular stock.
The students traveling with NSA visit only a select few countries, rather than taking a quick glimpse at many. In this way,the organization hopes that the students' trip will be educational as well as fun and exciting.
"It will take at least a week and a half to get rearranged," Mr. Newcomb explained.
Mr. Newcomb said he will be happy to see the new addition to the Union completed.
"It will double the book department's space, thus allowing a better display of books and more variety," he said. "We will be able to carry a better selection of reference books which we haven't been able to do much with."
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Rumors Are True; Medical School Tough
Boy, the rest of the University has it easy. This might be the observation of some of the medical students taking their first year at KU.
Students in the School of Medicine take their first year of training on the Lawrence campus before
Groups Promote National Ad Week
National Advertising Week. Feb.
8-14, will be given recognition by
two KU professional advertising
organizations, Alpha Delta Sigma
and Gamma Alpha Chi.
A coordinated nation-wide campaign will stress the theme of "More Jobs — Better Products — Lower Prices! Advertising Works For You!"
The culmination of the week's activities at KU will be a dinner at 7 p.m. Friday in the Oread Room of the Kansas Union.
John Barton, vice president and copy director of Potts-Woodbury Inc. Advertising in Kansas City, Mo., will be the dinner speaker. Reservations for the $2 dinner must be made by Feb. 12 at the Daily Kansan business office.
A number of guest speakers will meet with advertising classes in the School of Journalism during the week.
As part of the recognition during the week, the advertising fraternities are using an advertising campaign to emphasize the benefits to students. They will accomplish this by means of posters, Daily Kansan ads, television and radio commercials, and a special display in the Kansas Union.
going to the Medical Center in Kansas City.
A separate curriculum along with having to leave late for vacations and return early help make this school a tough one, David McKnight, Lawrence medical student, said.
Robert C. Keys, Darien, Conn,
medical student said he believed one
of the main differences in first-year
medicine to be that the medical
classes do not have a set time limit
as other classes do.
"A teacher starts lecturing when he wants to, and stops when he is through," Keys said.
"You are notified by letter if you have done unsatisfactorily on a test," he said.
Larry L. Morgenstern, Lawrence, said the School of Medicine has a practice of not notifying students of the results of examinations.
"The lecture and laboratory classes are much more informal than those of other schools of the University, with the students taking the time necessary to complete the work or study," he continued. "There are no 'shotguns,' as such."
Outlining several of the courses taken by the KU medical student, Richard Easton, Lawrence, said he had made no decision about medical specialization.
Summing up the thoughts of many of the medical students, Easton said, "Most of us just worry about getting out of the first year."
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A graduate fellowship in geology with a stipend of $1,500, payment of fees, and $750 for unrestricted use to the University, was placed by the California Co., New Orleans, La.
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