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University Daily Kansan
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Only Click-Click To Some, But Turnstiles Mean More
Click-click. click-click.
Some of you may not know what that sound means but to you who study in the undergraduate room of Watson Library it could only mean one thing—turnstiles.
The three turnstiles in the library click hundreds of times a day as students enter and leave the room. And they click for a twofold purpose—to keep track of the outward flow of books and to channel the heavy movement of students between classes.
Lost too many books "Before these turnstiles were installed we were losing too many books," Robert Vosper, director of libraries, said. "If we had 75 copies of one particular book, 60 of them would be gone before we knew it. Our job is to supply books to the students and we couldn't do that very well when they kept disappearing.
The turnstiles, however, didn't completely solve the missing book problem. The situation finally became so bad a year ago, with the Western Civilization books, that library personnel had to remove the "hot" books from the shelves and place them behind the counter.
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"We decided to install the turnstiles to urge the students, if not compel them, to come out past the check-out counter," he said.
"The plan has worked very well and we are quite pleased with it."
"This move was one of the factors influencing the change in the Western Civilization reading program," Mr. Vosper said. Under the new plan students enrolled in the course purchase some of the readings and are dependent on the library for only part of them.
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No Traffic Problem Now
No Traffic Problem Now Movement of traffic between classes is facilitated by the use of these turnstiles, Mr. Vosper said. The two-way traffic is kept moving and the out-going students can line up by the desk.
The turnstiles were installed about three years ago as part of a general remodeling plan for the undergraduate room. Library officials felt that students should have a comfortable and attractive place to study and not just tables and chairs.
Graduation Flowers Now Being Grown
Some 1,500 geranium plants are filling the KU greenhouses as part of the advance preparation for commencement, although this event is still some five months away.
These plants make up the traditional crimson and blue floral arrangement that is put in Memorial Stadium for the ceremony.
The flowers were planted last October, and their growing period has been accurately timed so they will be ready to bloom around the first of June. Floyd Weinburg, who is in charge of the greenhouses takes care of the plants and oversees their development.
Docking Reception Attended By 300
Over 300 persons attended the Docking for Governor Club reception in the Crystal Ballroom of the Eldridge Hotel Tuesday evening. The reception honored Gov.-elect and Mrs. George Docking.
Others in the reception line were Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDonald, Douglas County Democratic committee chairman, and Mrs. Georgia Neesie Clark Gray.
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. — (UF)
— The General Assembly meets today to act on a 24-nation demand for a new committee to make a sweeping investigation of Soviet interference in the Hungarian revolt.
U.N. Will Discuss Hungary Revolt
The measure would set up a 5-nation committee "to investigate and to establish and maintain direct observation in Hungary and elsewhere."
Fire caused an estimated $1,250,-000,000 loss in the United States during 1956. This compares with the previous high of $1,140,768,000 in 1955.
"There were no open stacks for undergraduates," Mr. Mosper said, "only reserved books." The room then was dreary and looked like an old high school library. Neither the students nor the library officials liked it, so we did something about it," he said.
"We are very satisfied with the way the undergraduate room has turned out and with the way the turnstiles have helped things," he said. The books on open shelf and the turnstiles are a compromise so we can keep the books before the students with the least amount of red tape," Mr. Vosper explained. "Now the student must have a sense of social responsibility to leave the books there."
"We wanted to fix a place where the students would feel they could go and read more than they actually had to, more than just the reserve readings. Now we have an increase of 30 per cent each semester of books that are read in addition to the reserve books."
The French government has made available 40 assistantships and 30 fellowships to U. S. citizens.
French Offers To Study Awards
Appointees must have sufficient funds to pay their passage to and from France. They may, however, apply for Fulbright travel grants.
Additional information and a limited number of application forms are available in 306 Fraser. The deadline for applications is Feb.1, 1957.
To be eigible for an assistantship a good knowledge of French is needed along with a bachelor's degree, a good moral character and good health. A salary of 2,700 to 3,100 francs (about $220-600) a month will be paid to those receiving assistantships.
To be eligible for a fellowship grant the same conditions apply as for an assistanship, and in addition the applicant must have a master's degree and a capable command of French. The fellowships are available in all fields of study with a salary fo 30,000 francs ($5,790) for nine months.
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Senior Cakewalk Was 'Big Stuff'
What has happened to the Senior Cakewalk? This used to be a major campus tradition every spring. At first it was strictly a senior party, but it enlarged through the years to finally include all the students. Top name bands provided the music and the attendance was usually very big.
In 1925 the event became the first one-o'clock party at the University since 1897. Also this was the year when the Senior Cakewalk became a dance instead of a party and was open to the rest of the school.
Yes, Virginia, There Is Justice GREENWICH, Conn. — (UP) Judge John Knox said he was happy to collect an error he made 15 months ago. He credited a $5 overcharge on a drunkenness fine to the prisoner's new fine for disorderly conduct.
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Among the bands which played for the dance through the years were Bob Crosby, Bobby Meeker, and Fletcher Henderson. It was always the final big social event of the year.
What young people are doing at General Electric
Young engineer pioneers new ways to use x-ray
A new x-ray inspection system which intensifies an x-ray image more than 10,000 times in brightness and transmits it to a conventional TV screen has been developed recently by General Electric. When perfected, it may enable medical specialists to perform "long-distance" diagnosis on patients in remote areas.
One of the principal men who developed x-ray television - called TVX for short - is Dr. John E. Jacobs, Manager of the Advanced Development Laboratory of General Electric's X-Ray Department in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jacobs' Work Is Important, Responsible
As an electronics specialist, Dr. Jacobs' work in the past has been devoted to the study of photoconductors—substances whose properties change under the influence of radiation and the use of x-ray in industrial inspection. This in turn led to his development of the x-raysensitive camera tube used in TVX.
His present administrative duties with the Advanced Development Lab allow him more time for teaching others what he has learned. He now teaches the second-year graduate course at Northwestern in vacuum-tube networks, and has recently been named McKay Visiting Professor for 1957 by the University of California at Berkeley, where he will give a two-week series of lectures on photoconduction.
27,000 College Graduates at General Electric
Since his youth, when he was a licensed radio "ham," John Jacobs has been devoted to the study of electricity and electronics. Like each of our 27,000 college graduates, he is being given the chance to grow and realize his full potential. For General Electric has long believed this: when fresh young minds are given the freedom to develop, everybody benefits - the individual, the Company, and the country.
Educational Relations, General Electric Company, Schenectady 5, New York