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University Daily Kansen Thursday, Sept. 13, 1956
A Real Rarity-
Here's One KU Group That Loves Final Week
The thoughts of summer's pleasurers—swimming, fishing, boating, golfing, and the pursuing of idle interests—still may fill the minds and dreams of the more than 8,000 students enrolled in the University.
But the minds and dreams of the men who operate the KU Concessions yearn for the "good ole days" of tests, mid-semesters, and final week. Perhaps this seems unjustly cruel, but during these times the volume in concession sales climbs!
Actually these cigarette, coke and candy wizards have only the best interests of the students at heart. Although it does sound incredulous, the KU Concessions as a business makes very little profit during the school year; its operation is primarily a service to the starved and emaciated college lads and lassies who simply "must have" a quick coke for energy, one last tag for relaxation, one cup of coffee for eye-opening, or a package of gum for better concentration!
Divided Into Four
The concessions department of the Student Union is headed by Kevin A. Remick, and is divided into four areas of distribution. The usual line of concessions is sold at football and basketball games and at the counter in the main lobby of the Union. Other sales come through the machines placed at various strategic locations on campus and through the special service called night catering.
There are approximately 55 machines in different buildings on the Hill containing such delectable delicacies as cigarettes, Coca Cola, candy bars, peanuts, gum, milk, hot chocolate and coffee. Those uncanny little gadgets that deposit both the goodies and the correct change require one full-time attendant who is responsible for the continual process of repair work necessary
Students Help
Six students, working on a part-time basis, help to fill and clean the machines As one would expect, the machines in the basement of Strong Hall receive the greatest amount of attention—both from the customers and the concession employees.
The lack of knowledge in operation or the haste used in operation often causes the machines to become jammed. Slugs and foreign coins do not work in the machines.
Night catering, the biggest service rendered by KU Concessions, is under the direction of Jesse Pacheco. During school time, Mr. Pacheco may be seen driving across campus in a big white truck, usually kept full of cokes, hamburgers, apples, root beer, lemonade and potato chips for late snackers.
Night catering is done every evening, Sunday through Thursday. Mr. Remick reports that the girls of Corbin, Gertrude Selfards Pearson, and North College are the best customers on the regular route. He attributes this to the fact that most girls do not have access to a car.
The concessions truck will average from 35-40 trips to and from the Union each day as it transports supplies across Mt. Oread. The most popular items at night are hamburgers, limeades and root beers, with other items varying in popularity with the season.
Business Adviser Joins Kansan Staff
The Daily Kansan business adviser this year is George Link instructor of journalism. He replaces Gene Bratton, also an instructor, who accepted a teaching post at Wichita University.
Mr. Link recently completed work on his master's degree at Northwestern University. He will teach retail advertising and elements of advertising in addition to his advisory post. Mr. Link is married and has a young daughter. He has six years' newspaper experience, including a nine-month stay on the Honolulu, Hawaii, Star-Bulletin.
At Iowa State this year, coach Vince DiFrancesca will have 35 men who gained experience as a starter last year.
Economics Dept. Adds To Faculty
Six new faculty members have been added to the newly created separate department of economics at the University.
Dr. Manuel Gottlieb is associate professor and Dr. Clinton J. Warne is assistant professor. Harry Shafer and Harold E. Rife are instructors and Graham T. Hunt and Glenn H. Miller Jr., will be assistant instructors.
the department of economics, formerly administered through the School of Business, has been made a separate department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The major in economics leading to the A.B. degree has always been offered by the College.
Dr. Gottlieb, who has taught at the University of Kansas City the past four years, is the author of many articles appearing in professional journals and has had extensive governmental experience both in this country and in the overseas programs. He was a Littauer fellow at Harvard University, where he earned the Ph.D. degree in 1952. He holds the A.B. degree from the University of Minnesota, 1937, and the M.A. degree from the University of California, in 1939.
Dr. Warne was an instructor at KU for three years starting in 1951 and returns after serving as chairman of economics at Simpson College, Indianola, Ia. His teaching fields here will be transportation and consumer economics. He previously taught at the University of Nebraska for three years and holds the Ph.D. from that institution His A.B. degree is from the University of Colorado in 1947, and his M.A. is from Clark University in 1948.
Mr. Shafer has taught at the University of Alabama for six years. He holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from New York University and is completing his doctoral dissertation at that school. He also has taught at Concord College at Athens, W. Va.
Mr. Hunt is finishing work for the master of business administration degree at KU, and will then become a candidate for the Ph.D. degree. His undergraduate work was at Kansas State College after which he served a tour of duty as lieutenant in the Air Force.
Mr. Rife, who is finishing work for the doctorate degree at the University of Chicago, has taught at DePaul University and been an economist for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. He holds the A.B. degree form St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa, and the M.A. degree from the University of Arizona.
Miami, Fla. (UP)—A new tropical storm, 500 miles off the Florida coast, rapidly built up force today towards hurricane strength of 75 miles per hour. Storm Ethel, fifth tropical whirler of the season, posed no immediate threat to the U.S. mainland, the weather bureau said.
Mr. Miller is twice a KU alumnus, earning the A.B. degree in 1952 and the M.A. degree in 1954. He is now finishing service in the Army with an anti-aircraft unit at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
New Tropical Storm Seen Over Atlantic
A hurricane hunter plane located the storm's center over the Atlantic east of West Palm Beach, Fla., last Midnight, moving on a north-northeastward course toward the open sea.
GLAD IT'S NOT MINE—After rolling down the hill west of Dyche Museum about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, this car struck a tree. Jacklyn Ray Shue, Kansas City, Mo., freshman, the owner of the car, said she parked in Zone L behind the museum about 1 p.m.
Campus police said Dr. Raymond E. Hall, director of the Museum of natural history, found the Studebaker parked 10 to 15 feet from the
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curb. Dr. Hall nudged the car with his own, police said, and it jumped the curb. No one was injured. Police estimated $250 damage to the car. Shown inspecting the wreckage, from left are Richard Easton, Lawrence junior; Myron Margolis, Kansas City, Kans., sophomore; Alan Morris, Caney junior, and two unidentified students.
Med Students Help In Study
Blanche Geer, research associate for Community Studies, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., is attending classes and laboratories with University of Kansas School of Medicine freshmen as part of a sociological study of medical students.
Miss Geer will spend two months with the medical freshmen and will make frequent visits after that. Dr. Howard S. Becker, field director of the medical student project for research organization has been doing similar research with the advanced students at the KU Medical Center the past year. Dr. Everett Hughes, professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, will work with School of Medicine faculty this fall.
Studies are being made by various research groups of many jobs and professions for the first time, and this research on a medical student's experiences will be a pioneer work on the medical profession. The School of Medicine is the only school being used in the study.
Talmadge Wins Nomination Bid
Atlanta, Ga. (UP)—Herman Talmadge won a Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate today with a 4-to-1 vote.
His battle cry of "save the states" rights" won him a sweeping triumph over an old-time political foe, former acting Gov. M. E. Thompson, in a bid for the seat of retiring Sen. Walter F. George.
Young Talmadge, former two-term governor at 43, claimed the victory as a "mandate" showing the nation that Georgia will fight for school segregation.
Different Kind of Rain
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd made five visits to Antarctica between 1928 and 1956. However, scarcely more than half of the continent's 6,000,000 square miles has yet been seen by man.
CHICAGO—(UP)—A pilot flying above O'Hare field Wednesday night kept seeing rain and reported it to the control tower. Upon landing he discovered his "rain" was flecks of white paint sprayed on the aircraft earlier.
New Building Planned; Remodeling Finished
Blake annex is being remodeled at the present time to house the language sound laboratory. The project will be in progress for some time.. Blake annex was used for classrooms prior to the construction of Malott Hall.
Plans have been drawn up for the proposed School of Business building along with plans for a major remodeling of Blake Hall, and are in the state architect's office, Keith Lawton, director of physical plant operation, said Wednesday.
The common house fly will be the subject of research made possible through a federal grant to the department of entomology. A new laboratory has been constructed for this work under the west rear stairway of Hoch Auditorium.
Men's lockers have been installed in the basement of Robinson gym.
Listening rooms for student radio station KDGU have been installed in Flint Hall for students who are working to improve their announcing.
Black dirt will be hauled by the department of building and grounds to complete landscaping of Corbin Hall. Landscaping and plantings of greenery will continue for two or three seasons.
The third floor of Watkins Hospital has been remodeled to house the psychiatric staff. The floor was formerly a sunporch.
A major remodeling program in Fraser basement has been completed. Three offices on the first floor are being fitted with cabinets, and will be finished soon.
Med School Post To Loofbourrow
Dr. Guy N. Loofbourrow, assistant professor of physiology, has been appointed acting assistant dean of the University school of medicine and acting chairman of the department of physiology for the next year.
Dr. Loofbourrow will temporarily replace Dr. Kenneth Jochim who received a Fulbright award for a year's research at the Physiological Institute of Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
Dr. Loofbourrow received the A.B. degree from Park College, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan. He has taught at KU since 1948, when he came here from the faculty of the Rhode Island State College.
If You're Crafty, This Is For You
The third annual Kansas Designer Craftsmen show at the University will be held Oct. 28 through Nov. 16.
Approximately $700 in cash prizes will be awarded. The competition is open to any person who has resided in Kansas or Greater Kansas City at least one year. Original works produced in the past five years may be entered in the following mediums: ceramics, metal work, silversmithing, jewelry, enameling, bookbinding, textiles, furniture, woodturning, and sculpture in fire clay, stone, wood and metal.
Dr. Ray Faulkner, associate dean of the department of humanity and science at Stanford University, will be the judge.
Contemporary Art Now On Exhibit
A large exhibition of contemporary American art may be seen through Sept. 21 in the Museum of Art and the south lounge of the Student Union.
Sidney Edward A. Maser, director of the Museum of Art, said the display includes the work of widely acclaimed modern artists and that this is the first display of their work in this community. Included are works by Stuart Davis, Jack Levine, Loren Maclver, Hyman Bloom, Lyonel Feininger and Jackson Pollock.
The American Federation of Art is circulating the exhibit which is sponsored here by the museum and Student Union.
Better Than He Thought
WELLINGTON, Tex. — (UP)— Walt Winters has developed a pretty good wolf call. Practicing at the edge of a ravine, he was suddenly attacked by a large bobcat who knocked him down and scratched his face before running off.
Kansas' football collision here Sept. 29 with College of the Pacific will mark the first time these schools have met in any sport.