Daily hansan
55th Year, No.130
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
J. C. Penney Says-
Tuesday, April 22, 1958
For New Business, Use Old Standards
James Cash Penney, 82-year-old founder of the world's largest dry goods company and honorary chairman of the J. C. Penney Co. told 300 persons in a lecture in the Kansas Union Monday afternoon that the best rule for business success was the Golden Rule.
Mr. Penney, whose lecture here was sponsored by the Marketing Club, was welcomed with a standing ovation from the crowd made up of students, faculty members and other guests.
Speaking on the subject "The Education of A Merchant," Mr. Penney said magic formulas and shortouts do not bring business success.
"The basic principles of good business have been proved over and over again so many times that it is hard for me to see how anyone can ignore them."
"The elements of success are simple, but not easy," he stated.
A liking for his fellowmen, creative insight, the courage to sacrifice a temporary gain for the sake of a permanent one, the ability to learn from mistakes. and
integrity and industry are the qualities found in a successful businessman, he said.
Mr. Penney, who founded the J. C. Penney Co. in 1902 and developed it into a chain of over 1700 stores, said the standards of a merchandising business should be as high as any profession.
"The businessman must pride himself on his ability to give the people of his community what they need and want; not on what he may be able to force upon them through his selling ability."
The field of merchandising demands capable persons of high character, he said.
"Instead of stooping to the level of a behind-the-counter job, many people find they are forced to rise to it."
Cardboard Pavilion Goes Down The Drain
The half-shell cardboard pavilion erected for the 1958 Engineering Exposition by the departments of architectural engineering and architecture has become a rainy-weather casualty. It was dismantled Monday afternoon.
Donald Dean, assistant dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, said the cardboard had been weakened by rain over the weekend and had sagged so much that it would not be desirable to continue testing it for the rest of the year.
Original plans for the structure were that it was to be sprayed with fiber glass to make it completely waterproof.
A conflict in planning prevented the application of the fiber glass before the exposition.
Prof. Dean said another cardboard shell would probably be built for testing next fall.
Elections Are Over, But There's Still Work To Do
Although the spring elections are over, the Elections Committee still has work to do. The committee is at work now checking out the listed expenses of the political parties against actual expenses, to determine whether either party went over the All Student Council limit for campaign costs
British Historian To Deliver Humanities Talk
Dr. Maurice Ashley, British historian and journalist, will deliver a Humanities Series lecture on "The Greatness of Cromwell," at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in Fraser Theater.
Dr. Ashley is the author of five books about the 17th century English conservative dictator, and is chairman of the Cromwell Assn. This year is the 300th anniversary of Oliver Cromwell's death.
Dr. Ashley is on the staff of the British Broadcasting Corp. and is deputy editor of its publication, The Listener. He formerly was an editorial writer on The Manchester Guardian, editor of Britain Today, and an editorial staff member of The London Times.
Dr. Ashley will speak to the History Club on "How and How Not to Write History" at 7 p.m., Monday, April 28, in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. That evening, he will be dinner guest of Phi Alpha Theta, history honorary society.
DR. MAURICE ASHLEY
During his visit to the KU campus, he will also talk to classes in history, English, home economics (Engagement and Marriage), journalism, and radio-TV. He will also be interviewed on KANU, the University FM radio station.
SPRING IN THE WEST—Three KU foreign students enjoy the spring scenery near Potter Lake. Mary Tint, Rangoon, Burma graduate student, snaps a picture of Jong Woo Han, Seoul, Korea graduate student and Yoko Tajima, Osaka, Japan graduate student. (Daily Kansan photo)
Honor Convocation Dropped This Year
KU's traditional honors convocation will not be held this year. In its place, a special section of The Daily Kansan, to be published in early May, will list the names of all students on the fall semester honor rolls, names of students elected to honor societies during the year, and a listing of students awarded scholarships and awards during the school year.
The convocation was discontinued, for this year at least, because of low attendance in the past. In some cases, even the students to be honored didn't appear for the convocation.
The cost of the special section of The Daily Kansan will be about equal to that of the convocation Tom Yoe, director of public relations, said Monday.
Extra copies of the special section will be printed so that each student may have a copy, and copies may be mailed to high schools and home towns of honor students.
Honor societies whose members will be named in the special section are Phi Beta Kappa, liberal arts and sciences; Alpha Omega Alpha medicine; Beta Gamma Sigma, business; Delta Phi Alpha, German; Omicron Nu, home economics; Order of the Coif, law; Phi Alpha Theta history; Phi Lambda Upsilon, chemistry; Rho Chi, pharmacy; Sigma
The committee must submit a report to the ASC within two weeks of the election.
Jack Davis, Topeka senior and chairman of the committee, said members were checking the bills and receipts the parties turned in to the Business Office, and were checking estimated costs of campaign posters against the bills submitted.
Low this morning 37. Low Monday 54, high 68.
At present, there is some confusion as to who is responsible for the poster expenses of the write-in candidates, John Downing, Kansas City, Mo. junior, and Carol Plumb, Overland Park junior, who were elected student body president and vicepresident.
It remains undecided whether expenses should be paid by the candidates or the Vox Populi party.
Weather
Cold rain with winds shifting to northerly west portion tonight and rain becoming mixed with snow extreme northwest tonight. Warmer east tonight. Wednesday windy, cloudy and colder with occasional rain most of state. Low tonight 30s northwest to 40s east. High Wednesday 40s northwest to near 60 southeast.
Should You Pay To Park?
The new coin-operated automatic parking gate in the Kansas Union's east parking lot has developed two lines of campus opinion a Daily Kansan poll showed Monday.
The lot, previously for visitors only, is now open to any student or faculty member who wishes to enjoy an unlimited period of ticket free parking for the price of 50 cents.
Keith Lawton, director of physical plant operations, said Tuesday that the gate was not installed primarily to produce revenue.
The questions of whether the gate has been paying for itself and whether the lot has received maximum use have been raised.
"The reason we put a 50 cent gate there was to make the lot restrictive enough so there would always be a space available to students and faculty members who had a need to park there," he said.
Use of the parking lot, which was slow at first, is picking up, he said.
"It is impossible to forecast any possible future use. There does seem to be a definite upward trend."
The 50-cent parking privilege is an improvement for campus personnel, Mr. Lawton stated.
"We now are better off than we were," he said. Before, we couldn't park there at all without getting a ticket. Now, emergency needs may be translated into a dollar-and-cent matter of paying to park to solve the problem."
Students interviewed, who thought the toll gate was to exclude students, said there is a principle involved.
Some of their comments were:
Richard Harrington, Niles senior—"I'd walk a long way before I would use the toll gate. The idea of a barrier has an unfavorable psychological impact on me. Meters would be better."
William Nichols, Independence, Mo. senior— "I'm against the principle of a charge for parking. I would be glad to pay an extra dollar in my registration fees to keep the lot running. If money is needed, $8,000 each semester from student fees should help out the University."
One fifth of the students polled indicated that there were emergencies or conditions under which they would be glad to use the lot.
One student, who didn't want his name used, said, "If it was pouring rain, I was late for a class, and I had a load of books, I think the lot world be worthwhile."
Delta Pi, Spanish; Sigma Xi, science;
Tau Beta Pi, engineering; Tau Sigma Delta, architecture; Pi Delta Phi,
French; Pi Kappa Lambda, music;
Pi Lambda Theta, women in education;
Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematics;
Pi Sigma Alpha, political science.
To Select SUA Officers Today
Applicants for Student Union Activities officers will be interviewed, by the Union Operating Committee at 7 p.m. in the Kansas Union. During the committee business meeting the SUA president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer for next year will be chosen from ten students who applied earlier this month.
The new officers and graduating seniors on the SUA board will meet Thursday to select eight new board members. Applicants for officers and board members submitted written forms stating reasons for applying, number of hours carried and campus activities.
The committee will base appointments on merit, work and particular talents. All positions will be held for the entire 1958-59 school year.
The Union Operating Committee is composed of seven students appointed by the All Student Council, the student body and SUA presidents, three alumni, five faculty or staff members and the president of the Memorial Corporation. Three Union staff members attend meetings but do not have a vote.
To Hold Part Two Of Speech Contest
Informative speaking, the second part of the Intramural Speaking Contest open to all organized houses, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Strong Auditorium.
The contest is sponsored by the speech and drama department and the Forensic League. Trophies will be awarded.
On Wednesday, April 30, the contest will end with argumentative speeches. For further information, or to apply, go to 116 Strong.