Yugoslavia to give Watson $12,000 in books yearly
KU is one of 12 American universities selected by the Library of Congress to receive $12,000 worth of books from Yugoslavia annually.
According to James Helyar, head of acquisitions for Watson Library, this means approximately 3,500 books will be added each year to the library's present 4,000 volumes.
"Under this plan," Helyar said, "KU will receive nearly all the scholarly books published in Yugoslavia from the beginning of 1967."
ALTHOUGH MANY departments will benefit by the new books, the department of slavic and soviet area studies probably will derive the most advantage.
"This is the first breakthrough in obtaining Yugoslav materials for research," said Dr. Oswald P. Backus, acting chairman of the department. "It will put KU at the forefront in slavic studies.
"The program will allow the University to build up a distinguished library in Yugoslav studies which will help to attract new staff members."
Backus pointed out that this should work better than the former system of hiring experts and then trying rapidly to accumulate an extensive library for their use.
The slavic and soviet studies department presently has 21 full-time staff members. Backus estimates that KU ranks twelfth nationally in this area.
"ABOUT SIX YEARS ago, our position was higher," Backus said, "then other universities that had been a little backward, particularly Yale University and the University of Illinois, began modernization.
"Now, according to Washington evaluations, we're beginning to come back up."
Another windfall for the department. Backus said, came in an increase of its National Defense Education Act (NDEA) grant that will up the 1957-63 budget by 20 per cent.
In penny candy days, KU directory was free
By STEVE RUSSELL.
Back in the days of penny candy, nickel beer and 25 cent lunches the KU student directory was free.
Actually, it wasn't that long ago when the book-bound list of students was obtainable by merely showing the student identification card.
The first record of any change in the University's policy of a directory for every student appeared in the University Daily Kansan in 1946.
An article that appeared in the Dec. 5, UDK announced the directories would be sold in the student book store for 30 cents a copy. Cost increases were given as the reason for the price.
"INCREASED PRINTING costs and this year's record enrollment have pushed production costs to triple that of former years . . . In former years the appropriations from the University and the All Student Council, in addition to advertising revenue, made it possible to provide the free directories, Anne Scott, of the ASC publications committee, explained.
However, just before the 1946-47 book was to be placed on sale the administration stepped in and overruled the ASC's decision to change the students.
An article in the Dec. 9,1947 UDK declared,"The student directory will be free,not sold, this year.
"That was the decision today of the University administration, which because of an obvious violation of the All Student Council,' overruled an ASC arrangement to sell the directories for 30 cents each, through the Student Bookstore."
THE RULING ON the directories came at the last minute, as 900 copies of the 7,000 printed that year already had been delivered to the Bookstore for sale
According to the article it was Karl Klooz, University bursar, who prohibited the sale. He did it on the basis of an ASC constitution provision—Section 8, Chapter 5, of Bill Number six—which read, "the cost of the directory shall be borne by the council except that a charge may be made for the publication of material in addition to students' names (advertising)."
Klooz said, "If the students are to have a council and a constitution, then they should see to it their leaders live up to that constitution. The constitution specifically says the book will be free, so why should students pay for it twice."
There seems to be no further record of when the directory actually was placed on sale instead of being given away. The last evidence to when it was still free is a clipping from the Oct. 23, 1950, UDK.
"DISTRIBUTION OF the student directory began at 1 p.m. today at the Union bookstore and the rotunda of Strong Hall.
"Students may get copies by showing their identification card at either of the distribution points."
points.
Today the directory, because of inflation and printing cost rises,
is sold from the Union Bookstore for 50 cents a copy.
Helyar made the KU request for the books and is handling the program.
The books originally became available to American universities through a U.S. trade agreement with Yugoslavia.
Yankee role is club topic
"American Impact on World Politics" will be the topic of a panel discussion at the KU International Club (I-Club), Saturday evening in the Kansas Union.
The panel will feature KU professors and international students including Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science; David Finch, English graduate student; Pei Tsih "Sammy" Liu, Formosa graduate student, and Farah Gedieh, Somaliian senior.
Felix Moos, associate professor of anthropology, discussion moderator, explained the aim of the discussion:
"The main aim of the discussion," he said, "is to find out what, if any, impact the United States has on any country." It is also to see, he went on, how the economics and politics of other countries are changed by the influence of the United States.
The I-Club program for the evening will also include "Fitar" music from Pakistan, a puppet show and dance.
HEFTY CAESAR CAUSES CHANGE IN SCRIPT
LIVERPOOL, England —(UPI)
The script read "exit Caesar,
carried," but Tom Garratt, "Caesar"
of the local Amateur Dramatic Society, weighs 220 pounds and fellow amateurs rebelled at trying to hoist him. The script was changed to read, "two Romans enter with stretcher and bear off assassinated Caesar."
SUA ART FORUMS
offers a tour of the exhibition "Art Treasures of Turkey"
under the sponsorship of The Nelson Art Gallery
tour conducted by Dr. Chu-Tsing Li professor of Art History, Kansas Univ.
Saturday, Feb. 25th
limited number of tickets available at the SUA Office, Kansas Union until Friday afternoon 5:00 p.m. bus tickets $1.00 bus leaves Kansas Union at 9:00 a.m. will return to KU at 12:30 p.m.
Journal seeks funds for student research
Contributions are now being taken for KU's annual journal of undergraduate research. Search.
Search, a journal published entirely by KU students, provides an opportunity for undergraduates at KU with special projects to publish a description of their work or a summary of their results. Thus people on and off campus can become familiar with the opportunities at KU. Any KU student may submit an original manuscript on any research project.
Search is distributed to interested KU students, high schools in Kansas, and university libraries throughout the United States.
Delbert Shankel, assistant dean of the College, said the editors of Search are anxious to have students turn in papers.
"ANY PAPER containing original research can be submitted," said Shankel.
Papers prepared for classes may be acceptable though they may need some revision before submission. Papers published elsewhere cannot be printed verbatim, though a new paper dealing with the same subject is often acceptable. Papers from all
schools and divisions of the University will be welcomed by the committee.
After preliminary screening by the editors, papers will be submitted to faculty members in an appropriate field for criticism. Final selection will be made on the basis of these criticisms and the opinions of the editors as to the general excellence of the paper. Authors of selected papers will receive a subscription to a scientific journal of their choice.
GOOD START
Although there is no deadline, manuscripts must be submitted to the College office, Room 206 Strong, by March 10, 1967, to be assured of consideration.
LOS ANGELES—(UPI)—Fred Schaus, coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Easketball Association, led the Ft. Wayne Pistons in scoring in his first two years in the professional league.
Daily Kansan Friday, February 24, 1967
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