Parking registration is 'sticker' business By KEN MEADE Kansan Staff Writer More than one KU student or faculty member has found that dealing with the Traffic and Security Office sometimes just doesn't pay. In one such losing battle, J. Lawrence Day, professor of journalism, found himself ticketed and fined $30 after following the rules to the letter. Last summer, Day bought a small foreign made car in which the driver is seated on the right side. Day dutifully registered his car with the campus officials, receiving in the process a registration sticker and a booklet of rules and regulations set forth by the Traffic and Security Office. Following the directions stated in Section II, article B of the booklet, "Registrants will receive an identification sticker . . . valid only when displayed from the inside in the lower corner of the back glass on the driver's side," Day affixed the sticker to his car β€”on the right side. Some time later, a campus traffic officer checking the parking zone behind Flint Hall ticketed Day's car. One ticket charged him with the violation of a restricted area regulation, and the other with failure to register the car, though the registration sticker was prominently displayed on the right side. 2 KANSAN June 30 1970 Day took the two tickets to the Traffic and Security Office in Hoch Auditorium, and was told to take the tickets to one of the traffic control booths on campus. The officers in the booth told him to take the tickets to Hoch Auditorium. After the running back and forth became tedious, Day decided to forget the whole thing. Nothing was said for about two months, until Day received two new tickets, this time marked "Not Registered" and "No Permit." All this time, the registration sticker and zone parking permit were peeking innocently from behind the glass on the driver's side. Day ignored the two new tickets also. Recently, he received a letter from the Traffic and Security Office, calling attention to his "Excessive Violations" and requesting payment for $30 in accumulated fines. DOWNTOWN PLANT 202 W. 6th VI 3-4011 DRIVE-IN AND COIN OP 900 Miss. VI 3-5304 COIN OP. LAUNDRY 19th and La. 9th and Miss. PICK UP STATION 2346 Iowa VI 3-9868 FREE SPEED READING LESSON at the Holiday Inn Raise Your Reading Rate 50-100% FREE For information about our Special 4-Week Course in July call VI 3-6426. Photo by Ken Meade Tuesday Wednesday Friday 3:00 3:00 3:00 5:30 5:30 5:30 8:00 8:00 8:00 EVELYN WOOD READING DYNAMICS After collecting $30 worth of accumulated fines, Day moved the sticker from its proper position according to the rules, to its accustomed, though in this case improper, position. A copy of the letter was sent to Lee F. Young, acting dean of the school of journalism. Day was finally able to see Captain John M. Thomas, director of Traffic and Security. Thomas said he felt he must support the officers in their interpretation of the law, and could not invalidate the tickets. So Day still owes the fines, Thomas still backs his officers, and a date is to be set with the traffic and security tribunal for a final judgment. "I'm sure everyone involved here is a person of good will," Day said. "This situation shows what problems can develop in our modern society." And the registration sticker and permit? They're now displayed in the lower left side on the right-hand drive car, and Day anxiously awaits his next ticket β€” this time probably marked "Improper Display." In 1914, the proportion of field artillery to infantry was one gun to 1,000 rifles. COFFEE HOUSE OPENING July 3rd $1/head cover Located on the 2nd floor across from Winters Chew Featuring CHET NICKLES on Folk Guitar and Vocals β˜… D I G I T ! β˜… 735 1/2 New Hampshire