Publishers blamed for troubles
Publisher are usually at fault when books are late in arriving, said James Christman, manager of the Kansas Union Bookstore.
"Some publishers are much faster to deliver than others," he said. "If a book is out of print when we order it, it's naturally going to take longer for us to receive it."
Chrestman added that there
had been fewer complaints of books not arriving or orders being too small to fill class needs this semester than in the past three years. He attributed this partly to the fact that the bookstore had begun ordering by computer.
Instructors must place orders for books five months before the
tape. Except in the cases of foreign publishing companies, orders are printed by computer and held until after students sell their books. Orders to foreign publishers are processed by hand and placed as soon as they are typed.
If a book is required for a class, the bookstore always orders extra copies to cover students who enroll late.
Books recommended but not required are ordered in quantities equal to half the estimated size of the class. Christman said that only in upper division, graduate
and engineering classes do all students enrolled purchase recommended books.
Senate bill would allow taxes on halls
"We prefer to buy books from students," Chrestman said. "This not only puts more money in their hands, but also means that more students will buy books. There is a tendency for students to share new books rather than buy them individually."
Books are reordered on the first day of classes and take an average of two weeks to arrive. Publishers fill orders in the sequence they are received. In special cases, a "hot line" order may be placed which is processed faster than standard orders.
Chrestman said instructors will be required to order books two weeks earlier than usual next year because of the earlier starting date of the school year.
semester begins. This procedure gives the bookstore time to collect all the orders and estimate how many books must be ordered after books are bought back from students.
A bill was introduced in the Kansas Senate Jan. 19 which would allow taxes to be assessed on residence halls and union facilities at state-supported colleges and universities. The tax burden would be placed on students attending the schools.
Senate Bill 434 is being reviewed by the Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation. If passed, the bill would lift the tax exemption status from all campus buildings and facilities not built by state funds.
Based on the average occupancy level for the 1969-70 school year, students living in KU residence halls would be required to pay an additional $152.52 a year to cover the tax assessment.
Couples living at Stouffer Place would be assessed an extra $308.91 per year. Residents of scholarship halls would be charged an extra $103.48.
Every KU student, regardless of his living situation, would be required to pay an $8 assessment to cover taxes on the Kansas Union.
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Cut lip endangers Al Hirt's career
NEW ORLEANS (UPI) — Trumpeter Al Hirt said Monday a cut from a piece of concrete which struck him in the lips during a weekend carnival parade might endanger his career.
Twelve stitches were required on the inside of his upper lip.
Hirt said doctors gave some hope that his lip might heal, enabling him to play again, but "the doctors don't play a trumpet."
Hirt, who operates a popular Bourbon Street night spot, was riding a float in a carnival parade Sunday night when someone in the crowd threw the concrete, hitting him in the mouth.
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