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Legislature Authorizes
Investigation Of Coop;
Four New Bills Read
Kendall, Morris
Explain Stands
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plete their work for graduation
in January, June or August, are
requested to make application
for degree on Monday or Tuesday, October 21 and 22. This
applies also to graduate students
who expect to complete their
work for graduate degrees. All
applications should be filed in
Room 9 of the Administration
buiding.
lists
As the commencement
are made from these cards, it is
very important to file an application at this time.
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the affair. Judges for the tryouts
are Bernle Shively, athletic director.
Mrs. J. C. Kouns, physical education
department, and Prof. R. D. Mcln-tyr- e
of the commerce college. Holdover leaders and new applicants will
compete together for the positions.
The University's "Best Band in
Dixie" is scheduled to play for the
rally, which will be aired over radio
station WLAP. A parade through
downtown Lexington will follow the

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CONFERENCESET

ADVANCE COURSE

National Officer
Will Be Honored

Y GROUPS SLATE

FDR WINS
Results of The Kernel's initial
campus survey of the semester
reveal that UK students overwhelmingly
favor
Franklin
Roosevelt over Wendell Will-kiFinal statistics in the poll

QUOTA RAISED

Organizations

Outing To Start
From Union Sunday
hayride tour
The annual YM-Yof the Blue Grass will be held Sunday, beginning at 2:15 p.m. at the
Union building.
With a charge of 20 cents for each
student, the tour will consist oi
visits to Man O' War at Faraway
farm, several other large stock
farms, the U.S. Public Health Service hospital, and the Greendale
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seei this week terested to pay for yarn, meet in
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as strong men Hitler and Mussolini the Boyd hall recreation room, and
turned their eyes toward the east
work steadily on the garments.
toward rich Rumania, Turkey, and
Miss Mildred Hart, knitting
the oil fields in Russia's Ukraine man, was represented at the chairBoyd
and in Iraq.
hall meeting, at which the organizaApparently the attack on England
tion of "Bundles for Britain, Inc."
will wait until the dictators have was discussed.
it
group
This
obtained a hold on the near-Easeeks, through the aid of the pubsupply sources. Or these Balkan lic, to help
Great Britain. Shipmovements too, may be feints.
ments are made every two weeks.
However, no sham maneuver was
the mass movement of Nazi troops Garments Shorn n
Completed garments, made by
into Rumania, the instruction of the
Rumanian soldiers in the art of Lexington women, were shown at
modern warfare. Nor was the plac- the meeting, attended by eight of
the women now knitting.
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ing of tank battalions and
Some of them are taking this opunits on the
portunity to learn, and are beginborder a peacetime move.
ning with a scarf. Others, more
Partner Mussolini . . .
. . . was also doing his part in the skilled, are making socks, long the
expected Balkan oup by doubling most difficult of knitted clothing.
the number of Fascist troops in Other garments being made are
sweaters,
Italy's Albania and bringing most sleeveless and
of his fleet into the Aegean sea. In- mittens and baby blankets.
Those who are knitting for this
cidentally, correspondents in Albania
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insisted that German officers and organization are Lillian Tate,
Rudicel, Nettie Lee Riggs,
engineers were pouring into the
country to aid in the preparations. Kathryn Morrison, Joan Osborn,
Katherine Lovern, Mary McClana-haThe Italian press denied this.
Mary Bayne Lackey, Kathleen
Down in Eeypt, the Fascist legions
moved closer to the Suez canal for St. Clair, Edna Herring, Louella
a decisive battle with the British de Lawrence, Norma Dury, and Miss
fenders.
If they take the canal, Adelle South Gensemer and Miss
they are expected to move across Katherine Shedd, head residents of
Uie Rd sea and join the other axis Patterson and Boyd halls, respec
forces in their attack on Syria and tively.
Turkey.
OrPsi! The Dictators' . . .
. . . movements sre Russia. Tur
key. Greece, and Yugoslavia, all of
whom have exchanged diplomatic
Bob Allen, SGA president, and
vlrjts lately in a probable attempt
to form an alliance against anyl M?rgaret Trent and Vernon Albert,
have been invited to
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attack.
The official Turkish government attend an organization meeting tonewspaper hinted strongly that the day of the students of the Univer
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had been consummated. sity of Cincinnati, who are drawing
would be announced at the next UP a constitution sunilar to that now
neeting of the Turkish legislature. ul eUect on this campus.
Beth Turkey and Greece have sworn
alleeianre to Britain hi case the war Bacteriologists To 31eet
shifts to the eastern Mediterranean,
ard though the Soviet is a technical The semester's first meeting of
treoty partner of Germany it is un- - tlie Bacteriology society is scheduled
(erstood that Stalin has no idea of) ioT 7:30 P- - . Monday in Room 124
allowing Nazi movements in the of the Biological sciences buildmg.
Dr- - Morris Scherago will address
eastern area. In fact, the Russian
border opposite Rumania is being tne meeting on "What Is a Medical
Technologist."
filled with Red troops and planes.

Mammoth Two-Da- y
Program Slated
By SuKy, ODK
Kentucky
Homecoming Carnival in the history
of the University are being completed this week by members of
Omicron Delta Kappa, campus leadership fraternity, and SuKy, campus pep organization, Jim Wine and
Sam Ewing, presidents of the respective organizations,
announced
yesterday.
of
To be observed the week-en- d
the Alabama game, November 1 and
2, the carnival will mark UK's first
attempt to synchronize the various)
events of the two days into one
closely knit program.
In addition to the regular features of the homecoming week-en- d,
two entirely new event
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morrow on the crest of an
six game winning
streak, George Washington's
Colonials invade the Bluegrass
for the first time, ready and
willin' to blast a loss into the
Kentucky record.
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SPORTS SESSIONS
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Union Activities
Slated To Begin
Next Tuesday

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Annexing the last three gaaies of
1939 season, Elll Reinhart's
OolorUals have continued successful- -i
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son, clipping off Mount St. Mary
in the opener, upsetting a
favorite Manhattan Jasper eleven
In skirmish two, and lat
week they barely nosed out a 20-win over Washington and Lee.
Ab Kirwan's Cats have rebounded
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SuKy members Dick Clinken- beard. Bob Davis, and Marjorie
Randolph are in charge of tonight's
program.
At the game tomorrow the band
will salute the men of this comThe Union's popular "sweater sesmunity who registered for military sions" and the physical education
service by playing
"Stars and department's "sporcs nights," last
Stripes Forever" while forming an year's twin favorites, will be resumed
American flag and following with Tuesday, it has been announced.
the formation of the letters "U.S.A."
The initial sweater swing will be
After this the unit will march held Tuesday, from 4 to 6 p. m.. in
down the field and face the George the Bluegrass room. June Mehne,
Washington section with the word Union house committee chairman.
"Hi," then to the strains of the op lias announced. A newcomer to the
ponents pep song, they win form; campus last year, the informal
"G.W."
sweater swings were introduced in
A comedy formation with the November. 1939.
In addition to
words "Army" and "Navy" and then danctng. student talent was featur"On, On," follows. A salute to ed, with the result that every Tues-day- 'a
SuKy, the organization which prosession gained a "full house."
motes the band's football trips, will
"Sports nlshts- - will be resumed
conclude the program.
from ft to in n.m und.-New card stunts, requiring 300 the direction of Miss Margaret Warfreshmen, will be shown during the ren, assisted by physical education
game, on the north side of the sta- majors. Designed to provide activi- dium. The SuKy committee
In ti in irhifh mpn finrl anmpn can
charge of tomorrow's stunts are Bob participate simultanously. the proRice, chairman, George Terrill, Ross gram Includes ping pong, badminton,
Hunter, Buford Short, and Jackl box hockey, shuffle board. voUeybaa!
deck tennis, paddle tennis, a nd
Jackson.
Ending the week-en- d
activities others
There U1 be no admission charge j
will be the Gay Nlnties ball from 9
p. m. to minight tomorrow in the to either of the revived activities,!
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Union ballroom. Music will be fur- olthnntrh it is TWuiirorf that
nished by the Blue and White or- dents at "sports night' wear rubber- soled shoes.
chestra.
Grant Lewis will direct Tuesday's
session assisted by Glenna Ballard.
Margaret Brown, Mary Ann Far- mach, Dedely Kathinan, Seymore
Nelson, Joe Famularo. Sally Cannon,
and Bob Meagher. The orchestra
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Jacobs Is Out
Tho Cats, who have been jir.xsd
and plagued so far this season by
injuries, will go into tomorrow's
game missing their regular right
tackle "Sully" Jacobs, who wrenched
m Pctice-T,,Psrhls le" taee to!s
Replacing
the veteran Pauucan
tackle will be Clyde "The K:d"
tackle from
Johnson.
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however, will not be used uiii
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tomorrow. His hard driving ri.-,:- ;
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Boyd Returns
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fracas.
So far
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Dean Paul Boyd, of arts and! sekson, the
sciences college, returned Thursday hit top offensive form in ' ' ; y
from the meeting at Atlanta, Ga other game.
Opening with Baldwin-of several committees of the South-er- a
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committees are making arrange- a 59-- 7 score. Against Xavier. their
ments for the annual meeting of the offensive bogged down, registering a
association to be held in Atlanta in lean 0 win. Hitting the upstnde
the r.ext week to prove the cycle
December.
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Election of George Herman Kendall, business manager of the Student Cooperative, to the Student
Standards committee, which will investigate the status of the cooperative, was reported late yesterday.
The investigation will open at a
com meeting of the newly-formmittee at 4 p. m., Monday, in Room
204 of the Union building.
(Note: At press time last night
The Kernel was informed by Bob
Allen, president of the SUA, that)
the eleetlon of Kendll to the com- been declsre A invalid.
mittee
and that he Hould not be nermitted
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All juniors and seniors interested
in the course are invited to join.
Dr. Lysle Croft, assistant dean of
the arts and science college and
faculty adviser of the course, announced.
One division will meet from 3 to
5 p. m. Monday, and the other from
7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday.
maintain student leadership in war-tocountries, a World Student
Service fund is being organized on
university
and college campuses
throughout the nation. A goal of
$100,000 has been set.
Representatives will visit this campus soon, William Hutchins, organizing chairman, informed Acting
President Cooper this week.
He also urged that a campaign
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Will Offer Advice

"Bcat George Washington"
tans Mill be distributed at noon
today at all campus fraternity
and sorority houses, Jim Wine,
president of ODK, said yesterday.
Any individual wishing to sell
the tags whose proceeas are to
be used for campus beautifica-tiomay obtain them at The
Kernel business office.
Cups will be awarded next
week to the fraternity, sorority,
and individual selling the largest number for tomorrow's game.
Wine said.

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Officers Chosen

Dewey Young, Robert R. Beeler,
October 26 Union.
November 2 Alumni.
John LeRoy Keller, Robert C. Snow- November 8 Agriculture council.
den, Loyd H. Thompson, Arthur F.
November 9 Union.
Vogelmann, Joseph Beard, Claude
November 15 Alpha Gumma Del- H. Hall, James L. King, William H. ta.
McKenna, Marvin Powers, James P.
November 16 dances.
Phelphs George E. Perry, Jr., Harold
November 23 Union.
Baker, Ben Duncan, John C. Hub- November 30 Kentuckiun.
T. Walker Sam Wood,1
bard, James
December 7 Keys.
Jr., and James L. Young.
December 14 Union.
Major Sander said these men must
January 10 Agriculture council.
report to him at the armory before
January 11 Pershing Rifles.
January 18 Union.
noon tomorrow if they are still
February 5 Union.
interested in the course.

By PAT HANAUER
Coincident with the conscription
registration of college men, 14 resi-- !
dents of the women's halls began
knitting "Bundles for Britain."
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practicing before asking their fav-- I
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be given in Castlewood park by the
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the SuKy pep rally will begin at
7:30 p. m., tonight, in Alumni gym- -:
nasium. Sam Ewing, pep circle head,
has announced.
Coach Ab Kirwan. Tom Under- wood, editor of the Lexington Her-- !
aid, Gerald Griffin, Courier-Journstaff writer, and a George Washing- ton coach will be interviewed.
Selection of eight cheer leaders
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per semester;
Ohio, national expansion director of
43 Additional Men
3) A proposed change in rules of
Mortar Board, women's senior honwomen's residence halls, which would orary, will be on
the campus this
To Be Admitted
allow residents there to use the week-en- d
for a three day conferare:
telephones during quiet hours on ence
Forty-thre- e
members of the soph- 63.4 per cent
with officers and advisers of
FDR
Friday and Sunday nights;
34.3 per cent
the local chapter.
omore and Junior classes have been
Willkie
4) A bill, introduced by Margaret
A chapter dinner will be held at selected for possible enrollment in
1.3 per cent
Thomas
askiTrent, women's
6:30 p. m. Saturday in the Union
1.0 per cent
Browder
advanced miliary group of
ng1 for purchase and maintenance Duiiaing. miss Kuhlman will be a the
For the complete story of the sur- of five additional telephones for guest of the club at the Kentucky- - ROTC, Major A.R.C. Sander of the vey, see page three of today's issue.
women's halls
George Washington football game military department announced yes- Saturday afternoon.
Ik 11 Week Bill
TlJy are: Donald F. Barker.
On Sunday morning, Mrs. Sarah
The much battered -- about hell
UNION RELEASES
week bill, which has been making B. Holmes will give a breakfast at McDonald,
H. Claton Robinson, Jr.,
appearances in the legis- 9 o'clock at the Lafayette hotel
occasional
Officers of the club are Blllie Don R. Orme, Kenneth L. Rech rlDANCE CALENDAR:
lature for almost a year, was finally disposed of. Reported back un- Raymond, president; Marian Val- - tenwald, Albert B. Brooke, James
favorably from the Rules commit- leau,
Dorothy Hill,' Buchannon, Ralph Cox, James M.
Ten
tee, the measure was officially tak- secretary; Jean Marie McConnell, Johnson, W. Grant Lewis, Lawrence'
en out of the hands of the Student treasurer; and Frances Hannah, ediSlate Affairs
Emory, Alvin C. Isaacs, James R. ;
Government association and turned tor. Mrs. Holmes, Miss Doris Se B.
This semester's social calendar.
ward, and Miss Mildred Lewis are Johnson, J. Arthur Sanders. Jr.,
over to the Interfraternity council.
and Lucien Wallen Barnes.
aDDroved bv the social committee
Panhellenic, and the officers of other j advisers of the club.
Joe Mi Hodges Edmond Waters, this week, lists ten campus organi-- !
campus organizations which have
Harold E. Winn, Paul E. Clark, zation dances and seven Union:
hell weeks.
Men Conscript-Wome- n
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a no dlucuuic lununo.
Appropriations approved included j
Louis J. ociiwanz, j. it. ruwcis, uaiea.
October 19 Lamp and Cross.
Coutinued on Page Five)
Clyde S. Calvert, Bruce S. Coleman,
October 25 Scabbard and Blade.

IU JIM WOOLDUIDGE

a weekend of festivities
centered around the George Wash- Opening

Easterners Boast
Six Game Streak,
Win Over Jaspers

Top Salesman,
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An immediate investigation of the
former Students Cooperative association by the Student Standards
committee was authorized at an
n-filled
meeting of the student
legislature Tuesday night.
The meeting also heard discussions of the book store controversy
by George Herman Kendall, business
manager of the cooperath-e- , and
Mr. Jimmy Morris, manager of the
Campus book store, and heard the
first readings of four new bills.
New Bills Listed
The new bills, all of which were
automatically referred to the Rules j
committee lor limner consideration
included:
1) A measure, introduced by Jack
Lovett, arts and sciences senior representative, which would set up a
student loan fund from the surplus in the Student Government
association treasury, to be administered by the Student Welfare
committee;
2) A bill, introduced by John
Conrad, Interf ratemity council
president,
proposing to pay the
president of the student body a salary of $100 per semester and the

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of Illinois. Known as the "Gym-- 1
kana," the group will stage a series
"GYMKAN.VS" ADAGIO DANCERS
of acrobatic stunts ranging from'
.Jinung those who will provide entertainment fu itudeyits
roller skating acts to adagio dances.
Tne otner addition to me vreea- - and alums at Kentutky s first tiometominn carnival.
end wiU be an open house for alum- 4. Immediately following the loot- 2. Saturday noon. November 2
ni and euests at the Student Union
building, which will be specially, SuKy's tour of inspection to select ball gsme the Student Union build
aecoraiea ior tne occasion, omciaisi ine nesi nomecoming decorations mi ing win noiu opc-- nuuse iur reiuiu
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said.
5. Saturday night
Annual HomeTentative schedule of events lor University fraternities and sororities.
the Homecoming Carnival is on- - Results of the contest will be an- coming dance in the ballroom of the
nounced that evening at the Home- - Union building.
nounced as follows:
1. Friday night, November 1. , l coming dance.
ODK and SuKy officials an"Gymkana'l 3. Saturday afternoon
Alumni gymnasium
Football nounced that tickets for the "Gym-kanprogram, which will sell at
program by University of Illinois uame between University of
to be followed by a pep rally tucky Wildcats and the University 25 cents for students and 50 cents to
and presentation of the Kentucky ol Alabama Crimson Titl- - on Stoll outsiders in the advance sale, will
be placed on sole next week
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Kernel for publication.
Kendall declared that it would be
only fair for the bookstore to pubI
lish its financial statement.
In the report Kendall fevrals that
the Student Cooperative has only
15 cents in its treasury. Incidental
and operating expenses, wage, sal- ies. and accounts payable amount
to 20L85. Membership fees, the
01 income, totaled $202.
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and wages was over 70 percent of
the income, iweive stuaenis, eigni
of tnel'i members of the eoopera-- !
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7:30 p. m today, hi Room 124,
Dr.
biological sciences building.
Morrt Scherago. head of the bacteriology department, will speak on
"Vh4 Is a Medical Technologist."
INIO.N NOTES
Today
American Student Union, 8 p m..
Room 205.
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to these past performances. Kentucky's offensive machine shoul.i
shift into high tomorrow and clip
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neBord. and Ann Adams are not
luii, aim uuii uureieii, men s nouse members of the directing committee. '
residents.
205.
He Receives Salar
uaau ioia i ne kernel yester- Student Cooperative, i
Kendall received a $12.50 weekly
Qav lnal ne would not permit any saiary as business manager. KenRoom 204.
standards committee inquiry of the daU tolu
Saturday
Kernel that the mem- cooperative,
unless
the campus, bership fees were turned over to him
Lamp and Cross Dance. 9 to i:
bookstore s operations also are m- - and ne oaid the wanes and salaries. D. m. .Eluegrass Room.
vestigated.
Patterson Literary society, 3:00
Other members of the Standards
include Ben Sublett, pjn, Room 23A.
A petition, requesting an investicommittee
gation of the cooperative, was ap- chairman, a representative from the
Mortar Board, 4:30 p. m.. Room
proved by the Student Legislature women's residence halls and organ- - j 2t)5.
Sunday
Tuesday night and turned over to ied houses, the deans of men and
women, a man and woman represcn- - j Interfraternity CouncU committee.
the Standards committee.
tative from the faculty, and one 1:30 p. m.. Room 205.
Statement Released
Monday
In an efofrt "to clear up the sit- member of the Interfraternity and
uation,' Kendall gave the coopera- - the Panhellenic councils.
Phi Beta, 5 p. m., Rooia 2W.

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It's Waterloo For Napoleon,
If He Hums A Hole In The Linoleum

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MINT A ANN HOCKADAY
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of the campus Imoksioic inio a
enterprise arc noi without ilicir
good points: however, a more thorough examination of the facts involved will reveal that their
authors are overlooking several important factors.
Thf Kirnti. has alvv'avs looked with favor
movements in general and upupon
programs in particular
on student
but onlv in those cases where private enterprises are failing to give the public jnsi services
for profits earned, or where the management
involved is inefficient to the point of wastefulness. Neither, the facts reveal, is the case in the
matter of the campus Ixxikstore.
When Mr. Nforris. the present manager, came
to the I'niversitv some ten years ago to take
charge of the store, it was wallowing in a mire
and sysof red ink. changing both
tems of ojKTation almost every year and finding
none of them satisfactorv. Since that time, largely
through the business ability of one man (i.e.
Mr. Morris), the institution has emerged from
debt for the first time in its history, and he
I'niversitv is in complete ownership of its stock
and fixtures. In addition, UK has received some
Sti.i.OOO in profit percentages, which amount has
gone into the general fund for the upkeep of
buildings and the administration of the I'niver-sitv'- s
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.According to the present contract lctwocn
the bookstore and the Board of Trustees, the
school annually receives
2 er rent of the gross
Since the store sells its books at 20 per
profm.
cent aliove list price, this leaves it a gross profit

of 12i', percent, out of which Mr. Morris pays
all light and healing bills, salaries, taves. and
insurance premiums.
It is this annual payment to the University
thai we will list as point number one in our argument. The fact is that this amount, small though
it mav be, is regarded by the school as a certain
source of revenue, which, if abolished, would
have to be replaced by some other means. The
most logical compensation, disagreeable though
it might be to an institution whose policy it is
to keep academic fees at a minimum, would ho
to raise tuition costs. Thus nothing tangible
would lc gained bv the students if this portion
of the profits were done away with.
If, on the other hand, the bookstore's share
of the profits were alxdished, some method would
have to be found to pav those costs now lxirne
bv Mr. Morris. These, obviously, would necessimembership fee
tate the collection of a co-o- p
from each student, giving him little: if anv. actual saving.
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John Ed Pearce

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One day while the term was yet we throw Utopia another five per for ever thinking evil of the
young, the green was still on the cent down the hill of reality, since and threw out the window my old
tree and the dew yet damp on the a profit of only 25 percent is being ideas about what constitutes profit.
fee
freshmen, I was strolling down to- realized under the Morris manage- You see. there was a fifty-cepaid by each student that joined the
ward the SUB when I was attacked ment.
by a blonde who asked if I had
"4 All net profits over 6 per cent Kendall Book Co. and the total hit
Though are to go to the Student Loan fund." near $250.00. Had this been used to
joined the Student Co-o-p.
I should hove known better, I said This will do away with the loan rent a location, obtain contracts
no .and she went into a mild form idea entirely. sin?e we are by this tor books, purchase a stork of cigu
to convince me that the time losing so much money that arettes, cokes or car stickers, it
of
life happy came only through co- our only truck with loans will be wculd have looked all right. Biu this
was not done; in fact, no material
operation with the cooperative.
from the borrowing end.
But this is rarhT trivial, since evidence of any expenditure has
I didn't Join. I don't know exactly
why, but down inside me a small nobody is going to take Kenlall ser- yet been found, and the fact that
voice whispered "Wait yet awhile, iously about his cooperative book Kendall admits spending more than
O fool, lest thou regret thy hasty store. But in case he does have these $10000 of this money for his own
ways." Today I'm right glad I didn't hallucinations lurking around his prsonal needs makes me wonder
join, for if there is anything em- bedroom to bother him at night. just what is the new definition of
barrassing, it is to realize suddenly I might clarify a few things about
The Kendall Book Co. executive
house before he
that you have been caught in a his own jack-bui- lt
says that he is conferring with
starts on one for the students.
sucker's game.
If you want to be sweet, go on
In the same story that I men- Davy Logan. State Auditor abou
(Kendall Book tioned some lines ago, George Her- the plan for a new and better coand call the Co-o- p
-Co.i a farce, but if you are feeling man asserted "Not one cent of prof- operative. Just think of it two polliverish you won't be going out on it has been made by the cooperative, iticians sitting down to make money.
Davy, by the way t the lad who
the limb to tabel it an outrage. For and we do not plan to change our
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when an organi7ation takes money policy." After reading this. I blushed
from a student on the basis of a
contract with said student to deliver
a bill of goods. I.e., e.g., viz.. render
services, save money for said party,
and of the second part, and when
the party of the second part finds
that his money has been taken to
pay for the services of the perpetrator, originator, organizer or founder of said organization, then a mild
form of seduction can be claimed,
and there is a court on every corner
sTJ
to back him up.
However, there is little need to
become vitriolic about this matter,
(Kendall Book Co.)
for the Co-o-p
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the ludicrous
has already
high-watKermark. In last week's
Man, What Then?
Just to show that procrastination is
nel there was a story whi?h gave
Juanita Northcutt, KD pledge of Mr. Kendall free rein to express
and tardiness never pay. Lynn Allan
two yars ago, will hit town this himself and give the students his
was minus fifteen dollars that he
!ri;ht have had if he had gotten weekend coming up. Billy Bell, ATO, own dream of Utopia here. The rearound to making the races in time will no doubt go his way rejoicing. sults were quite horrid.
Here's a flash relevant to a stateCondolences
the other afternoon.
He outlined a plan for a bookextended. Lynn if that helps any. ment mada above, from a local cor- store to supplant the present one
What's this we hear about Rollins respondent who just ran in the of- about which I would like to pass a
Woods' leaving the house one night fice. Bob Reusch carries no heart couple of remarks. "1
All new
tor a date in a dean white shirt, upon his sleeve, but puts his appli- books are to bo sold at a 20 percent
Murphey' files.
and returning some hours later with cation in Ellen
including law books."
reduction,
the shirt bearing marks of recent
Maramartha Lusk wears the smile This is very nice if you can afford
printing? Esquire says white with of admiration and pride for Roy to overlook the fact that all books
red prints that closely resemble lips Tooms because he just passed his are being sold at a 20 percent profit
is the LATEST thing.
bar examination in the law profes- under the status quo excepting law
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K. D. Isabelle Peacher was aglow sion, of course. And speaking of books, which pass for a ten percent
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wi.h that old look when Johnny such. Granville Clark had accomplp
off
prolt, thus sending the new
Lovett came up from Benton to see ished the same end and is