University of Virginia Library

Letters To The Editor

APO Ushers Appreciated

The University Union would
like to thank Alpha Phi
Omega Service Fraternity for
their ushering services at
PK-German concerts in
University Hall. It has been
through their efforts that the
University has maintained
student supervision of such
concerts and avoided
extra-University intervention.

Those persons who have
been critical of APO's efforts
to enforce hall regulations
should be reminded that
such action is taken to secure
the future of rock concerts at
the University and not merely
to "hassle the public." Again,
thank you very much Alpha
Phi Omega.

Corrupt

I think today's young
Americans are fast becoming
the most corrupted generation
since our country's beginning. I
don't mean to include all the
youth, because there are still
some clean-cut, patriotic young
adults characterized by their
short hair and jean-less attire.
This group is being stampeded
by that hippieppe group
where it is hard to distinguish
the guys from the girls.

There is lacking in today's
youth an appreciation of their
country. They don't seem to
realize how extremely
fortunate they are to live in
this golden land of
opportunity. I think they all
deserve to be sent to Russia or
China to suffer under a
Communist government, and
then perhaps they would
realize and appreciate the
extreme freedom and
opportunity the United States
offers. These "long haired
freaks" do not show any
respect for their glorious
country.

When the national anthem is
played people should be deeply
moved. Instead of standing
with bowed heads and their
hands placed over their hearts
this group shows total apathy
to the significance and
tradition of the anthem. I have
also noticed that some of this
corrupted group wears an
emblem of the flag on the seat
of their pants. I cannot
understand how anyone could
take this precious symbol of
our nation and so debase it. I
feel that in this matter some
strict punishment is called for.
America can't let her
reputation go down the drain
because of the horrible
behavior of these hippies.

I am writing this letter in
the hope that some of the
students who read it will see
the light and alter their
behavior. Our America is the
most perfect nation ever
created and unless today's
youth change their attitudes
they will destroy the inspired
traditions of the previous
generations of Americans.

Help!

The Union of University
Students Book Exchange may
have to cease operation after
next semester. We have solved
many of our early problems,
but we need people who are
willing to continue the project
next year. Why should you
help?

In less than three years,
the Book Exchange has shown
that students are able to have some
effect on the expense involved
in buying texts. Some students
and non- students have been
willing to give their time to
make this experiment work.
Unfortunately the number of
volunteers has not kept up
with our success. This semester
we sold over $4000 in used
books, mostly texts, to
students at a fee of only $.10
for any book sold for $1 or
more. This fee was deducted
from the amount we paid to
the person selling the book
through us. Thus a student can
save both by buying needed
texts from us and by selling his
used texts through us.
Moreover there are some
indications that the presence of
the Book Exchange is
encouraging some profs to use
the same text longer.
Hopefully this will increase if
the Book Exchange continues.

In order to have the Book
Exchange next year, we must
have volunteers now for the
position of co-chairmen: A
co-chairman is responsible for
keeping the Book Exchange at
least slightly organized and
writing checks. We need five
co-chairmen for next year and
have one volunteer. Anyone
wishing to be a co-chairman
next year must start learning
about the operation while we
are open at the beginning of
the next semester. With five
people this job will require
someone with spare time, but
it should not overwork any one
person. If you think you might
be interested in either being a
co-chairman or just a volunteer
worker, contact Richard
Watkins, 142 Robers;
Newcomb Hall Sta. C'vlle
22901; phone 977-4773.