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Show For Want Of An Ax New criticism has been directed toward the staff of the University Library after the discovery of the body of Union Board Chairman Meak Soolyer in the library basement. Soolyer apparently lost his life as s the result of carelessness and inefficiency on the part of Soolyer as well as the University. According to officer Phinque Barnsworth, Sool- yer, an engineering student of the slide rule set, lost track of the time while studying in the pornographic literature section of the building. j As Soolyer was engrossed in research, he appar- : ently failed to hear the warning screams of the desk clerks before the library closed for spring vacation. Officer Barnsworth said marks on the woodwork wood-work seemed to indicate that Soolyer had began scratching on the doors and screaming after the lights went out, but to no avail. Everyone was gone. Officer Barnsworth went through Soolyer's pockets, pock-ets, as usual, and found a soiled handkerchief, three and a half broken pretzels and a wad of old traffic tickets, but said he found nothing that could have helped him escape. The question remains: What should be done to prevent this situation? Since there is not enough money in University reserves to employ an extra library employee during quarter breaks, the Chronicle suggests that students carry more pretzels for food, and pehaps a hand-ax to eliminate such inconveniences. |