Show tuiiUK'5 NOTE: THIS IS THE THIRD AND CONCLUDING ARTICLE IN A SERIES OF THREE ARTICLES SURVEYING THE PROB-LEOF RISING BOOK COSTS AND THE WAY BOOKSTORES VIEW THE SITUATION One of the major expenses of a student student is to sell and buy the books being used among students The next best is for the bookstore to purchase from the used book houses the required books Bookstore policy is to pay to the student 60 percent of the new price for those to be used again' and in turn sell them for 75 This the student selling to get allows percent 60 percent of his money out of the book and the student buying to realize a 25 percent saving The 15 percent that the bookstore makes still stays on campus The used books bought off campus still saves the student buying the book 25 percent of the new price on campus M attending school is his cost of textbooks The bookstore attempts to have on hand the books required by teachers in sufficient numbers to supply the demand although it is to know the exact number to order The instructor estimates the number of stu dents that he expects then the bookstore estimate the number of students who will purchase books from the store 67 Numbsr 47 University February 4 1 970 le 8 pages universities extract research beosting incomes State university and University of Utah bring Utah the re-sear- ch revenue into Utah that is equivalent to the payrolls of two major industries according to Dr G Homer Durham' Utah commissioner of MANY FACTORS affect the number of books ing from the tax dollar about all that can be produced by t manage-men- methods” but stated that they are forever in search of new economies The bookstore could order more used books If they have requirement sheets three months In advance Without them they do not dare order books at 60 percent without any guarantees on sales The bookstore also faces the problem of having to dispose of books at 25 percent of their value when teachers cancel or sold The way the instructor uses the book in class makes a difference as to the necessity of a student having the book The price of the book must be taken into consideration If students can double up on the text The bookstore tries to take all they do so of this into consideration from records of past sales of the same title or class While there is little hope that the price of new books will- - ever come down Some have attempted to solve the cost problem by requiring fewer books Others have partially solved the problem by the extensive use of paper-back- s The distribution of used books can also save students money There are several sources for used books The most lucrative to the ders The use of textbooks more than one quar-te- r also can reduce costs for students If a $5 text book is used only once it costs the $5 But if he can resell It and get $3 back while the buyer pays $375 for the bode the total costs of two $5 textbooks is $575 or $287V2 cents a piece Over a three quarter period there could be a savings of $850 If students sell books to each other even greater savings can be realized stu-de- nt higher educa- - tion that Utahns proud that they are “stockholders and taxpayers for institutions of higher learning that are efficient” said Durham be very should COMMISSIONER CRED-lte-d the faculties of USU and Utah being equal in their ability THE Highest funds in the history as of USU were allocated in the — — first budget session of the Utah to attract research dollars Durham stated that “the State legislature recently University of Utah will bring into the state outside Administrators have been support earned the outcome of the through for competition recent budget session since they about $28 million this sent their budget requests of the year USU because of the skills Education in of the people there will bring in Board of Higher about $8 million more” December He also noted that In response to the decision of 30 only or 40 of the more than 2000 the legislature Dee Broadbent colleges and universities in the financial vice president said that USU nation have such an “internal the administrators of “couldn’t complain” about the capacity” outcome of the session ed re-sear- ch WHILE STATING THE of Utah's institutions of higher learning some figures on Durham gave the tax support received by these institutions The University of California re wives about $3300 in state tax t°nS per student while Utah institutions receive between ?M00 and $1400 per student Durham feels that “we are with a smaller money some high quality people” Producing Put 1dded 01 that Utah’s higher system is “somewhat ed-cati- economic marvel” cJheCOmrnissloner said that e institutions are “squeez INSTITUTIONAL requests for funds are evaluated then by the state-boar- d by the governor and finally by the legTHE islature Each evaluation usually cuts the amount to be given to the institution Utah State received the amount of money recommended by the governor which was 912 per- cent of the amount recommended by the state board The University of Utah received 926 percent of the board’s Considering recommendation that Utah has a 10 percent in enrollment in the past se may cpfl pres&nfl’s nod foSeletiffive Ssrvite director Nixon will probably Sii?arleS J- - DlBona’ 37’ WeaP°ns and systems Jysis expert for the Penta cceed Lt Gen Lewis B Y° as director of the ey Select Service sometime this Week ( firi!tehouse spokesman con-‘Wit- h DiB°na had consulted about the position but the r°kesman refused to con firm SelecteL tlle deflnitely been headHE0f77thEAoR io! OLD Hershey Selective Service riWar 16 n-wiu to beenme a White House consultant Congressional sources cated that chances of DiBona confirmation receiving senate appeared “very good”scholar is DiBona a Rhodes of add!-tionreportedly a supporter and measures draft reform s Nixon a backer of President army volunteer plan to create a serves as presiHe currently Naval for dent of the Center organ-izatioAnalyses an Independent the under contract to new whether Navy It decides are worth what they and Mar cost and helps the Navyand ships lnes plan how troops indi- al n are deployed that USU had a slight decrease the difference is unto derstandable according 'Broadbent and year THE FINAL AMOUNT appropriated to USU was $11139000 The legislature included $30-00- 0 In the appropriation to Utah State for the Man and His Bread museum Southern Utah State college and the University of h Southeastern Utah center received $143000 and $56000 U-ta- also received museums traditional in the was funds of breakdown Monallocations for KUSU-TState to the was appropriated ey Board of Higher Education for operation and special programs is The operation of KUSU-Tin the $1069000 appro are broken down into eight divisions Education and general funds amounted to $8431000 The USU Water laboratory money The total amount appropriated to institutions of higher learning in Utah came to $45200000 which was an increase of O One change in the V ed V THE respec-tivel- y for amount is 107 percent over what the university received last year The total appropriation for 1969-7- 0 was $10115-OOThis The funds for research and training came to $275000 The cooperative Extension budget for the coming year is $860000 The Uintah Basin center and the priation FUNDS GIVEN TO USU over last year re-ceiv- ! $100000 and the Agricu- ltural Experiment station received $1149000 The ecology ceil ter was A SEPARATE bill passed by the legislature provided the funds for completion of the PE given $125111 Musician will conduct concert internation jester Hairstonconductor ar ally known choral join ranger and lecturer will con in chorale the University cert tonight at 8 pm in the Chase Fine Arts concert hall Hairston will conduct the chorale in his own arrangements of work songs Negro spirituals and folk songs The concert is free to the public A WELL-KNOW- PERFORM-e- r N TV and motion s radio Hairston has also repre-sente- d the United States State numerous occadepartment on sions conducting many famous chorale groups Hairston’s appearance was ar who ranged by President Taggart on was Hairston met him while Afri- in tour a State Department on pic-ture- ssing the musician’s s at the school Taggart and I ted that this highly ed musician will be in concert at USU l courage the faculty Tag-“Mr- attend I’m as delighted they hear as Mrs i I have been at pie-rt- s tbody to ey will be conducted by Mr — — — —— a Jtrr world psrfoitns INIESJAHONAL IIUSIOAN — jxdi-of-ail-tra- in ths musical the University chorale at 8 pm HiL-ito- a ird |