Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Committee for Action boycott of the Temple University bookstore climaxed a nine-year controversy ovei the cost of textbooks. Since I960, university students have shown dissatisfaction with the Camell Hall facility. Pickets voiced their objections to the high cost of textbooks. Students complained of the inadequate and crowded conditions of the store, and the extensive waiting lines this situation created. Curtis F. Dicker, General Manager of the Student Store, explained that he could do nothing about the prices of l o ks. He stated that list prices have always been charged, and no discount to students on textbooks would be feasible. He further noted that the primary job of the bookstore was to get the books to the students as fast as possible. This process was often hindered by faculty members who were late in requisitioning books. Dr. Anderson requested that the deans of the various departments urge their staff to make book requirements available at pre-registration. Students could then buy texts early, and avoid the bookstore rush. Mr. Bicker acknowledged the lack of space in the bookstore. He looked forward to the opening of the new Student Activities Center, which will house a store five times larger than the present one. This facility, in addition to the newly-created Annenberg Freshman Bookstore, should help to alleviate the present overcrowded situation. A tired coed rests Ixfore braving the long check out line. Temple students lose patience with slow bookstore procedures.

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Students protest bookstore’s high prices and poor facilities The length of this year's bookstore lines forced students to wait hours before securing their textbooks for the semester. a confrontation between the self and the University is almost certain to occur.”

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An exchange of knowledge and experience fostered in classrooms and laboratories Tin Temple University student body was a rare mixture of human types. The campus was a melting pot of races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds. It was also a common ground for meaningful communication between people. Within the walls of the University, the confrontation of the generations was taking place daily. It often manifested itself in protests and rallies, but it occured primarily within the classroom. The development of intellectual rapport between faculty and students was an important step towards attaining the academic goals of the future. The classrooms and laboratories of Temple University provided this exchange of knowledge and experience.