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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, January 11, 1968
Many Americans join—
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Continued from page 1. plorer, and this year, its Cub Scout programs. The Kansas City office admitted that the Cub revision was prompted by a growing number of boys who, upon completing their Cub training, were not following into the Boy Scout program. In some cases, they felt the old Cub projects were too easy.
Rothrock said his work had shown men as bigger joiners than women, the higher the social class the higher the organizational membership percentage, but at the same time, that membership in local groups decreased sharply at the MA and Ph.D. levels.
The organizations which attract those with advanced degrees are invariably professional and honorary fraternities—for the most ease out of necessity, not only for increased chance and benefits of employment, but because of the literature and seminars organized by these groups.
Instead of conforming with the traditional groups, who are conforming by revamping — young people join other organizations.
These range from church youth programs to Haight - Ashbury groups.
The much-touted "hippie drop-out" seems more like a "drop-in" with numerous psychedelic or
Just what this thing in people is, happens to be an almost unanswerable question. Perhaps one explanation that comes closer than any is the mobile nature of the modern American society.
protest groups springing up throughout the country.
According to Rothrock, "People like to put down roots as soon as they arrive somewhere, and joining the local club is the most logical step."
The concentration younger Americans have shown for the intellect over the institution might be easier to explain. Time Magazine, in its Dec. 15 issue printed an essay, "On Being An American Parent."
A few quotes:
"A child's task is self-definition; unless he can distinguish himself from his culture, though on culture's terms, a boy never quite becomes a man."
"Most American youngsters now work harder, think deeper, love more and even look better than any previous generation."
Distinguishing oneself on culture's terms calls for knowing what these terms are. Young Americans may feel the revamped and new social organizations can help.
The effect this new role for social organizations has on college
fraternities will be delt with in the next part of this series.
In some cases, the seemingly loose family structure in modern America (Time essay: "more than one-third of U.S. mothers work at least part time, and some fathers hardly see the kids all week"), scholastic demands that call for longer hours at school, and increased boarding enrollments at colleges may cause the young Americans to seek companionship in social organizations.
One thing is certain: both the kids and their parents may still be joining social organizations, but the organizations are changing.
USAF commends KU geology prof
A KU professor has received an award for scientific achievement in lunar-planetary research from the U.S. Air Force.
William Randall Van Schmus, assistant professor of geology and a former first lieutenant in the Air Force, received the commendation for his work which resulted in the delineation of a new and primitive meteorite and a clear understanding of the thermal, physical and chemical evolution of meteorites in the early years of their existence.
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Leadership seminar scheduled for May 4
Progress, potential and purpose will be the topics of discussion at the All Student Council (ASC) leadership seminar in the Kansas Union May 4, according to Steve Swift, Shawnee Mission senior and chairman of the ASC leadership program.
"We thought a leadership seminar was timely because, with one party on campus now, it is a good time to get everyone together as a unit," Swift said.
"The seminar will try to make the ASC members and committee chairmen elected this spring aware of themselves as a group and not as individual extensions of a political party," Swift said.
The seminar will include speeches by Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe, Kyle Craig, Joplin, Mo., junior and student body president, and Al Martin, Shawnee Mission senior.
Discussion groups will also be part of the seminar, Swift said. The discussion groups will include: council proceedings, information on the operation of the ASC; how to be sensitive to student interests; administrative fears and methods of influence; roles of political parties; and group dynamics, a discussion primarily for the committee chairmen.
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