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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, January 5, 1968
Survey describes typical freshman
The typical freshman entering KU last fall probably was a confident 18-year-old with a B average in high school who participated in a wide variety of high school activities. His most important objective was to develop a philosophy of life.
Those are a few of the conclusions to be drawn from the American Cound' on Education questionnaires filled out by 2,325 of KU's 3,002 enter freshmen, as well as by 185,848 other freshmen across the nation.
Nine out of ten entering KU freshmen were 18 years old. One out of four had an A average in high school, and nearly six out of ten had a B average. A third were elected president of a student organization in high school, and one out of four received a high rating in a state music contest or had a major part in a play.
One out of eight took part in a state or regional speech contest or edited the school newspaper, while a fifth had original writing published, one in three was selected to a scholastic honor society, and one in ten won national merit
recognition or an award in art competition.
Almost half of the male freshmen had won a varsity letter in high school sports.
Nearly one student in two expected to earn a bachelor's degree (and only five per cent expected
to drop out either temporarily or permanently before getting it), but another one in three expected to go on for a master's degree, and nearly one in five hoped for a doctoral or professional degree.
Major fields of study for this fall's freshmen were widely scattered, with fine arts the most popular for almost one in five followed by business, pre-professional, education, the behavioral sciences, the non-medical health professions, engineering, the social sciences and many others.
During the past few years, Thomas has been associated with community development programs for the federal government. In 1963-64, he was a training ad-
Thomas, a professor at Southern Illinois University, will speak at 3:30 p.m., Thursday in the Kansas Union Forum Room. His discussion is being sponsored jointly by the sociology department and the community development division of University Extension.
Richard Thomas, the director of one of the nation's top graduate programs in community development, will discuss urban and rural change in a lecture at KU next week.
Authority to discuss urban changes
viser with the Agency for International Development in Southern Rhodesia and Kenya. Before assuming his present duties at Southern Illinois, Thomas served as a consultant for the Office of Economic Opportunity in Los Angeles.
He has also done work with the World University Series and the American Friends Service Committee.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Popular Film. 7 and 9:30 p.m.
"Arabesque." Dyche Auditorium.
K.U. Muslim Society, 12:30 p.m.
P.M. East Room, School of Religion.
Lutheran Grad Group. 7:30 p.m.
Dick Dulin will speak on "The Meaning of Ecumenism." Campus Parsonage, 1506 Crescent Road.
Experimental Theatre. 8:20 p.m.
"The Knack." Murphy Hall.
SUA Kiddie Movie. 9:30 a.m. "Ma-
ma" on the Kiddie Show. Ozarks. Forum
Room, Kansas University. Ozarks.
Western Civilization Examination. 1 p.m.
Freshman Basketball. 5:45 p.m.
Band Junior College, Allen Field
House.
Popular Film. 7 and 9:30 p.m.
"Arabesque." Dyche Auditorium
*p.m.*
*Arabesat*: "Dyche Auditorium, 305 p.m. Coladran Allen Field House."
8:05 p.m. Colorado.
Allen Field House
Experimental Theatre. 8:20 p.m.
Experimental Theatre. 8:20 p.m.
"The Knack." Murphy, Hall.
Carillon Recital. 3 p.m. Albert Gerken.
University Chorus Concert. 3:30 p.m.
Hoch Auditorium.
Hodt* *Authority.*
*Suthran Students Association.* 5:30
p.m.
p. "La Salsa Usonlón"
Popular Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m.
"Arabesque." Dyche Auditorium.
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Their probable career occupations were even more scattered, with about a tenth choosing to become an artist, performer, a high school teacher or administrator, and one in twelve a businessman. But nearly a third were undecided or had such varied choices that they could not be categorized.
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