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Thursday, April 4, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Professor to Publish Book on KU History, 1866-1967
By GEORGE COX
Kansas Staff Reporter
Remember the grasshopper plagues and the beginning of anatomy classes at the University of Kansas? If not, a complete and comprehensive history of KU will be published May 1. The book, "The History of Kansas," by History of Clifford S. Clement, an associate history at KU, is the result of ten years of history by Griffin and various assistants.
various assistance. Griffin, who had the original idea for the
book, began work on it in 1960. The book was scheduled for completion in 1966 for the Centennial Committee. However, because of the extensive information and statistics that were available to him for the manuscript, the project was terminated after a lengthy, two-volume manuscript but because of its great length, he had to edit it extensively.
The result of his editing in an 800-page book which is being published by the publisher, has been described as "a masterpiece."
possible by a grant from the University Endowment Association.
The volume presents a realistic appraisal of the University's struggle, throughout its first century, to reach a level of eminence. Social organizations, athletic contests, student pranks, periodicals and newspapers and campus politics are a few of the areas covered. Personalities associated with the University are also mentioned.
Originally, Griffin intended to cover only the first 100 years of KU's history, but because of radical changes that have taken place in recent years, such as salaries and student demands for inclusion in governmeasures, the history continues past 1966.
This history includes all of the University's administrations through forms Chancellor
to Griffin in his research. The published material of the University, such as regents' reports and publications such as the University Daily Kansan, manuscript material available in the University Information from the University Archives.
The book will contain 36 photographs depicting some of the humorous aspects of KU's history. The photos were selected by Griffin because they amused him.
Publication for the book is 2,500 copies, according to Susan Schott of the University Press of Kansas. Schott said that demand for the book should be "great," and that "it should appeal to the entire University community."
The book is now being promoted to the
alumni of KU and anyone concerned with higher education, she said.
Schott said that two copies of the book would be available in Watson Library and one would be in Spencer Library. Copies will stand at the OLD Bookstore for $2,300.
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the University of Kansas, a history isn't Griffin's only work. His other works include: "Their Brothers' Keepers; Moral Stewardship in the United States, 1800-1855," published in 1960; "The Fermer of Restoration, 1830-1840," published in 1967; "History of the Historian," History, XXXII (Spring, 1962); XXXIV (Winter, 1962); and "The University of Kansas and the Years of Confusion, 1866-1966," published in 1968.
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LELON R, CAPPES, associate dean of the School of Education, said the school offered outreach programs. The school is offering two-day workshops in Sublette during March, April, and May for teachers of children, and reading and pre-school children. Camps are.
About 15 courses will be offered next fall for teachers in areas around Kansas City,
Outreach courses of the school have either been transferred from the campus or are new offerings that are the result of more efficient use of resources, he said.
Donald E. Metzler, associate dean of the School of Engineering, said the school program requires students to work degree degrees and work done in courses offered in Kansas City in recent years. Presently, only the department of civil engineering offers course work in Kansas City.
The school plans to expand its incorporation in the Easy Access program next fall.
THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS is very active in giving concerts and workshops at high schools around the state. Don Scheid, associate dean of the school, said.
Occasionally, courses are offered in Kansas City, such as one offered earlier this year dealing with music education, Scheid said.
After researching the statistics of the university, Griffin became "turned off" by this approach. Griffin specializes in American intellectual history in the United States and understands why he approached the book from a theoretical and philosophical aspect.
Student Sends Unused Books To Costa Rica
The student, Julio Mata, has shipped more than 60 books donated by KU faculty.
A Costa Rican graduate student in chemistry has found a new use for complimentary textbooks that many professors allow to gather dust on their bookshelves.
Mata said chemistry department faculty members often received two free copies of texts by publishers who hoped the students would use the books in their classes.
Most professors didn't need the extra copies and were happy to donate them to the students.
Mata said he planned to continue to collect books to send to Costa Rica.
Orlando Bravo, chairman of the department of chemistry at the University of Costa Rica, said that the school had only about $20,000 each year to spend on books.
Bravo said that the university was trying to get books by other methods than pur-
He said they tried to obtain collections of professors who had died or retired.
Edward Bassett, dean of the School of Journalism, said the school was contracting with the Continuing Education Center and another school to three corpuses. Three corpuses this summer in Kansas City.
The school also is expanding its Easy Access offerings, he said.
Three main sources were of special help
The School of Law doesn't offer any courses off campus, but students and faculty are involved in a variety of outreach activities, Barkley Clark, associate dean of
The school offers Easy Access courses in the evening.
The Law for Laymen Program, which offers information to the Lawrence community on such things as wills and trusts, and the Kansas Bar Association programs,
which are designed mainly for lawyers, are examples of faculty involvement, Clark
Jeremy Matechet, clinical instructor in the School of Pharmacy, said the School offered seminars for pharmacists, who must have some hours of continuing education in the school also is trying the correspondence method of instruction. Matechet said.
A masters of social welfare program will be offered in Kansas City, Kan., this fall, said Bradford W. Sheafer, associate dean of the School of Social Welfare.
"About four years ago we consolidated our program in Lawrence after being in Kansas City for some time. Now we are going back," Sheafer said.
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