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Gunn Describes Work一
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Graduating from KU with a B.S. in journalism, he later received his M.A. in English at the University. He has served as an editor of alumni publications and is currently an instructor of English at KU. His favorite writing subject is science fiction.
"I first discovered science fiction in the mid-30s," he says. "Science fiction offers a great deal of vitality and reward to a writer, and is different from most literature in that it concentrates on ideas rather than characterizations. I suspect that it has a great potential which is particularly suited to our times.
"IT COULD BE A MOST rewarding literature for young people in their teens," he continues. "It would present to them ideas about our society. Our society is basically orientated toward the future, and science fiction reflects this. For young people to be exposed to it could be most beneficial."
His love for science fiction is easily demonstrated. His M.A. thesis at KU was on science fiction.
The new book, "The Immortals," is based on the potential problems of the search for immortality and increasing demands for better medical care.
SINCE THAT TIME he has written almost 50 stories and four novels on science fiction. Some of the titles of his stories are: "Pill Roller," "The Man Who Owned Tomorrow," "Powder Keg" and "The Misogynist." The novels are: "This Fortress World," "Station in Space," "The Joy Makers" and a new one, "The Immortals." A fifth book, "Star Bridge" was written in collaboration with Jack Williamson.
When the tall, lanky 38-year-old Mr. Gunn is not serving as an administrative assistant to the chancellor or in other public relations jobs, he spends time with his family (a wife, two children, a dog named Mandy and a cat named Silky).
ABOUT HIS SCIENCE fiction writing, Gunn says: "I don't do much of it any more, but I plan to start soon. It will mean doing it at night."
When he talks to you, his mouth breaks out in a smile. He does not look as haggard as one would suspect in view of his many time-consuming activities.
"You find time to do all these things." he says.
Solid Research-
Reactor Center from the Radioactive Isotopes Laboratory behind and to the east of Summerfield Hall. With the reactor the department can increase its studies of radioactive materials and their effect on the body.
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The majority of this work and the research work for the government is carried on by graduate and undergraduate students. Some are from the government agencies; others are taking the program in radiation biophysics.
WITH THE GEIGER COUNTERS the department makes a valuable contribution to the university's welfare. They are responsible for seeing that all units of the university using radioactive material are safe and able to be used for such work.
In the past few weeks the department has given a series of lectures at Lawrence High School on radiation and its physical and biological effects.
Israel Develops-
structors and survey missions to other countries.
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- Training in the developing countries by Israeli teams assisted by local personnel trained in Israel.
Students are trained in Israel with the purpose of taking over and continuing the work of Israelis.
FOR EXAMPLE, Liberia sought aid in establishing an ophthalmological center. Four Israeli doctors and nurses went to Liberia and set up a project while some Liberians came to Israel for training.
Especially satisfying to interested countries is the informality in the approach of Israelis to their requests and the swift response they received, according to government officials.
A Foreign Ministry official said:
"We get requests ranging all the
way from how to organize a national day celebration to pretzel bending."
ISRAELI OFFICIALS have been known to receive a request for a technical aid program at the beginning of the week and four days later they had the whole plan ready together with a list of Israel experts available for service in that particular country.
No accounting has ever been made, they say, and no official here is able to provide such figures. But the costs are usually discussed informally at the time the program is prepared by Israelis and representatives of the recipient nation.
The question of how much this aid costs Israel is a very difficult one to answer, officials say.
Generally all costs except those of the trainees in Israel are borne by the recipient country.
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Students From Many Lands at KU
Foreign students from nearly every section of the world are helping to give KU an international flavor this year.
More than 300 students from 61 foreign countries are attending classes at the University this fall, said Clark Coan, KU foreign student adviser.
Oral History
THEY ARE ENROLLED in subjects ranging from English Literature to hydrology, and the part they play in campus clubs and political organizations is far out of proportion to their relatively small number.
Which countries have the largest student delegations at KU this year?
Nationalist China's group of 40 students is the largest here, followed by India with 31 and Germany with 22. Great Britain, Hong Kong and Iran each have 11.
Asian students at KU outnumber those from European countries by nearly two to one - 160 to 87. Of the Asian students, 128 come from the Far East, 32 from the Near East.
SOUTH AMERICAN STUDENTS make up the third largest foreign student group at KU, with 22 students here.
Male foreign students outnumber the females 226 to 75.
The men-women ratio among foreign students favors the women in much the same manner as it does within the entire student body.
The oral history recordings were begun in 1948 by historian Allan Nevins in an effort to preserve for researchers recollections and ideas which had not been committed to written records.
NEW YORK — (UPI) — An associate of the Wright brothers and several early stunt fliers are among the 85 persons interviewed on tape for a special history of flight project of Columbia University's Oral History Research Office.
Through June 30 of this year. 6,024 hours of interviews with 1,055 persons had been recorded and 17,733 pages of the material transcribed and indexed for research use.
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