Thursday, Sept. 14, 1961 University Daily Kansan
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Eggheads Fast Replacing Joe College, Says Heller
The "egghead" is slowly replacing "Joe College" as the desired standard on campus. Last year, S6 specially trained freshmen reaped the benefits of the Gifted Student Program of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Set up under Carnegie Corporation grant the six-year-old program has become increasingly popular by assisting in KU's rigid policy of allowing each and every student the opportunity to use all of his or her academic abilities to the fullest extent. And, from all indication, as the demand for talented individuals grows, so will the program.
Participants in this widely acclaimed program are given special library privileges, an opportunity to assist in faculty research programs, may be placed in special honors sections of certain courses, and may receive accelerated training in advanced curricula.
The gifted student program at KU, conceived and proposed by Dean George R. Waggoner, began in 1955. It was one of the first to receive financial backing from the Carnegie Corporation.
"The new grant will allow us to apply to all students some of the lessons learned in dealing with superior students," said Francis H. Heller, associate dean of the College.
"The College has no intention of concentration on superior students
The new grant will enable the results of student research, foreign study and other projects to be compiled and published each year, he explained.
alone. It expects that this group will stimulate students of all levels of ability." Dean Heller said.
"It will be possible to engage in some experimentation with foreign study plans—possibly along the lines of KU's junior year abroad program in Costa Rica. Additional honors seminars and classes may be developed."
At KU the freshman year "is considered the most important period in the student's development" and specially qualified academic counseling is provided for him from the beginning.
Dean Heller said that three features distinguish the gifted student program at KU from plans in use elsewhere.
A rapid increase in the numbers who qualify for the program is a measure of its attractiveness to gifted students. The KU program began in 1855 with 31 freshmen.
Research activity by undergraduates is strongly encouraged, and individual needs shape the student's work "rather than any preconceived pattern of honors seminars."
Sixteen women have been named as Watkins scholars for the coming school year.
"Our graduates have been highly successful in nationwide competitive examinations," Dean Heller said.
Watkins Scholars Named for Year
The Watkins and the Summerfield scholarships, announced earlier in August, are considered among the highest recognitions of undergraduate students at K.U.
Selections for both are made from the K.U. student body on the basis of superior scholastic achievements at the University. The scholars are in addition to the regular appointments made earlier from among Kansas high school seniors on the basis of competitive examinations.
The 16 new Watkins scholars are
ma M. Kruse, Carbondale, junior; Karen Sue McCarty, Wichita, sophomore; Carol Sue McMillen, Coldwater, senior.
16 the 16 new Watkins scholars are: Mary L. Baumgartner, Overland Park, sophomore; Ann K. Binford, Overland Park, sophomore; Barbara J. Brooks, Hays, junior; Janet M. Johnson, Cimarron, sophomore; Harriet J. Kagay, Larned, senior; Thel-
Carolyn M. Nelson, Clifton, sophomore; Linda S. Power, Prairie Village, junior; Nadine B. Prouty, Newton, junior; Martha D. Sipes, Mission, junior; Joanne Kay Stover, Colby, junior; Bette K. Weinhillboum, Augusta; Susan M. Whitley, Lawrence, sophomore; Martha J. Yonally, Mission, sophomore.
Shields Protect Astronauts
Saucer-shaped shields on space capsules dissipate the heat of reentry into earth's atmosphere and hold the astronaut's cabin to bearable temperatures. Such shields are made of glass fiber and a plastic similar to that on kitchen counters.
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