SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
Official Summer Session Publication of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXV
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15. 1937
NUMBER 3.
Enrollment Tally Shows Heavy Loss
Total of 1,135 Reveals Drop of 117; Out-of- State Decline Nearly 70
Enrollment in the thirty-fifth annual University of Kansas summer session shows a decrease of 117 students, according to a check made yesterday through the registrar's office. The biggest drop was in out-of-state enrollment, which totaled 139 for a loss of about 70. The total enrollment /westerdav was 1.135.
Students enrolling represented 96 Kansas counties and 18 states. Dougwas county, of which Lawrence is the seat, led with an enrollment of 203, that figure including a large group of persons listing Lawrence as their temporary residence. Other counties with large enrollment totals were Wyandotte, 115; Shawnee, 58; Sedgwick, 23, and Leavenworth, 21.
States represented include Arizona,
Colorado, California, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri,
Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey,
North Carolina, New York, Oklahoma,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
Of the 1,135 total, 20 are studying medicine in Kansas City, Kan. The large majority of students have been enrolled in the University before, only 126 matriculating this term.
University officials did not hesitate to express the opinion that the noticeable decline in the enrollment was due to heavily increased fees for non-resident students. An action of the Board of Regents several weeks ago restored in-state fees to their 134 normal, raising summer session fees from $15 to $20 per student.
At the same time, the regents doubled the out-of-state fees for both summer and winter sessions, from $25 to $50. This increase, it was pointed out, represents considerably more than a mere restoration to the previous normal.
Wherry Is First Speaker At Baptist Forum Series
"Bible Study as a Basis for Character Education," was the subject discussed by Neal M. Wherry, principal of the Lawrence Memorial High School, at the first of the talks in the forum series at the First Baptist church Sunday morning.
Mr. Wherry developed, from the background of his own experience with students in the public schools and in the Sunday school, the general theme that a knowledge of the Bible is a good basis for building character. In speaking to teachers here for the summer session, he stressed the development of an understanding of students, and the cause-effect relation.
Myra Sherwood, a freshman in the College, was taken to the Lawrence Memorial hospital Saturday for treatment of an infection. Her condition was reported improved yesterday.
"Last Warning," Says Cop, Pulling Out Ticket Pad
If you're one of those lads or lassies who never take police traffic warnings seriously, you'll probably end up within a few days holding a little green ticket which it will cost you a dollar to get rid of.
George Snyder, campus patrolman, warned 25 drivers yesterday for illegal parking, and said he will start tagging cars this morning. Cars must be parked in the regular zones behind the various buildings, and not on the main University drives. Snyder also warns against straddle parking which takes two or three regular spaces.
The full authority of the University can be brought to enforce payment of fines.
I. R. Melbo, New Here, Joins Staff
Dr. Irving R. Melbo, of the administrative staff of the Oakland, Calif., public schools and permanent local director of curriculum of the California state department of education, will be visiting professor for the summer session in the School of Education. For the summer session he is teaching "Elementary School Administration," "Elementary School Curriculum," and "Supervision of Instruction."
Doctor Melbo received his A.B. and M.A. degrees from the New Mexico State Teachers College in Silver City, and his Ed.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, in educational administration.
He was professor of social science at the New Mexico college and supervisor of teacher training, and last year taught in the teachers college at Columbia University. He had four years experience with the Scripps-Howard newspaper interests in the Southwest and has been education consultant for several publishing houses in editing textbooks during the last few years.
In March his book, "Our America," a textbook for elementary school history and social science, was published. He is co-author of "Social Psychology of Education," a forthcoming text in the McGraw-Hill series in education.
Doctor Melbo, who is married, has never spent any time in Kansas before. So far, he says, he likes the country, even the weather, and is impressed by the students, whom he described as "serious, able and younger than I expected."
The Summer Session A Cappella choir, under the direction of Dean D. M. Swarthout, will meet this afternoon for the first time. Besides those persons regularly enrolled in the class in advanced conducting and choral repertoire, now numbering some 25 voices, a number of other singers have made advance enrollment in the two choral rehearsals scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4 o'clock.
A Cappella Choir In First Meeting Today
There are places yet for a few more singers of experience, especially for tenor voices.
Hill May Become 'The Lilac Campus' Beauty of Hedges Here In Springtime Is Famed Over Country
Possibility of Mount Oread's becoming known as the "ilac campus" of America has been voiced frequently in recent years, and persons familiar with the Hill's appearance in springtime will testify to the justice of such a proposed designation. Even in summer, the green hedges are a fundamental part of the campus landscaping.
The long hedge opposite Fraser hall, which becomes a huge rock of lavendar each spring, was set out 60 years ago by Joseph Savage, during the administration of Chancellor Marvin. A recent addition consisted of a double row of lilacs south of the engineering buildings, at the west end of the campus. Contributed by Mary Neal Smith as a memorial to her father, the late Percy Smith, once a Lawrence resident, the hedges contain 75 varieties. Many of these plants were imported from France.
For many years the number of lilacs on the campus has been gradually increased. An outstanding group is that in front of the Administration building,and many individual hedges add to campus beauty.
Clad Thompson, whose "Starbeams" in the Kansas City Star frequently refer to points of interest in Kansas, not long ago suggested that Alfred Noyes' "Come down to Kew in iliac-time," be changed to "Come down to K.U. in iliac-time."
And many people do, just to see the lilacs.
Johnson Arrives For Summer Term
Sam A. Johnson, Ph.D., visiting instructor in history this summer, has arrived on the campus from St. Louis where he is an instructor at Harris Teachers College. Professor Johnson graduated from the University in 1916 and received his master's degree in 1928. He received his Ph.D. from Wisconsin in 1935.
Professor and Mrs. Johnson will live at the Oread apartments.
Teaching during the absence of Prof. W. W. Davis, Professor Johnson was at the University from 1926 to 1928. He taught at Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia from 1928 until 1936, when he accepted a position at the college in St. Louis. Professor Johnson's favorite era in American history is the post Civil war period. The courses under his instruction this summer include: "Latin America," "Latin America I," and seminar in American history.
To Marry in August
August has been set as the month for the wedding of Miss Marion Rose Leigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence V. Leigh of Lawrence, to Marion A. Pile, Pueblo, Colo. A graduate of the University, Miss Leigh is at present on the staff of the Ottawa Herald.
Rusco and Moore Purchase Logan Newspaper
Two University students, J. Howard Rusco, Burr Oak, and Francis L. Moore, Kansas City, purchased the Logan Republican this week from R. T. Lemons, publisher for the past 17 years.
Rusco, who will graduate from the University next spring, was elected publisher of the University Daily Kansan for the coming year. Rusco is also owner of the Burr Oak Herald.
Moore, a graduate of Westport High School in Kansas City, received his degree from the University this spring, majoring in journalism.
Business Grads Secure Positions
Dean Frank T. Stockton of the University School of Business this week reported a number of placements of 1937 business graduates made through the school. Among those securing positions, and their companies, were the following:
King Aitken, Kansas Flour Mills,
Kansas City.
Charles J. Bekaert and W. T. Grant, employed in New York City. Duane Bridges, Folger Coffee company. Kansas City.
LeRoy Butler, Standard Oil company, Tulsa.
Robert R. Corey, General Electric,
Bridgeport, Conn.
George M. Flint, Aetna Insurance company, Hartford, Conn.
Bruce Greenburg and Edward Shea, Kansas Labor Commission Topeka.
Paul McKinnon, Carter Oil company, Tulsa.
Willard Nuzum, Sears, Roebuck and company, Kansas City.
Bert Rush, General Electric company, Schenectad, N.Y.
Charles W. Sutton, E. E. Brookmeyer and company, Kansas City. David Tripp, Keefe Packing company, Arkansas City.
Albert R. White, Cardin Mining and Milling company, Picher, Okla.
Modern Scientific Display Being Shown in Blake Hall
W. F. Duensing, representative of the Central Scientific company of Chicago, is in charge of an extensive scientific display which opened yesterday in Blake hall.
The display features latest inventions, innovations, and improvements in the fields of chemical, physical, and other related sciences. Among items on display, the photoelectric cell and its uses, the new Polaroid glass, and a microscope with a chamber in which smoke may be trapped and studied with the use of light rays, prove to be the center of attraction to those unfamiliar with scientific instruments.
The display will be shown in Room 102 in Blake hall all this week.
Wives Names Wanted
Wives Names Wanted Graduate married men enrolled in education are asked to leave the names, addresses and phone numbers of their wives at the education office by 4 p.m. Thursday. This is in order to facilitate arrangement of social functions.
Schwegler Opens Forum List Tonight
Meeting in Fraser First of Series Continuing All Summer; Several Extra Events Announced
Dean Raymond A. Schweegler, director of the summer session, will speak at 7 p.m. tonight at the opening education forum in Fraser theater. Frank E. Strickler, principal of Dighton High school, will be chairman of the forum tonight and throughout the summer.
Forums will be held each Tuesday night during the term. Local faculty members and out of town speakers will be featured, and numerous panel discussions are planned. Chairman Strickler was elected to his post at the close of the 1936 session, as is the custom each year.
Other events announced this week by H. E. Chandler, assistant director, include the first meeting of Phi Delta Kappa, honorary men's educational society, to be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in room 115 Fraser; a tea sponsored by Pi Lambda Theta, women's honorary organization, from 4 until 5 p.m. Thursday at Watkins hall, and the two musical attractions Sunday.
The Midwestern Music Camp orchestra will make its first appearance at 4 p.m. Sunday in concert on Hoch auditorium stage, and the camp band opens its concert season with a program starting at 7 p.m. Sunday in Fowler grove, at the center of the campus.
Several special events already have been scheduled, all open to activity ticket holders. Rabbi Abraham Shaw, Baltimore, from the Eutau Place Temple, will speak on Judaism and Democracy" at 8 p.m. on June 30.
Dr. T. N. Wheeler, Washington, D.C., of the U.S. Forest Service, is to give an illustrated lecture on forestry, tentatively dated for July 5.
A third event will be a lecture, "Among the Spirits," scheduled for July 7, by Dean Howard Higgins of Emerson College, Boston. A psychologist, Dean Higgins has attained considerable fame for his exposes of fraudulent spiritualists and so-called mindreaders and telepathic experts. He will demonstrate the technique of slate-writing, spirit communications, and other phenomena.
Several other lectures and special attractions are anticipated, to be announced later.
Open House Thursday
Open House Thursday Corbin hall will hold open house at 7 p.m. Thursday night. All University men are invited.
HOLIDAY
- A full holiday on July 5, following the Sunday celebration
* of Independence Day, was decided upon by the summer session executive committee in a meeting Saturday afternoon.