SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
Official Summer Session Publication of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXV
NUMBER
Mary Olsen Resigns Post Here CSEP Secretary Takes Social Welfare Position At Topeka Monday
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1937
Miss Mary C. Olsen, executive secretary of the College Student Employment Project at the University since its initiation in February, 1934, this week tendered her resignation to Chancellor Lindley. Miss Olsen will go to Topeka Monday to take a position in the recently organized state department of social welfare.
Announcement of Miss Olsen's resignation comes unexpextedly to many of her friends among the students and faculty here.
Holder of an A.B. and University teacher's diploma from the University of Kansas, Miss Olsen elected sociology as her field of graduate study, and completed work for her M.A. degree in that subject at Columbia University in 1922.
She returned to Kansas to take charge of CSEP administrative work three and one-half years ago, and built up her department into a smoothly functioning bureau without any background or precedent. During her stay at the University, she supervised the employment of 1,681 students on CSEP projects, and developed an extremely large circle of friends in the student body.
Her work necessitated personal conferences at frequent intervals with many of the students employed on the project, and her ability to remember names, details of each individual student's plans and problems and of the student's connection with the department, was little sort of amazing, and facilitated her work greatly.
Miss Olsen took the position here with a background of executive experience covering a period of years. Immediately after taking her Master's degree at Columbia University, she became head of the department of history and government at Texas Presbyterian College, a girls' school at Milford, Texas, and served in that capacity for two years. She spent the next three years in a similar position at Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Mo., leaving there in 1927 to go to Massachusetts.
While teaching at Texas Presbyterian and Lindenwood colleges, Miss Olsen completed a two-year extension course with the Mawson Editorial School of Boston, and as a consequence of that training secured The position with the John Winston Publishing company, in Boston, where she assisted in revision and editing of the Winston dictionaries.
In 1928 she was made assistant chairman of the education department of the Popular Science Publishing company, in New York City, and worked at that position for several months before becoming assistant manager of the New York office of the American Educational Press, publisher of a series of current top-
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Johnson's Arrival Here Expected Soon
S. A. Johnson, visiting instructor in history from Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, has not yet arrived in Lawrence, but is expected soon. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University and a former instructor here. He taught at Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia before going to St. Louis.
Classes under Mr. Johnson's instruction this summer include, "Latin America," "Later America I", and seminar in American history.
Pictures for Magazine
The June issue of the Graduate Magazine will carry many pictures of former University students, snapped during reunion of various classes last week.
George Declares Open Season on Jay-Parkers
"Ohcysp Smaxe" Deciphered ---Means Psychological Exams
Often we do things for no other reason than that we are told to do so or "just because." These seem to be the reasons that new students take the University psychological tests.
Beginning and ending with vocabulary exercises, the test delves into catch problems in arithmetic, and analogies (figure matching). Last and least sensible is the "artificial language." One wonders just what the deciphering of "Apo moab glub noc lib" might have to do with his mental capacity, yet this combined with the other results makes a nice looking chart.
Somewhat in a fog, the group jitters through the ordeal and comes out wondering just what it was all about. But—to the psychological brain-testers the results show certain definite things. Although only about one student in a hundred ever bothers to inquire as to the outcome of his exam, a complete record of his attainment is kept on file.
George, local enforcer of campus law and order, issued a last warning today concerning parking regulations.
The percentile chart, taken from the results of 100 average students, shows surprising regularity in figures from year to year, and also amazingly equal comparisons between the outcome of the test and the student's later grades.
Miss Marie Miller, assistant to the adviser of women, will leave at noon today for Macon, Mo., where she will join her mother, Mrs. Theo Miller, and depart for the Great Lakes region. Miss Miller plans to spend a month there, mostly in the vicinity of Detroit, and will return July 12.
On Vacation
Student drivers will not be allowed to park on the main drive after today, but may use any zone they choose.
Results range from the grade of "99 plus" down to "minus one" ratings with about as many falling
The candidates for the test are told—that they must take it, but it doesn't count anything as far as entering the University is concerned—that they must take their time and be accurate and at the same time hurry along—they may learn the results, which they never do.
- Any regularly enrolled student in the summer session is * eligible to try out for a position * in either the summer music * camp band or orchestra, accord- ing to an announcement from * the School of Fine Arts. Students wishing to try out should * report to room 302, Central Ad- ministration building, before 4 * p.m. Monday. Tryouts will begin at that hour.
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nto the "minus moron" as in the 'brain plus' group.
So the forty people who took the exam Thursday need not worry over the results—very few eyes ever pry into the outcome of the tests—and the student merely becomes a card, then part of a file, and last of all a bit of statistical matter. If his result does appear it probably will be something to this effect:
As in any other exam, there are rather questionable answers to some of the queries. When asked his father's occupation, one student wrote, "Occupation—dead plumber." Another brought up a novel situation with the reply, "Father's occupation—unemployed WPA worker."
Why all this? Oh, just because!
No. Students 99 70
Examined Plus (aver.)
5,369 6 5,360
Returning for his second summer as visiting instructor, Dr. Richard Madden began work in the School of Education this week. After completing his regular term at the State Teachers College in Indiana, Pa., Professor Madden came here to join the staff of the University.
Madden Returns For Session Teacher of Psychology Takes Up Second Term On Staff Here
Dr. Madden received his bachelor's degree at the State Teachers College of Peru, Ind. From there, he went to Columbia University where he received his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees.
At present in his work at the teachers college in Pennsylvania, Dr. Madden serves one-half of his time as professor in the education department. The rest of his time, he spends in research work carried on for the psycho-educational bureau of the college.
The courses which Professor Madden teaches in the School of Education this summer include Educational Psychology, Theory and Practice of Teaching and Psychology of Reading.
Will Open Music Camp Monday
Hundred or More Expected to Come Here For Work Under Noted Group of Band And Orchestra Leaders
Remarkably successful in its opening season last summer, the second annual Mid-Western Music Camp, sponsored by the University, will open with enrollment of high school music students and school music supervisors Monday. Russell L. Wiley, director of the University band and secretary of the camp advisory board, anticipates an enrollment of 100 or more.
The music camp is designed to meet the need for an intensive training period for high school musicians bridging the three-months gap between regular school terms, and at the same time makes it possible for music supervisors to select a schedule of study from 15 different courses in music supervision offered by the School of Fine Arts. Activities of the camp center around the camp band and orchestra, both of which will give concerts weekly. A noted group of guest conductors and special instructors will be at the University at various times during the summer to assist the regular staff.
Art Scholarship Given Bob Gard
Robert Gard, '34, technical director of the University theater in Fraser hall, left Lawrence a few days ago for the east coast. Gard has been awarded a graduate scholarship in fine arts at Cornell University, effective next fall, and will study drama and playwriting there, in the coming year.
While at Cornell, Gard will do technical work in the theater similar to what he has done here during the past few years. At present he is directing stage work at the Phidelah Rice theater at Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. He has been stage director in the Rice theater for several years.
Psychology Makeup Exam To Be Given Saturday
The make-up psychological tests for all undergraduate students entering the University for the first time will be given promptly at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19, in room 15 Fraser, according to an announcement yesterday by A. H. Turney, associate professor of education.
All students who missed the first test or who registered late must make up the test at this time. No enrollment can be completed until the psychological test has been taken.
Rolla Nuckles, instructor in the department of speech and dramatic arts, will leave within a short time for Chicago, where he plans to do graduate work at Northwestern University.
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The daily schedule will be as follows:
5:45 a.m.: Reveille for boys.
5:50: Calisthenics for boys.
6:30: Breakfast.
7:25. Band assembly on auditorium stage.
7:30 to 9:30 Camp bank rehearsal
10 to 10:30 Elementary harmony,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for high school students.
10 to 11:50: Elementary composition, Tuesdays and Thursdays, for high school students.
11 to 11.50: Sectional rehearsal for woodwinds, brasses and strings,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
12:15: Lunch.
1:30 to 2:20 p.m.: Band and orchestra methods, for supervisors.
1:0 to 2:20 Rehearsal, small ensembles, for high school students.
2:30 to 4:30 Rehearsal, camp orchestra.
4:45 to 5:45. Recreation, sports.
6:15. Dinner.
7:30: Recitals on Mondays.
7:30: Sight reading, camp band,
Tuesdays.
8 p.m.: Sight reading, camp orchestra, Wednesdays.
In addition to these regularly scheduled events, it is hoped to arrange weekly radio broadcasts of camp orchestra and band concerts. Details of the broadcast will be announced at a later date.
A schedule of musical events printed in Thursday's Kansan announced weekly concerts by the camp band and orchestra. The orchestra will perform at 4 p.m. every Sunday in Hoch auditorium, and the band is slated for a concert at 7 p.m. every Sunday in Fowler grove, north of Fowler shops.
Members of the faculty of the School of Fine Arts who will take part in the camp program include Dean D. M. Swarthout, chairman of the advisory board; Meribah Moore, voice; Waldemar Geltch, head of the violin department; Charles S. Skilton, theory and composition; Howard C.
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