====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0719_1 from reel: L 2351 (1955-09-15 to 1956-05-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/140731 Title: ASC Committees Pick 11 to Oversee Student Activity Summary: Eleven appointments to three committees under the department of student activities announced, including Publications committee with Shirley Ward as chair and Traditions committee with Ronald Frederick as chair. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; university committees; student activities Named Entities: Jackson, Bill [committee chair]; Lyons, Bill [committee member]; Davis, Kay [committee member]; Tuttle, Roger [committee member] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Student Gives Graduate Recital Summary: Richard Wright, a Junction City graduate student, performs graduate recital featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Strauss and Irish folk tunes in Strong Auditorium. Category: features/profiles Subjects: music performance; student achievements; classical music Named Entities: Wright, Richard [performer]; Fenbeng, Felecia [reporter] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Law Review Selects Editors Summary: Tom Payne elected editor-in-chief of Kansas Law Review for 1956-57, with John Jurcyk, Ronald Gotz, John Fields, William Lyle, Jack Richards, Bernard Schulte and Laverne Morin serving in various editorial positions. Category: campus news Subjects: academic organizations; student leadership; law school Named Entities: Payne, Tom [editor-in-chief]; Jurcyk, John [associate editor]; Gotz, Ronald [associate editor]; Fields, John [associate editor]; Lyle, William [associate editor]; Richards, Jack [book review editor]; Schulte, Bernard [business manager]; Morin, Laverne [secretary] Confidence: 0.8 Title: 6 to Study Outside U.S.; 5 in Mexico, 1 in Pakistan Summary: Six University of Kansas students will study abroad this summer, with five studying in Mexico and one in Pakistan, participating in programs sponsored by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. Category: campus news Subjects: study abroad; international education; foreign study programs Named Entities: Witt, William [student going to Pakistan]; Miller, Joan [student going to Mexico]; Girard, Mary [student going to Mexico]; Aviston, Kansas City [student going to Mexico]; Shoup, Rita [student going to Mexico]; Wellington, Ann [student going to Mexico]; Stevens, Lawrence [student going to Mexico]; Richards, Barbara [student going to Mexico]; Hays, freshman [student going to Mexico] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Campus Vehicles to Use Decals Summary: University parking and traffic regulations will require registration of all faculty, staff, and student cars beginning with the fall term of 1956, with decals to be placed on rear windows to identify campus vehicles. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; vehicle registration; campus policy Confidence: 0.75 Title: Student Drowns Summary: Paul S. Bell, 23, a third-year medical student at the University of Kansas Medical Center, drowned in Johnson County's Somerset Lake on May 19 when he tried to rescue a young woman companion. Category: campus news Subjects: tragedy; campus safety; student life Named Entities: Bell, Paul S. [victim] Confidence: 0.8 Title: CU Outlaws Bias Clauses by 1962 Summary: The Board of Regents of the University of Colorado recently voted to drop 'across-the-board' clauses in fraternity and sorority charters that contained racial or religious discriminatory provisions by September 1, 1962. Category: national news Subjects: civil rights; higher education policy; discrimination Named Entities: University of Colorado [institution] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Truman Supports U.S. Foreign Policy Summary: Former President Harry S. Truman called on all Americans to stand behind President Eisenhower on foreign policy regardless of party affiliation during a speech in Rome. Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; political commentary; former presidents Named Entities: Truman, Harry S. [former president] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Iowa Fraternities Need 2.2 Average Summary: University of Iowa Inter-fraternity Council scholarship regulations require each fraternity to maintain a 2.2 grade point average each semester, with chapters failing to meet this standard placed on probation. Category: national news Subjects: higher education; academic standards; fraternities Named Entities: University of Iowa [institution] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Xavier Sets Up 2-Year Course Summary: Xavier University in Cincinnati announces the inauguration of a new two-year college course starting in September, designed to fill the needs of students who plan to spend only two years in college. Category: national news Subjects: higher education; academic programs; two-year colleges Named Entities: Xavier University [institution] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Few Have Studied Business Management Summary: A New York University study shows that last year American colleges and universities graduated thousands of students who had majored in business subjects such as advertising, economics, marketing, and public relations, but few had received special training in college business management. Category: features/profiles Subjects: business education; academic trends; career preparation Confidence: 0.7 Title: Civil War Veteran Is Still Well Summary: Albert Woolson, 109-year-old Civil War veteran and last survivor of the Civil War union army, reported in good condition at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Category: features/profiles Subjects: history; veterans; longevity Named Entities: Woolson, Albert [veteran] Confidence: 0.7 Title: Holton Man Gives $100 Award Summary: William T. Beck of Holton will provide a $100 scholarship to the University of Kansas in honor of his late wife, Mabel McLaughlin Beck, a KU alumna active in the Alumni Association. Category: features/profiles Subjects: scholarships; alumni; philanthropy Named Entities: Beck, William T. [donor]; McLaughlin, Mabel [honoree] Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Weaver's; Lawrence Optical Co. Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.