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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, May 12, 1955
DR. MILTON G. DANIELSON
Dr. Milton G. Danielson, assistant professor of religion and philosophy at Ottawa university, will speak on "Baptists Speak to Our Day" at the first annual Roger Williams fellowship founders day dinner Sunday at the First Baptist church.
Baptists to Hear Ottawa Teacher
The purpose of the dinner is to help students appreciate the significance of Baptist principles and their application to our day, the Rev. E. E. Klein, assistant professor in the School of Religion, said Dr. Danielson was graduated from the University of California and has just finished his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California.
The public may attend the dinner. Tickets may be obtained from the Rev, Mr. Klein or any member of the Roger Williams fellowship.
KTI Buildings Set For June Hearing
Topeka—(U.P.)-Gov. Fred Hall today announced that disposition of the Kansas Technical Institute buildings will be settled at a meeting June 8 of the Finance council.
The KTI was ordered closed by the 1955 Legislature. The State Welfare board, the Highway Patrol, and the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation have indicated a desire to obtain at least partial use of the buildings.
Gov. Hall said that in accordance with instructions by the Legislature disposition will be settled by the board of regents with the approval of the Finance council. The governor said it has been agreed that he, Dr. Leonard Axe of the council, and Hubert Brighton of the board would work out the arrangements.
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KU Extension Conducts Courses for Convicts
By JOHN McMILLION
The University Extension has scored another first with the inception of a convict training program on the college level at the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. Plans are also being made for another such program at the penitentiary at Lansing.
The program is the only one of its kind in the nation, was started last year with a general psychology course at the request of the education department at Leavenworth, Dr. Frank T. Stockton, director of the extension bureau, said.
The program has grown to six courses during the past year with English, mathematics. psychology, economics, sociology, and business law being offered.
"The penitentiary has given the go ahead signal on all courses but chemistry," Dr. Stockton said. "For obvious reasons they have flatly barred the teaching of chemistry."
Dr. Stockton believes the University has a rare opportunity in this area as there are four corrector institutions in a 40-mile radius.
Finances have created a problem, as the prisoners have to pay their own tuition, which amounts to $22.50 for a three-hour course. Prisoners in the penitentiary draw about $25 a month for industrial work, which is higher than that drawn at other institutions. At Lansing, for example, the inmates receive 4 cents a day.
"Some inmates, who have a little revenue from home or elsewhere, have even tried to pay the tuition fees of other prisoners," Dr. Stockton said. "Prison regulations prohibit it, however."
The response of the prisoners has been amazing. The men represent all types of prisoners from long termers in for various felonies to men in for various cases, women in for unbezzlement, and similar cases, often represent well-educated men, are found in the institution.
The men are screened on a basis of their academic preparation and
their rating in the educational development examination, a test given by the institution to determine the educational level of the various inmates. Some taking the courses have substantial college education, some a high school degree, and some have not been graduated from high school but have shown by their score on the educational development test they are prepared for college work.
The instructors, who include the president of St. Mary's college, the chief psychiatrist at Wadsworth hospital, a judge of the district court, and several teachers from the Woodstock court, all attitude of the men is only the best and no difficulties whatsoever have arisen.
"Prison education has been confined almost entirely to elementary, secondary, and vocational schools," Dr. Stockton said. "But the significant point is that prison education has not kept pace with the rise in the level of general education. Consequently, a lot of the印学生 are still proficient with high school work as they are already past it. Also, some men have no aptitude for the various trades offered."
Dr. Stockton believes only a small percentage of the men will apply for transfer of the credits to a college on their discharge from the prison.
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