====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0396_2 from reel: L 2348 (1953-01-14 to 1953-11-16) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/145009 Title: Cornell Grad Appointed Head of Dormitories Summary: Robert VanderMeid, a Cornell graduate, has been appointed director of dormitories at KU, with William Chestnut as his assistant. The article details VanderMeid's background in hotel management and the administrative structure of the dormitory system. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; student housing; personnel appointments Named Entities: VanderMeid, Robert [dormitory director]; Chestnut, William [assistant director] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Design Awards Given to Students Summary: Multiple students recognized for design achievements including Virginia Cox (fine arts senior) and others in various categories such as jewelry, silverwork, and graphic design. The article lists award winners and their respective recognitions. Category: campus news Subjects: student achievements; academic recognition; fine arts Named Entities: Cox, Virginia [fine arts senior]; Boswell, Ann [student]; Vaughan, Leah [student]; Thompson, Kyle [student]; Curtis, Mary Ann [student]; Hancock, William [student]; Parshall, Dorothy [student]; Wolff, Nancy [student]; Kuhl, Candace [student]; Hardware, Vernon [award]; Schrober, Sally [student]; Bass, Jim [student]; Buchanan, Sara [student]; Stranathan, Norman [student]; Johnson, Jean [student]; Schumacher, Herbert [student]; Yeomans, Green [student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: DeMille Picks Senior as Jayhawker Queen Summary: Barbara Orendorff, an education senior, has been selected as the 1953 Jayhawker Queen from a group of 10 candidates judged by Cecil B. DeMille. The article details the selection process and mentions her attendants. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student life; traditions; pageants Named Entities: Orendorff, Barbara [education senior, Jayhawker Queen]; DeMille, Cecil B. [Hollywood producer] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Enrollment Plans Announced by Hitt Summary: Registrar James K. Hitt announces summer session enrollment plans, including the new Student Union plan for enrollment. The article details registration procedures, card pickup locations, and the schedule for different colored enrollment cards. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; student services; registration Named Entities: Hitt, James K. [registrar] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Two Department Heads Named Summary: The appointments of Dr. Robert W. Baxter as head of the botany department and Dr. Anthony J. Smith as head of the psychology department are announced. The article notes that Dr. Baxter replaces Dr. A. J. Mix and Dr. Smith replaces Dr. Alfred L. Baldwin. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; academic appointments; faculty Named Entities: Baxter, Robert W. [botany department head]; Smith, Anthony J. [psychology department head]; Mix, A. J. [previous botany department head]; Baldwin, Alfred L. [previous psychology department head] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Daily Kansan Ends Publication Year Summary: Today is the last issue of the Daily Kansan until June 12. The Summer Session edition will be published twice weekly during the summer months. Category: campus news Subjects: student media; newspaper operations; publication schedule Confidence: 0.75 Title: Story Brings More Letters Summary: A story printed in the Daily Kansan has generated additional correspondence, with more letters received from readers including those from Italy. Category: campus news Subjects: student media; correspondence; newspaper impact Confidence: 0.7 Title: Staff of 10 Selected for Station KDGU Summary: Ten staff members have been selected for the wired-wireless radio station KDGU, including David Hicks (business manager), Carole Symms (record librarian), Patricia Mitchell (production manager), and Gary Lehman (traffic chief). Category: campus news Subjects: student media; radio broadcasting; personnel Named Entities: Hicks, David [business manager]; Symms, Carole [record librarian]; Mitchell, Patricia [production manager]; Lehman, Gary [traffic chief] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Registrar Requests Cards Be Filled Out Summary: The registrar requests that students transferring between schools or planning to return for summer or fall sessions fill out cards at the registrar's office as soon as possible to avoid delays during enrollment. Category: announcement Subjects: student services; registration; administrative notices Named Entities: James, Registrar [university official] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Directory Deadline July 1 Summary: Organizations wishing to be listed in next year's Student Directory must submit their names to the dean of men's office by July 1. All names must be turned in by this deadline. Category: announcement Subjects: student services; administrative deadlines; university directories Confidence: 0.75 Title: Creek Floods Part of El Dorado Summary: Prairie Creek in El Dorado, Kansas overflowed its banks after a six-inch rain, causing residential flooding. The sheriff's office reported that practically all public officials and Red Cross personnel are evacuating people as quickly as possible. Category: local news Subjects: natural disasters; weather; local communities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Dr. Nabih Amin Faris Named 1st Rose Morgan Professor Summary: Dr. Nabih Amin Faris has been appointed as the first Rose Morgan Professor at the University of Kansas, announced by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy. Dr. Faris is an Arabic scholar who will bring distinguished scholarship to the university. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; academic appointments; faculty Named Entities: Faris, Nabih Amin [professor]; Murphy, Franklin D. [chancellor]; Morgan, Rose [professor, deceased] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Photo: Barbara Orendorff Summary: Portrait photograph of Barbara Orendorff, the newly selected Jayhawker Queen. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: student life; pageants; visual media Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Nabih Amin Faris Summary: Portrait photograph of Dr. Nabih Amin Faris, the newly appointed Rose Morgan Professor. 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