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University Daily. Kansan
Thursday, Oct. 11, 1951
Decrease In Foreign Students At KU
One hundred and seventeen foreign students are studying at the University this year as compared to last year's total of 162.
Students are here on various combinations of scholarships. The Army-State department reorientation program and the Institute for International Education provide the most.
Twenty-six of the students are receiving all or part of their board and room expenses from 24 organized houses at K.U.
Many interesting comparisons are seen between the United States and the countries from which these students come.
Sigfus Gumnlaufsgsson, student from Reyjavik, the capitol of Iceland, finds the weather in Kansas quite different from that of Iceland, where the summers are very short and cool. The winters are long and mild with temperatures not below 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
The climate of India from which Mohamed L. N. Haimed comes compares with that of Dallas, Texas. It is essentially a tropical country. Ahmed had never seen snow before he came to the United States.
There are many more varieties of food here than in Iceland, he said. Very few fruits and vegetables are eaten there and the American 'hot dog' is almost unknown.
The average per capita income of the Indian is $55 a year, he stated. This compares to $1,500 annual income of the average American.
Chop suey is not a true Chinese dish says Thomas Ying, student from Shanghai. It is never found in restaurants there.
Korea offers the most extreme temperatures. In Seoul, according to Chur Youl Kwak, temperatures range from 20 degrees below in the
Science Conference Set For Saturday
A high school science conference designed to help high school teachers provide the best science instruction possible will be held at the University Saturday.
About 35 teachers from high schools in eastern Kansas are expected to attend. This second conference is sponsored by K.U. Extension and the University of Kansas.
The program will consist of lectures by members of the K.U. faculty, Dean George B. Smith of the school and Mrs. Lynn M. Hodgson group at 9 a.m., in the Union building.
other speakers include Dr. W. J. Baumgartner, professor emeritus of zoology; Dr. E. Raymond Hall, chairman of the zoology department; Mr. Fred Montgomery, director of visual instruction; Dr. James Nickerson, associate professor of music education; Dean Paul B. Lawson, the College; and Dr. Kenneth Anderson, director of the K.U. division of educational research.
The program will last throughout the morning.
winter to 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer.
These foreign students come from about 40 countries. Nine are from India, eight from both Germany and Japan, six from Austria, five from China, four from Canada and Switzerland and three from Iraq.
Other students come from Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Rumania, Greece, France, Sweden, Bolivia, Lebanon, Cyprus, Iran, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Holland, England, Norway, Nigeria, and Czechoslovakia.
Garlock Named Award Winner
William H. Garlock, engineering senior, has been judged winner of the first National Scholarship contest sponsored by the American Society of Tool Engineers.
The scholarship is given only to
WILLIAM H. GARLOCK
outstanding students who are preparing to enter industry in some phase of tool or production engineering.
Considered in awarding the scholarship was the recommendation of T. DeWitt Carr, Dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, and the fact that Garlock has earned approximately half his college expenses.
During summer vacations he has been employed by the St. Joseph Light and Power Co. and the St. Joseph Terminal railroad.
Queens Auction Off Dates
The 15 finalists for the title of freshman queen at the University of Minnesota auctioned off dates to the highest bidders. The proceeds from the affair went to the Campus Chest fund.
New Ideas in Arrow and Jayson Sport Shirts
Solid colors and smart patterns in washable cottons and rayons.
$5 up
The Palace
Members of the Jay Jane pep club will solicit contributions and signatures for the Crusade for Freedom drive today and Friday.
Jay Janes To Aid In Freedom Drive
Each member has been assigned two sources for soliciting. They include women's and men's organized houses and various departments of the University.
These solicitations will be preceded by speeches made by members of the Forensic league at the organized houses.
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901 MASS.
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