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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1950
University Extension Contacts Many Persons Each Year
One section of the University Extension service that contacts a great number of people every year is the department of visual instruction.
The audio-visual aids furnished by the department include movies, slides, film strips, pictures and mock ups. The movies furnished are one of the most important of its various programs.
Over a million and a half persons attended films furnished by the film library of the department last year when over 30,000 reels were sent out to schools, churches, civic organizations and individuals.
The films are sent out on a rental basis to anyone in the area who writes in for them, barring a few restrictions. About 5,000 films are on hand in the library and more are continually being added. These films vary from kindergarten subjects to those which only graduate students are able to comprehend.
One of the most important fields in audio-visual aids is in classes on the Hill. Any film in the library may be obtained by the teachers for use in classroom activities for no charge, and if the film the instructor wants is not on hand the department will obtain it.
Many instructors do not take advantage of the opportunities offered by visual instruction. According to the department military and public schools are much farther advanced along these lines than KU instructors.
To aid instructors on the campus the department has two projection rooms in the basement of Fraser hall. One of these is for students and teachers and the other is for previews for the faucilty. The department has fourteen students trained to operate projectors and they will show films anywhere on the campus.
Probably the most unusual film in the library is the one entitled "What Artists Can Do With Modern Examples of modern art by various artists and explains the paintings."
One of the more recent films is one on India called "India, Asia's
New Voice." This film and one on Pakistan gives a clear picture of what is happening in Asia. There are also films on Russia, Japan and other foreign lands.
The department buys about 1000 reels a year. These films vary in cost from about $45 for one 11 min. reel, black and white film, to $80 for colored films of the same size. However some of the films cost as much as $350.
School Teachers Study Methods
Eighteen elementary school teachers in the Lawrence community are making three studies which will lead to the improvement of instruction in the elementary school.
These teachers have volunteered for the work and are registered for credit under arrangements made by the curriculum laboratory under the direction of Cloy S. Hobson, associate professor of education.
At Pinkney school teachers are studying the application of language to everyday living of children.
The teachers who meet at Cordley are developing studies of broad social units in their classes. After a study of some social problem or function, as conservation or safety, the teachers compare their results.
At New York school the organization or elementary school curriculum is being discussed. The aim is to integrate the learnings of pupils to save time in instruction.
Other instructors in the School of Education will assist Dr. Hobson in the improvement program.
Kansan Photo by J. A. Bannigan
KU Bureau Promotes Government
THE KING OF THE SEWER-MEN shows the Madwoman of Chaillot how she can dispose of those who would destroy the world. Professor Crafton as the sewer-man explains the secrets of the Paris sewers to Mrs. Jessica Crafton, the Madwoman of Chaillot. The satire-comedy, directed by Mrs. Frances Feist, opens at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Fraser theater and closes Saturday night. Tickets are on sale at the ticket office in Green hall for $1. Activity cards should be presented at the ticket office for reserved seats.
Promoting good government is the fundamental aim of the bureau of government research at the University of Kansas.
A major phase of this promotion is the consultant service of the Bureau which is designed and organized to serve any department of government within the state. Numerous publications are written by the bureau and are sent to an extensive mailing list from the state. Equally important are the schools and workshops held for various public officials.
The consultant service is rendered on a cost basis. Any department of government from local to state level may contract with the bureau for analysis and recommendations for its department.
Analysis is made on the scene while the department is functioning. Budgets, personnel placements, city planning, anything which is a problem may be a subject for analysis.
The governmental research series deals with the various aspects of government, primarily on a local plane. They are technical discussions of various problems encountered in the government process. These monographs are sent to more than 1500 subscribers.
The citizen's pamphlets deal with the same problems as the research series but they are presented in such a manner that the layman can easily
The bureau publications are of three distinct types, the governmental research series, the citizen's pamphlets, and a monthly bulletin called "Your Government."
grasp their meaning. They are widely distributed so as to make the information available to persons all over the state who are interested in practices and procedures of government.
The "Your Government" bulletins are written in much the same manner as citizen's pamphlets and include numerous charts and graphs. They deal with various problems all over the state, such as education, wildlife conservation, voting inadequacies, and state budgetary practices.
The schools and workshops sponsored by the bureau are intended primarily to keep public officials aware of the latest trends in government. Schools have been held for such officials as city managers, peace officers, county clerks, and city clerks.
A peace officers training program was held here last summer and was attended by representatives from the entire state. Experts on various phases of law enforcement spoke on their particular fields and practical demonstrations included an exhibition by two F.B.I. men on handling troublesome persons.
A city clerk school is set for Nov. 16 and 17. Much of the program will be given to municipal finance procedures but there will be periods on
purchasing, license laws, election problems, and the use of office machines. Seven experts from the faculty and 11 visiting instructors will conduct the school.
Another division of the bureau's work is called "Information Please." This consists of inquiries from private citizens, public organizations, and public officials. It is carried on by correspondence, conferences, and public speeches, and has become an increasingly significant area of activity.
The bureau is equipped with extensive library facilities to answer numerous questions. Watson library, which is a depository for many governmental publications, the document library, and the law library, all contribute to the information gathered by the bureau.
Additional data is obtaining through interviews and contacts with various public and state officials. Correspondence with other research organizations throughout the country help bring the experience of the nation to bear on the bureau's problems.
The bureau is a separate department of the University. Dr. Ethan P. Allen is chairman of the bureau which has a staff of six full-time men, three part-time political science teachers, and five graduate students who work part-time. The secretarial staff consists of three full-time workers and several part-time typists.
Alumni To Meet In Five Cities
Faculty members of the University of Kansas will conduct alumni meetings for Kansas teachers and local graduates in each of five Kansas cities host to a teachers' convention this week.
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; George B. Smith, dean of the School of Education; and Thomas Gorton, dean of the School of Fine Arts, will represent the University at the Topeka meeting, Kansas alumni will meet at noon Friday, Nov. 3, in the Hotel Kansan.
Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg, athletic director; James K. Hitt, registrar; and Miss Maud Ellsworth, associate professor of education, will be the University representatives at Salina's Lamer hotel at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2.
At Garden City Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Warren hotel, Albert Palmerlee, associate professor of engineering, will join Fred S. Montgomery, director of visual instruction and associate professor of education, in conducting an alumni meeting.
Margaret Habein, dean of women and T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, will represent the University at Wichita. The meeting there will be at noon Friday. Nov. 3.
Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary and Donald K. Alderson, assistant dean of men, will travel to Chanute for a meeting Friday, Nov. 3 .
Walter Brown, College senior, was elected Independent Students association delegate to the state I.S.A. convention to be held Friday at Pittsburg.
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He will also enlist the aid of other Kansas I.S.A. chapters in preparation for the national convention to be held at the University in the spring.
Clifford Tatham was named chairman for a Sadie Hawkins dance which will be held Friday, Nov. 10.
An all-membership meeting and Coke party will be held Monday, Nov. 6, in the Pine room of the Union. Plans for the year's social functions and the budget will be explained.
Former Kansan Editor Was ECA Chief In Greece
A graduate of the class of 1928 has just returned to this country after helping distribute some 1,300 million dollars. The former K.U. man is Paul Porter, former head of the Economic Cooperation administration in Greece.
Perhaps Papa Wasn't Expected
At one house a freshman began introducing himself. Acting mechanically after a dozen introductions he bent towards one man and said : "Tm Charles" "Glad to know you, Charles, I'm your father," the gentleman answered.
Every organized house was overcrowded during homecoming, and some students frequently found themselves being automatic in showing hospitality to friends and alumni.
Miss Peabody Gives Recital
Rv ELLSWORTH ZAHM
Poised and competent, Miss Irene Peabody, mezzo - soprano, sang a widely varied program before an appreciative audience at her recital Monday night.
The difficult program included: three old English songs by Purcell; two arrangements by Hughes of old Irish songs of a hauntingly beautiful quality; the dramatic and sometimes tender "Frauen - Liebe und Leben," by Schumann; the sturring "Singing in Paris" son et Dalila), by Saint-Saens; and a group of songs by American composers.
Miss Peabody easily and effectively portrayed the many changes in mood being equally competent in the old English, German, French numbers on the program.
Favorites of the audience were the "There's Not a Swain on the Plain," (Purcell); the wistful "I Know Where I'm Goin' " (arranged by Hughes); the gay "Moon-Marketing," (Weaver); and "The Empty-Handed Traveler," (Menotti).
Winifred Gallup, pianist, was especially good as Miss Peabody's accompanist, giving to the program an interplay through her fine interpretations.
Miss Peabody, who was attractively gowned in a black-fringed dress, was presented with two bouquets of red roses before she began the last group of numbers.
The work that Mr. Porter been doing in that country was written up in a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post by Ernest Hauser, Post editor.
After much dunking, he was ordered to come out and run the gauntlet. He refused and told them if they wanted him, to come in and get him. After ten minutes the Kamen left, warning him not to attack them or their customs in the Kansan again. The following day an editorial drenched with sarcasm appeared condemning the attackers.
Mr. Hauser said that Porter was one of the most influential Americans in Greece. It was through his efforts that the whole government of that country was changed. Last March he drafted a letter to Prime Minister Venizelos of Greece stating that the United States did not like the way he was setting up the new Greek government.
The next night, members of the K-men came to his house, grabbed him, and carried him to Potter lake. At the lake side he was given the choice of being thrown in or running a gaitlet of 40 men with paddles. Porter refused to make a choice and was thrown into the lake.
F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law is back on the job after recovering from an automobile accident this summer. Dean Moreau is not teaching yet but spends a couple of hours a day in the office.
Mr. Porter was the center of a campus uproar here as an undergraduate. In 1927 he was editor of the University Daily Kansan and in an editorial attacked the custom of paddling freshman and asked the freshmen to resist any such attack.
Porter said we wanted a "stable and efficient government supported by the people and parliament." Last May, upon receipt of the letter, the Prime Minister resigned and the Greek people set up a "stable and efficient government."
Dean Moreau Recovers Is Back On The Job
WEATHER
KANSAS: Generally fair toont and Wednesday. Not so warm northwest and extreme north portions Wednesday. Low tonight 40 northwest to 60 southeast; high Wednesday 80 northwest to 90 southeast.