Four Liberate ROTC Program KU Coeds Become Cadets
Four University of Kansas women have entered armed forces ROTC programs formerly reserved for men. The commandant of the Air University's Air Force ROTC has announced that the AFROCT program will be open to women students at coed universities hosting AFROTC.
Two KU freshman women have taken advantage of the Air Force program. Cara L. Rausch, Conway Springs, and her roommate, Elizabeth McDonald, Garnett, are now AFROTC cadets for reasons including, "We wanted money for an air conditioner."
Miss McDonald is undecided about her field as an officer but nonetheless intends to go through with the program. The tall, attractive ex-ballerina will attend drills in her street clothes for awhile. The AFROTC detachment does not have a uniform to fit her.
When asked about her decision to join, Miss Rausch replied, "We're just enjoyable people who like men. I'm the Shirley Temple type. I want to learn karate."
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According to Air Force Public Information Officer John R. McKenzie, eligible women students may be accepted into the four-year AFROTC program this fall if preliminary actions can be completed. Both the two-year and the four-year AFROTC programs will be available to coeds in the 1970-71 school year at institutions accepting the programs. Women students who are not on scholarship status will receive the same pay and benefits as their male counterparts, including $50 a month during the last two years of the AFROTC program.
Miss Rausch plans to be a personnel officer upon graduation. She said some of her male friends in Conway Springs joined the Air Force and the idea stayed with her.
The Army has a similar program for women in the ROTC program. Beverly Pryce, Stockton, N.J., sophomore, and Sue
The course was instigated by KU Hillel, a campus organization in the interest of Judaism and Jewish students.
The concept of individual as opposed to group learning will become a reality as the Lorien kindergarten opens its doors for the first time Sept. 8.
Pre-schoolers Unhampered By Structure
In an effort to develop the human learning potential to its fullest by encouraging creative imagination, Leroy Chittenden, director of the Someday School Day Care Center in Lawrence, and Marsha Paludan, part-time nursery school teacher, have organized the school for 15 children who range in age from 4 to 6 years.
Wilson, Kansas City, Mo., senior enrolled in Army ROTC but were not available for comment.
"We would also like to try to add a grade to the school each year. Someday we hope to buy property and build our own permanent facilities," Mrs. Paludan says.
Modelled after the British Infant Schools in Canada and England, the children have an opportunity to direct their own learning according to individual readiness and interests, said Mrs. Paludan.
There will be no central focus in the classroom, no traditional rows of desks. Instead, there will be various learnings areas located around the room. One area will be specifically set aside for numbers and counting while another area will harbor books. Still another will serve as an arts and crafts center.
Children will be free to move from one area to another as their interests and motivations change. The teacher will be there to help and guide only when needed.
"We have faith in the individual child's ability and desire to learn on his own rather than our thinking they need to be forced into a learning situation," says Chittenden.
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First Hebrew Course Offered
For the first time in the University's history, a Hebrew course will be offered this semester. The course will partly fulfill the Liberal Arts language require-
Election Hopefuls Heard By Young Democrats
University of Kansas Collegiate Young Democrats heard three candidates for the state legislature and the coordinator for the DeCoursey campaign in Douglas County at their meeting Tuesday night at the Kansas Union.
Spry asked for help in a door-to-door campaign he is conducting in his district.
Berkowitz stressed the importance of registering voters and asked for KU-CYD help in getting Lawrence Democrats registered. Glover and Moore said that the club could help them by joining the registration drive begun by DeCoursey.
A meeting to begin the registration drive is scheduled for 7:30 tonight in the Forum Room at the Union.
The candidates were Ron Spry, running in the 23rd District in Johnson County, Mike Glover, 39th District in Douglas County, and Tom Moore, 40th District in Douglas County. The DeCoursey coordinator was David Berkowitz, 2333 Ridge Court.
Lieutenant Governor John DeCoursey will speak to the club next Tuesday, Sept. 8. DeCoursey is the Democratic candidate
for Congress from the 5th District.
Vern Miller, candidate for attorney general, will speak to the club on Thursday. Sept. 17.
Election of club officers was also discussed. The election will be at the meeting on Sept. 22 and candidates must declare their candidacy by Sept.17.
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