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University Daily Kansan Thursday Sept 20 1969
Combining College, Career Is Not Accidental for Most
Today's Jayhawkess has no qualms about working part-time while carrying several hours of college courses, for there's method to her monetary madness.
The "thinking" woman student is choosing her job to go hand-in-hand with her particular field of study. This girl is not working for the sake of money alone but for the experience she will receive from her specific work.
An ambitious and attractive example is Donna Robertson, who is a junior this year taking secondary education with an English concentration. Besides her 15 hours of classwork, she is a student assistant at Gertrude Sellards Pearson.
WHAT ARE her duties? She is adviser, sister, friend, sounding board, instructor and rule-enforcer rolled into one, to forty-four freshman girls.
How is this particular job helping Donna towards her future career? After receiving her degree in English education, she will enter graduate school to get her master's degree in guidance and counselling.
Says this coed from Kansas City, "By being so fortunate as to combine experience with my regular studies. I'm not only enjoying more fully my present college activity but am also looking forward to the time when I can apply my student assistant experience to my career."
"COACH" ROBERSON, as she is called by her freshman girls, gets involved in some ticklish situations because of her position as student assistant. For example, one of her duties is to scurry the young men from the living room area of GSP when the 8 o'clock evening study hours begin. It becomes "ticklish" indeed when some of the young men being removed were once old boyfriends. "I just smile understandingly and hold the door open," impish Donna declares.
Another woman student who is combining her college with career is a graduate student, Karen Pyles, from Wichita. Karen is working toward her master's degree in Speech and Drama while also employed as a graduate assistant in the Speech and Drama Department.
Karen, whose main interests lie in dancing (modern, ballet, and theatrical jazz) and the piano, which she has studied for eight years, plans to teach either in high school or on the college level.
DUTIES of her graduate assistantship include teaching two classes of Speech I to forty-four university students. Says the graceful, brown-haired and browneyed Karen, "Teaching Speech I is so rewarding because it's the basic requirement for a professional and as I go through the course with my students, I'm getting a wonderful review myself.
"To use a trite but fitting expression," said Karen seriously, "I'm killing two birds with one stone—getting my experience and training along with fulfilling my graduate course requirements."
At the extreme of combining career with college is Verna Godman, Lawrence, who has a full-time job as program director for the KU-Y. Verna is classified as a special student because she is only taking five credit hours of classwork. Her end goal is a master's degree in psychology.
ASKED WHY she was taking her time getting her degree, Verna replied, "When I was offered the job with the KU-Y, I couldn't afford to turn it down because it gave me a chance to earn a living and at the same time to work with so many different, interesting people. This is not an adverse situation in regard to my major."
Verna, a native of Chicago, has taken most of her undergraduate work at the University of Illinois.
She feels that working full-time at the Y office has given her a chance to live within a university community where she can slowly but surely take enough courses to complete her degree.
THERE ARE numerous examples of these wise KU women students who are planning their jobs to complement their college education. Call it planning ahead. Call it a wise investment in the future. Call it anything, but do not say that the women students are combining careers with college "accidentally."
New Officers Named For ADS Fraternity
Alpha Delta Sigma, professional advertising fraternity, has elected officers for the fall semester. Mike McCarthy. Prairie Village senior, was named president.
Other officers are Mike Harris, Chanute senior, vice president; Jim McElfresh, Flushing, N.Y., senior; secretary; Bill Goodwin, Independence senior, treasurer; Duane Hill, Chanute senior, activities, and Ruby Hoffman, Hutchinson senior, social chairman.
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Set Thursday Lectureship
The 25th annual Noble P. Sherwood honorary lectureship will be given at 8 p.m. Thursday in Bailey Auditorium.
The lecture, sponsored by Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity, will feature Dr. Lewis L. Coriell, Ph.D., research director of the South Jersey Medical Research Foundation, Camden, N. J. Dr. Coriell's lecture will be "Contributions of Tissue Culture to Medical Researc."
Noble P. Sherwool is a KU professor emeritus of bacteriology. He has been head of that department for 35 years. The lectureship is in honor of his work and service to KU and Phi Beta Pi.
Dr. Coriell graduated from the University of Kansas and received his Ph.D. under Dr. Sherwood.
Kasavubu, Mobutu Demand Troop Exit
LEOPOLDVILLE — (UPI)—Congolese President Joseph Kasavubu today joined Congolese strongman Col. Joseph Mobutu in demanding that Ghana and Guinea troops pull out of the Congo.
He also gave his official blessing to a ruling high commission which accused Patrice Lumumba of asking Communist China and Russia for military help.
Burglar Partisan
CHARLES CITY, Iowa — (UPI)—A burglar added insult to injury yesterday when he stole $6 from the Floyd County Democratic Party headquarters, then painted the name "Nixon" in two-foot-high letters across the front of the building.
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Danforth Fellowship Applications Due Jan.15
The Danforth foundation of St. Louis, Missouri, will accept applications for the tenth class (1961) of Danforth Graduate Fellows.
Applicants must be college seniors or recent graduates who are preparing themselves for teaching careers and must plan to enter graduate school next September.
John S. McNown, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, has named Kenneth H. Lenzen, professor of engineering mechanics, as the liaison officer to
nominate two or three candidates. All applications must be submitted by Jan. 15. Any student wanting further information should contact Prof. Lenzen.
Math Club to Open
The first Math Club meeting this year will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pine Room at the Kansass Union, Guest speaker will be D. J. Heartinger, an I.B.M. Co representative. A movie will be shown.
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