Monday, November 4, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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KU seniors chosen to vie for Danforth
Five University of Kansas seniors have been nominated for Danforth Graduate Fellowships which will support up to four years of graduate study.
Aldon Bell, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said the only criteria for the fellowship is that the candidate be in liberal arts and sciences, and intending to go into college teaching.
"The nominees have submitted applications to the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Mo. In January they will be notified as to whether or not they will be interviewed. Announcement of the final selection of fellows will probably be in March." Bell said.
The Danforth foundation gives 120 awards annually. KU usually has one winner each year, Bell said.
KU's candidates are Lou Abernathy, Topeka; Jim Berryman, Hutchinson; Joe Goering,
Moundridge; Barb Hughes, Ottawa, and Gary McClelland, Topeka.
Miss Abernathy is majoring in mathematics and psychology. She has a 2.96 grade point average and is a member of the College Intermediary Board and Mortar Board.
Berryman is a physics major with a 2.8 GPA. He attended KU's 1967 Summer Language Institute in Paris.
Goering, a history major with a 2.89 average, serves as vice president of the student body. He is also a member of the College Intermediary Board.
Miss Hughes is majoring in molecular biology. She has a 2.75 average and serves on the College Intermediary Board and the University Review Staff.
McClelland is a psychology and mathematics major with a 2.79 average. He is chairman of the College Intermediary Board.
Speakers will solve problems
Students who seek a career in writing but have questions about agents, publishing companies or the demands of a writer, can find answers with a new writer's speaking series.
Richard Colyer, assistant professor of English, has introduced the series which will begin this week and continue through the year, bringing a variety of professional writers to the campus.
The program is designed to allow students and other interested persons to meet with writers informally in discussion sessions, Colyer said.
"Usually when a speaker comes, he gives a reading, people are suitably impressed and he goes away. People who are interested in writing would like to go up and talk to him but don't have the chance," Colyer said.
Grad student given grant
Charles Knox, a KU civil engineering graduate student, has received a grant-in-aid of $1,500 from the American Institute of Steel Construction.
This grant was made for research on damping floor vibrations in commercial buildings.
brations are not significant from the standpoint of structural safety, but often cause discomfort to people within the building.
The use of lighter and less expensive materials in the construction of modern buildings has frequently resulted in floors which vibrate from normal movement of traffic inside and outside the buildings. These vi-
The grant will support a pilot project to explore methods for economically reducing these vibrations.
The research is being conducted under the direction of KU civil engineering Prof. Kenneth H. Lenzen, who has been working in this field for about 10 years.
Nigerian troop hit by Biafrans
The Biafrans also captured scores of British-made rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition in the engagement Saturday, the communique said.
UMUAHIA, Biafra (UPI) -At least 200 federal Nigerian soldiers were killed as Biafran forces continued an offensive, according to a war communique issued by Biafra's military command here Sunday.
"Few Nigerians managed to escape the onslaught," it added although it did not give any casualty figures for either side.
north of Port Harcourt, the statement said.
Biafram troops advanced five miles in action near Zaumini,
It described the fighting there as heavy.
The communique also said there was heavy fighting in the Owerri, Ahoada, and Afikpo sectors, where it said federal troops were trying to offset recent losses.
Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojakwu, meanwhile Sunday predicted a protracted civil war and pledged to continue the fight for the breakaway Eastern Region.
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Informal question-answer sessions will enable students to ask questions they could not at a formal reading.
"No specific format will be required of the visiting writers. They will not have to follow a structured outline." Colyer said.
With the speaker series, Colayer hopes to help students discover what professional writing involves and to erase fundamental fears that are common with aspiring writers.
Writer William Gass, who is on a three-week visit at KU, will be the first speaker at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Kasas Union Pine Room.
"Hopefully the speakers will stimulate a more realistic awareness of what writing life is. It might start them thinking about what it means to write and what is important about it," he said.
Monkees in 'Head'
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — The Monkees have finally settled for a title of their first motion picture, which until recently was dubbed "Untitled"—it is now "Head."
This perfectly delightful couple...
are over-the-heads in a perfectly delightful scheme to confuse a computer...and embezzle a fortune!
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Official Bulletin
Kansas Recreation and Park Conference. Kansas Union. All Day.
TODAY
Graduate Physics Colloq. 4:30 p.m.
Max Dresden, State University of
Work, "Nonlinear Realizations of
Nonlinear and Poincare Groups."
238 Mallett
Public Lecture. 8 p.m. Max Dres-
ublicism leader and Disillusion-
mentist Kansas Union
SUA Special Films. 7 & 9:15 p.m.
"River of the Bue"
Dyche Auditorium.
TOMORROW
Jayhawk Rodeo Club. 7:30 p.m.
Kansas Union.
Christian Science Organization. 7:30 p.m. Danforth Chapel.