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Summer Session Kansan
Tuesday, June 11, 1957
Francis Heller Is Appointed Associate Dean
The appointment of Dr. Francis H. Heller as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was announced Wednesday by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy.
Dr. Heller, who is a professor of political science and during the past year was director of the Western Civilization program, will administer the College's enlarged program for gifted students, which has been developed by George R. Waggoner, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has made a three-year grant of $36,500 to KU for this program. The grant will permit Dr. Heller to devote full-time during the summer and half-time during the fall and spring semesters to the gifted students program.
Dr. James E. Seaver, associate professor of history, will be the new director of the Western Civilization program.
Unusual Duties
Dean Waggoner said that Dr. Heller is believed to be the only academic administrative officer in a state university whose principal duties are with gifted students. His duties will include developing programs of cooperation with high schools to stimulate their advanced programs, supervision of KU's gifted student program at the freshman-sophomore levels and coordination and expansion of the departmental honors programs at the junior-senior levels.
Native of Vienna
Dr. Heller, a native of Vienna, Austria, took his undergraduate work at the University of Vienna. He received the LLB. and M.A. degrees from the University of Virginia in 1941 and the Ph.D. degree in 1848. At Virginia he was student body president of the Graduate School.
As an Army enlisted man in the Southwest Pacific, he received a battlefield commission and several decorations. He since has been a consultant to the Command and
3 Students To Europe
The awarding of three direct exchange scholarships to University of Kansas graduates was announced Monday by John H. Nelson, dean of the Graduate School.
Lee M. MacMorris, Hutchinson, has received a scholarship to the University of Reading, England. Miss MacMorris received the A.B.degree in June, with majors in English and speech and drama. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national honor society, and ranked in the upper 10 per cent of the senior class.
Robert H. Masterson, Pittsburg, has been awarded a scholarship to the Institute of Technology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Masterson received the B.S. in physics at the June commencement.
Don Thurston Mosher, Plainville, will study at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, next year. Mosher received the A.B. degree in 1953, and the M.D. degree in 1956 from KU.
Sally Frances Barta, 5550 Crestwood, Kansas City, Mo., was named alternate for the scholarship Mosher holds. Miss Barta received the A.B. degree in chemistry June 3.
Bathtub Plugs Are Scarce
During 1954 and 1955 Dr. Heiler devoted much of his time to assisting former President Truman with the preparation of his memoirs.
LONDON — (UP) — A traveler to Russia advised would-be tourists today to bring along their own bath tub plugs when they visit the Soviet Union. The traveler said bath plugs "are virtually non-existent because it's an old Russian custom to wash with running water.
General Staff College and the Army War College. He was recalled to active duty in 1951-52 and commanded the field artillery battery formed from the Lawrence reserve unit.
He joined the KU faculty as assistant professor of political science in 1948. He was promoted to associate professor in 1951 and full professor in 1956.
Dr. Heller recently was appointed by Governor George Docking as a member of the Kansas Commission on Constitutional Revision. In Lawrence Dr. Heller is a member of the City Planning Commission.
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Workshop Is The First In Midwest
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Twenty-six persons are enrolled in the Teachers' Workshop in Curriculum and Methods for the Trainable Retarded which began here last week. The two-week workshop, the first of its kind in the Midwest, will end Saturday.
Dr. I. Ignacy Goldberg, educational consultant for the National Association for Retarded Children, Inc., New York, is the featured speaker and a staff member for the workshop.
He is appearing at workshops throughout the country this year under the provisions of a grant from the Child Welfare Division of the American Legion.
A native of Poland, Dr. Goldberg has done extensive work in the field of special education. He received his master's degree and doctor of education degree in that field from Columbia University where he later taught. Dr. Goldberg has served as director of the department of rehabilitation at Muscatutuck State School, Butlerville, Ind.
He is author of several publications and is listed in "Who's Who in American Education."
Dr. Alfred H. Moore, director of the workshop and assistant professor of education, said that Dr. Goldberg will be available on invitation to conduct seminars and to discuss in-service training programs concerning the retarded children of Lawrence.
When hogs, sheep or cattle don't move, use a canvas slapper instead of a club. A canvas slapper will persuade hogs and cattle just as well as a club, and a rattling can of stones will move sheep. Clubs will bruise animals and cost cash at the packing plant.
Burzle To Study In West Germany
J. A. Burzle, professor of German and chairman of the Germanic languages department, will be a guest of the West German government for a month's study tour of the Federal Republic and West Berlin.
He left New York by plane on
June 10 and will return to the United States July 11.
Dr. Burzle has been a leader in developing a large foreign student scholarship program at KU and in promoting study abroad by KU students and faculty.
WELCOME Summer Students
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