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University Daily Kansan
Page 0363_2 from reel: L 730 (1961-02-06 to 1961-08-01)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/197001

Title: Summer School Enrollment Up on First Day
Summary: Summer enrollment at KU is up 270 students compared to last year, with 2,965 total students enrolled on the first day of classes.
Category: campus news
Subjects: summer session; enrollment statistics; university administration
Named Entities: Hitt, James K. [registrar and director of admissions]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Girls State Opens; Anderson to Talk
Summary: The 1961 Girls State program begins with Governor John Anderson Jr. scheduled to speak at the Kansas Union, with approximately 400 Kansas high school seniors participating.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; civic education; political science
Named Entities: Anderson, John Jr. [governor]; Kennedy, Ted [U.S. senator]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Japanese Study to Be Offered
Summary: KU will offer elementary Japanese classes for the first time, expanding its East Asian Studies program with a new faculty member joining the department.
Category: campus news
Subjects: language education; academic programs; East Asian studies
Named Entities: Zolbrod, Leon [professor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Strassenburg Gets First Fink Award
Summary: Dr. Arnold A. Strassenburg becomes the first recipient of the H. Bernerd Fink Award for Excellence in Teaching, recognizing his contributions to physics education at KU.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic awards; physics education; faculty recognition
Named Entities: Strassenburg, Arnold A. [associate professor of physics]; Fink, H. Bernerd [award namesake]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Hello Kansas' Opens, to Be Shown Nightly
Summary: The original three-act musical 'Hello Kansas' opens and will be presented nightly through June 18 at the University Theatre.
Category: campus news
Subjects: theater productions; musical performances; student activities
Named Entities: Dougherty, Ron [director]; Carney, Gerald [music director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Prof, Students to Excavate
Summary: Dr. William Bass and students will conduct archaeological excavations in the Agate Basin of east central Wyoming this summer, supported by the National Geographic Society.
Category: campus news
Subjects: archaeology; field research; academic programs
Named Entities: Bass, William [assistant professor of anthropology]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: McNown to Colorado Confab
Summary: Dean S. J. McNown will attend the Symposium on Basic Research in Water Resources and Recreation at Colorado State University June 12-15.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic conferences; engineering education; faculty activities
Named Entities: McNown, S. J. [dean of Engineering and Architecture]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Many Summer Activities Offered
Summary: KU offers a variety of summer recreational activities including softball, tennis, swimming, six-hour dances, outdoor movies, and other events for students and faculty.
Category: campus news
Subjects: intramural sports; recreational activities; student life
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Six Join University Players
Summary: Six new members join the University Players theater group, including students from various class years and majors.
Category: campus news
Subjects: theater; student organizations; performing arts
Named Entities: Goff, Lewin [University Theatre director]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Photo: Summer Enrollment Scene
Summary: Photo showing students receiving enrollment advice, with Sue Dixon (Lawrence senior) and Austin Lashbrook (assistant professor) visible.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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