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University Daily Kansan
Page 0008_1 from reel: L 730 (1961-02-06 to 1961-08-01)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/197706

Title: Watkins Grants to Five of Faculty
Summary: Five faculty members receive $900 each for summer research grants from the Elizabeth M. Watkins Faculty Scholarship fund, with details about each professor's research project.
Category: campus news
Subjects: faculty research; scholarships; university funding
Named Entities: DeGeorge, Richard [professor]; Ingemann, Charlotte [professor]; Meixner, John [professor]; Preston, Floyd W. [associate professor]; Watkins, Elizabeth M. [scholarship fund]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: IFC Smoker to Be Thursday
Summary: KU's Interfraternity Council sponsors a smoker event Thursday in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union, with details about the event and participants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternities; student organizations; campus events
Named Entities: O'Connor, Prof. [faculty]; McCoy, Neal [student]; Douglas, William [student]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Enrollment Mark Hits 8,502 Men-Women Ratio, 2.01-1
Summary: Spring semester enrollment reaches 8,502 students with a 2.01-1 men-women ratio, showing an increase from previous years with detailed statistics.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university enrollment; student demographics; academic statistics
Named Entities: Hitt, James K. [registrar]; Redmond, Donald A. [librarian]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Librarian Is Chosen
Summary: Donald A. Redmond is appointed as the new science librarian at KU, succeeding Roy Kidder who left to become associate director of libraries at Tulane University.
Category: campus news
Subjects: library administration; faculty appointments; academic staffing
Named Entities: Redmond, Donald A. [librarian]; Kidder, Roy [former librarian]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Prof. Preston Here Tomorrow
Summary: Floyd W. Preston, associate professor of petroleum engineering, returns to Lawrence after being held hostage with his family on a Portuguese liner, with details about his travel arrangements.
Category: campus news
Subjects: faculty travel; academic visits; university personnel
Named Entities: Preston, Floyd W. [associate professor]; Weinaug, C. F. [professor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: N. W. Ayer & Son; Swingline Inc.
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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