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University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 12, 1958
Twente's Optimism Keys Retirement
A familiar figure around Bailey Hall will be taking up the pleasant pastimes of retirement after this semester. John W. Twente, professor of school administration, will retire this June after 33 years of teaching at the University.
Prof. Twente is leaving the teaching profession with great optimism for its future. "Teachers are definitely improving both salary-wise and status-wise," he asserted in a recent interview.
Even the growing complexities of the modern world do not have him too worried, for he believes that, "Every generation will meet its problems somehow."
Still In Educational Pic
"KU is a very fine place to work," he said, "and I have never had any reason not to be contented with the people who have helped me."
As to his plans for retirement, Dr Twente confides that he and Mrs Twente don't usually make plans that far in advance.
However, his wife, whom he describes as "one who does a lot of things without much noise," is active in the work of the Red Cross, the Faculty Women's Club, and the Congregational church. Prof. Twente said he will probably still have a few fingers left in the educational pie.
Dr. Twente was superintendent of schools in Baxter Springs from 1911 to 1917. He discovered that the position was more than merely administrative, however, when he found himself serving also as principal, teacher of history and algebra and basketball coach.
Still, his duties weren't too many to keep him from earning his master's degree in education from KU during his years at Baxter Springs
Army Interrupts
Dr. Twente's work in education was interrupted for two years when he served as a sergeant in the
JOHN W. TWENTE
medical corps during World War I
medical corps during World War He returned from the war to earn his Ph. D. from Columbia University and become the head of the department of education and psychology at the University of New Hampshire.
He came to KU in 1925 and has been in the business of teaching persons to be teachers ever since. Most of the courses he teaches are on a graduate level, but he also teaches Introduction to School Administration, required of all education graduates.
Besides teaching, Dr. Twente has served as Acting Dean of the School of Education from 1942 to 1946.
Pharmacists Get Awards At Dinner
About 125 persons attended the annual banquet of the School of Pharmacy Friday night in the Kansas Union. John Ise, professor emeritus of economics, spoke to the group about his experiences as a "radical," and awards were given to outstanding students in the school.
Recipient of the Lehn and Fink gold metal plaque for the highest scholastic achievement of a graduating senior was Max Johnson Starns, Cherryvale. Starns also received the Bristol award for the same reason.
James P. Gillett, Kinsley senior, won the American Pharmaceutical Assn. award for extracurricular activities in the school. Runner up was James E. Whaley, Jefferson City, Mo. senior, who received a certificate of merit.
Stars and Gillett were winners of the Merck awards for highest standing in prescription compounding.
The Rexall Mortar and Pestle trophy for the student who showed the most improvement scholastically went to Wayne A. Hogan, Lyons senior.
The $25 cash award will help pay his expenses for a trip to a pharmaceutical house next year as a senior.
The Rho Chi (national honorary pharmaceutical society) award for a junior with the best record in the school was won by Dean R. Caranan, Quinter junior.
Special guests were John Schrepel, secretary of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy, and Mrs. Schrepel from Pratt and Mrs. Clara Miller, from Topeka, executive secretary of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Assn.
Final Queen Next-
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KU Queens Different But Very Plentiful
Will the final queen of the year, the soon to be announced Jayhawker Queen, fit into one of the 15 categories established by queens already chosen this year, or will she create an entirely new one all her own.
Records show there have beer 15 queens throughout the schoo year, but they came in all different sizes, from different classes and from different states.
There were 11 out of 15 queens having brunette hair. Only three queens had blonde hair.
Sophomores were in great demand. They had almost as many queens from their class as the other three classes put together. The freshman and senior classes had three each and the junior class trailed with only two.
The freshmen and Gamma Phi Beta were represented by the most queens this year with three each. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta were next with two each. Other sororities which had one queen from their house were Delta Gamma, Chi Omega, Alpha Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi.
Nine of the queens were from Kansas and two were from Arkansas City. Kansas City, Mo., was the hometown of three queens and another was from Clinton. Mo., and one was from Great Lakes. Ill.
November and March were the best months for queens with four queens being chosen each of these months. April was next with three queens, and then December with two.
The longest reign of a queen was that of Homecoming queen reigning for one week. The second longest reign was that of the Kansas Relays queen which lasted two days.
Jayhawker Positions Open
Business staff positions on the 1958-59 Jayhawker are now open for appointment. A meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Jayhawker business office in the Kansas Union for students interested in working on the advertising, circulation or publicity staffs.
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