Friday, March 1, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
9
Mrs. Pierson keeps her cool
Mrs. John Pierson
Mrs. John Pierson is probably the most important secretary on campus.
The 29-year-old brunette is responsible for all of Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe's correspondence and appointment schedules.
In addition to working for Wescoe, Mrs. Pierson also takes dictation for Francis Heller, acting provost and keeps his appointment book straight.
She has been Wescoe's secretary for five years and said she is fascinated with the variety her job offers.
On March 8, 1965, 114 civil rights demonstrators flooded into Wescoe's office and sat in front of her desk. What did Mrs. Pierson do?
"I just went on with my work," she said.
She remembers meeting Lord Harlech, Jackie Kennedy's current escort, and Sargent Shriver, the one-time head of the Peace Corps.
Asked what kind of a boss Wescoe is to work for, she replied he is "tremendous."
Who's Whose
Engagements
Diane Wiksten, Topeka sophomore, majoring in nursing, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to Don Gordy, Hutchinson graduate student in secondary education.
Susan Tisdall, Winnetka; Ill., senior, majoring in theater, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to Kip Niven, Shawnee Mission graduate student in theater.
"He works so hard he inspires others around him to work harder," Mrs. Pierson, a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, said. "He is very organized with his dictation. He dictates all letters for the day at one time.
Melinda Grable, Shawnee Mission junior, majoring in music education, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to H. Tiffin Teters, Bolivar, Mo., graduate student in business administration, Stanford University.
Suzie Coffman, Stockton sophomore, majoring in elementary education, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to John Leary, Shawnee Mission graduate student in business administration, Alpha Tau Omega.
Linda Bair, Leawood senior, majoring in elementary education, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to Jim Fisher, Shawnee Mission graduate student in business administration, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Emily Cooper, Hinsdale, Ill., senior, majoring in elementary education, Sigma Kappa, to Ron Kimzey, Topeka senior, majoring in business.
Penny Mann, Independence, Mo., senior, majoring in secondary education, Sigma Kappa, to Phil Sumrall, an aerospace engineer with N.A.S.A. in Huntsville, Ala.
Patty Maxwell, Topeka junior, majoring in anthropology and geology, Sigma Kappa, to Dave Carney, Topeka junior, majoring in business.
Jan Huslig, Great Bend fourth-year pharmacy student, Lewis Hall, to John A. Stine, Shawnee Mission senior, majoring in business, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Nancy Polson, Great Bend senior, majoring in elementary education, Sigma Kappa, to Perry Schuetz, Great Bend, first year at KUMC, Kansas City.
Pinnings
"Chancellor Wescoe is so busy he must organize his time carefully. When he dictates, he never rephrases the letter—it's always right the first time."
Judy Etherington, Salina junior, majoring in social work, Kappa Kappa Gamma, to Cole Stimson, Great Bend junior, majoring in business, Triangle.
Patty Link, Wichita junior, majoring in elementary education, Delta Delta Delta, to Terry Gill, Overland Park senior, majoring in mathematics, Beta Theta Pi.
Susan Harris, Halstead sophomore, majoring in business, Delta Delta Delta, to Jake Klaver, Kingman sophomore, majoring in business, Sigma Chi. Lake, Etherington, Salina junior
Mary Jane Schempf, Independence, Mo., freshman at Baker University, Alpha Chi Omega, to Chip Rouse, Leawood junior majoring in journalism, Delta Chi.
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Mrs. Pierson said the thing which has impressed her most about working for Wescoe is his dedication to KU and its students,
"Chancellor Wescoe is always available to talk with students who have problems," she said. "Sometimes he can't see them right away, but he always fits them into his schedule."
With Mrs. Pierson in the executive wing of Strong Hall are three other secretaries who work for other members of the administration.
Mrs. Pierson said she likes KU and especially the view from her office window—though she doesn't have much time to stand still and look at the scenery;
"I am kept busy almost all day and I would rather have it that way, too," she said.
During the 35-minute interview, there were five telephone calls and six people stopped by to ask questions.
Computer may act sick then call its own doctor
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—Computers, which have been becoming progressively more life-like, will soon reach a new stage in their humanization development.
Under a $215,000 grant from the U.S. Public Health Service, the University of Illinois will program a computer to be sick.
The idea is to feed into the computer symptoms of various diseases so it reacts as a patient.
Then medical students and other trainees will examine it, make a diagnosis and prescribe therapy.
It probably won't be long before the computer starts calling up the medical dormitory in the middle of the night.
"Could you come right over doc?" it will say. "My ulcer is acting up again."
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