Derby open to anyone with a car
The Spring Fling Derby and Gymkhana, scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, is open to anyone with a car, said Hudson Whitenight, Westfied, N.J., junior and Spring Fling publicity committee member.
Entry forms for the Derby will be sent to residence hall floors. Applicants must return completed forms to floor coordinators or the Association of University Residence Halls (AURH) office in Lewis Hall between 6 and 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Gymkhana entry forms will be
available Saturday at the registration table at Lewis parking lot and an entrance fee of fifty cents will be charged, Whitenight said.
The Derby will require that each car have a driver and an equal number of men and women passengers from floor pairings. For the Gymkhana only a driver is required, Whitenight said.
The Derby will start at the "Topeka East" parking lot, the Daisy Hill lot west of Iowa Street. The Gymkhana will be
National Student Defense Loans (NSDL) for 1969-70 will be "extremely limited," said Robert Billings, director of the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Because of a cutback in federal funds, "many students who have been assisted through NSDL program in the past and who are being assisted currently will not qualify for loans from this source for 1969-70," Billings said.
Student loans next year to be 'extremely limited'
According to the guideline released in early April by the Office of Education in Washington, D.C., the primary consideration for granting loans
will be need. The office has suggested that a NSDL proposed for a student with a gross family income of above $10,000 should be given "serious consideration" in view of limited funds.
"Although we have always given priority to needy students who have the lowest family incomes, we have not given undergraduates priority rather than graduates in the past," Billings said.
Predicting next year would be a "rough year," Billings urged students to seek alternate sources of financial support.
Outstanding KU women will be honored by AWS
Associated Women Students (AWS) Honors night at 8 p.m. Monday in Hoch Auditorium will put outstanding KU women students in the limelight, said Reagon Oneill, Overland Park junior and chairman of the Honors program.
AWS annually recognizes KU women who have excelled academically and who show responsibility in the University community.
winners of each route. Drivers of the three winning cars will receive an engraved marble paper weight, Whitenight said. Several trophies also will be given for different classes in the Gymkhana.
Several honor societies will announce new membership and present officers for next year. Mortar Board senior honor society members will be capped, and the Cwen sophomore honor organization honoraries will be tapped. Phi Beta Kappa's new appointees have been notified already but will be presented to the public Monday, Miss Oneill said.
A car Derby tests ability to follow directions, Whitenight said. The participant is graded on correct answers to route questions and speed.
run in the Lewis Hall parking lot.
AWS will lend its "Scholastic Money is Our Purpose" (SMOP) scholarship. The recipient will be determined by grade point average, financial need, service contributions to the University and interview.
Delta Delta Delta sorority will grant two scholarships and Corbin Hall also will award a scholarship.
Law faculty to expand
John F. Murphy, an associate attorney in a Washington, D.C., law firm, will join the KU School of Law faculty in September as associate professor, said William R. Scott, acting dean of the School of Law.
"Outstanding Senior Women" will be named and the
Since his graduation from Cornell University law school in 1962, Murphy has done administrative work with the government of India and has served as attorney-adviser in the office of the Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs in the State Department.
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Outstanding Woman of each living group will be announced. These outstanding women were chosen within individual living groups by all members.
Eight trophies will be awarded for the Derby to floor pairing
The Gymkhana is a test of speed and agility within a small area, Whitenight said. Entrants will be graded the time they completed the course.
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