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University Daily Kansan
Page 0109_2 from reel: L 746 (1969-02-04 to 1969-07-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/74446

Title: March Training Sessions Slated for Pom Pon Squad and Yell Leaders
Summary: Training sessions for KU pom pon squad and yell leaders will begin March 4, with tryouts and selection process continuing through March 20. Requirements include minimum 1.0 GPA for participants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; athletics; extracurriculars
Named Entities: Bilotta, Vince [pom pon squad adviser]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Piet Kee to Play in Organ Recital
Summary: European organist Piet Kee will perform in KU's dedicatory recital series at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Swarthout Recital Hall. Joan Lippincott will give the final recital March 9.
Category: campus news
Subjects: music; performing arts; campus events
Named Entities: Kee, Piet [organist]; Lippincott, Joan [organ department head]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Science Departments Receive Grants
Summary: Three KU science departments received research grants totaling $131,938 from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, supporting various research projects in microbiology, chemistry and medicinal chemistry.
Category: campus news
Subjects: research funding; academic departments; science education
Named Entities: Russell, Robert H. [microbiology professor]; Schowen, Richard L. [chemistry professor]; Smisman, Edward [medicinal chemistry professor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Davidson to Help Select NSF Fellows
Summary: Physics professor John P. Davidson will be in Washington D.C. to help select National Science Foundation fellows for research grants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic appointments; research funding; faculty activities
Named Entities: Davidson, John P. [physics professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Social Work Program to Expand
Summary: KU's social work department, led by Arthur J. Katz, will expand its graduate training program with support from a $38,664 grant, establishing field instructional centers in Kansas City, Mo. and Topeka.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic programs; social work; education expansion
Named Entities: Katz, Arthur J. [social work department chairman]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Pi Phi Awards to Nine
Summary: Nine KU women received scholarships from Pi Beta Phi Educational Foundation for the 1969 spring semester, including Mary K. Beck, Louise A. Bednar and others.
Category: campus news
Subjects: scholarships; student recognition; Greek organizations
Named Entities: Pi Beta Phi [scholarship foundation]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Five KU Officials Hold Posts in National Group for State Universities
Summary: Five KU administrators hold positions in the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), including Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe as immediate past president and Chancellor-designate Laurence Chalmers on the executive committee.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; academic governance; professional associations
Named Entities: Wescoe, W. Clarke [chancellor]; Chalmers, Laurence [chancellor-designate]; Gunn, James E. [administrative assistant]; Linton, A. [journalism professor]; Smith, Robert L. [civil engineering professor]; Smith, William P. [engineering dean]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: NSF to Pay Students for Summer Research
Summary: More than 35 KU undergraduates will conduct research this summer in a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation, with $45,200 in grants to KU professors for six programs.
Category: campus news
Subjects: research funding; student opportunities; science education
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Rain Song
Summary: Pom pon girl Kandee Klein sings a rainy melody during a New Mexico football game, while Miss Janice Mitchell tests her LADYBUG raincoat in a fashion photo.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: student life; photography; campus culture
Named Entities: Klein, Kandee [pom pon girl]; Mitchell, Janice [student]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Official Bulletin
Summary: Daily listing of campus events including Kansas Conference on Aging, lectures, recitals, and meetings scheduled throughout the week.
Category: announcement
Subjects: campus events; academic calendar; student activities
Confidence: 0.7

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Country House; Mister Guy
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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