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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 11, 1964
Study of KU Undergraduates Veiled by Scientific Caution
By Lee Stone
A veil of scientific caution is hiding a study of KU undergraduates to be published soon. The research for the study, which has taken place in secret at KU, is taking several years to complete. It is purported to be a thorough study of KU from the inside. The researchers involved themselves to some degree with various social and academic groups with the hope of learning about them.
It is a similar study to "Boys in White," a study of the KU Medical Center, Everett Hughes, director of community studies at Brandeis university, said.
"IM NOT REALLY going to tell you anything about it at this point," Hughes said.
The book-length study will be published this year by a commercial publisher, Hughes said. The public will be able to read it
Howard S. Becker, member of the Institute for the Study of Human Problems at Stanford University and one of the researchers, gave a sketchy account of the objectives of the study. Beckers said the study's purpose is to "find out what its like to be a college student." Various areas the study includes are academic work, extra-curricular activity, and dating and friendships, Becker said.
Around the Campus House Begins Addition
Sigma Phi Epsilon of 1645 Tennessee St., has begun construction of a large addition to their present house.
It will be located to the west side and will be an extension of the now existing individual study rooms.
A FORTY CAR parking lot is slated in the plans. The addition will expand the house to room 75 men. The addition will be completed by July first.
Debaters Win Honors
KU debate teams competing in St. Paul, Minn., this weekend earned debating honors.
In the 82-team Northwest Debate Tournament Margaret Miller, Red Wing, Minn., sophomore, and Louis Floyd, Topeka freshman, won six and lost two, to enter the octo-finals with the third best overall team rating.
Fred Kauffeld, Minneapolis, Minn., senior, and Lauralee Milberg, Arlington, Va., senior, also won six and lost two, to enter the octo-finals as the sixth best over-all team.
Both teams were defeated in the octo-finals: Floyd and Miss Miller were defeated by a University of Minnesota team and Kauffeld and Miss Milberg were defeated by a Nebraska State College team.
Sooter to Give Recital
Edward Sooter, tenor, will give a graduate recital tonight at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall of Murphy Hall.
Sooter, an assistant instructor in voice in the School of Fine Arts, was regional winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions in 1960. He has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony as soloist in Bach's "Christmas Oratorio," and as soloist with the Wichita Choral Society in the "Messiah" and "Elijah."
At KU, Sooter has appeared in several University Chorus productions, and this fall he appeared as Lieutenant Pinkerton in Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." Sooter also sings the national anthem at home football and basketball games.
His program will consist of "Auf Dem Strom," by Schubert, "Poeme D'Un Jour" by Faure, "Un Di All'Azzuro Spazio" from "Andrea Chenier," "Amor Ti Vieta" from "Fedora" by Giordana, and "On Wenlock Edge" by Vaughan Williams.
Carol Stewart will be at the piano and accompanying will be Shirley Braming, violin; Marilyn Miller, violin; John Taddiken, viola; Walter Hawkey, cello; and Dale Bartlett, French horn.
No tickets are required for admission.
Concert Choir To Sing
The KU Concert Choir, formerly known as the A Cappella Choir, will present a public concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Swarthout Recital Hall.
James S. Ralston will direct the group of about 50 singers, Edward Sooter, graduate student, will be tenor soloist with the choir. He is a former district winner in the Metropolitan Opera auditions.
The program includes works by Lotti, Victoria, Gabrieli, DeBussy, Hindemith and Orff.
New Cadet Colonel
Palmer Smith, Medicine Lodge senior, was recently promoted to the rank of Cadet Colonel, the highest rank an Air Force cadet can attain. Smith is currently an engineering major at the University of Kansas, and has served since October of 1963 as Group Commander of the Air Force ROTC Detachment No.280.
As Cadet Group Commander, Smith is responsible for the organization, training, and discipline of the entire Air Force ROTC Corps of Cadets.
Smith will graduate from KU in June. He will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, and enter the Pilot Training Program shortly thereafter.
Hughes said Becker was charged with the responsibility of writing the book. Becker, however, does not want to claim complete authorship. Three researchers should get credit for authorship Becker said. They are Hughes, himself and Miss Blanche Geer, professor of sociology, Syracuse University.
BECKER IS also the author of "Boys in White," and "The Outsiders," a study of social deviates.
E. Gordon Ericksen, professor of sociology and anthropology at KU, gave some insight into the methods used by the reseachers. He would not vouch for the accuracy of his observations, however, because the researchers "played it close to the vest," he said.
"I was one of his (Hughes) guinea pigs," Prof. Ericksen said. "Hughes would say to me, 'Come on and tell me what you think of the University of Kansas.'"
"I would tell him, 'I like it here, I've been here for a number of years, and if I didn't like it, I would have left long ago,' " Prof. Ericksen said.
PROF. ERICKSEN said Miss Geer came to his Sociology I lectures and took copious notes, but he could never find out what she was after. She attached herself to a group of undergraduate girls and followed them through school and social life, Prof. Ericksen said.
hugnes predicted greater interest in the KU study than in the KU Medical Center study. "Everybody is interested in college, you see," he said.
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