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University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 13, 1963
Russian Terms U.S. Studies 'Easy'
Rv Terry Ostmever
By Terry Ostmeyer It's easy to study in the United States.
This was the opinion of Vladimin Kozlov of Russia, who is in the U.S. doing post-doctorate work. He spoke to the Russian Club Friday night.
Kozlov, the nephew of Frol Kozlov - a top man in the Russian Communist Party, said "I think it's quite easy to study here. It's not too easy, but it's easier than in my country."
Kozlov is currently at Kansas State University studying agronomy, the art and science of crop production and its management. He declined to make a statement at the lecture concerning his uncle.
FROL KOZLOV was apparently dropped as the top choice to replace Premier Khrushchev as the next Soviet leader. Frol Kozlov reportedly suffered a brain hemorrhage last week.
Speaking on Russian education without an interpreter and in commendable English, Vladimir Kozlov said most American students take 15 to 16 hours a semester. However, Russian students attend lectures six to eight hours a day besides their additional studies.
He said since 80 per cent of the women in Russia work, it is imperative that their children be cared for and it is the education system which does this.
The first establishment in the vast Russian system is the nursery school, Kozlov said. Children in these schools range from three months to six years of age.
Kindergarten comes next, he said.
from ages three to seven. Children attend this school from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
"The BASIC establishment in Russian education is the next step, the general school." Kozlov said. "Every one must go for eight years."
Kozlov explained that in the general school children begin studying "academic and productive labor."
He said the schools run by the government do not discriminate and are free. In the general school, 43 per cent of studies concern the humanities, 35 per cent—mathematical and natural science, 15 per cent—practical training, and the rest is physical training, Kozlov said.
The next educational establishment in Russia is the secondary schools, which Kozlov said are a three-year study in productive training.
"This school emphasizes training for a trade, especially productive labor," he said.
KOZLOY SAID ABOUT 43 million children attend the secondary schools in Russia. A study of the USSR and the Communist Party, including Marxism and materialism, are also in the curriculum.
Kozlov said there is also a four-year special secondary school to prepare technicians for different branches of industry.
The most interesting of the educational establishments in this age bracket (7-18) is the boarding schools, Kozlov said. "They have more training in the humanities, but they don't have the practical train-
ina found in the secondary schools."
ing found in the secondary schools." After these secondary schools, the Russian student may enter the university or institute—if he passes the entrance examination, Kozlov said. He said the government pays for scholarships for everyone, but the amount varies according to the student's grades.
"THE UNIVERSITIES and institutes require study for five years from September to June with a month of practical training during the vacation." Kozlov said.
He said the universities stress theoretical training. The institutes are concerned with practical training.
Kozlov said the main difference between the Russian universities and those in America is that there is no choice in the Russian curriculum.
"In the Russian university there are several different colleges (departments) within the school and the schedule of courses is set up for all five years," he said.
Kozlov said each student enters his field of interest and remains in the same study group all this time. In order to change his field of study the student would have to start over.
HE SAID he preferred this system over the American one because one has the opportunity to study strictly step by step.
Novice Painter Wins Mid-America Art Show
Kozlov said until 1956 the Russian university system included four years of military classes resembling the ROTC in the U.S. Today there are no military classes, but those persons who don't attend a university or institute can be inducted into the service when they are 20 years old.
Just beginner's luck is the reaction of Mid-America art show winner Gene Bernofsky, KU psychology major.
Bernofsky, Brooklyn, N.Y., junior, won a $500 purchase prize for his oil "Dorian."
Six other KU artists showed in the exhibit which opened Friday in Kansas City. They are Clark Richert, Wichita state, Thomas Coleman, KU art instructor, Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gierliech, Lawrence sophomore and senior, and Gregg Blasdel. Lawrence senior.
Bernofsky never lifted a brush until about two months before "Dorian." The painting has been purchased by the Ford Foundation.
The painting was picked from 1,190 entries from an eight-state area.
"Dorian" was termed novel and unassuming by some. Others said it had no depth and little aesthetic value.
The oil gives a columnar effect which draws the viewer to the center of the canvas, Bernofsky said. The painting has a large blue-green stripe down the center. Lighter shades of blue and green stripes of corresponding widths line each side of the canvas "pulling the eye" inward, he said.
Bernofsky was seemingly unconcerned.
"I don't care whether they call me contortionist or abstractionist," Bernofsky said. "I'm interested in creating a new art form, something that has universal appeal . . . that creates interest with its very presence."
"I wanted to be a trolley car conductor as a kid in New York. Then they got rid of the trolley cars. I haven't known what to do ever since."
The 21-year-old psychology student's relationship to art began as a whim.
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Kozlov said each student who finishes the university receives a diploma which is equal to the American Master's Degree. He said they continue toward the Candidate of Science—equivalent to the American Ph.D.—and then to the Doctor of Science. Very few achieve the latter, he said, however.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER one graduates from the university or institute, he must work for a period of time, Kozlov explained. He said the top scholars have first choice for these jobs.
"The reason for this is because the government wants the student to work for two or three years because they paid for his schooling," Kozlov said.
Kozlov said the opportunity of Russian students to study outside their country is rare, although they do have an exchange program.
"Actually it's quite difficult," he said. "You have to be a scientist or an engineer to get in the program."
HE SAID THE RUSSIAN student's main problem is a normal one—bad grades. This is because his future hinges on those grades to a great extent, he added.
"You don't worry about money, tuition, or anything. You just study."
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