Docking to present award
Gov. Robert B. Docking will present the distinguished elder citizen award at the 20th annual Conference on Aging, Feb. 23-24, at the University of Kansas.
More than 150 persons are expected to attend the conference, said E. A. McFarland, director of institutes and conferences at KU. The conference theme is "What's Ahead for the Older Kansan?"
IFC joins midwest association
The Interfraternity Council of the University of Kansas has been admitted into the Midwestern Interfraternity Council Association MIFCA. The MIFCA, founded in 1966, includes Interfraternity Councils from 15 states throughout the midwest.
The purpose of the MIFCA is to provide a communication link between Interfraternity Councils and enable IFC representatives to exchange ideas and experiences at their annual conferences. The organization is non-policy making and non-legislative.
Legislators to visit Campus
Legislative leaders of the Kansas House and Senate will make their annual visit to the campus Feb. 17. The visitors will include the Ways and Means Committees of both houses. The visit is planned as a social occasion and there will be no effort on the part of University officials to explain their budget requests, said James Nichols, executive secretary of the University.
The Chancellor will speak to the lawmakers and they will hear a panel discussion of pollution problems in Kansas and how the University can help solve these problems. The panel will consist of Robert L. Smith and Ross McKinney, professors of civil engineering; Kenneth Armitage, professor of biology; and Robert Aangeenbrug, director of the Center for Regional Studies and associate professor of geography.
KUOK to run special series
KUOK, the local radio station operated by KU students, plans to run a series of special programs devoted to such groups as Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
Brian McKinney, Westport, Conn, sophomore and the new music director of KUOK, said the programs would be featured on Thursday night and would last from 9 p.m. to 12 p.m.
KUOK is also planning to run a series of talk shows featuring interesting or well-known people on campus, said Robert Sullinger, general manager of the station. Sullinger said the guest interviews would last about 20 minutes and would have an open audience forum afterward.
Spanish institute scheduled
The Spanish department has organized a summer study program in Barcelona, Spain. The Barcelona Summer Language Institute will be an eight week program from June 18th to August 19th.
The institute will consist of a two week guide of attractive cities in Spain such as Madrid, Granada and Valencia. The students will then have four weeks of classroom work in Barcelona.
The final two weeks of the program will be devoted to independent study. George Woodyard, professor of Spanish and co-director of the program, said many of the students spent this time travelling to other countries in Europe.
The institute will accommodate 25 people, and there are still applications available. Anyone with a background in the Spanish language is welcome to apply.
Woodyard said scholarships are available.
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Smith, a native of Missouri, is a graduate of KU. As a student he served as arranger and soloist for the University Concert Band,
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Claude T. Smith, contemporary composer, will conduct the KU Symphonic Band in the premiere performance of his latest work, "Occasional Overture," at 3:30 p.m.Sunday.
The composition, commissioned by the KU School of Fine Arts, is dedicated to the University of Kansas.
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Kenneth G. Bloomquist, director of bands at KU, described Smith's music as "commercial,
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meaning that it is understood by audiences not technically trained in music." He said Smith's compositions were characterized by occasional uneven meters and pleasing harmony.
Sunday's concert will be performed by the Symphonic Band
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