University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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the school of ENGINEERING The School of Engineering and Architecture saw a 19.1 per cent increase in enrollment over 1953, with 1,514 students enrolled this fall. Civil and aeronautical engineering were added as departments this year. Along with the depart- ments of chemical, electrical, and mechanical engi- neering, these new departments are offering grad- uate work in Kansas City for the first time. The first master ' s degrees will be offered in 1957. Recent gifts to the school include a turbo-jet en- gine, an automobile engine and equipment, a die- casting machine, television sets, two Air Force liai- son airplanes, technical books, funds for scholar- ships, and various parts and machines. About 100 business companies will interview graduates this year for positions through the co- operation of the school. Dean T. DeWitt Carr That ' s Marvin Hall behind the i ivy.

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Dean Kenneth E. Anderson Hoch Auditorium the school of EDUCATION The School of Education looks to the future when it will move into Bailey ' s remodeled labs in the summer of 1956. Complete architectural plans, with considerations for the present school needs, are now completed. The building, formerly housing various kinds of labs, will be redone to house the guidance bureau, the departments of music, art education, speech correction, and the bureau of visual aids, now lo- cated in Strong hall annexes. Each of these bureaus will have a floor in the west wing of the building. The building will be air conditioned because of the large enrollment of the school during the sum- mer session. Enrollment in the School of Education has risen about 20 per cent from last year ' s figure, and Dean Anderson anticipates greater growth when the school moves into its new quarters. At present, there are 550 undergraduates and two hundred graduates enrolled. - .V

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Howard Walker, director of University Extension, talks with his staff. Fraser Hall the department of EXTENSION The University Extension at Kansas University might be aptly termed the fourth purpose of the University. Directed by Howard Walker, Exten- sion enrolls over 6,500 correspondence study stu- dents throughout the United States and in foreign countries, and provides films, recordings, and mis- cellaneous information for almost any occasion. University Extension provides professional artists, lecturers, and entertainers for high schools and civic organizations, arranging for conferences both at the University and in local areas. Every year, over five thousand requests for material are re- ceived by the University Extension library. University Extension will soon move from Fra- ser hall to Blake hall, where accommodations and improvements are being made to house the expand- ing program. Long range proposals of University Extension include the supplementing of written ma- terial with film strips and recordings in the Uni- versity ' s correspondence courses. Experimentation is now being carried on with phosphorescent chalks and paints as a possible visual aid to better instruc- tion. 10