University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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the school of FINE ARTS Something new has been added to the cur- riculum of the School of Fine Arts, as majors are being offered in music history and maga- zine illustration. The School of Fine Arts, under the direction of Dean Thomas Gorton, offers a variety of majors in all fields of music and art. It is one of the few schools in the country with a major in jewelry and sil- versmithing. The department of design is undertaking a new project this November in sponsoring a Kansas Designer Craftsman show. Artists throughout the state will submit their work for an exhibit lasting one month in the Student Union. Cash awards will be given. Programs are given each year by the Glee club, chorus, band, and A-Cappella choir. Professional talent comes to the campus through the University Concert course. Dean Thomas Gorton Dyche Museum

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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

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the GRADUATE school The Graduate School is unique in that it is a school within the other schools at KU and embraces every department in the University. Enrollment in the Graduate School continues into November, with both master ' s and doctorate degrees offered. The graduate school attracts many students from foreign countries. Of the 198 for- eign students at KU, 98 are enrolled in the grad- uate school. These students have earned their bachelor degrees in their home countries and fol- low their specialized fields for graduate study at KU. The opening of the new science building has given impetus to research and graduate instruction in the fields of chemistry, physics, and pharmacy. New graduate programs in microbiology and phar- macology are offered this year at the Medical Center in Kansas City.