University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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, ., TOP. Bablvill by Simluir Lewis, is ll Common mnzpazziolz of frz'.vl1mz'r1. BOTTOM. Dl'17l'l S.ilI14Q nzonlwm oftwz uctconzpuziy mick slurt ul II hir' llIIlX'l'l'.Yllj', ll problem with wl1ic'l1 flu' 17EI'.S'0l1!ll upp1'ouc'l1 of the Cvrllwlfzizil College cull ofrwi lu' of lwlp. 18 Jerry Lewis, Director of Celltelilliul College. Centennial olle e College-within-the-Collegew began at KU in 19661 the first of its kind at a major university. Four new units were added this year to the original Centennial College in Oliver and Ellsworth Halls: Corbin College in Corbin Hall, North in Gertrude Sellards Pearson, Oliver in Oliver Hall, and Pearson in joseph R. Pearson. Each College is composed of freshmen living in a particular residence hall, and freshmen and sopho- mores in other living groups nearest it. ,lerry Lewis, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is executive director of the program. John lVlyers, assistant dean of men: Elliot Cillerman, as- sociate professor of geology, Mrs. J. B. Stroup, associate dean of Womeng and William Balfour, professor of com- parative hiochemistry and physiology. are directing the colleges. lndividual administrative and counseling facilities in each will he augmented second semester in Corbin by Guidance Bureau representatives.

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Lawrence taxis shuttled back and forth from bus sta- tion to residence hall. from train depot to Greek house: cars jammed with paraphernalia filed up and down the Hill. unloading l5,503 students during the week of Sept. 0-l7fOrientation Week. For new students. it began with a Student Union Ac- tivities-sponscfred Chancelloris Reception Sunday. l.ater in the week, New Student Convocation initiated freshmen and transfers as Jayhawkers. Cwens. sophomore womenis honorary, served at the Chanccllor's Reception and greeted freshmen Women at an Associated W'omen Stu- dents, Buffet at Gertrude Sellards Pearson. Pom-pon girls first kicked up their heels this year at Templin Hall's Traditions Rally. Grid coach Pepper Rodgers spoke to the crowd which was later entertained hy' the uffhessmenw at a dance. RIGHT. Facing the IlVlfl'!'l'A'lf,Vi.Y llllffllllllfd cmnerzz is part of the orientation process for new sttzzlents. Brirow. Intent listener watel1e.v at SUA Activities Carousel dur- ing Orientation Week, as Mnlvolnz Y outlilzes A'IllLfl'Ilf terrorist activities in the Kansas Union. Urzen tation Country Club Weekii bore a rash of social events. Saturday before first classes. SEA offered free howling, pool, movies. and a uRed lilogsii-MBlue Thingsw dance. At the SUA Activities Carousel, 84 organizations bid for students' interest as almost 3,000 gathered information pamphlets at booths in the Union Ballroom. One a.m. week-night closing for all women encouraged 'Qnew-yearv celebrations at local entertainment spots. The Red Dog presented the Young Raiders. 'llhe Detroit Wheels, the Red Dogs, The lflippers, and Spider and the Crabs. Students spent many of their daylight hours con- sulting advisors, synthesizing class schedules. and strug- Ulinfr throuffh registration and enrollment. ln that first C P I' F week, they also spent an average of 50 dollars each on a total of 78,530 books. ffanel Hopmann 17

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Because of the changes caused by the Centennial College, this year's freshmen have a different perspective of KU than any previous class has had. Each group of 20 participants pre-enrolled last sum- mer with one advisor, and were placed in the same English class, and a few other first-year College courses together. Because they will pre-enroll in all future semesters, KU will eventually have a total pre-enrollment. Directors have expressed the opinion that 'fthe class- room becomes sterile without the social interaction that students develop in living groups. Academic successes of the program were indicated in a survey last year of all 450 Centennial College students and a control group of 450 selected freshmen. Results showed male Centennial College students had a grade point aver- age of 1.13, while the average non-College man had a .95. The female Centennial College student had an average of 1.38 and the non-College female averaged 1.35. Although KU was the first to initiate this program, four other schools now are considering similar plans- the University of Michigan, Florida State University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz and San Diego. They will pool information from their varied and smaller projects, which differ from KU's chiefly in that they require large building programs to accommodate the changeover. Here existing facilities can be used effec- tively until future expansion demands more building. A broader curriculum is offered to students in KU's College-Within-the-College program than in the other ex- periments. This is possible because the program exists as a part of the whole university, rather than as a separate but equal extension of the school. 19