University of Missouri at Kansas City - Kangaroo Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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C. DEGROFF PLATTE, director of student activitiesp Miss Evlyn Fisher, COUl'1S6l0f of W0me! i Gnd Fl0Yd E- SfUYi0nf V- A- training officer? enrolling students get in contact with them almost immediately. Ze .fdcfminidfrafion of fk M This University's rapid advance from an ob- scure city college in i934 to a school of national significance in i948 should be traceable to some factor or factors in its activity. Perhaps the most logical candidate for the appropriate kudos re- quired by such a successful career would be the factor which is the common denominator of all University policies. This instrumental element is the University Administration. Since the decisions and planning of the members of the Administration represent the most positive single element in the daily life of a school, a large share of the responsibility for either its success or failure must be theirs. Hence it was deemed appropriate for a section of the Yearbook to be devoted to the principal figures of the Administration. Through the concentrated and cooperative ef- forts of Dean Rudolph Heitz of the Law School, Dean Norman Royall in the Liberal Arts College, Pharmacy's Dr. Theodore Dittrich, and Dr. Roy Rinehart, dean of the School of Dentistry, the program of total unification has rapidly come to complete realization. With such splendid work as this, the task of supervision and farsighted guidance which has fallen upon the shoulders of President Clarence R. Decker, Vice-President Robert ivlortvedt, and Dr. John E. Barnett, dean of the Evening College, has been lightened and the University has been able to continue on a progressively smooth and non-frictional basis. Another factor in the harmony which pervades is the complete faith which the Board of Trustees has in the capable judgment, initiative and leader- ship of Dr. Decker. Augmenting this is the under- standing attitude, marked by good fellowship and departmental unity, which has been forthcoming from the entirety of the faculty with unparalleled continuity. Among the progressive policies which the Uni- versity of Kansas City has given an initial impetus to are the establishment of a format which fore- casts more modern educational arrangements in the future. Every student is required to take a certain number of foundation courses which provides a wide range of interest and gives all scholars a firm basis of comprehension for any type of advanced course, in all fields. Another innovation is the splendid program of arranging for the offering of lecture courses by famous visiting professors. Thus an interna- tional aura adds to the advantages of the insti- tution. A plan is now in effect whereby a person may The Kangaroo

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have shown a keen interest in the University of Kansas City and its students. New city-college links are Albert F. Hillix, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Edwin Barnes, ir., president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. -7042 O lufied of gf? ouernmenf Community cooperation is found in the joint sponsorship of courses in transportation which features a mutual presentation of the subject by the Kansas City Traffic Club instructors on the campus. The University-lvluehlebach Male Chorus holds its rehearsals on the campus, and its mem- bers may receive college credit if they so desire. ln many other ways, the hospitality of the Uni- versity is extended for the activities of pro- fessional, service, and sectarian organizations throughout the city. Students of the University of Kansas City regularly participate in such civic groups as the Summer Band Concerts, the dramatic produc- tions of the Resident Theatre players, and the Philharmonic Orchestra. A large number of Uni- versity attendees vvere instrumental in the recent expose of vote frauds-their splendid perform- ance was lauded across the nation. Actively engaging in focusing national and international attention upon the area as a whole, and the campus in particular, the University has brought about the timely visitations of numerous Page Fifteen world-renowned figures. Honorary doctorate de- grees have been awarded President Harry S. Tru- man, and Miguel Aleman, Mexican' Chief of State. Famous educators such as Andre Maurois, Alexander Kerensky, l-lenry C-oddard Leach, Paul Dengler, Sir Bernard Pares, Dr. Ceorge',Karo, and Don Bolt have greatly contributed to the prestige of the institution. - - The University's ten-million-dollar expansion program has been actively supported by the busi- ness men of the city, who have proved them- selves to be keeenly avvare of the potential capabilities of the school. Included in this extensive plan are architectural and landscaping improvements designed to make the University an aesthetic part in the beautification of the Country Club Plaza and Brush Creek areas. The city's tentative proposal to erect a giant stadium has revived the interest of the students and citizens alike toward the fulfillment of a varsity program. By virtue of all the foregoing functions, the University of Kansas City serves Creater Kansas City by day and night.

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