Tuesday, June 22, 1965
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Summer Sessions Experiencing Growth
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Cost of University Sessions
Increases
In 1955 the budgeted cost
for the University s u m m e r
sessions was $183,990. Today
the budgeted cost for the 1965
session is $542,767.69.
Likewise, in 1955 the total
enrollment was 2,951. An en
rollment of 5.000 or more is
expected for the 1965 session,
according to Dr. Frank Sor
enson, director of the summer
sessions.
Sorenson said he attributes
part of the cause for the large
growth to the air-conditioning
facilities now being put into
use at the University.
In 1955 there was no air
conditioning in University dor
mitories. At that time, in his
report on the 1955 summer
session, Sorenson wrote:
"The one major disappoint
ment came during the month
of July when 'Old Man Weath
er' bombarded the campus
with daily temperatures ex
ceeding ioo degrees Fahren
heit. This period of excessive
heat called atieutJon to t h e
great need for air-conditioned
sleeping rooms for both men
and women."
At that time Sorenson rec
ommended that new dormitor
ies should be planned with
air-conditioning or at least
"special ventilating."
Today Sorenson's recommen
dation is being put into prac
tice. New dormitories are be
ing built with central air
conditioning so all residents
can study and sleep in com
fort. Air-Conditioning Used
Today, also, more and more
buildings are being air-conditioned.
Burnett Hall, the Uni
versity Theatre, Nebraska
Hall, the Social Science build
ing, the administration build
ing, Sheldon Art Gallery, the
Nell Cochran Woods art class
building all these are air
conditioned on the city cam
pus. Sorenson pointed out t h a t
the air-conditioning in Love
Memorial Library and the Ne
braska Union "has helpefca.
lot." These two buildings now
serve as centers for study and
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activities away from the sum
mer heat. This, too, has con
tributed a great deal to the
growth of enrollment at the
summer session, Sorenson
said.
Sorenson predicted that in
six to ten years the whole
campus will be air-conditioned.
"This is very impor
tant to all year-around class
es," he said.
By 1975 the enrollment will
probably reach between 9,000
and 10,000, Sorenson said.
With so many students on
campus, it will be necessary
to have a "controlled environ
ment in which students may
live and study."
Session To Be Lengthened
A change in the length of the
summer session post course
period was recently approved
by the University Senate.
Effective in the summer of
1966, the post session will be
four weeks instead of the pre
sent three weeks.
This will extend the entire
summer session from 11 to
12 weeks, and will "keep the
campus busier," Sorenson
said. The objective of the
change is to use the University
facilities as much as possible
during the summer.
"This is an expensive plant
and we can't afford to have it
lie vacant," he said.
Although a "six-six plan" is
used on some campuses, and
a "five and a half-five and a
half plan" is used on others,
Sorenson said that the Uni
versity, in changing the sum
mer session to 12 weeks, tried
to keep the eight week ses
sion. Eight Weeks 'Protected'
He said it was 'protected'
because it is becoming quite
popular with the students and
they are coming to know and
understand it. Another reason
for 'protecting' the eight week
session is graduate study.
Any session less than eight
weeks squeezes the instruction
al period too much, Sorenson
said. With a longer instruction-
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al period, graduate students
receive belter teaching.
(iraduate students are often
involved during the regular
year in research which car
ries over into the summer
session, according to Sorenson.
and need the longer period to
continue their work.
Sorenson said the intent of
the longer period, in addition
to using University facilities
year-around, is to keep building
enrollment as fast as possible
so maximum use will be made
of the campus
August Classes Encouraged
Over the past ten years there
has also been a change in the
attitude toward the post ses
sion. In 1955 there was one
'small group of students taking
I one class. The University
"didn t encourage departments
to offer August classes," Sor
enson said.
Today, the University ad
ministration realizes that
they can't afford to waste that
month. This summer there are
seven classes being offered
with 300 students enrolled,
Sorenson said.
He said that in 1966 the en
rollment will probably con
tinue to increase, and from
then on at a rate of possibly
KM) students per year.
By 1975, the enrollment will
probably reach 1,300 to 1,500.
he said.
The August courses offered
today include only Teachers
College classes. In the future,
according to Sorenson, the
University will encourage oth
er departments to offer post
session courses.
Large Staff Needed
To maintain the present en
rollment during the summer,
a staff of 440 instructors and
about 115 graduate student
instructors is employed.
Forty per cent of those par
ticipating in the summer ses
sions are teachers and school
administrators from around
the state. The other sixty per
cent consists of regular stu
dents who are now attending
the University during theyeir
and college students from oth-
er colleges who are home for
! the summer
i There are a large number of
graduate students participat
ing in the summer sessions.
Sorenson estimated the total at
j more than 2,000 who are work
ing toward a Master's Degree
or a Ph.D. "These people are
really busy," Sorenson said,
again pointing up the need to
keep the campus open for
them to continue their studies.
The objective of the whole
I summer session is to provide
jfor the educational needs of
the students who are here,
Sorenson said. "This means
a continuation of regular cours
j es and the offering of approp
riate courses for teachers and
I school administrators."
borenson said the sessions
I also serve the purpose of pro
viding an enrichment type of
educational experience.
through such programs as
the fine art sessions, the
world affairs previews, spe
cial institutes, conferences and
special convocations, this en
richment program is facilitated.
Evening Enrollment
Shows Increase
Advance registrations for
University of Nebraska eve
ning classes this summer are
considerably above a year
ago, according to Edor Elling
son, supervisor of evening
classes.
A total of 308 persons had
enrolled for evening classes as
of June 10 compared to 191
persons on the same dale a
year ago.
The registration deadline for
evening classes was yester
day Ellingson said.
New courses this year
include those in basic comput
er utilization.- There also are
several courses in art and
photography.
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Smith, Willie" "the Lion."
MUSIC ON MY MINI); THE
MEMOIRS OF AN AMERI
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colorful autobiography of a
man who is a rabbi, a compos
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foremost, a fine jazz pianist.
Though Smith is not famous
even among jazz fans, the
musicians regard him as one
of the best pioneer expon
ents of the music. After sixty
five years of playing, he still
creates his own fine style of
jazz.
Science Heading
Room
Parry Albert. WHISTLER'S
FATHER. Everybody knows
about Whistler's mother, but
few people even think of the
artist's father, Major George
Washington Whistler. This
book covers the years Major
Whistler spent building up
the American railroad system
in the 1830's and his later
achievements in the estab
lishment of the first Russian
railroad from St. Petersburg
to Moscow. His personal tri
umphs and failures are vivid
ly portrayed; his ingenuity,
his son's genius, his wife's
Puritanism, and his daugh
ter's love, all combine to
make this family one of the
more memorable in the
American annals of biog
raphy. Sociafstudies
Reading Room
(Jordon, Mitchell. SICK CIT
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ployee of the Wall Street Jour
nal. He presents the more
menacing aspects of rapid
city growth, water contamina
tion, lack of recreational fa
cilities, plus new problems
such as the disposal of rising
mounds of trash. Probably the
most comprehensive book on
the subject, it presents enough
horrors to make even the for
merly unconcerned a little
fearful.
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Univ. High Offers Many
Enrichment and Help
Just as the University sum
mer sessions are growing, so
is the University High sum
mer session for high school
and junior high school stu
dents. Enrollment so far this sum
mer has reached about 550,
with 42 courses being offered.
Fourteen years ago, In the
summer of 1951, there were
152 students registered for a
total of 21 courses. Over the
past 15 years the figures have
shown a steady increase each
year, according to Alan Sea
gren, principal.
The high school summer
education program of today
serves a twofold purpose. It
is first an enrichment course,
to allow students to take
courses which they are not
able to work into their regu
lar schedule during the year;
and second, a remedial
course, enabling students to
make up courses in which
they have been unsuccessful,
and in which they need ex
tra work and help.
In the way of enrichment
courses, a junior high school
space science seminar is ot
tered as well as a course in
comparative political and
economic systems. Other
courses include industrial
arts and a modern history
seminar.
Remedial courses are of
fered in such subjects as
second semester geometry
end algebra, according to
Seagren.
Students are given diagnos
tic tests when they first enter
summer school, and are
grouped with students with
similar abilities according to
these tests.
There are two sessions at
University High during the
summer: an eight-week main
session, and two four-week
sessions designed primarily
for enrichment courses.
Students in the eight week
,'iession may attend either one
or two classes. Each class
lasts for one and one half
hours. Students receive one
semester credit for each
course they take.
Students Are Busy
"Each day of the summer
session equals two and one
half days of the regular se
mester," he said, "and stu
dents are kept busy."
This summer's enrollment
is "comparable to last sum
mer," Seagren said, noting
that enrollment is limited in
terms of rooms available for
classes.
"We are having the same
problems as the University in
this respect," he said.
Program Successful
Of the success of the pro
gram, Seagren said that it has
worked quite well. "The re
ports we get back from the
schools are good," he said.
He pointed out that the stu
dent benefits from the sum
mer course through the fact
that while in public school dur
ing the year there are at
least 35 students in a class
which meets for an hour,
classes in summer school
number about 20, and are
held for an hour and one half.
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There are student teachers
and supcrvlsers to conduct
classes, so students get a long
er time for more help and more
personal attention, according
to Seagren.
lie noted that growth is a
definite indication of the suc
cess of the summer pro
gram. Since 1951 the number
of courses offered has doubled
and the enrollment is five
times as great.
To accommodate all 550 stu
dents this summer there are
25 supervisers and about 50
student teachers. Only 16 of
the 25 supervisers teach full
time, Seagren said.
Student teachers, if they arc
working for six hours credit,
teach one class, and if they
are working for eight hours,
have the full responsibility for
one class and assist In gather
ing educational materials for
another class.
Similar Standards
The same citizenship and
Most School Revenue
Raised On Local Level
After a thorough research
of state and local education
reports, treasury documents
and Nebraska school laws, a
University of Nebraska doc
toral candidate ha conluded
that 93 per cent of all rev
enue for Nebraska public
school systems is raised on
the local level.
In a thesis submitted in par
tial fulfillment of his doctor
of education degree, William
Metzger, presently superin
tendent of schools at West
Point, concludes that 75 per
cent of these local school dis
trict levy operating funds is
being raised from property
taxes.
Meteger, whose purpose for
conducting the study was to
make a historical examina
tion of financing methods of
Nebraska public schools and
to inquire into the philosophy
of the administration of this
support, has served as princi
pal and superintendent of Ne
braska public schools since
1950. He has served in Prague,
Palmyra, Pawnee City, Un
ion, and West Point.
According to the major con
clusions of Metzger's study,
the support of the Nebraska
Public Schools from the state
level amounts to a minor por
tion, or approximately s i x
per cent of the total resources
available to the schools, and
Nebraska stands lowest in the
nation in its contribution to
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scholastic standards are ex
pected of students in the sum
mer session as during the
regular year, Seagren said.
He added that "It is consid
ered a privilege to attend
summer school. We expect
that students are here be
cause they want to learn."
And why are the students
there?
As one girl put it, "Sum
mer school will help me more
in my courses next year. By
taking summer school I will
have more time to study for
hard courses next year."
A number of students not
ed that they liked the idea
of having student teachers, be
cause "They're a lot nicer
they're still in school and are
more understanding of our
problems."
In addition to Seagren's two
kinds of classes remedial and
enrichment one student
seemed to make up a third
category. As he put it, sum
mer school "gives you some
thing to do in the summer."
Its schools on a state level.
Metzger also concluded that
"through precedent, the Leg
islature has established the
principle that it is obligated
to provide aid to the public
schools, and that although the
appropriations have often been
Inadequate, new programs
from time to time are initiated
reaffirming the Unicameral's ,
philosophy of extending some
aid."
Appropriations for educa
tional programs Initiated by
the Legislature have generally
been inadequate, according
to Metzger, and have had to
be prorated among eligible
schools.
"Historically, the chief
state school officer of Nebras
ka has been an ardent work
er for adequate support of the
public schools of the State,"
he writes. "Adequacy of sup.
port has been a major prob
lem in Nebraska education
since early statehood, howev
er, the reports of the Depart
ment of Education from that
time to the present reflect a
serious concern in this area."
Metzger identified the major
local support as coming from
the property tax, the insurance
tax fund, free high school tui
tion, local fines and license
fees. The State support, he
said, comes from the tempor
ary school fund, normal train
ing, state aid to weak dis
tricts, the Mailery Act, and
aid to special education.
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