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Graduates of
Start Slowly
By Myra Rotherbam
The following was written-for
a University of
Nebraska School of
Journalism depth re
porting class.
Students from Nebraska's
smallest high scheols may
smauest men scneois may
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Wpp H,nl VraintPrnrt. eUrfHnating opportunity to take 1,020 students who enrolled in outs each semester, uroup the least percentage of their
Eft w'-i . nf Sr. S additional work in other the university in September, II (76-150 students) through students in Math 11, which
w in' p?!h .m areas, the Junior Division 1960, and who were gradu- V (751-2,300 students) ranged is designed for students with
Bttinf i L ,Mtw director said. ates of Nebraska high schools from 33 per cent to 85 per iimited nlgn scnooi math
tluotdltttmrle Harry Allen, director of In- other than Omaha or Lincoln, cent while Group I had a training. That group also had
snowed students Son? the sUtutions R e s e arch, ap- The latter schools were 43.8 per cent dropout rate for no students enrolled ta Math
sfate's smalles? highTchools proached the problem 'from omitted because they are not the four semesters. 18 an acceierated course,
famed the highest average the dropout angle. A study typical Nebraska high schools, Total grade point average Group IV (301-750) had the
bv their fourth semester at of withdrawals in the 1964 according to the author s ad- was lowest in the Group 1 highest percentage of stu
the "university freshman class found "no visinK committee. ( 10-75 students) schools the dents enrolled in Math 14,
l University of Nebraska rep- significant relationship be- High schools were classified first semester. Averages in- which is also an advance
resentatives failed to find that tween size of high school and into five groups according to creased as the size of school course. Math grades showed
the size of the high school withdrawal from the univer- number of students: I, 10-75; increased. The same was true no significant difference for
affects student success at the sity " n 76-150; III, 151-300; IV, for English and math grades any of the schools,
university More students from small 301-750; V, 751-2,300. earned during the first se- Lamberty concluded that
"It's the kind of person the schools who come to the uni- J Lamberty compared stu- mester. size of high school is related
student is, it's not the size of versity are in the upper half de"ts from each group of The second semester only to scholastic achievement at
the high school," said John of their classes than students ools on the basis of Intel- Group V (751-2,300 students) the un versity In only the first
Aronson, director of admis- from larger schools. hgence quotient, grade point schools had a better average semester. Students from the
Bivuo.
c nni
Aronson points out that
moil hiffi, ..hnnic nr. wpii
represented on the honor rolls
rJ. , c, ii i-i-i.
oi me university, amau hird
sehnnls am beenmln? better
schools are becoming better
with state standards tighten-
ing up. Both programs and
teachers are beine raised to
the standards of larger
cnols
tn rwfiviiH rfirptnr nt
Junior Division, offers a simi-
uninr Divkinn offers a slmi-
evidence that small high chMren of parents with no dents capable 0f dong ac. ieast A 0( a grade point high- could be that had the drop
school students are at a dis- more than a grade scho1 ed" ceptable composition. Stu- er than Group I. University outs from Group I schools
advantage at the university." ucation- dents in the study were en- grade scale was from one, been iess or the same as from
If a student is in the top Withdrawal rates are the rolled in Math 11, 12, 14 or 18. failing, to nine, perfect. other groups, the scholastic
quarter of his high school highest for communities with For all students in the sam- Group I, the smallest achievement in following se
graduating ' class no matter less than 2500 population, fol- pie Lamberty found that there schools, had the greatest num- mesters would have been dif
what its size he has above lowed by students from Oma- was no significant differences ber of students needing reme- ferent according to Lamberty.
a 90 per cent chance or earn- na, wim juwe&i mi iam
ing a satisfactory grade av- and ranch communities,
erage at the university, Chat- Reasons Given
field said. Either grades or finances
Honors Shared was given as main reason for
Small high school graduates withdrawal by nearly half of
take their share of honors, the students. Twenty-one per
too A study done for the Jun- cent said finances, six per
ior Division on students earn- cent were on scholastic pro
lng high grade point averages bation and another 16 per cent
revealed that the students gave low "rades as their
wp-- vaieaictonans ana sam-
t ins of small hign scnoois
?uJ,Tn1 rf.!
anu those in
in me ujjpu u ii
to five per -cent of their class-
es m large schools.
"High achievers do well
Astronaut
Coming to
a
A NASA astronaut and
state supreme court juage
will, be the guest speakers of
thp "World News and Views
thifC summer, said Frank E.
Sorenson, director of Summer
Session.
'his two part series wiU t Halse is In training for fu
giSe summer students a ure manned space nights at
proper introduction to space
atf conditions in large
cities," Sorenson said.
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ine juuge livse in a large
j'it -it u.. li
rltv with nil the nrnblems of
youth, and many of these
problems end up In the
courts, Sorenson mentioned.
Fred W". Haise, Jr., a NASA
astronaut in training, and
Collections
Displayed
Nebraska Art today, a spe
cial Centennial invitational
exhibition will open at the
'University of Nebraska Shel-
don Memorial Art Gallery
Sunday June 18.
Piftv two nresent and form-
SrifSpTX
tors and graphic artists will
be represented in the display,
Centennial purchase awards
made by the Nebraska Art
Association will also be shown
for the first time at the Cen
tennial exhibition. The display
will continue in galleries D-E-F
at Sheldon through July 30.
The exhibit has been or
ganized by the Joslyn Art
Museum ln Omaha and the
Sheldon Memorial Art Gal
lery for tire Nebraska Cen
tennial Commission. The Ne
braska Arts Council is assist
ing with the exhibition.
iwiaiiiiiii.
lie closest thing to
wherever they are. They do
what tlrey have to do to ex-
eel," Chatfield says.
Disadvantages to small high
school graduates may He In
the area of depth and variety
of courses. These students
. .
mav bC required to IllltlU
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science and language deficits
during their college career
. a xi-
sevpntv-nve ner cent 01 me
Seventy-five per
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01 uieir cidhseb, uui ouiy oi
cent of students who
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ft u.rr"" fr; ""Pr
"'"t V" Vopor ions
lnJh" Pnter ProPornons
y -
AIlen said factors other tna
size of high school were much
more important in withdrawal
rate- lwo tmrVs. .0I ine slu"
dents who withdrew were
wiumiawai
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fflyfuoim
d oc tor a i w Jii efee
Achievement in Relation to Since 1871 the museum has
and Judge
Campus
.... ,
the Honorable Henry J.
i,atnam oi ioik uic
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speakers who will be talking
to students and faculty on
June 21 and July 20, respec-
tiveiy, at Love memorial u-
brary,
ine jnannea Bpacreini
ter in Houston Tex Pre
viously he was a research pi
im uUa, vm., u
lot at Edwards, Cam., ana at
NASA Lew s Research Center
nnon. tewia xvcnraiL.ii v-cmci
s n,, r.i,;
Z'T . Tt e n several
J?!Lw'iLi . .7 .it
"T " rerlnpnt of
the A. B. Ilonts Trophy as the
outstanding graduate of class
ja frm tho AornsnaeB
Research Pilot School In 1964.
Supreme Court Judge
Won i T Mham i tprvlnu
his ninth year in the stafe of volved with its activities will events, and perhaps some new
New York. He has srved ss hopefully be maintained by concepts in education will be
a member of the New York the newspaper. features highlighted by the
State Assembly and was an The demand for a higher newspaper in addition to week
officer in the U.S. Navy. education is reflected in the ly campus news.
For 14 vears becrini'lnc in
1945 Justice Latham was a
member of the U.S. Congress
serving for seven years on
the Rules Committee.
Justice Latham has been
associated with Edwin A.
Link, aerospace scientist and
undersea explorer, in studies
pertaining to deep sustained
diving operations and arcne-
ology.
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Small High Schools
But Catch Up Fast
Size of High School From
Which Students Graduated ',
1565. He found there was a
difference in academic
achievement in students from
high schools of various sires,
but it was not always in fa-
imp ( i- i 1 1 I ,i n t ; tfnm lrrmv
VU1 omucmo uviu mis1-1
rhnok
scnoois.
nouis.
Lamberty used a sample of
Lamberty used a sample of
UVClClKCa lJUL aClllCSlCIS.
, .... . ..
English ana math grades
w .
lor the lirst semester, stu-
d.ents who dr0PPed out in
f. . cmo,4. ..m-a t
",;oH " "
ciuaea.
clude- .
Abilities tomparea
Sections of English and
math in which the students
were enrolled were noted. At
the time of tne study the uni-
versity offered English A for
students who needed gram-
mar and English III for stu-
Nebraska
Develops
The University of Nebraska
State Museum was founded 96
VOQrc aan . TTniWoitv Hal1
wheVeTroom was set aside
tnr oaWnptc anrt a ronnoct
nouT toMMn Jtlr nnther
rmusJum-rSc'
tinnc were mowri to thpfr
Z1J 11 1 Mnrrm
Flail Jocauon Morrm
uau"
in 1959 the Ralph Mueller
rianetanum wing was aaaea
1(l Morrill ,Ial, nd research
...te
couections were housed in
'
four .additional university
Alnncran HitlrAC
To Meet Challenges
i h e hummer ieorasKan
j;onlo thp nnnnrtiinifips
w,v- "I't-"-"--- -
...u..., anj rocroat nna
of cultural and recreational
recreational
activities ln Llncoln and the
surrounding areas, as well as
portraying campus life dur -
ing the summer session.
The maturity of a summer
epesinn nrnuram that is de-
signed to stimulate thought
and to supplement the back-
erounds 01 tne stuaenis in-
increasing enrollment of sum-
mer sessions, as me univer-
sity community develops, its
scope and variety of interests
and resources broaden.
The Summer Nebraskan
strives to meet the challenges
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Then give him a
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between intelligence quotient
scores. This was also true for
students enrolled In the vari-
ous sections of math and Eng-
lish.
Dropouts were noted at the
beginning of each semester
1. 1 .... HaAiin
ior euun scnuui giuup. uiuiijj
i, ine smanesi scnoois, naa
the largest per cent of diop-
the largest per cent of mop-
tt ,nn im
mail x V i" iu Liiuavmji
scnoois. uroup 11 t b-iao stu-
, . .
aents) naa tne Dest average
follwed H Grmpt 1 STchf
no th rrf coraps or Tn thp
in the third semester. In the
Iourt.n. semester uroup i naa
tne n.gnest average.
Grades Compared
First semester grades
ranged from a low of 4.43 for
Group I (10-75 students) to a
high of 5.19 for Group V
(751-2,300 students) with
Groups II, III. IV, having at
State Museum
and Expands
buildings because of Umited
space.
Orieinallv a "curator of the
cabinets" w a s appointed,
and d i s d 1 a v specimens
were obtained through pur-
chases, donations and field
collectlons m a d e by uni-
versity staff memDers-
Collections Increase
Today there BTe more than
25 million specimens in the
collections, which have
become valuable scientific
research and resource ma-
tena s. iNeDrasKa nan nouses
some of th2 museum.g 8vste.
"
matic research collections re-
lieving storage problems.
of a higher education through
.lra,atlnn iifV. notto Hp.
cvFCn...i... rb
cinno h.j .Hrlpc and
signs, headline styles, and
signs, headline styles, and
Picture Presentations as well
as story content. It also pro-
vides journalism laboratory
.J ffJ
J have some o their stones
printed.
Book reviews by university
faculty, ideas for weekend
tours in iNeDrasica, cuuurai
Entirely separate from the
Daily iseorasKan pnntea aur-
ing the regular school term,
the Summer Nebraskan will
be issued every Tuesday dur-
ing the eight-week summer
session.
Remember the Walk
UNIVimilr Of NIIIAKA LINCOLN
dial work. It also had the
lowest percentage of students
in English III, which is the
advanced class,
Groups III (151-300) IV (301-
750) and V (751-2,300) Eng-
lsih B grades were signifi-
L:1.h tUn. I. .. C
uauuy ingiiei man muse ui
uroup 1.
Tne smallest schools had
aiuuiuiii 0 v v i a uui
is .-,n a
acnieve as weu in ne iirsi
semester us siuucms irom
(fT lheriro"Psfof 8cho!ls-
f5nt pffpr the first semester.
But after the first semester,
scnoiast.c acruevement o siu-
aents trom ine smau scnoois
was generally as good as that
of students from the larger .
schools.
The percentage of dropouts
from Group I schools was
much ereater than from any
other group of schools. It
With the addition In 1960
of a talking, transparent
model of a woman, the Ralph
Mueller Health Galleries in -
creasea in educational lm-
portance and popularity.
in 1961 the University of
Nehra Sa Trailside Museum
opened at Ft. Robinson State
lark near Crawford. The
theater buUdlng of the old
fort has been transformed
into a museum and educa-
tional exhibits have been in-
stalled.
pvhlhlf nisnlnveH
Exhibits Displayed
T!,nn nvhlhltn tnlfl.npat (ho
A11C3C CA111U1L9 llllCljJICb L11C
paleontology and geology of
the Ft. Robinson region,
known as a good area for col-
lecting Tertiary fossil mam-
mals. It also includes exhibits
of the animals and plants
."6U. ' Act of 1965, the Vocational Ed
today, and the geologic his- Mtinn Act nf 1963 and state
tory of cattle and other do-
mesticated animals.
visitors have increased at
At.. i. j ...
in e iussu anu muucni cx-
uilii. il. i ul n i
he
hibits,
hibits. the health ealleries
and the planetarium at the
museum.
A sound system is available
tto all visitors for better in-
erpretation of the exhib.ts
through recordings. Ear-
Pj)?nes and loudspeakers en-j
able the staf f to handle per-
i..v.l.. .uu..
Spaces Available
RAINBOW
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City campuses.
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The Nebraska Union and likewise the University of Nebraska comes to life as stu
dents begin classes for the summer sessions.
Seminars Varied
Seminar sessions offer con-
centrated workshops in edu
cation, most of which are de
signed for the college gradu
ate with teaching experience,
sa,- rra"K orenson, oi-
-
A NASA Snacemobile with
its lecturer is scheduled to
spena two weeKs or more witn
"Aerospace Education for
Teachers" seminar partici-
Pants, Sorenson said.
This seminar gives teachers
the opportunity to become
acquainted with Nebraska
aerospace leaders, facilities
and services, especially those
needed to enhance the teach-
ing process.
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Qualified teachers of the
UCdi Will dCVJUlLC CA'C11C11V.C
itnnS ..nil .l ont I i .n i.Tlin.iilvinn
in the development of teach
ing materials according to
needs of handicapped children,
-Eff ts f recent federal j
,lo,irt tho man,B.
t and Secondary Education j
egislation including the Edu-
c a 1 1 o n a 1 Service Units
(L,C.U1I IS atiuwer annuel
gpmnar tnnlp
Seminar topic,
S?.ef fif
participating in the seminars
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BOOKSTORE
Classes Begin
have been scheduled and are
listed in the summer sessions
calendar, Sorenson said.
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