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University College Opens In Fall
By MIRIAM COHN AuistiRt Ntw* itfittr
Thousands of future UM students may take required courses by closed circuit television under the “University College" plan to be initiated by the University next fall.
The crux of the plan, ten years in planning, is to "assure all students the common core of education” by requiring three courses for all freshmen and sophomores.
ACCORDING TO Dr. Paul K. Vonk, now assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who will be Dean of the College, the courses will be of the "comprehensive survey” type covering the fields of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Although students presently enrolled will not be affected, future students will not be allowed to specialize before their junior or senior years.
“A sound, unfragmental background” is the chief advantage of the College, said President Jay F. W. Pearson, who received approval of the plan from the University’s Executive Board late last week
The College-within-a-college will make possible "greater flexibility in counseling," according to Dr. C. Doren Tharp, whose faculty committee is now formulating the University College's final plans.
As to the possibility of large TV classes, Tharp commented: “We may have some very large class (TV) sections . .. but this would make possible some very small seminar or discussion sections."
Another advantage of the program would be the ease of shifting majors after the first two years, Dr. Vonk noted. “It has always been difficult for a student to shift his major without running into problems—this would facilitate such changes.”
ACADEMIC DEANS will also be able to pay greater attention to the problem of upperclassmen and prospective graduate students, the new dean believes.
The present free-elective system for junior and senior levels will be unaffected by the new idea, University officials said. However, certain faculty changes—in either training or personnel may be-
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Top Honor Societies Tap Student, Faculty Leaders
Forty students and six faculty members were tapped by the highest campus honoraries this week.
IRON ARROW, highest campus honor society for men. tapped faculty members Dr. Maynard Keech, John McCollum, Edwin Smith, and Tom Kerns, alumnus Student tappees include Richard Baker, George Dorste, James Harris, Bias Herrero. Edwin Hooper, Daniel James, Carl John-
son, Ronald Kay, Donald B Kelly, Allan Kraiger, Peter Edward Mc-Guirl. Steven P Miller, Fred Remniy, Robert Roabaugh, Philip Shouse, Sam Smith, John Stormont. Jim Thompson, Marvin Weiner, and Gabriel Zimnock.
New members of OMICRON DELTA KAPPA, men’s leadership honor society are facultv members Dr. Thomas Collins. Dr. Maynard Keech and Dr Michael-son Students tapped dre Nick
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Utile Varmints Hold Up Homecoming
Freyling, William Rea Grove, Jr. Ray Marchman, Jerry Pinnas. Dick Calfona, Harold Beck. Hal Westgaard, Clark Lambert, Richard Baker. Fran Curci, Mike Thompson. Buzz Schubart, Jacob Muscanera. Ronald Kay. Fred Remmy, and Robert J. Hunter
NF KAPPA TAll, campus honorary for women, tapped Glenda Dell. Anne Grosholz, Marilyn MacFarlan, Nancy Overpeck. 1/cda Stayas. Irma Carol Stewart «and Betty Lynn Lee Minette Massey, associate professor of Law became an honorary' member
Frosh Gets GM Grant
Award of a full year's scholarship. plus living expenses, has been granted by the University of Miami through the General Motors College Scholarship Plan to Harvey C. Saltzman. freshman j from Providence, R I.
Dr. H. Franklin Williams, UM j vice president in charge of scholarships, said that GM makes available four such annual grants at the University each year—one ¡for each undergraduate class, j freshman to senior.
By maintaining a 2.0 scholarship average, a student can qualify for renewal of his scholarship throughout his four undergraduate years. Before entering the | University, freshmen applicants are screened by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, N.J. and the Committee on Scholar-I ships at the University of Miami.
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Spacemen and Martians will be turned loose at the 1959 Homecoming Dance tomorrow night to carry out the theme, “100 Years From Today."
The Buck Rogers type theme was taken from a song recorded by nightclub singer Joni James, who will be featured in a 30 minute show Appearing along with Miss James will be Claude Thornhill and his 15-piece orchestra.
A trophy for the most outstanding player at the Homecoming game will be presented at the dance by Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity The flayer will be picked by sports writers from local papers.
The dance will be at the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets may be i purchased at the Director of Student Activities Office for $3 50 a couple, until 4 pm. today. They i will be $4 at the door.
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"This would require broad general knowledge on the part of the teacher . . . although rotating lecturers are a possibility." said Dr. Tharp.
Dr. John I. McCollum Jr., English professor and chairman of the graduate scholarship committee, has been named Associate Dean of the University College.
As presently formulated, the trio of courses, known as Humanities I and II, Social Sciences I and II and Natural Sciences I and II, will contain the following:
■	HUMANITIES —communication skills, including English literature and composition, along with philosophy, religion and the arts.
■	SOCIAL SCIENCES — economies, sociology, government and human relations as “comprehensive introductions.”
■	NATURAL SCIENCES — the laboratory sciences, chemistry, physics, zoology and others, along with mathematics.
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Man Behind Move
The man who will head the new University College, Dr. Paul K. Vonk, has been lauded by a colleague with the paradoxical description, “He’s got academic erudition with a common man’s approach."
As Dean of the new school, Vonk continues his reputation for pioneering collegiate teaching methods.
Currently assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, he was one of the initiators of the three - year - old Honors Program, which provides accelerated studies for superior students "so they won't get that holdback feeling."
He is currently director of the program.
On the faculty since ’48 Vonk still teaches sev-
Profs Speak At Assembly
Dr Granville Fisher, professor of psychology, and Professor Herbert Way of the School of Education will participate in workshop panel discussions at the 45th assembly of the Union of America Hebrew Congregations which convenes this weekend at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review of Literature, will debate "Religion in Our Emerging Society," with Chicago Rabbi Louis Binstock in a Tuesday night session.
The program, which runs Nov. 15th-17th, will bring together the nation’s leading members of 585 Reform Jewish congregations All three evenings are open to the public with admission free
oral courses in the philosophy department. He has twice been elected “Most Popular Prof” on campus. He has his M.A. from University of Michigan, a Ph D. from Duke.
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