Veritas, Vol. 01, No. 03, October 10, 1960

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WILL SET STANDARDS—A committee headed by Dr. J. Riis Owre, dean of the Graduate School, has begun studies on what will be required of students in University College to enter the degree granting schools and colleges upon completion of their first two years study. Other committee members arej Deans E. Morton Miller, Grover A. J. Noetzel, Theodore Weyher, John Bitter, Paul K. Vonk, John R. Beery. The committee's purpose is to formulate specific and direct statements on requirements for each school and college. Preliminary ideas were outlined at its first meeting.
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NOTABLE RECOGNITION—The Graduate School started off its second year of doctoral work with 11 National Defense Act Fellows, two Woodrow Wilson Fellows and two National Science Foundation Fellows. All are candidates for doctorates.
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OFF TO GOOD START—A total of 25 graduate students signed up for an evening class in German offered by the Graduate School for the first time this fall. Aim of the non-credit course is to provide a reading knowledge of the language. It is taught by Professor C.M. Selle.
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APPLICATION FEE APPROVED—The UM Board of Trustees last week approved establishment of a $10 application fee for students applying for admission, effective with the 1961 fall semester.
This is in line with standard college practice elsewhere. The Board also approved an increase of $25 per semester for room rates in women's residence halls, effective with the 1961 fall emester.	* * *
JOINS DEVELOPMENT STAFF—Helen Wilson, who next week will celebrate sixteen years outstanding secretarial service in various top UM offices, has transferred to the Development office as executive secretary to Dr. Minard W. Stout. Announcing the move, said Dr. Stout, "I am indeed fortunate to have Miss Wilson join us. She has unsurpassed knowledge of the properties of the University and the people who have worked with and are working with and for the University which will be invaluable in planning and executing our programs."
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NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT—Miss Audrey E. Anderson has joined the administration staff as administrative assistant to Dr. Robert Johns, executive vice president. A native Minnesotan, Miss Anderson holds a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and a M.S. in psychology from Washington State University. Prior to coming to UM, Miss Anderson was for five years research associate with the Illinois Commission of Higher Education. Previously, she had served with the juvenile court of Chicago and as clinical psychologist for the state of Indiana.	* * -a-
CLEAR TRACK FOR LIBRARY—Last Tuesday the UM Board of Trustees gave a green light for comple-tion of the $3,000,000 general library on the Main Campus between the Ashe building and the Law School. The finished building will include five times the square footage of the first unit now in use storing 200,000 volumes formerly in temporary housing on South Campus. The first unit cost $i|.85,000, part of which was contributed by the student body which voted to increase the annual student activity fee by $10 to be split evenly to help finance the library and to expand the student union. Funds to complete the library were provided by utilization of $2,000,000 from the $6,000,000 plus bequest of the late Otto G. Richter and a gift of $500,000 from an anonymous donor. Under the terms of the Richter will, the UM- board was authorized to decide whether the final third was to be used for general endowment or for capital construc-( don. The library will be named the Otto G. Richter Library. The board and President Pearson decided that completion of the library would be the greatest single factor in the establishment of the University on the highest educational plane. The completed building will extend horizontally with three stories toward the Ashe building from the present unit and the equivalent of three stories vertically. Says Dr. Archie L. McNeal, director of libraries: "Plans call for space for 1,000,000 volumes. We estimate the library will be adequate for the next twenty years."
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