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       Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University
of Kentucky, Tuesday, March 10, 1970



       The BoardofTrustees of the University of Kentucky met in regular session
on Tuesday, March 10, 1970, at 2:00 o'clock, Eastern Standard Time, in the
Board Room of the Office Tower on the campus of the University with the following
members present: Mr. Jesse M. Alverson, Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mrs. Rexford S.
Blazer, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, Mr. Robert H. Hillenmeyer,
Dr. N. N. Nicholas, Mr. James H. Pence and non-voting faculty members Professor
Robert W. Rudd and Professor Paul G. Sears and nonvoting student member Tim
Futrell. Absent were: Governor Louie B. Nunn, Mr. Wendell P. Butler, Former
Governor A. B. Chandler, Mr. George W. Griffin, Mr. J. Robert Miller, Mr. B.
Hudson Milner and Mr. Floyd H. Wright. The administration was represented by:
President Otis A. Singletary and Mr. G. J. Ruschell and others. Members of the
news media were also present.



       A. Meeting Opened

       The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p. m. Following the invocation,
pronounced by Mr. Albert Clay, the secretary announced that a quorumr was present
and Mr. Albert Clay presiding, declared the meeting officially open for the conduct
of bus `ne ss at 2:01 p, m.



       B. Minutes Approved

       On motion by Dr. Nicholas, seconded by Mr. Hillenmeyer, and passed, ttie
reading of the Minutes of the February 17, 1970 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
was dispensed wxith and the Minute5 were approved as published.



       C. President's Report to the Trustees

       President Singletary called attention to his monthly report to the Trustees
on activities at the University and recommernded later reading of this report. On
behalf of the Board, Mr. Clay accepte.d the report with thanks and it was ordered
filed.



       D. Recommendations of the President (PR 2)

       Since the recommendations in PR 2 are routine in nature, the only item
mentioned by President Singletary related to the reappointment of Mr. LeRoy Miles
for a two year term on the Board of Directors of THE FUND for the Advancement




 







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of Education and Research in the. University of K(entucky Medical Center, beginning
July 1; 1970 and ending June 30, 1972. Indicating approval of this appointment as
well as the other :.temr n PR 2, on motion by Dr. Nicholas, seconded by Mr.
Alverson, and va.-.-ed, PR 2 wasE anproved as a whZole and orderea made an official
par1: of the Minutes of the Marc- 1C, 1970 rnmeeti.ng of the Board of Trustees. (See
PR 2 at t he .nd o f th'-e Min.te-.



       F. SuLgolemI-en-,tal Recornmendationc of the President (PR 3)

       P:r~side dt Singletary said that two ivtem  which would ordinarily have been a
part of PR 2 v:+rc given i: PR 3 because they hadi been received after PR 2 had been
matied to the members. H. r; com.mended approval of th.e appointment of Mr.
Shirley H. Ph illHos as A-sistant D..r:-cor of Cooperatie Extension for Agriculture,
effective April 1, 1970 anad the routi..ne IaN- of absence of Professor Adam Pepelasis.

       O- mot-.or. byv Mr. Bell, veconcitd b ry Mr. Blazer, and passed, PR 3 was
approved as a. whole and ord.-red masde ar. o.ffic;tal part of the M'inutes of the meeting.
(See PR 3 at the e:nd or the Mint'-;



       F. 1.c969-7T Budget Reviion:; (PR 4)

       There b-ng no qr.tion-r:iatlve to the budget revisions recommended in
PR 4. o.o mot.on by Mr. Cooper, c-co..nded. b'- Mr.. Blazer, and passed, the pro-
pzosed r..v ..io:.. asnhw7- in PR 4 vere author-ized and approved. (See PR 4 at the
'and of t.he MM`'iite.



       G. Dooctor of t'dlosophy if; Geology (PR 5'

       PrejidenLt S:-igltary metioned that the pioposal to approve the progranr
lead.ing to tlj.e Ph. dr  m C ology 'ad lready kben evaluated and approve( by
t'e orop-r '-clW con      s ad co ucils, and he rfcommended approval by th;-
Board of Trut e;

       On. nmoto- b Mr Hlllens'avmr.-.- r  conded by Mr. Pence, and passed with at
diens;t, .approx al  giva-i io  pi- l~ogram leading to the Ph, D. degree in GeoloL:.
(,See PR 5 at t'l "'-i o ter . o   "t-



       H4. Adoption of Conm .i-inity Collegge Studen-t Code (PR 6)

       C~op~e ot ties proposecd Uni\v-rsity of Kentucky Commu,)nit\ College System
Code of StudenXt Condl.uct: Ru.le--, Proc-.dureYs; and R-.sponzsibilities were mai.led to
the memberg of the Boerd of Tre.stes in advaancez of the meeting to give them an




 







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opportunity to review and study the Code. Mr. Hillenmeyer, as chairman of the
commrttee appointed to recommend action on a Community College System Student
Code of Conduct, said that he and Mr. Mimner had studied the proposed Code,
approved it, and moved that it be adopted as an official policy of the University of
Ken-ntucky. His motion weas seconded by Dr. Nicholas with all persons voting "aye. "
~See PR 6 at the end of the MinutEs.



       I. Appoi tment of Vice President for Student Affairs (PR 7)

       Dr. Singletary reviewed briefly the steps that had been followed in seeKing
a Vice President for Student Affairs and commended Dr. Alvin L. Morris and the
otudent--faculty committee he had chaired which assisted in the search. He said
that, after carzful!': con: ideriJng both on-campus and off-campus candidates, it gave
him much pleasure to recommend the appointment of Dr, Robert Gordon Zumwinkle,
presently Vice Presidern for Student Affairs at Eastern Michigan University, as
Vice President for :-Student Affairs at the Univ.versity of Kentucky, effective July 15,
1970. He added that the UniNer-itv xwas fortunate. to be able to interest a man of
Dr. Zumwinkle's ability and stature to accept this important post. Attention was
called to Dr. Zumwinkle's credentials w,?hich were a part of PR 7.

       Mr Clay expressed appreciation for the care which had been given to the
selection of the Vice President for Student Affairs and said that the Board of
Trustees world look forward to meeting him and working with him. He then
called for a motion and Mrs. Blazer moved that the appointment of Dr. Robert G.
Zumrinkle as Vice Presi dent for Student Affairs be approved with his appointment
to be effective Julv 15, 1970_ The motion w7as seconded by Mr. Cooper, and
passed unani. mously. (See PR 7 at the end of the Minutes.  



       J. Stuart Forth. Recognized for his Contributions as Acting Vice
Pres..d-nt for Student Affair

       Pre:'de.nt Singletary said before going on to other busiIness he would like-
express h's personal appreciation to Dr. Stuart Forth for the fine job he has done
as Acting Vic, Pre.sideont for Student Affanrr and particularly for his willingness tI
continue n the po-ition for a second year in order to permit a. careful search for h is
replacement. Mr, Clay concurred in this c-xpre!.;..ion of appreciation and appointed
the following committee to draft a resolut.on of appreciation: Mr. Robert H.
Hillenmyeyr, Chairman, and Mr Richard E. Cooper.



       K. Interim Financial Report (FCR 1)

       Mr.. Hillernmever, Chairman of the Finance Comrnittee, was asked to present
the recommendations of thee Finance Commnitt.!e. The first item requiring Board




 







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approval was the acceptance of the interim financial report for the seven-months'
period ending January 31, 1970. Mr. Hillenmeyer said before action was taken
he wished to call attention to the slighltly different format of the report before the
Board. This and future reports will include prior year data for purposes of
comparison, a Statement of Changes in Fund Balances-Current Funds, and the
Schedule of Unexpended Plant Funds has bcen revised to include amounts approved
by the Board of Trustees. estimated project costs, and sources of funds. Mr.
Hillenmeyer then moved that the interim financial report for the period ending
Januarv 31, 1970 be acceite.d. His motion was seconded by Mr. Alverson, and
passed. (See FCR 1 at the end of the Minutes.)


       L. Approval of External Auditors for 1969-70 (FCR 2)

       Mr. Hillenmeyer said th.at the University has followed the practice of
employing 'outside" auditors to perform an independent audit of the financial
statements of the Uniiversity of Kentucky and affiliated corporations. It has also
followed the practice of using the same firm for several years and the Finance
Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees that the firm of Peat, Marwick,
Mitchell and Comnany again be engaged to perform the necessary audits for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1970 for a fee, including expenses, of not more than
$40, 000. He put this recommendation in the form of a motion which was seconded
by Mr. Bell, and passed without discussion.. (See FCR 2 at the end of the Minutes.



       M. Authorization to Prepare Contract Documents--Ashland and
Madisonville CommuniLy Colleges (FCR 3)

       Mr. Hillenmever called attention to the recommendation in FCR 3 and
moved that it be approved. Hi. mot.ion. was seconded by Mr, Pence, and passed.
(See FCR. 3 at the end of the Minutes. )



       N. Authorization to Cremate Cancelled Bonds and Coupons (FCR 4)

       On motion bv M.. Hillenmeyer, seconded by Mrs. Blazer, and passed
without dissent, FCR 4, authorizing Mr. Clay Maupin, Assistant Treasurer, ani
Mr, William W-esner, Assistant to Actilng Vice President--Business Affairs and
Treasurer: to burn -.n the incinerator in the Medical Center the paid and cancelle9'
bonds and coupons returned from Paying Agents, was approved. (See FCR 4 at the
end of the. Minutes.



       0. Resolut.ion Authori.zinig issuance of $16, 300, 000 Bond Anticipation
(Renewal) Notes, In-vitation to Submi-nt Proposal and Official Statement Relating
to the Issuance and Sale of the Notes (FCR 5)



Mr. Ruschell, speaking for the Finance Committee, e-xplained that the




 







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$16, 300, 000 Bond Anticipation Notes for the Community Colleges Project author-
ized May 6, 1969, by the Board of Trustees, expire on April 14, 1970. He then
stated that University officials and the Finance Committee of the Board of
Trustees acting upon the advice of bond counsel and fiscal agents and with the
approval of the Department of Finance of the Commonwealth recommend to the
Board of Trustees that the University remain in the short-term market for an-
other year and that renewal of such Notes be aiithorized. Renewal of the notes
will permit the University to delay long-term financing to take further advantage
of the improving long-term market and to sell and obtain the proceeds from the
Series B Bonds as to w-hich a Federal agency has made a guaranteed bid, but
wNill not pay for the Bonds until the Project is about 80%o completed. After this
introduction and explanation by Mr. Ruschell, Mr. Hillenmeyer introduced,
caused to be read and moved immediate adoption of a resolution entitled:

        "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
        UNTVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE,
        JOINTLY WITH THE STATE PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS
        COMMISSION OF KENTUCKY, AND SUBJECT TO THE AP-
        PROVAL AND CONCURRENCE OF SAID COMMISSION, OF
        ITS $16, 300. 000 REVENUE BOND ANTICIPATION (RENEWAL)
        NOTES ACCORDING TO AUTHORITY OF KRS 56. 513. PAYABLE
        AS TO PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST SOLELY AS HEREINAFTER
        PROVIDED, AND NOT CONSTITUTING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
        OF THE UNTVERS'TY, THE BOARD, OR THE COMMONWEALTH,
        AND REQUESTING APPROVAL AND CONCURRENCE OF THE
        SAID COMMISSION,"

a true copy of which wxras & presented to the meeting at which such resolution was
proposed, and a true coo\ of whaich is attached to these Minutes.

       The motion for the adoption of the said Resolution was seconded by Mr.
Bell. After full discuss.ion. the chairman pi-t the question and upon call of the
roll. the vote a;;as record-d as follows:

      Voting 'Ave": Mr. Jesse M. Alverson, Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mrs.
Rexford S. Blazet, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, Mr. Robert
H. Hi.llenmeyer, Dr. N. NT Nicholas and Mr. James H. Pence.

      Voting "'Nay": None

      The chairman then announced that the Resolution had been duly adopted
and was in fill force and effect.

      Mr. Hillenrreye r thereupon introduced, caused to be read and moved im-
mediate acceptlncee and approval of the forms of the Invitation to Submit Proposa.l
and the Official Statement Relating to the Issuance and Sale $16, 300, 000 Bond
Anticipation Notes datea AorA..l 13, 1970, the forms of which shall be substantially
in the forms of Such instruments which were presented to the meeting.




 







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       The motion for the adoption of the Invitation to Submit Proposal and the
Official Statement was seconded by Mr. Bell. After discussion the chairman put
the question and the vote was recorded as follows:

       Voting "Aye": Mr. Jesse M. Alverson, Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mrs.
Rexford S. Blazer, Mr. Albert G. Clay, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, Mr. Robert
H. Hillenmeyer, Dr. N. N. Nicholas and Mr. James H. Pence.

       Voting "Nay': None

       The chairman then announced that the statement of the Invitation to
Submit Proposal and the Official Statement had been accepted and approved.


       P. Authorization to Execute Lease of Land in Texas (FCR 6)

       Mr. Hillenmeyer said that FCR 6 was merely requesting approval of the
extension of a lease on University owned land in Texas and moved that the Acting
Vice President--Business Affairs and Treasurer be authorized to execute a
lease of 316 acres of grazing land located in Young County, Texas, for a period
of two years from April 1, 1970, for a net yearly consideration of $867. 62. Dr.
Nicholas seconded Mr. Hillenmeyer's motion, and it passed without dissent.
(See FCR 6 at the end of the Minutes. )


       Q. Alumni Reception- -Columnbus, Ohio

       President Singletary extended an invitation to all those who would be
attending the Mideast Regional basketball tournament in Columbus, Ohio, to a
reception sponsored by the Alumni Association to be held on Thursday afternoon,
March 12, 1970 in the Imperial House Motel.

       Mr. Clay, speaking for the entire Board of Trustees, expressed pride  
the Wildcat basketball team which had just won the Southeastern Conference
championship for the twenty-fifth time and would represent the University of
Kentucky in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Mideast Regional tourna-
ment in Columbus on March 12 and 14. He requested that Dr. Creech draft a
resolution of thanks and appreciation to the team to be delivered prior to its
departure for Columbus on Wednesday, March 11.



       R. Meeting Adjourned

       The chairman, having first determined that there was no further business
to come before the meeting, called for a motion for adjournment. It was moved
by Dr. Nicholas. His motion was seconded by Mr. Alverson and without objection




 







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the meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

                                        Respectfully submitted,




                                        Mrs. Rexford S. Blazer, Secretary
                                        Board of Trustees



PRs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and FCRs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 which follow are official
parts of the Minutes of the March 10, 1970 meeting of the Board of Trustees.




 

















                 PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE TRUST1EES

                           March 10, 1970



1.  ETV TO COMM^lUNITY COLLEGES NEARING COMPLETION

     When the closed-circuit TV network to the community colleges
is completed this year, it will provide instantaneous state-wide
communications to the entire Community College System. Conceived
by the planners of the State ETV broadcast network, who saw edu-
cational needs which could be satisfied only through closed-circuit
linkage of higher educational institutions, the micro-wave units
first linked Somerset, Elizabethtown, Jefferson and Hop}kinsville
to the state-wide svstem. University TV programs to the community
colleges are sent from the UKTV Center (by coaxial cable) to the
Kentucky ETV Central control, 600 Cooper Drive.  From there they
travel by phone company distribution to terminal points at the
community colleges.  Completion of all the links is expected by
this summer. The system will permit community colleges to use
TV materials at the time they are sent through the system or, by
videotape recording at the individual colleges, to be held for con-
venient scheduling to classrooms. In addition to instructional
materials for community college students, the system will be used
for many other types of televised communication.  Among these are
student information and orientation, administrative communications,
state-wide "faculty meetings", in-service training, cultural nro-
grams and continuing education.  Other classes of electronic communi-
cation, including computer data transmission, facsimile transmission
and slow-scan television, will be simultaneously accommodated in the
future.



2.   "HOW UK SERVES YOUR COUNTY" TITLE OF REPORT SERIES

     Reports on services provided individual counties bv all de-
partments of the University are complete and now are in the hands
of local civic leaders, the oress and county agents for distribution
to opinion leaders and others in every county.   Called "IUK Serves
Your Countv ..A report of     County services provided by the Uni-
versitv of Kentuckv--1967-1969," the reports detail scholarships,
research urojects that pin-point area problems, number of UK qrad-
uates in the county, aid to business and to farmers, and work with
individual families as well as UK faculty-staff profiles who hail
from the individual counties.  The reports note the main business
and foremost service of the University is education, but discusses
research and service areas provided by7 the University to all Ken-
tuckv.




 








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3.  MOON SCIENTISTS SHOW LUNAR SAMPLES TO PUBLIC

     The Denartment of Chemistry recently featured a highly-
successful public display of several small chips of the Apollo
11 lunar rocks and a sample of lunar soil.   The chies were Dart
of the group of 27 moon rocks analyzed bv Drs. W. D. Ehmann and
J. W. Morgan of the Department of Chemistrv. Those wishing to
see larger rock specimens will be able to visit a traveling
NASA disolav in Frankfort later this year. Parking for the
public was made available in the new parking structure at Rose
Street and Clifton Avenue.

     The scene was repeated last weekend, with a display of rocks
and dust from UK's other investigator, Dr. Richard C. Birkehak,
associate professor of mechanical engineering. Color movies of
the flight of Apollo 12 was also a feature of Engineering Week
open house on Saturday. Other exhibits included lasers, a wind
tunnel, traffic control, and computers.   Engineering laboratories
were staffed by students who explained exhibits. A microwave lab-
oratorv identical to those used for long distance telephone dial-
ing was in operation. An amateur radio club had its equipment on
displav. Numerous industrial firms sent exhibits for the UK
Engineering Week which ran concurrently with the observation of
National Engineering Week.



4.   "WING" CAST MEMBERS ARE SELECTED

     Casting for the opera, "'Wing of Expectation," ahs been com-
pleted. Written by Dr. Kenneth Wright of the Music Department,
the opera depicts the tragic life of Marv Todd Lincoln and is to
be presented in Lexington and historic Ford Theatre in Washington
this spring. First performed as a part of the University's cen-
tennial in 1965, the opera will be revived for a performance at
Ford Theatre on May 14-15. It will be presented in Lexington on
May 10, in Guignol Theatre. Members of the cast were announced
by Raymond Smith, producer and stage director, and Miss Phvllis
Jenness, musical director, both of the music department. The
cast including students, faculty and members of the community
are: Suzanne Blacklidge, Anchorage; Cheri Bowling, Princeton;
Kenneth Carter, Georgetown. Mrs. Linda Hall, Steve Cosby, Garrett
Flickinger, Donald Ivey, Mrs. David Rush, Mrs. Donna Swaffar, Nor-
rie Wake, Leroy Jenkins, and John Lienhard, all of Lexington;
Heather Frank, Cuvahoga. Falls, Ohio; Donna Bovd, Los Angeles,
Cali'f.; Stanley Carter, St. Albans, W. Va.; Garry Parr, Massillon,
Ohio; Gale Price, Winchester, and Linda Ward, Kokomo, Ind. Three
professional singers from New York will appear in the lead roles of
President Lincoln, his law partner William Herndon. and Mary Todd.




 






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5.  STUDENTS USINq PLACEMENT SERVICE MORE

     The Placement Service set a new performance record, arrang-
ina almost 4,000 interviews between graduating seniors and 281
employment sources in a ten-week period--Seotember 30 to December
1,  Recruiters from 223 business and industrial firms, 30 statue
Rnd federal agencies and nearlv as manv school systems snent an
avcraqe of four davs each at UK during the Fall semester recruit-
inq season.  Emulovers from throughout the U.S. send representa-
tives to UK twice each vear.   Col. Jfames P. Alcorn, Placement
Service director, said thev come from as far away as Kuwait, a
small oil--oroducing countrv on the Persian Gulf.  Recruiting
efforts on camouses have grown steadily over the last three years.
In comparable oeriods in 1967 and 1968, Placement Service records
show that 2200 and 3600 appointments, respectively, were arranged.
Col. Alcorn believes current competitive recruiting reflects a
constant, stable demand for trained technical and professional
Personnel.

     The Placement Service is not an employment agency. It serves
as a contact point between employers and students. Monthly bulle-
tins issued bv the office list dates recruiters will be on camous
and job-hunting students are free to schedule interviews with as
many firms as they wish before making a final commitment. Stu-
dents with more snecific interests can request more specific ser-
vice. Col. Alcorn's staff will send employment inauiries and
credentials to snecific employers or to several potential emolov-
ers in areas chosen bv students. A third service, a bulletin
called "Bargains in Brains," goes directly to prospective employ-
ers. This lists graduating seniors from the Colleges of Business
and Economics, Agriculture, Education, Engineering, and the School
of Home Economics.



6.  CAREER DAY PLANNED AT SOMERSET COKMUNITY COLLEGE

     Dean of Admissions Elbert W. Ockerman will be featured speak-
er for the first annual Pulaski County College and Career Day pro-
gram next Monday and Tuesday at Somerset Community Coilege. His
topic, which concerns the students' plans for the future--academi-
callv and vocationally--is entitled, "The Importance of Alternatives."
Dr. Roscoe Kelley, director of the college, will preside. Harold
Van Hook. coordinator of student services at SCC, said all high
school seniors in Pulaski county, including the Somerset School
District, will be invited to the college on March 16. The following
day, all high school juniors will be invited. School officials said
they expect about 400 students each dav. Representatives from all
major colleqes and universities in the Commonwealth as well as re-
iresentatives from local professional schools will particinate in
the program. Persons representing various careers from the commu-
nitv and the University will be available to counsel with students.
Three 30-minute sessions in both the morning and the afternoon are
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7.  QUIZ BOWL COMPETITION HAD STUDENT INTEREST

     Much interest was shown bv students in the Quiz Bowl corm-
oetitions, which were concluded on campus last week.  The Ouiz
Bowl is an annual contest which pits four-member teams aqainst
each other in academic competition. This year 29 teams parti-
cicated.  The winninq team was composed of Jane Hiollander, senior
in zoologv: Jack Cone, senior in ore-medicine: Jerry Zakcm., jun-
ior in pre-medicine, and Suzanne Fogle, sophomore in soecil
education.  Last year Zakem and Cope were on a team which reached
semi-final competition.  "We won't be back to defend our title,
we are aoing to retire undefeated," said team members. The Fiji
team said thev would return next vear. That team consisted of
Joe Richardson, ;unior in art education: Kim Miller, senior in
phvsics: John Van Arsdall, junior in microbiology, and Ken Burton,
junior in computer science. Jack Dav, junior math major and
chairman of the Quiz Bowl, estimated that between 150 and 200
people attended each of the five rounds. He said response was
much better this year than last. More than 1,000 different
questions were used, ranging in topic from sports to math. Win-
ning team members were presented a team trophy as well as indivi-
dual trophies. The second-place team was presented a team trophy.
The winners called themselves The Predatorv Mundanes. Runners-
up were from Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji).



8.  NEW JOURNAL BEGINS PUBLICATION HERE

     Several University scholars are involved in the production
of "Germanic Notes," recently published for the first time by
Erasmus Press, Inc., Lexington. The editor is Dr. Wayne Won-
derly, chairman of the Department of Germanic and Classical lan-
auages and Literatures. The book review editor and bibliographer
is Dr. Lawrence S. Thomnson, orofessor of classics, and the first
issue features an extensive book review by Dr. Robert F. Bell,
assistant professor of German. "The growing significance of
studies in Germanic languages and literatures in the western
hemisphere has suggested the need for a new monthly journal which
will permit a direct outlet for short notes, for queries, for
critical reviews of basic scholarly reference works, and for anno-
tated lists of reference study in aspects of the culture of the
Germanies, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia," Dr. Wonderlev
stated.




 






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9.  LIBRARY WORKSHOP SET HERE IN MAY

     Fiftv librarians from throughout the U. S. will be selected
to attend an Institute for Library Services for Exceptional Chil-
dren and Young Adults, May 24-29 at the University. Sponsored
by the School of Library Science, institute sessions will be held
in the Board Room atop the Office Tower. Each participant will
receive a $75 stipend plus $15 for each dependent from the U. S.
Office of Education. The institute is intended for librarians
interested in providing services to exceptional children and
young adults, library consultants, and teachers of children's li-
brarv services, according to Mrs. Mary Bobinski, institute direc-
tor. Field trios are planned to the Cincinnati Public Library
Center to see the demonstration project of services-to exceptional
children, the UK Special Education Instructional Materials Center,
and local agencies concerned with handicapped children. Video-
tapes of the major presentations will be available to participants
who wish to set up workshops in their own areas. Experts in the
respective fields will give presentations on characteristics and
needs of handicapoed children; specially-designed library programs;
multi-media materials; regional and national resource centers and
communications networks; library facilities and equipment; biblio-
therapy, and personnel training programs. Kentuckians on the
teaching staff of the institute are Dr. Lawrence A. Allen, dean of
the School of Library Science: Mrs. Marjorie Allen, director of
training, Bluegrass Association for the Mentally Retarded; Mrs.
Donna Albey, coordinator of continuing education, UK School of
Library Science: Dr. Ollie E. Bissmever, director of the Educational
Media Laboratory; Dr. Edward A. Blackhurst, director of the UK
Special Education Instructional Materials Center and acting chair-
man of the Department of Special Education; Mrs. Frances Coleman,
director of the Kentucky Regional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, Frankfort; Dr. Vernon James, director,
Handicapped Children's Center, Medical Center; Carl Lappin, direc-
tor, Instructional Materials Reference Center, American Printing
House for the Blind, Louisville, and Mrs. Christa Montgomery, co-
ordinator of materials and audio visual aids, Fayette Countv Schools.



10. 450 HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS WERE HERE

     Approximately 450 high school students from across the Common-
wealth attended a one-dav conference of the Kentucky chapters of
National Honor Society on the Lexington campus last Saturday. Key-
note speaker was Lt. Governor Wendell Ford. Addressing the morning
session in Memorial Hall, his topic followed the theme of the con-
vention, "Youth in the 70's." Following his address, the students
re-assembled into discussion grouss with UK personnel as resource
people. Professors involved in the moon rock research chaired one
session. Other topics included LSD and other dangerous drugs and
the various vocational fields such as music, pre-med, law, account-
ing and education. Dean of Admissions Elbert W. Ockerman spoke at
the luncheon on the topic, "The Quiet Revolution."




 









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11. FOUR STUDENTS NAMED WILSON DESIGNATES

     Four University students are among more than 1,000 future
college teachers from the U.S. and Canada elected winners in
the annual Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship competition.  They
are Lvnn M. Betzler, Nacerville, Ill., a major in anthropoloav;
Veda A. Cobb, Lilv (Laurel county), ohilosophy; Patricia A.
Truesdall, Miamisburg, Ohio, political science-international
relations, and Sharon A. Warner, Red Bank, N. J., anthropology.
The Foundation's selection committees chose the designates as
"the most intellectually promising" 1970 graduates planning
careers as college teachers, Foundation president Hans Rosen-
haupt said. Dr. William S. Ward, professor of English, is
chairman of the UK Wilson committee.



12. 6,352 FAMILIES AIDED IN NUTRITION PROGRAM

     Lucv T. Hammond, extension foods and nutrition agent for
the Blue Grass area and state coordinator of the Expanded Foods
and Nutrition Program, describes in detail the Federal Extension
Service push to tuck nutrition information and education into
pockets of poverty. "Right now, we have almost 250 nutrition
aides, as often as possible recruited from the same community
as the people they are trained to help. They visit individual
families, teaching them the basics of good nutrition, food buy-
ing and meal preparation. Fifty-five Kentucky counties are
included and more are being added as we train new assistants.
With the help of the 'little home ec lady' ws7ho comes to their
door, thousands of low-income and disadvantaged homemakers have
been motivated to raise their family's level of living.  As of
January 31, Extension assistants were working with 6,352 families.
Adding all the members of these families, a total of 29,723 persons
wer being given a chance to benefit from the nutrition education
program." Mrs. Hammond came to her new position with a varied
background as dietitian, nutritionist and home economist. Her
experience dates to 1966, when she served as assistant county
home economist for Leon county, Fla. She joined the Kentucky
Extension Staff in 1967. From 1952 to 1957 she was staff dietitian
and then head dietitian for the VA Hospital, Canandaigua, N. Y.
She was head dietitian and acting assistant chief at the Cincinnati
Veterans Hospital-, 1957-58, and chief dietitian at Florida A&M
Hospital in Tallahassee from 1958 to 1966. A 1950 graduate of
Kentucky State College, she did advanced study in foods and nutri-
tion at Indiana Universitv in 1951. She received her dietitians
certificate from Freedmens Hospital, Washington, D. C., in 1952
and her MA from Florida A&M Unirversity in 1963.




 







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13. HOW ROBINSON FOREST CAME TO THE UNIVERSITY

     In Februarv, PRI reported on the Wood Demonstration Center
at Ouicksand. This month, a more detailed history of the facility
is featured.

     On October 10, 1923, for "one dollar in hand" and "subject
to the conditions of this instrument," the Universitv received
in fee simole, a deed to a 15,000-acre tract of land in Knott,
Perry and Breathitt counties which has sinc