A Philosophy of Education For Chanute Junior College
The Chanute Junior College outlines goals for a democratic society through accessible high quality instruction. It highlights developing independent thinking, moral values, health, civic responsibility, and balance between general and specialized training. The piece notes 4225 students in Kansas public junior colleges and ongoing state-aid proposals to expand funding per student and per credit hour.
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Chanute Junior College
Kansas
Kansas Public Junior College Association
KPJCA
Credits Transfer Reveals 75 Percent Reach 60 Hours
Chanute Junior College graduates transferring to four year schools show 75 percent reach 60 or more hours. Transfers spanned 16 institutions including Kansas State, Kansas University, and Emporia State. A 75 percent rate of 60 plus hours and 41 percent entering four year schools the fall after graduation are noted.
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Chanute Junior College
Kansas State Collge
Manhattan
University of Kansas
Ee State College
Reference Books In Biological Library
The biological library houses more than 250 texts and about 2000 pamphlets on hygiene entomology physiology zoology comparative anatomy and botany. Students may check out these works as in school or city libraries.
Chanute Junior College Debuts Introduction to Radio Course
Speech department head Robert Martin introduces a new course titled Introduction to Radio. Students study radio operation production and broadcasting with hands on amateur productions, applying modern equipment as part of training future business and teaching professionals.
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Robert Martin
Martin
Honorary Sigma Alpha Scholars at Chanute Junior College
Chanute Junior College honors Sigma Alpha members for scholastic achievement. Membership requires a 2.5 average and top ten percent after three semesters. This year’s inductees include Joan Copeland, Sandra Campbell, Joyce Swanson, Jack Vaughn, and Wa dean Willis, who has joined her husband in England with the Air Force.
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Sigma Alpha
Chanute Junior College
Joan Copeland
Sandra Campbell
Joyce Swanson
Jack Vaughn
Wadean Willis
England
Air Force
Scholarships Give Financial Assistance at Chanute Junior College
Chanute Junior College offers numerous scholarships to encourage able students to continue their education. Besides Board of Education and school group awards, local civic and business groups contribute funds. Additional aid is available to exceptional students in need. For details contact the Dean.
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Chanute Junior College
Board of Education
Juvenile Delinquency Reappears as Century-Old Problem
The article notes that juvenile delinquency remains a long-standing societal issue, discussed amid NEA history in 1957. It recalls 1863 criticism of sentimental crime explanations and cites 1915 NEA remarks on youth discipline and purpose, with a brief mention of four women cadets at Turkey's Military Academy.
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Edgar B. Wesley
National Education Association
Gail Harrison
NEA
San Francisco
The
Military Academy of
Turkey
U. S. West Point
YM YWCA Active Group at Chanute Junior College
The Chanute Junior College YM YWCA founded in 1936 is the college's most active student organization. It has 80 members and runs the Y room lounge and snack bar, hosts the Wassail Tea, a triweekly assembly, and the annual spring picnic. Martha L. Stoltz led the Y for twenty years.
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Chanute Junior College
Ym-Ywca
State of
Kansas
CJC
Martha L. Stoltz
Chanute
English Is Basic the Only Required Course at Cha nute Junior College
The curriculum centers on English composition with two semesters of study. Under director Sarah C Haller and Elizabeth Pieper students review grammar and fundamentals, then progress to descriptive and expository writing plus a long investigative paper and library use. British and American literature widen historical and modern author background. A General Electric survey ranked English as the top college course for value among all employees, ahead of mathematics in engineering.
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Chanute Junior College
Sarah C. Haller
Elizabeth Pieper
General Electric
Wide Representation of Students at Juco
In its 21 years Chanute Junior College has drawn students from 15 states and several foreign countries. Kansas has had nearly 100 towns and cities represented at Juco. These students bring new ideas to college life and Chanute offers ample room and board facilities for those living in town.
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Kamsas
Juco
Chanute
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