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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1964
Page
9
Proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Senior Citizens Month urges opportunities for older Americans to become a living reality. The piece emphasizes adapting to aging, staying physically fit, annual check ups, and sharing skills to maintain usefulness, dignity, and mental health.
Louisville AP reports Leonard Poole of Breckenridge County scored 72 points in a game and Rich Hendrick of Bristow High tallied 65 in another, highlighting peak scoring feats by Kentucky high school players this season.
Sixteen Lawrence High School students will receive diplomas this month after completing graduation requirements in Adult Education courses. Spring graduates include Linda Kay Bower, John R. Coffman, Blossom Hunsinger, Kathryn James, Barbara Jordan, Lorna Lewis, Richard Perkins, Kathy Simms, Gloria Stadon, Sherry Wood, and others. Fall graduates and credit totals are outlined with enrollments, credits earned, and dropout counts.
Craig McComb of Prairie Village selects 1964 1965 staff for Arnold Air Society at Kansas University. Executive officer Brewster Snyder Leavenworth junior. Kenneth Leone Alexandria Virginia sophomore adm officer. Irwin Epperson Topeka sophomore operations officer. David Sutton Bartlesville Oklahoma sophomore information officer. Lt Col G E Hallas KU professor of air science is USAF area adviser.
Alpha Tau Omega at Kansas University ranked second among 122 chapters in the 1962 63 scholarship index. Dennis Nelson and John Mays will travel to Grand Bahama Island on August 26 to receive a chapter scholarship award at the national congress. Official figures from the National Interfraternity Conference show KU campus ATO as fourth in scholarly rankings with an index 16.17 percent above the all male average.
Hopkinsville based Bethel College, a 110 year old Baptist supported institution, suspends operations this spring after failed relocation efforts. A separate Bethel College in Russellville closed in 1933 after 84 years.
Kansas University sociology anthropology assistant professor William Bass studies fragmentary remains of two pre Christ women found near John Redmond Reservoir Hartford Kansas. one woman 28 to 38 years old at death and the other 21 or 22. skeletons arrived at KU Museum of Natural History last fall and will be analyzed to December before being sent to state archaeologist Thomas A Witty for eventual display at the State Historical Society Museum Topeka. remains were found by a NPS funded excavation led by Witty and recovered in about 600 pieces assembled to 200 parts.
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