The Day a Farm Boy Won a School Presidency
A farm boy in a city high school, known for strength and quiet study, is nominated for student body president. He wins the election by a landslide, becoming the only time the speaker ever saw him cry.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1962
Page
7
A farm boy in a city high school, known for strength and quiet study, is nominated for student body president. He wins the election by a landslide, becoming the only time the speaker ever saw him cry.
AP report notes executives like Robert S. Bell and David Rockefeller advocate periodic leaves for education. About 3,000 top managers attended two week plus programs in the US and Canada this year, though firms like Standard Oil struggle to quantify benefits.
BERLIN AP Maj Gen Albert Watson II, U S commandant in Berlin, said today he knows of no plans to reduce American troops there. H P Schoeck Jersey Standard director of executive organization and development noted value in informal rubbing of shoulders with people from diverse sectors. Robert Mitchell Mattel vice president said UCLA program linked to company growth and educational philosophy.
The Eurich report urges coordinated leadership for Kansas higher education. It calls forming a Council of State Colleges, unifying state university research, extending library and faculty cooperation, and expanding classroom use from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays for 11 months. A State Universities Center and Wichita technical institute are proposed with 2,000 to 2,500 enrollments by 1975.
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