m n 'ells THE MICHIGAN DAILY FACULTY POSITIONS: Band Fund Regents Make Four Appointments Established I I f Increase f Russian There are 2,500 Russian stu- dents learning English for every American student learning Rus- sian, according to Prof. Deming B. Brown, chairman of the De- partment of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Although "American interest in Russian is . . . reawakening," Prof. Brown noted that 60 per cent of Russian college students not only read English, but have a speaking ability in it. "Russians start a foreign language in the fifth grade and continue six years of it before entering college," he said. After what Prof. Brown called a "frantic unhealthy boom" in the study of Russian during World War II, "the growth is beginning again . . . and including the Slavic languages such as Polish, Yugo- slavian and Czech. "This growth is beginning- to show in the high schools," Prof. Brown said. "They are offering study of Russian to juniors and seniors." The University is offering an eight-week course in Russian dur- ing the summer session, designed primarily for high school and junior college teachers. The sum- mer program will also include a survey course on Soviet land, peo- ple, history, government and econ- omv. The Regents approved four ap- pointments to the faculty of the literary college at their June meeting. Prof. Margaret A. Judson, chair- man of the history and political science department of Douglass College, Rutgers University, was appointed Alice Freeman Palmer professor of history at the Uni- EMC To Ask More Exams Eastern Michigan College will r e q'u i r e entrance examinations next year from all high school seniors with less than a B aver-. age, according to William C. Lawrence, vice-president for stu- dent affairs. The present policy is accept- ance of students with a minimum B- average and recommendation of the high school principal. This policy will continue for students entering in September, 1958 and February, 1959. Under the new program, which will go into effect in September, 1959, entrance exams will also be required of transfer students with less than a C average in college. A recent study has shown that 67 per cent of EMC students were in the upper third of their high school graduating classes. Eighty- three per cent came from the top half of theirThigh school class. versity for the second semester of the 1958-59 year. Assar K. E. Lindback, assistant professor of economics at the University of Stockholm, was ap- pointed visiting assistant profes- sor for the first semester of the next school year. Thalia P. Howe of Brandeis Uni- versity was appointed visiting pro- fessor in the fine arts and classical studies departments for the com- ing year. F. Rand Morton, assistant pro- fessor of Spanish at the Univer- sity of California, was appointed assistant professor of Spanish for a three-year term beginning in September. Prof. Judson has taught at the women's college of New Jersey since 1927. She was appointed a full professor in 1948. She has been chairman of the history and politicsI science department there since 1955. Prof. Lindback has been on le a v e from the University of Stockholm for the past year. Last fall he was at Yale University and since then has been in residence at Ann Arbor,. doing research on monetary and fiscal theory and policy. Prof. Howe received her doc- tor's degree from Columbia Uni- versity and has taught at private high schools and at Brandeis since 1957. Prof. Morton served as teacher and director of courses for the United States Information Service in Mexico and Chile from 1947 to 1951. Engine College Begins Course I; I l1 Starting with the Fall, 1959 term, an undergraduate program in meteorology will be offered in the engineering college. Approved by the Regents at their June meeting, the course will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. Programs in meteorology leading to the Master's of Science or Doc- tor of Philosophy degrees are cur- rently being offered through the School of Graduate Studies. I,. HEADQUARTERS FOR MEDICAL NURSING Your 1958 Summer at The Michigan League e The Air-Conditioned Cafeteria Breakfast snacks, luncheon, dinner and Sunday dinner * The Air-Conditioned Snack Bar e Closed for Major repairs. Service transferred to Cafeteria * Special Party and Banquet Service Each individually planned in a private room for groups of 16 or more Breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, teas, receptions Daily except Sunday t cmot-- o m omac e-.- e o~ - c- t-rtco PUBLIC HEALTH Books and Supplies Overbeck Bookstore 1216 South University,... 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