News Release (January 25, 1968)

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RELEASE NEw CoLLEGE SARASOTA, FLORIDA 33578 1 92 813/355-7131 Ref.: FurtiWl C.ltrthur SPECIAL TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE FOR USEt THU'RSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1968 EDUCATION CONFERENCE PLANNED The third in a s ries of New Colle e all-campus conferences on educational topic? toTill be h ld riday ace'! Saturday, January 26 and 27, with the reaulte of discussions expected to help in the planning of the program. Keynote address of the conference, which will find students, faculty and staff members participating, will be by Dr. David Fiesman, ll rvard aociologiat and an Honorary Fellow of qew College, Friday evening. Dr. Riesman1 who has made a tborou study of new colleges and innovations in hisher education, will speak on "Education For What?" Saturday morning President !lmendorf will open the day with a brief talk. Then discussion will be formed on topics ranging a follow-up on Dr. Riesmans talk to the possibility of a non-degree program at the college. -more

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NEW COLLEGE Page 2 ittee diecu eions will go on at of the day and end with reports to the conferees at the close of the day Full reports are made at a later date. Two previous conferences have brought out suggestions vhieh have been ade a art of the cademic program of the college. .. 1r 1r 1r PRIMARY VOTE TO BE TAKEN How would college students vote in national elections if they wore allowed? This year on campus s aero th countrT, that question will be answered about candidates and nation 1 issues several months before th nOllli.nating conventions. With the a siat nee of 1 Ma azine, a n tional college preside\ltial r mAry b h d on 2,5 college and univerRity campuses 24. Run by a board of directors fro eleven diff r nt campuses, Choice 68, as it is called, will offer students the chance to xpress their preferences on r sid ntial cand d t a a d issues of national concern. Choice 68, ltich i in1stcred without control fro the national new a zin i expected to produc about two ailU.on votu in the pr ry. At College, the pollinr. will be done entirely y students. 1r A EDITOR AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP Kenji Oda, third editor of the student newspaper, The Catalyst, hal been awarded a $500 national New paper Fund sum r intern scholarship. 110re -

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NEW COLLEGE Page 3 Scholarships from the Newspaper Fund have been granted to 55 college juniors who have expreesed an interest in newspaper work aa a career. Kenji will serve 1 0 weeks ex t su er on a cooperating newspaper. Now on academic leave froa Nev Colle e to gain additional experience in the field o f journalism, Kenji expect to return to complete his final year next September. 30 -