University of Virginia Library

University Shows School
To Guidance Counselors

The University will be host to
guidance counselors from throughout the
State this week.

Today 45 secondary school counselors
from northern and central Virginia and
eight representatives of Upward Bound
programs will attend a conference on
undergraduate admissions sponsored by
the University's Office of Admissions.

"This program is one of a series
through which we hope eventually to
acquaint all high school counselors from
throughout the State with the University," said
Ernest H. Ern, dean of admissions.

The counselors will hear a panel composed
of deans and representatives of the College of
Arts and Sciences and the schools of architecture,
commerce, education, nursing and engineering
and applied science, discuss "Academic
Programs and Opportunities for Undergraduates."

That evening, four students - Whittington
W. Clement, J. Rucker McCarty, John C.
Thomas, and S. David Bowman, will comment
on the honor system and University life.

William A. Elwood, assistant to the president
for special programs, will examine
programs for disadvantaged students at the
University such as the transition program of last
summer designed to help culturally disadvantaged
students bridge the gap from high school
to college.

A report on recruitment and selection will
be given by Mr. Ern while Warren D. Knapp Jr.,
director of financial aid to students, will discuss
undergraduate expenses and the University's aid
program.

Tomorrow some 300 high school and college
counselors are expected to attend a guidance
conference sponsored by the department of
counselor education of the University's School
of Education.

Paul B. Walter, associate professor of
education at the University; Mrs. Katherine E.
Hopper, supervisor of guidance for Fairfax
county, and Earl A. Glosser, director of the
University's Student Counseling Service, will
focus on aspects of the counselor's role in a
changing world during morning sessions at
Newcomb Hall.

In the afternoon, Mr. Ern and members of
the admissions office will view the counselor as
seen by the college admissions office.