THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES
OFFICE OF THE DEAN LAWRENCE

March 6, 1941

Dre Fe. C,. Allen
Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

My dear Dr. Allen:

A few more errors in reporting physical education grades are before us,
Miss Mary McNown was given a "Cc" grade in Elementary Folk Dancing and a
"B" grade in Elementary Golf. Obviously one of these must be changed
to give her a single grade for the hour's work,

Mr. Thornton McClanahan obtained an auditor's card for Elementary Social
Dancing and Intermediate Social Dancing, but at the end of the semester
the instructor gave him an "A" for the semester's work, whereas obviously
no grade should have been given since he was not enrolled regularly in

the class at all but merely attended as an auditor, This case raises the
question in my mind as to how accurately the instructor in charge is keep-
ing records, I am, on my own responsibility, in this case changing the
"A*s" te a withdrawal, which is the same as cancelling the record,

Will you please inform the instructors in charge of these physical educa-
tion classes that the following should be carefully observed:

1. That they should have a class card for each half of the
semester for each student enrolled,

2. That they should check to see that the student is not
repeating the course,

3. That they should carefully distinguish between auditors
and those enrolled for credit. The former should not have
Srades reported for them,

4. That students who drop out should be reported promptly, and
that students who do not appear for the second half of the
work should also be reported promptly.

5S. That the two grades for each half of the semester's work must
be equalized,

I am writing this because every semester a number of the above points are
overlooked in a number of cases by the members of the staff, resulting in
mistakes and in extra work for somebody.

Sincerely yours,

Cael) b Nibrer a _

Paul B. Lawson, Dean

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