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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, November 15, 1967
Western Civ exam a worry to KU students 22 years
For those who are nervous about taking the Western Civ. exam in January, it may be some comfort to know that students have been worrying about the exam for 22 years. KU students have been taking the comprehensive examination since the birth of the Western Civilization program in 1945.
The first Western Civ. program began as an honors reading course for freshmen. Freshmen allowed to take the course were selected on the basis of psychological and reading examinations.
Dean of the College in 1945, Paul B. Lawson announced in a 1945 issue of the University Daily Kansas that approximately three-fourths of the freshmen would qualify for the Western Civ. program during their first year. Lawson said the remaining one-fourth would be advised to take the course at a later date.
Society formed to discuss films
The KU Film Society has organized and is looking for new members.
The society will hold an open discussion and membership meeting following the University sponsored film "Morgan" Friday in Hoch Auditorium.
Ronald Cote, assistant instructor in mathematics and a founder of the group, said the society was formed to bring special films to the campus and to hold discussions among people who are interested in films.
The showings for members only will fall into four categories. The first will be film classics programmed around one director, period or theme shown side by side for comparison and discussion.
The first of these will be Dreyer's "Days of Wrath", Dec. 5.
The second category will include films of historic interest such as the epics of G. W. Griffith.
Famous entertainment films will comprise the third category, with such stars as W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Humphrey Bogart and Greta Garbo. In this area, "My Little Chickadee" with W. C. Fields and Mae West will be shown Dec. 16.
The last category will be experimental film. The society plans to show the works of Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dali from the 1930's, in addition to avant-garde European and American works of today.
Students taking the first Western Civ. course were required to pass a comprehensive examination just as students are today. The exam, a requirement for graduation from the College, was given after the student had both semesters of Western Civ.
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In a 1949 article, the Daily Kansan discussed student reactions to the new program. Lawson said a large majority of the 1,046 students enrolled in the program were "well satisfied" with it. Lawson also said he felt students were finding the program interesting and stimulating.
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In 1950 after a five year trial period, it was agreed the Western Civilization course and exam would continue indefinitely as a graduation requirement in most of KU's schools.
Students really thought they were going to get a good deal if KU beat K-State in the March 7, 1952, basketball game.
KU students get a holiday-almost
A note from then-Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy was handed to a cheerleader at a pep rally. It said, "Tonight we meet our traditional rival, the K-State Wildcats. In the event of a Jayhawk victory, an all-school holiday will be given Monday."
Unfortunately, the note was forged.
Expert lectures on gongs
Color slides and music tapes of "gong-chime cultures" of East Asia highlighted a Humanities Series Lecture in the University Theatre, Tuesday night.
Mantle Hood, director of the Institute of Ethnomusicology at UCLA, spoke on "Lokanata, Heavenly Music Played on Invisible Instruments," as part of a three-day visit to KU.
Hood, recognized as a scholar in East Asian and African music, said the world is losing one of
its most fabulous arts—drumsmithing. East Asian drumsmiths or gong-makers, afraid of evil spirits they are told exist in gongs, are scarce, Hood said.
Hood, who is in Hawaii this year to complete work on a book about the tradition of Javanese native orchestras—gamelans, said the orchestras are composed of bronze instruments including gongs, kettles, hand drums, stick drums, string instruments and flutes.
The type of music played by East Asian orchestras has been influenced, Hood said, by Indian literature, the history of the nations, their heroes, social structures and religions.
Hood played segments of music from cultures in Thailand, Burma, Bali and Java.
The ethnomusicologist said members of his profession study music in its culture, a sort of "music archeology."
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