Friday, November 21, 1975
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Language proficiency tests offered
Two years of a foreign language is more than some students want to take to fulfill graduation requirements. Tomorrow 54 will try to test out the requirement by passing the foreign language proficiency examination.
According to Ermal E. Garinger, director of the language laboratories, most people think that taking 16 hours of a foreign language is the only way to meet the requirements.
Passing this test, he said, would meet graduation requirements for the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Journalism.
"Proficiency is a working knowledge of a language," Gartinger said. Another way to establish this, he said, is to enroll in a course on the requisite of four semesters of a language.
The foreign language proficiency exams are given three times a year. One is given the Saturday before the first day of classes in the fall, another is given late in the fall and the last test is given in April. Students need to give the exam one month in advance.
"Taking the exam is the second most popular way of satisfying the requirement,"
The tests will be given in Spanish, French, German and Latin at 9 a.m. in Wescote Hall. Garinger said the time had been changed from 9 a.m. to 9 a.m., because of the football game.
Princeton, N.J. supplies the tests and the University of Kansas gives them to students.
The Educational Testing Service in
Garinger said that there was no penalty for no-shows and that students who hadn't signed up for the test could take the unclaimed exams.
Results of the test are confidential, Garterine said, and only after a student had passed the exam was it recorded on his computer. The exam would take the exam again if they don't pass.
questions would be asked about the conversation and Garinger said that a student would have 15 determine who the speaker was talking about and who was doing the talking.
Garinger said the exams were divided into listening and reading comprehension. Vocabulary in both parts, Garinger said, would be contemporary.
For the reading comprehension, he said, a student might read a selection and answer questions about the population explosion or a rocket launch.
"The situations are taken from real life",
he said. "The idioms and vocabulary level
are varied."
Garinger said that an example of a selection on the listening comprehension would be a conversation between a scientist reporter and a prize winning scientist.
The test takes less than two hours, according to Garringer.
He said that from 25 to 40 per cent of the people who take the test pass.
"In the fall it seems to run a little higher in that a lot of freshmen with good high school backgrounds are testing out," he said.
Garinger said that the scores fluctuated, but that there was no pattern of increase or decrease in the number of students who pass.
It is possible to study for the exams, according to Ginger.
"My own recommendations, he said, "are to come into the lab, with a group of colleagues, and discuss these."
He said that a student could also read foreign language magazines.
The Spanish exam will be in room 4047.
French will be in room 4048 German will be
in room 4049.
"The only way to get the width of vocabulary that this test will throw at you is to read a wide variety of general content materials," he said.
"The news tapes in the language lab are right off the radio," he said. "They are the news tapes."
The test of English as a Foreign Language is given to students. Michael Henderson, director of the Intensive English Center, said that this test was not required at the University of Kansas, but that most of the students there will require entrance requirements of other schools.
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County unlikely to appeal Villages, Inc. court ruling
Douglas County commissioners were advised yesterday not to appeal a recent District Court ruling regarding Villages, where the village was neglected and dependent children.
Frank Gray, District Court Division 1 judge, ruled Nov. 12 that Villages should have been issued a conditional use permit following an Aug. 13 commission vote.
Villages is seeking the permit to build two cottages to house eight children in Pleasant Valley.
Although the commission voted 2-1 in favor of the permit, it was denied because residents near the proposed site protested the project. In late August, Villages filed suit against the commission, asking that the legality of the denial be studied.
Gry ruled that county law said a protestor permit could be waived if two residents were meeting approvals.
In a letter sent to the commission, Daniel Young, county counselor, said it was unlikely that the Kansas Supreme Court would reverse the ruling.
Commissioner I.J. Stoneback, who voted against the permit in August, said no one could predict what the supreme court might do.
"I believe the people have a right by petition to say what goes in next to them," he said, "it seems to me by this interpretation don't have the rights they should have."
Stoneback has said he opposed the permit because he respected the protests, which were made by more than 20 per cent of the people who live near the proposed site.
Commissioner Pete Whitenight said he agreed with Young.
A crime prevention unit was also recommended by the consultant, but would merely involve the redirection of officers from the courtroom to Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor.
"We can argue about it all we want, but nothing is going to change the fact that the world has been created."
In the letter, Young suggested the commission take action to issue the permit. The commission must ascertain that the permit is issued with county zoning regulations, he said.
区oning zones regulations state that the proposed project shouldn't adversely affect public health, safety, morals or general welfare; that it should respect persons, property and neighborhood values; and that it should have ample off-street parking.
Because evidence that Villages will meet the regulations wasn't recorded, Young said. He would have to ascertain if Villages have presented such evidence. If they don't, he said, "I wouldn't."
Division results in police dept. parking services
The commissioners decided to take the issue under advisement until they can discuss it with Dick McClanathan, director of county zoning and planning.
KU police officers now have the power to make arrests for crimes committed on all levels.
The commission also discussed preparations of a home repair handbook
Thomas said the name was changed to KU police because the security department bad all the power and duties of a police department, and decided to call itself just that.
The division and renaming of the department, one of the recommendations made by a University of Illinois security consultant, took effect July 1, Mike Thomas, director of police and parked, said last week.
The University of Kansas Security and Parking department has been divided into two divisions, the KU Police Department and KU Parking Services.
The KU Police's power of arrest was also increased upon recommendation by the commissioner.
The handbook will be distributed to county homeowners needing to know how to get government loans or grants to improve their homes, Coleman said.
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THE K.U. CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS
David Holloway and Ruth Welting Friday, November 21—University Theatre, 8 p.m.
A graduate of K.U., David Holloway has received top reviews for his portrayal of leading baritone roles at the Metropolitan, the New York City Opera, and other major opera companies across the country. He is joined in recital by Ruth Welting who has dazzled thousands with her beautiful and fresh soprano voice since her phenomenal debut at the New York Opera.
Lili Kraus - Pianist
Wednesday, December 3—Hoch Auditorium, 8 p.m.
A brilliant example of virtuosity in every sense of the word, Lili Kraus has unquestionably taken her place as one of the greatest masters of the piano ever to come out of Hungary.
All Concert Series performances are free to KU students who present their I.D. cards: 1) when picking up their reserved seat tickets, 2) at the door on the night of the performance for general admission seats. Approximately 500 reserved seat tickets on sale now, on a first come first served basis, and may be picked up at the Murphy Hall box office. Both concerts will begin promptly at 8 p.m. Anyone having questions please contact the Murphy Hall box office at 864-3982.
Paid for by Student Activity Fee