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OTHER FACULTY members asserted that the examination system is no more unjust than the competitive nature of the society in which the student will live after graduation.
"It might be suggested that the
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administration of President John F. Kennedy would not give up its goal of a wide-ranging federal aid to education program.
He said the administration would continue to "seek much more than federal aid for classroom construction," a suggested compromise to the broader program asked by the President at the last session of Congress.
(Congress failed to approve the Kennedy measure, which included funds for teachers' salaries as well as classroom construction, but continued for two more years aid to so-called "federally - impacted" areas.)
THE SECRETARY listed among the items that would be sought by the administration as an education aid bill, funds for college classroom construction, money for college scholarships, expanded medical and dental schools and "the raising of the quality of the teaching profession."
In the area of general welfare, Secretary Ribicoff said he planned a "complete re-orientation of the welfare program to meet changes that have taken place in the country since the 1930s."
He said he intended to announce these proposed changes next week and to present them to Congress in the form of legislation in January. He listed as one of the pressing needs of the country a retraining program for workers displaced as a result of automation.
A RETRAINING program, in which his department would work closely with that of the Secretary of Labor, would prevent many persons from ever having to go on the welfare rolls, he indicated.
The new proposals, he said, reflect what he termed a "New Spirit of Welfare," in which the emphasis will be placed heavily on "service, preventatives, rehabilitation, incentive, training and independence."
Student Tours Soviet Union
By Sandra Shrout
"The Russian students that I met lacked awareness of the foreign policy of both their own country and the U.S." said Bill McCollum, Leavenworth senior and co-president of the KU-Y.
"For example, they understand the Berlin situation as being the result of Neo-Nazi activity."
McCOLLUM spent two months this summer traveling in the Soviet Union and the European satellite nations on a trip sponsored by the YMCA-YWCA as part of the cultural exchange program. The purpose of the trip, he explained, was to meet young students, not to tour and sight-see.
The group spent about two weeks at an international camp on the Black Sea. "There was nothing organized, just swimming in the sea or talking. It was here that we really got to know people. In the evenings we had concerts or games, and each delegation put on a show typical of his country.
"MANY TIMES we discussed foreign affairs; they had an emotional viewpoint rather than rational," he said. "This is not to say that the American view is always rational," he added, "but at least we have the opportunity to find out what is going on if we try."
The Soviet people are interested in economic advancement for their country and themselves, said McCollum. "They asked a lot of questions about American production and although the Soviets are much poorer than we are now, they are going to be doing better in the future."
very influences said by Mr. Glazer to make examinations unjust are areas stressed not only in the classroom but throughout life," said William H. Cape, associate professor of political science.
"The educated person is assumed to have these tools — general ability to use the language, to organize and to think rapidly — at his command throughout life."
Francis Heller, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, agreed.
"I'm not sure the best way of testing a student's knowledge is to let him do his work in a quiet, reflective atmosphere as Mr. Glazer suggests," Dean Heller said.
He said that most students seem to prefer the present examination system over any alternative plan.
"FOR TWO YEARS," he said, "I've given my students in American Constitutional Law a choice of either one-one-hour examinations and a two-hour final test, or merely taking one four-hour final. Each time less than 10 per cent of the class voted for the second method."
Ten students were asked whether they would prefer a course stressing research papers and a final examination, or one in which the student's grade was based on hour examinations and a final examination. All but one voted for the second system.
(Editor's note: In the next article there will be a comparison of advantages of the lecture discussion class to that of the undergraduate seminar class.)
Renewed Fighting Starts in Katanga
ELISABETHVILLE, Katanga, The Congo — (UPI) — Renewed fighting was reported to have broken out in Elisabethville today between United Nations forces and rebellious Katangese troops.
An American businessman said the fighting started about 5:50 a.m. Lawrence time.
Mortar and rifle fire was reported being exchanged at several points in and around the city, including the U.N. headquarters and an adjoining military camp housing Indian Ghurka troops of the U.N. command.
DETAILS WERE scant, but this reporter could see crowds of people running about in apparent panic as he filed this dispatch from the central telegraph office in the heart of Elisabethville.
Shortly before the reports of fighting came, the U.N. command said it had discovered a Katangese plan to attack U.N. forces today, with white mercenary troops joining the regular soldiers of Katanga in a move that apparently had gotten out of control of the provincial government.
(Special to the Kansan)
Wyoming cowboys are noted for the stark red and green color of their boots, a color scheme which goes back to the work of Hambiltonian Rexram, a New York boot-maker whose catalogue was favorite reading in the 1880s.
Western Civ Exam Registration to Begin
Registration for the first semester comprehensive Western Civilization examination will be Monday through Dec. 19. Students will register at the Registrar's office in 130 Strong Hall.
Review sessions for the examination will be held from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 9-10 in Bailey Auditorium.
The examination will be held Jan.13.
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Naval Group Meets Tonight
The Naval Reserve Research Committee will meet at 7:30 tonight in 105 Military Science Building. Raymond O'Connor, assistant professor of history, will speak on military history.
"MY VIEWS ON BERLIN" Bridget Floorhouse
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This week Eisenhower speaks his mind on the Berlin crisis. He tells why the Russians have stepped up the pressure. Whether, in his opinion, they will risk nuclear war. And how each of us can help stave off nuclear war. Read this week's Saturday Evening Post.
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