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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. November 14. 1961
Students Cook Through School
By Dennis Farney
It is 5:15 p.m. Three men dressed in white aprons glance at the clock and then converge on a heavy black stove. They open the oven door and intently study the 10-pound roast inside.
A scene in a local restaurant?—No—just an everyday occurrence in one of KU's five men's scholarship halls, a unique and successful experiment initiated here more than 20 years ago.
Since then, four more men's scholarship halls have been built or converted from existing buildings: Stephenson, constructed in 1950; Jolliffe, reconverted in 1951; Pearson, constructed in 1952; and Foster, reconverted in 1955.
The KU men's scholarship hall system—the only one of its kind in the nation—began in 1940 with the construction of Battenfeld Hall.
THE FIVE HALLS house about 250 men, selected each year on the basis of their academic record in high school and upon personal recommendations. Some incoming students are also selected each year on the basis of their academic record.
Selection among applicants is made by the Men's Scholarship Hall Committee, composed of KU faculty members.
About 75-125 new students enter the five halls each year, replacing graduating seniors and underclassmen who failed to maintain a yearly 1.5 grade point average—a requirement for re-admittance to the hall.
Once a member of the scholarshij hall system, an incoming student rapidly becomes an "expert" on cooking, cleaning or dishwashing, since all five halls are self-supporting.
Each hall member does an average of an hour of work each day. This work, in effect, is credited against his monthly house bill, resulting in a yearly saving over dormitory living costs of about $275
HOW WELL has the KU men's scholarship hall system succeeded in its primary function — promoting a high degree of scholastic achievement among the 250 men within the system?
group scholarship at KU, compiled by the registrar's office, provides a partial answer.
Last year's report on organized
Earning a yearly grade point average of 1.86, the five halls ranked above the 1.06 men's residence hall average, the 1.32 all-men's average and the 1.43 all-fraternity average.
The 1.86 average also outranked the all-University average of 1.41 the all-women's average of 1.56 and the all-sorority average of 1.75.
Pearson Hall, with a 2.05 average, was the highest-ranked men's living group on campus.
How do the individual men within the halls evaluate the system?
They generally praise it, listing the following factors:
- The relatively small size of the living group within each hall about 50 men is conducive to friendly informality and cooperation.
- They find the emphasis placed upon scholastic activities both stimulating and rewarding.
- They enjoy the numerous hall social events and intramural activities.
- They appreciate the yearly savings in house bills.
- Finally, they emphasize the experience gained in their daily work duties.
After all, who else can boast of going from high school graduate to college chef — all within a few weeks?
Results Out Soon On Graded Tests
Those students who took the English Proficiency Examination are going to have to sweat a bit longer.
James E. Seaver, professor of history and director of the Western Civilization Department, announced today that the grading had been completed, but before the results are released they must be sent to the various deans.
"Following that," he said, "the lists will go to the Registrar's office where the list of those who passed will be compiled and released."
The results probably will not be released this week.
Humanities Lecture Is at 8 p.m. Today
Walter Kaufmann, associate professor of philosophy at Princeton University, will deliver the Humanities lecture at 8 p.m. tonight in Fraser Theater. Prof. Kaufmann will speak on "A Critique of Existentialism."
Budget Deputy Here Saturday
Elmer B. Staats, deputy director of the United States Bureau of the Budget, will be the featured speaker at the second annual Kansas-Missouri Conference on Public Administration, Saturday in the Kansas Union.
Mr. Staats, a KU alumnus and national president of the American Society for Public Administration, will speak on "The Environment of Executive Action."
About 100 personnel from federal, state and local agencies, as well as college and University faculty and students in the two states, are expected to attend the meeting.
Since 1939 Mr. Staats has been associated with the Bureau of the Budget, becoming deputy director in 1959. He has been a research assistant for the Kansas Legislative Council and a lecturer at American University and George Washington University.
Panel discussions also will be held on international administration, voting behavior in areas of change, transition in chief executive positions, impact of technological development and automation on recruitment, placement and training in the public service.
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A KU student was found with his wrists slashed last night in his off-campus rooming house by three roommates.
A hospital official credited friends with possibly saving the student's life. A tourniquet was applied and the hospital notified, so a physician was present when the student was brought in.
He was taken to Watkins Memorial Hospital in critical condition. But hospital officials said this morning his condition was much improved.
George Hart Speaks To Young Democrats
George Hart, former Democratic treasurer for Kansas and a candidate for governor in 1962, will be the featured speaker at the Young Democrats meeting at 7 p.m. this evening in the Kansas Union.
Mr. Hart will speak on the 1962 governor's race and his chances of winning it. The meeting is open to the public and members of the Young Democrats are urged to attend.
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