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Thursday, April 27, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Karen Photo by PRINCILLA BRANSTED
Ray Evans, Former Regent and All-American, to Return to KU
. Falkenstein, Robert, Clark, Lawton and Chapman the reunion dinner and ceremonies where Evans will speak . . .
Education Goals Stir 1880s Debate
By KEVIN SHAFER
Kansan Staff Writer
The role a college education should play in a graduate's life has been seriously debated in the past. Now it seems to come as a surprise to learn that this same issue was being discussed by the Kansas of the 1880s.
On Oct. 10, 1883, an article appeared in the section entitled "History of Medicine" by P.R. Bennett, pleaded with students to stop specializing their
Bennett said that students came to the University of Kansas primarily to learn something that was difficult, but they burst into the cold world.
As an example, Bennet said students shunned the thought of studying any sort of language. The student who realized that
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Social Welfare Juvenile Delinquency: 9:30 a.m. Oread Room.
Rehearsal for the 20th Century Club: 10:30
Sculpture Films and Video Tapes: 9 a.m.
Jayhawk Room, Kansas Union.
a.m. Oread Room.
Rehearsal for the 20th Century Club: 10:30
a.m. Centennial Room.
a.m. Centennial Room.
Education Graduates: 11:30 a.m.. Alcove
B.
B
Latin American History: noon, Alcove A.
Petroleum Engineers: 12:15 p.m., Curry
Room.
educational Psychology: 12:30 p.m.
Alcove D.
Sculpture Conference: 1 p.m., Woodruff
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Private Groups: 1:15 p.m., English Room
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Greening and Bala: 2:30 p.m.
International Room
p.m. Pine Room.
SUA Travel: 4 p.m., Council Room.
Black Journalism Students: 5:30 p.m.
Social Work Summer Field Placement:
p.m., Pine Room.
Sculpture Conference: 4 p.m., Forum Room, Jayhawk Room.
Social Work Summer Field Placement: 0
nstack Journalism Students; 5:30 p.m.
Oread Room.
NU Retirement Dinner; 5:45 p.m. Big 1
KU Retirement Dinner: 5:45 p.m., Big 8
Room
English Lecture Series Dinner: 6 p.m.
English Room.
English Room
Board of Class Officers: 6.30 p.m.
Conference Room
Senator Dole Press Conference: 7 p.m.
Centennial Room.
BSU: 7 p.m., Council Room.
Board of Trustees 100 p.m.
Governors Room.
Senator Dole Press Conference: 7 p.m.
Centennial Room.
Senate Communications: ? p.m.
Governors Room.
Stave Clue : 7:30 p.m. Cottonwood Room.
Vickers Lecture Series - Senator Robert
Day: 7:30 p.m. Kansas Union Ballroom.
Conference Day: 7:30 p.m. Woodford Auditorium.
Student Services-Emporium Interviews:
7 p.m., Room 299.
a bicycle Club: 7 p.m. Oread Room.
French Club: 7:15 p.m. Sunflower Room.
Architecture Awards: 7:30 p.m. Kansas
Room.
Latin American Area: 8 p.m. International Room.
Room, Counsel Room, Jayhawk Room
International Film Committee: 8:30 p.m.
Regionalist Room.
language would not help him earn his living
BENNET SAID money making was the chief desire experienced by most students, making it a common practice to be used in satisfying that desire.
Too often, Bennett said, a
satisfaction to reading texts used
in his classes, daily newspapers,
and an occasional novel for
Bennet said, "Is not more discipline the great end of college life? Are not the more facts about your education than important things we learn? What is really valuable, is the training, the method, the alertness and concentration of the mind, the power of finer perception that we understand."
BENNET PLEADED for a general education first and specialization second. No experience in life when the only goal was to make money, he said. He advised spreading oneself out enough to reach others.
Another article published in the same issue of the Courrier dated December 15, 2003, an article, written by R.A. Horton, included in a section entitled "Ambition."
Horton said, "The chief object of education should be to teach the student to write and speak the language as well as the student as him as possible with
reference to his after pursuits in life."
Horton was also concerned with the growing specialization of students in their studies. He said that he would have centrated on specific fields, such as medicine or law, three out of five of these students had forgotten much of what they had learned by the time they moved.
"IT HAS ALWAYS been the tendency of Western institutes to 'ram' their students, and that is the real reason why the best colleges have become more thorough scholars than the Western." said Horton.
On April 23, 1883, an article by someone identified only as Chase was published. The article delved into a problem much related to the other two authors.
Chase quoted figures from the census of 1889 which showed that nearly six million children were not attending schools of any sort.
"In this, the land of liberty, where every man is a sovereign, and chooses who shall represent him, we have seen that the stability and character of the government depends upon the intelligence with which this sovereign performs the duties of citizenship," he wrote.
CHASE FURTHER noted that two million voters were illiterate at that time and could neither
reconsider changing the make the motion to reopen the issue because she had voted against discussing the issue the
$2 Fees Hike
The issue was immediately reopened by Dave Awbrey, Lawrence graduate student, who reported that a number of senators during the roll call vote.
--read nor write. Furthermore,
said Chase, in the nation's 34
largest cities at that time, 50 per
hundred dollars is an important
of the English alphabet.
That motion received two-thirds approval and, after considerable debate, the fee increase was approved by a 32 to
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"IN MY FOUR years in student government I've never seen such a violation of ethics," he said.
He accused members of the Finance and Auditing Committee of undermining belflagging and belligerning people' and charging change votes' before vows were made.
"I voted for the majority and I move to reconsider the question." Awbrey said in conclusion.
An orderly roll call vote followed and when the 43 to 32 tally was short of a two-thirds majority, the disease was apparently defeated.
Chase proposed an alternative to equal education for all when he said, "If necessary, let the children of all who need the demands of the multiplying population which is either increasing in intelligence or ignorance. Let the statements of the universal suffrage, universal education."
The next move came from Bill O'Neill, Baldwin, M. junior and senior officials, who introduced an enactment, rather than an amendment, that called for the reauthorization of the bill.
Members of the Haiphong Project Coalition announced Wednesday that a more useful anti-terrorism team will place at the Vickers Lecture by Sen. Robert Dole R-Kan, at 7:30 in the Kansas University Hall.
"Sen. Dole is chairman of the Republican National Committee and has voted consistently for him in recent elections, he feels that his defense of the Nixon Administration is representative of the wishes of his Kansas State University President's announcement last night of the continued bombing in North Vietnam, we feel the anti-terrorists should be presented."
O'Nell's enactment was ruler to be "supplementary" rather than conflicting with the team, by Kyle Allen. Tomepea sophomore and the Senate's presiding officer. Allen's action made a simple majority necessary for its removal also to two-thirds vote.
Coalition members said that people wishing to participate should come at 6:30 p.m. and other visitors at 8:30 a.m. or other offices of the "world's protect"
The enactment was approved by a 35 to 29 vote which created the Senate. Senate began its study of individual allocations within the State.
opportunity to voice their opposition to the continuation of the Indochina war.
Coalition Plans Protest At Dole's Talk Tonight
TOPEKA (AP)—General fund revenues exceeded revised targets by $200 million for the first nine months of the current fiscal year, Kansas
During the discussions, Falkenstien was appointed master of ceremonies for the Dearth Day celebration in Kansas State University professor and professional public speaker, was chosen to address
1947 KU Class Plans Reunion
The coalition issued this statement: "We feel this demonstration will give people an
Ray Evans, Kansas City. Mo.
resident and 1947 class president,
was also scheduled to speak at
the reunion ceremonies. Evans
won first place in basketball
player for KU and has served on
the Board of Regents.
The funding of a silver annuity is provided by the University by the class of 1947 will also be a topic of discussion and the funds are made available May 20. Solicitation for the gift is in now process and at that time it will be bought. The type of gift will be bought.
The program committee of the University of Kansas class of 1947 met Wednesday morning in the Governor's Room of the Kansas Union to discuss plans for their scheduled reunion dinner on May 20.
Incomce taxes exceeded the estimate by $2.5 million.
1947 graduates who attended the meeting were Keith Lawton, chancellor of faculties and operatives at KU and chairman; Martin Chapman, continuing education department; Fred Falkenstien, general manager of Sunflower Cablevision; and Mrs. Eileen Falkenstien, reunion program chairman.
KU Students Work In Omaha Election
By LINDA SCHILD
Kansan Staff Writer
In anticipation of an important showdown between Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican Michael McGovern in the May 9 Nebraska primary, a group of local McGovern is supported to its north by three weekends before May 9 to help canvass the city, John Meyer, Overland Park freshman who participated in the trips, said Wednesday.
Five University of Kansas students, and students from Kansas City and South Dakota drove to Omaha last week, he teamed up with students organized in conjunction with the Douglas County McGovern for President Committee, whose chairman is Lynn Knox, St. Louis
THIS WEEKEND 14 KU
students and 25 students from
Kansas City plan to go, leave
Friday night and returning
to work in the Midwest,
workers from Massachusetts and
Michigan will also be in Omaha.
A third trip is scheduled for May 6 and 7, he said. McGovern holds the delegate count lead, and he said that the remaining 24 delegates are elected, will be important in keeping that lead, he said. Eight of the delegates are elected from the Omaha Democratic district in the state.
"The basic format of McGovern's campaign is a personal approach." Meyer said. "We canvass door-to-door, we canvass candidates the people favor and what issues they are concerned about."
"AUT ATBOUT 4:30 in the afternoon" South Omaha MGcco governice, eat, then write a personal letter to each person we talked to who said he was an independent or not. Then we send letters we send information about McGcco's stand on the issues that person was interested in.
South Omaha is a very conservative area, Meyer said. Sally is one of the majority of them over 30 years old. Volunteers who intend to help canvass, rather than help to request an e-questioned to wear "Sunday club" dress.
canvassing experience of last weekend, he believed McGovern's main opponent in the mahwa would be George Wallace.
THE COST of going to Omaha for the weekend is $5. Meyer said. The money is used to pay for gas. Drivers do volunteer. Drivers load food in workers are provided by McGovern supporters in Omaha. Those interested in going to Omaha should call 840-4898 or 864-4422.
Meyer said that, based on his
Meyer said he thought the personal approach of the McGovern campaign had been highly successful.
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Other scheduled reunion events for the 1947 graduates are an inform at reception at 2 p.m. May 31 and a reunion at Allen Field House addition, followed at 3 p.m. by a program on football to be conducted by KU head coach Dambrough in Allen room at Allen Field House.
The reunion dinner at 6 p.m. in the Ramada Inn will wind up the day's activities.
Big 8 Schools,
Cities, Police
Confer Today
Representatives of chambers of commerce, universities, news departments from cities containing Big Eight schools are meeting today and Friday in Atlanta to discuss Big Eight Conference, Odd Williams, President of the Chamber of Commerce, said Wendy McCarthy.
Williams said the conference was helpful year to year to afford the faculty time to discuss community problems and solutions they might use for their research.
of discussion on this year's conference were drug use and sex on campus and campus security. Besides Williams, those representing Lawrence are: John Emick, mayor; City Committee member; Hambleton and Chuck Fisher; Richard Stanwick, chief of police; Buford Watson, city manager; and John Conard, director of university relations, who is activating the University of Kansas.
The Big Eight Cities conference was started in 1967 with the initiative of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Emick said panel discussions for each representative's particular area of interest were needed for the two-day conference.
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