CAMPUS AND AREA University Daily Kansan, January 13, 1984 Page 1 Educators doubt effect of competency testing By SHARON BODIN Staff Reporter The dean of the KU School of Education and three Lawrence educators said yesterday that a recent decision by the Kansas Board of Education to require competency testing would not improve the quality of teachers in Kansas. Dale P. Scannell, the dean, said that to improve the quality of all teachers, salaries would have to be increased and working conditions improved. He also said that the public would have to hold teachers in higher esteem. However, he said that he thought the testing, approved Wednesday by the board, would help screen out the most competent prospective teachers. If fundraising is approved by the Kansas Legislature, testing would begin May 1, 1986. Scannell said that he didn't think the testing would affect teaching applicants graduating from the University of Kansas. "OUR SCREENING PROCEDUREs at KU are good enough so that I don't think this policy will have any impact on students gone, through our program," he said. Bob Taylor, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Lawrence School District, U.S.D. 497, said that he had approved the board's move to require testing only for initial certification. He said, "I do not think the policy would be appropriate for a teacher who has been teaching for, say, five years." But he said, "I am not a fan of this But he said, "I am not a fan of this type of testing. "I would hope that if you had gone through college and graduated you could have a job." Rail Wilbur, chairman of the math department at Lawrence High School. said that he did not think the test was needed as things stood right now. Wilbur, the former chairman of the negotiations team for teachers in Lawrence, said, "The classes they have taken and their student teaching should include a certification for students graduating from education. I see no reason for it." DEL FAMBROUGH, chairman of the English department at Lawrence High School, said that she thought the test was a good idea if it was difficult enough. "My theory is that the test will be so simple that it won't do any good," she said. She also suggested raising salaries to improve the quality of teachers. If the state does not do this, it will have only two or three teachers in some parts of the state. Fambrough said that Lawrence was an exception to this rule because the University drew good teachers to the city. She said that the test would be ridiculous for teachers with 10 to 15 years of experience and master's degrees. "I don't think these tests will cause any particular harm, they will just be a joke, or something to appease the public," Fambrough said. The board's testing requirement came after Gov. John Carlin recommended it in his "State of the State" message Tuesday. IN ORDER TO administer the test, the board needs $177,319 from the Legislature, of which $115,000 would be used to determine whether the tests actually were effective. Carlin's budget request included a similar amount. A position paper, approved by the board, said that it had favored teacher certification tests since 1981 as a way of measuring knowledge and skill developed in academic training programs for teachers. Thirty-eight women are welcomed as new pledges in the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, 1433 Tennessee St. Seven days of nervous stomachs and waiting ended yesterday with the announcement of who would be pledged by the 13 sororities that participated in spring rush. More than 600 women participated in the annual event this year, and active members at the Theta house threw a party for the new pledges, which included pizza and singing. Suit filed to stop Vatican diplomacy By United Press International TOPEKA — A lawyer who also says he is a preacher filed a lawsuit this week asking a federal court to stop President Reagan from re-establishing full diplomatic relations with the Vatican. Topeka lawyer Fred Phelps Sr. filed the suit in U.S. District Court and named Reagan and William Wilson, ambassador-nominee to the Vatican, as defendants. The suit argues that the Holy See is an established church, not a foreign government, and that Reagan cannot legitimately appoint an ambassador there without violating the constitutional separation of church and state. THE VATICAN IS the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. It has been 116 years since the United States has had diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The administration's action also favors one religion over another because the government has never established full diplomatic relations with any other church, the lawsuit sag. The lawsuit asserted that Reagan's action was politically motivated, saying it would "illicitly advance Reagan's personal partisan political interest by currying favor with the American public in a specific church in an election year." Crime figures in Lawrence rise in 1983 By the Kansan Staff Mike Hall, crime analyst for the department, said the increase was not significant when the actual numbers of crimes involved was considered. Violent crime, simple assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft increased 3.9 percent in Lawrence for the first 11 months of 1983, according to crime statistics released this week by the Lawrence Police Department. He said he didn't know why reported crime had increased. "We just aren't seeing any major changes in these numbers." "I don't think we can make a judgment on the increase." he said. "It's hard to determine why the numbers aren't that far apart. The number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters reported during the first 11 months of 1983 was up to four. Only one was reported during that period in 1982 and one in 1981. THE NUMBER OF robberies for 1983 rose about 44 percent from the first 11 months of 1982. In 1983, 52 robberies were reported, up from 36 in 1982. The number of raps reported for the 11-month period remained the same for all three studies. The number of autos stolen in Lawrence during the first 11 months of 1983 was up to 187, from 142 in 1982, an increase of almost 32 percent. Burglary was the only category to decrease in the period. 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