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State Historical Society
Daily Hansan
Topeka, Ks.
53rd Year, No. 63
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1955.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
College Changes Requirements, Courses
The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences yesterday approved changes in scholastic and probation requirements for students enrolled in the College. Faculty members also added 14 courses to the curricula, dropping two.
Under the new scholastic requirement, freshmen and sophomores must earn a grade-point average of at least .70 each semester, and juniors and seniors are required to earn at least a 1.00 average. A student in good standing who fails to satisfy these requirements will be placed on probation at his next enrollment, providing his gradepoint average is not below a D average.
Students who have an average of less than zero for any semester will be suspended and will not be eligible to re-enroll except with permission from the Committee on Scholarship and Probation.
The old requirement stipulated that students who received a grade below C in over 40 per cent of their work would be placed on probation. It also said that students failing in over 40 per cent of their work or failing to meet probation requirements would not be eligible to enroll the next semester.
Now, a student placed on probation will remain on probation until returned to good standing by the Committee. If the student on probation fails to satisfy the required minimum grade-point average, he will be suspended and not allowed to enroll again without permission. If he fails to attend classes regularly or makes unsatisfactory progress in his studies, he may be dropped from the College at any time.
Four English courses were added to the College curricula. They are "Introduction to Folklore," "English Biography," "Modern American and British Writers," and American Fiction." "Folklore" is the first course of its kind offered at the University.
Another new course is "Introduction to Linguistic Science," which also touches upon a new field for the University.
Five courses pertaining to the history of science were added, marking the first time that courses in this field have been offered here. They are "History of Medieval Science and Technology," "Science and the Industrial Revolution," "History of Science I. and II."
Other courses added are "The Psychology of Language," "Principles of Television Production," "Advanced French Conversation," and "Scientific Illustration."
Squat Sales Begin Today
The Christmas issue of "Squat," campus humor magazine which went on sale today at the Information Center carries Christmas stories and poems; a picture story, "Squat Goes to a Party;" a book review of "Not as a Stranger," and an interview with Les. Brown.
"Financially, the first issue was a success. This has enabled us to publish a bigger and better magazine," said editor John Nangle, Burlington senior.
To encourage student contributions to the magazine, Squat will sponsor a writing contest which any student may enter. Cash prizes will be awarded, and the stories of the winners will be published.
Foreign Ministers To Review Policy
PARIS—(U. P.)—Secretary o, State John Foster Dulles arrived here today to join in a sweeping review of Western defense policy to meet the Soviet revival of the cold war.
Mr. Dulles was one of the first leaders of NATO's top-level ministerial council to arrive for the meeting to study the suddenly revived cold war.
All 14 foreign ministers will have with them their defense and finance ministers or deputies for the critical session which opens here tomorrow.
North America Frigid Under Snow Blanket
TOPEKA — (U.P.)— A band of snow which fell early today along the northern tier of Kansas counties dumped up to four and five inches from Norton to Marysville.
The cold air mass crowded southward from the Canadian border, reaching near zero levels in the northern snow area and stretching as far south as northern Texas.
In lighter amounts, officially measured as traces, the snow spread west to Goodland and east to Kansas City.
In Kansas the cold air flow from the north will continue another two days and probably will lower the mercury to a minimum of 5 degrees in the northwest tonight, 10-15 in the northeast and on into the 20's in southern Kansas.
He said no additional snow of any consequence is expected, but skies will be considerably cloudy.
Greek Houses Play Santa
Members of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Delta Upsilon fraternity gave a combined Christmas party for the under-privililed children of Lawrence last night at the DU house.
About 22 pairs of eyes lit up as Santa appeared and handed out gifts to all of the children. After the presents were opened and tried out for an hour, ice cream and cake were served.
Christmas carols were sung before Santa appeared, and the DU combo provided music during the party. The Thetas bought and wrapped the presents and the DUs took care of rides for Thetas and the children.
The special attraction of the evening was the singing of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" by the children.
ASC Votes To Join NSA Student Group
"A landmark in All Student Council history was made last night," George Sheldon, president of ASC, said today. Members of the Senate and House voted to affiliate with the National Student Association at a meeting at the Student Union.
Clause Questioned
During a lengthy discussion preceding the voting, Jim Miller, Kansas City, Mo., senior, questioned the NSA preamble phrase which guarantees equal rights for all people and is directed toward segregation clauses. He was afraid the phrase would be used as a lever against fraternity and sororities, most of which have such clauses in their constitutions.
The ASC also approved the new AWS budget. This year's budget is $1,534 compared to $1,450 last year.
He said the University of Wisconsin, a member of NSA, is having trouble over the clause, and that fraternities and sororites there have been given until 1950 to get rid of the clause or leave the campus.
Sheldon assured Miller that no such problem would arise at KU and that the NSA will be a function of the student body, not the administration.
NSA is actually on a trial basis
here, since it must be voted on each year. It would require a two-thirds vote by the ASC to remove NSA from KU.
NSA Provides Benefits
Benefits listed by the ASC which will be provided by the NSA include exchage of ideas through a monthly national publication sent to each member school; a broad travel program made available to students during the summer; student discounts in various fields; a national and international voice in student affairs, and the opportunity to join the NSA student exchange program.
Also mentioned were the benefits of using NSA facilities to make ASC stronger, and getting ideas from regional school members at semi-annual meetings.
Today at 1 p.m. Dr. Angulo spoke to the Forerunners of Modern Art class and at 4 p.m. will speak in Strong Auditorium in Spanish to the University Spanish clubs on "Christmas Art in Spain."
He emphasized this with slides of the works of painters of this era, Jusepe Ribera, Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Diego Silva y Velazquez, and others.
Sheldon estimated the annual cost of NSA, which includes national dues, regional dues, and travel expenses for national and regional meetings, at $300. "We can easily handle this expense in our $6,000 budget," he said.
Dr. Diego Angulo Iniquez, professor of the history of modern art at the University of Madrid, told a large audience last night in the Museum of Art that the 17th century was the "golden age" of Spanish painting.
Angulo Tells Of Golden Age
Formosan Jets Sink Boats
TAIPEI, Formosa (U.P.)-Nationaist Chinese F-84 Thunderjets sank five Red Chinese gunboats and heavily damaged five others near Matsu off the Fukien coast, the Nationalist Defense department announced.
The communique said a flight of Thunderjets patrolling off Matsu Island, the north anchor of the 155 mile Nationalist coastal front, discovered a concentration of 10 Communist gunboats near Luyan Bay 10 miles southwest of Matsu.
The Nationalist planes immediately opened fire, strafing and rocketing the gunboats for 10 minutes, the communique said. Observation posts, the communique said, reported that five vessels were sunk and another five damaged.
Presenting The 1955 Miss Santa Finalists
Mary Ann Warren
Ann Poirier
Sylvia Frost
Mary Ann McGrew
Dale Barham