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University Daily Kansan Friday. January 7, 1955
Around the World-
Tass Says Ike Speech Carries War Undertones
By UNITED PRESS
Tass, Soviet Russia's official news agency, said today in a dispatch from its correspondent in Washington that President Eisenhower's State-of-the-Union speech carried war-like undertones.
The Tass dispatch said Mr. Eisenhower's message to Congress yesterday indicated the United States has no desire to discontinue its "policy of increasing armaments."
"Mr. Eisenhower's message showed that the United States domestic policy will be completely subordinated to the foreign policy aims of American imperialism," the dispatch said.
"It is much more controversial than its staid and conventional wording would suggest," the Times said.
The Times of London also tried to read between the lines of Mr. Eisenhower's message.
The liberal Manchester Guardian predicted the President's defense policies "will certainly be challenged in Congress."
But the liberal News-Chronicle found "assurance" that American security measures will safeguard constitutional rights "if the President's statement means what it says."
Other international developments: London—Britain was reported to be pushing preparations for secret tests of atomic bombs and guided missiles on the Australian proving ground. The experiments are expected to be carried out on the Woomera rocket range.
Rio de Janeiro—Brazil has sent motorized troops to Zelenda, 100 miles southwest of Rio, to put down a rebellion by cadets at Aguilhas Negra Military academy. The revolt resulted from the cadet's complaints against strict conditions set for their examinations.
London—Railwaymen have called off their nationwide rail strike which had been set for Sunday. They said they will resume negotiations for pay raises with the nationalized railroads.
Sydney—Earthquakes in the New Hebrides islands uprooted trees and knocked down houses. No casualties were reported. Malekula, largest island in the group, suffered the greatest damage, according to reports reaching Sydney.
KDGU Schedule
6:30 Keynotes by Carle
Keynotes by Carey
6:00 4Daily Kansan Headlines
6. 45 Rhythm Rendezvous
7. 00 Bookstore Hour
8:00 University Theater Concert
8:45 News, Weather
9:00 Career Hour
9:30 Dreamtime
9:55 News
9:55 News
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5:30 Jazz Concert
5.45 Jazz Concert
5.55 Cameron Reports Sports
5.55 News
5.60 Candlelight Concert
5.70 Music from Mt. Oread
5.75 Jayhawk Locker Room
5.85 Panade Rally
5.95 News
6.00 Opera Is My Hobby
6.00 News
Most students, whether or not they have prepared themselves for the examination, have an uneasy attitude toward it, the reason being that the course is the only one of its kind at KU.
EARLY SILVER PIECES—Some of the features of the Kurdian Irish Silver collection now on display in the lower gallery of the Museum
Tomorrow Is the Day For Western Civ Test
Mr. Murrill said the students usually don't see the worth of the course until after they have been graduated. Two years ago a questionnaire was sent to 300 former students who had passed Western Civilization and had been graduated. Sixty-five per cent answered they had found the course interesting and were stimulated to further reading.
By GRETCHEN GUINN
According to Rupert Murrill, assistant professor of sociology and Western Civilization program, the course can be closely compared with the system of study used at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England.
It entrusts the entire responsibility of preparation for the examination, which determines the student's grade, upon the student. Proctorial help and a review session are offered by the Western Civilization department, but the way the student prepares for the examination is up to him.
Tomorrow another examination will be given in the course which is unlike any other at the University—Western Civilization.
The proctor can be, in a way, compared with the don who directs the study of the students in the English schools. Mr. Murrill said this system of study is almost unique in the United States.
The course was started to provide students with the opportunity of a general education course which would include such subjects as history, philosophy, and sociology and show the interrelation of these subjects.
This semester the department has been experimenting with small discussion groups. Small groups of students meet together with a proctor for one hour a week to discuss the readings. Questionnaires filled out by about 35 students who have been participating in the discussion
In the years in which Western Civilization has been in effect, experiments have been conducted and changes made. Review sessions have been added. Lectures by University faculty members and group discussions with faculty members were tried and abandoned.
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groups indicated the procedure was a success. It probably will be continued.
A major change in the course this year was the emphasis given to the essay part of the test. Previously, multiple choice was worth 70 per cent and essay 30 per cent. This year they both will be worth 50 per cent. Although the length of the test has not been changed, the time allowed was changed from three and one-half hours to four hours because of greater emphasis on the essay section.
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Mr. Murrill said more changes for the course have been thought of but they have yet to be passed.
He said, "If suggested changes occur, the total effect of the course will be more realistic than it has been. The group discussion technique will be in the long run of greater benefit to the student who takes part in it. The point of view of general education in the course as a whole, like the reading as a whole, if read by the students, will be a benefit to their general education."
of Art. Objects of every-day use in the early Irish home are included.
Items were produced primarily in Dublin, some are from small towns.
Charles K. Warriner, assistant professor of sociology and human relations, will be 1955's first Sociology on the Air speaker Sunday over KLWN. His talk, which will be heard at 3 p.m., is entitled "Community Problems and Problem Solving."
25 Students Attend Meet
Kansas was represented by 25 students at the Seventh Province Christmas conference of the Canterbury association at Stillwater, Okla., Dec. 27-30.
The Seventh province includes New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. Kansas students from the University, Kansas State college, Washburn university, Wichita university, and Coffeyville Junior college attended.
The theme of the conference was "Man's Need—God's Action." Dr. Thomas Morris, professor at the Episcopal Theological School of the Southwest at Austin, Tex., was the main speaker.
KU students who attended the meeting are Robert Kirkham, college sophomore; Robert Nelson, college sophomore; Don Bishop, college junior; Helen Edwards, graduate student; Charles Sparks, college and law; Kay Wasson, education junior; Ned Mayrath, college sophomore, and the Rev. Andrew Berry of the Episcopal church.
Geologist Named To Editorial Board
Dr. Walter Youngquist, professor of geology, has been appointed to the editorial board of "Micropal-eontology," a new international journal which deals with microfossils.
Micropaleontology, the study of microscopic remains of animals and plants, is widely used by oil company geologists. Dr. Youngquist completed a three-year assignment with an oil company in South America last summer.
Teacher Reads Paper At Folklore Society
Holger Nygard, instructor of English, read a paper at the 66th annual meeting of the American Folk- lore society in New York City Dec. 28 to 30.
"The British Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight Ballad (child ballad No. 4) and its continental Analogues" was the title of the paper, which discussed the way in which the scholarship of the ballad has been complicated by variance.
Mr. Nygard was elected chairman of the resolutions committee and a councilor of the society.
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