WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1850
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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New Course In English To Be Taught
A new approach to the teaching of English—an eternal problem for almost every school—will be used at the University this fall.
Students were in English proficiency test, taken for certification, indicated that they were not prepared for University level English and they would impede the progress of others in a credit class.
English "O" has been abolished. That course was a joy to no one. It required three meetings a week for which no credit was given. The only reward to the passing student was the right to enroll in freshman English the following semester. The students were those whose scores on
Replacing the "0" course will be English 1a. The course will meet for hour four days a week and on one day there will be a two-hour laboratory session. By passing the course the student will earn three hours credit and be eligible to continue with the regular second semester of freshman composition and literature.
literature.
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, feels the new course will benefit the student in two ways. First, he'll get better instruction than the nocredit "0" course afforded. Second, his progress toward graduation will not be impeded by an initial English deficiency.
demonstrate that more than 15 students will be put in a section of the new course. This assures the student of more personal attention from the instructor than when the sections were averaging about 20. The two-headed nationalized
will permit intensive personal work. A large room in the north tower of Fraser hall has been fitted into an English laboratory. It has special writing facilities, a daylight screen and equipment for projecting examples of ordinary handwriting on the screen. In an instant the instructor will be able to flash on the screen samples of good or bad writing for class analysis.
During the first half of the semester "la" classes will revid high school level English. During the second half the regular freshman literature and composition will be studied.
By permitting the student to make up his deficiency and earn credit in the same semester, "Ia" will enable the student to complete all English requirements in his first two years, which is normal.
Theoretically one-fifth of K.U.'s entering freshmen will take the new course, explained Dean Lawson. The English proficiency test used is standard over the nation. Those making scores in the 19th percentile or lower-scores placing them in the bottom fifth on the basis of averages made by all freshmen in the nation taking the test—will be enrolled in the new course.
the new course.
"We recognize the test isn't foolproof," Dean Lawson said. "Students don't always do their best on it, for reasons varying from failure to take it seriously to temporary emotional upset at being away from home for the first time."
So any student placed in "1a" can easily attain promotion to regular freshman English. He need only demonstrate to the instructor in the first two or three weeks his ability to take the more rapid instruction.
Great Bend, Sept. 13 (U.P.)—Maurice Fager, director of the Kansas Industrial Development commission, today was certain Kansas would retain its six seats in congress.
KIDC Director Says State To Keep Seats
Kansas lost a congressman in 1940 after the population count.
Fager said indications were there would be no reduction in the Sunflower state's Washington delegation from reaportionment following the 1950 census.
for the Fager last night addressed the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce at its annual dinner.
Medical Course Changed To Topeka
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The annual post-graduate short course in psychosomatic medicine given by the School of Medicine will be held in Topeka Monday, Oct. 30, through Wednesday, Nov. 1.
The offer of the Menninger foundation to co-operate in the project was accepted. Because of the wealth of clinical material available in Topeka, the course has been transferred there, according to H. G. Ingham, director of the extension program in medicine.
All sessions will be at the Winter Veterans' Administration hospital except for one each at the Menninger clinic and the Topeka State hospital. The faculty will be from those three institutions and the University.
Enrollment will be limited to 35 physicians, Mr. Ingham said. This will assure maximum opportunity for seminar discussion. Applications are now being accepted, he added.
Bureau Expects High Corn Crop
Topeka (U.P.)—The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects a production of 86,666,000 bushels of corn for Kansas, largest for the state since 1944.
This figure was based on an estimated harvest of 34 bushels to the acre, highest per acre yield in more than 60 years.
Cool weather and abundant rainfall throughout the state during July and August were the reasons given for the high forecast.
SUA Has New Director
The appointment of James M. Burgoyne as director of Student Union activities at the University of Kansas was announced recently by Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Mr. Burgoyne, who has assumed the duties of the newly created position, comes to K.U. from East Lansing, Mich., where for the past year he has been on the staff of the student union at Michigan State college.
His duties will include the planning and co-ordination of social and recreational activities for students in the Memorial Union building. In the execution of such programs he will work closely with the Student Union Activities commission, a student group of which Margaret Granger, Emporia, is president. His work will be under the supervision of the dean of men and dean of women, who are responsible for student activities.
Mr. Burgoyne is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He obtained his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1948 and his master of business administration degree, with emphasis on labor management, in 1949. The latter year he held an administrative fellowship in the university personnel office. As an undergraduate he was active in the Wisconsin student union and was its vice-president.
Miss Hermina Zipple, director of the Memorial Union, will continue to manage the operations of the building.
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