Survey Indicates Many Finals Taken
Nearly 60 per cent of last spring's final examinations were taken by students under the system of options adopted for the final week of classes and the exam period, a report from Registrar William Kelly shows.
After disturbances in Lawrence and on the campus of the University of Kansas, the system of options was adopted by the University Senate Executive Committee and approved at a special convocation of more than 14,000 students and faculty May 8 in Memorial Stadium.
Kelly's report shows that of the 84,908 final examinations to be administered to 18,064 students, 47,674 finals—about 56 per cent were taken under the "business as usual" option.
Kelly estimated that the report accounts for more than 90 percent of last spring's course work and is accurate to within a few percentage points, though a few instructors failed to report the number of students taking options in their classes.
Kelly explained that students were permitted to elect different options for different courses, and therefore, his statistics should not be interpreted as percentages of students.
According to the report, 2,996 examinations were taken under options which did not require them to attend classes the final week of the semester. Combined with "business as usual" selections, this means a total of 50,670 finals were taken—59.6 per cent of the exams offered.
The other three options—letter marks, credit/no credit or incompletes—drew 37,234 choices.
accounting for 43.85 per cent of the final grades.
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John Sanford, chairman of KU Coordinating Committee last spring, also took a survey of organized living groups to determine how many students were staying on campus after the option system was decided on.
Sanford's survey showed that "a little better than 90 per cent of students were staying in residence halls" one week after the vote.
Sanford said the percentage was lower in fraternities and sororities and higher in scholarship halls. Nearly 100 per cent of scholarship hall students remained on campus.
Sanford estimated that approximately 100 events during the week drew average crowds of about 30 persons, not including the Topeka rally, which he said was attended by 1,000 persons.
Sanford was optimistic about the results of the option system. Though the events didn't draw as large a crowd as hoped for, they did get more people involved in the issues, he said.
Speaking about what might develop at KU this year, Sanford said, "It's hard to say what will happen. It depends on the mood. People coming back may be very tired or frustrated, or they may be very interested in trying to do something."
Sanford expressed doubt about the validity of surveys taken so far.
"I would like to see a survey that shows how many students used one of the options," he said. "That would tell us if the vote accomplished anything and whether or not it was meaningful."
Fallen Chunks of Metal Believed To Be Satellite
BEAVER, Okla. (UPI) — The Air Force today investigated large chunks of metal believed to be from a dying satellite which crashed white-hot to earth in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
An object fell screaming near Beaver Friday with other chunks falling in rural areas near Adrian, Tex., and Pratt, Kan.
The North American Air Defense Command at Colorado Springs, Colo., which tracks all objects orbiting the earth, worked today to determine whether a satellite was decaying in the atmosphere at the time the metal fell.
"It's man-made. It's got numbers on it," said Capt. Richard Toothaker, chief of information at Vance Air Force Base at Enid, Okla. "But there's not much you can make out but a dash five."
The Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration were asked to investigate.
"It's kind of disappointing when you see it if you expect flashing red lights and things." Toothaker said of the metal piece 31 inches long that fell in Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma chunk was in a truck at Vance AFB today awaiting a trip to Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton,
Ohio. The metal that fell in Kansas also was sent there.
A group of Kansas oil field workers said one piece seven inches long and five inches thick fell north of Iuka, Kan., about five miles north of Pratt, Friday afternoon.
They said it had holes in it apparently where bolts had been fitted. It was white-hot when it hit and buried itself $1 \frac{1}{2}$ feet into the ground.
The workers said it sounded "like a tornado" when it fell to earth. Using chains they removed it from the ground and took it to the local sheriff's office.
Cycle Gang Starts Row
Lee Chapman, a former KU student, was struck in the face near the intersection of Twelfth and Oread Streets Saturday evening by one of the members of a motorcycle gang known as "El Foresteros."
John Ivy, Oldham County Sheriff in Texas, said another metal chunk fell on the George Gruhlkey farm near Adrian.
John Garlinghouse, a Lawrence resident, was also beaten after threatening members of the gang with a revolver in an attempt to make them leave the area.
Miss Chapman was struck and knocked to the ground as she walked with a friend, Bonnie Sullivan, from the Rock Chalk to Mrs. Sullivan's apartment on Oread Street. The attack on Miss Chapman resulted from an exchange of obscenities initiated by the eight "bikers."
After being struck Miss Chapman returned to the Rock Chalk. Garlinghouse heard the commotion, went to his car and got the revolver. He told the members of the gang to leave.
The interference of persons trying to mediate the dispute enabled the members of the gang to disarm and assault Garling-house. The gang left as more people reached the scene from the Rock Chalk.
"The fellow who worked the farm was out there." Ivy said. "It stamped the cattle. They ran away from it."
Ivy said the metal was four feet long and nine inches wide. It had numbers on it and was charred.
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SUA MEMBERSHIP MEETING september3 8:00pm
The purpose of the SUA membership meeting is to explain to students the opportunities for working in SUA during this school year. Each board member will present a short explanation of his area and the committee positions available. There will be an opportunity for students to ask each board member specific questions about his area and the responsibilities involved