FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1943
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Liberal Arts Education Needs Revision, Says Eldridge
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many of the activities required by their jobs were those for which they had received no training at the University. We found many of these young adults unconcerned about social, governmental, and economic developments that might affect their jobs . . . There were many inconsistencies between their expressions of interest in socio-civic affairs and their social behavior. They were interested in broad national problems but not in specific attempts at solutions. They had little interest in community affairs. They said they wanted more reliable sources of information but they subscribed to biased magazines. (C. Robert Pace, They Went to College, Minneapolis, 1941; quoted in A.A.U.P. Bulletin, April, 1942.)
Students with definite goals can get a good deal of relevant guidance and instruction in many departments of a liberal arts college. This is true in the main, however, only of vocational goals and of departments offering some training in technology as well as "principles" (such as ordinary physics, chemistry, and biology departments, as well as many home economics and journalism departments).
Second, and closely related to the first defect, an enormous amount of college instruction centers in books, lectures, and examinations or tests putting a premium on rote learning or at best some comprehension of reading and lecture materials. Students are treated to the symbols of experience without having enough of the experience itself to make the symbols meaningful. The chief sinners are the humanities and the social sciences'. Typically, the student of such subjects has little laboratory or field-work experience, little or no practice in technological applications, and all too often no opportunity of mastering even the symbolic materials by doing something creative with them, such as independent work on a relevant problem
Moreover, the subject - matter taught is what interests the instructor as a professional, although only a tiny percentage of the students will become professional workers in as field. Sociologists, for example, commonly teach as if all their students meant to be sociologists, whereas what the students need, in conjunction with sociological "principles," is a thorough grounding in community work, in the techniques of participating in public affairs, so that they will learn from experience how to practice citizenship and develop the drive for it after as well as during college days.
Third, colleges do not deal with their students much as individuals. There are some promising exceptions, notably the intensive counseling services being developed in a few institutions. But the great majority of college students are now handled en masse for the most part, and many of them go through college without ever being well-known as individuals, by either instructors or administrators. Yet, when the college addresses itself to truly realistic education, conceived in terms of life needs, a thorough knowledge of each student will be absolutely essential. Sound guidance of the student in any of the six areas specified above designed to identify personality traits and problems—in short, on learning as much about the student's possibilities, limitations.
and needs as it is possible to discover.
Lack of Understanding
These shortcomings of the college reflect deep-seated mores and traditions of American life. We reverence the book and the lecture as sources of knowledge, but do not yet understand that goal-centered action is an essential phase of the learning process. Fundamentally, social organization revolves around the family and the occupation. As a people we have espoused a getting-and-spending philosophy of life—getting as much money as possible somehow and spending it on necessities, comforts, and satisfactions money will command. A "high" standard of living—meaning an expensive one—is our ideal of success
All the finer values of human life elude this approach. So do sharing in the responsibilities of a democratic society, the growth of understanding and sympathy, the appreciation of beauty in nature and the arts, even the finer kind of family life itself. These values are not purchasable; they must be worked for on their own account if we are to possess them.
Our lopsided scheme of life needs attacking from two sides. The non-pecuniary, non-competitive values now so neglected must become the objectives of new forms of association in the adult community. There are already some promising beginnings in this direction. The colleges in turn can make their contribution by equipping their students to participate, and to take the lead, in this movement. Preparation for a vocation and for family life can be combined with the grounding of the student in the great non-vocational interests of society, thus giving him a broad liberal education that not only teaches him to think but mobilizes him for action.
Weekly Fine Arts Recital Presented
Fine arts students presented voice, piano, and ensemble numbers in their weekly recital yesterday afternoon in Fraser theater.
The program was as follows: Piano solo, "Mazurka" (Dubussy) by Wayne Patterson, sophomore; two voice solos, "Roses Softly Blooming" (Sphr) by Maurine Breitenbach, freshman, and "Across the Hills" (Rummel) and "The Lark now leaves his wat'ry nest" (Parker) by Arleene Nickels, sophomore. Helen Colburn, senior, sang "Und ob die Wolke," from "Der Freischutz" (Weber).
An ensemble composed of Sereapta Pierpont, junior, first violin; Doris Turney, sophomore, second violin; Professor Waldemar Geltch, viola; and Betty King, junior, cello, played "String Quartet in C," known as "Gregorian Quartet (David Stanley Smith)."
Lt. Charline May, a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, will speak at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Ninth Street Baptist church on "Women in the War."
WAAC Officer Speaks At Baptist Church On 'Women in War'
Lt. May, a graduate of the University of Nebraska, has been the WAAC recruiting officer in this territory for the past three months.
The lecture is being sponsored by the Lawrence Sunday Forum of the Ninth Street Baptist church.
Civilian Class Completes Radio Training Course
A class of 40 civilians, employees of the aircraft radio laboratory, a unit of the U. S. army signal corps at Wright field, Dayton, Ohio, were graduated from the training course in radio and electronics offered jointly by the departments of physics and electrical engineering this week.
The students have been here six months. After graduation they returned to Wright field where they will work on the developing and design of rad'o equipment used in combat airplanes.
A new group of 60 will arrive April 19 to begin the six month's course. The students are government employees and are paid $135 a month out of which they must provide their board and room.
PRESIDENT OF PRESS--at
(continued from page one) veloped it into a tri-weekly in 1931, and made it into a morning daily in 1934. On May 1, 1942, the Abilene Chronicle and the Abilene Reflector consolidated.
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At the Wichita convention of the Kansas Press association in January. Mr. Wheeler was elected state president.
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Delta Gamma, $48; Miller hall, $20;
Kappa Kappa Gamma has increased its donation to $94.45; and the Red Cross mid-week netted $15.
Willkie Thinks Russians Are Human New York, (INS)—Wendell Willkie says, "Naturally the Russians, like any people, look on the loss of lives of their own young men as more important than materials and supplies."
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Friday, March 12, 1943
Notes due at News Bureau. * Journalism
at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the
week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday
issue.
The reserve, education, and periodical rooms will be closed from 6 to 7 each day owing to the difficulty of staffing during the supper hour. The library will endeavor to keep the main reading room and circulation desk open.
Graduate Record Examination will be held March 26-27 in room 10, Fraser Hall. Applications and information available at room 3118. H. Turner
Students who wish to contribute blood for the Blood Bank of the Uni- university of Kansas hospitals for civilian disaster use, are asked to report to Watkins hospital from 2 to 5 p.m. through Friday.
C. M. Baker, director of libraries
Library Changes Hours
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Alien Is Grateful; Gives Bond
St. Louis, (INS)—Collector of Internal Revenue Robert E. Hannegan disclosed yesterday that a man who did not have to pay an income tax had sent to the treasury a $25 war bond because he was grateful for the privilege of being in the United States.
The man was identified as Eugene Doerlich of St. Louis who was born in Germany and is an applicant for American citizenship.
In a letter, Doerlich wrote:
"I do not have to pay an income tax this year. Nevertheless, in gratitude for being in the United States I beg you to return for me one war bond to the Treasury Department."
The bond will go into the treasury's special war effort fund.
HIGH SCHOOL---at
(continued from page one) invitation will be a banquet tonight in the Union building. Chancellor Deane W. Mallot and Dean M. Swarthout will give addresses of welcome. During the evening, Allen Crafton, professor of speech, will give a humorous lecture on Kansas. Messages from prominent artists to Kansas art students will be read.
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All members of the co-ops will aid in the moving which will take place Saturday. The women of the Harman and Jay Coed co-ops will serve lunch to the movers who will eat together Saturday noon.
Art Shaw, John Moore co-op is the new co-ordinator for the men and Betty Gsell, Kaw Koettes, is the co-ordinator for the women.
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The housing board consists of the two co-ordinators, two representatives from each of the six co-operative houses, and five adult members. The adult members are Hilden Gibson, professor of political science; George Docking, president of the First National Bank of Lawrence; Paul B. Lawson, Dean of the College; Henry Werner, adviser of men; Harry O'Kane, director of the Men's Employment bureau; and Fred Montgomery, of the University Director of Naval Training.
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The Jayhawk co-op will dissolve and be consolidated into both the John Moore and the Rock Chalk coops, it was decided at the meeting of the Student Housing board Wednesday evening. The Kaw Koettes, women's co-operative house will move into the house vacated by the Jayhawk members.
Jayhawk Co-op To Be Dissolved
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