THE EAGLE HAWK
MOKE IN MIDLANDS
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
VOLUNTARY SCHOOL OF ARTS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1943
NUMBER 65
40th YEAR
Faculty Examines Carnegie Records
Samples of Graduate Record examinations were inspected and analyzed by members of the faculty with Dr. W. S. Learned, director of the Carnegie Institute for the Advancement of Teaching, at the faculty meeting at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.
Principal objections voiced by faculty members were that the questions, for the most past, required purely memorized answers, and that several of: ___
the possible answers for a question were equally correct. Evaluates Individual Standing
To inform the student of his standing as compared with others, as well as to record for the University an inventory of the student's knowledge, these Graduate Record examinations are in two parts.
The general part, taken by all students, consists of questions in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, social studies, literature, fine arts, and the verbal factor, all scored separately. In addition, the student selects a subject of major study in which to take a 90-minute specialized examination.
Only in Special Subjects
Specialized advanced tests are available now only in history of fine arts, biological science, chemistry German, economics, French, geology history, government, psychology literature, mathematics, physics, engineering, sociology, and philosophy. The student may choose one or more of these.
In experiments conducted from 1937 to 1942, these examinations were offered to the graduate schools of the universities of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Rochester, Michigan, and Iowa; and Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and Brown Universities.
The graduate deans of these universities agreed that the examinations are valuable in classifying candidates for graduate schools, scholarships and fellowships, in addition to indicating to the student his intellectual resources.
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Enemy Float Planes Attack U. S. Ships
Washington, (INS)—Two Japanese float planes today attacked American ships operating in the western Aleutians, the navy disclosed, indicating that war operations are spreading throughout the Pacific.
The navy failed to disclose what types of vessels they were, but mention of the fact that they were "operating" indicated that they were warships of some type on a mission in an area dominated by the Japanese. No damage was inflicted on the ships.
WEATHER
Light rain extreme southwest portion today, little change in temperature in west portion. Slightly warmer in east portion today. Little change in temperature tonight except slightly warmer extreme east portion.
Birthday Dance To Be Tomorrow
Tomorrow evening University students will have a chance to participate in the nationwide campaign against infantile paralysis at the President's Birthday Ball, from 9 to 12 in the Community building
to 12, in the Community building. Profits from the dance will be used in two ways. Half of the money, to be used in preventative measures, will go to the national foundation which is also sponsoring the March of Dimes to the White House for the same cause. The other half of the profits will remain in Lawrence for local use for corrective measures such as the purchasing and repairing of braces for infantile paralysis victims.
Dr. Forrest C. Allen, chairman of the Hill committee for the sale of tickets, said today that students and faculty members who do not care to attend the dance may send their $1 contribution to him at his office in Robinson gymnasium. Dr. Allen said that the back shop workers in the Journalism building have made a 100 percent contribution to the cause.
Tickets for the Ball will remain on sale at $1 per couple in the various University school offices until 5 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets will also be on sale at the Community building tomorrow evening.
Schedule Nine More Mid-Weeks
The mid-week held last night in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building was called a "success" today by Newell Jenkins, chairman of the Student Union Activities Commission. More than four hundred students danced to the music of Bachmann and Pope's band. Nine more mid-weeks have been scheduled.
There will be a limit of 200 stags for the mid-week Wednesday in the main lounge of the Memorial Union building. The schedule, of mid-weeks planned for this semester is Feb. 3, 17, and 24; March 10, 17, and 31; April 14 and 28 and May 12.
Charles F. Kettering, president of the research laboratories division of the General Motors Corp., who was a convocation speaker at the University this week, has donated the usual honorarium paid to convocation speakers, to the University library, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
Speaker Honorarium Donated For Books
In making the gift, Kettering specified that books purchased with the fund should be in the fields of aeronautics and plastics.
Some of the popular songs includes are "Anchors Aweigh", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Moonlight and Roses", "My Reverie", and "Somewhere over the Rainbow". Older numbers are "Dark Eyes", "The Band Placed On", "The Man on the Flying Depeze" and "My
Includes Popular Songs
Grades To Be Available To Students in Two Weeks
Miessner and Maddy Write New Song Book
The first edition came off the press Jan. 1 and within two weeks more than two hundred thousand copies were sold. The publisher, Jack Robbins, of the Robbins Music Corporation, has prophesised that two million copies will be sold this year.
Dr. W. Otto Miessner, professor of education and public school music, is co-author with Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, professor of radio music education at the University of Michigan, of the new "All-American Song Book" which includes more than forty current songs as well as hymns, carols, western songs, and old familiar songs.
Grades will not be available at the registrar's office for at least two weeks, Laurence C. Woodruff, registrar, announced today. Lack of sufficient help in the registrar's office has brought about the delay, he said.
Darling Clementine". Long-time favorites like "Loves Old Sweet Song",
"Annie Laurie" and "Jeanie with the Light-Brown Hair" are also included.
Among the hymns are "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God", "Prayer of Thanksgiving" and "Abide with Me". Spirituals are represented by "Swing Low, Sweet Charlot" and others. Designed for Schools
Designed for Schools
The song book, which is designed for use in schools and homes was planned by Dr. Miesner, Dr. Maddy and Mr. Robbins last August at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. Plans were being made the
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Air Force Offers Meteorology
The Meteorology Division of the Army Air Forces will offer an 8 to 20 months course in meteorology, designed to prepare students for active duty in advanced or intermediate air fields and weather stations, it was announced today by E. B. Stouffer, chairman of the mathematics department.
US Gives Funds For Nursing
"Any man 18 years old, or over, of sound body, who has demonstrated high-grade ability in mathematics, is eligible to
The University has just been advised by Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr., Surgeon General of the United States, that funds have been set aside by the federal government for a limited number of scholarships for students in the school of nursing, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
Provision of these funds supplements the efforts the University hospitals have been making in training nurses for government service. The government has requested 50- 000 nurses from the various hospital training centers throughout the country, and the University of Kansas has already added extra classes (or nurses to its curriculum.
Young women interested in making application for any of the new nursing scholarships have been requested to contact Miss Sara Patterson, superintendent of nurses at the University of Kansas Hospitals, Kansas City, Kans., or Dr. H. R. Wahl, dean of the school of medicine.
Sandelius Speaks On World Affairs
The University's Student Pan-American League and the International Relations Club will meet together tonight to hear Prof. W. E. Sandelius of the political science department lecture on the Culbertson plan for world reorganization
Antonio F, Lulli, president of the Student Pan-American League, stated that the current semester was destined to see great movements toward a closer unity of the countries within the western hemisphere; consequently, he said, there should be a closer unity in the work of the two international clubs of the University.
The meeting will be held in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building at 8:00 p.m. Students, faculty members and townspersons, not affiliated with either the Pan-American League or the International Relations club, but who are interested in present world diplomatic affairs have been invited to attend.
N. Y. U. Sees 111th Year New York University is in its 111th academic year.
apply for such training, provided he is not in the Naval Reserve or in advanced ROTC and has not been ordered up already for induction." Dr. Stouffer said. Men enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps are eligible to apply, he stated.
Receives Commissions
Upon completion of the course, which varies in length from 8 to 20 months, according to the amount of mathematics he has taken in college, the trainee is given a commission as second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.
Interviewer Here
Application blanks and further information concerning the course are available now at the mathematics office in Frank Strong hall, according to Dr. Stouffer. Any persons interested in the course should call at the office immediately, he advised.
Dr. Robert W. Webb, assistant professor of geology at the University of California at Los Angeles, and special interviewer for the meteorology programs, will be on the campus Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday to conduct interviews with interested students. The interviews will be conducted in Dr. Stouffer's office.
Three plans are now open to applicants. Plan A provides 8 months of college training for those who have completed mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and one year of college physics. Plan B provides 6 months of college training for those who have completed mathematics through analytic geometry. Plan C provides 12 months of college training for those who have completed 2 years of high school mathematics and one year of
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Former Fine Arts Student Is Honored With Service Cross
Brigadier General Ennis C. Whitehead, New Guinea air commander, was one of the twelve ranking officers (six Americans and six Australians) who were awarded Distinguished Service Crosses last week by General Douglas MacArthur for "marked efficiency and precise execution of operations during the Papuan campaign" on New Guinea island in the South Pacific.
Brig. Gen. Whitehead was a member of School of Fine Arts class of 1920.