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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1938
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Another Reason For Low Grades
Low grades have been blamed on a wide variety of things, from inadequate apple polishing to poor reading habits. But now comes Prof. S. S. Visher of the department of geology and geography of Indiana University with statistics proving that the smallest percentage of scholastic honors goes to students within easy traveling distance of home. This is at least true in Indiana. A similar study might prove interesting here.
Kansas City corresponds to Indianapolis as the Mecca for university students. Any week end spent in the city is almost the signal for a reunion of students there. One sees as many familiar faces walking down Main street as one recognizes in campus classrooms.
"Logic," says the Indiana Daily Student, "forces the conclusion that this accessibility to home results in more frequent weekend absences from the campus and an appreciable difference in amount of time devoted to studying, with consequent effects on grades and honors."
The Daily Student recommends moving its University, en toto, to the city. A similar procedure here would likewise save time now spent in traveling to and fro. More studying would be accomplished and a larger percentage of students could make the last hurdle-graduation.
Bu for the time being, it will probably be more profitable to let Mahomet and the mountain remain apart and depend on reading clinics and library work to improve grades.
Politics一
Harbinger of Spring
March is the month when the Hill politician sluffs off his winter crust of books and classroom accumulation, and revels in the early spring lime-light. As the evenings grow longer and warmer, so do the midnight caucuces and the political headaches. Student bosses discuss possible candidates, and seek vulnerable points in their opponents' armor.
Soon innocent rooming house denizens, seeking to recapture some of the sleep lost on the last trip to the City, will be besieged by droves of rival campaigners. Freshmen will revel in new importance. Friends will gap at a new cordiality.
And the fitting climax will be the day when the average independent voter, upon whom hangs the outcome of the election, nine times out of ten, sells his vote to the party whose representative first offers him a free ride up the Hill.
"Serious minded" students and young political scientists will deplore the situation which has allowed Campus politics to degenerate into a mere farce, a caricature of what student government was originally intended to mean. "Campus Opinion" writers will take pen in hand to point out that the M.S.C. with its elective offices is intended as a laboratory for political science, where future statesmen are now missing golden opportunities to learn better how to govern future generations. Under the present set-up there can be little preparation for the serious business of governing and law making later on, they will say.
Please sirs, how do you get that way? What better practical experience could there be for entering American politics on a grand scale, than helping to engineer a local Campus election? Here you will find all the elements—parties, bosses, mug-wumping, mud-slinging—which to go make up state and national politics. Maybe we practice it with a little more simplicity, a little more naivetie, but the fundamental ingredients and basic recipe are just about the same.
Worry, Worry— About America First
Nazification of Austria goes on. And American newspapers loudly condemn Hitter for his purge of Jews. A wave of suicides h a swept over the new vassal state of Germany. Emil Fey, the Vice-Chancellor under Dollfus, shot his wife, his son, and himself. Father-daughter joint suicides have been carefully kept from the Austrian papers.
In America there is a general horror at the extreme means Austrian Jews have resorted to in order to save themselves from Hitler's expected liquidation of members of their religion. Yet the very seeds for such a program live in the United States, too. Especially is this true in cities where there is a large "foreign" element. In rural districts individuals tend to become more easily assimilated. Labor is not so distinctly divided and social gatherings are usually somewhat more all-inclusive of the general countryside. Many high school as well as university social organizations exclude Jews and others not strictly "American" (whatever may mean).
With a little careful propaganda placed in
a few strategic cities, many professed anti- Nazis might easily become Aryan-loving, Jew-baiting people.
If we would destroy the fertility of these Jew-hating seeds in the United States, race prejudice (in itself unfounded since it is generally conceded that there is no pure race) should be wiped out.
After all, a Jew is as much an American as the rest of us.
It's Modern But Is It Art
A conservative painter named Henry J. P. Billings took steps last week to test the critical judgment of an art jury. He entered one of his paintings in the annual exhibition of the Art League of Springfield, Mass. When his picture, Opus No. 1, was accepted by the art jury for the exhibit, Mr. Billings resigned from the Art League.
The explanation for this unexpected and unusual move is simple. Mr. Billings evidently is not so conservative in his jokes as in his pictorial efforts. He deliberately attempted to paint the worst picture possible in design, color, technique and drawing. The result was Oous No. 1.
Time quotes Mr. Billings' own views on the whole matter: "Judges should be selected who have background enough to distinguish good from bad in modern art."
Perhaps Henry Billings underestimates his own artistic ability. After all, one can hardly blame the art judges if modern art seems a little confusing.
Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the American Medical Journal, speaking in Des Moines recently, urged a negative reaction to the Wassermann test as requisite to marriage in Iowa. He said that a campaign will soon be launched in 41 states where no such law exists, for such legislation.
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Vol. 35 Tuesday, March 29,1938 No.124
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The regular weekly meeting will be held this afternoon in room C. Myers hall. All students and faculty members are invited to attend—Jack Dalby, President.
GERMAN LANGUAGE TABLE: A11 those who wish to speak German are invited to the German table, which meets in the lounge of the Union building, 320 West 78th Street; a different obligation other than to speak German.—W. B. Schauffraff
"ISMS" COMMISSION "The "Isms" Commission of W.Y.C.A. will meet at 436 this afternoon at Henney house. Miss Ethel Clark will speak and lead the discussion on this subject. All interested to attend - email: xymanm@yumans.org
OFFICIAL STUDENT CORRESPDONTES' BUREAU: Mr. Henry Werner will speak at the meeting of the bureau at 4:30 this afternoon in the Journalism building. His topic will be "The Union Building and the University." He will also be a discussion of the prices. All correspondents are urged to attend—C. H. Mullen, Chairman.
SPANISH CLUB: El Altene will meet this Thursday at 3:30 in CL13 Strong牢墙 hall. Professor Karl Matern will give an illustrated lecture on Spanish literature and grammar. The public is invited—Karl Ruppehlat, President.
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On the eastern slope of Mount Oread in the 300 block on Louisiana street, stands a three-story building that is little known to University of Kansas students. Passing this building on their way down the hill, students know vaguely that this brown-shingle building is Oread Training School. But few of them know much about it.
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1910 Prof. Charles H. Johnson, then dean of the School of Education, realizing the need for practical training for seniors in his school, conceived the idea of a training course to prepare men interested in the project, Oread Training School was organized. The purpose of the school was two-fold: to provide practical training in teaching for seniors in the School of Education; and to make of it a model high school.
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In the fall of 1911 the training school opened its doors for the first time in Myers hall with an enrollment of 50 students. It was under the direction of Prof. A. W. Trettien, assistant professor of education. Since that time Oread has been directed by Dr. H. W. Nutt, Prof. W. H. Johnson, Prof. F. J. Weersing, Dr. W. Twente, now professor in the School of Education, and Prof. E. M. Belles. The present director is Dr. F. O. Russell, associate professor in the School of Education.
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In April, 1915, plans were made for the erection of the structure that now houses the school. In 1920 Oread was recognized as an accredited high school by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been continuously accredited since then. The latter is one of the most influential accrediting associations in this country. Oread is also on the list of high schools approved by the
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State Department of Education. Average Is Kept at 100
The average enrollment at Oreden is kept at 100 pupils. The students use the library, home economics laboratories, museums, and athletic fields of the University "The Oreden Oracle," the school magazine, is published by the journalism class every three weeks. Last year an orchestra was organized which is continuing its work this year.
Under the supervision of faculty members of the University, seniors in the School of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who are prospective teachers are enrolled in courses to observe and study the high school work carried on at Oread. Here they receive practical teaching experience. Faculty members of the University faculty, each of whom has had successful teaching experience.
Last semester 42 University seniors were granted the privilege of teaching there. This semester 77 students were taught and practice teaching at Oread.
Bert A. Nash, president of the Kansas Mental Hygiene Society and professor of education at the University, will present his yearly report at the annual convention of the Miss Missert Twente, assistant professor of sociology, is a member of its board of directors.
Professor Nash To Give Mental Hygiene Report
The program issued by Doctor Nash shows the principal speakers will be Dr. Charles A. Rymer, director of the Colorado Psychopathic hospital of Denver; and Dr. Mandel Sherman, psychologist and psychiatrist, on the faculty of the University of Chicago.
nual report at the Friday evening meeting, preceding the address, "Mental Health in the Community," by Doctor Rymer.
Doctor Nash will present his an-
A feature of the Saturday afternoon program will be a presentation of the clinical facilities now available in the mental health program in Kansas.
The society is a lay organization appealing to individuals interested in a social welfare program. The purpose of the organization is to fester interest and action toward makiing the social structure more effective in meeting the problems of the individual person.
The annual convention is the highlight of the society's yearly activities and is conducted primarily as an educational project on mental hygiene problems.
If you have, quite by accident of course, lost something valuable, that you prized very highly advertise it in the Kansan Wants Ads.
April Fool VARSITY DANCE
You Have Asked For It. So Here It Is.
"A Skirt and Sweater Varsity" (or anything you want to wear)
RED BLACKBURN SWINGING LIGHTLY
Note: Steakfriers and picnickers particularly invited.
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