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Tuesdav, September 13, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
State to review education test
By David Stewart Kansan staff writer
The state Board of Education will meet today and tomorrow in Topeka to consider a recommendation to the Kansas Minimum Competency Test.
The test, which has been developed each year at the University of Kansas since 1799, is administered to second, fourth, sixth, and eighth grade students each year to gauge their math and reading skills.
their math and reading skills.
The testing program is scheduled to end in March 1989.
Berk Jackson, testing specialist for the state Department of Education, said the department staff was recommending that the program continue
until 1995.
Jackson said that 1990 would be used as a developmental year, to revise the tests.
One recommended revision, Jackson said, was to add consumer-oriented skills to the reading and writing skills of the eighth and sixth grade levels.
grade levels.
"We want to test any skills that might be essential to everyday life," Jackson said.
Josep Gogio, co-director of KU's Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation, said KU responsibility was to keep students on the course the state wanted.
"The real question for the state is,
"What does it want to accomplish?""
Poggio said.
whatever areas the state wants. But first, the state must decide what those areas are, Poggio said.
Sherry Slake, a counselor at Lawrence High School, said the school wanted a different evaluation of students' math abilities than it received from the Kansas Minimum Complement Test.
Slade said that the wording on some of the math problems was too complex for students who were not strong readers.
"The math is not what we want," Slade said. "It's too verbal."
Since she said, So, Slade said, the math teachers at the high school might make their own evaluation test.
New scholarship halls not priority Buildings will depend on money raised by Campaign Kansas
By Jeremy Kohn Kansan staff writer
The planned construction of two new scholarship halls will depend on the type and amount of money raised by the foundation. The plan is to build a
KU officials said last fall that more scholarship halls were on their construction agenda.
Jim Martin, executive vice president of the Kansas University Endowment Association, said that if Campaign Kansas raised enough money, $3 million would be spent to build the halls.
Campaign Kansas is a five-year, four-member drive for the University. It is scheduled to end July 1.
1922 James Scaly, assistant to Chancellor Gene A. Budig, said the scholarship halles were second in priority for construction projects. He said the first priority was building a new performing arts center. A collection goal of about $25 million has been set for all construction projects.
A decision on the scholarship halls will be made near the end of the fund-raising period in 1982.
the end of the tune rousing you do it all.
If the drive turns out the way we want it, we will build
the scholarship halls. If it doesn't, we will still consider the idea." Scally said.
Sexually said an individual donor would be the surrealest of collecting money for the halls. But enough unrestricted donations to fund a college are needed.
Unrestricted money can be used at the University's discretion. Scally said.
John Searle, director of public relations for the Endowment Association, said about $80 million had been collected, about $1.5 million of which was unrestricted. The association's goal to collect about $3.5 million in unrestricted funds
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said construction of the scholarship halls was not a priority issue for the school.
"I don't believe they have a donor who has come with money for the completion of the scholarship hall."
Construction plans for the scholarships halls have not been discussed in detail.
Alen Wiechert, director of facilities planning, said the halls probably would be built near 43rd and Louisiana St.
Site plan for apartment complex withdrawn; county to hear south trafficway proposals
Bv Deb Gruver
Kansan staff writer
A request to the Lawrence City Commission for development of a three-story, 18-unit apartment complex in the 1000 block of Westdale Road was withdrawn yesterday.
yesterday.
Bo Newsm, a Lawrence contractor, had requested that the area be changed from the original plan of professional offices to an apartment complex.
Price Banks, city planning director, said that the area has an number of ways, including both office space and land.
position needs him. In other plantation business, the Douglas County Committee will be a three-member selection committee at its meeting yesterday to hear proposals for the south Lawrence trafficway.
"The item was withdrawn probably because of the opposition he has had from residents of that area."
County Commissioner Nancy Hiebert said that the committee would review about 30 proposals from engineering firms that want to be considered for work on the proposed trafficway. The committee will choose about six firms, and a negotiations committee will select the final proposal.
Tom Graves, Lawrence resident, is trying to make some extra money by renting himself out as a nerd.
Men make money be renting themselves as nerds at parties
By Jeremy Kohn
Kansan staff writer
Tom Graves is a nerd entrepreneur.
But only when he wants to be Graves, 30, owner of Kwaiyat Comes, a luxury boutique, to make a profit from his former adolescent personality
"I used to be a nerd years ago in a small Kansas town. Once I got away, my eyes were opened," Grayes said.
attend the party and just talk with the guests.
Graves said that he came up with the idea to make money and have fun. He said that if his services were ever hired, he would
Now Graves is advertising his services as a nerd for party entertainment. Graves said that he would spend on crazy things. He will charge $30 per hour for himself and his partner, or another, for Parker. He is included
the graves' luck may change. if Graves' luck may change, if Parker, 30 and unemployed, joins him.
"Some people just want the total nerd, and Arthur has the credentials," Graves said.
Parker, dressed in tan polyester slacks and a worn short-sleeved dress shirt, agreed.
"As I understand my credentials, all I have to do is respond naturally," Parker said.
Although Parker said he has almost no social experience, he does enjoy role-playing games.
"I'm not into Dungeons and Dragons so much as Champions," he said. In Champions, players who are armored in comic book super-heroes.
"I usually game about four
nights a week. I'm a fairly experienced player," Parker said.
Numbers hold no mystery for Parker. He said Einstein's theories first interested him in seven grade, and he taught himself calculus while at Lawrence high school Tensor calculus is useful in describing curved or warped spaces.
Parker said he amused himself while waiting in movie theaters by breaking down his ticket numbers to their prime factors.
He hasn't always been unemployed.
"A while back I tried to get my Ph.D. but I got stuck in the middle," he said.
"He's absolutely one of the most talented mathematicians we have ever seen," said Judy Roftman, professor of mathematics.
Hewlett Packard Representatives will be on campus Sept. 14 to answer questions about their NEW CALCULATORS.
Business Calculators:
Scientific calculators: HP-28S UD-97S
HP-28S
HP-27S
HP-19B HP-17B
Stop by the K.U. Bookstore in the Burge Union Level 2 Visit with the H.P. representatives
864-5697
Stop by the K.U. Bookstore
11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.