PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934 University Daily Kansan University Daily Kansan Oral Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS Editor-in-Chief JAMES PATTERSON Lucy Tree William Bizzard Manelle Editor ROBERT SMITH Campus Editor Mercer Herford Bachelor's Degree in College Boards Editor Rosemary B. Haze Rechallenge Editor Hannah Randall Sunday Edition George Lerring Sunday Edition Glen Glover Margaret Green Darcieby Smith Daniel Roees Gretchen Group Paul Woodmane Martin Smith Virgil Parker Simon Smith Advertising Manager ... Clairene E. Mandle Citizenization Manager ... Willebur Leatherman Telephone Business Office...K.I. 66 Health Care Office...K.J. 65 Night Connection, Business Office...270193 Technical Support...K.B. 47 - Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and on Sunday morning except during school holidays by students at the University of Kansas, from the Press of the University of Kansas, from the Press of the Department of Journalism WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1934 EFFICIENT ENROLLMENT There has been considerable discussion relating to the time that is evidently wasted in the enrollment of the students at the beginning of each semester. It has been pointed out that enrollment is conducted in other schools as large as the University, or larger, with less confusion and in a shorter space of time than our present enrollment system requires. Professor W. J. Baumgartner, has taken enough interest in that question to compile data of the time that is actually spent, the outcome of the report being printed in Tuesday's Kansan. He discovered that under our present method we actually use enough time for twenty students to acquire their bachelor of arts degree, or enable three professors to take a leave of absence for the period of one year. These statistics speak for themselves in regard to the efficiency of the system of enrollment now being used. Further discussion is now in order. It may be said that no constructive suggestions have been made in relation to this question. Perhaps a survey of various methods used by other schools of comparative size to our own might show the way to devise a more efficient system of our own. Now that we have that long looked-for winter, how many weather crabbers have we? RADICAL? From the Daily O'Collegian down at Oklahoma A. and M. we glean the following: "The Daily Orange of Syracuse University hails the radical educational experiment taking place at Kansas University. No courses are required, no classes are compulsory, and time is one's own. We look forward to the day when Oklahoma A. and M. will also abandon its time honored methods of teaching for the newer systems. Here the courses are un-co-ordinated. One studies, not to broaden his outlook or to fit a course into his educational plan, but because that course is required or will add hours toward graduation. . ." Shades of Morpheus! And after all this trampling on each other's toes, floundering around with junior-senior courses, inveigling reluctant professors into handing out the necessary grade points, putting off group requirements as long as possible—and after all this, we find out that the rumor is running wild that our own University has abandoned all this for the sake of a radical experiment! We must step down off of that elevated pedestal where Syracuse and Oklahoma A. and M. have erroneously placed us; we, too, are still stumbling along in that selfsame mire of convention, compulsory attendance, grades, and required courses. There is one ray of hope: Kansas is alert. She is studying and thinking, with a committee investigating re-arrangement of courses, looking into the possibility of a wider, more general schedule for freshmen and sophomores. But as yet, this group has found nothing that it deems sufficiently superior to what we now have, to warrant the University's pulling up its conventional anchors and starting a cruise on a radical, experimental course. If you are continually seeing spats before your eyes, you can attribute it to the deep snow and the masculine dislike of getting the ankles wet. OUR POLITICAL REASONING The writer of last Sunday's Campus Opinion on the subject of the Lawrence police and the Rowlands Book Store incident used an argument to which the Kansan must take exception. He argued that these sincere, courteous officers have had to put up with much thoughtless disregard for the law and the many pranks in which students indulge. There is no justification either for letting the students "get by" with anything unlawful or for carelessness in duty on that ground. The Kansan is no party to any agreement to overlook or disregard the law in favor of students or anyone else. The reasoning of the writer of the Campus Opinion smacks considerably of that employed by many political leaders in large cities, where it is understood that it is a mutual benefit proposition. The Kansan makes no claim of being able to state the issue dogmatically, but it is desirous of pointing out the inconsistency of the argument. The growth of our political institutions has been such that much that same idea prevails in the reasoning of people not directly in politics. A recent definition of "college bred" failed to mention that it is too often corn bread. TO KANSAS PIONEERS That succeeding generations of youthful Kansans may come in close contact with the history of their state, that the high standards of the pioneers may not be lost, the memorial committee of the Douglas County Old Settlers' association have proposed a building to be erected on the University campus. Douglas county, as well as Kansas, is rich in historical background. It is fitting that these traditions be preserved, and it is an especially gracious and fitting gesture in the Old Settlers' association to move for the erection of a memorial on the campus. DANGEROUS BUSINESS BOOK ASSIGNMENTS As a result of the recent snowfall, bob-sledding has become the favorite pastime of students. Country roads and hills have been swarming with sleds for the past few days. Some students hitch their Bob-sleds to automobiles, a particularly dangerous pastime. There is a Lawrence ordinance that prohibits this, and Lawrence police have been busy attempting to enforce it. Several students have suffered minor injuries as a result of the dangerous diversion, and all of these injuries might easily have proved more serious. If you must coast, pick out a quiet spot where there is no traffic. The majority of the classes conducted for upper-classmen, and some few of the freshman and sophomore courses require a good deal of outside reading. The usual procedure for the professor is to assign an outside reading and require that it be performed before a certain time by the student. Outside readings are important, and they are essential to a thoroughly comprehensive knowledge of a course. In too many cases, however, the instructor over-emphasizes the importance of the reading. Frequently the reference is prohibitively long for the time allowed. That is unfair to the student. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1934 Notices due at Chancellor's Office at 11 a.m. on regular afternoon publication days and 11:30 a.m. for Sunday issues. Regular meeting Thursday night, March 1, at 7:30. A demonstration of the prone pressure method of artificial respiration will be given by representatives of the Kansas Power and Light company. JOHN BONDURANT, Secretary. Vol. XXXI A. I. E. E.： APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 1934-35: APPLICATIONS Applications for scholarships for 1934-35 will be received in room 310 Fraser hall on Thursday, March 1, at 10:30, and on Friday, March 2, at 9:30, or appointment may be made by telephone. E. GALLOO, Chairman. A. S. M. E. There will be a regular meeting of A.S.M.E. Thursday night, March 1, at 8 o'clock, in room 210 Marvin hall. A motion picture entitled "Welding" will be shown. LEWIS W. BENZ, Secretary. DELTA PHI DELTA: MID WEEK VARSITY: "Quotation—Despair in rhetoric I; students and professors who are interviewed; that which is to be denied in the next issue." new rulings by the College faculty, made on recommendation of authorities of the School of Medicine, will require the medical student to have either two years in the College and two years in the School of Medicine for a degree of Delta Phi Delta will meet in room 310 Administration building at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1. KAY SEVENBILD, Publicity Chairman. The regular mid week weekship will be held between 7 to 8 o'clock in the Memorial Union building. C, OZWIN RUTLEDE, Manager. PI EPSILON PI: There will be a meeting of the Ku Ku's in Fraser hall Thursday evening March 1, at 8:30. HARRY F. JOHNSON, President. "Quitter—A term of opprobrium, as one who refuses to pay his student Union pledge; athletic pest rare in Kansas. "Quiz—Stuffed club wielded by faculty; semi-aligned reign of terror; plague intended for the wicked students, but dangerous for the good as well. SENIOR CLASS: There will be a meeting of the Senior class at 7:30 Thursday evening in the Little Theater in Green hall. HOWARD HOVER, President. TAU NU TAU; There will be a short meeting of Tau Nu Tau Wednesday afternoon at 5:20 in Fowler shops. All members please be present. CHAS, SPAHRi, President. The K.U. dictionary again introduces one of its unique analyzes of a letter. The letter chosen is "Q." The instructor ought to realize that the student is enrolled in other courses also requiring readings of some length, and to take this factor into consideration in making the assignments. The excess of outside reading that seems to be prevailing on the campus might well be avoided by the professor's doing some research in the material for his course that would discover readings more pertinent and condensed. XAVIER CLUB: There will be a meeting of the Xavier club tomorrow, Thursday, March 1, at 7.15. All Catholic men attending the University are cordially invited to be present. T. C. LAWRENCE, Secretary. A teacher dislikes to have his course labeled a "snap," and he may feel that if he gives heavy outside readings that the course will be looked upon by students as one offering a complete grasp of the subject in question. The chief difficulty is that the student will not read the long assignments as carefully as he would a shorter one. He is therefore not getting as much out of the course as he should. When the student complains about outside readings the professor may say "lazy student," but perhaps we could say instead, "lazy prof." Twenty Years Ago (Feb. 24-27,1914) By George Lerrigo. An attempt was made by Dean Olin Templin to find two students who would be willing to go to Santiago, Chile, to represent the United States at the fourth International Congress of American Students. A student was killed coasting down the 14th street hill several weeks prior to the announcement. A warning to all students who were taking advantage of the heavy snow to coast or bob-aled was issued by Chancellor Strong. His bulletin stated: "I feel it my duty to warn all students against coasting on the hill streets of Lawrence. The University desires to encourage all reasonable sport, but容易 too dangerous, such as coasting is, it is unreasonable and unintuitable." Requirements asked of students who might apply for this privilege were a fluent knowledge of Spanish or French; junior standing; be acknowledged as a representative student, and being able to pay traveling expenses. The United States would provide funds for the student's entertainment, while they were at the congress. Bachelor of Science, or three years in the College and one year in the School of Medicine for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The student must also have spent one year of residence in the College to secure the privilege if offering medical work towards his degree, and must also have a recommendation from the dean of the School of Medicine towards the degree. Our Contemporaries SENIOR COURSES Severe Daily Orange After three years of college the average person is a bit fed up. He has studied by classroom assignment the lives and works of individual men and he has learned the methods whereby one does a mathematical problem or a scientific experiment. And so unless there is some real interest in more math, he can't memorize the average person in college finds the studies of his senior year tiresome. The average is emphasized here because it needs to be. Universities are of necessity conducted for their benefit; the student finds and develops his own course of study and enjoys it. Under a good instructor he requires thorough preparation in any field and all its ramifications that will be suitable to his talents. But this is not so with most of us. Instead we need courses in our senior year which connect facts. We need courses that point out the limbs between different bits of knowledge we have absorbed. It has been our experience that a few courses do just this thing. Their value is obvious. There is so little gain in knowing a man's name and what he wrote, when we do not know where he fits into the scheme of things and what the effect of that fitting has been or will be. The senior year is the time to put things together if we wish to go out of college conscious of the dynamic progress of civilization; conscious of why and what the problems are we face today. We wish professors might stress to their classes of the last year in college more than individual fact. Send the Kansan home. 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