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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 18, 1960
Act of Renunciation
Monday, a reporter from the Daily Kansan was given a list of those passing the English Proficiency examination. However, it was explained, the English Proficiency Committee, a committee which is composed of faculty members from departments and schools requiring the examination, will no longer be able to release the percentage of those failing the test.
The spokesman for the committee said he was sorry but it was the new committee policy not to reveal these figures.
W. P. ALBRECHT, professor of English and chairman of the English department, said it was departmental policy not to release such information because it is not a departmental examination.
A story in yesterday's Kansan added some interesting information on the policy of the English Proficiency Committee.
The eight faculty members denied the existence of any policy of not releasing percentages of failures. One member of the committee pointed out the committee's function was more in planning the administration of the examination and devising ways of improving it — or abolishing it if deemed necessary.
The new policy of not releasing percentages seems to have been formulated by the two spokesmen of the committee: Messrs. Dykstra and Albrecht of the English department.
WHY DON'T THEY want the figures released? A member of the Committee probably concluded rightfully: "... The English department is tired of receiving the brunt of all proficiency criticism when the examination is not a requirement for their department."
The English department obviously doesn't wish to claim this controversial test. The proprietors of the English language may prepare the essay questions, administer the test and grade the papers. But they deny legitimate ownership, or any responsibility for the examination.
The students may never know the percentages of failures if ownership of this orphan examination is not established.
THE STUDENTS HAVE every right to this knowledge. Those who will be taking the test again may have the consolation of knowing that approximately three or four out of every 10 students met the same fate. If the percentages remain enclosed in a shroud of secrecy, students may be tempted to postpone taking the test until they are seniors — certainly an impractical action if they desire some surety of graduating.
And most important of all, it should be possible to reduce the number of failures. By emphasizing that this is no simple test, that there are many failures, the committee will be stressing the importance of the examination.
— Doug Yocom
More on Chagla
Editor:
I would like to be allowed to make a reply to some of the remarks of the Indian ambassador during his visit to this campus. In his attempt to mislead his audience the distinguished visitor branded Pakistan as an aggressor in Kashmir and asserted that for the sake of peace India referred this matter to the U.N. Security Council. He, however, deliberately failed to point out that India has intransigently and continuously foiled thirteen attempts of the U.N. to find a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue. He further revealed that the mighty armies of nonviolent India could have thrown the Pakistani out of Kashmir if they had wanted to. Nothing is further from the truth. Here we must turn to a foreign observer for a bit of useful information. In a letter to the Manchester Guardian Lord Birdwood says:
"The United Nations has generally been credited with achieving
the Cease-fire (in Kashmir) on January 1, 1949."
But he considers this assumption to be false and points out that the Cease-fire in Kashmir, "was the direct result of a fierce artillery battle on December 14th, 1948 in which the Pakistan army shattered the Indian line of communications."
The Indian ambassador either by misunderstanding or by malice towards Pakistan has greatly overstated the Indian case on Kashmir. What except retrospective vanity can explain the urge to defend a precarious position?
"When one observes that the high idealism of the Indian government in international matters breaks down completely when confronted with the question of Kashmir, it is difficult to avoid a feeling of
It has become routine with the Indian leaders to preach international morality abroad while practicing imperialistic and opportunistic policies at home. I turn to Lord Russel when he in his book, "The Modern World" says:
despair."
Furthermore, we are to understand that the Indian aggression in Hyderabad and Junagadh was an act of non-violence? It is instructive to hear the Indian leaders talk about the "Indian might" whatever it is worth — in their dealings with Pakistan, but sheepishly exalting the virtues of non-violence when confronted with the Big Brother from the North, who is already in possession of a big slice of Indian territory, contemptuously looking towards Delhi. Courage and honesty abhor such double standards.
Rab N. Malik
Karachi, Pakistan Senior
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS By Dick Bibler
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"Let's get him one with a bell."
End of the Debate?
Editor:
As far as I am concerned, this letter ends the debate. In conclusion, I wish to clarify, for the gentleman from Topeka, the meaning and intent of my previous letter.
The first concerning Nixon was to show the Democrats' criticism was a case of the pot calling the kettle black. I neither condemned nor praised Nixon's tactics, his record or his personal outlook on life in general.
The second letter was to record only a few examples of what past Democratic administrations have given the people. I assure him it was only a partial listing. And may I remind the Topekan that the introduction of "free love" left him surprisingly short of the facts. If that identifies a socialist, it only tightens the fit of the shoe. Were he to investigate the files of the county welfare agency, he will find it listed under "Aid to Unwed Mothers." I hope he realizes that he contributes his share.
As for Getty and his New Deal millions, he just happens to be one of the Pauls I referred to in my second letter. The Democratic tax structure calls this 27 per cent depletions allowance to preserve our natural resources.
I wish the socio-political philosophers and the political scientists so concerned with the welfare of their fellow man, would recheck the history of past civilizations. They will discover, to their dismay I suppose, that it was the self-reliant, opportunistic pioneer that did the building and the whining, sap-sucking, "you-owe-me-a-living" hangers-on that led them to eventual destruction.
Finally, I wish to thank the Kansan and Mr. McDaniel for vouching for my existence. It's been fun.
Ignatius Schumacher.
Ignatius Schmacacher
Hays graduate student
"It's your turn next."
Rolling Wagon
By Lauren S. Ward Ottawa freshman
Several weeks ago, had I been asked who the Democratic Presidential nominee was going to be. I would have snapped back with the following statements: He will be a "dark horse." He won't be a Catholic. He will come from the Senate. He will be relatively wealthy. His name is Lyndon Johnson.
AT THIS TIME, I can find fault with the first, second, and last of these statements. At the time I would have picked Lyndon Johnson, things looked as if they might develop into a "big three" race among John Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey, and Adlai Stevenson. The West Virginia primary was looming on Kennedy's horizon like a cloud of dust from the West, obscuring the sun. Riding this cloud of dust was, of course, Hubert Humphrey. Sailing high above, more or less coasting on his reserve gas, was Adlai Stevenson.
Things have changed. The West Virginia primary brought Kennedy a whopping margin of votes with which to blow away Humphrey's cloud. Convention time draws near and still the expected murmurings from Adlai Stevenson's sturdy old motor haven't come. Kennedy and his freshly-scrubbed family are going stronger than ever. The dark horses are just a little bit darker.
My contention is this, then, with many days of fair weather, John F. Kennedy will be the Demoeratic Presidential nominee. If not, that dark sloop from the South, the L. B. Johnson, might sail in ahead of him.
THIS IS just a "dressed up" way of saying that Kennedy's chances are now better than ever. Humphrey had counted on 95% Protestant West Virginia to rain Hell-fire and brimstone on the Catholic upstart. Obviously it didn't, so Humphrey tucked his tail between his legs and ran back under the porch. With the loss of Humphrey's drag, the Kennedy band wagon seems to be picking up both steam and passengers (West Virginia and Nebraska). In spite of the weakening of the axles, a result of Kennedy's religion, the spokes, comprised of a fresh, sparkling, attractive and tireless family, great personal wealth and charm, and a strict diet consisting entirely of work, seem to be holding the wheels together for the duration of the journey. The question now is if the wagon gets across the pass in time for convention, will Kennedy be the one to step out first? Some say his driver, Chester Bowles, will precede the youthful senator. Others feel that hiding in the wagon is the old dark horse, Lydon B. Johnson.
I THINK that Kennedy will be at the reins for the Democratic team. Certainly no one can deny the willingness of the young man from Massachusetts to hold on as tight as he can. Likewise, his wagon is sure to be among the best equipped, both with personable traveling companions and with the best equipment Daddy's money can buy. Besides his family, Kennedy has a shrewd man, Chester Bowles, "riding point" for him. In addition to all this, if ever the country was out to show its lack of prejudice, this is the time. The North has a "holier than thou" complex turned on for the South, and our Southern cousins are out to show that not all is as black as the North has it painted.
Dailu Hansan
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