Tuesday, May 17, 1960
University Daily Kansan
Page 5
Freshman Health Checks Changed
The new student health examination will cost the average entering freshman $3 to $20 next fall.
The increase in cost is because entrance health examinations will be performed by hometown doctors. The examination fee previously has been included as a part of the Student Health Fee-a normal division of enrollment costs.
WATKINS MEMORIAL hospital cannot administer the full examination during orientation week next fall. No examinations will be offered to summer preview visitors, said Dr. Ralph I. Cautones, director of
the campus health service.
The only tests to be offered by the hospital during orientation week will be: color vision, hearing, speech, tuberculin and an X-ray.
"The School of Medicine has informed us that they cannot afford to loan their students for assistance." Dr. Canuteson explained. "Besides, their classes start a full week before classes at KU.
"THIS IS ONLY one of our problems," he continued. "If we could have a $2 or $3 increase in student health fees, the examinations would be a little easier to handle."
Fee payment records from the University Business Office will be checked against the health forms held by the hospital. Any student who appears on the fee payment list and not on the hospital records will be dropped from the KU rolls until his examinations have been taken.
The forms are adaptations of Forms 88 and 89 of the United States Army. The KU version is reduced in size.
THE FORM is divided into two detachable sections. The front side is to be filled out by the student, including an account of his medical history, his family and questions
concerning his mental health. The reverse side of the form is to be filled in by a physician.
"A rubber-stamp examination would cost about $3 at the most," said Dr. Canuteson. "This type of thing we would like to avoid. An examination comparable to the one the University has offered in the past would cost about $30 by a private physician."
Watkins staff members will examine the completed forms as they come in during the summer and file them-marking them with red flags if there is some question as to the order of the form.
Pops Concert To Be Sunday
The KU Symphony Orchestra and the Concert Choir will present a "Pops" concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
The program of light music will feature the chorus, conducted by Clayton Krehbiel, singing love songs, folk songs and spirituals.
The orchestra conducted by Robert Baustian, will play music by Strauss and Dvorak, a medley from "West Side Story," and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." The combined groups will present the Anvil Chorus, the Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin," Vincent Youmans' melodies, and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Tickets for the performance are available for $1 at the Student Union, the Fine Arts office or any participating student.
Last Lecture Set
Franklyn Nelick, associate professor of English, will be the speaker at the Last Lecture at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
Dull Classes 'Product of Students'
In those days we worried about our next meal. Now we fret about the next television set. —Frank Wilson
"A lot of classes are not boring because of the subject or the professor but because of the student," observes a KU honor student.
He is Robert K. Remple, Lawrence sophomore, who was one of the two KU honor students who participated in a panel discussion here Thursday and Friday related to undergraduate programs for gifted students in science.
Ann E. Marsh, Minneapolis, Minn. junior, and Remple joined five students from five state universities in a critique of their individual experiences in honors programs.
Faculty members from 30 state universities attended the conference, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Remple related for the Daily Kansan some of the thoughts that were brought up in the panel discussion. He said:
"We talked about the honors programs at our universities, giving our likes and dislikes of different aspects of the programs.
"Some of them (students) felt that being classified separately, as a gifted student, was socially uncomfortable. However they liked the opportunity for independent projects.
"The atmosphere in honors classes is more studious, and students who want to do research projects outside
class are not looked down upon. In the classes which require term papers, you can dig in and do extensive work on your own.
"In honors program you get an opportunity to take courses from the top men at the universities, not just a graduate student. You get more out of a course like this.
"We also tried to tackle the problem of what makes a class boring. Some felt it was necessary for class participation, questions and comments. But class attitude influences the effectiveness of a course.
"A lot of students go into class and say, 'Here I am, professor. I dare you to teach me.' I know very few students with the initiative to tackle problems on their own. A lot of classes are not boring because of the subject or the professor but because of the student.
"In honors courses you have a bigger responsibility. You cannot be babied by the professor or the textbook.
"One of my honors courses in history has no textbook, so we cannot learn only what the author of the text thinks is important. We read books by the men of the period we are studying. This way we get first-hand knowledge and make our own conclusions."
ing committee for the conference four were KU faculty members.
Of the eight members of the steer-
Thev were:
George R. Waggoner, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Francis H. Heller, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; W. J. Argersinger, Jr., professor of chemistry and associate dean of the graduate school, and Frederick E. Samson, associate professor of physiology.
Pool Integration To Be Discussed
The Lawrence League for the Practice of Democracy will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the basement of the Community Building.
There will be a discussion of all possible lawful attempts to bring about integration of the Jayhawk Plunge, Lawrence city swimming pool.
Weather
Scattered thunderstorms are forecast for the south and west portions of the state late this afternoon or early this evening. Thunderstorms will spread over the state tonight. The low tonight will be 50 to 60 degrees. The high tomorrow will be in the 70's.
Truman's $1,000 KU Fee Delayed
The payment of $1,000 to the Tru-
man Library goes before the State
Board of Regents for approval this
weekend after being delayed by a
misunderstanding.
After former President Truman made his speech April 1 to open the mock United Nations session here he was offered the sum as an "honorarium," a polite term for a speaker's fee. Mr. Truman accepted on the condition the payment be made to the Truman Library Foundation.
Payment was delayed when Roy Shapiro, controller for the state department of administration questioned the payment to the library foundation instead of to the former president. He said the minutes of the last regents' meeting contained no authorization of payment to the library.
Hubert Brighton, regents secretary, yesterday expressed no doubt that the Regents would authorize payment of the amount either Thursday or Friday.
Prof. Lowrance's Sister Dies
Winnie D. Lowrance, associate professor of Latin and Greek, left yesterday for North Platte, Neb., to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. O. T. Roten. The funeral will be tomorrow.
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