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University Daily Kansas Wednesday, March 23, 1960
College Faculty Okays 'Review Day'
An administrative recommendation that College classes not be held the day preceding the beginning of final examination week was approved yesterday by the College faculty.
The break before final week, popularly known as "stop day," but now referred to as "review day," was given a vote of confidence by James K. Hitt, director of admissions and registrar, by way of a letter addressed to George R. Waggoner, dean of the college.
Mr. Hitt attended an open meeting concerning preview day," sponsored by the College Intermediary Board on March 9. It was at this meeting that Mr. Hitt was convinced that students would use the day constructively.
The text of Mr. Hitt's letter read in part:
In my previous discussions with students about the "stop-day," or vacant day immediately preceding final examinations, I had no felt they were really serious; in Wednesday's (March 9) meeting I became convinced that the students have a point
"Because I believe that the students are serious in asking this question, I am moved to write to you to offer possible ways which would permit the Spring semester final examination period to be changed, hoping that you will discuss these matters with members of your faculty, and will let me know their reaction and suggestions as to what steps we should take next."
Mr. Hitt then offered possible modifications:
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The translation of plays from Eastern European languages into English will be emphasized in the 1960-61 Rosamond Gilder Award contest. Cash prizes of $500, $300 and $200 will be awarded to winning entries.
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1. "Move Baccalaureate and Commencement from Sunday and Monday to the middle of the week. Wednesday and Thursday would be the most comfortable from the point of view of getting seniors checked out for graduation; if everyone cooperated by working on Sunday as well as other days, we might be able to do it on Tuesday and Wednesday.
2. Conduct Baccalaureate and Commencement as usual, but do not attempt to identify those who have completed requirements for graduation in the Commencement programs distributed at the Commencement exercises, and dispense with the issuance of diplomas on Commencement night. Those graduating could be idenfified by Thursday and would be mailed their diplomas; and official publications of the names of those graduating could be made at this time.
AWS Plans Party For Frosh Women
If you are one of those freshman women with a summer birthday, rejoice because the Associated Women Students organization has come to your rescue. AWS is planning a birthday dinner for all freshman women on April 27.
Women attending the dinner, which will be held in the dining rooms of Gertrude Sellards Pearson and Corbin halls, will eat in groups according to their birth months.
Linda Viola, Abilene freshman, said that the purpose of the dinner is to bring the freshman women together. She said that programs consisting of skits and possible individual performances will be presented in each hall following the dinner.
AWS is extending a special invitation to Lawrence freshman women who do not live in resident halls. Freshman residents of the women's dormitories and scholarship halls are, also, eligible to attend the dinner as are freshman wgmen who commute.
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3. Conduct Baccalaureate and Commencement as we do now, and request the faculty to turn in grades of graduating seniors a week before the beginning of final examinations. Seniors would be graduated on the basis of these preliminary grades. Faculty members could, after final examination, award grades either as high or higher than those turned in ahead of time. The grade turned in after examination would be the official grade to be recorded. Faculty members would have to notify the registrar immediately of any graduating senior who receives a grade following examination lower than that turned in.
"The postponement of the opening of final examinations for the Spring semester." Mr. Hitt continued, "from Friday until Monday either allows two more days of classes, two more days of spring vacation or even establishes the possibility of class-free holidays on the Friday and Saturday
on which classes would ordinarily have been scheduled."
"The Calendar Committee stands ready to suggest for approval of the University Senate (the senior faculty of all school) whatever modifications seem to be in the best interests of all concerned; this office can accommodate to any administrative change that is within reason," Mr. Hitt wrote.
Francis Heller, associate dean of the college, said this morning that the college faculty-approved recommendation will probably go to the University Senate.
The "review day" bill was originally proposed by the All-Student Council.
Those persons who were indifferent to the proposal feel that it has merit, but that the students will not utilize it properly. A general opinion among these persons has been that it would help the faculty, giving them one more day for preparation of the final examinations.
Those who entirely disapprove of the proposal feel that if the students have kept up with their work during the semester, they will be sufficiently prepared to go into finals without a "review day."
Approximately 100 faculty members attended the monthly meeting which presented a heavy docket.
The faculty also approved a revision of requirements for a bachelor of science degree in physics, bringing it in line with general requirements passed by the faculty last year.
A proposed change in a plan for inter-departmental majors in the humanities was sent back to committee for further revision.
A small number of minor changes in economics and business were discussed and approved.
The "review day" proposal was the last order of business at the meeting and fuller discussion of Mr. Hitt's proposed modifications were placed on the agenda for the April meeting.
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