Monday, Jan. 11, 1960
THE FINISHING TOUCH—Miriam Stewart Hamilton, assistant professor of voice, adds the last touch of color to a painting for her recital at 8 p.m. today in Swarthout Recital Hall. Prof. Hamilton has painted a picture to illustrate each of the songs she will sing. The paintings are on exhibit today in the lobby of the Music and Dramatic Arts building.
Rabbits Cause Racial Dispute
Daily hansan
Garth Williams, who wrote the book, said the tale was "written for children from two to five who will understand it perfectly. It was not written for adults who will not understand it is only about a soft furry love and has no hidden message of hate."
The author and illustrator said he colored the rabbits black and white to differentiate between the characters. "I was completely unaware that animals with white fur were considered blood relations of white human beings," he said.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — (UPI)— A children's story about "Soft, furry love" between a white rabbit and a black rabbit apparently has forced the resignation of the state's director of public libraries in race-conscious Alabama.
Miss Emily Reed, who was causitically criticized because the book, "The Rabbit's Wedding," was allowed on general circulation shelves, has resigned effective April 21. However, she vacates her position March 1 to become a library consultant in Washington, D.C.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
57th Year, No. 67
63.5 Per Cent Pass English Proficiency
Almost two thirds of the students who took the English Proficiency Examination in October passed the test.
Of the 718 juniors and seniors who took the examination, 456 or 63.5 per cent passed, according to figures released by the English department.
The percentage of failures was 36.5 per cent. In the spring semester of 1959, 39.8 per cent of the students taking the test failed.
This is the first semester in four that the total number of students failing the test has not risen. The percentage of failures is 3.3 per cent lower this semester than the spring semester of 1959.
In the fall semester of 1958,31.9 per cent of the students taking the test failed.
Test is Graduation Need
All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the schools of education, business, fine arts and journalism, and the departments of nursing, architecture and architectural engineering must pass the examination for graduation.
Students with a B or A average in English 1h and 2h or with an A average in English 1 and 2 are exempt from the Proficiency Examination. It is assumed that all these students would pass the examination.
The passing percentage of this examination was roughly comparable
to those of a year ago, 68.5 per cent,
and last spring, 60.5 per cent.
Only Two Grades Given
There are only two grades given in the English Proficiency Examination—passing and failing. No letter grades are given. The passing grade would roughly represent a letter grade of C or above.
This fall, for the first time, examination papers were read by a seven-member committee of English Department faculty. The papers were not identified by name and each committee member graded the papers independently. Two passing grades were sufficient to pass a paper, but three failing grades were necessary to fail it.
Early Lead Fades; KU Loses TV Quiz
To the KU college bowl team jumped off to a commanding early lead against Smith College yesterday, but faded in the second half and lost to the girls from Northampton, Mass., 145 to 140.
By successfully recalling who hid
Hometown Plug Wins Morrison a Dinner
Last night Morrison won the meal when the announcer asked him to tell the viewers something about Colby and Morrison answered:
Fred Morrison, Colby senior,
and a member of the College Eowl
quiz team, may have been on the
losing team last night, but a few
of the words he said will make him
a winner in one respect.
Before leaving for New York for the first program, one of Morrison's friends told Morrison he would buy him a dinner if he could get his hometown's slogan on the program.
"I think it can best be summed up in the local Chamber of Commerce's slogan; Colby, the Golden Buckle on the Wheat Belt."
five rolls of microfilm in a pumpkin and telling what the authors of "Mein Kampf," "Jarope Polo's Travels" and "Pilgrim's Progress" had in common, Kansas built up an 80 to 30 lead at the half.
Kansas Fades
However, in the second half the Smith girls started to come into their own and the Kansas lead faded away.
The KU team was unable to tell what year "Old Hickory" beat the "Great Compromise" for the presidency (1832) and could not identify the opening words of "The Grapes of Wrath."
Members of the team were Elinor Hadley, Kansas City, Mo., senior, Cheryl Payer, El Dorado freshman, Alan D. Latta, Wichita sophomore and Fred Morrison, Colby senior.
Defeated University of Chicago
The KU team last week defeated a team from the University of Chicago by winning the 1500 scholarship for the University.
Yesterday as the losing team, they won a $500 scholarship.
The team was coached against Smith by George R. Waggoner, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Next Test March 3
Those who failed the examination will have another chance to take it March 3 or during the summer session.
Those who failed may inspect their papers at the Writing Clinic, 11 Strong Annex E, and discuss the papers with one of the instructors who are on duty there from 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students
Totals by Schools
School Took Passed %
Pharmacy 1 1 100
College 307 204 66.4
Journalism 19 12 63.1
Education 234 147 62.8
Fine Arts 63 39 61.9
Business 73 45 61.6
Architecture 5 2 40.0
Nursing 16 6 37.5
Totals 718 456 63.5
may return for writing help as often as they wish.
Those who passed the examination may see their papers in the office of David Dykstra, associate professor of English, in Strong Hall, Annex D.
(See page 4 for the names of those who passed.)
Weather
Mostly cloudy through tomorrow. Fog and light drizzle today with drizzle continuing tonight and ending Tuesday. Warmer today and tonight. Mild Tuesday.
KU Students Uninformed on Loyalty Oath
By George DeBord
KU students are not concerned enough with the loyalty oath controversy to learn anything about it.
This is the conclusion of the Daily Kansas after an extensive survey of campus opinion on the matter.
The findings reveal that of 379 students interviewed by the Kansan more than 47 per cent were not familiar enough with the "loyalty" provisions of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) to form an opinion.
The survey, which was conducted with the cooperation of several staff members, revealed that 181 of the sophomores, juniors and seniors interviewed had no opinion on the matter.
The controversy involves a requirement of the act that a student must sign an oath of loyalty and a non-communist affidavit before he can get one of the student loans provided for by NDEA. Numerous educators and students oppose the act because of the so-called "loyalty oath" requirement.
Where onions had been formed. little opposition to the oath requirement was found.
Clause Inspires Controversy
lefth was found.
23 Students oppose Gath
23 Students Oppose Oath Only 23 students (6.1 per cent of
the sample) opposed the use of the oath and discloimer affidavit and felt the University should refuse the loan fund.
Most students answered "yes" to the following statement: "I am opposed to the oath and affidavit, but I believe we should continue to use the loan fund while working for the removal of the oath and affidavit."
Sixty-three students (16.6 per cent) supported the use of the loyalty provisions.
A seven - question questionnaire was used in the survey. In addition to the four questions concerning support of or opposition to the oath, three questions were asked concerning student knowledge of the controversy.
This group numbered 112 students and was 29.5 per cent of the total
Seven Questions Asked
Two out of five students in the sample said they had heard about the loyalty oath but had not read much about the controversy.
One Out of Three Undecided One out of three said they had read about and discussed the matter and had formed a definite opinion.
One out of five said they were
totally unfamiliar with the issue.
This response indicated an apparent student unwillingness to admit ignorance of the controversy. For although only 85 students admitted they were unfamiliar with the subject, there were 181 students who had no opinion on it.
Harvard and Yale Refuse Loans
The loyalty oath requirement on which these students have no opinion is the issue which is opposed by the American Council on Education and has caused Harvard and Yale universities to refuse government loans to students under the National Defense Education Act.
It has been the subject of editorial comment in almost every college newspaper in America. The Senate has voted on an amendment to remove the disclaimer affidavit from the bill. The amendment failed, but the issue remains very much alive in Washington.
Students taking part in the survey were divided by classes as follows: 256 sophomores, 60 juniors and 63 seniors. Ninety-seven were non-residents and 280 were residents of Kansas.
More Seniors Favor Requirement Seniors were most pronounced among those who indicated they favored the loyalty provisions of
NDEA.
One out of every three seniors in the sample supported the oath requirement, while only one of five juniors and one of 10 sophomores were in favor of it.
Only 1.6 per cent of the seniors said they opposed the oath and favored discontinuing the loan fund. Few juniors (3.3 per cent) and sophomores (8 per cent) likewise expressed their opposition.
More than 39 per cent of the seniors were not familiar enough with the controversy to form an opinion. More than 51 per cent of the juniors and 48 per cent of the sophomores were in this category.
One out of five seniors, one of four juniors and one of every three juniors voted to oppose the oath but favored the University's continued use of the loan fund.
Results of the Poll
Question No.of Per cent Responses of total
1. I support the use of the loyalty oath and
   disclaimer affidavit ... 63    16.6
2. I oppose the use of the oath and affidavit and feel the University should refuse the fund fund... 23 6.1
3. I am opposed to the oath and affidavit, but I believe we should continue to use the loan fund while working for the removal of the oath and affidavit. 112 29.5
4. I am not familiar enough with the controversy to form an opinion ... 181 47.7