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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, October 31, 1968
Am. Studies is planned by students
The American Studies department offers this semester a unique new course with its subject matter, reading list, and class syllabus planned by students.
The course, "Industrialism in American Culture: 1880-1920," was planned last spring when Steve Sommers, third-year graduate student from Elmwood Park, Ill., and course instructor, met with his prospective students from two colleges-within-the-college.
Sommers first told them of his specialty within the American Studies department, and then with the students planned the course, said Stuart Levine, chairman of the American Studies department.
The course plan was then submitted to Levine and to the University Educational Policy Committee (EPC).
The course fulfills a humanities requirement. But each semester, depending upon the subject matter, the EPC will determine in which area the course will fulfill a requirement.
"The course is actually pretty tough, but it is a good course," Levine said. "I have always thought that the graduate student teaching program was upside down.
"The graduate students teach survey courses when they should teach in an area they have enthusiasm for, their research area, where they often are better informed than the rest of us."
Sommers suspended his National Defense Education Association fellowship this semester to teach this course, and this means a substantial cut in pay, Levine said.
This course illustrates the progressiveness of the American Studies department, Levine said.
The EPC has been very lenient about letting us be progressive but "money is the problem that is holding back this progressiveness." he said.
Levine said that more courses would be developed along this line when funds became available.
The graduate students have for some time been determining their own program, Levine said, and "each student is encouraged to design a coherent program around his interest."
Recent department meetings have included the graduate students, Levine said. The program of the department was developed at one of these meetings where the graduate students outvoted the regular faculty members. Every suggestion made by the graduate students was incorporated into the program, Levine said.
Mickey Mouse, Snoopy rivaled
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)—Hubert H. Humphrey, here last month, endorsed "Winnie the Pooh" for the presidency. The vice president said, "He almost makes more sense than anybody."
Humphrey made an impromptu appearance at a kiddie show called "Torey and His Friends" telecast live on KMBC-TV.
Humphrey spent about six minutes with the children. Near the end the moderator, Torey Southwick, told the vice president in a very sad voice, "We've been campaigning for another candidate."
Humphrey at first appeared to take the remark seriously and said "Well, I expected that."
But when Southwick told him the candidate was "Winnie the Pooh," Humphrey broke into a huge smile and said, "I like Winnie the Pooh . . . I'm for Winnie the Pooh.
"He almost makes more sense than anybody."
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