University Daily Kansan Thursday, March 19, 1959
TO THE VICTOR—Nancy Varney, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore and finalist in the Greek Week Queen contest, presents the Interfraternity Sing first-place trophy to Norman Shutler, Arkansas City senior, song leader of the winning Sigma Phi Epsilon group.
English Proficiency Called Necessary Evil
The English Proficiency Examination to be given at 2 p.m. Saturday is not something to look forward to for 490 students hoping to fulfill a graduation requirement.
The examination, open only to those who have previously registered for it, will be given in 426 Lindley, 303 Bailey, and 124 Malott. Only junior and senior students who have met the English requirements for graduation may take the examination.
Apparently most students are not making any preparation for the examination. Students expressed these feelings toward the examination:
Frances Keith, Hiawatha junior, says the examination is one of the necessary evils of college life.
"I wouldn't take it if there was any possible way to get out. I'm a little afraid of the examination since so many students failed to pass it in the fall.
"At least I still have two more seminars left to take it in," she said
Barbara Cukjati, Arma junior, says the examination is a waste of time for students and instructors.
"If a person has not mastered the art of writing after studying English from grade school through two years of college, no amount of pressure or effort will develop this," she said.
Judith Enna, Kansas City, Mo., junior: "I am concerned about the examination and realize the importance placed on it. Under the pressure of post-rush week and late mid-term tests however, I am finding it impossible to do any additional concrete studying for the examination."
Suzan Spainhour, Greensburg junior, says she sees no way to prepare for the examination.
"You either can write or you can't. I don't think the examination will be the most pleasant experience I've had."
Nancy Kibler, Topeka junior: "I don't think the examination is a true sample of the student's actual writing ability. When a person writes a paper, he usually spends quite a bit of time on it. The examination only serves to see how clever and accurate you can be under extreme pressure."
Wynne Luskow, Kirkwood, Mo. junior, says the examination is channeled toward the wrong group of students.
"The engineering and business students will be using the English language in their work as much or more than students in some other majors. I think a redistribution of requirements might be a good idea," she said.
ASC Passes Bill Providing IBM Voting in Elections
The All Student Council last night passed the IBM elections bill in a series of short meetings in the Kansas Union.
In other actions, the council unanimously approved on first reading an amendment to the constitution that would increase the voting membership of the council. The amendment will be submitted to a student body vote at the general election April 14 and 15.
The bill providing for election by IBM voting is designed to eliminate ballot stuffing and to speed counting.
An amendment to increase the voting membership of the council was submitted by James Disque, Lawrence senior and representative of the School of Pharmacy.
It states:
Greek Scholars Get Awards Tonight
Sing Winners Named
Alpha Phi sorority, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities took first place trophies in the sixth annual Inter-fraternity Sing last night in the Kansas Union ballroom.
In the next event for Greek Week, scholastic trophies will be awarded at the Greek Week scholarship dinner at 6 tonight in the Kansas Room of the Union.
Trophies were awarded to Beta Theta Pi for second place and to Phi Gamma Delta for third. Among men's large ensembles Beta Theta Pi sang "Beta Sweetheart" and "Widerspruch." Phi Gamma Delta sang "Here's to Old Delta" and
Franklyn C. Nelik, associate professor of English, will address the house presidents, scholarship chairmen, and honor initiates.
Dean of Students L. C. Woodrufi will present the trophies.
Alpha Tau Omega won first place in the small ensemble division with "Our Jewels" and "A Whale of a Tale." Alpha Phi won first place in the women's large ensemble division, singing "Out of the Night" and "Sweethearts."
Sigma Phi Epsilon took the men's large ensemble trophy by singing "Blessed is the Man" and "Sweet-heart of Sigma Phi Epsilon."
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Other winners in the women's large ensemble division were Gamma Phi Beta, second place, and Pi Beta Phi, third place. Gamma Phi Beta sang "Neath the Crescent Moon" and "Ching-a-Ring Chan." Pi Beta piang "Wine Carnation" and "Many a New Day."
He Proves Police Sit Down on Job
TAIPEI, Formosa — (UPI)—Police last night went to a room occupied by Yang Yung-Wei to arrest him on charges of operating a fraudulent business.
Yang politely asked the officers to sit down. When they did, he ran out of the room, locked the door and escaped.
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"No school shall be represented unless there is a minimum total of 75 ballots cast by the students of that school in that general election, or that the total ballots cast by the students in that school shall equal or exceed 50 per cent of the total enrollment of that school in that general election, which ever is least."
The bill is designed to allow the smaller schools of the University to gain voting memberships on the council. At the present time the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information and the School of Law have no voting members on the council.
A school now must have 75 students voting in an election to gain a voting membership. If a school has 76 students enrolled and 74 of these vote the school would still have no voting membership.
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