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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Jan. 10, 1957
A Step Forward
A step forward has been taken by the administration of the University.
The recent move to include students' activities as a part of the permanent record of their stay at KU is indicative of the high esteem in which students are held by the University brass.
Now those students who may have been fearful that their grades might not speak well for them if a future employer were curious, can turn to their activities and honors record and say, "Well, my grades may not be so hot, but here's the reason why."
Of course, the "reason why" may not be adequate if it shows only that the individual was a member of the German Club, or that he was secretary-treasurer of the KuKu's.
However, if the person were financially independent, worked in a non-academic status each week, belonged to several organizations (other than "do-nothing" groups) and still managed to acquire the grade points and hours required for
Whether a student's activities and honors record will be helpful to him in getting a job after graduation will depend largely on the employer. However, the record will be there for reference; the student will not be put on the spot when a job interviewer asks him why his grades were not better.
graduation, then he can feel justifiably proud of his record at KU.
One possible weak spot in the new program may be that it will encourage a student to rationalize for a poor academic showing late in his college career; he may feel that if he has not done well as a freshman or sophomore, then at least he can join a lot of activities and thus have a good activities record.
The welfare of the student was in mind when the program was okayed. We believe its benefits will outweigh its disadvantages, unless too many students exploit the program and allow their grades to suffer.
The resignation of two public officials Wednesday brought us up short. Here are two grand guys—Sir Anthony Eden and "Sir" Bill Allaway (a knight of the first order)—giving up their positions of ability. The circumstances
responsibility. The circumstances
were somewhat different, we submit.
This fellow Eden had been sorely pressed by his fellows to show cause for the British finger in the Suez pie (to help perpetuate a cliche). It appears that the pressure was too
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great, and Sir Anthony's resignation brought a "virtual end to his career as a statesman," as the candid United Press explained.
"Sir" Allaway, on the other hand, saw only the calling of higher education, and so gave up his job as secretary of the KU-Y to go to Denver University to complete work on his doctor's degree.
What will he do now? British pride will keep him out of the limey-light for a good while, possibly forever. Undoubtedly he will be a behind-the-scenes force in the Conservative party.
As the obituary columns proclaim, he will be "sorely missed."
Mercy Maude! Jim Schultz, noble All Student Council president has asserted that there will be no more activities meetings in the two weeks preceding finals. However, as of yesterday the Official Bulletin proclaimed at least 23 meetings were to be held Wednesday, today and Friday. Don't feel bad, Jim, there's always that 98 per cent that doesn't get the word.
We are fascinated by some of the fillers in The Daily Kansan, and forthwith offer some more for your information.
Chicago, located in Cook County, Ill., is the largest city located in Cook County, III.
--graduate student
Light travels very fast.
There is no such person as Superman.
Over 17,000 people yearly live in the United States.
. . .
Jerry Dawson
Over 17,000 people yearly die in the United States.
--graduate student
. . .
"Aardvark" is the name given to an animal. The animal, in order to be called aardvark, must be an aardvark. Otherwise, the name is not correct.
Raisin bran is made by combing bran and raisins.
--graduate student
"Automatic warfare" is the term applied when wars are fought with atomic weapons.
Ad booki.
Jerry Dawson
Critic Criticized
... Letters ...
It is a revelation to note how many people claim little or no knowledge of music when confronted with singing or joining a choral society.
Yet, daily we see evidence in our newspapers of the self-styled music critic whose fantasies about musical performances are given column inches, but whose by-lines are conspicuous by their absence. We wonder seriously if a semester of music appreciation really qualifies any reporter to write a musical critique.
In Monday's University Daily Kansan, such a critic, whom we are certain heard the entire performance of the Mozart "Requiem Mass in D Minor," gave profound criticism to his reading public.
We quote from the article, "The four singers performed adequately but at times appeared unable to forget that they were forming a quartet..."
It would seem that the aim of any quartet must be to remember that they are primarily a quartet, and soloists secondly. Thanks for the compliment, though we are sure it was not intended.
Despite our critic's advice, which was carefully weighed and considered,we of the quartet are not adverse to having our names associated with Sundays' concert.
But then perhaps our critic neglected to get a program at the door. If this happened, let us refresh his memory:
Barbara Jones, soprano Beverly Runkle, alto
William Oldham, tenor Maurice Casey, bass
(Editor's note: We of the University Daily Kansan hope to achieve a high degree of professionalism in our work. As in anything else—singing, for instance—professionalism is often found lacking. Yet, we are able to recognize our own shortcomings. For example, by-lines are given only for those writings which speak well for the individual. If a critical work falls short of what the editors feel is a valid criticism, then no by-line is given. Perhaps the program should not have included your names.)
Another Complaint
Editor:
As usual Tom (cut 'em up with a buzz) Sawyer refused to get through a review without chipping hunks out of his subject—in this case the movie "Anastasia."
Now, from what I've heard of Sawyer he's as well qualified a critic as The Daily Kansan has had around in some time. Still I wonder why I have never seen a single Sawyer review in which he doesn't put someone to the critics' firing squad.
To this he will probably say, "Well is everything always 100 per cent good?"
Of course not. But, I ask, does everything always have so much bad to be said of it?
John W. Switzer
(Editor's note: Res ipsa loquitur.)
Kansas City, Mo. graduate student
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
*—SO PROF SNARF TOLD HIM TO GET THAT PAPER IN OR HE'D GET NO DIPLOMA
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