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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 9, 1950
Good Old Days Presented Headaches And Problems Too
Take a good look at those "good old days," and they don't look so good, says Dean Kenneth E. Anderson of the School of Education.
"Grandfather can recall the wonderful instruction given in the little red school house or the big red brick building," Dean Anderson said, "but things that are now automatic often had to be pushed in 1900."
It was in 1909 that the KU School of Education was established.
One can read the superintendent's 1909 instruction and recognize both the progress made in 47 years and the persistence of some basic problems.
An Illinois administrator in 1909 was advised;
was lavished.
"Cleanliness is a cardinal point.
Do not sweep the rubbish under the stove, or behind the door, as is sometimes the case, but remove it entirely from the house.
Keep The Floor Clean
"Do not allow pupils to litter the floor with scraps of paper, apple skins, nut shells or portions of their dinner."
"Do not rouse your pupils to aspire to the presidency of the United States, or the throne of Great Britain, but teach them how to become honest, self-reliant and intelligent men and women.
"It is a fatal mistake to suppose that when a teacher has a certificate he need not study any more. Such teachers are miserable barnacles; useless rubbish. Our best teachers are constant students. They read educational works, attends institutes and visit the schools of others.
"Tardy teachers make tardy pupils."
"Bad air makes your pupils uneasy, noisy and dull, gives the teacher a headache and has the tendency to make him cross. Ventilate!
"Do not allow any writing on the walls and doors of the school room, or random scribbling on the blackboard, books or slates.
Avoid Scolding Tones
"Do not speak to your pupils in a low, indistinct voice, nor, on the other hand, yell at them like a mule driver.
"Avoid all cross, petulant and scolding tones. Children acquire these accomplishments sooon enough without the teacher's aid.
"If your pupils are dull and restless, let them rise and sing a song, utter the elementary sounds of the language, or, take a short exercise in gymnastics. This will rest them and they will work with energy."
"In teaching grammar, do not mistake the scaffolding for the building. Instead of spending the whole-time on definitions and parsing, use three-fourths of it in constructing the language, thus making practical grammarians.
DEAN KENNETH E. ANDERSON
"Never tolerate a drawling, dragging tone in reading. Break it up at once. Recollect that the second time a child reads in that manner it is the teacher's fault.
"Pupils should not be allowed to depend too much on text books. Teach them to look around them and depend on themselves."
Course Outlines Criticized At Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—(IP)—Student course outlines have been the target of much criticism at Yale lately. The outlines, written by graduate students or undergraduates who have taken the course, usually run about 35 mimeographed pages. Supposedly written with the approval of the professor involved, a student agency manages them and sold over 4,500 last year.
Students say the outlines are incomplete and inaccurate, and cost too much. They sell for $1.75. This makes the average profit around 50c an outline.
The controversy centers on the way in which the outlines are used. Many faculty members believe that the outlines are too great a temptation for many students who tend to use them to the exclusion of the regular class work.
Twenty-seven senior men who have outstanding scholastic records and are active on the campus make up the Sachem roster this semester
Sachem, the senior men's honor society, was founded in 1910 "to further in every possible way the interests of the university and the student body." It chooses its members on the basis of outstanding work in two fields of scholarship and leadership and on personality.
Will Add 2 Plaques
One of Sachem's most important functions is the maintaining of the Rock Chalk Cairn, a stone wall bearing bronze plaques commemorating persons and events. The Cairn is located midway between the Campanile and Memorial Stadium.
Two plaques will be added to the Cairn this spring, according to Richard Goldsby, Kansas City, Mo., president of the organization. Who or what the plaques will honor, however, is a secret and will not be known until the plaques have been placed on the Cairn.
The most unusual aspect of Sachem, its method of choosing officers, is secret, and the secret has not leaked out since the society was founded, 46 years ago.
The name Sachem means Indian chieftain, and Sachem has incorporated Indian symbols and rituals. The initiation for example, is a ceremony which featured the passing of a peace pipe inside a ceremonial tent while the members are clad in Indian blankets.
Other officers are: George Sheldon, Salina, vice-president; Max Mardick, Iola, secretary; Bill LaRue, Columbus, treasurer.
Sachem Honors 27 Senior Men
Other members are; Robert Bush, Mission, William Franklin, and Delmont Hadley, Topeka; Larry Gutsch, Salina, Marvin Mastin, Beloit; James Rensberg, Iola; Victor Viola, Abilene; Delmont Hadley, Topeka; Frank McKnight, Lawrence; Robert Franklin, Parsons; Gary Porter, Columbus; James Bickle, Kansas City, Mo.; Blaine Hollinger, and Richard Billings, Russell; Leonard Suelter, Manhattan; George Kreye, Lawrence; Lowell Johnson, York, Nebr.; Jack Abercrombie, Beloit, Derrell Sweerm, Lee Green, and Charles Burton, Kansas City, Kan.
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Campanile Built In Memory Of World War II Dead
One of the University's most distinctive landmarks, the World War II Memorial Campanile was completed and dedicated on Memorial Sunday, May 27, 1951 in memory of the 276 KU students and alumni who lost their lives in World War II.
The 120-ft. bell tower; the 53 bell carillon; Memorial Drive, which runs around the front of the Campanile, and the lights, benches and walks around it were built with contributions from some 8,000 alumni, students, and friends of the University.
The names of these KU men and women are inscribed on the inside walls of the Memorial Room in the base of the Campanile. Also found in the Memorial Room are the names of those for whom the 53 bells were dedicated.
A member of the KU faculty since 1951, Mr. Barnes said he was only one of five or six people in the United States who makes his living playing the carillon.
John Taylor and Co., the bell foundry in Loughborough, England, cast the carillon bells for the Campanile.
The tower is built of Oread limestone. The base is of granite, and the Memorial Room walls inside are of Virginia greenstone.
Ronald M. Barnes, instructor of music history and carillonneur, does the major share of the playing of the KU carillon. He received a bachelor of music degree at the University of Nebraska and a master of arts degree at Stanford University.
The carillon's keyboard resembles that of a piano, Mr. Barnes said. It has a top row comparable to the black keys and a bottom row like the white keys. The major differences are a row of foot pedals, which are used to play the large bells, and the overall size of the keyboard.
Mr. Barnes has been playing carillons since 1946, including those at Stanford, Ottawa, Canada, and Lincoln, Neb.
The carillon keys are round and tapered oak levers about six inches long. In playing the carillon, these keys are struck with the closed fist.
Mr. Barnes plays two recitals a week on the carillon. They are at 7-7:45 p. m. on Wednesday and at 3-3:45 p. m. on Sunday. In addition to these recitals, the bells are played from 11:50 to 12 each noon, except Tuesday and Thursday.
Budget Committee: G. B. Smith, dean of the University, chairman; Edward Nelson, professor of business; Mr. Nichols.
Committees appointed by the Chancellor:
Athletic Board—Ex Officio: Chancellor Murphy, chairman; Mr. Klooz; T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture; Dean Woodruff. From the Senate: C. D. Clark, professor of sociology; Prof. Haines; Prof. Albert Kitzhaber; Prof. Leone; W. H. Shoemaker; professor of Romance languages; Calvin VanderWerf, professor of chemistry. From Alumni: Joseph Bloomer, Roy L. Edwards, Robert Mirk, M. B. Miller, Wilmer Shaffer
(Continued from Page 10) associate professor of political science; Oscar Haugh, professor of education; Clyde Hyder, professor of English; T. C. Ryther, superintendent of the University Press, and Mr. Vosper.
Student Publications—Tom Yoe, director of public relations, chairman; Miss Natalie Calderwood, assistant professor of English, and Mr. Kooz.
Senate Names Committees
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Faculty representatives appointed by the chancellor to the Union Operation Committee are Dean Woodruff; Mr. Kloo; Martin Jones, assistant professor of economics; Miss Kathleen O'Donnell, instructor of mathematics, and Prof. Taylor.
Faculty advisers to All-Student Council—Prof. Baumgartel; George Beckmann, assistant professor of History; Prof. Carman; Prof. Drury; Prof. Scott, and Miss Joie Stapleton, associate professor of physical education.
A. D. Weaver. From Students: Jim Trombold, Wichita junior, and Jim Schultz, Salina junior.
Faculty representatives appointed by chancellor to All-Student Council committees are:
Auditing committee—Prof. Weltmer.
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