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Daily Hansan
54th Year, No.24
Monday, Oct. 15, 1956
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English Teachers To Meet Here Friday, Saturday
If you think English is the easiest subject to teach, you are wrong. English is as difficult as any other language, not only to learn but to teach.
High school and college teachers of English, from all parts of Kansas and Western Missouri, will meet on the campus Friday and Saturday to discuss the problems they face daily.
More than 150 teachers and about 40 members of the department of English will take part in the conference which is sponsored by the English department.
"The conference will be helpful for both high school and college teachers," Albert Kitzhaber, associate professor of English, said. "The high school teachers will present their problems and will have a chance to know the problems of college teachers. The college teachers will do the same."
Three panel discussions will be held on "Shakespeare's Julius Caesar," "Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and "Twain's Huckleberry Finn."
The two conferences will schedule four workshops—"The problems of teaching older literature:" "Outside reading: Why, Which, When?" "Teaching of spelling," and "Place of rhetoric in the composition course."
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Workshop and panel discussions will be held both on Friday and Saturday so that the teachers will be given a chance of wider participation in these programs.
The conference will include visits to English classes and sessions at the department of English The visits have been one of the attractions of the conference in the past.
The teachers will also hear Prof. Charles C. Fries, of the University of Michigan, lecture at 8 p. m. Friday in Fraser Theater. Prof. Fries' talk on "Toward an understanding of language" is one of the university lectures.
Hay, Hay— Take It Away
"What's this?" and "Where did this come from?" were the exclamations heard this morning as the girls rushing to 8 o'clock classes opened the front door of Sellards Hall.
Confronting them was a mountain of hay, entirely blocking the doorway. Contributors are unknown but suspected. To anyone interested: it's for sale.
Science,Math Day October 27
Dr. J. Allen Hynek, associate director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, will be the featured speaker of the fifth annual Science and Mathematics Day, Oct. 27.
Other speakers on the program will be Dr. Carlyle S. Smith, associate professor of anthropology, who will discuss his trip to the South Pacific with Thor Heyerdahl, author of "Kon-Tiki"; Dr. Charles Leone, associate professor of zoology; Dr. Walter L. Youngquist, professor of geology, and Dr. Man Dresden, professor of physics.
Dr. Hynek, who will speak on The Satellite Aloft," is in charge of the satellite tracking program at the observatory.
Nearly 1,000 junior and senior high school science teachers and students will visit the campus to see first hand the latest scientific developments taking place .in the US today.
Laboratories will be open and exhibits will be displayed in the various science departments. Each department will describe and discuss instructive science projects during the afternoon open house.
Weather
Partly cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Tuesday. Warmer this afternoon. Low tonight 50 northwest to 60 east. High Tuesday 80s except 70s northwest.
Russia Ahead In Technology Hoover Warns
By LEROY ZIMMERMAN
Staff
The Soviet Union, a power that has pledged itself to the ultimate domination of the world, will win the war of technology against the United States if the latter does not recognize its critical need for engineers and scientists, Herbert Hoover, Jr., U. S. under-secretary of state, said Friday in the Student Union.
Mr. Hoover and Kenneth A. Spencer, president of the Spencer Chemical Co., who were the featured speakers at the Tau Beta Pi initiation banquet, were among 17 honorary members and 21 student pledges initiated into the national engineering fraternity.
"Our future policy in the field of education and the training of scientific and engineering personnel will play a major part in determining the outcome of events in the years ahead." Mr. Hoover said in referring to the future of engineering in relation to the world situation.
High Priority To Technicians
The Russians have given high priority to the development of scientific and technical manpower. At present about two-thirds of all Soviet graduates of higher institutions are in scientific and technical fields."
There were about 127,300 engineering graduates in Russia this year compared with 92,500 in the United States, Mr. Hoover added.
Although the Soviet is increasing rapidly now, "the quality of Soviet technical power" still remains below that found in the Western nations, chiefly because of Russia's later start in training scientists and technical personel, Mr. Hoover said.
Mr. Hoover suggested that to get maximum scientific and engineering development the United States must expand its engineering schools, train the students better at the high school level, and interest more high school students in engineering as a career.
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Senior Class Coffee Wednesday
The Senior Calendar Queen will be selected from 16 candidates, nominated by organized houses, at the senior convocation coffee at 10 a. m. Wednesday in the Student Union Ballroom. All seniors will be excused from 10 o'clock classes to attend.
The three queen finalists will be announced on Senior Day, Saturday, at the KU-Oklahoma football game.
Students attending the senior convocation will be taught the class cheer. Plans will be made for sitting in a senior section at the football game Saturday Seniors will be able to buy class pennants and badges at the meeting. (See picture at bottom of page).
"We all came away from the conference full of ideas for a new year," is how one high school journalism adviser summed up her feelings about the Kansas High School Journalism Conference held Saturday in Flint Hall.
'Full Of Ideas For New Year'
More than 200 students and their advisers attended the all-day conference, sponsored each year by the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information and University Extension. Welcoming the 38th annual conference, Emil L. Telfel, associate professor of journalism, said:
"Of all high school activities, none is more important than the high school newspaper, for the future of every student who wishes to become a good citizen depends upon how clearly he communicates, and how clearly he is communicated to."
Prof. Telfel explained that the School of Journalism considers the conference one of its most important functions.
He extended an invitation to high school journalists to come to KU, "where we have the facilities, among the finest in the country, to offer you sound, practical training and
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Western Civ Policy Good Committee Finds
The futuristic novel by George Orwell, "1984," was considered a fine appetizer for Western Civilization students by the reading program committee which met to review the modified program.
Dr. Francis Heller, chairman of the Western Civilization Program, said, "Everyone thought '1984' to be a fine starter to stimulate student interest and participation."
"The committee was also satisfied with the general policy of the paperbacks and the manual format," Prof Heller said.
Beginning with the January examination, the committee decided that more emphasis will be placed on the essay section which will count 50 per cent. Short answer questions and objective questions will each count 25 per cent. In the past, each of the three parts counted one third of the grade.
The change in emphasis, among other reasons, was made because the committee felt that it agreed with Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy's convocation speech in which he stressed the importance of competency in the expression and communication of ideas.
The essay section of the examination will be given first so the student can take advantage of the full time allotted. Previously, the essay test was given last.
The 14-member committee also decided to give students in the honor's groups the opportunity to take an oral examination.
These students, who are on the dean's list, will have their first chance at the oral examination in May. Some written work will precede it.
Finance Handbook Available
A handbook of facts and figures on county finance is available upon request to the Governmental Research Center. The publication, "County Finance in Kansas," compiled by James T. McDonald, senior analyst, is the sixth in a fiscal information series, and contains county statistics for the period 1952-1954.
Calendar Queen Will Be Picked From These Lovely Coeds
NO CHEESE-CAKE?—These fifteen senior coeds will vie for Calendar Queen honors. The selection will be made Wednesday morning at the senior coffee in the Student Union Ballroom with the three finalists being announced at the KUOU game Saturday afternoon. Back row, left to right, are Mert Seaton, Winfield; Shirley Tawney, Kansas City, Kan.; Karen Howard, Wichita; Lynne Gaumer,
Oberlin; Judy Tiderman, Muncie; Ann Straub, Chicago, Ill.; Pat Bohannon, Bartlesville, Okla. and Fran Smoley, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Front row, left to right, Nancy Olsen, Delafield, Wis.; Barbara Barnhill, Kansas City, Kan; Carol Rea, Branson, Mo.; Carol Schowengerdt, Kansas City, Mo.; Nell Switzer, Mount Vernon, Ill.; Vicki Ann Voth, Wichita and Darlyne Willhardt, Omaha, Neb.