Evidently Not Much, Survey Shows
What Do Students Know About Student Council?
Ku students seem to know as little about their Student Council as the average citizen knows about his government.
A majority of 100 students interviewed in a Daily Kansan survey Thursday said they didn't know anything about the leadership functions of the All Student Council.
In the survey, made by four Daily Kansan reporters, the question asked was: "Do you think that the All Student Council is giving good leadership in problems of student government?"
Thirty-five of the 100 students questioned answered "I don't know,"25 "no,"21 "yes,"and 19 were not sure.
The following are samples of opinions about the ASC.
Richard C. Dunlap. Hutchinson sophomore—"I don't know. I'm not
too familiar with the ASC. I think that if the president were not so engressed in other activities, it would be better. From what I've read in The Daily Kansan, he seems to be involved in too many other activities and doesn't know what's on as well as he should."
Virginia L. Kihm, Hutchinson
sophomore — "The investigating committee showed that the ASC wasn't doing the job as it should. This is partly due to the fact that there are no strong leaders in the groups. When the faculty says no to something, that just ends it. The ASC could definitely do better. All the groups on campus aren't represented and that hurts, because there isn't equal representation."
Representatives Are A Help
Donald Homrighausen, Paola freshman — "Yes, I believe they are. There were some representatives here at the hall the other night who spoke about the All Student Council and asked us if there were any questions about it. We have
some representatives in the hall that keep us well informed as to what's going on."
David L. Stahl, Topeka freshman "It seems that special groups control the Council. It doesn't have as good a representation of the student body as it should. A professional fraternity should have a seat on the ASC, and it's a mistake that it doesn't."
John S. Mullally, Mission freshman-"I'll say no, for the fact that many of the people I've talked to don't know who the chairman is or even what the Student Council is. Some people I know think it's a club."
Harley C. Russell, Topea sophomore—"In some phases, but in
other phases, I don't. Many of the committees are not working, and, I understand many of the committee members themselves were appointed without consideration of proper qualifications like interest, desire to improve the campus, and so on."
More Should Work on ASC
Donald L. Dunaway, Lawrence junior: "More people should get on the ASC who want to get into the meat of things and work. As it is, it's just a rat-race of people sitting on jobs someone has given them."
Robert A. Weltz, Goodland junior: "To a certain degree, yes. They are bringing more information to the student on what they are doing, and the reasons for doing such."
Chancellor Joins Kress Battle
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and two other trustees of the S. H. Kress Foundation have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission their intent to join the proxy fight for control of the board of S. H. Kress & Co., variety store chain.
The Kress Foundation is a philanthropic organization devoted to furthering the interest of art and medicine.
The foundation owns 42 per cent of the company's outstanding stock and is seeking additional proxies needed to gain control at the May 13 stockholder's meeting.
Dr. and Mrs. Murphy are in New York City where they attended a special opening of a display of Sir Winston Churchill's paintings Thursday.
They plan to return to Lawrence Saturday.
To Set Up Brazil Field Laboratory
Russell, T. Runnels, head of the Geochemistry Division of the State Geological Survey, has left for Brazil to set up a field laboratory. He is on a 6-month leave of absence.
The laboratory, a private enterprise, will be established 40 miles inland from Fortaleza, on the northern coast of Brazil.
Weather
Rain or snow northwest half of state, occasional rain and drizzle southeast half of state tonight and Saturday. No important change in temperatures. Low tonight 25-30 northwest to 40 southeast. High Saturday 32 northwest to 45 southeast.
Low this morning 36. Low Thursday 34, high 43. Rainfall fall .52
Card Contest Extended
Because of good student response, the card display contest sponsored by the pep clubs has been extended through Tuesday, Tom Gee, Leavenworth junior and chairman of the inter-club pep committee, said Thursday.
The contest is sponsored jointly by the KuKus, Jay Janes, Froshawks and the Red Peppers.
The entries will be judged Wednesday by the inter-pep club executive council, Gee said. The top 12 will then be turned over to the Engineering Council who will choose the three winners.
The winners will receive prizes of merchandise, gift certificates, and a dinner from Lawrence business firms. The blanks can be picked up in the Kansas Union and Strong, Lindley and Malott halls.
Daily hansan
55th Year, No. 102
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
'Europe High Schools At U.S.College Level'
Friday, March 7, 1958
Bulganin Urges Summit Talks
MOSCOW — (UP)— Premier Nikolai Bulganin today urged President Eisenhower to do everything possible to insure a summit conference. Bulganin expressed his views in a reply to the President's message of Feb. 15.
Gibson, Webster Groves, Mo.; Helen Lorson, Chapman, and Karen Jo Lumm, Wichita, all sophomores. The program will be presented in Hoch Auditorium. (Daily Kansan Photo)
HARD AT WORK—Four members of Chi Omega social sorority practice the skit they will present at the Rock Chalk Revue, March 28-29. From left, Kay Allen, Rock Port, Mo.; Rosalie
Mr. Bulganin rejected Eisenhower's proposals of Eastern Europe and German reunification discussion on a summit agenda. But he said the Soviet Union is prepared to discuss any other questions that do not interfere with the internal affairs of other countries.
The average graduate of a European high school is as well prepared in liberal arts as the average graduate of an American four-year college, Dr. James A. McCain, president of Kansas State College, said in a lecture Thursday.
"The European student is much more highly selected than his counterpart in the United States," he said.
Dr. McCain, who was in Europe from April to October of 1957 studying European education on an Eisenhower Fellowship, spoke at the Government Week forum and compared the European and American educational systems.
He said that the American system of mass education is better than the European in the long run, even though European schools, working with fewer students, are able to operate on a higher scholastic level.
Rise In College Enrollment
Europe, like the United States, is experiencing a rapid rise in college enrollment, Dr. McCain said. He explained that the increase is not caused by the increased birth rate, but to an effort to extend higher education to the middle and lower classes.
In an example of efforts to democratize European universities, Dr. McCain said that in 1956 over 85 per cent of British university students received governments grants-in-aid.
He also mentioned Norway, where over half the students have used loans from the government which draw no interest until six months after the student is graduated.
Other main trends in Europe, Dr MeCain said, are:
1. A critical evaluation of the lower school system. Many European countries use an examination system to determine which students may continue education on the high school level. The examination system is being reconsidered in these countries.
2. A tremendous expansion in physical facilities.
3. Attempts to alleviate a critical shortage of scientists and engineers.
4. Expansion of support for research from governments and industry.
5. National commissions which are now at work to survey and improve higher education.
More Select Group
Other differences in student status, Dr. McCain said, are:
More Select Group In naming the differences in the system, Dr. McCain said "The European student is much more highly selected than his counterpart in the United States."
1. Much more poverty among European students, particularly with the higher number of students from the lower classes.
DR. JAMES A. McCAIN
2. An almost total absence of organized social activities in European universities.
3. Much more interest by European students in political affairs,
4. The European student "is left almost entirely on his own resources to determine whether he fails or passes."
Speaking of the faculty, Dr. McCain said: "The professors actually run the universities, and administrators have practically no power." The professor has an "almost exalted position in European society," he explained.
Dr. McCain told of an advertisement for an Athens bank in which the bank president was also identified as a professor.
"If an American bank listed a professor as president, it would probably start a run," he said.