University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, December 4, 1979
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KU freshmen unaffected bv declining ACTs
By HAROLD CAMPBELI
Staff Reporter
Despite a drop in the average American College Testing scores of last year's freshmen, a University of Kansas counselor noted that students prepared for college as students ever were.
Gary Price, associate professor of finance at Duke University, said last week that the center counseler, said last week that the average 197 ACT scores from 21.8 to 21.6 indicated a 'leaving off' of scores from the test.
"There are probably lots of reasons for the drop," he said. "The main reason is probably more people are taking the test to get into universities."
The ACT test is given periodically each year to high school seniors and covers English, math, science and social science.
The KU Office of Institutional Research and Planning is conducting a survey of this semester's freshmen determine how well they think they were prepared for college,
Deborah Teeter, director of the office, said earlier last month.
SHE SAID, however, that the survey would not be complete until March.
Freshmen reactions are mixed as to how well their high schools prepared them for KI!
Gretchen Bajema, Devils Lake, N.D., freshman, and Patrice Bakera, Topkei freshman, both said that their high schools could have required them better for KU.
Bajema said she thought her high school should have had more stringent class requirements so she would have been used in the amount of studying required at KU.
"I hardly had to study in high school and that was a big disadvantage when I got here," she said.
Baker said she thought she was at a disadvantage in KU because she attended a small high school that did not offer courses that are necessary to prepare her for her master.
ferred only one foreign language, Spanish,
and had no college-preparatory English
courses," she said.
"MY HIGH SCHOOL in Valley Falls of
She said her high school had from 150 to 180 students.
Fred Fetzer, Kinsley freshman, also said that attending a small high school was a disadvantage he had to overcome.
"It was something I had to adjust to," he said.
He said the switch to college did not affect his grades, but he had to get used to studying more.
LISA BANNERMAN, McPherson freshman, that she said her high school prepared her well, especially in chemistry and English.
However, several KU freshmen said their high schools prepared them well.
"My high school prepared anybody well who just put the effort into studying," she said.
Mary Marshall, Plano, Texas, freshman, said that her high school was good at
KU professors who teach freshman classes have mixed reactions as to how well prepared freshmen are for KU.
teaching the "basics," such as English and math.
SHE TEACHES AN English 101 class designed for freshmen.
Carolyn Neueringer, instructor in English, said that she had not noticed any difference in grades between this semester's freshmen and those she had taught in the past.
"I don't want to knock high school English teachers," she said, "because they have a rough job. But many school administrations still insist on having 'relevant' courses.
She said, however, that some students were not prepared for English 101 because of the course's content. English courses such as science fiction instead of more traditional grammar and punctuation.
She said that only two out of 75 students in her English 101 class had taken a high school English grammar course.
Charles Reynolds, professor of chemistry, however, said, that he thought the academic level of freshmen in his classes had decreased in the past 10 years.
"I have to spend more time explaining things than I used to," he said. "I don't know what the reason is, but freshman just are not as ready for college as they were."
Assembly to discuss curriculum changes
The College Assembly will vote on 34 curricular changes in its last meeting of the semester at 4 p.m. today in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
According to Teri Carwell, assistant to the National Arts Science Council for the Arts Science, the Assembly will curricular change recommendations made by the委员会 for undergraduate and graduate students.
KANSAN On Campus
TODAY: PROFESSOR SIDNEY BROWN, professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, will present a seminar. He will be moderator: A Meji Leader's Conference on Leadership in the Council Room of the Kansas Union. The UNDERGRADUATE ANTHROPOLOGY ASSOCIATION will present the film, "How I Learned to Dance," at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Room, Union.
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TONIGHT: THE EAST LANGUAGES AND CULTURE LECTURE will present Carl Leibman, who will speak on "Shrift-Faced Language" and "Food," at 1:30 in Parker C of the Union. There will be a MECHA meeting at 7:30 in the International Room of the Union. The Workshop Class Projects will be presented at 8 in the Ige Theatre, Murhauy Hall.
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Madrigal Dinner & Concert
December 6, 7 & 10 1979 - 2:00 PM. December 9, 5:30 PM.
Kansas Room, Kansas University. Tickets $8.75.
at 8:34, Round Corn Corner Drug. Pete Garden Center West, Raney's Hillrest
TOMORROW THE SAILING CLUB will
will present the Student Recital,
Gerken will present a CABILLOON
RECITAL at, 7. Campeanile, Sally Shumway will
at a STUDENT RECITAL at, 9 p.m. in
a GERKEN RECITAL.
only at
JAZZ ★ JAZZ ★ JAZZ
Bring this ad in for $1.00 off! Call 843-2644 For Reservations
926 Mass. Upstairs
Paul Gray's Jazz Place
Tuesday Dec. 4th, One Nite Only
Reggae Jazz Star
Monte Alexander
and his 5 piece New York Band
Don't miss this World Famous Jazz Pianist and Pablo Recording Star!
Admission Only $8.00 Includes Free Beer, Soft Drinks, Popcorn & Peanuts
SAVE TIME
DO YOUR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
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"We have special gifts for you"
Located in the Museum of Natural History nextdoor to the Kansas Union.
Open: Mon.-Sat. 10am to 5pm Sundays 1;30pm to 5pm
OPEN THROUGH DEC. 24
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sua films
Tuesday, December 4
W.C. Fields:
IF I HAD A
MILLION (1933)
NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK (1941)
MILLION is an anthology film in which Ernst Lubscht and Norman McCormick are placed two of the hilarious episodes. He and his brother Laughton & Gary Cooper, EVEN BREAK & Fields' last film, and is one of the few films he plays. He a plays him who tries to sell an idea to movie producer by adding every possible plot twist as he goes on.
(1967)
Wednesday, December 5 PERSONA
Ingmar Bergerman's masterpiece about life and art is revealed through an intimate look at an access and her art. The book includes Uli Lvitan, Suebuns/isubtitles
Thursday, December 6 GOING PLACES
(1974)
Directed by Bertand Blier, with Gerard Desarguesi, Patrick Dewarey, and Julianne Gillan, the labs of the outrageous HBO series *Straight Outta Carrie* stealing cars, molesting women and generally terrorizing people for a reason. The series *YOUR LOST HANKERCHIEFS*
Friday & Saturday
December 7-8
HEAVEN CAN WAIT
(1978)
Directed by Warren Besty & Buck Henry with, beaty. Benny, Julie and Andy Jack Warden. Plus Bruno non and Jack Warden. *Both matthias shown in Forum* *Both matthias shown in Forum*
MIDNIGHT MOVIES
FLESH GORDON
(1974)
Directed by Howard Ziehm. Soft-core spoof of the Flash Gordon serials.
All films M-R shown in Woodruff Aud. at 7:30 unless otherwise noted, $1.00 admission.
Weekend shows also in Woodfort at 3:00, 7:00, or 12 midnight and Sun. at 2:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. 15.0 admission. No Retiree benefit.