Opinion Divided on "Stop Week"
ERIC PETERSON "... not in favor"
By Jerry Kern
The time for final exams is once again approaching. One of the perennial questions asked at this time by both students and faculty is should KU have a "stop week" before final examinations?
George Matthews, Tescott sophomore, said KU should have a stop week.
"A great percentage of students would take advantage of the extra time to review. I know I would. Classes which hold review sessions the last week usually cover the same material that you already have in your notebook," he said.
Some students and faculty members were asked to give their opinions.
MARILYN STOKSTAD, professor of Art History, agreed that a stop week would be a good idea.
GEORGE MATTHEWS
"...extra time"
"I think it's good to give the student a little time to pull things together on his own; even to write some trial essays, I often give my classes sample essay questions to work on before
finals. The students we are most concerned with up here are the type of students who would take advantage of this extra time," she said.
Duane Johnson, graduate student from Redwing, Minn., said KU should not have stop week.
"A week is too long. Perhaps one or two days of no classes before the first examination would do more good. If students are given too much free time on their own, they won't use it to their advantage." Johnson said.
JOHN JACKSON, Memphis. Tenn., freshman, said he would like to have the extra time of a stop week.
"I could learn more by reviewing for finals on my own than I could if I were going to class. However, it would be difficult to determine whether all students would use the time for reviewing." he said.
John Callaghan, Leawood
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JOHN JACKSON
"... difficult to determine"
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The valuable portrait by Manet of the French poet Stephane Mallarme left KU today and is on its way to Paris. Bret Waller, curator of the Museum of Art, is accompanying the priceless painting to the French capital.
The portrait, painted in 1873, was loaned to the KU Museum of Art by the Louvre Musee of Paris, and was on exhibition at Mount Oread for more than a month.
Portrait Back to Paris
Waller will stay in Paris until Wednesday. "I have the mission to deliver the portrait in good condition and also I will visit some dealers in Paris looking for art pieces the Museum could acquire," Waller said.
Randy Mallonee, Olathe freshman, was elected first vice-chairman of the KU-Collegiate Young Republicans last night.
Mallonee is also chairman of the Kansas Teen-Age Republican (TAR) club and has served as the Johnson County TAR chairman. He was chosen as an alternate to the national Young Republican convention last June in Miami, Fla.
CYR'S Elect Vice-Chairman
Kay Orth, El Dorado junior, had been the other candidate, but she withdrew her name before the election. Mallonee was unopposed in the race for the vice-chairmanship.
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MARILYN STOKSTAD "... little time"
freshman, does not want a stop week.
"A student can get much more out of class. There are usually still a lot of lecture notes to be covered during the last week of the course," he said.
JIM SIMMS "...time for review"
F. MARK MCKIERNAN, Fort Madison, Iowa graduate student and instructor, said whether a class is dismissed during the week before finals should be left to the decision of each instructor.
"This will depend on the type of class and the amount of material to be covered in the course. I don't dismiss any of my classes the week before finals," McKiernan said.
Eric Peterson, Doughkeepiee,
N. Y. senior and assistant instructor, said. "As an instructor, I am not in favor of stop week because the last week is often needed to cover the remaining material of the course, or an exam may have to be given that week. As a student, I am in favor of stop week because having to study for an exam during the last week on top of reviewing for
finals can put a student into a bind."
Jim Simms, Clarendon Hills, Iowa junior, said, "I would like to have a stop week, because students need the extra time for review. The amount of material covered in class session reviews isn't that much. I can do better on my own."
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