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graduating class of 1955 to see how many students received degrees at that commencement who were in the lower half of the distribution on both the American Council of Education Psychological Examination and a Speed of Reading Examination. Both of these tests were taken upon entrance to the University as freshmen.
"Two hundred and eight out of 1.006 graduating seniors in June 1955 were found to be in this lower group," Smith said. "They represented almost every academic discipline and every college or school in the University."
Of this group of 208 students, 46 had appeared on the Dean's Academic Honor List one or more semesters during their collegiate days. One was elected to Tau Beta Pti, two to Sigma Tau, one to Sachem, one to Mortar Board, and one to Phi Beta Kappa.
This same analytical study was conducted for the five-year graduation class period of 1955 through 1959. If restrictions for admission had been based on the A.C.E. and the Speed of Reading Examinations, over 1,100 individuals would have been denied admittance to KU.
"WITH ESTIMATES included for the graduating classes of 1956 and 1957, the loss to the state and the nation would have been: 202 teachers, 176 engineers, 2 journalists, 31 lawyers, 25 medical doctors, 43 pharmacists and 482 graduates of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and
the School of Business," Smith said.
Smith is not against the practice of testing, but hopes that testing programs will be reserved for purposes of placement and guidance and not for selective admission usage to colleges and universities.
Stars and Man Lecture Topic
Harlow Shapley, professor emeritus of astronomy at Harvard University and one of the world's most honored scholars, will speak at KU Tuesday.
His lecture on "Galaxies and Mankind," at 8 p.m. in 426 Lindley, will be open to the public.
The Missouri-born scientist currently is the Sloan Foundation visiting professor at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka. His appearance here was arranged by the department of physics and astronomy.
He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was its president from 1939-44. He was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received numerous scientific medals, among them the Pope Pius XI medal.
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Daily Kansan
Tuesday, December 14, 1965
--received a return letter from General West- moreland.
Top Stories—
- Rick Mabbutt, co-editorial editor of the Kansan, writes an editorial attacking Kansan editorial policy and is suspended from the journalism school.
- Bert Carlyle, editor of Lawrence Outlook says KU is a communist cell.
- Students for A Democratic Society comes to KU and features Norman Thomas as one of their first and most noteworthy speakers.
- The oil portrait of the French poet, Mallarme, painted by Manet in 1873 comes to KU
- Controversy resulted when KU students are told they must pay their car taxes in Douglas County regardless of their home county or home state.
- KU formulates plans for centennial activities.
- Discussion arises over possible combination of Washburn and KU law schools.
- The Council for Progress composed of 250 outstanding alumni meet at KU to plan the second century of KU.
- Jay Weiss, Augusta junior, organized letters to soldiers in Viet Nam telling the soldiers the anti-war demonstrations in the U.S. are not the concensus of opinion of American youth. He
- Vox Populi became the majority party as a result of campus elections as controversy rages over the classification of Theta Tau fraternity.
- Folger's Company brings their famous silver collection to the campus. A coffee pot from the collection is missing and later turns up in the mail at Nelson Art Gallery in Kansas City, Mo.
- During spring vacation volunteers from the Congress of Racial Equality went south to repair and rebuild churches.
- Several campus organizations sponsor a Viet Nam teach-in concerning the United States' rights in Viet Nam.
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- The 40th annual running of the KU Relays sees records fall. Jim Ryun and high school teammates set a record in the two-mile clay.