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English Proficiency Results Awaited by 1070 Students
The results of the English Proficiency Examination taken October 7 by 1070 students will be published in this paper in about four weeks. Only the names of those students who passed the examination will be printed.
The test is being graded by approximately 100 graders selected from the faculty by the Western Civilization Department, which administers the test.
**IF AN examination is passed by the first reader, the student passes. If it is failed by the first reader, a question mark is placed on it and it is given to a second grader. If the second grader places a question mark on it or fails it, then the student is automatically failed. Essentially, all that is needed is one pass out of two.**
The next examination will be given on Thursday, March 3. The purpose of the examination, denounced by many and failed by approximately 20 per cent each time, is to ensure a minimum of proficiency in the use of the English language at the time of graduation. All students must take the examination unless they received A's in English I and II or an A or B in English III. All transfer students
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are required to take it in order to ascertain their reaching KU's standards.
Students cannot take the examination until they are juniors. Students said:
David Kennedy, Lawrence junior: "If you can write a coherent letter, you can pass the English Pro. 1 hope . . ."
VIVIAN WETMORE, Wichita senior: "It was simple. I found the most important thing to be organization, and checking to see that there were no misspelled words."
Suzanne Hart, Wichita junior:
"It hurt. There weren't enough
topics, and the topics were such
that you had to be informed on
current events. I think there
should be at least 15 topics, and of more personal interest. Also, I'm mad because the test is not graded by English teachers alone."
Carol Mesigh, Topeka junior:
"What's the purpose of the thing?
If they don't think we can write coherently after 10 hours of English, they should strengthen the English program and make us write more then."
SUE SHELDON, Kansas City,
Mo. junior: "The choice of topics
was bad. There should be much
less on current events. How can
you write a good paper if you
don't know anything about the
topics?"
The highest percentage of failure was in 1959,when 39 per cent failed the test.
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