Advisory Board will evaluate English pro
The Student Advisory Board's committee to investigate the English proficiency examination has interviewed deans from each school requiring the examination and formulated ideas and suggestions for its revision.
The committee, chairmaned by
Computers forseen as a media need
A peek at the newspaper of the future was offered to KU journalism students and several Kansas editors yesterday in the Kansas Union by John Colburn, editor and publisher of the Wichita Eagle and Beacon.
Colburn, who took the helm of the Wichita papers in 1963 after long service with the Associated Press and the Richmond Times-Express, told of late 20th-century newspapers produced by computers and staffed not only with journalists, but also engineers and statisticians.
"WE CAN expect some rather exciting things that give a glamorous outlook for our business," he said.
Some of the "exciting things" Colburn promised were computers that could make up newspaper pages and print them in a matter of hours, and facsimile machines that would transmit news directly into homes.
However, the Wichita publisher warned his audience that the new technology would give the future newsman new responsibility.
"We must dig beneath the surface and excavate the details to explain the 'why,'" he explained.
FURTHER CHARTING the course of the American press, Colburn said the future calls for "humanized" and more creditable news coverage.
"Our creditability in the eyes of the people is higher than ever before, but there is plenty of room for improvement," he said. Also among the audience were several professors from the schools of engineering and business.
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Daily Kansan
Barb Norton, Wichita senior, will meet with James Seaver, chairman of the committee in charge of the English proficiency examination, and his group on Feb. 1 to exchange ideas concerning improvement of the present program.
"Seaver welcomes student interest and is most willing to hear student ideas and to help make any improvements," Miss Norton said.
"Several suggestions and considerations have been brought to the attention of our committee by both students and faculty," she said.
The suggestions are:
The elimination of the examination for students who have made C's or above in their freshman-sophomore English courses.
- A remedial program should be required of all students who do not pass the test, or that there be an increase in the publicity and information on the present Reading and Study Clinic.
- Each test should include at least ten questions with a wide range of interest.
$ \bullet $ A fair policy of testing transfer students should fe formulated.
"Many of the deans interviewed were willing to admit the examination's faults and expressed a willingness to change, if a better program could be developed," Miss Norton said. "However, all felt that some method of checking English proficiency is absolutely necessary."
Miss Norton said that the most likely proposal would be for the elimination of the examination for C students and over. She said the committee will continue to investigate different proposals and may come up with more effective ideas for change.
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"For now, things seem to indicate that with real interest and work on the part of the committee, the program may be changed to increase its value and effectiveness," she said.
Tuesday, January 10, 1967
Pinnings and Engagements
Judy Cable, Cedar Vale sophomore in elementary education, Alpha Delta Pi, to Myrl Kelly, Cedar Vale senior in electrical engineering, Triangle.
PINNINGS
Susan Wynne, Upper Saddle River, N.J., sophomore, to Clayton Sutton, Olathe sophomore, Phi Kappa Tau.
Barbara F. Nettage, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore in Chinese East Asian area, Hashinger, to Keith M. Wood, Pittsburg sophomore in political science and American studies.
Kathie Heitz, Alton, Ill., senior in elementary education, Alpha Delta Pi, to Troy Rinacke, Independence, Mo., senior in physical education, Delta Chi.
Kathy Vaughan, Lawrence junior, majoring in journalism, to Lynn Weis, Shawnee Mission junior, majoring in history, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Susan Kay Meredith, St. Joseph, Mo., junior majoring in math education, Alpha Chi Omega, to Rolla Ramey Carrel, St. Joseph, Mo., junior majoring in business, Delta Tau Delta.
Collette Alley, Wichita sophomore, majoring in biology, Chi Omega, to Bill Preston, junior at University of Michigan, Alpha Tau Omega.
Mary Lynn Smart. Lawrence sophomore, majoring in elementary education, Chi Omega, to R. L. Mullins, Leawood junior, majoring in business, Phi Kappa Psi.
Kathy Alexander, Pratt sophomore, Chi Omega, to Halley Kampschroeder, Lawrence senior, majoring in economics, Delta Upsilon.
Linda Harrington, Terre Haute, Ind., sophomore, majoring in elementary education, Chi Omega, to Rich Land, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, pre-med student, Delta Tau Delta.
Pam Ransdell. Shawnee Mission sophomore, majoring in retailing. Pi Beta Phi, to Bruce Waller, North Little Rock, Ark., junior, majoring in accounting. Sigma Chi.
Cindy McCammon, St. Louis, Mo., senior majoring in education, Chi Omega, to Gary Gribben, Parsons senior, majoring in economics, Delta Upsilon.
Diane Childers, Holland junior, majoring in secondary education, Pi Beta Phi, to John Green, Kansas City, Mo., senior, majoring in business, Phi Delta Theta.
Karen Dunaway, Topeka junior, majoring in
elementary education, Pi Beta Phi, to Delvy Lewis, Topeka graduate student, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Connie McClain, Leavenworth senior, majoring in secondary education, Pt Beta Phi, to Pat Davis, New York, N.Y., senior, majoring in business, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Cindy Burcham, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, majoring in medical technology, Pi Beta Phi, to Phil Shantz, Kansas City, Mo., senior, majoring in electrical engineering, Delta Upsilon.
Judy Long, Leawood junior, majoring in special education, Delta Delta Delta, to Sandy Buda, Omaha. Neb., senior, majoring in social studies and physical education, Sigma Nu.
Carolyn Edmondson, Kansas City, Mo., junior, majoring in interior design, to Myrl Wear, Arkansas City junior, majoring in civil engineering, Theta Tau.
ENGAGEMENTS
Barbara Brooks, Leawood junior, majoring in elementary education, Alpha Chi Omega, to Bob McNay, Brush, Colo., junior, majoring in political science, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Chyrel S. Mitchell, Madison sophomore, majoring in business administration, Miller Hall, to Jon M. Woodward, Topeka junior, majoring in international relations and geography, Jolliffe Hall.
Ruta Valdmanis, Wichita junior, majoring in mathematics, Miller Hall, to Bob Jensen, Muskegon, Mich., graduate student in chemical engineering.
Barbara Norton, Wichita senior, majoring in secondary education, Pi Beta Phi, to Buddy Calvert, Wichita senior, majoring in business, Delta Chi.
Linda Lueders, Independence, Mo., senior majoring in elementary education, Alpha Chi Omega, to Joe Town, Wichita.
April Phelps, Lawrence junior, majoring in education, Chi Omega, to John Wells, Shawnee Mission senior, majoring in business administration, Alpha Tau Omega.
Ruth Roberts, Kansas City, Mo., senior, majoring in apparel merchandising, Delta Delta Delta, to Pete Smith, Shawnee Mission senior, majoring in accounting, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Change of school requested by Jan.16
Students who want to transfer from one school in the University to another are requested to make their petitions by Jan. 16.
Students may request the change at window no. two in 130 Strong Hall from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.
WILLIAM L. Kelly, Associate Registrar and Associate Director of Admissions, said, "It takes a certain amount of time to process the applications for transfer.
"Students may change after the sixteenth, but it will be a
date, they may experience some difficulty in enrolling at the regular time."
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