KU
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
zansan
77th Year, No. 55
Serving KU for 77 of its 101 Years
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, December 9, 1966
Chancellor loses his
Snatchers take bulbs
Bu BETSY WRIGHT
Christmas has come to KU again, and with it the annual onrush of Christmas tree light thieves.
Harry M. Buchholtz, supt. of buildings and grounds, said: "We lost over 100 lights the first night we turned them on. Twenty lights were gone off of the Chancellor's porch even before they were turned on."
Several other Christmas-connected "liftings" have occurred this year. Thursday buildings and grounds men investigated the disappearance of several fir trees formerly growing on the campus.
LIGHTS AND decorations have also been removed from the large tree in Strong Hall, Buchholtz said, although not as many as usual.
More spectacular attempts, although ending in failure, have been made on the decorations at Strong.
"The other night someone tried to take all of the decorations off Strong," Buchholtz said.
"They got on the roof and had the whole rope unloosened, but they didn't get it off."
AN ATTEMPT at stealing the fake tree decorating the front of Strong ended in the breaking of one of the large light standards at the entrance. The prospective thief, however, gained no more decorations for his living room from this escapade. He was apparently scared off when the light broke, Buchholtz said.
The buildings and grounds men did a little lifting themselves for Christmas this year. The large tree decorating the Strong Rotunda was removed from the site of the future biological science building, where Robinson Annex now stands.
"The tree was going to have to be destroyed anyway." Buchholtz said. "Many of the trees can be transplanted, but this one had its roots wrapped around a power line."
Since it is difficult to find a tree large enough for Strong that anyone wishes to part with, the tree was cut down and made into a Christmas tree.
Just days, exams, papers before Christmas vacation
Just about a week left. . . Can they last?
There's nothing like a term paper to make a person appreciate Christmas vacation. A few tests can have the same effect.
An enthusiastic (or should it be desperate) wave of students has hit Watson Library in an attempt to polish off those term papers due next Friday or to begin cramming for those last minute tests.
But will the students be able to persevere with their studying until the last paper is written and the last test taken. Can they keep their minds off vacation plans and holiday festivities and on the books?
Can they last? Will they make it?
—Kansan photo by Monte Mace
But alas...
TIME OUT. A girl can only study so much. Besides, all work, and all that.
Christmas is just 16—count 'em
16—days away.
Let's see now. I'll have to go to Vail. I hear there's some really good snow there. Haven't schussed down a slope for a long time.
Before I go home I'll have to get a Christmas card list ready, do about 400,000 hours of shopping, pack, wash. Then I ought to start that Poly Sci paper.
Then, a little serious partying.
This Watson Library is reilly such a nice place. Just the place to come and let "visions of sugar plums dance through my head."
Better get some sleep. Maybe I can get excited about studying this afternoon.
—UDK Photo by Bob Parker
O. TANNENBAUM!
Kay Plumlee, Wichita junior, admires the 20-foot Christmas tree in the Strong Rotunda.
Final 'review' week proposed by students
During the past week, the committee has interviewed deans of the schools and heads of departments to see how they react to suggestions the committee has made concerning review week.
A joint Student Adv.索 Board-All Student Council committee is working to have a "review" week before finals made a part of university policy.
By RUTH ROHRER
"We are trying to come up with the most feasible plan for a review week—one which will be acceptable to both students and faculty." Mary Jane Eckhoff, Lea-
wood senior and chairman of stop week, said.
"WE HAVE WRITTEN to universities all over the country to find out their policies on review week. We are just gathering ideas and suggestions now."
Some of the committee's suggestions for a review week are:
● to have classes meet for a full week before exams only on a voluntary basis to review previously-covered material.
- to have no tests and no assignments in classes and eliminate all scheduled social activities.
- to have faculty members available in their offices for conferences with individual students.
Miss Eckhoff said a successful review week would have to be a joint effort between faculty and students.
"The student would do his part by attending review sessions and the faculty would do their part by giving the students a chance to review."
SHE CITED THE need for a review week "because finals are more comprehensive and therefore require more preparation. Also, many times final examinations determine the grade for a course—many count for more than 50 per cent of the grade."
One faculty member said, "The chief objection of the faculty to a review week is that nine of ten students would not take advantage of it."
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