BESGA revitalized
Big 8 governments meet
Because of added interest this year, the Big Eight Student Government Association (BESGA) was revitalized and met last weekend at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Jerry Bean (KUPA—large men's), Abilene junior and delegation chairman, said, "The Big Eight schools are now working together through common interests, rather than ignoring each other. We do have something to learn from one another."
The success of this year's convention is largely due to the fact that all Big Eight universities were represented for the first time in several years, Bean said.
Language clubs plan traditional Christmas parties
A Christmas caroling contest between the French and German clubs, and a dramatic presentation of the Christmas story in Spanish are some of the pre-Christmas language club activities.
The caroling contest will be at 8 p.m. Dec. 15 in Blake Annex. Both French and German carols will be sung and the prize is "the glory of winning," said Fred Herschbach, teaching assist- and advisor to the German club.
A DRAMATIC presentation of the nativity play, "Auto de Navidad," will be presented by the Spanish club at the Christmas party at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in Bailey auditorium.
German traditions will be explained by an assistant instructor of German, from Germany, at the German club meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in 112 Blake Hall. Miss Annamaria Ostrowski will explain German traditions.
The Christmas story will be told in song and poetry at the annual French Club Christmas party at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Big Eight Room of the Kansas Union.
THE MAIN PURPOSE of the convention is to discuss mutual policies and programs and to coordinate activities among the universities.
Toward this end the conference established a presidential conference to be held each spring. It will be composed of the old and newly-elected student body presidents from each school to familiarize new presidents with the problems and activities on the other Big Eight campuses. The presidential conference this spring will be held at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
The conference also decided to publish a monthly newsletter telling each school what the other student governments are doing. The publication will be edited by the president of BESGA and will contain monthly reports from each university's student council, Bean said.
IN ADDITION TO Bean, those attending were: Mike Kirk (KUPA—fraternities), Kansas City, Mo., sophomore; Rosie Burns (KUPA—sororities), Caldwell junior; and Cindy Cole, St. Johns sophomore. Miss Cole is not a member of the All Student Council.
Bean was impressed with the success of the conference. He said, "It is going to be a lot easier to go to future Big Eight student government conferences with the realization of accomplishing something."
East-West scholarship applications due Dec.15
Application deadline for 70 East-West Center scholarships for graduate degree study in fields relating to Asia and the Pacific Ocean area is December 15.
Scholarships are for the June or September 1967 class. Basic grants are for a year and cover transportation, tuition, necessary books, housing and food. They may be extended for students meeting high academic standards to allow them to complete degree programs.
THE EAST-WEST Center in Honolulu is a project of the United States government in cooperation with the University of Hawaii. It was founded by Congress in 1960 to promote understanding among the people of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific.
Students must be majors in the Asia-Pacific field and are required to take an Asian or Pacific language appropriate to their area of interest.
For applications and additional information, students should contact the dean of their college or write to the Director of Student Selection, East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822.
Tau Beta Pi had 34 initiates and Sigma Tau had 22 for a total of 56.
a joint banquet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
Engineers initiate 56 at banquet Sunday
Guest speaker for the event was William Bass, associate professor of anthropology, who spoke on Iran from the Engineering slant.
Tau Beta Pi is the engineering equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa.
Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi and Lambda Chapter of Sigma Tau, professional engineering fraternities, initiated 56 members at
MANY-SPLENORED PLATES
SAN FRANCISCO —(UPI)— The old game of counting different license plates is a chore in California—the state issues 34 varieties.
The different plates identify the vehicle, owner or driver and type of business and service using the vehicle. The most common plate, of course, is for passenger cars.
Daily Kansan Tuesday, December 6,1966
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