PRONE TO CHAOS
Study Habits Vary
By Judith Faust
Students study. Rather, some students study. And of those who do, many demonstrate remarkable ingenuity in their methods.
The teachers and the texts all have something to say about proper study habits. A necessity for effective studying is, as someone once said, "a clean well-lighted place" with desk or table, straight-backed chair, and efficiently organized materials.
BUT A GLANCE around campus on any weekday indicates that this isn't the year of gigantic reform among students—they still don't listen to the teachers and the texts. Clean well-lighted places and straight-backed chairs simply are not in vogue.
There are two aspects of study method to be considered; that is, physical position and environment. Each of these then divides into two classes: the prone method and the gymnastic method of position, and the chisotic and secluded environments. Each class in turn contains several subclasses.
Adherents of the prone method are usually found on either beds or floors although an occasional subspecies may be discovered inhabiting window sills or piano benches. The prevalent position is horizontal. Exponents of this method cite two advantages: practically no physical effort which might interfere with studying is required, and nearly all effective barriers to sleep are thereby avoided.
THE GYMNASTIC method is an entirely different approach to the position problem. Gymnasms favor sitting in chairs with knees tucked tightly under the chin or legs incredibly wrapped about the chair, or sitting in a compact knot on the floor. The gymnast studier claims the muscle tone induced
by this method leads to a sharp mind. However, turning pages can pose a problem and writing is often out of the question.
Turning to the question of environment we find the two above-named classes, chaos and seclusion. The seclusion enthusiast has a rather limited choice of available situations. Among the most popular are the Music Room in the Kansas Union, the attic of Flint Hall, the ornithology floor in Dyche Museum, and assorted maid's closets and boiler rooms. Some acceptable places, such as the stone benches across campus and row 35, section J of the football stadium, are rather too seasonal for year-round use.
The chaos enthusiast on the other hand has a number of easily accessible choices ranging from the student's own room to Watson Library. Other favorites are the Hawk's Nest, Strong Hall basement, and the freshman dormitories.
An empirical examination of common study methods does in fact yield interesting results. An in-depth psychological study of these behavioral patterns could lead to an understanding of their causes and their significance.
Perhaps it's better not knowing.
Loan Money Gone Students Exhaust Present Funds For Short-Term Allotments
Short-term student loan funds have been exhausted until March 1, according to Robert Billings, director of Office of Aids and Awards.
Money is still available to engineering, pharmacy, women students and graduates of Lawrence High School, however.
IN THE LAST two weeks, between 400 and 500 students have been granted nearly $100,000. This represents one-fourth of the total yearly short-term loan allotment provided by the Kansas Endowment Association. Contributions from this organization total $450,-000 yearly. Eighty per cent of the applicants are men.
According to Billings, about 25 per cent of the business done by his office consists of short-term loans. The remainder is made up of applicants for scholarships, National Defense and United Student Aid Fund loans and part time work.
A TOTAL of 2,500 students have sought financial help of some type in the last two weeks.
"This is not unusual." Billings said. The first two weeks of each semester are the busiest times for his office.
Within the past year Aids and Awards has had a 10 to 15 per cent increase in loan applications.
"The percentage of students needing money is increasing faster than the student body as a whole," he said.
The increase in students from low income families is seen as the cause. One of every three KU students receives either a scholarship or a University loan. Over $2,400,000 is available annually for student financial aid.
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Daily Kansan
At issue was Hershey's insistence a draft board in Michigan was right in taking away the student deferments of a group that staged a sit-in at its office.
Clash Nears Over Policy To Reclassify
A hint of what may come came yesterday when Hershey clashed sharply with members of a House education subcommittee on his policy of reclassifying college students whose antiwar activities may go beyond legal grounds.
WASHINGTON — (UP1)— Selective Service chief Lewis B. Hershey may be edging toward a collision with Congress over his methods of dealing with Vietniks he claims break the law to impede the draft.
Friday, February 18, 1966
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- ASK your Placement Office for pamphlets telling what the Rural Electrification Administration offers for a challenging career with all advantages of Federal Civil Service
- SIGN UP for a personal interview with the R&A Recruiting Representative who will be at your Placement Office
February 28,1966
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