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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 77 of its 101 Years
77th Year, No.127
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, May 3, 1967
Beats control group
CC makes grades
By LINDA A McCREREY
Statistics released yesterday by Jerry Lewis, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Director of the Centennial College, show that students in CC did better academically first semester than its control group.
Average GPA for CC men, 1.13;
Non-CC Men, .95; CC Women,
1.38; Non-CC Women, 1.55.
Students on scholastic probation (less than, 8, GPA) for CC Men, $34.51\%$ ; Non-CC Men, $43.13\%$ ; CC Women, $20.98\%$ ; Non-CC Women, $22.48\%$.
STUDENTS on Honor Roll:
CC Men, 11.00%; Non-CC Men,
8.61%; CC Women, 9.82%; Non-
CC Women, 11.56%.
Students who dropped out first semester for various reasons: CC Men, 3.98%; Non-CC Men, 9.76%; CC Women, 6.13%; Non-CC Women, 9.24%.
CC students performed slightly better in all categories except Women's Honor Ro'l.
The 459 CC freshmen were not
compared to all freshmen, because the latter group includes fine arts students, housewives, and other part-time students enrolled in a few classes, probationary students who are not new freshmen, and others who would distort the average. Thus a "control group" was established for valid comparison with CC students.
THIS CONTROL GROUP is composed of freshmen, chosen at random as were CC students living in residence hails, and enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
"We are pleased the grades were higher," Lewis said, "but in all honesty they were not significantly bigger."
He explained using grades in evaluating students' progress is only one way to determine their scholastic achievement.
Other means include achievement tests, honorary societies, undergraduate research awards and scholarships. This kind of data will not appear until later, Lewis stressed, and for that reason CC
is a longitudinal study, based on $ \Delta $ - year performance of its students.
"I WOULD EXPECT the grade performance of CC students would be significantly higher in the long run," Lewis said.
When asked if he were aware of any discontent by students in the CC program, Lewis replied, "I have no evidence of widespread dissatisfaction with CC." He said discontent would be reflected by poor classroom performance, and in other ways.
"There are bound to be some people who do not like what we're doing." he said.
"We have seen on several occasions that there is a tendency for CC students to participate in University activities more than non-CC students," Lewis said, adding that statistics will be available later.
LEWIS SAID THIS shows CC students are actually more independent than those in the control group. He expects in later years
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—UDK Photo by Mike Okun
THE NEW AND THE OLD
Former Student Council Chairman Jim Prager, Annandale, Va., junior, right, goes over a few last-minute points with the new chairman, Don Chubb, Topeka sophomore.
Chubbelected to chair ASC
Don Chubb, Topeka senior, was narrowly elected Chairman of the All Student Council (ASC) last night by a vote of 17-15.
Chubb, University Party president, appointed himself to the ASC. one week ago.
In opposition to Chubb was Rusty Wells, Portland, Ore., sophomore, who said he wanted to see the council run by a "fair, unbiased chairman."
"... ASC prestige right now is at an all-time low," Chubb said in his pre-vote address to Council members," and as President of University Party, I see a tremendous opportunity to help student government regain its prestige if I am elected. . ."
"IF YOU WANT a chairman who is a political boss, who will wheel and deal while in office and show party favoritism, than you should not vote for me." Wells said in a brief speech to Council members before the vote.
Wells was defeated for Council vice-chairman by Patty Mills, Topcka junior.
OTHER NEW OFFICERS are Gay Gordon, Wichita freshman, secretary, and Pete Smith, Shawnee Mission senior, treasurer.
The ASC will consider at its next meeting an amendment which had previously been tabled.
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Student fees used in many ways
KU's $30 million budget, only 20 per cent from students' money
By ALLAN NORTHCUTT
Ever wonder how student fees at KU are spent?
Generally, they help pay KU's massive operating expenses over $30 million last year—but make less than a 20 per cent dent in the University's education and general bills.
Used to help pay everything from public relations to telephones to professors' salaries, student-provided funds are dwarfed by state appropriations, gifts, and revenues restricted to specific uses.
But student general fees, which will be $20 per semester higher for full-time Kansas residents and $50 higher for non-residents next fall to pay an additional five per cent of KU's expenses, are spent mostly on academic instruction.
College gets 72 per cent
Although student money pays only one-fifth of its total cost, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences spends 72 per cent of all funds provided by general fees. The other seven KU schools and the summer session spend about three per cent of student funds.
Thus, resident instruction in all schools last year cost students almost $3 million, about 75 per cent of the $4 million in student fees collected.
Like most dearl-consuming University activities, resident instruction gets funds from a combination of revenue sources, including state appropriations, grants, and student fees. About 75 per cent of KU's resident instruction costs are paid from sources other than student fees, for instance.
Outstanding dollar-devouring programs in the College are the English and chemistry curriculums, which together use almost $1 million in student fees yearly.
Although costing far less than the College, the School of Fine Arts and the School of Engineering and Architecture are the next highest consumers of student money, with the Graduate school using the least.
General funds aid plant
Of the 25 per cent of student money left after resident instruction expenses are paid, the largest amount goes to general expenses spread throughout the University and certain physical plant operations.
General expenses consume about 10 per cent of all student
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