John Hill leads busy life
John Hill, Prairie Village senior, senior class president, former editor of the Jayhawker, and author of a University Daily Kansan column "The Hill With It," bounced the eraser in his hand and looked around the Kansan newsroom.
"Being a class officer is frustrating because traditionally, the class officers aren't the class
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leaders as much as being the class social chairmen. There should be more to being a class officer than just arranging for enough beer for parties," Hill said.
The Prairie Village senior described his recent involvement in a senior class poll that resulted in a scholarship fund, and the deposit of money usually spent on a class party into that fund. Seniors will also have a choice this year, because of that poll, between wearing caps and gowns to
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All seniors will be able to make contributions to the fund, Hill said. Raising the question on whether the class wanted a party or scholarship fund was Hill's idea.
"This is an outgrowth of two present trends: to re-evaluate the things really relevant to college students, and challenging traditions just for the sake of change. I'm glad to see the first happening, but don't agree with the second." Hill said.
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"That word is rapidly becoming the most over-used and trite term in today's jargon. The fastest way to immediately shoot down any activity or institution today is to just say it's not relevant," he said.
Commenting on the time that these activities take, Hill said, "Scholastically I've always striven to attain the highest peaks of mediocrity."
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While he said students should be careful what they term irrelevant, Hill was skeptical about the usual duties of a class officer.
"There are many, many issues and controversies on this campus now-yet class officers always campaign just on more beer and more parties.
"But the ironic thing is that when someone does campaign on things other than parties, beer, cute little hats and funny ha-ha sweatshirts, they might very well lose," Hill said.
Hill, who said he never made the high school yearbook staff, was one of the few Jayhawker editors in the last ten years to meet the deadlines and get all four issues out on time.
Deadline set for Western Civ exam
The deadline for enrollment in the Western Civilization comprehensive exam is April 18. Don Marquis, assistant professor of Western Civilization announced yesterday.
The test, he said, will be given May 10, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
"Students cannot take the exam unless they enroll in the registrar's office by that date," Marquis said.
Marquis said any student may take the exam regardless of his class standing, even if he has not completed the discussion part of the program.
"It is, of course," he added,
"best to take the exam immediately after the discussion groups while the material is still fresh in the mind."
Asked why the test is so long, he said, "We feel the best kind of exam is one which contains many different kinds of tastes."
Marquis explained the
different parts of the test saying,
"On the first part, the student is asked to write an essay of an hour's length which tests him on how well he puts the material together. He will have a choice of one question out of three which focus on some particular problem evident throughout the readings.
"The second part consists of two half-hour essays. They are a comparison of two authors that the student has read whom we feel can be contrasted and compared in several different ways. On this part, the student will have a choice of two out of six." he said.
Marquis explained the first two parts of the test, the essay parts, made up one-half of the test as a whole.
"The other half of the exam," he said, "consists of a multiple-choice and a matching section.
"The multiple choice section
tests the student's understanding of the material he has studied, while the matching tests his brute memory."
He emphasized that the matching section, though it does test memory, does not deal primarily with detail. He explained the matching part consisted of quotes which should be easily recognized if the student has read the assignments.
Asked about results on past tests, he commented, "the average scores have not been very good. On a 200 point exam, the average is somewhere around 100."
He added that though the scores were low on a per cent scale, the grades were ranked on a curve. By that method, no more than 10% flunk the exam, he said.
There will be two review sessions for the test in Strong Auditorium, May 7 and 8.
Q. WHAT EVENT ANSWERS THE ECONOMICALLY MINDED BMOC'S NIGHTLY DREAM?
A. THE FRESHMAN—SOPHOMORE CLASS PARTY
(What he really dreams about we can't print)
A lot of people think it a man's world, but statistics and experience prove it's all a myth. One night out on the town (Lawrence included) puts many a BMOC in hock for a week. Just getting into the majority of nightspots runs $3.00 and up. Your favorite brew is so expensive it would be cheaper to make it in your dorm room, fraternity parking lot or apartment porch. Your date pays for nothing, not even the cigarettes and continually shows her gratitude by popping huge smoke rings on your nose. In less there is some appreciable reward at the end of the evening, many a college male asks himself if it wouldn't be more enjoyable
to stay home with the guys and watch the late movie.
BUT, abused, downhearted and penniless men of KU take heed! This Friday night ya got a guaranteed successful, inexpensive evening in your midst—IF ya got a Freshman or Sophomore class card. It is good for admittance into the best class function of all time. The fabulous BAR-KAYS, Stax recording stars, will be providing the satisfy'n soulful sounds. They are none other than the group who back up all of Booker T. Washington's studio sessions and former band for the late, always great Otis Redding. In addition THE HAPPY MEDIUM will split the show time with
the Bar-Kays, providing non stop music from 7:30-12 at the Lawrence National Guard Armory. In addition, as most of you already know, there will be a F-R-E-E-, never ending supply of thirst quenching beverages geared to make ya feel alright, all night and into the early morn'n hours.
NOW, men if you don't have a class card at your immediate disposal, don't get all distressed and think the world is com'n to an end. Just one George Washington dollar bill coupled with fifty cents (pennies, dimes, quarters, slugs, etc., will be acceptable) gets ya inside where its all happen'n. Ya can't beat it—so join it—this Friday night. You definitely won't regret it.