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Students Eye History In Western Civ. Review
By Willis Henson
Over 400 KU undergraduate students thumbed through the pages of history last night in Fraser Theater in preparation for the Western Civilization comprehensive examination to be given Saturday.
Each of the students came armed with pencil and paper. Not one trusted his memory at this late date.
HOWEVER, passing the test means different things to different people.
For some seniors, it may mean the difference between graduation or an extension. Those seniors desire to know of the test "Is you is or is you ain't my baby?"
One purpose of the examination, as expressed by a speaker last night, is "to get students to write down some of the ideas they have learned."
But whether or not the western civilization hopefuls have "cultivated their grades" sufficiently or not is a moot point.
One woman remarked as she entered the door, "I almost finished. I am on week 20."
Another woman, who had persuaded herself not to take the test last semester in lieu of keeping her 2.0 grade point average, remarked, "I still haven't started studying yet."
A STUDENT breathed a sigh of relief after learning from a neighbor that because of the former's classification he would only net two hours credit for the course. "That's good," he said, "because I will never get around to the readings."
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One student interrupted his trip in New York to return to the plains of Kansas and the test. "I'm going to attempt it," he said.
The whole issue seemingly was summed up by a student who said, "There are two obstacles here (at KU)—English Proficiency and Western Civilization. I have passed the English Pro and now I am going to try the Western City."
THE REVIEW SESSIONS at least serve to inflate the ego of the students who by this time, like Descartes, have begun to doubt everything—even that they will pass the examination.
structors took turns lecturing on a specific period in Western Civilization. They covered such topics as the Renaissance, the Reformation, the age of reason and others.
For example, about seven in-
Easily visible were smiles of optimism after the review session. Many students felt as though the review-plus a little study — would make them fit enough to survive the four-hour ordeal.
ONE INSTRUCTOR noted a "general will" among the "smiling attentive faces" desirous of accomplishing the task ahead and said, "you people must be ready for a test."
Last night's review session covered a chronological period in Western civilization from 1500 to 1800. Tonight's session, will cover 1800 to the present.
Stamper, Mays Named Yearbook Leaders
Alan Stamper, Plainville junior, and John "Tonto" Mays, Lyons sophomore, have been named editor and business manager respectively of the 1964 Jayhawker magazine yearbook by the Jayhawker Advisory Board.
Stamper was copy editor of the 1963 Jayhawker. Mays worked on the business staff with advertising and contracts.
The editor and business manager will name the rest of the staff next year.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority Hikes Lawrence-K.C. Rates
When the turnip opened in 19- 56, the Lawrence-Kansas City prices were 45 and 50 cents.
The cost for traveling from Lawrence to Kansas City on the Kansas Turnpike will increase five cents per one-way trip as of July 1.
Rates for Topeka-Lawrence travel will remain unchanged.
The Lawrence-Kansas City increase was part of a selective rate rise announced by the Kansas Turnpike Authority. The last hike in rates was two years ago.
The selective adjustments involve 52 of the 105 distances on the turnpike. Some rates were increased 15 cents.
Under the increase, travel to Kan-
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