The Muse, vol. 14, no. 10 (21 January 1964)

              Miss Patti Andrews
Another Snow Queen?
Last year's Miss Freshette will be Memorial's representative in
Waterloo late this month in the annual winter carnival to be held
there when Miss Canada Snow Queen will be chosen.
Patti Andrews, now in a second
year at MUN where she is doing
honors biology, leaves here January 28 for the Ontario City. The
decision to send Miss Andrews was
announced Monday, She was chosen
by a committee of four senior
students and one faculty member.
Judging was done on the basis of
looks, appearance, conversational
ability, social poise and personality.
This 18-year-old graduate of
Holy Heart Regional High School,
has made a name for herself since
first entering MUN. In the first
two months of  last year she was
chosen Miss Freshette, and since
has been elected secretary of World
University Service of Canada, president of the Dramatic Society,
secretary of the Arts and Science
Society and is a member of the
social coordinating committee of
Mu Gamma, She has also taken an
active part in recent Newman Club
discussion groups.
Patti feels that every student
should take part in at least one
extra-curricular activity. "This is
an essential part of university life,"
she states, "and only by taking part
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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
VOLUME 14
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD., TUESDAY, JAUARY 21,  1964
No. 10
The President Comments
Academic   Improvement
37 GRADUATED; THREE RETURN
At least three students beyond first year whose Christmas examination performances prompted
the Administration to refuse them re-entry into the second semester, have been granted a last moment
reprieve, The Muse learned this week. The three students—all in third year—were amongst an unofficially reported list of 37 students, the majority of them Freshmen, whose December exam results
showed complete or near-complete failings in all courses. Some sources close to the Administration,
this week quoted figures as high as 75 for students refused re-admission in January. However, up
to press hour Tuesday, The Muse had received unofficial verification of 37 "Christmas graduates."
Of this total, at least three had been notified of their reprieves the first day of term.
In comparision with other years, a
"much more satisfactory result" was
recorded this December, according to
the Administration.
The University's President, Dr. Raymond Gushue, in a prepared, 400-
word statement for city press and radio
January 2nd, seemed optimistic about
the exam results. While he did not
indicate the specific total refused reentry he did say that it was fifty per
cent less than in 1962, and that the
general improvement in academic per-;
formance here was apparent "at the
various levels."
Commenting on the exam results in
general, the President explained that
the criterion for removing students and
indicated comparative academic results.
"The number of students in the high
range, who did really amiable work
being greater while the number in
the extremely low brackets is much
less1 than last year.
'It had been noted that students
generally settled down to study much
earlier in the Fall Term than in the
immediately preceding year and the
examination results verify this.
"With nearly 300 more students than
in 1962-63, the number requested not
to return because of hopelessly low
marks was approximately half of that
of the previous year. Only students
who fail all subjects, with an average
so low that recovery in the final examinations could not beexpected, are
not re-admitted. All these students
passed grade 11, most in the Spring
of 1963, and obviously made no effort
to get through their first terms of
work at university. Some of them
admit this quite freely.
"Such students may be readmitted in
another year when their attitude has
changed but cannot be allowed to
slow down the tempo of class work
this year.
"There are interesting comparisons
in first-year figures, showing the results
of interest or lack of interest, application or adjustment.
"Other years do not show the same
contrasts. On the one hand, a considerable number of students averaged
80 per cent, a smaller number, over
85 per cent and one student over
95 per cent.
"In the same term's work and
faculties,   other   students averaged   as
C. U. P. ANNUAL
Conference At   U.  B.  C.
When the annual conference of
the Canadian University Press
opened December 26 in Vancouver,
B.C., there was some doubt that
the organization could withstand
blows levied at the core of its
structure. For another year, it has.
Complaints centered chiefly on
the distribution of press releases to
member papers . A small bloc of
members, led by the Toronto
VARSITY, advocated reducing the
national office in Ottawa to an
administrative center, abolishing
the news service, and re-locating the
national office to a campus. Most
of the debate in the four-day conference centered on this topic. When
the vote came the majority of the
papers sided with retaining the
national office in its intended form
— as a duel administrative and
news disseminating service. It was
decided that without a central nat-
Muse Editor-in-chief David
Day and Associate Editor-in-
Chief Elizabeth Barrett attended
the 1963 annual Canadian University Press Conference in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., December 26-29. The following is
a brief report of the chief decisions of  that conference.
ional office the purpose and function of CUP would be defeated.
Most important among the other
business decisions of the conference
was a per capita increase in fees —
from 2!/2 cents to 3 Scents, with a
maximum fee of $450. The Muse's
fee next year will be about $250.
The additional money will help
solve the national office's chronic
financial problems, and will ensure
better feature articles.
low as 18 per cent and a number under
30 per cent.
"In one group, one student from
the Far East, studying and writing in
a language other than his owni^
averaged 75 per cent and another 86
per cent. In the same group two local
students got averages of less than 30
per cent and 20 per cent respectively.
,"It is quite obvious that in the latter
cases there was no appreciation of the
opportunity afforded them or attempt
to rise to it."
This is still true of a depressing
number of students in all years who,
while being retained in the university
are not trying to meet the standards
expected of them and of which they
are  capable."
DEETA RETA
Contest Starts
Reminiscent of the recent
NFCUS -<- CUS name change, the
motion was made that the name of
CUP should be changed to CSP —
Canadian Student Press. This, presumably, would accommodate the
several technical institutes which are
now members of CUP. The motion
was soundly defeated. CUP is the
oldest organization of its kind in
the world, and similar organizations
in the USA and Europe have
patterned themselves after it. A
name change over a technicality was
rated unnecessary.
Dean Gottehrer, head of the
United States Student Press Association, attended the 1963 conference and spoke in favor of retaining   the   national   office.   Mr.
Delta Beta Sigma Arts and Letters Award. Closing date for entries is Feb. 29th.
Gottehrer   stressed   the   need   for
greater   exchange   of   information
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The Delta Beta Sigma-sponsored
Arts and Letters competition has
opened for entries, President Robert
Kavanagh of the organization told
The Muse this week. The closing
date for entries this year according
to Mr. Kavanagh is February 29th.
The competition has been
divided into two categories: poetry
and prose. The submission "can
be of any reasonable length (in
english)" according to a release
from Delta Beta. All entries should
include the competitors faculty
year and St. John's address.
Submissions to the Arts and
Letters competition should be addressed to Boh Kavanagh, c/o the
C.  S.  U. Office at the university.
In an effort to help support the
competition this year, The Muse
will present a special four page
section in its year-end edition
printing the outstanding entries.
Judges for the competition will
come from the University's English
Department.