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Tuesday Evening, Dec.

10,

UNIVERSITY

OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON

University Senate Changes
UK Grade Requirements
By DOTTIE BEAN
Kernel Staff Writer
Meeting for the last time this
semester, the University Senate
Monday passed a motion to
change Senate rules relative to
scholastic probation, academic
suspension and reinstatement of
students in the undergraduate
colleges.
The changes, which were red
commended .by a
committee, will be made
effective immediately.
Under the new rules, a 2.0
average is still required for graduation. However, probation and
suspension will be calculated by
a deficit in quality points rattier
than by a student's average.
The changes in the general
regulations for undergraduate
students are based on a quality
point (point equivalent of the
Senate-appointe-

lettergrade) deficit and the option
of repeating as many as three
courses in which the student
has received a "C" grade or
lower. Under the latter ride, only the grade, credit hours and
quality points for the second
completion will be used in figuring a student's standing.
Some of the additional changes
in the ruling adopted are:
Each freshman student's record will be reviewed after his
first full semester, at which time
he may be put on academic probation or warned.
After the first full year his
record will be reviewed again and
the student will be placed on probation if he is deficient by more
than five quality points.
Any undergraduate student
shall be placed on probation if
at the end of any semester he has

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a cumulative
of five quality points.
A student will be suspended
after being placed on probation
only if he acquires an additional
deficit of more than five points,
if he accumulates a deficit of over
15 points or if he remains on probation after three semesters.
A student,
upon reinstatement, will be subject to final
suspension if he acquires any
additional deficit during any semester or session he is on probation, if he has not reduced his
deficit by the end of the second
semester following his reinstatement or if he is not removed
from probation by the end of
the third semester following re-

ing.

"We've got about
of the committeemen and
one-four- th

and youth representatives in Fayette County and
maybe more," Jack Reeves, a
former University political science professor who led the NDC
in this area of the state, said in
voicing an optimistic assessment
of the elections.
Reeves added that the NDC's
actual effect in the county would
not be known, however, until
those elected in the precinct balloting meet Dec. 14 in district
meetings to elect county executive committee representatives.
"We were disappointed in the
turnouts in some places, but not
in all," Reeves said of the voting
in Fayette County's 9G precincts.
The NDC has been working sine
the Chicago convention to make
grassroots changes in the Democratic party.
The NDC did win enough
precincts in Louisville and Jefferson County, where it won at

instatement.
If a student

is suspended
the University a second
time he can not be readmitted
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Kernel Photo by Howard Mason

NDC Wins Some Precincts
Managing Editor
Although the New Democratic Coalition (NDC) did make its
presence felt in Saturday's precinct elections, it was in general disappointed with its show-

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But Not Enough To Control

By DARRELL RICE

deficit in excess

least 4 of the 17 districts, to be
assured of some executive committee seats. But the overall picture of the state's 3,047 precincts
indicates the regulars probably
will maintain control of the party
The NDC did win enough
precincts in Louisville and Jefferson County, where it won at
.least 4 of the 17 districts, to be
assured of some executive committee seats. But the overall picture of the state's 3,017 precincts
indicates the regulars probably
will maintain control of the party
machinery.
The turnouts,
by NDC
sympathizers and regulars, were
quite heavy this year in comparison to other years when only
a handful of the faithful turn
out to perfonn the mechanical
function of maintaining control
of the party. But this year the
party pros were alerted in advance of the NDC's plans.
"The thing that surprised me
most was how well organized
the opposition was and how
quietly it moved," Reeves said.
Reeves seemed to feel that
Saturday's precinct elections
were, on the whole, conducted
fairly.
He said, however, that there
were a "couple" of complaints

lth

from NDC people about the

run-

ning of some elections and that
there were minors of "paying
people to vote in some
floater precincts."
Continued on Page 10

Santa (Kappa Alpha's Micky Masters) presents one of about thirty Russell School
children with a gift Sunday during a party
by the fraternity and
sorority. Each child received a present-glo- ves
for the boys and mittens for the
girls and enjoyed ice cream and cookies
with the Creeks. One of the
is a
student teacher in the children's class in
the Lexington school.
Tri-Del- ta

Old South

Santa

Tri-Del- ts

What Housing Referendum?

Kinvan Defends Policies
He then opened the floor to
By MIKE HERN DON
Interim President A.D.
questions which with, among
the 12th speaker in a series other tilings:
The selection of the new
at the Sigma Phi Epsilon House,
took the opportunity Monday to president and possible appointto
explain the admininistration's ment of Dr. Otis Singletary
the post. Kirwan was asked if
position on many of the questions perplexing both students there was any validity to the
Courier-Journstory last week
and the public alike.
which named Dr. Singletary as
An
gathering the next University president.
of some 30 persons heard Dr.
"Ask the Courier," he reKirwan explain and defend Unisponded. "It was merely specuversity policy in reference to lation, and I can't stop specueverything from the free speech lation. It would be foolish for
issue to the naming of a new me to say whether he has or
football coach.
he hasn't been hired. I can say
After apologizing for not being nothing."
free to speak at a more convenient
He went on to say that no
time, Kirwan spent most of Ids one would be named after today's
board meeting, but that he hoped
one hour and
the subject of University-Studesomething would be known by the
end of the month.
relations.
Kir-wa- n,

Kirwan denied knowing

thing about the Student

any-

Govern-

ment referendum, in which 97
percent of the student body disagreed with a University ruling
that all upper classmen could be
forced to live in University
housing.

He explained, however, that
money derived from student
housing went toward the retiring
of the bond issue floated to build
the Complex. As long as freshmen
enrollment stays at the present
level, there will be no change
in housing procedures, he said.

early-afterno-

"But if the bond issue can
only be paid by putting others
into student housing, we will
n
inhave to move
to dorms," he stated.
upper-classme-

Singletary Is Respected Texas Administrator

By MERIKAYE PRESLEY
EDITOR'S NOTE: The author, a graduate
student at the University of Texas, is state
capitol correspondent for The Austin
American-StatesmaShe wrote this
article especially for the Kernel.
Austin-- Dr.
Otis Singletary is an effective administrator who has won the
admiration of students as well as faculty
members and fellow administratorsduring
his short tenure at the University of Texas.

Ncics Analysis
He has been serving since September
for academic
as executive
affairs for the University of Texas system,
a position which was created in October,
1967, as part of a general administrative
reorganization.
Chancellor Harry Ransom of the Texas
system characterizes Singletary' administrative experience as "A reinaikable combi

nation of student, faculty, administrative
and public engagement in higher educa-

tion."

John R. Silber, dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences, called Singletary
"a superb administrator."
Silber continued, "He has the most
remarkable understanding of the political
context in which higher education must
function . . .of any man I know.
"He also has the fine understanding of
the faculty member's point of view due to
his long years as a faculty member. And he
has the gumption to know where the
students are and to know he has to keep
in close contact with them."
R.A. Divine, a history professor who
taught with Singletary during the 50's,
recalled Singletary was always a favorite
with the students.
"I remember when he first came here
he took great delight in kidding them
about their Texas background. At the

end of the semester, the students liked
the way he treated them so well they
bought him the biggest Stetson hat I liave
ever seen and made him an liouorary
Texan."
Students wlto know him call him "fair"
and "willing to listen to students."
Before accepting the position at the
University of Texas, Dr. Singletary served
as
of the American (Council
of Education, an organization representing
higher educational interests of the nation.
One of his last duties with the American
Council was to prepare a report on student
participation entitled "Freedom and
Order on campus."
In the report, wluch has been widely
circulated among administrators in the
United States, Singletary states the univerobligation to stusity has a two-fol- d
dents:
"To piovide sound intellectual and
academic training,

"And to aid in the development of
mature individuals who are able and
willing to act responsibly and who are
sensitive to the rights of others."
In a recent address before the annual
work conference of the Southern Regional
Education Board, Singletary said, "The
overriding issue in education today is student activism.
"It is an understatement to say the
academic world is in a wild state of
turmoil."
He said college and university administrators need to be aware of student
protestors. "It's no longer excusable to
not have a clear sense of student activists.
"Administrators sltould be aware of
the distinctions between the types of
activists, ami aware of their ideas," Dr.
Singletary said.
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