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Longwood College, Farmville, Va , October 9, 1968
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Festmeister, Mittenmeister, Usherettes Named For Oktoberfest Geist revealed the Festmeister.the Mittenmeister, the eight Usherettes, and the new theme, Oktoberfest, in Jarman tonight at the annual Geist Festival assembly. Festmeister for the 1968 Oktoberfest is Dillard Vaughan, a junior. Festmeister, formerly called Mistress of Ceremonies in previous Geist Festivals, is the highest recognition that Geist gives a member of the Junior Class. Dillard, an art major from Richmond, is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and the Athletic Association. She is also a Scribe for her sorority and was a Sophomore and Junior Representative to the Athletic Association. The 1968 Mittenmeister is Pat Cloonan, a Sophomore. This title was previously Midway Marshal. This again is the recognition of the sophomore who has contributed to class and school activities. Pat, a nursing major from Waynesboro, is a Colleague and a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. She was President of Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honorary society, a member of the Freshman Commission,
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and played class hockey. The eight usherettes, two selected from each class, are: Ann Ailor and Tricia Bates, seniors; Susan Davenport and Shorti Marconi, juniors; Cindy Jamison andSybilProuse, sophomores; and Ann Bristow and Mary Elizabeth Richardson, freshmen. Ann Ailor is an elementary education major. She is Vice-President of Legislative Board, Vice-President of Honors Council, and she was in charge of Freshman Orientation. She is also a member of Sigma Kappa sorority and Kappa Delta Pi honorary. She previously served as president of Alpha Lambda Delta. Tricia Bates, an English major, has been vice-chairman and chairmanof the Elections Committee. She was an Orientation Leader, is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, is class and color manager of AA Hockey in 1968, and a Colleague in 1966. She has played intramural badminton, basketball, and volleyball. Susan Davenport is an Art major. She is a member of Philakalia, junior representative to Judicial Board, and
the cartoonist for the Rotunda. She is also a student assistant. Shorti Marconi is an English major. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She played Freshman Basketball, Class and Color Basketball, Varsity Hockey, and participated in Freshman Production. Cindy Jamison, a Business Education major, is a Colleague and a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha. She was a
member of Freshman Commission and chairman of Freshman Production. Sybil Prouse is a Math major. She plays Varsity Tennis and is a Rotunda reporter, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, a Colleague, and a past Miss Longwood contestant. Ann Bristow and Merb Richardson are two freshmen who have already exhibited their class and school spirit. Ann is from Richmond. Pres-
ently she is undecided on her major. Merb, also from Richmond, has expressed an interest in directing Christian Education. Geist selected the theme Oktoberfest from a festival of the same name held annually in Germany at this time of year. This festival will be held yearly at Longwood beginning this year when the Oktoberfest will be held October 25-26.
DILLARD VAIGHAN
PAT CLOONAN
ANN AILOR
TRICIA BATFS
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SHORTI MORICONI
SYBIL PROI'SE
Changes In General Education Requirements Allow Greater Flexibility in Individual Programs ANN BRISTOW
MERB RICHARDSON
Juniors Sponsor Spizzwinks During Group's Virginia Tour Originally, the Spizzwinks were By LINDA SHEPHERD The Spizzwinks, Yale University's strictly a campus group, staging midtraditional group of eleven male sing- week shows at local coffee houses, ers, will appear in Jarman at 7:30 with an occasional 3:00 a.m. concert in a deserted gas station or a serenade p.m. on Sunday, October 13. Since its organization in 1914, the beneath a girl's dormitory window at group has become a tradition at Yale, a more acceptable hour. Last year, some girls in Cox and and because of its yearly tours, has gained recognition at many east coast Wheeler were somewhat startled to be introduced to this custom of Spizzwink colleges from Maine to Florida. In the past, the Spizzwinks have serenading when the group visited appeared before groups at Vassar, Longwood's campus in the spring. The Spizzwink style coastal | Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Sarah Lawrence, traditional songs of the past updated and Harvard. The fall tour in Virginia will bring and rearranged by the members themthem to Mary Washington, Sweet Briar, selves, and then presented a cappella, Hollins, the University of Virginia, without musical accompaniment. Each year as the group adds and and Longwood. loses members, the repertoire changes, new songs being added and others being dropped. Since the early Support Class and color shows, however, the first song of a Hockey! Intramural practices beSpizzwink showisalways "BlueSkies." gin 4:00 October 9, on Barlow This year's Spizzwink Concert is Field. being sponsored by the Junior Class. The admission price is $.50.
Changes in the plan of General Education requirements for all students have been approved by a faculty vote of 2 to 1. These changes, designed to give greater flexibility in individual programs, will go into effect in September, 1969. Following the revision of the State Certification Requirements for teachers, which became effective July 1, 1968, the administration appointed, in March, 1967, a faculty committee to suggest possible changes in the General Education curriculum. Members of the General Education Committee were Merry Lewis Allen, assistant professor of Mathematics; JoAnn M. Fritsche, instructor in English; E. Lee Land, assistant professor of Education; Helen Barnes Savage, assistant professor of Philosophy; Joseph M. Scolnick, Jr., assistant professor of Political Science; Dr. MarvinW. Scott, associate professor of Biology; and Edwin H. Vassar, associate professor of Education. After over a year's deliberation by this committee, and spirited discussion by the faculty, the following changes were approved. "Humanities: 18 semester hours. Six hours in Art, Music, and Dramatic Arts. This work may be in any courses within the student's competency. Three hours in English Composition. In addition, the student must pass a proficiency examination. Six hours in Literature. This includes literature in foreign languages. Three hours in Literature or Philosophy, excluding Philosophy 460. "Social Sciences: 12 seme hours. Three hours in American Hi tory. Nine hours in courses in at least two of the following areas: Economics,
Geography, Government, History, Sociology, and Anthropology. "Natural Sciences: 8 semester hours. One four-hour laboratory course in each of two of the following sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, and Physical Science. Natural Sciences requirements for elementary education majors meet this requirement. Physical education majors will take prescribed courses in Physiology and Anatomy in addition to a basic fourhour course in General Biology. "Mathematics: 6 semester hours. Mathematics 123, 124 are required for elementary education majors. Students in other curricula will take Mathematics 261, 262; Mathematics 161, 162; or Mathematics 111, 112. "Health and Physical Education: 4 semester hours. "Departures from the general education program may be made in exceptional cases. Each program must have the approval of the Dean of the College and a faculty committee appointed by the President." It can be noted that, under these changes, two years of history courses will no longer satisfy the Social Science requirement. The student must take at least one course in some other area of social science. Al o, KM six hours required in art, music, or dramatic m n I) ba flit up. It will no longer be nece ,m for all six of these hours to be in one of these fields. Then is a major change In tin Natural Science department. Students will be i to have a Mm* ttl •Un of two different ■iI
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and Physical Education. Health Education courses are still required. Dr. William L. Frank, chairman of the Department of English, will head a committee to recommend the details of the proficiency examination for English Composition. The new General Education requirements constitute the first step in major curriculum changes which will be taking place within the college. The next step is within the individual departments of instruction. Heads and members of the departments will review their major requirements for the possibility of changes therein. Nothing in the current changes affects any major requirement of any department or the requirements for the sequence of courses in teacher education. The whole matter of curriculum is currently under review, according to Dr. Herbert R. Blackwell, Dean. He stated two reasons for this: a desire to reflect the changes made by the State Board of Education in the State Certification Requirements; and a belief that it is healthy for a college often to take a close look at its curriculum. The only class unaffected by these changes will be the present senior class. All "old students" returning next September will be able to choose which set of General Education requirements can best be adapted into tbttr vhedules. This policy is clarified on page 64 of the 1968-1969 catalogue. New students will be required to meet the new set of rtqulrtinnl . The COLLEAGUES want to congratulate the chosen usher' tt' for Geist - especially the Freshmen.