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LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1972
NO. 14
Glasheen Only Student At Legislature
g _ How many students are there on campus now? There seem to be more than before the student teachers left. D.E.L. A - Col. Gilchrist, the Registrar, says that he does not have the final totals for this semester yet, but that there are approximately the same number of students as in September, give or take 25 Students. The September total was 2,373, which included 81 graduate and 29 special students. Col. Gilchrist will notify the Catalyst when he has the final totals. Cy - How many hour s does it take to graduate? A.P. A - Col. Gilchrist says many students are confused on this point and find out their last semester that they do not have sufficient hours to graduate. The required number is 126 hours. Col. Gilchrist reminds students that they are responsible for keeping track of their hours and if they have any questions, they may consult the catalog or his office. ^ - What are the rooms on the second floor of the library, called carrells, used for and why can't they be used for study rooms0 The study rooms downstairs are not heated. D.E.L. A - The rooms on second floor were originally to be used by faculty members working on their dissertations and have been expanded to include use by graduate students. Mr. Butler said he wasn't aware that the heat in the study rooms was not working and that he would check into having it repaired immediately.
News Briefs Merger Planning Shifted RICHMOND - April 10 is the date set for the appeals hearing agreed upon by 4th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. However, planning by the State Board of Education must continue to avoid unnecessary delay. Chief Judge Clement Haynesworth overturned the merger timetable laid down by District Court Judge Robert R. Merhige. Under Merhige's plan the state and county defendents who opposed the merger were to appoint an acting metro school superintendent and school board. However, under the Circuit Court's order, the merger planning lies with the state board. The state board may form a provisional school board and bring in other administrators and assistants, if they feel the need. Both parties involved feel the (Continued on page 5)
By LYNDA VAN HORN From Student Government President to the General Assembly? Well, maybe. In any case Mary Lou Glasheen got a good start by appearing before the House of Delegates on February 8. Mary Lou originally went to Richmond to appear with President Henry Willett and others before the House Appropriations Committee asking for appropriations for next year. "It was Dr. Willett's idea," she said, "to show the committee that the students are concerned about their college, too." Longwood was one of six colleges presenting their requests for additional funds for the next year. Of those represented, Madison, William and Mary, Radford, Norfolk State, Virginia Union, and Longwood, only Longwood had a student representative, and Mary Lou feels it may be a first. Not only did the committee get a chance to feel the student concern, but the student got a chance to view first hand the problem of getting money. "The committee members are really sharp," says Mary Lou.
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ernment President. Of the entire Longwood delegation only she could enter with the House Delegates since a personal invitation was necessary for admittance. Mary Lou was first introduced to the rest of the Hampton delegation and then Delegate Bagley rose to ask that she be recognized by the entire House. How did she feel? "I just sat there and blushed the whole time," admits Mary l.ou. During the business of the meeting several of the Delegates came to speak with tier. Mr.
Walther Fidler from Warsaw was one of those, and as he shook her hand he gave her a card. On the back of the card was written his best wishes on acquiring appropriations. It seems he has a daughter who is a sophomore at Longwood. What were her overall opinions about the eventful day'.1 "I have never been treated like such a lady," says Mary Lou. "Everyone was so nice, and so willing, and really happy that a student was showing concern lor her school."
THE CATALYST MARY LOU GLASHEEN "They want to know where every penny goes." One of the committee members was Delegate Richard Bagley, of Hampton, Mary Lou's hometown. After the committee meeting Mr. Bagley extended a personal invitation to Mary Lou to sit in on a session of the House of Delegates. This was the highlight of the day for Longwood's Student Gov-
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Miss Nuckols Named Assistant Dean Of Students by VICKI BOWLING Miss Margaret Nuckols, newly named assistant dean of students, likes working at Longwood for the same reasons she enjoyed being a Longwood student. "There is an open receptiveness here," Dean Nuckols explained. "Communication is always open and free." "I go to a number of professional meetings," she continued, "and I have yet to run into an administrative setup as favorable as ours." Right now she is mainly interested in getting experience working with both the administration and students, but, she said, "I have never felt that my youth or inexperience was held against me." She admitted that she was afraid at first of being known as the "Baby Dean." This hasn't happened, she said. What was the biggest adjustment she had to make? Having a secretary! She had never had one before, and it took awhile
to return, Miss Nuckols was promoted to assistant dean. Dean Nuckols plans to return to school eventually to work on a doctorate in student personnel. Her graduating from Longwood in 1970 really doesn't make her any different from the other deans, she thinks. She rapidly adjusted to "being on the other side of the desk." The students are very conscious of the fact that she's not a student, she finds, particularly the ones who were fellow students. ' They're not sure how to address me," she explained. "They
MARGARET NUCKOLS for her to get used to having Miss Ownby do her typing and other such duties for her. Representatives from Longwood first approached her last year about being the acting dean for one year, replacing Dean Holt. When Dean Holt decided not
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY BUREAU THE ROTUNDA will add a new feature this week in the addition of a Hampden -Sydney News Bureau. The purpose of the bureau will be to report on items of interest to Longwood students which are occurring on the H-S campus. The members of the bureau are John Guthrie and Robert Sells. John is a Senior English major from Round Hill, Virginia. Lawrenceville, Georgia, is Robert's home, who is also a Senior majoring in English. The bureau will begin this week with a feature story by John on state appropriations to private colleges and a story by Robert on the faculty production planned at H-S.
wonder if I've changed, if I'm the same person they knew. It's very interesting to see their responses!" "You don't look like a dean," is a frequent comment by students. To this she comes back with, "What does a dean look like?" Students aren't the only ones who have trouble recognizing her as a dean. She related an incident which happened not long ago. While in the bookstore looking at the book for the psychology class she teaches, she asked Mr. Harper a question. He asked her who her professor was!
Saturday Registration Confirmed; Reason Given For Grade Delay By LYNDA VAN HORN
Saturday registration for classes will become a reality for next year. This decision was reached February 10 by the administrative staff of the college. Dr. Herbert Blackwell, Dean of the College, said he felt the decision was' best for the academic program." The first Saturday registration will take place next fall on the first Saturday after the Thanksgiving vacation. This is a time when most students are on campus anyway, Dr. Blackwell feels. "There was of course no unanimity on the part of the faculty," says Dr. Blackwell, though he feels the majority was for it. Dr. Blackwell also spoke of the delay in receiving grades for the last semester. A breakdown in
machines which, according to Dr. Blackwell, are already "slow-moving" and "unsophisticated" was the cause of the delay. Longwood does not have access to a computer system and "the cost of such a high speed computer system would be tremendous." The problem should be resolved though, says Dr. Blackwell, if the major change in the academic calendar causing exams to fall before Christmas vacation does take place. Until that change is made though, Dr. Blackwell urges faculty members to post grades, though this policy is optional with the individual faculty member. Students may also provide selfaddressed, stamped envelopes to professors if early receival of grades is desired.