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LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1972
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Carbone Commended For Services Mr. Joseph Carbone, Manager ARA Slater Longwood College
Q - Do any of the other college newspapers have a column like the Catalyst? C.N.H. A - Radford once had a column that students could submit written questions to, but it has not been appearing recently in that paper. From the papers that we receive, the best that we can determine is that at the present, no other paper has a column of this type. Also, though commercial newspapers often have a telephone service, this system is unique at Longwood for colleges. Q - Whatever happened to the committee that you could contact when teachers violate academic policies, for example, tests during the seven day period? How do you contact them? D.E.L. A - When Dr. Wells checked out this question for us, she found that she is the chairman and sole member of the committee. A committee as such has never existed, but if you bring your complaints to the dean's office, they will check to see if a violation has taken place. Dr. Wells says you may have confused the idea of a committee with another one for students to report to when they feel they have not been graded fairly. This committee has not been formed yet because everyone is so involved with the self-study. Q - I'd like to know why we can't have beer in the Stubbs and Curry chapter rooms. CD. A - Col. Carr said that when the college was considering allowing alcohol on campus, a decision was received from the Attorney General about where it would be permitted. Virginia state law prohibits alcohol in public rooms on state property, which is the catagory that sitting rooms and chapter rooms falls into. Individual rooms are considered private, therefore you may have beverages there. Col. Carr added that national chapters of the sororities object to them having beer in their chapter rooms. Q - How come Longwood's motto is in English and not in Latin? Why is it so simple? G.N. A - This question went through Dr. Heinz, Dr. Wells, Col. Carr, Mrs. Coleman, Dr. Willett's secretary, Dr. Willett and the library before we could find any kind of answer at all. The earliest that the motto could be traced back was the 1920's when it was "We Teach To
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WHEREAS Mr. Joseph Carbone has gone far beyond the call of duty in providing special meals and mid-evening snacks for the students of Longwood College during their examination periods; and WHEREAS Mr. Carbone, since the beginning of his appointment as ARA Slater Manager at Longwood College, has been ever mindful of the needs and requests of the students, not only for daily meals but also for the numerous requests from organizations for picnics, parties, birthday cakes and banquets; and WHEREAS Mr. Carbone takes a personal interest in the College as a whole Therefore be it RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors of Longwood College heartily commends and thanks Mr. Joseph Carbone for his invaluable services. February 4, 1972
By VICKI BOWLING "I like Longwood. I like the students, and I get along well with the administration and staff. I'm very satisfied here." So says Mr. Joseph Carbone, ARA Slater manager, recently commended by the Board of Visitors "for his invaluable services." Mr. Carbone came to Longwood in June, 1970, after previously working with Slater at Hampden -Sydney, Washington and Lee, and the University of Richmond. "I find the girls rather easy to please," he says. But, in comparison to the men at the allmale institutions at which he has served, "the girls are more selective." Longwood is the only one of the four schools that has family style meals. The others have cafeteria style. "You can do more with family style," Mr. Carbone thinks. "The girls are much more pleased with it. They would rather come in, sit down, and eat, rather than stand in a long line." His wife often comes over to eat in the dining hall, he added. He has "no real major problems here." He classifies the labor force as perhaps his biggest problem giving as an example the fact that many employees have been out lately with the flu.
â– I MR JOSEPH CARBONE Mr. Carbone doesn't get many complaints about the food. Most complaints concern table closings. He thinks that the majority of students understand and accept the fact that to keep costs down, tables must be closed. He is always glad to have students come to him with their questions and complaints so that he may help them personally. "The girls come to me when they're unhappy about something, and I appreciate that," Mr. Carbone said. "Theyalsocometome when they're happy with something, so it works both ways. It's not a one-sided affair."
1971 VIRGINIAN Will Arrive In Mid-March
Mrs. Willett was surprised when the photographer took her picture as she greeted Father Burghardt.
Speaker Discusses The Oppression Of Women By LYNNE PIERCE "Woman's Lib, or What'll We Ever Do If Females Go Free? Pertinent Reflections by an Impertinent Jesuit" was the topic of the formal lecture given by Father Walter Burghardt in Bedford, February 15. Father Burghardt was making a return visit to Longwood, through an invitation issued by several instructors led by Dr. Rosemary Sprague. His last visit to the campus was three years ago when he spoke to several classes and at HampdenSydney. "I cannot prove to you that I'm an M. C. P.-MaleChauvenist Pig" were the opening words of Father Burghardt's lecture as he
explained that he would discuss three basic questions: Has woman really been oppressed? If so, what lies behind this oppression? What shall we do about it? As he finished his last question, the lights momentarily blinked out. "They usually do that a little later," quipped the priest. Father Burghardt went on to explain the characteristics which he felt indicated that women are oppressed, including their traditional roles as domestic animals and sex objects. He also pointed out that television plays a major role in dictating the image of what a woman should be; however, he added that tele(Continued on Page 10)
By VICKI BOWLING The long-waited for 1971 VIRGINIAN will soon be delivered. Tim Brown says that the yearbooks should arrive in midMarch, probably around March 15. Unfortunately, some pages that were missing to begin with stayed missing. "In spite of all we did," Mr. Brown said, "there were some pages we couldn't replace." Early last week he, Joyce Saunders and Debbie Gilbert went to the printing company in Cambridge, Maryland, to determine exactly what was missing from the book. They took with them all available pictures that could be used as replacements. It was discovered that the material which had been sent to replace the originally missing pages had also been lost in the mail. Neither set of pages had been found. Several possible
places had been searched, including branches of the company, with no luck. Using the extra pictures, the three worked to replace the missing parts. Parts of a few sections, such as faculty, class, and panhellenic, were redone, and the sections were completed. According to Mr. Brown, there were several pages ol the organization! which wore impossible to replace. They worked around this handicap and relaid much of the yearbook. It was officially completed as of February 15. The printing company has made two promises to Mr. Brown. First, that the books will be delivered four to five weeks following completion, making the delivery date about March 15. Second, the books will be shipped specially, not just sent routinely. About these promises, Mr. Brown said, "I'm really going to push them."
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THE ROTUNDA
Wednesday, February 23, 1972
A Commentary:
Board ReorganizesCommittees By MARY LOU GLASHEEN
A Cautious Appreciation Optimism is a trait which I have never been credited with possessing much of; however, there are times when I can't overlook the brighter side of a subject. This has been the case with the reception ROTUNDA reporters have been receiving from people on campus thus far. I can remember a time when a reluctance to speak to staff reporters made it impossible to get the complete facts of a story. This attitude seems to have relaxed to a great extent in the last few weeks Administration and faculty members and students have been very cooperative in giving stories to reporters. This has meant that we have been able to get more stories to the school community and contributed to the increase of four pages in this issue. This is a delicate balance, however. It could be upset at any 'moment if a controversial story should arise on campus. Although THE ROTUNDA hopes to maintain its favorable relations, it isn't putting itself in anybody's camp. Its purpose will continue to be to act as a source of information for the students and an instrument of constructive criticism. I can only hope our optimism isn't premature and extend, on behalf of the staff, our cautious appreciation of the response we have received. Our goal is to keep everyone informed. The easier this task is made, the better the job will be. LYNNE
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Mary Ann Bentley Susan Bayless
It has been brought to the attention of Legislative Board, by questions from students and a recent editorial in the Rotunda, that students are unaware of what Legislative Board is doing to improve the effectiveness of it's committees. At one of the first meetings of the semester it was decided that all committees of Legislative Board will be required to meet at least once a month. Each committee will appoint a secretary who will record the minutes of the meeting and submit them to Legislative Board within a week of that committee's meeting. Previously, committees have not been required to meet and students complained that their committee was not doing anything. It has also been a recent policy of the board in making committee appointments that no student will serve on more than two committees. Student government and class officers will be permitted to serve on no more than one committee and no more than one member of Legislative Board will be permitted to serve on any one committee - unless she is required to be a member of that committee by virtue of her office. This will give more students the oppor-
tunity to work on a committee and will result in a better representation of the opinions and ideas of the total student body. Committee appointments are based on interest and capability shown, and recommendations made by students already on these committees. The committees of Legislative Board are: Academic Affairs, Artist Series, Car Committee, Organizational Evaluations Committee, Infirmary Committee, Elections Committee, Student Activities Fees Committee, and Summer School Handbook. With the exception of the Elections Committee and the Student Activities Fees Committee, there has been no limit set to the number of students who can work on any one committee. Committees of the college are different from Legislative Board Committees in that they are not a part of Legislative Board or Student Government. Recommendations for students to serve on these committees are made by Legislative Board to the Dean of the College. In some cases, all students who sign up for or show an interest cannot be placed on these committees due to the fact that they are composed of a certain ratio of administrative, faculty and student members. However, no student who has signed
up for a committee is overlooked. If it is not possible to place her on the committee of the college for which she has signed up, she will be asked if she wishes to serve on another committee which interests her and which has not yet been filled. There are presently twenty-nine committees of the college. A list of these committees and their purposes can be obtained from the chairman, vice chairman, or corresponding secretary of Legislative Board or the Dean of the CoUege. Our committee appointments should be completed by the February 21 meeting of Legislative Board. However, if you are still interested in working on a committee and have not yet contacted a member of Legislative Board, please do so and we will do everything possible to place you on a committee. Interest and help is always needed and appreciated. Our committees, whether Legislative or Committees of the College, can be a constructive means of communication and change. Committee members should take their jobs seriously. Any suggestions for ways to improve our committees are welcome. Their effectiveness and success depends on the students who work for them!
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Dear Editor, We would like to thank those responsible for the music which recently has been played in the dining hall during lunch and supper. This music has been of a classical or easy listening nature, and though some may giggle, it has a quieting effect and is more conducive to good digestion. We have noticed that when music of an easy listening nature replaces rock music a more leisurely atmosphere is created in the dining hall. Students are less inclined to slurp and gulp their food and no longer feel the necessity to speak loudly in order to have themselves heard over the uproar of music. Although we enjoy rock music, the dining hall is not a place where one can simultaneously "get into it" and digest food. Groove babypeace and love. Belinda Brugh Karin Danieley Trish Thompson
Dear Editor, Two incidents occurred recently that caused me to wonder about the wisdom of the administration and the maturity of the student body. The first incident involved residents of Frazer dorm. It seems that some girls have been writing obscenities on the mats in the elevators. Removing these obsencities is a costly cleaning job. Because of this, residents of Frazer were issued an ultimatum - stop writing on the mats or the elevators would be cut off. When I asked why such a rash measure was being established, I was told if the students acted childish then the administration had to treat them as children. Therefore if a few students continue to deface mats, all the residents of Frazer will be punished for the actions of a few. The logic of this eludes me. There must be a better solution to the problem. One sugges-
tion I heard was to use plastic mats, such as the ones in Curry's elevators. These are far easier to clean. The second incident involved nighty watch guarding freshly poured sidewalks from girls wishing to write in them. The mere fact that a campus police had to spend his time watching sidewalks was funny, yet in a sad way. Either the girls at Longwood are so destructive that it was necessary to call nighty watch "out on guard" or the administration greatly distrusts the student body. Which ever the case it is a sad commentary on Longwood College. Evelyn Long
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Education Is Learning The Skill Of 9 'Meaning Making Approach Teaching By DEBI K. ABERNATHY (Delta Books, 1969; $2.25) "Thank God there are no free schools or printing; ... for learning has brought disobedience and heresy into the world, and printing has divulged them . . . God keep us from both." Such was the fanatical statement of Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia in 1677. Despite the degree of freedom we have today in public schools and the press, much classroom instruction remains as archaic as the aims of Berkeley. TEACHING AS A SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITY by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner defines current problems in education which teach students to despise school - rote memorization and busywork. They emphasize that education is more than facts and irrelevant data; it is learning the skill of "meaning making." •'Meaning making" involves a student-centered, question-centered, language - centered ap proach to learning. The goals of education are to increase students' and teachers* abilities to make choices and find solutions in life. Postman and Weingartner say, "Meaning is in people. Without people, there are no meanings.' ' Kelley sums up their argument to develop a curriculum
Faculty Presents Skits In Their
Follies Show Tonight "Faculty Follies" will be presented in Jarman Auditorium tonight at 7:30 p.m. The admission fee is 25£. "Faculty Follies" is a variety show presented every three years in which the faculty does all the performing. This year's Follies is being sponsored by the Junior Class to raise money for the Ring Dance. In previous years it was sponsored by Geist. The student chairman for the production is Faye Pool, while Dr. James Gussett is the Faculty Chairman. The skits were written by a combined student and faculty effort. Among the many acts to be presented are a musical combo composed of Dr. Patton Lockwood and Mr. Wayne Meshejian, the Dating Game with Mr. Fred Herndon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs portrayed by the Physical Education Department, an "Oldies but Goldies Hour" and many more surprises. A few of the faculty members participating are Dr. Henry Willett.Dr. Mary Heintz, Dr. Carolyn Wells and Miss Margaret Nuckols.
which does not require a specific, limited set of answers in saying, "The student will listen and build what he hears into his own scheme of things, relating it uniquely to what he already uniquely holds as experience. Thus he builds a world all his own, and what is really important is what he makes of what we tell him, not what we intended." The authors desire to create stimulating school environments where Emerson's "man thinking" can grow by simultaneously discovering himself, others, and the world. Unlike traditional educational approaches in which the student is a passive receptor of "knowledge" from the teacher, Postman and Weingartner propose changes in the system, urging students (and teachers) to question the relevance of material, to develop "built-in shockproof crap detectors." They recognize the problem of MINDLESSNESS in schools today, i.e., the bland acceptance by both students and teachers of traditionally taught courses. Very few ask WHY it is essential that they learn or teach a specific subject. Tradition has somehow been equated with truth and value. Wiener, recognizing the need for change, states: "We have modified our environment so radically that we must now modify ourselves in order to exist in this new environment."
As more people become aware of this need for change, they will inevitably ask the question the authors riase - "What's worth knowing?" There will be greater emphasis on realistic problems and open-ended questions which involve individual students and their experiences. Questions of this type are: "What do you worry about most?" "What, if anything, seems to you to be worth dying for?" "What seems worth living for?" "What does MEANING mean?" The authors make seemingly bizarre suggestions for transforming the educational system from one of drudgery and apathy to one of stimulating exchange of "meanings." Among these are the proposals that students create their own textbooks,that teachers be required to teach in areas other than their "major," and that teachers be limited to three statements and fifteen questions per class. With each proposal, they challenge the reader - students and teachers alike - to think dynamically and creatively to propose solutions more workable than those they have presented. To meet their challenge will be to end the stagnation of symmetrical categories and proper labels to begin a system of educating which values objectivity, open - mindedness, flexibility, resourcefulness, and spontaneity.
H-S Faculty Members Busy At Work Writing And Publishing Books ROBERT H. SELLS Hampden-Sydney Correspondent "The last thing Biology needs today is another 'traditional' General Biology book," says Dr. Tully Turney, head of the Biology Department of Hampden-Sydney College. Dr. Turney recently completed work on his forthcoming Biology text which is tentatively scheduled for publication by January 1973. Dr. Turney is among several H-S faculty members who have recently published books or who are presently at work on books. Among them te Dr. James McClellan, Associate Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, whose book, JOSEPH STORY AND THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION was published this year by the University of Oklahoma Press. Dr. McClellan co-authored THE POLITICAL PRINCIPLES OF ROBERT A. TAFT, with Russell Kirk in 1967. Hurt Professor of English, Dr. T. E. Crawley published his first book last fall THE STRUC-
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Rick Vaughan as Teddy Lloyd and Linda Burton as Jean Brodie have the leads in the upcoming play.
Linda Burton Protrays Lead In fcJean Brodie' Play By BELINDA BRUGH Rehearsals are currently underway for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to be presented in Jarman Auditorium on March 16, 17, and 18. The play should be of particular interest to faculty and students. It concerns the relationship between an unforgettable teacher and her equally unforgettable students - her set. Jean Brodie,
having reached the "prime
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her life, seeks to supplement the special talents of tier set by imprinting upon them facets of her own personality. Making her first appearance on the Longwood stage, Linda Burton, a biology major from Charlottesville, portrays the role of the dangerous Miss Brodie. Helen Ball, a freshman from Williamsburg, plays Headmistress Mac-
TURE OF LEAVES OF GRASS was published by the University of Texas Press and was chosen as a selection for the Scholars' Library of the Modern Language Association. Dr. Crawley is now at work on a book on Edgar Allen Poe. Dr. William Wendell Porterfield, Professor of Chemistry at H-S has just had his CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY published by Norton. He and Dr. Turney presently plan to begin By JOHN D. GUTHRIE using their texts next fall at Hampden-Sydney Correspondent H-S. The Hampden-Sydney College Several H-S professor have Glee Club is presenting "An previously written books. Evening of Music" on Thursday, March 2, 1972, at 8:00 p.m. in Johns Auditorium. Mrs. Charles Robertson, Mr. Hilton Rufty, and Mr. Charles Timbrell will play piano duets and other selections so more composed by Schubert, Chopin, will live and Schumann.
Kay, Miss Brodie's antagonist. Jessie Reiter, from Richmond, enacts the part of Sandy Stranger, Miss Brodie's "dependable" favorite. Playing Miss Brodie's lover, Teddy Lloyd, is Rick Vaughn, who has previously appeared in several Longwood productions. Miss Brodie's lover from a more recent affair, Gordon Lowther, is played by Larry Smith. Another well-known figure is Belinda Brugh as Sister Helena who narrates the play. Playing other members of the Brodie set are Amy Fluckiger, Suzanne Curry, Cindy Baughn, Jean Ann Wisely, Pam Anderson, Marji Legshon, Kathy Taylor, Connie Gills, Bev McGill, Kathy Ripburger, and Jeff Hudson; Fred Herndon plays the reporter, Mr. Perry. Patsy Butler makes a cameo appearance as Miss Campbell.
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Mrs. Robertson received her B. Mus. degree with highest honors from Converse College. She has played with the National Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, and the Peninsula Symphony. She has taught at schools, and now teaches privately in Richmond. Mr. Rufty, graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, has been an associate professor of Music at (Continued on Page 4)
COLLEGE STUDENT'S POETRY ANTHOLOGY The NATIONAL POETRY PRESS announces its
SPRING COMPETITION The closing date for the submission ol manuscriDU by College Students is
April 10 ANY STUDENT attending eitner junior or senior college is eligible to submit his verse. There is no limitation at to form or theme. Shorter works are preferred by the Board of Judges, because of apace limitations. £ach poem must be TYPED or PRINTED on a separate sheet, and must bear the NAME and HOME ADDRESS of the student, and the COLLEGE ADDRESS as well. MANUSCRIPTS should be sent to the OFFICE OF THE PRESS
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Controversial Publications Bill Before House
Dr. Alexander Theroux Publishes First Novel Dr. Alexander Theroux, Associate Professor of English, has recently published a novel entitled THREE WOGS through Gambit, Inc., Boston. The book deals with racial prejudice in England, a "wog" being any member of a minority immigrant group — in this case a Chinaman, an Indian, and an African. The stories relate their individual experiences with various Englishmen, who prove paradoxically that they are the real "wogs." Upon being asked where he got the "idea" for the novel, Dr. Theroux replied, "Observation of the human condition and the inevitable impulse to write." He has traveled to England four times, and has "seen, as travelers inevitably do, that prejudice stands as both foreign and domestic." Dr. Theroux describes THREE WOGS as being a highly stylized
and ornately written book, a method of writing not fashionable today. "The reason the prose is extravagant is to indict the characters and their asinine and bigoted language with an articulate language that has its source in St. John's gospel and the Holy Spirit." Generally well received by the critics, THREE WOGS has been reviewed in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOK WORLD (the WASHINGTON POST), the LIBRARY JOURNAL, the NATIONAL REVIEW, and the BOSTON GLOBE. Dr. Theroux is currently working on a new novel which he describes as being about "the irreducibility of the Catholic Church. Oddly enough, it's a murder mystery, the plot of which has its point of departure in the absurdity of all hereticla religions." He has also published in the TRANSATLANTIC REVIEW, NATIONAL REVIEW, THE LONDON MAGAZINE, ESQUIRE, and THE GEORGIA REVIEW. Dr. Theroux, who was once a novice in a Massachusetts Trappist Monastery, has been a Fulbright Scholar (to England), won the Schubert Playwrighting Fellowship, the MCA-TV award, and a Woodrow Wilson Grant. In 1968 he received a grant from the National Endowment of the Fine Arts in Washington, D. C. He has traveled to Russia, Poland, EastGermany, Greece, France, Italy, Ireland, Czechoslovakia, and Great Britain. ALEXANDER THEROUX Copies of THREE WOGS may H-S Glee Club be obtained through Longwood's bookstore, Lanscott's, or order(Continued from page 3) the University of Richmond since ed directly from the publisher 1946. He is the organist at St. (Gambit, Inc., 437 Boylston Giles Presbyterian Church in Street, Boston, Mass. 02216) at a cost of $5.95. Richmond. Mr. Timbrell is the Instructor of Piano at the University of One HOUR Richmond also. He received his B. Mus. degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and his master's degree from the UniTHf MOST IN DRY CLEANING versity of Michigan.
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Dr. VanderWerf To Speak Feb. 24 On 'Science As Adventure* By SHARON CURLING C. A. VanderWerf, a research chemist and president of Hope College in Holland, Michigan will lecture in Jeffer's Auditorium on Thursday, February 24 at 1 p.m. Dr. VanderWerf received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Before becoming President of Hope College he was a chemistry professor at Colorado State University and Department head of Chemistry at the University of Kansas. Many organizations claim Dr. VanderWerf as a member. Some of these are the New York Academy of Science, the Chemical Society, New York Academy of Sciences and the American Chemical Society. He is also a member of a 12-man national committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs. VanderWerf is author of numerous papers on chemistry and co-author of 2 general science textbooks. Dr. VanderWerf is consulting editor in chemistry and bio-chemistry for the Reinhold Publishing Company.
By LYNDA VAN HORN A bill designed to eliminate support of college publications through student funds seems destined to be killed in the House Education Committee according to a recent report in the Richmond Time-Dispatch. The bill proposed by Delegate Benjamin H. Woodbridge, Jr., of Fredericksburg states that no student funds or state appropriations unless so designated by the General Assembly would be used to support any college publication. This includes not only newspapers but yearbooks and literary magazines as well. Woodbridge, an open critic of the Mary Washington College newspaper the BULLET, insists that the bill is not designed as censorship. He says, according to the Times-Dispatch report, that he feels it unfair for students to have to support "publications which they find offen-
sive."
Dr. Roy E. McTarnaghan, director of the State Council of Higher Education, student editors, and the Virginia Press Association were on hand at the February 15 committee meeting to oppose the bill. Infringements of freedom of the press, discrimination against publications, and trustees' rights to determine how students funds are spent are reasons given for opposing the bill. Dr. Henry Willett voiced his hope that the bill would not be passed. "I frankly think it would ruin all three of our publications," he said, "particularly in the form that they presently exist." He felt the student handbook, although a student publication, would not be affected. Dr. Willett also told of plans to go to Richmond on February 17 "to talk to two or three people" concerning the issue. He was optimistic, however, that action would not take place to pass the bill.
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(Continued from Page 1) Teach." It remained this way until sometime in the 1937-38 academic year when the motto was changed to "Forward With God." This was supposedly Joan of Arc's motto. The original motto is now only used on the school seal. The motto has apparently always been in English, but we could not find any reason why. Q - Why can't you live off campus at age 21? Why do you have to wait until you're 23? (initials omitted) A - Col. Carr says that the idea is that as long as you are an undergraduate and not living with your family, husband or another close relative, you must live in the dormitory. The question has been before the Supreme Court, which ruled that dormitory living could be considered part of the educational process of a college. The final decision was left up to the individual school with the Dean of Students having the power to make an exception. The shortage of adequate housing in the Farmville area may also be considered as a factor in this decision. Q - What does the little man on the top of the paper stand for? D.E.L. A - The habit of putting a character on the paper was begun last semester by the past editor. Lise Worthington. No one is sure why she did il except that she likes rabbits. A deep meaning could probably be given to the little man by saying that he is a figure meant to mock the American educational system in what it stands for and produces, however, the truth is that I.ynnc was looking for a substitute for the rabbit and thought he was funny Incidently. he will be rotated soon with some other figures that have been found. Q - Why don't Long wood students have to have a physical each year before returning to school? D.C. A - Dr. Heinz said this would be extremely desirable, but that it has been opposed by students in the past. She added that this same question was proposed by a student at the last meeting of the Infirmary Committee. If any student would like to comment on this question or any other topic dealing with the infirmary, Dr. Heinz urged that they contact any member of the committee. Q - Who was the original architect of the Rotunda, the beginning and finishing dates and contractor, years of renovations, the company that did them, the dimensions of the building and where can you get information on it? M.O'B. A - This was quite a question! After talking with the library staff, it was agreed that any of this information could probably be obtained in the archives in the bottom of the library. They do not normally allow students to use the archives unsupervised, but Mrs. LeStourgeon said if you will see her. she will see if some method of finding the material can be worked out.
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Mrs. Anderson with the alligator from the play she patterned after Peter Pan.
By VALERIE BLANKS The fencing team lost two meets The Varsity Basketball team this past week, one to Randolph- demonstrated Tuesday night that Macon and tlie other t) NC S!ai3. they plan to continue their winning In the meet played last Wednes- streak, as they defeated VCU day, Randolph-Macon won 12-4. 67-33. Dottie Bohannon and Nanette Joyce Miller and Robin Fekety each won two of their four bouts. Fisher made the most points for NC State overcame Longwood the team, Dottie making 26 and by a score of 15-10 in the meet Nanette 23. Nanette was also lead rebounder with 18 rebounds. held Saturday. In commenting on the game, Again in this meet Joyce and Robin were lead scorers. Joyce Coach Jean Smith said, "Longwon all of her bouts; Robin won wood finally hit a shooting streak four of her five bouts, and Chris from the floor. But I couldn't Pruitt brought Longwood's score single out individuals because the to 10 by winning one bout. teamwork was great."
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"Backtrack to Broadway" was the play she wrote and presented this year. The plot revolved around stories involving children. These stories were derived from such musicals as "The King and I," "The Sound of Music," "Mame," and "Mary Poppins," as well as other Walt Disney stories as "Snow White" and "Cinderella.' That Mrs. Anderson has achieved her purpose of producing entertainment designed for children can be seen in the number of children who have turned out for these productions. Encouraged by the enthusiastic response, she has already decided on a theme for next year "Folklore intheU.S.A."
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What Is "The Woman's Liberation Movement?" By LYNDA VAN HORN Do you feel oppressed as a woman? Are you tired of being a second class citizen? Is there a woman's liberation movement in process at Longwood and if there isn't, should there be? These are only a few of the questions that came to mind after hearing Father Walter Burghardt speak on Woman's Liberation on February 15. The main point Father Burgliardt stressed is that woman's liberation should be a personal action rather than a crowd-following, bra-burning celebration. What is woman's liberation all about? Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately depending on your point of view "The Woman's Liberation Movement" has done much in alienating both women and men from its cause. To many the movement is labeled just another radical ineffectual movement that is doomed to fail. ? Oppressed? Often leaders and followers in the movement are labeled as unfeminine, and their assertions that women are oppressed, unwarranted. They are thought of as rejects of the feminine gender who try but fail to make it in the masculine world and are thus left somewhere in between, wherever that may be. As one man put it, what is there to be liberated from? Shouldn't women be happy that they don't have to fight the rat race of the business world, that
all their role calls for is for them to stay at home, raise the children, and watch soap operas on television all day? What are they complaining about? That is certainly a good question to consider. So what if women are looked upon as inferior beings both physically and mentally, women don't have to handle any responsibility either, except of course the responsibility of raising a family, budgeting the household money, and keeping house, and the first two of these are generally shared by the husband. The problem arises because for many women this is not enough. Unfortunately society has been able to mold woman into thinking her place is in the home, but it has not been able to make her stop thinking or functioning as an intellectual being. Problems Raised The days when women played house all day are coming to an end — at least for many women. Women are anxious to go into the world of business and education and many look forward to the time when they can share the responsibilities of their male counterparts. Of course this is posing new problems. What will happen to the traditional family unit and the institution of marriage? Can children by raised effectively with both mother and father out of the home working all day? What will the new society that ensues through this setup be like?
Tradition states that man works outside the home and comes home at the end of the day to a home-cooked meal and a well-kept house. With the wife working all day as well, does the husband still have the right to expect this? Is not the wife just as tired as the husband? In the "new society" both men and women will have to give up many of the traditional values if equality is to be reached. Men will have to assume much of the responsibility for keeping house and the woman will have to assume much of the burden and worries of finance which, until recently, were assumed by the husband. This is assuming, of course, that the institution of marriage is here to stay. "But," one man complained, "I haven't been raised to cook or to wash dishes." This is unfortunately very true but in many cases his college educated wife was not raised to do these things either. She was educated to be a productive person in society just as he was but because of old values imposed by society she is labeled the "housekeeper." Longwood Speaks Is this then truly what the educated woman of today wants? Various thoughts and opinions were aired as Longwood students were asked some of these same questions. Students from every class were asked and it was interesting to note that more seniors felt op-
pressed as women than any other class. One sophomore explained, perhaps justifibly so, that seniors are faced more with the prospect of going into the business world and being sexually discriminated against. Sophomores, she said, are more sheltered and aren't forced to be concerned about that yet. But is it just the working woman who is discriminated against? What about the bright female student who is denied entrance into a predominately male college or into a male honor society? Isn't this a form of sex discrimination, too. And if so shouldn't women of all ages be concerned? Would you, other qualifications being equal, vote for a woman for President? Another Longwood sophomore was quick to respond negatively to this question. "Women are too emotional and not strong enough to make decisions that a President must make." This is another society imposed myth that is being changed by concerned women. Emotions are not something determined by sex but by personality. Some people are more emotionally stable than others and their sex has little to do with it. As for strength, the fact that woman's life expectancy is longer than man's should indicate something, or as one sarcastic senior said, "What man could stand the pains of birth?" "A woman should be allowed
to work until she starts to raise a family, and then a woman's place is in the home," a Longwood freshman answered in response to another question. Many girls agreed that the woman's first role is as mother and wife and then take whatever is left. Many girls also agreed that they would think ill of a man who wanted to do housework and of a woman who wanted to be the breadwinner of a home. Solution Sought But the answer does not simply lie in a reversal of traditional roles but rather a merging of roles so that both man and woman are though of as individual personages rather than as symbols of their respective sexes. The Woman's Liberation Movement is far from over in the United States. Neither is it anew thing that women want to be treated as people and as equals. Hints of struggle against female oppression date as far back as history - Aristophanes' "Lysistrata" is a good example. The woman's role in America is changing. Women no longer want to be nothing more than domestic servants and nurses. No longer do women want to be thought of as intellectually lacking, physically weak, or in any way inferior. Women want to be people first, women second, and they will not stand for oppression - or will they?
Colleges In The News Career Planning Program STAUNTON - Taking exams before Christmas and thus extending the holiday vacation proved to be most helpful for 25 Mary Baldwin students. As participants in a January work orientation program, the students visited 11 local and national firms. The director of carreer planning and placement or the college organized the program "In order to expose interested students to big business. "Volunteers were placed in various industries, where company officials arranged orientation programs or projects. Reports from the companies involved have been favorable and student participants echoed the success. The program was new to most of the industries, and many students noted the enthusiasm and interest by their hosts. Most programs involved orientation sessions where industry officials introduced the background and basics of the company and as a result several of this year's participants have developed interests for permanent future employment. College Newspapers RICHMOND - A bill to take student fee money away from newspapers at state-supported colleges was introduced last Tuesday at the House Education Committee. Fredericksburg Del. Benjamin Woodbridge insisted that this bill was not designed to censor newspapers or any other publications (the bill includes yearbooks and magazines too). It's not fair Woodbridge stated for students to have to support 'publications which they find offensive.' He is primarily incensed about articles that contain explicit discussions of sex and abortion. The publications could still be financed individually by the General Assembly under his bill, Woodbridge said, or they could support themselves through ads and subscriptions. Commercial Term Papers MICHIGAN - Two University of Michigan students are facing expulsion for using a commercial term paper writing service. The service sold both students identical papers, who unknowingly, turned them in to the same English professor. The company told each student that he received an original term paper which would be the only one at the university. In addition, in May of this year two Harvard students were found to have used this service. One was expelled and the other suspended for the year. Chairman of the English Department at the University said "only the student stands to lose by using this service" and added if the students can buy term papers "why don't we sell them course credits or degrees?" New College Voters Three fourths of the nation's 1,634,000 college freshmen say they plan to vote in the 1972 Presidential election, according to a newly released survey conducted by the American Council on Education. Researchers for the Council said that over 90 per cent of those surveyed in the newly eligible 18-20 age range, thus contradicting almost all other political pollsters who have been predicting a low voter turnout for this age group.
Legislative Board Considers Committees, Handbook Changes By BECKY NICHOLSON When the new officers took their respective positions this year, Mary Lou Glasheen said that they felt that there was a need for improving the effectiveness of the Legislative Board committees. On February 7 the Board decided that these Committees must meet at least once a month, and the secretaries of these committees must turn their minutes into the Legislative Board within a week after the committee meets. This only applies to committees which come under the Legislative Board such as the Infirmary Committe, whose newly elected chairman is Lynn Sheratt. The Legislative Board can elect as many members as they wish to committees under their authorization, whereas Committees of the College come under Dean Blackwell's authorization. The Legislative Board can only suggest members to these committees, and these committees will not necessarily meet once a month. Several people were suggested for Committees of the College last Tuesday night at the Legislative Board meeting. Judy Wimmer, Sue Robins, and Susan March were suggested for the Committee for the Purchasing of Art Objects by Contemporary Virginia Artists. Susan Lewis, Becky West, and Daryl Driskill were suggested for the committee to Study the College Calendar. The Board also suggested Donna Hicks to serve on the Committee to Suggest Names for Unnamed Buildings. During the past two sessions, the Legislative Board has been making revisions in the Longwood College Student Handbook for next year. One of the main revisions concerns readjusting the handbook in order to include Sophomores in the privilege of having automobiles on campus. If a Freshman violates the car regu-
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Wednesday, February 23, 1972
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Pat Perry Completes Reign; Returns As Student Teacher By JANET LYNN TENNYSON "I'll never forget my year as Maid of Cotton'', said Patricia Dianne Perry, "my daddy kept scrapbooks during the entire time." Pat Perry finished her reign this past December as the 1971 Maid of Cotton and now is in Danville completing her student teaching. At the invitation of Dr. Henry Willett, Pat was in town to speak at a luncheon of the Rotary Club of Farmville. The luncheon was held February 17, at the Hotel Weyanoke. Pat, who is a senior home economics major, began her speech by saying, "Mrs. Griffin of the home ec. department gave me the application to enter the competition." After being selected from among twenty finalists, she was chosen as the 33rd Maid of Cotton on December 30, 1970, in Memphis, Tennessee. "My first official duty was to ride on a special float in the Cotton Bowl parade," said Pat, "Then I left on a tour of twentyfive cities in the United States and Canada." Leaving from Alaska, Pat and her assistants went to Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and India. "In India, we spent eleven days and I got to meet Mrs. Indira Ghandhi and sight-see at the Taj Mahal." Then the tour went to Paris, London and back to the United States. "This time I met President Nixon," added Pat. Next she returned to Virginia to rest, and closed her reign by traveling to Memphis to crown her successor. "My duties through out the year for the American Cotton Industry consisted mainly of promoting and encouraging the use of cotton," said Pat. She appeared in fashion shows, on radio and television and in magazines aU around the world modeling cotton clothes. The people from all countries were interested in the industry and were always asking controversial questions, she said. On the question of woman's liberation movement Pat said, "I enjoy being
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feminine and I don't want to be treated equally in all respects." Col. Ray Gilchrist, an active member of the Rotary Club, escorted Miss Perry to the regular Thursday meeting. "This isn't the first time I have spoken with the Rotarians," Pat said, "the club in Memphis sponsored a luncheon for the cotton finalists, so I seem to keep running into the club." Miss Perry returned to Danville to prepare to leave on a trip to Texas. She will be speaking to the members of the Phi Mu sorority in Texas as well as modeling cotton clothes for the group. Pat is a member of the Phi Mu sorority on campus. Then she will return to her student teaching in her hometown of Danville, Virginia. "My students always want me to talk to them about my tour; my supervisor even wanted me to give a talk to all the students," said Pat. As a final note, Pat added, "I have three block courses to take and then I'll graduate from Longwood in June."
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Dining Hall Addition Heads Residence Board Meeting By JANET LYNN TENNYSON The new dining hall addition will be ready for use by students when the Fall semester begins. Denise Morris, chairman of the dining hall committee, gave a report on the new addition to the building at the Residence ~ -& Board meeting held Monday, February 14. "The banquet facilities will seat 150 people," she said. * Col. '*• Carr wants suggestions of what to go into the banquet room in the way of decor." Lt. Col. John E. Carr, III, vice president of the administration, said, "There will be no changes in the number of tables, but there will be more room for the girls." Work has been progressing rapidly on the addition to the There are two levels — a basement extension for tables and a dining hall. main extension for the banquet Fire Marshall. However, it was Mr. Hendersen will see to it room and meeting rooms. noted that in Main Annex the that something is done. "The major feature is," said noise system was faulty and that Complaints included one by the Col. Carr, "the air conditioning in the old and new sections." The top roof of the addition has been made of special material so that it will be possible to have an outdoor French cafe effect during good weather. The roof and other new sections will cost $400,000. Other business discussed by the board included the paper drive, fire drills, handbook chanpes and general complaints. The paper drive sponsored by the board will be held February 21 until March 3. "The drive will lx- held for two weeks and Mr. Hendersen from Buildings and Grounds will pick U] ilu papers," Hoard Chairman Terry Jones said. fire drill was held at 1 p.m. day, February 8, intheCunninghams and 'it took the girls four minutes to get outside," said Paula Williams, who is the
Main Cunningham dorm president who asked if residents of South would please not use Main as a throughway to the outside. Another complaint noted that head residents are checking cards and looking at blue slips before curfew. Terry Jones said head residents are allowed to check the outside card, but before curfew the blue slip should not be seen. Dorm presidents were asked to inform students that one clip on a sign in-sign out card means staying out overnight but returning on Sunday before curfew, that two clips mean return on Monday and three clips mean return on Tuesday. Several handbook changed were proposed and will be taken under consideration by Residence Board. The main idea was to delete unnecessary words and give clear meaning to the rules.
By PAM WATSON Kappa Delta Pi, the national honor society of education, initiated 31 eligible juniors and seniors last Wednesday night. The organization proposes to recognize the ability of those students who have shown interest in the field of education and have contributed to the professional and scholastic standards of the college. Dr. E. Lee Land, professor of education and sponsor for the society, was speaker at the initiation. A reception followed his speech. Those becoming members were Deborah Abernathy, Linda Albrecht, Kathy Bozard, Brenda Camden, Bonnie Chisholm, Barbara Cridlin, Jeanne Davis, Rose Decatur, Mary Dixon, Betty Garland, Sandra Gee, Nina Garrison, Nancy Goodman, Gail Gossage, Arlene Green, Angela Hedgepeth, Patty Hicks, Beverly Hostler, Cynthia Hudgins, Linda Huntley, Debbie Hyatt, Susan Lewis, Vivian McCail, Barbara McWhirt, Sylvia Magee, Janice Myers, Beverly O'Kennon, Liza Potts, Irene Smith, Jean Wilson, and Cindy Tyson.
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News Briefs Mitchell Resigns Attorney General, John N. Mitchell retired to take command of President Nixon's re-election campaign. Richard G. Kleindienst was quickly nominated to succeed MitcheU. Kleindienst is an Arizona conservative who is promised close questioning by the Senate. However, early indications are that his nomination will gain Senate approval. Nominated also, was Louis Patrick Gray III to take the number 2 Justice Department Post being vacated by Kleindienst. Pact Signed To Bar Dumping Twelve European countries signed a pact designed to end the dumping of poisonous waste by ships and planes. Prohibited in this pact would be the dumping of dangerous substances such as mercury and cadmium. Only with special permits could other less harmful substances such as arsenic, lead, pesticides, scrap metal and tar be dumped. This has been described as "the biggest single step yet taken to fight sea pollution." Those European countries signing the pact are Belgium, France, Denmark, West Germany, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugual, Spain and Sweden. The Soviet Union and Poland were invited to sign, but declined.
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Day Care Center Volunteers Have Transportation Problem By LYNNE PIERCE "I had no idea this many people would show up," said Barbara Radford when thirty-seven students gathered in the Curry Commons Room. The students were there to enroll as volunteers in a project being sponsored by the Students for Community Service. The students will be working at two day care centers, Bright Hope and Meherrin, which are meant to be low tuition, nurserytype schools for children three to six years old. The object of the centers is to provide pre-school experience for the children. The student volunteers were told that they would be expected to set up programs to teach the children subjects, such as math and science, each time they go to the centers. Since the children's mothers work and pick them up whenever they get off work, Barbara said it would be impossible to set up regular classes. She suggested projects similiar to those featured on Sesame Street for quick learning. The volunteers were told that their groups would be under their own supervision, but that they would also be responsible for getting things done. They were also told that they would each have to have a blood test to check for syphilis and a chest X-ray to
check for tuberculosis before their health certificates could be signed and they would be allowed to work. Barbara is planning for the group to go to the Public Health Center, where the tests will be done for free, but added that students can have them done by their family doctors. When asked what the major problem she is encountering is, Barbara replied, "transportation definitely." The centers are staffed on a full day basis by teachers who cannot come in to pick up the volunteers who only work in the afternoons. State cars cannot be used because Students for Community Service is not an officially recognized organization at Longwood. Transportation is necessary because Bright Hope is a thirty minute drive from the campus and Meherrin is approximately twenty. Barbara has tried to team the volunteers with students in Sociology 334. Some of these girls are working at the centers as their class projects and therefore are able to use state cars. The other volunteers, for the moment, are left to finding transportation the best way they can. Barbara said she hoped that, since so many students volunteered for the project, some method of regular transportation can be set up through the college.
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Trade with Communist China was opened a bit more, putting it on equal footing with the Soviet Union. According to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, the "acrossthe-board" parity in trade regulators for Communist China and the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries will permit the flow of a larger number of non-strategic products into China. Ziegler added, "We hope that the People's Republic of China will be receptive to this step to further open communication with us." Under the new regulations, China will be able to import a long list of items previously banned including, locomotives, construction equipment and other equipment.
Bomb Kills 17 In Manila Seventeen persons were killed when a powerful bomb in a plastic factory blew up. The factory was next to a school and 8 of the 17 dead were children. About 20 homes were demolished.
By VICKI BOWLING Are you understanding, sympathetic, cooperative, and interested in the problems of others? Are you willing to give time and energy to helping freshmen? If your answer to these questions is an enthusiastic yes, perhaps you should consider being a Resident Counselor for the 1972-73 school year. A Resident Counselor is generally a sophomore or junior who lives in a freshman dorm. She does exactly what her title denotes - she counsels freshmen students. There is no set number of hours which a Resident Counselor is required to spend on her duties, although 10-15 hours each week is suggested. Each counselor decides for herself what is necessary for her particular group of freshmen. The present salary for a Resident Counselor is $55.55 per month for nine months. Any student applying for such a position should possess all of the qualities mentioned above. In addition, she should be aware
of student and or freshman problems and be willing to talk about them. Dean Heintz suggests that students who participate in many extra-curricular activities probably would not have the time to devote to this position. Any girl interested in applying for a position as a Resident Counselor, or who would like to recommend a student for a position, should obtain an application form and schedule an interview at Dean Heintz's office. Applications are available now and should be completed by March 1.
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Dr. MacKendrick To Speak Here On Ovid, Golden Age By SHARON CURLING Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Paul L. MacKendrick will speak at Lankford next Tuesday at 1 p.m. Dr. MacKendrick's topic will be, "Love in a Golden Age: Ovid.'' Dr. MacKendrick received both his A. M. and Ph. D. from Harvard University. Before coming to the University of Wisconsin he held faculty positions at Phillip Academy, Andover and Harvard University. Twice, MacKendrick has been to Italy on research fellowships. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy in Rome and was for 3 years professor in charge of the school of Classical Studies. In 1965-66 he was visiting Professor of Classics at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. A few of the organizations that he is associated with are the American Philological Association, American Council of Learned Societies, American Association of University Professors, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Humanities Foundation. MacKendrick is the author of numerous articles in journals and the author of the book, "The Ancient World." He is also the co-author of a number of books.
The Alpha Phi's launched a campaign the first of this month to raise money for the local heart fund drive. Since their national Philanthropic project is the heart fund, these sorority members have volunteered their time and services for the past few years during the month of February which is National Heart Fund Month. They are assisting Mr. John J. Mitchell, Directorof Public Relations at Longwood, who is head of the local heart fund drive in Farmville. On most days of the week friendly volunteers can be seen soliciting money and giving out pamphlets on many of the street corners downtown and at the Farmville Shopping Center, or walking door-to-door throughout the neighboring communities. Last year Alpha Phi Sorority raised more than $250 in donations towards the fund and this year they hope to be even more successful in their efforts to raise monev. Enchanted by the thoughts of hearts and flowers, the Sigma Kappa sorority entertained with a formal Valentine's Dance last Saturday night for their members, pledges and their dates. The Wedgewood Country Club proved to bemostappropriatefoi entertaining invited alumni and special guests including Dr. and Mrs. Willett, Mr. and Mrs. George Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cristo, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stuart. Surrounded by the music of the Merchant's Row, the Sweetheart Dance seemed complete and the evening proveo to be most successful and enjoyable for everyone.
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2,500 Letters Pile In Each Day For Students By JANET LYNN TENNYSON "There's nothing more exciting than seeing a girl receive an unexpected package," said Mrs. Mary Franke. "I wish I had a letter to give to each girl who doesn't receive mail," said Mrs. Bess P. Daniel. These two ladies have the job of receiving, counting, sorting and placing into the 1,160 boxes all the mail that is received at Longwood College. The office is strictly a section of the college and not a federal post office. However, Mr. Noten Webb, Jr., superintendent of the mail in the Farmville office, said, "We have a fine agreement with the college, and we work together in getting the mail to the students." How much mail is there? Well, according to Mr. Webb, the student mail runs about like this: 2,500 letters, 60 parcels, 300 magazines and third class mail and 500 newspapers, all in an
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average day. The mail is delivered to the college about 8:30 each morning and usually by 10:30 all mail is delivered to the boxes. The two hours also includes writing approximately 150 notices telling students whether they have packages or postage due letters waiting to be picked up. Mrs. Frank and Mrs. Daniel, both agreed that Wednesday is the heaviest day for mail this year. "Monday seems to be the lightest," said Mrs. Daniel, "except for the Sunday papers.' For mail going from the students to out of town, the average, Mr. Webb said, "is 1,000 letters a day, I guess because girls have time to write on the weekends and Sunday nights." The college post office is open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, to sell stamps, mail parcels, but this office does not insure packages or send registered letters. For this type of business, the Farmville Post Office is the place to deal. "Maybe in the future," Mr. Webb commented, "there will be an official post office at the school, but for now our office handles all the college mail." But whether it is the official or unofficial post office apparently makes little difference to Longwood students as long as the mail comes through. And for those who receive no mail, Mrs. Bess Daniel will continue to wish she could help them.
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Radford Professors File Dismissal Suit By LYNDA VAN HORN Dr. Charles K. Martin, Jr., President of Radford College, has been named defendant in three cases involving dismissal of faculty members. In the most recent suit, Ralph Flynn a history professor at Radford, charged that his contract was not renewed "because he wears a beard, has actively supported Jervey's (another Radford professor filing suit) cause, and helped form a chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on campus." Official reason for Flynn's non-renewal was his failure to acquire a doctoral degree. Flynn also charges in his suit that Martin has "autocratically abused his power as president of the college, both toward faculty and students, causing fear of dismissal for exercise of the most fundamental of constitutional rights." Also filing suit against Martin are Mrs. Mary HoUiman, an English professor at Radford, who charges "she was dismissed without sufficient cause" and Dr.
Edward D. Jervey. Dr. Jervey did not lose his contract due to tenure but he charges in his suit that "he was denied salary increases and other privileges because he wrote a letter to a national magazine praising an article on premarital sex." Response on the part of students and faculty has been varied at Radford. One faculty member whose contract was not renewed also demanded in a letter to the GRAPURCHAT, the Radford College newspaper, that "the actual reasons for my non-renewal be revealed." Though Frances Keys, Student Government President at Radford, said she wished to make no comment at the present, she did admit that student sponsored petitions had been presented to the Board of Visitors. Also she says, "Most kids aren't worried about Martin; he's going to be out in a month anyway." Martin, due to become Chancellor of the college in March, wiU be replaced by Dr. Donald N. Dedmon.
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On Monday evening, February 28, 1972, Mr. David Jones, Special Investigator for the Virginia Department of State Police, District III, will speak to members of Student Government Association and dormitory personnel and conduct a discussion session on drugs. The meeting will be held at 7 p. m. in the BC Room, Lankford Building. On Monday, March 20, 1972, a second meeting will be held at 7 p. m., in the Gold Room in Lankford Building, for Dorm and Hall Presdients, Resident Counselors, and all representatives of Student Government Association. At this time suggestions for leading small group discussions, types of questions often asked about drugs, and other related topics of interest will be discussed. Mr. John Kelly of the Virginia Drug Control Board will attend this meeting to discuss various conditions in the State at the present time. Investigator Jones will also be here for this meeting.
L C Council Met To Discuss Problems The Longwood College Council met last Tuesday at an informal luncieon In Lankford. Serving as an advisory group to the President, the Council was organized two years ago and meets at least once every two months. Members of the council include five members of the faculty elected by the faculty for staggered three year terms, the Dean of the College, the VicePresident for Administration, the Dean of Students, the Business Manager and the Director of Special Services. Student members consist of the president of student government, the chairman of Residence Board, and the presidents of the senior, junior and sophomore classes. The purpose of the council is to acquaint the faculty with the student leaders of many of the school's organizations on an informal basis. Current problems and ideas are brought up by the students and faculty to see each other's reactions before they are presented to the student body.
Father Burghardt (Continued from Page 1) vision does not create an image, but only spreads the one that already exists. An explanation of why women are oppressed began with an anecdote about a banner Father Burghardt had seen at a Women's Lib march which read "Eve was framed." He said that women's status had been determined by a long progression through history and a mixture of many cultures. He added that the banner "may have been closer to the truth" than its bearer suspected. The lecture concluded with methods which Father Burghardt felt might be used to end the oppression of women. He said he felt that the liberation movement would end in tragedy if it played down marriage and that it should instead "seek new patterns" for marriage. "All of us will be liberated together or none of us will be liberated" were his closing remarks. In addition to his lecture, Father Burghardt led two "free" discussion groups and performed mass at St. Theresa's Catholic Church. He also spent time speaking to individual students and one was heard to remark, "I've never met anyone like him."
Curry Elevator Captures A Passenger - Bussard By VICKI BOWLING A stuck elevator? In Farmville?! In Curry?!! Don't be ridiculous! Everyone knows that elevators only get stuck during power blackouts in cities like New York and San Francisco. Or do they? Senior Ladonna Bussard can testify to the fact that the elevators in Curry really can be stuck, trapping inside helpless, innocent victims. Last Friday seemed like any other Friday to Ladonna.Nothing unusual was going on. She had been to see a friend on fifth floor Curry. It was when she entered the elevator to return to her room on the ninth floor that IT happened. Just before the doors shut, she remembered that she had forgotten something. She immediately pushed the button marked "Door Open." The doors didn't open! Nor would they close all the way! Ladonna yelled to her friend for help. After her friend got over her laughing fit, she went for Mrs. Crandall, who in turn called Building and Grounds for help. "I was scared at first," Ladonna admits, "but when I knew help was coming I felt better." Meanwhile, amused and concerned bystanders stood by to keep Ladonna company. Between her own fits of laughter (hysterical?) Ladonna chastised her companions for laughing! Her helpful friend decided that Ladonna needed guiding literature to help her while away the time. Through the crack between the doors, she passed such works as "How To Have a Happy Day," "What To Do When," and "Great Messages for Christian Living," all by Norman Vincent Peale. Finally help came. At first it seemed that the help wasn't helping. The two men instructed Ladonna to push certain buttons. Nothing happened. They tried to pull the doors open, and they tried to push the doors shut. Noth-
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ing happened. They used the key to the elevator. Nothing happened. Caught up in the humor (?) of the situation, one man offered to push a package of crackers through the crack to Ladonna. He also suggested that she could sip a coke through a straw. At long last, with Ladonna pushing the right set of buttons and the men applying the right amount of pressure to the doors, the doors opened. Out walked a relieved, embarrassed Ladonna. What was Ladonna's response to the whole situation? "After this I'll walk!" she vows.
Amchitka Island's Blast Causes Sea Otters' Death (CPS) - News reports now estimate the number of sea otters killed by the AEC's Cannikin test at somewhere between 900 and 1,100 animals, according to the preliminary surveys made by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and a biologist under contract to the AEC to do sea otter studies. The original Cannikin environmental impact statement had asserted that fewer than 20 sea otters would suffer measurable physiological effects from the blast. Scientists state that the Bering Sea side of Amchitka Island is "80 to 90 per cent" devoid of sea otters.
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Wednesday, February 23,1972
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Debbie Arvin Takes Part In Ground Breaking By BECKY NICHOLSON On Valentine's Day Miss Longwood, Debbie Arvin (Dee Dee) participated in the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new bank, Citizens Savings and Loan Association, which is to be located in the west end of Farmville. "It was really an exciting affair," Dee Dee said, "and there was a reception afterwards." Instead of using the traditional shovel at the ceremony, a bulldozer was used. The Mayor of Farmville, Mr. George E. Ferguson, Jr., operated the bulldozer, and at the end of the ceremonies the Mayor gave Dee
Dee a "Piggy Bank." This new bank is a branch of a larger one in Bon Air, and it will be constructed by the White Building and Supply of Keysville, If the building goes as schedule, the bank should be completed by July. Some of the participants at the event included Mayor George E. Ferguson, Jr.; J. E. Causly Davis of Bon Air, who is President of the Association; Larry Roark, manager of the Farmville office; S. W. Putney, Jr., member of the local advisory board, and Paul Schember, President of the Farmville Chamber of Commerce.
How to understand the most important part of the POWproblem. Pretend youVe 12 years old and your father's a Prisoner of War in Southeast Asia. YOU won't understand the maneuversofthe bargaining table, You'll be baffled by the cries of "political issue" or "prolonging the war." You'll want somebody, somebody believable, to tell you your father's all right, that he's being decently treated This message to Hanoi and its allies is acting as spokesman for .ill the boys and girls, wives and parents whose fathers, husbands and sons are being held in secret captivity in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, ( lambodia or Laos. 01 course, rhe\ all want the war to eml and the prisoners of war to be released as soon as possible. American Red Cross
But meanwhile there is no need for Hanoi and its allies to delay even a day in answering this plea: Let neutral observers into your prison camps to make sure that American prisoners are being dccently treated, according to the standards of civilized nations. There's nothing political about that There is something wry, very human about it —big enough, transcending enough to be understood by a 12-year-old boy or girl, And understood, we hope, by 1 lanoi. By acting swiftly on this issue th can e.irn the gratitude ot millions of Americans... and respect from all the world.
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Wednesday, February 23, 1972
Rubella Vaccine Prevents Birth Defects EDITOR'S NOTE: Rubella poses a great threat to pregnant women. The March of Dimes concentrates much of time on this project every year. by Arthur J. Salisbury, M.D. "If only I had known" is a phrase many a young mother murmurs when she learns that her baby's birth defects were caused by rubella (German measles) a disease she caught in the early months of her pregnancy and may not have been aware of it. The National Foundation-March of Dimes, whose goal is the prevention of hirth defects, has launched education programs to increase public and professional understanding of the urgent need for mass vaccination of children against German measles. In the near future there will simply l>e no excuse for not having all children from ages 1 to 12 vaccinated either at school clinics, public health departments or by one's own doctor. The vaccination should be as automatic as immunization against smallpox, diphtheria, measles and polio. Some parents, unfortunately, think that a vaccination against regular measles also protects against rubella. It does not because German measles and regular measles are two distinct dis(Mincni In the epidemic of German measles in 1964-65, some 50,000 babies throughout the country were handicapped or destroyed. This figure includes about 30,000 fetal deaths and 20,000 live-born babies who were born with blindness, deafness, heart defects and mental retardation. Hut if the rubella vaccine is given the widest possible use, this source Of congenital damage can 1M' eradicated. Public Concern Vital Small children, between kindergarten and second grade, are the most likely carriers of the disease. They can tran mil it easily to their mothers or the mothers of their friends. If these children immunized against ruin lla. they will not he able to pass it on to women of child bearing age. The most Inaccessible part of the population which must be \accinated against rubella is also highly vulnerable preschool children. Others not yet vaccinated include many school-age children in rural areas and in ghettos. The effectiveness of the VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANK
Rubella vaccination of preschoolers is an essential part of the campaign to eliminate birth defects caused by German measles. The March of Dimes sponsors educational efforts to make the public aware of this need.
vaccine is suggested by the number of reported cases of rubella in the first six months of 1971. It is 25 per cent less than in the same period in 1970. Instead of this decrease, an increase had been expected. This preliminary indication of vaccine effectiveness provides hope that the vaccine can head off or blunt the next epidemic which could come as early as 1972. We would like to be able to say "when anl if," but it is too early to justify such optimism. Rubella cannot be totally wiped out unless the hard-to-reach preschoolers and others missed so far are vaccinated. Ultimately we hope to achieve what is called "herd immunity," which means that the number of susceptible persons is reduced below the level necessary for transmission of rubella. Hard to Reach In the first two years of
availability of the vaccine, more than 22 million doses of rubella vaccine have been administered in public programs. This represents 48 per cent of the target population which numbers 47 million children aged 1 through 12. It is estimated that an additional 4 million doses have been given by private physicians. Thus, approximately 55 per cent of the target population has been vaccinated— a signal achievement but far less than the level required to wipe out the disease. There is a great need for public awareness about the life-saving benefits of the rubella vaccine, and for public action. To encourage maximum use of the vaccine, March of Dimes chapters are working closely on educational projects with local health departments and medical societies and are assisting in many ways to organize and conduct vaccination clinics.
7 wrong reasons for having a baby: 1. "You're married a year now. When are you going to give us grandchildren ?"
2. "You want to have a kid, Evelyn? All right, we'll have a kid. Maybe that'll patch things up."
3. "Why knock myself out working when I can have a baby?"
1. "I bet my parents would send us money if we had a baby ..."
These are just seven of the many wrong reasons for having a baby. There's only one right reason: because you really want one. And the right time is ivhenyou want one. When the baby can be a welcome addition, not an accidental burden. Unfortunately lots of people who think they know how to go about birth planning don't. (Research statistics show that more than half the pregnancies each year are accidental!) That's not having babies for wrong reasons. That's just being wrong.
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5. "Heh-heh, hey Frankie, what are you and Margie waiting for?
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