Life In A Closet Theme Of Freshmen
These freshmen say they would prefer closet living to this squashed phone booth.
By PAM ANDERSON EDITOR'S NOTE: A week in review by one ragged freshman. On September 12, amid a rainstorm, an indication that the monsoon season had begun in Farmville, my roommates, Maria and Brenda, and I moved into our closet. Living in a closet is okay for one but for three it's unbearable. Eventually you learn when to inhale and exhale. Finding room for my trunk, four suitcases, and numerous boxes wasn't any problem but then my roommates also had two trunks, eight suitcases and various other paraphernalia. Those were just minor problems. After all, have you ever tried to find room on one electrical out-
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Justices Resign WASHINGTON - President Nixon was placed in the rare position of having two simultaneous Supreme Court vacanices to fill when Justices Hugo L. Black and John M. Harlan resigned within less than a week of each other. Justice Black, whose career dates from the early administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, had been in the hospital for several weeks with a circulatory ailment. Justice Harlan, who is suffering from bone cancer, has been on the Court since 1955. Justice Black succumbed Saturday to his illness. At the moment, Rep. Richard Poff of Virginia is the front-runner for Poffs seat. Russians Expelled LONDON- Ninety Soviet representatives have been ordered out of Britain and another 15, who are temporarily away, have been prohibited from returning because of their espionage activities. The government has been worried about Soviet activity for years and is now taking a public stand against it. The Soviet Union will not be allowed to replace any of the expelled representatives or any expelled in the future. Other European governments are now inspecting Soviet representatives in their countries and further expulsions may occur.
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LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 29, 1971
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News Briefs Medina Acquitted FT. McPHERSON, GA.-Capt. Ernest Medina, the officer in command of U. S. troops at My Lai, was acquitted Wednesday of all charges against him. The jury of Vietnam veteran officers deliberated for about an hour before reaching a decision. The Army still has the right of administrative punishment, such as official censure or demotion in rank, but Pentagon sources feel this is unlikely since Medina intends to resign.
covered that meat is a war cry and fruit is sufficient grounds for murder. This week was filled with a bevy of activities. There were some 40 different teas, orientation meetings and required meetings we had to attend. Today was a light schedule - only classes, orientation meetings, and a required assembly or two. Tonight there isn't much excitement on the hall, just the usual screaming, shouting, and yelling. Just a few minutes ago someone several doors down blew all the fuses on the hall. It seems she wanted to remove a plug from a light socket but she used her tweezers. And so the blue and white spirit lives on at Longwood!
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let for two hair dryers, threestudy lamps, a makeup mirror, three alarm clocks, and two sets of electric rollers? On our hall there are three permanently scalded girls because someone forgot to yell flush. We have hot and cold running water, that is, if you don't flush the toilet while someone is taking a shower. Other freshmen aren't as fortunate. Debbie and her roommate share a bathroom with their suitemates. They requested to have the bathtub fixed. Instead, they got the light bulb in the bathroom replaced twice. Debbie claims that the food here isn't so bad. Last night we had Recipe stew without the chew biscuits. Maria said it would have been better with them. I have dis-
Changing Faculty By Two
Longwood's future discussed at Retreat.
Student Government Retreat Suggests Plans For Future By NANCY FOLKES The Longwood College Student Government Retreat was held September 10, 1971, at Longwood Estate. The attendence included members of the General Assembly, Administration, Faculty, and students. The participants were divided into representative groups and discussed sundry topics of concern to the college community. Each group reported significant opinions and points to the assembly in the afternoon session. A summary of results which *ere underlined by a majority of seventeen groups followed. There is a need for increased two-way communication in Longwood's system of academic advising. Advisors should be better informed of the college's course offerings. The actual role of the academic advisor was discussed and how far he should extend himself into counseling advisors on social and emotional problems. It was suggested that a joint committee of faculty and. s*'idents be formed to study our p >sent advising system. It was r ^commended that the posting of office hours by the instructor and
By TINA MOODY The departure of some faculty members combined with a larger number of returning upper classmen than expected has enabled Longwood to add two professors to the teaching staff this year. Twelve faculty members have left permanently, four of which worked at the campus school, while three others are on leaves of absence to work on their doctorates. Additions to the faculty Include nine new instructors, five professors returning from leaves of absence and five new teachers at the campus school. The crowded conditions of previous years still exist in some courses. For example, many of the classes in Sophomore English and Freshman math are large, but no more so than before. In the Dean's office it had been hoped that this could be remedied, but state allowances for the faculty have not been sufficient. When questioned recently about the problem, Black well said, "One solution that is being used to keep classes smaller is to pay certain professors to take overloads. Those who teach extra classes do so on a voluntary
basis and are paid with money set aside in the budget each year for this purpose." Part of this money will come from a $15,000 grant from the Longwood College Foundation, which was given to supplement state funds. The carrying of overloads may be detrimental to some departments. One instructor stated he was disappointed personally because his department would have to cancel some of its scheduled projects. He felt it was a step back for the department and would be a detriment to the students. In the English Department, there was a resignation which they were not permitted to replace. As a result, approximately 140 freshmen with undecided majors are not allowed to take Freshman Composition until the spring semester. This is the third year that such a division has had to be made among those taking the class. In addition to the faculty, there are several members of the administration who have volunteered to teach. Although they are not paid, their hours total the equivalence of three full-time professors.
two days off for advising be topics for consideration by this committee. Students felt that the Honors Program should be more emphasized. Students felt a need for more information to be disseminated on advance placement policies. The group expressed a desire for the continued study of our academic calendar, with the idea of finishing the first semester prior to the Christmas holidays. Other topics received special Annual Becomes Comedy Of Errors attention from many representatives: the question of day stuThe arrival of the 1970-71 temps are being made to find the dent representation on various Virginian has been delayed until material so that the delay will groups and means for involving November due to problems with be as short as possible. these students in campus act- postal delivery. The problems ivities; expanded and continued began last spring when the inprograms on drug education; and formal pictures of the seniors Don't Forget a wish for financial and other were lost in the mail. These incentive for academic excel- pictures were eventually recovPresident Willett's lence. ered, only to have several pages The retreat summary report of Freshman pictures disappear. Press Conference stated that the participants felt These losses were discovered a need for the college communi- soon enough that the pages could Oct. 5, 1 P.M. ty to assume and maintain a po- be redone; however, since that sitive attitude at Longwood Col- time more pages have disappearlege - particularly in publica- ed in the mail which are imposGold Room, tions. sible to replace. The publisher The many topics discussed cannot complete the book until Lankford (Continued on Page 2) the pages are recovered and at-
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