Arnold Ziffle Goes To College By I'AM ANDERSON College is the place to get an education. Of what kind is hard to decide. Having been here for two months, we, the freshmen, are learning so much from our up] erClass sisters. For in.st.aiee, take the manners of a Longwood lady. Where else could one learn the delicate, refined table manners so much practiced here? The must difficult of all these graces to learn was the proper way in which to enter the dining hall. After all, it took cattle a few centuries to learn to stampede. And didn't you think that food was chewed, not inhaled? If
you've been wondering have had to do flexibility exercises in Health Education, it's the training grounds for the Olympic competition In the field Of arm extens ion, otherwise known as mealtime. Didn't yon know that a person's arm could h across the table' And you thought that youhadalready eaten that pork chop. Or did she' Or was it In With such training and experience it is easy to see why a Longwood lady Is so named. Perhaps in three more years with a little hard work we, the freshmen, can also claim the title of a LongWOOd lady.
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VOL. XLVII
News Briefs
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LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA
NO. 7
NOVEMBER 10, 1971
Students Battle With Bookstores Over Prices
Amchitka Blast Washington - The underground nuclear test planned on Amchitka Island last Saturday became a point of controversy between the Atomic Energy Commission and environmentalist groups. The AEC claimed that the test was necessary to determine the effectiveness of the bomb which will be part of the ABM system. Environmental organizations have protested the test on the grounds that it will cause tidal waves, earthquakes and radiation leakage into the sea. The governments of Canada and Japan, which lie closer to the island than the U. S., have protested the testing, but President Nixon refused to halt it on the basis of national security. The Supreme Court sat in special session Saturday morning to hear a plea by the environmental groups for an injunction against the test and voted 4 to 3 to grant it. Representatives Named United Nations - The People's Republic of China has named Chiao Kuan-hua and Huang Hua, two men knowledgeable in Soviet and American affairs, to head up its U. N. delegation. Chiao is the Chinese deputy foreign minister and will head the General Assembly delegation. Huang Hua, who was ambassador to Canada, will be a permanent U. N. representative and the delegate to the Security Council. The United States has announced it will continue quasi-diplomatic relations with Peking through the U. N. delegation. Antibusing Rider Washington- The House passed President Nixon's request for $1.5 billion to help with school desegregation, but tacked a rider on the bill placing harsh restrictions on using busing to accomplish tho goal. The three provisions of the rider ban using (Continued on Page 6)
Mr. Wayne Harper has discovered that book sales alone cannot keep the bookstore in operation
By LYNNE PIERCE The bookstore at the College of William and Mary has been frequently under attack from the students because of what they felt were exhorbitant prices for books. The administration has constantly stood behind the bookstore and defended it to the point that students felt they were being ignored. Consequently, the Student Association sponsored the sale of new and used textbooks this year. Because the bookstore is owned by the college, controversy has arisen over whether the Student Association should continue its policy. The Lankford Bookstore is privately owned, but it also is continuously under criticism from students. Most of this criticism stems from the fact that many students feel that books and other articles are priced too high.Mrs. M. P. Farrier, a former owner of the bookstore, and Mr. Wayne Harper, the present owner, agreed to answer questions on the pricing of books. Mrs. Farrier owned the bookstore for nine years before she sold it to Mr. Harper last year. One reason Mrs. Farrier gave up the store was that she could no longer run it on the profit she
was making. The book publishers set the price range of their books and allow up to a twenty per cent profit. However, Mrs. Farrier said, "If you don't get forty per cent profit for overhead, you can't stay in business, and added that most stores downtown get a fifty per cent profit. For this reason, the bookstore has to sell other items to make up the difference. Mrs. Farrier said she tried to handle only books and stay at the twenty per cent mark, but that she finally had to sell. Mr. Harper also said he had found out that the profit from the books alone could not pay for the overhead of the store. The other items sold in the store cover a large part of this cost. Mr. Harper said that he makes only the twenty per cent allowed by the publishers, but he declined to disclose what his overall profit was last year. When asked how students sometimes are able to find books at a cheaper price than his, Mr. Harper replied that the other store must have had the book left over from the previous year. Since the book had been bought at a cheaper price, less could be charged for it. The only control
imposed on the bookstore by the college is the Bookstore Committee. This committee is composed of faculty and students and is supposed to insure that bunks are not overpriced. Mr. Harper also explained his policy on returning books. He said some students had been buy-
ing their Ixioks, keeping them for two or three weeks and then would find a used hook for a cheaper price and would want to bring the new book back. The only way that a student can i • turn a textbook now is if she dTO| I course and brings the .-.lip from the registrar with the book.
Miss Bishop Elected President Of VAEA The Virginia Art Education Association held its fall conference Friday, October 29, at VCU. The VAEA is a department of the Virginia Education Association. At this meeting Miss Bishop, Chairman of the Art Department of Longwood, was elected president for 1972-1074. The program focused upon the related or visual and performing arts and was titled, "Involvement in the Related Arts." The conference provided an opportunity for those involved in elementary, middle school, ondary, and higher education to "discuss and debate the value,
feasibility, logistics, and results of dynamic related arts experience in art programs at all levels of instruction," according to Alan Landis, former Vice President, VAEA. After registration and the election of new officers, tin'inference continued as Dr. John Mahlmann, Executive Secretary, National Art Education Association, spoke on "You Gotta Have Art (Visual and Performing)." Hi . IDMCl] WM followed by a demonstration and involvement in a Related Arts PrtMOtatlOD which concluded the morning activities.