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L0NGW0OD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1975
NO. 16
Board Of Visitors Meet, Feb. 6-7
Homework 1975, Anyone? (CPS( — What class guarantees a good time, tastes good and offers three credits as well? It's "The Art and Science of Wine Tasting" offered at Stanford University in California. The course taught by graduate student Richard Peers, required an extra $25 from each student at the beginning of the quarter to pay for instruction materials — about 85 bottles of different types and qualities of wine. For a "pass" grade, Peers' students must choose and read a textbook on wine, write a short paper on a wine-related topic, go wine-tasting on their own at least once, pass a wine-tasting final and take notes on lectures and tasting sessions to be turned in for inspection. For the final, students must taste four red and four white wines and identify the grape variety and the country of origin of each sample. lecture topics have included grape growing, the process of winemaking and the history of winemaking. Wine-tasting "labs" meet Thursday night, and not many cut class. But there are drawbacks. "Thursday nights are always shot — not good for homework," said one student. When asked why she enrolled in the course, one student replied, "Why not? We all need a little culture." Children Permitted In Grad Dorms (CPS( - A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the State University of New York at Stony Brook cannot prevent married graduate students from keeping their children in dormitories with them. SUNY-Stony Brook had forbidden children in the graduate dorms on the grounds that there were no "supportive community facilities" for family living, such as full fath and kitchen facilities. In addition, the ban on children was necessary to preserve an "academic atmosphere" in the graduate dormitories, said the school. But Judge Orrin Judd ruled otherwise. He called the school's attitude "perfectionist" and agreed with the students who filed suit who said that the rule interfered with marital privacy and forced graduate students to put toddlers in "psychologically damaging" boarding homes while their parents were in school. During the hearing of the case, students living in the dormitory testified that they had ex(Continued on Page 5)
By ELLEN CASSADA Longwood's Board of Visitors met February 6 and 7 in their quarterly get together. Most students were not aware either of the existence of this meeting, or of who the members are, or of the qualifications that enabled these individuals to become members in the first place. There are 11 Board members: five women and six men. Out of the 11, three are housewives and three are prominent in construction companies. One is an obstetrician, one is a hospital trustee, and another is an elementary school principal. The remaining two are in banking and insurance. Mr. William Emmett Daniel, Jr. is the Board's rector. Residing in Richmond, he is the agency director for State Farm Insurance Companies. He received a CLU from the American College of Life Underwriters in 1970. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Canterbury Civic Association, and was appointed to the Board of Visitors in 1967. Mrs. Raymond M. Brown, vicerector, was appointed in 1970. She is a Longwood graduate and makes her home in Hampton. A garden club member, she works with Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts, and is a member of the National Board of Directors of Girls Clubs of America. She is also a member of the Cerebral Palsy Board of Directors. Secretary of the Board is Mrs. A. 0. Mitchell, an elementary school principal in Newport News. Appointed in 1971, she received a BS from Longwood in 1959, and a M.Ed, from William and Mary in 1969. She is a member of the National
Association of Elementary School Principals and Delta Kappa Gamma. Mr. E. Angus Powell is currently president of the Chesterfield Land and Timber Company. He recently retired as Chairman of the Board of Lea Industries. He serves on the governing board of First and Merchants Bank, and has been a member of the Board of Visitors since its formation in 1964. A 1952 graduate of I-ongwood, Mrs. William H. Hodges is the most recent appointee to the Board. Residing in Chesapeake, she has devoted most of her tune to her family, and has been quoted as describing herself as average in the topics of housework and cooking, and doesn't often get involved in politics. Mr. Eric Lloyd Robinson, a Farmville resident, is VicePresident and Manager of Virginia National Bank. He received a BS in secondary education from I-ongwood in 1954, and a certificate from the School of Bank Management from UVA in 1962. Appointed in 1972, he is chairman of the Cumberland County School Board. Dr. Duvahl Ridgway-Hull is an obstetrician-gynecologist from Roanoke. She was elected to the Board in 1964, and served as rector last year. She received a BS in Education from Ixmgwood and an MD degree from MCV, and is a member of the American Medical Association. Appointed in 1972, Mr. W. Roland Walker makes his home in Kenbridge. His chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Kenbridge Construction Company, and is a former chairman of the
Lunenburg County Public Welfare Board. Mrs. E. A. West is a housewife and substitute teacher from Rocky Mount. She received a BS from Ixmgwood, has been a Board member since 1972. She is a Board member of the Rocky Mount Association of Churches and Franklin County Community Action. She was also chairman in Franklin County to re-elect President Nixon. Mr. Roland E. Thompson is a builder-developer from Mcl-ean, and was appointed to the Board in 1972. He received a BA from Washington and Iiee University, and is a Director of First Virginia Bank. A Richmond resident, Mr. M. Ralph Page has been on the Board since 1972. He is a Trustee of the Richmond Community Hospital, and is President of the Richmond Chapter of the Old Dominion Bar Association. How are the Board members chosen? According to T. C. Dalton, Administrative Assistant, they are "appointed by the Governor and approved by the General Assembly for a fouryear period. The Alumnae Association can submit some names to the Governor, but it is primarily his decision. In choosing the members, he considers geographic locations to allow representation from all areas of Virginia." The Board is the policy making group at Longwood. In a 1967 Alumnae News bulletin, they are described as "a group fo distinguished citizens dedicated to helping Ixmgwood achieve its goals of academic excellence and service to the state." From 1928 until 1964, the
College was under the management of the State Board of Education, which also supervised the state's public school system. The College had long felt that it needed a separate board of control to supervise its operations and was gratified at the action of the 1964 General Asssembly that authroized a board that could devote its attention to the institution's needs, interests, and future developments all of which require much study and deliberation. In addition to making policies, Mr. Dalton explained that "They are responsible for hiring Dr. Willett," but there is no stated yearly contract. •The Board of Visitors does all the hiring. They have delegated the authority to select new faculty members to the academic deans and the department chairmen, and the President interviews the candidates. However, the Board makes the final decision." New policies proposed by the student government must be presented to Dr. Willett, who in turn sends the important issues to the Board. Mr. Dalton continued by stating, "It is not practical for everything passed to go to the Board, but earth-shaking decisions go to them. Dr. Willett makes recommendations." All major policies have to be passed by the Board, and "In my knowledge, all state-supported schools are ruled in this way. They implement change as a body, and one individual cannot make decisions." Since the Board's last meeting, several aspects of open house have been changed. "Dr. Willet asked through the mail for the Board's comments. On a con(Continued on Page 5)
Longwood Adopts Policy Concerning Students Records Under the provisions of Public Law 93-380 and Sections 2.1-341 of the Code of Virginia as amended by Senate Bill No. 896 official college records which are related to a student's educational progress are available to students and parents. Those records include the academic transcript, application for admission, letter of acceptance, high school transcript, and the high school standardized test record. However, excluded from availability are medical and psychiatric records (medical records may be reviewed by a physician of the student's choice even though the student does not have direct access), and parental financial statements when de-
nial of access to the student is requested by parent. All letters of student recommendation which were submitted to the College prior to January 1, 1975, on a pledge of confidentiality are also excluded from availability, as are the private records and personal notes of faculty members and administrators. The College has a voluntary waiver policy relating the Placement records with the following options: (a) A student wishing placement service is given the option to waive the right of access to letters of recommendation. (The waiver agreement is conveyed on the recommendation form to enhance the validity of credentials with prospective em-
ployers.); (b) A student may all roster information includes retain the right to inspect letters name of student, campus or field of recommendation by address, telephone number, withholding signature on the name of parent, home address, waiver agreement and and date of field experiences requesting that the Placement away from campus. * Office issue and receive The College may also retain recommendation forms and this right when release of other letters without inclusion of a public information is necessary for the normal functions of the waiver statement. The College retains the right by institution. Public information degree major, law, to release relevant in- includes formation in situations of recognized activities, weight and emergency in which the height as related to athletics, knowledge of confidential student degrees earned, awards received records is necessary to protect and name of most recent college the health or safety of a student attended. This policy was adopted by the or other persons, or when such information is contained in the Longwood College Board of official College Roster or Visitors at its quarterly meeting Directory except when written on February 6,1975, and is now in requests are granted that any or effect as stated.