Rotunda vol 61, no 22 april 20, 1982

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Last Issue Of The Year

THE ROTUNDA VOL. LVII

IX)NGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1982

NO. 22

Rain Posed Little Threat To Inauguration

r Greenwood Inaugurated: '... a sense of direction..."

Photo by Mark Segal

Life Style Residence Halls To Offer New Visitation HoursRenovations To Start Soon By ILONA WILSON With the arrival of Dr. Janet Greenwood, longwood College has seen many changes. Such changes will become more observable in the future especially in the residence halls. Among these changes are residence life options and building repairs. Mr. Tom Nanzig remarked over visitation changes spying "These changes took so long because the administration was much more conservative (in the past) in their attitudes. Dr. Greenwood has a much different attitude. She has been instrumental in encouraging life style residence halls." Housing Preference Surveys done in February of this year showed high interest in coeducational options, Greek options, no smoking options, freshman only areas and extended visitation. Of the 1875 surveys that were distributed, 895 were returned. Following are residence options for 198283 Coeducational Options: South Cunningham 2nd floor will be for men; Main Cunningham 3rd fl. annex will be for women; Frazer and North Cunningham will also be coed. Greek Options:

Expanded Housing will be in Cox and Frazer for two fraternities; Stubbs will continue as a sorority area; one sorority area on Curry 2nd will be added. Freshman: French, Tabb, North Cunningham and Curry 7 and 8 will be reserved for freshmen. Extended visitation: Sun.Thurs. noon to midnight and Fri.-Sat. noon to 1:30 a.m. will be in Frazer, Main and South Cunningham, Curry, Stubbs, Cox 1, 2, 3, and Wheeler ground floor and floors 1 and 2. Moderate Visitation: Mon.Thurs. 3 p.m.-ll p.m. Fri.-Sat.— noon-l:30 a.m. Sun. — noon-11 p.m. will be in North Cunningham, Tabb, French, South Ruffner, Wheeler 3rd floor and Cox ground floor. Single sex options will continue in Tabb, French, South Ruffner, Stubbs, Wheeler and Curry for women and Cox for men. Co-op maintenance will have Cox Hall as a student custodian program area for men and Wheeler for women. High Quiet zones will be in the areas of Tabb Hall 3rd fl. for women and North Cunningham 3rd fl. for men. Commented Dr. Salters: "We started working on life style (Continued on Page 2)

By CINDY CORELL "There's an easier way to make a living," warned Ronald E. Carrier, at the Inaugural Ceremonies of Long wood's new President Saturday afternoon. President Janet D. Greenwood obviously wasn't listening, however, as she was installed as Longwood's 20th president and the first woman president of public four-year college or university in Virginia. The ceremony oegan with a procession of seniors, faculty, delegates of more than 100 learned societies, colleges and universities, and the President's party. Darrell Harbaum directed the Longwood College Concert Band performing the processional which included Longwood's former Alma Mater. The Army ROTC presented the colors of state and national flags and Rebecca Nunez, senior music major led the audience in singing the National Anthem. The Rt. Rev. C. Charles Vache, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia presented the Invocation. Thomas D. Rust, rector of the Board of Visitors, welcomed the alumni, faculty, staff, administration, students and visitors to the ceremony. Susan May, president of the Organization of Teaching

Faculty, and Cherie Stevens, president of the Student Government Association both extended a warm welcome to President Greenwood. The Camerata Singers performed a revised version of Virginia's state song, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," under the direction of Louard Egbert. Opening remarks were then made by members of the President's party. These included The Honorable Dan Daniel, United States Congressman, Duvahl RidgewayHull, alumna and Roanoke Physician, Gene Dixon, Jr. president of Kyanite Mining Corporation, J. Bryan Brooks, president of Southside Va. Community College, Josiah Bunting III, president of Hampden-Sydney College, and Ronald E. Carrier, president of James Madison University. Mr. Rust then proceeded with the ceremony and installed Dr. Greenwood president of Longwood College. As she finished speaking her vow, the Cameratas broke softly into song with "Morning Has Broken." As President Greenwood began her inaugural address, a slight sprinkle began and grew stronger, blooming umbrellas throughout the crowd. As she continued though, the sun

returned, summarizing the brief shower as a mere respite of the sun's heat. In her speech, Dr. Greenwood outlined educational goals for longwood students and emphasized "we must project the reality of the world as it will exist in the year 2,000 and must seek to prepare students for living in that world...or at least to retain one's sanity in a world that is bound to become more complex and more frustrating." She said that Longwood must be "especially concerned with preparing students not only for earning a living but also for learning how to live...and for learning how to live a complete life, a fulfilling life in the 21st century,...if students are banking on money and jobs for their ultimate satisfaction in life, they may be in serious trouble when the jobs aren't there or job dissatisfaction occurs..." Dr. Greenwood urged Longwood faculty to restructure course offerings, including "a more effective merger of career education and liberal arts education," in order to provide all students with saleable work skills as well as skills in communication, economics, technology, rearing a family, and in engaging in social and political activities. In addition to the long(Continued on Page 2)

College To Be Hurt ByCampus School Closing ByJOEJOHNSON "Only if a sudden miracle from Heaven occurs" said Dr. Greenwood in reply to a question covering the J.P. Wynne Campus School's ability to stay open for next year. The question was answered at a meeting between the college administrators and parents of campus school students earlier this March. The outlook for the Campus School still remains bleak. The decision to cut funding for the campus school was made in June of 1980 by the State Council of Higher Education. The Campus School is a laboratory facility housing students from kindergarten through 7th grade, and is dependent on state funds for financing. The result is no Campus School for next year. The repercussion

of which will touch everybody from the students who attend (approximately 200) to Longwood's students who use the school as an observation facility, to the teachers who work there. Where the students who now attend the campus school will go next year is undecided. But since approximately 130 of them live in Prince Edward County, the local county schools will carry the brunt of the influx of children into the public school systems. Dr. Crayton Buck, director of the Campus School who attended the State Council of Higher Educations meeting which decided the fate of the J.P. Wynne School said, "The decision was based solely on economics. There will be no funding for next year, because the council had to find a way to cut cost."

But Dr. Buck feels that "in the long run it's not going to save money...they are going to have to replace what they lose here in some way. We do about 11,00012,000 contact hours per year...if you're going to maintain that in your program, you're going to have to pay for it some way." The contact hours consist of everything from pre-student teaching and basic tutoring to observation hours for a wide variety of Longwood's departments including psychology, social work and elementary education. Lynn Hoeton, a social work intern, who has over 180 work hours at the school said, "This place is a human laboratory. The smallness of the school and the closed circuit television make (Continuedon Page5)


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