College President Extends Welcome To Student Body A .. o t cordial welc:o:ne IO all or 10u u Jou Join ua on tht SIJC C&lllPW. Ibis tall. Those or 1ou wbo are ron11er atudenta wUJ nol!ee IHllJ' rtne add Ilions to our school plant. These racl uues are m011t welcome and wUI make 1our work much more pleuan\ and, w• holllt. easier. To those or JOu who are new on the campua. . . , I &&J that JOU are now members or a m011t congenial s nldent bodJ. Taite achan\ace or tbe Ill~ OPPOrluolUea wblcb "Ill be atrorded JOU !or youz l>lttsooal cro,.tb. Put rorih a mue utra errort aod el\IOJ the re.Unc or bavlnc done well In 70ur coura• work. The racull1 and admlnlatra· Uon !eel that we have one or our ftneat student bodlea. Your wllllns aasla1ance In !llllplng us move our Ubrar1 IO lta new quartera aod JOur abllll.1 to adjust aa we mo•e to new claasrooma Is mo>1t alncerel7 appreciated. thla be a moll rewatdlnc year lot J OU. P. A. Chtlatianson
COEUR D"ALENE. IOAHO
VOl.UUE XVII, NO. I
1'ElltlESOAY, OCTOBER 10. 1967
New Buildings Among Many Changes This Fall At NIJC
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Foll Enrollment Should tit Lost Year's586 Totol Secauae the rau semester did not start unlit a week ancr It wse eehcdulcd to s\art thla year. the fit111l date ror rccatratlon has been trot l<n October 8 Instead or OctoIK'r I u bad been planned. Complete lnlormatlon oo this 1ear'1 ersollment will not be avaltablo until after the llnal reslauatl on date. A cbock or the auemblr seal8 laaued, h,,..ever. rueala that enroll· Mnt now atanda at 581. Thia la a dectt'&H or !Ive from last 7ear'a ra11 enrollment or $38. All the r1!aaone !or this lower enrollment t.re not readllJ apJ)t.reot. but one decldtnr !actor ta that the araduaUna class from Cocut d'Alon~ lll&h School last •Prine ,... amaller than the 1oa1 belort. \\Ith lbree d.,.a left to re11'1er, It la allJ'bOd.J"a aueea a• 10 whether or not thla Yttr'a torollmeot •Ill top that or tut rear. A complet.e and dttalled •u n07 or Ille allldtnl bodJ •Ill be Pl'ffeoted In the aei:t I '8UC or th• J)t.per.
Faculty Mixer Draws Most Of Student Body On September 26 the racult,y IPOMo:l'd a cet1aiualnted mixer ror the atudenta at NIJC. Thl1 .... tbt It rat or two planned. The second OD<! •Ill be held at the bealonlnc ot DHI semester. Thone •ere Ct.rd pmea, volleybt.11, b&dmloton, table cam• and danclnc. SQuue dandna was led 117 Mr. aa:I lira. Orin IAe. dt.oct lo· &ttuclora at NIJC. Donuts, co tree. lllld 10!1 drlnlts were aerv..S by lacul17 membera. The real or the "veol°' wu ftll..S •Ith dt.nclnc lo the music or Doua Nua\ad, a local blind. The stud cnle thllnk Mrs. f'lneh, aeneral ctnlrma.n, and the r•al or the !acult7 !or lb<> 1101 Ume had by all.
l:itudenta rttutnlo1 to NIJC Ihle !&II ba•e d1'cover..S m~ cbanaea on campus. Several wart' underway "hen clas&ea ended last 1prtnc. but others occured over the summer. Al· thouch ae•cral a trl lte& durtna the summer hampered McKJm· K1ae1 Co. and 1ubcon1ract.ors. they pushed work much ahead or 1chedule and almost bt.d bulldlnp ready !or fall claaa•. V.beo II ~t.me •PP&ttDI that a nothe r "eek mlcbl male tbe cl.uarootm In the addJ· l\on to the admllll8t.rauoo bulldtna avaltable, school aulbortUea delaJ'ed the open· Inc one wok IO September 2~. The library was ready !or use Oct. 8. On the east aid• or the campus. tho new auto mechan· lea bulldlna •as ll!ady for llmllNI UH' on Oct. 8. Tbls oe• bulldlnc also con1a1ns a carace and tmlnienance shop. which ba"e been to use !or aome Ume. Last week J)t.\1nc wu completed In !ront or tb•e bulldlnp. Re1wn1n1 atudeots also noticed tbat the rr .... e bulldloc used for electroalca l lM! iieat 1.. 0 Je&ra had been re· plac..S by a ntw block bulld· Ina. Thia •Ill be the Indus· trtal art• bulldlnc, and It will soon be ava.llable for tho.I deiienmont. which •Ill move rrom a b&lcony In the mechan· let.I arta bullcllna. A landma:lt on the campus Is preaentlJ btlna razed. The
old red bam used H a aarace dat.ea back to early Coeur d'AlelK', t.od waa locat.ed bl'· tween Collect Drt•e and the dJke road on the south aide or tbe campus. Another chance comln1 up •e11 ahortlr will add a new depanment 10 rht vocational education proazt.m. A bod7 and reader dtp&ttment •Ill beClD claaaea u 1oon aa auto :cecbaolca eqwpmeot b moved !Im Ila old quart.era lo the m~hanlc ari. buildla.c. M:. ron::erl.1 ao auto a:ecl».nlca ta.11Uc:ior. •Ill bead Ibis oetr course. 0 o e cl». nee IC1111edta1 el,y oollced b>· retum101 atudeota and racuJ1y forced a chanp lo b&bll ea\abllahed la.st year with tbt opentn1 or Anna £dml oater Student Untoo-tbe shoncut 1o the s. u. Dunne lht summer Ilk- door between the ad buJldlnc and the um •as bricked up, upuaUna the 1110 bulldlnca "lib a solid . . , Dl'J •all The um fioor •as completely redone dunnc tbe "umo:er. All old !lnlah • u rtnlO\ed and the !loo: aaoded for the ftrat Ume ala~ tbit but ldtoa opened tn 19~0. All came Unn •ere ••Pt.lnted aod the enure lloor rit·ftolahed. Tho Ca:dlnala wlll bt" plaJlnc on a ltrat-c tau noor th la winter. Four additional bu· keta and backboards ...111 be put up this rat I to 11lo"' more parttclpauon In P.£. classes this je11.t.
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addJUon tO tbe "'OYt' Of the library, lndustr1al &rlB. elec· 1ronJc:s t.nd auto mrcllanlca, >thens b4ve or •Ill mooe soon. The pf\Jsla dept.rtment moved rtom t~ mechanic arta bulldloa Into tlM! new clan· room addtuon (Second noor). The blolou deportment mo,·ed from Ille ad bulldlnc Into two new roo:u co the same noor or the new "Ina. TbHe tOOtlUI ate t:er•d 10 i::alte 11 eaaltt for 51Udtnl6 II de•ka to watch den:on..ttauoos at tbe r..acb· lac desk , a.lid alao ciake POii· •Ible secuoo101 or blotou lectwea aad labs. In 1he bocze economics do· part:n•nt. studeota not.e that aoo1ber coolr.101 s\aUoo was added lo the exlsl!nc room. The former Ubrar1 •I U be dh•lded Into rwo ctau rooma &Jiii offices. "'ll!ch wlll serve lhe home ec department aa 11ewtoc rooms. The bus! ne.. d~putmenl also bas expanded quaztera. Rooc 9 Is oow a larae cyplnc :ooa:. The roru:u typln" room ao• boll1'ts •ofrtce 11111chlnea. relle~lnc another concullon proble:n •·hlch has tone n· 1$ted. Tbe old machines room ts still In uae 11.so. Across lrom tbe adrn11ua· trail ve or!lcea. lhlP former "'omen's lounce Is no,. bo!ln1 used !or prlntlna. paper atoraae and an orttce ror cu11to· dlt.ns. The small room adja· cent. lormerly provtdlna orttces, v.111 serve a• a counseUnc faclllcy. As soon aa room C·9 la not required tor claasea, II will become a P.E. room. Thia
room under the um bleachers was con•·erted Into t.n emer· gency classroom when the tudent union moved Into lta n•l'• quarters last rui. Chellllllry students wlll luive a classroom now as well u a lab. The vacated physics room now serves chemistry uclu· aloel.)'. A new entry was bullt 10 Ibis room In the cechanlc ar ta bulldlnc. p~ '1dlna an entr.r lot.o \he pho10&tap1\7 lab. Another major cllan" this awnmtt wu tbe con•eraton or the heatlnc plant 10 natural pa ruet. Also very ootlce· ablo 1' Ille new Pt.•lna and curblnc on the 11reet J)t.81 the atudent union to IUahwa_y 9~. Clvtnc a third all-weather approach t.o the campus. ProJecl.8 sll 11 on t hi- aacnda this !all or next sprtn1 Include Pt.•lnc or additional parkln1 area around rhe ne" llbr•l'J· classroom wine. s ,.alk el· teodlnc !rom the new voca· tlonal bulldlo; to the dike rOlld, development or an athlel!c fteld !or pllJslcal education use north or rbe S.U. to the brtdr:e on HJ1bw.,. 9!i, aod laodscaploc t.round tbe s.U. and other new areae. Collece ottlclals are very pleued with the errorts or \tcKlm·KIHt and other contractors to make the but ldtncs ullilable this !all. Their controct extends Into f'ebruar1 and their cooperation In complolln• their worlr by October makes o!ftclala, atu· donlli, and la cu Its more appreclat.l ve.