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? ountamhead Volume III. Number 7 and the truth shall make you free' Greenville, North ( aroima Thursday Uiober 7. i)7 By-pass test system to be evaluated By SHERRY BUCHANAN SUM Writer By-Pass tests are creating problems for the University Credits Committee. Some of these tests, administered to all incoming freshnvn. at ECU. enable students to pass a specific course and receive grades, hours, and quality points without actually even attending the 3 month class. However, the problem has arisen that some of these tests if passed, do not give students university credit, or credit hours that could be included in the 190 required hours for graduation. DIFFERENT SITUATIONS "There arc four different situations in which a student can receive credit or take these type of tests said Dr. John H Home, Dean of Admissions. "Various reasons cause us not to be able to Rive students credit for certain tests Changes discussed he continued, "but an examination of such reasons is now before the Faculty Senate The four different ways Home mentioned that a student might try to receive credit include the math bypass exam, the Advanced Placement Examination, the Credit by Examination, and the Exemption play in the English Department. "The math by-pass examination is given to all incoming freshmen said Home, "and it is equivalent to a final exam in a specific math course, say the Math 65 course Home explained that if a student pi-ses this exam, or for instance, makes a A. he is given full credit or 20 quality points, if they pay a fee of $2 per quarter hour. "We have to charge this fee said Home, "but if a student is not satisfied with his grade on the by-pass test, he simply doesn't have to pay the fee, doesn't receive the credit and can simply enroll in the class ' The Advanced Placement test is an exam given while the student is still in high school. The test covers a count that has been taught in the high school, but has been outlined by the College Entrance Examination Board. In the summer, students take this A P. test and receive a score from I (low) to 5 (high). According to the specific requirements of individual colleges and universities, students are given credit for these scores. ECU requires a score of 3 or better for college credit to be given. "Although college credit is given under the Advanced Placement lest said Home, "no quality points are received. This test is primarily for the high school graduate, who has already had an equivalent courv in high school, not to have to repeat a similiar course. He is however, given the hour credit towards graduation STUDENT EXAMPLE Home used the example lh.it If a student ? htaincd through received a 5 on the A.P. test, he would receive 5 hours credit from ECU and thus be required to complete only 185 hours for graduation from this school The third type of credit is i Credit by I xamination "This type of credit is for people who has somehow gamed knowledge said Home, -but we have no academic way ol rewarding it Sat for instance a boy is in Germany in the service for two years, and has consequently learned and mastered the German language When he comes to school here he is given the opportunity to take certain level tests to tr) and by pass German I and II. for instance Bui he can only do this, if after conference with the department head, it is decided that he is capable of by-passing ihe course If he passes the tesis again the studenl would pay S2 per quarter hour credit for his grade Home said. The last form ol b) pas icsls are found in the English Department. No credit however, is given a student because theee u-sis fail undei the category of exemption These exemptions are made according to the student's grade on the verbal section ol his SAT score II a student scores 600 or more on the verbal section, he is allowed to by-pass or be exempted from I ngUah one (I), and so on with exemption! aligned with increased scores MATH EXEMPTION Home explained that this type of exemption WSJ not used in connection with the math section ol the SAT because that was an aptiiude measurement of logical thinking and i Ot a specific proficiency test. The problem has arisen because ol these and other difference! in receiving university houi credit Di Joe Davis, chairman ol the Lniveisilv Credits Committee, said he had received a letter questioning this area and that the committee would meet sometime nexf week to look into the matter By HORACE WHITFIELD Stan Writer "I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said before stated Dr Jenkins concerning the restructuring of higher education. But the issues on which Jenkins is taking a land may prove to be an advantage in the future of ECU. In an interview this week. Jenkins stressed recommendations made by the Council of Presidents and emphasized several points from a speech whihe he was to make to the Young Democrats ?( :ur ? in Chapel Hill. The main issue is money Jenkins said "Like education should gel like money. An algebra course here should gel the same support from the state as any other IchooL" He feeis that formula budgeting which includes sjch factors as the number of persons to be taught, the level on which they arc taught, and what they are taught, would provide an equal opportunity for quality education. Jenkins also feels that the formation of a new central body would provide other advantages for East Carolina. "1 think we would get more out of it he said. "When the issue of a nursing school came up here, the State Board of Higher Education voted it down without a study or looking a I figures of any kind He added that more research through hearings and consultations should be .made under a new central body. ??? "I think we would see more competition between the Universities he continued. "We need more of this Would the Board of Trustees retain its power under a .tew centril body? A majority of the Council of Presidents felt that all power not vested by law in the central body should remain wiih the institutional boards, according to Jenkins. "I hope it will be functional Jenkins stated. "There's a need for as much local autonomy as possible Would a new system of higher education lessen the Trustees' and Jenkins vice ar. spokesmen for East Carolina0 "It's our duty to sell what we're doing here he said, "and I think we'll continue to get a fair shake " "There's not much hope for Sanford'l plan he continued. He pointed out that a largeT central body such as the one governing the Consolidated University would channel all action into an Executive Committee. Such organization would lessen the broad representation which the central body should have. "A new central body should have more blacks and represent all of the people of North Carolina he stated. "The two main points I'm concerned with are formula budgeting and equal representation on the central body Jenkins concluded. Caused by budget cut Playhouse stops productions By LOWELLKNOUFF Assistant News Editor Plans for production of all plays scheduled by the ECU Playhouse for this year have been canceled. Due to more than a 90 per cent cut in the annual budget for the Playhouse. Michael Hardy general manager, said "We could not begin to produce even one play $1500 was appropriated by the Student Government Association to the Playhouse as an emergency measure. This is intended to replace the requested budget of $16,000. According to Hardy $1500 would not be enough to pay the royalites on "Fiddler on the Roof" which would have been the fall production of the Playhouse. Hardy said "When I came here in June 1 was told that our budget would have to be cut in half for this season. We could possibly have lived with that. We would have had to jui a lot of corners and settle for some lesser productions, but we could probably have made it "But on Sept. 2 he said. The SGA treasurer told me that our budget was cut completely REAL community image suffers Free dope1 room Names officials0 There are misconceptions Abortions given turned over to in the back parents end only three of the public's that create an image problem for REAL. Greenville's Crisis Intervention Center. "Oui greatest problem is really with the community stated REAL co-chairman Holly Brenner. "When we were first getting started and needed financial help a local civic organization was talking with us to decide whether to donate money to REAL One of our workers jokingly mentioned that we dispensed free dope and gave abortions in oui back room. Well as absurd as the statement was. the civic club believed it and we didn't get the money said Brenner The idea that REAL is a center tor dope dealings and illegal goings-on is a common belief held by many of the local townspeople. Miss Brenner referred to another recent situation during a narcotics bust when the agent's van came to the REAL house looking for people and information. "Needless to say they didn't get any help added the co-chairman. REAL has taker several steps to improve ths community's attitude toward the organization. Strict rules are placed on workers, a good attitude is kept and open houses arc held for the public to find out more about the organization. "Last spring we held an open house am' invited 200 important local people to visit us stated Miss Brenner. "Fifty people attended and only two of those had received invitations. The rest of the 200 didn't come A similar incident involved questionaires sent out to 200 area people seeking their views on REAL Only ten of the forms were returned. "So manv people in the community don't have faith in us. They won't help us because they think we're going to fail explained Miss Brenner REAL's main problem with its image on campus stems from the student's question, "Is REAL trustworthy?" "All of the information coming into REAL is confidential Miss Brenner stated. 'No names are taken, no calls are discussed and only REAL members can read the telephone log book. We never turn a person or their name over to the authorities "Last year during the boycott when some of the students were suspended REAL found homes in the community where they could stay. The administration at school called us and asked for a list of student's names and where they were staying but wc wouldn't give it to them she added. When asked to comment about the fact thai people feel that REAL is operated by a bunch of "do-gooders" Miss Brenner quickly answered, "We're not a bunch of do-gooders by ? any means. We have problems like everyone else but we still try to help others " Closing, the co-chairman spoke of the determination within the organization to make REAL a success. "We're harder on ourselves than anyone else is. There are special rules lhat we have to follow. All of us have worked a long lime with REAL and we don t want to see it fold. We're doing everything we can to make sure REAI works " An appeal was immediately made ai I specially called session of last scars SGA legislature At that meeting ihe "emergency measure" of $1 f00 was granted "Thai amount will go to pay a couple ol printing bills and to pay for postage for mailing notices of the season cancclation Ilaidy said The SGA legislature will hold its first meeting Oct. 14 and Hardy said he woulu sk them to appropriat enough money for some kind of season. Five plays had been scheduled for the 1971-72 se: jn "Fiddler on the Roof "A Long and lappy Life" by Reynolds Price. Shakespeare's "Much to do About Nothing "The Hostage" and one other that had not been decided on. The most that can possibly be done now. if money is appropriated, is four. The money from the SGA pays no one's salary with the exception of a guest artist once and a while. It is all spent on royalties, material for costumes, scenery and lighting, properties for the production and priming arid publicity. The work is all done by students and tomctimes faculty without compensation beyond their regular salaries. When asked if there was any chance if the Playhouse could become self-supporting, similar to the ECU Summer Theater. Hardy said it was unlikely. "Most college theaters which are self supporting must do all popular plays in order to attract an audience large enough. We prefer to do a variety of things during our season, some of which may not be considered 'popular The lack of money will effect students majoring in drama more lhan the rest of the students Normal)) drama majors gain their stage experience in the annual productions. "This year they will be left with doing small classroom productions and workshops Hardy said "It has always been grudgingly admitted that the caliber of productions here at ECU is better than at other larger schools in the South This year of all sears we have one of the most talented freshman classes and they have come here because our department has built a name for itself he said. According to Haidy. the Playhouse never receives subsidies from the administration The administration pays the faculties' salaries and pays tor the usual administrative expenses the same as every other department receives, nothing extra. Hardy pointed out that supporters of the Playhouse have been passing out circulars telline of the situation and requesting students to lei ihe leguiators how they led. "II the students want a theater they should have one he aid m "We do have a natural concern about ourselves within the department We also arc concerned about the university in general. Without activities for cultural enrichment along with academic expansion this can become a sup;r cow college, because there will be nothing to recommend n to serious students he said. "I don't think lhat is what our people want Sex conferences to be held By PATTI PAUL Statf Writer Accept il or not, wc are living in an age accompanied by the "new morality Many American colleges, in an attempt to educate students in this area, have established clinics to help young people come to an understanding ol human sexual behavior. ECU is currently in the process of taking a stand along with inajoi colleges and universities throughout the country Whether the purpose of such clinics be to inform, instruct, delegate responsibility, or immobilize the spread of venereal disease; the need has become evident and the call must be answered Sexuality conferences on human behavior are being held on thi first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 00 p.m. in various places announced on the Infirmary bulletin board. The purpose of these clinics is threefold. Studctns arc trained in the advantages and jeopurdics of all types of contraceptives: they arc afforded a chance to discuss moral and psychological implications of birth control, and can learn of sexual behavioral patterns. The clinic is staffed with Infirmary doctors and nurses, campus chaplins. and guidance counselors. Dr. Dan Jordan. Assistant Diiector of the Infirmary, feels (he conferences are an opportunity for "young people to attend an informal question-answer rap session " Others have different views. To prepare a studenl for the sexual revolution, he must be capable of reaching a private decision based on ihe facts. Dean of Women. Caroline Fulghum, reviews the conferences as important implements, "whereby ihe individual involved exSfiiincs his personal moral beliefs. The questions of birth control and sexual behavior arc answerable only by the individual Dr. Harriet Woolen, Infirmary gynecologist, feels the need to emphasise medical aspects of birth control at the conferences. With venereal disease rising at an alarming rate. Dr. Woolen believes lhat medical repercussions of birth control pills arc being neglected. As she states, "birth control pills do not prevent venereal disease It was estimated in an October fourth article from the "Raleigh News and Observer lhat 891 cases of venereal disease were reported to date this year compared with 873 in all of 1970 The medical implications of contraceptive devices are included in discussion topics at the clinic. Campus ministers are the most willing to help with ensuing sexual problems brought up in conference. Responsibility and values are important components of the clinic Reverends James Boswell and Daniel Ernhardt are eager to see a re-evaluation of priorities in the conferences. I sscntial information pertaining to contraceptive methods should be readily available to all who desire it "After all iemarks Reverend Ernhardt. information doesn't cause babies Involvement in the conferences requires one, as Reverend Boswell so aptly stales, "to know where his head is and take a responsible human attitude toward sex On March 2, 1971. the General Assembly of North Carolina ratified an aci allowing minors 18 years of age to give consent for medical treatment of venereal disease This law. in conjunction with the dissolution of university rules requiring parental guidance in use of birth control pills, is an advance for advocates of the sexual revolution. The Infirmary staff, guidance counselors, and chaplins are here to help the stuuentsof ECU Dr. Takey Crist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecokigy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has stressed the need for sexual information. Recalling a bill-board he once passed. Crist remembered its message: "Self- confidence is a virtue that should never lead to a single life. It should be wedded to tireless energy in helping others Youth ? oriented evangelist to appear Nicki Cruz, cvangalist. will be speaking at Ficklin Stadium in Greenville October 12-14. With him will be Kirk Weyant. a former drug addict, who will tell how accepting Christ helped him change his life The All Youth Choir will also be pr; ent Dr Leo Jenkins and Glen Cfl diaw SGA president will h- on hand the opening night of the crusade to welcome Cruz to the university The pr giam is scheduled to begin at 7:30 Students a.id the public arc cordially invited to attend in case of rain, the program will be held in Minges Coliseum. r ii'r I ouiilainliv.i'i I hurlav UcloDCI SGA Vice-President Edwards resigns,claims harrassment Burden to speak David I dwaids SGA vice pretident, announced his resignation from office Monday .iiii newt conference Edwards stated thai the resignation was prompted bj financial and academic problems I lie resignation becanu effective ruesda) .11 5 00p.ni I lie following is the statement issued hy I dwards .ii the news conference I o the Student! I inusi regrettably submit my resignation .is Vice-Prcsideni ol the Studeni Government Association I have not nun1 ? iliis decision i.ishh tiei much thoughl and anguish. I have found thai I am unable to handle ill the problems which I now face M pride and my patience arc gone SHORT VENTURE In my relatively short venture into Student Government politics, I have found hassles from ill fronts s a legislatoi and as Vice President. I have always tried to protect the students' interests wink- this has gotten me much studeni support, it has noi been appreciated h the Administration Foi those students who have nevct spoken out against policies ol the Administration, ihe degree ol hassle and attempted intimidation that l have received may seem unbelievable Howevei l i an assure ou thai many ol youi Studeni Governmc : leaders have had sii experiences rhe trials ul Bob rhonen. Ken Kntch. and Rob Luisana are examples ol this . ,siou M own situation borders on the melodramatic During the visitation drive last spring. I was called lo the Registrar's Office rhere I wat informed thai my permanent records were lost I was told thai since they didn'i have my records as fai .is the administration was concerned, I was noi and lud nevet been, .i studeni ai I I Due ol those ai this meeting was the ssisiani Dean of Admissions whom I had been .i lull proctoi undei wlien he was resident advisoi ol Scott Dorm Fortunately, my records v.ere found with those fa 'special group" ol students i about Ins same time, I was told by the Dean ol Admissions thai he had nude a mistake . had graduated wintei quartet am! came back spring quarter to work on a second degree. However. I was told thai because I ahead) had an H degree, I could not work on a second one Rathei I had to work foi a KS fhus mid ay through the quarter, I DAVID EDWARDS. FORMER SGA Vice President claims the administration represses student leaders Photo by Ross Mann. found that none ol the courses I was taking would count toward a degree I'hev wen nice enough to tell me that I had two hours before the end ol preregistration in which to change my majoi Somehow I managed to overcome the red tape and a strep throal which I had at the time to make the change. FIRED I ? lughl my problems were ow, but I couldn'l have been more mistaken. After 1 made a visitation speech on the Mall. C.C Rowe informed me in his usual tactful was that my application and thai was why I wasn't a counselot He did finally consent to let me wot k Recently, several things have happened to force my resignation ami my withdrawal from school Since I .mi not gelling enough money from m parents, I have had to struggle to sun m school I was forced to borrow money from friends lo pay my tuition for 1 all quarter. In July . I began looking foi a ob To increase nn chai.es. I had my ban cut twice. Since then, a lot ol students have been hostile toward me foi n I was told thai main students had voted for was because I did not have a "c" average. This was based on spnng quarter when I failed 3 out ol the 13 hours I was taking However, these courses did not count toward my second degiee. In those courses, which I began in summer school. I have a "c" average. And my average in the four years I have been here is above a "c" average Di Home said thai even if I made two "as" and a "c" in the three courses I am taking this quarter, I would be kicked out of school. This would make me the first undergraduate to my knowledge to flunk out of school with a high "c" average. Thus I cannot cope with these hassles with the added buidens of my linancial problems. I have no choice but to leave school and look for a ob. full-time I regret having to make this decision, but I can see no alternative Before I leave, I would like to warn you students of some things that may happen. First. there are students in leadership capacities who will attempt to use Ihe students for their own personal gain. These people arc nothing but patsies foi the Administration. Second, the Administration is constantly trying to Intimidate and repress studeni leaders who work for the students Without your support, of these leaders, the Administration will succeed, and EZU will become once again ECTC. I do believe thai the students have a voice. Howevei. it will be heard only if il is used long enough and loud enough to wake people up "Fountainliead" and "Open Mike" arc two excellent ways lor students lo be heard. Further, U the S.GA can get out of the entertainment business and into representing the students, then perhaps the students will haw .i voice in it. Dr. H W Burden will address a meeting of Lambda Tau Thursday October 7, at 7:30 p.m. in room BI0?of the Sh ul Sciences Building. The topic of his speech is the anatomy of veins All members and pledges are to be present Free flick changed The free movie will be shown on Thursday night this week. The change from ihe regular Friday night scheduling is due to the Alex Taylor concert at Mtngcs lhat will be held Friday Lecture scheduled The honorary fraternities Ol German (Delia Phi Alpha) and Philosophy (Phi Sigma Tau) will sponsor a joint lecture on p ?.os. i p.m. in Rawl 130. Dr John Koy and Doctor Frncsi Marshall will speak on "The Philosophies of Kani and Nicische Refreshments will be served All members are invited to it tend Marriage is topic Dr Knox ol the Sociology Deparlmenl will be 'the featured speaker at the October general meeting of Psi Chi His topic will be "Happiness Before and After Marriage The program will be held at 6 30 p.m. on Monday, October 11 Watch for publicity on campus concerning building and room number. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend Seminar offered I was fired as a hall proctor. Peihapsthis was as , me because of my hau and that now they felt I that much because ol some things I has said about Dr, Jenkins as it was about my views on isitation 1 his summer, when freshman orientation counselors were chosen. I was left out I go trip? No' I was the fust SGA Vice-Piesidcnt to my knowledge not to act as coordinator much less as a counselor It was explained to me that Croshaw and another student would id as coordinators because I was too busy' It was also explained that Dean Mallory had lost was "copping-out Isn't it pathetic elections are decided on the basis of hair. Then came the final blow I received a lettet from the Dean ol dmissions stating that I would have to make B'sOl bettei on ail onuses to stay in school Additionally, I would have to i.ike 15 hours a quartet t the Admissions Office, where nobody knows his head from Ins ass. I was given three different reasons for these requirements, Two people said it was because I was like i graduate student Dr. Home said it SOON FORGOTTEN I will soon be gone and forgotten. I hope that what I have tried to accomplish will not be forgotten so easily There are many able student leaders to carry on the fight Glenn Croshaw, Rick Atkinson. Rob Luisana. Tommy t lav .nA Maik Wilson are just a lew of the people who care enough to try to help !he Students lo them go my best wishes and, I hope our support. I have tried to do the best I cm It I base disappointed you. I hope you will forgive me. I wish you. the students, the best of luck in cutiming your rightful places at East Carolina. It is up to you. Black instructor New instructor teaches Black Lit Scandinavian Seminal is now accepting applications loi its study abroad program in Denmark. Finland, Norway. Ol Sweden for the academic year 197 2-73. This living and ? learning experience is designed for college students, graduates and other adults who want to become part of another cultuic while acquiring a second language An initial 3 weeks language course, followed by a family ;tay. will give the studeni opportunity to practice ihe language on a daily basis and lo share In the life ol the community. For the major part of the year he is separated from his fellow American students, living and studying among Scandinavians at a 'People's College" (residential school for continuing adult education) or some more specialized institution. All Seminal participants meet at the Introductory. Midyear and Final Stations, during which the American and Scandinavian Program Directors work closely with each student on matters iclated to his studies, experiences and pi ogress The focus of the Seminar program is the student's Independent Study Ptoject in his special field of intciest More and more American colleges and universities arc giving lull or partial credit for the Seminar year The fee. covering tuition, room, board, one way Iran spoliation and all course connected travels is $2,500 A limited number of scholarship loans are available For further information write to SCANDINAVIAN SEMINAR. 140 West 57th Street. New York. NY 10019 Hie I rtglish Department at ECU has made a new addition to theit stafl for the I -71 -72 session ni.i fields is the new Hlack I ueranire professoi and is here in a special capacity U poet in residence she 'eeK thai Black I iterature is "a place foi discussion which bungs together a confrontation ol different philosophies and different experiences Her main hope lor her students is that through the course, "some people will become more aware and better able ate a bettei world fot all people STUDENT CAN PROFIT When asked it Black Literature is more black students than whites, she says. "Black I iterature is a course tor ans intelligent student who can protit from an increased knowledge of his country c. rding I Ms I iclds. "there is no such thing as Black I neraiure-il simply denotes the political situation of black people With the gradual acceptance of Black people, she feels there wili be an acceptance of (heir literature into the main body of literature as a whole ALABAMIAN Born and raised in Alabama, she "struggled and fought" Fot even ghuvj ,he believed in She attended Kno: Hie College In Tennessee, and is now doing hei graduate studies at the Bread 1 oaf School of English in Vermont. She's been writing or as she says, "trying to write" poetry sines ihe age of five. Ihe negative environment of the Black's situation often depresses her. and she feels that hei poetry expresses this When speaking of the "Black situation" she firmly believes lhat "the da of the created leader is passed, a black ranting leadei can not accomplish anything. The onh wa anything can be accomplished now is through unity Dr Irwm Hester, speakmg as F.nglish department chairman laid, "We are delighted to have a poet as distinguished as Julia Fi-lds in the I ngliah department, Mrs Fields is uniquely qualified to discuss with insight ihe current trends in poetry and In other areas of contei porary literature RECIEVE HONORS Mrs Fields has had many honors bestowed upon her. among, them, the 1967 National i ndowment for Arts Award, the 1968 Knoxvtlle College selection to Outstanding Young Women ol America, and in 1967 was listed in "The Negro Almanac She has spoken and read poetry on campus such as Sara Lawrence College. William and Mary College. University of North Carolina, and the University of Alabama. Hei poetry has been included in such books and anthologies as the "Massachusetts Review "Poems b) Julia Fields, the "Negro Digest and 'Nii.e Black Poets Law proposed CHAPEL HILL (AP)-Dukc University president and former Cov. Terry Sanford proposed Monday that stale law be changed to allow absentee voting in primary elections. Sanford said the change would make the IS year old vote more meaningful North Carolina law now forbids absentee balloting in primaries, and also prevents most college students from voting in their college communities Sanford proposed the change be made at the November special session ol ihe legislature He made 'us proposals on North Carolina News Conference over the state's educational television network. A bill that would have allowed absentee voting in primary elections was defeated by the 1971 legislature during its tegular session which ended in August. Numbers lowered ACCORDING TO MRS. Fields there is no such thing as Black Literature it ?imply denotes me political situation of the people. Photo by Ross Mann. New fields ease job problem ECU education majors are not as hadlv affected by the national teacher surplus as they mav expect Dr. Douglas Jones. Dean of the 1.(1 School of I ducation. is not as pessimistic about the oversuppt) ol teacher, in America as many other educators seem to be I lie National I ducation Association (NEA) predicts that the teacher surplus will double bv the mid 1970s unless new jobs are created "The situation is completely unlike anything we have faced since the Great Depression of the 1930s says the NEA Research Department Not only beginning leachers but persons with above average experience and qualifications are unable even to find vacancies for which to apply " Jones contends lhat a new classification of teachers in new fields, such as safety and occupational education, is in fact creating more opportunities. NEW AREAS " There are many areas where people car find fine teaching situations. To upgrade the economic stains of Eastern North Carolina, we must upgrade the number of salable skills sav Jones. This is where occupational education opportunities are important to North Carolina Among other steps to combat the problem ol teacher surplus, the field of safety education has brought the attention of North Carolina educators This held includes driver education, drug education, and environmental education a coining to Jones I here are also opportunities in administration and supervision in public and p ovate schools Superintendents in Eastern otth Carolina haven't found an ovcrsupnly in teachers says Jones. In the future, it will take main teachers to fill the vacancies left by teachers with substandard certificates. Jones says another greatly influencing factor will be the new state guidelines which are planned by the State Department of Education. Teacher evaluation will be made penodically during the first years of teaching, based on competence and performance. Also included in slate guidelines will be a program of more personalized and individualized teaching, rathei than the traditional hour lecture program. At the present time. North Carolina has "approved a program of teacher education Jones says. "The new concepts of competency based and performances based programs will be built upon an approved program in which North Carolina has been a leader at the national level Jones, a native of Eastern North Carolina himself, proudly states that the enrollment in the ECU education department has been increasing, particularly in elementary and special education. NUMBER ONE "ECU is the number one producer ol teachers in quantity in ihe state and in the South. We are in the top ten in the nation" says Jones According to the January. 1971 issue of "Educational forum the most difficulty in securing leaching positions exists in elementary foreign language, physical education, home economics, business education, social sciences and music The greatest teaching demands are in the fields of trade, industrial arts, distributive education, mathematics, science, elementary and special education. ALTERNATIVE As an alternative to a teaching career, people with education degrees have found employment in public relations, business, and insurance companies. Some businesses will train a person with a B.S. degree for a particular job, according to Jones. He would still encourage anyone who wants to teach to pursue the field. "Some principals and superintendents in public school systems have higher salaries than some college teachers he says. "Teaching is one of the most rewarding privileges in life, other than parenthood. I believe this very strongly. With enthusiasm and desire, a well-qualified teacher has unlimited ipportunities Jones stated. Jones concluded by saying. "We have been very successful with placement of our graduates Print showing "Lorelei and Yepiskop a color intaglio print by ECU faculty printmaker Donald Sexauer, is currently on display in a national art exhibition in San Diego's Balboa Park Fine Arts dallery. WASHINGTON (AP)-The Selective Service System Tuesday lowered the lottery number at which young men can be expected to be drafted this year to 125. Previously, draft officials had said young men whose birthdays fell on the 140 lowest numbers foi this year's draft probably would be called up. Draft Director Curtis W Tarr also said today that men will be given 30 days notice to report for induction, instead of the previous 10 days notice written into the law. That, means that no one will be drafted during October to fill the 10.000 man draft call for the remainder of this year announced last week by the Pentagon. They will be drafted instead Dec. 9 between Nov. and In still another announcement, Tarr said he has directed local and appeals courts to defer action on classifications, personil appearances and appeals until nc- regulations on draft requirement provisions are drawn up ?'Because of the many reform provisions in the new law instituted by the system he said, "it would be unlait mt to extend these forthcoming advantages to registrants now facing classification of appeal action Court action could resume, however, when new lules arc distributed and become effective in about six weeks. Library science adds media specialist program cooperative program involving ten local administrative units and the Department of Library Science at East Carolina University is being planned by representatives from each unit working with Emily S. Boyce of the Library Science Department. The program for training college graduates as media specialists is funded under the Education Professions Development Act under a contractual agreement with the Division of Educational Media and the Division of Staff Development, North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. A maximum of ten applicants will be selected for participation in the program. The program will provide intensive full-time training on the University campus from November 29-May 28, and continuing in-service education during the 1972-73 school year while trainees are employed as school media specialists. Tuition and registration fees will be paid by the project. Each trainee will receive a stipend of $35.00 per week for 24 weeks. To be eligible for participation in the program applicants: Must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Must meet standards for admission to graduate study, including a) satisfactory academic record b) acceptable scoretsl on qualifying test(s): Miller Analogies Tesi: Graduate Record Examination, and'or National Teacher Examination Must be available for full-time study at Fast Carolina University for the period oi November 29. 1971 -May 28, 1972. Must be available for employment as i school media specialist in a public or private school for the 1972-73 school year. Must not have been employed as teachers, school librarians or media specialists, or ss school aides for at least one semester preceding the training program Must not have been employed as substitute teachers over 50 per cent of the school year immediately preceding the training program For information write: Miss Emily S Boyce Associate Professor Department of Library Science East Carolina University Greenville. North Carolina 27834 I eak es Building : of his speech is ny of veins All J pledges are in he inged scheduling is due Taylor conccri at at will be held luled hall will speak on ipbies of Kant and Mits will be served s are invited i() ipic ain will be held at 1 Monday. Oetobei for publicity ()n nccming building 1 number All rsons arc cordially end. ed in.it parttclpanti he Introductory, I final Sessions. I he American and nan Program irk closely with on matters iclated s. experiences and K focus of the rogram is the dependent Study is special field ol lore and more colleges and re gising lull or for the Scmuidt covering tuition, ard , one way 111 o n and all icctcd travels is mited number of MM are available information write J DlN AVI AN 140 West 57th fork. NY 10019 unities proposed the made at the K'cial session ni ?us proposals on ? r o I i n a News over the state's elevaion network. that would have iscntce voting in lions was defeated legislature during ssion which ended ered veen Nov. 1 and II another nt. Tarr said he local and appeals defer action on tions. personal and appeals until it ions on draft 11 provisions are : of the many sions in the new ) by the system ould be unlan not hese forthcoming .) registrants no ication or appeal on could resume, en new lules are i and become out ax weeks. sdia y or admission to a) satisfactory ible scores) on Analogies Test: i, andor National ime -study at East riod oJ November Tiployment as a public or private year. yed as teachers, specialists, or as mestcr preceding yed as substitute the school year ning program. ice 7834 10091 "mi oiiniaiiilicau. I'age .? aw ' ' "iiiiiainiieau, I'age i Registrar explains causes of scheduling problems By RALPH EPPS Stall vVim, Fall quartet has proved trt give us the mo rouWe hen, sliltcs Wonh Raker Umwsl(y yVW During the fall there are some on that ,?.??? prcscnl ,? hc ()Iher lerms ?n?ct scheduling kWcei lists such i!?rgs as transler studetns inn frethmen and changes over the Wmmei at the main factors He also makes ?om? dJlllnctioM tl to those having the most problem "Most definitely the majority of students ? ?l the scheiNling troubles are the transfer ?'?"ts. and these are the ones who come up With the and f, hour schedules says Baker. n?e ke) to the whole registration and Khedulini ssstem seems to be what Baker leftni the pre-rcgisiration analysis. This is an analysis done on the figures received from each pre registration period "I-loin tins analysis, we can predict with 99 accuracy what the needs will be for the coining quarter" he says. The results of this analysis are reviewed by the Registrar, the Provost, and all the individual departments, so that any further neds can be considered and possibly added. Ther, the actual class setup for the coming quarter is made out, based on the final projections of the analysis' Class cards arc made out, and the computer goes to work matching schedules and cards "f iraduauiaj seniors get the top priority; then comes University sponsored schedules with certain hour restrictions (such things as athletics). After these, schedules are made out as near to what is requested as is possible" state? B"k As transfer students are not included in the analysis, it is easy to see why they would experience trouble. "Their course needs are so u.i-predictable, because they transfer from so many different types of learning institutions" says Baker. Summer school also lends to fall quarter scheduling difficulties Many students ire-regialer for a cour; in the spring that they )Un to take in the fall. Then they attend ummer school and take the course In the fall his course will still appear on their schedule, Hiding one more to the drop-add line Baker agrees that this is a problem, but he also cites a bigger one. "The biggest cause of veteran' ECU students' problems seems to stem from their not listing alternates during pre registration In this case, the computer has nothing to choose from if a course closes out" states Baker. Baker encourages students to list alternates -rid tbtm wiiiii ihey pic-iegister next week. He also invites students to his office who have scheduling problems. "Anyone with these problems, or really with any problem will be welcome in our offices, as we are really an information bureau" he concludes. QtiXfifh Gardner-Webb College gives honorary degree BOII ING SPRINGS, (APi-Unlveranes usually save their honorary doctoral degrees for statesmen, but List Tuesday a North Carolina ColUfJ bestowed the honor on singer Johnny l .ish in recognition of his love for America's downtrodden ( ash received the honorary degree al Gardner-Webb College, a Baptist affiliated school with 1.500 students He lias never negotiated an international peace settlement, but. said Gardner-Webb trustees chairman Lloyd C. Bost, the balladeer helped a stranded family obtain a tire. Bost reminded the college crowd that Cash "is the man who donated $10,000 for a kidney machine so a humble black man might live TREATED KIDS The country-and-western singer treated 150 poor youngsters to Memorial Day at the circus and has remembeied the lonely aged with (lowers and gifts. Bost said the degree also was conferred "on behalf of the humble and the poor, who are the victims of drugs and alcohol, and thousands locked behind prison walls. Cash looked strangely out of place dressed in an academic cap and flowing gown But he was the same Johnny Cash as he looked out at the hundreds of students and college officials who often remain isolated from the day-to-day grief of America's lower class. PRISON REFORM He said no prison reform legislation or program is "worth two cents unless you care And there were no 10-dollar words when he reminded the audience that rehabilitation of prisoners is often said to have failed when, in truth, it has never been correctly applied Cash sat silently by as Bost heaped praise on him during the ceremony. The college officul said Cash is active in the Evangel Temple Church in Nashville, Tenn and has participated in such organizations as the Peace Corps Committee, the Georgia Sheriffs Boy's Ranch and Hire Youth. ANSWERED HELP "He has answered thousands of lowly pleas for help, never asking anything in return Bost ' said. For the many thousands of youths caught up in the grip of drugs, Johnny Cash brings a concern born of his own near fatal experience with this pervasive evil. "Only he and his God know how much of his talent and fortune he has poured into this CAMPUS SCENES: Fell cleaning? Whatever it is battle alone " Bost added FREE CONCERT Cash gave a tree concert before the ceremony for a crowd estimated at 10.000 to 12,000 cheering spectators He was accompanied by his wife. June Carter Cash;his mother-in-law: "Mama" Maybell Carter, and hit troupe of singers. Later, he and his family drove to Charlotte for another free concert. That one was on behalf of a committee campaigning against the legalization of mixed drink sales in an upcoming referendum in Mecklenburg Counts it's unusual to see such a quiet place on campus (Staff pnoto by Host Mann) ?Definition: Route to become aroused, awaken, to become Istirred; to arouse from sleep or repose. PURPOSES: ?way. I. To aid the student consumer in any possible Garrett dorm wins trophy The Housekeepers in Caned dorm have won the first Housekeeping Awaid of the Month ever presented at ECU The award, a floating trophy, was presented b) Dr Jenkins at a housekeeping staff meeting at Garrett Tuesday afternoon The trophy will stay in Garrett until next month when it will be awarded again to the best kept women's dorm Each month the winners will have their picture taken with the tropln This picture will be displayed in the dorm. A print of the picture will be given to each of the women on the winning staff The award was instigated by the Business Office according to Julian Vainwrighl. assisted business manager. He expressed hope that the award will give the housekeeper's esprit de corps. "It is also hoped that this award will give the girls some incentive to help keep the dorms looking nice Vainwright remarked. The judging of the dorms is done by people on the housekeeping staff twice a month. The dorms are judged on the cleanliness and orderliness of the outside entrances, trash areas, halls, stairwells, lobbies, canteens, restrooms, showers, maid's closets and social rooms. Each area is rated on a scale from I to 10. The dorm with the highest number of points wins. Classifieds wmm Pot smokers needed LOS A N G fc L t S (AP)-Wanlcd: student volunteer! for research project. Assignment smoke mai ijuana legally and lor money I he .id in the UCLA student newspaper prompts about 100 calls j week to the school's Neuropsychiainc Institute, which is conducting a slud of the long-term effects ol marijuana smoking The one cai project headed by Dis J Thomas Ungctleider and Ira Frank will use about 120 volunteers before it is concluded next June "Basically whal we're trying to do sass Frank, "la evaluate marijuana as a drug in the same way any other drug would be evaluated. "We want to be as objective as possible . . .apart from all the emotion and hysterics that arc usually associated with marijuana research The project, financed by a 5250.000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, uses marijuana provided by the federal government. The volunteers must be males over the age of 21, with previous experience with marijuana ranging from none to heavy usage. 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City State Si ip. ountainhead 8Wuak and' $omnenlay and the truth shall make you free' Edward's resignation raises questions I he resignation oI SGA vicc-prcsidcnl David lidwarits leaves a iucs(ion murk to lho ial ol pressure from the dministrative hierarch) Is is possible "ii ilie supposed!) demoerativ campus loi .1 student 1 to he m' suppressed lhal he is eeil to Icav 0 s hool' hdwards worked t'01 the students nho elected him t nines he went si the .ilmi"hi suggestions ol 1 ' 'i this, he receiv ed ?pen threats to leavt school , idemiv thrv.it had no b.isis i lit o, rail scholasl ie 1 school I Jw,irds could not financially afford to fight this pressure. He had ti submit to the hierarch) Hov. many more of our student leaders have been forced to submit to the whims and pressures of the system in order to stay in good standing with those who can make 01 break .1 future career' How much longer can students sit back and lei their campus leaders Milter for sicing the opinions of the majorit) ' Perhaps with the resignation of I dwards, students will become more aware ol the power of the hierarch) and take a more active stand behind then leaders SjjumnJ Aext theiv is the evttr- preaen ir problem of indirect "pressure ram the Aaministra SGA finds way to suppress students by Rick Mitz , SGA ipptng by its mint h e r p again 1(1 lias succeeded 111 constituents a nol procedure I Ins time it's managed to change the amendment procedures (Article l 1 until it's now 11 tuall) impossible for students other than the legislators to propose an) amendments to the present onstitution Rather than the old form of IU ol student bod) signatures, the new (onstitution requires petitions to be presented to the president ot the SGA containing the signatures ol 25 tte student bod) Moreover, the student bod) proposed amendments must receive a favorable two-thirds vote ol the entire enrollment K c.ih ing the apath) on I (I hard to conceive getting of the student body to vote for anything. to vote in complete campus, it 1 two-thirds turning out much less agreement Perhaps last year's legislature was a little more optimistic about campus involvement, Or. perhaps they wanted to give more power to their own select body . I 1ue. the representatives, representatives 0verw h e I m i n g elections 11' tlu students elect their but why don't these have to receive such support in their they are going to majority of the represent students. Perhaps it's because it's impossible to get so man) students to turn out for the elections, much less to get them all to back this elite group with a favorable two-thirds vote. Parking discrimination demands evaluation trite with all t h e problems 1(1 pett) to mention something as as parking priv ileges How r 1 again students are being discrimtnal linsl the lii allocation ol parki 5 on campus It seems strange that the students have to take a bask seat to stall and facult) members Is it not true that students pa) the same amount to part as the "hierarch) ' It 1 njury is fact thai some tl stall ing on mused during the daytime An even greater insult is that students are not even allowed to use' certain so-called stall ones at n 1 In w hen 1 lasses a re often scheduled While these spaces go unused, students who have paid the registration lee have to park as far as two to three blocks from campus. Wh) should da) students ha. to pa) earth?sluttering this fee when they have very few eems places to park in. and even those are not very close to campus Stafl and faculty members are too good to park their in the same areas as therefore necessitating though unequal parking obv iousl) v e hie I is students, s e p a r a I e . privileges. Students are expected to wait tor facult) members who are late getting to class under any circumstances. However, these same facult) members the first to penalize students for arriving late if they are unable to find a parking space and have to park far from campus. flu- onl) lair solution to this problem is to have all parking spaces on a first a,me, first serve basis s" r all. is H not conceivable for students to have an equal chance to profil from their registration tees as do staff members' "College Student! aie a good-natured, hard-working fun-loving bunch of kids Oh. sure thev do some cra things like swallow goldfish, weai those shaggy raccoon coats, scream at football games and stuff themselves into phone booths. But. tor the most part, college students are good-natured, hardworking and Qin-loving That mav have been an accurate description ol the college student 50 years ago when things were The Cat's Meow rather than Right On. but the new image o( the university Itudcnl has him Joing somewhat different things than in the days ii( the Varsity Drag. Today the student does other "crazy" things. He swallows hallucinogenic drugs rather than goldfish, wears hippie clothes, screams at demonstiations. and stuffs himself into an occasional university administrator's office. Today's American college students are in dire need of a good public relations firm. It's in the eyes of those allegedly Concerned Citizens that ihe student image - a tainted one. mutilated by magazine covers screaming out about the Student Revolution (exploiting covers that often are more revolting than the Revolts themselves) and even more distorted bv onesided television coverage that shows the student revolution, but n -ve, the evolution. The medium is the mess Newspapers, tadio and. especially, television have given the people of America an even more distorted picture of what the Typical Today Student is like The emerging stereotype is the The doctor's bag By ARNOLD WERNtR, M.D CoDvwr.gnt i970 Co"??? PttU S?rylc? QUESTION What is a safe tune period to keep condoms after purchase, but before using1 Do they deteriorate or become less effective with time ANSWER Since 1930 most condoms hive been manufactured from latex rubber which is known for its durability and long "shelf life " Sold in hermetically sealed packets, condoms should be good for about 5 years if upopened and kept away from heat. Even heat does not seem to impair them too much as countless condoms have survived long waning periods in automobile glove boxes and men's wallets Experimentation is being carried out with a lew plastic condom which is supposedly very nexpensive, very effective and can be stored raggedy-coifed revolutionary -radical, endless partaking in various school-spirited activities-bombings, seizures, strikes, pillage, and a little aison on 'he side In his spare lime, he downs dope, sleeps promiscuously in coed dorms, dresses outlandishly and that's that The media displays (and displays and displays and instant replays) only Ins demonstration behavior, which might very well be in ol context He might be a medical student with honoi grades who loves Ins mother, dates a Sensible girl attends church, has a good part-time job, loves apple pie. and in all other wavs fulfills the All-American dreams But the (1 o'clock news never show that part of him. People are frightened by the student movement scared and acrimonious. The values they've held sacred, the goals they've strived toward suddenly are being threatened by their own children The result is panic In a nationwide poll taken last spring, the campus unrest problem ranked numbei one -? even over wai. ecology . nisial strife, poverty and crime Spring is the season in which they take place Spung - when every young student's fane) nuns to revolution, when a tfesh breath means a mouthfulc ot mace, and spring fever means the hot angei o( the US populace sitting by then TV's counting the RPMs And thev aren't exactly sitting there watching nothing 1 ? s 1 y ear, 1.785 demonstrations took place on college campuses, including 313 building seizures and sit-ins. 21 anli-ROTC demonstrations. 24o arsons, and 7.200 student arrests, resulting in more than $9.5 million in damage Television brought all the damage, fire, seizures, sit ins right into our living rooms, in living red. white, black and blue color The Student Radical could have been the title of a highly successful, action-packed, situation TV show aired in lieu of the news every evening The new student portrait is detiunental to the student himself making all students appear alike, depersonalizing them, castrating individuality and sprouting new prciudices in a world ahead) too lull ol biases Yet the new Student image can not be as bad as college trustees and university regents might fear A lit-in might be a radical way of expressing an idea, but it certainly is more socially provocative and meaningfully profound than swallowing a goldfish Discontented students sit in and take ovei because they are concerned with values that iffecl the total society, not just themselves It's the cause which is so important But television shows only the superficial outcome ol the student fight for that cause - the noting, the sea of siragglv students, the bulled rocks. the foul Iftter words. The bloody, fighting. hell-raising revolutionary student image could he. if not changed, at least altered, if the media could make the public aware of the issues behind the fight Struggles for ecology. and end i" racism, equal lights, community control and the finish of an uniust war are not difficult issues for the public to relate to However, they get lost in the color and dramatics of the televised college demonstiations. which always come out looking like a television Felhni orgy lather than a concerned and optimistic fight for a bettei American future College students wouldn't really need a PR outfit to help change then image if people could gtasp the importance of the cause behind the tight The Middle American couple sitting in front ot their new color TV no longer can afford to angnly turn oil the 6 o'clock news of student piotest and switch the channels to a war movie or an Old John Wayne film The channels that must be switched are the channels ol communication, and what could emerge would not be a new student image at all. bu a new national image based upon a new understanding The Forum :????'?????? Xx-xxxwxv :Wm:W?WW? Cut revived ? .?- ;vv y Wl 1? ij j j), -ourTUinheAd Cathy Johnson Editor-in-Chief Jim Backus a- Business Manager pW ?m Managing Editor Bob McDowell Advertising Manager C laudia Rumfelt ly, Editof Karen Blansfield Feeturea Editor Don TrausneckSporti Editor Rom MannPtto Editor Joe Applegate Circulation Manaoar Ira L Baker ACvkor Published by students of East Carolina University, P.O. Box 2516, Greenville, North Carolina 27834 Advertiaing open rat it $1 80 per column inch Classified is $1.00 for the first 25 words Subscription rate is $10 00 per year Telephone 758-6366 The opinions exprenerJ by rhu newspaper are not neceaearily those of Eaat Carolina University. :wv forever, although the value of the last quality seems hard to understand Completely unrelated to your question is the fact that condoms are sold in various colors in foreign countries, red being one of the more popular hues. A superb recent book is "The Textbook of Contraceptive Practice" by John Peel and Malcolm Potts published by Cambridge University Press available in paperback for $2 95 I cannot recommend it too highly QUESTION My fiance and I pet very heavily but we have agreed not to have actual intercourse Is it dangerous for either of us to continually carry through almost to orgasm and break o(P What if orgasm is reaehed ANSWER There is no danger in what you are doing, but unless I misunderstood your letter, the frustration you and your fiance are experiencing comes through clearly Petting to climax is a safe and helpful lorni of sexual expression for people who feel comfortable with it. The couple who has agreed not to have intercourse but who feel comfortable with heavy petting can find that petting to orgasm provides sexual gratification without the risk of pregnancy Many people find Hiat the intensity of feeling in petting to climax can equal and even exceed that of Intercourse One word of warning Semen deposited in opening clow approximation to the vaginal occasionally results in pregnancy "pregnant virgin" phenomenon). I the To Fountainhead The fine arts on campus are in trouble The reason is simple. A seven-member board decided this summer that economy was needed in SGA pending, and that the Art, Drama and Musis Department really don't need as much money as they had been getting As a result the fine arts departments are now running on hope and meager funds scaped up from other sources. What does this mean to you. the student It is tiue that these three depaitments represent only a little over I Oft of the student enrollment (about 1100) students, but this 10 provides service for the other 90 through art shows, dramatic productions, concerts, and recitals. The lack of funds seriously cripples these services. The Drama Department is not able to produce 'Fidder on the Roof nor its remaining line-up of top name plays. Instead, the Playhouse plans a season of low-royalty, low-budget productions. The Art Department is unable to sponsor shows away from campus, which would aid the prestige of ECU. Music groups will not be able to plan tours which also gain respect for ECU (such as the planned trip to Tallahasee by the Chamber Singers for the American Choral Directors Convention) This is just a brief summary of the problems presented bv Ihe SGA cutback. In short, three departments which have gained respect for ECU throughout the nation, and which serve as the only center of cultural activity in Eastern North Carolina, are sinking rapidly because seven students decided that they didn't really need the money. What can you do to help1 You can show up Monday. October II, at 5.00 p.m in the Legislature Room, third floor of the Union Annex Your presence at the Legislature Meeting will demonstrate your support of the fine arts on campus At that time it is hoped that several budget proposals will be presented which will give sufficient funds to operate these departments. Please, if you care about the fine arts at ECU. conic to the legislature meeting Monday at 5 00. You won't be alone Alan C. Jones Praises paper To Fountainhead Your Sept. 8th issue is a classic If such journalism does not cause the students to respond, then truly ECU has to he dead, dead, dead and embalmed' You have let the sunlight in - will the students bask in if Zengskuren of Japan Forum Policy Students and employes of the University arc urged to express their opinions in The Forum. Letters should be concise and to the point. Letter should not exceed 300 words and must be typed or printed plainly. The editors reserve the right to edit all letters for style, grammatical errors and length All letters must be signed with the name of the writer. Upon the writer's request, his name will be withheld Space permitting, every letter to Fountainhead will be printed subject to the above age reflect the opinions of the wntci and not neccessarily those of Fountainhead oi of Fast Carolina University