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NO. 14
LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1976
Various Topics Were Discussed At Second Semester Retreat; With A Number Of Promising Suggestions Being Made
By MAUREEN HANLEY If you were asked such questions as what should be done about student evaluation forms, or the absentee policy or curriculum changes what would you answer? These subjects were some of the topics presented for discussion at the faculty-studentstaff retreat. This annual retreat was held on January 24 in the I^ankford building. The meeting began at 10:00 Saturday morning with an introduction from student government chairman, Susann Smith. She began her talk by explaining that the purpose for this winter retreat was to follow up the one held this summer. Before turning the meeting over to Dr. Willett she stated that she wanted "everyone to express what they felt when they were in their discussion groups." When Dr. Willett came to the podium he introduced four members of the board who had come to the retreat. These members were Mr. Robinson; Mrs. Booker, Mrs. West and Mrs. Brown.
After this introduction, Mrs. Pat Brown came to the stand, stating that she "was pleased to be here for the retreat was her favorite thing to attend as a Board member." "The retreat gave the students and faculty members a chance to get to know each other", for the faculty "do more listening than saying: and it also gives the girls an opportunity to be on an equal base with the faculty. She closed stating that she hopes "we may always continue to communicate and enjoy as much as we have in the past." At the conclusion of the various speeches everyone broke up into their assigned discussion groups and talk soon began concerning several controversial and important issues. The first topic that was discussed in the groups was the student evaluation forms of faculty members. One group's discussion was begun by Dr. Jackson who said that if a teacher is teaching the same course to several classes, then the evaluation form should be completed by just one class; so that the professor can find out
Longwood College To Host Feb. 14 Forensics Tournament Ixmgwood College will host the Invitational Forensics Tournament and the Invitational Debate Tournament in February and March, respectively. On February 14, the Forensic Tournament will take place in Iankford. Twenty-two schools throughout Southside Virginia have been invited to attend. They will have the opportunity to participate in nineteen categories, which will be judged by qualified faculty, staff, and students of Ixmgwood College. Placques will be awarded to first place winners in each event, with certificates of merit going to the other place holders. Overall school winners will receive
recognition at this time. The Debate Tournament will be held on March 6th at I,ankford, lasting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The debate contest offers three basic categories to participate in — novice, varsity and switch-side debate. Winners will be judged by professors and qualified students. Winners will receive placques or certificates. Both tournaments have been organized under the direction of Mrs. Nancy Anderson and her forensic-communications classes. These students and Ixmgwood colleagues will be on hand to serve the student participants in any way possible.
what is going on but not to force anyone into completing a form. Another comment was made by I .aurie McCullough who said that "some students get upset if they do not fill out a form; so instead of using one of the present forms the students should be able to write an essay about the positive and negative points of the course." Some of the other comments made in this group were that "more space should be left on the short forms to enable the students to express their opinions," or "that space should be left on the side of each question for various comments." Another student, Rennie Bruno, made the remark that "the professor should put up a suggestion box for students to put their comments in during the semester." The next topic that was discussed was whether students should get paid or receive academic credit for organizational work. Laurie started the discussion saying that "academic credit is really good but it would be hard to decide who gives up more of their time in order to receive the credit." Another comment was made by Mrs. Ayres who said that she "felt the students acquired a personal reward for their service and that they should not receive pay or credit." Some other remarks that were made by several students were that "this work was voluntary and that the person knows what they are getting into when they accept the office" and as one student stated, "This type of job is one of the greatest learning experiences during a person's college years." It was also suggested that "the sponsor of each organization should write an evaluation of the student's work concerning her office. This letter would be placed in the student's file so that it could be used as a job reference for her." The next subject of credit came up with someone making the comment that three credits should be awarded the students so that this would lift some of the burden from her academic load. In relation to this statement Dr. Willett said that "at present there is a music organization that receives credit for their work but they have to fulfill certain objectives in order to meet the requirements for the credit. He also said that "with this matter there is a lot of limitations that face the organization so that this subject needs a more intense study." The last three topics discussed in the groups were the absentee policy, curriculum changes and co-education planning. The groups' feelings toward the absentee policy were basically
the same, for they felt that it was up to each individual student to determine whether or not to attend a class. The next topicconcerned curriculum changes and some of the suggested changes included combining several courses together and having several professors teach them, or having a program set up for those people not in the teaching field so that they have the opportunity to go and work in their field in order that they may acquire the needed experiences that would be helpful to them when they go to look for a job. It was also suggested that the Honors Program be publicized more to freshmen and that when a course is turned down by the curriculum committee that they let the department chairman know the reason for their decision. Since lunch time was fast approaching only a few words were said about coeducation. Most of this discussion was concerning whether or not freshmen and upper class males should be roomed together or placed in separate dorms as the girls are. After lunch was completed everyone assembled again in the ABC rooms to listen to a summary of each group. Susann Smith took the podium and began the summary with the student evaluation forms saying that the main thing that most of the groups wanted was for it to be mandatory for every professor to use them. Also suggested was a computerized tabulation system, and a requirement making it mandatory for all students to sign their name to the form. The Credit debate found most groups saying they wanted a different structure but that students shouldn't get paid for their work. Some groups suggested a passfail system or for the students to set it up as a seminar class and receive credit for it. Susann Smith then preceeded to summarize the groups opinions on the absentee policy. With this
subject the basic suggestion was that the professor should write his policy on hi? course outline at the beginning of the semester so that the students w ill known what is expected of them. Ms. Smith next talked about Freshmen orientation. The majority of people felt that the summer academic planning WHS verj helpful but they felt that orientation should not bo so rushed but carried over into the beginning of the semester. Also they suggested that the summer reading program be disbanded. Talk then began about coeducation, with Susann stating that "more publicity should be given to the Ixmgwood students because they do not know what is going on." Also the Alma Mater and Joan of Arc will have to be looked into and a decision made concerning whether there should be a Dean of Students or a separate dean for the men and women. The last topic summarized was the curriculum changes; with some groups suggesting that more emphasis placed on preparation for graduate school as well as the Hampden-SydneyI.ongwood College class exchange set up by both schools Some other suggested topics were that more stress should be placed on the Honor Code by the professors because in order for it to work it has to be emphasized by the fauclty too; also the disbandmont of the infirmary list was discussed as well as moving registration to another day besides the Reading Day. Other suggestions concerned publicizing summer school more, greater emphasis on faculty advisors; and open faculty meetings. Susann concluded the meeting with the last suggestion of bag lunches for the social work students in order to "carry them over until they get back to their delicious dinner." With that the Winter faculty-student-staff retreat came to a successful close.
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MOVIES The retreat held this past Saturday proved to be interesting and promising. Students, faculty, and administration openly discussed a variety of pertinent issues and worked together in groups to make overall recommendations. There seemed to be no communications barriers between those involved, and some good solid ideas were formed. Everyone had an opinion, and everyone was allotted time to say what was on his or her mind. If developed and given the opportunity to be expanded upon, these suggestions can do a lot for Longwood. It seemed to be the general consensus that mandatory faculty evaluations are needed, and a new form allowing more discussion should be compiled. Students have been suggesting this for a long time, and the retreat probably gave the necessary impetus to make it succeed. A tabulated list compiling the student forms could be given to the department chairman. This would allow a quick overview of opinions and suggestions without actually going over each form. Disappointingly, the proposal to award pay or academic credit for organizational work received very little encouragement. Few people outside of the major offices on campus realize and appreciate the long hours and effort that are required to bring about changes called for by the apathetic. The majority of Virginia colleges offer some form of compensation. Why, then, is Longwood an exception? One of the best suggestions brought up at the retreat concerned orientation. Freshmen are literally bombarded with activities and meetings their first days at college. Everyone is full of welcomes and helpful smiles, but with the beginning of classes, these smiles unintentionally disappear behind books and papers. The freshmen are left to learn about professors and subjects on their own, and they go from a time of never a spare minute to seldom a busy one. Future orientation programs will hopefully take advantage of the suggestion to spread the activities into the first week of classes. Most freshmen would welcome an opportunity to ask questions at an orientation meeting after they have a general concept of what is expected. Pinning and the Colleague banquet could become more meaningful when not so rushed. Many new ideas were brought up, and they all deserve attention. Student attendance at faculty meetings was brought up, as was the suggestion that some form of seminar class be set up for student government leaders. One group discussed the effectiveness of the curriculum committee, and felt that when a new course is proposed but denied, a written explanation should be given to the department chairman stating concrete reasons for the rejection. Other suggestions concerning topics on the agenda and now ones discussed will be tabulated in the near future and released for print in the Rotunda. A major and perhaps the most important issue brought up by several of the groups concerned the honor code. Many professors fail to stress its impoitance, and consequently many students take advantage of it. Longwood's honor code is a drawing factor to enhance new students and should be an incentive to present students to keep up the seriousness of it. There was a faircrowd at the retreat— better than average for Longwood, and the discussions were superb. A lot of ideas and complaints were aired, and students had an opportunity to get feed-back from faculty and administration, and vice versa. If the ideas presented are followed up, it will have been a great success. If, however, ideas are discarded before careful attention is given to them, the entire idea of a retreat will be useless. I am optimistic about the outcome — Longwood communicated at the retreat — let's keep it up!! Ellen
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Faculty Evaluations Deemed Necessary; Improvements Discussed At Retreat By MARTHA McCOTTER Student evaluation of faculty was a topic of great discussion at the Faculty-Student-Staff Retreat last Saturday. And it should have been. Few things are more important than a students's evaluation of a teacher's teaching, theoretically students are here to be taught, therefore, their evaluation of this experience is at the very core of what makes an educational institution what it is. However, there is a group of faculty members wno in me past have not recognized the need for this evaluation. This has been made obvious by their simple neglect to hand out the evaluation sheets. The validity of a student's evaluation seems to be in question. The irony of this position is evident. If the teacher's students are not the people to evaluate the teaching, then on whom does this vitally important responsibility lie? If a student who sits in a class several
lours per week for some sixteen •veeks is unable to evaluate that faculty member on the basis of his opinion, I would suggest that he does not belong in a college classroom. Therefore, I shall proceed on the assumption that on the basis of our established standards we do not have a great number of students here with this inability. As it stands now teachers have the option of whether or not to hand out evaluation sheets and what they do with them when they are returned. The problems with this system are apparent and numerous. The teachers whom students are dissatisfied with invariably will not bother to give their students evaluation forms. Also, because of the nature of the system, departmental chairmen are often never made aware of the relations between their faculty and the students. And thirdly, because of the disorganization and lack of
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emphasis put on the evaluations how are students expected to take this task seriously? It was generally agreed on by the group of people present at the retreat (both faculty aand students) that the evaluation forms be made mandatory. There was also a strong feeling by many that each evaluation be turned into the department chairman. Suggestions were made concerning the form that is used and the method for developing that form. These are ideas that the Student-faculty Evaluation Committee needs to look at. However, this examination need not go on until the next retreat. Certainly I would hope by the end of this semester we could all constructively evaluate ALL of our professors. Someone at the retreat pointed out to me that he did not think that the faculty would be receptive to this concept of mandatory evaluations. Certainly that is an underestimation of our faculty here at Ixmgwood. I find it difficult to conceive that any one that calls himself a teacher would not be more than anxious to learn how his students are responding to his teaching. I feel indubitably that our faculty would be more than receptive to doing away with this unsystematic almost futile way of evaluation to move on to something more open, more honest and more effective. There seems to be a side to this coin that in all the fright and negativism has been forgotten. Evaluation forms can be used to say something good !!!
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Four Seniors, Six Juniors Welcomed Into Geist
DONNA BRUBAKER
BARBARA LICHFORD
MICHELLE NEALON
ELEANOR WHITE
Res. Board Gives Jan. 19 Minutes • Fire drills will be starting in the dorms and in the dining hall. • Dorm presidents were asked to tell floor presidents to start enforcing quiet hour. • There has been a lot of stealing so stress that students lock their doors. • When articles are stolen, ask the student to fill in a stolen article report. • Anyone in Ruffner or Grainger after 11:00 p.m. is trespassing. • Curfew for Monday-Thursday is now 12:30 a.m.
BRENDA CHISHOLM Geist, the principal honorary organization at Longwood, tapped ten new members in a ceremony January 20 in Jarman Auditorium. Established in 1966 as an outgrowth of Alpha Kappa Gamma, Geist recognizes students in their junior and senior years who have compiled outstanding records in leadership, scholarship, and service to the college community. The members of Geist continue to serve Longwood College by sponsoring the highly successful Oktoberfest weekend in the fall, a bloodmobile drive during the year, and by awarding the Elizabeth B Jackson Scholarship to an outstanding student in the spring (taken from 1975-1976 bulletin). The three qualities recognized by Geist are tempered by humility, integrity, and intellect, the true measure of the individual. Such qualifications exhibited not only in school and class activities but within an individual field of study these are recognized by membership in Geist (taken for 1975-1976 handbook). Sue Scarborough began the ceremony by a reading of "At Year's End", a poem by Juanita Williams. A welcome from Gay Harrington followed as an introduction to the assembly. She explained that Geist is the German work for spirit, and she went on to say that its members "bend it to mean spirited." After an explanation of the purposes of Geist and its requirements she stated "We feel all the girls we tap have contributed to Longwood College in a meaningful way.'" Prior to the actual tapping of new members, three candles were lit symbolizing integrity, humility, and intelligence. Susan Ridenhour defined integrity as "soundness of character. It offers a challenge not only to believe in but also adhere to one's own personal values." Humility, as stated by Iaurie McCullough, is "freedom from pride and vanity (to be admired in an individual) is inner peace fostered by outward humility." Lastly, intelligence, "enlightenment of the mind" was described by Ellen Morrison. An intelligent person "uses the light of his mind to create and his mind to judge. None is more welcome. Man is the master of thought." the master of thought." The ten new members of Geist were tapped. Donna Marie Bruuaker Donna Marie Brubaker is a senior Physical Education major from Richmond. Virginia. A
PATRICIA MERRELL dean's list student, she was a member of Alpha lambda Delta. Brubaker has also played basketball. In addition, she has been selected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities and is a member of Delta Psi Kappa honorary fraternity. Brenda Page Chrisholm Senior Brenda Page Chrisholm makes her home in Mineral, Virginia. She is a biology major and a member of Beta Beta Beta of which she was vice-president in 1975. Also in 1975, she was an Oktoberfest usherette and was selected for Who's Who. Chrisholm was a Colleague and is a member of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority. Patricia Ann Merrell A Physical education major, Patricia Ann Merrell is a senior from Virginia Beach. Virginia. She was a 1973 and 1974 Oktoberfest klown and has participated in the longwood College Company of Dancers concerts. A member of Delta Psi Kappa honorary, she has also been selected to Who's Who.
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business major from Seattle, Washington. She was a freshman commission member and a colleague. President of the Junior class, she is in Alpha Gamm? Delta sorority and Pi Omega Pi honorary fraternity.
Debra Ann Webb An elementary education major with a minor in math, Debra Ann Webb is a junior who makes her home in Ix>udoun, Virginia. She is actively involved with the Student Union and Oktoberfest, and she presently serves as president of the Artist SANDRA MALONEY Series. Eleanor I-ouise White Junior Eleanor Ix>uise White is a Physics and math major from Glen Allen, Virginia. She has been president of Alpha lambda Delta and has served as a student assistant and orientation leader. A dean's list student, she is in Lynchnos society. The new members of Geist were initiated January 22 after a banquet given by past members. New officers were also installed: Sandy Maloney, president; Eleanor White, vicepresident; Debra Webb, Charlene Denise Wilton secretary; Barbara Lichford, Charlene Denise Wilton is a senior from Powhatan, Virginia. treasurer; and Michelle Nealon. DEBRA WEBB She is an English major with chairman of Oktoberfest. certification in drama, speech and journalism. A dean's list student, she is past president of Ix>ngwood Players. Ellen lacy Cassada This year thirty-four cases were investigated by Judicial Board. A junior from Halifax. Virginia, Ellen I^acy Cassada is Fifteen investigations were to people who had turned in stolen an elementary education major. article reports. A total of eight trials were held this semester. She was a colleague and student Three of the eight resulted in suspension. Five students were assistant and has been on the placed on Judical Probation and three were placed on Social dean's list. Presently the Probation. Rotunda editor, she is a This semester forty-eight stolen article reports were turned in to member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Pi Delta Epsilon Judical Board. honorary. FW Number Dorm Barbara Alice Lichford Business major Barbara Alice 1st Stubbs Lichford is a junior from 2nd Lynchburg, Virginia. She was a 3rd member of freshman com1st Main Cunningham nission, a 1975 Oktoberfest :<,rd usherette, and the past treasurer of the Student Union. lichford is North Cunningham 1st in Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, and is 2nd a member of Phi Beta lambda 3rd Tabb honorary. 7th Curry office Sandra I-eigh Maloney 9 Junior Sandra I^igh Maloney Ground resides in Hampton, Virginia. An Cox 3 elementary education major, she has been an Oktoberfest 2nd Wheeler usherette. In addition, she is a 3rd dean's list student and a member 2nd Frazer of Alpha Lambda Delta 5th honorary. Maloney is also s 6th member of the Ixmgwood Water 8th Club and Corkettes. 9th Michelle Nealon Professor Michelle Nealon is a junior
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GYRE Subscription Continues: Deadline Set At Jan. 30 I-ast year the GYRE was made available to the student body through subscription only, and this year's policy remains the same. "The reason is twofold," said editor Karen Foster. "First, the costs of paper and printing are high and getting higher. Second, we have had so many GYREs left over in the past that our little office has been almost too small to contain them all. By taking subscriptions, we print only what we need." Karen pointed out that the magazine is put together entirely by hand. Once Duplication prints it, the staff work really begins. "The covers are folded byhand," Karen explained, "and the Public Relations' folding machine helps us with the inside pages. Then we lay the pages out on a table and begin putting them together, after which we staple
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them. Finally, all the GYREs go back down to Duplicating where we trim them." When 2700 GYREs were printed in 1974, everyone automatically received a copy, and many ended up on the floor, last year, only one thousand were printed and "we still had plenty of leftovers. This year, at this point, I intend to cut that number by about four hundred to save paper, ink, monev, and time." The subscription deadline is January 30. The GYRE will also continue to accept poetry, short stories, art, and photography until February 13. "Everything we print must be signed," Karen emphasized. "No anonymous material will be accepted for publication." The format for the 1976 GYRE will remain about the same as it was last year "only a bit more conservative color-wise."
Lunch Hassle Turns To Pleasure ByJOLEDJ Most students seemed to think that lunch was to be another ordinary gulp and run meal when they milled into the upper dining hall at 12:15, on Thursday. January 22nd. Certainly the tossed salad with French dressing seemed no different, the pork chow mein with Chinese noodles oozed across the plate as expected, the steamed rice steamed, the same iced tea or milk was served, and even the shredded coconut on top of the vanilla pudding wasn't all that stimulating. The Student Union had other ideas, however, when it caused several cases of undiagnosed mass indigestion in the lunchers, with the unannounced invasion of comedy team Edmonds and Curley between, throughout, and among the tables of stunned onlookers. Theirs is a new concept in comedy concert entertainment, which as Thorn Curley claimed "puts us where the bodies are!" The Iongwood students became, for a time, the "captive audience" of Edmonds and Curley,while they performed their "Nooners" show. The temporary insanity which employed exaggerated gestures and magnificent, loud and overwhelming sound effects emitted from the smooth, shaggy haired Curley, actively kept the lunch bunch captivated and in the dining hall for a full 45 minutes appreciably longer than their customary five minute food inhalation time span Bdmondl and Curley introduced their act as a "mini comedy com tit," as the Longwood dining hall was initially transformed 111(0 the "innards" of a Piedmont airplane, to uitm-ss the true goings on of this company. After demonstrating an "instant vasectomy," with a theoretical plane seat belt. Joey Edmonds explored the audience, and choose a Longwood student, from Newport News to be the example of just what happens when a college student, home on vacation, visits the town's treacherous dentist. The almost realistic sounds of a dentist's drill radiating from Thorn Curley, caused the lunch bunch to.squirm in their seats, while several students admitted "I will remember this the rest of in\ life!" These antics were just a mild warm up, however, for the
bizarre humour which was yet to come, as the audience was invited to find out just what doe.' happen in a men's room, leaving one with the conclusion that "when you gotta go, you gotta go!" Of course being fair, a girls' version was given equal airing time, in which a young lass (Joey Edmond), antiseptically and dramatically entered her "own little world," only to be out done in the end by none other than the "man from tidy bowl!" Following the bathroom bedlam, was a unique spoof on television commercials covering such popular products as Charmin toilet paper and feminine hygiene spray. The possibilities of various types of bras were explored, including cross-your-heart bras, the famous Christmas spirit jingle bell bra and of course the best and most practical invention, the alarm bra, a recommended purchase for countless Longwood ladies. Again giving equal time to the masculine sex, an animated pair of sky blue fruit of the loom jockey shorts stood over the stage, only to be replaced by a final invasion into the audience. Now a sense of the serious became the prevailing mood, as, after asking the Longwood viewers "How's you love life," Edmonds and Curley illustrated the happenings of a I>ongwood student, Cindy Thomas, on her first date with her boyfriend, a set entitled "The story of Cindv and Scott." The "official date" scheme closed the act, which was repeated later that night at 6:15 p.m. in the lower dining hall. Packing up their sound equipment after the performance, the two comedians spoke to a number of students about their unusual type of comedy, and the setting for their show. As explained by Thorn Curiey, with any act like this, the major concern or problem is the need for drawing power on an audience. You need bodies for comedy, so instead of the students coming to us, we go to the students during meals!" Claiming that they preferred college audiences. Thorn stated that "our comedy is considered to be on two levels, the silly and burlesque, and also material that people can read things into. For our humour, you need people that can think." Headed off for an evening show at Madison College, the pair thought that longwood was a "pretty good audience"
and mentioned various other places where they've played, including VMI where the gloves caused "a lot of strange clapping and muffled noises!" The comedy team of Edmonds and Curley although only six years in the industry have had remarkable success. Their television appearances on the Carson, Cavett, Douglas, Frost, Griffin shows and PBS Specials, have opened the door wide to successful college concerts and night club dates. In the college concerts, Edmonds and Curley performed as the opening act for such stars as Three Dog Night, B B King, Dionne Warwick, John Denver, Mary Travers, Association, Sha Na Na Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; they then returned as headliners for their own concert shows. The comedy team of Edmonds and Curley during the past three years has become the number one comedy team in college appearances. On the college campuses Edmonds and Curley found the perfect setting for "their type show", in front of "their type audience." Over 400 college performances in 30 states and Canada have kept Edmonds and Curley constantly on the road. Between campus appearances they also performed as Masters of Ceremonies for eight regional NEC "Showcases" and were chosen as the first MC's for the NEC National Convention in Houston, Texas.
Jayne Oldeman Performs At S-UN Coffeehouse The Student-Union sponsored a coffeehouse January 27 in the Gold Room. Jane Olderman, 22, of Connecticut is impressive as she varies vocally from a cross between Carole King and Joni Mitchell to scat. Her soft material, usually love songs, also score. Presumably, she can taper her set down to a more workable length. longest bit is a series of tunes with the overall title of "A Suite leave of Absence," melodies about traveling. Set opens with Olderman, solo, playing grand piano. For the next number, she is joined by Al Iinett on drums, Joe and Piasek also play other percussion. Olderman excels on six-string acoustic-style guitar, including a couple of solos. Most of the tunes are originals. All have something to offer. Olderman's folk-rock, other music and delivery have possibilities. "She's better then Carol King!" remarked one impressed student at a Coffeehouse. The standing ovation given her proved that Jayne Olderman was really something. Watching her fingers dance across the piano keyboard or strum a contagious tune on the guitar, or listening to a voice that seemed to steal
something from heaven left one in a trance. It was a soft and soothing journey through a land few musicians can lead us to. At first you can't really put your finger on the source of Jayne's talent. It could be her ability to make her instruments human. Then you'll swear that it's her voice that wins over the audience. With the next song you're sure it's her poise and grace. At last, by the fourth song, you realize that it's a blend of all three- a blend so well prepared that it leaves the senses stunned. Jayne's versatility is as remarkable as her playing. She has played by herself, in a duet, and with a group. Her selections range from classical to folk, to folk-rock to her own music-each song better than the last.
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To Present 'Godspell' Here Tuesday, February the 3rd at 7:30 p.m., the Ixmgwood College Artist Series will sponsor the Continental Theatre Company production of "Godspell" in Jarman Auditorium. Admission is free, with a limited number of tickets available before and after meals in the new smoker starting on Wednesday, January the 28th. Student I.D. is required, and early ticket requests are advised, as this popular rock musical is sure to fill Jarman to capacity at an early date. Continental Theatre Company (CTC) Kansas' only professional repertory touring company, opened its initial season January 1,1971, performing in 100 Kansas and Colorado communities, bringing live theatre to 30,000 people. Today, CTC is in its sixth season of touring, performing a repertory of five plays to thousands of people in 26 states from Massachusetts to Florida, from Wyoming to Texas. The company has expanded from the original 12 members to a 25 member company. The fourteen actors, three musicians, and eight technicians travel in a big "Continental Theatre bus" with the sets for all shows riding in a semi-truck. Members of the troupe come from all parts of the country including Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Tennessee. North Carolina, Florida/ Michigan, Ohio, New York, ml Canada. Auditions are held,«»r new company members^ach spring in New York City, and each winter in Wichita, Kansas. During the[ summer months operation of ■ rtydent theatres replaces touring. Directors, designers. . costumers and choreagr'aphers from New York join the core-troupe and it is at this time that the new season's shows are built, rehearsed and performed. This past summer the month of June was spent in residency at the Community Playhouse in Vero Beach, Florida. July and August were spent in the Black Hills of South Dakota operating a summer theatre in the historic Homestake Opera House located in I-ead. During the past five years, CTC has been traveling across the United States presenting its repertory of children's plays, family musicals, adult dramas, and Shakespearean classics.
During the 1975-76 season five plays are presented by CTC. The very contemporary, colorful, and fun musical GODSPELL heads the list of productions. This modern rock musical based on the Gospel of St. Matthew, provides a wonderful and lively evening of modern theatre. DAMES AT SEA, a delightfully witty spoof on the 1930's Hollywood extravaganzas, is filled with tap dancing, an elaborate setting, and all those lovable, humable, singable tunes. INDIANS is a serious study of the original Wounded Knee incidents. Buffalo Bill Cody is the central character in this drama which is presented as a series of dreams, nightmares, and illusions experienced by Cody. The fourth and fifth plays are both original works written especially for CTC performances. The one-man Mark Twain show is entitled CHARLES IJ3ADER AS MARK TWAIN: "Studying For The Gallows." This "evening with Mark Twain" offers all the wit and humor of the old gentleman himself, and the flavor of the 19th century fills the auditorium. The second original work is a special bicentennial children's musical, CANNON IN THE PARK. Commissioned specifically by CTC, the play which is designed fcr grades K-5, was written by a Kansas author of many children's books, Peter Cohen. All of these productions are available in any combination of afternoon children's shows and evening family and adult entertainment. CTC has their professional managements that assist with nation-wide bookings, including Alkahest Agency, Inc., in Atlanta; Pryor-Menz Attractions in Panama City Beach, Florida; and Arthur Shafman International, Ltd. of New York City. For the 75-76 Season, Continental Theatre is also producing the Broadway show, "1776" by special arrangement with Music Theatre International. This musical is touring as a second CTC company and will visit nearly all 48 Continental United States. The dramatic story of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is brought to life by the company in special youth matinees and evening presentations.
Witt Conducts Workshop In Bronze Casting Here Sculptor Jacl Witt, with the cooperation <5f t\je Ixmgwood Art Department, recently conducted a bronze casting workshop for Ixmgwood art students. Born in Ashland, Virginia, and educated at VMI and VCU, Mr. Witt holds a Master's degree in sculpture. Upon completing his education, he served a term as an apprentice to Eugene Califano in
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Taos, New Mexico. Currently Mr. Witt is acting as a part-time art instructor at Randolph-Macon College. Jack Witt defines the finished artwork as an "outward manifestation of an inward journey." His fascination with art is no accident because he feels that life itself is art and the human race is constantly changing "material" and being molded. An artist is a combination of labor, skill and emotion, all connected to bring forth the inner person. Working in bronzes is an intricate process involving the use of wax "plumbing" — a system of veins which carry the melted bronze into the figure. After all metal has been carried to all points of the model, it is left to cool, and then the casting is chipped away slowly until the finished sculpture is visible.
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Dr. W. Tinnell Awarded Grant To Study Cancer
Mrs. Leeper Joins Faculty As Teacher Of Business
By THALIA GERACHIS Mrs. Virginia I/eeper is now a are on their own today". Dr. Wayne H. Tinnell of the Mrs. I-eeper's husband is also a full time teacher at longwood. Department of Natural Sciences professor here in the business She has always been a member of has just been awarded an Longwood College department. When asked if their institutional research grant at the community, whether she was children have shown the same The Medical College of Virginia. working towards a Business interest in business that their The grant funds are provided by parents, she replied "We have the American Cancer Society and degree or as secretary to Dr. one incorrigible daughter who administered by the MCV-VCU I^ankford, who at one time was has no interest in math! We can't cancer center. The funds were President of longwood. She is even get her to balance her now teaching shorthand and awarded to support his project typing to several classes. During checkbook!" Their daughter is entitled "Microbial Genetics of our interview we discussed the now a senior dance major at Bile Salt Catabolism: changes in the student body since Florida State College in Implications for Colon Cancer." tier graduation in 1947. "They Tallahassee and will be married The incidence of cancer of the this summer upon graduation. large intestine is much greater in seem to have more independance I gathered from our interview and now take their desire for a North America and Western that Mrs. Ioeper has always good education seriously or Europe than in East Africa, moreso, anyway". She went on to enjoyed being a part of the South America, and Europe. longwood community and as she Inhabitants of low incidence say that the girls "are more said, "its always been home". individual and don't have the areas that migrate to high risk Welcome home, Mrs. Ioeper. countries remain in the low closeness we had before. They incidence of colon cancer group if they retain their original dietary habits. A change to a "western type" of diet increases the frequency of cancer of the large bowel in these groups. By THALIA GERACHIS Studies by several groups have suggested that dietary habits are When I asked him what this We have it from a very good strongly correlated with the source that accountants never commission looks for in its development of colon cancer. die, they just lose their balances. accreditation, he said, "this People with diets containing high We have also learned that a association strives to establish percentages of animal fat and member of our Business and advance sound educational proteins tend to have a higher Department, Willard G. leeper and ethical standards in the field incidence of this type of cancer has, along with his teaching of education in and among than those whose diets contain duties at Longwood, been independant schools and colleges mainly plant proteins and involved with the Accreditation and engages in the research for carbohydrates. Commission of the Association of the advancement of education in Research has shown that Independent Colleges and these schools. Mr. loeper, with an expertise certain common bacterial Schools. inhabitants of the human large On February 5 and 6, Mr. in the field of accounting, intestine are capable of Leeper will be chairing an graduated from Longwood transforming bile acids which evaluation team at Hardbarger College with a Bachelor of are secreted in the intestine into Business College in Raleigh, Science degree in Business Our agents that can cause cancer. North Carolina for the purpose of heartiest best wishes arc with Furthermore, people on "high evaluating the college to Mr. Leeper in this endeavoi Mr. risk" diets tend to have greater advancement from a commission I-eeper who has worked as an numbers of intestinal bacteria accreditation of a two-year (■valuator for fifteen scars seenu with this capability than those on school of business to a four-year to be very interested in this work "low risk" diets. college of business." Mr. loeper and takes great pride in its accomplishments. The purpose of Dr. Tinnell's is one of a four man team. project is to explain the genetic basis for the transformation of bile acids by the most prevalent bacterial species in the intestines. This work is aimed at gathering fundamental biological information bearing on the role of these bacteria in the cause of In Two Convenient Locations colon cancer. Dr. Tinnell is presently on 209 North Main Street ^nj Farmville Shopping Cent r educational leave from Phone 392-3145 Phone 392-3167 longwood and is a Visiting Faculty Research Associate in the Department of Microbiology at MCV.
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Players Begin Production Of Award-Winning Drama The Ixmgwood Players will begin activities for the second ester with a production of an award-winning play hy a new American playwright. The play, In the Rest Room at Knsenblooms, a comedy by I.udmilla Bollow of Milwaukee. Wisconsin, was the winning election made by the New Play Project Committee of the s..lit hea s tern Theat re Conference fSETC). SETC is a theatre organization composed of nearly all the universities and colleges in the southeastern Hinted States. Ms. Hollow's play will be presented February 25-28 in Jarman Auditorium on the IjOngwood College campus. Following the production here. the Players are scheduled to travel to Memphis, Tennessee in early March, where the play will receive a showcase" production at the SETC convention. In the Rest Room at Knsenblooms deals with three elderly women who rendezvous frequently in the lounge of a large department store. It is a character study that depicts three lonely and diverse individuals who become friends, protecting each other from the loneliness and the perils and the present, while sharing nostalgically their less than successful lives of the past. The plaj effectively combines present with past, poignancy with humor, giving both the characters and the comedy a special depth and dimension. The cast list is short but talented. Jennifer (Hover, a freshman, will play the role <»f a gusty, spry old lady named Myra. Rene Manley, another freshman, will play the part of Winifred's sister, Olga. Karl Myers, a graduate student here at l.ongwood College, will play the role of Violet, a quiet conservative elderly lady. For all three, this will be their first major role on the Jarman stage Donna Brooks, last seen in Pygmalion, will be playing the role of Winifred, a timid woman who is still waiting for her husband to come back from World War I after 25 years. The creative walk-ons who are the intruders of the restroom will be played by Claire Baxter, Ellen Heed and Melanie Bailey. Author I.udmilla Bollow has won other awards for her work as a playwright, including the Playwriting Award for the Wisconsin Council of Writers in 1971 and First Prize in the National One-Act Play Contest, both for the one-act play, Martha's Boy. The Beach Club, another one-act play, was produced by the Alliance Theatre
Company/Atlanta, Georgia and by the Wisconsin Theatre Conference. The play was televised by WCTV, the Georgia educational television outlet, and published by the Literary Half Yearly of Indias in July of 1973. Other plays by Ms. Bollow include I,ate-Late ... Computer Date, produced by the Glendale 'Wise.) Women's Club and the Village Church of Milwaukee: Between the Dark and the Daylight, The Smile on the Kewpie Doll, St. Francis, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? with the latter play receiving the Playwright Award of the Wisconsin Council for Writers in 1969. Before Winning the SETC award. In the Rest Room at Kosenblooms was the first prize runner-up in the Charles A. MacArthur Playwriting competition at Florida State University in 1973; finalist in the Stanley Drama Award contest at Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y. in 1974, and finalist in Theatre Americana competition in Altadena, Calif, in 1975. I.udmilla Bollow is also an accomplished actress as well as being a playwright. She has performed with the Milwaukee Repertory Company, the Nicolet Theatre Company, and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, among others. She has studied acting from the famous American "Method" acting teacher, I.ee Strasberg. The Milwaukee Sentinel critic called her work "Superb" in her leading role of a 1974 production of Tennessee William's Summer and Smoke. "Her sensitive portrayal must rank as one of the finest in the recent history of local little theatre," the critic noted. "A stunning portrayal" was the accolade given Ms. Bollow by the Sentinel critic for performance in Paul Zindel's And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little. Ms. Bollow has taught creative writing to both adults and grade school children in the Milwaukee area, including summer sessions as a playwriting teacher at Hhinelander School of the Arts. She is also the author of many published articles and short stories, and edited the national magazine Theatre USA. I^st year she was one of the regional judges for the American College Theatre Festival. The playwright is the mother of three children and the wife of a tax representative for the state of Wisconsin. In addition to her other responsibilities, she is employed on a part-time basis in the newsroom of the Milwaukee Journal
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Dr. O. J. Byrnside To Speak Tomorrow In Jeffers The Business department is sponsoring a lecture by O. J. Byrnside on Thursday, January 29 at 4 p.m. in Jeffers Auditorium. O. J. Byrnside, Jr., was appointed executive director of the National Business Education Association in February 1968 and assumed that position the following July. Presently his duties also include serving as editor of NBEA's BUSINESS EDUCATION FORUM. He has been appointed to serve on the National Task Force on Education and Training for Minority Business Enterprises and is a member of the Board of Directors of Outstanding Educators of America. He also serves as treasurer for the Center for Educational Associations, treasurer for the Alliance of Associations for the Advancement of Education, national vice president for Blue Key, National Leadership Honorary Fraternity, and as a member of the Board of Advisers, Outstanding Educators of America. While obtaining his Ph. D. degree in business education and vocational education from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Dr. Byrnside also served as consultant and research associate on program evaluation at The Center for Research and Leadership Development in Vocational and Technical Education at the University. He is a graduate of Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, and received an M.S. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. He also completed some studies for his advanced degree at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. In conjunction with his NBEA executive directorship, Dr. Byrnside served for five vears as executive director of Future Business leaders of America-Phi Beta lambda. Inc. Previously in his professional career, he was the chief state supervisor of business, office, and distributive education for the West Virginia State Board of Education, Charleston: an assistant
professor of business education and director of the Data Processing Center at Ixwigwood College, Farmville, Virginia; coordinator of vocational office training for the Danville (Virginia) Public Schools; and a business teacher for the Kanawha County Schools, Charleston, West Virginia. He has also served as a visiting professor at both Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and The Catholic University of America. He is a consultant on business education projects of the World Bank and has served as a management consultant for a number of agencies, including the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. Sekected to appear in the 1969 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and Leaders in Education (Fifth Edition), Dr. Byrnside was also chosen to receive the Centennial Award of the Academic Faculty of Vocational-Technical Education, The Ohio State University, in 1970. A native of West Virginia, Dr. Byrnside, who is married and has three daughters, presently makes his home in Rest on. Virginia. He is a life member of the National Education Association and American Vocational Association and a member of the National Business Education Association, American Association of School Administrators, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and International Society for Business Education. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society; Phi Delta Kappa, National Professional Leadership Fraternity in Education, Pi Omega Pi, National Honorary Fraternity in Business Education; Delta Pi Epsilon Kappa Delta Pi, National Honorary Fraternity in Education. He has contributed articles to a number of professional journals.
The Swap Shop, an organization under legislative Board, opened it's doors to the student body on Monday, January 12th on First Floor French. The Swap Shop handled over 3100 books and an estimated $150.00 was taken in this semester. The purpose of the Swap Shop is to provide a service to the student body while at the same time aid students who are in need of financial assistance. The proceeds from the sale of books go into a scholarship fund, from which two are awarded; one for academics and the other for service. These will be presented at the Honors Assembly Program to be held later in the semester. The reasoning for the new location of Swap Shop this semester was due to the Student Union having their new office in the old YWCA Room. With this being their permanent office and the hours that the students spend in it, it would not have been possible for Swap Shop to jeopardize the Student Union's work. It was then decided that the Swap Shop needed a location which would still fill the needs of the students. Speaking with Sue Rible, the Chairman of Swap Shop, she commented, "We thought of every possible place imaginable from the ABC Rooms to somewhere off campus — but the students were our first concern. With the help of Dean Heintz, we were able to obtain French Dormitory and it did accomodate our needs. When French was first suggested for the Swap Shop, I was quite hesitant because I knew the students would also be, but if they are like myself, I'll walk a few extra steps to save a few extra dollars." When asked how the overall turn out was, Sue stated that, "we had a lot of Freshmen this semester, which we usually lack, to buy and sell their books and I feel this is mainly due to publicity. We also took in over 3,100 books which was the highest amount ever taken in by Swap Shop. We had a good semester and a fantastic year." The Swap Shop also enforced their policy; that any books or money not picked up by Monday, January 19th, became the property of Swap Shop. "With this in mind and also our new location, we were opened a total of 10 extra hours for the benefit of the students and the day-students," stated Sue. When asked if there was any further comments, Sue said, "most of the credit should be given to Dean Heintz, Mr. Harper ,and all the student helpers who •baade Swap Shop a success. I vtould also like to congratulate Mary Anne Gresham, who is the new Chairman of Swap Shop."
LITERARY FESTIVAL MARCH 2,3,4
Girl's Basketball Team Upsets University Of N.C The Longwood College Girls' Basketball Team pulled its first major upset Saturday by defeating the University of North Carolina at Greensboro by a score of 75-51. This victory marked the first time in Ixmgwood history that the girls were able to defeat the quick UNC-G team. The spirited Ixmgwood Indies were never behind as they were able to sink four baskets in the first two minutes before UNC-G could retaliate. The Ixmgwood Indies were ahead by eleven points at the first half, due to accurate passing and precision play execution. Sue Rama, Anita Stowe, and Peggy Mitchell lead the team offensively by each scoring sixteen points and combining for 26 rebounds. The UNC-G defense couldn't seem to stop the penetration of Stowe and Rama deep into the key. I^ed defensively by Senior co-
captain Diane Jones, the Ixmgwood team maintained an air-tight defense and forced UNCG into 22 turnovers. An alternating defensive pattern seemed to confuse the UNC-G team as Ixmgwood switched from zones to man-to-man to a full court press. "I was extremely pleased with the team's performance," says coach Carolyn V. Hodges, "they were up for this game and played well despite the fact that this was the first game after the long Christmas break". Longwood now sports a 2-1 record, having lost its opener to ODU by the score of 75-60, and then defeating VCU 61-40. The Ixmgwood JV's have a current record of 1-1, having been victorious over a Richmond Red team 56-45, and dropping its second game to the UNC-G JV 6338.
Longwood To Hold A Bowl'A-Thon From Feb. 8-14 Emphysema is the second leading disabler of people in Virginia and other states. Nine hundred thousand children in the U. S. can not lead normal lives because they have asthma. Fourteen million Americans suffer from emphysema, chronic bronchitis and similar lung diseases. Emphysema is growing at a faster rate than any other disease. The Virginia Lung Association is sponsoring a Bowl-a-thon at Ixmgwood College, February 814, 1976. The purpose is to raise money for the association, similar to the Christmas Seal Campaign, as these events will be conducted throughout the state. Why should you bowl? Because by doing something you enjoy, you can help people whose lives are severely restricted by lung disease. Some can barely walk across the room without feeling exhausted. They feel hopeless and despressed. The funds you can raise by bowling a few games will help the Virginia lung Association keep research going on lung diseases. They will help provide fellowships for doctors who are studying the special treatment of lung disease. They will help fund a program of education for young people which teaches prevention
of lung disease. By joining in this community effort you can do your part to help. And besides — it's a lot of fun. Anyone can participate and have a chance to win the prize. You do not have to be a good bowler. The secret is the number of sponsors you have. Just ask as many people to put up from one half to one cent for each pin you knock down, anywhere from one to three games. The more people you have, the more money you collect toward respiratory illnesses. The organization as well as the person bringing in the most money will win; therefore, two prizes are awarded. The contest is limited to students enrolled at Ixmgwood. All games will be bowled on your free time, other than when classes meet, during the week of Feb. 8-14. All forms and information are available at the bowling alley. Official score cards and blanks must be used. Money will be collected by the end of the following week, Feb. 20. A bowler is considered eligible only when funds collected have been turned in. If you have any questions, please contact Miss Nancy Andrews in the Physical Education department or Mr. Vince Rickman in the bowling alley.
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Swimming A — Westhampton Jan. 29 A —William & Mary Feb. 3 Gymnastics H— Madison Jan. 30 A — VPI&SU Feb. 3
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By DIANE HARWOOD The Ixmgwood College Basketball team opened their home-game season with the Varsity recording three victories in as many attempts and the Junior Varsity taking two of their three games. The home-court advantage proved effective as each game filled the gymnasium with spirited fans. The Ixmgwood Indies took their first home victory Monday night by beating Va. Tech by a score of 63-50. Although Longwood trailed Va. Tech through the first three quarters of the game, an outstanding offensive attack in the last ten minutes proved to be the difference. 1,-ed by sophomore Sue Rama, the I,C cagers poured in forty points in the second half and held Tech to a meger eighteen. High scorers for Ixmgwood were Sue Rama and Peggy Mitchell with 20 and 15 points respectively, while Rama Mitchell and Anita Stowe controlled the boards with a combined forty-eight rebounds. Friday night saw the Ix>ngwood ladies match talent with Eastern Mennonite College. Longwood took a 5642 decision in what turned out to be a prominently defensive game. Sue Rama took the game honors by scoring 24 points and recording 17 rebounds. Sophomore Mary Ixmise McCraw came off the bench and sparked the team by scoring twelve points. Due to a mix-up in the scheduling, two teams appeared at I/ongwood Friday to play the Junior Varsity team. This didn't phase the girls one bit as they proceeded to play back-to-back games, and, much to the delight
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of the fans, won them both. The first game saw the JV's defeat the Madison Dutchesses by a narrow 48-46 margin. I.C trailed by four at the half, but caught up midway through the second half and went neck-and neck with the quicker Madison team. With the score tied and fourteen seconds to go, sophomore Terry Donohue blocked a Madison shot, picked up the loose ball and scored on a fast break and was fouled in the process. The foul shot didn't drop, and that ended the game in favor of Ixmgwood. The I/ongwood JV took its second victory of the night by zonking Ferrum College 62-38. The two teams ran close the opening twenty minutes, with \T trailing by two at the half. Offensive burst by Ellie Kennedy and Terry Donohue in the second half pushed LC up by 24 points." Roxann Fox led the defensive team with ten rebounds. Saturday afternoon was the setting for the 82-43 annihilation of Bridgewater College by the spirited Varsity cagers, I.C took the lead from the opening buzzer and never trailed, having a 42-20 lead at the half. Anita Stowe, Sue Rama, and Mary Ixmise McCraw lead offensively with eighteen, fifteen, and thirteen points respectively. Longwood recorded its best shooting day ever by hitting 57 per cent of their shots from the floor. The JV lost its encounter with Bridgewater by a score of 58-50. Although the JV hit 67 per cent of their shots, the Bridgewater defense made it nearly impossible to penetrate. Roxann Fox let the I-C scoring with eleven points. Varsity Record: 5-1 JV Record: 3-2
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Seminar On How lb Study To Be Conducted This Semister
Cheryl Temples Has Wide Range Of Interests Besides Secretary Of S-UN "I enjoy my job very much . . . because I get to deal directly with the students It makes me feel young ", says ('heryl Temples. Perhaps enjoying her job is what makes Cheryl such a pleasant encounter on Longwood's campus. Ms. Temples is secretary to the director of the Student Union. However, her job is far more ranging than her title infers, (heryl helps the Student Union ( iiairman plan activities, aids in coordinating the annual forensic tournaments, makes student I.D.s, serves as a source of information as to the activities going on here at Longwood, helps coordinate the Artist Series program, and much more. As Ms.
Va. Traffic Deaths Down 3 Consecutive Year RICHMOND Va. - Virginia's 1975 traffic death toll now stands at 1.021. or 29 less than the 1,050 of 1974 to mark the third consecutive year in which they have been reduced, Colonel H.W. Burgess, Superintendent of State Police, reported. (blond Burgess said that while late reports and deaths of persons now carried as injured can cause slight upward revisions in all statistics, the year's toll is certain to be the lowest since the MB of 196.1 Important factors in the reduction were the lowering of the all time July high of 124 in 1974 to 90 and the December score of 74, which was the lowest for December since the 74 of 1948. Deaths of pedestrians were down from 195 to 176, of motorcyclists from 61 to 51 and of servicemen from 50 to 44. Those of bicyclists stood at 16 for both years. The State's mileage death rate, or deaths per each 100 million miles of vehicular travel, was placed at 3.0 to compare well with the national counterpart of 3.5. Traffic volumes for the year were up about two per cent. Deaths numbered 1,256 in 1972. 1.220 in 1973 and 1,050 in 1974
Temple commented, "My job is versatile ... it is not the same thing going on all the time." Although she does describe her job as being "an intermediate between the students and the Student Union Director." Cheryl was born in Rustburg, Virginia. She graduated from Hustburg High School and Phillip's Business School. Ms. Temples worked as a medical secretary in South Boston until 1973 when her husband was transferred to Farmville. She became employed at Ixwigwood in July of 1974. Cheryl's interest like her job vary. She enjoys sewing, tennis, ice skating, and laughingly admits she is learning to play golf. When asked about her feeling toward Student Union activity here at Longwood Cheryl responded,".. . Every student is a member of the student Union, but the core is small. However,
By JEAN POSSACK For those who missed it last semester, another study seminar is being offered this semester. Dr. Jan Harris is conducting the seminar and is very optimistic about its results. As the name implies, the seminar deals with how to study effectively. During the five to six weeks of the seminars, a new person develops good study habits that produce better grades. It is hoped by Dr. Harris that these good habits will carry over to remain long after the seminars are finished. The main tools the student needs are motivation, goals and organization of time and study materials. Organization makes perhaps the biggest difference. Dr. Harris plans to spend a good deal of time on study processes. Her six strategy steps are: survey, question, read, outline, recite, and review. Studying is lengthy and time consuming. Emphasizing the importance of organization and goals, Dr. Harris and studying should be like planning a trip and getting out the maps as opposed to hopping in the car and going north without knowing where to go. Those who have attended the seminars agree that it takes a long time, but the results are very rewarding. As of yet, however, no shortcut around the time involved has been found. After all, as Dr. Harris said, "That's how hard school is." Dr. Harris advises the two-forone plan in which the student spends two hours studying outside of class for every hour
the group of students I work with are able and willing to accept responsibility." She added, "I wish more students had the time and were interested." When Ms. Temples was asked about the "new beginning" for Student Union she responded, "I feel we are going to branch out into new and various programs. I think Student Union will try more than ever to meet the need of every student." Cheryl is not only active in the planning of the activities she is also a participant. "My husband and I come to most all of the activities. In Farmville there isn't much to do, and we really enjoy concerts and things." Perhaps Ms. Temples success here at Longwood is best The second lecture in this summed up in something she said year's Faculty Colloquium at herself. "I feel like the students Ixmgwood College will be given I work with are my friends. I by Joseph Law, assistant want them to call me Cheryl and professor of chemistry, on come to me if they need me." Wednesday evening, February 4, at 7:30 in Wygal Auditorium. The public is cordially invited to attend. law's topic will be "Nuclear Activation Analysis for Iodine in Seaweed." He will discuss his own innovative method for determining the iodine content in seaweed by means of nuclear activation followed by Ge (Li) gamma-ray spectometry. The method involves subjecting seaweed samples to thermal neutron bombardment and correlating the measured activity from the induced iodine isotope of the samples with that of standards based on iodine-rich materials. Law stated that iodine is essential for metabolism in life processes and is required in considerable amounts for the manufacture of many pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Certain mineral deposits in Chile and seaweeds are the chief sources of this element. He added that the conventional chemistry technique for determining iodine in biological substances, such as seaweed, is laborious and time-consuming. His new nuclear method is precise, requires about one minute, and lends itself to automated routine analysis.
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spent in class. This is the average, and it takes planning and dedication. This plan of attack still allows for extracurricular and social activities if the student remembers to work first and play later. If the student is sincere and wishes to put in a seven-day week, then the out-of-class study time should average approximately seven hours a day. If the student takes a day off, then the hours per day are pushed up to eight. And for those students whose week consists of Monday through Thursday, they should be spending around twelve hours daily on studying. Dr. Harris feels that "each individual must find their own optimum schedule" because "no pat formula (exists) for everybody." The students have common problems and yet they have unique problems which is why Dr. Harris encourages students to schedule individual appointments with her to receive personal help on those special problems. A student should decide what her goals are, how to reach these goals, organize her priorities, and then sit down and do it. And do take breaks in between but do not allow your breaks to last the whole evening. The dates for the seminars are the following: January 27, February 3, February 10, February 17, and February 24. Those interested are to meet in the Iankford Reading Room from 4:00 to 5:00. So go learn how to improve those QPA's from Dr. Harris, because, as she said, "learning can be fun."
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Feb. 4th In Wygal Auditorium law has done research in Oak Ridge National laboratory, the Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute, and several other nuclear research facilities. He has published many articles in technical journals, including the official publications of the American Chemical Society, the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, and the Health Physics Society. He is a staunch defender of the use of nuclear power to help solve the nation's energy problems and for many other purposes. The recipient of research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Society of Sigma Xi, the Virginia Academy of Science, and Longwood College, law was also awarded the Sino-British scholarship and Canadian Industries Ltd. fellowship. A member of the I/)ngwood faculty since 1966, law received the B.S. degree cum laude from Canton Christian College and the M.S. from New York University. He has done additional graduate study at the Polytechnic Institute of New York, Texas A & M University, and I Louisiana State University. The Longwood Faculty Colloquium, initiated in 1973, is a lecture series which provides an opportunity for members of the college's own faculty to discuss their original research and-or writing.