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50 th anniversary commencement— YSU will mark its 50th anni• In 1972, fifty years later, the The Bachelor of science in versary of conferring degrees at spring graduating class of 1972 education has been the degree commencement exercises to be will push YSU's total alumni past most often awarded. Since 1938, held at 10 a.m., this Saturday at the 23,000 mark. the first year there was an educa• the Beeghly Physical Education Also graduated this academic tion graduate, 6,715 degrees in Building. Dr. William S. Carlson, year were 575 students from last education have been conferred. president of The University of Summer's class and 760 students Business administration gradu• Toledo, will be the main speaker in the Winter ceremonies. This ates hold down second place in for this bicentenniel spring com• added up to a total graduating number of degrees with 5,773 mencement. class of 2,307 students. alumni. The first student was Of the more than 23,000 graduated from this course in In 1922, YSU, then the alumni, 21,510 have received a 1947. Youngstown Institute of Techno• bachelor's degree, 1,135 have logy, conferred its first three de• earned an associate degree and Third place in the diploma grees, all bachelors of law, to its 392 have been presented their derby belongs to the 4,717 Arts June graduating class. M.A. and Sciences graduates. CARLSON AT COMMENCEMENT-Dr. Williams S. Carlson, president of The University of Toledo, will speak at the 50th anniversary of YSU commencements. Toledo U. prexy will speak at Sprang Commencement Thursday, June 15, 1972 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Vol. 49 61S Dr. William S. Carlson, post untiH950. He was elected president of the University of president of the University of 'A&C'jD'JF, orCR/NC--- Toledo, will be the main speaker Vermont and State Agricultural at YSU's 50th annual Spring (Cont. on page 8) Commencement at 10 a.m. this Saturday in the Beeghly Physical pugsiey predicts Senate reviews grading system Education Center. The occasion - marks t h e first time that Nontraditional grading sys• can take for a nontraditional technology, presented the Acade• commencement ceremonies will enrollment drop tems and changes in grading prac• grade rather than for the tradi• mic Affairs Committee Report on be held in the 6,000 seat tices for student teacher were tional grades of A, B. C, D, or F." grading practices for supervised structure. proposals introduced and re• student teaching and professional Dr. Carlson also studied at the turned to senate committees at The proposal, as presented by laboratory experiences. University -of Copenhagen in Den• A decline in enrollment of spring quarter's final Senate con• Dr. Siman, i n c o rporatcs a mark on a Henry Goddard Leach 450-500 full-time students is pro• ference. This meeting, the third in Crcdit(Cr)/No Credit (NC) grading This report asked for approval Fellowship from the American- jected next Fall quarter by uni• a series which began May 5, was system. Credit will represent an of the following: A Credit/ No Scandinavian Foundation, and versity officials, President Albert hearing a vote on what was de• earned grade of A, B, or C in the Credit grading system to be im• was a student at Columbia L. Pugsley revealed at the latest clared "urgent" legislation when course. No Credit will represent plemented for courses in Educa• University. Senate neeting. it adjourned due to lack of an earned grade of D or F. tion 704 and 705, Professional ,He began his academic career Dr. Pugsley noted that YSU's quorum. Lab Experiences and 841, 842, in 1927 as an assistant in geology is "located in a rather stable The Ad Hoc Committee on These proposals were accepted 843, and 860, Student Teaching. at the University of Michigan, and population area." and this neces• Pass/Fail chaired by Dr. Matthew as being feasible by the majority Dr. Thomas H. McCracken,as• was an assistant aerologist on the sitates "increasing concern about Siman, associate professor of en• of the Senate but the administra• sociate professor of English and University's Greenland Expedi• its enrollment picture." gineering, recommended the ex• tive implementation brought im• also a member of the School of tion in 1928-29, leading the The President cited Toledo pansion of the nontraditional gra• mediate objection. Education faculty, stressed the fourth Greenland expedition in and Wright State as other univer• ding system at YSU. "urgency" of passing this propo• 1930-31. During that same period sities encountering the same trend Dr. Siman cited four reasons Dr. William O. Swan, chairman sal on educational grounds. of time, he was also technical due to the municipal areas in from the comittee's report for the of Foundations of Education, ob• advisor on Greenland to the which they are located. proposed change. jected to the section of the pro• Chicago Tribune. First, "Nontraditional grades posal which implies that the dept. Dr. McCracken stated that Dr. Carlson joined the faculty If the projected loss becomes a will allow students at YSU to chairman will have to make final "the present system is totally of the University of Minnesota as reality YSU will ahve suffered a have the opportunity to explore approval of each students sche• antiquated" and student teachers an assistant ~ professor of drop of nearly 900 students over other academic areas without in• dule.This would, said Dr. Swan within its confines "tend to act as education and director of the two academic years. The enroll• curring academic penalty." put a very difficult and unusual robots." He reiterated his belief training school, receiving a pro• ment at the beginning of fall Secondly, "nontraditional burnden on each chairman. that "it is urgent beginning in the motion to associate professor in quarter 1971 was 14,588', 340 grades can be used in those cours• fall that we have CR/NC. 1939. Two years later he became less the previous year. This in• es at YSU in which two or more The administrative entangle• director of admissions and re• cluded a freshman class number• instructors are involved in the ments brought to light by Dr. Following Dr. McCracken's cords at the University and, ex• ing 6,075. The President stated to evaluation of a student's perfor• Swan forced a vote which sent statement an ammendment was cept for a period of service during the Senate that "the obligation to mance." the report back to committee for offered to change the proposal to World War II, continued in this provide a turn-around in the en• Thirdly, "this grading system clarification and revision. It will Credit/No entry. post until 1945 when he was rollment picture is one that we all can be used in those courses in be presented again at the next As debate started on the two appointed professor and dean of share." which an acceptable level of pro• Senate meeting, Friday, October afor^Mentioned ammendmcnis. a ficiency is graded A or B." 6. i«>" f quorum .forced adjourn• admissions and records. He asked that future consi• n In 1946, Dr. Carlson was elect• deration be given to: first, using Finally, it will insure that all ment of the meeting. The propo• ed president of the University of students at YSU may have avail• In further business, Victor A. sals will be reconsidered in the Delaware and continued in that (Cont. on page 7) able to them courses that they Richely, chairman of engineering tall. .* • . i he Jambar, Page 2 YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY Thursday, June 15,,1972 To aid in employment opportunities... Al Bright Speaks An Affirmative Action Comm• Acting on the Trustees' state• affairs; Dr. Charles L. Smith, ass• ittee chaired by Dr. Sally ment, the committee set three ociate professor of special ed• Alfred L. Bright, director of Black Studies, will deliver Hotchkiss, assistant professor of primary goals-1) formulate and ucation; Dr. Donald W. Robinson, the main address at the National Achievers Consultation phsychology, will be charged with maintain an on-going operational dean of the School.of Education; at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre in Port-of-Spain, the responsibility of forming an program; 2) coordinate and re• Dr. Ward L. Miner, professor of Affirmative . Action Policy. The view all aspects of such a program English; Alfred L. Bright, director Trinidad. policy will serve the university as within the University;.and 3) see of Black Studies; Mrs. Josephine a guideline for equal employment that the program is properly im• Beckett, assistan professor of Inter-Hospital Cardiovascular Conference opportunity. plemented and maintained by all foundations of education; Hugh The sixth program in a series of Inter-Hospital " Sr. Sally Hotchkiss termed,her departments of the University. A. Frost, assistant to the pre• Cardiovascular Nursing Conferences will be held from duty "a terrific responsibility" The AAC has submitted an sident Stuart L. Aubrey, director 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. , Monday June 19 in Schwebel but felt that with the able people Affirmative Action Policy, state• of personnel; Dr. Adolphus C. Auditorium of the Engineering Science building. Dr. Elias * available the job could be done. ment to the University president Hailstork, III, assistant professor Saadi will lecture on "Pulmo ary Embolism." She explained the committee for his further recommendation of music? Mrs. Dorothy J. Hille, Registration is not required, nor is there a fee for this is required by law for any institu• to the Board of Trustees at their instructor in business education non- credit series. tion-receiving federal funds. At regular meeting June 17. and secretarial studies; Dr.

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