The Montclarion, January 12, 1968
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Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons The onM tclarion Student Newspapers 1-12-1968 The onM tclarion, January 12, 1968 The onM tclarion Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion Recommended Citation The onM tclarion, "The onM tclarion, January 12, 1968" (1968). The Montclarion. 73. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion/73 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The onM tclarion by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Final Exams Congratulations, Jan. 15-27 fHmtírlarimt MSC Indians Volume XLII No. 8 MONTCLAIR STATE COLLEGE. UPPER MONTCLAIR. N. J. January 12, 1968 ANNUAL SONG FEST MSC Regains Kiwanis Crown SET FOR TONIGHT The sisters of Dalphac wlil gestures and body movements are sponsor the eleventh annual Greek allowed but no fast movement. Sing in the Memorial auditorium There will be five judges, of both tonight at 7:30 P.M. This year musical and non-musical talents. there will be 21 MSC fraternities Five trophies will be awarded, and sororities performing in the contest, including the new ones. two to each fraternity and sor The only organization not parti ority and one to the group with cipating this year is Agora, whose the best all-round performance. Some of the most popular en men will usher this evening. Co-chairmen for the affair are tries are last year’s winners, Bunny Rubino, Joan Basenas and sorority Delta Sigma Chi and and fraternity Tau Sigma Delta, Maria De Oliveria. The Dalphac girls will open the contest by plus others such as Delta Om- icron Pi, Kappa Rho Upsilon, Psi doing their own songs although they will not be judged. Chi, Phi Lambda Ri and Sigma All participants must stand in Delta Phi. place, perform with musical ac Publicity chairman Kathy Rav- companiment, sing in at least two- rinsky has announced that tickets Captain Luther Bowen accepts the first place trophy for winning the Northern New Jersey part harmony and at least two for Greek Sing can be purchased Kiwanis Basketball Classic from Ron Phillips, sportswriter of the Passaic Herald News. With them, songs or a medley build around from any Dalphac sister for $.75 is the Indians' head coach. Ollie Gelston. a single theme, and the act must and at the door for $1.00. All last from five to seven minutes. proceeds benefit Dalphac, as this In addition, this year the rules activity is the only one they have been relaxed so that hand sponsor during the year. Computer to Alleviate Dr. Alpenfels To Discuss Registration Problems The registration process of Montclair State College will Anthropology Questions undergo a major change beginning with the fall semester cards now used by the upperclass of 1968. The program will consist of complete computer men. registration. NOTED LECTURER TO APPEAR AT MSC ON FEB. 13 All of the work of registration will be completed before Foley Encourages Program Ethel J. Alpenfels, nationally recognized authority on ihe student registers. All the student, will have to do is to The plan to have a fully com anthropology and social behavior, and professor in the New pick up his completed schedule. (Eventually the schedules puterized registration system was York University School of Education, will be at MSC as a may be mailed). encouraged by Mr. Robert Foley, Danforth Visiting Lecturer on Feb. 13 at 8:00 P.M. in room Partial Program associate registrar, in spring of dents of MSC will participate in 1967. M-15 (Music Auditorium). The process used now, although the fall of 1968, requires only one Dr. Alpenfels will give a public lecture on “American employing data processing, is form to be filled out by students After studying the present poli Values in a Changing Society” and a convocation address employing data processing, only prior to registration. This is the cies and practices of registration on “Anthropology: An Integrating a partial program using some da student request card. On this card and speaking with faculty mem Science for an Integrated World." of Washington and her doctorate ta processing procedures. Up un the student lists all the courses bers, it was declined that the only The Visiting Lecturers program from Colorado State College, Gre- til and including this spring se he will take for the following se way to improve registration under which Dr. Alpenfels comes ley. As an undergradute she was mester, the upperclassmen began mester. There will be no block was to have a computerized pro here was initiated in 1957 by the elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and their preparations for the follow ing of courses; the pre-registra gram. Arts Program of the Association gained national fame as a ten ing semester by being blocked in tion booklet will list all courses The idea of computerized reg of American Colleges, and is sup nis player. for their major courses. This offered for the semester but no istration said Mr. Foley, “is not ported by a grant from the Dan blocking assures the student of class meeting hours. to depersonalize the student but forth Foundation. Its purpose is Before joining the NYU staff getting the courses he needs. for the computer to do the moun to assist colleges in their efforts in 1946, Dr. Alpenfels taught Each department head sorts the The IBM 360 computer will tain of clerical work. By having Jft to strengthen liberal education. at Beloit College in Wisconsin in student preferences for major take these cards and randomly the computer arrange the sched Each year several men and the University of Wisconsin in courses and when the class blocks select courses for each student. ules it allows the staff to plan women of outstanding intellec Milwaukee. During the summer of are arranged, the student can At registration the student will better systems that will grow with tual stature from this country 1955 she taught at the University complete his tentative schedule. pick up his completed schedule. the college.” In this way, it gives and abroad are made available of Innsbruck in Austria, directing Then the process of hand-pull Through the computerized regis the office of registration staff to colleges and universities. They research on the racial origins of ing the class cards begins. The tration, the computer will print more time to spend with stu- remain on campus from two days Europeans. For the Association of pre-pulling is done to avoid chaos class lists, eliminating the need to a week. Academic Travel Abroad she has at registration. The pre-pulling is for the yellow class admission (Continued on Page 2) conducted around-the-world tours, done twice. The first time stu A native of Denver, Colorado, as well as tours of the Orient. Dr. Alpenfels received her bach dent labels are put on the en elor’s degree from the University (Continued on Page 2) velopes and the major course Hartman Replaces Rosier; cards are selected. The second time, the background and elective course cards are pulled. Senior Now Heads Cafeteria Crew cards are pulled first, then cards for juniors and sophomores. Kosier Transferred For a schedule with no con flicting courses, it takes about three to four minutes to select Hartman Appointed cards. A problem schedule may Mr. Joseph Hartman is the new take as long as 15 minutes to ly appointed director of dining make up. services of Slater Food Service at Problem schedules may arise MSC. Coming to Montclair State when preferred classes are filled from Wall College of Art in Phila and a new schedule must be delphia, Mr. Hartman is replacing built around the blocked courses. Mr. Walter Kosier. Freshmen on Pilot Program Mr. Kosier, head of Slater's The new program which will program at MSC since June, 1964, eliminate the hand-pulling of has been appointed to the position course cards is now being stud of district manager in upstate ied in a pilot program taking New York. He will be in charge place for the class of 1971. For of seven colleges. the spring semester, Trenton Mr. Hartman will be in charge State College is also running this of the faculty and student dining pilot program for their freshmen. areas in Life Hall and Freeman Dr. Ethel Alpenfels. visiting Danforth lecturer. Thus program, in which all stu Cafeteria. Pag* 2 MONTCLARION January 12. 1968 BAND PERFORMS “Population Explosion” AT MOC CONCERT Once again the Music Organi zations Commission has presen In Student Enrollment ted an evening of musical en joyment. On Jan. 4, the concert The Admissions Office of MSC has been in a flurry band of MSC performed in Me of excitement these past few months. All of its efforts and morial Auditorium. Under the energy have been directed toward completion of the early skillful leadership of conductor, admissions program for the entering freshman class of 1972. Ward Moore, the band rendered On Dec. 1'3, roughly 350 notices of acceptance were sent to an exciting and well performed students across the state who had applied to MSC. All program. The concert opened with of those students who were accepted under the program Joseph Francois Gossec's com must return their decisions whe position, “Classic Overtures’." ther to come to MSC or not, no definite nucleus of students for Four movements from Mozart’s later than Jan. 15. its incoming classes who are work, “Serenade No. 10” were The early admissions program, surely committed to the college. performed.