The Glenville iV... lercury
Glenville State College, Glenville, W. Va. Friday, November 21, 1975 Number 13 ~Sadie J Weekend 'Mercury' Lives To See 46 The Mercury is celebrating its cause all but one or the fourteen Antics Recapped 46th birthday this Tuesday. staff members were beginning stu· Sadie Hawkins is over and it was Since November 25, 1929, the den ts in Journalism. It has been tra definitely a fun tilled weekend Mercury has kept GSC students in ditional for the journalism classes The games, held at the 4-H grounds formed about what's happening a to be directly in"olved in producing were highlighted by eggs, pies and round the campus. It has under the paper. In the Fall of 1931, the. an alJ-round good time for everyone. gone many changes since that time. paper became a biweekly, bu t in Participating as well as watching the Between 1916 and 1926, the Nor 1935, it was reinstated as a weekly. sack races, 3-legged races, wheel mal Bulletin Tower served the cam Again in the Fall, 1959, it was pul> barrow races, tobacco spitting, cig;u pus. In 1929, a group of twelve in lished biweekly, and since 1967 has smoking, turnip eating, log carry terested students decided to print appeared every week. ing and throwing the egg toss and tug a new weekly paper, advised by Throughout its 46-year history, of war made some tired, a few sick Professor Everett Withers. They work the Mercury has been advised by and fun for alJ. When it came time ed during a journalism lab period, eight faculty members. They are: for "Throw a pie at a Theta Xi" writing the news and editorials, ed Everett Withers, '29-'35; Linn B. many of the brothers got a face fulL iting it and selling the advertising. Hickman, '35-'45; Opal V. Starcher, However, a few minutes later the Regular news was assigned every week '45-'46; Espy W. Miller, '46-'49; tale was turned and everyone was end while editori:ils were assigned E.B. Elder, '49-'55; Virginia West in the act every three weeks. Edited by War , 55-'64; Thomas Larson, '64-'66; and The eggs, used in the egg toss, ren Blackhurst, the copy was proof Mrs. King (then Yvonne Hart) was were now being tossed at everyone. read at the Glenville _Democrat of formerly Mercury Co-editor and Ed It has been said that egg is good for fice every Friday night and distrIb itor, and has advised since 1966. Today, the Mercury is printed by hair, so there must be quite a few uted Monday morning. the Grantsville Printing Company. students on campus now days with Due to a lack of photographic The six teen staff members meet on very healthy and shiny hair. equipment, the first picture did not Wednesday night to assemble the The grand tmale of the game-s was appear until the ninth issue. Frank pages, and the paper is distributed the greased pole. The pyramids start Vass, a basketbalJ center, was fea every Friday. The paper is now done ed and the grease flew as the crews tured by the photo offset method, and is tried to get that $5 bill. Miss Carmen Rinehart, a 1927 Sue Schurick, winner of the Sadie Hawkins women's cigar smoking con camera-ready when it leaves the Mer As everyone left, they must have graduate of the college, won a free test, seems to be wondering if it's really worth it aIJ. cury office, due to use of the IBM bee" thinking of how they were going one-year subscription for her winning ****.*******.************************************************ Selectric Composer and Varityper get cleaned up in time for the Sadie entry in the contest- to name the Hawkins dance. Somehow, they made paper. -Originally, this was worth 50 headliner. it because the dance was a big suc Room Reservation Procedures Listed cents, but the following year, the cess. SUbscription rate climbed to 75 cents. The procedure for acquiring room order of receipt of request in the Everything aside, it must be said Today it is $3.5 O. Other entries En rollment Shows reservations at Glenville State Col office of Student Affairs. that the Theta Xi's with the help besides Miss Rinehart's "Mercury" lege for the academic year 1976-77 4. If it becomes necessary for of their Little Sis's, did a great job included: "Mountain Sun", "Pioneer is the same as the previous year. you to cancel your reservation. ple A reas of Interest plarming an exciting and fun week Post", "Weekly Washout", "The Dam The procedure stands as follows: ase notify the Business Manager, William K. Simmons, Dean of Ac end for everyone. Sadie Hawkins this burst", "The Glenville Galaxy" and 1. Students currently enrolled Glenville State College. Such can ademic Affairs, has released the en year will hold quite a few memories "Sympathetic Insight into Contem are given untiJ December 19, 1975 to cellation or failure to enroll for the rollment of students in the different for everyone that attended. porary Student Life". guarantee themselves a space in the period for which the reservation is In 193G-31, the first issue did fields. All information concerning residence halls. Room assignments made will resuJt in forfeiture of not appear until November 3 be- majors and different fields was tak sse Lists Housing are made in order of receipt of the entire reservation fee to the en from the Student Profile sheets. application. college. However, the fee of $25.00 The GSC Housing Corporation Different majors with last year's 2. A twenty-five ($25.00) dol will be refunded abou t three weeks Jenio To Exhibit Prints has the following houses for rent (in paren thesis) and this year's en lar reserva tion fee shall accompany after the end of the college year on or about the da tes listed. Housing A Photo Exhibit and Sale by Dr. rollment are as follows: the formal application for room res to those students who complete their is available to facuJty, staff, and Frank Jenio wii be held on Decem Business Administration 186,070), ervation. These requests for space housing contract, less any charges married full-time students only. ber 2-3 in the Multipurpose Room, Elementary Education 268, (301), during the month of November and for damage to the room, loss of from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Mental Retardation 5, (6), Vocation 902 Walnut St., 3 bdrm; un and part of December will be made room key, and any other indebted Dr. Jenio, assistant professor of al Home Economics 12, 09), English furnished, available Oct. 15. a t the separate residence hall offices. ness having been incurred or owed biology, has specialized in nature 7-12, 24, (31), School Librarian 15, 904 Walnut St., 3 bdrm; un The fee will be deposited by the Glenville State College. photography,West Virginia wildflow (15), Art Comprehensive 22, (28), furnished, available Nov. 15. residence halJ director with the Bus 906 Walnut St, 3 bdrm, fur ers, and Appalachian scenes for this Music Comprehensive 38, (46), For iness Office and receipts re turned nished, available Jan. 1. exhibit. The prints, numbering ap est Technology 84, (71), Land Sur to studen ts making application. 903 Min. Rd., 3 bdrm; unfm: proximately 100, are in both color veying 54, (42), Health, Phys. Ed., 3. After December 19, 1975 res WVI" Reps nished, available Jan. 15. and black and white. Ideal for Christ and Safety Comprehensive 100, 002), erva tions are open to new studen ts For additional information, con mas gifts, each photo is mounted PE Education 62, (95), Biology 26, and space shall be allocated in the tact the Administrative Services Of Confer Plans on a frame of wood from abandoned (Cont. on Page 6) fice, old lounge area of L B. H. On Tuesday, November 18, a W.Va. barns. meeting was held between William Mrs. deRosset K. Simmons, Dea-n of Academic Af Reed Managing fairs, and representatives of West Virginia Tech, Dr. David Rugglos, Answers Phone chairman of teacher education di- G SC Bookstore A new voice is being heard on vision and Dr. Gordon Short, Pro Dr. Wilburn has announced the the telephones around the GSC cam- fessor of education and psychology, promotion of Miss Debbie Reed, for pus. It is the voice of the new to discuss the possibility of a co mer Bookstore secretary, to the man switchboard operator, Mrs. Sherry operative education program for stu ager's position upon the retirement deRosset. Mrs. deRosset replaced Mrs. dents of West Virginia Tech. of Mrs. Nellie Engelke. Miss Reed, Norma Jean Barnett a t the switch- West Virginia Tech offers no ele who resides in Normantown, had board after- Mrs. Barnett's husband mentary education program, and stu been Mrs. Engelke's secretary for al was transferred to Buckhannon. den ts interested in this field must most three years. She started work Originally from Buckhannon her- transfer to another college to com ing part time at the store while still self, Mrs. deRosset now resides in plete their program. Students a t West in high school and upon graduation Glenville with her husband, Mr. Wayne Virginia Tech \vill be able to transfer in May of '73 was hired full time. deRosset, who teaches English here into ·the elementary education pro As well as managing the bookstore, at GSC, and a seventeen-pound black gram at Glenville or West Virginia Debbie will retain her secretarial cfll cat. State without losing credit: Plans ties. When asked why she had de Mrs. deRosset has previously are being made to publish a cross cided to apply for the job, Miss worked in Huntington as an oper- listing of courses to enable the stu Reed replied , "It was a challenge. ator and as a me clerk at the Dept dents to plan their programs accord I thought it would be interesting of Welfare in Grantsville. She is al- ingly. work and I am familiar with the Mrs. Sherry de Rosset is pictured ready enjoying her job here veri A similar meeting will be held Ms. Debbie Reed begins her new job format. My one goal is to try after assuming her new position as much, and especially enjoys chat- with representatives of West Virginia tasks after having been promoted to to run the Bookstore as smoothly GSC's Switchboard operator. ting with the students and faculty. State. Bookstore manager. as Mrs. Engelke did." FIiday. November 21.1975 Page Two THE GLENVILLE MERCURY
"For Things Too Duc" Vote Yea December 3 bound On December 3 and 4. the stu dents of Glenville State College will go to the polls to decide the issue of the proposed fee increase. The pro posal presen ted by Student Congress would raise the student fees by eleven dollars per semester while the current system of the Student User Fee con cerning admission to athletic contests would be abolished (thus free admis sion by I.D.). The abolishment of admission to \ ~ home athletic contests would save the student 50 cents per football game ($2.50 per season) and 50 cents per home basketball game. ($5.00 per Pictured above are all characters bedecked in Dogpa tch attire at the recent Give Thanks-All Ye Students Sadie Hawkins Day sponsored by the Theta Xi Fraternity. season). This move would enable This being the Mercury's fmal issue prior to Thanksgiving break. it seems each student to attend each home only fitting that a comment be made concerning this annual holiday. ballgame simply by showing his or her Most people have basically the same thin~ to be thankful for. such as LD . . <;ald- Over the year. this would family. friends and good health. but being college students gives us several Am. Ed. Week Observed result in the combined savings of other blessings to be thankful for. $7.50. American Education Week .... and later by the appeal to the school Filst of all. we are thankful for having survived thus far in the semester. The various departments benefit Children's Book Week ... for every We are convinced that education is (Only 17 more studying clays till Christmas.) Appreciation should also be ing from the proposed increa~e are as week there's a name and purpose. one unfailing remedy for every ill expressed for not having received more 0 and F slips at mid-semester and follows: But for those of us involved in edu to which man is subject. whether it for ingeniously persuading a younger brother or sister to apprehend the Increase by cation. let us revere this week set be vice. crime, war. poverty. riches. over-cut notices from the mail box before the parents received them, Programming...... , .$12.000 aside to honor the term which Rich injustices. racketeering. political cor Secondly. an expression of gratitude must be extended for the strength Cultural affairs ...... $ 3.600 ard Armour, of the New York Times. ruption. race hatred, class conflict, we mustered the past couple weeks to fmish those pre-holiday term papers A thletic dept...... $ 3.600 says began in the Garden of Eden. or just plain original sin." which prove to be a cumbersome burden. Also. thanks goes to the manu Yearbook ...... , ... $ 2,400 Mr. Armour goes on to depict the Whatever your interest in educa facturers of' correction tape and liquid paper for saving the neck8 9f many Studen t Congress ...... $ 1.200 all-male domain of Adam who was tion. try to imagine where we'd be hunt-and-peck typists. Radio Station...... $ 1,200 joined by the coed, Eve and the first without it. Imagine your great. great Some of us may hold gratitude in our hearts for fmally being able to re. Spcech and Debate ...... $ 720 teacher. a snake. 'This snake,' Mr . . grandparents who probably would move Sadie Hawkins axle grease from our hair. the dried egg yolks from our Music and Band...... $ 720 Armour adds. 'had a regular position have liked a chance to read. to ears, and the smiles ' from our faces. (And thanks for letting us throw the pies Mercury ...... $ 480 in Hell bu twas moonlighting in write and to obtain high-paying jobs. instead of eating them-ugh!) Health Service ...... $ 480 Eden ,to augment what every teacher bu t due to unattainable education Praise is offered to those responsible for ex tending our Thanksgiving or professor since has considered an and crude working methods, had break to include Wednesday and for all the black coffee we'll be bringing $26,400 inadequate salary.' He goes on to neither learned skill nor leisure. back from home in preparation for fmals. As the figures show, each increase poin t ou t that teachers had no de Today. you have the privilege of If this co-editor has unintentionally forgotten anything which we GSC to each department will benefit stu grees in those days. only knowledge. obtaining an education by which to students should be thankful for, say a prayer for me. I'm just thankful that dents. Although the student will pay and there were no textbooks to fight' enhance your life. You have bu tone this is the last editorial I have to write for a while. eleven dollars more in fees. he. in over. life-make the most of it, but pause tum. will not pay admission to any Becky Potasnik The l~te George S. Counts, an to be thankful for the inherent op home athletic contest (a savings of Co-Editor educational and political acti\' ',:t portunity you have-so many don't $7.50). Thus, the student will real wrote of this country's "sublime have those things we take for granted. ize an increase of $3.50 over each faith in education." He said, "Faced YHK Thanksgiving Is Not Just A Feast semester or only $7.00 over the en with any difficult problem of life, tire year. Have you ever thought about for we all have so me thing to be we set our minds at rest sooner or Greek News On Tuesday. December 2, at12 :30 what it would be like without Thanks thankful for. It is easy to com a question/answer session will be held giving? Did you ever think that we plain and criticize. Just sit baok and THETA XI in the auditorium. All in teres ted par Ah, Joy At Last; The brothers of Theta Xi would are the only people in the world think of (,ll the things that go wrong tic~ are urged to at tend. If there are like to thank all the partiCipants that celehrate such a holiday? .or don't go at all Now try to think any a
"Man's Best Friend" Finds Dr. Billips' Dilemna Delightful ...The " Tug-of-War" Proved To Be Quire A Chaotic Battle SADIE HAWKINS DAY At Glenville State College, November 15 , 1975. r~------~--~~~--~------~------~----l
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Beth Steidl: Greaser Log Tosser J oe M i ll ~ Page Four THE GLENVILLE MERCURY Friday, November 21 , 1975 Review Digest In Library Is Helpful
One of the best ways to know Every four years this index is cumu page. The key to periodical ti ties is any person is through the works he lated, making it easier to search a ti found in the fron t of each issue of has authored. In view of the volume tle in the series. In front of every is this service. Periodicals whose re- of literature available for reading sue is a list of periodicals indexed by views are covered range from the today, it is often necessary to know the journal. popular to the scholarly. The advan something about a book and its The format of the main part of tage of this tool lies in its loea tion author for either of two purposes: BOOK REVIEW DIGEST is entry un of books reviewed a few as one time. (1) Selecting a book to read or buy; der last name of the author, followed The disadvantage may be that the on (2) Seeking information on a book by title, number of pages, price, date, ly way to searchtBOOK REVIEW IN and an author which one does not and publisher. Following this entry DEX is by author; there is no sub have time to read. The quickest information are given the Dewey ject or tile index, and there are no way to do this is through book re classification number and probable summaries of reviews. views. subject headings as may be found in a Both of these are necessary tools Magazines, journals and newspap card catalog. 'A short summary fol in locating reviews. Next week, other ers all carry book reviews in greater lows, then' several summaries of re book review sources will be discussed. or lesser degrees. To find all these re views of the book. Each review is Mary E. Kennedy views, the most effective tools avail indexed by title of the journal from Reference Librarian able are the indexes to book reviews, which it comes,.volume, pages, date, F .I published as part of a general periodi and number of words in the original t tm Distribution cal index service, part of an index review. to one periodical, or as a book review BOOK REVIEW DIGEST is pub index published of itself. lished monthly except Feb. and July, Service Outlined Through the combined efforts One of the most popular indexes and is cumulated quarterly, and an of the Monongahela Power Co. and Miss Alma]. Arbuckle, former librarian at RFK. to book reivews is BOQK REVIEW nually. ·Its coverage includes reviews GSC, the school systems in 7 dif DIGEST. It began publication under of children's as well as adult books. By The W. Va. LibraI)' Assoc. ferent W.V. counties will be re H.W. Wilson Company in 1905 and Should a book receive only one ceiving up to date news fIlms~ free continues to the present date. It is an review, it will not be included in of charge, for use in the classroom. index which also digests many re BOOK REVIEW DIGEST. Butifit The counties receiving these films Alma J. Arbuckle views so that the reader gets a good has been published since 1965, it will will be Brax ton, Calhoun, Clay, Gil idea about a book just by skimming be included in a fairly new service by mer, Nicholas, Pocohontas, and Weir summaries of several reviews The the Gale Publishing Company, BOOK ster counties. The films are pro digest qualifies its coverage of books REVIEW INDEX. There is no limit Relllelllbered Here duced by Hearst Metronome News. by limiting its inclusion to works of to the number of reviews a book At the 60th Annual Conference of the West Virginia Library Association A film will start from GSC and be nonfiction having two or more pub- must receive to be listed here. The af Lakeview Inn and Country Club, Morgantown, October 30 - November sent to a county school system. The Library holds all the annual issues 1, 1975, the following resolution was conferred in memory of Miss Alma lished reviews, and works of fiction system will distribute the films for of this publication since it began in Janet Arbuckle, who served as librarian at Glenville State College from 1921 having four or more published re 2 weeks and send it to the next one 1965, excepting 1969. The service to 1925: views. on the list. When a film has been Book review digests are found in. comes out bi-monthly, with annual used by all seven systems it will then WHEREAS, Alma Arbuckle, Librarian at Glenville State College, the main body of the work under the cumulations. Its format is a straight be returned to GSC for service and deceased 1975, and listing by author's last name, his author. All authors included are al cleaning. Below is a list of the films phabetically listed Every issue of book and the journal in which the re- that will be sent to different counties. WHEREAS, for thirty-four years she served as librarian at Glen BOOK REVIEW DIGEST includes in view appeared. The periodical cita- If you have comments or suggestions ville State College where she was noted for a dry wit, the back a title and subject· uidex. tion is followed by volume, date and on how this system is operating, popular both among the students she served and please contact Don Phillips in the among the adults she knew in the community, and learning center of the library. Samples Brothers, Promised Land ... Troubled Land; WHEREAS, she was an active community leader in her church House of Wonders: Smithsonian in and various 0 ther organizations of Glenville: stitution: Focus on the Vice Pres Keep On Pickin"" idency, The Office in Historical Per by joyce aldridge THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: spective; The Third World: A Pol That the West Virignia Library Association at its I f you have visited any arts and crafts fairs lately, and thought icy of Nonalignment; Servants of annual convention assembled, on the thirtieth day of you saw calm, distinguished Associate Academic Dean Mack Sam the People; Forward Together; De October 1975, by unanimous acclaim, does hereby ples strumming a guitar and singing "Sweet Baby's Arms" along with tente with A "?", A Study, In extend remembrances to the memory of Alma four other fellows, all dressed in very casual attire, don't run to Depth, of Soviet-American Relations: Arbuckle, which will be of benefit to the State of the eye doctor to have your lenses strengthened. You have simply been a Energy-Choices, Options, Decisions; West Virginia and to the profession, witness to the "strummin' and pickin' "of the Samples Brothers. Staking Out the Oceans; An Ameri The group includes, of course, Mack Samples, along with his brothers, can Farmer; Faith in Ourselves; Vi RESOLVED FURTHER,'That a copy of the resolution be sent to the Robert Ted and Roger, Frank Beall, who runs the Gallery, and Joe Dobbs, tal Waterway-The Suez Canal; Troulr . F. Kidd Library, Glenville St ate College, and to the from Huntington. Mack, Ted, and Roger ahve been playing together all led Neighbors. family of the recipient, their lives, mostly for their own en- joyment. But this summer they Miss Alma Arbuckle was a sister to Miss Alice Arbuckle of High Street, turned professional, singing at dif Glenville, and Mr. John E. Arbuckle, President of Kanawha Union Bank. ferent arts and crafts fairs, and col She was a lifetime member of the Glenville Presbyterian Church, a member leges around the state. They have al of the Woman's Club of Glenville, GFWC, Eastern Star, and other community so played at the English Heritage Fes organiza tions. tival in Kentucky, and the Confer ence of Methodist Musicians, held at W. Va. Wesleyan. As one may have guessed by the ERIC To Hold Workshop many fairs they have attended, the On Thursday, December 4,1975, at Ohio State, one of several through group plays mostly traditional folk ERIC (Educational Resources Infor out'the country. music, bluegrass, and old time coun mation Center), will hold a work Lunch will be "on your own", try music. A few Elizabethan pieces shop at Glenville State College from available at the Glenville State Col of music are also done, including 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Work lege cafeteria at about 12:30, or "Greensleeves" and "The Trouba shop will inform and instruct tea downtowri. A coffee break will be dour Song". Lately, they have also chers in the specific uses and services held in the morning. branched ou t to include some songs of ERIC. Personnel from the Ohio All teachers in the public schools by John Denver and the Eagles. All State University Clearinghouse will and on the campus of Glenville State the members of the group play .the conduct the workshop. They will College are urged to attend this infor guitar, with Mack and Joe adding be provided by Dr. Robert Howe, mative workshop. Then~ .will be no vanety with the fiddle, and Ted with director of the ERIC Clearinghouse charge. the banjo. Mack and Roger do the vocalizing for the group. What with the revival of old-tim.; Term Paper Relief Offered traditional music, Mr. Samples' group Term papers generally are due Nov. 19 from 4:00 to 10:00. is experienCing well-
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