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Observer THE O’Meilia, H OBSERVER.Serving the Notre Dame and St. Mary's College Community VOL. Ill, No. 110 THURSDAY, MARCH 27, I960 Trevino named assistant by Glenn Corso Trevino also commented, “We. red. Dennis Clark, the new are cooperating with the out­ Both men were reluctant to Student Director, yesterday Tim O’ Meilia named editor-in-chief of the OBSERVER. going commissioners and we discuss any definite plans they announced the appointment of The editorial board of the want to learn from any mistakes had for the Union, since they Holliday, also a junior, from Tito Trevino as Assistant Direc­ they have made over the past had not appointed any of their O BSER VER yesterday appoin­Kettering, Ohio, said, “Now that tor. year.” commissioners. Clark did com­ ted Associate Editor Timothy we have achieved daily publica­ “ I am very pleased with my Clark and Trevino stated that ment on some improvements in O’Meilia to the post of Editor- tion, our aim will be to improve appointment,” Trevino said after they plan to have a financial SUAC. in-Chief. O ’Meilia immediately our coverage, expand it, espec­ he learned of Clark’s announce­ planning commission, which “Some of our lectures will be appointed managing editor Don ially in the area of St. Mary’s ment. “I feel Denny and I can would review last year’s Student on a seminar type basis, we Holliday to the post of execu­and to diversify into other work very well together.” Union Budget, and learn where might even be able to bring it tive editor. areas.” Trevino has been active in and how the deficit was incur­ down to the hall level,” he said. The editorial board, com­ Luking, a history major grad­ student activities. The past year posed of an equal number of uating in J unc, is the third editor he was Assistnat Commissioner students and faculty members, of the paper which was created for the Student Union Academic including the OBSER VER'S in November of 1966 following Commission. He also worked on Turnbull still leads present editor-in-chief William the folding of the VOICE. The the Sophomore Literary Festi­ Luking, made the decision last O BSE R VER began daily publi­ val. St. Mary’s Student Body Pres- minds of many of the voters. night. cation this year under Luking’s Commenting on Trevino’s idcntial candidate Susan The totals were: O ’Meilia, a junior from Palm editorship. appointment Clark remarked, Turnbull increased her lead over Susan Turnbull 38 36.3% Bay, Fla., said, “ 1 want to em­ “Tito will be a very effective opponent Barbara Curtin in the Barbara Curtin 19 20.0% phasize the appointment of Hol­ “The daily publication of the assistant director. We plan to second O BSE R VER straw poll Undecided 38 43.7% liday as executive editor. Withpaper this year has been an cooperate very closely in the although the number of unde­ The individual classes were the tremendous growth of the almost heroic effort by a group Union. We are looking forward cided voters increased. weighted according to the pro­ paper into a daily, running the of people including present exec­ to a very good year.” It is significant that the poll portion of the student body in O BSE R VER has become a two- utive editor Paul Schroeder, Hol­ Commenting on the appoint­ was conducted prior to last each class. That explains why man job. Don and I will be liday and O ’Meilia,” Luking said. ments of Student Union Com­ night’s Open Forum, which saw identical vote totals for Susan working closely in further ex­ “ Schroeder has been especially missioners Clark said, “ We will each of the candidates present Turnbull and undecided result in pansion and improvement of the helpful in publishing the paper’’ interview all the people who her platform to the entire St. different percentage totals. paper.” applied for commissioner posi­ Mary’s student body. The undecided voters in both tions. I hope to announce them The number of undecided the sophomore and freshman over the weekend at the very voters rose to a phenomenal classes both totalled in excess of latest.” total of 43.7 per cent, an in­ 50 per cent, a rise over Tues­ Both men stated quite expli­ crease of 2.5 per cent over Tues­ day’s results. citly that they planned close day’s poll. Miss Curtin’s totals Miss Curtin and Miss Turnbull cooperation with the outgoing dropped some six per cent com- polled identical amounts in the Student Union officers. ared with her previous totals. freshman, while Miss Turnbull Clark said, “We are working However the unusually large carried the other three classes with the previous Student Union number of undecided voters handily. people to smooth over the trans­ makes a reasonably accurate The OBSERVER polled 95 ition. We want to learn from prediction of the race impos­ St. Mary’s students, slightly them. They have been very wil­ sible. The Open Forum is expec­ more than Tuesday’s 90. The ling to help us.” election is slated for Friday. ted to resolve the issue in the New Executive Editor Don Holliday. How many women friends do you have? they were accepted, the biggest single complaint This is the fourth of a five part series on 2734 students who were accepted by Notre Dame, coeducation at Notre Dame by Barry Breen andwas “The lack of women students.” Princeton lost 43% of its best applicants largely because of 1550 students actually enrolled. That is, 43% of Jim Pelligrin. the absence of women students. Even more the students accepted by Notre Dame chose to Erom an admissions point o f view, I think important in the long run, Princeton researchers enroll in other universities. Why? That is a it is obvious that Princeton would be conducting a survey of high school students question for our admissions department. more attractive to able boys if it were discovered that 80%' of the most gifted high school When asked “How many good people do you coeducational. Having visited large think we are losing because Notre Dame is numbers of secondary schools and all-male?,” Mr. Joe Mulligan of Notre Dame’s interviewed hundreds of boys, / sim ply Admissions Department replied that no good state it as a fact that able, sensitive boys answer could be given to this question, simply take it for granted that they will sit in class with girls. Princeton loses one third because Notre Dame docs not send out a questionnaire to those applicants who decide o f its admitted students to other colleges. These students are all too often the very against coming to Notre Dame. The lack of a reply card system is a serious enough blunder on the people we want most. There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that coeducation part of the Admissions Department, but their is very much a factor in their decision not apparent ignorance of the reasons why good to attend Princeton. students turn down Notre Dame is inexcusable. Nearly h a lf of Notre Dame’s accepted applicants Director o f Admissions, Princeton enroll in other universities, and no-one has taken Today’s students not only prefer coeducation; the trouble to find out if sexual segregation is a they expect it and demand it as a necessary part of factor in their decision. their educational experience. Fewer and fewer But isn’t it possible, or even probable in the students arc willing to put up with sexual light of adm issions experience in similar segregation as a necessary part of their life style. institutions, that the biggest single reason why This new awareness on the part of students has students decline enrollment at Notre Dame is “The seniors believed that “the fact that a university has some very disturbing implications with regard to lack of women students?” Isn’t it possible, or even both men and women greatly increases its university admissions. probable, that each year Notre Dame loses a larger attractiveness.” Able, sensitive high school As a result of its recent research in this area, and larger percentage of its best applicants because students do indeed take it for granted that they Princeton realizes that it is in serious admissions it is not a coeducational institution? The fa c t is will sit in class with members of the opposite sex. trouble as a result of sexual segregation. Of the that more and more of the best high school seniors If a u n iv ersity cannot provide such an 425 men identified in 1968 as the “best” of demand and expect coeducation. As long as Notre environment, they will go somewhere else to find Princeton’s applicants, only 181 (43%) chose to Dame excludes women from its community, it will enroll. On the basis of reply cards sent out to it. (continued on page 4) those applicants who declined enrollment once But what about Notre Dame? In 1968, out of PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1969 on the bench and on the fairways on the campus... thurs., march 27 Plimpton recounts adventures Basketball banquet Seminar on motivation ‘O ne does survive these the finish and I did just that, of his foursome continued down Ray Meyer, head coach at A one-day seminar on the forays into where one should right behind the winner. The the fairway and Arnie stepped to DePaul the past 25 seasons and hiring, training and motivating not be.” This statement poor fellow had to put on a the tee.

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