Speed Reading O Red This Spring Permission) and Weigh No Next Spring the School of Time for Lessons Set up on an When His Vocabulary Is Student Can Be Made to Read
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Plimpton disp ays wry wit and class to appreciative audience By DEBBIE SKEPPER Marathon. Shce his editors did not specify where he could Editor begin the marathon, he entered a block before the finish "You've already seen me as an electrician," said line. The leader in the race, a Korean in the country only George Plimpton when he steppedout onto the stage at his @xee weeks, had to gut on a fast sprint to overtake appearance here Monday night. For the epitome cf what a Rimpton-which he managed to do. participatory journalist should be, this remark might The two of them were taken to pres conferences im- have meant that Plimpton had matched himself against mediately after crossing the finish line, ard Plimpton was the pros in the electrical field as he has those in football, left trylng to explain what had happened. When through baseball, golf and tennis. Unfortunately, it did not, for translstion the Korean was made to realize he had been Plimpton had to set up hisown projector to show his slides for~riiLO sprint to overtake someone who had entered the on. race . dt a block before the finish Iine, Plimpton says, "he Despite this episode and the small turnout for his ap I-oseup v~ththe intent of popping me one right Lr the eye." pearance, or maybe in spite of both, Plimpton put on a Fortunately for Plimnpbn, the Korean was so weakened funny, tongue-in-cheek lecture with a touch of class to a from the race that he couldn't lift his arm. very appreciative audience. Or course, this was only Plimpbn's entry into par- ticipatory journalism. What followed were a position as PLIMPTON DISCUSSED his career in what he called linebacker for the Detroit hons, a pitcher in the baseball "participatory journalism," including his initiation into game between the American League and the National this field. He told his audience, in his wry humorous style, League, and a light-heavy weight contender for Archie that he was trying to get on the staff of the "Harvard Moore's title, as well as many other seemingly insane role Lampoon" while a student at Harvard University. His (See PLIMmGN, Page 6) "audition" for the part was to enter the 2&mile Boston George Plimpton Blood drive scheduled for Dec. 7 in Cole After a cancellation blood and are turned away earlier this fall, the Red for some reason or another GO,%has rescheduled a date will still receive a donor's and time for the fail blood card anyway. drive. It will be Dec. 7, kom The blood drive scheduled NTECLEER 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Leone earlier this fall was can- Cole Auditorium. celled after receiving only 75 The goal for this blood pints due to the lack of blood 1 Vol. 19-No. 14 Jacksonville (Alabama) State University -up- -up- - Monday, December 6, 1976 &-ire has been set at 250 &,IO:S cori~ingin. \- ---.- t ~ints.Heading - up- this drive ls the SGA. The requirements for gvmg blood are that a person be between the ages of it? and 66 (17 mth parental Speed reading o red this spring permission) and weigh no Next spring the School of time for lessons set up on an When his vocabulary is student can be made to read. student's vocabulary as well less than liO pounds. Education will be offering individual basis. This determined, it will be The course will- work his rate of sped in Althoughitisnotrequiredj it their version of the Evelyn aming spring a specific determined how rapidly the toward building up a reading. 1s anyone Wood Speed Readi~:g time will be set aside for this wishing to donate blood to Dynandcs-but for fie. wurse. That time will be e give On an empty ihe SFhool of Education, determined when the Booktruck co Contest set aomach. A suggestion made hich has spent this fall educationofficesandclasses by Red Cross officers is that semester in temporary resume occupancy in ~e person drink a Coke facilities set up in the Ramona Wood. At colleges and univer- publishers. They can fill out for Miss before donating. Roundhouse, will move back Aceording to Dr. Howell, ~itiesacross the U. S.9 request forms which are sent Those who give into a reconstructed and the course consists of an faculty members can browse t, the ~~b1isg.l~~~who will receive a card remodeled Rarnana Wood analysis of study habits and for the most up-to-the- snd back sample books to Mimosa which them Or Building and will, according a student's schedule before minute textbooks and course considered for in the me judgest tea for M~~ member of their im- to Dr. Martha Howell, begin any speed reading is at- reading material without classroom. Prospective Mimosa be held Jan, 13, mediate to receive a course in speed reading. tempted. Speed reading, said leaving campus, by visiting authors may also report on at 3 pm. at the international free blood transfusions. This type of course has R. Howell, will depend on a college marketing gmuF manuscripts they are followed by the public Those who coY?le$0 give been offered before with the the student's vocabulary. bocktruck. writing. presentation in Student On Dee. 8s The group does not the &mmon, Auditorium at 197% at 9 am.4 p.m. in front books it displays, so it is not 6:30 p.m. of Bibb Graves the in competition with college E~&dormitory, Discovering iting ability truck will be parked there bookstores, The booktruck ,d organhtion, and for the day. wntains books on subjects each social sorority and Professors G'be able to ranging from Polymer katemity is encouragao JN 39000 ' may begin with 303 view the more than chemistry to women's sponsor a can&date. Can- books from . over 275 didates must be single You may be a Rob the staff of The Chanticleer. not be offered this summer. female students enrolled at Wgodward or a Carl Bern- A student who is seriously Jacksonville State The course is designed to gein and not know it. One considering working or. the University. way to find out is by taking coilege newspaper should give students who wish to Deadline for entries will be JI\i 30SFund?rnentals of think about taking this work on the 'J-~anticleera Dec. 15. ?he entre fee is $15. Newspaper Layout and journalism course which basic knowledge of the Entry forms may be ob- Edting that is king taught prepares the student for operation of a school newspaper. Another basic hned in the Mimosa office, this spring on Mondays, work on the paper. Room 101, Bibb Graves or in The course which has ceature of JN 303 is that it LOST $5 reward. Call 435-6543. Wednesdays and Fridays Room 218, mgli* office, &om 1:20-2:20 ~1.m lwicebeenofferedbeforebut attempts to serve as a Small white dog with +++f Pannell Hall. Ask for in- born patches, brown ears A student & : have to only during the summer is nLldle~Sfor a staff for the tipped black with black spot formation from Ron Mit- have had a?y ?reviaus ex- being taught for the first 9ext year's editor. mep. E. Majors' Club will tail. Answers to Toby. chell, Vests perience on .abli;,ations time during a spring The instructor for the meet Monday, net. 6, at 7:M work to beeom : illember bi semester. it will probably is Mrs. Opal Lovett. b~tnear eiementarl' P,nl. 325, ~08s*um. (See COMEST, page 6) Opinions The Chan kernem Comments ing the air The figure of $25,000 as the per person share of the Please present right-u~ing correctl~f nationd debt was an error and should have read @,NO. view However, Wisdom and 1 are approaching the: other Dear Gdilor, "&areH per person that l91e'' (published January 'ord to clu justice to con- matter from different perspectives. I strongly agree with the is owed on the national. debt, 19761, the amount of interest servatism k:~checrhg the Apparently the wording in my editorial was unclear. points David Ford made in According to "American is $27 billion annually. I don't facts before 3peaking OL t for According to the Nov. 15 issue of "Forbes Magazine,'' it last week's Chanticleer, Opinions" July-August 1976 thmk that it is near two- tire conservative cause. i now takes all of the income taxes paid by two-thirds of all concerning Carter's issue, the national debt of 627 thirds of every dollar, thank you ,or .writing the Americans to pay the interest on the national debt. I did economic pians. However, I billion would equal $12,000 for although Allen does state in letter, Mr. Ford, m hppes not mean to imply that it took two-thirds of the overall if I would like to straighten, a family of four. his book that it is now the that ~t billi further stir budget to meet this obligation. may, Mr. Ford's facts. There Mr. Ford also stated that third largest item in the political-economic con- are only two corrections I two-thirds of every tax dollar federal budget. I haven't servatives oil campus to feel need to be made. The goes to paying interest on the seen the new budget speak out. first mistake is his con- national debt. Accordmg to estimate. By the way, editor, what Buyer beware tention that the national debt Qesident Ford's budget I agree one hundred per tasteless indlvildual decided stands at $25,000 for every estimate for fiscal vear 1976.