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The Parthenon, March 1, 1967

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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Unlimited Class-Cut System Discussed By BARBARA BERRY mediate family, or similar reasons" are to be excused by and should definitely be changed. He feels that " . .. be­ Staff Reporter instructors. , cause Marshall is growing physically, it should be allowed Editor's Note: 'lbe followin&' article Is a study of the con­ Although this official policy allows no absences, a to grow academically as well." troversial clas.1-cut policy, written by a student in Journal- separate and universal policy has arisen through the stu­ Farrell and many other students have suggested that Ism 305, Editorial Writlnr. . dent body grapevine. Almost any student on campus, when the confusion could be solved by adopting a policy of un­ "An unlimited cut policy is cafeteria style - drop asked what the class-cut policy is, will reply that semes­ limited class cuts. in and take what you want." ter cuts must not exceed twice the number of :hours that Those students who favor unlimited absences argue "It's a waste of time to spend hours in classes when a class meets in a week. that a student who is mature enough to attend college is I can get an A or B just by reading the book... However, according to Dr. J. Stewart Allen, vice also mature enough to regulate -the amount of hours a And so continues the controversy between a system president of academic affairs, the class-cut policy stands week that he spends in lectures and labs. They feel that of unlimited absences and the present Marshall University as it is stated in the catalog. the system operates on a high school level which forces "absence policy." "The student idea concerning the pblicy," said Dr. students to attend classes, and therefore restricts the.:.r in­ Allen, ''is a mythology that has grown up on this campus. · Because of this discussion, a committee headed by dependence. Each student, according to the advocators of There is no such thing as an automatic number of cuts." Mike Farrell, Huntington junior and commissioner of ac­ unlimited cuts, must at some point in h is life learn to rely Students are not the only ones who are confused - ademic affairs, has been set up to study the present ab- on his own judgment, and learn to regulate his own time, several teachers also follow the "mythology" system while sence policy at Marshall, ' All students, they say, are restricted because of the few some allow unlimited cuts, still others insist upon a "no­ immature students whose hours must be regulated for Most students and much of the faculty follow their absence" system. them. own class-cut systems which do not correspond with the Larry Bruce, Huntington senior· and student body policy stated in the Marshall University Catalog. Bruce expressed another popular student idea. He president, feels that the administration should have a feels that because he has paid for his education, he has According to the catalog, "every student is expected clear-cut policy. ''There should be no need for an un­ the right to decide whether he can afford to miss a class to be present at all class sessions." Only "unavoidable" written law o nthis campus," he said, session. absence~. such as those due t~ "health, death in -the im- According to Farrell, the pre,;;ent system is outdated epan. -.t of Journalism, Marshall University, 16th Street and 3rd Avenue, Huntlnston. West Vlrainia. OU-ca mpus subscription fee is ,«1.00 per year. ....ni, fee ct,ve rs on-campus student subacription at the rate of $2.00 per semester plus 50 cents for each summer tenn. Phone 523-8582 or Journalism Dept., Ext. 235 <>(, 523-SUl ' STAFF llllltor-ln-Chlef ...... LloYd D . Lewta • llanaslna Editor ...... Dan R. J'ielda News Editors ...... • ...... Susan Samuels, Kathleen Six IP'•ture ~!tor ...... Susan Samuela SPOrta Co-Editors ...... • ...... Paul Smith, Tlm Bucey lloclet, Co-Editors ...... ~- . . . Fra nces Chirico, Martha Hill • Exchanae Editor ...... G. 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For complete information on the new Two-Year Army ROTC Program see the Professor 95c each of Military Science on campus. wherever BALLANTINE BOOKS ARMY ROTC IF YOU ARE SOOD E#OUSH TO IE A LEAIIEI, 110#'1 SETTLE IOI LESS! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1007 PAGE THREE .Students Question Present Cut Polic;y (Continued from Page J) dean's list students to have an un­ Basically, the main argument limited amount of cuts. Dr. Allen, of those favoring unlimited cuts who is in favor of this idea, said, is that students need and deserve "They have demonstrated their re­ to be treated as mature adults by sponsibility and they will know both the administration and fac­ when they are doing well." ulty. This extra "honor" might also Commenting on the idea of an serve to increase student initiative unlimited amount of cuts, Dr. Al­ and 1lhe desire to have a 3.0 ave­ len . referred to the situation as a r-age, he said. "tough problem" and added, ~'the A second compromise has been present system often misses its in­ suggested by Farrell. He feels that tended ,target." the present official policy should "On the other hand, when you should remain the same for fresh­ go to a system of unlimited cuts, men, and be changed to an wi­ it probably loosens th e informal limited absence system for all up­ ties between students and teach­ per classmen. He said, "We are all ers. This tendency, in my judg­ mature college students. My be­ ment, moves the students farther lief is that trouble occurs mostly apart," D.r. Allen said. with freshmen." leader's Digest Editor Speais Cause Failure? He suggested that most· students As an example of the type of are 18 years old when they come ALLEN RANKIN, (left), roving editor of Reader's Digest magazine and Page Pitt, professor of Jour­ situation which might occur with to college, and if they cannot reg­ nalism, talk after Mr. Rankins t'etlellt discussion with members of the joumallsm 428 and 309 wrWnc an unlimited cut system, Dr. Allen ulate their own hours, then they classes. Mr. Rankin told of bis experiences as an editor with Reader's Digest and spoke of the trips he said that a student might cut so aren't prepared to attend a univer­ bas made while working' in this capacity. many classes that he fails several sity. subjects. When the administration Restrict Freshmen informs the student's parents that Ih answer to Dr. Allen's concern A shirt with an excessive absences were the cause over parental complaints, Farrell educated collar of his failure, noted Dr. Allen the said, ''My answer is to restrict the parents are angry to learn 'that freshmen. This freshman clause This Arrow oxford shirt meets all the university does not know or will solve most parental uproar." care whether students attend clas­ the trad itiona I requirements for ses. Therefore, the parents say, it Bruce agrees with Farrell's sug­ a shirt that excels in style and becomes the University's fauit for gestion that freshmen should be comfort for the college man. the student's failure. restricted to the present policy. Authentically styled with a high The administration, therefore, "At least first semester freshmen banded soft roll, button down need to be forced to go to classes. has a responsibility to parents, ac­ collar, tapered university fashion cording to Dr. Allen. He said that If a student starts out badly by if an unlimited cut system were in­ cutting classes, he'll never make and back pleat. troduced at Marshall that 85 per it through college," he added. 100% luxurious oxford cotton - cent of the students would do well, However, Bruce does not' feel "Sanforized" labeled - $5.00, but the other 15 per cent would that each student should have an long or short sleeves. make poor grades as a result of the unlimited amount of cuts. He feels Bold New Breed from policy. that the amount of cuts should be extended above th e present un­ Realizes Problem written absence law among stu­ --ARROW.-- Dr. Allen referred to the prob­ dents. lem as a "legitimate conflict of in­ Bruce added, "The revised class­ terests." He added that he realizes the complaints that students have cut policy would liberalize a col­ -the hazy wording of the present lege education, and Marshall needs policy, students' desire to regulate a little bit of liberalizing." their own hours, their need for in-l";;:======:=:=:::;-1 dependence, and finally, the un­ fairness of punishing all students for the few who must be forced to attend classes. In answer to these complaints, Dr. Allen said, "I don't know of any absence system in any univer­ sity in the country that works to the satisfaction of everyone." Of six other MAC school cata­ logs consulted, three have policies which correspond to the present Marshall policy. However, at Kent State University, the "management of attendance, including the excus­ ing of absences, is regarded as both the responsibility and the prerogative of the individual in­ structor." The same policy holds true at Ohio University. At Bowling Green, the 1966-67 catalog states, 'T'he development UNNETII L GAIND of effective student-teacher rela­ Marshall 'M tionships requires an attendance policy which will recognize t ~ e DO YOV WANT . . . rights and responsibilities of stu­ MONEY FOR FUTURE dents and instructors and which FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY? will be flexible and responsive ,to I( you're like most yong men, the wishes of many." marriage will probably be your The catalog states that students next big step. And marriage in 100 and 200 level courses, at means . increased responsibilities Bowling Green are permitted to It's a good idea to start building be absent without authorization a cash reserve now. to provide Here's a shirt specifically tailored for twice the equivalence of ,the meet­ for those future family responsi­ the Bold New Breed of men. Fashioned ing of each . course in a week per bilities. A life insurance pro­ of durable weave oxford that's as new semester. Otherwise, it is the •re­ gram started now, when rates sponibility of an instructor to sup­ are lowest, offers a unique solu­ as today. Traditional button-down ply his own -sparate attendance tion to this problem. I'd like to collar with back pleat, loop, back policy. I discuss such a program with you collar button. In a wide selection of I at your convenience. • Compromise Named unusual stripes. "Sanforized" labeled. Three. posible compromises might $5.00 solve the conflict of interests be­ Connecticut Mutual lift tween the administration and the 103' 6th Ave. majority of the students. Suite ZOl Bruce suggested that a good starting point for the revision of Phone SU-7321 the present policy is to allow the~------' PAGE FOUR THE PARTHENON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1967 Thunde ring• Herd Edges Western Fifth Consecutive Win Was 'Too Close For Comfort' By TIM BUCEY Sparts Co-Editor "Too close for comfort," was the' reaction of Ellis Johnson, head baske:ball coach, following the Herds fifth consecutive win which equalled their lonegst winning streak of the season. Marshall had to come from behind in the second half to w4"1 the game with George Stone, Covington, Ky., junior, scoring six of the Herd's· last seven points giving the Green a 68-67 win over Western Michigan. Coach Johnson credited Marshall's much improved defense as being the big factor in the game and added, "We played a good game even though our shooting was off." "I was talking to Western's coach after the game," Johnson said, "and he felt his team played one of its best games of the season." Dan D'Antoni, Mullens sop- homore, put the game on ice for most of the first ten minutes of the Herd by sinking a bul shot play. with 1 :24 left in the game giving Midway through -the first half Marshall its final point. the Herd came alive and scored With six seconds left and the nine consecutive points to jump Herd winning 68-67, D'Antoni off to a 21-12 lead, the biggest stepped out-of-bounds with the margin they led by all night. ball, but when Western tossed it At halftime the Herd was in in the little 5-10 guard stole the front by a 28-24 score. ball to end the game. Western grabbed the lead at 40- The win asured Marshall of sec- 38 with 15:14 remaining in the ond place in the Mid-American game on a goal by Gene Ford and Conference and put its record at later increased their lead to five 17-6 overall and 9-2 in the con- points at 50-45, which was their ference. biggest lead of the game. Western finishes the season with Marshall then tied the game at a 10-14 record in all games and 52-52 with the help of two field 4-8 in the conference. The game goals by Redd and pulled ahead on marked the Bronco's seventh con- a fould shot by Dan D'Antoni, secutive loss after they started the Mullens sophomore, with 10:12 left. season winning eight of their first In the last ten minutes the Bron- 11. cos tied the score four times but Stone was the game's high scor- got the lead again. er with 30 points and Jim David- The last five minutes saw son, Logan sophomore, poured in Herd and Western trading field 18. Stone's 30-point performance goals, with Stone scoring six of brought him within 15 points of MaTshall's last seven points. LATTA'S topping the 1,000 mark. If the sharpshooting forward scores 15 or more points this Saturday against Wrestlers End Kent State, he will become the rust Marshall player in history to On Loss Side score 1,000 points in his first two • •ldloollupplll seasons. The Thundering Herd wrestling Eugene Ford, a 6-5 sophomore, team closed out its season Satur­ .... •Azt.luppllll was high point man for the Bron- day in Gullickson Hall, losing to cos with 18 followed by Reggie Findlay College, 17-15. 'Gire Me Green; Green, Gree1I' Lacefield, 6-4 junior, with 16. Lace- The Herd collected pins in two field was also the leading rebound- weight classes, two draws and one FROSH CHEERLEADERS arouse spirt of spectators at Memorial er for Western with 13. decisioned win. Field House during home game against Miami of Ohio last Wednes­ Want to set a career ob­ day. In top photo (from left) they are, Paula Hillbish, Cynthia Davis, Bob Allen, Port Huron, Mich., In the 130-pound class, David Nicki Barr, Pamela Slaughter and Barbara Wilson. Assisting var­ jective of $25,000 or more junior, who was third in the MAC Greathouse, Huntington j uni or, in rebounding going into the game, registered a pin over Findlay's Tom sity cheerleaders at the same game are Karen Lofland, Becky Ab­ in annual income? pulled down 15 rebound;, making Kruggel after 2:43 of the second bott, ,Vickie Lambert and Kendra Staker, frehmen 'me 2 p.m. PAGE SIX WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1967 Proposed Grad Center Possibilities Discussed By SAM NEAL the second proposal would neces­ Staff Reporter sitate state involvement in private West Virginia Governor Hulett enterprise. C. Smith last week proposed a $10 Dr. Allen said that discussions million Science Graduate Center are continuing at all levels be­ to be built in the Kanawha Valley. tween the various ~iversity and Today, Dr. J . S tewart Allen, college officials throughout t:Qe vice president of academic affain, state concerning a joint graduate sa:d he felt in terms of present center in the Kanawha Valley. needs in other areas of higher edu­ Asked about Gov. Smith's Sci­ cation this $10 million figure would ence Graduate Center idea, Dr. not be likely to get a first priority Allen said, "I would think that figure in legislative consideration. there are some needs in some other "Naturally I would like to see areas that ar~ just as pressing as it," said Dr. Allen. "Set it up and science." call it the Marshall Graduate Re­ search Center," he continued. GRANT GIVEN . Dr. Allen said, "Whichever way E. I. du Pont de Menours and we go, it must be undertaken after Co. has donated a $5,000 grant to the needs of the area in graduate the Chemistry Department, accord­ work have been carefully definea, ing to Dr. John H. Wotiz, profes­ and it must proceed acording to sor and chairman of the depart­ some preconceived plan." ment. One-half of the grant is to Diredor, Re1dr 'Witlli1 ~O Dars' ·Dr. Allen pointed out that there be used in chemist,ry while the re­ JACKIE MOSS, Charleston senior and coordinator of the student directory, bas announced the direc­ are three basic pos3ibilities now mainder goes to fields of education tory will be in the hands of the students within 30 days. The members of the student directory com­ being discussed concerning a pro­ relating to science. mittee are now compiling the names, addresses, phone numbers, and clasmficaUons of the students to posed graduate center in the Kan­ be placed in the directory. awha Valley: MOVIE FEATURED 1. Take a lot of money and set "The Fifth Row" will be fea­ it aside and build what eventually tured at the mix at 8 p.m. today will be another university in th e in the Union. ID cards will be food Committee Views Kitchen Charleston area. checked. By PAMELA BRICK which it hopes to send to other was able to see "ou-r equipment or 2. Use the present graduate in~ Staff ~porter MAC schools, according to Miss our lack of il" stitution entity there and modify PORTABLE TAPE "Right now we're gathering Sterne. In regard to next y e a r, the its operation to satisfy required facts about our problems and how "Now we are getting the facts committee is now working for bet­ needs. RECORDERS to deal with these problems and and trying to formulate so m e ter organization of some of the 3. m;e the existing facilities in for lecture and events we are also inquiring at other plans," said Miss Sterne, "so that one of the institutions there and food service programs, such-as the from 19.95 schools in the MAC to find which we can present them to President mealbook policy, according to Miss get cooperation and help -from sev­ 10% DISCOUNT of these problems they have faced Stewart H. Smith." Sterne. eral institutions throughout the and how they have solved them," At the meeting, the committee "I definitely think that this com­ state to start a graduate program with your ID card said Jane Sterne, Ft. Pleasant se- was taken on a tour of the kitchen mittee will be able to improve our on a modest basis. Stu.dent Accounts Invited nior and chairman of the Foo d by Frank· Willis, director of food situation," said Miss Sterne. He said, "I think the third pro­ MACK & DAVE'S Service Committee. service. The next meeting of the commit­ posal is more , feasible, more 'do­ The committee met last Thurs- Miss Sterne said she found the tee will be nex-t Wednesday at 6:15 able.' " The first is presently too 900 Third A venue day to discuss th e questionaire tour to be very helpful, for sh e p.m. in the Main Dining Hall. costly according to Dr. Allen, and • • PIZZA _,..,.,_,!DOS PARLOR PUBllC PUB 2501 5th AVENUE. toNE BLOCK WEST OF FIELD HOUSE)

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