Phi Alpha Theta—Wins Award

Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The Inkwell Student Media 10-18-1978 The Inkwell Armstrong State College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/inkwell Recommended Citation Armstrong State College, "The Inkwell" (1978). The Inkwell. 1291. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/inkwell/1291 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Inkwell by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Non-Profit Organization U. S. Postage PAID Savannah, Ga. PERMIT NO. 380 VOLUME 44, NUMBERIN 4 K WELL Phi Alpha Theta — A. Wins Award II The Armstrong State College the University of Kentucky. II chapter of Phi Alpha Theata, an New initiate Cynthia Freeman international honor society in received one of 28 awards by the history, has tied with a Victorian Society in America for University of Alabama at a summer study program at Huntsville chapter for an award Bedford College, University of of $250 as best chapter among London. Sharon Rountree was schools with 2,000 to 4,500 chosen as outstanding student in students. The money will be American History by the used to buy books for the Daughters of the American history department. Colonies. Armstrong's Sigma Theta Chapter, was host to a regional Several faculty members of meeting of Phi Alpha Theta the chapter also have been members in April, with more professionally active. Mrs. Mary than 90 people from 12 Robertson presented a paper on southeastern colleges and "Lucy Gilmer Breckinridge: universities participating. Nascent Feminist of the Old Several students from South" at Furman University. Armstrong's chapter have won Dr. Olavi Arens presented a special recognition this year. paper at the sixth conference on Barbara Ross, chapter secretary, Baltic Studies in Toronto, and received a $3,100 scholarship for Dr. Roger Warlick published two From left to right: Debbie Bergman, Secretary; David Corbett, Vice-President; work toward a master's degree at articles on historical subjects. Cynthia Freeman, Treasurer; Virginia Huber, President. Health Professions Program Proposed A proposal to create a new, The center, according to a medical services technicians, hospitals, nursing homes and administrators of area hospitals, $3 million health professions report prepared by James F. biomedical engineers, radiology other health care agencies for and both public and private education program at Armstrong Repella, dean for professional technologists, health care trained personnel on a state, health care agency officials. State College has been sent to studies, would provide health educators and huma regional and national basis. The Board of Regents already the Georgia Board of Regents. career education for dozens of development specialists. Between April and has designated Armstrong as one The proposal includes a $1.2 different health related ASC already has degree September, Repella met with of three health professions million, 200-bed dormitory for professions. programs in dental hygiene, more than 150 people education centers in the state. health career students, a Included would be degree, medical technology and nursing representing 22 different loca, College officials plan to seek $957,000 addition to the new certificate and continuing which will be housed in the new regional and national health federal and other grants as well health professions education education programs for $1.5 million building when it related organizations to survey as ask state sources to fund the building now nearing respiratory therapists, medical opens in December. the need for health care programs. completion, and $741,500 for technologists, health care Repella's proposal was the professionals. Included were "Armstrong State College is faculty and operating expenses managers, medical records result of a six month representatives of the Southeast so situated geographically that at the c enter. administrators, emergency investigation into the needs of Georgia Health Systems Agency, See HEALTH page 8 David Frye to Appear On Wednesday, November 15 (remember Him?), Nelson Brando, Dr. Joyce Brothers, at 8:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Rockefeller (the former Vice William F. Buckley, Jr., Lillian Auditorium, the Armstrong President and current owner of Carter, Rodney Dangerfield, State College Union Board will Puerto Rico, to quote a close Sammy Davis, Kirk Douglas, sponsor the most amazing, friend of Rocky's), and George Henry Fonda, Rex Harrison, stupendous, spectacular parade Wallace. Mary Hartman, Dustin Hoffman, of personalities to ever step foot Joining this beginning to be Karl Maiden, Beatrice Arthur as in a single area - much less on a drowded and well worn stage, "Maude," Robert Mitchum, single stage in a single are fellow actors, political Ricardo Montalban and his pet auditorium on one single night. figures and activists who have, Cordoba, Jack Nicholson (who Appearing will be "The unfortunately, been unable to recently returned from a rather Greatest," Mohammad Ali, and appear in public for quite some low flying trip over the cuckoo's the sports commentator dearly time now, but who will make a nest), Gregory Peck, Anthony loved by all (including his good special once i in a lifetime (or Quinn, Rex Reed, Telly Savalas, friend, Mohammad Ali), Howard should I say post lifetime) George C. Scott, Tom Snyder, Cosell. Also appearing will be appearance on our very stage: and Rod Steiger. the CBS news anchorman, Clark Gable, Hubert Humphrey, Thousands of people should Walter Cronkite (is that really Lyndon B. Johnson, and Martin fill the audience on November the way it i is, Walter?) Billy Luther King. Making brief 15 at 8:00 p.m. -- if not to Carter, Gerald Ford, Henry appearances on stage will be outnumber the celebrities on Kissinger, Richard Nixon Robert (Baretta") Blake, Marlon See FRYE page 3 Ort^L Page Two THE INKWELL Inkwell Opinions Regents Decision Made by Katie Daly over the loss of ASC's Business The Board of Regents has department and the students and finally reached a decision faculty that belong to that concerning the prospective fates department. of Armstrong State College and The loss of the Business Savannah State College. department will also effect The proposal, as it now enrollment drastically. ASC will stands, states that starting Fall lose up to 800-900 students Quarter 1979 Armstrong will while only gaining lose its whole Business approximately 200 students in department to Savannah State Teacher's Education. but will gain the entire Teacher's Dr. Ashmore also stated that Education program for both in an effort to overcome the schools. The admission standards serious drop in enrollment he at Savannah State will be raised hopes to add new programs in from 650 to 750 to meet ASC's such areas as Teacher's Ed., while both schools will raise Health and Criminal Justice for their verbal scores from 300 to both undergraduate and 350. There are also plans to graduate students. create a joint Continuing Education center. In reply to a question Savannah State will receive concerning the fate of next $5,000,000 for new programs year's seniors Dr. Ashmore said and buildings. Armstrong, that he had no answer. But, he however, will receive nothing added that he hoped and except a guarantee that the recommended that the seniors in combined budget for Teacher's quesiton would be allowed to Education from both schools receive their degree from the will not be lowered for two school they attended their first years. three years in college. When interviewed, Dr. Heniy Also, according to Ashmore, L. Ashmore, President of as soon as the proposal is official Armstrong State College, the two institutions will meet expressed his disappointment together to work on the transfer. S.G.A. Election Cancelled Students at Armstrong will Therefore, these candidates will Tina Gardner, and David G askin . not have the opportunity to become Senators in the Student Katie Parks is the new elect their own representatives Government Assocation by Sophomore Senator. The Open to fill the vacant Senate seats acclamation. (By the way, the Departmental Seats were filled this year. The reason for this announcement about the by Glen Gibbons, Criminal deviation from democratic upcoming election and filing Justice; Grady Prosser, procedure is that none of the dates for candidates was seats were contested in the Education; and Judith Blazer, announced in the last Inkwell Languages and Literature. Willie election. and printed on posters Every candidate who filed for Tuten is the new Senator At throughout the school.) Large. There are still some CATALOG of COLLEGIATE RESEARCH office during the week of The new Freshman Senators October 2-6th is unopposed. Departmental Seats open. For Over 10,000 listings! All subjects. are Dotty Cook, Steve Fulton, more info contact Leesa Bohler, Send NOW for this FREE catalog. SGA Vice President. (offer expires Dec. 31,1978) The new Senators will be Send to: COLLEGIATE RESEARCH sworn in at the Senate Meeting P.O. Box 84396, Los Angeles, CA. 90073 INKWELL on Thursday, October 19th. The Senate meets every Thursday at ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE 7:/.^u30 a.a.mm. in ttherie CoLonnfeiererennccee 11935 Abercorn Ext. Room, Second Floor, MMCCC.C. L- - Savannah, Ga. 31406 -EDITOR. Catherine Smith Turn in Your Emptie by Danny Brown T by Danny Brown rcol*nl 1lec or>tf alloil the money an— dJ regain Gern iner. Lynn can beUa c fi ASSOCIATE EDITORS Miller's support. through the Office of S For the past couple of years Katie Daly Terry Malphrus Miller holds their turn-in Activities. This year Mil any recognized organization on contest two or three times a be sponsoring the tickets campus has been asked to collect SPORTS EDITORS year. When you turn in your Miss A.S.C.

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