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Spring Weekend Coming ®f)e Jleto i)amp§f)tre VOL. 52 ISSUE 21 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, N. H. — FEBRUARY 28, 1963 TEN CENTS Advisers, Grades Tour-Guide Plan To Be Subject “I hope that the program will meet on-the-spot needs as well as those planned in ad­ vance,” said Ronald Barrett, Of Conference Director of the Memorial Un­ ion, about the proposed Tour Guides Program which was ap­ The faculty adviser problem selected because grades affect proved recently by the Univers­ and the grading system will be all students in the University. ity Trustees. It will provide a the topics of discussion at the Several improvements have central information c e n t er , Twelfth Annual Conference on been proposed to perfect the probably at the Union, for par­ Campus Affairs to be held in present grading system. The ents and other visitors and the Memorial Union this Satur­ Educational Research Commit­ have available student guides day, March 2. tee feels that an 8.0 system to show guests around the cam­ Sponsored by the Educational would be fairer to the student pus. Research Committee of the than the 4.0 system. The program which has been Student Senate, two representa­ With this system, the students in the planning for a year needs tives from each campus housing obtaining an 81 and an 89 would funds now to make it a reality, unit will attend. not both receive the same grade, according to Mr. Barrett. Stud­ The purpose of the annual but instead would receive a B- ents wishing to participate as conference is to provide students and a B-I-, respectively. guides will serve on a volun­ with an opportunity to discuss A recent poll conducted by tary basis during the week, but campus-wide problems with the Committee revealed that the receive payment on weekends members of the administration advisor problem exists mainly and holidays. and faculty. in the College of Liberal Arts Signs will be erected around Dr. Paul Mclntire, Director of and the freshman class. campus to direct visitors to the Testing and Placement and More than 80% of the stud­ Union where they can obtain Professor Koch of the Education ents interviewed in L.A. had a information and guide service. Department will lead a panel different adviser than their “I think there is plenty of de­ discussion of the grading system major and over 40% felt that mand for this, especially on in the morning session. he was unqualified as an advisor. Parents Day, Homecoming After a question-answer per­ However, 90% felt that an Weekend, the Honors’ Convoca­ iod, the student conferees will adviser is necessary so three tion, and other events such as break up into small discussion programs have been suggested these”, Barrett continued. groups for the remainder of the to revise the adviser system. “I hope that students who are morning. These are increased student guides will feel more loyalty In the afternoon Dean Mc- participation, a program util­ and identity to the college,” Quade, Dean Nielson and Pro­ izing full-time advisers and the said Barrett. “Maybe they will fessor Pollack will present a University-College Concept in­ even find it worthwhile to do Winter Carnival Queen Cally Neill panel with the adviser problem volving a reorganization of the this during vacations.” as the basis of discussion. freshman and sophomore years Those interested in participat­ The topic of grades was at UNH. ing should contact Mr. Barrett at the Memorial Union. Winter Carnival Over; Spring Weekend Coming The prizes have all Deen won, The next night, Friday, fea­ ander Hall finished second with the snow sculptures lie head­ tured the Carnival Ball with a time of 27.0 seconds and less and unattended, the athletes Bob Hall and his Orchestra, Denis Allen of Pi Kappa Alpha nurse their bruises and bunions with many fraternities also wound up in third place in 38.0 and the Outing Club works having parties. seconds. feverishly over the balance The snowshoe races began at sheets. The year’s big weekend Saturday afternoon, “New­ 3:00 p.m. Because of a fifteen- Winter Carnival is over. port” came to New Hampshire; foot drop near the starting line, The Carnival officially began a group of 30 musicians who had there were several very interest­ on Thursday night with the previously appeared at the New­ ing falls which appeared to put judging of the snow sculptures. port Jazz Festival played from all the spectators in good spir­ In the Dormitory Division the 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Field its. Irregularities in the course winers were McLaughlin Hall House. and a brook which had to be and a tie between East-West On Sunday afternoon the out­ crossed added to the pitfalls and Gibbs Hall. SAE captured door events took place at Moose which the racers encountered. the Fraternity Division, and Mountain. The program was Nonetheless Richard Wyile there was no Sorority Division originally planned to include of Fairchild Hall completed the winner because, as one judge a saucer slide as well as slalom course in 1:56.3 seconds to take stated, “We didn’t feel that any and snowshoe events, but lack top honors in the event. Tom of the sorority sculptures de­ of well packed snow on the only Buckley of Sigma Beta finished served an award.” available slope forced the event second in 1:56.6, and Roger After the judging of the to be cancelled. The skiing Countway of Alexander Hall sculptures came an ice show event, itself, varied from a finished third in 2:05.-. presented by the members of the slalom at the top of the course To close out Winter Carnival, North Shore Skating Club. At to a controlled downhill run at the Memorial Union sponsored 7:45 the torch arrived from the bottom. Steady snowfall a couples Moonlight Bowling Members of the Hood House staff present man, Mrs. Harriet B. Nason, Dr. Charles H. Cannon Mountain. It took the and a deep rut hampered many Tournament. This is to be a drugs to Larry Golden which they have col­ Howarth and Larry Golden. Golden, who is UNH runners thirteen hours of the skiers, but several man­ weekly Sunday night feature of lected for the Los Negros Leper Colony. chairman of the Student Senate Peace Corp. and eight minutes to cover the aged to turn in good times for the Union. From left to right are Mrs. Mary S. Gil­ Cmmittee is heading up the drive. 112 miles, and Pat Carrol won the event. Steve Found of Phi Now that Winter Carnival is two tickets to the Jazz Festival Mu Delta won the race in 36.0 over, UNHers can look ahead by guessing closest to this time. seconds, Tony Gilmore of Alex­ to May and Spring Weekend. Los Negros Fund Drive To Be Held March 3 - 9 Politics and Poker The Los Negros Leper Col- So far the Student Senate 3. Introduce an agricultural By Paul McEachern oy Fund Drive, originally Peace Corps Committee, The program. Aeduled for February 17-23 New Hampshire and the Alumni 4. Replace adobe huts with ce­ The UNH administrative team has Yesterday the House passed a bill ill be held this coining week, House have collected over 200 ment block houses. providing for expansion of the boiler .ccording to Larry Golden, dollars to send to Bolivia. Bul­ 5. Utilization of the local riv­ just abut finished its rundown of the .hairman of the Student Sen­ lock estimates that it will cost er for irrigation and electri­ capital budget requests before the unit. The new capacity is needed to te Peace Corp Committee and about 3,000 dollars to operate fication of the Colony. cope with the needs of the new dining hairman of the drive, members the Colony in the coming year. 6. Introduction of small indus­ House Education Committee. Last f Student Senate will visit ev- A considerable supply of tries. week UNH presented bills for a new hall which will be finished ahead of ryone who lives in a University drugs has been collected 7. Phasing out of donor aid. Chemistry building and a new high time. lousing unit to collect dona- through private citizens and the 8. Transition from a Peace ions of drugs, clothing or mon- staff of Hood House. Corps staff to a Bolivian rise dorm. The chem building will be As I have seen it, the university can y. One interested donor who had staff. built next to Kingsbury Hall and the be well pleased with its budget rep­ The Colony which is located heard of the project recently Golden has asked that stud­ Lear Santa Cruz, Bolivia is un- sent a carton of medical supplies ents contact their family doc­ dorm will go on the former site of resentation before the legislature. er the direction of Donald Bul- from Texas. tors to ask for drug supplies. Ballard Hall. Jere Chase and others gave a smooth ock, a 1960 graduate of UNH Bullock has these eight ob­ Most doctors receive samples rho is now in the Peace Corp. jectives for the colony: which they are willing to donate Both these buildings will wipe out succinct presentation of the univers­ Los Negros has a total of 80 1. Raise the living standard for the project. All those stud­ existing parking areas. ity’s needs. Other state agencies can n-patients and 120 out-patients. from subsistence to a level ents not living in University Almost no funds are available of adequate nutrition and Housing units are invited to The only other major capital re­ take a lesson from the university on or the support of these patients health.
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