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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-7-1972 The BG News December 7, 1972 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News December 7, 1972" (1972). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2787. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2787 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. An Bowling GiMn, Ohio Independent Thursday, Docombor 7, 1972 Student Voice THe BG news Volum* S6 -Numbor 46 Academic Council rejects 'eorly-out' By Dcaay Law DR. DAVID Elsass. dean of the HE SAID a study was needed "to SUM Reporter College of Education, pointed out the identify the problem" with the early- similarity of the arguments that are out calendar proposal. Academic Council voted 8-5 being used now for the early-out Once the problem is identified, he yesterday to retain the present calendar, and the arguments that were said a calendar with specific dates calendar system during the 1973-74 used when the University switched could then be drawn up and voted on. academic year. from semesters to the quarter system In another motion, the Academic "One of the big points then of the A suggestion was also made that the Development Evaluation Committee quarter system was that it got away length of the examination week be IADKC'I was ordered to study and from having to do classwork over shortened at the end of each quarter. explore other calendar alternatives Christmas break." he said The days cut off from the examination which, if enacted by council, would be period could be counted toward an implemented during the 1974-7S earlier dismissal of classes in June. Dr Karl Vogt. dean of the College of academic year. Dr Michael Ferrari, acting provost Business Administration, said the and chairman of the council, said he Students step briskly by this hug* frozen puddle on Iho inner campus, a result The vote to keep the present winter break in the early-out calendar calendar system came after much would contact the Board of Regents in of rocont rains and cold weather. Icy walks debate and reiteration of the would interrupt classwork. making Columbus to see if the suggestion was advantages and disadvantages of the readjustment back to an academic permissible. frame of mind difficult for both the early-out calendar proposal. student and professor If enacted, the examination week Jeff Sherman, president of the would probably last three days instead Student Body Organization iSBOi. said of four, although it could be cut to as the only way "to find out whether a few as two. proposal is good or bad is to try it Apollo 17 blasts off after delay Dr Charles Mott, associate pro- "RESERVING four days now for fessor of quantitative analysis and finals is a farce and should be recog- satisfactorily. control, disagreed, saying he was nized as such," Dr Elsass said. "We By Howard Benedict planned liftoff time of 9:S3 p.m. EST automatically as planned can pick up a few days at the end of In effect, they worked out a new The technicians were working reluctant to try a proposal without first AP Aerospace Writer when the device failed to pressurize an each quarter and gain a week in June oxygen lank in the third stage of the program which told the computer to against the 1:31 a.m. EST deadline having more information on it accept the manual pressurization. determined by the position of the The proposal to send ADEC out to The ADEC motion said the CAPE KENNEDY. Fla. (API Saturn 5. committee is to research the possible After more than an hour of testing, earth, moon and sun beyond which find that information was then made Delayed for more than two hours by a This caused the computer device to calendar alternatives and report its call an automatic h'li to the technicians determined that the new launch would have had to wait until by Dr. Jerry Stretchier, chairman of computer problem, coming within a the industrial arts department findings by the May 1.1973 deadline breath of a flawless liftoff. Apollo 17 countdown. technique would nerform tonight. vaulted toward the moon, this Launch control recycled the morning, propelled by a fiery rocket on countdown to 22 minutes and resumed, what could be man's last voyage to only to be halted again eight minutes another world before the launch Truman reported near death; The last flight of the historic Apollo This, officials said. w.,s to give series began at 12 33 am EST as a experts more time to resolve the thundering Saturn 5 rocket thrust Navy problem. Capt Eugene A Cernan. geologist With agonizing slowness, the big Harrison H. "Jack'' Schmitt and Navy rocket, most powerful in the world, I'mdr Ronald A. Evans away from rose skyward, the roar of its engines now rests in critical condition their home planet on a scientific assaulting ears and shaking the ground expedition to fill in missing chapters of for miles around and that his appetite was "poor but moon history. KANSAS CITY (AP) - Former Presi- side and his daughter, Margaret tical" as meaning "vital signs are Hundreds of thousands of persons The astronauts rode quietly, calling Truman Daniel, was flying here from unstable and not within normal limits. improved over recent days. out the routine readings on their dent Harry S. Truman, hospitalized jammed viewing sites in the Cape with lung congestion and bronchitis, Washington in a jet provided by the There are major complications, death Kennedy area to bid farewell to Apollo instruments White House. may be imminent." JOHN DREVES. the hospital's "At three minutes, we're go." said was placed on the critical list late last and to watch the blazing departure in night and the hospital said "death may The hospital spokesman would not A report earlier yesterday evening public relations director, asked about the first after-dark launching of an Schmitt shortly after the first stage the irregular heart beat, said it is be imminent." elaborate on Truman's condition and from Truman's physician, Dr. Wallace American manned space flight. rockets burned out and fell away. would not say whether he was con- Graham, had said the former presi- "sometimes irregular and at that point "You're going right down the pike." Shortly after the condition of the 88- scious. dent's heart rate was speeding up at it's rapid." They all had to wait two hours 40 said Mission Control. year-old former chief executive was downgraded from icrious, a The former chief executive was times. The evening bulletin relayed by minutes beyond the planned liftoff The statement said, however, that Dreves said: time while experts troubleshot the Experts here determined that a spokesman at Research Medical Cen- taken by ambulance to the hospital late Tuesday. His condition at first was his blood pressure was "within normal "Theacute phase and heart failure problem with a computer-driven computer which controls the ter reported there had been slight began the night before hospitalization improvement, although Truman termed fair, but deteriorated to serious limits." device called an automatic sequencer. countdown was not able to accept the while the arteriosclerosis has been a remained critical. during the night. The early evening reports also said The countdown proceeded smoothly fact the third stage oxygen lank was Truman was receiving mild sedatives gradual change for some time." to within 30 seconds of the originally being pressurized manually instead of Truman's wife, Bess, was at his bed- A hospital spokesman defined "cri- SBO activities reviewed Sherman gives progress report By Katkl Hatton Trustees is under study. Sherman said. Miller's plan to establish a consumer The form asks 15 questions which Editor The proposal would call for an assis- interest group on campus have been allow the student to evaluate the tant to be elected with the represen- delayed because of a lack of student professors he or she has had during fall Fall quarter saw the rise and fall of tative, he said. The assistant would interest. Sherman said. quarter, an early-out calendar, further develop- assume the representative's position Bill Arnold, coordinator of academic "It's designed to give what students ment ol the budget sub-council pro- during the second year. affairs, is working on revisions of the want when they take a course." he posal, defeat of one pass no record "In effect, you'd be electing the language requirement in the College of said. representative one year before he'd Arts and Sciences. Sherman said. proposal and approval of another, a SOME OF THE QUESTIONS include new open-house policy and court suits take office. After working as an assis- Twenty quarter hours in one foreign about housing and out-of-state fees tant for a year, he would be familiar language are now required. the number of papers a professor Jeff Sherman. Student Body Organi- with the role he must play," Sherman "We've taken no stand on the issue requires for a course, the length of the zation president, talked this week said. as SBO. although we are seeking papers and the number of tests given. Sherman said he has asked the resi- about the role his organization has He said no plans have been finalized change.