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The Courier Volume 2 Issue 28 Article 1 5-22-1969 The Courier, Volume 2, Issue 28, May 22, 1969 The Courier, College of DuPage Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/courier This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STUDENT PROFILE By George Joch Have you ever wondered about cars. Sixty-three per cent of the the average student that goes to students said they get to school by COURIER the College of DuPage? Why he their own automobiles. goes here, where he lives, and how he gets his money to attend When the students were asked VOL. 2, No. 28 May 22, 1969 here? the source of money for expenses this year, 42 per cent of the stu¬ Only One Interim The findings of the Comparative dents replied that they worked. Guidance and Placement Tests, The same percentage also said they ASB Senate Votes given here to 707 incoming students intended to work between 11 and last fall during orientation, has 20 hours a week. Building Ready in June some interesting findings about Disapproval of students that attend the College of When asked if going to school Only one of three buildings on of $89,930 to Benoit & Sons, cov¬ DuPage. and holding down a job at the same House Bill 12-11 the interim campus is expected to ering 90 per cent of the work that time was a hinderance to students, be ready by mid-June and the other had been completed by AprU 30. First of all, 34 per cent of the James Godshalk, director of gui¬ The Student Senate voted at last two in mid-August, the College of students questioned in the testing dance, said: Thursday s session to send a letter DuPage Board was told at its last Holding back 10 per cent of the said they attend school here be¬ to the Illinois House of Representa¬ meeting. payment is usual procedure with cause it is close to home. “I would have to go along with a tives stating non-support and dis¬ contractors, said Dr. E.RaySear- study a read. If a student works approval of House BUI 12-11. This The original construction con¬ by, vice president of business at just where do students at the up to approximately 16 hours a bUl, if enacted would make a $5.00 tract with Ray J. Benoit & Sons, the college. college live? Ninety-one per cent week, there seems to be no effect minimum tuition fee per hour man¬ Inc., specified a June 1 deadline. said they live at home with their on his grades. after 16 hours, datory at state supported schools. Initial water and sewer facili¬ parents. there appears to be a deteriora¬ The Board approved the payment ties will be in Lambert Rd. from tion of grades on the average.” Letters were also sent to the 22nd street to Wilson ave., and will When asked the distance between House supporting and approving a cost the college about $161,770 residence and the college, 70 per Godshalk added that according to bill providing for a Federal in¬ over the next 10 or 15 years. cent of the students said they lived the study he read, "Those students come deduction for students and to Caron Madsen within 10 miles of the college. who work 16 hours or less, on the the Board of Directors requesting The Board authorized Glen EUyn average, do better than students that the ASB president or his rep¬ to begin the village’s proposal to The College of DuPage is a com¬ that don’t work at all, and it seems resentative be allowed to be non¬ Takes Best in provide the new campus with these muter college. This explains why to fit here at the College of Du¬ voting members of the board. facilities. so many students own their own Page.” The senate also passed a motion Student Art Show The Interim campus is being allowing the Constitution commit¬ Results of Student Art Show, held built on 40 acres of land on Lam¬ tee to rewrite the ASB Constitu¬ Sunday, May 11, at the Student bert road, south of Glen Ellyn. tion, excluding the administration Center, were released this week. Extracurricular Views and the Board of Directors. William Wuerful, representative Best of the show award went to for the architects of the interim By George Joch men had in school activities, James In other senate action, the spring Caron Madsen and her silk screen campus, C. F. Murphy and Asso¬ Godshalk, director of guidance, election results were officially work entitled “Athene”. Honorable ciates, said the contractor hopes Wanted: Incoming College of Du¬ said, “I’ve got my own ideas on approved. A letter from the Fac¬ mention went to a drawing by to have the first building finish¬ Page freshmen to participate in the subject. .One, they don’t ulty Senate was read stating that Steve O’Dell entitled "Reclining.” ed by the middle of June and the college-sponsored clubs and ac¬ want to associate with C of D.” there would be “business as usual” remaining two buUdings done by tivities. concerning cancellation of classes O’Dell also won first, and Mad¬ mid-August. Godshalk explained that in many on May 29, the night of the Spring sen third in the painting class. If the situation continues next cases the College of DuPage was Formal. Second place went to "Woman” The Board told its attorney J. year as it did this year, college- not the first choice among many of by Dennis Casto. Glenn Shehee, to inform the com¬ sponsored clubs and activities may the incoming students, but because pany that bonded Benoit that he wiU have to run ads in The Courier of lack of money or low high- Lemkau Resigns; In the drawing class, “Still Life” not be able to meet the deadline. begging freshmen to join their school grades they have come by Arthur Meier won first place organizations. here instead. They have come, while second went to Martha Vens- Wuerful said that Benoit had however, with the view that C of D O'Donnell Takes kus’ water color of "Flowers”. slipped in some areas rather than During orientation last fall, the is less than the school they wanted Mary Houston’s “Figure Study” having picked up. The college is Comparative Guidance and Place¬ to go to. was awarded third place. considering litigating damages for the delay. ment test showed that a great Over Officially many of the 707 incoming fresh¬ Another reason Godshalk pointed Mixed media, a category en¬ men and transfer students who took out was that, "Tests have shown Larry Lemkau, president of the compassing all the various instru¬ The cost of the interim campus is approximately 1.9 million. the test had no interest in par¬ that these incoming freshmen did Associated Student Body at the ments of art, was the fourth cate¬ ticipating in a college-sponsored not, on the average, participate in College of DuPage, handed in his gory in which awards were given. activity. activities when they were in high resignation effective May 20 at school.” 11:30 a.m. “Violin and Guitar” by LUlian INSIDE Here are examples of the per Carlson was awarded first prize. cent of freshmen not interested in Godshalk explained that many of Lemkau resigned primarily for Second was "Landscape Through French educators stopped off joining specific activities: Reli¬ these students may have worked two reasons: he was running into Time” by Arthur Meier and the here this week to look over the gious Activities, 72 per cent NOT and could not participate in high trouble holding executive board third place award went to Arthur Meier’s “And All That Jazz.” interested; Student Government, school and now do not wish to par¬ meetings because of non-attend¬ college because apparently we’re 50 per cent NOT interested; Lit¬ ticipate in college. ance by other members, and he was a “comer,” in the opinion of erary, Debate or Dramatics clubs, anxious to have the newly-elected About 50 students had entries North Central Association of Col¬ 68 per cent NOT interested; De¬ Competing activities also hurt president take over. in the show. leges. Story on Page 2. partmental or Pre-Professional college sponsored activities, ac¬ Implications ’68, the literary Lemkau took office last summer Clubs, 61 per cent NOT inter¬ cording to Godshalk. “Many of the magazine, gets a good grade students needs are met in their after Ed Hummel, victor in last ested; School Spirit Activities, 37 Quarter's Final from English Instructor Bill per cent NOT interested; Campus local communities.” year’s presidential election, re¬ Myers, who says it’s in good Political Organizations, 60 per signed for personal reasons. Courier is May 29 cent NOT interested. Finally, Godshalk speculated taste. His review is on Page 3. that as time goes on, the incoming President-elect Thom O’Donnell The Courier wiU publish its Got a Volkswagen? You might now takes over the office. Athletic activities had the high¬ student will participate as he de- last edition of the Spring quarter be interested in a story on Page est response of students who wish¬ velopes broader horizons and finds next week. 5. ed to participate actively, with 37 he is freely accepted by his fellow MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY Campus slang changes so fast students.