Stephen Stills to Appear Here Sept. 30
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It's tuition time again Missy knows the feeling when she - State. Her immediate reaction is anger sideration as to whether or not she's absolute despair after paying the bill receives her bill for tuition to attend Jax and frustration (left), followed by con- going to pay the bill (center), followed by (right). Fall blood drive set The 1976 fall blood drive has been scheduled for Sept. 27. THE The Red Cross bloodmobile will arrive at Leone Cole Auditorium at 9 a.m. From then untd 3 p.m., the Red Cross volunteers will be taking blood with the aid of Jacksonville State's own nursing students. Chairman for the SGA-sponsored drive is Robert Smith, who has served as blood drive chairman three times- summer and fall of 1975 and spring of 1976. The goal of this fall's blood drive is 500 pints. To be eligible to give blood, a person must be between the ages CHANTICLEER of 18 and 66 (17 with parental permission). He must weigh m less than 110 pods. I ----- ---- 4 - Some donors are tmed away for various reasons, but Vol. 9-No. 3 Jacksonville (Alabama') State University Monday, September, 20, 1976 each person who offers to give blood will receive a blood I donor's card which will entitle him and any member of his immediate family to free blood transfusions if such is ever needed. Stephen Stills to appear here Sept. 30 Anyone who caught a saw a prelude of what was to this former Flying Burrito "Super Session" group disbanded, and that 1974 and toured the U.S. and glimpse of Chris Hilhan in come. On Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. Brother who was part of wfiich sold over a million meyear Stills recorded his England. concert last Monday night in Pete Mathews Coliseum, Manassas will be followed by copies. first solo album, backed by Recently, Stills has none other than Stephen Crosby, Stills & Nash, such .performers as Eric Stills. Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and released a solo album on which included David Columbia Records, entitled Tickets are $4 for Crosby of The Byrds and Ringo Starr. students, $5 general ad- Manassas emerged in live simply "Stills, " and this Graham Nash of The Hollies, summer went on a full- mission and $6 at the door. was next. Its 1969 album performance in March, 1972 They can be purchased at the and included both Chris length national tour of the "Crosby, Stills & Nash" sold U.S. Stills' six piece band SGA office, Homestead over two million copies. Hillman and A1 Perkins from Records, Newsome's in the disbanded Flvina Burrito consists of Donnie Dacus Anniston, the Record Bar in Young joined the group in Brothers. The gmip broke (guitar), Joe Lala (congas), Gadsden, the Alleyway in '69, and the group's 1970 up i, 1974 because of the Jerry Aiello (organ), George Albertville and ticket line "Deja VU" album was desire among some persons Perry (bass), Ronald Ziegler locations in Birmingham. Bilboard's number one to re-form CSN&Y, which (dnams) and Rick Roberts Folk-rock singer and album of the year. In lg70the remit4 for the summer of (guitar). composer Stills' career has traversed three bands - Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, SGA-holds first fall meeting Stills & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - and a The appointment of Joe Mucciolo as said that banking at First National of solo career which got its SGA business manager was confirmed Anniston would be convenient because break in July of 1971 with his Monday night when the SGA Senate met there is a branch bank at Fort McClellan. first major solo tour. for the first fall meeting.- He added that such a move by students The Young of CSN & Y is other business, ~ik~~~~hn~~, to bank in Anniston "might bring back Neil Young, a Canadian SGA president, said that there had been free checking service" in JXksonville by Stills met in New York where =me confusion as to when the SGA would facing the city's banks with a loss of he was introduced to folk- meet. He said that the meetings will customers. rock by his greatest in- hereafter be held every Monday night at In other business, the Senate approved v.sn a motion by Sen. Tom Gerraro to fluence,Fred Neil. Young I .dU. was also part of the Buffalo "strongly urge the administration to Springfield. Van Hall, SGA treasurer, informed the notify students of all schedule changes The Buffalo Springfield Senate of a discussion he had with the that were made pr'ior to registration." group never really scored in president of the First National Bank in It also approved a notion by Joe record sales, and the group Anniston to increase student accounts at Muccilio to appropriate $17,000 for the disbanded. Stills' next his bank due to the service charge appearance of Stephen Stills at JSU on Stephen Stills project was the release of initiated by the Jacksonville banks. Hall Sept. 30. Is JSU*l-owering- - its standard$ too much? The goal for our learning institution is to develop each their own.decision. I can certainly understand how you By KRISTY SMITH person to his or her greatest potential. We are interested could proflt from the literature and history of other people Staff Writer in a quality education but we think the way it is achieved but I cannot say you have to have a reading knowledge in German in order to get a degree in accounting." The level of academic standards for admission to JSU is is to have competent, welleducated, committed in- of concern to faculty and students alike. The teachers structors to teach and counsel their students," stated Instructors at JSU were interviewed to discover their desire an intellectual atmosphere where they can develop Montgomery. opinions on the open door admission policy. Most of them fine minds and the students would like to earn a reputable JSU also has a policy of dropping F's. This means when felt that the proficiency of students has not decreased degree. a course is retaken and a grade made higher than the since the standards at this university were lowered. previous F, the second grade is the one that counts. A study of standards and curriculum requirements Dr. Salls in the School of Education feels there is a reveals three conditions that might contribute to the Montgomery feels "an F in itself does not accomplish anything." better caliber of students here now than there were ultimate lowering of standardzs-opendoor admission More. Dr. Gant, a professor in the chemistry depart- palicy, dropping of F's, and elimination of language The language requirement has been dr?pped from many curricula. In past days, it was necessary to have ment, says that the freshmen are not as well trained requirements. because their high school background is worse but they ACT scores are no longer required since the adoption of two years of two foreign languages to graduate from high school and college and a reading knowledge of two are definitely mentally capable. cpendoor admission to graduates of an accredited high He also says, "I have learned from colleagues in other school. According to Dr. Montganery, vice president of languages to receive a degree from a graduate school. Montgomery said, "In this day of relevance, when universities that this is not confined to JSU." academic affairs, "We do encourage students to take the One professor feels that since there are so many ACT test because it gives some indication of their young people are saying, 'What will this do for me?' we have to make these courses available but let them make distractions such as social and economic problems, the strengths and efficiencies so we can better advise them." student's attention is harder to capture: Most teachers, responding to questions, agreed that the students are as interested and motivated as they ever were. Corrections The Chanticleer regrets locate developmentally the error in the headline of disturbed." the article about phone The Chanticleer wishes to volunteers being needed to extend an apology to the locate the developmentally CalhounCleburne Mental disabled. The headline Health Board for this error. should have read "Phone The Chanticleer would also volunteers needed to locate like to extend an apology to developmentally disabled." the SGA for the notice that In the paper it appeared the SGA was to meet that "Phone volunteers needed to night at 7. 'V' is for vanished (NOCR) An "A" is still the lumped in thiq category. highest mark, but there is a And that included those new grade being given at who vanished. Metropolitan Community "We discovered that about Colleges. A "V" means the 30 per cent of all grades were student has "vanished". "W" and we began to Is there really a problem suspect that some students of students vanishing? might be exploiting the non- College officials think there punitive system," says Dr. may be and they intend to Sue Duitt, Metropolitan's Five great reasons to come to Jack's find out for sure. director of educational real soon. Four coupons for four great 99(C When no-fail grading was development. "They in vogue three years ago, possibly were enrolling, meals and one big chance to win a giant receiving funding from some Metropolitan, a fourcampus agency, then being non- 5Y2-foot tall stuffed Quacker Jack toy for system of colleges in Kansas conscientious about their your very own. City, Mo., initiated a non- class work." Like vanishing. punitive grade policy. No So a computer study is now Clip these coupons for special dis- failing grades are given, being made to see how many counts and complete the entry blank below.