The G lenville Mercury Wednesday, December 11. 1968 Holidcv Season Is Heralde By Open Houses Partie T he Christmas lipirit is bcgmnmg do r ~ of Women\ Hall. Yes. Chmt- Ol:l'Upanh of each mas i' JUSt aro und the l·orncr and the worl..mg
002_R.jpg Page Two THE GLENVILLE MERCURY Wednesday, December 11, 1968 Rep Reports Increase In Fees Discussed lEditor's note: The fo llowing is An all-campus assembly was held Thursday, Dec. 5. 1968 in the l.etters a statement by Congressman Ken auditorium for the purpose of explaining the proposed student activity Hechler.) fee. Garry Ramsey, SGA president, presided over the assembly with To: The Glenville Mer..::ury WASHI NGTON - - "Coal miners speakers talking from the standpoints of the SGA, athletic department, An Open Letter, o r a1. Open Lecture (perhaps) don't have to die. In a civilized so music department, speech department, and the G lenville Mercury. Re: Mi s~ Janet Kesterson's editorial (sort of) ciety, it is nothing short of criminal to allow the present conditions to John Collins, speaking for the music department, informed students of If you went home o n Wednesday (Nov. 27) and ate turkey on Thurs goals and costs. If you were one of the 47 students present you can plain day for the reasons outlined by Miss Kesterson in her Thanksgiving editor continue in the coal mines. Federal ly see that from the standpoint of the music department an inaease is not ial, I ho pe you gagged. and state mine sa fety laws arc weak, unq ucstionablc. Some time ago the marching band purchased 60 new Miss Kesterson said we should give thanks because " We arc living in the most coal companies seem to know uniforms which cost approximately $8,000. Each year they are forced to most prospero us nation in the world. We arc living, for the most part, when the inspectors will appear, en- comfortable lives, free from very many earthshaking pro blems. -- As stu forcement of safe ty standards is buy additional uniJ orms to accomodate new members. However, the band dents, faculty, and staff, we arc part of an institution which helps to make weak and entangled in red tape, the is o nly one portion of the department. Robes for the concert choir the leaders of tomorrow. For all of this, for all the opportunities and union leaders seem more interested cost $300 for the entire organization and robes for the 60 members accomplishments made possible unto us, we should, indeed, be thankful." in high wages than in health and of the college choir cost S 1,800. As of present many of these robes are Living in a p ro~pc r o u s nation has little to do with the meaning of safety, there is no aggressive a ttack still not pa1d for because the music department o nly receives $4,97 1 a Thanksgiving. The l)ilgrims lived in a very poor emerging nation. o n the health hazards of coal dust year from the present activity student fee. At present, majorettes and the And, if you can't find an "earthshaking" (which I assume means which cause 'black long,' the coal drum major must supply thier own uniforms. The band and choirs would major) problem that relates to you, that's unfo rtunate. Because you're miners and their families have been like to take additional trips for ballgames and o ut-of-town concerts but silling o n a hill right in the middle of o ne. they cannot afford them. And, if you think this institution is consciously creating tomorrow's steeled to take a fatalistic attitude The speech department has plans of reactivating the debate team, add leaders, that completes the myth. Tomorrow's leaders aren' t going to toward death and injury, and both ing speech Jabs, besides displaying better dramatic and theatrical efforts spring full blown tomorrow. They have to serve their apprenticeship and I Congress and the general public have The proposed increase would add 25 cents per student in extra fees. don't sec any future leaders o n campus practicing leading. been complacent and apathetic. At the present time the Sutdent Government Association is using its It is time for Glenville State College (all of us, both great and small) "From Mo nongah to Mannington, $1.40 fee from each student to provide trophies for the awards assembly, to stop being thankful for the privilege of stagnating. Aren't we cute the same script is grimly familiar. sponsor a freshman mix, purchase beanies and handbooks for the freshmen, sitting up here thanking ourselves for r.."Tea ting an intelcctual (?) miasma. T he national searchlight is focused It's such a painless way to die. It is time (It's been time, for a lo ng time.) cover expenses for uniforms and trips by the cheerleaders, buy equip on a disaster. The company officials that G.S.C. took a long hard look into itself. ment for the Pio neer, purchase a trailer for the freshman class to use in promise that everything possible is Such an investigation might reveal the possibility that Glenville State building the Homecoming Queen's noat, sponsor Homecoming and buy being done. The families wait stoic College isn't really a college. Stop and think a bout what a college is nowers for the Queen and her court for the coronation and ballgame at ally. The union leaders say that supposed to be. T hink back to before you came here. What was this place Homecoming, and a concert. Future plans consist of a new public address supposed to do for you? Pe rhaps "college" involved the foUowing everything possible is being done. system and plans for an inaugural ball for future Student Government elements: The surviving coal miners and their officers (or Stude nt Seru1temembers, as the case may be). 1. A difference. It wasn't going to be four more years of draggy ed· sons say that, of course, they will go Steven Barnett made the motion for the increase in activity fees ucation. It wasn't going to be highschool. It was going to be freer, harder and it unaminously passed. However, these were notes from only 47 but worth it, more exciting, it was going to be adult (and so were you). back into the mines. Soon everybcr students. You will have a chance to voice your opinion at the polls on 2. Thorough preparation. College was going to get you ready to d y goes back to the status quo until Dec. 19 if you care. Get on the ball, students, voice your opinions. hold a job. Which involves the ability to march off this hill and into the the next disaster strikes in the coal Get interested in something. Remember, you're in college now. world (cold or not) with an adult sense of self i-eliance. You be tter be able mines. to cope with problems greater than attendence sheets and lesson plans. "Coal mineu have a right to live, 3. Not home. At last you were going to be able to decide your own to breathe, and to be protected by fate. A chance to sew and grow and pluck you own oats. And smoke in twentieth century safety standards. public. The nation must rise up and demand Valid? Maybe G.S.C. hasn't earned a "C" yet. Altho ugh I shudder at the idea Are Camps that strong and effective m ine safety of reverting to the tag of "Normal." It does no t seem fair to the students of Glenville State College to stu If no ne of this has made any sense, then you can be sure that every· legislation be passed by Congress." dy four years and make satisfactory grades then to be deprived of the de thing is fine, that I am a q uack, that life is a bowl of cherries, and that gree because of a poor grade on thecompreheruive test. This is especially there is no reason to read any further. (It would be interesting to know unfair since the test is a poor o ne. how many people have stopped reading.) I shaU continue for the benefit Food Committee Why is this test called a poor one? Designing q uestions for this kind of of those who feel that G.S.C. needs the "C." a test is impossible. How can a test to be given in o ne day, or even o ne af Before anyone begins pointing a knowing ringer at anyone else, it Meets On Campus ternoon, test what it took a student four years to learn? Another fault of should be understood that both parties (both the greats, and the smalls) Two "food planning com the questions on the tests is that they call for minute details which the stu a re guilty. The issue lies in which party is heir to the greatest portio n of panies" have s urveyed and anal dent has already forgotten. the guilt. To some extent, it is a question of which came first ? the yzed the current school cafe There is no exam that can test how weUa student can use the methods teria food and servir.es and have chicken ? or, the egg? (If you are interested, you can do this: chicken= of education. The test never includes real life situations with children. offered their c riticis ms and pre fa culty and administratio n; egg=students. It is the chicken'sjob to hatch sented wha t programs they would How can an exam test how to direct a play, or give a speech, or coach a the egg. But, the chicken might forget its obligation and so become ncr use H they were in control of game, or determine music and art talent? thing more than dead weight. In which case, the egg must assume the diff the management o f the Glenville Some teachers have said publicly that they are iiuulted by the test. Lf icult task of hatching itself, and then it must peck t~c chicken in the State College cafeteria. This in the teacher is teaching well enough and inspiring the student to learn, then hind side so the chicken will get off.) formation was releas ed a rter a the test is not necessary. The conclusio n to the quandry may be that both parties (chicken and recent meeting of the com Comprehensive results show that the same students who have done well egg, greats and smalls) are equally guilty, and that each fo rces the other mittee on foods held Nov. 13. in cla.sswork do well on the comprehensive, and students who have done to perpetuate the sin. And so Sleepy Hollow slumbers on. " The first company offers the poorly in classwork do poorly on the comprehensive. This shows that the To some extent, both parties do share, but this doesn't lessen the guilt, same service now in the cafe test reveals nothing new. it o nly makes it uglier. But in terms of a solutio n, the logica 1 point of ori· teria only at highe r prices which If the test is not valid for non-teaching students, why is it valid for gin for a program of change must be within the students. You sec, I woul d be senseless to accept, " teachers? What o ther colleges give a comprehensive to under graduates? really have lillie to lose by being a lousy teacher, I still get paid every according to the minutes or the In conclusio n, Glenville State CoUege does not give a comprehensive meeting. The second company's mo nth. But at the same time I ca n flunk you out of school and you may test, but a test that is Little in scope and narrow in cor.tent. c riUc 1sm had yet to be com never get paid very much. (It's no skin off my nose if I have to give com pleted at the time of the meeting, prehensive examinations tw1cc a year. It's not hard and it d oc~n't bother but their program was stated as me a t all, unless of course, you start dripping the blood from your nose quite expens i ve. Sincerely, o n my tic.) Mr. Robert Kulp, director of A Non-Education Major The reason colleges exist is for stude nt ~. Thl'Y aren't around because the esc cafe teria, mentioned the faculty creates them. The essen~ of a college is determined by the a t the meetmg that the avail students. The faculty and the administration to a large degree exist to ability or foods was much ham The Glenville Mercury serve the students. This doesn't make u ~ lackies. it makes you responsible pered by the inability of the The StudE2l t Newspaper grocer's who receive d bids for for your education. This doesn't mean tha t you arc supposed to motivate Glenville S tate College, 200 High Street, Glenville, W. Va. food to produce needed s upplies the teacher, it mean~ that you demand something fro m your in~tru ction and the difficulty o f handhng {for your money) and if you do n' t think you are getting it, then you o ught the "red tape." Kulp a lso gave to ma ke some purposeful noise. a brief outline of the process of Editor . . Robert Scott Cribbs Before you came here, you kne\\ what college was supposed to do for ordering the necessary canned Assistant Ed nor...... Janet Kesterson you. If you want to be treated like an adult, you have to assert your de foods supply. This process in News Editor ...... , ..... Sharon Dutton sire. If in all honesty, after appraising the ~i tua ti on, you feel that Glenville volves; ( 1) requis ition for food Photographer._...... , , ...... P amck McCartney Stall' Co llege is not meeting the responsibilities that you would place upon presented and s igned by Presi Advertis ing Manager...... Newton Nichols it, then you ought to openly try to dg some_thing about it. de nt Wil burn; (2) the reqUisi Cu culation Editor ...... , .. . Jim Bull If an automobile sa lesman sells you a car and you discover that i: has tion goes to the state Purchas· Sports Editor ... . , ...... , . . Ken Cutright no motor, you don' t hide in a corner and fume. You don't go behind a ing Department in Charleston News Bureau Director ...... Kathy Casto a nd then placed up formal bid Advi ser ...... , , ...... ,, . . Yvonne H. King closed door and Complain to your nc~hbor. You go back to the dealer (3) which mu s t be placed in the Typist ...... ,,,, . . . Pat Kinc aid and you tell him you'd like the mo tor- or else. But, dear sweet Jesus, ne wspaper and run twice a week Art £d1tor.. . . , ....••...... Bob Bailes you don't thank him. for two weeks; (4) The bid open ing and the oid award fo llows and by the time the goods have Stewart Beach been delive red an approximate Printed by Grantsville Printmg Co., Grantsville, W. Va. two months have passed.
003_L.jpg Wednesday, December II, 1968 THE GLENVILLE MERCURY Page Three 16 Singer s EmerqeJ?C)' Actiom Grol!p
Bring Motet lJ Plallnillg CampZIJ Clllb To Banquet A new independe nt orgamzation. The FCC license rt'q uired for such a club to o perate permits 50 units to Have you ever dreamed o f ~ pe nd · the REACT Clu b. is in the planning operate under the same caU ~ign. It mg an evening at court m 16th cent· St:lgC on the C:l lllpus o r esc. RE ACT Clubs are prima rily org:lllized is hoped tha t the dues rc~ccivcd at the ur} Cngland? If so. the Chn\lmas t eam~ of people specifically trained fir~! organized meeting will finance season this }Car '"~\\ o iTcsr a pecial in dealing with emergency Situations. applkation fo r the license. attraction at CSC. A Madngal d mncr S uch teams :uc scatlered thro ugh Interested persons met on Dec. 9 Will be held m the cafctcn a at 6: 15 ou t the United S t a t e~ ''lth nearby at 7 p. m. Ill th~· L1ttlc Theatre for on T ucsda) cvcnmg, Dec I 7 clubs located at Buckhanno n, Wes the purpo)o(' o f mak ing plans for the T he madrtgal ''a!. mn oduced to ton, and Fairmo nt. T he mam core formal orga mzmg of the club. At l n.g land m the late 16 th century. and of the REACT Clubs centcn upon press time, results o r the meeting the dmncr ' ' 1!1 have an l:.li.zabcthan the usc of Citizens Band radiOS and \\ere unavailable. For further in sc1tmg. The cafeteria w1U be decor· walkie-talkies for quick communica· formation, contact Donald Black at Madn gal s1ngers rehearse Medieval Dinner. 6 13 Mineral Road. o r see future iss a ted "1th the atmosphere of an Ehz· tions d uring emergencies. ues o f the Mercury. abeth:m cowt complete With cos According to Donald Black, a ily; Mrs. Smoth, House D"cctm of senior at who is the main in tumes and scttmgs. W H Plans Pa?'tJ esc - Verona Mapel Hall; Mn. Brown, stigator of the organiza tio n, the RE While the dmcrs feast on roast DZ's Have Party, Tuesday, Dec. 17 •s the date set Ho use Director at the Delta Zeta ACT Club will be concerned more beef and lb.mnl& pudding, court JCS for the annual Cht J S tma~ party fo r Sorority House; Mrs. Lula Fittro, wit h assisting those in need of help t~r!> and o ther m usJcal acts Will e nter rather than adv:ancing the operations Plan Commitees the reSide nt ~ 1n Wome n's Hall. T he Ho use Director at Louis Bennett tam them throughout the dmncr. of CB radios. Gilmer County has no party w•ll be held 1n the Ballroom l-l all; Mrs. Eva Taylo r, House DlleCt· A party was held by Delta Zetas Fo llo"1ng the banq uet, the Madnga l formalized orga nizatio n to help in from I 0:00 to I I :00. o r at Women's Ha JJ ; M•ss Allee Stra· stngcrs, a group of 16 students. "1\1 times of emergency suc h as floods. Dec. 7 at the Spencer S tate Hospit S ulgHl8 and other c nterta1nmnet der. assistant House D•rcctor a t Wo· perform tn concert. lost or missing persons, o r hunting al for the o lder men and wo men in will be provKled. Refreshments w ill men's Hall. Other special guests in The pnce of admiSSion "" 'II be mishaps. There is a lack o f qualified Ward C and Ward 3. The party be be served to all guests. clude the LUSiod1ans at Women's $2.75 for faculty and townspeople personnel such as an au xiJJa.ry police gan at 2 p.m. and refreshments were Spec.:.\ guests for the Chmtmas Hall. They are: Mr. David \On, Mrs. urut. served and recrea:io n provided. and $2.25 for ~tudenu. Adm1ttance part) mclude: Dr and Mrs. Wilburn; Fry m•er, Mrs. Curry, and Mrs. Sui!- The REACT Club will be com- Transportation was furnished by v. 1ll be by t1cket o nly. These rna) be posed of both local CitiZens and coU Mrs. Emma Jean WTight, Dean of Wo members of the sorority and ceo purchased from the mus1c office or egc students who are interested. men, and her daughter. Bon n~t~.: Dr. from members of the \ladn,gals. Starting at the college, the club will M1ss Jane PowelL A. T 8 1l hp~ and fam1ly; Mr. S tan T1c:kct~ arc hm1ted CSC To Form later expand mto o utly ing areas with This semester's pledges have ann ley llayward, Dean of Men, and fam· the college serving as mcct1ng places. ounced their plans for red ecorating Debate Team T he proposed advisor tor the club the bathroom in the c hapter house. Arts and Crafts Class Mr. Larry Lamb o f the Financtal Glenv111e State College will ~oon is Mr . Jerrold He lmick who is the They plan o n panelling the v. aUs a nd A•d Office, recently md ica ted that a Visits Basket Weaver have a debate team. Ex tcns1ve eff- local constable as well as campus putting tile on the ceiling. They will Student Aid Fund Loan fo r emer On WednesdaY" afternoon, Dec. 4 , ort_s o n the part of Mr. James Mur security officer. Mr. He lmick can be also deco rate the house for Christ gencies •s av;ulablc to any student 12 students from Mr. Scott's Arts ph) and mtcrested students have no tified of emergency situatio ns, mas, and open house will be held on rcgardle of class or rank. It •s a whether on campus o r o ff, and, if and Crafts cb ss vrntcd the home of been made to promote thtS team. Dec. IS. short-term loan, and 11 due one necessary, can contact the REACT Mr. Currence Dobbins for mstruc t.Jon A Ctuistmas party for members month after the date the loan was A meetmg was held on Dec. 9 and Club for assistance. l1l basket weavll'l8. They >were Ruth of Delta Ze ta wiiJ be held o n Dec. I 7 made. The ma"tJmum loan tS S20. another w11J be held o n Wednesday, Trainjng fo r the members of Ann Cosner. Rebecca Kay Duvall, Caroling has been planned as one There ts a 25 cent_s donatton for Dec. II at 4 00 p.m. to d tscus.s the REACT wiU include such phases as Paliic:ia Ann Metz. ConnJC Lynn Mc lhe Standard Red Cross First Atd event for the n.ight. every S 10 borrowed Th1s donatiOn team. Anyone mterested m bemg a Calhster, CLuencc Charles Mills. Da· Course; Life saving; lost and fo und Formal rush begins Feb. 23 for helps to bui.ld the fund. member of a Glenville State College V1d Ho >well elson, Thomas Oren proced ures dealing with m1ssing per upperclassmen and second semester vus1ty debate team sho uld a ttend. P1ckens.. Ron:~ld De3n Rags., Brenda sons; and perhaps o theu, partially freshmen. Various committees have G a~l Short. Cand1ce Kay Warren. Jer· Plans for the team mclude de depending upon the lo cal VFD's co been organized by the vice-president o~ H. Dean, and Carolyn Jean Men 's Dormitory bates w1th co.llege.s m West Virgmia, o peration. of membership, Roberta Shank. T he Black estimated that there are Burte. Oh10, Pe nnsylvama nad Kentucky. committees and chairmen are as fo ll pro bably 200 CB radios in Gilmer Mr. Dobb ms sho>wcd the stud ents According to William Ha usto n, ~v ows: Peggy Adams, co stumes; Sue Celebrates Dec. 16 Coun ty, in ~luding walkie-taJkies, gas how I~ were cut mto p.eces and era! people have wanted to start a Hale, o utside decoratio n 5. : Nicky Do company and Dowell company units. then spLit mto lhtn sttlps to be so, inside decoratio ns; Helen Wilson, LOUIJ Bennelt Ha JJ IS plannmg II debate team at esc. There are a t least 12 private ly o wned whtttled mooth. T hen he expbrncd second annual Ctu1stmas party for CB radios in the county and the coll favors committee; Sylvia Co mer, how to make ribs for the sKies o r the the res1dent.s of the dormitory and ege has five waJkic-talkies: o ne for nametags; Pat Jay, refreshmen t.; If the team has $uff1C1e nt mem b et, how to put m the bottom, theu guesu De~; . 16 &s the date of the security office, one in each dorm Vick i Saunders, song sheet; Diane bershtp, ~paratc teams w ill be cho and how to >weave the sides. the celebrat1on and the ballroom of and one at the DZ Ho use. With this Duffield, coa ts; Ellen Hartley, en sen to have trial debates. After pre· th~ P1oncer Center 1s the place. The coverage in lhe communication net tertainmen t.· Oebbie McMillion, in· parallon •~ comple ted by tr.al debate BSM Attends Conference " Ph•Jiy·Loo Btrd" will proVIde mus1c work, REACf should be able to con· vi tatio ns, and Diane Davis, pick-up. and VISiting C~pe rt S Ill thiS field, for dancmg, and refreshmen t_s will tact 1 t~ members within o ne ho ur. On Fud.ay evemfl8. Dec_ 6, the GSC WIJI InVIte Other SChOO lS for de be served at mtermlSSIOil T he Student Education Associa bate. If all plans arc ach1eved, the membeu of the Baptut Student tion is. raffling off a candy d ish. Movement left for the West Virgm ta team Will prepare for a debate to ur Among the guests to be anv1 ted Th1s is the first e ndeavor of the Chances for the dish will be sold for lnst1tu te of Technology at Mo ntgom· nament by the m1dd le of Ja nuary. other than LBII res1dents and theu Mercury staff to set LIS own type o n ten cent~ each. cry where they attended a student dates arc Dr Alfr~d T. Btlli p~. Dean the new IBM Sclectic Compo-.cr. Proceeds from the recent hot exchange conference. Wtule res1d1ng of Student \ffall5; Mrs. l:mma Jean The tOpiC for na t1onal debate thiS Complete paste-ups were do ne by th dog sale and raffle will be used o n the campus of the college, the Wrtght. Dean of Women; Mr Stanlc) year IS "Federal Con trol " All coll staff. to defray costs o r the SEA Homc group attended va.J IOUS dlSCUSStan_s, D. Hayward, Dean of Men; and Mrs ege~ m the Un1ted State' debate on commg fl oat. group meet mg_s, and speeches cen Lula A. Fittro, House Directo r or the same top1c. Recently Mr. Mur tered around the theme of "Chnst Louts Bennett llall, 3\ well a1 the phy and four ~tudents a ttended the on ttie Campu~." The program house ducctors of both Verona Ma· Novu:~· Tournament 1n More-an town speaker wa\ Danny L!.i!hl from llunt pel and Women's Hall to ob~rvc Th1' Will a1d the pro· mgton_ The ~roup then returned to gram tn Or!=anllmg a well prepared Howes Dept. Store GSC on Sunda) afternoon. Dec 8. dcb:-.tc team for GSC Tho\C emplo) cd on the ~.:ustod1o1l for cia -.cs on the followmg Monda) tafr of LIIB V..lll al\0 be mvt1ed to A PllU party v.as held for the the Chnstmas party Gtfh Will be group on Nov 23 at the \l.cslcy presented to the member~ of the I oundat1on begmnmg at 7 _30 p.m dormttory stal'f on well a ~ to the Plans arc now undcr'4ay for a Chmt ~ & V Auto Parts house dtJector and to other specul Shoes and Clothes for the Entire Family mas party to be held by the group guests. 1n December Member should ob 20 1': Powell St. ~ rvc bulletin boards for the date:! 3'nd t1me. According to Mtke Boggs, president of the B.S.M.• begmnmg Dalton's Store With January meetmgs the t1mc Will Glenville, West Virginia "A Business Built on Quality" be moved back to 6 :00p.m. on Sun Clenville, W. Va. day evemngs.
008_R.jpg THE GLENVILLE MERCURY RobinsonIs High Scorer Glenville opened its regular sea· son of basketball last Thursday night against the Salem Tigers at Salem. The Pioneers Jed by co-captians Rob· inson and Archer stayed close through most of the game, trailing by only three, 40-37, at half. The game was close throughout most of the second half before the Tigers broke away to gain a nine point vic tory at 75-66.
James Archer and Jackie Jo Robinson win trophies at Shrine Robinson paced Glenville with 21 Pioneer Robinson trapped by two Battlers from A B. Tournament Game counters aided by Archer's ten while Noem Dinwiddie led all scores with 25. He was followed by teammates Glenville State Rolls Fairmont Wins Tournament Frank Kulius with 18 and Clark Del monico with 14. Over Visiting A-B Glenville Tops Wesleyan! 67-63 The Pioneers faced the undefeat The Pioneers jumped out to a the game within on at 69-68. Perry ed Falcons at Fairmont last nighl, The Pioneers of Glenville State In the consolation game with Wes· 12-0 lead over the Battlers of Alder- again hit for two to finish the scor- CoUcge bowed to Fairmont in the leyan, the Pioneers handed the Bob- but results were unknown at press ing and give the Pioneers the 71- time. They wiU entertain the Golden first game and out played Wesleyan cats their 32nd consecutive loss, 68 win. in the consloation game to take third 67-63. The Pioneers held a three Bears of Tech at Glenville on Thurs Jack Robinson paced Glenville day evening. place in the annual Shrine Tourna- point halftime advantage 27-24, and with 22 points and David Barnes ment at Weston Nov. 21 and 22. held on in the second half for the added 18. Jennings led A-B with 22 In the opening game against Fair- four point edge. Robinson and followed by Miller with !8. mont, the Pioneers, who have lost Perry led GlenviUe scorers with 25 the last four outings with Fairmont and 18 points each while Mendlesen by a total of 13 points, fell by their and Bailor coUected 28 and 15 for Glenville Pioneers highest losing margin to the Falcons the Bobcats. in those outings, 66-6 1. The SCO As Glenville's varsity basketball season is beginning, so is the intra mural baskctbaU program getting:.;, der way. This year's program with 32 teams, is th~ largi!St ever at Glenville State Coll('ge. Because of this num ber o- tearr:s, thi:> year's program will be broken into five flights. Each night will play a round robin tour nament with the fust and second place teams in each night :tdvancing to a single elimination. The basketball games started H•.Y (o4~t- Whcre's 11-.a t ,._..., ~ecre. t Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30. .... u r-n ~..... w..- talki"j a}..4t 7 009_L.jpg Wednesd1y, December 11 , 1968 THE GLENVILLE MERCURY Page F ive Banquet and Dance GREEK NEWS . Planned By Tekes Tau Kappa Epsilo n Fraternity. r Jan' arc bc1ng made lo r a I o und- w•ll hold a Christmas banquet o n crs Da) Celebration o n I nday. J ::m . Saturday, Dec. 14 in the ~ l ultJ - J>ur - 10. Amnog these pla n ~ arc an in· pose Room of the Jl•o nccr Center. v•ta tJ on to a TKE na IlOna! officer Scheduled guest speaker for the cven to auend the celebratiOn and to be mg ,., Stante)' D. Hayward, Dean of guest speaker at the banquet which Men at GSC. is to be held. A dance ~ ~a i M> bcmg. Later there \\ill be a Chmtma ~ planned to flmsh o ff the C'c lcbrat!On. dance :11 the Conrad Hotel from Renovation of the ba he AddreS:!> System. any mtcrc, ted freshme n to VISII the The dance and the banquet arc chapter house any t1111 c Alpha Sigs for Tckes and their dates only. Dress Pledges will be imtiatcd into the for the dance IS scm1-formal and re- bond~ of Tau Kappa Epsilon in a freshmcnts will be served. I rater formal initia tion ceremony Saturday Await Visit Tom Dooley, who was named Dec· Dec 14. ember Tckc of the month. IS plan- Th x· PI Gamma Kappa chapter of Alpha ning the theme for decorat!Olb at eta I ans S.gma Alpha is awaiting the arrival of TKE 'Spirit' the dance. a National Field Representative to Tekes arc agam planning for the Annual Party visit the chapter this month. Miss annual Christmas party for under- Elaine Ra haim will visit Gamma Ka· Symbol Of TKE' s Spirit privileged children of Weston and vic- On Dec. 17, the brothers of Theta ppa from Dec. 14 to Dec 18. inity. Th1o; party is the result of Xi Fraternity will sponsor their ann· joint effo r t~ ol I ekes a nd contnbut- ual Christmas party for the undcr Is Recovered For Chapter Miss Rahairr. received her B.F.A. ing merchants who want to a ~ure privileged children of Gilmer County. in Art Education from the University After a quick paint JOb, the TKE some j oy at Christmas for those who Every year the children receive gifh of Southern Mississippi in June, 1968. might otherWise be forgollen. By Thomas Thomas bell was present as Shepherd College and treats and, in many cases, these feU victim to GSC in the last game arc the only presents t hey receive. Alpha Sigma Alpha. a national of the season, a little late to instill Social fraternities, regardless of washing waxing The party will be held in the social social sorority and a member of the enthusiasm for the 1968 Pioneers, how different their ideals, may be J room of Town Hall and Santa Claus national Pa nheUcnic conference, was but there is always 1969. arc still quite similiar in their trad will put in an appearance. founded at Lo ngwood College in itional activities. All fraternities, and Tickets Are Sold Collecting the toys is perhaps the Farmville, Va., in 1901, and at pre th1s is not an unproven assumption, largest job because one has to travel Sorority Plans T he pledges of Omega Kappa Phi sent has more than I 50 collegiate have objects that symbotize inspira· so far to get them. Most of the toys arc now selling tickets to wash and and alumnae chapters established tion and spirit, especiaUy at campus arc collected from Parkcrsbw g, Wes wax cars. The pnce of these tickets throughout the country. The nation athletic events. Tau Kappa Epsilon Christmas Party ton, and Spencer and the pledges of al h"t:adquarters of the sorority is lo is no exception. i <~ $7 per car of any make. Nu Lambda Psi sorority is curr· Theta Xi have been spending their cated in Springfield, Mo., the state of One of the primary objects used Ticke ts may be obtained from ently mak1ng plans for a Christmas Saturdays collecting them. Although its incorporation. by TKE to exemplify campus spirit any OKP pledge and informatiOn a· party and a toy for tots workshop. the party involves much work. the bout the project may be obtained is a bell Nearly aU chapters of Tau The soronty is also planning a Christ work is very reward1ng. The national philanthropic pro Kappa Epsilon have a beU which ace- mas party Dec. I 7, in the old Louis from any member. The work will be ject of the sorority is to aid the men ompanies the fraters to athletic e After the children's Christmas done on Friday nights and Satwdays. tally retarded. Contributions from vents, and is used to incite enthus· Bennett Lounge for all actives and party, the ac tives and pledges will The brothers of OKP arc now m members and profits from designated iasm not only within the ranks of pledges in which further plans for a have their House Christmas party. the process of compiling a total projects arc used to furnish various TKE, but throughout the student workshop to repair toys for needy The fra ternity house will be decorat history and record of accomplish· types of services to or for the men body as well tots will be discussed. ed and gift~ will follow the social mcnts to be presented to the natiOn· tally retarded, including not only For the past three years, the Toys were brought back by the hour. The house mother, Mrs. Nellie al fraternity representatives that will direct a1d to inslitutions for the TKE's here at Glenville have had members after Thanksgiving break, Turner, will serve the gu e~ t s. be vicwmg the brothers throughout retarded, but also scholasships and within their possession a bell that and are to be repaired, packaged or Before scmest..:r break. there will the year. It i ~ hoped that OKP will fellowships for persons enro lled for has been present at all home foot- whatever for delivery before season be another new look to the fra termty ball g3mes, in addition to many away break. The organizatio n also hope ~ be affiliated with a na tional frater· study m the field of retardation. In ho u ~>e . A new fraternity nag ha~ games. That is until this year. nity by the middle of the fir <~ t sem addition, the sorority also furnishes to partiCipate in the open house fest been ordered from na t1onal head Last spring the bseU was tolen co;tcr of the 1969-1970 ~choo l year. ivltico; at Women's HaU along with loans and/ or scholarships for selected from the front porch of the TKE quarter' and will be nown under the S.gma Ph1 E p~il on and Lambda collegia te and alumnae members of performing m the dorm party ta lent Amencan Oag. house. For the remainder of the Chi Alpha arc two of the more pro school year and throughout the show. Caroling during the Chr1stmas the organization. mment nationals being cons1dcn.-d Student g1rt packs have been summer no information as to the o;ca.son before the break has been de- g1ve n out to all women m Wo that arc considering Omega Kappa Alpha S1g members arc currently whereabouLo; of the bell could be ob· cidcd upon and further arrangements men' s Hall a nd men tn the Ph1. In the ncar future a delegatiOn o;clling towel c·IJendars. On Dec. I 8, tained. arc bcmg made. Louis Bennett Hall. Thes e Ja nice Reed, Gamma Kappa Chap Fi.naUy, at the beginning of th1s from both of the above will visit g1rt pac ks are supphed by a rum out of MemphiS, Tenn. ter chaplain, i~ giv1ng Gamma Kappa school vcar, smaiJ bits of informatiOn OK P and comp1lc data on the group. The purpose or thes e g1ft a Christmas party at her home. The began to turn up, and soon the packs , wh ic h a re free to a ll whereabol ts of the bell were deter· actives recently gave the pledges a PDP Pledges Named s tudents, IS to e ncourage the surprise party in the sorority lounge. mined. t-lowcver the problem of s tudents to us e the products proving 'he bell belonged to the The Phi Delta Phi Soroity held Catherine Downo;,f a reshman from mc luded in the pac kage. TKE's here at Glenville remained. their busine~s meeting on Dec 3. Salem; and Suo;.an B:lrnhart, a fresh The pledge~ were InVIted to part of man from Che~ t e r. Ma~y suggestions for rcgammg thb mee t mg. possession of the bell were discarded Guests at the Dec. 3 mcctmg were The pledge <;e~.; 1ln bega n Wi th a until the validity of the TKE claim Jack Albert, Wil liam Monk. and Shar to ownership was prov::: :-: beyond a slumber party held at the Home on l:.rwin. mcmbch of the Senate doubt. Th1s validity of ownership Manageme nt House on Nov. 22. Committee. was proven early in November. The new pledges arc Sharon Burk· The Phi Delta Ph• S o r o r~t y also hammer. a sophomore from Weston; made plans for a Chmtma' party to President Wilburn was then m· Sand ra Davis. a junior from Pennsbo- be he ld Dec. 17 . formed of the S1luat10n and he 1mm bo; Mane Marlene Parson ~. a freshman cd1:1tely contracted the prcs1dent of fro m Evans; J une T urncr,a freshman The Glenville State College Rad10 the mstitutlOn where the bell was fro m Sandyville; Carolyn Rutcher, a Club has planned a te ntative mcct- being kept. In order to preveni frc~h man from Wc<:t on; Donna Fultz, ing for Jan. 14 with Harry M. Draw- achon being taken again~ t the fratcr a sophomo~ fro m Buckhannon; Joy- Icy of the State Department. mty responsible for the theft by their own national headquarters, Prcs1dent cc Sa v~ a freshman from Hazelton; The purpose of the meetmg with Wtiburn and his counterpa rt at the Patricia Childers. a fr eshman from Mr. Brawley h to 010_R.jpg ?age Six Wednesday, D•ce~ber 11 , 1968 Alpha Delta 38 Students Serve Lists Pledges FAO Committees Th 1rty-e1ght GlenvllJe State Alpha Delta Epsilon business fra and Academ1c Freedom Com· College students are now serving mittee. Mr. Kermit Kmder 1s the ternity will bring 24 new members on standmg committees of the chaHman of the Tec,tmg Com mto the organization during their Faculty-Administrative Organi· mittee. Mr. DaVid Gillespie IS zat10n. The FAO, as the organi ftrst semester pledge session. the cha!fluan of the Library Com zatwn IS known, is composed of All pledges are requited to have mittee. a major in business education, bus all teachers of courses for wh 1ch mess administration or secretarial academic credit 1s g1ven. the Mr. Ronald D. Ross is the President, the Dean of the Col studies. Students must also have a chairman or the Loans and lege, the Registr 011_L.jpg