Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC October 1964 Daily Egyptian 1964 10-14-1964 The aiD ly Egyptian, October 14, 1964 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_October1964 Volume 46, Issue 17 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, October 14, 1964." (Oct 1964). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1964 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in October 1964 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~ Council Committee Sees EGYPTIAN Senefits in Exam Plan Students Confer With McKeefery SHltI,,_ IJtttut4 1t"""\~ Members of aStudentCoun­ theory is effectively put into Carbondale, Illinois would be minor--likely iso­ cil committee are convinced practice. lated cases--if the system the new system of scheduling The committee, formed to gets phased in properly," said Volume .t6 W""'esday, OctoN' 14.1964 Hum"', 17 final examinations will be present objections to the plan Jobn H. Huck, a committee beneficial to students if its recently adopted by the ad­ mefttb~r "and student welfare ministration, met Monday With commissioner. William J. McKeefery. dean In addition to the objec­ Meet Prof of academic affairs. tions to the new system of "If the proposed system finals, the committee alJ'lO works--that is, if all faculty criticized the administra­ Program members don't give their tion's procedure of adopting exams during the last week the proposal Without first con­ of the quarter--then all the sulting students. To Resume desires of Council will be The list of objections was met:· said Pat Micken, stu­ prefaced with the following The "Meet Your Pro­ statement: fessor" program, initiated dent body president and chair­ man of the committee. "The Student Council of the last year to assist off-campus Among the objections the Carbondale campus strongly residents in becoming better objects to what seems to be acquainted with the University committee presented to Mc­ Keefery were the following: the University policy of pre­ staff, will begin at 7:30 p.m. senting the student body With Wednesday at various off­ (1) That the requirement campus houses. that all classes meet during accomplished arbitrary facts In Area I Jerome J. Hol­ the last week of the quarter of life, as eVidenced by its lenhorst, lecturer of econom­ would present a transporta­ presentation of the new final ics, will be the guest at the tion problem ofl4,OOO students examination schedule. informal discussion at the leaving the campus the same "This puts Student Govern­ Washington Square dorm itory. day; ment in the unfortunate posi­ (2) Tbat students had no tion of seeming to be com­ At University Cit yin Area II, plainer s i nst ea d of Thomas E. Cassidy, assistant method of appeal should they bave several exams on one participants'" professor of English, will be Concerning the objections, the guest. day; and (3) That going to class all Huck said McKeefery indi­ In Area V Paul J. Campi­ cated that students may direct si, professor of sociology, will week would cut down the time for preparing for finals. their complaints to their res­ visit with the students at For­ pective deans. est HaU. "Our conclusions after talking With Dean McKeef­ McKeefery felt that trans­ Off-CampusGroup ery are that these objections portation would present no unsolvable problems, Huck said. Slates Host Night Hold Your Ears McKeefery offered the fol­ Thirty - five off - campus lowing reasons to the com­ houses have been selected to While Blast Lasts mittee for changing the pro­ play host to other off-campus Hold your ears when you cedure of admini~tering final houses in their areas for the (Photo by Hal Stoel%le) are in the southeastern part exams: second annual Host Night. SIU BLOWS HER STACK of the campus and be patient. (1) It was becoming more from 8 to 10 p.m. Oct. 21. The Power Plant may con­ (Continued an Page 2) Mrs. Anita Kuo, supervisor Campus Election Oct. 21 tinue to blow its stack for the of off-campus housing, said next few days, according to Host Night is designed to give G. Donald Shepherd, chief en­ On-Campus Jobs off-campus students a chance New Balloting Procedures gineer. to meet other students off Open for Students The screaming jet of steam campus. The Student Work Office Mrs. Kuo hopes that Host is vented from two new boilers Expected to Simplify Voting being tested this week by the still has job openings avail­ Night will become an annual able for qualified students. off-campus institution and Campus-wide elections at College of Liberal Arts and Wickes Boiler Co. of Michi­ gan. installers. If all goes Raymond P. DeJarnett, as­ promote greater unity among tne Carbondale and Vocational Sciences and small institutes sistant director, said that the the various off - campus Technical Institute I;ampuses Schools of communications, well, according to Shepherd. the tests will last a few days. University Center needs housing units. will be held Oct. 21. with a business and technology workers during the noon and Carbondale will be divided new voting process expected All not in above categories. But if problems occur, it may take longer, and perhaps they evening hours. up into eight areas with host to make balloting much The Data Processing Center There are openings left in houses in each area sending simpler. is presently sorting the regis­ wiH be shut down and then starred again at a later date. janitorial service during the invitations to "guest houses" Students will vote for aca­ tration cards of all students mornings and evenings. amI in their area. demic unit senators (general into these five areas, and lists Each of the boilers. Which a few clerical jobs remain Still in the planning stage studies senator. liberal arts will be made and kept at each will be used both for heating unfilled. :s a Rmall-scale Host Night senaror, etc.>, a replacement poll of who is eligible to vote and for air conditioning, is Students wanting to apply for Carterville and Murphys­ for the out-in-town senator there. capable of producing 80,000 for these jobs shoulci contact boro who dropped school. Spring "We are doing our best," pounds of steam per hour. the Student Work Office. Festival chairman, Mr. and Benson said. "to locate polls Homecoming Application Miss Freshman, Homecoming for each precinct where they queen and Homecoming will be most convenientto stu­ Scrapbook Contest Begins; Deadline Is on Friday attendant. dents in the academic areas This year students will be Deadline for Rubmirring who will vote there." Polls divided into precincts accord­ will be open from 8 a.m. to Alice Cartright Is Chairlnan Homecoming queen and float ing to their academiC majors, applications is Friday. 5 p.m. Alice Cartright, a junior receive further information said Howard F. Benson Jr., A list of the locations of the Avvlications are available election commiSSioner. from Flora and a journalism and entry blanks in the mail. polls and an explanation of major, will serve as chair­ Questions may be addressed at the University Center The five precincts are as how a student will determine information desk and must be follow: man of the Daily Egyptian's to the Scrapbook Contest at which poll to vote will be third annual Scrapbook returned there by 5 p.m. VTI published later. Chairman. in care of the Daily Friday. General Studies Contest. Egyptian. "We hope this will be an The contest is aimed at improvement over the old sys­ encouraging better coverage Plenty of Tickets Still Available tem where students of any aca­ of organizational activities. demic unit could vote at any It is open to any men's or poll," Benson said. "It used women's organized living unit, For Homecoming Show Oct. 30 to be that each poll would on or off campus. Some 3,000 to 4,000 tickets However, there are some 40 have 10 or 15 differentballo[s. Scrapbooks should consist are still available for the tickets of the $3 and $2 type It was almost impossible for I largely of newspaper clip­ Homecoming stage show star­ still available. Most all of the judges to keep track of pings and other publicity which J ring Dave Brubeck and Allan these are singles, Miss who was to vote on which appeared on campus or t Shermar:. Mullins said. when a number of voters would locally. Pictures and other I'l The tickets are on sale from crowd around the poll at The stage show will be held mementoes may be included, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily atthe once." but judging will be based information desk in the Uni­ at 8 p.m. Oct 30 in the SIU Arena. Students must have an 10 largely on publicity coverage. versity Center. They will also card and Student Activitycard Materials and clippings :-:.-.: be sold at the door. Tickets to the Homecoming in order to vote. Benson em­ shoul..i be collected from the Most of the remaining seats dance are also on sale, for phasized that students must beginning of this school year. are tfIe $1 bleacher variety, $3.50 a couple. Miss Mullins report to the poll in their pre­ The deadline will be May I. ~" Elizabeth r. Mullins, coordi­ said there are many of these Cinct, because it will be the Plaques will be awarded to ~ nator of student acti,,:ties, left. The dance can accommo­ only one at which their names the winning groups. said.