Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1968-1969 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1969 Eastern Progress - 09 Jan 1969 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1968-69/14 Washington Sixth Eastern Progress In Scoring Priorities '69 Page 4 Page 2 / Setting The Pace In A Progressive Erf] Thursday, January 9, 1969 46th Year, Number 14 Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. Eight Pages Continue Amendments Approved Report Council Passes Motion, Work i The Student Affairs Com- Recommends Pass-Fail mittee last night continued work towards the comple- "P," and that F's would con- tion of the first draft of its Monday of a term to notify taken In which specific letter By JOE EDWARDS the registrar of enrollment in grades are Issued. stitute an "F.' The vote was report which will eventually News Editor unanimous. govern the lives of Eastern a course under the pass-fail Pauses 47-2 A proposal recommending gystem. The second, made by Glenn students. a pass-fail system of grad- After this notification, stu- The proposal, introduced and Angus, raised from three to six the number of hours el-. Dean J.C.Powell chairman of ing at Eastern was passed dents would not be allowed to tabled at a Council meeting Tuesday by the Student change requests. Dec. 10, passed by a vote of lglble students could take the faculty committee, reported under the system during the that his group "made major Council. Professors would not be In- 47-2. The proposal was written formed of students enrolled by Steve Wllborn, president of second and third years of steps" in the direction of com- its Institution. The vote was 34- pletion of the report. The proposal calls for stu- under the system, and would the Council. dents to have the preogatlve, bmit In the normal fashion The proposal also calls for 16. Two advisory groups, one com- SU The third, made by Richard posed of students and the other within hours limitations, to letter gra<ies to the registrar's a five- member committee to take elective courses in which office. The registrar's office be .established to semi-annually Bredenberg, was an insertion of student affairs personnel, will stipulating that a 2.0 grade soon be confronted with the re- final grades would be recorded then would determine from ' 'evaluate the wisdom and prog- as "P", for pass, of "F," for the letter grade whether a ress" of the system. The com- average be required for eligible port and asked for advice, Powell students during the second year said. fall, rather than a specific student under the pass- fall mittee would Include a chair- "After we meet with the ad- letter grade. system passed or failed a man, two faculty members, and of the system. The vote was 46-2. However, the proposal states cburse, with A's, B's, C's, two students. An amendment was defeated visory groups," he said, "we to raise to nine the number will go back in session to con- that Individual departments of g^ D's constituting a "P", Three amendments to the ori- the University would decide i p's constituting an "F." ginal proposal were passed Tues- of hours eligible students could sider their remarks and possibly an< take under the system during do some revision." whether students majoring in The "P" or "F" then would day. Following those meetings, the their department could be per- ^ recorded on students' trans- The first, made by Gerald the second and third years. The central committee will take its mltted to take courses in their cripts and grade notifications. Combs, was an insertion stlp- vote was 40-7. report to the Faculty Senate, the major under the system. Grade point averages would ulatlng that all grades higher ,Mmt Btl willing To Experiment' be determined from courses 'than an F would constitute, a first steps toward final approval, The proposal, which is not "Eastern must continually be and hopefully Powell said, Im- binding on University regula- willing to experiment with cur- mediate implementation. tions, calls for an altering rent trends In higher education Powell said the report present- policy each year for three Procedure Explained If it is to provide the best ed- ly contains six sections dealing years which wouldwouia govern ell-eu- __, T—, - • -^ | ucation posslble," the proposal "with all aspects of student life." He denied earlier rumors that With the snow which came at the first of the week came gible students under the sys- |H flr H OrWaXUin 2 PrODOS &1 ****• tern and the number of hours -■- v/1 X V/1 TT U.1 Ulll^ A x V|yvuui A pilot program of Issuing the committee would deal with falls, skidding automobiles, and cold weather. Also came which could be taken under the major revisions in the area of a quiet scene of serenity and beauty as can be attested to Should President Martin ap- evaluations on a stadent'8 prog- Snow system. The normal procedure by which ress ln a student government. by this scene In the amphitheater. The scene attracted a the Student Council proposal rec- prove the proposal, lt then would specific course as meager audience as the cold weather prompted most sight lth 8 fa Is n k eep He added that one of the major During the system's first ommending the pass- fall sys- be probably forwarded to thefln « » f °f " * , - focuses of his committee's study Scene seeers to remain indoors. (Staff Photo by Larry Bailey) year, listed In the proposal as tem could become official Uni- Board of Regents for final ap- * ^ similar educational ap- was "proper procedural policies, from Jan. 1, 1969, to Jan. 1, proval, Dr. Stovall said. ventures oi many other college versity policy was explained yes- the proposal con- hearing agencies and things of 1970, students who have com- terday by Dr. Thomas F. Stovall, Dr. Stovall noted that lt prob- campuses, this nature." I By Non-Returnees, Faculty pleted Central University Col- ably would be more expedient to timies. vice-president for acacemlc af- In her Council business, The Student Affairs Committee lege (have at least 60 semester fairs and dean of the faculties. send the proposal - to the °* hours) would be entitled to Council on Academic Affairs *?«Ul_Day, vice-president of was formed in September 1967 the Council, announced that stu- when President Robert Marti take a maximum of three hours Normally, he said, the Council first. a semester on a pass- fall dent discount cards will be ordered a thorough study of stu\ Yearbook Purchases Due Feb. 10 would have the alternative of Council President Steve Wll- sold during registration for dent life with special emphasis basis. submitting the proposal either born said yesterday afternoon 1 on the concept of inlocoparentls. Students who do not plan toen- of the yearbook place their order regular distribution Is made in to the Faculty Senate or to the that he intended to meet with^ * "SJ?- H,. ^ 1 Six Hours Second Year The two advisory groups were roll for classes the spring sem- prior to Monday noon, February mid-May. Council on Academic Affairs. Dr. Stovall to discuss tmW^fJ^JSSf iLrn 2" utilized in advisory capacities. ester and faculty members who 10 since the final order must be The 1969 Milestone will con- Should approval of the pro- sal. WllbornWilbOrn said that*at copies^copies - ^SSSni'S^JSi'£' The student group, chaired by ^gj, ^ purchase a copy of the Between Jan. 1, 1970, and Jan. posal be made by either of those of the proposal would be given to the printer at that time, tain 568 pages, including more k» ^-U<*"«t««dent body presidents from Student Government head Steve Milestone must place their 1,4971, students in Central Uni- groups, he said, the proposal d 19fl8 •Copies of the book win be placed than three times as much color MLlS? S Kentucky colleges. Wllborn, submitted a 10-page re- o^jer before noon,'February 10, on sale only if bofiks remalnafter as the '68 annual. versity College having com • then would be forwarded to East- the Council on Academic Af- The Councll g scheduled t0 port accompanied by a lengthy lt ^^ announced this week, pleted at least one semester ern President Robert R. Martin. fairs. meet again next Tuesday at 5:15 index while the student affairs orders will be accepted until as a full-time Eastern student, p.m. ln the Grise Room, Combs personnel met with the Powell the deadline at the cashier's wln- Pre-Registration Is Scheduled and who have compiled a grade Building. Anyone may attend. Commlttee to give opinions on 4^ Coates Administration point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 various aspects of student life. Building. To Begin On January 15 scale, would be entitled to take _ _ Non - returning students who Pre-reglstration of Fresh- Wednesday, January «, a maximum of six hours a sem- were enrolled full-time the fall men, who are not on probation All students whose last name ester on a pass-fail basis. Peace Corps semester and who paid full reg- and whose mid-term grades are begins with J-O: 8:00 -11:30 a.m. Faculty ,,, Between Jan. 1, 1971, and Jan. istration and Incidental fees may aU l(/- or better, and Sopho- P -R: 1:00 -4:00 p.m. On Campus order a book by paying the bal- Juniors, Seniors, or Thursday, January 16, S- 1, 1972, all full- time Eastern mores, students would be entitled to Two Peace Corps represen- ance of the yearbook fee, $3.75, Graduate Students who are not on Z: 8:00-11:30 am.