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r: IAL. LIB! !ARY Evaluation books planned for spring Will review professors By DEBBIE YARD Teacher course evaluation booklets will be published here next semester by the Student Government Association, according to SGA President Darrell Pile. The action comes after three years of trying to get the project "off the ground." The purpose of such a document, according to Pile, is "to provide the student with information that he can read and get some knowledge of the professor. "Otherwise, the student is going into registration blindly and may get a professor who uses unfair or inconsistent teaching practices," he said. One instance that prompted the SGA to undertake teacher evaluations again this year was the report of one professor who gave a student a zero on a paper because the student had paper- clipped the pages instead of stapling them together, Pile said. The same professor, who was one of three professors teaching the same course, refused to teach one of his classes because it was too large. Pile said. Related stories, pat The SGA hopes to prevent future occurrences ot this kind by publishing evaluations, he said. Study of evaluations were begun this summer. Pile saiH CHARLIE HARRIS, SGA legislative vice senate meeting. See story, page 2. "BothDr.iRonalcDCarrier, (JMU President) and Dr. (Thomas) president ponders discussion during Tuesday's • Photo by David Israel Stanton, (vice president for academic attains) expressed their agreement with the program," he said. "The SGA contacted other schools that use student evaluations of teachers." Pile said. "Among these were the University of Southern Mississippi, the University of Tennessee and the University of Virginia. "All of these reported success with their evaluations, he said, "but the representative from the University of Southern Mississippi warned that if the evaluations were entirely student run. the rapport between the SGA and the faculty could be destroyed if the evaluations were not administered properly The SGA hopes to have faculty support for the evaluations, PUe said. "We sent letters to every department head and asked them to send us their current evalustions," he said. "Just about every Vol. M Friday. October 20, 1978 'James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia No. 15 department has replied. (Continued on Page II i Local doctor reviews Health Center complaints Bv KRIS CARLSON and Dr. Eugene Lareau agreed Health Center but said he had maintain an attitude of there going to investigate the DVVAYNE YANCEY to Pile's request to review the "no qualms" about him being nothing wrong at the rumors and if student affairs The president of the Health Center complaints, reviewing complaints about Health Center." is not going to document Rockingham County Medical compiled and documented by other Health Center doctors. "What's it take." said Pile, student complaints then it's a Society will review complaints the SGA, in late August, said "It is my understanding "A student missing a merit on the part of SGA to submitted by the Student Pile. To date. Pile is still in that the medical profession semester or becoming take that step," he said. Government Association here the process of compiling feels it has an obligation for seriously ill until the "Our effort is to investigate about the University Health complaints. the entire profession to watch grievance procedure is the adequacy of health care at Center, according to SGA Pile later discovered that over the professions," he said. reviewed? The procedure the Health Center," he said, President Darrell Pile. Lareau is on the staff at the This documentation of that now exists is grossly "We may find the complaints complaints, however, is an inadequate." aren't legitimate. We just invasion of the students' "It's apparent that the want to arrest rumors." privacy, according to William office of student affairs is not (Continued on Page'KM Say lor quits group; Hall, vice president of student affairs. "The complaint should be between the student and the physician." Hall said, "and I Grimes blasts press also wonder what is Mr. Pile's By MAUREEN RILEY expertise in documentation?" ' Jacob Saylor resigned as one of the five student "We do have a process (for representatives on the city-university relations committee at its complaining) set up here, meeting Tuesday. which has been used in the A request that the press be prohibited from attending future past." he said. meetings also was made by Jean Grimes who is a city According to Hall, students representative from the R-l zone. with complaints about the Saylor said his reason for resigning was because he was an Health Center should go to the "extreme member" of the committee. dean of students (Dr. Lacy "You have a person, like myself, and other persons on the Daniel), or to the coordinator opposite extreme" who hinder the productivity**! the group, he of student relations at the said. "We need to get this polarization out of the committee" so Health Center, (Mrs. Jeanne the "middle ground persons can work and get something solved," Dyer), where the student will Saylor said. be either directed back to the His decision to resign "wasn't easy," Saylor said. "I wanted to physician in question or to feel out the committee and see the committee construction." the Rockingham County ' "I hope my leaving will be a signal \b the opposite extreme Medical Society. members, who are so loud, so vocal and so visual, to resign also," Hall stated that he said Saylor. This will make the committee workable and a "real personally has handled about task group." he said. five Health Center complaints Saylor believes that by resigning he has shown that "the in the last few years. During students are taking the initiative, as it has been all along, to this time there was no dean of reason and moderate ideas and concepts." students to handle cases. Saylor gave being appointed as a District Chairman for the Pile was surprised to learn Warner for U.S. Senate campaign, and committments to the of Hall's complaint procedure. Republican party as other reasons for resigning. "It sure hasn't been heard Grimes suggested that the following meeting be closed to the about." Pile said, "I think it's press by saying. "I'm up to here with the press at this point. Does pretty ridiculous that the press have to be invited? Do we have to be so public ?'' complaints have occured and There is a lack of communication within the committee. there have been rumors Grimes said. Members can't relax and say what they want around campus about NURSE AND PATIENT at Health Center. In the future, student "because of the press and cameras." she continued. incidents at the Health Center complaints about the Health Center will b* reviewed bv a local (Continued on Page 9) • . • and 'yet we continue to doctor. ' photo by Mark Thompson Page 2. THE BREEZE, Friday, October 20, 1978 SGA funds Chrysalis for trip Executive Council reduces amount By DEBBIE YARD Services met with President laundry machines to the The Student Government Ronald Carrier to discuss residence halls. It is not Association Tuesday gave using the room under the known what will be done with Chrysalis $278 to send one Warren University Union the money from the Greek representative to a press theatre addition as a chapel housing, he said. convention in Houston. room. This is a possibility. The Student Government The SGA Senate, after Pile said, but students need to Association has a budgeted much debate, had earlier show their support for this. operating account of $24,288 approved funding to send two usage. for the 1978-79 academic year, persons to the 54th Annual An institutional loan according to Don Haag. Collegiate Press Convention program was discussed that treasurer. in Houston Oct. 26-28. would allow students who find This account covers such After the senate meeting, themselves in financial need things for the SGA as, repairs the Executive Council during the fall semster to and equipment, convention reduced the number to one. borrow money either from the and education travel, printing JMU's literary magazine, university or from local banks and advertising, contractual Chrysalis, has undergone in order to return for second services, food and office numerous administrative and semester. supplies, undergraduate functional changes this year The Senate achieved its scholarships, a student loan and these will be reflected in first "victory"' this week, fund, dues and subscriptions the quality of this year's according to Pile, when and other current obligations. magazine, according to Dean Carrier approved returning The Senate also received Honeycutt, managing editor. diet drinks to the dining hall $270 refund from their trip to In order to fully take and in other campus locations. Wisconsin last year.' This advantage of these changes, It is not known when this will amount has been added to this the Chrysalis staff asked the take effect. Pile said. year's account. SGA to fund three members to Dave Martin, admin- The contingency account of attend the convention. Due to istrative vice president, told the SGA had a beginning the cost factors in .Ived, the the Senate that two budget of $9,510. The money SGA approved su<dii)R two subcommittees had been in this account is alloted to persons. formed by the Commission on various clubs and Staff members from The Student Services. One, organizations at the discretion Breeze and the Bluestone also consisting of Dr. Al Menard, of the SGA. The account also will be attending the associate dean of students, includes a $20 refund from convention, but will be funded Charles Harris and Linda Lee university farm deposits, said out of each publication's will review constitutions of Haag.

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