Jacksonville State University JSU Digital Commons Chanticleer Historical Newspapers 1981-06-30 Chanticleer | Vol 27, Issue 25 Jacksonville State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_chanty Recommended Citation Jacksonville State University, "Chanticleer | Vol 27, Issue 25" (1981). Chanticleer. 765. https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_chanty/765 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Newspapers at JSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chanticleer by an authorized administrator of JSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. !&'--NO. 25 Tuesday, June 30, 1981 Gov. James says process was open . Montgomery named JSU President By LISHA BROWN questions asked in the exhaustive interviews JACKSONVILLE, June 25, 1981 - After administered to each of the three can- months of search, interviews, and debate, a didates: (1) What are the three greatest new President was selected for Jacksonville strengths of JSU (2) What are the three State University- Dr. TherOn E. Man- greatest weaknesses (3) How would JSU fit &ornery, formerfly Vice President for into the overall scope of the Alabama Academic Affairsat JSU, was elected by the JSU Board of Tmstees for the high office. $:,",:!: $~~e~~~ct~tJEE The board had interviewed some 96 ap should a school monitor its graduates (6) plicants and had narrowed it down to What kind of relationship would you have, as three-Dr. Montgomery of Jacksonville, Dr. president, to the students of the university. James C. Stam, President of Salem College Gov. James said that he asked 10 questions in Salem, West Virginia and Dr. Glen David in all. Williams, Vice President at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Montgomery answered one of the questions at the press conference following Gov. Fob James, who had stressed the the announcement of his presidency. "I feel importance of an open selection.process at that the three strengths of this institution the urgency of the JSU faculty senate, was are its student body, the faculty and the satisfied in the board's performance. "I am alumni." One of the weaknesses that satisfied that it was an open search. The Montgomery named was lack of money. Board of .Trustees was totally open in their Montgomery asked Gov. James kelp in that methods-there was no predetermined area. "With a hope, work, and a prayer we'll preference." get more." The new JSU President stated. Whle Gov. James felt that Montgomery was an excellent man for the job, he was When asked what he liked about Mon- equally impressed with the other. two tgomery's presentation, Gov. James said, candidates. "I challenge you to find two "the clarity, the mental toughness, and the more impressive resumes. All of the can- strong sense of reality." As to whether didates were highly qualified." Montgomery's 31 years at JSU will be an asset to his presidency, James replied with, Gov. James revealed some of the "Time will tell." New university police chief Nichols is highly qualified Gov. James, Dr. Montgomery and Col. Daugette By DENNIS SHEARS h~stnry,and a master's "The Jacksonville State degree and AA certificate in University Police Depart- Educational Administration. ment exists to protect life From the University of Dr. Theron Montgomery and proper:! maintain a Alabama, Nichols is successful parking and currently working on his traffic system, prevent doctorate in administration crime and be of general and higher education. takes office tomorrow service to the University His additional studies By LISHA BROWN professor of sociology and proclaims him to community. We want to mclude special education, a fulfill these responsibilities As of tomorrow, Jacksonville State be "one of the best minds in this state." bus driver training course, University will have a new president. Dr. Dr. Montgomery has certainly proven his in a professional and Law Enforcement Academy, pleasant manner," says Theron E. Montgomery, formerly Vice capability. Four years after his employment criminal justice programs, JSU's new University Police burglary investigation President of Academic Affairs at JSU for at this university began, Montgomery aspired to becoming a full professor of Chief, David Nichols. school, Police Personnel the past 10 years,will officially take office Management Seminar, and tomorrow. sociology and in the next year became the Nichols, 32, .became the new police chief around the narcotics investigation. He According to President Emeritus, Dr. dean of that department. In 1970 he was "Dr. named Vice President of Academic Affairs, end of May. He came to has been employed in police Houston Cole, Theron Montgomery will work for six years. bring to the presidency of the Jacksonville a post he has held with much :.uccess until Jacksonville from Middle his latest promotion to President of the Tennessee State University Nichols's former civic State University dignity, integrity, activities include Montevallo scholarship and administrative experience. University. in Murfreesboro, Tern. Prior' City Councilman, Chairman I predict for him a progressive and a suc- Dr. Montgomery has seen a lot of changes to MTSU, he served as Chief cessful administration." take place in the last 10 years. "From the of University Police at the of City Gas System, Ex- bme I came in 1950 there have been certain Un~versityof Montevdo. He teneral Vice President of Dr. Cole should know what he is talking Montevallo Jaycees, and about. He brought Dr. Montgomery to things that have stayed the same-the has a BA degree in political science with, a rrdnor in (See NICHOLS, Page 2) Jarksonviile in 4950 as 3; associate (See MOXTSxQfmgY, Page 8) Page 2 THE CHANTICLEER Tuesday, June 30, 1981 Editorials Lisha Brown Trying to define Editor the perfect '10' It's 100 degrees outside at Have you heard of spring cuddlingup to you is no fun at I don't care! So I could peak out at 16 these days. year old? How can the 6:00 in the evening. You've fever? Well, this is even all. I dread it every time I do probably get a few shades According to this report, fashion trend setters expect been thinking about this worse, and don't tell me that it and hate every minute of darker today-well, I just Europeans think Americans anyone to do so? since the beginning of May you're not guilty. If you even it. But I do it. For some don't care!" Then I feel are sick for putting skinny when you saw the first pair think, "Man, I need to strange reason I "lay out'' in guilty and spend a lot of time children in puberty on the Oh well I guess some of us of lily-white legs in shorts exercise more," you're the sun every spare minute I looking out the window for pedestal and encouraging don't care and some of us get shining with slight im- guilty of allowing yourself to have during the duration of clouds, hoping for a rain every woman to try to look anorexia. Hey, the sun is perfections. "She doesn't be at least a little bit ruled by the entire summer. Oh, sue, storm so I'd have an excuse. like them because they have shining pretty bright. I guess seem to care about her fat the demands of sum- once in a while I'll rebel and It's a sickness. And what "the look". What happened I'd better "lay out". I don't white legs," you thought to mertime. How can you help say the heck with it, and I'll happened to the day of the to the day when young girls know . I see a few clouds yourself. it? AU you see on television laugh to myself as if I've volumptuous woman? 1 saw looked forward to growing coming up back there in the AS the month of May are beautiful people in really showed that old sun a a segment of a television up and looking mature and distance. They'll probably turned to June, you saw your skimpy bathing suits sipping thing or two! "Ha. So it's magazine about 12 year old womanly? I think I might get here by the time I put on first pair of flawless bronzed diet cola and smirking shining real bright out girls who are high fashion just give up. How can any my bathing suit.Oh, well, I'll legs shining with baby oil because they know they look there-not a cloud in the sky! models. 12 years old! They woman compete with a 12 just wait 'ti1 tomorrow . and muscle tone. You looked so good. Everybody has to down at your own body who think, "I wish I looked like. had happily been hiding matw or "What I muld do Student Government Association underneath tweeds and with a body like that!" or socks and gray-black pan- more often, "If I started tyhosefor the past five or six exercising right now, I could months. "Come on," your look like that in a month. is already working for you . body pled, "just wear jeans . Then I can sit around the . or hey! We hear pedal pool and smirk like they The SGA is looking forward to working with John Stewart The SGA is in the process of distributing a bopklet entitled pushers are back in style!" are." of the International House, on the Centennial Celebration of Hints on How to Study and a pamphlet You and the SGA, Miles of black asphalt But the exercising is JSU. The SGA will work to get all organizations involved explaining the SGA, and its workings to the student bdv.