'HE BREEZE I ^ Vol. XXXIX Madison College, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Monday, September 17, 1962 No. 6 Madison College Freshmen Have Classes To Use Television Much In Common You're excited, confused and Madison's Use maybe just a little homesick. And you're clad in loafers and a Vil- Of Television Is lager blouse or shirtwaister. You're one of the thousands of Virginia First freshmen entering colleges all over the country. The closed-circuit television will But as one of Madison's 506 new be used as a teaching device for students you have even more in the first time, in Virginia College common with your classmates. when Madison College classes be- You're probably a graduate of a gin. Virginia high school. Eighty-six per cent of your class is. (The Freshmen courses in physical other 62 students or 14% are science at Madison College will be from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New taught with the closed circuit tele- Jersey, Washington, D. C, West vision system. Virginia, New York, Florida, South In a demonstration to the col- Carolina, Massachusetts, Texas, France, Uruguay and Bermuda.) lege faculty this past summer, Dr. John C. Wells, head of the physics And it's probable that you are from a Virginia county since 54% department, explained how • the of that 86% are from Virginia equipment will be used for mass counties. The other 32% are from lectures to some 150' Incoming Virginia cities. freshmen. An*"about rtow .,<^A*»<pr6babJy >*»■*■-team ^£L^rnetnou u.-m-' wondering how five of you will struction will be used in the Gen- ever live in one suite. Ninety-two John C. Wells, head of the Physics Department, and one of his students, experiment with the new closed- per cent of the entering freshmen eral Physical Science courses. The are living in the college dormitor- circuit television. freshmen, assembled in four class- ies—most of them five to a suite rooms, will hear television lectures in suites made for four. NOTICE from instructors who are proficient More than likely you were a 18 New Members Join in specialized areas of science. good high school student who was There will be a compulsory Heretofore, each instructor has active in extracurricular activities. assembly for all students on Two hundred and sixty-eight of Madison College Faculty Monday, September 24, 1962, at taught separate freshmen courses -you were in the upper fourth of 12:00 Noon in Wilson Auditor- in Physical Science. your class. That's about 60%. Eighteen new members have library science from George Pea- ium. Dean Warren will discuss Each student will attend two Thirty-four per cent or 151 were joined the Madison College fac- body College. the new academic probation and hours of television lecture, meet in the second quartile of their ulty. Levey, who will be replacing Mr. absence regulations. Lunch will in discussion groups for one hour, graduating class and 19 or about The appointments include those Frank M. Sidorfsky for a year, is be served at 1:00 p.m. After- and have a two-hour laboratory 4% were in the third quartile. replacing professors who have re- a former choral director at Nor- noon classes will convene at each week. You may well have been near signed or retired, those replacing walk, Ohio, High School. He holds 2:00 p.m. In the freshman biology courses, the top of your class, for there professors who have leaves of ab- the B.M. degree from West Vir- television will be used for demon- are 13 valedictorians, 10 class salu- sences to do graduate work and ginia University and the M. M. strations of microscopic materials, tatorians and 113 who were in the three who are taking new posi- degree from Northwestern Univer- Less Freshmen charts and other visual aids in mass upper tenth of their class among tions. sity. lectures to students. the 506. Miss Martha Randolph Foy, in- Dr. McCorkle, a graduate of Enter Madison The television equipment will be Your school honors or activities structor of foreign languages, Mrs. Ohio State and Cornell Univer- used also in advanced courses in probably included Student Govern- Pauline G. Jones, assistant pro- sities, replaces John Gordon. Than Last Year Physics in order to enlarge demon- ment, honor societies, the yearbook fessor of education and part-time Former head of the physics de- Madison College's enrollment is strations that are difficult to see or newspaper staff and varsity ath- supervisor of student teachers for partment at Bradley University, under ordinary classroom condi- slightly higher this session than letics. Thirty-four of you were elementary grades, and Dr. David Peoria, 111., he taught at Roanoke tions. either a SCA president or vice- Allen Lacy III, assistant professor College and William and Mary last, but the number of new board- The closed-circuit equipment con- president. One hundred and thirty of philosophy, will have new posi- College. He is a member of Phi ing students is almost 100 less. sists of two DuMont vidicon were members of either Beta Club tions. Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa and The full-time enrollment is 1511. cameras and 27 inch viewing sets located in four classrooms of Bur- or the National Honor Society. Miss Foy, a graduate of Ran- Sigma Xi. This does not include some Varsity athletics, including major- dolph-Macon Woman's College, Dr. Kelly, graduate of Radford russ Hall. The cameras are equip- special students, part-time students ettes and cheerleaders, were an magna cum laude, received her College, received the M. A. de- ped with close-up and zoom lenses. activity of 210. masters degree from Yale Univer- gree from , Columbia University and those who will take night The sound system is two-way so Almost half of you were a mem- sity in 1962. She has attended the and the Ed.D. from George Pea- courses. 1308 of these are board- that students may ask questions of ber of the staff of your yearbook University of Aix-Marseille, France. body College. Since 1957, she has ing students as compared with 1292 the instructor at any time. Dr. Paul McCorkle, Dr. John and newspaper or magazine. One A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she served as supervisor of elementary boarding students last year at this hundred and nineteen were on the has " held Fulbright and Woodrow education for the Giles County Wells and Mr. Kent Moore are to time. However, there are only 441 newspaper or magazine staff; 114 Wilson fellowships for study in School Board. She is replacing instruct cooperatively the Physical were on the yearbook one. France. John C. Copp. new boarding students this session Science Courses. Miss Barbara More than likely you and your Mrs. Jones, a graduate of Berea Miss Bushong, a former elemen- as compared to 537 new boarding Landis and Miss Sandra Statton roommate made similar College College, Ky., and the University tary teacher at Edinburg Va. High students in 1961. are the two student assistants who will be in charge of the cameras 3.aa.x-d- Entrance Examination of Kentucky, is a former member School, replaces Charles W. Blair. "The number of new boarding scores. Test results show that of the education department at _She is a graduate of Madison and visual aids. — students had to be reduced," said about three-fifths of you made be- Atlantic Christian College, N., C. C o 11 e ge ana~th^-Unfver sity—ol_ Vir- The following courses will be tween 400-599 on the verbal sec- Dr. Lacy, a native of Dallas, ginia. President—Miller^_"Jjecause more offered using the television system: tion and the mathematics section Tex., attended Texas Christian Dr. Marie M. Jenkins will be than 100 more old students ^re~ ~ P^T—rOB, RS, -lflC^JPS^lOD^ of the test. College, Vanderbilt and Duke Uni- replacing Dr. Edwin DeWitt Mil- returning this year than returned PS. 10E, P.S. 10F, PS. 10G, and PS. 10H. About one-fifth made between versities. He completed the work ler who retired from the biology last year." 853 upperclassmen re- 300 and 399 on both sections. for the Ph.D. degree in religion department. Dr. Jenkins, who has ——o turned last year but 1005 were to Twenty-three made between 600 and philosophy at Duke Univer- taught at the University of Okla- and 699 on the verbal; twenty-five sity. homa, received her B. S. degree return this year. fell in this category in mathemat- Five newcomers are replacements in biology from Phillips University, The total number of new stu- Merchants Have ics. Only one scored 700 to 799 for professors who have obtained Oklahoma, her M.A. degree from dents is 506. 404 are boarding "Freshman Day" on the verbal and mathematics. leaves t>f absences to do graduate Catholic University, Washington, freshmen, 37 are boarding transfers D. C, and her Ph.D. degree from Your career plans may include study. They are Miss Hazel Grif- or re-entries, 33 are day freshmen The Greater Harrisonburg As- teaching. For 290 freshmen indi- fin, assistant professor of library the University of Oklahoma. and 32 are day transfers. sociation, comprised of the retail cated an interest in educational science; Mr. Joseph A. Levey, as- Nine will be replacing profes- merchants of Harrisonburg, are fields. Eighty-one chose elemen- sistant professor of music; Dr. sors who resigned. Miss Beverly o \ sponsoring a "Freshmen Day" tary education, 165 chose second- Paul McCorkle, professor of phys- Anne Pleasants will replace Mr. Saturday, September 22 from 1:00- ary and 44 chose business educa- ics; Dr. Muriel Mae Kelly, asso- Duvall Jones who has gone to Fer- Governor Appoints,Miller To 5:00 p.m.