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Vol. 61/No. 14 Laboratory Publication of ths Popoi til Will of Mast Communications Thursday, Dtcmbtr 2, 1M2 Richmond, Ky. 40475 12 page* Collegiate Pentacle affiliates with Mortar Board By Shanda Pulliam Pentacle decided to pursue the possibility five years old. she said. cept three university honor societies for of joining Mortar Board for the recognition said Crockett. According to the Collegiate Editor After the affiliation request was ac- membership one for each year since the last Pentacle constitution, in order to qualify for Mortar Board, an elite national honor it would give the university and its cepted. Mortar Board sent a representative conference meeting The groups are chosen membership, a student must be active in at society for college seniors, has approved the graduates. 'to Eastern's campus in October of that year from applicants representing universities least two campus organizations. installation of the university's Collegiate "Since Colegiate Pentacle is a local honor to verify the application material. all over the United States. Applications for membership are sent to Pentacle as one of its new chapters, accor- society, it would not be as widely recog- The visitation report was presented "They are very selective," said Crockett. juniors who meet the GPA standard. Those ding to .leannette Oockett. dean of women. nized on a resume as would Mortar Board." before Mortar Board's national council at According to Crockett, while the 1980-81 who respond are interviewed before the Next spring. Collegiate Pentacle, made said Crockett. Also, any Collegiate Pentacle the group's Triennial Conference this sum- Collegiate Pentacle chapter was preparing outgoing Pentacle members choose 35 for up of a selected 35 seniors with 3.3 GPAs graduate can become a member of Mortar mer, where Collegiate Pentacle s 48-page the application, it was similtaneously revis- initiation. Crockett-said there were 185 ap- or higher, will change its name to Mortar Board. application for affiliation was approved. ing its bylaws and constitution to be con- plicants last year. Board. According to Crockett, the 1980-81 Then, the Mortar Board chapters of Sec- sistent with those adhered to by Mortar Mortar Board was founded in 1918 and Crockett, an adviser to Collegiate Pen- chapter submitted an extensive application tion VII, the area to which Collegiate Pen- Board. The national organization requires until 1975. it was open only to women -■ in tacle. said Eastern received its notification March 6. 1981. The compilation of informa- tacle would be assigned, voted to accept that this be done. fact, it was the first and only national honor letter from Mortar Board's national office tion required to complete, the application Eastern's society into its group. Seniors are selected for membership not society for women Nov. 23. took a year's time and required researching Crockett said at the triennial conferences. only on the basis of GPA. Scholarship, (See SOCIETY, Page 41 Crockett said the members of Collegiate university and organizational data up to Mortar Board national council delegates ac- leadership and Universityservice are also considered. enrollment decreasesBy Todd Kleffman course load for graduate students is Staff writer 12 hours, while undergraduate For the second consecutive year, students maintain an average of 16 fall semester enrollment is down at hours. the university. There are also 389 special According to recently released students enrolled this full. These are figures from the university's students who are taking classes but registrar Donald Smith. 13.041 not working toward a degree. Students enrolled for the 1982 fall Black enrollment at Eastern has term, marking a 2.6 percent fallen by 6.9 percent, reversing last decrease from last year. year's 7 percent increase. The This year's enrollment is 353 university's 894 blacks(466 female. students less than it was in the 1981 428 male) make up 6.8 percent of the fall semester and over 1.000 shy of total population. 1980'8 record enrollment of 14,183. There are 1.776 out-of-state "These relatively moderate enroll- students attending Eastern this fall, ment decreases are not really a ma- or 14.5 percent of the total. This jor concern unless they continue marks a .6 percent increase from over a prolonged period of time," 1981. There are also 122 foreign said Dr. Doug Whitlock. executive students on campus. assistant to university President While enrollment at the state's Dr. J.C. Powell. "Our major concern four-year colleges and universities is the uncertainty of financial aid has suffered, the University of Ken- available for students in the future tucky's two-year colleges have pick- and the tuition increases mandated ed up the slack. Enrollment at the to us by the Council on Higher community colleges has increased Education." an average of 8.6 percent. The drop in enrollment at Eastern Don Feltner. vice president of is similar to Chat experienced by public affairs at Eastern, said the other four-year public colleges and four major reasons for the continu- Photo by Shares Worlmm universities across the state. A re- ing statewide trend toward com- Race to the finish cent survey conducted by the Lex- munity colleges are: Dr. Don Calitri (right), professor of health education, hands s place marker run was sponsored by Eta Sigma Gamma, the health science honorary, ington Herald-Leader showed enroll- -The troubled economy is forcing to a finisher in the Holiday Road Run held Nov. 20 in Richmond. The and the women's basketball team. ment at Kentucky's eight public col- students to choose less expensive leges and universities has decreas- schools. Vandalism studies continue ed by an average of 2.4 percent. -The uncertainty of financial aid At Eastern, women make up the available after Reagan's budget majority of the student body with cuts has deterred some students 56.5 percent (7.375) of the total from attending college. President appoints committees enrollment while 5,666 men on cam- -The number of 18 year olds in the pus tally 43.5 percent. state has dropped 2.3 percent. By Tim Thornsberry damage to the halls." and also a member of the commit- Powell said the second committee This semester, there are more News editor -Tuition at the state's four-year Powell said out of that committee tee, the damage deposit. If initiated, was appointed to study student freshmen at Eastern than juniors grew the two committees which he schools increased 15 percent while As a result of a recommendation would be paid by all dorm residents, regulations and sanctions and has and seniors combined. The 4.362 recently appointed. tuition at community colleges from the steering committee for including those receiving financial not yet made a report. freshmen compose approximately remained the same. One studied the feasibility ol aid. Project PRIDE (PromoteReduction Jeannette Crockett, dean of one-third of the student population, On the national level, preliminary and Improvement of Damaged En- replacing advance rental deposits "If a student is required to pay a women and chair for the committee, the 2,562 sophomores. 19.6 percent, with damage deposits. figures indicate a slight increase in vironment) and the Council on Stu- deposit, he will be less apt to said the committee is actually com- the 2.050 juniors. 15.7 percent and students attending public colleges In the recommendation presented damage anything...it'shis money." prised of two subcommittees. the 2,158 seniors. 16.5 percent. dent Affairs, university President to Powell, Earl Baldwin, vice presi- this fall. According to the National Dr. J.C. Powell appointed two com- Samons said. "It would save a lot The subcommittees have two Of the 1.520 graduate students at- dent of Business Affairs and a Center for Educational Statistics, mittees to further study vandalism of money for the student as well as charges, according to Crockett. tending the university, over two- member of the committee, said. fall enrollment for the nation's in the dormitories. us." (See GROUPS, Page 4) thirds are women. The average "This new policy should reduce the public universities is up .3 percent. According to Powell, the PRIDE number of dorm damages and if Committee was established "to im- damages do occur, we can be prove living conditions in our assured of payment." residence hall facilities, particular- According to Jessie Samons. the ly with respect to the reduction of director of Billings and Collections Powell casts line for university By George Gabehart degree at U of L. Powell accepted Periscope Features editor his first teaching job at Eastern .2 He sits on the shore of the small Junior High School. Six weeks Nsws.. .4 lake, nestled in Laurel County, his later, he was called into the Isty may b» common among fishing line bobbing aimlessly as ■bJSims. Far Ops on how to svsr- Features....... .5 superintendent's office and of- «. 7 he reads his book His wife. fered a job teaching high school Lse AIM Wshb's story, Pago 5. Arts .S, » Downy stands beside him.