VOLUME 97, NUMBERC 10 AALLEGHENYMPUS COLLEGE, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1973 To take position at Auburn Ragan resigns administrative post Allegheny's Public Relations positive direction for our student degree, the latter in counseling Department released the personnel program and for the and guidance. following press announcement to College community and I sin- After three years of active duty the Campus early last evening. cerely appreciate the op- in the U.S. Navy beginning in Dr. T. Drew Ragan, who has portunities which Allegheny has 1957, he became the union been Dean of Students at offered me." program director at Auburn in Allegheny College since 1967, has T. Drew Ragan became Dean 1960, a position he held until 1962 resigned effective August 1 and of Students at Allegheny College when he became Student Ac- will become Associate Dean of in 1967 and in that same year tivities Adviser. In 1964-65 he was Student Affairs at his alma received his doctorate in Assistant Dean of Student Affairs mater, Auburn University. At education from Indiana at Auburn, and in 1966-67 became Auburn he will have general University at Bloomington. His a Graduate Academic Counselor administrative duties in the area major in the doctoral program at Indiana University. of student affairs and also will was in higher education ad- He is a member of the have some teaching respon- ministration with an emphasis in American Personnel and sibilities in the field of counselor student personnel; his minors Guidance Association, the education. were in counseling and in National and Pennsylvania In his letter of resignation to sociology and psychology. Associations of Student Per- President Lawrence L. Pelletier, Dr. Ragan is a native of Nash- sonnel Administrators and the Dean Ragan said in part, "My ville, Tennessee, and attended Association of Higher Education. six years' association with the public schools there. He He currently is serving as Allegheny College has been of enrolled at Auburn University, treasurer of the Pennsylvania both professional and personal where in1956 he received the Association of Student Personnel value. I hope that I have been bachelor of science degree and in Administrators and has served able to provide some measure of 1964 the- master of education on that organization's executive board for the past three years. Locally, he has been working ASG debates intervis; with the Friends of Probationers program in cooperation with the Crawford County courts. He holds membership in Phi Pride asks for money Delta Kappa, honorary for Sunday night's ASG meeting. professional men in education. Dean T. Draw Ragan will leave Allegheny August 1 to assume duties BY BERNIE SCANLON Larry Levine and the Student the Omicron Delta Kappa, at Auburn University. Discussions over a proposed Life Committee presented a honorary recognizing leadership dorm policy change dominated detailed analysis of the evidence and participation in activities, for a change in the intervisitation and Sigma Chi social fraternity. policy, which t ey proposed. The Dr. Ragan is married and he and changes would make dorms more his wife, Betty, have one son. Seniors face uncertain future; open and place freshmen privileges closer to those of upperclassmen. The major in- formation used in the presen- Math prof Rising economy to help some tation was obtained from the BY MARK SHEAR vironmental science. If a centage of men from the class of intervisitation survey and from How do things look for the business needs someone of this 1972 entering grad school was the surveys sent to a number of other graduating senior? With the category, they will hire a lowest since 1966; the drop has colleges. to deliver economy rising slightly the op- specialist. been even greater at some Some of the reasons cited for portunity for employment should For the first time, men have schools, for example Princeton requesting the change were that be a bit better. Ph.D. hiring is up, competition from women. In- and Oberlin have only about 35 the students were mature enough as is the hiring of M.B.'s, but dustry is beginning to look percent of their men going to for the responsibility entailed, lectures what about an Allegheny seriously at female job ap- graduate school, whereas, six and that the present system graduate with a B.S. or B.A. in plicants. The competition in years ago 70 to 80 percent entered discriminated against freshmen. Colleges that were questioned Dr. Albert Tucker, a well- hand. The situation is still sales and management is into graduate studies. known mathematician from depressed for the humanities, the especially increased. Here is an Allegheny profile, reportedly had more success than problems with such a policy. Princeton University, will deliver sciences are better and the social If you know what you want and a series of lectures here from sciences are looking about the The motion itself stated that the have the money, graduate school May 7 through May 11. His topic best. is still a good bet. The per- See SENIORS, page 8 members of the Student Life Even though business is better, Committee and the student will be "Samples of Com- opportunities have improved only members of the Trustee Com- binatorial Mathematics." slightly. There was a general mittee on the College Community The lectures will be presented tightening up on the part of Roomdrawing system requested the latter committee to in Carr Hall at 4 p.m. each day, business in 1970 and 1971. adopt a new open-dorm policy. with the first lecture taking place Becuase of the economic The main aspect of this policy yesterday. All the lectures are situation, businesses were not would be in relation to freshman open to the public. able to hire. They realized that altered this year intervisitation policy. Dr. Tucker received his A.B. During first term, the they had been over-hired, and she draws a room. This and M.A. from the University of they saw that they were able to maximum number of hours per Toronto and his Ph.D. from With room drawing already agreement will list the rules, day would be twelve. This would operate efficiently with a smaller occurring for up-coming senior such as living in the room for the Princeton University in 1932. He staff. This is of course rough on invrease to eighteen for second has been a faculty member at men and soon to be realized by entire school year unless term and during third term the graduating student. previously arranged, that are Princeton since 1933 except for Bank expansion has slowed the remainder of the college freshmen would enjoy full up- student body, a few facts written up in the Gator Growl. perclass privileges. Each section brief periods of time. He has been down, and their hiring has This agreement will serve as a visiting professor at Stanford dropped somewhat. There are clarifying this year's procedure would vote on the specific might be worth noting. contract between the student and number and arrangement of University, MIT, Haverford opportunities in accounting, Allegheny. College and the Rockefeller sales, and general management. Students living on campus next hours. year received their prioroty Another change from last year In addition, an escort system Institute. He was a visiting The Federal Government has numbers from the computer in is the determining of a student's lecturer for the Mathematical tightened up on all hiring. The would be in effect from 2 to 7 a.m. the mail last week. Everyone class status. Before, a student's in the owmen's dorm. However, Association of America in 1956-57 small amount that they are doing status was taken from the is mostly limited to the lower job received their own number, and there would be no such system at and Fulbright Lecturer at four each sex and class has a separate beginning of third term, which any other times, anywhere. universities in Australia in 1956. categories. meant that, for example, a There is a shortage of set of numbers. This procedure There was some questioning as Dr. Tucker has been a council differs from last year's in which student who was a first term to whether such a change would member and trustee of the engineers but this does not help junior during third term would be the Alleghenian. One of the best picking numbers and rooms diminish alumni funds, or have American Mathematical Society, occurred at the same time. Ann able to draw as an up-coming an effect on admissions. Dave president of the Mathematical prospects is the social services senior, instead of as a junior Wright, Director of Residence Weitzel also pointed out that only Association of America, field. • There is presently a good Life, said these procedures were along with the rest of his or her demand for liberal arts a forty percent return was used in Association for the Advancement changed because a lot of con- class. Ms. Wright felt that this compiling the data. The first two graduates interested in social fusion resulted from last year's was also an unfair procedure so of Science and chairman of the work. Openings are available in questions were sufficiently Conference Board of the proceedings concerning priority that now, no matter whether a cleared up and in regard to the computer programming that lists, various roommate changes, student is a few credits ahead, he Mathematical Sciences. In 1968 were not there a year ago. third it was pointed out that and proper listing of rooms and or she must be the full nine possibly those who felt most the Mathematical Association of On the dim side is the history credits ahead in order to draw America conferred upon him the major, since most history majors names.