The Carolinian [June, 1974]

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The Carolinian
Volume L1V University of North Carolina Greensboro, N.C. June 1974 Summer Session 1
Information, entertainment mark orientation program
BY SUE ELLEN BROWN
Staff Writer
For the fourth summer, incoming
freshman and their parents are coming
to the Summer Pre-registration
program to get a brief glimpse of what
the next four years hold for them.
Scheduled to continue throughout
the week, pre-registration is designed
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Yvette Mclntosh
to orient both students and their
parents to the UNC-G community, as
well as let students plan their course
schedules under the supervision of
academic advisers.
Orientation chairwoman, Yvette
Mclntosh, a rising senior, feels the
program is going very smoothly. She
explained in a recent interview,
"Pre-registration takes a lot of hassle
out of fall for the freshmen. They have
the advantage of being pre-registered
for their courses and it lessens the
numbers to contend with in the fall."
In addition to the above mentioned
activities, the freshmen can get
together with upperclassmen to discuss
college life at UNC-G and have their
questions answered. They will also be
able to try out the University Dining
Halls and spend a night in Reynolds
Hall, one of the newer dormitories.
For those staying through the
evening, there will be coffeehouse
entertainment by Sam Dorsey, a local
musician. It will be held outside Elliott
Hall. or. in case of rain, in Benbow
Government participation
is Girl's State topic
BY CHUCK HOUSKA
Staff Writer
Rising high school senior girls from
across the state met on the UNC-G
campus June 9-16 to participate in the
35th annual Girl's State.
Sponsored by the North Carolina
American Legion, Girl's State has been
held at UNC-G since its beginning.
Each summer 300 girls are chosen
from throughout the state and are
brought together to learn about state
and local government.
"A week of laboratories in politics"
is Dean of Men Clarence Shipton's
description of the program. Dean
Shipton has worked to organize and
develop Girl's State for the past 13
years.
"The purpose of Girl's State is to
teach those girls chosen how our
governments are organized and
operated," he said. During the course
of the week, the girls set up their own
cities, precincts, and political parties.
Within these structures all bodies of
government are formed and run as if
they were real.
The week's activities included small
group meetings and a series of lectures
by government officials. Among the
guest speakers were Gov. James
Holshouser, who spoke about
government at the state level, and
Mayor Jim Melvin of Greensboro, who
spoke on city government.
On Tuesday, the honorable Judge
Alreata Alexander of Greensboro and
several of the girls attending the
conference set up a mock trial
depicting the court system. The girls
were faced with the same decisions
that the courts confront every day.
Shipton said that the girls are
exposed to every facet of city
government. "When these students
leave the conference," he noted, "they
have a knowledge of how their
government is run and the importance
of their participation."
Room of E.H. from 8:45 to 10:45.
A separate program is provided for
the parents. They are offered tours, a
slide show, and a chance to speak with
administrators. Ms. Mclntosh
observed, "The parents get as much or
more out of it. We separate them to let
them hear about it separately, so no
one is influenced by anyone else." The
parents also may spend the night in
Reynolds Hall.
Approximatly 816 freshmen and
5 54 parents are expected to
participate Ms. Mclntosh indicated,
however, that there may be more.
The Orientation Committee has
been planning both Summer
Pre-Registration and Fall Orientation
since its members were chosen in
February. Including Ms. Mclntosh,
there are nine students on the
committee: Dianne Allen, Susan
Branch, Emily Farrell, Barbara Hardy,
Daphne Long, Stephanie Lucas, Kevin
Moore, and Karen Priest. Ms. Mclntosh
said that four other students, Nancy
Davis, Kathy Krinick, Mary Maxwell,
and Chuck Melvin, have also worked
with the committee. She noted further
that the committee has worked very
closely with Dean Bert Goldman's
Office of Academic Advising and
Vice-Chancellor James Allen's Office
of Student Affairs. Many other groups
and organizations on campus also have
contributed to the program.
The student committee members
were chosen through an interview with
representatives from Goldman's and
Allen's offices and returning
committee members. Ms. Mclntosh
received her position through
recommendations to Chancellor
Ferguson, who made the appointment.
In addition to'this week's program,
the committee offered a similar
program for transfer, returning, and
special students last week. Two groups
were oriented each day. "We had a
good response in proportion to the
number of students in this category,"
said Ms. Mclntosh.
Further freshman orientation plans
are being concluded for the fall.
"Survival manuals" will be distributed
in an effort, according to the
committee, to make the freshmen's
entry into UNC-G as painless as
possible.
Science or mathematics, German or French - which will it be? There's a lot of decision-making going on at UNC-G
this week as freshmen pre-register for fall courses.
Photo by Paul Braxton
Summer school tops record
BY SUE ELLEN BROWN
Staff Writer
The energy crisis may have affected
the summer plans of many people, but
it did not hinder nearly 2,000 students
from commuting to UNC-G's summer
session. /
In fact, according to Dr. Joseph
Johnson, director of the summer
school program, the first session's total
enrollment of aproximately 2,631 may
be up two to three per cent over last
summer.
Johnson, a former assistant
professor in the School of Business
and Ecomomics, admitted worrying
over a possible drop in enrollment due
to the energy shortage. "UNC-G has
been lucky to have an increase in
enrollment in the past few years as
compared with other institutions."
Johnson said that about 2,631
New administration building over budget
"We have the $300,000 we asked
for but we need more," stated H.L.
Ferguson, Vice-Chancellor for Business
Affairs as he commented on the new
administration building.
In late April, University officials
discovered that the initial SI,725.000
budget appropriated by the 1971
General Assembly was insufficient.
They requested an additional $300,000
from the Advisory Budget Committee,
which was granted last month. Now
Ferguson has discovered that still more
money is needed.
"The additional amount which the
university needs is approximately
$250,000," said Ferguson. According
to him, the University intends to bring
its plight to the attention of the 1975
North Carolina Legislature. "I feel that
we have a good chance of getting the
extra needed money," said Ferguson.
The 1971 appropriation had a
revision which stated that for all
projects a reserve would be set up to
help fund those projects that went
over their requisitions. Any project
that finishes under its original amount
would extend the excess money to a
special fund. If a project went over the
original amount allotted and the
amount existed in the fund, then
that project could withdraw money
that was available.
The new building is being
constructed on Spring Garden Street,
between Gray and Stirling streets and
will be of modern design. According to
Ferguson, the new building may be
occupied by the fall of 1975.
The architectural firm, William F.
Freeman Associates, of High Point, is
credited for the building's design. The
design calls for the central section of
the building to be three stories tall
with four two-story pods attached.
The new building will have 55,000
square feet of total floor space. The
old building has 32,000 square feet.
The building will have two main
entrances and one service entrance. An
elevator and aids for the handicapped
will be provided.
The middle section of the building
will feature a large commons area,
with a two story ceiling. Skylights are
included.
Various offices which presently
occupy the old administration building
will be moved to the new building.
The offices include Admissions,
Registrar's, Academic Advising,
Student Affairs, Veteran's, Deans' of
Men and Women, and Cashier's offices.
Other offices to occupy the building
include Academic Affairs, Graduate
School, Financial Aid. Business and
Accounting offices.
As of this time, there are no plans
for the old building, but according to
H.L. Ferguson there is a movement by
the Alumni Association to have it
declared a historic landmark.
students has enrolled for the first
summer session. Of these, 239 are
from other institutions and 155 are
freshmen.
Johnson named science and
mathematics courses as having the
highest numbers enrolled. He
mentioned foreign languages as not
doing as well.
On course scheduling he said, "We
urged that there be more evening
classes scheduled. Nineteen per cent
Were scheduled in the evening and,
true to form, there is a nineteen per
cent enrollment there."
According to the director, not all
courses are conducted as they are
during the regular school year. The
political science department offers a
public affairs internship under Dr.
James Svara. Also, Johnson explained
that some courses are concentrated
into a shorter time period. An example
is an education course that began later
to accomodate public school teachers
whose schools were not recessed on
May 27, when the session began.
Johnson said that the program tried
to meet students' needs in opening
extra sections of courses when classes
grow too large. But, if fewer than ten
sign up for an undergraduate course or
five for a graduate course, it is
cancelled. There has been only one
course cancelled for this reason this
season.
In the area of admissions, Johnson
said that students may attend summer
school who would not qualify for
admission during the regular school
year. He did not know how admission
of adult students, who had been away
from school for a while, had been
handled. Students have often claimed
that courses taught in summer school
are easier than their counterparts
taught the other semesters, but the
director did not have any verification
of this.
One of the two biggest problems
that Johnson feels he faces is the
budget. "It's made up of 40 per cent
state funding and the other 60 per
cent is from tuition fees." He
explained that a large decrease in
enrollment would leave a debt as well
as hurt the variety and scope of the
program.
Tuition per session is $69.50 for
in-state and $382.50 for out-of-state
students.
A maximum course load is seven
hours except in special cases. For
in-state students this is about $10 per
credit hour as compared with 19.75
per credit hour with a normal sixteen
hour load during the fall and spring
semesters.
At the time of this writing there
was no information available on
scholarships for summer school.
However, campus employment is
available. For example, students may
Alumni House robbed,
bicycle owners warned
Construction has begun on the new Administration Building,
Photo by Paul Braxton
but funds to complete the modern structure are still needed.
Photo by Bill Hunt
BY NANCY DAVIS
Staff Writer
Campus Security Director James
Blevins said yesterday that recently
several thefts have occurred on
campus.
On May 24, sometime after 4 p.m..
the Alumni House was robbed. Blevins
said that apparently the thief entered
the building by prying open a window.
Stolen items include a collection of
vases, plates, and pictures that had been
donated to the University, and a tape
recorder. The collection alone is
valued at over $1,000, according to
Blevins.
The city police are working on the
break-in with the campus police.
Blevins said, "There are a few clues
we're still running down, but so far no
solution."
Another robbery occurred at the
McNutt Building on either June 13 or
14. City police have arrested and
charged Gary Reed, formerly
employed at the Physical Plant, with
stealing a color television. Reed is also
under investigation for other thefts on
campus.
Blevins said that there were "no
signs of forcible entry, and it appears
that he may have misused keys
belonging to the University."
In addition to these, Blevins noted
that bicycle thefts present the biggest
problem. He said that these thefts have
almost doubled in the past year. Most
bikes stolen are ten-speeds, and many
of these were locked at the time.
Blevins warned bike owners to "get
a very sturdy lock and chain" and that
these locks "should be the very best so
that the bikes are less susceptible to
theft."
He also requests that students make
sure that their bikes are registered with
the campus police. This bike
registration can be done any time
during office hours Monday through
Friday; there is no charge for this
service.
The campus police are temporarily
located under North Dining Hall until
renovation of the old station is
complete.
Finally, Blevins said that if a bike
has been stolen, "the theft should be
reported immediately so that the
campus police will be able to move on
the matter as quickly as possible."
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