VOL. 15--NO. 16 JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY - MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1970

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+EM t. OF THE HILL$ :. Nelson Addresses May Graduates

Marla Scogin . . .Birmingham

Members of the 1970 JSU graduating class were urged by Dr . Doston M. Nelson, to develop a "sense of what i s vital" to guide t h e m through life.

Dr. Nelson, pastor of the M o u n t a i n Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham said, "Life is like a symphony -- once the central theme is found, all other par t s har - monize with it."

A total of 381 degrees were conferred to JSU grad- uates, including an honor- a r y doctor of le t te rs de- g ree to president, Dr. Hous- ton Cole.

T h e surpr i se ' doctorate presentation to Dr. Cole, made by the JSU Board of Trustees, was in recognition of his devotion to the in - stitution during the past 28 years , and for his "dedicated service to the s tate and na- tion."

Dr. E. Rudder Knox, pres- ident of Northeast State Junior College, and W. Byron Causey, president of Alex- ander City State Junior Col- lege were presented hon- o ra ry doctor of laws de- grees .

T h e Clarence William

Daugette Award, which is presented to the male grad- uate who "exemplifies the best characteristics of a gentleman and loyal Amer- ican citizen, was presented to Steve Gurley of Bir - mingham.

David Kinsaul of Mobile was awardedthe Gen. John H. Forney Award, which is pre- sented to the graduating sen- ior who displays "qualities of leadership in the field of

Dr. Cole

military science." T h e M a r y C. Forney

Award for the most out- standing graduate in the field of elementary education, was presented to Rita Bas- well Rhinehart of Prat t- ville.

Frosh Elections Announced

Elections for the fresh- man class (summer) will be held Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. in the Student C o m m o n s Auditorium. Those who a r e seeking of- fice will give campaign speeches in a e lass meet; ing, ,,Tuesday, J q e 23, -a 4-0 clock in the Student Com, mons Auditorium.

Offices to be elected for the summer freshman class will be: President, Vice- President, Secretary, Trea- s u r e r , Resident Senator and two Commuter Senators. The c lass President also se rves a s a Senator in the Student Government Associ- ation Senate.

ean's List Released For Spring Semester Dr. Lawrence R. Miles,

regf-strar at Jacksonville State University, has r e - leased the names of students making the Dean's List for the @ring semester .

A total of 346 students compiled a 2.5 o r better average for the semester 's work. Those who achieved a perfect 3.0 (A) average are a s follows:

Barbara Joan Adkison Gadsden; Charles William Akers, Anniston; Sherry Burks Barnes, Guntersville; Elizabeth Anne Beard, Ox- ford; Horace Dean Buttram, Cen~re; Jo Ann Carrol l , Arab; Stephanie Ruth Car- ter;? Anniston; Robert H. Clark, Jacksonville; Hugh Da?W Crossley, Anniston; Elizabeth Anne Dozier, Gad- sdm, Katherine Juanita Lawrence, Gardendale.

Sara Kaye Ellis, Sumiton; o l e Ronald Gray, Gadsden; Dorothy Ann Guiliani, Iron Mo=tain, Mich.; James

Philip Guinta, New York City; Sharon Angelin Guth- r i e , Heflin; David Pren- tice Hartman; Birmingham; Judith Ellen Hathorn, Annis- ton; Brenda Sue Heaton, On- eonta; Frances Jeryle Hin- son, Leeds; James Tilford Huston, Rome, Ga.

Linda Jean Jackson,Rome, Ga.; Elmer Gerald Kelley, Anniston; Wanda Mae Ken- namer, Scottsboro; Carole Adele Lampru, Jacksonville; Wallace Edward Lyons, F t . Payne; Brenda Gail McBur - nett, Gadsden; Barry Wayne McDaniel, Sylacauga; Eliza- beth Ann McMahan, Hokes Bluff; Joyce Carolyn Moon, Sylacauga; Wilma Holcombe Nabors, Sylacauga; La r ry Wayne Nelson, Oxford.

Marvin Lee Niles, Brigh- ton, Mich.; George Perdi- kis , Greece; Belinda Sue pesnell, Cordova; Jane Alice Pruitt , Gadsden; Betty Bivens Rice, Jacksonville; James Emmett Rodgers,

Birmingham; Herbert Helt- man Rothrock, Gadsden; Dona Lee Sanders, Jackson- ville; Mona Lisa Sibert: Davenport, Fla.; Virginia Gail Sirmon, Huntsville; Deborah Ann Slaton, Albert- ville; M. Ann Smith, Gardendale; Richard Larry--, Smith, Hanceville.

Joanna Still, Birmingham; Kathryn Diane Street, Hunts- ville; Joanna Kathryn Tit- shaw, Ft. Payne; Rex Wayne Thornton, Leesburg; James Arne1 Vanderford, Pied- mont; Tom Maynor Vinson, Anniston; ' Margaret Susan Wenzel, Monroe, Ga.; An- d rea Austin Whitehead, Bir- mingham; Glendacile Wil- liamson, Centre; Robert Gregg Wilkinson, Florence; Albert Pierce Williams, Jacksonville; and Linda J. Wooster. Anniston.

Listed by county, the fol- lowing students achieved be- tween a 2.50 and 2.99 aver- age:

AUTAUGA: Rita Baswell Rhinehart, Prattville.

BLOUNT: Edgar Hilliard Mayfield, Hayden; Bonnie B. Montgomery, Oneonta.

CALHOUN: F rom Annis- ton-- Deborah Anne Adams, Gwendolyn Olivia Bishop, Janice Carol Boykin, Robert Ea r l Brooks, Belinda Eich Campbell, Zack Woodrow Carpenter, William Francis Couch, Mary Turner Daniell, Valerie Lacroix Fagan, Richard Milton Flor , Tim- othy Carey Hathorn, Ruth Ann Kilgore, Peggy Sue Knight, Laurel Sessions Mc- Elroy, Deborah Dean Mont- gomery, Alice Cotton Moore, ~ h a r i e s Thomas Nall, David Alan Phillips, Faye Thomp- son, Sarah Helen Thompson, Lilburn Stanley Tipton, James Pete Vanpelt, Samuel Floyd Wheat, charlot te L, Whitley and Judith H. Jones.

F rom &c!sonvile- --Myra Sue Austin, Clyde Benjamin Beck, James Donald Brady,

Gayle Walton Chappell, Linda Ella Gay, Marla Jan Johnson, Judy Dowdy Jones, Sandra Lynn Jones, Joyce Irene Lee, Dane Randall Martin, Judy Brown Mize, Cathy Lee Morgan.

Sandra Nance, Sandra Goble Popham, Will Smith Pricket t , J r . , John Lewis Richardson, Thomas Vann Roberson, Ruth Elizabeth Romeo, Raymond Henry Russell, Kenneth Brian Saunders, Zonda Loutseegar, Cary Franklin Smith, - Wil-

(See DEAN'S LIST, Page 3)

NOTICE Notice to all students

alanning to register for the fall semester , file your permit to register now i n t h e a d missions office. Class schedules will be mailed in July.

F i rs t - time freshmen a r e expected to file a per- mit to register also.

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Editorials Advisement

Among the faults existing in education and the educational process in the University, the most prominent is the lack of advisement in course selection. The hindsight of a senior regarding course selection seemingly should be given to freshmen. Ultimately all of the proper and r e - quired courses will be taken, but of more importance is the sequence in which all of the courses a r e taken.

In looking back it appears that taking English history concurrently with English l i terature would have resulted in one course complementing the other . This would also 'hold t rue for American history, government, and l i t e ra - ture. This is particularly significant in the la t te r case for those students who a r e not concentrating in any of these areas of study would have a more profound concept of the material ra ther than taking severa l isolated courses .

Another tidbit of a senior 's re f lec t ions upon the system i s in spreading out requirements . There is a tendency to try to get r id of them a s soon as possible, however, this i s not particularly a good idea for several reasons.

This leaves a senior with five upper level courses to concentrate on i l l a semes te r f o i two consecutive semes- te rs at least. Hence, he is faced with several thousands of pages of readings, o r hundreds of species to identify, o r pages of problems to c o m p l e r ~ .

It is f a r more logical to keop some of the require- ments for the las t two years to not o71y ea se the load but to allow a student to really concentrate on thoir major area. In regard to the requirements, some of them a r e difficult to become excited over; s o le t ' s be real is t ic and view them as nothing more than requirements.

For students going on to graduate school, the notorious GRE now faces them. As most schools call fo r the Ad- vance Test to be taken, this is usually done in the ear ly part of the senior year. As a resul t , a senior who leaves his major a r e a until his l as t th ree and four s emes t e r s does not have the proper background for this tes t .

It seems that a counseling program calling for a fore- Zghtea apprczct to course selection is necessary. Some- thing more than a s emes t e r - to - semes te r basis is required. The responsibility i s left basically to the student. This is the s ame student who is credited with having no knowledge of the curriculum and, therefore, should have no voice in helping to construct i t . This fact makes more obvious the need for a c lear-cut , well - organized system of advisement in course -scheduling, It may even resul t in more May graduates instead of the multitude who have to return for one o r two courses and finish in July.

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Likes And Dislikes At the SGA meeting Monday night, one of the Senators

told this repor te r chat he doesn't like me. I did not know, a t that t ime, who the person-was, nor

do I now know who he is. Apparently he did not know who I was ei ther , be:ause he asked m e my name before he said he didn't like .ne.

I have always said, and will continue to say, that I have nothing but admication for a person who is courageous enought to give his opinions. However, before giving opinions one sho [ld t ry to find out something about the subject. This i s :specially t rue when formulating opinions of other people. In the case of a person, one should talk to, and get to k n o ~ , that person before saying that you like o r dislike him.

While working on the Chanticleer staff, I hav tried to write about su Ijects that interest the Student ?30dy. In doing so, I have :iven my own views and opinions, formu- lated from personal experieilces and beliefs. I nave said nothing that I do n )t believe to be truth.

If I have 0ffend.d some people with my views, I nave no regre t s . I say this because i f I have offended people, that shows that at least: they a r e interested enough to form their own opinions--and that i s exactly what Ihope to accomplish: to get people to express well thought-out, and researched, opinions on a var i ?ty of subjects.

However, just jecause a person does not believe as someone e l se does, i t does not give him the right to form an opinion of that person--without f i r s t getting to know that per - son.

As for the pe r s 3n who doesn't like me, I say this: When you have seen a3 much of the world as I have, and havc attained the knowledge of world affairs that I have attained,

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Letters To The Editor Dear Editor:

We a r e asking for any co- operation you can give us in publishing news of the fol- lowing event to be held at the University.

The American Red Cros s Bloodmobile will be at Leone Cole Auditorium on Monday the 15th of June f r o m 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The need for blood i s ,so great during the summer months and we fully real-. i ze that all students attend- ing summer school a r e busy and pressed for time; but we would like to urge Mrs. Pvron

?day. June 22, 1970

Donovan Awarded Hero Medal

At a recent ceremony h e r e Clyde S. Donovan of Opelika was presented the ROTC Medal for Heroism by Col. Fo re s t 0. Wells, p r o f e s s o r of military science.

The medal was awarded for providing i m m e d_iate_ l i fe - saving ass i s tade to two women in a siking automobile near ~ a r r o i t o n , Ga.

In the history of this medal, the highest awn!- bestowed on an ROT~-s,det, Clyde becomes onlv thdl3th

them to take out just one hair J cahet to win the- coleted to visit us and earn their pro- decoration. tection for all of their blood S U ~ C U m b ~ The citation accompny- needs and to help save the ing the medal read--, in l ives of others . This will be open to all residents of Jacksonville and surround- ing a r e a and we s incerely hope that the students, fac- ulty and staff will support us .

Thank you, Jane O'Brien Blood Program Chairman

Dear Editor: On April 30, Pvt. (E-2)

Donald C. Boren, was honor- e d a s t h e Ou t s t and ing Trainee of h i s basic train- ing company a t Fo r t Jack- son. The training cycle c o v e r e d t h e period of March 9 to April 30.

T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n was made by Brigadier General William S. Coleman, deputy commanding general, Fo r t Jackson.

Pvt. Boren i s a credi t to his family and to the United States Army. I hope that h i s future se rv ice in the Army will be a s successful and rewarding a s was his basic training at Fo r t Jackson.

Best wishes and highest regards .

Sincerely yours, J ames F. Hollingsworth Major General, USA Commanding

Mrs . Geneva Stephens Pyron, of 505 Fifth Ave., died ear ly Tuesday morn- ing following a shor t i l l- ness .

She was employed at Jacksonville State fo r the past 37 years . F o r the past several years she was d i rec tor of student accounts in the business office. She graduated f rom Jax State in 1940.

Dr . Houston Cole said M r s . Pryon served the in -

. . - - stitution f a i t hfuliy longer than any other person with the possible exception of Dr . C. W. Daugette.

"In all of my profes - sional c a r ee r , I have never worked with a colleague who was more conscientious in the performance of h i s o r h e r duties a s has been the c a s e with Mrs. Pyron," said Dr . Cole.

"Her duties involved the delicate task of col lect i~ig funds f rom students which, of course, was conducive in many instances to i l l will. However, h e r pleasing personality endeared all the students to he r and this had the effect of smoothing out c ircumstances that could have developed into trouble."

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part , "Upon observing the automobile plunge intt a lake, Cadet Donovan, without r ega rd to his own sa'f:ty, unhesitatingly removed his sh i r t and shoes and jumped into the cold water and swam 35 feet to [he sub- merging auto. N e i t h e r woman could swim and the doors would not open. Cadet Donovan urged and assis t - ed each woman to crawl through a window and onto the hood of the sinking auto. Then, before the c a r sank, he assis ted them individually toward shore to more shal- low water and safety. The performance of the act - re - quired extraordinary lead- ership, fortitude, and cour- age."

Clyde, then a freshman here , is the son of Mr. and ~ / I L S. W. H. Donovan of Ope- lika.

NOTICE Senior Class invita -

tions can be orderedMon- day, June 22, through Wednesday in New Dorm, Room 223. Contact Shir- ley Glidewell Thursday and Friday. A display will be s e t up on f i r s t floor, Bibb Graves, and o rde r s will be taken.

and have met m ? and talked to me, you possibly IvIajor (Re[.) Jack McNabb, post commander of the Jacksonville American Legionre- f o r m opinions which a r e ~ 0 r t h considerirlg. Therefore I ccntly presented American Legion Awards to Jacksonville State University Advanced will consider the source of Your comment, and take no ROTC cadets during the annual ROTC awards day ceremony. The Scholastic Excellence offense. Award was presented to Cadet Major Philip R. Thrower, f rom Arab, and Cadet Lt.

I will, however, make one com'nent: You and Your kind Richard L. Smith, f rom Hanceville. The American Legion ROTC General Military Ex- disgust me. cellence Award was presented to Cadet Major Richard 0. Helms, f rom Raleigh, N. C.t JD and Cadet Lt. David L. Kees, Homewood, Skees, Smith, McNabb, Thrower, and Helms.

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