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ATLANTIC CHRISTUN COLLEGE
March 15, 1979
Science Dept. To Ease Reqiii^men^
BYW.G. DOZIER
A proposal by the Science
lypartment faculty to make
uore fleiible the science re-
.jiitinents for all students at
A.C., approved by the
.■ollege faculty at the last faculty
aeeting.
When it gets final approval
hthe Board of Trustees, the
niovewill allow a student to take
aibours of science courses that
best suit the student’s
juiposes. A student will not
jtcessarily have to take two
Kmesters of biology, two
iemesters of chemistry or two
semesters of physics as has
been the case in the past.
I'nder the new requirements, a
®dent will have the option of
sBbining one semester of
biology with the first semester
of General Chemistry, the first
semester of Fundamentals of
Chemistry or either semester of
General Physics. The student
nay also combine chemistry and
physics or may take two
semesters of courses in any one
5eld.
At the faculty meeting, Dr.
J.P.Tyndall, Chairman of the
Department of Science, also got
ipproval to modify the require
ments for a biology major.
When final approval for this
piin is received, a biology major
fill begin work in his major field
h'takingfour required courses,
fflong them Invertebrate Zo
ology and then Vertebrate Zo
ology, a new course. The other
t»c required courses are Non-
Wular Plants and Vascular
Hints, new courses achieved by
tipanding the current Plant
llingdom course into two sem-
Mers. The biology major will
then choose at least one course
fn® each of the four groups.
®ne course will be from among
'Vertebrate Morphogenesis;
(j«neral Physiology (a new
™'M); Structure and Func-
Penny D
rive
Interfratemity Council is
sponcering a penny drive on
Moesday, March 21st. The
drive is to be held at the
from 10:00 am
; and the Inter-
”“n»ty is asking all campus
JMizations to contribute. Any
8^tion can enter the drive
P y by someone submitting
fganizations’ name and by
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that organization. A
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Cytology. The major will take
either Plant Anatomy or Micro-
biologyieither Genetics or Ecol
ogy; and either Radiation
Biology or Laboratory Tech
niques, a new course covering
such things as dissection, use
and care of a microscope, and
preservation of specimens. In
addition, the major will take
eight semester hours of Genera)
Chemistry, four hours of Or
ganic Chemistry, and six hours
of mathematics. No staffing
problem is anticipated with this
program as all of these courses
will not be offered every year.
Neither do any of them require
equipment not available in re
gular supplies.
Biology majors will not be
required to take General Botany
or General Zoology. However, if
a general student or a transfer
student takes one or both cour
ses and then decides to major in
biology. General Botany or its
transferred equivalent will be
accepted as Plant Anatomy and
General Zoology or its trans
ferred equivalent will be accep
ted as Invertebrate Zoology.
The proposals were
developed after studying the
catalogs of the following colle
ges: Catawba, Elon, Davidson,
Guilford, Meredith, Pfeiffer, St.
Andrews, and Warren Wilson.
There have been meetings with
biology majors, in the case of
the changes in the biology
major, and with students of the
Bulletin
Board
All EHI members are urged to
participate in this year’s Home
coming Parade. There will be a
meeting in Jean Baker’s room,
313 Hilley Hall, Thursday even
ing, March 15 at 7:30 to prac
tice.
There will be a Saint Patrick’s
Dance sponsored by the Student
Center Committee in Hardy
Alumni Hall, Friday, March 16,
1979, from 9 p.m. until 12 p.m.
Everyone come and wear some
thing green.
Needed - Student to help an
EMR class prepare for track and
field Special Olympics; anytime
after 12:00. Local Meet sched
uled the week before Easter—so
hurry. Class is located at Coon;
has 15 boys, 3 giris, ages 13-14;
teacher Mrs. Susan Goddard.
See Mrs. Smith in the P.E.
Department for details.
Nursing Majors - There will
be a change in the fabric used in
the uniforms for next year. All
prospective juniors are required
to purchase the new uniform.
Remember to order your uni
forms March 16 from 9:00 -1-00
in the Nursing BuUding. Stu
dents are required to purchase
two complete uniforms and a
lab coat-approximate cost: $150
due when the uniforms arrive
fall semester.
SeeBnlletin Board
page 3
science department and with
students of other departments,
in the case of the changes in the
general science requirements.
Dr. Philip Witherington has
visited St. Andrews College and
reviewed their requirements
both for nonscience majors and
for biology majors. In addition.
Dr. Tyndall has gathered infor
mation through the years as he
served on State Department of
Education evaluation teams for
Science Departments at several
liberal arts colleges.
If the Board of Trustees gives
its approval to the changes, the
programs will be inaugurated in
the fall of 1979. The general
science requirements will be
evaluated during the year at
staff meetings with Mr. Eugene
Purcell, Associated Professor of
Philosophy and developer for
the Science Department in its
deliberations concerning pro
gram changes, and student, and
student representives from each
course. Each course will be
evaluated and data will be
Space
Replaces
Sculpture
by Catherine Edwards
There are several ways to
date your arrival to A.C. The
most recent being if you can
remember the modern art
sculpture that at one time
designated the art building lo
cation. The untitled sculpture
was taken down over this past
summer, after it had been
determined structurally un
sound. Mr. Brown, the designer
of the sculpture and the Art
Department chairman, ex
plained that the eight year old
wood and fiberglass structure
was not built to be a permanent
structure. This was due to the
lack of funding for the correct
materials.
The purpose of the fifteen foot
structure was to promote art on
campus. There are currently no
plans for a replacement. Mr.
Brown mentioned that it would
be nice to see a replacement
designed by one of our students
or even another faculty mem
ber. As is the usual problem for
art, funding for a sculpture
piece is the last item on the
school’s budget. Yet, Mr.
Brown hopes to see sculpture
placed in various areas on
campus in the future. In the
meantime, there is a cement
slab platform, serving as a
reminder that there was once a
sculpture on campus. And that
platform also reminds the schwl
that the potential exists for
another sculptural piece for the
future.
collected on cor^iflotiMu
courses taken and an attempt
will be made to find out why
those combinations were cho
sen. The new biology major
program will be evaluated from
departmental records on cour-
j ATL/-JVTIC
‘ students
nfit1~TTTII'ir liili»n nvffr the next
four years. Efforts will be made
to determine the reasons for a
significant shift to or from a
particular cours..
SGA Grants $700 to SSC
by Steve Sledge.
The Social Science Club
would like to extend their ap
preciation to the Student Gov
ernment Association for the
grant allocated to the delegation
to the National Model United
Nations in New York from April
10-14. The Student Government
Association has granted seven
hundred dollars to the delega
tion to be used for the trip. With
the aid of fund raising projects,
the delegation has raised an
additional one hundred and fifty
dollars and hopes to raise an
additional five to seven hundred
dollars to cover expenses during
the trip.
The delegation from A.C. will
consist of seven students and
one advisor. Dean Monshower
will accompany the students as
the delegation advisor. The
students participating as dele
gates are Ricky Smith, Nina
Taylor, Tommy Harper, Tom
Smith, Brian Crist, Kimberly
Burns and Steve Sledge. These
students are preparing to re
present the country assigned to
the A.C. delegation.
The student delegation will be
representing Singapore. Sing
apore is a highly industrialized
city-state. It is located at the
southern tip of Malaysia in
Southeast Asia. Singapore has
one of the world’s largest com
mercialized ports which serves
as an important trade center for
the Western and Eastern hem
ispheres.
The students of the A.C.
delegation have been assigned
to five seperate committees to
represent Singapore as an active
member of the National Model
United Nations. Singapore
serves on the Political and
Security Committee, the Special
Political Committee, the Ec
onomic and Financial Commit
tee, the Social Humanitarian
and Cultural Committee and the
General Assembly Plenary in
the United Nations. One or two
students are serving on each
committee as active representa
tives of Singapore in the
National Model United Nations!
The A.C. delegation to the
Model United Nations hopes to
well represent A.C. as well as
the country of Singapore in
April. The delegation would like
to thank Dr. Nakhre for his
assistance with setting up the
delegation, also Dean Mon
shower for accompanying the
delegation and the Nursing
Department for allowing the
delegation to use one of the vans
for transportation. Good luck,
delegates!
Alpha Chi Inducts 31
On Monday, March 12, 31
people were inducted into the
Alpha Chi National Honor Soci
ety. To receive an invitation to
join the Society, a student must
have accumulated 62 hours and
earned a grade point average of
3.2.
Those inducted were: Pat An
derson, Cindy Blackley, Terry
Bossley, Bettina Bowen, Karen
Bower, Bettie Edmundson, Pat
Fitzcerald. Garv Hall, Florence
Johnson, Elizabeth Kepley;
Teresa McIntyre, Virgil May,
Bill Murph, Crystal Oliver,
Wanda Peele, Jim Poole, Beth
Roberts, Raye Ann TTiorne,
Stephanie Brown, Vickie Lynn
Smith;
Betty Renfrow, Larry Wood-
lief. Sherry Johnson, Cheryl
Hollar, Nancy Pippin, Joanne
Hines, Dixie Stanley, Carol Bell,
Ester Evans, Sammy Hines and
Bob Ruis.
Haiku
(In Memory of Jerry Davis)
by Hugh Buckner Johnston
So happy and bright
Spirits like his will give light
Far beyond earth’s night!