The Ridgerunner
The Students^ Right to Information and Expression
Vol. 3 — No. 1
Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina
August 22, 1967
Riggs Announces New Faculty
Harris, Lee Named To Staff
A total of 21 new administra
tive and faculty members at
Asheville - Biltmore College,
including two members of the
Class of 1966, have been appoint
ed for the coming year.
Announcing the appointment of
19 new members of the faculty
was Dr. Roy A, Riggs, acting
Dean of Faculty.
The new members of the ad
ministration and faculty are;
DR. JOHN BARTHEL
Dr. John E. Barthel, profes
sor of economics, who comes
to A-B from Stetson University,
where he headed the Economics
Department. Born in Dresden,
Germany, Dr. Barthel studied
at the University of Berlin, re
ceiving his Ph.D. in economics
in 1939. He was an advisor,
budget analyst and speech writer
for the Ministry of Finance in
Hamburg.
DR. SAMUEL DICKSON
Dr. Samuel A. Dickson, Jr.,
of Fort Lewis, Washington, as
sistant professor of physics, re
ceived his Ph.D. from Duke Uni
versity and did his undergraduate
work at the U. S. Military Aca
demy and the University of Ala
bama. He held faculty posts at
Davidson College and Western
Carolina prior to coming to Ashe
ville - Biltmore last January, in
a part-time capacity.
OLIVA JONES
Mrs. Oliva Hansbarger Jones,
instructor in language and litera
ture, who has taught in West Vir
ginia high schools and as a gra
duate assistant at West Virginia
University, received her B. S.
and M, A. from West Virginia
University and also has studied
at the University of South Caro
lina, Concord College and Colum
bia College in Columbia, S. C.
She is a native of laeger. West
Va.
JOHN CROSS
John William Cross, instruc
tor in French, received his B.A.
and M. A. from West Virginia
WORKMEN RUSH DORM WORK. Under the direction of James
Gasperson, these men built almost a dorm per month in order
to open for fall term on schedule.
Residence Complex
'Beats High-Risers*
James Harlan Gasperson
stands five foot six. He wears a
weatherbeaten army cap and de-
termindly smokes a cigar. He has
been a construction foreman for
17 years.
Life on A-B campus started
last September for Mr. Gasper
son, when he was put in charge
of dormitory construction *to
be completed by August of 1967.”
His experience with school and
almost all other types of con
struction was vast. But the year
was “a rainy one.”
“After j’ou take out weekends,
holidays and days rained out,”
says Mr. Gasperson, “we've put
up almost a building per month.”
This job wasn't as big as the
400 house development in Atlan
ta, or the five school cafeterias
in Henderson County, but, “after
all these years, this was a new
experience. There are no other
buildings like this nearby and
they have proved to be very
challenging.”
“I’ve been working dawn to
dusk, with a crew of 50 to 60
men. A lot of these workers are
college boys, and some will go
to this school. All that remains
now is general clean - up and
finish work. The whole job should
be finished by mid-Sejrtember.”
“This ‘village concept’ has
high - rise dorms beat all to
pieces. The community situatiMi
kinda makes you feel at home.”
Gasperson tugs on his cigar.
He gets “itchy*’ standing and
talking. The job requires him to
be every'W'here at once, and he
loves it.
University. Born in Franklin,
Pa., he taught at the Parkers
burg Center of West Virginia
University prior to joining A-B.
JOHN GILLUM
John Michael Gillum, instruc
tor in language and literature,
received his B. A. from Stetson
and his M. A. from Wisconsin.
Gillum also did graduate work
at Vanderbilt University, and was
on the University of Wisconsin
faculty. He is from Lakeland, Fla.
DR. HARRY JOHNSTON
Dr. Harry Henry Johnston,
professor of biology, has been
chairman and associate profes
sor of biology at Wilmington Col
lege, Wilmington, Ohio. Dr. John
ston received his B. S. from
Michigan State University, his
M. S. from the University of
Missouri and his Ph.D. from
Michigan State. A native of Chi
cago, he was a Fulbright lec
turer in Spain in 1962 - 63.
ROBERT GOODWIN
Robert Earl Goodwin, of New
York City, assistant professor
of psychology, joins the faculty
after three years with the Deve
lopmental Evaluation Center of
Western North Carolina. Pre
viously, he was with the states
of Alaska and North Carolina in
psychology posts. He received
his bachelor’s and master’s de
grees from the University of
Florida and also studied at the
University of South Carolina~and
San Bernardino College in Cali
fornia.
ROBERT HAYNER
Robert Joseph Hayner, assis
tant professor of education, who
received his B. A. from Wake
Forest and his M. S. in Educa
tion from the University of Ind
iana. A school principal for the
past five years, he also has stu
died at Purdue University,
Georgetown (Ky.) College, the
University of Kentucky and the
Southern Baptist Seminary at
Louisville, Ky. He is a native
of Huntington, West Va.
DR. HOWARD ROSENBLATT
Dr. Howard Stuart Rosenblatt,
assistant professor of psycho
logy, has served as psycholo
gist for the Archdiocese of New
Orleans and as an instructor at
the University of Southern Mis
sissippi. He has also been asso
ciated with the Mental Health Cli
nic In Asheville. Dr. Rosenblatt
received his B. S. from the Uni
versity of Louisville, his M. A.
from Marshall University and his
Ph.D. from the University of
Southern Mlssissliq}l.
ALBERT THOMPSON
Albert Glenn Thompson, Jr.,
Instructor In mathematics who
received his master’s degree
from the University of Tennes
see, and his B. S. from North
Carolina State University at Ra
leigh. He also attended Georgia
Military College, Duke Univer
sity and Appalachian State Col
lege. He has served as a high
school mathematics teacher in
South Mecklenburg and Garringer
See NEW FACULTY, Page 3
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SUSIE LEMIEUX, junior, left, tacks A-B pennant on wall of
the new dorm room she will share with freshman Leigh Mc
Bride, right.
750 Register Today
Students In Dorms,
Dance Scheduled
The registration today of over
700 students for the fall term
marks the opening of Asheville -
Biltmore College’s 1967 - 68
school year.
A major increase in enroll
ment comes from students who
will be living in the college’s
new seven building dormitory
complex. Three of these build
ings are to be completed in the
joining
Tuesday, August 22: Re- j:|:
gistration
Iv Wednesday, August 23:
Classes Begin '.'J:
Thursday, August 24; :J:«
Scholastic Aptitude Test, j:*:
S Library-4, 8:00 a.m. |v
|:J: Friday, August 25: Ashe-
vllle Bar Association, Hu-
I:*: manities Lecture Hall, 9:00
a.m. and 2;30 p.m. >•'.
Movie, “MARNIE”, Stu-
dent Center Auditorium, 8:00
jvp.m. 1$
ij: Saturday, August 26:
All student Dance, the Brown ij*:
Derby, 371 Biltmore Avenue,
8:00 p.m. I'J;
near future. Designed from “a
village concept”, three of the
buildings house a total of 125
men students, and three others
provide quarters for 125 women.
Another building contains stu
dent lounges, meeting rooms and
apartments for housing supervi
sor.
Each floor is divided into two
suites for eight students with two
students per bedroom.
The new dormitory students
were given a tour of the campus
and a hall meeting was held in
each dorm Simday night.
Orientation for all freshmen
and transfer students was held
from 9;30 a.m. to noon Monday
in the Humanities Lecture Hall,
followed by placement tests for
resident students at 1:00 p.m.
A “Get Acquainted” barbeque
for dorm students is planned for
5:30 p.m. in the Student Center
Cafeteria.
The concluding events of “Wel
come Week” are the movie
“Marnie” an Alfred Hitchcock
thriller starring Tippi Hedren
and Sean Connery at 8:00 p.m.
Friday and a dance at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday at the Brown Derby,
371 Biltmore Ave., sponsored
by the S. G. A.
Highsmith Issues Report
Expansion in many areas on the
Asheville - Biltmore College
campus was the main theme of
A-B President Dr. William E,
Highsmith’s annual report issued
this summer.
Included In the expansion was
the addition this year of some
20 new faculty and administra
tive personnel and construction
projects totaling $2,482,000 ap
proved by the 1967 General As
sembly for the next two years.
In the construction budget
plans are expansion of the Stu
dent Center, additions to .the
Science Building, the Physical
Education Building and the Plant
Maintenance Building. The plans
also call for the construction of
more dormitories and physical
education playing fields.
Dr. Highsmith reported that
the D. Hiden Ramsey Library
now has a collection of books and
bound periodicals numbering
44,000, and that the figure should
increase to 50,000 during the
coming year.
Operating expenses for the
coming year will total $1,225,405,
Including $956,962 for salaries
and wages.