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Transfer of Repeat Hours From Chowan By D.H. NICHOLSON, Registrar As was indicated in the last issue of the “Smoke Signals,” this article is the second of a series of reports which concern the responses to a questionnaire mailed this last summer to a random sample of 200 colleges and universities fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This second article specifically deals with the questionnaire’s second inquiry which is as follows: (2) What is your present policy concerning repeat hours? (In other words, do you count as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated or do you only count that course once?) As was also indicated or cited earlier, of the 200 colleges and universities mailed the questionnaire, which included the aforementioned inquiry, 148 institutions responded initially. And of the 148 respondents (or 74 per cent of the total mailings), 136 institutions (or over 91 per cent of the total respondents) had responses to the second inquiry which could be used in the present report. In other words, 12 of the responding institutions had responses to this second question or inquiry which were incomplete or which were considered con fidential for counselors use only, and, in two cases, the institutions had no definite policy for tran sfers and, hence, were reluctant to answer this question. Of the 136 institutions (or 91 per cent of the total respondents to the questionnaire in general) who answered the second inquiry, 77 (or 56 per cent of those respon ding to this second inquiry) do count as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated. In other words, therefore, this majority of in stitutions had policies which discouraged the repeating of courses in which there was already credit received. And repetition was allowed only when the course had been failed initially. The above figures, then, in dicate that only 59 institutions (or a little over 44 per cent of the schools responding to the second inquiry) allow a student to repeat courses just to better a grade. In other words, these 59 institutions do not count as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated, and they generally count only the last hours and quality points earned when a course is repeated at their in- a three-hour course previously failed, he would have to earn a “B" (on the 3.0 system) in the second attempt with the course in order to average out to an over all “C” for both attempts. Listed below in separate groups are those, institutions which do count and those in stitutions which do not doimt as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated. Group I in cludes only those schools which indicated that they do count as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated. Group II includes only those schools which do not count these repeated hours. Also in both groups will be cited any specific qualifications which the individual schools may have made with their statements of policy concerning the repeat- hour situation. Group I—The following colleges and universities do count as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated: 1. University of Richmond (Va.) 2. Arkansas Polytechnic College 3. Henderson State College (Ark.) 4. Arkansas State University (State University, Ark.) 5. Eastern Kentucky Univer sity 6. University of Virginia 7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 8. Blue Mountain College (Miss.) 9. Madison College (Va.) 10. Bridgewater College (Va.) 11. Southern Methodist University (Texas) “Count all hours attempted except second ‘F’ in same course.” 12. Mewcomb College (Women’s Division of Tulane University) (La.) 13. Florida Institute of Technology 14. University of Houston (Texas) 15. Loyola University (La.) 16. Union College (Ky.) 17. Georgia State College at Milledgeville 18. Baptist College of Charleston (S.C.) 19. University of North Orolina at Charlotte 20. Samford University (Ala.) 21. University of Mississippi (University, Miss.) 22. Mississippi State University (State College, Miss.) 23. Longwood College (Va.) TejasA._SPd.M- JUniv^r^Jjj 35. University of Louisville (Ky.) 36. Florida Southern College 37. Averett College (Va.) 38. Campbell College (N.C.) 39. Atlantic Christian College (N.C.) 40. Louisiana State University 41. Randolph Macon College (the men’s college at Ashland, Va.) 42. East Carolina University 43. Emory University (Ga.) 44. HoUins College (Va.) 45. Hampden-Sidney College (Va.) 46. Jacksonville University (Fla.) 47. George Mason College (Va.) 48. University of South Alabama 49. Mary Baldwin College (Va.) 50. Stetson University (Fla.5 51. Lynchburg College (Va.) 52. Berry College (Ga.) 53. Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 54. University of North Carolina at Wilmington 55. Western Carolina University (“but may be used to Point of Order (Continued from Page 2) October 1, 1970, the candidates for Homecoming Court were presented. To my judgment it was a cultural presentation and not a burlesque show. The audience was composed mainly of college students. But much to my dismay, their response to the program was that of a group of drunken sailors viewing a strip tease show. Some might argue that they were just having fun. Sure, they were having fun-but at the expense and the em barrassment of the contestants. How can we expect more good- looking, decent girls to join another contest of that nature if we treat them in such a manner? In my opinion it was no way to treat a lady. In an effort to awaken the student body to their responsibility as a mature audience, I was constrained to do what I thought was right. The SGA is the voice of the student body. The SGA president should represent their desires. The student body should be behind him, giving him support instead of blocking his way. They should respect his decision for if they don’t, in effect they are weakening the strength of the SGA. satisfy a course requirement in general education.”) 56. Lenoir-Rhyne College (N.C.) 57. Catawba College (N.C.) 58. Old Dominion University (Va.) 59. University of Tampa (Fla.) 60. High Point College (N.C.) 61. Wake Forest University (N.C.) 62. Radford College (Va.) 63. Virginia Commonwealth University 64. Virginia Polytechnic In stitute 65. North Carolina State University at Raleigh 66. Centenary College (La.) 67. Texas Lutheran College 68. Texas Tech University 69. Univeristy of Florida at Gainesville 70. Geogria Southern College 71. Furman University (S.C.) 72. Vanderbilt University (Tenn.) 73. Tulane University (La.) 74. The Citadel (S.C.) 75. University of Dallas (Texas) 76. University of Alabama 77. Memphis Academy of the Arts Group II—The following colleges and universities do not count as hours attempted everytime that a course is repeated: 1. Bennett College (N.C.) 2. Trinity University (Texas) “First attempted grade can celled out in grading.” 3. Tuskegee Institute (Ala.) “Only count once for repeated course when failed grade is earned.” 4. Transylvania University (Ky.) “We use only the second grade, regardless of which is higher.” 5. Morehead State College (Ky.) 47. Tennessee Wesleyan College 48. Maryville College (Tenn.) 49. Southeastern Louisiana College 50. University of Corpus Christi (Texas) 51. Delta State College (Miss.) 52. St. Mary’s University (Texas) Count only the highest earned towards GPA. 53. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute 54. Norfolk State College (Va.) 55. University of South Mississippi “Student may have up to 24 hours of repeats removed from his record.” 56. Coker College (S.C.) 57. Guilford College (N.C.) “Will accept individual school’s poUcy from which student is a transfer.” 58. Southwestern at Memphis 59. Columbia College (S.C.) In the next issue of “Smoke Signals,” we will want to look at inquiries 3 and 4 of the aforementioned questionnaire. Again, if you recall, those inquiries were the following: 3. What are the requirements for continued enrollment at your institutions? 4. Would you be willing to grant “conditional admissions” to any student without the associates degree ar at least a “C” average on all work attempted if that student, in your estimation, might show some potential for completion at your institution? The reader should be in for some interesting conclusions concerning the above inquiries. These conclusions should' also help to facilitate his efforts at deciding on a college or university which will best give him an opportunity to achieve his personal goals in higher education. Ronnie Mack gets away from the Worth College players in the game played in Fayet teville on October 3. Chowan won 43-0. Chowan Stops Tough Ferrum, 10-6 Saturday Reprinted from The Herald Tenth-ranked Chowan College used a tough defense and a great effort from flanker Ronnie Mack 6. Newberry College (S.C.) to topple Ferrum Junior College Only when student has a ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade in first course. 7. Centre College (Ky.) 8. University of Miami (Fla.) Will allow repeat hours not be counted under these cir cumstances: “within reason-say 3 or 4 courses.” 9. College of the Ozarks (Ark.) 10. Tennessee Technological Institute 11. Oglethorpe College (Ga.) “Repeat hours are counted only once, the higher and lower grades being averaged.” 12. Pfeiffer College (N.C.) “Only the last grade earned is computed in the averagg.” stitutiori#.^’Hfen?t?i' tKy^'^uld Hot KlSt^ft'^l^^Ttnir) SOA'4xecultve'Wfiefers>ar*f'*s‘»»T5: Randtj/jjh-Mitft^’KTOrfien’s Baby Brave" Congratulations to Coach and Mrs. Jerry Hawkins on the birth of their son, John Christopher. John Christopher Hawkins was born Thur sday morning and weighs 7 pounds and 2 ounces. at penahze a student who would transfer repeat hours from a first school attended. One major conclusion con cerning the above is that no Chowan student should repeat a course with the idea that he will probably not be penalized for the second attempt. As can tje seen, a majority of the colleges and universities answering this second inquiry definitely in dicated that they would count repeat hours as hours attempted. Therefore, the student repeating a course could expect to amass negative quality points if both courses attempted did not average out to an over-all “C.” In other words, if a student repeated Open 26. Presbyterian College (S.C.) 27. Lander College (S.C.) 28. Hampton Institute (Va.) 29. University of North Carolina at Greensboro 30. Wesleyan College (Ga.) 31. University of Texas at Austin 32. Tarleton State College (Texas) 33. Salem College (N.C.) “When allowed.” 34. Clemson University (S.C.) It appears to be “no” but under certain circumstances, perhaps, the student is treated individually on this matter. Clemson states: “Students may contact the registrar on an individual basis if they have specific questions.” Forum Airs Views ByDRINAHULINGS An S(3A Open Forum was held in Marks HaU Auditorium Oct. 5, at 9:30, in order to discuss such topics as library hours, dress code, cafeteria, time for dorm closing hours, and chapel. All interested students were ini^ted to attend the Open Forum in order that they may ask questions or voice their opinions on the topics discussed. At this particular Open Forum there were fifty-two students present. The first topic to be discussed was in connection with library hours for the weekend. It was decided that the library would not beopened on Friday night but instead it would be held open on Sundays from 6:00 to 10:00, as well as the old hours of 2:00 to 5:00. The second topic discussed was concerned with the Cafeteria. Julie Hoskins presented a report from the meeting of the Cafeteria Clommittee. In this report she stated that the three major problems that concerned the cafeteria committee were con nected with the line breaking, trays being left on the tables, and smoking. It was suggested that there might be provisions made for those students who normally were unable to eat lunch because of classes; that they might be given special cards allowing them to break in line in order that they might be able to eat lunch. This suggestion was brought up in the Cafeteria Committee ■meeting on Oct. 6, and it was decided that the cafeteria is opened long enough to ac comodate this. At present, the cafeteria opens from 10 to 25 minutes earlier than the scheduled time of 11:45 and does not close until 1:15. One evening the trays left on the tables were counted and it was found that 143 trays had been left. The most heated discussion of the evening was concerning clothing for the girls. Bill Dodson presented the report on clothing with regards to the 1969-70 clothing standard of the school. The main request of the female students was that they wish to wear pants on campus. It was stated by Ronaldo Karunungan that in each dorm there was a survey being taken on the dress code and that recommendations would be accepted. The final decision on the dress code would have to come from President Whitaker and the Board of Trustees. It was also stated that in connection with the dress code that shoes would always have to be worn on campus. ‘ t The last topic discussed was concerned with chapel assem blies. The students asked to have more interesting assemblies and that they might have an assembly that they students themselves would put on. At 10:45 the Open Forum was concluded. If you wish to voice your opinions and know what is going on in your school, come to the Open Forum. trying their best to establish a concrete rapport with the students this year. We have sponsored two open forums already, and the responses are far from satisfactory. Only a handful of students are willing to share their time to understand the problems that confront us. It is to the consolation of the SGA officers that those who attended the Open Forum turned out to be the well-informed students on campus. We are scheduling more Open Forums, and massive participation is expected from the students. On October 15, 1970, there will be a referendum on the girl’s curfew hours. This is an acid test on the part of the student tKxly. A great majority are wanting more Uberal hours for girls but only a small minority are willing to work for its achievement. SGA history will show tht last year only 17 per cent of the qualified voters for the freshman class voted. In the SGA elections roughly 34 per cent of the entire student body voted. This year in our recent Homecoming Court election barely 15 per cent of the whole student population responded to their duty last October 1. It takes only a minute or two to go down to the student cent and perform their obligation but 85 per cent of our students could not care less about what is happening. If this curfew hours referendum does not obtain at least 50 per cent of the students votes, then I would regret to predict that we do not even have the shadow of a chance to get this petition approved. I beleive that our best argument in asking the ad- ministarion for reform is that we are in college now and we should be treated as such. But before we present to them that argument, let us pause for a while and ask ourselves if we are t)ehaving as college students. If all of us say “aye” then not all of us are being honest. Display of immaturity in Chapel-Assembly, cutting the lines in the cafeteria, talking in the library instead of studying, leaving the trays after eating, are definitely not expected from college students. No one can argue that it is not very common in our college conununity. I will close this brief by restating what I mentioned in my message to the students in the supplementary handbook that without total involvement our goals will end up flowing down the drain. Ronaldo A. Karunungan SGA President College (Lynchburg, Va.) 14. Southwestern University (Texas) 15. Texas Christian University “We count only the grade for the last time a course is taken.” 16. Texas Women’s University “Course counted only one time- best grade used.” 17. Tift College (Ga.) 18. Sul Ross State College (Texas) 19. University of Southwestern Louisiana—If repeat hours are allowed at first institution, this university “will recognize the previous institution’s policy and will only count the last attempt of the student.” 20. Southern University (La.) Only “last grade and credits made shall be used in computing the point ratio.” 21. St. Leo College (Fla.) 22. Ouachita Baptist University (Ark.) 23. East Tennessee State University"...but we do not necessarily agree to take all students who acquire a net 2.0 (C) average by continued repeating.” 24. Emory & Henry College (Va.) 25. Methodist College (N.C.) 26. Belmont College (Tenn.) Student can repeat a course “as many as three times and we count only the last attempt into the cumulative grade point average.” 27. Austin Peay State University (Tenn.) 28. Greensboro College (N.C.) “For a course which has been failed, it is counted every time it is attempted. “D” work repeated is counted only once.” 29. Scarritt College (Tenn.) 30. Fisk University (Tenn.) 31. Grambhng College (La.) 32. Cumberland College (Ky.) 33. George Peabody College for Teachers (Tenn.) 34. Union University (Tenn.) 35. David Liscomb College (Tenn.) Only in transfer and not four courses taken on their campus. 36. Virginia Wesleyan College 37. Benedict College (S.C.) 38. Brenau College (Ga.) 39. Middle Tennessee State University 40. Lincoln Memorial University (Tenn.) 41. Virginia Militiary Institute 42. Sweet Briar College (Va.) 43. Johnson C. Smith Univer sity (N.C.) 44. Meredith College (N.C.) 45. Elon College (N.C.) 46. Roanoke College (Va.) This college will follow the guidelines of the previous college attended. 10-6 before a sellout crowd Chowan College Saturday. The first half was like World War III as the defensive units of both teams battled it out to a 0-0 deadlock. The half time talk that Chowan (i)ach Jim Garrison gave the Braves fired them up until they were too hot to handle as Mack broke loose for a 71-yard scoring gallop early in the third quarter. Chowan lost the toss and Ferrum elected to receive as the first half defensive stand-off got underway. Neither team could gain the upper hand as punter Jim iTOmas ketjt’'Pir‘ruili in the' hois' most of the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Ferrum’s free satety picked off a Qiowan pass at his own 18-yard line. The Braves’ defense held, but gave Ferrum their first first down of the game. Chowan took over at their own 34 and moved to the 45 before a holding penalty halted the drive. Thomas got off his shortest punt of the night, still getting 35 yards out of it, giving Ferrum the ball at their 36. The ball exchanged hands once more as the first half ended 0-0. The Braves returned to the field to start the second half with tears in their eyes as the news of Rocky Dunbar, Chowan tailback, having to have brain surgery was broken to them by Garrison. On the next play. Mack displayed his great speed as he changed a short gain off left tackle into a 71-yard touchdown off right guard. Mack pulled away from everyone and was still gaining speed as he crossed the goal line. Thomas came in to make good the extra point as the Braves went ahead 7-0. Ferrum gained the ball at their own 37 and was forced to punt. Chowan took over at their own 14. Three plays later Brave quarterback Dale McCafferty had the ball jarred loose and Ferrum took over at the Braves’ 18-yard line. ■The stingy (^owan defense turned back the Ferrum attack and gave the offense the ball at It was rumored own 14. aslted the tearri to win this ohefor ’ (jhowaii wa'A'lor^M’W’^uiit 6' Players of the week John "Stump" King was chosen outstanding back of the week and given a ticket for $2 to be used at the Student Union, compliments o Servomation Mathias, Inc. Ed Love was chosen outstanding lineman of the week and was also given a $2 ticket to be used at the Student Union. Rocky. Oiowan received the kikcoff, could not move the ball and was forced to punt. Four plays later Ferrum was forced to punt also. Qiowan took over at their own 29 where Mack set to work. On first and 10, Mack slammed off his right tackle to the 39. Chekhov (Continued from Page 1) “Swan Song” is the least well known of Chekhov’s plays. Written in December, 1887, it is adapted from his short story “C^lchas.” (Five of the one-act plays were adapted from short stories which preseded them.) It was written specifically for a well- known actor of the time, Davydov. Chekhov boasted that it took him an hour and five minutes to write it, barely longer than it takes to perform. He didn’t hold it very high in his esteem and changed the story’s title to “Swan Song” because he couldn’t think up a better one. It is a beautiful theatre piece concerning an old actor who relives his past triumphs and failures for the old prompter of the theatre. The situation is both farcical and ironic. It is also an accurate picture of the dangers in a profession without sufficient social prestige and presents the pathetic spectacle of actors who do most of their acting off stage. The play is often acted in a number of styles, from exaggerated bravado to an un derplaying which heightens the inherent pathos of the situation. “A Tragedian in Spite of Himself.” taps the same vein as “On the Harmfulness of Tobacco.” It is a long list of woes poured out by a poor hen pecked husband, Tolkachov, to the wife of a friend of his. Tolkachov is the put-upon husband, constantly running errands for his wife and their neighbors. Hearing him out, Mrs. Murashkin finally asks him whether he knows a certain woman of the region. Tolkachov admits he does. Then she asks for the same kind of favor. He then loses control and goes berserk. The role, written for the actor Valamov, was adapted from a short story. The moral, implicit within the play, is quite plain: Don't advertise your troubles or you may tempt fate. Its naive simplicity has something of the of a medieval farce. He who lauah.s last. the Ferrum 44-yard line. Ferrum took over and mounted their only drive of the game. In seven plays, they moved to the CJiowan one-yard line where Jim Pry, Ferrum quarterback, picked up the score. Ferrum faked the kick for the conversion and went for the two- pointer, but Greg Hartranft, Qiowan cornerback, was there to knock down the attempted pass. The Braves remained in front, 7-6. The ball exchanged hands twice more before Chowan cornerback Earl Gibson pounced on a Ferrum fumble to give Cowan the ball at the Ferrum 44- yard line. The Braves drove to the Ferrum 28 where Thomas returned to the field to boot a 38- yard field goal, putting the Braves ahead 10-6. Ferrum had the ball once more, but failed to produce and Qiowan took over at the Ferrum 29-yard line. Four plays later, McCafferty picked up eight yards on a QB sneak as the final gun sounded. Final score, Chowan 10, Ferrum 6. SHORTS LONDON (AP) — The first cholera case in Britain in more than 60 years was reported Tuesday night by the Ministry of Health. Authorities said the victim was a 57-year-old man who re turned to Wales 10 days ago from a vacation in Tunisia. They said he had caught the El Tor strain of cholera, which is now spreading through the Mid dle East and North Africa. The ministry said the risk of the victim’s infecting other per sons was extremely remote but that he has been isolated for ob servation. SAIGON (AP) — A U.S. freighter unloading ammunition at Cam Ranh Bay was damaged today by an explosive charge apparently set off by Viet Cong saboteurs, the U.S. Command said. No casualties were reported. But the ship, the 8,205-ton Amer igo, had to be towed aground for repairs. The Amerigo, chartered by the Military Sea Transport Service from Crest Overseas Shipping Co. of New York, be gan to leak oil and list heavily, the spokesman said. There was no indication that any ammunition had blown up. •fQuni
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