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Vol. XXIX
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1970
Outstanding Paleontological Discovery
Announced By Louisburg College Professor
No. 6
Dr. Felton R. Nease, Head
of the Louisburg College De
partment of Biology, an
nounces he has finally solved
the problem of the bioligical
affinities of the conodonts.
Conodonts are jaw-like fossils
composed of calcium phos
phate, and they are found in
sediments dating from the
Cambrian to the Triassic. Many
attempts have been made to
place the conodonts in the
lower chordates due to their
chemical composition. This has
not been done to date and
most authorities place them in
a group of uncertain rank.
In June, 1969, Dr. Nease
published a paper in The Louis
burg College Journal of Arts
and Sciences in which he de
scribed conodonts as parts of
new division of the lower vas
cular plants. This new division,
the Crossophyta, is the only
division of vascular plants to be
described in over one hundred
years.
Dr. Ncase’s recent studies
on material collected near
Nashville, Tennessee, has
shown that polygnathid cono
donts begin as vegetative plant
structures having a distinctive
vascular plant cellular organiza
tion. This unusual supporting
evidence fully verifies the con
clusions presented in the origi
nal paper. This is ample evi
dence why previous work on
these fossils could not success
fully solve the problem of their
biological affinities due to the
persistant effort to place them
in an animal phylum. When
viewed in this new perspective
many problems related to these
fossils become understandable,
and we are able to assign them
to their proper biological posi
tion, the lower vascular plants.
A paper on this new dis
covery is being prepared for
presentation in June at the
1970 meeting of the Associ
ation of Southeastern Biolo
gists at Florida Southern Col
lege, Lakeland, Florida.
LAMALLAE
INITIALS
VEIN OR —“0
CONDUCTING TISSUE
Mr. Jones Installed As New Dean Of Men
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Dr. Robbins, in keeping
with the requests presented
him by numerous fall semester
students, has appointed Mr.
Walter B. Jones Acting Dean of
Men of Louisbui^ College for
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WALTER B. JONES
the spring semester. The vacan
cy was created when Dean Bo-
lick was suddenly drawn away
by a more attractive offer. A
native of Blackstone, Virginia,
Dean Jones is a 1965 graduate
of Louisburg College. After re
turning to Virginia he received
his AB Degree from the College
of William & Mary where he
majored in history. He married
the former Patsy Flick of Bris
tol, Tennessee and has a
three-year-old daughter. The
Joneses reside at 112 Beam
Circle here in Louisbui^.
RESPONSIBILITIES Dean
Jones’ jurisdiction lies within
the following areas: Men’s Stu
dent Government Association,
Honors Council, maintaining
discipline among men, and how
the house counselors relate to
the men, to cite a few.
Dean Jones has revamped
the disciplinary system. One
representative has been ap
pointed on each floor to act as
mediator between the hall and
the Dean’s office.Any distur
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Polygnathid conodont showing typical vascular plant cells.
bance of major magnitude is
reported to this resident coun
selor and is channelled through
Dean Jones’ office. In addition
to maintaining order on their
halls, the resident counselors
will also represent their floors
at Student Government Associ
ation meetings every first and
third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in
Franklin 51.
POLICIES According to Mr.
Jones, “I am not here for the
purpose of oppressing students,
but I am here to see that law,
order, and respect is mantained
by all men while on campus. I
only request gentlemanlike
conduct from the students and
hope that they will exercise
respect for the rights of others
at all times. I am here to give
service and to operate as a
liaison between the students
and the administration, and
Vice versa.” Mr. Jones went on
to say, “The events of the
previous semester cannot be
tolerated by any institution,
especially a small college in a
small community.”
When asked how he liked
his job Mr. Jones replied, “I am
very happy with my job. I have
been enthused with the assis
tance rendered me by Leighton
Strader. I have only one re
quest; Greater participation on
the part of men in the Men’s
Student Government Associ
ation should be practiced. This
organization can offer invalu
able service. I was a member of
the Student Government Asso
ciation while attending Louis
burg College in 1964 and 1965,
and I understand and sympa
thize with living conditions and
lack of recreational facilities.”
Although he has the name
“Acting” Dean of Men the
term should not be confused to
mean temporary. Dean Jones,
upon the evaluation of his of
fice in June, anticipates return
ing next semester.
Let’s give Mr. Jones a hdp-
ing hand and refrain from all
those “no-no’s.”
Johnnie Ainsley
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