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G.R.E./S Will Be
Given Seniors
_ST, ANDREWS PRESBYTKKIAN COLLEGE, ; LAURlNRITPr., m o
NOVEMBER 19. 1965
Graduate Record Examinations
*1U be given to those seniors
who registered for them this se-
mester Friday and Saturday
of this week. The area test will
be given Friday. This series of
tests measures the breadth of
knowledge and understanding of
the student in three broad areas
of the liberal arts: Social Science,
Humanities, and Natural Science.
Each of these tests requires
seventy minutes*
The social science test is con
cerned with those phases of non
specialized education in the
social sciences which prepare an
individual to understand and deal
with the interrelated social,
economic, and political problems
of contemporary society. The
student should have an under
standing of the nature and history
of social, economic, and political
institutions and of the problems
arising in relation to them; he
should have the critical abilities
necessary to make intelligent use
of the materials of the social
sciences.
The Humanities test is a means
of evaluating normal undergrad
uate experience in literature,
philosophy, and the arts. The
questions in this section were de
signed to depend as little as
possible on particular knowledge,
on technical vocabulary, and on
“recognition.” While the major
emphasis throughout the test is on
general skills and abilities, the
student’s basic knowledge is also
tested.
The third area .test is the
natural science test. This
measures the student’s grasp
of scientific methodology and
of the simple but fundamental
concepts which are of general
value. The student has an op
portunity to apply his basic
knowledge and ability to a number
of new situations.
Saturday morning all students
will take the Aptitude Test which
provides a measure of general
scholastic ability of graduating
seniors. It yields two scores:
verbal ability and quantitative
ability. Included in the test are
verbal reasoning questions,
reading comprehension questions
and various kinds of quantitative-
mathematical materials*
The afternoon testing period
will be devoted to the advanced
tests in the student’s major field.
These comprehensive, three-
hour tests are designed to meas
ure the achievement of the coll
ege senior in his parttcnlar area.
This examination is required of
all seniors and is used to com
pare St. Andrews seniors with
those in other colleges in the
United States and also as a pre-
quisite for entrance into most
graduate school.
DR. BANERJEE SPEAKS INFORMALLY WITH STUDENTS
Dr. Purnendu Kumar Baner-
1**1 Minister, Embassy of India,
ashington, D.C., was the main
^aker in the second of a series
® St. Andrews Concert-Lect
ures.
Speaking on “India and China
Asia,” Dr. Banerjee gave
summary of India's past and
cuJTent problems. He placed
^cial emphasis on Red China’s
eat to India and the free world,
er Dr. Banerjee’s initial
Highland Players Present
Beyond Phoenlx’Vby Fry
HIGHLAND PLAYERS REHEARSE '^OR "BOY WITH A CART”
New Honor Code
Work Started
The Cabinet has established a
new Honor Code committee,
Aggie Henderson serves as
chairman with members Lee
Accettullo, Mike Mullinix, Steve
Wainscott, Hunter Allen and
Elmer CooU Working with this
committee are faculty members
Mr. Forest Altman, Mr. Carl
Bennett, Mrs. Margaret Moore,
and Miss Pat McQueen,
There are two main objectives
toward which the committee will
work. One is to set upatempor-
ary procedure in relation to
classroom cheating. The other
long term objective is to formu
late an Honor Code (after all
aspects of the possibUity can be
studied.)
Presently the committee is
dealing with the procedural
problem. It is attempting to
define the obligations of the fac-
culty. Judiciary Boards, and
students to each other. Three
aspects present themselves as
partinent to this definition: (1)
If a student sees another student
cheating, should he go to the pro
fessor in charge, to the suspect
student or to the Judiciary Board?
(2) If a faculty member observes
cheating, should he take the case
to the court or should he handle
it himself? (3) should there be'
a set procedure established?
The committee urges any stu
dent to express his view to them
as a whole at scheduled meeting,
to any of the above named com
mittee members, or by let;ers
to the committee chairman.
It is the committee’s hope that
students will take an active in
terest in this project which will
greatly affect them.
Mary Kddle Grant to CollegQ
speech, and Informal question and
answer period was held. Some of
the questions asked concerned
India’s Viet Nam Policy and Dr.
Banerjee’s opinion of the possi
bilities of a Red Chinese-
Russian war.
Some members of the Inter
national Relations Club met with
Dr. Banerjee after the lecture to
discuss the current situation be
tween India and Pakistan.
St, Andrews Presbyterian Col
lege has reached a $10,000 grant
from the Mary Duke Biddle Foun.
dation to aid its program for
physically handicapped students.
The college had earlier been
given a grant of $30,533 by the
Vocational Rehabilitation Ad.
ministration for this research
project, aimed at defining a total
college program adapted to the
student's needs,
«We are indeed most grateful
that the Mary Duke Biddle Foun.
dation has selected St, Andrews
for this grant,” said president
Ansley C, Moore. “The executive
director, F,R, Pemberton, gave
us some valuable suggestions
in shaping the program,”
“Mrs, Mary D.B,T, Semans
of Durham, chairman of the foun
dation, has shown a personal
interest in this project,” Presi
dent Moore' noted. “The founda
tion was established in 1956 with
headquarters in New York. Its
long-term purpose has been to
help the handicapped,”
A major part of the founda
tion grant will be used for stu
dent “aides” who work with each
handicapped student in the pro
gram.
The St, Andrews project pro
vides regularly scheduled medi
cal, sociological, and academic
evaluation for each student.
There will also be aptitude and
personality tests, interviews, and
regular counseling periods. Six
doctors and a group of profession
al consultants are working on
the project, which is directed by
Dr. Ralph Hester, dean of stu
dents at St, Andrews,
A pair of one-act plays by
Christopher Fry, English drama-
tist, is being performed in a-
seven-night stand by the High
land playersof St. Andrews Pres
byterian College beginning now
through November 23,
All performances are being
given iri the 80-seat Laboratory
Theatre for both "Boy with a
Cart’* and "A phoenix Too Fre
quent,” beginning each evening
at 8 p.m. Tickets are available
to the public,
"Boy with a Cart” is being
directed by Arthur McDonald,
head of the drama department
at St. Andrews, It Is also being
taken on tour in January, with
Helen Gregory of Java, Va,, as
student director and tour man
ager.
Leading role in "Boy with a
Cart” is taken by Larry Mathes
of Durham as Cuthman, an
English shepherd who dreams of
building a cathedraLLynnLever-
ton of Baltimore, Md., portrays
his mother and the cast includes
a chorus of medieval English
folk, who also become individual
characters.
Members of the chorus are
Robert Frothingham of Sykes,
ville, Md., David Hendricks of
Charlotte, Jean Bolinger of Spar
tanburg, S,C„ Sherry Baldwin of
Farmingdale, N. Y., Tray
Stephenson of Chesterfield, S.C.,
Louise McLeod of Dunn, Elaine
Elwell of Columbus, Ga„ Harry
Hagan of Irvington, N.Y., and
Bob Bercaw of Wilmington, Del.,
who is designing masks for this
play.
"A phoenix too Frequent” is a
comedy played in the tomb of a
Roman aristocrat. His widow is
portrayed by Lillian Phillips of
Charleston, S.C., as Dynamene,
who comes to mourn his death
and die also. She is accompanied
by her maid, Doto, played by
Kay McClanahan of Herndon, Va.
Romantic complications develop
when a Roman sentry arrives at
the tomb—Tegius is portrayed
by John Ca^npbell of Dillon, S.C,
Mary Hardy of Alexandria, Va,,
is directing "A Phoenix too Fre
quent” as a senior project, and
is being assisted by David Hen
dricks,
Costumes for both plays are
being designed by Walter Boyce
of MayesviUe, S.C., and lighting
is being planned by Sue Scar-
borough of Raleigh,
Mrs. P. Smith
Gives Plants
To School
Several truckloads of azaleas,
sasanquas, gardenias, and other
plants have been given by Mrs.
P.R, Smith of Wilmington to St.
Andrews Presbyterian College.
The first truckload of plants
arrived on campus Wednesday,
November 10, and planting will
be done undpr supervision of
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