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I Page 4 — Smoke Signals, Monday, October 30, 1978 i BEST BAND — The bond from Washington High School ntertained football fans while waiting for fill-in which was judged best overall in the high school band c^*iciols to arrive. Photo by Reza Mobarhan concert on the morning of Homecoming Day later Manhallaty. Testing Organization Facing Tests Itself (Continued from Page 1) Untreated Scabies Can Last Indefinitely Circle K Wants New Members The Circle K CTub needs you, the students of Chowan to help their club, the community, the college, and yourself to become better than ever. Circle K is a non-profit club made up of students who care and are willing to give their free time to a worthwhile cause. The club offers many services to the college community. One of these be ing that of raising the flag in front of McDowell Columns and at the football games. The club sponsors a power-puff football game held yearly to raise money for charity. The Circle K Club is a part of the Kiwanis Oub of Ahoskie, which spon- •sors a trip to the Circle K convention every spring. The dues for the club are $3.00 per year. More information about the club can be obtained by contacting George Hazleton, advisor, or one of the follow ing officers: Tim Barnes, president; Dan Fuchs, vice president; Dana Hight, secretary-treasurer. The next meeting of the Circle K will be November 1 at 7:00 p.m. in Camp Hall. Everyone is urged to attend and become a part of “something.” the most important. An umbrella organization representing over 2500 schools of every character, it contracts with ETS to provide admissions tests. Despite their historical tie, the relation ship is supposed to be purely contrac tual, with CEEB acting as consumer protector. “Not so,” says Nader researcher Alan Naims. “The college board is a rubber stamp for ETS, and therfore not accountable to the students who must take and pay for the exams.” “Historical” and “amicable” are the words ETS president William Turnbull uses to describe the relationship. He should also say profitable. Last year CEEB programs accounted tor more than 42 percent of ETS revenues. “ETS is not a gatekeeper,” he says, claiming that charge is not only untrue, but a metaphor. “ETS is a custom gatemaker according to the dictates of the person who wants the gate. I do think it’s important that someone other than ETS makes those decisions.” Turnbull admits that ETS, as the largest educational research organiza tion in the country, often conducts the studies that validate its own test to clients like CEEB, but he points to the distinguished educators involved in the CEEB-ETS relationship as proof that motives are pure. “Do you think men of this caliber would be involved in anything like that? ” asked John Smith as we examin ed a list of ETS trustees. Historical fnendimess aside, it was revealed in 1974 that the ETS-CEEB contract contained two clauses forbid ding both parties from doing business with any competitors. Lawyers at the time said that this was probably an il legal restraint of trade, but pointed out that the courts are reluctant to apply antitrust law to areas involving educa tion. Whatever the nature of the relation ship, their union has produced one con troversial monument; the SAT. Objec tive, simple, practical, graded in milliseconds, a quick study for harried admission officers, it has become a rite of passage for millions of students. But what exactly does it test? “The SAT only measures a student’s developed ability in a particular area at a given time,” says Turnbull. One-time Einstein collaborator and longtime ETS gadfly Banesh Hoffman disagrees: “They reward superficiali ty, ignore creativity and penalize the person with a subUe probing mind.” Ralph Nader and Harrington echo Hof fman’s charge that the tests ignore such vital qualities as creativity, in tegrity and maturity. Turnbull agrees: “It’s not as if there were an array of things to test, and ETS chose only a couple. We test only what we know how to measure. He adds that if the test has come to influence the allocation of academic opportunity, then the fault lies not with ETS, but with colleges. Still, ETS is not completely blameless. While they hedge on stating exactly what predictive value the tests possess, they wax poetic on their test’s rigorous development. Oscar K. Buros, who reviews nearly 1500 tests in his Mental Measurements Yearbook, describes the SAT as “highly perfected — possibly reaching the pinnacle of the current state of the art of psychometrics.” Is it odd for people to assume that such a technically- ex quisite test ought to have some predic tive value? The question of prediction is a sen sitive one at ETS. Correlation between test scores and college grades in only .4. For some reason men consistently score higher than women, although the latter have better academic records coming into the test. Ethnic groups score lower that whites. ETS studies have revealed that there is a direct and continuous correlation between family income and SAT scores. There is a stan dard error of measurement of 30 points. Consequently, the true score of a person receiving a ^ lies somewhere between 570 and 630. Such revelations prompted the ‘Truth in Testing’ legislation. Briefly, the bills would require all testing firms to make public all reliability and validity studies; to publish a prominent warn ing that the allegedly exact score is on ly an approximation’ to provide test ap plicants with a specific description of what skills are being tested; to publish all test questions after 30 days and to notify students and schools of any ir regularities. Turnbull agrees with the spirit of the legislation, but claims that ETS already fulfills all the criteria except publishing test questions. They could do that, but the cost would have to be pass ed onto the student. “None of our research is classified,” he says, a claim that both Naims and former New York Magazine writer Stephen Brill dispute. Both recount the prevalence of the top secret stamp at ETS. Study Aid Offered Students By CINDY LEE “For quite sometime now students have been asking for a “study hall”, or some way they can get together with other student to study at regular times,” Mrs. Wilhelmenia Wilcox, guidance counsler said. In response to these requests weekly student study labs institutied on a trial basis. During the labs each week students will meet and study in groups led by fellow students. The groups will be arranged by subject. The lab will focus on the reviewing of class notes and discussions of reading assignments, with qualified students leaders can providing tutorial assistance for students with special dif ficulties. Students interested in taking ad vantage of the weekly student study lab should retum this slip to Mrs. Wilcox in Stone Hall. Name P.O. Box What is the best time for you to meet? 6:00-7:00 8:00-9:00 7:00-8:00 Which day of the week would be conve nient for you to attend? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday What subject do you need the most help in? By SARA G. WRIGHT Director of Health Servies In recent years many articles have appeared in newspapers about an in crease in the number of people seen in public school with scabies. The nurse is often asked what is scabies. The follow ing is a printout provided by the Hert ford County Health Department. Titled, Scabies, 10-18-74. SCABIES Scabies is a skin infection caused by the “itch mite,” a very small eight legged creature that burrows into the skin. This results in severe itching. Mange in dogs is caused by a mite similar to the one that usually affects humans. The dog mange mite can spread from dogs to humans, causing a form of scabies that is usually milder than that due to the human mite. In adults and older children, the it ching rash of scabies is found most often between the fingers; the wrists, armpits, waist, and thigh areas are also conmionly affected. Children under five years of age may have scabies anywhere on the body. Itching does not usually begin until the mite has taken up residence for one to two months. Unless treated, the human form of the disease can last for years. Human scabies is spread from person to person by close physical contact and is generally a problem only among members of the same household. Spread from infested bedding or clothes can occur but is thought to be rare. The adult mite can survive away from humans for two or three days. Treatment of scabies consists of ap plying Kwell ointment (cream, lotion) to the entire body (except the face and scalp) after a bath in the evening. The ointment is left on overnight and another bath is taken the next morning to remove the medicine. Kwell is a prescription drug. Some physicians may prefer to prescribe a different drug and/or different directions. Retreatment may be necesscary in some cases but is not usually required. Since it takes such a long time for it ching to develop after a person first becomes infected with the itch mite, all members of a household should take treatment at the same time whether they all have symptoms or not. Clean clothing and biding should be used beginning immediately after treat ment. Security Force Adds Officer By DONNA SWICEGOOD A second officer has been added to the Chowan College Department of Safety and Security. The officer, Ferdi nand (Fred) M. Robertson, has begun work from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m., ac cording to Dean Clayton Lewis. Robertson is a naUve of Northampton County and a graduate of Northampton High School. Prior to his current posi tion, Robertson served as a Military Policeman in the Air Force for four years. He is 24 years old and is married. Lewis also stated that Robertson’s primary responsibility will be to give special attention to the safety and security of students and property, private property as well as institutional property. He will patrol the parking lots, walk through and around residence halls for men and check the security of other facilities on campus. Lewis also added that Robei^on’s hours could be changed as different needs develop. REHEARSAL CALL — Mrs. Betty Batchelor, Terri Calfee and David Baker (above) compare scripts as the prepare for auditions for 'Arsenic and Old Lace' which will be presented Dec. 6, 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in Columns Auditorium. Mrs. Sandra Boyce, drama teacher and play director, wat ches aspiring actors (below) as John Hawthorne awaits his turn. The shoes? Oh, yeah, they're Hawthorne's. Photos by Paul Kelly. A BUT WERE THEY ENOUGH TO RATE AN A'? — Steve Hunt (left) and Chris Miller each hooked a large- mouth bass while bait-casting in Coach Jerry Hawkins physical education class at Lake Vann. Both fish were about 18 inches long, somewhere between two and three pounds in weight and were lured by 8-inch purple worms. Photos by Ken Clark. 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