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Parents Weekeod—page 4
Town Elections—page 5
Pops Concert—page 9
Volume VI Number 10
Elon College, Elon College, N.C. 27244
Thursday, November 1, 1979
SGA constitution ready
Jim Stephenson, chairman of the constitutional committee,
said after the senate meeting last Thursday night, “I'm glad it
passed.” Completing his tasl( of revising the constitution he
submitted his resignation to SGA president Bryant Colson. File
Photo.
Suspension to come
by Keith Nelson
Final senatorial approval
for the new Study Govern
ment Association constitu
tion was given at last Thurs
day night’s meeting. In other
action, the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes will receive
matching funds up to $250
from the Senate with bank
receipts accepted as proof of
money raised.
In dis.'ussion on Article VII
of the constitution, Student
Union Board financial poli
cies were questioned. Senator
Ken Whitley introduced a bill
to add restrictions on use of
money S.U.B. given by the
SGA. The Senate discussed
the pi.■'posed section and
eventually added two sections
to the article. The first
requires that money left in the
S.U.B. treasury at the end of
the year will be returned to
the SGA. The second section
requires the S.U.B. president
and treasurer to maice a
report to the Senate twice a
semester.
Each article was brought to
the floor for discussi. n.
Article XII was amended to
state passage of the new
constitution requires a two-
thirds majority vote of half of
the student body to approve it.
After the final article was
approved, the old constitu
tion was abolished. The new
constitution was approved
unaimously by the Senate. At
this meeting 33 senators were
p-esent. Last weelc’s meeting
was dismissed because two-
thirds majority of senators
was not pr nt foi action on
the constitution.
Jim Stephenson, chairman
of the constitutional commi
ttee, said after approval of
the constitution, “I m glad it
passed. I thinic it wi'l give
more students a chance to
participate in student govern
ment.”
King Vv hite, vice president
and speaker of the Senate,
said, “I think the constitution
is workable. If adopted by
the student body, it will make
student government more re
sponsive to student needs.”
David Penson, junior class
vice-president, resigned on
Oct. 19. An election will be
held as soon as possible.
Interested students should go
by the SGA office at 209
Long Student Center.
“I want all freshmen to
understand that suspension at
the end of this tern, is a
distinct possibility if their
grade point average is low,”
said Dean Chris White this
week. “And campus-wide,
the college is tightening up on
academic standards and ex
pectations,” the dean added.
Specifically the college has
changed its policy regarding
suspension of students for
academic reasons. In pre
vious years, freshmen were
allowed a year of work at the
college before suspension.
Those who had low grade
point averages were put on
probation._ Nov: che acade
mic standing committee will
suspend those freshmen who,
except in unusual cases, do
not have a L' average.
Suspension will take place in
December with no permission
to take winter term courses.
Those freshmen who have
slightly above a D average
may also expect to be sus
pended, but they may be
allowed to come to a winter
term course as an option. If
they do well then, they may
be allowed to return in the
spring semester.
Why is this policy being
adopted by the academic
standing committee? Dean
cont. on p. 3
Lowry selected to attend program
Charles B. Lowry, head
librarian, one of 20
librarians from throughout
the United States who have
been selected to participate in
the first year of the Consul
tant Training Program, a
major component of the
Academic Library Program
operated by the Office of
Management Studies (OMS),
Association of Research Li
braries.
Each nf the 20 selected
candidates has had at least
five years of experience in a
library setting and is accom
plished in a particular area of
librarianship such as collec
tions, management, services,
or operating of smaller aca
demic libraries.
Following a two - week
Consultation Skills Work-
ship, Lowry will begin work
ing as a nnsultant with OMS
staff members on study pro
jects operated by the office.
With the guidance of OMS
staff, the consultants will be
designing study interventions,
preparing organization a.
sessments, and parti''ipating
in related workshop*, insti
tutes, and conferences.
The Consultant Training
Program provides opportu
nities for outstanding librar
ians to develop slcills in
identifying and diagnosing
library problems; to study
theory and concepts of li-
cont. on. p. 6
Honors are discussed
Who’s Who taps 26 students
Twenty-six students from
Elon College have been se
lected for the 1979-80 edition
of Who’s Who in American
Universities and Colleges.
Their selectic i: places them in
a group of the country’s
outstanding campus leaders.
Campus nominating com
mittees and the editors of the
annual Who’s Who directory
have included the names of
these students based on their
academic achievement, ser
vice to the community, lead
ership in extralcurricular acti-
\i'ies, and future potential.
Students named for 1979-
80 are Laurie Alcon, Mc-
Leansville, N.C.; Sylvia
Buckner, Mebane, N.C.;
Donna Causey, Westminster,
Md.; Russell Citty, Reids-
ville, N.C. Tory Everett,
Raleigh N.C.; Lisa Garr-
iques, Gaithersbiu-g, Md.;
Margaret Lee Gray, Lancas
ter, O.; Mark Hayes, Greens
boro, N.C.; Barbara Huff
man, Burlington, N.C.; Ray
mond Allen Jackson, Jr.,
Reidsville, N.C.; Chris Jones,
Richmond, Va.
Tony Bryant Lewis, Green
ville, N.C. Robin Marley,
Burlington, N.C.; Freida
Matkins, Burlington; Eddie
Meacham, Ellerbe, N.C.;
Bruce Morgan, Fdenton,
N.C., Jan Nelson, Green
Cove Springs, Fla.; Nan
Pearson, Statesville, N.C.;
John Gilbert Reaves, Jr.,
Gamer, N.C.; Mike Robin
son, Chelmsford, Mass.
Lawrence Sondhaus, Roa
noke, Va.; Jeri Beth Statler,
Fairfax, Va.; Brenda Leigh
Vinson, Burlington; Deborah
Lynn Wallwork, Halifax,
Va.; King White, Salisburg,
Md.;Rhonda Marie Wilson,
Burlington.
The national organization
will contact each nominee in
about 10 days to secure
biographiwP.l material for
publication in the current
Who’s Who directory, infor
mation for their placement
files, and other pertinent
data, according to Mrs. Jean
C. Joyner, student services
director. Copies of local and
campus publicity should be
sent to Mrs. Joyner at 1700
26th Ave., Tusc^oosa, Ala.
It is emphasized that to
appear in the edition for this
year, students must return the
material to be sent to them as
possible. A delay can prevent
the Who’s Who organization
from carrying out placement
and reference services for the
students.
by Nancy Crutchfield
Elon was represented at
the National College Honors
Council Convention in At
lanta, Ga., by a group of
students emd faculty mem
bers last weekend.
The group was discus
sing and seeking out sugges
tions for lie Elon College
Honor Program. Some of
the topics covered were
honors and competition,
honors and commuters,
women and honors, and ideas
for honors courses.
Dr. Anne Ponder, director
of the honors program at
Elon, says, “One reason for
gOi;.g is to find out what type
of courses we can offer at the
junior-senior level. The
courses we’re offering at the
freshman and sophomore
levels are already deve
loped.”
Elon was represented bv
Dr. Ponder, Dr. Bill Rich,
Dr. John Sullivan, Paul
Aiello, Lou Arrington, Ann
Saleeby Eind Kimberly Stren-
ken.
Preregistration to begin^
students to see advisers
All seniors, juniors, radio
logic technology majors,
MLT majors, and secretarial
science majors should register
on Monday, Nov. 12. All
sophomores should register
>1) Tuesday, Nov. 13. All
special students and freshmen
with their last names begin
ning with A-E should register
on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Freshman with last names
beginning with R-Z should
register on Thursday, Nov.
15, and freshmen with their
last names beginning with
F-Q should register on Fri
day, Nov. 16.