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Volume VI Number 17
Elon College, Elon College, N.C. 27244
February 14, 1980
V.P. King White answers letters
by Keith Nelson
A bill to give the Student
Union Board $300 in match
ing funds to attend a National
Convention in campus enter
tainment was approved by the
Student Government Asso
ciation last Thursday. Also
passed was a bill that sup
ports carpooling efforts by
the comniuter affairs office .
In an attempt to check
results of organizations using
SGA funds, a bill was sent to
the Finance Committee call
ing for these organizatons to
file an account of their SGA
appropriations that were used.
This file would be open for
anyone to see.
SGA President Bryant
Colson reported on the possi
bility of a student security
system. He said, “Dean Long
has it in the preliminary
stages with the projected date
in the near future.”
Several letters in last
week’s Pendulum were an
swered by SGA vice-president
King White. The letter about
freshman men eating at Har
den was answered with, “Re
quiring eating at Harden
makes booking and manage
ment of people and food
easier.” Students living in
Carolina, Smith, Hook,
Brannock, and Barney got an
answer about the washer
and dryer problem. “The fact
that no machines were left in
Carolina or Smith was an
oversight by the administra
tion. More machines is the
TourSf observation
await participants
North Carolina Central
Law School will host a Law
School Recruitment Day on
Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. The schedule
includes an overview of the
Law School, questions, and
answers on the application
and admissions process, a
tour of the law library and
observation of law classes.
Participants will also learn of
career opportunities in law.
Students interested in at
tending the Recruitment Day
program should contact the
Career Planning and Place
ment Office, 103 Alamance
for more information and
sign-up.
Computer evaluates, grades
by Stacy Bragg
Charlie Brown’s computer-
teacher may not be as far
fetched as it sounds. Dr.
Wesley Brogan, professor in
human services, is putting
one of Elon’s computers to
work in a new program.
During winter term he gave
his general psychology class
standarized, objective tests,
the answers to which have
been fed into the computer.
After the tests have been
completed, they are given to
the computer to grade. It not
only determines the correct
and incorrect answers but
gives a frequency distribution
and item analysis as well. Dr.
Brogan also receives indivi
dual student reports, in which
their scores, percentages, and
percentile ratings are printed.
The computer’s greatest
advantage involves the “time
element.” Dr. Brogan says,
“Without the computer I
would spend night after night
grading papers, whereas with
it the tests are graded within
only answer for now.” A new
parking lot is being consi
dered behind the physical
plant. There is also a possibi
lity of new dorms with 160
spaces in the suite design like
Harper Center.
Next week students will
vote on the new SGA consti
tution. There will also be
elections for freshman presi
dent and two third precinct
Senators.
The Judicial Committee
announced a substantial in
crease in the number of cases
handled. They also want
students to be alert for
outsiders who may be loiter
ing on campus or committing
acts of vandalism.
A report from SGA Trea
surer John Reaves indicates
that SGA-SUB spent about
$18,000 and grossed around
$11,000.
Tlie SUB report said they
planned several movies, a
pool tournament, a concert, a
cerebral palsy run and party,
and possibly a talent show.
Students split
51-49% on draft
By Keith Nelson, Janet Spoon and Cindy Violette
Are you ready for the draft? It could happen to anyone on
campus. With all the pressures in the Middle East, it is apparent
that something has to be done. President Carter has already
proclaimed the reenactment of the registration. The question
now is, who will be registered? The President believes that
women should be drafted along with men.
According to existing laws, women are not allowed to go into
combat. Ironically enough, women are being trained to fiy
fighter-bombers but cannot go into combat. If women serve on
a fighting ship, they have to be left at Diego Garcia if the ship
enters the Persian Gulf. One Pentagon spokesman is quoted as
saying, “They are afraid of what atrocity might be committed
if a woman is to be put on the front line.’
Earlier in the week a random campus poll was taken
concerning the draft. The questions were broken down into
four categories. Do you favor a draft registration? Do you
favor registration for women? The last two asked sex and year.
Results of the poll were 51 percent supported registration
with 49 percent opposed. Approximately 52 percent of the
males favored the registration of women, and 58 percent of the
females opposed it. Freshmen and sophomores favored the
draft legislation over juniors and seniors by two to one.
a new and exciting place’
24 hours. I have more time
for additional preparation for
the students.
“Another advantage of the
computer is that the item
analysis evaluates questions.
It measures their reliability so
that the professor can im
prove or delete a question
altogether,” says Betty Man-
ess of the LRC staff, one of
the programmers for the
computer. She and Dave Wall
visited other institutions to
observe their computer pro
grams and then struggled
through the fall to design one
of their own. Neither Dr.
Brogan nor Ms. Maness can
see any disadvantages of the
computer. He says it is a
“Good assistant.”
While some students be
lieve that the standardized
tests are not fair. Dr. Brogan
does not. The computer can
be used for objective ques
tions only. He believes that
his exams are just because
“Objective tests are not eval-
cont. on p. 3
The 1980 Summer Employ
ment Directory of the Unlt^
States (SED) is a nation-wide
“Want-ad” section of sum
mer jobs.
SED is an annual paper
back which this year lists
50,000 summer jobs all over
the United States. Each list
ing includes job description,
pay rates, working condi
tions, a name and an address
to write to.
Some of the jobs in the
1980 SED could be leads to a
chosen career fields. Others
are geared to the student who
wants to mix fun and adven
ture with summer work.
Some of the jobs listed
offer college credit. These
jobs allow the student to
choose his or her field before
graduation. They also give
practical work experience to
put on a resume when
applying for a job after
graduation.
Other jobs listed at na
tional parks or resort areas
give the opportunity to spend
the summer at a new and
exciting place. For example,
there are river trips in Colo
rado and Alaska, and several
resorts in New York and
California are looking for
entertainers.
This year, the Summer
Employment IHrectory in
cludes listings from huge
commercial resorts like Dis
neyland, Disney World, Six
Flag resorts and Busch Gar
dens in Florida for the first
time.
The 1980 Summer Employ
ment Directory of the Unlt^
States (paperback, $6.95) can
be purchased in most book
stores. Mail orders may be
sent by writing to: Writer’s
Digest Books, 9933 Alliance
Road, Cincinnati, Ohio
45242. The order should
include $1.25 for postage and
handling.
SUyer Dollar Oty [near Gatlinbnrg, Tennessee] is typical of tlM
private amnsement parks listed in the 1980 Summer
Employment Directory of the United States.