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Saiemite, December 2, 1977, Page 2 Editorial Self-Scheduled Exams: A Privilege To Respect Concealed behind the agony and loss of sleep associated with exams D overlooked privUege: the right of self-scheduling. Relatively few colleges and universities have made such an assertion of faith m ^udents. Along with privilege, however, comes respon^bility. Our responsibilities are simple: we must abide by the Honor Code and we must distribute the exams. During ex^s, the Honor Code can be expressed simply as “no talking. Students may not mention anything about their exams until all exams have been taken. This policy includes the length of the exam, its difficulty, what to study, and how long the exam took. This semester, the sophomore and senior classes are responsible foi distributmg exams. This responsibility, if not taken seriously, can result in the loss of self-scheduling exams. Last spring, the freshman and junior classes did a TOmmendable job of filling up the distributor p^re. Signmg up to distnbute will begin December 1 While sittmg in a classroom with a cloudy ihind and aching hand December 16-21 keep in mind the privilege Salem College has given you. Perhaps this thought will diminish your agony -nSnsan Miller Editors note: Statistics and additional assistance for the editorial on the library were provided by Susan Leonard, Honor Council Chairman. Letters... Dear Editors: The Continuing Education student, by definition one who is past the usual college age of 17- 22, has become a familiar sight on the Salem campus. There are 110 women currently enrolled in this program. Much of this response by the women in the conununity is the direct result of Salem’s encouragement and willingness to adapt some of its admission requirements and tuition policies to meet the specific needs of the Continuing Education student. However, if Salem is serious in her endeavor to attract the older student, then she should also re-evaluate her Physical Education requirements and make appropriate concessions for these students. Salem requires all students to have four semesters of P. E. In addition to this requirement, she must also have three specific types; namely, a team sport, body mechanics, and modem dance. For the transfer student, a category which applies to the majority of these students, it can mean an extra semester just to meet the specific distribution requirements. This is not only time-consuming, but also expensive wiieii both time and money are of importance. Additionally, and perhaps of more importance,- the specific needs and goals of the older won^, who in many cases has a family and home to manage as well as classes, are decidedly different from the average 17-22 year old student, and these factors should be considered. Many of the Continuing Education students have full time or part-time jobs, and the P. E. requirements simply mean more demands on their schedule. Jhe^oman who has chosen to return to school and complete her college degree, or in some cases l^gin it, usually has done so at no little cost to herself and her family. A full course load is quite demanding for tfuTl^dent, and the additional time needed to satisfy these P. E. requirements seems unnecessary. The rigidity of these specific requirements causes the greatest amount of conflict and problems for the Continuing Education student. Having specific courses required often resdts in conflicts in one’s academic scheduling and also requires additional time on campus which is needed elsewhere. One prime example of the problems which these r^mrements produce can be cited. Last year a Continuing Education student was taking a full course load and also doing an honors course, while also working part-time to defray her expenses. Because of scheduling conflicts, she asked permission to take a course at the YWCA which at the time was offering a night time Yoga class. The request was refused since this did not meet their requirements for a team sport, modem dance, or body mechanics. (Basketball would have met this requirement.) She therefore had to take two P.E. courses (in order to graduate this year) in addition to her full academic schedule. The requirement for one to take a team sport, field hocky as one example, has discouraged older women from continuing their education at Salem. The trauma caused by a serious physical injury is certainly more acute for the woman with a family than it is for the student who has her meals prepared for her and is not responsible for the care of anyone other than herself. One Continuing Education student who attended Salem a few years ago, suffered a broken arm while playing field hockey. The sentiments of the women * currently enrolled in the P. E. classes are varied: “Age difference is more obvious in the classes, and this makes me feel very awkward.” “The procedure of stripping down to pants and bras and measuring one another in Body Mechanics is awful - my body no longer Io(*s like an eighteen year-old one.” “The time required for these classes is needed more for completion of necessary academic courses. “The requirements are too stringent.” “The sports offered are inappropriate and not pertinent to the goals which I have set.” At least two students have chosen to challenge the requirements. They were not successful. In some cases the P. E. Department will allow the continuing education student to take what is termed a modified program - an appropriate YWCA class led by a qualified instructor to include a written paper on the activity at the end of the term. This is hardly a viable alternative. It simply meam another place that she must go for classes in an already limited schedule. One student asked that she be allowed to substitute her However, some schools have altered their requirements to meet the needs of the older students. For example, the University of N.C. at Greensboro which attracts many older students, does not require the woman over twenty-six to take physical education courses. Many schools require less than two years of physical education, and they do not include in their requirements that specific courses be taken. The increase in the number of women who choose to return to college grows each year, and the contributions which they have to offer the classroom and the college are valid ones. It is only a matter of time untU Salem will be forced to look at this problem. She cannot continue to attract the older student without tailoring a program appropriate to these women. Salem may have its first cardiac arrest on the hockey field. Name withheld by request. S[ .T •^eger To Speak 19 participation in the President’s Physical Fitness Program for a P. E. course. This was not allowed. Dr. RamondJ.Seeger, director of the Scientific Research Society of America, will speak on “The Humanism of Science” at Salem College Thursday, Dec. 8, at 1:15 p.m. in Shirley Auditorium of the Fine Arts Center. The humanistic aspects of the development and understanding of physics - the literary and social interrelations and the philosophical and religious implications - have been a long time concern of Dr. Seeger. His writings on this subject include many articles and seven books, including the most recent “Philosophical Foundations of Science,” 1974. Recently retired from the National Science Foundation, Seeger remains active in scientific societies, including the Chesapeake Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, which he helped establish. He was the first director of the Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Maryland and has tai^ht courses in science-and- religion, scientific thought, and applied science at Virginia ITieological Seminary, George Washington University, and .American University. Helmick Cont’d. from one areas. Hie recommendation^ be procedural in orientation, or directed toward how evaluation, advising, etc. is done at Salem. ‘ ‘Facuity t ask forces would not properly include students” at this stage, according to Dean Helmick, who also said that students would' be consulted as soon as preliminary reports from the task forces were ready. Students have already had input into the task forces. An SGA- prepared report on advising is currently being used by the task force on advising. Dean Helmick feels that in the creation and implementation of the task forces there has been an attempt to “be as responsive to students requests as it is possible to be.” Smilov/ the CoUege*v^ar'bv*the*st"2 ^ o"'* P‘''”'shed every Friday of 96 year by the Student Body of Salem College. Assistant Editor - Sandra Soear S^Edito^r'^l'’ ■ copy Editor - Susan Miller Reporters: Margaret Aslanis Anne Beidleman Laura Castellanos del Valle Becky Dunbar Suzanne Eggleston Rotly Freeburg Beth Jones Margaretta Yarborough Business Manager - ® Cameron Harris Ad Sales - Laura Castellanos del Valle Margy May Circulation Manager - Debbie Hudson Art Editor - Hannah Haines Art Staff - Anne Beidleman Sally Lowndes Liza Ovington Betsy Vance Head Photographer - Karen Smith Photography Sta9f - Mildred Thomasson Ann Yazujiari Salemite dcMUme, suff meeUng* every Monday. 4:90 „„ e , * ^**®**® office ^below Student CenteH • i: -f -;^f:;
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