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By ANN
Mrs. Scoggin, one of St. Mary s
new faculty members, pursues a fas
cinating job during the summer
months. She takes an active part in
archeological “digs” in the Middle
East.
Mrs. Scoggin first became interest
ed in archeology during her college
years. Then in 1949, she got her first
chance to visit the Middle East. At
this time, she was doing research for
her M.A. in the area of culture con
flict. She was in Israel for five year^
During that time, she visited such
excavated sites as Megiddo, Beth-
shan, and Caesarea. Mrs. Scoggiii
stated, “Archeology is the national
hobby of Israel.” All of her work has
been done in Israel.
For the past five seasons, Mrs.
Scoggin has been engaged in
cavation of the site of Gezar, which
Was a strategically located town in
the Ajalon Valley. She explained that
in ancient times the town was located
On a hill and guarded the valley. It
Was originally one of the passes from
Jerusalem to the coast. In past sea
sons, Mrs. Scoggin has been both a
volunteer worker and a member of
the staff. She held the position of reg
istrar for ceramic objects and was also
supervisor of the pottery shed. This
past summer she was the registrar for
special objects which the diggers uii-
earthed. These objects included such
things as scarabs, ivory objects, com
per-bronze ornaments, bones, ^d
coins. Mrs. Scoggin explained that
flsr job included cleaning and pre
serving the objects and registering
them according to their function and
probable date. ,
Mrs. Scoggin elaborated on the
actual setup of an archeological ex
cavation. The Gezar “dig” was fund
ed by the Smithsonian Institute; its
primary goal was to discover, if po^'
sible, the site of some sort of govern-
tnent building or temple. It was in
teresting to note that college students
Were involved in the actual excavat-
tttg. Gollege professors and persons
Working toward their doctorates serv
ed as area supervisors. They were en-
gaged in conducting classes and hm
tng lectures in the evening. The Ge-
^ar “dig” was set up as an academic
program, where students engaged m
St. Mary’s Plans
^development Of Campus
The development plans for the
restoration and rebuilding of the h .
Mary’s campus are rapidly being
shaped. Preliminary organization is
almost completed, and the entire
school will be invited to a party, pos-
in early October, to announce
^ne plans formally.
d he project will affect th^e
Pflascs of life at St. Mary’s,’ said Or.
Pisani. “First of all, we are going to
restore some of the old buildings and
r^onstruct modern and more efficient
“lies; secondly, more courses are to be
added to the curriculum and the lac-
rilty will be increased; and finally,
scholarship aids are also to be ex
panded.” . j
. The official plans will be printed
the Belles after the formal an-
tjoiincemcnt by the Development Uf-
hcc.
Active Archeologist
TYNDALL
the actual excavating could earn up
to four hours credit.
As in the case of other excavations
the Gezar site consisted of several
levels of human occupancy. In one
particular area, the ^^^ge S
which d°aTed from ^^out 1200 to 930
ing the Solomonic Age; and therefore
” o rnrrect In another area, the
Bb^rievel dated from a.ound
1350-1300 B.G. Excavations of a cav
from still another area yielded bronze
^ do frnm the Late Bronze Age,
Pnr exaniplG, one area inay
before it occurred m the second^
Begarding the «'„Sad
beef Tnhabited by
once been ^ was originally
under the ^ Solomon as
S;'S&ofo„.LEhi,EgyB
tian wives.
have unearthe t“ ^ g^try gate
ms gate had (our
11. cams Within the mam gate,
smaller gates consider-
S^’l'e-istlntekSing disco.-
'1 Aw StjeS was a tool mold made
ery. This oDje
of»fOi”“,“Tuge™lt and had
embedded i broken,
even been tos o,,nervisor recog-
but fottunately ^^^P^
nized the P“^ , ^pbe result was
“■'Ki nnSnJd etched out
a rock wniui , ^
The etctogs were’ still black-
chisel! The et f „,gbed by many
ened from being scorcnea y
metal P“ttttttgs-
Anyone who has ^he
SGhaeologyo la'ael-
by next fall
Attention sophomores! Those of
you who will be returning as juniors
sit:::™--:
ditioned. bathrooms
wall carpeting, and
will be renovated.
to help with the cost.
. • e ,„;11 be able to room
in HJt,C‘preference will be given
mold girls of the Class 0(73.
Dr. Pisani and John Hill.
JOHN HILL RETIEES
After fifty-six years of service, John
Hill retired from the St. Mary’s staff.
His retirement was officially acknowl
edged with a party on August 31 in
the dining room. Many members of
the faculty, staff, and student body
attended and gave their best wishes
to John.
John Hill was born and raised in
Raleigh. He came to work at St.
Mary’s on Ghristmas day of 1914 as
a water boy. He was fourteen years
old. He was promoted to waiter and,
finally, trained the waiters who serv
ed the girls. When the food service
company took over the dining room,
John would not work for them, pre
ferring to remain in the direct employ
of St. Mary’s Junior Gollege. He be
came part of the custodial staff and
held this position until his retirement.
John has seen many changes oc
cur at St. Mary’s during his long
tenure. He has seen “new” buildings
such as Penick and Gheshire being
built and old ones being razed. Lie
has carried scores of trunks, suitcases,
and hatboxes. He has seen the great
flux of hemlines from short in the
’20’s and ’30’s, to long in the 40’s and
50’s to very short in the 60’s and
then back down again. Despite all
these transitions, John said that the
St. Mary’s girls have remained the
same.
CHANGES MADE AT
SMJC DURING SUMMER
Although St. Mary’s is on the verge
of an extensive building program, im
provements and changes are constant
ly being made to make the present
physical plant more livable and func
tional.
Improvements which have been
made include air-conditioning in the
chapel, a new ice machine in the
cafeteria and two new laboratories in
Gheshire. The chapel has also been
recarpeted in St. Mary’s blue and
painted inside and out. Repairs have
been made on the roof, and the kneel-
ers are being upholstered in blue to
match the carpet. The new flags were
a gift of the Senior Glass which grad
uated in 1970.
The new ice machine is in the en
trance of the kitchen and is for stu
dent use. This replaces the 25-year-
old machine that was used last year.
Everyone is urged to use the machine
before and after meals in order to
minimize congestion around the serv
ing lines and disposal line. Mr. Gur-
rin also requests that the ice scoop be
left out of the machine for obvious
reasons. Also, for the convenience of
students who do not have 8:30
classes, a continental breakfast is be
ing served and cafeteria hours are be
ing extended until 8:30. Also of spe
cial interest are nine special events
planned for the coming year. In Sep
tember there will be a Plantation
Breakfast, and a Soul Food dinner is
planned for October. There will also
be a steak dinner at the Hut and sev
eral ice cream carnivals.
As most of the old girls have no
ticed, Stone House no longer exists.
In order to compensate for the space
lost, several sets of bunk beds will be
added to Smedes. In addition to be
ing painted on the outside, Smedes
has been completely repainted on the
inside — classrooms as well as dorm
rooms.
Two new laboratories being added
to Gheshire will be completed in Oc
tober when all the new equipment
arrives. One will serve as a Biology
laboratory and the other will be for
Physics.
OUT, ABOUT, AND
AROUND
Football Games
UNG
Sept. 19 N.G. State
Sept. 26 Maryland
Oct. 3 Vanderbilt
Oct. 10 South Garolina
N.G. STATE
Sept. 19 LING
Sept. 26 South Garolina
Oct. 3 Florida
Octfl 10 East Garolina
Goncerts in the Raleigh Area
Raleigh Ghamber Music Guild
Oct. 11 Sonta da Gamera
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