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Page Two MARS HILL, N. C. 22 April 19f 22 April 1965 Cut System Reviewed (The following recommendation from the SGA regardinsr class cuts is published in full for students' benefit.-~^d.) Many at Mars Hill, faculty as well as students, have been un happy with the system pres ently being followed. It is hard to justify deducting semester hours and quality points from credit in a course in which a student is doing “C” work or better. Work of this quality would seem to merit full academic credit, and some better method of making clear the importance of regular class attendance is needed. A small group of the faculty indicated the need for a stricter allowance of class cuts than is now allowed. Many agreed that the present set-up is most desir able, and a large group expressed a preference for “restricted” un limited cuts for upperclassmen with a stricter allowance for freshmen. Ninety-six percent of the 600 students who participated in the poll felt that there should be a change from the present cut sys tem. Similarly, the committee found many schools stricter and many more liberal than Mars Hill in cut systems. Every policy con sidered seemed to have some holes in its structure. In trying to understand the situation thoroughly, the commit tee realized several basic princi ples. This philosophy was ac cepted: Regular class attendance is an important part of a stu dent’s academic work, including tests and written work, done in all class meetings. No right or privilege exists which authorizes a student to be absent from any given number of class meetings. Each student must decide for himself whether he will do the work expected in his courses well or whether he will try to get by with as little work as possible. The instructor in each course must decide on the basis of a va riety of evidence whether or not a student has done his work well. Attendance and participation in class work is one kind of evidence to be considered. Therefore, the committee re quests consideration of the fol lowing suggestions as possibili ties for the 1967-1968 school year: (1) All freshmen and all stu dents having below a “C” average should be allowed O. V. HOWELL & GO. Main St. LATEST RCA -RECORDS— WATCH REPAIR one cut for each hour the class meets a week. Re- m a i n i n g upperclassmen having a “C” average should be allowed a cut percentage of 25% of the classes in a semester. All Dean’s List students (ex cluding freshmen) should have unlimited cuts. around campus This situation led the SGA to form a committee to study pos sibilities of revising our cut sys tem. A sheet was distributed to faculty and students alike in an effort to consider every possibil ity. The sheet asked for new suggestions as well as checking the list of suggestions it included. A few suggestions were made, all of which were considered by the committee. Cut systems of some other colleges were also reviewed and considered. (2) All freshmen and all stu dents having below a “C” average should be allowed one cut for each hour the class meets a week. The remaining upperclassmen having a “C” average should be allowed two cuts per semester hour the class meets a week. Dean’s List students (excluding fresh men) should have un limited cuts. This committee feels that just as Mars Hill College should offer its students the opportunity to learn, so must it offer the op portunity to mature, for both are essential in education. And just as the maturing of Mars Hill Col lege into a senior institution is a gradual process, so is the matur ing of its student body. Commit tee members feel that a revision of the present cut system, allow ing a student more freedom, would be a step in this process, for with this added freedom in class attendance comes the re sponsibility of judging its im portance. The committee has recommend ed changes that would give up perclassmen having a “C” aver age more possible cuts because it feels that their responsibility in the academic field merits them the opportunity of more respon sibility provided by a revised cut system. The committee has also recommended unlimited cuts for Dean’s List students believing that students of their caliber would be able to judge maturely the importance of class attend ance. It also feels that these would be incentives for students in their academic studies to main tain good grades and work for higher ones. December’s Children The December’s Children, a campus folk singing group, is rapidly gaining prestige on vari ous high school and college cam puses. A spokesman for the group commented, “The December’s Children, formerly the ‘Kay- woodies’, are increasingly being engaged in out-of-town perform ances. Already we have appeared in a number of high schools in North Carolina and have had one college engagement at Emory & Henry in Virginia.” Members of the group include Bucky Wright, Fields Young, Sheila Stephenson, Gary Sturgis, Joe Bingham, Brick Tilley, Tim Ellmore, Ilene Sink, and Andy Biro. They have been working together since Christmas of 1965. Mike Yelton serves as manager. The group stated that, “In all the performances we have given we have been representatives of the school rather than acting as an individual group.” Class Elections Congratulations to newly elected class officers! Ruff Whe- less barely edged out Norman El ler by a four-vote margin for president of the senior class. El ler will become vice-president since no candidate ran for that office. This was approved by the rising senior class. The office of secretary was won by Katy Cath ey with 79 votes against 66 cap tured by Sandra Duck. Cheryl Moon was unopposed for treas urer. Five candidates for five senior senate seats all collected between 132 and 137 votes. The senators are John Carpenter, Janis Elam, Catherine Martin, Charles Miracle, and Joel Reed. Three offices for the junior class were unopposed: David Smith, president, 141; Martha Bruce, secretary, 139; and treas- Let it be understood by stu dents and faculty if either of the above is adopted that teachers are not responsible for extra time to explain work a student misses by cutting a class. Let it also be understood that periods in which assigned test are given cannot be cut. GIRLS! GET YOUR SPIKED HEEL TAPS and TOE TIPS at MARS HILL SHOE SHOP Have Your Gar Inspected At EDWARDS’ SINCLAIR SERVICE TUNE-UP — ROAD SERVICE REPAIRS — RECAPPING — LUBRICATION Dial 689-2431 Mars Hill, N. C. If you are returning to school next fall: HAVE YOUR WINTER CLOTHES CLEANED AND STORED For the summer months in our cold storage vaults. PAY FOR THE CLEANING NEXT FALL MARS HILL CLEANERS PHONE 689-2611 urer, David Bunn, 137. The office of vice-president was won by Jean Dunn with a 10-vote lead over Diane Cowan. For junior senator, Allen Lane, Dannie Lunsford, and Terry Parker received 100, 107, and 126 votes respectively. Mi chael Kirby was defeated with a vote of 66. Movement Successful The Methodist Student Movfj Elected president of the sopho more class was David Brookshire with 201 votes. Bobbie Miller (96) easily won a victory over her two opponents Marv Arring ton (68) and Thomas Mathias (44). Mary Beth Foster outdis tanced her opponent, Catherine Serota, by an almost two-to-one ratio for the office of secretary. Judy Hirschberg, with 161 votes, made an impressive vote ratio of almost four-to-one over David Keefer for treasurer. Senators elected were Mary Belle Lawton (192), Mike Mills (148), and Donna Williams (156). Defeated for the senate was Walter Eugene Wilkins with 82 votes. Quartet at Moore Auditorium, ^ Our hat April at 8 p.m. The proceeds w'-. *'Wlips and th go to the recreation fund for tlf "J making Ma Mars Hill community. Special af^nealy lost its mission prices for the studen# Hard wor are 50c. ^eady impro ^»ce and hope the Carson- ment retreat held 7-9 April at eloper" thk^tim! home of Miss Betty Monsing*' near Burnsville was so successf* that another is being planned f®' Congratul: next year. Dr. Robert G. TuW selects of First Methodist in HickorJ J®ived an av the special speaker, was especial as best Iv well received. Also, belal The annual MSM banquet ^ outstan rfOudle be held on 29 April at the Mai* ley receivec "amed as best ^ special coacl Hill Community Center. Acti* members of MSM will be pif , sented service awards for the''^ rvice as stud contributions to the group. Get Well Soon Football tr *''6 Bill Dyar, Home spo] Get well cards to Mrs. Serotaifj .. recenti Barbershop Elntertainment The Mars Hill Civitan Club will present the Asheville Barber shop Quartet and Chorus in ad dition to the Mars Hill College biology instructor who suffered a broken pelvis, and Toi* Smith, involved in an automobil' accident in Weaverville. Welcome Back We welcome Dr. Raymond N*‘ son, professor in classics, ba*’ to campus after an operation Knoxville, Tenn. the Mars Hill College Hillrop Sports Editor John L. Stancil Thetis Henry Geraldine Hollifield Elaine Allen Mike Mills Editor Clarence E. Young Advisor Walter P. Smith Essential Staff Peggy McIntosh Kay Grout Kathy West Nicholas Judkins Assistant Editor Mike Rice f'*Pport an athl "* teams repres 'ases). These ®erve our sui stands! Ken Philbrick Irma Miller Rebecca Bergen Robert Haynes Second-class postage paid at Mars Hill, N. C. Published 15 times during the college year. Box 486-T, Mars Hill, N. 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