University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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THE NUMBERS GAME An Id number and the number of unpaid tickets issued by the friendly University Police Department are often the only two numbers an Ole Miss student remembers from semester to semester at Ole Miss, but believe it or not, there are other interesting numbers. For example, last year, the average ACT com- posite score for freshmen desiring four years of engineering school was 24.40. Incoming phar- macy majors had composite averages of 22.17, and accounting majors scores of 21.50. Liberal arts students averaged 19.85 while those enter- ing the B-School made 19.78 and education ma- jors 19.12. Ole Miss freshmen from North Mississippi numbered 531; the central counties of the state were represented by 323, and there were 137 freshmen from the Gulf Coast. However, freshman enrollment was on the decrease there were 1,077 in 1979 and 991 in 1980. Fifty-five percent of the incoming freshmen said they chose Ole Miss not for its country club of the south reputation, but rather because of the courses offered here. Fifteen percent said the location was the deciding fac- tor; ten percent said the tuition was most im- portant, nine percent because of the type of school the university is, while eight percent chose to come to Ole Miss because of its other activities. Four percent made their decision on the basis of the student body composition and one percent on the basis of the size of enrollment. 26 Numbers

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Postal stamps were increased to 18 cents and then to 20 cents during the year, and for the first time in history, the U.S. government had to shut down and lay off non-essential employees because the govern- ment ran out of money. Ole Miss students enthusiastically welcomed Mr. Gattis and Dominoe ' s Pizza and looked forward to the completion of the athletic complex. The Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house was also completed this year. new leadership and with new goals. With the new image of Southern Sun Concerts, the committee of- fered numerous free concerts this fall, as well as Charlie Daniels. Ole Miss students and alumni alike expressed their opinions on the rule banning umbrellas from stadiums and the closing-off of the Circle to parking. But, one of the things students were most vocal about was the enforcement of parking regulations and early morning ticketing practices by the UPD. Coors came to the state, and the four-lane highway through Batesville was finally completed. The ASB offered Dial-a-vent services, proposed a merger with the Black Student Union, and a change in cheerleader election policy. The Union Program Council included in its fall movie schedule the first X-rated movie to be shown here, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, but after a preview, council members decided not to show it. Sportswise, Mohammed AH attempted another comeback, but was unanimously defeated. Despite all the changes around them, Ole Miss students maintained their traditional activities walks in the Grove, study break trips to Baskin- Robbins, waiting in line to zerox notes before exams, jogging, waiting to buy books in the bookstore, and complaining about the new policy of sending midterm grades to parents instead of students. AUENiOHARA., Headlines 25

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Twenty-four percent of the incoming freshmen entered the B-School with visions of careers in top managerial or accoun- ting positions. Twenty-one percent of the freshmen wanted a career in the health professions; ten percent a career in the social sciences, and eight percent were undecided. (This survey did not include the MRS. degree program, so the percentage of undecided students may not be accurate.) Five percent came to Ole Miss to seek a degree in fine or applied arts, four percent in communications; three percent in com- puter and information sciences, and only one percent were interested in forestry, agriculture, general studies, trade, in- dustrial and technology, community service, math, physical sciences, humanities and home economics. Total enrollment last year was 9,607. Liberal Arts enrolled 2,872 undergraduates last year; business and accounting ac- counted for 2,864 students; education kept 1,055 busy; there were 640 in engineering and 421 in pharmacy. The Law School enrolled the largest number of graduate students, however, which amounted to 559 prospective lawyers. Three hundred, seventy-six were enrolled in educa- tion; 373 in liberal arts, and 133 in business and accounting. In 1965, Ole Miss boasted of an enrollment of 5,488 students. The enrollment has grown since that time, reaching 9,635 in 1976, but is expected to fall off to 8,633 by 1985. Eighty-one percent of the Ole Miss faculty is on a nine- month contract, and 53 percent are tenured. The faculty is racially composed of 97 percent white, one percent black and one percent Asian-Pacific Islander. The average salary in 1970 for an associate professor was $14,100, but professors reported an average salary last year of $23,400. Full professors were paid $1 6,100 in 1970 compared to $29,250 for an annual average salary last year. Most Ole Miss students wonder what the University does with all the money students dish out yearly. 42 cents of each dollar went to instruction last year, 14 cents to academic sup- port, 11 cents to scholarships and fellowships, 10 cents to the physical plant, nine cents for institutional support, eight cents for research, five cents for student services and one cent for public services. Numbt