Mary Washington College - Battlefield Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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Mary Wathington College of the Univsrtity of Virginia VOL. XXXX NO. 22 P.O. BOX 1115, FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1967 Whidden Stresses Imperative Of Change At Convocation By CAROL ABELL DeaD R. w. vVhidden, In his speech at Fall Convocation, dis- cussed the change and ambiguity of contemporary life In rela- tion to academic problems. Dr. Whidden raised such questions as the possible institution of a junior year in India or JAPAN a major In Eastern Affairs, tbe waiving of required courses, the pass-fail system, and Independ- ent study. In interview. Dr. Whidden stated that 1 hope some of these Gra yson Back at .MWC Grayson Relates Interview With Rebel Leader By ANN MORAN A telepbone call od Monday night, June 5, 1967, and a 5:00 PM flight to Albuquerque, New Mexico (after receiving his PhD. at 11:30 AM the same day) the next evening, were the beginning of a ten-day expedition that was to take Dr. George W. Grayson, Jr. to the cell of Reises Tijerina there. Since he knew thai I had some conUcts with the New Republic, which were just friends, he asked me to see if I could get them (The NewRepubllr}tosend: down to new Mexico to w. Grayson, Jr. had had little more interest in the cause of the Atianza that anyone else who had read the headlines in the major newspapers and simply took in their account of the situation. But on Monday night (June 5), Dr. Grayson received a telephone call from a friend in New Mexico who doing work with the OEO - chapter of the national honorary ttOOK E XClianfiC r scholastic fraternity to the mem- ber of the Junior Class who Called SuCCCSS malntams the highest academic Dr. Gra -son took off at 5:60 the average during the first two g-. gQA see GRAYSON, page 6 ' ' ' , „ , t«»6-i V Miss Clapptt 3 r(n;ii ( king tiger ) in Santa Fe, Ne Mexico to interview the leader of tbe Aiianza Federal de Mer- cedes (Federal Alliance of Land Grants). Tijerina bad been placed in the Santa Fe peoitaitiary following the happenings thei his arrest on June 5, where no answer this Unw was one was allowed to see him ex- cept his family and his attorney. Before Tijerina ' s arrest, the Aiianza had been busy campaign- ing to regain the millions of acres surrounding Albuquerque, Los Alamos and the Kit Carson Na- tional Forest In New Mexico which the 20,000 members of the Aiianza feel belongs to them. They consider themselves the rightful descendants of tbe origi- nal persons to whom Queen Isa- bella and King Ferdinand bad giv- en the rights to the land. Also before the time of Tijerina ' s arrest, Santa Fe dis- trict attorney, Alfonso Sanchez, bad been campaigning for the extermination of Tijerina and his grotq). Since they had Iwen forced to disband because of persecution , the Aiianza members stormed the court house In the tiny town where tbe meeting was taking place, Tierra AmarlUa, Although tbe Allianza ' s groi4) did not succeed in halting San- chez, Id the combat that followed, two policemen were wounded and a UP! reporter was taken hostage.. Francis Lee called in 400 Na ' New Mexico ' s Governor, E. Frajicis Lee called In 400 Na- tlooal Guardsmen to handle tbe situation. Finally, afer a five- day search and much barrasslng of tbe public cu tbe part the Guardsmen and tbe police, 7i- Jerlna was found and locked i . Up until tUs time Dr. George The Aftermath? Four Juniors Honored for Scholastic Achievement Four students were honored for Upper Marlboro. Maryland, is outstanding scholastic achieve- the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ment at the annual Chancellor ' s Hu C. Clagett. while Miss Hop- Convocjtlon which traditionally kins is the daughter of Mr. and inaugurates the school year at Mrs. E. P. Hopkins of Char- Mary Washington College. lottesvUle, and Miss Walton is Receiving Intermediate Hon- the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ors, signifying overall 3.75 or C. Wesley Walton of FrontRoyal! higher averages for the Fresh- Also highlighting the ceremony man and Sophomore years. In was the presentation of the sym- ceremonles on Sept. 21 were bolic baccalaureate hoods to the Deborah Beldler, Alice Berry Senior Class by the Chancellor. Clagett, Lynn Ellen Hopkins, and Making the presentaticm of the Nancy Carolyn Walton. Intermediate Honors and the Al- In addition. Miss Beldler, the pha Phi Sigma Award was Dr. daughter ofMrs. J. WilllsBeidler James H. Croushore, newly ap J. WUUsBeidlei of Biglerville, Pennsylvania, was pointed Associate Dean of the named the recipient of the Alpha College. Phi Sigma Award giveneachyear by the Mary Washington College The BocA Exchange Club, ac- cording to chairman Marilyn Preble and co-chairman Sherrie Watkins, proved a great success. Held from September 15thru Sep- tember 28, the Club attempted to make the usually hectic buying and selling of classroom bodSs easier. The response by the stu- dents was tremendous, and many people have oiced the desire to continue the Club. The Book Exchange Club oc- cupied the SGA reading room in Ann Carter Lee and usually was open about seven hours eachday. Service was on a volunteer basis, with approximately eight girls assisting in the work. The idea for a Book Exchange Club was introduced by Marilyn Preble at an XA com m ittee meeting last spring. Approval was granted, and the filing sys- tem approach was decided upon as the most effective method. Each book that students wanted to sell was given a number, and as someone bought the book this number was taken from the tiles. An estimated 7,000 books were handled by the Club. Although official financial re- sults are at this time untabulated, the Club reports that approxi- mately $2,800 in cash and $1,000 In checks were handled during the Club ' s ( ration. Profits will be given to tbe Student Govero- ment Association. suggestions would be brought up by the appropriate student or faculty committees. At present, no steps have lieen taken toward establishing a jun- ior year in India or Japan. Should one be established, it would not necessarily be connected with one of the colleges in the US- Indla Woman ' s College Exchange Program, of which Mary Wash- ington is a member. In reference to establishing an Eastern Affairs major. Dr. HTiidden stated that I h{ we will introduce this proposal to the Curriculum Committee this year. Because the Mary Wash- ington Library is considered the best in the Soath in Eastern subjects, the college could be capable of offering the major. Required courses are now ije- ing waived tiy some students, who receive hours of credit, or advanced placement, or botti. Most of this is being done using as a guide the Advanced Place- ment Programs tests adminis- tered by the College Entrance Examination Board. Dr. HTiidden believes that the waive-system could be extended further in required courses. ■■I ' m suggesting Oiat even if a course isn ' t a college level course, but is thorough andcbal- leniog academically, we could waive the requirement, Tbe pass-tail system, for courses outside of the Physical Education Department, is not being considered by any faculty committee. Siould a student com- mittee wish to have the system investigated, the committee must see Dr. Whidden to refer this to the correct faculty committee for action. Independent study within classes has not been planned by any committee, and dormitory seminars are no longer requir- ed in Framar and Trench HIU, though seminars are being held in these dorms this year. Subscriptions for The Epaulet will go on sale next week. Subscription price Is Si. 50, sli le copies will be sold for $1.00 each. Several students from the Uni- versity of Virginia SSOC (South ern Students Organizing Com- mittee) win be here today to dis- cuss SSOC ' s activities 00 the Southern Campus. They are also interested in discussing the pos- sibilities of organizational work here at MWC, The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. m tbe SGA reading room in Ann Carter Lee, All Interested students are invited to attend.

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