Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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ATION prepares students to become home economists and familiarizes them with the many fields open to them after graduation. The group attended a Southeast Dis- trict meeting of the Louisiana Home Economics Association at St. Mary's Dominican College in New Orleans. A buffet dinner was served, followed by a general business meeting. The state convention was held at the Hilton Hotel in Baton Rouge. with a number of members attending. Officers are: April Stall. president: Bonnie Bychruch, vice president: Mar- cia Duplan. secretary: Debbie Chera- mie, treasurer: Carol Cousin, parlia- mentarian: Lacey Osborne, reporter: and Anne Labit, historian. Faye Robi- chaux is the advisor. Activities included a Halloween party for patients at Thibodaux Cen- eral Hospital and a Thanksgiving Bas- ket Drive to collect baskets of food which were then distributed to needy families in the Thibodaux area. ASSOCIATION is open to food service management majors. Officers are: Tom Perry. president: Mary Allen, vice president: lane Borne, parliamentarian: Clara Pitre, treasurer: and Pat Roque, secretary. Advisor is Clifford Morris. Department of Nursing The DEPARTMENT OF NURSING has applied for a new program called the Plus Two which is designed for registered nurses to better their profes- sional backgrounds. The application has been approved by the Louisiana Board of Trustees, and must go before the Board of Regents. Mary Blackmon. head of the depart- ment, said that more money is needed by the department. The lab facilities were designed seven years ago for 10-45 students and now classes number 120 or more students. She said that if the ---.,, . .... l..--.C,-- .... U..-... ......--c.,... classes will probably be held at night due to overcrowded conditions. Nursing 115 tHealtb Sciencesj, and its accompanying laboratory, Nursing 116, were added to the curriculum. The course is open to all students and will be of particular value to students majoring in allied health programs. such as dietetic technology, inhalation therapy, medical records, physical edu- cation or nursing. The department also planned a field trip to the Carville Hospital in Carville. The hospital is the National Leprosy Hospital, and is the only one of its kind in the United States. Velma Westbrook. instructor of nurs- ing, will be receiving her master's degree. Other department members are: Eula Brinkley, Emma Clark, Ceorgia Coy. Ester Keyes, Martha Leese, Audrey Love, Edith Lynn, Crace Monk, Made- line Tracey. and Dorothy Williams. Susan Prejean and Deborah Cuidry are department secretaries. D L.. ..,, -J' Lift' St.u'nt.t's .intl ,l'l't.lllllll

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by Claire Clements The COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, which includes the departments of aer- onautical science, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics, military science and physics, is headed by Dr. Merlin Ohmer, dean and profes- sor of mathematics. Ohmer is also director of the Metric Education Center in Peltier Hall. The function of the center is to offer assist- ance in matters of metric conversion on all levels, Ohmer said. A metric materi- als library and visual aids department are available for use at the center, which is staffed by student workers. awarded a grant to Nicholls to develop programs in metric education to be tele- vised in the area. Several 30-minute video tapes were made by Ohmer for use by teachers and others interested in the metric system. Ohmer also gave speeches to various groups about the metric system, includ- ing the Mideast Region Metric Confer- ence and the Associated General Con- tractors of America. He attended the International Metric Conference in New Orleans along with other Nicholls educators. The aim of the conference was to familiarize instructors with the latest develop- Ohmer said. Department of Chemistry Dr. Frank Avonda is coordinator of the CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. Avonda and Drf K. S. Mandhare, pro- fessor of chemistry, accompanied Dean Ohmer to a meeting on the Toxic Sub- stances Control Act in Houston, Texas. One promotion was made in the department, as Carey Flowers was pro- moted from assistant to associate pro- fessor. Another instructor, Iudy Chau- vin, is working toward her Ph.D. at the The Louisiana Model Metric Program IHCHIS and Changes in metric education, Universitlof New Orleans- ' V A V -- Y fr ' ffv--M, 1 2 X iii fg I Y l '3l'3 I 4,5 , if 'lip 1 .1 Ev! J, if ,r i -es' a Q ,jig -f' 'TJ Q3 .f: p,' 4 i gl I 15h A5 -'Z TQ .4 J ' kv ':1 ,sg . aa: -- tg 5153553 , . aw 3553. . if - 'S . :f- LQ , ,eff . sn- e?'i2'x F ' ' T , Baudvan 4-J I 2. - A I 4? 1 Q3 n ESQ ,l 'ss Q A .'- Scivnu 4