University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - Argus Yearbook (Chickasha, OK)

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CF om 7116 CP1f3sideILt... DR. CARTER: YOU HAVE BEEN HERE A FEW SHORT MONTHS - WHAT STANDS OUT AS MAJOR ACHIEVE- MENTS DURING THIS TIME? Several Programs which I believe will be beneficial for OCLA, have been developed duringthe short time that it has been my privilege to serve as president of the Okla- homa College of Liberal Arts. Probably the first of these is the Adult Education Program, or the Evening School, which was developed new duringthe current year. A full- time Adult Education Program had not been offered on this campus at any time since the beginning of the col- lege. We felt there was a need for such a program, and the fact that 300 new and different individuals enrolled for the night classes, with an additional 100 or so, of our own day students enrolling in evening classes gave us a total of some 400 who were busily engaged four nights a week in our adult education program. A second phase, which l feel has been helpful to the col- lege, has been to enlist the support of the community and the area. Every effort has been made to appear be- fore all ofthe civic and service clubs, not only in Chick- asha, but in this area, in order to tell them about OCLA and to secure their active support for the growth and development of the college. One development growing out of this relationship has been the scholarships for incoming freshmen. We asked the community of Chick- asha and the surrounding communities to make avail- able a minimum of 150 scholarships continuous over a three year period of time that would allow us to encour- age new freshmen to attend OCLA. The civic leaders of Chickasha, and friends of the college, have already over- subscribed and made availablethe money for more than 160 scholarships, with others still in the offing. We be- lieve this will be a big help as we seek to enlist new stu- dents for OCLA. The Regents for Higher Education, together with our own 8 regents, have approved an athletic program for OCLA, which started in the spring of 1973. This year we have baseball, golf and tennis, and are supposed to add bas- ketball - both men and women - and track for next year. A basketball coach will be employed and we feel that he is a good one, and will give an excellent account- ing of OCLA, even his beginning year. This is one facet of our splendid program which will allow an expansion of ideas and should bring in some additional students that would not be here without an athletic program. YOU HAVE BEEN A COLLEGE PRESIDENT FOR MANY MANY YEARS - HOW ARE TODAYS STUDENTS DIFFER- ENT FROM THOSE IN THE PAST? Students today, appear to be much more interested in the growth and development of the college, and what is going on at the college than students in past years. Le- gally, anyone 18 years of age now is a voter, is an adult, and needs to take full cognizance of their adult privi- leges, and to find out what is going on in a college, in a community, state, nation and the world. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT HAS CREAT- ED MANY PROBLEMS FOR ADMINISTRATORS - WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT? As president of a college, l would certainly want student involvement in all facets of the college. One of the first things l did as a college president was to organize a Stu- dent Council and a Student Senate, and through the years I met with these groups and together we were able to solve many problems for the college that were benefi- cial for the college, but certainly for the students as well. I would certainly desire student participation and hope that we might have broad, wide student participation, rather than limited participation.

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ONLY A VERY FEW OF THE STUDENTS ON THIS CAMPUS PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT. IS THIS UNU- SUAL - AND IF SO WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR THE APATHY? Actually, probably more students participate in student government on this campus, than do on many campus- es. I have found many students very much interested in what is taking place on this college campus. I appreciate students having the desire to participate in the growth and development of the college. I SOME OF MY FELLOW STUDENTS FEEL THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT HAVE A MORE POSITIVE EFFECT UPON THE SCHOOL AND ITS POLICY. DO YOU FEEL THIS IS SO? Whether or not a student participates in student govern- ment depends on many things. He or she may be work- ing, they may be off campus, they simply may not have the time to participate in student government. Others will always take a very active affair in civic and govern- mental affairs and will receive excellent training, as many of us have received, by participating in student government. . THE NAME OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS COMPLIES SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN MOST COL- LEGE TITLES - WHAT DOES A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCA- TION MEAN TO YOU? OCLA is, and as far as I am concerned, will continueto be a liberal arts college in every sense of the word. The State Regents, and our own Regents have determined that this is to be a college with a liberal arts background, and as long as I am here we will continue with a program of this type. The word 'liberal' is derived from the latin 'liber', which simply means free, or a free man, and OCLA through its arts, sciences, literature, music, drama, art, theatre give an individual the possibilities ofa well rounded life that would allow him or her to develop into an executive or a leader in the true sense of the word. THE GOALS AND PURPOSES OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS STATE THIS: THE COLLEGE WILL BE INNOVATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL - HOW IS THIS BEING ACCOMPLISHED? OCLA was developed as an innovative and experimental college, and as president, it would be my job to employ people who would be able to be, not only good teachers, but we hope great teachers, and anything within reason that they might desire by way of innovative or experi- mental teaching would certainly be acceptable. A college is built around its faculty and the quality and depth of the faculty will determine the teaching found at any giv- en college, which in turn will determine the quality and kind of college that it is. DR. CARTER THERE IS ONE LAST QUESTION. HOW DO YOU VISUALIZE THE FUTURE OF THE COLLEGE? I have every reason to believe that OCLA will continue to grow and to develop and to take its rightful place among the state's own colleges of Oklahoma. With its Independ- ent Study Program, with its Trimester Plan, and with its innovative and experimental philosophy there is every reason to believe that OCLA will grow and develop in the future and become one of the truly excellent high quality colleges of our state and nation. We will need to work together to do this, but it can be, and it must be accomplished,