Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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oil ' Next move? National politics drew student atten- tion on campus as the national television audience was made aware of the Iowa caucus process. Ward Five caucuses were stationed on campus in the Student Union and hundreds of students turned out to cast their straw vote for their favor- ite. Closer to home, it was a tight race for student body president. Four duos entered the nominating convention in mid-March. Delegates pushed the teams of junior Dave Unmacht and Matt Harms and junior Kirk Kleckner and sophomore Mary Holtapp forward to the general election. Kleckner and Holtapp enjoyed a victory over the Unmacht-Harms ticket, and jun- iors Bill Henak and Bill Nolte captured seats as treasurer and recorder, respec- tively. Energy or the lack of it grabbed stu- dents ' attention several times. The col- lege once again made a plea for students to be acutely energy-conscious in the interest of efficient use of college funds. A task force was formed to invent and publicize new ways to conserve. The Iranian crisis hit home on the campus as news of the hostage situation was brought to the U.S. Kathryn Koob, a 1962 Wartburg graduate, was taken cap- tive in November at the stormi ng of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. A vigil light was placed at the top of Old Main as a remembrance of her captivity. Declining enrollment reared its ugly head in many facets of campus life, try- ing to gain control of things. It was met however, with defense from all directions — from students, faculty members and administrators. Beginning at the onset of Fall Term and continuing up to the final days of May, students of various depart- ments fought the reduction of the size of the faculty. Dr. Douglas Steeples, vice president for academic affairs, justified depart- mental cuts with a target student faculty ratio of 1 6: 1 . Steeples said reduction was a part of an effort to make Wartburg ' s academic program more cost efficient and effective. General education requirements received attention early in the year when the Project Examination Committee announced a plan to implement changes in Wartburg ' s program under the third phase of a grant from the Northwest Area Foundation. Students proved their concern for the academic side of life by voicing strong opposition to the GER committee ' s initial proposal. Many interest groups found the proposal unworkable in their disci- pline and, consequently, the proposal was defeated by a faculty vote. The committee realized the potential of a new general education program, however, and decided to rework the plan. The second proposal, the new, improved Wartburg Plan, passed the faculty Feb. 14 by a 51-20 margin and was unanimously accepted by the Board of Regents. Two issues came to a dramatic climax at the end of May Term. One, the end of the Chrysalis program, brought much disapproval from students and faculty. The program ' s demise was attributed to the loss of a quarter million dollars that the unique educational process is said to have incurred over its years of existence. The other issue, the presidential search, rolled on from its beginning in December at the resignation of President William W. Jellema to the final announce- ment of his successor, the Rev. Dr. Rob- ert Vogel of Minneapolis, May 24. Throughout the process, students were involved and informed. The advi- sory committee enlisted the help of several students in evaluating the final three candidates for the position, as well as many other students who participated in an interview process of the three men and provided input for the committee. Tensions m the Middle East and the related energy crisis manifested itself in several ways on campus. These cartoons and photographs appeared in the Wartburg Trumpet or its supplement, the Fanfare. The problems sent thermostats dipping to new lows and set banners flying outside dorm wi ndows.

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The 1 1980 W RTBURG COLLEGE FORTRESS The Fortress looks at: Floor shirts Specially designed shirts continue to be a lighthearted way to boast what part of campus students are from. Many floors and even some organizations inventoried the artistic skills of their members and came up with a design unique to the group. After a trip to one of the area ' s sportshops or T-Shirt stores for designs to be screened on shirts, students were seen wearing almost every type of top, from Centennial Ill ' s jersey to Clinton Ground North ' s knit golf shirt. Grossmann I opted for floor caps. Cost varied from $5 to $1 5 and smaller floors boasted that 1 00% of their residents had purchased shirts. ROW 1: Hebron Ground, Hebron I, Hebron II, Hebron III, Schmidt House, Wiederaenders House, Ernst House, Engelbrecht House; ROW 2: Centennial Ground, Centennial I, Centennial II, Centennial III, Wartburg Hall, Wartburg I, Wartburg III, Grossmann III; ROW 3: Vollmer Ground, Vollmer I, Vollmer II, Vollmer III, Cornils House; ROW 4: Clinton Ground South, Clinton Ground North, Clinton I South, Clinton II North, Grossmann I. 21