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PAGE 1 Students To Elect New Published by Students of New College, Sarasota, Florida Students Uphold lntervisitation Rule Intervisitation was retained as a part of the Student Code by a 97-62 vote of students on Mondav's ballot, Supervisory Committee Chairman Katie Smith reported to the Student Executive Committee Wednesday. Students split 81-81 on a question regarding the use of proxies by the SEC. Since a maJority was not obtained in this vote, proxies will not be allowed in SEC meetings. Stu dents had vot-ed 67-65 against proxies in a previous ballot on this question in December. Kronenberg also stated he would inquire about the details of an ordinance recently passed by the Sara sota City Commission requiring both motorcycle riders and drivers towearcrash helmets at all times. House Committee ChairmanKenji Oda reported kitchen manager Thomas Estep would hire students to work in the snack bar, and a questionnaire on hours would be circulated to the students. Oda stated Planning Director Ralph Styles said he had not yet been called back by the engineer about the fountains in the dormitories. Supervisory Committee chairman Katie Smith and SEC member Jerry Neugarten at the ballot-counting. SEC Head Wed. 3 File Nominations Students willgotothe polls Wednesday to elect a new chairman of the Student Executive Committee t o fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Cassell. To date, three students have filed petitions nominating them for chairman. Thev are second-year students JerryNeugarten and Harry Felder, and first-year student Katie Smith. The new Chairman will serve only a few weeks, since all SEC members will come up for re-election in February. Nominations for Chairman open Feb. 9 and close Feb. 19, with the election to be held Feb. 21. Since both Neugarten and Smith are SEC members, an election to replace the winner must be held in two weeks if e it h e r is e 1 e c t e d chairman. This election w o u 1 d take place Feb. 15. An SEC member chosen in this election would serve an even shorter time. Nominations for SEC members in the regular elec-tionsopenFeb. 16 and close Feb.26, with the election Feb. 28. Judiciary Committee members also come up fot re-election soon. No min at ions for that post open Feb. 16 and close Feb. 28, with the election its e If scheduled for March 2. Polls will be open from 1 pm to 5 pm outside the reception center, and from 5:30 to 6 in College Hall. A majority of students voting is required to elect a chairman. Since she is a candidate, Super visory Committee Chairman Smith has indicated she would resign her position before the vote. CollegeRaises $300,000 TowardNeeded $2 Million Atotalof$300, 000 has been raised by the college in its effort to match a $1, 000, 000 anonymous foundation gift on a basis. Trustee George Collins, chairman of the board of trustees Development Committee Monday of the $300, 000 and of another $150, 000 pledged. A $100, 000 single gift was made by Mrs. Carl L. Hamilton, of Venice. This is the third major gift by Mrs Smith also reported students voted 122-34 to require a student elected to replace another SEC member to assume the lowest "seniority rank ing" of SEC members from his class. The other alternative on the ballot was to allow him to assume the ranking of the member he replaced. College Council Meets Again Hamilton, whose initial contribution made possible the building of Hamilton Court. Assistant Dean Arthur Miller stated at the meeting the language faculty had affirmed the language requirement would be maintained. The faculty as a whole had voted unanimously to maintain the requirement. After 4 -Month Hiatus Underthetermsofthe anonymous million-dollar gift, the college must match each dollar on a twofor-one basis before Aug. 31, 1968, in order to qualify for the money .. Since the gift was announced trustees have given $41,000 toward the goal and foundations and corporations, $59,000. Another $100,000 has come from other sources including the Woman's Library1Association and the United Church of Christ Board for Homeland Ministries. Miller also stated the proctor should not attempt to control noise before quiet hours have begun unless there is a complaint from a student or faculty resident. This clarification was the result of a student question about apparent ambiguity in the quiet hour regulation. Finance Committee Chairman Neugarten reported the administration position on the refund of tuition or room fees to students who leave the college voluntarily or who are dismissed during the academic year. He said board fees would be refunded according to the amount of scholarship the student had received. Third-yearrepresentative Rachel Findley stated the College Council should be asked to consider the question of refunds. Neugarten also reported govemmentwork grants could be applied only toward jobs listed by the college in the original grant request, and thus jobs could not be "created" to give students employment. As the result of discussions at the College Council meeting Tuesday, Neugartensuggested the Academic Committee appoint students to faculty committees. No action was taken. Felder, a member of the Academic Committee, reported the committee was preparing questionnaires that will seek student opinion on which faculty members should receive tenure. Miller asked if the committee had seen the faculty guidelines on tenure. Felder said these guidelines would appear on the questionnaire, along with a definition of tenure. Miller reported two prowlers had been recently apprehended on the East Campus, and cautioned students, especially girls, tokeeptheir doors locked, particularly at night. Miller also reported another request by the SEC to install lights on the roof of the 200 court facing east and south would be "a good idea." Acting Chairman Steve Hall said the SEC still stood as requesting the lights. Miller said two administration rules apparently needed reiteration. These are the rules regarding the use of firecrackers and changing rooms. He said the college has a legal responsibility to know who is rooming where with whom. Miller reported the inaugural ball had been postponed "indefinitely," and repeated his request of last week that the SEC enforce some rules on bicycle safety. An observer, first-year student Ron Kronenberg, said he would find out about present city bicycle safety ordinances. The College Council met Tuesday for the first time since Sep tember. In its first meeting since Septem ber the College Council Tuesday appointed a committee of its membersto act as a clearing house for recommendations arising from the recent planning conference. Dr. George Petrie was elected secretary of the group. President John Elmendorf, who chaired the meeting, opened dis. cussion by saying he would like the College Council, or perhaps a subcommittee, to act as a clearing house for what comes out of the conference. Elmendorf said he saw the committee as directing the flow of suggestions and recommendations to the f acuity and students once all the information and reports have been gathered by Vice President Paul Davis. Named to the committee were Davis for the administration, Dr. Petrie Patricia Drabik forthe faculty and Tim Dunsworth for the students. Elmendorf continued the discussion of the conference by saying he had heard comments about poor conmunication on the campus. Dr. Drabiksaid she is concerned about the lack of parliamentary proce:!ure in the operations of the student gavenm ent. P.uliamentary procedure, she said, ensures orderly procedure and democratic operation. This lack might help in the breakdown of communications, she contended. Student representative Jerry Neugarten asked about the possibility of having open faculty meetings and Academic Council meetings. He suggested people be admitted to those meetings whenever pos sible. Elmendorf responded by outlining three problems to such a procedure. Citing as one of the virtues of these meetings the openness with which they are conducted, he said the presence of students at them would inhibit the frankness of the members. He said much of what occurs at Academic Council meetings is theoretical and matters which cone em students come out eventually. As his third point Elmendo rf said said m embers of other communities might be admitted to either the faculty or the Academic Council meetings when they act in judicial functions. Elmendorf left on urgent business during the discussion, which continued at some length. The chair was turned over to Petrie. The discussion terminated when Dean of Students Robert Norwine suggested students, through the Student Academic Committee, select representatives to attach themselves to various faculty committees in order to keep abreast of matters under consideration by the faculty. Collins said the total goal has been divided into tmits which can be achieved in the allotted tinle. He paid special tribute to Mrs. Hamilton, saying, "New College exists today because of the close friendship of a large number of people who have given freely of tinle, energy and funds to help build the college toward its goals. "Mrs Hamilton has been the staunchest of friends, 11 he continued. "Because of her and others like her New College is now near ing the 'graduation of first cla_ss and also earning growllg recogni tion as one ofthe outstanding innovating colleges in the nation. 11 Tonight' s Forum Guest Speech Cites PerformanceGap "There is a surprising lack of fit between petformance in school and performance in life," says Dr. David Me Clelland, chairman of the Department of Social Relations at Harvard University. "High achievement motivation is not necessarily related to academic achievement, 11 he continues. "Studies of scientists have found little correlation between outstanding research productivity and how well one did in college. 11 McClelland, who made these remarks at an informal meeting with students in the Pompeii Room yesterday afternoon, will speak at tonight's Forum on his research into "The Relationship of Motivational Factors to Economic Development." "I am an educator," McClelland explained. "It's the only thing I know, although my motivational researchcarried me into non-academic areas. Describing his person a 1 back grotmd, he noted, "My f PAGE 2 Page 2 Editorials Issues and Evils The biggest issue in the election for Student Executive Committee Olainnan has been defined by the SEC itself in its most recent actions. A majority of SEC members seem to have devoted themselves to giving away student powers to the administration, They have deleted rules, which they knew the administra tion would enforce, from the student code merely because they did not approve of the rules, The SEC will almost certainly continue in this direction if JenyNeugarten is elected chairman, because he has been a major force behind many of the SEC's actions so far. We have no way of predicting how Harry Felder will chair the SEC ifhe is elected. We are, however, wary of his emphasis on the recall and initiative recourse of the students. Katie Smith hasopposedthe c48solving of the SEC's power and her attitude toward the SEC's role is one we favor-provided she can implement it. The Catalyst When you vote, consider whether you want the SEC to be led further in the direction it is headed now. Considerwhether you want the members of the SEC to assume they have student support 1.mtll they are recalled. Consider the disad vantages a first-year coed must face as chainna.n. THE OJ:' Consider well and then vote for the least of the evils. That's all we can do. [etters Progressiveness Not Lost To the Eottors: As Laurie Paulson pointed out in his column last week, we at New College are actually quite lucky to be so isolated from the narrowminded, backward world outside. Our communal isolation not only permits us the experience of togetherness that Mr. Paulson described, but it also affords the opportunity to spend at least three of our years in a community which v a 1 u e s above all else an atmosphere Of free and open discussion; here we can really eng a g e in broad -minded, uninhibited dialogue. And this is such sive place into the was the word? UnsettliliJ. Yes. The importance of a this togetherness, open discussion, and progressiveness is certainly not lost on me, and it was therefore with great interest that 1 read in last week's Clltalyst of the cliscussion about "Sex on Campus. "("At least they've stopped calling it intervisitation. ") Unfortunately all I know of this little forum is what the Catalyst printed, for--A 1 as! --I am not a "co-ed" and hence I was not permitted to participate. (Did you ever wonder how the word "co-ed" came to mean "females and onty females"?) At first I was a 1t puzzled by this blatant segregation on the basis of gender (Does this disqualify New College for federal funds?), but then I remembered that sex is after all a nasty, embarrassing business and is therefore not a fit topic of conversation for mixed company. And there's really no reason for me to feel left out, because Nurse LeMasters assures us males that we can have a simi 1 a r little talk all our CN{n (snigger, giggle) }L there is enough interest (pant, drool). ("Boys may ind1cate interest by scrawling their names on the walls of any of the men's toilets.") Consider the morbidity of this scene: The Music Room. The curtains drawn. Forty New College co-eds 1 e a f through their note books ("Let's see .. Sanskrit, Sculptural synesthetics, S em as i o 1 og y, ah yes-Sex.") and assume their Member A..ocit.ted Collegiate !'tea Vol. 3, Number 18 Ja.nuary 20, 1967 Published weekly by studenu at New College (except for three weeks from mid-December through the fine week in January and six weeks l:n July and Augu.t ). Subscriptions: $5.00 per year (43 issues) or 15e per copy. Address subscription orders, chance of ad chess notices md UD.deliverable copies to: The Catalyst/New College/Post Office Box 1898/ uasoca, Florida 33578. Application to mall atsecond-classpMtage rates pending at Sarasota, Florida Tel. 355-5406. Editor .................... Tom Todd Assoc. Editor ........... Kenjl Oda Business .. .. .. George Finkle Production Steve Orlofsky Cl.rculation . . Dale Hickam Cot>Doller Edna W all PAGE 3 Candidates Their January 27, 1967 Pa e 3 Views The Catalyst asked each of the candidates who were nominated before press time to answer the following questions: 1. What, in your opinion, is the primary responsibility of the SEC? If you are elected chairman, how will you seek to guide the SEC in fulfilling this responsibility? 2. What do you see as the proper role ofthe College Cotmcil in New College affairs? 3. What is your position on the enforcement by the SEC of rules which may not be popular with SEC members but which have not been repealed by the students? 4. Do yo_u have any suggestions for amending the constitution of the student government? S. Whatdoyouthink is the properrelationshipforthe SEC to main with its subcommittees, spe Ciflc_ally_ regarding its acceptance orreJechonofthedecision of those subcommittees? 6. the issues as you see them m th1S campaign. 7. y.'hy are you the best qualified cand1date for chairman. Pr_intedintheir entirety, here are the1r Smith ly to "the guys on top" --the ones who should handle their particular complaints or ideas, or present them to the SEC for fuither action. I would ask the sub-committees of the SEC to keep the students in formed of their activities Felder 1 I be li e v e it is hoth necessary anddesirableforthe SEC to be a much broader organization than that defined by its stated ftmctions. These cannot encompass all of what theSECmustbe--agoveming body which is in turn governed by those it represents; an ide a-receiving body which has a great deal of power to put ideas into action; an instrument for the expression of student. wills and wants; a dvnamic, fleXIble group to implement and preserve something as close to the "New College Ideal" as we can come, with an attitude composed of idealism flavored with realism. The SEC's primary function is to be the students' "authority force" in making _New College work. With a more informed and (hope more cohesive student body, 1t will be to work with faculty and administrative officials to try for common goals which too oft e. n now v:e seem to be appro achlng by mcompatible means Persons in authority in the facultY adrninistr PAGE 4 Page 4 Cogers Drop o Another; One Win Close TheN ew College basketball team showed signs of coming to life this week, winning one game and barely dropping a:1other in overtime. New College lost to Royal Tire Company Friday night 63-60; on Tuesday the tea:n beat a hapless National Bank Team 54-49. New College's next game is set f o r Feb. 3 at the Sarasota High School gym against the leagueleading Samsota Sports Committee, which is led by one-time little All-America Tim Eisnaugle. Friday night 1 s game started slowly, as three of theN ew College starters did not show up at the gym \.Dltil the second quarter. The substitutes did a better job than the stars, scoringwise, as the first quarter ended an 11-11 tie. At the half, Royal Tire had managed to move out to a 22-20 lead. By the end of the third period the Royal Tire Team's lead had swollen to eight points. A determined effort both offensively and defensively by the New College cagers in the fourth quarter, however, gave them a two point lead with seconds remaining, 58-56. Royal Tire came back and despite the lDlexpected pressure hit a field goal with nine seconds left to send the game into overtime, in which Royal Tire outscored New College S-2. Player-coach Jim Strickland was high point man for New College with 18 points. Pete Odell and Steve Knowles each had 9; John Cranor, Larry Alexander, and Tom Lesure added eight each. In Tuesday's game, New College outran a smaller, slower National Bank team that came into the game with an 0-6 record. Throwing compassiontothe wind, New College used the fast break to r\.Dl up a 16-9 first period lead. The team relaxed in the second period, and the National Bank rolled into a surprising 24-20 halftime lead. The Bank led by five at the beginning of the final quarter 38-33, as New College was bothered with cold shooting and generally lackluster play. Inthefinal period, however, the teamswitchedfrom a man-to-man to a 1-2-2 zone defense and stifled the Bankers' scoring. New College began hitting their shots, and used the fast break effectively, and led bY. seven points with two minutes remaining. National Bank rallied briefly to close the gap to three points with less than a minute left, but Dan Haggarty hit a crucial jwnp shot after a time out to insure the victory. The New College record is now 2-4 for the season. Center T o m Lesure played his last game this week for New College, as he is taking a leave of absence from school on cam us with Laurie Pau/so-11 Running f o r C hairman Recently, I've become greatly concerned over student government at New College, and for this reason was very interested when I heard of the upcoming election for Chairman of the Student Executive Committee. In order to become informed about the merits of the various candidates, and thus cast a more intelligent vote, I sought out one of those r\.Dlning, a high-ranking member of the SEC, and questioned him a bout his candidacy. "Why do you want to be SEC chairman?" I began by asking him. "Well," he answered, gazing thoughtfully into the distance, "you might say it's because of my great concemfor the welfare of the students, and my desire to see that their government operates at maximum efficiency. You might say it'sfrom a belief that I'm the best qualified to fill this important position. You might even say it's because of my de die ation to the ideals of New College and my desire to see that they are never destroyed. "What's therealreason?" I asked. "I want to r\.Dl things. "Your stands on many student issues, such as proxies and intervisi tatioll, are well known, I said. "In light of your views on these subjects, what do you think of the results of the re, ent student ballot?" "In general, I try not to. "Well, do you feel the intervisitation question has been settled?" "Certainly not," he answered, adamantly. "The will of the students has not yet been expressed on this issue, and I intend to see that we keep having votes until it is." "What do you intend to do if elected?" I inquired. "I intend-to see that the students .have more of a voice in their own affairs. And I will complain vigorously if. any student powers are taken over by the administration, he replied. "How will you go about this?" "First, I'll work to see that all the test of the sections of the Student Code are deleted. "But won't this give the students less power?" I asked, puzzled. "Yes, butit1llsuremake it easier to complain. "What else will you work for if you are elected?" I asked. "Well, since I don't believe students should be required to out, I think the SEC should hire some clever student with a work gxant to impersonate over the phone those absent students whose parents want to reach them. And I intend to work for the placing of an eternal light in the Mike Cassell shtine. "If you aren 1t elected, I asked "who is your personal choice tdr SEC chairman?" "lfirmly believe there's only one other who would act as chairman in the same way I w ould, but he's not a student. "In this office, that doesn 1t seem to matte r I said. "Who is it?" "Flipper. But I don't think he'd serve." "By the way, do you have a campaign slogan?" "Yes. It reads: 'Elect me SEC chairman and you'll have only yourself to thank. 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