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Welcome alums! Special pullout section: BI
The Stetson Reporter
93rd Year, No. 18
'Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper
Stetson University DeLand, Florida
Friday, February 20,1981
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Back-packing
The SUB Recreation
Committee is sponsoring a
back-packing class taught by
Rev. Tom Cunningham. The
class will present the basics
of back-packing, wilderness
survival and environmental
appreciation. Everything
required will be provided
and no special equipment
will be needed. The class
will lead up to several trips
including the Florida Trail.
Sign-ups are in the Mini-Sub
and the class will meet the
first time there Monday,
Feb. 23, at 4:30 p.m. For
more information, call ext.
522.
Cleland book
Copies of "Strong at the
Broken Places," written by
Max Cleland, former Veterans' Administration chief
and Stetson graduate, are
available in the Hatter
Bookstore. Cleland will be
here for the Homecoming
festivities.
University Forum
The Cultural Affairs
Committee of the Student
Assembly is looking for two
students to chair the University Forum for fall, 1981.
Past experience on the
Forum is helpful, but not
necessary. The most essential qualities are enthusiasm
and organizational ability.
For more information and
an application, contact
Sandy Anderson, Box 42, or
call 736-9717 by next Friday,
Feb. 27.
On the Inside
Editorials P. 2
Lobsters P. 3
S.A. P.4
Black Emph. P. 5
Model U.N. P. 6
Prnts'Wknd. P. 7
Washington P. 8
Homecoming P. BI
Olympics P. B7
Greeks P. 14
Sports P. 16
Jacksonville P. 19
Bulletin Bd. P. 20
Stetson Hall fire system inadequate
A reliable source has told the
"Reporter" the fire alarm system
recently installed in Stetson Hall is
inadequate to protect the women
there, though he added the administration is aware of the problem and is expected to remedy it
soon.
The source, who asked not to be
named, said the system was
installed over the winter break.
While the exact cost of the system
was unknown, it was estimated at
"about $5,000."
Each hall within the dormitory
has a pull station which is
manually operated. The location of
the floor on wnich a box is pulled is
shown at a main locator box near
the first-floor desk.
Because the main box shows only
the floor on which an alarm is
pulled, and not the exact location of
the alarm box, problems may
result due to the isolation of the
west wing on the second and third
floors. "What this means is it isn't
possible to check easily which box
was pulled on the upper floors,"
the source said.
The remedy to the situation is to
wire the main box so the exact
location of an operated box can be
determined at the main box, added
the source.
In addition, the system is strictly
manual. There are no automatic
heat or smoke sensors on any of
the halls, making the system
relatively useless when residents
are asleep. "If everyone's asleep,
the system does not good," the
source said.
"The problem here would be
eliminated if heat sensors or smoke
sensors were installed as part of
the alarm system," the source
added.
"Alarm systems greatly improve
the protection to buildings and will
cut down on response time in case
of a fire or burglary," commented
the source. "This improvement
could save lives and reduce property damage." The Gellespie
Museum was recently outfitted
with a burglar alarm system to
protect the valuable minerals
housed there. It is also outfitted
with a heat sensors to detect fire.
The source added, "It would
seem with the number of old
buildings on campus - including
DeLand Hall and Flagler - that it
would seem to be a folly to not
have a system other than the
present fire watch." Stetson Security checks each university building four times each night.
Model Senate ready to go
ByTINANEWBY
Staff Writer
Protesters are' ready to march. Lobbyists
are prepared to push for their special
interests. In ten days, the Model Senate will
begin its tenth session with registration in
the C.U.B. lobby.
"Everything is flowing along smoothly,"
commented John Ralph in a Model Senate
Committee meeting last week. The Committee is tying up loose ends, putting the
finishing touches on the four-day, 44-hour
session.
Following is the schedule for the 1981
Model Senate:
Thursday, Feb. 26,1981
10:00-12:00 Registration; C.U.B. lobby
12:00-12:30 Meeting with Senate leaders,
lobbyists, chairmen; C.U.B. 204
12:30- 1:15 Rules committee meeting;
C.U.B. 204
1:15- 2:00 Orientation; C.U.B. Stetson
Room
2:00- 2:45 Party caucuses; D.H. Aad. and
D.H. 101
3:00- 4:00 Opening Senate session; D.H.
Aud.
4:00- 6:00 Committee hearings; D.H. 101,
102,103,205,206,207
6:00-8:00 Dinner; C.U.B. Stetson Room
8:00- 8:30 Address: Dr. Floyd M. Riddick;
C.U.B. Stetson Room
10:00-11:30 Pizza party; C.U.B. Coffee
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Langston reveals music education problems
By RIK SCARCE
Editor in Chief
The School of Music has been served notice by three groups that its
music education program is being inadequately supervised, according to
the dean of the School, Dr. Paul Langston.
In an interview Wednesday, Langston said the Florida State
Department of education and two college-level accreditation groups had
expressed concern about the handling of the music education program.
"The question is over supervision," Langston said. "The state
Department of Education and the visiting committees of the Sothern
Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Association of
Schools of Music have all stated that the supervision of intern teaching is
inadequate for the Music School."
Langston said Florida education officials had informed him of their
findings last year. The SACS and NASM committees, actually composed
of the same members, were on campus from Feb. 8-11 to review the
School's Self-Study, part of the university-wide Self-Study program. In
their "exit conference" with Langston they echoed the concerns over the
internship program that were expressed by the state officials.
"We've been told three times now about this specific problem and we
can't just pretend it's not there," Langston said.
The SA£S and NASM visiting committees will have U> submit their
findings to another committee which will review their reccommenaauons
before the School finds out just how serious they think the problem is.
However, Langston categorically ruled out any stiff penalties for the
school. He said, "We will have to present to the state Department of
Education and the others evidence that adequate supervision is being
given by Music School personnel with the interns - at least this is one
possible answer to the situation." Langston added that the exact action to
be taken to remedy the problem would come after the SACS and NASM
reports were received and after discussing the situation with Dean of the
College of Liberal Arts Robert Chauvin and members of the Education
Department of the university.
According to Langston, the visiting committee, which consisted of
faculty members from the University of Hartford and Southern Methodist
University, pointed out other problem areas within the School.
"One of their chief concerns was with the decrease in enrollment we
have experienced over the past few years," Langston said. "There is
nothing that would indicate why there has been a downturn, though it
follows a nation-wide trend. What they were interested in was how the
School of Music handled this problem."
This problem, according to Langston, led to another area of concern in
the area of Admissions Department personnel. "The chairman of the
visiting team said he knew of no other good school of music that was
