Winter Term Trips
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"Florida's Oldest CWfrjUtie N^spaper'
Stetson Wavetsttif Belaud* Florida
February t.3, yog*)
9ih inane, I02n*a SXi-is-sit
Sampson Gets Facelift
ay Pets*. l-Xm
Fridays Peh-nery 16*.*-. a -*,4j,i,.
ices**-.?, s"e*-emon-: wan held tr.
from cf 8an*-pa'u-ii atXi. -., s-e,,;
hrate *-■*,,- *at *;-,., a. 14-;-, of the
eisthty-two year oia building.
The gathering enabled, student, faeutlty members, untversn
ty employees, and the public the
opportunity te learn about the
building's nch. historical heritage and tonr the improved
faeilikes
A host of people, repmasenting
different facets of tbe nntversitv.
voiataoc* their ibanks and nraise
much-needed
about the
imymeements.
Among thos* speaking were;
rt...*,*****"!- j a^ V4tnwu srhairmen of
departments, Clyae C, Paul a*t*J
Enn afownisas, SGA president.
Sampson Hall was designed in
1906 by atehitect Henri* John
iOtatthe and cost 340,000. It was a
fields of a%t, Aruencar tiitt«nes
and Jaoreigri languages.
The renovattotis were t**tn-
pleied within the $95tM*yt*
budget hv McifjhrtTi
construction.
The changes t«- tha building
, - - - —,«w. «was a 1»dw-'e new fire-moof stairwells.
library until 1064 and was named ^Jf-^if* and fresh paint. Tbe
for CT. Sampson, a Massa- 8»W*ry was moved from the left
chuatita shoe manufacturer who
helped finance its construction
Sampson Hall now hy*.-^ rhe
art gallery, classrooms and
offices that concentcitt sin the
side tai** the right side of the first
floor.
Tbe building is now brighter
saier. and better equipped for
academics.
Grading System to Change
tr v Alu-e Custie
St-af-tatens faculty rea,*entlv voted 3-1 to adopt a new plus-'minus
.■tra-im** system. At -*a-rding to Dr.
Pati* Steves, Chairman of the
hducatioj-ia,- Policies Commitfaea
the concept has ^been in the air
and we fnaiiv captured it out of
i-re air."
The oa-is, .s-rstem will probablv
****-t go iiii-- ,.*p-s>t ami | ?*er-tembr--
i»9i Ihe 4.0 -r**-duig scale will
remain the same and the only ea,«i -
dence of change will been student
transcripts There will he a ,s.J
aitlTerence between each gradi-
Ae « 4 l*« Ana d.€T . 0. .s- ,087, ]>*
-Steves feels The transcript will
gi*-"-- =7 nit-re informative picture of
*-hi- perrfortriance of a stntlent."*
"Steves alsvhvapes that the nltrX
niuius sya-iv-m wil) pj-«ve tienetf-
eial not only t-o students hut to
faculty members as well, "Sotnr-
tmies we *prvfessorsj feel like we
havenX- really toid the
truth., beeaase there ss not any
way* to distinguish between a low
B aind a high B. ft will make us
ftel that we will honestly be able
w isay "hat one student ta better
r^-tri -mtotber.'*
R.O.T.C. Gets the Boot
- 3 ..-;a * ".irlwk
Sit-ta - « A-my ftOTC takes a
-.ick :""=-.,*ii Pntle Sammy's Army,
-*-= t*?v k -t "tank, landing the prog-
Wasps
pa
p.4
p.«
%®rt$ jp,#
Hr^lfes
JPeJl
-PPP-papp
ram off catenas. I-or 41 'veam
commissioned uifiicers have" been
graduating from Stetson, hut
because the program has been
unable to graudnaia* a minimum
]of 16 otlcera tor the past three
lyears, the Army is closing -Stetson's camp.
The Department ot ftie Amiv
loid Stetson Adtramstrait ion a
few years ago to increase eon ailment' in military science classes.
Stetson worked fo bring the -program bach to life during this **proli-
ationary** period and then*
expected the A-my to nithdraw
tho praagram if ihey *,verv* unable
m expand it. Stetson will < em-
mission tta last ! ten ten am v ;r
May 1,991. Stetson is n-.-.-otisting
wAh Emhry Piddle A^-maotieal
nnivei-aaity* .--,4-j trh*- irnrverattv ef
Centr-d Ph-ritla tn ,ilh.w juniors
«*«td seniors in mtlitan* science
classes io cross enrol 1.
Stetsons ROTC pro-fram hats
a.W students enrolled i23 .if
which have ROTO scholarships
However, moetaif thc-se -ilndenta
are only* takiiui miiitarv .sneme
classes a-n eai-ettves anil do net
plat? on a military career. The
Army eon inn-tit with the l-nive.*-
sity t,«r s-apae*, „mi pducatiain a.f
those irtvi.a|--.*ed
Britl.ii?i Hah, ROTC head-
ouartera. litis alreadv* been scheduled by vstetsaairi aiffifi-il^ m bt.
lemohshed or moved, The sXv
•vi 11 beiroihe part <if the second
phase of a*a nst ruction far ihe Cultural -\r*- Canter.
Trustees Visit
hv Alice Custis
^ Stetson X'mversity's Board of
timtces met with the Student
.-UTa'-na CWnritine and the Campus Lite committee to talk about
three maja.r issues. According tta
Oarth Jetihins. theee wens ^he
studen*- voice tn the allocation of
umversita, iini-is, espt4*-iaib* ibe
Student Xif« programs." the
f"-*esnnian year expenencc, and
thejik-iatiol pr.Jicy.**
Cuden- the "Freshman e*tpen-
t nee' Or Jenkins listed such concerns ais faetdty advising, mere
funds for orog-anis and activi
ties, and an extended b'Wl -s
osnentaticn to continue th*-oue*i-
ont the first semester,
Br Jenkins stressed r]-;- e^*
that ittere was nit anv chr-'a-j-. n
the cuiTent alcohol puhe*-.
The hoard a]so devist*d .i s-on.
oept tc -ye*, into efiecr, tia.vt vea-.
«««!-nt.s will pay u >*2** ittudeni'
Lite Fa*-i', which will ret as -ct.ul ai?
SStkii'-n. F'om tins, f3,:ka::"ift -aiill
be nut total a povd in which -i student cemmittaeti will be leirnt-riaafcs
to mate recommendations tv tbe
adrtiittistration as to now ihe
money ;s sim-nt-a
