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COREMetadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.ukProvided by JSU Digital Commons (Jacksonville State Univ)Jacksonville State UniversityJSU Digital CommonsChanticleerHistorical Newspapers1969-09-07Chanticleer Vol 15, Issue 1Jacksonville State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib ac chantyRecommended CitationJacksonville State University, "Chanticleer Vol 15, Issue 1" (1969). Chanticleer. 490.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib ac chanty/490This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Newspapers at JSU Digital Commons. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Chanticleer by an authorized administrator of JSU Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact digitalcommons@jsu.edu.
Sunday, September 7, 1969chanticleerPage 340% of Student Body Getting Financial AidA variety of scholarships, loans, grants, andstudent jobs a r e availableat Jacksonville State University for students whoa r e in need of financialassistance.Approximately 10% of thestudent body is now r e -D r . Baskin WrightDir. of Financial Aid.ceiving some sort of f i nancial assisLance.The National DefenseLoan is one of the mostpopular programs for students who help pay theirway through college, according to Dr. BaskinWright, director of financial aid.Under this program, students who qualify receivemoney from the FederalGovernment for most oftheir college expenditures.No payment is requiredwhile the student is inschool, and if he teachesafter graduation, ten percent of the loan i s deductedfor each year he teaches,up to a maximun of fiveyears. A small 3 per centinterest is charged on theloans after the student hasbeen out of school for ninemonths.Applications for NationalDefense Loans for anygiven year must be madeby April of the preceedingyear, according to Dr.Wright.Another popular program is the Federally Insured Bank Loan, wherebystudents can borrow up to 1,300 per year to attendcollege. If the family income is l e s s that 15,000ayear,the FederalGovernment pays the interest of the loan while thestudent is in school, and fornine months after he graduates.Students who plan on persuing a career in law enforcement a r e eligible forFederal loans of Up to 1,500 per year. Those whogo into law enforcementwork after graduation willhave 25 per cent of theirloan repayment cancelledf o r each year they work.If the person stays in lawenforcement work for atleast four years after graduation, then his entire loanrepayment i s cancelled.There a r e also grants available for officers whoa r e currently on active dutybut wish to take nightcourses.The FederalGovernment pays tuitioncosts, and the loan does nothave to be paid back if hecontinues with his presentemployment after graduation.JSU has approximately50 scholarships availablefor students interested innursing.Thesescholarshipscome from two sources.The state legislature recently provided 30 scholarships, and a federal loanscholarship program wasalso secured. The federalprogram provides for 25,883 in loans and 14,000 inscholarships.Dr. Mary Williams i sdean of the Lurleen B. Wal-lace School of Nursing. Allinterested applkants shoddcontact her office, locatedin the new Student Commons building.There a r e also a numberof other private and organizational loans and scholarships listed in the officialJSU catalog. Students whoa r e interested in applyingf o r one of these should contact the financial aid office,located in the Student Commons Building.There a r e two programsavailable for students whoqualify to work on campus--the Work Study andUniversity Aid plans.Under the Work Studyplan, students who comefrom low income familiesmay work for up to15 hoursa week while schaol is insession.The University Aid program i s designed to provide part time work forthose who can't --WorkStudy funds but who needassistance.Frosh Class To Register 1Members of the Fresh msn Class will get theirf i r s t big taste of collegelife tomorrow (Monday),a s registration gets underway.Registration for firsttime freshmen will begin at8:30 a.m. in Leone ColeAuditorium. Registrationwillbe conducted bygroups: group I at 8:30;group I1 a t 9:%; group I11at 10:30;group IV at12:30; group V at l:30; andgroup VI at 2: 30.All freshmen a r e r e quested to report to ColeA u d it o r ium with theirgreen letter of acceptance.Following is a con densed guide for tomorrow's registration:1. Complete your trialschedule.2. . Appear at LeoneCole Auditorium at thetime designated for you toregister and take yourplace in line.3. Report to Station 1,where you will presentyour trial schedule.4 . Pick up your masterIBM card -and renistra-Lawrence Miles,.Registrartion permit.5. Go to Station 2 tohave y ourtrial scheduleapproved at the advisement tables if you did nothave it approved duzing theweek set aside for preregistration advisement.6. Go to Station 3, thetally table. Each department is represented by asign. Visit each department for which you have a-SGA GovernsStudentActivitiesDuring commissioning exercises for S n I m e rSemester graduates Col. Forest 0.Wells, Professor of Military Science, presented six young men commissions in theUnited States Army Reserve. Administering the Oath of Office is Captain Robert Halliday. The newly commissioned officers from left to right are: second lieutenants RogerKilpatrick of Virginia Beach, Va; Donald M. Phillips of Lanett; Stephen R . Stricklinof Birmingham; and Jimmy L. Clark, Robert C. Green and George R. Pulvere of Jacksonville.The students' governingbody at JSU i s the StudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA).All students a r e encouraged to attend SGA meetings, which a r e held eachMonday night.Officers for the SGA a r eselected by the studentsduring general electionsheld in April of each year.Preceding each electionis a c a m a i g nby eachcandidate, which gives thestudents an opportunity tohear and discuss the proposals of each candidate.Current officers a r e :Steve Gurley, president;David Kensaul. vice Dresident; Phyllis i lark,-secr e t a r y ; and B a r b a r aStarnes, treasurer.The SGA maintains offices on the top floor oft h e s t u d e nt CommonsBuilding.class scheduled, presentyour trial schedule, havethe particular class entryinitialed, and pick up anIBM class card for theclass and section desired.Put these cards in yourpacket.7 . When all your classe s have been initialed andall class cards have beenpicked up,8. Present your trialschedule and packet containing theIBM cardsto the IBM check out table.9. Complete your registration forms at Station5 and proceed to Station 6to have your forms andschedule checked and processed.10. Proceed to Station 7and pay your fees.11. Go directly to theAuditorium Stage and havepictures taken for StudentID cards.Completeinformationconcerning registration iscontained in the F i r s t Semester Class Schedule,Pages 9-10.Rules(Continued From Page 1)All women residing indormitories a r e requiredto be back in their roomsby certain times.Freshmen women have10 p.m. permission Sunday through Thursday ofeach week, and 12:30 a.m.on Friday and Saturday.Second semester freshmen who have a minimumone point (C) average canhave one late permissionper month.Upperc l a s s women(those having 30 or morehours) have 11 p.m. permission Sunday throughThursday and 1 p.m. onFriday and Saturday.There i s no specific timeregarding men returningto their rooms, however,quiet hours a r e observedeacri nignt in order thatstudents will have a chanceto studv. l studentsla r e askedto familiarize themselveswith JSUrules by securinga copy of the "J" k.
Sunday, September 7, 1969chanticleerPaae 4-Jax State In Midst Of 10 Million ExpansionLibrary, Dorm AmongBuildings Planned-The growing Jacksonville State University campus is currently in themidst of a 10 million construction program whichwill include the l a r g e s tacademic building in Alabama.These new facilities a r ebeing constructed in anticipation of an enrollmentof 10,000, which is expectedby 1975.Bids were let recentlyon a new 5 million, 12story library.Also a part of the newconstruction program is a 1.5million businessadministrationbuilding,which has been named inhonor of State Representative Hugh Merrill of Anniston, chairman of the JaxState Board of Trustees.Jax State i s also planninga 2.5 million girl's d o r mitory, named f o r Mrs.Ivo Sparkman, wife of Alabama's senior U.S. Senator, John Sparkman.The Lurleen B. WallaceSchool of Nursing, costingover 1 million, will beunder construction withinthe year. Besides the nursing school, the School ofAllied Medicine will behoused there. A giant newsports complex will be builtin 1971.The new library, whichwill be one of the tallestbuildings in Northeast Alabama. will contain t h r e emillion books. It will havean electronic hook-up withthe Library of Congress,enabling students to findany bookever published in the Unitedc L - & --states.Jacksonville currentlyhas 15 dormitories, mostof which a r e air-conditioned. All a r e wired f o rindividual phones in therooms.There a r e two cafeterias--Selfand LeoneCole.Just completed is the newStudent Commons Building,which is the center ofstudent activity.Classes a r e taught in thefollowing places:Martin Science Hall-division of science andmathematics;BibbGraves Hall-administration,English,and social sciences;AyersHall--biology,psychology, and education;Mason Hall--music, a r t ,home economics, and busin e s s administration;Stevenson Hall-- physical education;Round House--miscellaneous c l a s s e s .Other main buildings include Ramona Wood Libr a r y , Hammond Hall, International House, LeoneCole Auditorium, ROTCBuilding, and the BookStore.Sports events a r e held atPaul Snow Memorial Stadium (football), StevensonGymnasium(basketball),and Pete Matthews Field(baseball). T h e r e a r e alsofour lighted tennis courtsand several intramurelfields.A modern athletic d o r mitory, recently namedDon Salls Ilall was completed in 1967.A giant new s p o r t s complex is expected to be putunder construction in 1971.EnrollmentUp- FromLast Year .Enrollment f o r the summer session was up tenpercent over l a s t year.A r e c o r d 2,130 studentsr e g i s t e r e d this s u m m e r , ofwhich 2,045 were undergraduate students and 85took graduate c o u r s e s d u r ing the second half of thegraduate program.Construction will beConstruction is alreadyunderway On this l2multi - million dollarlibrary.h12--.Art ShowUnderwayA special a r t show isunderway in Mason Gall e r y , according to L e eManners, head of the a r tdepartment.P r i n t s , drawings andpaintings a r e on display.They a r e on loan from theThird Army.The show will be openall through registration andfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. whenclassesr e s u m e , untilSept. 19.The show is open to allstudents f r e e of charge.,This nine-story girl's dormitory is planned f o r the n e a rfuture. To cost 2.5 million, i t will be named in honor ofM r s . Ivo Sparkman, wife of U. S. Senator John Sparkman.
Sunday, September 7, 1969chanticleerPaae 5Entertainment Is Varied On lax CampusPinson;F r a n k EFmon A1 be r t V ille; Alan VanBryan, Birmingham; She- Johnson, Boaz; ROY Waynecarr, H Johnson, Guntersville; ROliawilliarn paul carroll, i g e r - Timothy Kilpatrick,Sen. B a r r y Goldwater of Arizona is shown during a recent visit to the JSU campus. Numerous other dignitaries; have spoken h e r e in the past. Max Rafferty, superintendentof the California s t a t e school system, will speak h e r e in October.
Page 6Sunday, September 7, 1969charlticleerGiant New Sports Complex To Be Built HereStadium Wil Seat 25.000:New Field House Is PlannedFor Fall FootballStudent Section Moved;Long Lines EliminatedRemember those longlines at the football gamesl a s t pear of people waitingto get i n ? Well, that situation has hopefully been corrected with the addition of anew gate at the west endof the field and the moving of the student cheering--&.--SeCLlUII.The studentcheeringsection which was forme r l y located at the westend of the field, has 11eenmoved to the east and occupying sections "A" and"B"."Thesesectionshave the s a m e relationshipto the yard m a r k e r s on thefield," said Ed Fain, dir e c t o r of auxiliary s e r v ices.The band will also belocated in the cheeringsection's lower left c o r ner.The new gate at the westend of the field \vill have aricke: booth for r he f i r s ttime and will allow t h r e elines of people to comein at the s a m e time. Thisshould e a s e the problemof congestion at the gates ontop of the hill.3 n e additional featurethat i s advantageous to thestudent allows the studentto get in the game by m e r e l y presently his identification c a r d at the gate,instead of picking up a ticket before game time.The only r e s e r v e d sea'tsin thc stadium will be located in sections "C","D",and "E".Thesetickets must be purchased11efore the game becausenone will 11e sold at theticket booths, where onlygeneral adnlission tic k e t s will be sold. Thosestudents desiring to s i t withtheir p a r e n t s in the r c s e r v e section must alsobuy a ticket.Dr. Houston Cole, president of Jacksonville State University, recently announced projected plans f o r a new athleticand physical education complex f o r theschool.Dr. Cole indicated plans call f o r a n e w25,000 s e a t football stadium completewith track and a 6,000 seating physicaleducation building for basketball andphysical education classes.The project will be under constructionby e a r l y 1971.In addition to the football stadiumand field house, present plans call f o ran olympic s i z e natatorium which willa l s o feature seating f o r 1,000 shouldJ a x State decide to e n t e r competitiveswimming l a t e r .Jacksonville's field house, a t the present time, was built in 1939 and will accomrnodate 1700 fans at the most f o rbasketball games. Jax State's enrollmentl a s t y e a r topped the 5,500 m a r k andalmost all g a m e s w e r e sellouts.Paul Snow Memorial Stadium is c u r rently the home to the GamecocksJ football squad and i s s h a r e d by thekhighschool team and the intramural p r o g r a mat JSU. Parkins is a big problem sincethe stadium i s located in the center ofthe campus.When completed the complex will makeJacksonville one of the top schools in theSoutheast as Gamecock t e a m s alreadyboast new facilities for baseballandtennis, i n addition to Sails Hall, the newathletic dorm.Jacksonville's track team h a s had tocommute to Anniston the past two y e a r sf o r home m e e t s , but -the new t r a c karound the proposed field will solvethis oroblem.1969 JSU Football Schedulejept. 20 SamfordSept. 27 At S. E. No.act. 4 W. Carolinaact. 11 Tenn. hlartinOct. 18o c t . 25Nov. 8Nov. 15Nov. 22At Troy StareAt N. W. La.Delta State (HC)At LivingstonAt FlorenceSections "F" and "G"will be for general admission a s well a s the seatson the souih side of thefield." We hope these changes\\.ill be most advantageous u all concerned and wille a s e the flo ii of peoplecoming into the stadium,"Faiii commeiited oi? thechanges to he made.Reserved rickets to allfour of Jacksonville's homegames a r c available In theAuxiliary Services officelocated in the new StudentCommons Building.Thes e a s on tickets includeg a m e s against Samford,Sept. 20;Western C a r olina, Oct. 4; Tenne s s e eMartin, Oct. 11; and DeltaState (homecoming),Nov. 8.JSU COACHING STAFF--Head football coach Charley Pell, kneeling, poses withother m e m b e r s of the JSU coaching staff. They a r e , f r o m left: Ron Haushalter, C l a r k hhlayfield, Cotton Clark, and Kyle Albright.
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