tl19670421-000 "Committee Plans Course Evaluation by FRAN Working since last summer, a nine-member committee under the chairmanship of S.G.A. Pres-ident Alan Diem, is entering the final phases of a course evaluation program for the Tow-son campus. Validation Received The survey questionnaire has already received the validation of Dr. Kenneth Hallam, Direc-tor of Institutional Research and Evaluation at T.S.C. Scholarships Provided By Assembly by H. C. PITTS The 1967 session of the Gen-eral Assembly has passed a bill ,which completely reorganizes I the Senatorial scholarship pro-tram. This bill was passed as an emergency measure, which means that it becomes effective as soon as the Governor signs it. It will immediately super-cede the existing Senatorial Program. All awards to be made ,this Spring will be made under 'the provisions of the new sta-tute. Assigned to counties . Essentially the new program '4 a simple one. Following are the salient features of the sta-tate: scholarship money will no 11ger be allowed to a specific kstitution; senatorial scholar-t, hiPs are assigned to each State 4enator and not to the county; 'rid each State Senator is as- ' 'isligIlits""ecl eachfiftyy-ee iagrh,twi;hscehacolahrshuniipt l'orth $250. (which may not be 1 livided so that a student at-iteLading Towson as a commuter ving to pay only $200 tui-t11 in the Arts and Science 'Ihgram could not be granted i Senatorial scholarship.) $14,500. available :rims, each Senator will have '14,000 of scholarship money ' award each year. When a l? ho 1 ar sh i p unit is awarded, it 411:137 be held four years unless ft! student is not an entering �'shmarr. There is a limit of :13( units, or $1500 which may . awarded to any one student. Examination required he recipient of the scholar- must reside in the Sena-district or subdistrict in ! (tileh the appointing Senator des. All awards are to be e on the basis of the stu-t s record in the State-wide t:113eititive scholarship exam- ""kit ion, but a student who is adY in attendance and in k.;d standing at a college or 1:versity may be given an :ad without having to quali-aimself on the scholarship iination. After the origin- ),4131)ointment the student must tinue to be a resident of the '-`te and must be enrolled on 141-time basis (minimum of nester hours). al institutions awarded holarships may be awarded It'll' one of 21 institutions in- (Continued on Page 8) MOULDEN In order to obtain sampling, the Evaluation Committee is seeking permission of each de-partment head to allow distri-bution of forms in classes. President Diem feels that through sampling in this man-ner, more accurate data can be obtained. The distribution would take place before the end of the current semester if replies of department chairmen are favor-able to the committee's propos-als. 20,000 Returns Anticipated Under the plan, each student would evaluate each of his class-es and would return forms to the Student Government Office. The committee anticipates 20,- 000 returns and plans to tabu-late each. Committee Chairman Diem plans to analyze these returns during the coming summer by a statistical method of ""analysis and variance."" One of eleven students enrolled in the Educa-tional Research Training Pro-gram, Diem will use the statis-tical method to fulfill the pro-ject obligation of that Program. He plans to record all informa-tion on data blanks and to tab-ulate it on computers. The evaluation information, Diem continues, should be avail-able by mid-summer. A published ""Course Guide"" would then be ready for sale in early Fall. Diem will be working on eval-uations with he newly-elected S.G.A. executive Committee. STUDENT UNION OF THE FUTURE�Baltimore architects Henry Powell and Associates unveil plans for Towson State's proposed Student Union Buillding. The buillding will be located south of the new gymnasium. , Vol. XIX, No. 22 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND April 21.1967 College Senate Reorganized by MARY ELLEN TIERNEY Until recently the College S2nate was an organization for the students without snident representation. It is composed of faculty and administrative members. Alan Diem, Preident of the Student Government As-sociation and Mr. Michael President Diem Comments On S.G.A. Officers-Elect by DALE STEINACKER The election consisted of two two-day voting periods. The first voting period's results saw Bob Cullison emerge victorious in the race for President. When asked for his comment on Cul-lison's election, Al Diem, this year's. Student Government President said that he feels that Bob Cullison ""will do a good job and will serve conscientiously."" Al added, ""He has the experi-ence that is needed for the job, and the desire to utilize the student government as a high-powered mechanism of educa-tional reform."" The first two days of voting narrowed the field of candidates for the Vice-Presidency from four to two. Carl Herbert and Chip Reed were the candidates in the run-off election which was held on Thursday and Fri-day. Carl Herbert won the run-off, and will soon take over the sition of Vice-President. When this reporter asked Al Diem for his comments of Her-bert's election, Diem said, ""Very pleased, very pleased."" He added, ""He's the man for the job. I feel that he will sort of orient the executive committee to his serious, dedicated atti-tude."" Five studen t Government posts were filled without con-test. Jesse John Barkleyni, Jr., who is presently the S.G.A. Senator from the Chemistry Club, was the only candidate (Continued on Page 6) Bob Cullison and Carl Her-bert have been elected by the students of Towson State Col-lege to lead the Student Govern-ment Association for the 1967- 1968 school year. May Weekend Features Dance And Concerts The College Center Board has announced final plans for the annual May Weekend to be held on May 5, 6 and 7. Scheduled are two concerts, a dance, and jam session. Kicking off the festivities on Friday evening will be a jam session sponsored by the Class of '69. Beginning at 8:30 p.m. the session will feature a local band. On Saturday three events will occur. At 11:30 a.m. the May Queen and her court will be guests at a special luncheon in the cafeteria. At 1 p.m. the Queen and Court will be intro-duced in ceremonies to be held between Scarborough and Pret-tyman Dorms. At 1:30 p.m. tin. Senior gift will be present-ed. This year, the Class has erected a fountain with im-ported statue in the area be-tween the dorms. Also present for the dedication will be a guest speaker. (Continued on Page 6) Grossman discussed the possi-bility of giving the S.G.A. President a vote in the Senate, but the actual introduction of a bill concerning this issue came RS ""a very pleasant sur-prise"" to Alan. ""Previously,"" said Alan, ''the faculty had placed itself far ablve the students. They con-sidered the students as having nothing beneficial to offer. Al-though I realize that the stu-dent does not have experience on the academic level of the teachers, he has something else to offer, that is, the idealism of youth."" The faculty has finally real-lized that the students are con-cerned about what is happening in their school and want a say in it. With the S.G.A. president getting a vote in the College Senate, the student body will be given a new opportunity to vonice its opinior.. The Presi-dent will now have the same rights in the Senate as a mem-ber of the faculty. Alan said, ""1 am thrilled that this bill was finally passed. I only wish that it had happened earlier this year so I would have had more time to enjoy it"". Alan also told of the proposed changes in the S.G.A. Constitu-tion. First of all. the Senate (Continued on Page 5) Building Progress Reported In Last President's Council by LINDA The final meeting of the President's Council for this year was called to order by President Hawkins, in the President's Room, April 10. Dr. Hawkins opened with the following announcements: Since this was to be the last meeting of the Presidents' council for this year, a decision would be called for at the end of the session to decide the group's continuing for the following year. An additional was given to complete the gymnasium so that the contractors will finish what is now under construction, as well as including the swimming pool an dthe new wing. The part of the gymnasium that is no wunder construction will be completed by September, while the pool and the new wing will be ready by February. A new building, slated for construction this summer, will 1)2 located on the hillside ad-jacent to the Osier Drive park-ing lot. It will house the main-tenance facilities an dserve as a central service building for COLEBANK the whole campus. Money was also given for the addition to the library. The funds, partly furnished by the state with the remainder coming from the federal government, will provide for this addition. The new structure will take fifteen months to build and will be five times as big as the present library. A study has been made of the parking situation. Results will be available soon. One sugges-tion made in conjunction with the survey was to build a multi-level parking building. There will again be plans to use the services of a campus landscape planner to plan the development and the proper sites on the campus for building, planting, etc . Miss Farlow is looking into a possible date when residence halls can be built. Part of the difficulty stems from the fact that residence halls must be paid for almost entirely from student fees. Dr. Hawkins asked for ques- (Continued on Page 5)"