Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1974 Page: 1 of 4
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No* 1 ■JLoKb* Friday. Sent. 13. 1974 Tpmnlp Tnn.nr CnlUno Tomnl.
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Friday, Sept. 13, 1974
Temple Junior College Temple, Texas 76501
Dr. Paul, Dean of Student Services
Dr. Paul named several ways
Media center
now in
Dorm rooms
are available
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Assembly
cancelled
September 27
last day for W
Dr. Walter H. Paul Jr., the
newly appointed Dean of Student
Services, will coordinate all
aspects of TJC student life:
counseling, the student union,
student housing, financial aid,
registration, student publica-
tions, and other student activi-
ties.
to the college environment, and
interaction with other students
and TJC staff members.
Despite their varied view-
points, all three officials decided
against the convocation because
of their one common question:
“Is the convocation money being
spent wisely?”
Although dorm enrollment has
more than doubled since last
year, there are still a few more
rooms available, according to Dr.
Walt Paul, dean of student
services. Rooms are available for
five men and 13 women.
concept can be implemented
including use of such areas as
career counseling, student ac-
tivities of all types, financial aid,
programs to help students adjust
The Office of Student Services
deals with all student benefits
and activities. Among the as-
pects of student development
which will concern Dr. Paul’s
office are the student’s financial
ability to meet needs and goals,
personal adjustment, academic
development, general prepara-
tion for the world which greets
the student after his two-years at
TJC, Dr. Paul said.
The speech and drama depart-
ment of TJC has slated several
performances for the coming
year. According to Tommy
Taylor, department head, plans
are being made to schedule a
production every other month
beginning in October and running
through April.
The productions will consist of
one-act plays and selections from
Readers Theatre along with a
musical. Besides the musical,
“Godspell,” which will be pro-
duced March 6-8, the other
selections will be “Death Along
New service
now available
After that date the student will
be given a “withdrawn-passing”
or a “withdrawn-failing” rating.
A course must be officially
dropped by seeing Dr. Farrell. If
not officially withdrawn, a stu-
dent not attending class will
receive an “F”
“At TJC we want to give the
student viable alternatives in his
life rather than prescribing one
course of development. Our
counselors especially will func-
tion in this capacity by providing
career choices and help in
adjustment to and preparation
for whatever situation the stu-
dent may meet,” Dr. Paul said.
A native of Shiner, he has a
bachelor of science degree from
Lamar University in Beaumont,
a master of music education
degree from Vandercook College
of Music in Chicago and his Ed.D.
from East Texas State Univer-
sity.
slide presentations in a
Poor attendence and lack of
interest led to the decision to
omit the convocation this year.
In recent years this traditional
assembly has failed to draw a
large audience. The convocation
was originally designed to seat
the entire college before a
dignitary who would speak on
values of education, wise study
habits, and advantages of the
college.
Dr. Marvin Felder said, “Con-
vocations as such are rather rare
birds on the college campus; most
junior colleges don’t have them.
If is is. determined that students
don’t care for it, we won’t have
one. I have a completely open
mind on the subject.”
Dr. Felder pointed out, “It’s a
great way to pay tribute to a great
man but I don’t want to say we
are going to have a convocation,
we will shut down classes, and
you will fill the auditorium; is that
fair?”
Dr. Walter Paul reasoned, “I
don’t want us to be locked in by
tradition unless the student body
wants to be locked in it. We’re
open for suggestions on where to
spend the money, but we’re not
going to have one just for the
formality.” Dr. Harry Farrell
said, “It’s expensive to bring an
outstanding speaker here.”
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In addition to the convenience
of living on campus, students
living in the dorm are provided
with study areas, coin operated
washers and dryers, vending
machines, and a TV lounge
complete with a color TV. Dr.
Paul said.
An expanded offering of stu-
dent services will be available to
TJC students this fall with the
addition of the Office of Student
Services and its Dean.
Students from Taylor’s theater
and oral interpretation classes
will attend the State Forensic
Festival in March, a Forensic
Festival in San Marcos in Novem-
ber, and will host the 5th Annual
Forensics Festival here February
14th. They will also be participa-
ting in the State One-act Play
Contest.
In regard to TJC, Dr. Paul
says, “It’s great! I’m very
enthusiastic about its possibili-
ties. Our enrollment has reached
a new record and at the time it is
rapidly reaching the 1,500 mark.
And as TJC continues to increase
its offerings, enrollment will
continue to increase also. In my
opinion TJC is quickly becoming
the leading two-year college in
the state.”
September 27 is the last day a
student may drop a course at TJC
and receive a “withdrawn” rating
says Dr. H. C. Farrell, dean.
"For us,
this is a
H
4f> t,
full swing
An instructional media center has been added to the program at
Temple Junior College in order to provide teachers an aid in the
preparation of audio and visual teaching materials according to Gwen
Hauk, media center director.
The media center, located in the library, will have a variety of
equipment which teachers may check out for use in their own rooms, or
they may schedule use of the audio-visual room, 401, for their
presentations.
Teachers may preview films, filmstrips or
special preview room located at the center.
Among the equipment available are overhead projectors, slide
projectors, opaque projectors, movie projectors, cassette recorder-
players, reel to reel recorders and record players.
Planned for opening in November are student study carrels, rooms in
which students may use projectors and recorders to view films,
filmstrips and transparencies.
This will be a very useful feature for students who might have
been absent during a presentation and thus missed getting anv notes,”
said Mrs. Hauk.
Also planned for the near future is a setup in the library which
students may use to duplicate cassettes for their personal use,
announced Mrs. Hauk.
| See MEDIA, Page 4|
new beginning."
.....■’
Felder states his
views on 1974-75
Faced with a rapid rise in enrollment and voter rejection of a
maintainance tax election, Dr. Marvin Felder, president of Temple
Junior College, is willing to compare the 1974-75 school year with an
“infant born kicking at ten pounds and seven ounces; what do you do
with it?”
“For us, this is a new beginning,” stated Dr. Felder, pointing out
some of the new programs, goals, and problems that will affect the
administration, faculty and stu-
dent body of TJC. One main
difference in TJC during the
1974-75 school year will be a large
increase in enrollment. The
increase, although not final, could
run as high as 15 to 18 per cent
over last year’s total enrollment,
and the total credit students could
reach a total of 1,500 students
according to Felder. ‘‘This
is doing something right when
shows,” stated Felder, “that someone i
you have an increase in enrollment of this size.”
Dr. Felder elaborated as to what he felt TJC was doing correctly to
attract this increase in students. He stated, “TJC is offering a
curriculum that contains something for almost every student . . . we’re
providing our teachers with the latest instructional techniques and
broadening our concept of the student service area.”
The massive increase in the student population comes at what Felder
feels is an opportune moment. The defeat this summer of a
maintainance tax election which would have provided funds for pay
raises, campus maintainance, broader student service programs and
addition to the curricula, caused some doubts about future operation of
the college. “It could have been a disaster,” stated Felder.
Felder was quick to point out that the defeat on the election will be
offset by the increase in enrollment. The enrollment increase will mean
a rise in state funds greater than what would have been gained from
the maintainance tax. We would have had a problem without an
increase in enrollment,” stated Felder. He predicted no long
term setbacks with possible implimentation of curriculum additions
and faculty pay raises during the 1975-76 school year.
Felder said, Now with this the 1974-75 school year, its time to
build upon our various planks: academic, technical, compensatory and
continuing educational planks. It is time to smooth out the boards.”
“This year,” stated Felder, “we’re going to take to the board a
formal system of teacher evaluation that will involve the students. The
purpose is to improve teaching.”
“We’re going to make a concerted effort on the part of Dr. Paul
(Dean of Students) to bring students into TJC activities. What we’re
looking for is to find avenues and ways to determine how students feel
about TJC ...
“We’re also going to try to make the campus look sharper. We hope
to get rid of some of the eyesores,” stated Felder, using the VA gym as
one of several examples.
On offering advice for new students, Felder stated, “the freshman
S'udent would become more relaxed with TJC.” the toU| student deveiopment
When questioned about the advantages and disadvantages of a two
year college as opposed to a four year university, Felder said that
although TJC doesn’t have the charisma of a four year university, TJC
can provide an economical education. Felder stated, “The student will
get as good an education here as at a four year college, or even better.
We have fulltime teachers and not teaching assistants conducting our
classes. Nothing would please me more than to see 1,500 students
come to TJC because it was their first choice of schools. It is a bit
unrealistic to think that we could compete with the University of Texas,
Baylor, or A&M, but we’re happy with the students that we get.”
Stating that he was a man of simple philosophy, Felder said,
“Everyone will get what they have earned sooner or later, and a
college degree is within everyone’s grasp if they will just work for it.”
In summing up the 1974-75 school year he stated, “I am extremely
pleased with the way it started,” said Felder, “but you’re always
apprehensive.”
Production slated every other month
Plans announced
the Wabash,” “In White Ameri-
ca,” ‘‘The Green Pastures,”
“Mark Twain Tonight,” ‘‘The
World of Carl Sandburd,” and
“The Brick and the Rose.”
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Leopard Tales (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1974, newspaper, September 13, 1974; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1380058/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Temple College.