The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Page: 4 of 12
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October 27,1971
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Shelby Newman Speaks
At Alpha Zeta Meeting
Shelby Newman, superinten-
dent of the Texas A&M Univer-
sity-Tarleton State College Ag-
riculture Experimental Station,
was guest speaker at the Oct. 18
meeting of the Alpha Zeta Fra-
ternity.
Newman explained the re-
search programs in peanuts,
peaches, and pecans in which the
station is engaged. The Tarleton
station is a member of the Texas
Land Grant System of Experi-
ment Stations of Texas A&M
University. Each station does
research in agricultural interests
that are important in that vacin-
ity of the state.
Twenty-five students who ex-
hibited exceptional scholarship,
leadership, and character were
invited to the meeting as poten-
tial members.
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There will be a pep rally in
the Men's Gym Thursday, Oct.
28 at 10 p.m.
Jim Reed announced that the
Academic Council approved the
15 point grade points warning
system. The new rule will pro-
vide for a 25 point deficit rather
than the present 30 points. Stu-
dents with this deficit must have
a grade point ratio of 1.7 for the
first semester and a 2,0 grade
point ratio thereafter
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Henry J. Vissotzky, director of the Media Center, displays some of the equipment used for video
taping student teaching as well as other functions. The Media Center has been recently relocated
in the old Military Science building.
Instructional Media Center Growing
By W. K, Vandygriff
"The Instructional Media
Center found its beginnings in a
back room of the library after a
grant in 1969," according to
Henry J. Vissotzky, director of
Media Center.
The grant was given to~estab-
lish a service to assist teachers in
preparing and providing audio
and visual aids, such as overhead
projectors, tape recorders, and
record players.
He added that during the first
year there was not much audio-
visual work done. The Media
Center worked mainly with re-
cordings, transparencies, and
standard inventory work. Vis-
sotzky said that the first equip-
ment consisted of four recorders,
eight monitors, four cameras,
and two back pack units.
Since then, the Instructional
Media Center has moved into a
different building, has purchased
more equipment, and has pro-
ceeded to do more audio-visual
work.
The" Media Center moved into
its new site, the former Military
Science building, last fall. It was
remodeled to provide room for
several offices, a production
room, a photography area, and
room for repair and storage.
Vissotzky stated that the new
equipment which the Media Cen-
ter has bought in the last few
years has helped to update its
work. The center, in addition
to its other equipment, now has
a portable recorder unit, a port-
able camera unit, a small camera
for educational instruction, and
a large camera for taping in the
studio. Also, the center will
soon have a film chain for setting
up motion pictures.
Channel 6, a free channel, is
the channel that the center gen-
erally tapes from; however, it
can tape any program off any
channel on the cable if some
teacher requests it. Since the
Media Center is set up for in-
structional purposes, it does not
have a licence from the FCC and
does not view its programs on
the air.
At the present, the center
uses its audio-visual equipment
for three functions. It video
tapes for student teaching; it
transmits pre-recorded tapes over
closed-circuit as used by the
chemistry classes in solving prob-
lems; and it make's demonstra-
tion tapes such as those used by
the agriculture department.
Vissotzky said that he was
pleased with progress that has
been made in the past few years.
He hopes to see a full closed-
circuit cable to all the instruc-
tional buildings completed and
the rifle, range rennovated into a
permanent studio in the near
future.
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 27, 1971, newspaper, October 27, 1971; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth141229/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Tarleton State University.