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Friday, September 22, 1972
THE MEGAPHONE
^MEGAPHONE
ESTABLISHED 1907
It is the duty of the press to protect free expression of
ideas and promote freedom of intellect.
editorial by hawk louis
SUPPORT FREE U
The Free University may be the answer to many students’ dreams^ at South-
western. It is offering a variety of non-credit, non-graded courses designed to
broaden one’s skills and aesthetic tastes. There are no tuition fees; time and in-
terest are the only prerequisites. Students, professors and professional people
have been recruited to share their knowledge and talents with the members of the
Southwestern community.
The purpose of the Free University, in the words of Robert Jackson, Free U.
director, “is to provide an alternative to the classroom experience whereby the
creative and educational needs of students may find an outlet in areas not covered
by the formal academic offering of the university.’’
The courses currently offered include Intermediate Photography, Creative
Writing, Integral Yoga, Investigations in Contemporary Literature and Bicycling.
Many of these courses are still accepting applicants. Students interested should
contact Robert Jackson, Ext. 5246 or Box 157; registration is being held in the
Student Union office.
Do yourseli a favor—enroll in a course that offers more than three hours in the
classroom each week, tests and research papers. Support the Free University.
ACADEMIC BILL OF RIGHTS
(At the regular faculty meeting March 3„
1970, a Bill on Academic Rights for
Students was presented to the faculty as
recommended by the Student Congress.
After discussion, the faculty adopted the
recommended bill, which is here printed in
full.)
In the interest of improved academic
endeavors; in order that students may
better prepare for individual courses; in
order that students may plan for more
efficient use of time, in order that students
may know more thoroughly what work is
expected of them , in order that students
may know how they stand in any course at
any reasonable time; and in order that
students may expect a reasonable amount
of preparation on the part of the professor ,
the faculty is asked to follow these
requests:
1. At the beginning of every course, the
professor shall clearly state his at-
tendance policy for the class.
2. At the beginning of every course, the
professor shall clearly state his grading
policy (i.e., what percentage tests, papers,
attendance, class participation, etc., count
toward the course grade) for the class.
3. At the beginning of every class, the
professor shall provide the students with a
relatively accurate syllabus for the entire
semester.
4. Major papers (those counting 10% or
more of the course grade) shall be an-
nounced at least three weeks before they
are due.
5. Major tests (those counting 10% of
more of the course grade) shall be an-
nounced at least one week before they are
given.
6. All tests and papers shall be graded
and returned to the student no more than
three weeks after they are handed in. No
major tests (those counting 10%or more of
the course grade) shall be given until at
least one class period after the previous
major test has been graded and returned.
No major papers (those counting 10% or
more of the course grade) shall be due
until at least two class periods after the
previous major paper has been graded and
returned.
7. No more than 20%of the total reading
for the entire course shall be assigned
during the two weeks before Dead Week.
8. No tests, papers, or new material shall
be assigned during Dead Week, except for
normal class and laboratory procedures.
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Stratman Offers Personal Counseling
BY PEGGY TYRRELL
Megaphone Staff Writer
Mr. Gary Stratman, new personal
counselor for students, feels that the idea
of what a counselor is needs to be defined.
The new counselor feels that students
hesitate to come to him because there are
confused ideas concerning counselors.
Mr. Stratman said that in connection with
mental health of any kind, “there is a lot of
fear.” He feels that the recent Eagleton
incident exemplifies these fears in
America.
HURRICANE LAMP
by LUCY SMITH
The wick of words burns too high
In the crystal chimney of my chest.
Soft and fleeting feelings shimmering
swiftly down my soul
Collect in a pool of fuel, and the wick burns
too high. >
Each word from you turns the wire and
The wick goes up and flames turn blue and
Dance gold and green and the crystal is
coated with
Soot and I can’t see, and the wick burns too
high.
The soot is singed away and falls in flakes,
and
The chimney glows with heat and the
Crystal melts,
And drops gently
from my eyes.
Southwestern Magazine
Want to see your name fn print? Adored
by thousands?
Contributions are now being accepted
for the Southwestern Magazine. We accept
poems, short stories, witty comments, and
art work, too! Deadline for entries is
October 27—mail them to Tom Durham,
Campus Mail. We need you, so succumb to
your creative imp llse!
The Staff
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
You ask me to plow the ground. Shall I
take a knife and tear my mother’s bosom?
You ask me to dig for stone. Shall I dig
under her skin for her bones? You ask me
to cut grass and make hay and sell it and
be rich like white men. But how dare I cut
off my mother’s hair?
Smohalla, Chief of the Wanapum
But Mr. Stratman is working to over-
come the fears of students concerning this.
Because he is only a part time counselor
for S.U., he ismkaing the most of his time
spent here by arranging his schedule to be
most accessable to students. Ap-
pointments can be made any Monday,
Wednesday, or Friday afternoon and
evening, and any student may also drop in
his office at these times.
Beginning in October, Mr. Stratman
plans to be in the sub on Wednesday
evenings between 6:30 and 8:30. Students
may see the counselor at this time on
strictly a drop in basis. He expressed
enthusiasm about this when he said, “If it
works, I’ll do it more often.” In addition,
the counselor plans also to visit residence
halls once a week for better exposure to
students.
Students are urged to come to Mr.
Stratman to work out any problems. He
explained that most students’ problems
deal with depression which, as he put it
“can be caused by as many different
factors as there are people.” Other
common student problems, according to
Mr. Stratman, deal with identity and
student relationships with other people.
Mr. Stratman completed his under
graduate work at Wheaton College in
Wheaton, Illinois, later receiving his
Masters in Counseling Psychology from
Miami University.
The new counselor gained experience
while working for a year with school drop
otits in the Street Academies in New York.
Here, Mr. Stratman worked with the poor
and underprivileged.
For the past three years, the counselor
has taught Inter Disciplinary courses and
counseled at SMU in Dallas.
Again, students are urged to take ad-
vantage of this counseling service, for
even with Mr. Stratman’s experience, he
cannot help students at S.U. until they
come to him.
GOODBYE,
RON
GEORGE
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Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas 78626
Published by the Students Association of Southwestern University, Georgetown,
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MEGAPHONE STAFF
EDITOR—Paul Louis
ADVERTISING MANAGERS—Ned Dismukes and Larry Lindsay
Advertising rates on request
Larry Lindsay 863-6511, ext. 5421 or write S.U. Box 48.
PHOTOGRAPHERS—Suzanne McDaniel and David Tan
STAFF WRITERS—Peggy Tyrrell, Kay Cox, Dawn Miller, Linda Munguia, Tom
Gossett, Joanne Powers, Janet Rumbaugh, Kevin Kneisley, Doug Clontz, Kathy
Hammond, John Fish, Ruth Massingill and Terry Ledbetter
BODHISATTVA-Robert Jackson
STAFF ADVISOR.......Ron George
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