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DURANT, OKLA., APRIL 28, 1970 No. 24A -

COMPETING FOR the o(flce of StudentSenate Presi­dent in tomorrow's election are Q to r ) Ronnie Nor-

ton, Marietta junior; Warren Outlaw, Houston, Tex., junior, and Dwtgttt Nuckolls, Oklahoma City JUnior .

Forum Nominees 'v'ice -Prexy Position Include Students, Sought By 3 Males Faculty-Members

Thirteen Southeastern s tudents have !lled their names with the Student Senate as candidates tor the Student - Faculty Forwn. Fac­ulty members will choose seven from this group to fill seats oo the panel

The !o~ beginning its sec­ond year next ran. is designed to bring students and faculty mem­bers together !or dlscuss.ioo and exploration ~ideas andprobleiTUI which atrect the campus. The 14-member panel consists d. seven students and seven !aeul.ty mem­bers~ Student members are r&­

placed each year ln order to bring new persooaUttes and ldeas Into the group.

RODNEY BIVENS Rodney Bivens, a business ad-

ministration major, would Uketo help stimulate mCJl"e student in­volvement in school and clvic affairs. "I know the students have needs and wants," the junior stu-· dent says, "and I believe our ad­mlnistration will go a long way if the communication barrier can be broken down. The student--Faculty F orum Hils the ideal slQ•atton to seat that these needs are beard."

Bivens proposes to "make my­self avaflable at a certain time aDd place at least twice a week to let students talk to me or sub­mit to me 1n writing things tbat tbey w•ld like to see changed or strengtbeoed." He feels that the purpose d. the Student.-Faculty Fonun shoald be to bridge the communlcatfms gap between stu­dents, !acalt;r and adm1Alstration · •• .and U. brh• • ideas tar 1m-

One sophomore and two jun­iors will compete for the ofTice of Student Senate vice-president tomorrow in the all- school elec­tion.

J OE AI'\DERSON A business al:lmlnistration ma­

jor, J oe Anderson, Houston, T ex., · junior, says that his 'political

platform' advocates ' ' a different semester system where students can finish finals before Christ­mas and more student activites on campus."

Anderson, a member of the V arslty "0, Club and Sigma Tau Gamma, social fraternity, is al­so president o! the dj chlb.

The Houston junior feels that •

the main purpose of the Stu. dent Senate ia to "make the stu­dents happy with Southeastern State College."

In reply to the questl~ "What would you do to improve South­eastern?," Anderson said, "I would work with Dr. Jlm Har­mon to set up a Southeastern Radio Network which would ·play popular music and have one hour a week dedicated to the Student Senate."

JOE BELL "The office of vic8-1)resident

Ia often a very tmder-rated post. I! elected, I would work more closely with the prealdent of the Student Senate and the student senators l.n bring new ldea·a and improving old ideas at South­eastern," said Joe Ben, Marf.et.. ta junior.

A conservation major, Bellis vice-president of Delta Chi Del­ta, aoeial !raternity, and a mem­ber of the lrlter-traternlty Coun­cil

Bell C(lldln\led, "lt a _-tudeut

has a question or an idea about the senate, I will be a~lable through the office of vice-p~esl­dem and their ideas will 'De heard."

Bell feels that the purpose of the senate is to make lmm.-:t the wishes of the student body. " Any­thing that is considered bene­rlc ial to students of Southeastern or anything that is potentially !ietrimental should be of prime concern to the Student Senate. The senate is a tool o! the stu­dents and should be used by the students," said Bell.

ffiLLY RAY HOLT Bllly Ray Holt, McAlester

sophomore, believes that tbe stu­dent senate should "be tbe voice o! all the students and not just part."

Holt, a physical education m~ jor, is president of. thePblSigma Epsilon Pledge Class and amem-

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Three Junior: ~vi~ For Head Posi io '1

T hre-e Southeastern junior .; will vie for the office o! Stt_.

dent Se.nate president tomorro"T as students to to the poll s ln tr ... senate-for um election.

ROI\'NIE NORTC ,. Ronnie :-<orton, Mariet!a, sa~::~

that hi s political p latiorrr ~

•. helping any student here at ssr in any way I possibl~ ca!" •· '\C':-­ton went on to sa.v, • · I think tr ~ office oi pres ident is amazL•g­ly important and should be use,;. to the highest of its capabilities.

The computer science - busl­ness administration major st>~ ves as t reasurer of Delta c;_ Delta, sociai fraternity, and I!

a member of P hi Theca Kappa, honor fr aternity, and Phi Bet "' Lambda, business fraternf:;.

When askeo what he tno~:

should be the purpose of tht> Stu· dent Senate, 1\11rton replied. ·1Tf: purpose of tne senate should b to help make Southeastern a be.~ ter coll ege for present and ft.'­ture students; to talk ovei1'0r00-lems and wishes of present stt!•

dents and turn the problems im.c solutions and the wishes intr reality:·

1'\orton also stated that he wouL "m,· to activate the studem: t and get them 'involved.' II tn~ need · arose, 1 would visit eacl student individually, f'l.ndouttheiT problems, and bring the prob­lems to the Student Senate to be discussed."

DWIGHT NUCKOLLS Dwight Nuckolls, Oklahoma CI­

ty physical education major, said, "My platform consists basicall..v of more social activities for the students. Presently, the main problem seems to be one of social involvement. By the method of underwriting, which assures a guaranteed amount that most entertainment groups ask for, our eollege can have nationally known entertainment consistent .. l u tt lo.J.•

Nuckolls also suggested week­.end intramurala aa a method of encouraging students to stay on campus during weekends.

President of the junior c lau, Nuckolls aJao serves aa viee­pre«ident «. the d.J club and sec­retary ol SI81M Tau Gamma, ~

c1e fr a;,ernu •. l'i:: u: a rr:emOt:­or • ne presiaent'" c • .w ar,.. tht varslty tenm s squar.t, •

Tne _run: o c.as.:= 'Jnhtde-: feei!. cha• th f. pun>o5e o! th~ • er. ate , :; ~, - ·p <;.-5.eJ7" ea~ an­every su.:de• ir> ever- p!;.' e · . co~ege li!e, 'OU :.oda. ar o.ca­derr -:: . 1 he ~ude1. Sena:., 1.., t.."~ guardiar of LOt' stud err cOO\.'

1 o tnt questto-:- o~ wr.a. I'Ot:.

be done- to 1 mpn'' e SoUlt eas. err •. :-<uckoi..,. r eo.Ied. '•1 r.e oes w:\.• to tmpP ·' "' tno: coltege is o. • · se 1li Ylf' • :x .r.nea sterr ~1 ullf l l tu , ~· ' ·rr t emerta1rune; groups. trJ.u..:nua . pe<>ptt LQ,.

gTaae athletcl>, to~ qu::~lh s::...­jem:., top q11alir' fa<'utt~ melT'~

ben B" aot l".,<t thk. w p art' , -- -o •. .:·

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JO~ Debbie K..~ Atoka SQ9bo­

mare, ana J....indc. Me!Iabarger, \tcAlester jm1or, are candidates !or the Student Senate secreta.I: · treasurer's aenc~

DEBBIE K.RAJ_ \Uss Kra~ a business man.

agement major with a business administration minor. is a mem­ber of Alpha Sigma Tau. soc:1al sororft1, and ?tu Beta Lambda, bus10ess !raternitY. She is pres­ident d. her Alpha Tau Pledge Class.

Debbie feels that " the OC!lce d. secretary~urer is one of the most impcn·tant jobs on campus," and promises that "it e~ I would (ulfilJ the du­ties r1 the omce to the utmost ~ my abilities."

The Atoka sopbomore defines the purpo8e ol the senate as be1ng "to help organize and motivate the entire stc»ent body/' "The senate should also sene as a sort r1 sounding board for student ideas and complaints," cantfmed Miss Krahn.

Whe.n asked what lmprcw&­me.nts could be made to S<•utl._ eastern, Debbie replied, "I tblnk the main improvemel& which needs to be made at sse 11es 1n

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THi SOUTHEASTERN, Durant, 9klahoma~ I .. I I .

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1Vote! • • From 1776 ••• to DOW. Yes, ,.. .. , • • come along way, babi, to get bere

today, bat the same principles af delllOCracyln etfeet In tbe 18th centnrr are still wl1h us. ·

In '76, America's &tatNmeo decided tbat tbe onlY fair way to have a democracy and declcle eJections aDd taaues was to ba..e people vote. MallY were dealed tbe r1lht 1D tote &him. b1lt thr~ch centuries af suffrage mOYemeuts 8Dd JnCI~, ftuJJy ~ baa tbe equal r!abt (wbea old enoqgb) to vote. Bat !how ma111 actaaDy pat this graDted right lntP aetloD? . Toma~row ls el8Ctlcia day at bttNsteru.' The stad~ body w1l1

select the three Studeat Senate afllcen aDd f.aeult.T wU1 vote for stu­deats to serve on tbe sta4ec•t..FacaJI;y Fanun.

But, bow ril.any persons will actt•l\r 'ltM? Past el8Ctlons have prov-ed that not even =of1be sb"!Je:nt body cares enwg)a to vote for the candidate thoe~ for the jab. ·

A spirited campafp baa be m cofductlld for tbe past few days by candidates for these ~ poeltfc••·

Now, Southeastern. auda a spirited YOte, too, to elect tbe best per. son for the job. Use the 'Inalienable' rfgbt gl..en- votel

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.. Special, Elect1on ••• oot just any election. Tomorrow's eleetlon to fUl student

senate and st&lde~Jt.lacultyforum vacancies for the 70-71 academic year is not an electlon to be treated lightly.

The Student Senate serves as a mediator for students r1 Soutb.eas12rn to the admlnlstratloo, approyes ancampas organlzatfons, ls Instrumental in the productloo r1 cam pas aqiYf.tles such as 'Se:andals' and generally determines wbetber ~llheastem'a stadeat body ls aetfye or inactive.

S1udent;.taeulty forum : baa begun c]Oslq tbe gap 1n communlcatlon between the faculty and students.

Ideas and situations were. fnvestfgated and acted '1JpCX1. Coeds learned • •

they could wear slacks. Vet VIllage and Shearer Hall UDderwent im-provements. Why'? These .. lmprotem••ts were the results d student­fac:ulb- forum efforts.

The positions ARE important. Tbey affect each Solltl*iStern student. This eleetloo must not be beated Uke any other. Tboagbt, considera­

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Foru·m Rraised A year ago students voted for a newly formed group on the South­

eastern campus called the stM'!IIIt-Fac:ulb- Forum. Seven students and senn faculty members formed tbfs bmovatloo tn student groups which began functioning at the start of the faD semester.

THE VOTER~S CHOICE

Since that time, this group ;bas prov.ed f.tsel! to be an enormous help, both to students and to faculty members. Forum members spent the year

· flndlng out students' problems, then dJseusslng, finding out the why,s and how's ct. them, finally making reeommendatious as to what could be done to remedy bad situations.

A few ct. the things brought up 1n the forum and later improved upon were campus dress r.egulatlons, Vet VtJJage, Shearer HaD, the cashing d. checks. .i

This group has been a ldnd r1 an experimental one, finding lts own footing and 'boumarles , and ventuJ'lng trotn there. It can also be said that the Student-Faculty Forum has been a tremendous success. The forum has proved itself to be a worthwhile pan~l d. Inquisitive, in­terested faculty and students, and a verbal salute is In order.

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Ca~st Votes Carefully . TO THE EDITOR

Many times candidate& for r1-flees look for glory and fotPt about the hard work 1hat Uea t»ebiDd a title. Tomorrow, tile student body goes to the polla to elect student Senate cmcers aDd Student - Faeult;y Forum ea· dldates to represent Southeast­ern. When v•X:Ir~, remember that tbe ea~tdate who bas not been

_actl..e an year w., probablY wm Dot change character Jn a mail-tier r1 days. '

As ·a former senator, I C8ll

look back and say that maJl7 times aD of the members r1 tbe senate bad to work hard, es­JectaDy the p:esldent, vice-pres-. tctwt and secretary. They bad tbe job of maid• the rest r1 - want to trell'k bard.

When a person goes down to pick out a aew ear, be wouldn't want just anything that was Oil

the marlart. Chances are, he would shop aroaoo, not jast for the 'name - braad' cars, but Cor the ones that would give h1m the most for his money.

To an extent, thfs ls exactlY what you, the studeuta of South­eastern w1l1 be doing tomorrow. Shop,pfng a.rouDd for people to represent you In stndeat govern-

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Many floe eaDdfdates have~ plJed for position: r1 im­portance. Remember when yoa east your ballot, .,oar Idol may DOt be tbe best man for tbe job. IAt your consct.ce be your guide, aDd select wtth care. .

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16Cial e.aeetlaa edltfOD ttDMCed by tbe Studeat Senate of Soutbeas12rn Ida ColJiige, Durant, Okla. 7<1701.

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arum roves By JIM GILBREATH

Southeastern's Student-Faculty Forum ends its first year ofoper ­ation May 5. The idea for such a panel was first conceived at the Student Leadership Conference held in January, 1968. Many attend­ing that conference felt they should act to close the communications gap between the student body, fac­ulty, and administration -- that something should be done to get them together more often to talk about their problems and explore new ideas together.

It was decided that a panel, made up of students and faculty members, could best accomplish this, and a study committee, head­ed by Dr. Jack Robinson, was set up at the Confer~nce to plan the organization and write a constitu­tion.

By May, 1969, everything was ready for the first Forum election. There were to be seven student members chosen by the faculty for one year terms, and seven faculty members chosen by the student body for two year terms. At first there was coocern that the infant panel would not arouse the interest of the campus pop­ulation, but those fears were toss­ed to the wind when 19 students and 14 faculty membersnominated themselves for seats on the For­um. Ideas and persooalities burst out of every corner.

From the beginning . in Sept­ember, the Forum showed itself to be the most unique organization on campus. Panel members were a bit restrained at first, but after checking their bearings and get-

-ting a good foothold they were off oo a race to make the forum a success.

It was <Hffl cult to· measure their

irst ear, ' uccess'

progress- -they had no standards for comparison. Some felt that they were proceeding too slowly, getting littie done. Gradually, it became apparent that the Forum was doing something, both direct­ly and indirectly.

At their last meeting, Aprill4, Forum members were asked tc evaluate the success of the panel

• after one year.

Jack Dye, faculty member, stat­ed that the Forum accomplished perhaps more than anyone expect­ed it to. "We were the catalyst for several campus improve­ments--in campus dress regu­lations, Vet Village, Shearer Hall--and I think that our presence bas been felt by everyone on the campus and that they generally agree with our actions.''

"Tbere have been many indirect effects associated with the Forum's operations," saidJames Kerlin, chairman of the panel, "therefore, the panel had had a larger impact on the campus tban can be seen at surface value. can be seen at surface value. Many things wee brought to the Forum for discussion and invest­igation which were never formal­ly acted upon because the res­ponsible parties moved to correct the situations a.s quickly as pos­sible."

Kerlin feels that many students, faculty members and administra­tors turned an ear to the forum. He also stated that several changes were made in anticipation of a forum investigation.

Charles Andrews noted that the panel committees were often seen in various places on the campus while investigating a particular problem.

"It is good to be seen worldag together as a group," be saiJi.

"It makes everyone aware of our operations and proves that we are actively seeking to improve South­eastern. ''

Prexy Race (Cont. from Pg. 1)

improving ourselves internally." WARREN OUTLAW

An aviation - poUtlcal selenee major, Warren Outlaw, Houston, Tex., says that he "wants topro­v:lde the students of this campus with a more in-depth experience at college." Outlaw continued, " I would provide leadership In or-ganiztng actlvltles and an atmos­phere that faellltates c~ Amo~ the programs might be a student center, more activities on weekend and a wider variety oC activities. I would al.so llke to see a commuter 1>~ lot opened.' '

. Outlaw, a member of ~OPE,

Alpha EtaRho, h'ternationalavia• tion fraternity and TauKappaEp­sllon, social f!"atemlty, bell eves that the senate should be "a kiDcl of forum where studentsean voice their ideas, complatrts and

criticism a, and where students oC the senate can follow up bywork­lng with the faculty to promote neeesaary change. It ls also a body where students and organ­lzatlona can Ust formal protests aDd COJ11»laints."

-To l.qu-ove So\Xheastern, 0\'t.

law suggested, ''a stlldent center for studenta, a place with a tree Jukebox and danclag plua lllClft

weekend aad week nlgbt ac· tlvltles."

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Ron J01 lnglntee that the should be between ''Many til related t their idea operation dissatls!a cernlng !a major flel

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bopetolly, tlon wouu sonal rela aDd faeult: eastern Ia growth pot deats n ''Separate 'make ttl"

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ditf.Onl at SoiJtbeastm A Stat. Col­teae.

Bivens pt.dges to represent the ldeaa aDd belleCa f1l. the aa.l••t• to the beat~ h1a abDtty. He 1a a member f1l. Jlelta Chl Delta Frat.­ern1ty, SCOPE, Inter~ternlty Councll, aDd tbl Sarvey Team Clll

·Juw•U• De11'4D8ACY. He 1a also president ~ Delta Chi Delta, so­cial fraternity, and 1a tr~

· ~ the Outlet. J ON GRANT

JCIIl Grant, baafneas admlnls­tration major, bellirtes that the Corum ean lJrinK tbe !&elllty and students eloeer qetber, but be

· cuations thatnefther groap should be a!rald to speak oat about what he belleTeS. Said Grant, "I think the secret to a succeastul campus is Cor all sa.lents to be involved. We must realize that we have graduated !rom high school and now: have a new school to back aDd to take part ln. We must have lead­ership both trom the taculty and the student body to achieve this.

Jon is a member ~ Sigma Tau Gamma, social tratern.lty, senior representative to the Student Sen­ate tbls year, and a member ~ Boule. He 1a the cha1rman fli tbe Senate social aetirltlea commit.-t:ee •

BETTY GRAY "I would Uke to see more ac­

tivities on campus tar an stu­dents on week:eoda,'' says Betty Gray, treahman elementary ed­ucation major, "and also try to motivate the black students on thfs campus." Miss Gray, who~ a member ~ ~merican Stu­dent Union and WRA, !eels that the Forum sho-dd also act to solve problems and differences among students and the taculty. She would like to promote more black students to participate ln campo tmlcticlna, and really }».

come a part ~ tbe college. RON JONES

Ron Jones, a sophomore major­ing ln technical theatre, proposes that the purpose ~ the Corum should be to racmtate lnter-ectioo between faculty and students. '• Many times It students directly related to an area were asked

. thelr ideas, a better quallty ~co­opera don would be obtained. less d.lssatlstactlm woclld exist coo­cerning faeulty ln.s!gatioos, i.e., major tleld rectairemeuts.."

Joaes bell.evea tbatftthetonun . 1a able to ach1ne thfamteractim,

bopeOaUy, the apfrtt ~ coopera.­tlon wnnld carry cwer Into per­sonal relatfcmahlpl ~ stadenbt aDd tacalty. lle"lltstbatff~ eastern 1a to acb!eve fta projected growth poCentfai, tacu1t;y aDd stD­deDts mut get taptber. • 'Separate paths jut will not

. make ltl" Jcmes 1a a member f1l. Alpha

Pal Omega, mtlonal ~ ·dramatic tratea uftJJ S~ Taa Gamma, aoc1al fraterD1t:n Cborale; MENC, and be .la a Boaie pl.eqe. He wu tbe DJrec>. tor f1l. Scandala tbla ,.ar and at­tended tbe IndeL'ahlp ec..ter­ace Jut November.

MARSHA JORDAN Maraba tlesbmaa PE

rnaJIIr, 1ftW1d m.. te )lr'omca m 11 • au iP aetbltfea tNt JD.. Tilted black 10 tlwtr lcln a en be Mud. Sbef11la tht tile F.-.m u.Jcl aet tD am.O • dl«ern111 llllnlltt tbe at dT•I bl b' ucl .. fla!tJnci•Jao I.Q .W...UI I" I tC .. Mlaa J•-w. w.11 . -''11•1» promca. Ute fl black 1h .

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A.D. McOONALD A. D. McDonald states that It

elected, be wU1 always be av&n­able to the atDdenta tor ideas to flU ther the qaa1lties ~ sse. He reels that be can work with tbe tacult;r aDd studenta to the best Interest ~ Southeastet n.

The sophomore social studies major reels that the purpose ~ tbe Forum shoctld be "to co­ordinate between the faculty and students and all valld complaints or lmprcwements at the schooL" He would like to see lmpr~ ments In the schools educational racflftfes and ln tbe men's dorm. McDonald Ia president ~ the In­dependent Stade •t Association.

. ELLEN MONK Ellen Mook. sophomore jour­

nalJsm student, !eels that some areas which need changing or updating are lmprcwement ~ dorm conditfODS, lom1ges, mar­ried student housing, aDd getting mlnorlty groups involved In campus activities..

Mrs. Monk, who represents the "older generatioo," states that the Corum ''should exchange and bridge ideas wbere both students and faculty 1rlll benettt. Educate u, but llsten to our complaints, take actloo whea possible aDd make ~ happy."

She also safd, "I han DO par­pose 1n seeking tb1a seat except the hope that wbate.er part I might be able t. pla7ln the bet­terment ~ c••dfth•• at Sa tth.. aasteru would be beneficial Dlt only to1the sttxieat body, but also to the college 1n general." Mn. Monk is a member ~ Bo-te, P1 Delta Epslloo, natfooal baaarai7 journal1am (raternlty, and tbe Southeastern sta!t.

LY~ MONKS LYnn Monks, a treahman with a

speech major, notes that there are too many campus problerm created due to mlsuoderstand­l.ngs. "I would like to see more publicity given to Corum decl· s lons that concern or atrect the majority ~ the student body. The torum should take a more active Interest ln disspelUng rumors and In turtber lng better relatloos between the faculty and the stu­dent body.,

Lynn, who is a treshman sen­ator, belleves that the Corum should be a councll to whlch bott• students and taculty members can submit tbe1r problerm or cootllcta and reeelTe tafr aDd proper treabuent. She wwld try to create more student fntwest In campus aetivtties and aca.­demlc achievement.

Miss Moab 1a a member ~ Alpha Sigma Tau, social sororltJ'; French Club; College Players; Savagettea, and the Center. She 1a a representative~ the HaUfe McKinney claim cc.mcll and 1a secretary ~ the French Chlb.

PA TTl RIEMER ScJutbeastern'a malA problem

1a the lack ~ partlelpatfm or JD.. terest 1n campas aetbftlea, aaya Patti Riemer, ~more e»­meatary ectueatfon major. Sbe notes that lack ~ comJTUIDfcaticm­l.a the cause, aDd Mrioaa ~ sf deration swld be pven to CCII'­

reet lt. "If tbe taeaJtr woald •coaraae

atadenta to pertleiptw, • ••• to IDform the ah"••ta f1 wbat actiTftlea are occuriDJ, some aetlaa mfgbt tab place. There Ia no Yl&1 tc the commutiDI or married •twll Jztto lutcw •bc4•t ov campu aettr'tf• aniNI we ten tbem ovseltea. '!'be acMol baJ,. l8tiD Ia DGt tWJ well r•d."

Ml.aa Reimer, wbo repre11 111

RaDle MeJCJtuw.; 1n tbe ste!a tt S p •te, fnla tNt tbe ahMld aJd in baUer~ tton• and tt•nllfera f1l. Man}»..

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tween the taculty and the student body at "Thl.a col­lege needs Uttle lmprotement; however, the studenta here Died to be motivated, again and agatn.

v arloas gi (lllpl haTe tried all sea ta ~ actbftiea to keep stu-­dents here an weekerilds, buts~ dents wU1 not cooperate. The only way to 1m,PI'OV8 Southeast­ern 1a to motivate the studeots to become a part ~ 1t,'' she said. Miss Riemer is treasur­er ~ Sigma Kappa.

KATHY RIEMER Kathy Riemer, ;rotor English

major, is presently serving an the forum. She was appointed ear Uer this Spr1Jw to fill tbe seat vacated by Jackie Hagan.

•~I feel that the Forum is a vital part ~ Southeaatexn'• campus, though ooly ooe year old. The Fc:rwn is a medium 1»­tween students and the adm1nis­tration. discussing problerm whlch are brought !01 ward by both students and taculty. The id~s are discussed and directed to the proper channels where they can be acted upon."

Miss Rlemer states that lm­provemeut in sse maybe brought about through student attitude.

_ '.:The school can be -ooly as great as the students make lt. We baTe a terrible habit ~ letting tbe "chosen tew" nm things oo campus, but the dllemma is, It they dldn"t., we wraddn"t have any activities to support."

Kathy Ia a member ~ Newman Cbeb, President,s Club, WRA, Alpha Sigma Tau, social sorority, and Panhell&dc. She is president rJl "The Gold," seeretary~ea­!lurer ~ Newman Chlb, and c:us­:ootan ~her sorority.

RICHARD SEARLES

Richard Searles, .)mior ~ apmeat major, beUeves tbat there 1a a dertntte need tor more ca a;eratfon and communleatloll betwem the clttzen.s ~ Dara.nt aDd the student body~Soutbeast.­ern.

"I think · that there is a de­finite need tor tbe auxfltary ser­Tices to be made anllable long­er boars and more days ~ tbe week for the benent ~ stlldents." Searles, who Ia state president­elect ~ Pb1 Beta Uunbda, na.­tlonal buslness traternfty, !eeb that the Forum should prorlde !or a better understanding~ tbe problems whleb mutuaUy et!ec:t 3tlldents and faculty, and the pool­in~ .t. tbe student and tacult;)· re­NWee5 tor the bettermeDt ~ the school. The Forum abcmld be simply a sounding hoard and an outlet tor 1nterested stw:lenta and not a policy making body.

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developed 1n whleb the entire atD­deat body could participate." be says. Searles 1a a member ~ Boule, and the Young Republl-cans.

TERI SHIPLEY "I think the Forum should be

Cor the purpose ~ acquainting ideas ~ studm•ts with those ~the faculty. Tb.1s belps to botaln new things !or the betterment~ sse," said Terl Shipley, sopbomore education major. She !eels that the purpose ~ the Forum is to d.lseuss issues, ideas., and prob­lems that wU1 help students or . fanlty.

'"There is a detlnlte need tar faculty - s tudent UDderstaodln&." She n<Jbod that some changes might be made in the cateterla

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acuty parldng and senra.I oCher areaa ~ the school. Mlsa Shipley Ia vtc:~esldeut ~ Sigma Kappa, aoelal sorca tt;y.

GEORGANN SHORTER Georgann Shot bar, freshman

aoeL ~ sclenee major, tbfnka that tbe t'orum has many excellent plans and fd•s, ''but it bas been my observation that these ideas never see any action because they become ~ed downlncom­mltt.ees and red tape. I !eel that 1t less tlme is wasted taildng and more time is spent do-ing, tben Southeastern 1rill lmprove."

" I thtnk that the greatest prob­lem Soatheastern has 1s the m<Jt,.

· lntion ~ tbe studeDta t:hemsel­na. I! I can get other students Interested in Sotrtheastern then n ean all work together to lm­pron the school." Miss Shorter Ia a member ~ Delta Zeta., so­cial sorority; SCOPE, and BSU. She la president d. her DZ pt~ cl.aAs.

Vite-President Cont. F rom Pg. 1

ber of the \' araity "0" CliZ>. The MeA lester s.opbomore be­

ll eves that " more actfvttes should be scheduled each week nilbt and each weekend so that students will bebapplestat~ eastern. I think that if the Sen­ate would r eceive and try to act on t he ideas of the studerKs, looking out for their welt are."

Holt continued. ' ' Communica­tion ls lac klng between the stu­dents and the student senate. If the senate would let the students know what ls going on, and the students would let their ideas be known, a better school would re­suh."

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A. D. ~cOONALD ELLE~ MONK LYNN MONKS

RICHARD SEAR LES T ERI SHIPLEY GEOR~NN SHORTER

Profs E~te r Forum Race At p rP~:> IIIII" . on!~· thn•P fa(·uit y

I ll P ill b · r~ ha tl -;uh!ll i II Pel I hr-i-r norn­inahnns lor Studl'nt - Farult v . . F orurn . Stnri"' thl"rl' an · only l hiH•P sl'<~b t., lw· fi ll..,<! bv thl' far ulJ"· t l will bt• unn .. r Pssa r y for lw studPnt hody to Vflt l' upon lh111TI unlPSS olht• r fa culty IOPlllbt·r~ havP suhrnittl'd thPi r namt>s.

F or thE• r t>rorcl. thP thn>P faculty nnminf:'PS and, barrin~r nthPr nom­tnations, th1-1 nPw rn!•mhPrs of thP StudPnt-F;u ·ulty Forum an•: 1

·--- DR. J IM HARMON Dr. Harmon, assistant prof E>s or

of industrial t!ducation, joinPd the SSC staff this yPar. PrPSE>ntly,

lw i s farult \' sponsor nf f).J Cl ub: Iota Epsilon Tan. industrial a rt ~ f r atE'rnity; l'h·wman Club. and is \\·o.-king towards installing a .:: a:liP~f> an FM ;·arli o station bP ­for P nt>xt fall. Dr. Harmon fpl') s that stu(knt s and faculty should work tugPtlWr to t•stablish pffpt t ­i vP rnmmu1icati on ancl to bridKP thP g-ap bf'tWPPn thf'm.

JAMES W. MITCHELL JamPs M i tchPll also i s a nl-'w­

come>r to thP SouthPastern staff. He fs assi stant professor of Pd­ucation and psychology. Hf' would servE' on thE' forum "'to hPlp i mprove student- faculty commun­i c-ations , ancl rPlationships.'' He>

•JAMES MITCHELL

think:-. that thl' t>Xpt•ri t'nct> gaint ·d thr• ' ll:.! h S~> rving nn t111• F nrum \\i ll lll' lp 111 111 In viP\\" coi!PgP ar t tvitiPS 111111"1' nl)jpc·t i vPl y.

HOWAHD V. STARKS

Hnwarrl Starks i s an inst ructor in SouthPastPrn's English depart­nw nt. In stating hi s reasons for Sf'Pking a S('at on thP Forum , ht­sai cl , ··1 havP strong sympathy for th<• problem s of our stude>nts. I havE' spPci al faith in the abil­ity of Southeastern's studPnts to formulatE' and sol VP thPir prob­lPrns through such a body as the St udPnt - F aculty Forum, and I would like to help. "

HOWARD STARKS

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e r s will be elected tomorrow when Southea stern s rudents go to the polls. 1'ryovt$ " ill be to­night before the student i>od v dur-• !.ng the a li-school picnic;>Oli tical ra~·.

The reason folJ election of the chee r leaders, accor ding to Dr . Don Parham, head of the phys i.e a I education department, is " that by electing four of the s ix glr b no¥< , they would be able to a t­tend a s pecial cheerleading

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school to be held tlus s um n.er. The tf:'chnlques and cht>er s len m­ed thP re \\ ill l mpr ove U1c quallt:• of the pep squac~ . ' '

Parha m presented thi~ re com­.nendation to the ~tudent Sen­ate las t week, and the group ap­pr oved lt.

Girls wishing to be cheerlead­ers next year were required to turn in their names to the dean of students ' office not later than Friday, April 2-1.

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DEBBIE KRAHN

sor more activities so that stu­dents will want to s tay In Durant on the weekends .

LINDA MELTABAHGER "The Student Senate s ecretary

should represent the student body and be able to present their sug­guestions,,. said Unda Melta­barger. Miss Meltabar,ger is an elementary education major with a physical education minor. She belongs to Sigma Kappa social sorority and The Gold.

Linda continued, " The world around us is changing and South­eastern must chang+ with it. I

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What is the purpose oC the sen­ate? :\tiss Meltabarger answered this way: ''The Student Senate plans the activities everyone par­ticipates ln. The senate is to Us­ten to different ideas and to create change when necessar y. It !Unc­tions for a ll the s tudents.

The McAlester junior thinks that "Southeastern should be a place everyone is proud of. Vari­ous activities make the students more aware of what is happening and enables them to become more Involved. But Involvement needs

. more than just talk. There needs to be planned activities through­out the week and on weekends."

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