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Longwood College, Formville, Va , November 27, 1968
VOL. XLVII
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MARTHA A. AILOR
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No 9
PATTI L, FAW1.
CHRIS B. MCDONNELL
Six Selected By Geist: Four Seniors, Two Juniors Recognized For Scholarship, Leadership, Service
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Geist, the honorary leadership fraternity on campus, recognized four seniors and two juni irs during its fall tapping last night. The seniors were Claudia Jean Adams, Martha Ann Ailor, Becky Ann Bartholomew, and Patti Lee Pawl. The new junior members are Christy Bond McDonnell, and Andrea Lynn Myers. Geist strives to recognize and encourage quality achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. It alms to promote college loyalty and rve worthwhile ideals and traditions of Longwood. It also fosters
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understanding and cooperation between students and faculty. Geist exists as a transitional organization from Alpha Kappa Gamma to Mortar Board. A local honor society must liave been organized for five years with the consent of the administration in order to be considered fur the granting of a charter of Mortar Board. Geist members are selected from those juniors and seniors who inve demonstrated outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service to Longwood College. They must re-
ceive a unanimous vote of the entire current Geist membership. Geist sponsors varying activities throughout the year such as the Oktoberfest Weekend and the Elizabeth Burger Jackson Scholarship Award that is announced yearly at the Honor Council Assembly. The new members and their activities are: Claudia Adams is president ofKappa Delta Pi education honorary, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, past treasurer of Student Education Association, and a member of Cahoots. She was
also named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Ann Ailor is vice-president of Legislative Board, corresponding secretary of Sigma Kappa, Chairman of Orientation, past president of Alpha Lambda Delta, past member of House Association, past president of the Baptist Student Union, a member of Kappa Delta Pi, a Geist Usherette, and a past Collegue. Ann was also named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. (Continued on Page 3)
Powell Invests Willett, 8th LC President By CANDY MAHER "We at Longwood can look forward tn some measure of quantitative growth. But 1 would submit to you that for each quantitative step taken there mu t ha an equal step that la qualitative in nature. It is to this quest tol excellence, coupled with a preservati the spirit that la LoOfWOOd. that I most iiuinbh dadicaia myself. Ill Henry 1. Willed, Jr., thus concluded his Inaugural Address on i- riday, November 88, alter having been Invi st< d with the office of Pr< sident of Longwood College by E. Angus Powell, Rector of the College's Board of Visitors. In tin i ii f his speech, Dr. Willett pointed to many recent dev. I i ments in highei education throughout the Commonwealth. Amen tl the Virginia Plan tor Higher Education; the cooperation between private and publu Schools; progress toward better' student-faculty-admlnlatrative
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communication": "the movement into E. Godwin, Jr., Governor of the Cominnovative, imaginative, and forward- monwealth of Virginia. He opened his looking instructional programs"; and speech with: "I would join with you' especially, the Bond Referendum for today in tribute to a man, for this is Hi: lnr Education, passed onNovember our purpose in coming here." 5. Continuing his praise of Dr. WilIn reference to the Bond Issue, lett, the Governor said: "I know you the President praised the Governor's join in my delight that. . .the Board of role in its passage. He also credited Visitors has selected a Virginian as the citizens of the state.' The people the best man available, a product 3f of Virginia, as is their custom, have Virginia's schools, and a man who responded in the affirmative to a ma- reflects the ability so often handed jor challenge. . .Perhaps of equal down from father to son among VirImportance is the climate forprogress ginia's distinguished families." which the bond vote projects. . .It is The Governor went on to describe incumbent upon us to justify the vote the bright prospects for the future of of confidence expressed by the people higher education in the Commonwealth. of Virginia." But he warned against "neglecting in. Willett enumerated these five the fundamentals," and reminded his basic groups essential to Longwood, noting their dedication and aid to the College: the town of Farmville, the Board of Visitors, the Alumnae, the student body, and the faculty. The Investiture ceremony followed an address by the Honorable Mills
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ia, those who went on to higher education and those who did not." Addressing himself to the students, he added: "If you want to become totally involved, as your generation seems to, if you want to help shape a better life with your own hands and your own minds, you can find no finer field than education in your own state." "If you want to go where the meaningful action is, if you want to really take hold of tomorrow, then find a place in education." 'Of necessity, my generation has been absorbed in the arithmetic of education. Your generation will develop its philosophy. We have been overwhelmed with quantity. You must (Continued on Page 4)
audience of the important role of the teacher. "I think it is time for us to go back to the fundamentals in Virginia education. . .We can go back early and often to our belief that the school or the college is only the means; that people, truly educated people, are the end. We can, and we must, remember that education begins and ends with the classroom teacher." Complimenting Longwood on its achievements in the field of education, Gov. Godwin said: "But I say to you that no college in Virginia has had a more profound effect upon the people of this state than Longwood College. Its graduates have sliaped the attitudes and the character of generation after generation in Virgin-
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