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Gandhi death 'shock' to professor By Eva Galipeau "The death of Indira Gandhi will strike the people of India as John F. Kennedy's death affected the people in this country," said Dr. Meledath Damodaran, assistant computer science professor
and a native of Kerala, India. A resident of the United States for thirteen years, Damodaran only recently relinquished his Indian citizenship in a naturalization ceremony this month. The professor was shocked at the re-
cent events in his native country. "I picked up my newspaper this morning and learned she had been shot but I assumed she would live. Then I heard on the television that she was actually dead," Damodoran explained. "It is a
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shock and a tragedy anytime a political leader of such popularity is assassinated." Sikh, India's militant minority which has accepted responsibility for the act, has been making assassination threats against the prime minister for some time, Damodaran stated. "The timing surprised me though," the professor said. "That situation had mostly stabilized and I assumed the situation had returned to normal." Beyond the initial effect of the event itself, Damodaran does not believe the incident will have any long range impact on the direction of Indian democracy. "It will not affect the political future of the country to any degree because of the way the democracy functions," he said. "But short term problems could arise if Indian politicians try to exploit the issue." Damodaran believes that unless minor disturbances are controlled and leaders show extreme caution and restraint in handling the volatile emotions during this crisis, large scale violence could erupt. The country's immediate concern, he said, should be the safety of Gandhi's son, Rajiv, who was appointed by the majority Congress Party to head the country until the next official election.
Damodaran explained that under India's parliamentary form of democracy, the majority party in the parliament actually chooses the country's prime minister from among its leaders rather than from a direct vote of the poeple. As general-secretary of the Congress Party, Rajiv Gandhi will act as prime minister until the next parliamentary election, Damodaran said, but Gandhi will likely be chosen as his mother's official successor. In the meantime, the former Indian citizen claimed, the best action the government of that country can take to diffuse the volatile situation there is to take no action at all. "The government shoudn't do anything right away, at least not until the situation calms down," Damodaran stated. "Then I'm sure they will plan high-level, peaceful discussions with the leaders of Sikh to work out some compromise." Damodaran describes his role in the situation as one all Americans share. "We are passive watchers here, but I am glad the American press shows such concern. As the second largest democracy (based on population) in the world, we cannot afford to let the largest one go any other way. That's happened too often lately."
Public Relations club denied charter By Mark Beutler Associate Editor The newly formed Public Relations Club was denied official club status Oct. 8, when, in a nearly unanimous vote, the Student Senate vetoed the constitution submitted by the club. The constitution was denied passage on the grounds that the information on the forms provided the Student Senate by the Public Relations Club was incomplete. Until the charter is approved by the Student Senate, the Public Relations Club is not recognized as a formal club on campus. "We can't collect dues for membership. Therefore we can't send out fliers or publicize the club because we don't have any money," said Karen Bentley, Public Relations Club secretary.
"The reason we couldn't accept it was because they (the club) had nothing in their 'purpose' column," commented John Buttry, Student Senate vice president. "If they couldn't justify their reason for being on campus, we couldn't accept their constitution. We had to reject it because of it's basic structure." "Our 'purpose' was in the preamble of the constitution. Our sponsors approved it before we ever sent it to the Student Senate," Bentley said. Russell Barfield, president of the club, explained the function of a "PR" club. "We're trying to get closely related with the public relations field. We try to have professional speakers attend our meetings. This enables us to make contacts we otherwise wouldn't make. We
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try to stay pretty updated on job markets in the Oklahoma City area," Barfield said. The constitution the Public Relations Club submitted last spring was not out of committee and scheduled for a formal vote until October. In light of time involved for a constitution to be approved, the club faces the problem of getting it approved before the end of the semester. "There's been a lot of paper chase since April," Barfield explained. "We hoped the club would come up for a vote a lot sooner than it did." Joe McCourry, president of the Student Senate, remarked "We are not a rubber stamp for organizations on campus. The
constitution has to be submitted first to Dean Ryan, who then sends it to us. "We got the constitution the last of April. We can conduct no business during quiet week or the summer," McCourry continued. "The first time we could conduct business was at our first meeting in August." According to Buttry, chairman of the committee considering approval of the petition for the club charter, the petition was not received until mid-September. Dudley Ryan, dean of students and vice president of student services, reported in a letter of recommendation to the Student Senate dated Apr. 24," ...it meets the general guidelines of the
university for a new organization. Without being acknowledged as a formal organization, the Public Relations Club has elected officers and continues to hold regular meetings as they have since spring. The members have reworked their constitution and submitted it again to Dean Ryan, with their "purpose" definitely stated. It must now go to the Student Senate once again where they will either approve or disapprove the charter. "There's been a lot of problems," remarked Barfield, "but I'm sure they'll all be worked out. It just takes time." There is something to be said for optimism.
Central State University will celebrate its 93rd birthday Friday, Nov. 9, with special cake and hot chocolate birthday party on the quadrangle north of the University Center, June Lantz, celebration chairman, announced today. Lantz, a senior Oklahoma City journalism major, said the birthday party will include a pie throwing auction to benefit the university and an off-campus organization for mentally retarded citizens of Oklahoma.
There will be pep music, three sheet cakes with candles and hot chocolate served throughout the hour-long event, beginning at 11:30 a.m. "We hope to get 20 volunteer faculty or administrative staff to participate in the pie throwing event," Lantz said. The pie throw is a project of the newly formed CSU Photographic Society and is aimed at raising money that will be donated on the camera club, CSU tree planting fund and to
The Meadows, an Edmond sheltered workshop for mentally handicapped. Students will have an opportunity to bid on pies auctioned off to be thrown at professors, administrators or student leaders. CSU opened its classes, the first institution of higher education in Oklahoma to do so, on Nov. 9, 1890. The Friday celebration is part of a countdown to the 100th Anniversary which began with the 90th birthday three years ago.
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Opinion Page 'Unawareness cause of ignorance' By MaryGaye Franklin Ignorance of what is going on in the world, caused by a lack of information and intellectual curiosity, is a major problem among college students, says Dr. John George, political science professor.
also read news magazines and a daily newspaper on a regular basis. This contrasts sharply with his peers who don't take time." Students, and the public in general, don't take time to keep up with current events and this is the major cause of this type of ignorance.
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According to George, children are wound up in their own little microcosms and are not interested. They are not intellectually stimulated by their teachers, parents or peers and therefore don't develop intellectual curiosity regarding the world around them and therefore don't keep up with events. George said he has been aware of the problem for a number of years, but it first came home to him when he started teaching Comtemporary Political Issues in 1977. "I found that there were so many basic things that unfortunately professors assume students know that they don't," George said. "An example is that a lot of people think Africa is a country instead of a continent with 54 countries. "Everyone is ignorant about something but you're not supposed to be ignorant about subjects you're studying in school." Another way George has examined
"With regard to what is 'moving and shaking' the world around them most students of my acquaintance are not only ignorant, but unbelievably, abysmally, and seemingly unashamedly ignorant," stated George. "Many are so ignorant they have no earthly idea how ignorant they are." George does not mean to say these people are stupid, on the contrary. "A slight majority range from rather bright to exceedingly so," he said. Ignorance simply means being uninformed or unaware. "An extraordinarily intelligent person may be quite ignorant. One student I knew was unquestionably below average in intelligence but was one of the most informed young people I've met in over 15 years of college teaching," George said. "The reason why was simply this: he watched network news nearly every day and "60 minutes" every week. He
the problem is through simple information questions given to lower and upper level political science classes. "In my freshman and sophomore level classes, for example, one-third to one-half of the students were unable to name the vice president of the United States. The secretary of state has fared much worse, with two-thirds to threequarters of lower division students ignorant of his identity. The same has held true for the chief justice of the United States, the secretary of defense and the attorney general," George said. "Only small minorities are able to name both their U.S. senators, their state senator and representative, and hardly any know their city councilmen. Finally, clear majorities have been unable to give the population of the United States within five million." According to George, this type of ignorance would work well in countries such as the Soviet Union, China and other communist nations where it is not important to have an informed citizenry. But in a democracy it is important that the people be informed in order to make sound decisions regarding the governing of their country. "If people would just take three hours a week to read newspapers and news magazines such as Time,
Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report they would be much more well informed," George said. Another type of ignorance George is concerned with is the inability of students to think logically and therefore accept any information given them as true if it fits their frame of reference. "Students are not skeptical, even if something is proven as factually true. If it does not fit their frame of reference they will reject it as untrue," George pointed out. "The same holds true for something proven to be false, if it fits their frame of reference for it to be true, they will reject all evidence to the contrary. "Not only can they not recognize false analogy, begging the question, ad hominem and slippery slope argument, but many have real trouble distinguishing fact from widely-held (or strongly-held) opinion, or what constitutes proof as opposed to avid assertation." George's suggestion for making sure future generations are more informed is having required courses in current events and logic. "The price of not requiring these subjects is an ignorant and illogical citizenry, hardly a healthy development for a democratic society," George stated.
Shortage of communication plagues students To the editor: The North Central Association, who gives accredition to all public schools of higher education will be visiting CSU once again. This visit comes only one year after the last visit. One of the problems found in the last evaluation
The Vista (LISPS 661-700) Editor Melissa Mercer Associate Editor Traci Baucom Associate Editor Mark Beutler Sports Editor Ed Godfrey Advertising Manager....Mollie Hancock Paste-up/Circulation Manager Dahl McKinney Director/Executive Editor Hank Mooney Administrative PublisherDr. Ray Tassin The Vista is published as a teaching instrument for journalism students under the Department of Journalism, published on Tuesdays and Thursdays, throughout the regular school term, except during examinations and holidays, and on Thursdays only, during the summer term. The Vista is located at 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. One year subscription rate is $7.00. Second class postage is paid at Edmond, Oklahoma. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Vista, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034.
was communication between students and administration. This lack of communication between the administration and student body is hardly a new problem around the campus. The president of the university has continually ignored any and all sugges-
tions of the students. Some such examples are the wishes of those receiving bachelor's degrees to be recognized at graduation. The basic desire and need for heat in the communication building is also another example.
Pro-Sandinistan speaks against student's concept To the editor: In response to Kevin C. Baker's letter in the Oct. 30 edition of The Vista, I think it is nice to know that ignorance and naivety is alive and well on our campus. Baker says because the president says the United States has no intentions or plans to invade Nicaragua, and the Nicaragua Junta leader, Ortega, is wrong in believing that the United States is planning an invasion. You are wrong, Kevin. The stage has been set—the criminal United States invasion of Grenada, militarizing of Honduras and Costa Rica, CIA mining of Nicaragua's harbors, and what about the CIA manual? I could go on. I agree that the Reagan administration has only continued the insurgency programs of the previous Carter/Mondale tenure. I agree also that the House voted to deny any increased funding for the Contras. But now the money is coming from the right-wing think tanks and
big corporations. Kevin, you really got this one backward. You are saying the Nicaraguan people oppose their government's hostile action against El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica. What hostile action? It is the U.S. military involvment in these countries that is attacking Nicaragua. I strongly support the popular Sandinista government. Last year I helped bring in coffee beans from Nicaragua. When I join the work brigades again in January, I will be willing to put my life on the line to protect their revolution. With my experience in Nicaragua, I can really see how the news media distorts the truth. When you read newspapers like The Daily Oklahoman and the Wall Street Journal and believe everything you read without making sure the facts are real, you are then joining the crowd of ignorance that is alive on campus today. Rick Garcia
Classes that are offered only once a year are a constant worry to students. Long lines in front of the overloaded advisers' offices, that one must stand in to find out a answer to a question that should have been printed in the enrollment schedule—but was not—is also an unhappy experience for some students. We, as students have stated over and over again our displeasure with matters of communication. However, we receive very little if any feedback about our complaints. It is my opinion that North Central was valid in thier judgement. I commend them. I hope that their influence will correct matters (if that's possible). Name witheld by request
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State,local world news Indira Gandhi fatally shot Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot at least eight times Monday in a successful assissination attempt outside her residence in New Delhi, India, the United News of India reports. Sources at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, the country's most prestigious hospital, told UNI there were four bullets lodged in her abdomen and that she also was wounded in the thigh. The news agency said she was shot at by two members of her own security detail and that the two were killed on the spot by other security guards. Without elaborating, the agency also said an officer of the security police was injured and "overpowered." UNI said the 66-year-old prime minister came out of her house Monday morning to make a video recording when two persons carrying Sten guns—one uniformed and one in civilian clothes—shot Mrs. Gandhi. The two persons, stated to be on security duty at the prime ministers' residence, were instantly shot. Mrs. Gandhi fell down with a cry, UNI said, and members of the household and other security personnel rushed to the spot. She was immediately taken to the hospital. The prime minister had been under heavy security in recent weeks because of assassination threats, reportedly from Sikh extremists. The Sikhs, who had recently criticized Mrs. Gandhi for her government's handling of violence in Punjab, have taken responsibility for the killing. Mrs. Gandhi, who would turn 67 on Nov. 19, was elected to the office of prime minister four times, the last time in 1980. 4
Polish priest found dead Police frogmen in Poland found the body of the Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko in the icy waters of a reservoir Tuesday, 11 days after three secret police officers kidnapped the proSolidarity priest, the official news media reported. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa said the worst had happened and appealed for calm. He offered to step down as head of the outlawed union federation if it would ensure a dialogue between Poland's communist authorities and the people. There were no reports of disturbances following the announcement on the state-run television's evening newscast that the 37-year-old priest had been murdered and his body recovered. The government announced Friday that three Interior Ministry officers—a captain and two lieutenants—had been jailed and would be charged with the kidnapping. Polish authorities suggested the kidnap-murder might be part of a broader conspiracy, and placed the three prisoners under special protection.
African police kill youth Police fired birdshot and rubber bullets at a crowd of rockthrowing blacks Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, killing a 14-year-old youth, authorities said. Lt. Derrick van der Walt said from police headquarters in Pretoria that about 150 youths gathered outside a high school and began throwing stones at police in Kwazakele, a black township outside Port Elizabeth, Van der Walt said he did not know if the victim was male or female. The government has confirmed more than 80 blacks have been killed in rioting in black townships since late August. An infant boy was the sole white fatality. The African National Congress, an outlawed guerrilla group that is fighting to overthrow the white minority government from exile, claims at least 150 blacks have been killed.
Hostage crisis to be reviewed The seizure of the U.S. embassy in Iran, a crisis that launched ABC News' "Nightline," will be the subject of a 5-year anniversary retrospective broadcast on the latenight news show tonight. The hourlong retrospective, which comes three days before the Nov. 4 anniversary, will include updates on the 53 American hostages.
ROTC offering opportunities By Cheryl A. Bothwell The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) offers many opportunities and many challenges for CSU students. Although ROTC has been available for years, many students do not know the opportunities available. Maj. Marylin Muzny, commandant of cadets, provided answers to the questions. Part of her job as commandant of cadets is providing answers to prospective students. The ROTC program is a two-part program. The Basic Course is offered to freshmen and sophomores. Classes offered in the Basic Course are available as electives to all CSU students. The Advance Course is offered to juniors and seniors. The student must decide on continuing in the program before the beginning of the junior year. The Basic Course includes classes on leadership, management and foreign policy. Enrollment in a freshman or sophomore class enables the student to find out more about the entire program. The Advance Course includes indepth training
specifically designed to train personnel to become Army officers. In addition to classroom instruction, cadets participate in a regular physical training program three days a week. Advance Course cadets must attend and successfully complete a six-week summer camp between their junior and senior years. Advance Course cadets earn $100 a month. In addition to the regular $100 monthly payments to cadets in the Advance Course, ROTC has provided more than $40,000 in ROTC scholarhsips for the 1984-85 school year. An individual who completes the ROTC program is obligated to eight years of military service. However, that obligation may be fulfilled in several ways—reserves, inactive reserves, national guard or active duty. The Army wants individuals who can serve as leaders. It looks for individuals who are active in all forms of campus and community activities. Presently, they are most interested in individuals who are pursuing degrees in mathematics, business, nursing, science and engineering.
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Student teaching requires patience By Paul Busch An alarm clock jangles at 5:45 a.m. only to remind Roy Cordell that it's time to face yet another challenge. He must arrive at school by 7:30 a.m. and be ready for his first class at 8 a.m. But this college senior is not just attending class—he's teaching it. Like the more than 100 other CSU students doing their student teaching for the first time, it is all brand new to Roy Cordell. It should be. He begins his mornings with two classes of seventh grade art students. They are his favorites. Third hour is time for planning and evaluation before breaking for lunch. Then, it's back to Cimarron Middle School for more art classes—this time with eighth graders, his not-so-favorites. By 3 p.m. and depending on the day of the week, Cordell will go to one of his two part-time jobs. He gets to his apartment in Edmond about 6 p.m. After dinner he spends most of his time planning for the five classes he teaches. Now and then he will watch some TV with his roommate; it's not typical. "It's not an easy schedule," Cordell admits. "It's more tiring than carrying 16 or 17 hours in semester, but it's all worth it." A native of Duncan, Cordell is an art education major and like most student teachers, he is in his last semester of college. It is only the beginning of his practical experience. The second nine weeks will be spent teaching Edmond High School art students. Each age level is a challenge and a learning experience for the day he will enter teaching as a career. Student teaching is designed to help Cordell make a choice of age and subject matter for a fulltime teaching position. "With seventh graders, they're still at the age of asking questions like wanting to sharpen their pencils or wash their hands," said Cordell. "They're easier to keep quiet than eighth graders, though, who seem to be a little bit bolder. "I have a little more difficulty controlling them," says Cordell. "Age and inexperience are a part of it. I was the same way when I was that age." As he compared the two grades, Cordell felt good about having his students like him and being friendly. "Since my age is closer to theirs, I think this helps me relate well," he said. Besides getting along with students, he believes teachers must display a certain amount of professionalism. "My job is to be a teacher first and then a friend," says Cordell. "Children seem more mature and more worldly today," Cordell noted. "They're growing up faster." Dealing with kids on a daily basis can be a nerve-racking ordeal, Cordell has found. "I have never had to repeat myself so many times," said Cordell. "There is always someone who just doesn't understand." His most difficult task is trying to relate the same idea in many different ways so everyone will understand. If Cordell could give advice to students about to enter student teaching, he would tell them to be compassionate, caring and to have patience. "Lots of it," he said. "Try not to ever lose your patience. Most of all, remember that student teaching is not easy. Take it from someone who knows.
Vista photo by Daniel Smith
Roy Cordell, art major and student teacher, instructs Edmond High student Cheri Haskins in the fine art of pottery making. Teaching high school students is but one of Cordell's part time jobs.
KCSC begins Novemberfeast today By Beverly Moore Smith KCSC begins Novemberfeast today in an effort to meet the $125,000 goal set by the station to cover operating costs. Novemberfeast, a two-week series of special music presentations that KCSC General Manager Michael Dunn calls "the best programming of the year," is being presented in conjunction with the fundraiser. This year the station tried a new approach to fundraising, mailing out requests for contributions before Novemberfeast began. According to Dunn, "The purpose of the mail-in
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The final meeting of the Accounting Club for the fall semester will be 7:30 p.m. Monday. There will be a panel discussion with Cliff Scott, state auditor; John Rueter of Lear Seigler, Inc. and Richard Bradshaw from the Bank of Oklahoma. Officers for the Accounting Club for spring, 1985, are Norma Cummings, president; Jack Blackshire, vice president; Dee Croker, treasurer and Renee Hawkins, secretary.
The Pre-Law club will hold its second meeting of the fall semester at 7:30 tonight in LAl26. Dr. Michael Shirley from the business law department will present his views about law school. CSU law day will also be discussed and all students who are interested are invited to attend.
HPERD HPERD Club's next meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Wantland Hall. The program will feature break dancing and the Kaleidoscope Dancers will perform. Membership in HPERD is not required to attend and everyone is invited.
Sigma Phi Sigma Sigma Phi Sigma, funeral service fraternity, assisted the March of Dimes and radio station KJ-103 with their annual haunted house which was held this year in Penn Square Mall. Sigma Phi Sigma provided cosmetic expertise for the various monsters, ghouls and victims that were used to create a traditional Halloween treat.
DPMA The Data Processing Management Association will be holding their next meeting at 1:30 p.m. Monday in UC Music room. The speaker will be Mike
Henson, vice president of Southwest Automated Systems, Inc. His topic will be CIMS (Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems). All interested students and faculty are invited to attend and refreshments will be served. Officer elections for spring, 1985, will be held at the end of November or the first part of December. Those interested may leave their names with either a DPMA officer, sponsor or Dr. Fitzer's secretary.
University Choir The University Choir will be in concert as part of the High School Choral Festival. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the UC Ballroom. The choir will be performing spirituals, sacred songs and three original works. One of the original tunes is by Dr. Coleman R. Smith, director; another is by graduate student Mark Taylor, who will be accompanying the choir and the third is from a Jewish opera. That number will be performed in Hebrew and Amy Brewer will be playing
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Kappa Delta Pi Gamma Omega chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, a honor society in education initiated 45 honor students in education Oct. 18. Indviduals are invited to become members of the society by vote of the chapters because of high records and an exhibited professional attitude which would enable one to grow in the field of education. Personal attitudes toward life and teaching are also considered. Selections are
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Sally FlaId as Edna Spalding in a dramatic moment in Robert Benton's "Places in the Heart." Sally Field (center) looks out over a cotton field that must be harvested with
the help of itinerant worker Danny Glover and her two children, Yankton Hatten (left) and Gennie James.
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'Places in the Heart' features 'new' Sally Field By Mark Beutler Associate Editor "Places in the Heart" is a loving, sensitive drama that stars Sally Field as a young widow struggling to survive and keep her family together despite enormous hardships. Flawlessly written and directed by Robert Benton, "Places in the Heart" creates a full picture of life in Waxahachie, Texas circa 1935. The film deals with love—in all its forms, birth and death. Death comes early as Sheriff Spaulding (Ray Baker) is called away from Sunday dinner to corral a black youth who is inebriated and firing a pistol near the railroad tracks. Spalding's death leaves wife Edna (Field) alone to face the task
of caring for her two young children. Edna is a tough, gritty woman who can roll up her sleeves and get down to business, as she later proves in the cotton field. Review As most pictures build to a climax, "Places in the Heart" climaxes twice. The first climactic scene happens when a tornado humbles everyone before the forces of nature. The central struggle in the film is Edna's efforts to keep the bank from foreclosing on her land. The second peak is the race to be the first to harvest the cotton crop. Aside from these two emotional highpoints, the film follows a
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Insight provided at Career Day '84 By Tina Nye Career Day '84 , as were its predecessors, was a very successful day for the students and organizations in attendance. Sponsored by the college of Business Administration, Career Day provided a forum in which
students could come armed with vitae and self-confidence and make contact with a large number of organizations. This year 70 organizations from the public and private sectors were on hand to acquaint the approximately 3,500 students and other
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Coming Up The play Don Juan Tenorio will be presented at 7 p.m. tonight in the LA auditorium. It is sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi. This is the 11th year the show has been presented on campus. Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend. The University Choir will be performing at the Choral Festival at 7 p.m. tonight in the UC grand ballroom.
Conference scheduled for educators "A Salute to Education" will be the theme of the twenty-second annual Critical Issues Conference to be held Wednesday. More than 300 state educators and administrators are expected to attend the event which will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University Center. Sponsored by CSU and the Oklahoma Commssion on Educational Administration, Inc., "the mission of the annual conference is to provide an open forum for the discussion of relevant issues in education," said conference chairman Dr. Gene McPhail, CSU professor of adult and higher education. Speakers for the day-long program will be Gary Marx, associate executive director of the American Association of School Administrators; Mary Busch,
director of community services, Indiana Central University; Larry Ascough, special assistant to the superintendent, Dallas Public Schools and Tom Boyd, associate professor of philosophy, University of Oklahoma. As associate executive director of the American Association of School Admnistrators, Marx provides communications leadership for narly 20,000 school administrators across the nation. "He is a well respected figure in the national effort to build confidence in America's schools," said McPhail. Marx will speak at 9 a.m. on "Building public confidence in our schools." Since 1977, Busch has served as director of community services for Indiana Central University in Indianapolis, Ind. She's been a
member of the faculty there, and has been a teacher, a program coordinator and an assistant principal in the public school. She is active in both local and national educational and civic organizations, and is a popular speaker, according to McPhail. Her topic at 10:30 a.m. is "The more things change..." Ascough serves as special assistant to the superintendent for communications in the Dallas school system. He's a national award winner for his public relatons programs, and has authored numerous articles, handbooks and audiovisual presentations on school communications. He is a past president of the National School Public Relations Association and last year was awarded the President's Award by
that organization. He will speak at 1 p.m. on "Business and education—a partnership." An associate professor of philosophy at the University of Oklahoma, Boyd is known as an effective speaker on the subjects of religion, social ethics and human relations. He has received awards for teaching excellence from the AMOCO Foundation, the Baldwin Travel Award granted by the Alumni Associaton and the Oklahoma Student Association. His topic at 2 p.m. will be "Education: a gateway to empowerment." Tickets for the 11:30 a.m. luncheon are $5 and may be purchased at the door.
"Five Day Plan to Stop Smoking" will be held from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday at St. Anthony Hospital. The cost is $25. To enroll or for more information call the St. Antony Hospital Wellness Center, 272-6202. Auditions for the First Star Search show in Oklahoma City benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 10 at Bishop McGuinness High School Auditorium, N.W. 50th in OKC. Deadline for Alpha Epsilon Rho Southwest Regional Production Competition is 5 p.m. tomorrow. For more information contact Dr. Michael Dunn or Charles Newcomb, 341-2980, ext. 2414. The Tunesmiths will be in concert at 5 p.m. tonight in the UC Oklahoma Room. An exhibit titled "Paper Thunder: pocketbook covers of the 1940's and 50's" is currently being held 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri in the CSU Museum of Art and will continue through Nov. 28. Admission is free. The First Americans Student Association invites all American Indians to attend a meeting of the Association at 7:30 tonight in the UC Osage room. A Cross Country district nine track meet will be held tomorrow at Okla. Christian College. The Baptist Student Union is presenting "An Evening of Beauty" at 7 p.m. tonight. For more information call the BSU at 341-1232.
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