8 research outputs found
Total Artificial Heart: A Retrospective Multiple-Case Analysis of Occupational Therapy in a Quaternary Hospital
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 3/31/2017
A retrospective multicase study of functional outcomes was done with patients with an implanted total artificial heart. Results show improved function with occupational therapy provided postoperatively. Knowledge and evidence can be used to develop and implement interventions for this population.
Primary Author and Speaker: Hannah Oldenburg
Additional Authors and Speakers: Jennifer Bergstrom, Gina Christensen
Contributing Authors: Caitlin Polley, Randi Privette, Maureen Musselmann, Mary Pyffereon, Charles Brannon</jats:p
Embracing theory as liberatory practice (Privette, 2023)
No full textPurpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to guide practitioners to a critical praxis of speech, language, and hearing. This tutorial provides a foundational knowledge of critical theory as an approach to framing, conceptualizing, and interpreting phenomena and demonstrates its application to the speech, language, and hearing profession.
Method: This tutorial reviews critical theory as a category of frameworks that challenge existing power structures and provides a critical analysis of the profession’s approach to language using a raciolinguistic framework. Questions are included for the reader to guide self-reflection and preparation for enacting a critical praxis oriented toward justice. Recommended readings are provided for the reader to continue the journey beyond these pages.
Results: The author presents a critical praxis of speech, language, and hearing, drawing directly from two additional critical frameworks: Black fugitivity and culturally sustaining pedagogy. This critical praxis is discussed within the context of three major areas—activism, assessment, and intervention—with a reconsideration of how to leverage skills, resources, and strategies in a way that centers (racial) identity formation and multimodal communication.
Conclusion: Next steps are suggested, and readers are invited to become theorists who continue to develop a critical praxis for their context.
Supplemental Material S1. Selected readings.
Privette, C. (2023). Embracing theory as liberatory practice: Journeying toward a critical praxis of speech, language, and hearing. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_LSHSS-22-00134
Publisher Note: This article is part of the Forum: Reflect, Reframe, and Re-Imagine Theory and Practice in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.</p
Total Artificial Heart: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis of Functional Improvement Associated With Postsurgical Rehabilitation
No full textAccounting for success and failure: A discursive psychological approach to sport talk
No full textIn recent years, constructionist methodologies such as discursive psychology have begun to be used in sport research (Faulkner & Finlay, 2002; Jimmerson, 2001; Locke, 2003; McGannon & Mauws, 2000). This paper provides a practical guide to applying a discursive psychological approach to sport data. After an initial discussion of qualitative and quantitative research paradigms, it provides a detailed explanation of the assumptions and principles of discursive psychology (Edwards & Potter, 1992), outlining the stages of a discursive study from choice of data through transcription and analysis. Finally, the paper demonstrates a discursive psychological analysis on sport data where athletes are discussing success and failure in competition. The analysis examines how the athletes in question manage their accountability for performance and demonstrates that for both there is an apparent dilution of personal agency, to either maintain their modesty in the case of success or to manage blame when talking about failure. It is concluded that discursive psychology has much to offer sport research as it provides a methodology for in-depth studies of interactions in spor
The anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews: an experimental study
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The presence of anchoring and adjustment within structured interviews has been widely observed in research over the years. However, the unstructured interview is a more extensively used selection tool than the structured interview, making it important to understand anchoring and adjustment in the unstructured interview setting. The present study investigated the presence of the anchoring and adjustment heuristic in unstructured interviews using a between-subjects, post-test only experimental design. The sample consisted of 78 managers and human resource personnel from various organisations. Subjects were required to watch a short video of an unstructured interview, and then provide an overall rating of the candidate's communication skills. Subjects were divided into high, low, and control conditions. A high, low, or no anchor was provided in the question asking subjects to rate the video candidate. Results indicated that anchoring and adjustment does not occur in simulated unstructured interviews. Limitations of the study and implications for future research are discussed
The Prospector, Volume 7, No. 1
No full textCENTRA;.,. PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
October 13, 1971
Asian Studies Series Seeking
To Reduce Lack ~f Knowledge
EDWIN L. BARBER
By Nancy Campbell
"Asian Understanding/' a series
of 10 seminars, is currently
meeting every Tuesday. The series
is designed to stimulate in
terest in our unfolding relationship
with Easterners and to
complement our seeming lack of
knowledge of their makeup.
Because of a personal interest
in this area, Mr. "Cy" Hastings,
CPCC speech instructor, is responsible
for the project. Travelling
in Asia {I! months ago, Mr.
Hastings was impressed by the
lack of mutual understanding
between the two cultures. After
his suggestion, a faculty committee
was set up to develop a
program re lated to Asian
studies.
The first two sessions of the
series, which began Oct. 12, will
set the background by establishing
the relationship between the
U.S. and Asian nations. Mr. Edwin
L. Barber, a former affairs
spec'ialist from the State Department,
spoke at the initial
seminar on "Asia And the United
States." Next Tuesday (Oct.
·19), Mr. William J. Mazzocco, an
economics expert, will speak on
"Impact of · Modernization in
-Asia."
After a background presentat
ion, the balance of the series
wil l deal with individual countries.
The American embassies
of eight nations are arranging
for the speakers. These include .
New Zealand, Vietnam, Republic
of China, Thailand, Singapore,
Korea, and Malaysia.
Each seminar will feature a
talk by the speaker followed by
a question-answer session. All
aspects of life i·n the country
will be mentioned. Typical topic
r11atter includes the impact of
modernization, contemporary
and historica l custom, type of
government, and politics, foreign
relations, military problems,
social issues, and problem solutions.
Mr. Hasting is enthusiastic
about the project and optimistic
about student response.
All seminars will be on Tuesday
at noon and 7:30 p.m. in the
LRC Auditorium. There will be
no admission charge.
Other speakers incl ude:
Miss Charlotte Williams "New
Zealand: Pacific Nation."
Nguyen Ngoc Bich of Vietnam:
"Integration."
Bertrand S. Y . . Mao: "Social
Changes In the Republic of
China."
Sμnthorn Hongladarom: "Thailand:
A Growing Force For
Strength."
Ronald P. W. Lo of Singapore:
" P()pulation and Resources; Utilization
and Need."
Abdyrrahman Gunadirdja: "Jndonesia-
120,000,000 People."
Dr. Jai Hyon Lee: Korea and
Peace In East Asia."
Leong Hew Meng: "Malaysia."
New Head Can Identify With CPCC Students
By Mike Jamison
Mr. John Bakita sat back in
·his chair, propped his feet on
the desk, and talked about his
new job as head of the History
Department at Central, ,Piedmont.
"My background resembles
that of a great many students
~hat attend this type of school,"
Mr. Bakita explained. "I held a
full-time job as well as being a
full -time student, and I didn't
have a lot of money. T11erefore,
I feel like I can identify with the
problems that most people at
this school would face.
"Also, my big desire in life is
to stay in the classroom, to be a
teacher. Teaching is very diffi cult,
but it is the most enjoyable
th ing I've ever come across.
I enjoy peopl·e and care for people,
and I think t his means as
much as knowledge of the subject."
The good-natured 35-year -old
has plenty of scholastic qualifications,
too. He has a master's
degree and is about to finish ·
work on his doctorat ~ at Michi-'
gan State. For the last two years
he has been a visiting lecturer
at the University of Manitoba in
Winnipeg. He has attended seven
colleges and taught at several
others. He also has six years of
. experience teaching in high
school, something he feels will
be valuable to him in his job at
CPCC.
Mr. Bakita heard about the job
through correspondence with ·or.
Gayle Simmons, CPCC executive
vice pres ident. The job was created
as a resu It of the split of
the History Department into two
departments, the Social Sciences
Department and the History
Department.
" I'm very impressed with the
people here," Mr. Bakita said.
"They've been most unusually
friend ly both at the college and
around the... city: ;, . •
Mr. Bakita is a sports ent11u-siast
who is inteested in ail
sports, both as a participant and
as a spectator. He runs two
miles almost every other day because
"I like to eat, and, if I
don't run, I'll get fat since
.sit in an office all day."
Charlotte. North Carolina VOL. VI I, NO. 1
BATTLE FATIGUE-Lois Parker shows signs of strain as she attempts to register a studetn who can't
get the classes he wants. SOCR·ATES Judged
Unworkable At CPCC
By Gloria McGettigan
The fate of computer registration
at CPCC will be decided
next Wednesday at a meeting of
Dr. Gayle Simmons, CPCC executive
vice president, and the vice
president s.
SOCRATES, a -California computer
system designed by I BM,
is now viewed as unworkable at
CPCC by the administration. Already
95% of the system has
been changed to suit CPCC's
divers ified needs.
Dr. Vaud A. Travis, vice preside\')
t for college transfer programs,
blamed much of the problem
on l imited computed equipment.
The system doesn't get
information out as fast as other
systems which require larger
computers, he said.
Although the 40 students in
charge of I.ate registration this
quarter got help from faculty
and clerica l staff members to
record the 1,922 students reg-
. istering in the last two days,
the heavy late registration caused
an overload that . "nearly
broke their bacKs," Mr .. John
Tripp, director of Administrative
Services, said.
Registration should be much
smoother next quarter, Mr.
Bruce Jackso r1 of Computer
Services said. Although the
school's open-door policy and
the constant addition and deletion
of courses pose unique
problems to, CPCC to solve, Mr.
Jackson said he does not think
the pro blems are impossible to
solve.
To help cure some of the registration
headaches next quarter,
students will be encouraged to
register between Oct. 27 and
Dec. 3, one application for admission
form will replace the
two currently used, scanning of
student master cards will be
done by . computer instead of
manually, and all registration
operations wi ll be performed in
the Woodruff Building.
Mr. Tripp sa id a major problem
was caused this quarter because
students were not aware
that the main control for registration
is through the Business
Office and that no student is offici
al ly registered until he pays
the previous quarter's balance
and makes a down payment on ,
the new quarter. The confusion ·
arose, he said, when the final
billing for the summer quarter '
HISTORY HEAD_ RELAXES- John Bakita, new History Department
chairman, is a casual man not bur;dened by formality.
Nas late. A student is only permitted
seven days to pay what
he owes and still hold his new
registration.,
Other problems were caused
by poor key punching and student
errors that resulted in
Social Security numbers on the
two admissions forms not
matching. This problem held up
the registration of 400 students,
Mr. Jackson sai'd.
Mr. Jackson said the hurried
change in the computer system
to allow students to choose
hours and instructors did not
allow enough time for a comprehensie
analysis of the system
to get the bugs out.
CPCC Population
Continues Up
Rapidly
By Jerry Privette
An estimated 10,000 students
enrolled at CPCC at _this quarter,
,_., putting it in North Caro lina's top
five colleges in terms of number
·of students. ·
It adult education classes are
included in the tall y, CPCC has
some 14,000 on-campus and off.
campus students.
Although compilation of the
official figures is not complete,
this quarter's enrollment puts
Central Piedmont in the state's
top five colleges, according to
Mr. John Tripp, director of Administrative
and Student Services.
CPCC's enrollment, he said,
is just behind that of UNC -
Chapel Hill, which registered
about 16,000 th is fall, N.C. State,
which registered about 14,000,
.and East Carolina, which registered
about 12,000.
Summer quarter registrationtotalled
almost 7,000 this year.
The summer quarter regist ration.
is typica lly the smallest of the
school year.
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COMMUNICATING • •
ANTI-DRINK FORCES SEEK
• •
CY HASTINGS
C. Elarry Sisson
Cy Hastings deserves tremendous
praise. Pract ically singlehandedly
he made the Asian
Studies series a rea l ity.
Mr. Hast ings, who forpierly
spent t ime in Southeast Asia,
knows well t he absence of
knowledge of that area among
most Americans. And he knows
how t o get things done.
The series should be seen by
everyone, not just CPCC st udents.
The guests who wi ll speak
are well i nfl,rmed, dynamic people
who will make their subjects
come alive.
Following t heir formal ta lks,
each speaker wi ll answer questions
from- t he audience. The
potential for a truly meaningful
educational experience is here.
But to be complete there must
be attendants.
A complete list of the speakers
appears 0 11 page 3.
TO DICTATE TO OTHERS
Mecklenburgs "Vote Dry" advocates
seek to have t heir will
done. The right of self determination
is reserved for them
alo.r:ie.
But their greatest blunder is
the tone of their campaign. The
int ell igence level of the approach
is asinine. Ei t her their
reasoning abi lity or t hat of those
they hope to persuade is highly
suspect.
Criminals, at least the ones
they have in mind, won't be out
boozing it up at a buck fifty or
two dollars a shot in some fancy
restaurant.
If whiskey-by-the-drink should
pass, all those opposed to drink
can abstain. And those inclined
to have a drink with dinner can
get it , if they have the cash.
The question is not liquor,
that's already here. But, rather,
an additional form.
QUARTER LOOKS GOOD BUT
NEEDS STILL HERE
From The Prospector's viewpoint
, this term appears to hold
promise. We begin the quarter
with many writers of superlatime
potent ial. However, there
are never too many. Our aim, currently
unf illed, is to have skilled
spokesmen of various subcult
ures.
Anot her dire need current ly is
tor photographers. To f ill these
pos itions all that 's required is to
have access to a camera.
Among the other shortages are
typists. Typists are desperately
in demand. M·uch of th is work
can ·be done at the vo lunteers'
leisure.
Also sought are non-staff
members' ideas as to what they
wou!d like to see in these pages.
- C. Barry Sisson
HARRY GOLDEN, noted author, is now teaching a course entitled
"Golden: Thoughts On Humanities."
Golden's ViewsA
New Class
THE PROSPf CTOR
Centra l Piedmont Community College
P.O. Box 4009, Charlot t e, r• C. 28204
Vol. VII October 13, 1971 No. l
Editor ....... C. Barry Sisson
Assistan t Editor ......... Shelly Blanton
Photography Editor ...... Chr is Pridgen
Art Editor .... . Jim Last er
STAFF WRITERS
Bernice Brown, Nancy Campbell, Karen
Campfield, Connie Davi s, Barron Elam,
Don Frye, Molly Hacker, Robert Heyward,
Kathy Horton, Mike Jamison,
Gloria McGettigan, Mike Marrett,
Peggy Poulton, Jerry Privette, Michael
Queen, Jeanne Randall, St ephen
Slechta, Jo Ann Thompson. -
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jerry Fritz, Alan Goodman, Debbie
Grundman, Stephen Slechta.
STAFF ART ISTS
Tom Barnet t e, Calvin Fleming.
Advisors ........ Miss Cynthia Ricketson,
Mr. Joe Barwick.
Mr. Harry Golden, nationally
known author and long-t ime
Charlotte resident , is conducting
a humanit ies seminar in
CPCC's Continuing Adult Education
program t his quarter.
The sem inar, which is ca lled
"Golden: Thoughts on the Humanities"
and is exclusively for
CPCC students, will concern
wor ld l iterat ure from its beginnings
to t he present, Mr. Golde11
sa id.
Mr. Golden is the author of 20
books, 18 of which hae hit bestseller
list s. Among his best
known works are "Only in
America," "Enjoy, Enjoy," "Mr.
Kennedy and the Negroes," and
"The Life of Carl Sandburg."
Mr. Golden previously conducted
a creative writing course
at CPCC.
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The Prospector
Dr. Hagemeyer
Seen On TV
Dr. Ri_chard H. Hagemeyer, appearing
on WTVl 's program Personal
Closeup, sa id that today's
educational problems are best
resolved in the classroom.
Concerning the challenges of
education here in our community,
he said no across-the-board
answers had been found. He
stated that answers to these
challenges will be worked out
between the student and the
t eacher, rather than by administrators.
Dr. Hagemeyer chatted about
his wife, children and education.
Asked about his ach ievements
in education, he answered they
resu lted from hard work, a tra it
that stems naturally from his
German descent.
The Braless Look: Student Views Varied
by Gloria McGettigan
Question: What do you think
of the new braless fad and of
the girls on CPCC's campus who
are braless?
BEAVER
Kenneth Beaver: I think it is
sloppy. Instead of attracting
proper attention all it does it
gather stares. I think it is a tad
rather than anything that has
any real connection with
"Women's Lib."
Victoria Kemp: I think it is
all right if that's what they want
to do. I also think it is kind of
rid iculous as it detracts rather
than adds to their looks. Men
who look at girls without a bra
aren't looking because she is
pretty, but more as the subject ·
of a joke.
CASANOVA
Richard Casanova: I've found
that girls who do not wear bras,
to school can be placed into
:hree general categories:
1. Those who can do it and
no one knows the diffe rence
2. Those in which their not
wearing a bra is delightfully obvious
3. Those who would be better
off wearing one.
A girl's motivation for doing
this is, as usual, complex. However,
a simplified examination
reveals the following: The type 1
female does it for comfort, so
why not? The type 2 .female
thinks her not wea;ing a bra
will make her sexier and more
attractive to the opposite sex.
She is usually .right, it does. Of
course, there is always the element
of conformity. By not wearing
one they are not conforming
to the straight mundane system,
but yet are conforming to a par- '
ticular sub-culture. The topheavy
type 3 female is no doubt
more comfortable. Unfortunately, •
her lack of .conformity doesn't
help her mu.ch at all. (Some
guys actually get " grossed-out" )
Any brief motivational inquiry ·
such as this is bound to. be an
over-simplification. There are
bound to be more reasons for a
girl not wearing a bra to school
and still even more combination
of reasons for doing so.
Some of the dangers involved
for a female are: chest colds;
social castigation from other
girls; getting hell from her parents;
and dirty old men (upon
seeing one, they think the girl ,
is " loose" , hence, easy prey for
their attentions).
Dangers for the male include
eye strain, getting slapped in
the fate, and diverted attention.
As a male, I have experienced
the last of the dangers mentioned.
This happened last summer.
I was walking down the
stairs in CB after a class. About
that time a very obvious type 3
(top-heavy braless) came running
up the stairs no doubt late
for her class. My human nature
fell subject to Newton's gravity
and was five steps lower before
I righted myself and regained
my composure.
Of course, if I had been crossing
a street I could have run
~ over a truck or something in~
tead of just fall ing down five
stairs. That's fine and good, but
the truck would have won that
encounter. My conclusion:
GIRLS THAT DO NOT WEAR
BRAS ARE DANGEROUS!
Paul Spil : I think its good to
have for a change of pace at
school. I like it. It brings out my
imagination. It makes some girls
more appealing. You get more
eye openers anyway. Sometimes
when I see a braless girl I feel
her personality is widespread,
that she has room for imagination.
The most important thing
is .th~t. these g!rls are. doing
their thing.
Bill Wood: I ltke to see a chick
looking happy and comfortable.
If going braless makes them·
feel comfo rtable, right on. It also
adds to the scenery here at the
school. I'm 100% in favor of
the braless chick.
Annie McKinney: I don't like
it one bit: I don't think it's very
lady-like at all. It's kind of funny.
If they expect to be respected
like ladies they should look like
ladies.
Yvonne Stafford : believe
they're touched. They have to
be. It 's terrible. It draws more attention
than being just nude.
It's definitely not lady-like!
BUSTEED
Bob Busteed : I think it adds
a certain something to girl
watching and I would imagine
that it w0uld be cooler in the
hot weather. I am surprised that
it hasn 't become more popular
here. I recently spent two weeks
in New York City where braless
fashions and hot pants have become
extremely popular which
made my visit even more en-
. joyable.
SMITK
Jane Smith: I think therfl is a
t ime and place for everything.
Out in public is not the time or
place fo r gir ls to look like they
are ready to go to bed. If they
do have on something that can
be worn without a bra without
looking .naked then it wil pass.
The Prospector
Football Club Undefeated
.In Conference Play
By -Barron Elam
Tying UNC-Chapel Hill, 7-7
Oct. 2, the CPCC Football Club,
now in its second season, mainta
ined its no-loss conference
record. The team lost one game
in non-conference play.
"The squad consists of veterans
and local stars, many of
whom played high school ball
here in Charlotte. These are a
bunch of dedicated players-I
wish we had more," Coach Richard
Horstman said.
The CPCC club is in the infant,
five-member N. C. Club
Footbal I Association.
"Even though we are off to a
winning start," the coach sa id, .
"I feel we are now able. to play
a better brand of ball with the
association being formed."
Thus tar th is season, the
Tigers have stopped N.C. State,
20-0, and Duke, 22-6. CPCC tied
UNC-Chapel Hill, 7-7. The only
loss was to Ferrum Junior Cellege-
a non-conference -team-
58-0, in Ferrum, Va. Ferrurn is
nationally ranked in the top ten
junior college teams.
"We have a tough 10-game
schedule th is year which could
give us some recognition as a
football team. I am hoping that
more will come and see me
about adding to our 30-rnan
team," Mr. Horstman said.
Last Saturday, the Tigers
faced Evans Business College
in Concord. The Prospector, went
to press before game time. Tommy
Jarrell was scheduled to be·
in the quarterback slot, with
co-captains Randy Brady and
• Tudd Dean adding to the all-out
Tiger attack.
All men that have played some
high school football and are interested
in playing college ball,
were urged to contact Mr. Richard
Horstman after 6 p.m. at the
.. . • • •
Independence Park football
field, across from Memorial
Stad ium.
Booster Club Formed
To ~ssist "Athletics
.
By · Barron Elam
A ~ group of Centra I Piedmont
students is organ izing a CPCC
sports booster club as "the only
recourse" to an administration
veto of a SGA Legislative Council
approved donation to the
Footbal I Club, Al Rasberry, SGA
president, said recently.
Of the SGA attempt to make a
$300 contribution to the Football
.Club, Rasberry said: "We felt
this contribution was warranted
since the players on the football
team give not only their time
and effort but also their money
to carry out a program that we
feel is of service to al I the students
at CPCC."
He said the administration
vetoed the counci l's proposal on
several grounds, one of which
was that student activity fees
border on being tax monies,
which, according to North Carolina
law, cannot be spent on
athletics.
Rasberry said the boosters
club would work with the athletic
teams to raise money to
support the school's competitive
sports program. Further, he
said, the club would use its
funds to furnish transportation
for its members and other students
to attend out of town
games.
According to Rasberry, students
interested in joining the
club should contact David
Hughes in Old Central, room 239,
or cal I extension 251.
• •
REMAINING GAMES
October 16 . ....... OPEN
October 23
. Octooer 30
November 6
November 13.
November 20
• •
Horne
Raleigh
Greenville
Sweetwater, Tenn.
Murfreesboro, N. C. -
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Tl_GER GAIN-CPCC running back Doug Ranson is stopped in the open field by a Duke defender. Also
near the action are Lee Dysart (44) and co-captain Randy Brady (10), along with an unidentif ied
Duke player. Photo by Phill ip Kridel
New Center
Director Named
By Robert Heyward
Mary Arnold, the new Student
Activities director, recently expressed
a desire to increase student
enjoyment of the lounge.
A Chicago native, she came
to Charlotte as a student at
Johnson C. Smith, and decided
to stay.
" I I ike Central Piedmont . . .
the students are so friendly and
interested." They h~ve an "-enthusiasm
over campus life," she
added.
Mrs. Arnold seeks student
ideas about the center in her effort
to improve it.
She expressed an eagerness .
to meet with any' student to talk
about campus life, problems, or
ideas fc:ir school improvement.
~ The Greek Column ~
e ~~~ ~~C :,~;~"" Roooie
G...{ ., Wlil1amson, pres. Chi Delta Epsi Ion - service
h...Q "- sorority, al l female students in-p
a~- v1ted to rush Oct. 12-19. Kathy
Quinn, pres. t1 Omega Chi - community serv- 14' \ t ~ce . sorority, among stated ob-
~ Ject1ves are finer womanhood,
sisterly love and scholarship.
by the savage Judy Tucker, pres. Rush, Oct.
The fraternities and sororities
of CPCC welcome all new and
returning students back for the
fa ll quarter.
Many organizations plan
"rush" acti ities to recruit new
members.
A few include:
Beta Sigma Tau - social fraternity,
rush, Oct. 7-17 open to
7-17.
Sigma Delta Phi- social service
fraternity,· rush- Oct. 19-26,
open to any CPCC 15uy. Rush
meeting Oct. 19, 11 a.m., OC 220.
Pete Bogguss, pres.
(All campus organizations are
encouraged to submit news of
their act iities to the Prospector
for this col umn.)
Star Is Born, Another Airborne
They wanted realism.
And they got it.
One onlooker refused to be-.
lieve it wasn't the real thing.
After all, the cars and uniforms
w
The Prospector, Volume 7, No. 6
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CENTRAL PIED'110NT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ATEA BANQUET - Dr. Gabriel Ofeish speaks to AJ"EA conferees at
their banquet Thursday, Nov. 11. (Photo by Wayne Upchurch)
Visiting Speaker Tells Conference
That Educators Not Keeping Pace
By Barry Sisson
"We have met the enemy and
it is us," Dr. Gabriel D. Ofeish
told educators at the banquet
of the American Technical Education
Association (ATEA) last
week.
Dr. Ofeish spoke at the evening
session of the ATEA regional
conference Thursday. He is director
of the Center for Educational
Technology, American
university of Washington, D. C.
Closing the first of the conference's
two days, Dr. Ofeish
said that despite trem.endous
success in the physical realm
there has been no comparable
contribution by technicians to
social and intellectual growth.
A major shortcoming of educators,
according to the Educational
Technology professor, is
the · failure to effectively use
television. Educational TV (ETV)
is a "virtual failure," he said.
The three commercial net - ·
works spend more i"n a week
than all ETV does in a year,
he added. He then asked when
education is going to tap into
this.
About 100 of the 140 conferees
attended the banquet. They represented
all the neighboring
states, according to Dr. Donald
Harbert, CPCC's vice president
for trade and technical programs.
Dr. Ofeish said the major
problem isn't a lack of equipment
but rather efficient use
of the devices.
"The only hope I see .. . is the
community college," he continued,
but " not as long as we
try to make . .. (them) junior
colleges-junior Harvards."
On future education, Dr. Ofeish
predicted the elimination of
degrees, certification of i nst ructors,
and systems. There will be
more individualism, technica l
personnel and processes, he
said. The aim of coming educat
ion will be how to learn rather
than what to learn, he prophesied.
After describing educational
technology as the application of
what we. know about how human
beings learn, Dr. Ofeish closed
with a warning that " technology
is a servant to man, not his
master."
Ch.1r1ottt•. North C.1rolina
At Asian Seminar
Nationalist Chinese: 'Our Expulsion
From U.N. Will Hurt United States'
The first secretary for com-
- mercial affairs in the Embassy
of Singapore will describe the
governmental, commercial •. and
sociological development of his
country in tile seventh address
of the 10-part Asian Understanding
Seminar series at Central
Piedmont next Tuesday.
Mr. Ronald P. W. Lo will speak
at noon and 7:30 p.m. in the
Learning Resources Center Audi
tori um. Admission (s free.
A graduate of the University
of the University of Melbourne
(Australia), Mr. Lo is a Russian
scholar and has been a teacher
and an accountant.
This week's speaker in the
series was Thai Ambassador to
the United States Mr. Sunthorn
Hongladarom. His speech on
"Thailand: A Growing Force for
Strength" was delivered after
the PROSPECTOR went to
press.
With much interest already
aroused on campus by the recent
expulsion of Nationa list
China from the United Nat ions,
Mr. Bertrand S. Y. Mao, cultural
officer in the Embassy of the
Republic of China, spoke to a
full auditor ium Nov. 9.
The aud'ience I istened impassively
through Mr. Mao's
statistics-fi lled speech and the
chamber-of-commerce type film
preceding it. But interest quickened
considerably during the
question-and-answer period afterward.
In response to one of the
questions from the audience.
Mr. Mao said the expulsion of
Nationalist China from the U.N.
two weeks earlier "indicated a
deteriorating trend in this organization
(the U.N.)."
Nationalist China was an original
member of the international
organization, Mr. Mao continued.
Thailand's ambassador to the United States, Sunthorn Hongladarom,
was the speaker at this week's Asian seminar.
VOL. VI I, NO. 6
Ronald Lo
"We have never failed to fulfill
our obi igations under the U.N.
charter I see no reason why we
should be expel led."
Mr . . Mao said that the real
loser in the expulsion was the
United States. Because of the
United Nations action, he warn ed,
"you wi ll have more trouble."
One persistent member of the
audience questioned Mr. Mao
about thE: often-criticized system
of representat ion in the Nationalist
Chinese government.
but Mr. Mao either sidestepped
the series of questions or missed
the point.
Mental 'Health Center
Announces Seminars
The county Mental Health
Center- is once again offering
seminars to inform the professional,
volunteer, and student
care-giving personnel of services
offered.
Next ' Tuesday (Nov. 23) the
seminar deals with the Concentrated
Employment Program.
Nov. 30 a program on mental
health closes this month's
series.
The seminars are scheduled
·from 3:30 ti I 5 p.m. .,, t'1e center,
501 Billingsley Road, (off
Randolph Road).
For further details or to offer
suggestions, call Ms. Linda
Jones, 374-2746.
CPCC Looks After Its Handicapped Students
By Jeanne Randall
CPCC has a concerted program to help handicapped students.
Adressing itself chiefly to attitudes and
physical limitations, the Student Services department
tries to deal with the handicapped's
problems. Mr. Gus Boukavalas, who heads the
program, cited problems ranging from classroom
accessibility to restroom facilities to
acquiring funds for school costs.
But he said the main concern is "bringi ng
them (the handicapped) in." According to
Mr. Boukavalas, of about 40,000 handicapped
in the county, only 80 attend CPCC. .
orice enrolled perhaps the greatest task
is scheduling classes. Currently or to offered
next term there is a cou.rse in sign language
BOUKALAVAS for deaf mutes, a course in understanding
the handicapped, and an auto mechanics course taught in sign
language. · .
· Bei ng considered are hair styling and cosmetology for the blmd.
Among a r~itectura l aids on
campus are two wheelchair
ramps (although one student
said that one is too steep), assigned
parking spaces .and use
of elevators for infirmed. One
complaint raised by a staff
member is that other students
park in the reserved spaces.
The top two floors of Old
Central are inaccessible by
wheelchai r. This means· that
physical sciences, secretarial
courses, accounting among
others are not available.
Mr. Boukavals is described by
a colleague as a very hard worker,
often on his own time. He is
also characterized as one who
" fights city hall" for his pro-gram.
(Con tinued on page 4)
No Issue Next Week
THE PROSPECTOR will not
be published next week because
the staff deserves and
is being given a holiday. We
watch football games and
eat turkey just like normal
folks. We hope you enjoy
your holiday as much as we
are going to enjoy our'n.
North Cireenville Shellacks All Stars
Tigerville, S. C. - North Greenvi lle Junior College defeated CPCC's Intramural All Stars Monday
night, 105-64. North Greenvi lle, which led 55-30 at the half, placed five men in double fi~ures . Larry
Wi lson, CPCC's outstanding guard, was the game's top scorer with 27 points. Further details were not
available before the PROSPECTOR's deadline.
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COMMUNICATING • • • •
Being a cop-out from pressures,
drugs allow the avoidance
of reality. This can be habitforming
and lead to massive
irresponsibility in some.
Aim Determinses Worth
As a means to an end drugs
can be defended-if the end is
defendable. But not as an end
in themeslves. If they increase
an individual's ability to cope
.and to contribute to society,
then they are good. If they are
used solely for pleasure and to
escape, then they are not. .
Nothing is black nor white
this year . .. .
Most dispensed drug information
is biased. It is propa-ganda
seeking to sell the view
of the holder.
Drug cultists are evangelists
of the "benefits." They attempt
to convert others to their thinking:
"Don't knock it if you
haven't tried it."
Anti-use proponents-"Why do
you think they call it 'dope'?"steadfastly
condemn any use
and most users.
Non-addictive drugs are, at
worst, less harmful than ;:ilco·
hol (also a drug), and, at best,
aids in today's pressure-packed
world.
Slightly Dishonest
Both sides employ psycholog)
in their tactics. Each utilizes
half-truths. Neither tells the full
story, occasionally because it's
not known, nor admits any va- ·
·lidity of the other side's case.
But that's to be expected, both
are justifying their position. In
part to themselves.
If you condone drug use you
are labeled a •user, or at least
suspected to be. Condemnation
·can facilitate use without suspicion,
albeit hypocritical.
Amiable, Paranoid
The use non-addictive forms,
e.g. marijuana and hashish, increases
amiability and brotherhoQ\
I during "highs." It also
brings on paranoia (whic!i would
likely cease with legalization,
an unlikely event).
-C. Barry Si!';son
''r111J a .. y s1>.1.1 THlfr yo"
st<o11LON 'r l..lfl& foa Ol<e1GJ1
f!J ur CllC ·~"" A:» """<AIN.S
To AN ~,YO'"· IF "'' C,<l\N
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Ths Prospector
Two Views Of 'Packaging' List Pro's, Con's
By J!llrn A. Porter
By William A. Mclntost,
Discussions relating to comparisons between
programmed instructional materials and traditional
lectures would best begin with a recognition of
three types of programmed materials and their lecture
counterparts. Programmed materials may be
classified into one of three categories. They are:
l l non-adaptive materials, 2) partially adaptive ma
terials, and 3) totally adaptive materials. Lecturers
may also be classified as non-adaptive, partially
adaptive, and totally adaptive.
"Civilization is a race between education and
Non-adaptive programmed materials do not permit
the deviation of presentations based on individual
learning characteristics. Each student i~
MclNTOSH -PORTER
catastrophe." That race has never been as rapid
or as unusual as it is now. While America continues
to pursue her goal of mass education for a
mass society, the implications of this commitment
are becoming alarmingly clear. Many of this nation's
institutions are staggering under the weight
of increasing numbers ~f people, and perhaps the
most besieged is higher education. Universities,
colleges, and technical institutions are being
swamped with applicants trying to gain entrance
into already filled classrooms . .
In order to battle this crisis, educators have
presented identical frames in dependent and se
quential order. No program adjustment is made for individual dirrefences
in learning characteristics. Common remarks heard from students
exposed to this type of instruction include the following: a)
boring, bl dry, cl difficult to review, d) unimaginative, el sterile, f)
unexciting, etc.
The non-adaptive lecturer teaches subjects not students, discourages
questions, is overly concerned with covering specified material
in a limited time, is orderly to a fault, arrives and leaves punctually,
has no out-of-class time for student conferences, is subject oriented.
Common remarks from students exposed to this type of instruction
include: a) goes too fast, b) expects all of us to be as interested in
the subject as he· is, cl has no time for students, d) dry, e) uninteresting,
f) boring, etc.
Partially adaptive programmed materials permit presentations of ..
selected materials based on student's questions and/or responses
to previously presented information. The quality range of these types
of materials varies widely and is dependent upon the knowledge and
skill of the author and his awareness of the characteristics of the ·
· target group. Considerable success has been obtained in industry
by the utilization of partially adaptive materials. Notable are those
programs adopted by IBM and RCA for the training of customer
engineers. The ingredients for success appear to be a specific definition
of the learning task, ·awareness of areas or concepts Which offer
difficulty for the learner and knowledge of the learning characteristics
of the student body. Typical comments from students exposed
to this type of instruction include: a) good, b) I like it, cl I can proceed
at my own rate, d) review is easy, el no difficulty in determining
what is important, f) no one knows how well I'm doing except me, etc.
Partially adaptive lecturers are sensitive to individual student
differences but operate within a time frame which inhibits total individualized
attention. Many questions go unanswered for lack or
time. Individual ·conferences are encouraged, but with large classes
are limited to short question and answer periods. Student comments
most often related to this type of instruction include: a) good instructor,
b) goes too fast for me, I learn ·slower than others, c) I
should have taken a more elementary course first, d) I'm spending
an awful lot of time on homework, el I seem to be about t_wo days
behind f) the exam grade does not reflect what I know, g) I could
· have d~ne ·better if I "had more time, etc. ·
Totally adaptive programmed materials are those which adapt com:
pletely to the individual lea.ming characteristics in terms of met~od
presentation, time of presentation and the details of .explanat10~.
The ideal totally adaptive system has not yet been designed. IBM s
1500 instructional system was a close approximate. Interactive TV
coupled with dial-access and the computer offer much more promise
in this area.
The totally adaptive lecturer exists only in a tutor system which
includes one instructor and one student.
Research literature reports results of comparative studies between
programmed materials and lecturers. Contradictions which arise
from various studies are a result of the failure to recognize the necessity
for like comparisons within the categories of classification.
In conclusion, programmed materials offer considerable promise
in terms of developing a system of individualized learning. In all
probability, programmed materials will represent only one of many
ingredients which combined will form a multi-media approac,h to
learning. Other ingredients would include lectures, demonstrations,
readings, films, field trips, discussion periods, TV, radio, etc.
Registration
Mechanics Create
Mechanical Workers
Central Piedmont students
who hacked their Ways through
the fall quarter registratior
jungle and were fortunate
enough to emerge semi-successfully
had a complaint. Although
they had grown up .with the
Technological Revolution, they.
deeply resented being victimized
by a blundering computer.
Of course, we agreed that such ·
was to be expected -of a dispassionate
instrument too heartless
to treat people as individuals.
And even the CPCC administration
recognized the machines'
coldness and reluctantly decided
to "scrap SOCRATES."
With winter quarter's "rehumanized"
registration in full
swing, what do the registering
students get as they're herded
from station to station? Mechanical,
monotonous echoes from
the metallic orifices of statuelike
clerks:
"Do You Have - Fed-Er-Al-Aid,
Schol-Ar-Ships, Et-Cet-Er-A?" ...
"Are You A New Stu-Dent Or
A Returning Stu-Dent?" ... "Do
You Have An·YBal-Ance Due
Frome Last Quar-Ter?" ..•
sought help ·from many sources never before considered
in the field of education. In the armed services and in industry
men are processed into functional units. An effort is made to
avoid the entrapments of individualism while promoting and sustaining
productive group activity. Operating .on "behavioristic" principles
both groups have achieved functional success. Now education
is turning to behaviorism for a solution to its crisis. Its conclusion
is obvious; in order to educate the masses, man must be proc~sserl
and his education must be standardized. Under the unassllmir ;: title
of "programmed learning!' many schools are rapidly changi ng ti : ~ : ~
curriculums to reflect a behavioristic point of view.
The "programmed learning" approach is an attempt on the part of ·
educators to program as many people as . possible with v. :'atever
standardized subject matter they deem important. Much succe~s tias
been claimed by the proponents of this approach. They have demonstrated
that large numbers of people can be made to assimilate
specific subject matter in an orderly fashion. As a result the teacher,
now freed from his traditional responsibilities, becomes simply a
middle man as he directs students to the standardized material. The
process is rapid, orderly and efficient. The product is "the" functional
education programmed into "the" standardized man. By any drill
instructor or businessmans standards, we have a sucres.;.
As in any success, there is a cost that must be paid. 3ecause the
cost of this success is not financial, it is not as obvious as it should
be. Instead of education being an interchange between human beings
with IDEAS as the focal point, education has become an end
in itself with the retention of facts as the fundamental goal. Thus
the dehumanization that has become so strong in many areas of
modern life has now taken root in education.
A basic quality of life, the open interchange of beliefs and ideas
within the freedom of the classroom is now being discarded because
it has been judged innetficient for modern life. It is this discrimina·
t ion that is the basic nightmare of a 1984 Orwellian society. Personal
freedom, dignity and individualism properties which have always
been the gradual results of any education, are now said to threaten
the orderly functioning of society and the standardization of man.
We are asked to save the future of man by destroying his humanity.
Man's humanity will resist this standardization, and it is well that it
should, for if personal freedom and dignity are not innate in man
then they must surely rank as his greatest creative achievement.
The Politics of Registration THE PROSPECTOR
CPCC's well-meaning registration
director-a former Student
Government Association president
- explodes, spouting off
how under his guiding hand the
previous regime's ills will be
remedied and its incompetent
leadership unquestionably will
be replaced. Yet winter quarter
registration gives a perfect example
of how this corrective
management does not correct
but just continues along the
same path. With a long list of
reliable students wanting to
help in registration, who pops
up at the registration table? The.
very student who hammered the
nails the hardest, cried Judas
first, and was condemned by
our healer-of-ills the most for
his abuse of authority. It seems
this student, this killer of jobs
for his fellow students, has been
permitted to gallantly do this
well-meaning registration director
"a favor" and has sacrificed
his time to help out! Once the
hole has been dug, let's hope
it takes more than a handful of
dirt and some Manp0wer girls
to bury the casket.
Central Piedmont Community Coll111
P.O. Box 4009, Charlotte, N. C. 28204
Vol. VII November 18, 1971 No.6
Editor .................. .. .. : ... C. Barry Sisson
Photography Editor ...... Chris Pridgen
Art Editor ...... .... : ... .. ............ Jim Laster
STAFF WRITERS
Zebria Baldwin, Bernice Brown, Nancy
Campbell, Barron Elam, Don Frye,
Robert Heyward, Kathy Horton, Mike
Jamison, Gloria McGettigan, Glenn
Moore, Tony Palmer, Peggy Poulton,
Jerry Privette, Jeanne Randall, Stephen
Slechta, Jo Ann Thompson.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
James Faust, Jerry Fritz, Johnny
McDonald, Stephen Slechta.
STAFF ARTISTS
Tom Barnette, Randy Cotner, Calvin
Fleming.
Advisors ...... .. Miss Cynthia Ricketson,
Mr. Joe Barwick.
The Prospector Intra murals
Hawks, Faculty,
Ceugars Win In
Intramural Plav
Play in CPCC's Intramural
Basketball League got underway
with three games last week.
Two of the contests were rather
one-sided and the third was
forfeited.
In the opening game Tuesday
the Hawks, paced by Larry Wilson's
24 points, easily defeated
the Bullets, 68-43. The Hawks'
Tony Bridges added 19. John
Gaither had 19 In the Bullets'
losing effort.
Wednesday the Faculty Flyers
turned back Sigma Delta Phi,
42-24. Carl .Ballard's 16 and Jim
Hall's 10 led the scoring. Tqp
scorer for the fraternity was
Wayne McBreyer with eight.
The Cougars won Thursday's
scheduled game when the Zephyrs
failed to have f ive men
present. The score was record-
. ed as 1-0.
Schedule
Thursday, November 18
Faculty Flyers vs Cougars
Tuesday, November 23
Sigma Delta Phi vs Hawks
Wednesday, November 24
Faculty Flyers vs Zephyrs
Thursday, November 25
Bullets vs Cougars
Monday, November 29
Sigma Delta Phi vs Zephyrs
Thursday, December 2
Hawks vs Cougars
Monday, December 6
Bullets vs Faculty Flyers
Thursday, December 9
Sigma Delta Phi vs Cougars
Monday, December 13
determined by league
standing
Tuesday, December 14
3rd vs 2nd
Wednesday, Decemb(!r 15
FINALS
Winner of 1 vs 4 and,
2 vs 3
Up and Coming
November 18
8 p.m. "The Crucible" - LRC
Aud. 1.50 door.
9~30 p.m. - Asian Seminar -
Hon. Ronald P. W. Lo of Singapore-
LRC Aud. Free.
November 18-21
"Hair" (Thures., Fri.-8 p.m.;
Sat.-6 & 10 p.m.; Sun.- 2:30 &
7:30 p.m.)- Ovens Aud. 3-4.
8 p.m.- The WHO- Coliseum,
3-5.
Noon ·7:30 p.m.- Asian Seminar-
Hon. Abdurrahman Gunadirdia
of lndonesia- LRC Aud
Free.
December 1
7:30 p.m.- lntramural All Stars
vs. Isothermal- Piedmont Junior
High- Free.
December 2, 3, 4
8 p.m.- "Fiddler on the Roof"
LRC Aud. 1.50 door.
Rosters
TEAM 1-HAWKS
Larry Wilson
Tony Bridges
Ron Calloway
Ben Blackmon ·
Frank Bennett
Michael Trap
Ode! Brown
TEAM 3-S!GMA DELTA PHI
Marty Caffari !lo
Kirby Faye
Glenn Mccorkle
Jerry Kiser
Wayne McBreyer
Hugh Hilton
Mike Haney
·Tom Gresch
Kenny Abernathy
Dick Jordan
Steve McMillan
Jim Austin
Bob Dixon
Ed Moore
TEAM 5-
The Prospector, Volume 7, No. 7
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Dec. 2, 1971 Ch a rl o tt c. N~rth Carolina Vol. VII, No. 7
As Thai Ambassador Speaks Here
Coup Overthrows His GovernP1ent.
!,_._.
Winter Again Means Skiing
(This is the third in a series
of articles abeut recreation
-courses offered at CPCC.)
By Kathy Horton
For the second consecutive
winter, CPCC is offering snow
skiing as a recreational -course
that',.Aiives call~e,Jra nster c;tu-~dents
an interesting, enjoyable
·opportunity to knock out some
physica l education requirements
at CPCC.
"I wish students would check
the physical education requirements
of the schools they wish
: to transfer to and take t hese
- credits here (at CPCc);" Mr.
' John Needy, chairman of the
Health Education and Recrea.
tion Department, said.
He emphasized the wide vari ety
of. recreational courses offered
at CPCC( and said that they
would all transfer to four-year
· . schools.
one on -Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.,
another on-Sundays at 2:30 p.m.,
and still another on Thursdays
at 8 a.m.
"We expect there will be
about 400 people enrolling for
the snow skiing course this
quarter," Mr. Needy said "The
classes will be divided up with
ten student s per one i nstructor."
"The snow skiing classes are
not to produce racers," he sa id,
"but to learn and to enjoy."
· The classes are categor~zed by
ability and students advance at
their - own rates, he explained.
"One unique feature is the
three-foot skis used," he said.
The shorter skies reduce the
risk of casualties.
The only real problem the
classes -have had so far concerns
the Southern snow. ·
By Tony Palmer
Dr. Jai Hyon Lee, cultural and
- information attache and director
of the Korean Information Office
' of the Embassy of Korea in the
United States, will be the ninth
speaker of the 10-part Asian ' ·
Understanding Seminar series
- at Central Piedmont next Tues.
day in the LRC auditorium. He
will deliver his speech at neon
and again at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Lee is an author and a
member of Sigma Delta Chi, a
a journalism fraternity. His
speech will point out that "the
: primary responsibility for Asia's
· prosperity rests with Asians."
· This week's· speaker was Mr.
·' Abdurrahman Gunadirdja, Min:
ister of the Embassy of Indonesia.
His speech, entitled "In- •
· donesia - 120,000,000 People"
was del ivered after the PROSPECTOR
went to press.
The speaker last week was Mr.
Ronald P. W. Lo, first secretary
· for commercial affairs for the
. Embassy of Singapore.
Mr. Lo discussed the racial
· composit ion of the population
-of Singapore since its founding
by Sir Standford Raffles in 1819
through World War II, the beginning
'at Singapore's parliamentary
form of government
which began in 1959, and the
survival of Singapore as an in-
. dependent state and its implications
and problems.
Mr. Lo also stressed the importance
of youth in Singapore,
reporting that approximately 51
per cent of the populat ion is
under 21 years of age.
, Mr. Lo said, "Considering the
rapid growth that the neighbor-
RONALD P. W. LO told of the strategic importance of S_ingapore at_
last week'~ Asina Seminar. (Photo by Wayne Upchurch)
The snow-skiing course is
: given at the French-Swiss Ski
College on Appalachian Ski -
Mountain near Blowing Rock,
Two Dozen Honor Students· Enter Phi Theta Kappa
• N. C. The six-lesson course costs
the student 35 paid in advance to
· the ski college and 30 is collected at
500 worth- and transportation
via bus.
"This aver~ges out to' about
$11 per lesson," Mr. Needy
Students-Help The Less · Fortunate
· pointed out:
The classes are scheduled for
four separate days each week.
One group leaves for Blowing
Rock on Fridays at 3:30 p.m.,
A program i s · currently being
detai led to help lower income .
citizens of all races prepare
. their tax forms. Students from
all area schools are being .re-
Executive. Council DeadU-ne
The deadline for entry into the·
race for SGA Executive Council
positions is Mooday, December
. 6, at 5 p.m. Candidates for president,
vice-president, secretary,
and t reas.urer may pick up and
turn in applications in OC 239.
To remain in the race all candidates
must attend a meeting at ·
5 p.m. on the day of the dead-
1i ne in OC 23~.
c rui ~ed to assist local Certified
Public Accountants in the program.
Students are asked to don'ate
their time, knowledge, and
ski lls. With six or seven sites
around Charlotte (as yet undetermined),
the operation will
. run'. fo"r 10 weeks, January' 10-
March 19, 1972. CPCC students
may volunteer by contacting Mr.
Earl . Hassett, head of the Ac-
. counting Department, Gary Pressley,
or Larry Walton, or leaving
their names in the PROSPECTOR
office (OC 224).
liam Livingston Jr., Walker Love
· Jr., Richard Martin, Hope Mor.
_ri ll, Larry Newsom, Janet Pence,
William Hymer, Thomas Shields
111, Robert ,Sleet, Norman Treadwell,
and Denis Workman.
Dr. Sidney Freeman, a U nita~ian
minister, delivered the featured
speech. Dr. Freeman's
speech, t itled "Back from Walden's
Pond," was sprinkled with
quotations from the works of
Henry David Thoreau. In his
speech, Dr. Freeman compared
the student 's life to the l ife of
- Thoreau. He told the students
. not to be afraid of setting goals
or day-dreaming as long as they
tried to make their dreams into
reality.
Following the initiation ceremony,
Miss Priscilla Davis sang
. the Phi Theta Kappa hymn. She
. was accompanied by Mrs. Elea- ·
nor McNair.
After the program new members
and their famil ies and
friends were guests at a reception.
ing countries have donein taking
advantage of our port facilities,
I feel sure that communications
and se rvi ce ~ of OU( ports
will be ciur primary contribution
in the future years."
See Asian Seminar, page 2
Temporary 'Blindness'
· Opens Students' Eyes
. By Kathy Horton
There have been some un-
. usual th ings going on around
campus lately arousing curiosity.
Students in the Human Services
class taught by Mr. Vaughn
Luckadoo, for example, have
been experimenting with the
idea of being blind.
The fourteen students paired
off recently and took t urns " being
blind" by means of bl indfolds.
"The seeing partner is allowed
to say nothing but acts as a seeing-
eye dog," Mr. Luckadoo said.
"This develops empathy and an
understanding of a handicap by
putting yourself in someone
· else's shoes."
The Human Services courses
. are designed to train students
to aid people. "They work with
the mentally retarded, juvenille
delinquents, and the handicapped,"
explained Mr. Luckadoo.
Self-awareness and a knowledge
of themselves is acquired
in the experiments done in
class, he continued. " I can't
teach feeling, just as I can't
teach love," he ' said. "That is
why I want them -to experience
as many th ings as possible, to
gain a basis for all helping."
1 Mr. Luckadoo does not believe
in a noteta_king, lecture-type
class. He said a student -teacher
relationship does not exist be-
. cause we are all learning, we
are all student s. He said he is
very pleased with the students
. because they are already on the
road to knowing themselves.
· "The group is al ive and the ex·
· periments go well with them."
Former Peace
Corps, VISTA
Agents Coming
On Thursday, December 2,
and Friday, December 3, Lib
Haubenreiser, ex-Peace Corps
volunteer, Liberia, and Laura
Larson, ex-VI STA volunteer,
will be on campus to talk to
students interested in either
of these programs.
Anyone inteersted in talking
with these representat
ives may come to the Reception
Room in the LRC
between 9 A.M. and 4 P.M.
Thursday or between 9 A.M.
and noon Friday.
..... - ·Page ·z Dec. 2, 1971
COMMUNICATING ••••
Potential Dialogue In
Any Election Year
"Pat Paulsen,''. I said the other
day whef'! asked for whom I was
going to vote.
· "Wh.o?" came. . the' puzi;ied
query. of my interviewer. .
"Whom, don't you inean?' i
replied, attempting to cease the
exchange right where it lay.
"What?' he retorted . . -
Suddenly I recafled the old
·: • ' Abbott and-Coslel lo ·gag· related
• · .to·· the baseball team. So· I returned
· to my original response.
"Pat Pau I sen· has. more integrety,
stauncher supporters; and
more sensible solution~ than
any of the· other front runners
in th.e campaign!;' I interjected.
"You outta your tree?" leading
me to believe that my intellect
was being questioned. I ignored
the implication.
"Why, just think about it,'' I
said coyly, trying to maintain
the offense.
"What makes him so great?"
he shot back. I now suspected
his awareness of my hero's positions.
"Well, I guess what impresses
me most about Pat is his 'hippier
than thou' attitude," I ex-
Letter to the Editor
pounded. " I have actually heard
him say, 'If nominated, I will not
run; if elected, I wiU-- not
serve.'" How original can one
man be?
"Did he really say that?"
asked my crony. I knew then
that his ' position was beginning
to weaken.
"More than one~!" I flatly
stated:
"What qualifies him to be
President?" ,
"His abil ity "to lie," I answe.riid .
without hesitation. . ..
"Thats no good, they all do
that."
He had a point .. •
(Although I jotted down the
preceding passage during the
'68 presidential campaign, it
still seems appropriate with another
race nearing. Actually, I
suf>port George McGovern.)
Out of Place
I had my Irish dander roused ·
last week. On entering an Old
Central restroom, I was confronted
by several students (I
suppose) passing a wine bottle.
I immediately hastened to notify
campus authorities. In conversation
I was told this is fairly
common. The problem, on the
rise, is currently. under consider-
Parking Judge Needed
(The foll0wing letter was sent
to Dr. Hagemeyer, concerning
the parking situation. The ·author
is with the Legal Aid Society
of Mecklenburg County. It
submitted by George Raynor, a
student at CP.CC.)
Dear Sir:
One fo your students stopped
in to see us about the procedural
aspects of a traffic
ticket he received on your campus
parking lot. The student
thought that he had a good
case, having parked 40 to 50 feet
away from any no park ing sign
in an unmarked slot. He was
of the opinion that the college
was making good money by
t icketing all cars that parked in
this seemingly good slot.
Whatever the merits of the
case, however, as is normal in.
this country, the student was
more -concerned with the fact
that his case was not given fair
treatment. At the · least, one
would expect that anyone who
was t icketed would have . the
chance to appeal the decision
to some unbiased arbitrator. In
this case, the official said that
the student could appeal to his
superior but that the case would
' .
THE PROSPECTOR
Cent ral Piedmont Community College
P.(,l, Box 4009, Charlotte, N. C. 28204
Vol. VII December 2, 1971 No. 7
Editor .......................... C. Barry Sisson
Assistant Editor ................ Jim Laster
come back to hir.1 for decision
anyway. Your official (Mr. James
Williams, I believe) was acting
as prosecutor and judge, all in
one.
I am very surprised that a
school as large as Central Piedmont
Community College has
no trial board to sit on such
cases. Certainly the volurrfe of
traffic offenses on a campus
with the parking problems your
has would justify setting up
such a board. I would imagine
that most campuses have a student-
faculty traffic court which
allows alleged violators to contest
their tickets. Such courts,
usually hear the case in an
informal manner and decide
· whether a rule was violated as
alleged. Such a procedure meets
a fairness test, I believe.
This may seem to be a J)etty
case, but I do not beHeve that
any case in which fundamental
fairness is denied is petty. In
the case of traffic fines by col~
leges, I seem to remember that
the ability of UNC-Chapel Hill
to fine students was finally
challenged as not having been
properly delegated f rom the
state. That case arose because
a student got mad enough to
push it far enough to deal UNCCH
a rather costly blow. i:he
time to deal with such cases is
early or, by providing sufficient
due process so. that all parties
· are sat isfied that justice has
been done, even if the case only
deals with a two dollar fine.
Yours truly,
Shelly Blum
Attorney at Law
ation in hopes that it can be
solved.
This behavi·or is out of place
on public property such as
CPCC, not to mention being illegal.
It is possible that I may be
threatened for revealing that I
reported ~he incident. I will do
the same thing next time. And
the next. I grant anyone the
right to drink anything they
·choose, J:>ut not on campus. I
primarily object because of the ·
ultimate .result of the practice;
i,~··"' ciru_nkenness to . some degree.
I hope others wi II do what
they can to reduce on-campus
drinking.
A Few Opinions
On ·"Jesus Freaks": often inconsiderate
- frequently impose
their views on unwilling au.
diences; unjustifiably egotistical
- feel they pioneered some
profound "truth"; a repercussion
fad - many times the re-
. suit of family lives devoid of
religious teachings.
On "The Community College
Concept": cheapening to education
- by floodi"ng the market
with "degree holders,'' the value
of each degree is lessened;
worthwhile - with good training,
many people of otherwise limited
earning capacity can share
the fruits of prosperity.
On dignity: reciprocal - those
who· exhibit it toward others
have it returned, multiplied; of
internal origin - all dignity begins
with self-dignity.
On statesmanship: alive and
well, living on Venus.
On _pol iticians: by nature (if
successful), hypocritical compromisers.
On doctors: too often lacking
humanity; the A.M.A. is evil.
On lawYers: self-seeking, diabolically
mercenary; generally,
disinterested in justice.
On labor unions: overstayed
their visit; led by the ruthlessly
ambitious, the power-crazed,
often the dishonest.
On big-business leaders: disciples
of the dollar.
-C. Barry Sisson
Dr. Mcintosh Sees Government
Entering The Education Picture
(The fourth in a series dealing
with education at CPCC. Dr.
William Mcintosh is vice president
in charge of educational
planing for CPCC.)
By Gloria McGettigan .
Dr: William Mcintosh sees
governmental influence and pri:
vate educational firms as the
two forces that will drastically
change education.
Consumer protection by the
government has entered the educational
scene. "The present
laws in North Carolina protect
the consumer of private education
and are enforced, Dr. Mc-
1 ntosh said. ~ .
"Public education is not presently
covered by the same laws,"
acording to Dr. Mcintosh. He expects
to see pressure groups
arising from private competition
to have the same laws applied
to all consumers of public education.
T h e federal gov e r n m e n t
through the Office of Economic
Opportunity has recently contracted
with 16 different private
·educational firms to see if pri-vate
industry can do a better
job of education. Dr. Mcintosh
feels, "these results may put another
valid competitor into the
educational field."
In terms of accountability, Dr.
Mcintosh said very little has
been applied to public education
and "that the same terms
of excellence should apply to
all schools.''
Accountability is also changing
educational jargon. Tomorrow's
education refers to a student
as "a consumer of a service.''
On accountability Dr. Mcintosh
says, " Education should be
as def initive as possible and a
student should receive what he
buys when he takes a course."
It is Dr. Mci ntosh's hope that
competition of private educat
ion will make options in education
as varied as options in
car purchasing. ·
Plans for CPCC in the programmed
field "are not aimed
strictly at I inear programmed
texts,'' Dr. Mcintosh' said. " I do
not feel that they are the answer
and non-adaptive methods are
preferred.''
Problems (Of Disputed Origin)
Upset Some GI-Bill Students
Dr. Mcintosh envisions making
education more convenient
to the consumer with the use of
inter-active TV. General theories
which do not have to be taught
in a classroom will be available
to the consumer wherever a TV·
set and a touch-tone dial system
are present.
By Tony Palmer
The problems some of CPCC's
18()0 vete.cans are having in get-
JOHN TRIPP
ting their GI Bill money from
Uncle Sam are largely caused
by the veterans themselves, according
to Mr. John Tripp, CPCC
director of Administrative Services.
But no matter where the
blame lies, CPCC has some vets
·who are upset. One of them,
Ricky Thompson, said, "I filed ·
for GI benefits in July, and I
haven't seen any money yet."
Mr. Tripp said the veterans
must "put forth a I ittle effort
. themselves . for their own benef
it" and fi II out the necessary
forms and meet the requirements
to qual ify.
Economically and technically
this system is feasible, but Dr.
Mcintosh feels that the educational
system and the consumer
are not yet ready to accept this.
A consumer would dial the
school using an educational directory
similar to a telephone
directory. The computer would
identify a new or returning consumer
and give the proper instructions
over a TV screen for
the student to proceed with the
chosen course.
Photography Editor .... .. Chris Pridgen ASIAN SEMINAR . (From page 1j
The veterans, he sa id, are responsible
for 'taking all the required
tests and being accepted
into a specific program at CPCC.
In addition, it is up to the vet eran
to take a copy of his separation
papers, CPCC interview
sheet or permit to register, marriage
I icense, ·and birth certifi cates
of his children, and other
necessary documents, to his
local Veterans Administration
office.
The course would appear on
the TV screen followed by a series
of questions which the st udent
would answer using the
touch-tone dial. STAFF WRITERS
Zebria Baldwin, Bernice Brown, Nancy
Campbell, Barron Elam, Don Frye_,
Robert Heyward, Kathy Horton, Mike
Jamison, Gloria McGettigan, Glenn
Moore, Tony Palmer, Peggy Poulton,
Jerry Privette, Jeanne Randal l, Stephen
Slechta, Jo Ann Thompson.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
James Faust, Jerry Fritz, Johnny
McDonald, Stephen Slechta.
. STAFF ARTISTS
Tom Barnette, Randy Cotner, Calvin
Fleming.
Advisors ........ Ms. Cynthia Ricketson,
Mr. Joe Barwick.
Mr: Sunthorn H'ongladarom,
ambassador to the United States•
from Thai land spoke on "Thailand,
a Growing Force for
Strength" on Nov. 16. Mr. Hon-·
gladarom emphasized the fact
that Thailand was growi ng commercially
as well as poilt ica lly .
In reference to relations with
the United States he said that
Thailand always has been and
probably always will be on
friendly terms with the United .
States.
The government of Thailand
was overthrown while Mr. Hongladarom
was still in Charlotte ·
for his appearance at CPCC, but
he commented that he did not
see that the overthrow would
change.Thailand's relations with
the United States. (Continued on page 4)
"At present," · Dr. Mcintosh
said, "there are only 'yes' and
'no' responses programmed for
this type of learning. Direct dialogue
has not yet been developed."
But this wi ll be part of
learning in the future, and perhaps
of CPCC.
(Next: some inst ructors evaluate
"Packaging" and "Programmed
Learning.")
, ..
The Prospector
Father Sherry, 82, Holds Bible Seminars
Each Thursday For 'Turned-On' Christians
By i<athy Horton
On Thursdays from 11 ·a.m. to
1 p.m. he conducts his Bible
study seminar and welcomes
anyone to drop by for as long ·
as he wishes.
He has a thick, white beard
making him look like one of
the Bible characters he speaks
of so lovingly.
He is 82 years old, a retired
Episcopalian·; priest of 58 years;
a.rid a newlywed of two years. ·
He says he has a love for the
individual that he never used
to have. No longer does he timidly
minister and pray 'like a ·
Sunday morning Christian.
He is .. Rev. W. T. Sherwood,
affectionately called "Father
Sherry" by his friends.
Although he repeatedly says
"not to get argumentative," his
movements quicken, his voice
sharpens, arid his eyes light up
when he is confronted with a
challenge. "We trust in the
word of God for all · answers,"
said Ms. Sherwood who glows
as she watches her husband
talk with students who wander
into and away from the group.
Father Sherry says, "We are
eager for students to come between
classes and express any
views. These are 'turned-on
Christians' discussing deep
truths. They are more than Sunday
followers."
Presently the group meets outside
the library while the weather
permits. He says that in spite
of the noise, "the building
around us reminds me of that
we are building for a new University
of Christ where the denomination
of wall has little
FATHER SHERRY (left) raps with some of followers as his wife
(right) looks on.
meaning." He smiles saying,
"One where we are all brothers
and sisters of Christ."
Bible study and Christianity
is no longer a dull, uninteresting
sub
