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c p..t Wednesday, September 24, 1975 Pithy Saying: 'The only good thing about Volume 2, Issue 3 history is that some of it has already happened: Dr. Rebert Sapora Brian Trumpower Admissions Seek More Students Mark C. Bayer . Dr. Kenneth Shook, Dean of Shook describes the thrust of the now. Under the old form the about the eesgy questlons of on the (October, November, and, Admissions and Financfal Aid at system as generating a big Jist of student was not forced to designate' back page of the form. These are December) to five or six. Western Maryland College, would prospective names sooner and his interests. The new way, Dr. generally used to help the board like to increase the number of following through with periodic Shook emphasizes, makes it "know" the individual better and Obviously, these increases will applicants to this school. He reels contacts. "almost impossible for a student to carry very little weight in the create more work for the staff. For that the most effective way to meet· come here and misunderstand." actual decision. - example, if three out of the four this goal lies in increased com- Some changes. have been made Presently the most popular fields staff people are visiting high munication with prospective in the admissions form, copies of of study are biology, psychology Also mentioned by Dr. Shook is schools on a given day, this leaves students, in organizing contacts as which are located near the ad- and mathematics. WMC's system of "rolling ad- only one to stay and handle all of early as pcesible, and in missions office in Elderdice. It has Dr. Shook stresses that the high- ~ission", in other words, the the phone calls, interviews, and streamlining present Admissions decreased in size from six to four school transcript is "the all- college finds out early if each other duttes.The changes will also Office procedures. This year, Dr. pages, not including the included important factor" when the ad- student it accepts still wants to go cost money and Dr. Shook admits Shook and the rest of the Ad- high school transcript form. Most missions board makes' its to WMC, and if not, the admissions it. Although proud of the fact that mission Staff, which includes importantly, a list of WMC's decisions. Good grades generally staff keeps on going down the lsit. in the past, WMC has spent very Ronald Athey, Michael Bricker, possible majors and-or fields of play a large part in getting a In addition, the staff hopes to step little on admissions compared to and .Julie Muller hope to utilize study is included and the applicant student in. If the grades are up on their visits to high schools, other schools, he states that this these methods to major advantage. is requested to indicate possible mediocre, SAT test scores increase increasing the approximate will not keep up. In the long run fields of interest. 'This informs the in importance, although in normal amount of 400 to 450 schools to though, Dr. Shook feels that the applicant as to what majors 'WMC cases they accouunr for no more around 600 or 650. The staff also extra cost and effort will be worth According to the July 1975 issue does offer and tells him that he the 10-15 per cent of the total wants to increase the time for it. "If we can do what we're trying of The Hill, the total amount oi must pick a major eventually if not evaluation. Some applicants worry visits from three months a year to do, I think it'll payoff." 1100 Parkeng P applications turned in for 1975 was hi s Who T HI . ., 1000, as opposed to ap- I ro em: . 0 ame. plicatlons ten years ago. Dr, Shook is not worried about the com- Mark Katz parison, and doesn't see it as in- If you've walked - around the ten days, work will begin to alter who cross the part of the street cars belonging to students were dieative of a serious trend, but he campus lately you might notice the spaces that are now per- between the two bars. However, parked in faculty and employee hopes to raise the total of ap- what appears to be somewhat' of a pendicular to the pavement, to be the administration is planning in parking spaces; and "sixty-four plications to an amount around parkingproblem.Youmightnotice on a diagonal. This transformation the near future to remove the bars cars were parked in student and 1200--1400 under the new system, it especially if you park your car on will make the spaces against the at a certain time, or times during faculty spaces without stickers on with about 400-450 students in the campus. Most students who have grass, and the spaces against the the day, to help convenience both their rear bumpers. That -Iast actual entering class. cars here at school probably think curb much easier to get into and the driver and the person that violation could cost the school at that the only "problem" is that out of. crosses the street, and to still keep least $320 (there are probably there aren't enough parking spaces Another inconvenience for some the reckless drivers off campus. more stickerless cars than were . What exactly is the new system? close to their dorms. drivers is the pair of roadblocks in One particularly important counted). It's doesn't seem fair to It might be more accurately .'ront of Rouzer. If you want to problem that students probably" the students who paid $5.00 for described as an improvement in drive from one end of the campus don't even consider is that the stickers, to have some students organization. Dr. Shook hopes to For those students living in the to the other, you now have to either administration doesn't have the co-- park their cars for no fee. secure a big list of prospective garden apartments, their parking use the long drive behind the operation of a sizeable number of However. an informed source has student names earlier in the year problem is called "lack of space." library, or go to Penn. Ave. and students. Basically, this means stated, that starting in the next then has been done in the past. He Directly in front of the pavement back to the campus. that there are many 'cars that are few weeks, more people will be describes a series of procedures (and parallel to Penn. Ave.), there The bars weren't put up to in- parked iIlegally,or don't have available than there are now to designed to contact high school is room for about five or six cars to convenience drivers, at least not parking stickers. In a ,quick poll check for parking vtoleuoue, students in the flrst couple of parallel park. A few yards further Western Maryland drivers. They _ taken one day last week in all the and that known violators will be months in the school year. To start out from the pavement, and per- were put up to prevent high school parking lots on campus, it was punished. , with, primary contacts with the pendicular to the pavement, cars students and non-WMC people found that four cars were parked in It seems that a parking problem student are made and basic in- can be park.e~ against the grass-at from driving through the campus red zones; nine cars were parked oneampus is a continuing reality. formation is sent. Early in the the bottom of the hill leading from in a reckless manner. Another in yellow zones; two cars belonging Is relief in sight? The answer to the school year the student also the Rouzer parking lot. Unless you reason for bars existence is to to students were parked in the dilemma, at least for the moment receives copies of the WMC have a compact car, it is very time make it easier for the many people visitor's parking spaces; eleven appears to be "no". . catalogue and of The - Hili. If consuming to get out of the if the grass spaces against parking college representatives plan to ther-e is a car on each side of you, ~**************************** visit the students high school, a the "Visit Card" is sent to the student and one is behind you (against nine -+c Inside this Issue: a week before inviting him to at- pavement). There are about College Activities Office ~ tend the meeting or assembly. If or so parking spaces against the ~ * * by this it the student also doesn't apply by grass, plus five or six against.the November, a reminder letter is curb which are affected HOMECOMING BANDS: A Spoof Review Responce to Personal ViewPoint sent. Those students who do apply problem. However, there is good are informed of the office's news Ioryou parkers who have this ~ Womens Health Services PLUS: MUCH MUCH MOREI!!,!!II! ~ decision and fInally, fmancial end problem. Mr. Yingling, the problems are worked out with Director of Physical Plant, bas ***************************** those accepted. In general, Dr. said that within the next week to