UNC Effects Economics Realignment Sect Transfers In
The economics department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moves administratively from the School of Business Administration to the College of Arts and Sciences effective this summer. Chair is David McFarland. the department has 31 faculty offering AB economics and MA/PhD degrees through the Graduate School. Also notes radio-visual room expansion at Danville Community College enabling home TV courses with multi-channel broadcasts and student testing.
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College of and Sciences
Danville Community College
LaVern Shough
Herb Ethridge
Dennis Kilgore
Hampden Sydney Bicentennial Opens Year With New Faculty
Hampden Sydney College in Virginia begins its Bicentennial year with 69 faculty members and 750 students. New appointments include Ih oldest nator and 69 faculty total, plus four new academic hires in mathematics and English. Directing the celebration, Edward Crawley earns a $200 Bicentennial Research Grant. four English student fellows receive $800 Fellowships. Baker Theatre will premiere an original Bicentennial production in April 1975.
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Hampden
Sydney
Hampden Byaney College
Nator Ih
Iug
Homage Stahl
JBN Affairs
Stratford College
Herbert
Francis Jo
A Iy
Jack Sanders
Thomas J. Eyeady
Hampden-Sydney
Hampden- Sydney
Baker Theatre of
Abingdon
Ratios Not Advised Roadblocks To Quality Education
Washington DC report summarizes seven years of Dr Martin Olson research showing smaller classes yield higher educational quality. Thousands of teachers affirm benefits of small classes. National Education Association cites too many students and wide variance in abilities as major problems.
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Washington, D.C
Martin Olson
National Education Association
Latigue
Large classes cited as hampering learning and discipline
The piece argues that big classes strain teachers and limit individual attention, risking disengagement and discipline problems. It notes fatigue, reduced morale, and increased disruptions, and highlights calls for smaller classes with flexible ratios and targeted supports. The California plan aims for 10 to 1 in early grades.
TV Courtroom Myths Must Be Forgotten
Dobrin discusses correcting TV and novel crime myths in a new criminal justice emphasis at QDU. Students study criminology, juvenile delinquency, corrections, the justice system, political context, judicial process, and constitutional freedoms for a BA in sociology with a criminal justice certificate.
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Dobrin
QDU
Peaching
$42,647 Grant For VPI Work
BLACKSBURG The Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR provides Virginia Tech with 42 647 to fund Kenneth L Reif snider and Wayne W Stinchcomb in engineering research. The grant continues work on fatigue and failure in composite materials used in aerospace.
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Blacksburg
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
AFOSR
Virginia Tech
Kenneth L. Reifsnider
Wayne W. Stinchcomb
Children Pedaling To School Urged To Obey Rules Of Road
Children traveling to and from school should follow bicycle safety rules issued by the Bicycle Institute of America in cooperation with the National Safety Council and Cub Scouts of America. The guidelines cover traffic laws, keeping to the right, avoiding hazards, not carrying passengers, signaling turns, and using lights at night.
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School Safety Patrol
Bicycle Institute of America
National Safety Council
Cub Scouts of America
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UNC
California
Wilson Riles
Dial
Bicycle Institute of America, Inc
Ivik
Bank of Virginia
Downtown
Ballol
Riverside
Piney Forest
Eva Wien
Buster Brown——Hush Puppie
Acme
Dingo
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