16 Sep 1968
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Newspaper
The Cornellian
Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1968
Page
1
Story Boy remains jobless and homeless in Mt Vernon and seeks odd painting or regular part time work. He asks readers to contact him through The Cornellian or Prof Tom Mikelson at 609 N 6 St W, 895 8596, and invites conversation with students to share his outlook and maturity.
The first LINK trips to the Cedar Rapids Jane Boyd Community Center will run Monday and Wednesday evenings this week. About ninety Cornellians attended the introductory meeting where Keith Mooreland urged weekly commitment. Trips include orientation to the center and the Elizabeth Bender Swimming Pool as the educational aids center and library near the center opens by October first.
Open dorms became a reality as individual dorms set their own programs for the coming semester. Pauley-Rorem Merner and the Honor Residence opened under policies approved by their general assemblies with no administration action yet to hinder.
In Rorem Hall students debate a proposed constitution to establish self governance with a two-thirds vote backing a preamble asserting intra hall authority. A bi partisan committee will study the measure as seniors push to limit Student-Faculty Judicial Board power while aiming for broader hall autonomy.
The 1968 Grinnell Student Council drops class officers from the lineup in favor of dorm based representation. Doug Peterson says this reflects better class voice. Dorm reps will lead committees and push reforms including dorm living conditions and a revised drinking policy for adults.
Three Cornell students received 1968-69 National Methodist Scholarships from The Methodist Church Board of Education. Recipients are Darlene Spargrove of Strawberry Point Iowa freshman Patricia Tenney of Evansville Indiana sophomore and Roderick Van Scoy of Davenport Iowa freshman. Awards cover tuition and fees up to $500 based on academic achievement leadership church involvement character and need. About 500 such awards are given annually nationwide by the Methodist Board of Education.
RLC announces a new campus outreach linking students with Mount Vernon Rest Home and Hallmark Nursing Home. Visits will be personal, flexible, and organized with staff input. An orientation meeting is set for Wednesday September 18 at 7 00 p m in Shaw Lounge with Barb Boettcher as contact.
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