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The ’Dove’ returns to the [shores of St. Clements Island A reenactment of the settler's first landing in Maryland at St. Clements Island was carried out cheerfully by modern-day "settlers" on Maryland Day despite the inclement weather. This was the third consecutive year of rain, which dampened the day’s festivities. Photo by Dave Wood. Student art show to open April 14 Chr is Smi th S t a f f R e p o r t e r On the 14th of April the Fifteenth Annual Student Art Exhibition will commence with a reception and awards ceremony at 8 p.m. in the gallery at Montgomery Hall. "It’s an opportunity for the students to have, on the wall, their accomplishments throughout the year," commented John Ingersoll, Gallery Director at St. Mary's College. All works must be submitted to the gallery on April 8th or 9th and a variety of media are being accepted including paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, black and white photography, pottery, jewelry, and weaving. "It's open to all students," added Ingersoll, "so the college community can see their works." Entries are being encouraged from all students, regardless of whether or not they're involved specifically in the art program. Jonathon Ingersoll, Tom Rowe, Lisa Sheer, Sandra Underwood, l/esna Miksic, and Sandra Waskoflood, the six judges for the show, will be judging works on the neatness of presentation and artistic quality. The works will be on display in the Montgomery Hall Gallery until April 30. For those interested, a clinic for matting works will be held this week. Ingersoll, who helped conceive of the show fifteen years ago, responded glibly when asked about the most unusual piece ever to be entered. "There was this student, he showed up with a bed and he was naked; we had to reject him though." Another soggy Maryland Day Lynda Davis and Vicki Edgar Sta f f Repor ters Rain beat hard on umbrellas and raincoats as people dashed from tent to tent, to be greeted by the smiling faces of St. Mary's artisans proudly displaying their crafts. Such was the typical scene at the Maryland Day festivities which took place March 23 and 24. The tables of crafts held jewelry, brooms, quilts, paintings, stuffed animals, and other hand-made items. An aroma of roast filled the air. The State House provided entertainment such as reenactments of early legislative and judicial actions, which were dramatic presentations by St. Mary's City Commission living history The landing of the Dove was also reenacted. Maybe it is not so bad that it seems to rain every Maryland Day. After all, it was raining in 1634 when the Dove first landed. Board of Trustees unanimously approves general requirement proposal for 1986 John Oravec Managing Edi tor On Saturday March 13, during Spring Break, the SMC Board of Trustees unanimously approved the new curriculum changes regarding general college requirements. The curriculum which affects the class of 1990, was passed after more than three hours of discussion. Dr. Richard Stark, chairman of the curriculum review committee, opened discussion by voicing his support of the new curriculum. President Lewis also voiced his approval of the curriculum. Dr. Rosenthal, Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs, followed by reviewing each proposed change. Following Dean Rosenthal's testimony, critical discussion began. The board asked questions like why there is no foreign language requirements and the reason for adding a natural science course. Someone also brought up the 46 to 29 split vote which occurred when the Faculty Senate approved the curriculum. Dean Rosenthal gave reasons for the split, "Most who voted against the curriculum were against the total number of credit hours. Probably 20 of the 29 opposing voters would have liked to see one or two courses cut out; each had different ideas about which courses to cut. The rest did not like the idea of a more restrictive curriculum." The discussion changed from a critical to affirmative manner and a half hour later the proposal was passed. Dean Rosenthal gave his evaluation of the Board's reception of the proposal, "All(trustees) were properly critical. They recognized that a lot of work went into it and that it was not casually or trivially approached. The Changes The total number of general requirement credits will jump from 44 to 50/52. Presently students may take any two history classes. Beginning in the fall of 1986 all freshmen will take two courses on the history of Western Civilization. Presently students are only required to take one natural science course, Starting in the fall of '86 freshmen will take one physical and one biological science course. Finally, a junior year philosophy course and a general college senior seminar will be initiated to integrate the material covered during the ’core’ years. The new curriculum entails four areas of emphasis: Abilities/Competencies, Heritage, The World Around Us, and Integration. 'Abilities/Competencies' includes the mandatory math and English requirements’, 'Heritage' includes two Western Civilization courses, one art history course, and a literature course? 'The World Around Us' involves one physical science, one biological science, one behavioral science., and one policy science course. Finally, 'integration' includes a philosophical enquiry and a senior seminar that coordinates the 'core' material. St. Mary's is not alone in changing the general college requirements. A recent study by the American Council on Education found that more than half of the colleges studied (413) were in the process of reviewing their respectivei curricula. The changes these colleges are affecting are also similar to SMC's. 89 percent of those studied are placing greater emphasis on abilities and competencies, 92 percent have developed a core of general requirements, 60 percent have institution-wide writing requirements and 59 percent are developing increased course requirements. The only area where St. Mary's is in the minority is placement tests. Nearly 70 percent of all four year colleges have placement tests for mathematics and 81 percent have placement tests for English skills.
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Title | Point News, 1985 March 26 |
Date | 1985-03-26 |
Year | 1985 |
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FullText | The ’Dove’ returns to the [shores of St. Clements Island A reenactment of the settler's first landing in Maryland at St. Clements Island was carried out cheerfully by modern-day "settlers" on Maryland Day despite the inclement weather. This was the third consecutive year of rain, which dampened the day’s festivities. Photo by Dave Wood. Student art show to open April 14 Chr is Smi th S t a f f R e p o r t e r On the 14th of April the Fifteenth Annual Student Art Exhibition will commence with a reception and awards ceremony at 8 p.m. in the gallery at Montgomery Hall. "It’s an opportunity for the students to have, on the wall, their accomplishments throughout the year," commented John Ingersoll, Gallery Director at St. Mary's College. All works must be submitted to the gallery on April 8th or 9th and a variety of media are being accepted including paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, black and white photography, pottery, jewelry, and weaving. "It's open to all students," added Ingersoll, "so the college community can see their works." Entries are being encouraged from all students, regardless of whether or not they're involved specifically in the art program. Jonathon Ingersoll, Tom Rowe, Lisa Sheer, Sandra Underwood, l/esna Miksic, and Sandra Waskoflood, the six judges for the show, will be judging works on the neatness of presentation and artistic quality. The works will be on display in the Montgomery Hall Gallery until April 30. For those interested, a clinic for matting works will be held this week. Ingersoll, who helped conceive of the show fifteen years ago, responded glibly when asked about the most unusual piece ever to be entered. "There was this student, he showed up with a bed and he was naked; we had to reject him though." Another soggy Maryland Day Lynda Davis and Vicki Edgar Sta f f Repor ters Rain beat hard on umbrellas and raincoats as people dashed from tent to tent, to be greeted by the smiling faces of St. Mary's artisans proudly displaying their crafts. Such was the typical scene at the Maryland Day festivities which took place March 23 and 24. The tables of crafts held jewelry, brooms, quilts, paintings, stuffed animals, and other hand-made items. An aroma of roast filled the air. The State House provided entertainment such as reenactments of early legislative and judicial actions, which were dramatic presentations by St. Mary's City Commission living history The landing of the Dove was also reenacted. Maybe it is not so bad that it seems to rain every Maryland Day. After all, it was raining in 1634 when the Dove first landed. Board of Trustees unanimously approves general requirement proposal for 1986 John Oravec Managing Edi tor On Saturday March 13, during Spring Break, the SMC Board of Trustees unanimously approved the new curriculum changes regarding general college requirements. The curriculum which affects the class of 1990, was passed after more than three hours of discussion. Dr. Richard Stark, chairman of the curriculum review committee, opened discussion by voicing his support of the new curriculum. President Lewis also voiced his approval of the curriculum. Dr. Rosenthal, Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs, followed by reviewing each proposed change. Following Dean Rosenthal's testimony, critical discussion began. The board asked questions like why there is no foreign language requirements and the reason for adding a natural science course. Someone also brought up the 46 to 29 split vote which occurred when the Faculty Senate approved the curriculum. Dean Rosenthal gave reasons for the split, "Most who voted against the curriculum were against the total number of credit hours. Probably 20 of the 29 opposing voters would have liked to see one or two courses cut out; each had different ideas about which courses to cut. The rest did not like the idea of a more restrictive curriculum." The discussion changed from a critical to affirmative manner and a half hour later the proposal was passed. Dean Rosenthal gave his evaluation of the Board's reception of the proposal, "All(trustees) were properly critical. They recognized that a lot of work went into it and that it was not casually or trivially approached. The Changes The total number of general requirement credits will jump from 44 to 50/52. Presently students may take any two history classes. Beginning in the fall of 1986 all freshmen will take two courses on the history of Western Civilization. Presently students are only required to take one natural science course, Starting in the fall of '86 freshmen will take one physical and one biological science course. Finally, a junior year philosophy course and a general college senior seminar will be initiated to integrate the material covered during the ’core’ years. The new curriculum entails four areas of emphasis: Abilities/Competencies, Heritage, The World Around Us, and Integration. 'Abilities/Competencies' includes the mandatory math and English requirements’, 'Heritage' includes two Western Civilization courses, one art history course, and a literature course? 'The World Around Us' involves one physical science, one biological science, one behavioral science., and one policy science course. Finally, 'integration' includes a philosophical enquiry and a senior seminar that coordinates the 'core' material. St. Mary's is not alone in changing the general college requirements. A recent study by the American Council on Education found that more than half of the colleges studied (413) were in the process of reviewing their respectivei curricula. The changes these colleges are affecting are also similar to SMC's. 89 percent of those studied are placing greater emphasis on abilities and competencies, 92 percent have developed a core of general requirements, 60 percent have institution-wide writing requirements and 59 percent are developing increased course requirements. The only area where St. Mary's is in the minority is placement tests. Nearly 70 percent of all four year colleges have placement tests for mathematics and 81 percent have placement tests for English skills. |