Sharp college dropout rate being probed FMAN . By BOB KAUFFMAN The sharp dropout rate in the College of Liberal Arts may be dulled if a study by two University sociologists is success­ ful. Last year Dr. George A. Peek, Jr., dean of the college, instituted a research program designed to determine the year­ ly number of dropouts and factors af­ fecting their withdrawal. From this inforniatibn, the college hopes to develop a more effective pro­ gram to cut down the dropout rate. It is estimated that by the end of four years 40 percent of all students have dropped out of college. Dr. Leonard Gordon mid Dr. John W. Hudson, profesors of sociology, are col­ Sociàlogists _. „ „ I . on __.Lthe laborating i« in _ research dropout, m problem. Gordon explained that in previous years the data processing tape used to re­ cord the number of*, incoming students was destroyed each sem ester. With the help of Jerry Tarakajian, however, he was able to obtain this past year's tape. The data processing tape w as necess­ ary to determine exactly how many stu­ dents dropped out each semester. In the 1968 fall semester, a total, of 1,913 freshmen enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts. Ib is was m ore than 40 per­ cent of all freshmen enrolled at the Uni­ versity. By the spring semester, 309 of the new students had withdrawn, about 20 per- .................... seekreturn of questionna cent of the class. Over 30 percent of these dropouts had _good grades, according to Gordon and Hudson. „ D r. H udson fe e ls th a t o nce a college h a s a la rg e e n ro llm e n t i t te n d s to becom e to o im p erso n al. . Gordon and Hudson reviewed «tiidfos concerning withdrawal rates at other col­ leges ' and high schools and compiled a questionnaire from these studies. S in ce J u n e , q u e stio n n a ire s h a v e b een m ailed to th e 309 d ro p o u ts. O n ly 87 h a v e responded. H u d so n a ttrib u te s tn è ,, low resp o n se to fe a r th e in fo rm a tio n w fll be u sed a g a in st th e stu d e n t; o r ju s t p la in d isin te re st. . “If there is no response,” said Hudson, (Continued on pega 3) S ta te P r e s s ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE Summer Session 435< First Place General Excellence R M C P A -1969 Thursday, August 14, 1969 Football team prepares for Minnesota Gophers By BILL JACKSON It’s only five weeks away and the echos of popping pads will soon be heard in Sun Devil country as this year’s version of A-State football prepares for “it” — the opening g a m e against Minnesota’s Golden Go­ phers, Sept 20. Press photo day for the 69 squad has been set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 a t Goodwin Stadium. Usually held at Sun Devil Stadium, the site has been switched due to construction at the ASU field. The Sun Devils will go through the motions for the news media qntil noon on the 28th then turn their attention to passing the Kush Mile, which separates the football players from the tennis players. Practice sessions the 29th and 39th will be confined to con­ ditioning and be held on campus, then Aug. 31 the Devils move to .th at fall “resort” outside of Payson — Camp Tontozcna — to, don .pads for the initial scrtem ages.and contact work of the season. Sk/JM UB SCHOOL lU ffflir — Two students take a break front their etudies fqr some quiet conversation under the shade of the old palm tree on the front lawn of Old Main. Knock, knock, who's Out Intelligent life as we know it He pointed; out that current probably doesn’t exist in our sol­ scientific evidence reveals the a r system, but there is little possfttiity of some primitive doubt that intelligent beings forms of life on the planet, such exist elsewhere hi the universe. This Is the opinion of Dr. Paid Given the |im fted ability Smith, University physicist. of current space probes to scan “If we consider the probabil­ large areas of the Martian sur­ ity range in the evolutionary de­ face, be was skeptical of draw­ velopment of the numerous ing too many conchiriteB from solar systems outside our own, information revealed by Mari­ I * and tae billions of stars in the ner 6 and 7. universe, there is no reason to Dr. Smith noted there is some conclude that intelligent beings evidence that trace amounts of are indigenous to earth,” he gen may exist in the Marsaid. atmosphere. I Dr. Smith was interviewed af­ Although small quantities of ter the recent M ariner 6 probe water vapor apparently exist in of M ars. the atmosphere and water may S be a constituent of the Martian polar caps, it is also pnssibte that w ater exists under surfqÊe rocks, he said. The scientist ¡Minted out that it is already ta n te , with reas­ onable certainty, that M ars has variable seasons, tem pératures of about 49 to 59 degrees hi cer­ tain regions, carbon dioxide, spins on an axis at about the same rate as earth and has an orbital plane sim ilar to earth’s. He doubted if M ariner reports will provide earthshaking news for scientists, although, “We should gahi a clearer insight of. the planeti” he said. Even if life is not discovered on Mars, it will not diminish the probability of life gristing else­ where in tiie universe, he said. “Current information reveals that physical laws in and outside our solar system are the same. This would lead to simil­ a r evolutionary processes,” he explained “The prevailing opinion in sci­ entific circles is that there is an abun dance of intelligent life somewhere in space’,’ he add­ ed discounting the contention that man is the center of the universe. “Man has always believed hh was unique and has always been highly ethnocentric. But science has timfe.and tim e again proved him wrong,” he said. The Devils return to the Val­ ley Sept. 19 just in tim e to greet the Western Athletic Con­ ference Skywriters who will be touring each of the eight WAC campuses gathering pre-season m aterial. This year’s A-State squad has an abundance of one necessary factor for a good team and lacks another. Coach Frank Kush will have a backfield that could pmssibly be second to none, if that secmid factor comes around — the offensive line. Returning this year is a full stable of horses, led by. AllAmerican candidate A rt Mninm» at fullback, with the likes of Jimmy Shaughnessy, JC tran s­ fer Bobby Thomas, Mike Brun­ son and. Hugh McKinnis to com­ plement him. At quarterback will jtrobably be Joe Spagnola, who as a soph­ omore last year showed fiadhe« of brilliance, especially against Arizona. He will be backed up by sophomores Grady Hurst and Dan Forey and junior Steve Zeiders. The offensive line is hurting with only Gary Venture a t left ‘ guard returning witii any ex­ perience under fire. It all boils down to one important factor — the young m ust m ature if the established (Malone in particular) are to romp free. One thing fe for certain *- if that line can open the holes, Malone just may cast a long shadow o ver the great O. J. Simpson. Publication #nds This is the final issue of State Press this summer. Regular publication of the paper will begin with the the Sepit. 18 issue mid wifi be distributed to ith e Uni­ versity community four tim es a week (Tuesday through Friday) from that p»int; ¡Thursday, A u g u st 14 — P ag e 2 M U W est film series ! schedules last show i “The Naked Prey” and “Lil­ ies of the Field’ are the two selections that close out the Popular Film Festival for the summer. Hie two films will be shown tonight in Gammage Aud­ itorium starting at 7. “The Naked, Prey” stars Cor­ nel Wilde, Gert Van Der Berg and Ken Gampu and is a chaseadventure „vividly portraying man pitted against both his en­ vironment and his pursuers. Wilde is a guide taking a sa­ fari into Africa a-hundred years ago. The hunter rouses t h e wrath of a group of native war­ riors who capture and torture the safari in horribly ingenious ways. As a special treat, Wilde is released without food, clothing or weapons, to be pursued by skilled trackers. His desperate measures to elude and elimi­ nate the warriors reduce him to near savagery. The film has very little dia­ logue but the camera speaks with an expressicm all its own. Bush, jungle and mountains with their strange, wild life make up a series of striking landscapes. There’s an elusive quality about “ Lilies of the Field” that is hard to describe: it exudes warmth and joy without being sticky; the dram a is expressed in its sheer simplicity and it is blessed with almost faultless performances. Sidney Poitier received an Academy Award for his role' of an ex-GI who encounters a group of refugee East German nuns in the Arizona desert and is “persuaded” to build a chap­ el for them. Newexperimental will be convened An experimental body, the University Council, including representatives of the faculty, staff, students and alumni, will be convened this year, Pres­ ident G: Homer Durham has an­ nounced. The body will be based on the elected constituent bodies of the University, and will provide opportunity for conference and joint consultation. Membership will consist o f Dr. Durham, chairman; the vice-presidents and administra­ tive officers reporting directly to the president; deans of the colleges; the chairman of the Faculty Assembly; the execu­ tive committee of the Faculty Senate; two members of the faculty at large appointed by the president; the staff per­ sonnel committee; the executive council of the Associated Stu­ dents and six studentS'-elected by the Student Senate; and three representatives of the Alumni Board. The University Council will be convened to consider broad m atters of University-wide con­ cern presented by the president or recommended for referral to it by the groups represented. Pre-Hitler Viennese actress Lilia Skala captivates as the Mother Superior while radiating softness beneath a tough, busi­ ness-like exterior. “A bright little film that is so gentle and ingenuous in con­ structing a modem parable that it fairly disarms the stubborn critic who would apply the yard­ stick of logic to it,” is thé way Bosley Crowther of the New York Times described the film. V A requests certificates of attendance The Veterans Administration is as anxious as the veteran to have G.I, education checks arrive on time this fall, said Wayne A. Sanders, manager of VA’s regional office. Judging from experience' go­ ing back a quarter of a cen­ tury through three G. I. bills, Sanders says the number of de­ lays would be reduced drastic cally if veterans said schools did their part of required pa­ perwork . . . and did it on time. If die veteran who was in College last semester followed instructions and returned his certification of attendance at the did of the last term , he has nothing more to do before his checks start arriving this fall, assuming the college reg­ istrar follows through and promptly returns the complet­ ed enrollment certifications to the VA. If the veteran did not return his certification of attendance, he should do so immediately to reduce the period of deluy. If the certification is lost, the vet­ eran should contact the VA of­ fice that issued it to him. Sanders pointed out that vet­ erans enrolling for the first time — or who have changed college or program — must be certain of three things: (1) they have obtained a proper certifi­ cate of eligibility from the VA; (2) they have submitted this certificate to the college regis­ tra r and (3) the college regis­ tra r returned the completed certificateEto the VA. Normally, payment for Sep­ tem ber and October is combin­ ed in the first check mailed to veterans in November. UV rays almost tame enough to walk on leash Ultraviolet rays like those known on earth probably does Another scientist, Dr. Jam es More than SO industrial lab­ bombarding Mars also exist cm not exist on Mars. Thorbum of Eastman Kodak oratory technicians and chem­ earth, but they’re to be respect­ Dr. Jacob Fuchs, professor of Company observed that man ists attended the two - week ed, not feared, according to an chemistry, here, who directed would have to be protected institue. Another session, the authority attending a Univer­ the two - week session which from ultraviolet rays in plane- 14th annual two - week course sity institute in ultraviolet ab­ ended Friday, said that disa­ tory exploration. in modem industrail spectros­ sorption spectroscopy. “But, since the lunar explor­ copy will be held Aug. 18-29. greement exists in the scientific Dr. William Ulrich, Beck­ world on the quarantining of ers were abel to withstand the Four guest lecturers will be man Institute scientist, explain­ the lunar astronauts. moon’s ultraviolet, it is re a ­ 'featured during morning pro­ ed that ultraviolet rays are sonable to assume that the oth­ gram s with afternoon sessions He explained that while its e r planets should give less beams which exist above the dveoted to the use of spectro­ level visible to the naked eye, known that ultraviolet rays will * trouble since the moon is near­ graphs, spectrometers, source kill virus, scientists don't know but below the X-ray level. They er the source of UV, namely equipment and mircopfaotometemanate from the sun, stars how many. The rays penetrate the sun.” ers. the lower life forms and dis­ and man-made generators. On earth, the ozone in the at­ rupt the cells which in turn mosphere filters out most of destroy the .organism. the rays before they reach an “On file moon, with its lack intensity harmful to humans. of oxygen and high intensity of Dr. Ulrich pointed out that ultraviolet, one school of A swimming party for con­ ervations must be m by 4:30 they have many benefits in­ thought contends that no virus tinuing students, sponsored by p.m. today. cluding use as sterilizers. The could exist, therefore quaran­ MU West, will be held a t file Dressing rooms are available rays are known to kill bacteria, tine is unnecessary,” he com­ Shalimar Country Club, about Arirus- and other lower life mented. “But, this is still in one mile east of Rural Road on at the Country Club, the dress is casual, a buffet vrill be serv­ forms, which is why life as the realm of theory.” Southern Ave. in Tempe. ed. ands guests may be brought It is scheduled to start a t 7 — all for a $2.50 charge. p.m. Reservations for the party If an individual doesn’t have are required and can be made transportation to Shalimar ar­ by calling MU West at 961-3406. rangements can be made by Ask for the Front Porch. Res­ calling the Front Porch. Swim party planned TV education offering scheduled again in fall “TV High School,” in which more than 2,000 adults register­ ed last spring, will be offered again this fall with multiple sponsorship coordinated by the Phoènix branch of the Ameri­ can Association of University Women. ^ Arizona Public Service, which contributes financial support and manpower; First Federal Savings and Loan, which pro­ vides office space in its build­ ing at 2002' E. Camelback, Phoenix, and the state depart­ ment of public instruction. The program, which includes 60 half hour lessions in five required areas — English gram m ar, general mathemat­ ics, social studies, natural sci­ ences and literature — will start on KAET, channel 8, Sun­ day, Sept. 21, «with registration required by Sept. 12. A home stuy kit to be used along with ‘ the televised les­ sons is available from TV High School, Box 777, Glendale, Ariz. 85301, for $13.50. Information and registration forms are available from the same source. Purpose of “TV High School,” according to Mrs. Mi­ chael DeGrazia, AAUW coordi­ nator, is to, prepare adults who have not finished high school for the General Educational De­ velopment Test. The state department of pub­ lic instruction issues diplomas to those who pass the test, she said.. The lessons are televised by the station Sundays at 6:30 p.m. and twice daily during the week, 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays m th three new lessons given each week. Additionally, special individ­ ual help can' be provided at the viewer’s home or in centers set up for that purpose. Other sponsors, in addition to AAUW and the University are Dropout probe (Continued from Page 1) “we mail a registered letter, which with everything consider­ ed, costs the college about $10.” “We know a much better re­ cord can be established,” said Gordon, “but we need the stu­ dents’ cooperation. The ques­ tionnaires are vital to our re­ search.” Gordon mid Hudson request that any student who receiv ed '« '^ J questionnaire return it to the college or pick up a new one there. Results will be available in the fall after which the findings will be reviewed to determine what changes should be made in the college. HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES any student interested in attending services and dinner for ISBurflJ R O SH H A SH O N A a n d /o r YOM K IP P U R P le ase C ontact: H IL L E L O F F IC E — 966-5371 o r M RS. A L CHARNAW — 944-1770 B agel & L ox b re a k fa st — A ll In v ite d S u n d ay , S ep t. 22, B ak er C e n te r, 11 a.m . NOTICE! W m. A ndersen, L td ., M en’s C lo th ie r w ith lo catio n s in P h o en ix , T ucson, and F la g sta ff, is now serv in g A SU in T em pe. F o rm e rly Jo h n H oran a t U n iv e rsity a n d F o re st, now W m. A ndersen, L tji., fe a tu rin g GANT CORBIN DEANSGATE LONDON FOG TAYLOR MADE GOLD CUP HANG TEN CACTUS CASUALS K st ANDERSElt L id. ? 130 E. University Dr. . 966-1193 Abo Park Central P ag e 3/^ - T h u rsd ay , A u g u st 14 Mr. Bull, say hello to Miss Cow Computerised dating serv­ ices, once a novelty, are now serious businesses. mate bulls and cows for herd improvement. Mike Vyne and Mathew Al­ len, noting computer success in matching humans, figured the system should work with ani­ mals, too. Their research indi­ cates it does, barring heman error, genetic difficultires and availability of sufficient data. As a class project, they insti­ gated a study « title d “A Com­ puterization Approach to Sire Selection.” It urges dairymen characteristics . . . stature, greater number of daughters to breed for progress and not front end, rump, fore udder, will have a more reliable per­ merely for another calf or an­ rear udder, udder support and. formance proof, considering other lactation. floor,” Dr. Becker stated. also the importance of environ­ The electronic Cupid digests personal data and attem pts to Dr. Jam es Becker, professSr “These have significant pheno­ ment and num b« of daughters match men and women who of farm management here, ex­ typic correlations with milk in various successful herds. plained that the system offers mid fat yields.” have sim ilar likes and dislikes. “The number of hulls used is Often, these computer introduc­ a wealth of varied programs Any bull with adaquate sta­ tions result in matrimony. and can accommodate breeders tistical type evaluation may be irrelevant,” the profess« said. who need special formulation used since his performance is “However, five or ten may be Now, two University agricul­ for individual situations. *graded on his daughters’ ap­ the most desireable for ease of ture seniors are working on a “The initial com pute pro­ pearance and classification. computer selection.” ■ plan to use the compute- to gram bases its selection mi six Subsequently, a bull with a He explained that the breed­ e r may select the bulls accord­ ing to his preference as fol­ lows: A six-part certified public requires registration for the Topics, dates and faculty for and 11 from 8 a.m. to noon, 9 bulls in fall studs available accountant review sem inar to by Friday. the six-part seminar, are: Dr. John 6 . Helmkamp, asso­ to him. assist graduate accountants in “The objective of the series • Federal Income Tax, Sept ciate professor of accounting, successful passage of the uni­ • bulls in any preferred stud. form CPA examination, appli­ is to help accountants have a 2 and 4 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Dr. Gordon L. N iels«, as­ cations for which are due by thorough understanding of the and Sept. 6 from 8 a.m. to n o « , sociate professor of qualita­ • bulls In performance and breeding journals. tomorrow, will begin a t the Un­ important advancements in ac-_ Dr. Virginia R. Huntington, as- tive systems. : iversity’s College of Business counting theory and technique socaite professor of accounting. • bulls in any combinatnn Administration Tuesday, Sept. m solving accounting prob­ • Auditing, Oct. 14,16,21 s a i • Accounting Theory, Sept. 9 with adequate statistical fig­ lems,” said Dr. William A f 2. . . T Ruch, director df the center. and 11 from 6:30 to 9:30 p jn. 23 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m .^and ures. Sponsored by the Center for “For this reason, the series is and Sept. 13 from 8 a.m. to Oct. 18 and 25 from 8 a.m. to A huge operation may breed Executive Development and ac­ also beneficial to acocuntants noon, Dr. Leroy F. Imdieke, noon, Andrew Haried, associate with the assurance of the best counting departm ent, the semi­ not planning to take the exami­ associate professor of account­ professor of «counting. possible matching selection. nar is divided into six consecu­ ing. • Commercial Law, Oct. 28 The use of a few bulls with tive topical Session is 10 or 20 nation, but interested in enlarg­ • Financial Accotmting Prob­ and 30 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. adequate proofs may be sim­ hours of instruction so that par­ ing upon their education.” ticipants may « ro ll in all six lems, Sept. ,16, 18, 23 and 25 and Nov. 1, 8 a.m. to n o « , plified and computed ’ in ad­ The first two and the sixth or Iheir choice of -any combi­ from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Sept. Herbert M. Bohlman, assistant vance. seminar have registration and nation of sessions. instruction fees of $25 each and 20 and 27 from 8 a.m, to noon, professor of general business. “In. this computer program, They precede the Nov. 5, 6 the. third through fifth, all of Dr. Imdieke. R egistrati« forms and com­ th ere^ re no hasty choices w h « and 7 examinations to be proc- which include 20 hours of in­ • Managerial Accounting, plete information can be ob­ the decision involves breeding tored by the Arizona S tate struction, carry $50 fees. Cost Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 6 and 8 from tained from the Center for Ex­ several cows each day,” -Dr. Boards of Accountancy, which of the « tir e series is $225. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Oct. 4 ecutive Development. Becker said. Six-part accounting seminar scheduled A COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS 90» TERRACE ROAD * TEMPE, ARIZONA 85281 * (602) 967-2011 1. T h u rsd ay , A u g u st 14 — P ag e 4 Rescue copters rack up impressive record Hie two red helicopters which are die backbone of the Air Medical Evacuation Sys­ tem (AMES) project are rapid­ ly becoming Arizona’s Angels of Mercy. Although their main mission is directed at reducing casual­ ties on the state’s highway, the copters have aided several nonmotorists in the past two months. Rescue missions have bicluded auto, boating, hiking and industrial mishaps. Hie project, which begM op­ erations in Arizona o v e rth e M anorial Day weekend, Is fi­ nanced by a $304,000 Depart­ ment of Transportation grant. The funds are split between the University and the Arizona Highway Patrol. Dr. Jam es L. Schamadan, as­ sociate professor of engineer­ ing, who promoted the civilian application of the Vietnam War inspired airlift, has released statistics covering the first two months of operations. and tail rotor is available,” he The data, compiled by the continued. Highway Patrol, revealed that The report indicated average 41 evacuation missions were flight tim e of 40 minutes to completed through July 31 with Payson; one hour to Tucson a total of 43 persons being and Flagstaff; 32 m inutes to evacuated. Wickenburg and 40 minutes to The choppers flew 154 petrol Globe and Gila Bend. missions and 205 total mis­ Dr. Schamadan pedaled to sions; they were in the air over four missions as representative 258 hours; their longest mis­ samplings: sion was 140 miles one way • Auto accident a t Canyon and they logged an average Lake. The call was received a t speed of 100 miles per houn 8:55 p.m. and the aircraft was “Most missions have occur­ enroute a t 8:59 p.m. It arrived red within a 200 - mile radius at the scene a t 9:15 p.m. and of Arizona Helicopters’ Scotts­ took on board two adults mid dale base," Dr,x f>chamadan two small children. The air­ said. craft deparied,at 9:35 p.m. and “The fescue craft have land­ arrived at ihe hospital a t 9:59 ed in such diverse places as a p.m. Total time: one hour, four residential yard, a hillside "minutes. mfnedump, on highways, in • Injured hiker on Mt. Baldy. desert terrain and near a moun­ A girl who had suffered a bro­ tain sum m it No difficulty has ken leg on the west slope at been experienced in landing the file 11,000 foot level was suc­ helicopters where reasonable cessfully evacuated. The heli­ clearance for the main rotors copter left Scottsdale a t 3:40 p.m., arrived at the scene a t 5:03 p.m., left a t 5:25 p.m. and arrived a t a Phoenix hospital at 7.45 p.m. • Boating accident a t Apache Financial aids director lists loan closing dates Van L. BushneU, assistant di­ rector of financial aids, nas listed the closing dates for short term loans for fall tuition pay­ ment. Students planning to use short term loans to pay tuition fees for [»reregistration have until 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 to have their loans approved. Short term loans for regular registration fees will be term i­ Lake. The call was received at 4:23 p.m. requesting the evacu­ ation of a girl who had suffered a broken leg. The aircraft was enroute a t 4:25 p.m ., arrived a t Apache Lake resort a t 4:47 p m ., left a t 5 p.m. and arriv­ ed a t the hospital a t 5:23 p.m. f t Auto accident six m itai west of Superior. The cadi was received a t 10:18 pun. and the aircraft departed a t 10:21 p.m., arriving a t the scene a t 10:53 P-m. The aircraft^tpitited up one person, left a t 11:01 p.m. mid arrived a t the hospital a t 11:29 p.m. “The Apache Lake incident offers a drwm tk» demonstra­ tion of the tim e saved by ttm * mission,” Dr. Schamadan ex­ plained. “It occurred on a holi­ day and officials estimated that a ground ambulance, fighting hearyy traffic, would have tak­ en four hours to reach the scene. The AMES ’copter mw*» the round trip in slightly more than 40 m inutes," he « id , He pointed out that under the AMES contract, Arizona HeUcopter teases the aircraft and provides three m ilitary trained nated at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. Due to the fact that the pro­ cess of obtaining a short term b an involves an appointment with a financial aids counselor, students should allow a t least, two days to receive their loan. BushnAl advises gtudeqts hrapply early to be certain they' receive their loan before the funds are exhausted. pilots. Gold Cross and Associat­ ed Ambulances participate as ground units. “All personnel involved, in­ cluding six Highway Patrol vetm ans, have completed para-' medic training.’’ the professor stated. 1 “These highly skilled medi­ cal technicians, who are spe­ cialists hi emergency rescue techniques, and care for in jtred persons, have completed an intensive course in emergency me