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Irvin challenges faculty and staff Dr. Fredric B. Irvin, the new president of Newberry College, challenged the faculty and ad ministration to greater efficien cy and stewardship of the re sources of the College and to increased teamwork during the 1971-72 school year. He presented this challenge during the first meeting he had with the College staff after tak ing over the reigns of the Col lege’s presidency on September 1. Dr. Irvin requested that a new Committee for Academic Goals for the 1970’s consider programs in international edu cation, community service and continuing education. Because of Newberry’s outstanding and evident accomplishments in edu cation and the fine arts, he re commended that the College should supplement its offerings and to coordinate the courses and activities in music, the theatre, and literature into a “cultural core” which might be of interest to students from other institutions. In a business session the fa culty approved Dr. Irvin’s re commendation that the faculty govern itself through divisions, departments, and a Faculty Council. Under a new plan of organization there will be three academic divisions—humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences; the divisions will be divided into departments. The Faculty Council made up of two members of each Divi sion, the Academic Dean and the President will act as the executive committee of the Fa culty. The Faculty will elect the representatives to the Coun cil. An Administrative • Council was also formed to serve the President in an advisory capa city and to share in the deci sion-making process. Members of the Council will be Dr. Con rad B. Park, Vice-President for Academic Matters; Dr. Ro bert C. Farb, Vice-President for Planning and Development; B. 0. Long, Vice-President for Financial Matters and Business Management; James C. Abrams Registrar and Director of Ad missions; Lyle Brown, Dean of Students; Gordon C. Henry, Di rector of Public Relations; and a faculty member to be named. President Irvin also told the faculty of plans to coordinate all of Newberry’s fund raising programs in the administrative department of Planning and De velopment so that one annual fund may be begun during the 1972-73 academic year and con tinued annually. Under this plan the College will appeal to its friends mainly for scholarships for needy students. Pointing out that 40 per cent of the student body had received aid in the form of scholarships, loans, and work-grants amounting to $333, 000 during the 1970-71 academic year, Dr. Irvin declared that even this amount is insufficeint in view of the increasing costs and increased tuition which have been forced upon the pri- (Continued on Page 6) Vol. 35—No. 20 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, Sept. 9, 1971 $3 PER YEAR ENTERTAIN BASEBALL TEAM-The Exchange Club sponsored little boys base ball team was hosted Tuesday evening at the regular meeting of the Exchange Club of Newberry at their Lake Murray club house. Recognized as player with highest batting average and most valuable player was Kenny Bowers. Clay Beck was award ed the Sportsmanship award. Shown with the team members are Coaches Henry Haltiwanger and Ronnie Hunter. (Sunphoto) Henderson appointed to Asst. Adjutant Gen. post Brigadier General James W. Henderson of Newberry has been named Assistant Adju tant General of South Carolina by Major General Robert L. McCrady, the Adjutant Gene ral. He assumed the State posi tion September 1. “The State of South Carolina is indeed fortunate to have Ge neral Henderson on its Natio nal Guard team and I look for ward to his military and busi ness experience in guiding the future of the South Carolina National Guard,” General Mc Crady said. General Henderson announc- Players slate 3-act comedy The Newberry Community Players will hold try-outs for the three-act comedy, Every body Loves Opal, Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. at the Dray ton Street Community Center. Anyone interested in being a part of this production is in vited to attend. An important business meet ing will be held at 7:00 before try-outs and members are urged to attend. College changes office hours Newberry College administra tive offices will begin a new schedule of office hours begin ning Monday, September 13, ac cording to B. O. Long, College Business Manager. Offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Admissions and Registrar’s Office will be the only office that will be open on Saturday mornings. All Col lege offices will also be closed from 10:50 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays during the Col lege’s Chapel period. ed he had surrendered his stock to the Newberry Lumber Com pany, Inc., and two associated companies before accepting the State position. He served as president and general manager of the company for 20 years and was also secretary and treasurer of the Hellena Lumb er Company, Inc. and Newberry Wood Chip, Inc. General Henderson has over 30 years military service and has experience at all levels of military command within the National Guard. He is a ve teran of World War II having served in the European Theat er. General Henderson is active in the Newberry community be ing a past president of the Ki- wanis Club, vice chairman of the Newberry County Forestry Board, president of the New berry Cattlemen’s Association and member of the Newberry Housing Development Advisory Board, and an operator of a registered Hereford cattle farm. He is a chairman of the board of stewards and a teacher at Central Methodist Church in Newberry. The Saluda County native is a graduate of Newberry Col lege and the Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. General Henderson and his wife will continue to reside in Newberry. Criminal Court begins Sept. 20 The September term of Ge neral Sessions Court will con vene in the Newberry County Courthouse Monday, September 20th. Judge Harry E. Agnew of Anderson will preside for the criminal session. Grand jurors are to report to the courthouse for duty on Monday, Sept. 20 at 9:30 a.m. Petit jurors will report Tues day morning, Sept. 21, at 9:30 a.m. Terry Lee Harmon, William A. Hentz, Ercel L. Ramage, Gary W. Rister, Gerald B. Taylor, Edward O. Cannon, Parnell Sprawls, Marvin J. Rucker, Tho mas W. Suber, Elley Davenport, John B. Lindsay, and Curtis D. Chapman. Also Nellie F. Mason, Mary Bishop, Perry C. Stone, John D. Ruff, Ernest F. Bennett, Albert P. Gresham, Elizabeth H. Burrus, Dorothy B. Harris, O. Doyle Long, Jacob S. Ful mer, Ernestine S. Caldwell, Fo rest Werts, Thomas J. Prather, Harry L. Amick, Lois W. Rol lins, and Robert L. Sheppard. Also Johnny L. Dominick, Charles F. Layton, O. Hugh Boozer, Christine C. Hutchinson, Betty S. Page, Grady O. Berry, Emily C. Fraser, Earl Watkins, Lawrence A. Richardson, Mar gie L. Griffith, Rufus H. Ki- bler, James H. Minick, and Ja cob A. Bowers (Transferred from May Term of Court). $8,760 alotted regional library for new books The Newberry Saluda Regio nal Library has received a grant of $8,760.20 in State-Aid from the South Carolina State Library to be used for new books and professional person nel during 1971-1972, according to Earl Bergen, Chairman of the Library’s Board of Trus tees. Administered by the State Li brary, the program of State- Aid for county and regional li braries has been long establish ed in South Carolina and has resulted in the extension and improvement of public library service to all counties of the State. This year’s total amount for Newberry-Saluda County is based on the 1970 census at $.20 per capita. In 1968, State-Aid grants were changed from a low fixed a- mount to increased amounts based on the number of resi dents in each county. These larger grants have enabled li braries to increase book col lections and to employ more trained personnel. All of the State’s 46 counties receive State-Aid for public li brary development and exten sion. A total of $518,103 will be distributed throughout the state.