Brown and White Vol. 79

              lehigh university brown and white 1.79 special wednesday september 13.1967 8660331 u changes welcome freshmen mv sweeping schotsettc ckmfk were passed wewly during the summer months -- the majority of seniors m ths college of art and dc *^ wln flßtl ♦*•* they can graduate without taking j fciußlwi swnrt nations tf amr grades 6 we - ■ by 1972 students in tbs college will tnd a 2.00 average in their major field to graduate -- effective the fall semester 1969 all university students will need a 1.70 average to graduate with a i.30 average needed first semester freshman year to stay off probation *"**" ffp is gr affliction rood re masts for arts todsats were pass-d at the recent faculty meeting the flrat provider that effective immediately the passing of cevapreteasive exams for a degree of bachelor of arts will not be required of students with an average of 2xo in courses in their major field dr w rosa yates dean of the college said " actually the comprehensive la not completely abolished any department may retain a comprehensive examination aa a requirement for successful completion of its major proctstni • the comprehensive examination ceases to be uniform ly required of all students in the college but it can still be required of those major programs ers « l till a definite educational need the faculty's voting to make a 2.00 average in the major program a requirement for completion of the arts curriculum is airaad to prevent students from choosing the wrong major and continuing ft to the point of gradu ation j bookstore changes see pagfs 10 dean yatea said he believes the new requirement will give students and major advisors an additional standard for determining the student's fitness for the major he has selerted ~ with this new average requirement a student who is performing below the c level in his major field of concentration during the early stages of his work will be warned by his major advisor to consider selecting some other major for which he is better suited yates said another scholastic change passed by the faculty to become effective tn the fan of lttf was the raising of tbs over all cumulative average needed to graduate from a i.so to a 1.70 this also means that all other required minimum average will be raised by o,*o tin 1.10 now needed by first semester freshmen to stay off probable will be raised to a 1.30 per the re maining semesters the minimum average is as follows secdnd semester freshmen - i.40 compared to a 1.10 now first semester sophomores 1.50 compared to 1.30 now second semester sophomores - 1 60 compared to a 1 40 now juniors and seniors will be required to main tain a 1.70 minimum cumulative average at ths same time ths aataber of atadsate enrolled in the university la higher than any urn previous thu higher figure comes despite a selective and controlled admission policy which choose from % greater number of applicants to the undergraduate colleges and the graduate school associate registrar frederick e ressler anticipated '<■ jtai enrollment for the fall semester to reach 4,900 of this number approximately 1,800 will be enrolled in the graduate school frosh convocation hears dr lewis by glenn airgood formal freshman week orientation opened sunday night with the annual convocation followed by a reception in the osbourne room of the university center m wit loh uiivsrsitj president dr w desalsg lewis " tout success depends mamm m mi li_ljm vntl m if jill i tl|m your abilities and the facilities and opportunities at lehigh dr lewis told the incoming nethaisa •*■ as you lean now to succeed in this environment you will become truly educated and lewis outlined the purpose of the university and reminded each freehman that " meeting tbs challenge of a new program of stodles was one of the ways to make the most of the four years ahead it you are not already committed to a particular profession i hope you will have chosen one and have made minbtbnttb progress sssrsrss it by the time you graduate he said m and of equal importance you wiu have stretchs 4 . and strengthened your mind and will have obtained the necessary background to make intelligent decisions as cltiaens lewis said emphasising that this u of great importance not only to the student but also to the nation monday the new class was administered a battery of tests in packard lab auditorium designed to lest psychological preparedness as well as pre grad housing proposed by u a proposal by the university to develop the federally financed monocacy creak urban renewal project was approved july 14 by the bethlehem redevelopment authority the university's proposal to build 4.5 million worth of high rise and garden apartments for graduate students will have to pass the city council the city planning commission and the federal department of housing and urban development hud before building can begin hud has to approve the selling price of the 16-acre area from the hilmo-hui bridge west to 7th avenue and from central railroad to the towers apart ment building on spring street ths price is belle veti to be about 200,000 a university spokesman said that since the authority's approval was the first clear indi cation of interest in ths proposal definite chats and ret-teetw_l drawings hove not been drawn up he added that these will now be studied intensively paul j fran jr vice presi dent of development said last ____ aw 4 a — l1.lu...uw __. week tost the university nad approval in july if the university does get the land it will be unlike the two other redevelopment projects currently underway in that toe land will be placed on the city's tax rolls and will be subject to the usual real estate taxes w hi taker laboratory of metal lurgy and chemical engineering built last year as part of the butler street project and the mart science and engineering library now under construction in the packer avenue project are not subject to taxation sae t redevei^»p¥ent,pagel2 freshmen began arriving on campus early saturday afternoon and were immediately ushered into the main hall of the alumni memorial building where they received residence hall information and filled out pre-regi«tra*«on cards tresolini dies in june or rocco j tresollni 47 author of important books in the field of constitutional law and the courts and chairman of the department of government died suddenly i_r 28 tresollni professor of political science taught a summer proeram on civil liberties until two days before ms death in the quakertown community hospital . born in dolgevllle n.y he received a b.a degree from hartwick college in 1042 an m.a from syracuse in 1047 ond a ph.d from syracuse in 1040 three years ago tresollni who joined the lehigh faculty in 104v received the hill man award to the university faculty member who has dose the most toward advancing the interests of the university daring 1062 tresollni carried out research in the library of congress and the national archives in washington d,c as well as at lehigh under a summer research grant from the american philosophical society this was a continuation of work began several years ago regarding key decisions of particular supreme court justices which have had an important effect on the develop ment of american constitutional liberties treselir-'s books included american constltution_l law " constitutional decisions in american government osd " justice and the f-tpreme court he wee a co-autnor of the 1965-66 " a merican government annual and was a contributor to " cases in state ond local government published to 1961 rocco tresolini see 010 page 14 there will be a meeting for an returning brown and white staff members tomorrow at 4 p.m in the news room