The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Published . By The Journalism Cla.ss of Alpena Community College Vo). 5, No. 1 Alpena, Michigan Septernlber 13-14, 1962 Approximately 500 To Register •----------.. , Expansion Continues Ritter Appointed · New Student Six New Faculty Like Facilities at Members A.C.C. Survey Under Way The Student Council, in con- nection with the registration and orientation program,- is presently conducting a student interest survey to determine student interests. Affairs Director MR. RITTER Mr. Thomas F. Ritter, instructor in ,accounting ,and economics, has been appointed ,to the offke of Di- rector of student Affuirs. Upon being ,asked aiboUJt his new duties, Mr. Ritter -stated that they consisted ,principahl~ · -0£ work in four major areas: counseling and guidance, student housing, job pl,a- cement, ,a,nd stwdenlf: eiatra curricu- lar iactiVli.ties. · Counseling ,and guidance consists mainly of conduating ,orientation and :testing oossions; readmi:ssion, and many o1lher facets of an adVli.sor advisee program. A student housing list is compiled a:fiter inspedtion of ;the ihousing fa- cilities ,and Lis -0:£fered to '.Studenms so ,1lhey can ml1ke 1Jhe:ir own selec- ,tion: the student makes his own choice - rooms or apartments •are not assigned. The office does not tell the studenlt where ,to ihlve, •bu,t it does provide a .list of approved student housing - rooms and a- paa,tments. As far oo job pki.cement d.s con- cerned, not mucih haJS yet been done. iHis :intentioms are .that in .the next year or so, >the college wi'rl set up a job placment bureau ito assist graduates ,and undergraduates lin getlting ·part itirne ,and full time jdbs during ,poth '.the ,sclJ.ool year and ,the summer. Student emra ,curricular activi- ties: ,lie wishes ,to bwilld ,and 1Stream- lime •the system of eiatra curr:icular ,activities ,at the college. He ibel!ieves that ·students !Should work with ,and through iVhe Student Council to en- rich the student ,activity program. . New ,instructors, as well as new students, he1p keep colleges from becominlg eons ,of tradition uD!bam- pered by progress. Six new instruc- tors have joined /the lflaculty t'hiis year. Here ,i,s a brief run down on each. Mr. Tom McK.eown wi1l linstmot English 101-, 102, ,and 01 rthls year. He received his B. A. and !his M.A. from the Un:ive:rsi,ty ,of Michigan; he received his Master's i,n June of .this year. He ~ oot cer:tai:n, but may go for ,ms dootloraite some1Jime in .the future. His field d:s English and American Literature. He ,is espec- - da:lly interested ,in creative wr,Lting. Having wriltten over 100 poems, he iis presently working on ,a rnovel. While an·· undergraduate, he ,was a member of Psi Upsilon and Gener,a- .tion Inter ~ts Magazine. 0£ A. C. C. ihe say,s, "I ,Hke dt very well ... World's Best Films To Be Offered A ,progi,am ,of the world's best fil1ms from ,the United States oo.d fore:iJgn nations vMI ,be oiifered this year in an a,tten1!l)I; to stimulate ooil.- tural and aesthetic values in the indiVlidual while providing enter- tainment at t'he same :time. The programs wHI most likely be presented ilil the A!lpena High School Little Theater at a cost of onJy 50c. The motion pictures will be those which received high rat- ings in ,their respective countries. Fohlowing apf)roval hy the Stu- dent Council, the committee met to organize themselves. Among 1lhe ·subcommittees 01,ganized were Col1l'espondence, Adverti:s:hng and pUlblicity; Business and Tickets, See WORLD'S BEST, Page 2 iMr. Ritter ,received ihls B. A. de- gree :in Business Administration from 'Ferris Institute and hls M. A. from Mic~ State University. He ' h,as ,been at A. C. C. for one year. -G.H. / 1 I am very much ,impressed with the hlgh calibre of the faculty members." Mr. McKeown is un- married, enjoys ,skJin mvdng and spear fishing in his spare time. * * * * Teaching U. S. History 201 ,and 202, P-0liiical !Science 203, and ,possibly Interna,tional A:fifuirs is Mr. Kenneth W. Oosting (pronoun- ced oh sting), who !has three years teaching experience a,t Evart, Mich- igan where he ,tau,ght history. He is a .graduate of Muskegon Com- munity College and the Univers,i,ty of iMichigan where he received his B. A. degree in 1959. At Central Michigan Uruiversity in 1962 he re- ceived lb.is M. A. in ihiistory; he does intend ,to go on fur his doctorate in The results will be used to plan new organizations, intra• mural sports, and.social eve-nts for the coming year, with -the worthiness of the present ac- tivities being evaluated also. This survey is important; students who have not yet filled one out are urged to do so. A signature on this survey is n~t binding; the signer will not be forced into any activi- ties for which he shows an ·interest. The survey is for in- formative purposes only. U. S. History. In mhe summer of C 11 Off 1961 he studied iat the American O ege 8 rS University in Washington, D. C. I Mr. Oosting rnitends t-0 teach in nsurance Program E1iw,n 1so.m~e dn ,the !Ilext ~~--~ years, preferably in the Nether- s year , he rnsur~e-Compan lands or Germany. While in ooMege, ,of North America i1S offering to the he participated ,in >instrumental ,and students of Alpena Community Col- choral music; he pliays the trom- 1ege ,an accident and sickness in- bone and baritone. Mr. Oosting has surance ,plan. The cost is $19.15, served ·as ,president of ,the Osceola •which is very cheap iOr an _ offer County M. E. A. and ,was a member of .this ty,pe. of ,the Region 13 Ethics Committee, It is important that the student an M. E. A. region located in the knows that .the policy ls offered on western part of the state of Michl- a waiver basis, which means ,that gan. He is married and has three if the student -doe!! not rejoot the chlldren. plan before a certadn date (Which * * * * , Mrs. Johanna S. Coultes received her B. A. and her M. A. from M. S. U. in 1960 and 1962 respectively; she intends to go fur her doctorate sometime. She taugih,t ,a,t Lansing Everett High School before coming .to . A. C. C., wihere she IWlill. teach shor.thapd, typing, and introduction to business. Of ,the OoUege, she ·says, "I like ,it real weiil; everone seems ,to ·be friendly." iMrs. Coultes See SIX NEW, Page 4_ 1s very soon) it is assumed toot he .ch,ooses ,to 'P~hase thls iiJ.sU[-ance. The plan ;pays up to 100% of surgical expenses up to three 1hund0 red dollars, depending on the na- ture of ,the surgery. Hospital room ,and board are •also paid under cer- tain conditions. Adrational information about the program is available from a pamph- let in ,the college office or from Zeller Insurance Agency. Into Second Decade ENROLLMENT Pendmg final registration this week, the nwnber -0f students at- tending A. C. C. .th-is yea,r is ex- pected to be a,pprmcimate]y 500, ,according to :the College 'office. This increase is not quite so great ,as mhe lincrease which occur- red l,ast year, according to 'Director Vian Lare. ORIENTATION Thursday {today or yesterd.ey, depending upon .when you read ithis) there is an orientation convo- cation for freshmen. Director Van Lare ma>de, or wiJ.11 make, announ- cements and ,give a short address. Jim Hornak, Student Council Presi- dent, will .then spook, or has spo- ken, on ,the extra curricular actiivi- ties at the College. This information is probably ".old hat" :to >the sopho- mores. 1t is also probably ,a very good reason for makd.ng.at a fresh- tnru1 conviocation . NEW WING That rubble of bricks and stmc- • tural :steel Qt the soUJtheast (if I have -myaifrecffons 6trai!g:!£tt enti 1,1i: the building ds expected to ooape into a new wing, w,i,1Jh the sched- uled time of completion •being somenime in January befure second semester ,begins. It ,will contain classrooms (includin,g a large room for focture purposes). three labora- tories, fucu1ty offices, and some mi- nor faci,Hties. BETCE (Pronounced bet-sy from iBEsser Technical CEnter.) The new Besser Technical Cen- ter for which ground,breakin,g ceremonies were hek;l last week, should 1be finished !in Iaite 1963 or early 1964. lt will ,be the first tech- ,nical center of its itype in .the na- tion . ACCREDITATION Last June a self study of the College was 'Slil:mriitted to the North Centr1;J.l Association of Colleges and Seoon<l,ary Schools :in hopes of at- raining -accredita>flion :from ithat as- oociatri:on. At ithe present time, the Coifoge ,is accredlited iby the Michi- gan Commission on College Accre- ditation, ibut not ,by North Central. Aiccreditation iby Nor.th dentra!I ,would meain ,tha,t A. C. C. credits w.oulid transfer J,iteral]y anywhere. Pi.AN TO ATTEND DANCE NEXT FRIDAY -G.H. ' _ I