Montgazette, Vol. 02, No. 01, 1967-10-20

              MONTGAZETTE    Vol. 2, No. 1
Montgomery County Community College
Can We Park Today Sophom
Friday, October 20, 1967
m Transfer
Those of you who drive to the
College will find yourselves asking
that question almost daily. You
have already begun to make good
use of the College's parking near
the Student Union, and if you will
cooperate fully with the College
guards, they can make it possible
for even a few more of you to
park there. By the time this
article reaches print, the weed-
grown lot opposite the student
Union probably will have been cut
so that you can use that for parking
as  long  as  the weather is good.
The parking lots ease the jam -up
just about enough to make it tolerable, but the crowded parking
situation still exists. I know that
many of you whoarrivefor classes
in mid-morning, especially on
Monday and Wednesday, are sometimes not able to get in the parking
lots and have to drive several
blocks before you find parking
spaces. Sometimes you arrive with
only a few minutes to spare before
your classes start and you may
resent the privileges of those who
have reserved off-street parking
places, expecially when you find
some of thoso spaces empty.
It may help you to know that this
serious problem exists not only for
the student body but for the entire
faculty and staff of the College as
well. The College is able to provide off-street parking in reserved
spaces for only ten staff members.
The entire faculty and staff are in
the same situation that you are.
They must try to find parking
spaces in the lots or on the street.
So far,   the  only area for street
parking that does not seem to have
been fully exploited is on the
streets south of Fayette.
There are some special situations that you should watch outfor.
At about two-week intervals
Temporary No Parking signs will
be posted all along the side of
one or more of the streets around
the school. These temporary bans
on parking allow the Borough of
Conshohocken to clean the streets.
The fine for disobeying these
temporary bans is quite stiff. If
you see a whole block with no
cars on it, regard it with suspicion! In the wintertime, similar
no parking regulations will apply,
especially on Fayette Street, in
order to make snow removal
possible.
If you exercise reasonable care
and allow yourself time to find
a place to park before class, you
should get through the year without serious parking problems.
Good Luck!
Jack A. Worthington
Dean  of  Student Affairs
STUDENT  ATTIRE
Students are wondering what they
should wear to school. Well,
school officials have decided that
the only attire permitted to be
worn is 'that attire which is appropriate in a urban area. Informal
sports wear (i.e. slacks, shorts,
etc.) is obviously not appropriate
to such an environment.
Faculty Facilities?"
MC3 Faculty laments
There is a group at Montgomery that is very concerned about
the facilities 'in College Hall. They
can constantly be heard lamenting
things as they are. They say that
they have no place to put their
things. Their desks aren't adequate. They say that the other
facilities are too far from College Hall. What will we do when
the snow falls? is their loudest
cry.
Who is this group? The students? Would you believe the faculty?
This reporter has heard countless reports of how bad the faculty facilities are in College Hall.
Poor rest rooms and not enough
of them, no desks or file cabinets,
no place to get a cup of coffee,
or even a place to get away from
it all.
What can one say in the face
of such numerous and loud complaints? Perhaps that things often
aren't as bad as they seem. We
all have to admit that conditions
have improved a great deal over
last year. Keep a stiff upper lip.
Look on the bright side of things.
At least we have a college.
Anyway, what's all the fuss
about. We all can put up witli a
few problems, and hopefully most
of the faculty will be teaching
at the new building in a few years.
Meanwhile, there's no need to
worry. It isn't snowing yet.
According to Mrs. Marie Smith,
counselor, sophomore students
who are planning to transfer to a
four year institution at the end of
this year should begin the process
now. Since colleges differ in selectivity of students, requirements
for transfer, and number of transfer students admitted each year,
it is essential that each student
familiarize himself with this information.
The counseling office is located
in the Student Affairs Center where
a room has been especially prepared for the use of students and
faculty. College directories, college catalogues and other information is provided.
Each student should assume responsibility for his own transfer,
but should seek assistance as
needed from his faculty advisor or
the counselor. Most colleges will
require your high school transcript  in  addition to your college
transcript. Some will look at your
high school class rank; others will
make the admission decision on the
basis of your work at the college;
most will consider both high school
and college performance. Some
may require S.A.T., A.C.H., or
A.C.T. test results. The Counseling center will have application
forms if you have not taken these
tests or wish to take them again.
College conferences will beheld
throughout the year so that students
can meet with representatives of
colleges to learn about these colleges first hand. Freshmen
students are invited to attend these
meetings if they are free at the
time they are held, but they are
primarily for the information of
the sophomores.
The steps to follow in applying
to a college for transfer are outlined as follows:
1. Select the college or colleges to which you wish to apply. Be sure that you have stud-
Mrs. Riley, catalogue librarian and periodicals room.
I guess everyone has heard by
now that the library has moved
to   Third   Ave.   and   Fayette  St.
The library occupies two floors,
Tho first floor contains the stacks,
which hold the regularly circulated
books; study rooms and the Technical Processes room.Mrs.Riley,
Mrs. Powers (Diane Moyer), Mrs.
Maier,4 Florence Mordes and the
student aids are located. On the
second floor is the Reference
Room. Also located on the second
floor are the indexes, current
periodicals, and the card catalog.
The card catalog is divided into
two sections: Author-Title and
Subject. Mrs. Davis, Mr. Jones
and Mrs. Ramsey are located
there.
The library is rapidly expanding.
As of the end of June, five thousand books have been accessioned.
We now have about six thousand
books,   but not all of them  are
processed.
There is a new member of the
staff this year. Mr. Jones is the
Reader's Services Librarian. He
graduated from Drexel Institute
of Technology, School of Library
Science. He also has credits from
Lehigh and Georgetown Universities in the field of history.
A new policy is in effect: Smoking is allowed in Study Room "A".
Now there is a book slot for
students to use when returning
books.
Hours this year are: Monday,
Wednesday and Friday -- 8:30a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., and on Tuesday and
Thursday -- 8:30 a.m. to9:30p.m.
Since the library has moved the
circulation has increased
If there are any questions, do
not hestitate to ask Mr. Jones.
If he cannot answer your questions,   he   will  ask Mrs.  Davis,
ied information about colleges so
that you know whether the college offers your curricula and
whether you have some reasonable
chance of acceptance.
2. Write to the college to ask
for an application and information outlining transfer requirements.
3. Follow explicitly the transfer procedure including supplying
all required information in the
appropriate time sequence. Some
colleges want applications early
in the sophomore year; others will
not want them until second semester.
4. Please inform the Counseling office and advisor as soon as
you have decided to apply to a
college.
5. Transcripts will be sent
through the registrars office. It
is necessary for you to make a
formal request for each transcript. The first transcript requests will be sent free. Each
additional transcript will have a
fee of one dollar.
Mrs. Smith or your academic
advisor will be glad to arrange
an interview with you if you need
further counseling. The Student
Affairs Center is on the corner
of Sixth and Fayette Streets, second floor.
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Government
"Active" is the word used to
describe the progress of Montgomery County Community College's Stiident Government since
the beginning of the fall semester.
Work began on September 11 and
12 with Freshman Orientation. Students were checked in at the beginning of Orientation by upper classmen, and given any information
which they needed.
An Activities Forum was held
twice daily during Orientation at
which the members of the student
government were introduced, along
with a representative from the
"Montgazette," and one from
Triad.
Dean Jack A. Worthington, Dean
of Student Affairs, presided over
the Forum and introduced each
speaker. Mr. Clint Bruess, who is
in charge of varsity athletics, spoke
of the new sports and the physical
activities at the school.
Dem Worthington accompanied
three officers from the Student
Government and the editor of the
paper to Harrisburg, Pa. for a
Leadership Conference. It was held
at the Harrisburg Area Community
College on September 22 and 23 for
representatives from all the Community Colleges in Pa.
A Mixer was sponsored by the
Student Government on September
29. The dance, which was held in
the school gymnasium, featured the
Soul Seven.
The most important thin*, this fall
concerning the Student Government
was the voting on toe ratification of
the Constitution by the student body
on October 6. Elections for Assemblymen were held on that day also.
Now that the election is over,
Montgomery County Community
College will be better established
and better able to help the student
body.