The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1972 Page: 1 of 8
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MEGA PHONE
Social Internships Combine
Structure and Flexibility
BY KATHY HAMMOND
Megaphone Staff Writer
ORIENTATION COURSE
OFFERS INVOLVEMENT
BY KAY COX
Megaphone Staff Writer
Southwestern’s Social Internship
Program is an involving and a sensitizing
experience in the field of Christian Ethics.
Under the program, a student may earn 3
hours of advanced religion credit by
working in fields such as politics, poverty,
economics, juvenile delinquency,
geriatrics, medicine, law, and race
relations.
The Director of the Social Internship
Program, Ben Jordan, describes the in-
ternship as one which combines “Struc-
ture and flexibility.’’ The student is
required to complete readings in the field
of Christian Ethics, a reflexion paper, and
an oral examination. The subject and
format of each individual internship is
open to variation according to the in-
terests, ideas, and talents of the person
involved.
Involved could not be a more ap-
propriate word. An under-lying principle
of the program is that “by placing students
in real life situations, it is felt that not only
is the student there to learn but also to
serve the community by performing a
useful service and a meaningful function.’’
Thus the program focuses on actual ex-
perience combined with a sound academic
background.
There is no better way to measure the
success and worth of the Social Internship
Program than to listen to the accounts of
those who have participated in the
program. Among the students who have
been in the program are Debbie Hardy,
Jay Hardy, and Joe Taylor.
Debbie Hardy . worked with Neigh-
borhood Youth Core Counseling last
summer. This program sponsors high
school students who tutor other students
and hence has a twofold benefit: that of the
tutored and that of the tutor. Debbie was
both a group and an individual counselor
for about 90 students in 10 schools in
Williamson County. She feels she gained
invaluable practical experience by
working with these students.
Jay Hardy worked in a survey funded by
the HEW through the Governor’s Com-
mittee on Aging. He and Bob Jackson
interviewed from 500-600 senior citizens
concerning the needs of those 60 years of
age and older. The two interns are now in •
the process of writing a report for the
Governor’s committee and for Stonehaven
Center in order that the findings of the
survey may be put to practical use. Jay is
enthusiastic over the perspective he
gained on Georgetown and on the
problems of the aged.
Joe Taylor did secretarial work,
legislative research, and general errands
this summer in Senator Lloyd Bentsen’s
office. He researched, in particular, a bill
concerning drug rehabilitation. Joe earned
3 hours of advanced economics credit
through a directed study on President
Nixon’s Phase II Program in addition to
the usual 3 hours of advanced religion.
This illustrates one of the real potentials of
the social internship program, namely the
possibility of joint internships with other
departments. Joe had nothing but praise
for the benefits and invaluable experience
he gained through his internship.
The Social Internship Program teaches
religion outside the walls of the established
church and outside the walls of the
classroom. Any student interested in the
program should contact Ben Jordan. The
rewards for doing so should prove to be
priceless.
“As far as I know, the orientation
classes at Southwestern University are
unlike any other school has done or is
doings” says Dr. Jeff Campbell, English
department head at Southwestern
University.
There are fifteen orientation groups at
Southwestern, each led by two or three
senior students selected last spring. Each
orientation class meets once each week for
an hour, gaining an hour’s credit, and
attendance is required.
Larry Franks says of his class “I really
enjoy it. We’ve had ‘gripe sessions’ and
‘brain sessions’ and we’ve been able to
think of things we’d like to do in the class.”
According to Rebeca Jones, her group
has talked about the things they wanted to
do, including a talk from a foreign student
and a representative of the' Student
Congress. Her group is planning a cook-out
next week. Jeff Brown states that he would
go to the class even if it weren’t required,
because he feels it is a great way to get to
know people. His group has discussed
controversial subjects on campus, and are
planning on having someone from the
Urban Renewal Agency to show them
around Georgetown, and tell them about
what they are doing in the way of city
improvement, such as children’s day
centers.
Diane Lind was impressed by a talk by
Dr. Jones on the President’s Planning
Committee, and about a short essay her
group read on the changes she would make
in the classes, Diane said she would
change the required attendance. However,
when asked if she would have signed up for
the course if it wasn’t required, she said
she might have tried it.
According to Dr. Campbell, each group
is self-determining in its goals, that is,
each group decides what they want to do,
with the following four objectives in mind:
1. To provide new students a small,
relatively intimate group with whom to
interact on a sustained week-to-week
basis, with leadership provided by upper-
classmen to promote student-to-student
learning;
2. To encourage greater understanding
of the nature and importance of liberal
arts education and the relevance and
rationale of the Southwestern curriculum
so that new students may better plan their
programs to take advantage of op-
portunities offered them here;
3. To promote familiarity with and
participation in cocurricular student
activities;
4. To help new students become aware
of the many enrichment opportunities
available from time to time. . and to
encourage them to establish the habit of
active and critical participation in these
events.
Dr. Campbell has high hopes for the
possibility because of the opportunity for
students to be directly involved in ac-
tivities of college, and is encouraged by the
attitudes of the senior sponsors.
The program is summed up by a quote of
one of the students in the group who says,
“If it isn’t worth our time, it is no one’s
fault but our own, because our class can be
exactly what we make it!”
GROSSMAN WORKS FOR TEXAS DEMOCRATS
BY JOANNE POWERS
Megaphone Staff Writer
Mr. Ted Grossman’s summer, like the
rest of his time spent here at S. U., was
devoted to politics. Attending the state
Democratic convention and the state
Democratic meeting in Houston last
month, Mr. Grossman laid the foundations
for not only keeping his students abreast of
this November’s election but also
motivating the citizens of Williamson
County.
Surprisingly enough, both of Williamson
County’s Democratic precincts went for
McGovern last May after the primaries.
“We were organized,” Mr. Grossman
noted; none of the other candidates had
enough support at the precinct meeting to
do anything but follow the majority. Mark
Spellman, Pam Kline, Dean of Students
Bill Swift, Mr. Grossman, Marc McDaniel,
Ned Dismukes, Johnny Nuckles, and
Lamar Haskins of Office of Economic
Opportunity in Georgetown were active
through the county conventions; Pam
Kline and Mr. Grossman then attended the
state convention in June.
Mr. Grossman’s political involvement
did not end with the convention, however,
’•lie, along with Lamar Haskins of
Georgetown, Mike Grimes from Round
Rock and Edmund Polk of Taylor have
organized the Williamson County Loyal
Democrats, an organization dedicated to
the election of all Democratic candidates
this fall. Headquartered at 806 Austin
MEGAPHONE Photo by Suzanne McDaniel
Avenue in Georgetown, the organization
opened last month with an appearance by
Ralph Yarbprough. Students and faculty
as well as Williamson County residents are
working to present the candidates as well
as the issues to the voters.
Some of the projected plans for October
include, first of all, a drive to register all
new voters, especially those in minority
groups and new students at Southwestern.
Secondly, the organization plans to set up
booths in Georgetown later this month to
pass out literature on all of the can-
didates—not just McGovern-Shriver but
Dolph Briscoe and Barefoot Sanders as
well.
And finally, Mr. Grossman said that he
and the other members of the group are
attempting to get speakers here on
campus. They have asked Barefoot
Sanders to meet the people of Williamson
County, and Mrs. Frances (Sissy)
Farenthold is to speak here later in the
month.
“We believe in the Democratic party."
affirmed Mr Grossman, “because it
supports the little man against vested
interests, supports tax reform towards big
business, desires an end to the war in Viet
Nam, and works to change national
priorities away from defense to education,
Jiealth, and employment.” But to do this.
Mr. Grossman said, the Democratic
candidates need to be elected in Novem-
ber; for that task Texas Democrats need
everybody’s help.
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The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 6, 1972, newspaper, October 6, 1972; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634622/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.