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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1976
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The idea used to be you’re not an Aggie if you’ve got good
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By KATHY HENDERSON
Dr. R. C. Potts sat comfortably in
his chair while contemplating the
major changes in student attitude
over the years.
“The idea used to be you’re not an
Aggie if you’ve got good grades,” he
said in all seriousness. He said,
“Anyone with good grades was called
an ‘egghead’.” Dr. Potts has been
with Texas A&M University since
1936 and is now the Associate Dean
of the College of Agriculture here.
Students study more now — they
respect academic achievement
much more now than they did 25
years ago, he said.
“Students accept the fact as a
group that academic pursuits are
pretty high on the list,” Potts said.
The University is getting better
quality students than ever before, he
said. The overall high school average
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grade for Seniors planning to attend
this campus next fall Semester is 89,
Potts explained. It takes a lot of stu
dents with grades over 90 to produce
that kind of an average, he added
proudly.
As the university grows larger will
the atmosphere become more and
more impersonal? Dr. Potts says no.
With an increase in students, more
professors will be hired, he said. It
will be up to both students and
teachers to adjust to new conditions,
he feels.
Dr. Potts also said he feels the
student-teacher relationship is top
priority. This is the reason he de
signed the Agriculture 101 class, he
explained. It gives the Agriculture
students a chance to ask questions
and get to know someone in their
department besides the advisor, he
said.
puses were being disrupted all over
the country, Texas A&M stood its
ground. The fact that A&M hadn t
lost a class was widely publicized, he
said. Potts said he believed this fac
tor made parents begin to look long
ingly at this school as a good place to
send their sons.
When non-compulsory corps was
made effective, more sons were will
ing to attend this university, Potts
added.
Then girls were admitted to the
university, he said. Only a few were
admitted at first, though, he said.
“President Rudder was a smart
man. He didn’t open it up all at once,
just a little at a time. This gave the
former students a chance to get used
to it,” Potts explained.
H owever, Potts said some I
former students most leant®
drastic change had a secreti WASI
deep in their hearts: 'i’ll sej®ing
daughter down there. 0 ni In
Sports is also a drawing! ,ents s
Texas A&M, he added. Hit in
“Sports does more to brijsHay.
students together than pn The cc
anything else, he said. ayerun
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Student records private?
“When we had 200 incoming
freshmen in the program I could call
them in and get acquainted. Now we
have 700. Ag. 101 is my personal
effort to relate to all the students,”
he said.
Dr. Potts also shared his personal
opinion on why Texas A&M is so
appealing to today’s students and
their parents.
He said that the 1960’s when cam-
With summer registration ap
proaching, Texas A&M registrar
Robert A. Lacey reminds students
and former students they again face
several options concerning records
kept on them at A&M.
Under the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, stu
dents and former students of legal
age may look at most their records.
The law also prohibits release of in
formation other than “directory”
facts without a student’s written
permission.
Although A&M officials are care
ful to counsel beforehand, students
may bar from release any part or all
of directory information such as
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name, address, phone, age, birth
place, degrees, activities, major,
dates attended and previous school
attended.
Grade reports — probably the
hottest issue — and directory infor
mation affect the most Aggies at any
one time.
Students may come by the regis
trar’s office within a few days after
registration to fill out a form prevent
ing release of the directory facts.
Lacey’s office then notifies other
campus departments which are also
bound by the pact.
However, his staff talks to those
wishing to do so to make sure they
are frilly informed of the implica
tions. Many are concerned about
possible release of names and ad
dresses to commercial mailing firms,
but few realize that in the case of a
family emergency or a prospective
employer, information on the stu
dent’s whereabouts could not be re
leased.
Since January, 1975, only 45 stu
dents have opted to have part or all
directory data kept private, although
86,503 students have had the oppor
tunity following each registration
period.
Official notice is printed in the
student newspaper. The Battalion,
during each registration time.
Confidential information has re
mained virtually unchanged by the
law’s passage, except for transcripts.
Conversely from directory data,
no confidential material mav be re-
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leased without specific writleiB 61 ^ 17
mission from the student. TTiisH^ 11
icy was in force at A&M bet PP a ? er
law, but it has created a p ‘ oes no
with transcripts. irinileg*
Grade reports are now senttiffif anc
student at the local addressiH 1115 ’.
percent of the eases, notes I^R ns ,^
Parents may only receive the . s
if the student is under 18, if tiip na ‘ a
dent gives written prnimski 56 l "
the student is carried by the s
as a federal income tax exen axes ^ l;l
In the last case, no permiB 1 ? ar
from the student is neededamfi-
parents notify A&M, grades
to them.
"In the area of transcript
the law has been a disservio
student and former studen
Lacey.
No longer can transcriptoi
processed from telephone ot
four- or five-day delay now
because written and signed:
zation from the student is n
before transcripts can be sei
Even when a friend of a s™^
or perhaps of a former studenlMr
elsewhere, comes with a prasuf ,
quest, the friend must l)ear\niB} a 1
authority from the studentir Br -
—— plus written authority sayi
bearer may pick up the trail
The friend must also carry]
identification.
Student records are notna
ily confined to the registrar’s
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Once a year. The Battalic
the complete official univei
icy on student records,
notice, students are reminded
may have records with the i
sions office, graduate col
academic counseling center,
president for student services
versity police or controller i
counts.
He or she may also have file
student financial aid, health wH
housing office. Corps headquaitl ''A
athletic director, payroll ipBy nn <
ment, placement office or ft most 1
student advisor — plus deans
partment heads and advisors
student’s academic areas.
Aggies may challenge some i ln c o
ords directly related to them.lp res t
other records are inaccessit® ”0
among them professors’gradebHThe
and observation notes, univeiipubli (
police records while in custody,iHdma
ployment records of a workenvf|“ s ig n j
not a student, parental financial^ Th,
ords and medical files maintaiwla vah
A&M-employed professionals, j
Some students prefer to waivtl
right to see records, notes 14
particularly where letters of ret4
mendation are involved. Stw
may fill out a written waivertoiM
A number of people are!
thorized to see the files otherll
the student. Included are A&MI
cials with a “legitimate educatl
interest’ determined by Lacey,I
cials of other schools the stii
wishes to attend, certain federal!
state educational agencies!
others.
Records may be subpoenaed!
the law says the student or for!
student must be notified by W
before the records can be M
over to the subpoenaing party !
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