1977-01-28; Central Michigan Life

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i Mt. Pleasant, Mich, 48859
Friday, January 28,1&77
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CMU President Enteritis Charles Anspach was named 1976
httstanding Citizen Thursday by the Mt Pleasant Chamber of
Commerce (LIFE photo by Rollie Mikan).
nspach named
citizen of year
Honored Thursday evening as a man "recognized for his
[unselfish devotion to mankind," Charles Leroy Anspach
[became the 20th recipient of the Host Outstanding Citizen
[Award from.jUieJ&JLPJeasaflt^^ -•*
F "Patches" Anspach, nicknamed by friends for the common
mispronounciation of his name, received a standing ovation
from the crowd of about 250 in the Mt. Pleasant High School
I Cafetorium.
Accepting the award, CMU President Emeritis Anspach
[ said, "I welcome this honor very much. I've received many, but
this is the most treasured. I think I'll hang it in my bedroom
j and pray each night, "Lord, be merciful - this is my record.'"
Anspach was presented the award by Evelyn Bovee, 1975
[Outstanding Citizen Award recipient and has served as part-
jtime secretary to Anspach and President Emeritus Judson
I Foust.
Prior to announcing Anspach's selection to the audience,
Bovee discussed his attributes and contributions.
'With an abiding belief in the inter-relationship between
God and man, this individual reasons that life is most
meaningful when it is given away... that means that man's
greatest accomplishment is to give of one's self freely,
generously and meaningfully to the service of others. To that
end this person's life was dedicated and is still a consuming
passion.
"Our friend's humanitarian bent is and has been, dedication
to improving the quality of life for the brotherhood of man - in
trying to show others the Way to a better world."
Anspach was CMU's fifth president, serving from July 1,
1939 to June 30,1959. He has earned, besides his bachelor of
arts, two masters degrees, a doctorate of philosophy and nine
honorary degrees. He has served as a member and president of
12 boards in civic, educational and religious activities.
He is a popular public speaker and many of his speeches and
articles have been published in national magazines. He has co-
authored two books and recently released his book, "A Voice
Speaks," a chronicle of his years with CMU.
7
Meeting, set Tuesday
union near pact
byPAULRAU
CM LIFE Reporter
The city of Mt. Pleasant and
the striking Local 1606 made
substantial progress in . approving a new collective
bargaining agreement after 11
hours of contract negotiations
Thursday.
The bargaining session, the
third between the two parties,
ended at 9:30 p.m. when the city
and the union issued this joint
statement:
"The city of Mt. Pleasant and
Local 1606 agree after 11 hours
of negotiation that substantial
progress has been made.
Another meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday to continue
negotiations. Both parties feel
optimistic that the final issue
can be resolved at that time."
Officials from both bargaining
committees declined to make
any further statements or indicate which issues had been
agreed upon.
State mediator John Van-
derArk, who called all three of
the meetings, also said he was
optimistic and indicated he
would not be present at
Tuesday's meeting.
"I'm more optimistic than I
was this morning. I don't feel a
mediator will be necessary at
the next meeting," VanderArk
said.
It has been only two weeks
since "the* twtr sides' 'irtefltt a«
marathon session of 14 hours.
When that meeting ended, the
city and the, union said they
were "back to zero". The first
meeting on Dec. 8 was closed by
VanderArk after only two hours
because he felt both sides were
too far apart to mediate.
The strike, which enters its
59th day today, began Nov. 31 at
midnight after the members of
Local 1606 had worked for
nearly nine months without a
contract. The former contract
expired on Dec. 31, 1975 but
extensions carried the contract
to April 10. The workers continued to receive the wages and
benefits of the old contract until
the strike began.
The strike involves 46
municipal workers from the
waste treatment plant, water
department, street department,
public library and clerical
workers from the Municipal
Building, 120 S. University Ave.
Management, supervisory and
technical personnel are performing the services of the
absent workers.
The strike h^s affected some
city  services.  No  burials  are
A joint release from the bargaining teams
states substantia] progress between the city and
union has been made. Negotions will continue
Tuesday. v
being permitted at Riverside
Cemetery, the public library has
shortened hours, and the city's
Christmas tree pick-up has been
canceled. In addition, water bills
are being estimated and no
parking tickets are being issued.
Services by the Police
Department, Fire Department,
Dial-A-Ride-Transportation (D-
ART) and garbage trucks are
not affected by the strike.
The city bargaining, committee   consists   of   Stribling
Boynton, personnel director;
Charles Deibel, city clerk; and
Phillip Nantz, an attorney from
a Grand Rapids firm which
specializes in labor negotiations.
The union has been
represented at the meetings by
Carlton Phillips, water
department; George Sponseller,
water, department; Roger
Parsons, street department;
James Rughruff, street
department; and Anne Freling,
president of Local 1606.
ACLU joins defense
of Young Socialists
by JEFF ELLSWORTH
and
JOHNGROGAN
CM LIFE Reporters
The Michigan 'affiliate of the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) has joined in the defense
of three Young Socialist Alliance (YSA)
members arrested for trespassing Oct. 20 in
WarrinerHall. •
The decision was announced Thursday evening
during a defense rally in which noted civil
libertarians expressed their support for the
defendants.
The ACLU entered the case after reviewing
'the circumstances and concluding the rights of
the defendants were in question, according to Ida
Meltzer, Michigan ACLU executive board
member.
"The ramifications of this case were so great
that the state ACLU has decided on the case
because of the questions of the alleged violations
of freedom of expression," she said.
Although yet unannounced, the ACLU has
several options available in their input into the
case, according to YSA defense attorney Ron
Reosti.
The options include financial support,
assigning counsel or co-counsel, or assigning an
ACLU council team to assist Reosti, he said.
"They (the ACLU) were convinced that it was
indisputably an ACLU case," Reosti said.
"Whatever they do is appreciated, and the more
the better,'* he added.
The ACLU, a nationwide organization, has a
policy of accepting legal cases involving civil
liberties.
Among the featured speakers were state
representative Perry Bullard (D., Ann Arbor),
and Zolton Ferency, former Human Rights Party
leader.
Two major points expressed by Ferency were
the use of the criminal courts to settle political
disputes and the supression of information, by an
educational institution.
"It's disgraceful to use the criminal courts to
settle disputes political in nature. The real
dispute settles around political activity," Ferency
said.
"The University, if it wants to measure up to
that title, should open it's doors to parties other
than the Republican and Democratic Parties,
They should have invited them to the campus if
the University was truly a university," he said.
Bullard took a stronger stance against the
University administration for their actions in
ordering the arrest. "A president who won't
allow freedom of speech does not merit the
position of any university," Bullard said.
"We can't afford to have people in positions of
great authority who don't understand the
principles of free speech and freedom of the
press" hejsaid. "Apparently.^ajt^MUf jouJon't
have as "much freedom as you'd have on tfie
corner of the main street running through town,"
he said. \
Bullard also questioned the relevance of
University regulations under which the three
YSA members were arrested.
"The only effect that rules like this can have is
to prevent the workings of democracy by
preventing people from hearing non sanctioned
views," Bullard said.
Morris Starsky, alleged victim of FBI
harrassment, spoke on the issue of academic
freedom, labeling it the real issue in question.
Starsky believes his dismissal from Arizona State
University was based on information in FBI files
linking him with political activist groups.
"The arrest of the YSA on campus is an attack
on academic freedom," he said. "They are telling
you what ideals you can eat, just as if they rigged
the cafeteria with food that they thought you
should have," he added.
Starsky also pointed out Dean of Students
James Hill, present in the audience, as one of the
administrators responsible for the suppression of
academic freedom.
Hill countered, charging distortion of the issue.
"If I can sum this all up in one word, it would be
distortion," Hill said.
Other speakers at the rally included Reosti,
defendant Brigid Douglas, Chokwe Lumumba,
vice president of the Republic of New Afrika, and
Rosalie Sullivan, National Organization for
Women representative.
Programs face change
etric system affects CMU
by KAREN MAGNUSON
CM LIFE Reporter
Highway signs are already
Iffected by it. Children and
jdults are learning about it.
liven bottle and container sizes
! changing because of it.
Centimeter by centimeter,
krtierica is converting to the
ifitric system and Mt. Pleasant
inside.
Teachers face good,
id news—page 3
Snow skier startles
merchants-page 5 .
Central fails to NIU,
faces Ohio Satur-
Y~page 10
is   among   cities'   sharing   the
consequences.
The conversion to the metric
system, used by almost all of the
rest of the world, is a result' of
the Metric Conversion Act
passed by Congress in 1975.
'The Office of Education
already has awarded $2.1 million
in grants and contracts to state
and local governments ^ for
metric instruction projects.
Director of Grants and
Contracts Andrew Marks said
' CMU may apply for assistance
from the metric education
" program this year,. He explained
Central did'not apply last year
because chances of obtaining a
grant were slim, Approximately
500 applied for the 72 grants
funded by the Office of
Education in 1976, he said,
"The impact on Central will be
very visible" he projected. "It
will come frpm an educational
perspective by teaching classes
and it will be seen by the
Physical Plant when parts
change to metric.
"It will be seen in education as
course material changes, and it
may even affect the Placement
Office as industry may hire
those piore familiar with the
metric system," he said.
In the past, CMU has offered
classes on the system both on
and off_campus,_jicjcording to
Robert Oana, chairperson^ the
Elementary Education
Department (ELE). Presently,
classes which include the system
are Math (MTH) 151,
"Mathematics for Elementary
Teachers I; ELE 320, "Arithmetic in' the Elementary
School;" and ELE 340, "Science
and Social Studies,"
Oana said people can convert
< easily to the metric system by
learning a few basic rules.
"I think the college students
and. adults are more- worried
about it than the kids," he said.
"People are frightened of it and
it is no big deal. We just have to
think in a different manner."
Math Department Chairperson Edward Whitmore said
students will see a new metric
system course offered in next
year's catalogue. MTH 652, "The
Teaching of Measurement," will
be particularly for teachers.
"The metric system has been
a popular topic among teachers
because of what is happening
nationally,'1 he explained.
Mt}. Pleasant City Manager
William Barrorts said the conversion already is affecting Mt.
Pleasant. He said, the city
received a local public works
grant of $2.7 million for water
system improvements and included, in the improvements is
(See"Metric"p&ge7)
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Fire destroyed a CMC student's business Thursday when The
Stripp Shoppe, an antique furniture refinishing business at 811
E. Bennett St,, was gutted by flames. Mike Snider, Mt Pleasant
senior and owner of the shop, could not be reached for comment,
but a Fire Department spokesperson said the fire began at 11:45
a.m. and took more than two hours to extinguish. Cause and
estimate of damages have not been determined (LIFE photo by
Rob Denting).
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