1974-09-23; Central Michigan Life

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CM LIFE PHOTO BY FRED BLUHIW
GO, JOHNNY GO!—Chuck Berry and a member of his band "kick out the jams" Saturday. Some of Berry's
more popular hits include "Johnny Be Good" and "My Ding-a-Ling."
CM LIFE PHOTO BY GEORGE J. BENISEK
KING OFROCKANDROLL-ChuckBerryveriorms Saturday in Rose
Arena. The concert, sponsored by Program Board, was the first of the
year.
Volume 55 No. 13
Monday, September 23, 1974
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I'The summer knows'
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The end is here
by CAROL DAMIOLl
CM LIFE Reporter
It's time to put away the barbecue grill and the swim fiijs- for
another year. Today at 5:59 a.m. marked the end of summer irf-the
northern hemisphere and the official start of the autumn season.
The first day of auiumn is known to astronomers as the autumnal
equinox (equal night). On this day, direct rays of the sun strike the
equator and places there have exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours
of darkness. At latitude 42 degrees 44 feet (the latitude for Lansing),
daylight will last 11 hours and 49 minutes.       . ,
Storms occuring around the time of the equinox sometimes are
called equinoctial gales. The sun now is traveling south faster than at
any other time of the year. This produces variations in the pattern of
warm and cold air masses, which in turn cause violent storms such as
hurricanes. Most hurricanes occur in September. They are common.
along the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and western north Atlantic'
Ocean. v        '
The ancient Egyptians didn't have to deal with hurricanes, so they
toasted the New Year on the autumnal equinox. According to their
calendar, devised around 3,000 BC, the autumnal equinox was the
beginning of the year. It was logical for them, because that was the
time of planting and the return of the Nile River to the banks after its
annual flooding. '
Also 5:59 this morning, the sun enters Libra. According to the
1974 Old Farmer's Almanac, the Libra period is a good time *for
marriage, setting hens, sheep - shearing, , buying clothes and
slaugthering. . ' *
If none of these activities appeal to you, look forward instead to
football games, apple cider, the harvest moon and Halloween. Enjoy
autumn whitest lasts—there only zte 91 shopping days till Christmas!
Frary urges students 'agitate'
for seat on Board of Trustees
by ROSS WILKINSON
CM LIFE Reporter'
Student Body President Jeff
Frary said a student on the Board of
Trustees is a possibility, "if the
students agitate for one."
Frary made the remarks during
a general discussion of Student
Government aims at an orientation
meeting for new Student Assembly
members Thursday night.
WITH THE resignation of
Board member Patricja Dee
Boersma, Frary said it would be
advantageous for a student to fill the
position and noted the Board of
Trustees will choose the new
University president.
He added agitation, which he
defined as letters and phone calls,
Freshman woman
of year honored
The Outstanding Freshman
Woman of the Year award was
presented" to Michelle Gentile,
Rochester sophomore, at the AWS
Freshman Tea Sunday in the
University Ballroom.
The award is presented to a
woman "not just fqr high scholastic
achievement but for participation in
activities outside of the academic
realm," said SaTtdy Dickey, Mortar
Board president, who presented the
award.
Among Gentile's outstanding
achievements were working in seven
of last year's University theater
productions, being a cast member of
Channel 14 TV's production of
"Childsong" and being involved in a
rape study group in which she gave
lectures to young women about rape
and did research and surveys. She
also read for a blind student, worked
in CMU's Party Service and
maintained a 3.2 grade point
average.
Honorable mention was given to
Susan Hopkins, Hudsonville
sophomore, by Dickey, who explained the committe choosing the
woman "thought there were two
outstanding women." However, she
said it was necessary to choose only
one for the award.
Other finalists were Darlene
Jekel, Holland sophomore; Monica
Smiley, Bay City sophomore and
Roberta Thomas, Temperance
sophomore.
should be directed to Gov. William
G. Milliken, who appoints board
members.
Frary also expressed belief
Milliken would make his appointment soon. "From a strictly
realistic viewpoint," he said,
"Milliken is in a close race, a race in
which student votes could be important; so he probably will want to
fill that position before November."
Attorney General Frank Kelley
gave an opinion two years ago that
students could not serve on
governing boards of the university
which they attend because it would
constitute a conflict of interest.
But Frary said a bill in the state
legislature would allow students to
serve on university governing
boards.
FUNDING also was discussed
as some assembly members expressed displeasure over the expected amount of money to allocate
and over the administration's attitude toward student organizations.
Frary said he expected around
$75,000 to be allocated to student
organizations and ' questioned-
whether that was enough.
One assemblyman noted last
year only three-tenths of one per
cent of the University general fund
was allocated to student
organizations.
"We get what's at the bottom of
the cauldron," said one assemblyman.
"We don't even get that," said
another, "we get the drippings on
the side."
The administration designates
which money from the general fund
goes to student organizations.
Student Assembly then determines
which organizations should receive
money. Finally, an Allocation
Funding Committee, composed of
two faculty members, four students
and the president of the student
body, determines how much money
those organizations get.
"We still have no allocation
powers," David Niven, off-campus
assemblyman   said.
"The power of*the Assembly is
the power of persuasion." ,
Frary pointed out the unsuccessful attempt to obtain money
to hire legal advice for student
government. "The University is
backtracking, wondering1- why we
need money for legal advice."
• Some assembly members expressed hope for, improved
credibility and unity in Student
Assembly. "The administration looks
at us fighting among ourselves and
they laugh at us," one member said,
"but if We can have some unity, there
are issues we can affect."
President tells alumni
'Don't write me off'—Boyd
by DAVE RINEHART
CM LIFE Reporter
"Don't write me off. I've got a
full year; and while it's true I'm a
'lame duck', I also have a hell of a lot
of independence," President William
B. Boyd told Saginaw area alumni
Thursday in a State of the
University address.
"I'm expecting to have an effective year for the University. The
coming and going of presidents is not
that important," he said.
JBoyd resigned last Wednesday
to become president of the
University of Oregon effective June
30.
"All of us connected with the
University regard t the Special
Olympics as one of the most
significant things ever to happen to
Central" Boyd said. "It's significant
'"IIKSnSSei"bBy meets
The first Student Assembly
NHng of the year is scheduled for
f% at 8:10 p.m. in Room 3E of the
|*Mversity Center, The meeting' is
Ipentothe public. '
| Student Assembly takes the
p» of the former- Student Senate,
the! change was approved last spring
pro the new student government
institution was ratified,
for us because our University is
gaining national recognition in
special education. The games can
help implement the more humane,
civil libertarian polic*y our state is
striving for."
Boyd also discussed areas of
concern within the University:
students, faculty, things happening
or about to happen and the
curriculum.
"One nicething (about students)
is that we have a couple of hundred
more than expected," Boyd said. "In
an era of declining enrollments
elsewhere, ghat's a nice thing,"
"The quality is excellent," he
said. "One-third of the ,high schools
in Michigan have sent us either their
saluta'torian or valdictorian. . We
lead the state in the per capita^
number 6f. winners of Michigan
Competitive Scholarships.- Even if
you don'^ allow for per capita, only
the University of Michigan and*
Michigan State University surpass
us."
Boyd was asked what caused
the enrollment increase.
"I usually say good administration," he said, laughing, "It's
too early to tell how much of it is a
general trend. It's probably partly
due to the fact both the campus and
the community are very attractive."
"The size of the faculty has
plateaued," he said. "But there have
been some very significant changes."
"Seven years ago (when Boyd
became president), there was so
much faculty mobility the average
stay of a faculty member was two-
and-a-half years," he said. "Now, the
average stay of a faculty member is
seven years. There have been some
good things with this and some bad.
When we reach the point of over
seven years, the University is on the
threshold of being tenured-in."
The new master plan for Central
has just been finished, Boyd said,
and includes plans for View buildings.
"We hope to start on the new
art building before the freeze sets ip,"
he said. The art building, to^be built
on the northwest corner of
Washington and-Preston streets,*
will "be the center of a future art
complex," he said.
Boyd   said   plans   for   a   new
(See 'A lot of ...' page 3)
Will AAUP 'intervene'
in decertification vote's
The question of whether Central's chapter of the' American (Association
of University Professors (AAUP) should attempt to become an "intervener"-
in a possible decertification election, will be considered today at a noon"
* meeting in Dining Room 2 A of the University Center. •    ,
In a letter to AAUP members, Dave Current, acting secretary of the
Organization, said intervention requires signatures from at least 10 per cent
of the faculty asking for AAUP to be included on the ballot, according to*
information available Friday.
'The letter said if a decertification election takes place and the Faculty
Association (FA) is decertified, an election for another bargaining agent is
prohibited for at least one "year,
• The Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) will meet^
with the FA, petitioners and the administration Sept. 30 to reach consent on
an election all three parties must consent to an election.
If an agreement cannot be reached in the first conference, a formal
hearing will be called and presided oyer by administrative law judges.
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