1974-01-16; Central Michigan Life

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by RICK FITZGERALD
LIFE Editor-in-chief.
President WJUiam B. Boyd called for continued
limitations on the scope of coltective bargaining between
the University administration and the Faculty
Association bargaining agent* for CMU's 600 faculty
members. Negotiations for -a new contract are slated to
begin in February or.March.
Citingthe|need|for|"conserisusjwithin(the University
in order to minimize the opportunity for any outside
forces to shape our futures," Boyd spoke in Bush
Theatre Tuesday night in a poorly attended address to
faculty arid staff. .
As the University community resdies for another
bout with the bargaining process, Boyd said the most
basic question involved in bargaining is "What should be
the scope of»bargaining?"    j.   '
Now in its fourth year of living with collective
bargaining, CMU has gained national prominence as a
model for what Boyd, called "employment
negotiations."
Under this form of bargaining the parties discuss a.
wide range of topics, but actual contractual issues are
limited to wages and fringe benefits. Governance and
professional concerns are kept out of the contract.
Other forms of collective bargaining include
"comprehensive    bargaining"    which    contractualizes
nearly everything leaving little need'or room for other
forms of governance,, and' "structural negotiations"]
which deal with a broad range of topics, but use. constitutional language to prescribe means of dealing .with
the issue.
"From the beginning, the administrative position
has supported employment negotiations, with a slight
borrowing from the structural variety," Boyd said.
"That melding was possible because the official
, position was that while a wide range of issues would be •
discussed,   we   would   seek   to   contracture \ only
economic matters, of salaries and fringe benefits plus
other matters.by mutual consent." '       . -
That position was chosen, he said, because of the
administration's theory of how universities woujd be
run, "a theory wh'ich rejects any notion of, faculty as
workers dependent upon agents to deal with
management."        ■     „
Another reason Boyd prefers employment
' negotiations stems from his belief "that'some methods, of
decision making are superior to others. Specifically, I
believe that most of our problems Will lend themselves
to better solutions on the open floor of the senate than in
the closed room where bargaining occurs."
"The traditions and> techniques of bargaining
are frequently anti-intellectual and marginally honest,"
he said. "Positions are framed in advance not because
they are believed; they are advocated vigorously in full
knowledge thai they will Be later abandoned in faVor of
what was, from the beginning, believed' to' be. the
realistic goal."       '
" B.oyd said his third reason for preferring this type
of negotiations is that collective bargaining- becomes bilateral including faculty and administration, but. excluding students.
"The restricted, scope of employment negotiations
at least limits that disfranchisement and continues to
permit students a voice in the academic matter* which
are for them a legitiiaate'concem," he said.
Boyd also detailed the University's legal position on
collective bargaining saying Public Act 379 of 1965, the
law which gives public employees the right to* bargain,
does apply to the University, but does not require the"
University to' bargain comprehensively, since the
Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that matters "in the
educational sphere" need not be negotiated.
"Through bargaining, we have achieved mutually
satisfactory solutions to a number of problems. I know
that we can continue that success in the future, as well."
Boyd said Central's faculty has as much power and
influence as any he knows outside of a few elite, Research
oriented   universities, "The  administration is strong
enough but not overpowering.
Boyd noted that the Carnegie,Commission, headed
by a life-long advocate of collective bargaining, endorsed
Central's approach to limited negotiations. A recomr.
mendation of the commission was that contracts should
cover "economic benefits with academic affairs left (or
put) in the hands' of the faculty senate to equivalent
council." ~~ ■
"Our methods of governance must, be compatible
with'our goal: to enter the so-called 'charmed circle' of
colleges that really.makes a difference.in the lives of
students and faculty," Boyd concluded.
Sherman Ricards, president of Central's faculty.
Association said he thought Boyd's'speech was "very
fine" and' did not find, it agressive.
* Although Boyd expressed his desire for sticking to
"employment negotiations," Richards said the
association's proposals would definitely concern more
than just salaries and fringe benefits.
"There are key areas which should be covered in the
contract which fail under terms and conditions of employment,'' Richards explained. He wasx not ready to
disclose specific areas.
"We are not ready to tak'e a position on the
negotiations," Richards said. "However, we tend to lean
on the laws of this state." t
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LIFE
Volume 55 'No. 44
Central Michigan University, Mt. feasant, Michigan 48859
Wednesday, January 16, 1974
A-Senate sets guidelines
for high school admissions
by LORETTA PIZZO
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
A set of guidelines clearing the
way for admission of "early applicants" to college after their junior
year in high school were passed
Monday by Academic Senate.
AASHDC   to   insure   high   school
principals would not feel threatened'
by the policy.
President    William    B.    Boyd
expressed   a   fear   that   principals
would  feel  Central  was   "pirating
away their best students."
TT   ,       , ., ,. In a related area, Boyd said, of
Unde>>tUe^w^g4i^
early applicant is defined as a
student wishing to enter college
instead of the senior year of high
school. The program is de.signed for
students "whose, personal and intellectual maturity suggests they are
ready for college level work."
Applicant requirements
High school students wanting to,
take advantage ,of the program must
have a minimum grade point of 3.25
in all academic subjects; a recommendation from the high school
principal or counselor; and a score
in approximately the 75" percentile
on either the American College
Testing Program (ACT) examination
or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
Candidates will be interviewed
by an admissions counselor and a
person designated by the Academic
Admissions, Standards, Honors, and
Degrees Committee (AASHDC).
They also must have parental
permission if they are under the age'
of majority.
Program problems
A major topic of discussion
during debate on the guidelines
concerned efforts by members of the
"instant sophomores," after
receiving college credit through a
testing program, twenty received a
3.0 grade point or higher last
semester.
Boyd said the average grade
point for the 22 students was 3.37
and added six students had obtained
4.0 averages.
"By any standards, I think we
can be pleased iwith their peF-
formance," he said. *
Special Olympic bid
Boyd also talked briefly about
plans for submitting bids for the
upcoming 1975 International Special
Olympics.
The bid date is in February and
he indicated Central is in a "unique"
position since it is the only college
invited to ' submit bids by the
sponsoring Joseph P. Kennedy"
Foundation.
( "Our being invited to submit a
bid for the Olympics is a direct result
of the high esteem inwhich they hold
Us, due to the way we ran the state
Olympics," Boyd Said. '
He added several other schools,
are seriously contemplating bids and
said "every facility, we have is going
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WALK IN THE DARK-Eight o'clock classes have always been
hardest for students to attend, but with a recent switch back to
daylight savings time more and more students have been heard to
complain that waking and walking in darkness may keep them'from
perfect attendance in early'morning classes. ,
to have to be pressed into service to
pull this thing off."
"It's a formidable'undertaking,"
Boyd explained. "There will be some
6,000 persons descending on Mt.
Pleasant in a 24-hour period - not
counting 'parents, celebrities,'
volunteers and staff. That's four
times' thV number of palsengfei'.& Tri **
City Airport would be handling if
every' plane came in at once with
every seat occupied.
In   ojher   action,   the   recommendations of the General Education
Seminar   were   introduced   and
senators   began    work    making'
amendments.
Work on the General Education
recommendations as   expected   to'
continue      throughout    several
consecutive meetings according to
Chairman Caiman Levich.
Senators postponed consideration of nominations for
members of the screening committee
to choose a Director for the Center
for Teaching and Learning; voted
down a proposed consitutional
amendment automatically placing a
' student member on the Executive
Boards and approved the cross
referencing of a broadcasting class-
with the journalism department.
They also approved a motion to
change the number of hours required
for a minor in business administration from 20 to 21.
Senators Brockman, Brown,
Hornak, Kanitz, Langschwager,
Moore, Tremain, Weatherford, and
Weber were absent from the
meeting.
Past presidents
enliven banquet
by NANCY CLAY
LIFE Managing Editor
Get two past presidents from
Central together, President
Emeriti is the proper term, and what
do,you have?
As was evident in their Monday
night* performance at the 49th annual
Chamber of Commerce Awards
Banquet, when former Presidents'
Charles Anspach and-Judson Foust
get together, they can be funnier
than Johnny Carson's best
monologue. ■   <
Foust served as toastmaster at
the banquet and Anspach was the
featured speaker.
Comic reminiscences
When the Outstanding Citizen
Award was presented to Larry
-Johns (see related story,- page 3),
president of the Isabella Bank and
Trust and former city commissioner
for eight years, Foust quipped,"Gen.
McArthur once said, "Old soldiers
never die, they just fade'' away,'
There's one about bankers too, 'Old
bankers never die, they jUst lose,
interest!' " •
And so it went. Foust said of
Anspach,1 ''When I served as vice-
president under Dr. Anspach, I
agreed with him in most cases, but
occasionally' we disagreed!.
Whenever this happened, Charlie
would, say, 'Your point is well-taken,
Jud, but remember, it was (1 mho
appointed you."'
Anspach's speech introduction
consisted of a 15-minute barrage of
jokes and orie-Hners, including;
"There was a minister who married a
young couple. After the ceremony,
the groom asked how'much he owed.
The minister replied, 'Son, pay ■
■ whatever it's worth to you.' So,the
new groom gave the minister 50
cents. The miniates; took tine look at
the bride and gave the groom back a
quarter!"      _        .
Serious moments
Things did tu¥n to a serious
nature, when Anspach spoke about
community involvement observations .he has made.
"The aliveness of a town
depends directly on the aliveness of
the .people living there," said Anspach. He said every town has some
"second-milers," those who are
willing to do extra for their, community.
"Second-milers are willing to
see and meet the needs of the
community, they are dedicated
enough to do something about the
problems of the community," he said.
Anspach said all people who 'are
"plugged into civic or public service
should expect to be shocked by the
negative people of the community."
These are the people who shift
responsibilty'or take the easiest way
out, according to Anspach. '
"There are all kinds of people in
a town. We need leaders to pull out
people who are willing to do more
than their share,"" he said.
He urged the 250 persons at the
banquet to enjoy themselves while
they can, because they may not have
''•much time left. "This not only
pertains to individuals, but also to
the community.".
Anspach praised Mt. Pleasant
as a great community and one that
has. a community spirit. "No one
comes up to me in New York City
and .says, 'How are yd doing,
Charlie? How's the wife?' That's
what a community should be like."
Anspach came to Central as its
president in 1939 and continued in
that position for 20 years. Foust was
CMU's president in 1959 through
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CM LIFE PHOTO SY D. BRUHNER
CALCULATOR SALES BOOM-Business, math, and physics students    *
have discovered using electronic calculators may help their grade   •'
point. Mt. Pleasant area stores report a rise in sales of the machines,
and some stores, such as the University Center Bookstore, even rent
them to students.
Calculator sales
rapidly rising
by DAVE RINEHART
-    LIFE Staff Writer      ■
If two plus two equals four, then
students with math classes plus
electronic calculators equal booming
sales for local merchants. , .
Many stores in Mt. Pleas#mi'!;
report calculators are selling well.
Pickwick Office, Supply, which
handles ■ Olivetti , and Miida
calculators./reports sales are "going
quite good." Montgomery Ward's
indicated calculators are "selling
very well," while Dart Discount
Store, which sells Rapidman and
Summit, reported, "We've sold over
100 in the last month."
The ' .University Center
Bookstore last semester began
renting calculators. Two models are
available, one for ,$7.50 per month
and one for $10 per month. Sp far
there is no waiting list and many
calculators are available.
The Student' Book Exchange,
which deals in Texas- Instruments,
•' said "We appear to be the only place
in Michigan selling the SR-lO," an
advanced math calculator. Three SR-
108s, at a cost of .about $400 each,
were reported sold'in one day.
Math and. physics professors
agree the use of calculators is
spreading. Maurice Eggen, assistant
professor of mathematics, skid jthe
use of calculators is "very definitely
spreading. More and more students
are coming up with them Wll the
time." Eggen allows students to use'
them for homework, "but not on the
examinations - it's unfair to students
without calculators." s,
' Arnold Hammel, assistant
professor of mathematics, agreed;
the use of calculators is spreading
and added, "I think it's something
that, in the classroom, they're going
to have to come to grips with soon."
Hammel allows the use'of calculators
on home or class work but says "I
don't really make my tests hard'
enough to need calculators."
"About 20 per cent of the;
students in a logarithms class last,
semester had calculators," James
Bidwell, associate professor of
mathematics, said. "They could use
them for simple arithmetic but not to,
bypass the. learning process.", '
Caiman Levich, professor of
physics, allows the use of calculators
in class and on tests. "I do two things
for tests," he said. "I either make |he
problems too simple for calculators '
to be aa advantage or else I bring in
the department's calculators for
students to use; I thought it was a,
more acceptable solution than
forbidding the use of calculators."
"No one has yet been able to
hold up their hand and atdp
progress," Levich added, "and it's
not going to start with me."
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