1974-10-23; Central Michigan Life

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Boyd speaks against proposal
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mini-session
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by NANCY SIRCHER
CM LIFE Reporter
if e should not launch a winter
^session this year," President
B. Boyd told Academic
Lite in his report Monday.
j[ter Boyd's report and debate
_be issue, Academic Senate
Ljted motions recommending the
Ublishment of a winter mini-
_jsion this year.
The first motion considered
I j "The Senate recommends
Ublishment of a winter mini-
jsjoji." An amendment then in-
Jed reference to the 74-75 school
Another amendment was
loosed requiring "each course
to have enrollments suf-
int to cover total cost." That
jtion was defeated, as was the
jial motion. The senate voted to
postpone consideration of the
establishment of a mini-session.
In citing,'.reasons against the
mini-session, Boyd said7 "I don't
think we can do it at a level of acceptable quality, The classes would
have to be large to offset the cost of
faculty pay."
According to Boyd, undergraduate classes would require
an enrollment of 30 students and
graduate classes would need 22
students.
"There would be substantial
additional costs," Boyd said. If dorms
were kept open there would be
security problems. More library
service, health service and security
would be necessary, he said. "Also,
we would run up a higher utility bill
than usual during that time."
Boyd thought the money could
be allocated for a mini-session, but in
Central's present situation—being
asked to reduce the budget/- "it
would be difficult." he aded.
Keeping only one dorm open is
possible, Boyd' said, but he has a
"political cowardice inspired by the
dormitories. To lock out those
students who live in the dorm the
rest of the year would be morally
troublesome," he said.
It would involve moving others'
possessions or leaving them there
and having security problems, he
said.
BEFORE leaving the meeting,
Boyd said in the future he hopes there
will be "better ways to respond to
students who want to put those five
weeks to good educational use,"
•After other business was
dismissed, senate discussed the
winter mini-session.
Senator   Leonard   Lieberman,
professor of sociology and anthropology, said " "Boyd
overestimates the difficulties. The
buildings are warm during that time
anyway. And many students who
want classes live off-campus and
wish to stay here."
The Home Economics Department conducted a survey, one
senator said. The result was of those
interested in the mini-session, about
28 per cent lived on-campus and
about 67 per cent lived off-campus.
Dorm dwellers could sublease
apartments from off-campus
students, the senator said.
Charles Ping, provost, indicated, of the student petition
signers showing interest, about 800
lived on-campus and 600 lived off
campus.
SENATORPat Coe, Laingsburg
senior, said, "I can't see how the cost
outweighs the copcern for meeting
the needs of students. I think to
serve 50 per cent ,of the students'
needs is a hell of a lot better than to
meet ho one's needs."
Coe asked who finally would
decide whether there will be a mini-
session. Ping answered "If Academic
Senate goes on record in favor of the
session, whoever is responsible will
do everything possible to carry it
out." He said the recommendation by
Boyd not to launch the session this
year "was a regretful but forced
conclusion."
f
In'other action, senate approved
an addition to the Graduate Bulletin
which reads ih part, "To qualify for
financial benefits as a full-time
student under programs of the
Veterans Administration, Social
Security Administration, and certain
loan agreements, the graduate
. student must carry at least 10 credit
hours during the fall and or winter
semester."
A request to set aside the
agenda to consider a resolution
supporting Proposal C in the
November election was defeated.
Volume 55 No. 26
Wednesday, October 23, 1974
No water!
owers 'waterless' after main breaks;
orkers install temporary by-pass line
by KATHY JENNINGS
CM LIFE Reporter
^The Towers' 1,500 residents
without water for seven hours
iday when a break occurred in the
water main leading to the quad,
ding to R. Burnev Lojng,
tor of the Physical Plant; _*   ,
Water service w4s, restored to
buildings about 10 p.m. Monday
work crews installed a tem
porary by-pass line connecting a fire
hydrant and the waterline with two
firehoses. "The pressure is low but
they have water," Long said.
The leak was discovered about 3
p.m. Monday when water began
shooting up through the leading dock
outside Carey Food -Commons.
Workers were unable to locate the
broken pipe until 9 p.m. Monday
evening. To reach the break they
had to dig through two walls and the
concrete loading dock.
Repair work continued
throughout the day Tuesday. Long
said he expected the repairs to be
completed this morning.
Residents ate on paper plates,
with  plastiCj^silverware while^the
dish washing machines were out of
use, according to Chalmers Riefel,
operation manager of Carey Food
ISE-JQi-SaSfeK
Commons. Ice cream machines which
are water cooled, and soda pop
machines were out of service.
Some rooms continued to have
problems even after the water
service was restored. "The water
isn't drinkable," Karen Stewart,
Farmington junior, said.
Many residents went to Rose
Center or to other dorms to shower
and use the restroom while the
water was out, according to Stewart,
a Cobb Hall resident assistant.
Nicki Kaston Farmington
sophomore, said she noticed a noise
in the pipes around 2:30 Monday
afternoon. "There was a swish and a
gurgle and then only a trickle of
water came out Kaston said.
Residents were asked to conserve on water while the repairs
continued.
'Mini' next year
must be budgeted
by SANDRA L. DICKEY
LIFE News Editor
In order to have a winter mini-session next' year, it must be allowed for
in next year's budget, according to President William B. Boyd. However,.a
base budget request for next year is due Nov. 8.
In a press conference Tuesday, Boyd said a winter session is not included in the budget as of now and if it is to be considered, "There must be
more discussion with the Executive Board of Academic Senate."
HE CITEDthe reason for no winter break this year as lack of funds (see
related story, page l)."If we did not get hit with the 1.84 per cent, we would
have proceeded with it," Boyd said.
He was referring to the .84 per cent of the compensation budget which
must be remitted to Lansing for retirement, and the 1 per cent of the current
budget which Gov. William G. Milliken has instructed all universities to
reserve as a carryover for next year.
"Tuition never pays more than one third of the cost," Boyd said.
Therefore, the rest of the funds would have to be found in this year's budget,
which did not allow for the session, he said.
Boyd said next year is not an attractive year for a winter session
because the break is not that long. He said a five-week winter break only is in
the calendar every five years.
In explaining the calendar, Boyd said there are two considerations
when making up the calendar: to have the first semester end before
Christmas break, and to have an adequate number of warm days in the
semester after the beginning of spring. Warm days are needed for certain
classes, such as biology, he said.
"THE ONLY WAY to achieve these goals is to lengthen the winter
break," Boyd said. *
"I think we should have an educational experience during this part of
the year or change the calendar," Boyd said.
However, he said next year's calendar already is set and "change is a
complicated task."
„    Boyd said it was not necessary to have a winter session to have an
educational experience. - ■__ *
_** He cited reading breaks, a list of readings to be completed over break,
or studying for CLEP tests as examples of possible educational experiences
for students over Christmas break.
Petitioners still may file
for deauthorization vote
OUBLESHOOTING-WoTkers   tried   Tuesday   to
to and repair a busted water main which cut off
CM LIFE PHOTO BY GEORGE J. BENISEK
water supplies in the Towers.
Although there are no
deauthorization election procedures
offered by the Michigan 5 Employment Relations Commission
(MERC), petitioners for decertification still may file for the
election if their ' appeal for a
decertification election is denied.
Terry J. Mroz, attorney
representing the petitioners, told
CM   LIFE, Tuesday   he   believed
MfiRC officials should accept their
request for the election because
there is a provision for the procedure
on the national level.
"It seems if there is logical
-rationale for the procedure on the
national level, there should be the
same rationale behind the procedure
on the state level," Mroz said.
\ But it would be up to MERC
whether they would accept it, Mroz
added.
Mroz explained there was a
procedure for the deauthorization
election under the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB), but said
MERC was not .under the
jurisdiction of the NLRB;
Mroz hoped fpr a MERC
decision on the petitioners' appeal
for a decertification election next
week.
TerHorst tells Finch crowd
ord can 'revitalize' party system
. Calling President Gerald Ford
jto closest thing to a bipartisan
™f executive this  country  has
er   seen"  Jerald  F.   terHorst,
tmer presidential press secretary
' Ford, discussed the President,
press and the people at Finch
'Idhouse Monday night. His ap-
'rance was sponsored by Student
1wnment and Program  Board.
Ford, can revitalize  the  two-
'rt?  structure,   according   to
tHorst, "He was nominated as.vice
it by a Republican president
ratified   only   after   massive
PWtat from  Democrats   in   the
and Senate," terHorst said.
,   Ford can do much to rebuild the
""to1 of American political thought,
larding to terHorst.   "Through
]Na,ential policies of a centrist
1tafe. he may be able to attract into
* Republican party those right -of-
|^r voters who no longer feel
le as TJemocrata  or .In-
Ford is "decent honest, candid, forthright trustworthy, brave and reverent—a boy scout in the White
House."—Jerald F. terHorst, former presidential press
secretary.  .   .
dependents." he said.
TerHorst called Ford "decent,
honest, candid, forthright, trustr-
worthy, brave and reverent-a boy
scout in the White House," and said,
"The mere notion of having «r
honest man in the White House,
alter a President who kept insisting
he was not * crook, was so appealing
that hardly afayone bothered to(
worry what Ford stood for."
TerHorst told the audience
President Ford's pardon of former
President Nixon was "not justified." .,
An act *ii forgiveness can only
occur after «n act of confession, or
at least contrition," he  said.
"The pardon threw away the
mUt national trust and showed me he
#.,
still had a lotto learn," terHorst said
about Ford's decision.
The pardon also "smacked of a
prearranged deal" terHorst noted,
adding that in his mind Jt was not
prearranged, "But the pardon told
the country more than they Wanted
to know about the new President,"
according to terHorst.
I In discussing the Ford Administration terHorst said Ford
"didn't gfet, an administration like
Johnson. They wore not a group to
inspire public trust" he said,
"The Ford men, the new men,
are a group Savoring power for the
first time, they ire middle-stged
pipe-smokers   with   middle   ^est
attitudes," he said, "and they have a
Grand Rapids smell . . * a nice
comfortable smell."
"He needs idea men," terHorst
continued, "brainstormers."
In a question and answer period
following i the speech terHorst
discussed the reasons behind his
resignation as Ford's press
secretary.
He told the audience that
regardless of irvhether he could have
created that role, he'had to "live
with" himself, so he resigned.
"President Ford felt he had lived up
to his duty; I thought 1 lived Up to
mine,'' he said4
'■ * Also in tht^ question and answer
period terHjprst, now a Detroit News
columnist, said he believes vice
presidential candidate Kelson
Rockefeller Witt be confirmed and he
expects President Ford will tun for
reelection in 1676 if his wife is in
good health* v
- CM LIKE PHOTO BY RICK McKAY,
ON THE BANDWAGON-Jer&lA F. terHorst, former press secretary, *
spoke ih support of President Gerald Ford Monday,night la spite of
Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, over Which terHorst resigned from
the Ford administration, f
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