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Volume 54, Numberv35
Si XI
Central Michigan University
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Friday, April 13, 1973
Instructor denied tenure
{Students want decision overturned
By Lorraine Bringer
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
A student campaign was
launched Tuesday attempting to
overturn a decision by Richard V,
Dietrich, dean of the School.of Arts
and Sciences to refuse tenure to
Thomas F. Daniels, instructor in the
History Department.
A table was set up in the
University Center requesting
student signatures on a petition
contesting the decision, with close to
1,000 names collected to date.
The petition drive was started
when Herb Engels, Shepherd senior
and a student of Daniels', and
several members of Chicanos
Organizados para Proejreso v Action'
(COPA) learned that Daniels, instructor of Chicano and Latin
American History was denied
tenure.
COPA drafts resolution
COPA met Tuesday night and
Thomas Daniels
drafted a resolution in support of the
instructor, stating in part that he is
the only Chicano History instructor
here and his dismissal would contradict the purpose of recruitment of
Chicano students to CliTO other than
as tokens for the acquisition of
federal funds for the University.   .
The students planned to show
the COPA resolution and the
petitions to President William B.
Boyd and Provost CharleB J, Ping,
who have the authority to make
recommendations to the Board of
Trustees to reverse the decision.
Engels said both Boyd and Ping
were unable to meet with them until
late next week, after the decision
will have been finalized at the Board
meeting next Wednesday. Both were
presently out of town and
unavailable for comment.
Richard L. Wysong, chairman of
the History Department explained
the department had voted to support
Daniels for tenure with the required
stipulation that his doctorate be
completed before tenure is granted.
"The circumstances surrounding the whole issue are very unfortunate," Engels said.
I "Tom Daniels has completed all
his required work toward the degree
and submitted his dissertation to the
University of Arizona, but his adviser died. He was finally given a
new one who has yet to review the
dissertation. Because of the delay, he
is ineligible, now, for tenure here,"
he said.
The group is requesting a
written guarantee that Daniels'
contract he extended for one year,
enough time for his dissertation for
his Ph.D. to be reviewed by his new
adviser,   and   that   the    decision
regarding his tenure then be made
taking into consideration faculty and
student recommendations.
* Wysong explained a different
type of scrutinization for tenure was
necessary from previous years
because of forced reductions in staff
for financial reasons.
"The History Department is
forced to lose two positions next
year," he said, "making the problem
of tenure more difficult than ever
before."
Questions tenure system
"The problem is the University
is attempting to quantify every
position," Engels said. "Granted,
Daniels teaches a specialized area of
History with no broad appeal, but to
dismiss him would sacrifice the
whole area of studies in Latin
American history. It would defeat
President Boyd's whole attempt to
recruit Chicanos and blacks here, in
order to make CMU a more viable
institution.
"We're primarily concerned
with the fate of Tom Daniels,"
Engels continued, "but also the
entire system of granting tenure is
being questioned, Presently, it's a
one-man rule system. Any dean
holds total power over tenure
decisions, free to ignore the
recommendations of an instructor's,
colleagues or students,"
Engels said under this
system.deans could even regulate
the philosophy and political attitudes
taught here simply by eliminating
instructors because of personality or
politics,
"What I'd like to see come out of
the whole issue is a change in the
tenure system allowing for some
students* input into faculty hiring
and firing," Daniels said. "There's so
much tokenism on the question of
student involvement, but it's never
faced in a serious way. That's what is
really involved here."
"Without tenure, Daniels would
be virtually unemployable anywhere
else," Engles said. "It would be
taking a valuable academician and
making a truck driver out of him. If
denied tenure, his only recourse
could be to take legal action against
the University.
' "We are asking, in a reasonable
manner, to be heard," Engles said.
"If put off by the University, we
intend to seek legislative action and
state-wide Chicano and student
support."
Detrich, who made the tenure
decision, was unavailable for
comment. A meeting between him
and the student group questioning
his decision is scheduled for this
afternoon.
CM LIFE photo by Jay McNally
FJRE-This is the result of the fire April 10 in the handball court of the
men's locker room. Information Services said the cause was due to a •
discarded cigarette butt. They estimate damage to be less than $500.    ■
Dorm room drawing April 24
Contracts must be signed April 18
Students must extend or sign
on-campus   housing   contracts   by
Senator   Stamm will visit
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WCMU-TV April 24
By Dick Thompson
LIFE Staff Writer
Michigan State Senator Anthony Stamm has scheduled April 24
to visit WCMU-TV, according to
Arthur E. Ellis, CMU's vice
president for Public Affairs.
Stamm chvarged
mismanagement of state funds,
unethical lobbying and inefficiency
against WCMU-TV and three other
university owned public television
stations Feb. 27, in an effort to gain
support for a bill he plans to reintroduce creating a statewide
educational television network
controlled by the State Board of
• Education.
In a telephone interview with
CM LIFE, Richard Cole, Stamm's
legislative aid, said he and Stamm
looked forward to visiting WCMU-
TV, calling it "a learning experience."
"There are many good things
about WCMU-TV, the charges
against the station are not that
serious," Cole said, "We want to find
how Sen. Stamm can best help your
station."
The University has denied each
of Stamm's charges, and extended an
invitation to Stamm to inspect
WCMU-TV's operation.
"We don't think the universities
have been dealing in good faith with
us," Cole said. "If they (the
universities) would support this bill,
we would have no. problems.
"The only way to make this
statewide advisory board strong is
to hold the licenses of the stations,
this I understand is their biggest
objection, a loss of local control," he
said.
"It, doesn't make much difference who holds the license, the
university or the state, it's not that
big an issue," Cole said.
"Politics will probably dictate
that the universities will hold the
licenses if they agree to let the bill
pass, Sen. Stamm would agree with
that," Cole said.
noon  April  18 to be  eligible  for
residence hall room drawing.
Dormitory   residents   must
complete the Application and
Agreement Card Packet at the hall
in whicli they currently live,' 6if-
campus students can obtain a set of
cards from the Housing Operations
office in the University Center. The
validated receipt cards should accompany the student at room
drawing.       \
Internal  room   drawing   gives
priority to those students wishing to
return to their present halls.
All other drawings will be on a
first come first served basis and not
by class standing. Drawing may be
by proxy if the individual has
written consent from the person for
whom he is drawing. Students may
choose any lifestyle offered.^ Barnes '
will be no-meals only.
The   room   drawing   schedule
follows;
April 24—Internal Room
Drawing. All halls. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 25—People from other
halls and off-campus students
desiring Barnes Hall. 10 a.m. to 2
April 26—All students who wish
to draw into any hall. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
April 27—Any changes or
additions to halls. 9 a.m. to noon.
The On-Campus Residence
Policy for 1973-74 states students
who have completed four full-time
undergraduate semesters at Central
or who have completed 55 semesters
are free to choose housing accommodations. AH others are
required to live in residence halls.
Exemptions will usually be
granted when:
—the student lives at home and
commutes.
—the student is married  and
living with spouse.
—the student is a veteran with
one or more years of active service.
—the student is enrolled for six
semester hours pr less,.,
<—the ^student is a special guest
or student.
Any student who fails to abide
by the policy will not be considered
officially registered and will be
dematriculated.
Deadline today
to drop class
Deadline for dropping a class or
filing a Repeat Course Request Card
for this semester is today at 5 p.m„
according to Thomas A. Lindeman,
assistant registrar. *,
Drop forms and Repeat Course
Request Cards are available in the
Registrar's Office, Warriner 260, and
must be returned by 5 p.m. today for
processing.
Ten sq. miles would be added
Township decides annexation issue Monday
By Nancy Clay
LIFE Staff Writer
Whether a ,10-square mile area
of Union Township surrounding the
«ty limits of Mt. Pleasant will be
annexed into the city will be
determined by the residents of the
township in an election Monday.
Students in precincts one, two
•id three will be voting in the
election.
Since petitions to annex a
Portion or all of Union Township
tave been filed as early as April,
WO, the question is not new to
township residents.
Residents of Union Township
filed to annex the township in its
entirety into the city of Mt. Pleasant.
The State Boundary Commission, a
state agency with jurisdiction over
^corporation and consolidation of
Kovernment units, was given
authority to rule over the proposed
annexation.
Authorized 10-square mile area
Following a detailed study and a
jtotoic hearing, the Boundary
Commission ruled against the annexation of all of Union Township, It
<™ authorize the annexation of the
10-square mile area surrounding the
The Boundary Commission said
' 'finds? the area proposed for ap-
«e*ation lays within the natural
W*tk- influence of the City of Mt.
feasant and that Mure land use
*'? *e urban in nature,"
The decision of the Boundry
Commission would have been implemented had township residents
not petitioned for an election to vote
on the proposed annexation within
30 days of the decision.
Residents of the city did not
petition to vote on the issue and will
not participate in the Monday
election. Both the area to be annexed
and the area in the remainder of the
township must pass the proposal
with a majority vote for it to go into
effect.
If annexation .does occur, taxes
for the newly-annexed area will
increase from 1 mill (the present
township levy) to 13' mills (the
present city tax).
Receive city services
In r,eturn for increased taxes,
the township will receive city services such as police and fire
protection, garbage pick-up and
others.
The township now relie3 on the
Stjite Police and the County Sheriff
for police -protection and contracts
fire protection from the city.
The increase In taxes would
mean for each mill, faxes will increase $1 per $1,000 of assessed
valuation. Assessed valuation ia
approximately one-half market
value.
For example, a $24,000 house
(assessed valuation of $13,000), with
a 12 mill increase in taxes would be
taxed at $12 for each $1,000 or $144.
Water and sewer service are not
based on a tax rate but are financed
through special assessment roles and
are paid for only when they are
received.
Treatment plant is issue
The construction of a sewage
treatment plant is one of the major
issues of the election.
In 1970, the State Water
Resources Commission (WRC) and
Mt. Pleasant entered into an
agreement to construct a secondary
sewage treatment plant.
The WRC decided that a
regional sewage plant, including Mt.
Pleasant and the township would be
more feasible than two seperate
plants.
In order to receive federal
grants for the construction, the
WRC has said city and the township
must resolve their difference..
The City Commission has a longstanding policy which says in order
to receive city services, an are* must'
annex. The township could not
receive just sewer and water but
would have to annex and pay taxes
for all city services.
The township feels it cannot
afford -these services and has contracted a company to plan and
construct their own sewer system.
The WRC said the annexation of
the township into.the city is not a
requirement to receive aid for a
regional sewer system,
The total cost of the township
sewer project is estimated at $3
million. Estimated charges excluding
individual hook-up for a single family
residence with a typical 70-foot lot,
total $1,700. Union Township
Supervisor Herbert Hills, said'the
township could afford a sewer plan in
the Township Board's opinion.
The proposed annexation would
take away about one-half of the
township's total evaulation and 70
per cent of its population, according
to Hills.
If annexation does occur, the
city would provide sewer service for
areas that need it in the township as
soon as possible'.
Mt. Pleasant also has a plan for
sewage treatment. City Manager Bill
BarronS said the annual cost
estimate of sewer service for a 70-
foot lot with a $25,000 house is
estimated to bet $180 for city taxes;
$140 for the sewer assessment
(based on $10 per foot); $35 for interest and $120 for sewer operating
cost.
This would total $445 annually
and over a five-year period amount
to $2,190. This figure includes city
taxes for a five-year period, which
will make residents of the newly-
annexed area eligible for other city
services,
Area-hy area approach
Hills did not have comparable
figures based on a five-year period.
Last week, the City Commission
passed  a "position  paper"  which
defined their position toward the
upcoming election. Although the
commission did not say it does not
favor the proposed annexation, it did
offer an area-by-area approach to
annexation.
The commission believes an
are«-by-area approach is more
practical because:
—It will not tax today's rural
property for urban services until the
services are needed and will benefit
the property owners.
—It will protect the township
from premature loss of properly
value and tax base.
—It will clearly give responsibility to the township and the city
to solve the problems for which each
is uniquely equipped and organized
to solve.
—It will prevent the costly
duplication of services which will
occur if Union Township must solve
urban problems.
In addition, .the City Commission voted to petition the State
Boundary Commission to annex »
240-acre area located south' of
Pickard Street and west of Isabella
Road. '
This area is already in need of
urban services, according to the
commission. Some properties in this'
area already receive city water
because their wells are polluted.   *
Only Union Township
residents may vote
A majority of both the area to
be annexed of Union Township and
the remainder of the township must
approve the proposal to annex 10-
square miles of Union Township into
Mt. Pleasant in Monday's elections.
Only residents of Union
Township will be allowed to vote in
the election.   •
The polls will be open from 7
a.m. until 8 p.n». Precinct one w0
Vote at the Union Township Hall.
Precinct two will vote at the Mt.
Pleasant Community Center located
on Budd Road. The West Intermediate School will be the polling
place for Precinct three.
Since both areas must pass the
proposal, different color ballots will
be used.
Mt. Pleasant residents will not
vote in the election because they did
not, file a petition to do so.
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