1965-10-22; Central Michigan Life

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iVOLUME 46
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CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1965
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NUMBER 5
Three Professors Denied
CAUGHT DURING rehearsal in a scene of Irish Faustus are: left, Tom Reppart as
Mephisto and Michael Cook as Faustus. The play will be presented Saturday and Mon-
jday at 8 p.m. in Warriner Auditorium.
i Editor's note: Dr. Thomas E.
j Smith, psychology; Dr. Charles
1M. Westie, sociology and Paul
L, Evett. English, were denied
[hearings by the Board of
I Trustees Wednesday. Evett
land Dr. Westie have com-
| mented to Life in short letters,
while Dr. Smith released the
following  statement,
I really wish that I could
[have made this statement at
; today's board meeting. It is
i the   board   members   who  I
really want to hear my plea.
j Because I have been denied
[that opportunity, I havVdeluded to make the statement
]■ Publically. Because I have
[ jeen denied that opportunity,
i the problem is even more ser-
; "us than I had suspected.
in Open Letter to Board of Wees
OPEN LETTER TO  THE  CENTRAL MICHIGAN  UNIVERSITY BOARD OF  TRUSTEES.
Administration of a state university is a very difficult task.
According to the experts, the problem is basically one of arbitration between two conflictual ideologies. On the one hand, being
a state supported institution, there is an obligation to serve the
needs of the state and reflect the. general social-educational
philosophy of its' citizens. On the other hand, being a "University" "obliges loyalty to-criticism, free thought, and the continual
search for truth. As a state agency there is obligation to follow
the dictates of the public; but as a University there is obligation
to lead that public toward an improved tomorrow.
This, then, is the problem of administration of a state University. How can these two harsh, and conflictual,' masters be
served? The "administrator must be. a master of compromise, arbitration;" ahd, above all. else, democratic process. He must re-
cognize the importance and-contributions of both roles of the
>UniVersity,-and he must make stire that both these ideologies
are reflected in the general philosophy and behavior of the institution.
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Senate Plans Investigation Of
Over-Crowded Dorm Conditions
By Neil Hopp
Life News Editor
Student Senate wiU establish
a standing committee to investigate charges of overcrowded
aormitory conditions.
thaassed in  ^solution  form,
i CP Pr°Posal will specifically
'L-C°?Cerned with fairness.of
costs to the student living in
°oomsCrOWded   dor^itory
pJnexIme1asure' introduced by
Si?UXley' Barnard senator,
Provides for recommendations
the w de t0 the ^ate on
Hnv! mgs of the committee.
•'W • J ^ ° m » e n t e d that
canL , foUnd that nothing
while °ne'H wil1 be Worth-
ees Same in Overcroweded
lt Dorms
Mondlf ^Sed a* Senate's
student, vmght   meting   that
cond2i1Vmg in overcrowded
««ions  are   still   assessed
the same amount of room and
.board fees as those living in
normal dormitory conditions.
It was also questioned
whether students living in
cramped quarters and overused facilities, because of added
students, * should be charged
.the same amount of money as
those living in dorms with the
designed number .of students.
Dean' C. Milton Pike, Senate's faculty advisor, attempted to answer the charges by
explaining that CMU dorms
are built on the self-liquidation principle; that is. student
room and board payments pay
for the long-term bond issues
set up to construct the buildings. N
He pointed out that only
two dorms, Ronan and Sloan,
are presently the only two
dormitories completely paid
Off or balanced out as this
point. But he added that pay-
Solar/, Tenure
Cause of Grievances
by Peggy Gekas
Life Copy Editor
A request for a hearing by three professors concerning
salary and tenure was turned down Wednesday at the
monthly Board of Trustees meeting.
The three faculty members,     -■ 	
Dr. Charles M. "Westie, sociology, Dr. Thomas E. Smith,
psychology and Paul L. Evett,
English, each submitted a letter to President Judson W.
Foust asking that the Board
consider their cases.
When President Foust
brought the letters up for discussion he said, "The whole
questioon regarding the fact
that some people haven't gotten salary increases was discussed by the Board and acted
on, although these people
think it is new to the Board
which it is not."
Katherine Hafstad, Board
member, said, "If the Board is
going to listen to these people,
the Board would be setting a
precedent which I don't think
we can follow. Maybe it can
be handled through the senate.
(University Senate)."
James Umphrey, Board
member, further commented,
"If we are going to discuss
faculty members at Board
meetings, we can spend a lot
of time doing it."
The Board then voted
against further discussion.
Following the Board meeting, Life asked E. Allan Mor
row, Chairman, where faculty
members should appeal.'
"It would be entirely up to
the individual," he replied.
It was also revealed that the
Senate Investigation Committee would continue its hearings next month.
Dates for the hearings were
set for Nov. 2, 3, 9, 16 and Dec.
7. The site for the hearings
has not yet been determined.
President Foust said that
Senator Robinson "has not
communicated with me directly about this, which is
nothing new."
In other discussions brought
up before the Board, Dr. N. C.
Bovee, treasurer, noted that
20 new residence halls must
be-built by 1975.
In his student loan fund report, Dr. Bovee said that
Central's loan fund is working
with $1,500,000, but that only
800 students applied for a loan
last year.
It was pointed out that the
majority of loans are made
out of the short term loan
fund. Dr. Bovee stated that
7,361 students utilized this
fund. He also said that Central's loan losses are the lowest in the country.
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ments in these dorms now go
towards off the others.
Confusion With Varied Fees?
Dean Pike also pointed out
that too much confusion would
exist if all students were
charged different room and
board rates. He said that as of
now, only one-third of room
an dboard fees are for the ac-
tua   lroom.   The   rest   is   for
board.
Rates, Pike said, are figured
as the least amount that can
be charged to feed and house
the student adequately.
In other Senate action, a
resolution was passed commending D. Louise Sharps,
dean of women; George
Lauer, registrar; Norvall Bovee, vice-president of business
and finance and Richard Wysong, history and political
science department chairman
for 25 years of service to CMU
in the capacity of faculty and
administrator,
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evening when two beer bottles were thrown
glass showcase section. Security Police Chief,
and a student inspect the damage, which, is e
approximately $65.
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