1976_02 The Daily Collegian February 1976

              4-THE DAILY COLLEGIAN        Monday, February 9, 1976
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Opposition to stadium
Feb. 13 deadline for class adds
(Continued from Page 1)
Late letters from Chief Administrative Officer Ralph Han-
ley, dated Jan. 20, and'Mayor
Ted Wills, dated Jan. 15, were
not Included ln the final EIR.
Essentially the two letters told      has no interest
Baxter that the university would      tlclpating ln tl
l  part:   'The      by   the  general  public  t
) any financial help
from the city unless the stadium
was built as a municipal sports
facility if
one should be built by anyone
else. The only exception to this
would be if tne facility wereused
Record number
receives Gl Bill
trained under the GI BUI during duty are eligible for VA educa-
flscal year 1975 and projections tional assistance. Eligible veter-
polnt to more than three million ans are entitled to one and one-
thls year, according to the Veter- half months or the equivalent ln
part-time training for each month
of active duty after Jan. 31,1955,
up to 36 months.
Those with more than 18 continuous months active duty are
entitled to 36 months educational
training.
An additional nine months Is
available   on application If pur-
Schola'rship offers $500 to women
completed   45   units   of  college       school year must be returi
Participation rates under the
jrrent bill have exceeded those
ider either of the two previous
Ms. About 4.8 million veterans
The EIR will be an informational item on the • ^enda of the
California State University and
Colleges Subcommittee on Campus Planning, Buildings and
Grounds at CSUF,
18,
Angela Davis
to speak here
Wednesday
Angela Davis, political activist
and one-time UCLA professor,
will speak Feb. II at noon ln the
CU Lounge. The topic of her
speech will be "The Organized
Struggles Against Racist and Political Repression."
After being appointed professor   at UCLA In  1969, attempts
sorshlp because of an alleged involvement in a Marin County
shoot-out and reported Involvement with the Commuiisl party.
She   was   later   acquitted  of the
Davis Is now trying toconsoll-
Feb. 13 is the last day to add
a class without the written permission of the Instructor.
Students wishing to add a class
should obtain an ADD card from
the Instructor, mark his or her
student I.D. number on the card
and turn the card ln at the Admissions Office.
After Feb. 13 the ADD card
must be signed by the instructor.
To drop a class during the
first four weeks of instruction a
student must obtain a DROP card
from the instructor, mark his or
her  student I.D. number on the
card and turn it In at tne Admissions Office.
Drops' after the first four
weeks require the signature of
the Instructor and the department chairman on the DROP
card. April 30 Is the last day to
Women's chorus
Women's chorus (MUSIC 8 and
108) will meet Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 12:10 rather than
2:00 as listed ln the schedule of
Hewtett-Rackanfc
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20 Addressable Memories and a
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KENNEL BOOKSTORE
division undergraduate studi
at CSUF next year Is eligible I
the Ina Gregg Thomas Memor
Scholarship.  The   $50) grant
Appllcatl.
ship   are a
srshlp chairman,   1013 W.Santa
Ana,  Fresno 93705, by Feb. 27.
The  scholarship Is given as a
HEW appoints Thom
Stephen N. Thom, former ro-
ordlnator ot CSUF Asian-American Studies, has lieen ap|x>lnted
j   Department ol Health, Educa-
A1U-
hlcle to fight racism and repre:
slon.   She Is co-chalrpersor
group called The Natlor
ante Against Racist and Politic;
Repression (NAAP.PR).
Davis'   speech Is being spoi
tec.    Originally, the commltt*
who wanted to brli.g Davis to
CSUF. These students planned
to charge admission to the speech
i degree In Sociology
NAARPR.
Tin- speech is being co-sron-
sored by the departments of Psychology and Continuing Education
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'Fritz' controversy growing
Staff Reporter
that he did not fee
this type ofenter-
talnment  was   "per
onallv   uplifting  or
College. Union Program Commit-
socially beneficial.*
Committee  memt
ers  expressed (lit
students to find out their feelings
ferent opinions on t
re showing of "Fritz
showing of "Fritz the Cat" and
the Cat,"   ranging
Irom   canceling  the
-rated films on campus. "Fritz
movie completely to
approving the show-
*  is   scheduled   to be shown ln
lng. because it was c
nly a cartoon.
s progra
..- College Union on April 30.
The  decision  to  conduct   the survey
"scusslon  during
.-. -..„, ...« »„ ,je was presented
th petitions carrying 186 signatures
students opposed to the showing of
rated films on campus. The petitions
>re   circulated  by  J.   Richard Arndt,
ir Gary B
the
College Union Board was ready to vote
on a motion to prohibit the showing of
any X-rated films ln the College Union.
Bonglovannl said the board agreed to
hold off their vote until the program
committee took action. Legally, theCol-
lege Union Board has the power to over
rule any decisions the program committee makes.
PAN AFRICAN UNION
In other business, the committee heard
a. request from two members of the Pan
African Union (PAU), asking that the
PAU be allowed to appoint a speaker to
introduce Angela Davis, when she speaks
ln the College Union Wednesday at noon.
The two students, Melvln Ricks and
Bobbee Zeno, and PAU Adviser Ernie
Shelton said they felt a black person
should Introduce Davis, eliminating an
awkward situation that could result if a
white person Introduced her.
Committee members told Ricks and
Zeno that they felt the two women responsible for bringing Davis to campus
should have the privilege of introducing
her. The two women, Joan Dusanbury
and Carol Kennedy, originated the Idea
of bringing Davis to campus.
It was not until Shelton told toe committee that many blacks would feel Insulted If a white person Introduced Davis
that the committee agreed to allow a
member of the PAU to Introduce Davis.
The committee then stipulated when
Davis is introduced, credit must be given
to Dusenbury and Kennedy aa well as the
other groups responsible for the funding
of Davis' speech. /
The committee also voted to try and
secure the band "America* for a pre-
Vlntage Days concert on either May 1
or 2. The group would be paid $15,000
foNthe engagement.
The Program Committee meets every
Monday at 4:30 p.m. ln CU 308.     '
Favoritism is feared
in Ritchie Amendment
Professional organizations 0n the 19 campuses of the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) system are
mounting a vigorous campaign against the "Ritchie Amendment," a resolution which proposes to consider merit over
tenure as a basis for layoffs should faculty and staff cutbacks
hecome necessary.
CSUF President Norman Baxter stated adamantly ln his
i>ress conference two weeks ago that layoffs were not Imminent If enrollments remained stable. But the fear of favoritism
and political layoffs by university administrators runs rampant
In the opposition movement to the 'Ritchie Amendment.*
"I teel It would be used*"** Infringe on academic freedom,*
said Gerald Johnston, CSUF president of United Professors of
California (UPC).
"It doesn't eliminate the word tenure, but It does eliminate
the concept," he said.
Positions such as classified personnel, secretaries, grounds-
veepers and cafeteria staff would also be affected.
"We don't feel that it is In the best interest of the Institution . . . that it would promote the possibility on the part of
the supervisors making the decision," warned Verl Harmon,
nresldent  of Chapter  161 of the California State Employees
The original resolution proposed by Mrs. C.Stewart Ritchie,
if  Menlo Park, was withdrawn ar '
Decline of education students
could mean teacher shortage
which   stated   "that  the
Board  of Trustees adopts ln
le   that the concept of me
rit should be the paramount
n  ln   the  establishment  o
lay-off policies   and  pro-
proposal   was adopted at
the board's Jan. 28 meeting
so  requested recommenda
tlons for Implementation be
ed for consideration and a
:tion at their May session.
le, a former teacher at San Francisco State, said ln a
telephone  interview that
she was concerned with the
-fleets on education which would result from layoffs of faculty
nder the present policy ol seniority. This policy stipulates
that the last hired would be the first fired.
This policy would be devastating to minority instructors,
women and younger teachers, according to Ritchie.
"I feel it is (her amendment) a major wedge Into getting
quality into education," she said.
"I want to retain the best faculty In order to keep the quality
up. I don't think n is a threat to acadeifcic freedom and tenure.".
Tenure is the status given to professors which eliminates
discriminatory firing on any basis other than gross incompetence. Johnston maintained that tenure Is the very foundation I
of academic freedom because a professor must be able to
'reely express his opinions in the classroom wltl out fear of-
administrative reprisals.
"But I  don't see it as  a threat to academic freedom* and
tenure,' Ritchie said. "I think that if the professors are doing
a good job, keeping up with their disciplines, then they have
othlng to fear. If they are Just lying around on their laurels,.
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 3)
Predicting a decline of 160
students enrolling ln the School
of Education next year, Dr.
Harold Jones, director of the
Career Planning and Placement
Center, speculated that a continuing lack of Interest ln education as a career could result ln
a teacher shortage ln the early
1980's.
This year'841 new applicants
registered for positions through
the center, a drop of 81 people
from the previous year.Thedrop
is Interpreted by Jones to Indicate a waning Interest in the
school of education.
He cited a stiffer screening
process of future applicants, a
new credential program under the
Ryan Act and a tight labor market
as the primary reasons for the
predicted decline.
The center released its annual
report InDecemberwhichshowed
45 per cent of the teacher candidates had accepted positions as
of Sept. 30. Equaling the employment percentage ln 1974, the
present rate represents a drop
of 39 applicants getting Jobs.
But, Jones added, "It wasn't
as bad as we thought it was going
to be. We thought it might go as
low as 35 per cent."
Of the new applicants registering for positions, 379 found education-related Jobs and another
six per cent took work outside
their preparatory area.
reas, the placement rate
center Is ln line with the
verage of 46. to 50
per cent, he said. But he said
he thinks the university's placement program would'have a better showing If more graduates
were willing to accept positions
outside the Fresno area.
According to the report,
though, more individuals have
accepted Jobs farther away from
this area than previously.
The greatest number of Job
openings exist ln specialized
areas such as vocational agriculture, music and special education for the deaf, speech therapy
and therapy for the mentally retarded.
Bilingual and cross-cultural
teachers are also actively sought
for all areas except the social
sciences, according to Jones.
Teachers equipped with credentials in the physical sciences,
special education, early childhood education and bilingual education have  a better chance to
obtain a position.
They frequently have multiple
offers, according to Dr. William
Maxwell, dean of the School of
Education.
An upsurge In the number of
special education programs due
to increased government aid to
school districts has created a
higher demand for personnel to
fill the additional positions. Jones
also pointed out that each district
Is required by law to have an affirmative action program which
automatically   opens new posl-
(Contlnued on Page 4, Col. 1)
NO, THE FIRE hydrant waa not turned on, but a terrific rainstorm
wat, dropping three inches of rain during * five-day period. The
storm that fTnally broke a prolonged valley drought la expected to
depart todayV A. new storm la forecast for Friday. (Photo by Joe
Laspina)