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On The Inside The Faculty Manual is revised . page 3 Small discusses the Guess Who . page 5 THEserving the notre dameOBSERVER - si. mary's community Vol. V II No. 27 Monday, October 16, 1972 Wilson predicts increa University balances budget budget. This year more Notre Dame students are by Bill McGinn taking courses at St. Mary’s than there are SMC Observer Staff Reporter students at Notre Dame. The situation has reversed itself from last year and as a result, Notre Dame A $187,700 surplus for the 1971-72 fiscal year has may have to pay St. Mary’s for its participation in the co-exchange program. not left the University Vice-President for Business Affairs Fr. Jerome Wilson optimistic about finishing in the black again this year. faculty raises University President Fr. Theodore M. Hesburgh announced last week at the faculty assembly in The most crucial blow however will fall in the Washington Hall that, contrary to expectations, the area of faculty pay increases. Because only small University finished in the black. raises were given this year, the University will have “ There was hardly a part of the University which to give much larger increases next year. According did not tighten its belt,” Fr. Hesburgh said, to Fr. Wilson, these pay increases w ill necessitate a in explaining the surplus. rise in tuition. The exact amount of the tuition in crease for next year won’t be known until later in the fiscal year, however, Fr. Wilson emphasized faculty insurance that the increase will be as small as possible-only enough to bring about a balanced budget. As a way of thanking its faculty and staff as well In the context of discussing surveys of American as “an act of faith in our ability to keep in the higher education by the Carnegie Commission on black,” Father Hesburgh said the University would Higher Educaion, on which he sits, Father immediately assume the entire cost of medical and Hesburgh sounded an optimistic note last week in hospitalization insurance for faculty and qualified terms of Note Dame’s future but warned that costs employees. Half the cost was assumed last July 1 in higher education will probably continue to rise by the University, and assumption of the rest was Fr. Jerome Wilson: Balanced budget for more steeply than income, necessitating either not scheduled until July 1, 1973. 1972-73 doubtful. federal funding or increased giving on the part of According to Wilson, the undergraduate colleges the University’s constituencies. were the biggest belt tighteners-they saved the qualified faculty replacements. Wilson also added University almost $518,000. that the department chairmen saved money by cutting down on travel expenses and on the pur study hall conversions undergrad savings chase of unneccessary equipment. Contrary to some rumors, the University is not The undergraduate co-exchange classes program making a profit on the conversion of the hall study Thiswaspossible, Wilson indicated, because the with St. Mary’s also contributed to the balanced lounges into residence quarters. Fr. Wilson pointed colleges saved so much money last year because budget of the past year. out that increased maid service and the purchase of there were many unfilled positions in the various new furniture were required for the study hall departments. He denied that this was a policy of co-ex bill probable conversions. under-staffing; rather, he urged that the depart He also stressed that these study hall conversions ments were exercising a policy of caution for the The Vice-President of Business Affairs was were only temporary emergency measures, and sake of their students. The department chairmen, doubtful that these same techniques could be em that there will again be study halls in the dorms he stated, were going selective in their search for ployed again this year to implement a balanced next year. McGovern closes preference; gapNixon on radio Poll shows McGovern gain Nixon: crime slowed make to present his views on selected issues. Last week, he addressed him self to by Jack Rosenthal economic issues. by Robert B. Semple Jr. (C) 1972 New Yort Times Nixon found that he had committed few (c) 1972 New York Times if any mistakes in his four-year battle Washington, Oct. 15-In the last month, Washington, Oct. 15—President Nixon against “ the criminal forces in America.” Sen. George McGovern has started to His appointments to federal courts, he reclaim sizable numbers of potential asserted today that he had brought what he called a “ frightening trend of crime and said, had made the constitution “ more democratic defectors, but President Nixon secure.” The leaders of his justice still holds a wide over-all lead, according anarchy” to a standstill during his term in office. He pledged to do more to protect the department, meanwhile, had brought to the third New York Times Yankelovich “ backbone” to national law enforcement. Electoral Vote Survey. “ moral and legal values” of the nation in a second term. In addition, he asserted, his efforts to McGovern’s gains appear most notable give more money to local law enforcement in New York and thee other large states, In a nationwide radio broadcast, Nixon liberally used some statistics that have agencies had slowed the rapid rise in among indepednents, and among voters of domestic crime; while bureaucratic Italian and Irish Background. But even been disputed to prove his assertion that he had done much to satisfy his 1968 shakeups and energetic diplomacy had these gains are only relative. Nixon stemmed “ the raging heroin epidemic” of continues to hold sizable margins in these campaign pledge to restore respect for “law, order and justice” in America. the last decade. and most other categories of voters. The speech was the second in a series of Nixon conceded that more remained to The survey, conducted in the 16 largest be done and, in order to build a “ land free George McGovern radio broadcasts which Nixon intends to states between Oct. 1 and 10, showed that of fear,” he promised to appoint more voters preferred Nixon, 57 to 27 per cent, “strict constructionists” to the courts, with the rest undecided. This 30 point overhaul the federal criminal code, and margin represented a decided im channel still more funds to states and provement over the 39 point Nixon lead cities. reported in 'be previous times earlier Survey, Nixon attracted slightly The President did not mention by name Yankelovich Survey, completed Sept. 12. more Democrats than McGovern. his democrat opponent in the Presidential A simultaneous survey of the New York- The new survey showed that McGovern race, Sen. George MCGovern of South New Jersey-Connecticut region also now leads among voters in his won party, Dakota. But near the end of the 15-minute showed improvement for McGovern. A 45 per cent to 36. Still, if even 36 per cent of speech Nixon stressed some of his favorite month ago, Nixon led in the region by 33 Democrats remain defectors on Election themes of the campaign, associating points. The new finding was 53 to 31, a 23 Day, it would spell almost certain defeat himself with basic “values” that he point margin. for the South Dakota Senator. suggested had been threatened by the For the three states, the findings were; Nixon, the survey found, continued to forces of permissiveness. New York, 50 to 33; New Jersey, 58 to 27, attract strong support on foreign affairs “I will work unceasingly to halt the and Connecticut, 60 to 29. issues. His standing did not seem to suffer erosion of moral fiber in American life, Completion of the surveys coincided much because of the Watergate Bugging and the denial of individual accountability with publication of a special new Gallup Case. for individual action,” the President said. poll conducted between Sept. 29 and Oct. 9 At the same time, there were strong “ Government must never become so pre It showed a 26 point Nixon lead of 60 to 34- signs in the survey findings that many occupied with catering to the way-out a gain of two points for McGovern in two voters do not much like either candidate. wants of those who reject all respect for weeks. When asked whom they regard as a more moral and legal values that it forgets the The Times Yankelovich Survey in attractive personality, Nixon got 34 per citizen’s first civil right, the right to be dicated that the principal reason for these cent total, McGovern 26 per cent, and free from domestic violence,” he added. changes appear to be McGovern’s im proved standing among Democrats. In the (continued on page 6) Richard M. Nixon (continued on page 2) 2 the observer Monday, October16 , 1972 Saigon—South Vietnam’s chief delegate to the Paris Peace Talks returned to Saigon for consultations with President Nguyen Van on campus today Thieu. Government spokesmen gave no details of the consultations, which will also include the ambassadors to the United States and Britain. But a newspaper that often ieflects government thinking reported that “ everyone is waiting and hoping for a big event, either right after the American Presidential elections or early next year on noon— meeting, Indian affairs, “south dining hall, inauguration day.” faculty room. 3:00 pm—council, arts and letters college, room 100, w orld Washington—The third New York Times-Yankelovich electoral vote cce. survey indicated that Sen. George McGovern has begun to reclaim 3:30 pm—film, civilisation, 'the hero as artist: high many Democrats who were defectors, but that President Nixon still renaissance 15th and 16th centuries', engineering holds a wide over all lead. The survey, jointly sponsored with Time auditorium.