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P>g» 16 • THE VILLANOVAN • F»bruTy 12. 1975 Competition study in - RESEARCH (Continued from page 4) Guadalajara, Mexico tuition differentials they to Thousands of Topics NURSES-RN'S are beginning attract many good high school The SUMMER IT GUADALAJARA students that would have traditionally attended a private institution SCHOOL, a fully accredited UNI- $2.75 per page such as Villanova. ' VERSITY OF ARIZONA program, Send for your up-to-date, 160-page, Continue will offer June 30 to August 9, mail order catalog. Enclose $1.00 This is where the tragedy begins, because a school like Villanova \ anthropology, art, education, folk- to cover postage (delivery time is learning, growing, has vast facilities and large fixed costs and it must fill the incoming lore, geography, history, govern- 1 to 2 days). ment, language and literature. freshmen class or face even more severe financial problems. Con- Tuition and fees, $190; t)oard and RESEARCH ASSISTANCE. INC. advancing at The sequently, standards begin to drop to make the high school seniors pool room with Mexican family $245. 11941 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE #2 larger in order to get the needed quota. It is difficult to get private in^ Write to GUADALAJARA SUMMER LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90025 Children's Vol. 50. No. 19 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA. PA. February 19. 1975 413 New Psychology, stitutions to admit that the quality of incoming freshmen is declining, SCHOOL. (213) 477-8474 or 477-5493 University of Arizona, Tucson, but this is exactly what is presently occurring. Our research material it sold for Arizona 85721. Hospital of research assistance only. Remember initial assumption a university is its {• my — as good as Philadelphia students. Decreasing quality of a private institution will begin to Board Returns Budget itself in it S., manifest due time and then becomes even more difficult to The atmosphere at The Chil- compete with the state related institutions. It is imperative for dren's Hospital of Philadel- Friday, February 14 CHARTERS Villanova to stop this cycle or a very good university is going to become summer phia is ar) atmosphere of LESS THAN !MK) p.ni. learning. Clinical and ex- mediocre very quickly. _- To Senate Committee Psychology Club Keg Party ineurope perimental research. Acute How can this cycle be stopped? Basically there are three alter- Care. Special Surgery. This Q590 65 DAY ADVANCE natives — cut costs, increase revenue or minimize the effect of state By EDMUND MclVlAHON is only some of the impor- addition, the Board Devon Stratford Apts. PAYMENT REQUIRED ..1/2 school competition. At this point the most important option is to raise The University's Board of board, tuition, and other fees in In U.S. GOVT. APPROVED tant work that goes on here ECONOMY FARE revenue, but not through tuition increases (except possibly in the Trustees voted last week to defer addition to sweeping cuts in prohibited the committee from Psychology students, faculty TWA PAN AM TRANSAVIA continually. Our doctors, Law 707 707 university allotments for many tampering with athletic and friends are invited. 707 uni-travel charters nurses, and research per- School). Villanova must endeavor to-«btain contributions from alunbni action on the proposed budgetary sonnel are setting; the pace allocations or endowment prin- • CALL TOLL FREE 1 800-325-4867 • and friends; consequently, the most important position on this campus budget at the present time and to areas. in advanced pediatric care. to the Dr. Robert cipal; thus, two Senate resolutions ' is the director of development. This position should be held by the most send the budget back Senate chairman ;/.,.<.r Working with them, you was "very that had called for cuts in the var- can't help but grow profes- competent individual available in the Villanova community. This in- University Senate "for further Langran said he sionally. stitution must find ways to raise large sums of money quickly and this review and recommendation." pleased" with the Board's move, sity athletic budget and a greater <BlS,- Right now, we have openings will only be accomplished by an individual with unique talent and The Board's action highlighted and he added "I think the Board employment of endowment income for registered nurses across vision. Villanova has many affluent alumni and friends and these several weeks of increasing realized the concern of the univer- were pre-empted. a wide varijsty of nursing people must be made aware of the dire situation in private education. discontent with next year's budget sity community as expressed by According to Senator and specialties. Experience C&F The cost side of the budget has been attacked with gusto the last in many segments of the univer- the Senate in its rejection of the working with children is not Budget Committee member Terry couple of years under the title sity. The budget had included un- budget." necessary . we'll provide of retrenchment. Retrenchment is O'Keefe, the committee will use you with a comprehensive probably necessary to some extent, but an over emphasis on this concept The Board of Trustees popular increases in room and The Board's decision puts the three sources as a guide in orientation program and on- could lead to a decline in quality and this would be disastrous in terms budget back into the hands of the reworking the budget. "We'll rely going in-service training. of competition. Another aspect of cost that the University has paid less ten-member Senate Budget Com- primarily on the Board's Starting salaries are com- attention to is the proliferation of upper management positions with mittee, which first examined the guidelines previous recom- petitive and we also have an and "i Caucus Die Down Fireworks nearly three weeks ago. In excellent benefits program. vague job titles and high salaries. I believe as we begin to change ad- budget mendations of the Senate and the Our modern, campus-like fa- ministrations the new president should analyze the need for much of the By NADINIA DAVIS its review of the budget, the com- committee while we're trying to cility is located in the heart mittee must follow several con- upper bureaucracy. Secondly, sound financial management is probably promise can't be worked out this fix this thing," O'Keefe said. of Philadelphia's growing In what was an unexpectedly Student-Teacher Evaluation." best achieved by hiring sound financial managers. (That's simple ditions and guidelines laid down a it very time (in the Committee), then University City. mild meeting, the Student Caucus O'Keefe mentioned was a Once the committee is finished statement, but it seems to sense.) by the Board. Foremost among make that the only we'll wait for September and a For rnore information, please of the University Senate discussed short meeting, and with its work on the budget, it will There is one last alternative, which is more of a necessity than those conditions is that "an in- write to: an interest discussed new President (of the Univer- Ms. Christine Wat- the Student-Teacher Evaluation other point of present its report to the Senate as alternative. State related institutions with their tuition crease in tuition and fees will be son, Coordinator, Nurse Re- low and large that the Bill of sity)." issue (see article below), the was the possibility a whole, probably at its March 21 cruitment, Children's Hos- subsidies are slowly destroying private education in this country, and necessary in any event because of status of the Bil^of Rights, and Rights would be held over until The problem, stated Dalton, is to Dr. pital of Philadelphia, 34th increase?! costs." As Budget Com- meeting, according the time is long past for private institutions to combine efforts and not with the Senate, which he em- and Civic Center Blvd., the recent voting behavior of SGA September before presentation Langran. reverse the trend. The Augustinians have worked too hard and sacrificed mittee chairman Fr. Richard Phila., Pa. 19104. President, Don Patulo. before the Senate. phasized would consider the Bill • it, "we can "still The committee must then 'I too in order Breslin explained much to create good higher education in America, and then John Dalton, chairman of the fully. "Some of us aren't on equal According to Terry O'Keefe, of Trustees have the state arbitrarily destroy their worthwhile endeavor. basic attempt to cut the tuition in- report to the Board by The senator and chairman of the Bill of Rights subcommittee of the footing outside the Senate, The Children's C&F no later than March 26. philosophy behind subsidized state institutions is to allow all citizens creases, but not by too much." Caucus, "we yelled at Don for a Student Life Committee, clarified politically speaking," he said. an opportunity for higher education — in recent years this has meant the Hospital of while and then we talked about the the snag with the Bill. "If a com- The controversy over Patulo's poor and minorities. voting stemmed from the last News Analysis Philadelphia Well next time you have a free Saturday drive up to Penn State and Senate meeting where he voted to see how many poor people are enrolled. The majority of students at- Equal opportunity employer receive the budget, while the rest tending schools like Penn State are middle and upper middle class. So Faculty Critique of the Caucus voted not to receive. the benefit to the poor is minimal. Conclusion, you do not need to build Senate Comes Of Age Many members felt that Patulo a state school to help the poor, there is a cheaper and more equitable had not acted in the best interests method — subsidize high school seniors through state scholarship that Causes Controversy By JOHN WETZEL of the students.