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Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU The peS ctator 1-7-1971 Spectator 1971-01-07 Editors of The pS ectator Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator Recommended Citation Editors of The peS ctator, "Spectator 1971-01-07" (1971). The Spectator. 1240. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator/1240 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The peS ctator by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. SpectatorSEATTLE UNIVERSITY Vol. XXXIX,No. 20 Seattle, Washington Thursday, January 7, 1971 Fewer Faculty, More Work Load Prescribed os Cure to Budget An "imaginative" program to balance S.U.'s overweight shape," said the acting presi- budget has been proposedby the Board of Trustees and the dent. "Our fund drive will take care of our present deficits. Budget Committee, according to the Very Reverend Louis Eventually, with luck, we hope Gaffney, S.J.,acting president. to build a small endowment." The program, drawn up over the holiday break after What Fr. Gaffney calls "the weeks of consultation between the two groupsand the board greatest economy move in the regents, substantial budget cuts and improved whole plan" is the increase of of calls for faculty work load from 35 to 40 curriculum planning over the next two years. credit hours per year for the "The program is, Ithink, a next two academic years. very imaginativeone," said Fr. budget cut," said Fr. Gaffney. Fr. Gaffney pointed out that Gaffney. "We agonized on how Fr. Gaffney said that in- since each teacher will have an we could balance the budget structional and non-instructional increased class load, the Uni- withoutmaking salary cuts, and budget cuts would total $400,- versity will be able to reduce we were able to accomplish 000. The balanced budget will the number of faculty members that." be in effect in the 1972-73 in- proportionately. Fr.Gaffneystressed that there structional budget and in the "We will also look carefully will be "buildingeconomies be- non-instructional budget for atour course offerings, to make fore personnel economies and 1971-72. sure they are adequate and administrative economies as "If the dorms (S.U.'s dorms strong but not luxurious, espe- well as instructional ones." are at about half occupancy) cially in the upper division "Our basic decision is still to can be taken care of, this will courses. There may be oppor- make a 10% across-the-board put our budget in pretty good tunities to combine some courses." Fr. Gaffney said it will take "special planning" to determine Phantom Donor Sends $100 what courses should be elimi- nated or combined, with con- siderable attention given to the type and number of courses To ROTC in Second Viet Gift offered in the past by each de- The anonymous campusdonor, pital. partment. believed to be female, who an- The orphanage is run by the The limit of 40 students per nually mails crisp $100 bills to Daughters of Charity. class section, especially in in- S.U.'s ROTC department "for or- Lieut. Col. Leonard Kraft has troductory lecture-type courses, phans in Vietnam" has struck requested a reply from the or- will beexpanded to avoidsmall- — for the second year. phanage to acknowledge their er additional sections, Fr. Gaff- photo by bob kegel THE SPECIAL Christmaspre- receipt of the gift and givesome ney also said. INCREASE OF FACULTY work loads is the sents, received in early Decem- idea of its use. The acting president said that chief feature of an economy plan proposed ber, have both been addressed "IF THIS HAPPENS again a 10% reduction in non-instruc- this week by the Very Rev. Louis B. Gaff- to Col. John Robinson, ROTC next year, we'llhave a record," tional department budgets will commander, become 15, 1971. ney, S.J., acting president cadre mailed on he said. effective Feb. of S.U. Faculty campus, and accompaniedby a Last year's $100 gift sparked The entire budget for 1971-72 members will take increases from 35 to 40 note in feminine handwriting. the Chieftain Rifles gift and clo- will be due Jan. 15 while the credit hours per year for the next two aca- This year, the ROTC depart- thing drive for Vietnamese or- budget for 1972-73 will be due demic years. The increase,Fr. Gaffney said, ment consulted the Seattle of- phans.The freshman and sopho- will allow cutback in number fice of Dr Pat Smith, director more ROTC honorary sent their "These decisions are just a a the of start," Gaffney. faculty employed. of Minh Quy Hospital, in its gifts to an orphanagenear Cam said Fr. "There The president also said search for a Vietnamese orphan- Ranh Bay. is still much hard work ahead, the University will take a close look at age.The money was mailedDec. In this year's note, the donor but it can be done. Everyone stopping some of the more "luxurious" 10 to St. Vincent's Orphanage, said, "These children suffer so here, including the president, course offerings. Kontum, Viet Nam, just across much ... perhaps this money has to make the necessary cuts the street from Dr. Smith's hos- can help them smile." inhis budget." I.D. Requires Validation for Library Use Students this quarter must the library was losing $8,000- have their student identification $10,000. cards validated for library use. STUDENTS ARE asked to Previously the I.D. card with stop by the circulation desk on the appropriate quarter's stick- the library's second floor where er on it was all that was re- the librarian will check their quired library name against a list of students to make use of owing fines or books. A special materials, but the number of sticker will be affixed to the books not returned fall quarter I.D. card for validation. made the present move neces- The validation is expected to sary to try to recover library be in effect this quarter only articles. while other methods of recover- ingbooks and fines, such as bill- Mrs. Helen Hanify, head of ing the library fines to tuition circulation, estimated that 500 statements, are being consid- books were not returned fall ered. quarter and at an average cost plus replacement $10 each, The library catalog system of has undergone a change since fall quarter. Two additionalcat- OFFICIAL NOTICE alogcard units have been added Monday, January 11th is and contain all the old "blue the last day to addor change starred" subject cards and new a course. cards with headings in capital No change will be consider- letters. ed official unless the student ALL has filed the necessary card AUTHOR and title cards with the Registrar's Office will be in another section. andpaidthe correct fees. It was felt by the library staff — Students must first obtain that the separation of subject photo by hob kegel the correct card, get an ad- cards would speed research for REMEMBER THE BLUE STAR? All those their own. So now avid researchers can look visors signature, return the students and faculty who didnot "subject" cards that used to be scattered up "Cultivation, agricul- have specific authors or books all the works on card to the Registrar and pay among the title and author cards in the tural" without plowing through "Cullen, the fee to the Treasurer's Of- in mind, but wanted to find out fice. what information the library University library index file have now been William Henry" and "Culinary Master- had on a certain subject. culled out and established in a section of pieces." Memorial Mass to Recall Exhibitor's Illness Honors Student, Soldier Delays A memorial Mass will be of- Viet Nam, sent $100 to Col. John Robinson commented that de- Photo Show fered at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow in L. Robinson,ROTC chairman, to tails as to who would benefit the Liturgical Center for Mark establish a Duane G. Cordiner from the fund were yet to be Ford, an S.U. sophomore, and ROTC scholarship fund. Col. discussed. Duane Cordiner who graduated in 1969, both of whom died dur- ing the quarterbreak. Ford died Dec. 21 from injur- GammaPiEpsilonPledges 37; ies suffered Dec. 18 in an auto- pedestrian accident. He had just completed his first quarter in New Group Largest inHistory the Honors program. He entered S.U. at 17 on an honors Gamma Pi Epsilon, national leenClark,Nancy Dillman,Kath- scholarship. Jesuit women's honorary, re- ryn Dugaw, Gay Erlenborn and cently selected 37 new mem- Veronica Fabico. GRADUATING in three years bers. Other initiates are: Teresa School, from Seattle Preparatory This year's pledgegroupis the Fasevich, Joan Fread, Barbara Ford excelled in science, math, largestof the S.U. chapterwhich Habersetzer,Charlene Hill,Mary music and won several writing originated on campus in 1962. Kalnin,MaryannKnowles, Cath- awards. One of his own poems The honorary was founded in erine Konsbruck, Patricia Mc- was read at his funeral. 1925 at Marquette University. Namara, Joanne Mokosh, Mary Amonghis awards was the Ad Murray, ElizabethPaschke, Di- Altare Dei Award, the Church's THE SOCIETY is open to up- ana Pompeo, Nancy Sorenson awardto outstandingscouts. He perclasswomen with a 3.5 gpa and Sheila Vassey. also held the rank of Quarter- whohave demonstratedscholar- MEMBERS FROM the School master, Sea Scouting's highest ship, loyalty and service to S.U. of Education include Shelley position. and the community. Members Bergstrand, Nancy Duncan, The family asked that remem- are chosen from the recommen- Mary Beth Ekar, Helen Gustaf- brances be made to the S.U. dation of academic deans, facul- son, Ellen Haley,KatherineKill, Honors Program.

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