Financial Aidpetition Goes to Legislature
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Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU The peS ctator 2-7-1969 Spectator 1969-02-07 Editors of The pS ectator Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator Recommended Citation Editors of The peS ctator, "Spectator 1969-02-07" (1969). The Spectator. 1140. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator/1140 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. Financial Aid Petition Goes to Legislature By LINDA DuMOND O'Rourke, the early date of hearing for the threat to the financial stability of the public petition aid higher education bill decreases its chances for success. He school system. If the aid were given directly A for to reason, which was circulated at S. U.s winter quar- commented that if the hearing were held in to students, they the part of it that :er registration will undergo the scrutiny of March as originally planned those favoring would be spent at private institutions would legislators Monday. the bill would have had more time to or- cause a deficit in the public school finances state strong an undue strain financial aid directly ganize their forces into a unit and which they feel would place The petition asks make the their lobby by attracting on the taxpayer. o students in order to bypass constitutional most of the unsteady votes of the opposition. The question of a tax increase in turn objections to giving aid directly to privately money universities in Washi- O'Rourke laid the blame for the early raises the question whether could be operated colleges and hearing Marjorie Lynch, important project. ngton. date on Mrs. Re- withdrawn from some less publican Congresswoman from Yakima, who Depth discussions of this issue could lead to There are bills currently before the state opposed a similar bill two years ago. undeclared budget warfare in Olympia. congress calling for such aid to students who Supporters of state-student aid list four Irwin and Costello have planned a task can show a need; Senate bill 245 and House main reasons: force meeting in the Capitol Rotunda in bill 238. 1. Washington's ten private colleges save Olympia for Feb.10 at 7:00 p.m. for all S .U. Dave Irwin, S. U. coordinator of tuition the state $18 million annually. and other private school students who can grant legislation,has enlisted a number of 2. They educate over 20,000 students, make it. The purpose of the meeting is to responsible students in a coordinating com- three-quarters of whom are from give added impetus to the bill at its pres- mittee under his office to supervise public Washington. entation to the hearingcommittee. Buses will relations and encourage support of the 3. They contribute 1.5 million of their be loadingin front of Bellarmine hall at 5:30. measure. own funds to students, athletic, social Reminded of the fact that an S. U.- John Costello has been named student and academic scholarships not in- Portland State basketball game will also coordinator of the committee. John Graves cluded. take place Monday evening, Costello re- will assist Costello in gathering student sup- 4. Eighteen percent of the public school marked that if students attend the game port from S. U. as well as other private cam- teachers are products of private edu- instead of turning out to support the lobby, >uses in the state. cation in the state. it may be "the most expensivegame they've According to ASSU Vice-President Thorn Those who oppose the bill view it as a ever attended." AWS Begins Plans to Seattle Spectator University Attend IWAS Meet By MARILYN SWARTZ pie would benefit from joining An AWS representative be lAWS to undertake the expense. will Members then voted by secret XXXVII Seattle, Washington,Friday, February 7,1969 No. 28 sent to the lAWS convention in <*m*-" a ballot for three senior candi- Alabama next April, due to dates who would best represent resolution passed at the AWS cabinet meetingMonday night. the women of S.U. at Matrix Table, a Seattle women'sorgani- Noon Folk Masses Begin Today zation. DISCUSSION centered around "Project Study Buddy" as a means of financing the repre- ALISON FRY, AWS president, sentative's trip to suggested that dorm meetings Alabama. be held at Bellarmine andMary- This project wouldenable par- crest for those interested in fil- ents to send baskets of fruit to ing for ASSU and AWS office their time-pressed sons and elections. daughters during finals week. price She asked that cabinet mem- The of the fruit baskets bers encourage students to run ($3.50 each) wouldgo toward the and representative's for office stress to them the travel expenses. opportunities for carrying out AWS vice president Jeannie ideas of their own. Mallette suggested that Spring A cocktail party at the Forum Tolo profits could also be con- was unanimously accepted as a tributed toward the cost, which replacement for the poorly at- would total about $250. tended Senior Tea. AWS secre- tary Toni Clark named the THE FINAL motion was made "over 21" evening for senior byKathy Litaker, AWS publicity "Girls' Night Out." director, and passed with 18 Other plans discussed wereuse members voting "aye."Pat Uni- of a ski lodge for the Dorm- ak, Bellarmine representative, Town tolo in March and the andMaryHermann,Silver Scroll need for more contributions to Camp Casey were, representative, abstained. Mary "Emphasis," AWS information INFORMAL MASSES like this one dur- Celebrants at from questioned whether enough peo- booklet. ing the leadership conference last month left, Fr. Pat Kenney, S.J., The Very Rev. begin on campus today. The "folk" John A. Fitterer, S.J., president of S. U., masses will be celebrated twice weekly. andFr. JosephMaguire, S.J. By RICK La BELLE hopes the masses will be con- would contribute a sense of one- Dan Evered Named IToday, February 7, 10 min- celebrated, adding it is possible ness to the University's Chris- utes past noon, Seattle Univer- that they willbe patterned after tian community. sity may witness the beginning the popular midnight folk mass. The entrance to the chapel is ASSU Man of Month of a new tradition—a noon mass Fr. McGuire also opined that on the south side of LoyolaHall. Dan Evered, co-chairman of for the entire student body, of- the central location of the Loy- Students are instructed to go to the 1968-69 Leadership Confer- fered on first Fridays as well ola chapel would help to make the Columbia Street entrance on ence, was named Man of the as each Tuesday and Thursday. the noon mass a success. the second floor, where a sign The Rev. Joseph E. Perri, Fr. Patrick Kenny, S.J., Stu- will be posted with directions. Month for January. S.J., who is Superior of the dent Activities Director, report- Evered, 23, is a senior jour- Jesuit community has granted ed that "students have asked for nalism major from Bellevue. His permission for the masses to be the revival of this noon mass." ElectionFiling other activities this year include offered in the Loyola Hall Fr.Kenny also expressedhope being a columnist for The Spec- chapel. that by bringing together town SetFor Monday tator and a copy writer for the Fr. JosephMcGuire, S.J., stu- and dorm students and the Primary elections for ASSU Aegis. chaplain, that he community, dent stated Jesuit the mass and AWS offices for the 1969-70 He is also active in state Re- academic year are scheduled for publican politics. His future Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. plans include graduate school ChapelName Changed Filing for these positions will and a job inthe communications open Monday through Wednes- field. day in the Chieftain. Evered said he felt he should To "The TabardInn" Students running for the six share this award with Tim Cul- The number of chapels on the use of The Chapel came from ASSU offices must possess bert who was the other Leader- S.U. campus was decreased by administratorsand faculty, who a 2.25 gpa and at least 45 ship Conference co-chairman. DAN EVERED one yesterday. felt the name was impious, al- completed credit hours. The of- Chagrined student executives though Paul Seely, ASSU Pub- fice of president necessitates 92 gathered in an informal caucus licity Director, said many stu- university credits. All candi- Free Hour Set to select a new name for The dents felt the name was a poor dates must present a copy of A Spectator Chapel, S.U.s student coffee- choice also. their current transcript to Elec- For Library house, after a number of The of Fr. Gerard tion Board CoordinatorAl Reese com- comment The of Dr. Forbes plaints were received from fac- Steckler, S.J., was typical of at the time of filing. appearance Interview With ulty, alumni, and faculty Bottomly,Seattle Public Schools some students reaction to tme name. AWS candidatesneed a2.5 gpa superintendent, objecting to the former choice. "I suggest that the Liberal and must have belonged to the has been moved MUHAMMED They finally on The chapel renamed organization since the beginning from Pigott to the library audi- settled Arts be 'The a.m. Tabard Inn, a name most felt Coffee House'," he said dryly. of the current academic year. torium today at 10 would be in keeping with the "Will confessions be heard in The AWS president must be at The subject he will discuss is ALI old-English atmosphere planned 'The Chapel'?" — least a junior while the offices "Racial Problems Facing Seat- for the coffeehouse, which will The coffee— hause, er, The of vice-president, secretary and tle Public Schools." Page Six open this month.