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University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1970s) Student Newspapers 10-31-1974 Current, October 31, 1974 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1970s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, October 31, 1974" (1974). Current (1970s). 135. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1970s/135 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (1970s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • • Issue No. 208 October 31, 1974 • Day care center -being established • off campus • Sue Schweitzer The amount of space that will be A day care center will be available (or allotted to the center includes three use by UMSL students and others of the rooms, a director's office, and c omplete surroU"nding community as of early restroom facilities. In addition, there will November. It is to be·located within a few ' be plenty of grass and open space for the minutes of the campus at 206 Emerling, children, and ample parking for their in the Christ Memorial Baptist Church. parents. Operating on a non-profit basis, it...will The staff-to-child ratio will be no lesJ offer its services of qualified child care than one to every five children under 2 for a fee of $0.50 an hour for "drop-ins" years old and one to every ten children and $20.00 a week on a full time basis. over the age of 2. One must apply in Hours will be 7 am to 6 pm. advance for use of the service. It is not The center's Board of Directors will be connected to the University in any way responsible to the church, and the other than that it has three representa­ director of the center will be responsible tives from UMSL on its Board of to the Board of Directors. Directors. Due to its non-profit status, any For more information, contact Layne at surplus income will go towards the staff's Ithe Women's center, 5380. minimum salaries, and the center will CO SOMER ADVOCATE: Ralph Nader speaking to an audience on depend in a large measure on donations I ways students can get involved in consumer protection. [Photo by Input sought fo'r Larry LaBrier] of toys and books by the residents of the neighborhood and the UMSL community. A set number of persons will be chosen curator posit ions to serve on the Board of Directors from Nader urges activism here each area of the community. Represent­ ing UMSL .will be one faculty member, Thret: positions on the University of one student and one person from the Missouri Board of Curators are expected Women's Center. There will be two to be filled in J ...... 1975, after Governor Maggie Arbini Using other universities as an persons representing . the church, one Christopher Bond recommends the names example, Nader said that PIRGs The re t of society depends on member of the day care staff and, finally, to the state legislature. can become involved in such tudents to carve out more of a the director of the Board itself. Those Student body 'presidents on the four problems as utility prices, citizen's role -- they have .an members will be chosen who have campuses nave formed the third biennial obli gation to become active, grocery prices and public health consistently shown an interest in the policies. Curators Selection Commission to suggest according to consumer activist establishment of the center from tht:; time names for the positions. Ral ph Nader. Nader told the group that of its original conception as an idea. most people do not participate in Some of the qualifications for curators • Nader spoke to a group of A need for this center was expressed include experience with a business or about 1.500 persons at the democracy because they don't for the past nine years, but all of five care to, they don't know how, or organization comparable to the size of the Multi-Purpose Building in sup­ proposals have failed because they called . University of Missouri, familiarity with port of establishing a ~issouri they do not think it will make for large budgets requiring highly paid any difference. budgeting procedures and time for • Public In terest Research Group professionals. This would drive the cost monthly curator meetings. (MoPIRG) at UMSL. In order to get people inter­ of the service beyond what students could ested and involved in consumer UMSL will b.;: taking names of candi­ "Education has got to answer afford to pay. The current proposal for dates from the third district, South St. the age-old question of protection, •• You need a this center was written by Alice mechanjsm, a catalyst," said Louis. Deadline for submitting the nomi­ ' Knowledge for what'," he said. Monschke and Lucy Layne, both of the nations is NOv. 15, and interviewing will Nader, "and that is what "How do you link knowledge to UMSL community. take place between Nov. 18 and 22. learning? MoPIRG is trying to develop. ,. The staff will consist of two lead "The university is the most MoPIRG and other groups are The UMSL commission will be accept­ teachers who are graduates of Florissant ing nominations from students, faculty developed well-spring of putting out manuals on issues Valley's child care program ·and two Imowledge. A problem such as that people may want to get and any other interested individuals. All church women who have had experience names should be submitted to the student lead ' poisoning challenges each involved in. For example, cable running centers in their homes. All are department on campus." government office in Room 213 of the i Con'tiDued OD page :z J qualified and able to serve in this kind of Administration Building. capacity. Debate halted for 'political protection I Mark Henderson meddling by politicians. been no problem, but if Rodgers would on the election, and the question of The planned debate between Harrell He continued that tenure gave faculty have debated Curtis, he would have taken . politics will no longer be presented. I see Rodgers, chairman of the political science immunity from politicians, so that", for the role of Eagleton before a captive no problem in doing it after elections, but department, and Tom Curtis, the R ~­ example, a Democratic majority-could not audience of students, required to b' e even then preferably outside the class­ publican candidate for the U.S. Senate fire professors who were Republicans, present since it was scheduled during room since a professor is paid for his was cancelled as a result of a decision and vice-versa. According to Bader, class time. disciplinary expertise, not his political made by Robert Bader, dean of the tenure keeps university positions from Rodgers is considered an officer of the opinions. Understand that I'm not re­ school of Arts and Sciences. becoming pat.ronage jobs, and keeps he university, Bader said. If the debate were stricting Dr. Rodgers' individual rights, Rodgers, a supporter of and an expert university free .to criticize the govern­ allowed, it would have, seemed that the he may certajnly debate Curtis off • on busing, had asked Curtis, who favors ment. campus." With these privileges, Bader said, university was debating Curtis, which anti-busing legislation, to come to UMSL goes against the university's responsibil­ and debate him on the issue. Curtis came the responsibiliy of the university to ity: "It would then make it acceptable for Rodgers accepted the decision as agreed to the debate, and it was "maintain an impeccable fairness in "sensible," and would still like to debate politics." He continued to say that the the University to devote three weeks on scheduled for 9:40 Oct. 23 in Rodgers' campus to support one candidate." Curtis after elections in the classroom or Political 'Science 11 course. university is expected to remain neutral on a local radio station. Curtis wrote Bader, in an interview, explained that in politics. 'Bader said, "There's nothing that Rodgers several times during the his decision was not based on any specific In the case of the planned debate, should not be debated on- campus, but planning of the debate, informing 'him he 'statute or state law, but on the concept of Bader explained the decision was based when a faculty member plans to debate a wanted to debate the busing of ele­ tenure. Bader said that while tenure is also on his belief that a "fair and candidate two weeks before an election. mentary schoQl children. now looked upon as an economic concept, balanced program must be given. There one is not concerned with the issue as it was originally political in scope -- "a is proper behavior that is beyond law that much as the candidate himself; this is Rodgers has \},ritten back for a c.larifi­ kind of pact between the state and the must be followed. We have the responsi­ politics. cation, saying,'''AlI 'alol!g he's been university personnel." _ bility to make sure we remain neutral in . running in favor of anti-bu~ing . -Iegisla­ Bader said, "Tenure was originally for politics. ~' "If the issue is busing, it will be an tion, now it sounds as if he favors the protection of qualified faculty -- especially Bader said that if Rodgers would have issue two weeks after the election," fundam~ntals of busing and just wants to those with political views considered" been a moderator in a debate between Bader said." afterthe results are in, when debate the age busing hould begin, a • obnoxious by the state -- from improper Curtis and Eagleton there would have wh.at might"e said would have no effect whole differe"nt issue." ' Pag~ 2 October 31,1974 UMSL CURRENT • Anton challenge~ budget cuts Bill Townsend leges.

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