Faculty Pres Slams Mcgeer

Faculty pres slams McGeer By MIKE BOCKING proposed amendments to the Act this time, there is nothing to a practical joke by the minister." Education minister Pat McGeer Universities Act which would stop him from changing the Act Roydhouse said McGeer told him should stop trying to run B.C. prevent B.C. faculty associations unilaterally in the future," he said. he was very responsive to the from becoming certified unions universities from Victoria or be McGeer met with Roydhouse and university community's wishes protected by the B.C. Labor Code. replaced, UBC faculty association representatives of other faculty and that he operates on signals president Richard Roydhouse said But Roydhouse said "the cer associations Wednesday. from them. Thursday. tification of unions is not the issue At the meeting McGeer said no "You've got a very clear signal "If he continues to chart his and never was. What does concern one asked for the legislation and as from us," Roydhouse said. But our present course there will be con us is the tinkering with the soonas anyonewants it changed he statement "had as much impact as flict until the minister is either Universities Act without any will change it. warm ice cream." reformed or replaced," Roydhouse consultations with the univer "I am totally astonished with the "I got the impression they said. sities." shell game of the Universities (McGeer and deputy minister "^"•^5^ Roydhouse was responding to "If he is allowed to amend the Act." said Roydhouse. "It is really Walter Hardwick) think academic unions are a luxury in times of restraint. "I don't believe in unions per sonally," said Roydhouse "and I like the way the faculty association is run now. If I proposed cer tification for ITBC I would be out as THE UBYSSEY president." But Simon Fraser University is still discussing certification and Vol. LX, No. 3 VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1977 See page :i: FACULTY ROYDHOUSE . criticizes McGeer 'Education quality hurt by cutbacks' By BILL TIELEMAN got budget increases that were too similar cutbacks in the political Education cutbacks have small to meet the cost of this year's science and Slavonic studies seriously eroded the quality of faculty pay increase. One way of departments. education in the arts faculty, dealing with this was to lay off TA cutbacks have also seriously student board of governors repre secretaries and clerical workers in hurt the level of education in arts, sentative Moe Sihota said Thur these departments. Sihot. said. sday. For example, staff were cut back TA budgets were cut back 22 per He blamed increased class sizes in the theatre and music depart cent in history, 26 per cent in and cutbacks in the number of ments this year, the report says. philosophy, nine per cent in faculty, staff and teaching This means slower service for Hispanic and Italian studies and assistants this year. students in getting marks back and seven per cent in geography. "If the current funding trend obtaining material for courses, Several third- and fourth-year continues in two years it won't be Sihota said. courses in many arts departments worth taking an arts degree," said Non-replacement of professors have not been offered this year Sihota. who are on leave of absence or because of cutbacks, the report Sihota fe preparing a report on have retired is another method shows. - education cutbacks at UBC this departments have used to trim Sihota said the philosophy, year for the Alma Mater Society. budgets this year, he said. political science, Asian studies, "The faculty that appears to "Provision for replacing Hispanic and Italian studies and have really got it is arts." professors on leave is being Slavonic studies departments were Arts has asked for a budget in drastically cut back in all hit hard. crease of $265,000 for new departments. This means the "If you'rein Slavonic studies you professors and equipment next profs' workloads increase or might as well withdraw," Sihota year just to maintain this year's sections are cut back." said. He said there is no question level of education, said Sihota. Funds to replace absent the sections and courses were "They're not even talking about professors have been cut back 41 dropped because of cutbacks. improving it." per cent in the music department, "When it's three or four cuts, it's Sihota's report shows that first and 17 per cent in the theatre cutbacks, not because of low year arts students have been department. There were also enrolment." hardest hit by the cutbacks, with many class sections and discussion groups dropped. Fifteen sections of English 100, Money mystery six sections of English composition workshops for students with literacy problems, nine sections of philosophy 100, nine sections of solved — almost anthropology/sociology 100, and 11 ByLENMacKAVE department's operating funds. The sections of economics 100 are and VERNE McDONALD department and the dean's office among many sections cut back this dtermine how the money is used, or year, the report says. The more than $15,000 entered if it is used at all." ••• *#% "Every time one section is cut against deputy education minister When contacted after Kenny class sizes increase. You erode the Walter Hardwick's name in UBC's released his statement, however, quality of education," said Sihota. budget figures for the past two neither geography head robert Arts 1 was severely hit, with a years has been found — more or Smith nor arts dean Robert Will —doug field photo total budget cutback of 27 per cent. less. knewhowthe money was used, if it HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE, would-be mountaineer realizes This resulted in the arts 1 night In a statement Thursday ad was used at all. error of forgetting climbing boots and ice pick. Friend suggests section being dropped and teaching ministration president Doug Smith said the money was the footwear would be more suitable for dance club than SUB aids cut back 30 per cent. Kenny said "the allocations .. are geography department's con scalers. No falls were reported but clubs day continues Friday. Sihota said some departments simply part of the geography tribution to the salary the ad ministration was paying Hardwick before he was hired by education minister Pat McGeer's office in January. 1976. Clubs clamor for new members Smith said the money may have By VICKI BOOTH most successful. Jim Fraser of the "The success of clubs day either main purpose of our club," said been used to pay a visiting Students would rather do the fox dance club said that with the 500 makes or breaks the dance club," Justin Marpole, of the UBC professor who was hired to fulfill trot than get involved in politics on new members, the club's mem Fraser said. "Clubs day enables us Christian Science club, "we just Hardwock's duties but he donesn't campus, according to a Ubyssey bership is nearing 1,000. to get money to provide services want to make people aware that know for sure. clubs day survey taken Thursday. Other popular clubs were the for our members," he said. we're here." he said. "Thedean is my budget officer." Five hundred people joined the UBC ski club, which had signed up Thesports clubs said clubs day is The pre-dental and pre-medical he said. "He's the person you UBC dance club, while the three approximately 100 new members, not so crucial for getting new clubs both said they hoped the should really talk to." main political clubs on campus — and the varsity outdoors club, members. location of their booths on the main But when The Ubyssey contacted the New Democratic club, the which drew about 75 new mem "We don't rely entirely on clubs floor of SUB, rather than upstairs, Will Thursday, he was unable to Young Socialists and the Liberal bers. day for attracting new members." would make a difference to their account for the funds either. club — gained only 50, 22 and 20 Photosoc attracted 250 people said Graham Underhill of the membership. "We don't tie a tag on every new members respectively. and Mussoc gained 100 new varsity outdoors club. nickel and dime. The money may Thursday was the first of two members. "A lot of people are just involved "It's nice to have a small club have been used to hire extra clubs days in SUB. All groups on Spokesmen for the clubs had in the kind of activities we offer," like ours in a large booth down people," he said. "I don't know campus are given an opportunity different views about the purpose he said. here." said Margaret Peters of the where it went." to make their existence known and of clubs day. The religious clubs said they pre-dental club. "We hope our Will labelled Thursday's article attract new members by setting up Most of the social clubs rely were not concerned with attracting membership will go up." on the mystery money as booths in SUB. heavily on clubs day for attracting membership. Fveryone interviewed said clubs "mischievous and misinformed." The dance club was by far the new members. "To attract members is not the day was a good idea. "To say that over $15,000 was 'lost in transit'. that's absurd." Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Friday, September 16, 1977 BLACK & LEE raisiSEisusia/ssiarajsiHS/ûâsiasiî^rse/îHisiei giagcaiaidddd| TUX SHOP 1 Candia Taverna jtif Tween classes NOW AT & SPECIALIZING IN * MONDAY TODAY GREEK CUISINE SOUTHEAST ASIA GROUP GAY PEOPLE OF UBC 1110 Seymour St.

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