The Comment, April 14, 1977
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Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University The ommeC nt Campus Journals and Publications 1977 The ommeC nt, April 14, 1977 Bridgewater State College Volume 50 Number 9 Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1977). The Comment, April 14, 1977. 50(9). Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/comment/387 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. WBIM Happy Schedule Patriots' Inside UCbt €ommtnt Day! Vol. XLX No. 9 Bridgewater State College April 14, 1977 Teachers. Keep Looking for Their Raise!! by Jean St. Andre Students as well as faculty from a seems to lie in the negotiation North Adams State, should receive Teachers, negotiations, pay number of schools, including more and more impatient and process. We are right in the middle their pay raises soon. frustrated; negotiations could raises, petitions, marches ... the list Bridgewater, were involved in a Dr. Boyle doesn't feel that a strike continue until next year; and SSC's could go on forever in the faculty's protest march at the State House of a controversial process, and a pay faculty may be without a raise for an search for their well-deserved and during our recent March vacation. raise could come as early as May, or or demonstration would be helpful unfairly long time. long-overdue pay raise. possibly not for a very long time. in Bridgewater's situation. This is Several steps have been taken by There they aired their grievances Last week, the students of The far-reaching effect, if raises the faculty to reach their goal. One about the Governor's proposed Framingham State College held a 2- , due to the fact that negotiations are in progress and it is all a matter of aren't granted, could lead to a of the measures that was level-funding. About the only effect day boycott of classes to help thei~ lowering of the high level of undertaken by the 'faculty was the of this was some publicity by faculty obtain a pay raise. In time until negotiations are education that is present here at drawing up of a petition to send to newspapers. addition, the faculty at Framingha~ completed. BSe. Teachers will be forced to Governor Dukakis. (This petition Where have these action taken threatened to strike if their contraCt assume other jobs to balance their was printed in an earlier edition of was not signed. Whether or not the What' 5 going to happen? No one budget -. this will result in less time the Comment.) The petition did not them? According to Dr. Milton knows. Some legislators have Boyle, Head of the Facuity Council, devoted to school work, and less seem to have much of an effect on signing of the contract was a result claimed that they will not support time for the individual student. Let's the legislators - some acknow· the measures "haven't shown much of the student boycott, Framingham the Governor'slevel·funding result as yet." The main problem hope that pay raise comes soon - ledged it and some didn't. along with Fitchburg, Salem and pro~ram; teachers will begin to get for our sake as well as the teachersl! Scholarships Available Dr. George A. Weygand, "for the purpose of assisting worthy President, as well as the Deans of President of the Bridgewater State students traning to be teachers ... I Men and Women, should be College Alumni Association, Has would like the basis of the awards to sought." (from Owen Kiernan's ~. announced that forty-one Alumni scholarship, promise of success in letter of Dec. 2, 1963.) Scholarships and six Grants-in Aid teaching, good personsality and Class of 1924 Library Science will be awarded to students in June need with a leaning toward teaching Scholarship- 3 scholarships of this year. Dr. V. James DiNardo, elementary grades and Isabelle Duarte Mesquita Fund- 5 Treasurer of the Alumni kindergarten- primary ,although the scholarships. 4it is my particular Association. r:as indicated that t,he latter is not necessarily essential." desire that aU student qualifications L.-.)L ...... '.' ~."'. oj,:\ C h ~:: tIl ;b Me Tn 0 T 1 c.\ \ (b'om Mrs, Howard Wilbur's letter being equc).l, priority be g\ven to at this· time. other scholarships and grants-in-aid will. be . in the shouldlikeihe .. of the award to Arthur C.Boyden Class.. of 1915 amount of $100 each, amounting to be scholarship, promise of succes.s Fund~3 scholarships a total assistance program of $5,400. in teaching,good .. personality and Jeanne F. Doherty Class of 1961 need with aleaning toward Fund· 1 scholarship elementary grades and kinder Dr. Henry Rosen Memorial The scholarships and grants-in-aid garten-primary. altough the latter is Scholarship Fund- 1 scholarship will be awarded from the following not neccessarily essential." (from Alumni Association Scholarship (I '/OUf\k3IM~ funds: .. .... I Mr. Howards letter of Dec. 28, .Fund- 2 scholarships OONGRATULATIONf,1 Barbara Ohellis Memoria. 1964.) Application forms -whidi must be Scholarship- .1· scholarship Edith GShoo)man Award- 1 submitted by Friday, April 22, 1977, YOU· ~AID -mE MAGlC, lNOl<D~ N S. Elizabeth Pope Fund- 6 scholarship and information relative to these SERVIC ~4JJ·el~'""\.~LEV. CA,94709, scholarships, 6 grants"in-aid Owen B. and Esther T. Kiernan scholarships and grants~in-aid may CCOLLEGE MEDIA Scholarships: "true scholarship and Scholarship fund - 2 scholarships be ~ecured from. the Office of achievement" "to assist... in the preparation of Student.Affairs~ Boyden han. N Grants~in-Aid: "financial need future teachers ... financially and The formal presentation of these. (from instructions to the academically worthy student in any sholarships and grant-in-aid awards Scholarship . Committee from the manner you deem feasible. In the will be made at the annual meeting Declaration of Major trustees of the fund, 1972) selection of recipients, the of the· Alumni Association on . Howard Wilbur Scholarship Fund~ concurrence of the college Saturday, June,4, 1977. Department meetings will be held 10 scholarships for· the purpose of Declaration of Major on Thursday, April 21, at 11 a.m. The assigned· meeting rooms for each department· are .listed below. ROOM ASSIGNMENTS Co~edNeeds Your Help Students who wish to change their current area of interest to a Anthropology L238 ~. by Barbara' Wright major which is different from their Art A9 In January of 1976, a very new work, and not just for us. We have parties, Saturday Nite Live, First current area of interest must secure Biology S224 hopes that we would, begin and . exciting .. program began at Annual Christmas/Anniversary . their Declaration of Major Form, Chemistry S334 something that could be enjoyed by Bridgewater State College. ~arty, :Glohe Santa, cooed from the office of the Coordinator of Comm. Arts & Sciences UAud many. But few took advantage of it. FormaUy; it is .called the Alternative mtramural sports, and many other Academic Advising, Mr. Haughey, Early Child. Education B20 Now you could lose something Living Program (A.L.P.), but it is fun times we will never forget. This before April 19,1977 , at 5 p.m. They Earth Science 5304 you've never experienced. How: better known as "co-ed." For those shouldn't have to end! Contrary to must bring this form to the Elementary Education BDem many of you plan on living the rest of involved and those who have come popular opinion, this is not a clique. department meeting of their choice English LlO4 yotU .life with two hundred and· up to visit the co~ed fifth floors at Everyone is welcome and where instructions will. be given on French LI06 ninety-nine people of the same sex? Durgin and Shea Halls, it has been a· encouraged to come up. Please the completion of the form. Chemistry-Geology 5334 great year and a half! But it could The attitude on the fifth floors is one don't. let this die· without at least Students who wish to remain in Geography' 5304 of maturity. The name "Family" fits. ' end prematurely. We need more seeing what it is, could be~ and will their area of interest for· their History B36 people for next year. For some Everyone up here works together to be jf you allow it! Come on up to the Declarationqf .. Major will· recieve Math & Computer Science Ll0 see the others ~hrough. As any reason, students here, especially fifth and look around. Talk to the their fonTIs at the department Phil. & Religious Studies L215 the women, have the wrong idea of family,·' we've gone through. hard people and, while you're up .there, meetings. Instruction on· the Health & Phys .. Education SLeet cooed and won't even think of trying times, but those were overshadow sign ,up to stay on for next year. Or completion· of the form will be Physics Sl08 it out. This program took a lot of ed by the many good times: punch sign up on the .lists. on the bulletin provided at the meeting. Political Sdence LI01 boards on the ground floors.ofShea Those students who wish to Psychology L212 and DU1'9iD. If you're going to stay at remain as· undeclared majors may SoCiology L102 toe Hill next year, why not try co: do so and should attend the meeting Spanish L106 SPRING SPRUCE-UP ed? .It can't be too bad· if we have for undeclared majors.' ., _. Special Education BAud senior girls returning to the Hill for a Those st~dents who do not Undeclared UDem April '29 & 30 fourth year in a row! That's a rarity, attend the department meeting on and it's all because of co~ed.