Spartan Daily Serving the San Jose State University Community Since 1934 VOLUME 65 NUMBER 5 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1975 PHONE: 277-3181 Econ abuse charged By Doug Ernst All members agreed," said Eakins, department's refranchisement, they Charging the university ad- "that disfranchisement was a mistake would have been imposed even if the ministration with having "deliberately and that the Economics Department majority voted them down. -.chosen conflict" by conditionally could be refranchised before the end of "The department," said Eakins, "is refranchising the Economics depart- the Spring semester." 'enfranchised' only if it agrees to the ment, history professor David Eakins The fundamental assumption of all continuation of outside intervention resigned yesterday from the liaison members of the liaison committee was that is, of disfranchisement." committee of the Academic Senate. that only the members of the "No other department," said Eakins, In a prepared, five-page text Economics Department themselves "is run by an externally imposed policy distributed to the Academic Senate could restore order to the department." committee." yesterday, Eakins said because of "We asked that the department be An Executive committee of non- repeated administration rejections of refranchised," Eakins told the Spartan economist faculty members oversaw liaison committee recommendations Daily, "and it really wasn't." the Economics Department under the concerning the Economics Depart- Because the recent refranchisement chairmanship of Dr. James Willis, now ment, the committee now has no pur- included the condition that three non- on sabbattical. pose. economist faculty members sit on the Eakins said despite the unanimous Bunzel misuse departmeat's personnel committee, recommendation of the Liaison Eakins stated SJSU President John Eakins said, "the possibility of the Committee that a new chairman be Bunzel, "misused the senate and the restoration of peace and some form of installed in the Economics Depart- liaison committee." cooperation" is not present. ment, Willis will return as chairman in "Given its abuse by the President," "The imposed committee," said the Spring. said Eakins, the liaison committee has Eakins "the imposed chairmen, and Eakins added that Willis is "on no conceivable future function in its the imposed rules will prevent the very leave" but is "an active adviser to the present form." cooperation and peace the interim chairman," Dr. Donald The liaison committee was assigned Administration claims it has sought." Anthrop. the task last Fall of investigating the Eakins said despite a recom- Eakins further charged that the past events surrounding the Economics mendation by the Liaison Committee to Academic Senate's "Cease Fire" Department disfranchisement and to refranchise the department, the ad- resolution of last year urging a propose possible solutions to the con- ministration continued its policy of suspension of hiring and firing in the troversy. disfranchisement. Economics Department, was Move it or he'll mow it The seven-member committee in- Recommendations rejected "ignored" by the Administration. cluded Dr. Hobert Burns, academic "All recommendations to the Senate "Deprived of rights" When Floyd Pettis is told to mow the lawn, he mows itand anybody who gets in his way chances getting shred- vice president, and Dr. Burton Brazil, by the liaison committee," said Eakins, Eakins said a majority of the ded along with the grass. Most of the students lounging near the fountain Monday hopped out of the way when executive vice president. Five of the "and the final recommendations of the Economics Department faculty was Pettis and his grass-grinder approached, but this sunbather held his ground until Pettis turned around and came seven members were appointed to the Academic Senate itself have been "deprived of their rights," and were right at him. committee by Bunzel. rejected in each and every basic also "displaced by others during that respect." unjust deprivation." "The Economics department has not "The administration and the been allowed to formulate its own departmental minority that supported rules," Eakins said. disfranchisement," Eakins said, Cook to file grievance notice "They have been imposed, without "reshaped the faculty electorate the slightest pretext of consultation, through their control of two rounds of even, by the administration," he said. hiring and firing." strengthening it, even though he said Linguistics Program has its own By Dana Bottorf Cook said he had been hoping for a Eakins said although "a new "What was once a dissenting Woodward told him he thought the personnel committee, with the coor- Dr. Philip Cook, coordinator of the "strong recommendation." departmental majority" voted to ac- majority is now a dissenting minority," recommendation should have been dinator (Cook) serving as chairman. SJSU Linguistics Program, will file a Endorsement sought cept the rules and conditions of the Eakins said. "strong" all along. It also provides that the coordinator grievance notice within a week because "If you have a strong recom- Woodward was acting dean of the be an ex officio member of the English he was not promoted this year. mendation, at least someone upstairs School of Humanities and the Arts at Department recruitment and retention Cook, an assistant professor in looks at it," he added. the time Cook's promotion case was up committees. English and linguistics, contended his Linguistics personnel matters are for review. Liaison needed Admin of Justice promotion case was handled inap- always handled in the English Cook added that Woodward said in his For purposes of promotion, Wood- propriately by the English Department Department, according to Dr. Robert letter to the University Promotions ward suggested that one of the full promotions committee. Woodward, associate dean of the School Committee, sent by all school deans in professors on the Linguistics That case should have been handled of Humanities and the Arts. all promotions cases, that he stressed promotions committee serve as a by an autonomous linguistics com- This is because the Linguistics enrollment surges his belief that Cook's recommendation liaison between that program and the mittee, Cook said, but such a com- Program is too small and lacks the should have been "strong." English Department. mitteejoes not currently exist. personnel needed to constitute its own MEP Structure suggested That professor, an ex officio member CoOkiexplained that he was hired in promotions committee, Woodward An unexpected increase in the content" of the classes, said Peoples, Woodward also sent Cook a of the English Department promotions 1968 through the English Department added. Administration of Justice Depart- though there would be "no significant memorandum on Feb. 21, this year committee, will carry the recom- and therefore all of his personnel Actions 'immoral' ment's enrollment this fall has left effect." outlining a suggested new structure for mendations of the Linguistics matters are handled there. "I think what they did was immoral," students without the classes they need There is the "instability of part-time the English Department promotions promotions committee to its parent- Cook said of the English Department and the department with more students instructors" to consider, he said, since Although he has a full-time English committee when Linguistics Program department committee, according to promotions committee. than they can handle. they are not familiar with the depart- appointment, his teaching service area personnel are involved in the Cook. If the problem continues, the ment. isn't qualified to is in Linguistics, he said. "If the committee deliberations. The new structure of the English and department "may have to close ad- Prior to now, it was not school policy called in Cook said members of the committee rule, they should have No new committee structure had Linguistics committees has not yet mission to the department for a few to hire faculty to meet student needs, qualified" to openly admitted they did not know him someone who was been discussed in the English Depart- been implemented, Cook said. years to get it back to a manageable said Peoples, and this is the first time case, Cook well enough to give him any more than evaluate his promotion ment before, leading Cook to believe "I'm sure it will be" this year, Cook size," according to Ed Peoples, instructors have been hired for that a "recommendation." added. that Woodward's suggestions were said, adding that he "has every reason department chairman. reason. that the school "I was disappointed." Cook said Cook said he suspects made "to prevent what happened to to believe" that Dr. John Galm, the new Action was taken to remove some of It came a little late, he said, since merely "rub- about his reaction when he received the promotions committee Phil (Cook) from happening again," chairman of the English department, the pressure in the last two weeks when "we showed we had that need a long com- notification that he had been ber-stamped" the department Cook said. will carry out the new structure as seven part-time faculty members were time ago." recommendation instead of "recommended." mittee's The new structure provides that the suggested by Woodward. hired. People's said he knew of no specific Two new class sections along with all plans to do something to alleviate the lower division and upper division problem by next year, but he plans to James: Guarded lot would cut down thefts required classes were reopened for meet with the dean of the School of additional enrollment, Peoples said. Applied Sciences and Arts, Dr. Stan Adding the new instructors and Burnham, to see what they can do about making more classes available to the it. students has created about 350 seats in Opening the classes was an action $35,000 in bicycles ripped-off this year the department, Peoples said. that probably came too late. Peoples There was no quota set for the ad- said, since it was done after the walk- ministration of Justice Department through registration, and by the second By John Bodle a guarded lot.