Decline of About 8% in OSAP Applicants
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Caned, Pool's Pool Canada P.vsss Po, p.r. 4 I+ lii Third Troisieme x 1.01.Iminm1m , class classe Restaurant -12:,c7k- mu isniu•i 383 A 215 Piccadilly Street, one block south of Oxford - just west of Richmond. Telephone: 438-8212 assmssioff• Ailmimon. Vol. 15 No. 27 The University of Western Ontario N6A 5138 September 6, 1979 Decline of about 8% Welcome, frosh in OSAP applicants Western 'News extends a welcome to all frosh. You are now part of a University long recognized for its Although the rate of decline in fewer applicants for assistance whose applications have been teaching, scholarship, research and involvement in the com- applications for student over the previous year's figures. turned down come from farm munity. During these busy days of adjustment to campus assistance has slowed this year, He said the number of nil families where most assets are life, we hope that you will get to know Pr— .ester', News which is there is an increase in the percen- awards is running at about 10 per tied up in land and stock. published each Thursday by the Department of University tage of applicants receiving nil cent of the total of applications. Mr. Hill said talks are going on Relations and Information. awards, according to Chuck Hill, That is an increase of about three with the Ministry at this point in Assistant Director of Western's per cent over last year. He said an effort to establish a clearer The paper is intended for the entire University community. Student Awards Office. the reason probably is new policy on assets. The Pr—'estern News philosophy, as set down by the Office of the Mr. Hill said that, as of last regulations which require a Mr. Hill said the absence of Presideut, is to provide factual, objective coverage of all week, his office had received a parental contribution to a stu- pre-printed application forms University news. The editorial staff works to provide broad little over 4,900 applications. dent's educational costs based on this year had some effect on coverage of campus events and issues as well as national and Over 60 per cent of those have calculations applied to the delaying the arrival of requests provincial developments in post-secondary education. been processed. parents' total assets. for assistance. Students are encouraged to use the letters to the editor col- He said 2,240 of the applications He said some applications were umn, submit longer monographs for the "dialogue" section this year came from first year not even submitted to provincial and pass along story and picture suggestions. students. authorities for approval because Consulting Also, you are invited to use our classified columns He said the overall rate of ap- of new regulations which whenever you want to advertise for new accommodation, or plications represents an eight per stipulate that students whose course sell your old stereo, car or any other item. cent decline over last year. He parents' gross assets come to said the difference between this $250,000 or more are deemed in- We hope that you will find Western News an interesting, in- year and last may be further eligible for assistance. offered formative part of your campus life and will pick up a copy reduced as later applications are Mr. Hill said the problem with A consulting service to small each week from one of the more than 40 distribution boxes in received. He pointed out that this the calculation of gross assets is businesses in the London area is central locations around the campus. is a dramatic reduction in the that it does not necessarily part of a new course being of- rate of decline compared to last reflect parents' incomes. He said fered this year at Western's year which showed 27 per cent a large number of the people Business School. The Management Consulting Course will give students a first- hand opportunity to study management consulting by ac- tually practising the techniques. The course is being offered to students in the Honors and Master of Business Administra- tion programs. Many of the students have working business experience or have been involved in the Small Business Assistance Program which is operated every summer by the School. Prof. Peter Newson, course director, said that with an ex- pected 50 students enrolled in the class, it will be equipped to han- dle a sizeable workload in pro- viding assistance to a variety of small business operations. Clients will receive advice in whatever area they are having difficulty, whether it be marketing, accounting or produc- tion scheduling. "It is a 'doing' course with an emphasis on 'how to' rather than a theoretical study of manage- ment consulting," said Prof. Newson. "Our clients' expectations shouldn't be colored by the fact that this is a university course. The classroom work will be based on the field work and the students will be judged on how well they work with their clients in the role of management consultants. This will involve identifying the pro- blem, discussing it with the (Continued on Page 2) Supplement on careers Today's issue of Western News in- cludes a special Orientation takes off 24-page supplement ORIENTATION week often includes flights of fancy, such as students who registered on Tuesday. Orientation week includes on career oppor- cheerleaders taking wing to welcome newcomers to Western. a wide variety of activities ranging from club displays, live tunities for university Ann Schwarz received an assist from fellow Mustang entertainment and group activities, to concerts, pubs and graduates. cheerleader Dave Henderson in her special hello to first year dances. Most classes will begin Sept. 10. Page 2 Western News, September 6, 1979 Censorship in education Miscellany to be conference theme A conference at Western on removed material from curricula and afternoon session, during People...People...People... November 3, sponsored by the in schools on the grounds that which three speakers will talk for Department of English will they are obscene. 20 minutes each, to be followed by Poet B.P. Nicol and composer R. Murray Schaefer have discuss the problems of censor- Prof. Collins was involved in questions and discussion from the been awarded an Ontario Arts Council commission to create ship in education. The conference public discussions which sur- audience. a work for reader and solo clarinet; clarinetist will be Robert is directed towards English rounded an incident of this type The morning program features Riseling of Western's Faculty of Music, and the premiere will teachers. last year within the Huron County John Eisenberg, Professor of take place in 1980...Jack Higgins, Physical Plant, is Chair- Prof. T.J. Collins, English Board of Education. History and Philosophy of Educa- man, Non-Academic Staff for the 1979 United Way Campaign Department Chairman, who will He became concerned at that tion who will discuss "Taboos, on campus and Don Henderson, Alumni Affairs, is Deputy be moderating the conference time that teachers have no means Censorship and Education". Also Chairman. Prof. Ken Carroll, Biochemistry, is the Faculty said organizers are hoping to at- of taking concerted action featured will be June Callwood, Chairman for this year's campaign... tract about 450 teachers and against "people on these boards author and chairman of the school librarians from across the who for religious reasons or other Writers' Union of Canada whose province to hear panel discus- reasons condemn books which topic will be "Book Banning and Reuber named Deputy Minister sions by six distinguished often they haven't even read". Obscenity Laws in the Past". The speakers and to participate in He said there are increasing morning's speakers will be Dr. Grant Reuber, former Vice-President Academic and open discussion of the suppres- numbers of complaints from rounded out by Cohn Lowndes, a Provost at UWO, has been named Deputy Minister of sion of literature and films con- teachers who are asked to submit teacher from Huron County who Finance for the federal government. Dr. Reuber will assume sidered offensive by school proposals for books to be used in organized the public meeting his new duties in mid-September. Dr. Reuber left Western in boards. courses that their suggestions are which Prof. Collins attended last September 1978 to become a senior Vice-President with the Prof. Collins said concern over being turned down in situations year. He will review the history Bank of Montreal's head office. Prior to that, Dr. Reuberhad censorship in the schools has which involve censorship by of the Huron controversy. been a faculty member in the Department of Economics been mounting among teachers board politicians. The speakers in the afternoon since 1957. He headed the Economics Department from 1963 as a result of recent actions by The format of the conference will be: Mary Brown from the to 1969 when he was ap- some school boards which have divides discussion into a morning Ontario Board of Censors, speak- pointed Dean of Social ing on the "Philosophy of Film Science. He was appointed Censorship as Practiced in On- Vice-President Academic tario"; Warner Troyer, well- and Provost in 1975 after New tow truck known broadcaster and chair- serving in an acting capaci- man of the political action com- ty in that post. Dr. Reuber The University Committee on bodies. The truck's other advan- mittee of the Writers' Union obtained his doctorate in Parking and Traffic has approv- tages include more manouver- discussing "Recent Develop- Economics from Harvard ed a recommendation that the ability and the need for only one ments and Policy"; and Alan University and did some University purchase a new tow operator who can be trained in a Borovoy, President of the Cana- post-graduate work at truck with a special towing short time to operate the towing dian Civil Liberties Association Cambridge University in device to protect towed vehicles device, a UCPT spokesman said.