Montana Kaimin, May 19, 1978 Associated Students of the University of Montana

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UTU elects Barrett to succeed Walsh By SUZANNE BRADLEY chairman of the philosophy de Montana Kaimln Reporter partment, 37; Mary Ellen Camp bell, instructor of management, 31. Richard Barrett, assistant pro Robert Peterson, professor of fessor of economics, is the new history, was the fourth candidate president of the University and received 27 votes. Teachers Union. Chairmen for six standing com Barrett, who ran unopposed, mittees were also elected. The replaces James Walsh, professor chairmen are members of the of psychology. executive committee. Tuesday's election was held to Chairmen of the membership replace the union's 13-member committee is Richard Chapman, executive committee. Each will associate professor of political Proposed budget change serve a one-year term. science. He received 39 votes and Dennis McCormick, assistant was opposed by Melvin Thornton, professor of foreign languages associate professor of botany, who and former UTU secretary, said got 26 votes. sparks senate debate yesterday about 70 ballots were Michael Urban, assistant profes cast in the election. There are sor of political science, is chair By LAUREL STEWART Last year, out of $350,000 allotted the forestry station, like the rest of about 140 union members on man of the programs committee. Montana Kaimln Reporter to organized research, the forestry the UM budget, would go to He received 34 votes and ran station received $250,000. Bowers before being presented to campus, he said, adding that the election represents about a 50 against Robert Hausmann, asso A proposed change in the han Montana State University in the regents. percent voter turnout. ciate professor of English, who dling of research funds in the Bozeman and UM each receive Murray added that the proposed Because some ballots were only received 32 votes. University of Montana budget $350,000 for organized research. change would make obvious the partially completed, a tally of votes Elected as chairman for the touched off an intense discussion According to Raymond Murray, disparity between the amounts of in some races did not add up to 70. legislative committee was Richard of.the role and priorities of the associate vice president for re organized research funds allotted Gerald Fetz, assistant professor VanDiver, associate professor of university at yesterday's Faculty search and dean of the graduate to MSU and UM. He said it would of foreign languages, was elected sociology. He received 39 votes Senate meeting. school, the expenses of the fore be "reasonable" to assume the vice president with a total of 50 and was opposed by Meyer Ches- In a section of the meeting stry station can legally be consi Montana Legislature would take votes. sin, professor of botany, who devoted to discussion of the wel dered as a separate item. He steps to equalize the amounts. He was opposed by Maxine van received 29 votes. fare of the university, the senate pointed out that corresponding de Watering, associate professor Chairman for the resolutions debated the implications of a facilities at MSU are considered 'This is not a slight-of-hand,” committee is Howard Reinhardt, proposed line item change in the separately from the $350,000 or Murray said. "This is putting the of philosophy, who received 19 professor of mathematics, who UM budget. ganized research fund, and added money where it should be." votes. received 50 votes. Sara Steens- A separate line item in the UM that the failure to do this with the Sara McClain, instructor in com Shafizadeh then referred to munication sciences and dis land, professor of home econom budget is for organized research. UM budget "disguises" an inequity Bowers as saying the forestry in the research budgets of UM and orders, received 65 votes in an ics, received 17 votes. Included in this category is the station should be "highlighted." MSU. unopposed bid for secretary. McCormick was elected chair Montana Forest and Conservation Shafizadeh said he found it "both According to Murray, UM Presi For treasurer, Ron Erickson, man of the grievance committee Experiment Station, which is ersome" that this kind of emphasis dent Richard Bdwers agrees with professor of chemistry, ran unop when he received 39 votes com under the UM School of Forestry. is being placed on forestry. the recommendation of a UM posed and received 67 votes. pared to 26 votes for James Lowe, Three persons receiving the associate professor of forestry. forestry school report that the He said agriculture, mining and most votes from a field of four Burke Townsend, assistant pro expenses of the station be re forestry in the past have been Stout named candidates were elected to be the fessor of philosophy, was elected moved from organized research in important in Montana, and have union's representatives to the chairman of the publications com the UM budget. given rise to colleges specializing forestry dean Missoula County Trades & Labor mittee with 35 votes. He was But Fred Shafizadeh, professor in these subjects. University of Montana of chemistry, expressed concern Council. They are: William Ballard, opposed by Douglas Purl, assist President Richard Bowers about the proposal as stated in the “But now the country Is at chairman of the mathematics de ant professor of English, who announced Wednesday that report, saying that it would create a stake," he said, adding that "social partment, 44 votes; John La wry, received 28 votes. Benjamin Stout, administra separate budget for the forestry problems," best addressed by a tor and former professor of station that would go directly liberal arts college, should be the first priority of education in the forestry at Rutgers Universi through the Board of Regents. ty in New Brunswick, N. J., ‘The budget of this university state. has accepted the position of should be channeled by this uni He said he thinks UM is a liberal dean of the UM forestry versity,” Shafizadeh said, adding arts college and "should not be school. that the regents should not be ashamed" to represent itself as Stout’s appointment as established as a “free arena” for such in asking for funding. forestry dean is contingent UM budget requests. The senate took no action dur upon approval by the Board But Murray disagreed with Sha- ing the meeting. of Regents. fizadeh’s interpretation of the report, saying that the budget for Aber Day City bus line expands For those who didn’t at tend the seventh annual Aber Day Kegger, or for service by 9 buses those who can't remember Missoula's Mountain Line bus With the new routes and three attending it, read all about company will expand its services weeks of free rides, Smith said, the the fun and festivities in the beginning Monday morning with prospect of riding Missoula’s Montana Review on p. 9. the addition of nine new Mercedes buses should be “a lot more attrac- mini-buses. tive.” The 18-passenger, diesel- engine buses will supplement the existing fleet of four 32-passenger buses, which have been in opera Collective bargaining tion since last December, and one more Mercedes bus should arrive in late June or early July, accord rejected at MSU ing to Dave Smith, Mountain Line BOZEMAN (AP) — The faculty at Montana State University manager. voted almost two-to-one Thursday against having the American Smith said Mountain Line will be Association of University Professors represent them in collec offering free rides on all its buses tive bargaining. between Monday and June 10, in The unofficial vote tally was 270 against and 138 in favor. an effort to get people who have Each side has five days in which to challenge the results. not ridden the buses yet "over the The faculty's only choice in this, the school's first vote on threshold." collective bargaining, was between the AAUP and no bargaining No further expansion is planned agent at all. after the last Mercedes bus arrives, MSU and Montana Tech in Butte are the only schools in the Smith said, but sometime next year Montana University System with no collective bargaining the bus line will replace the four representative. larger buses, which are 12 years MSU President William Tietz had gone on record against old, with new buses of the same having a bargaining agent and said Thursday afternoon he was size. pleased with the outcome. Smith said Mountain Line will About 480 faculty members were eligible to vote on the A SECRET visit by Minnie Pearl to UM? No, just some drunken antics begin new routes Monday to the question. Those eligible were instructors carrying at least a half performed by senior drama student Edy Elliot during a noon-time per Orchard Homes, Rattlesnake, Daly time teaching load. formance of the skit “Lemonade” in the UC Mall. See related story on Addition and Target Range areas. p. 4. (Staff photo by Mike Sanderson.) Collective brain The day of the Aber Day Kegger • repressive legislation, voter regis Not hippies Jack as the former director of Montana dawned damp and dismal.

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