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Career Service Association BOR Considers ROTC has 2-Day President Von Dolteren Ceiling Rule Exercise on UNF Resigns From Office ... pg. 9 Dec. 2 .... pg. 2 Campus ... pg. 6 \'01. 3 "110. 5 . Cites smoother running SGA as reason for resignation ent y steps down By DREW BRUNSON out in the odds would still have been held within three weeks Karle against it." said. SGA President Bill Ely says he is resigning from office effective Karle said he wasn't sure of the the end of this quarter. His effect Ely's resignation will have But since that falls during the resignation comes during specu­ on the SGA. · "We won't know Christmas holiday the elections lation that a recall motion might whether it's good or not until we will probably have to be held the be brought against him on the can look back and see. second week of Winter quarter to floor of the House of Representa­ allow one week for campaigning. tives. "FOR BILL it is good that he resigned," he said. "I f~lt the Walker said that when he steps "I think that my resignation pressures and demands of the into the presidency he feels his will make for the smoother presidency were damaging him first order of business must be the running of the SGA," said Ely. personally." "healing" of the SGA. He added he was resigning "in order to bring my grade point average up. If you don't believe Karle said the major contri­ "The student government has that, .. check the registrar's buting factor toward Ely's to be healed and then made into a office. resignation was a breakdown in viable organization again. It the power structure. has had in the student with a small group of students started as a viable organization. Elv added that UNF PreSident government," Walker said. who wished to recall Ely votes. It's an extremely bad situation," he said. Tho~1as G. Carpenter would "I didn't really expect it," receive his official resignation "He's not handling the student He said that he offered to take a Karle said. "I had only heard a Monday. Tuesday morning a government the way it should be "I want to see the student handled. He's hindering the poll to determine the general rumor that he was planning to spokesman for the president's resign.'' government do something for the office said they had not yet student government advance­ sentiment concerning the recall. students. I would like to see input received his resignation. ment," he said. If it turned out the majority of from the students," he said. representatives and senators He said he felt Ely accomplish­ tte satO he thought "the Nov. 6 wanted the recall, he said, he ed one major goal during his meeting sparked most of the EMBREE WALKER. current would have then gone to Ely and presidency. "He united the ELY IS THE second president SGA vice-president. will serve the recall talk. The meeting on Nov. asked him to resign. Business, Education and Arts and from one of the three constituent 20 solidified any tentative recall remaining five months of Ely's Sciences factions," he said. associations to resign within the term. position into a positive recall past three weeks. Career Service position." Karle said, "The odds (for a Association President Mike "I think Ely should resign. REPRESENTATIVJ<; Jason recall motion) were much better A SPECIAL election to elect a Vondolteren resigned from office He's lost whatever power base he Karle said he had been working after the Nov. 20 meeting. But, new vice-president will have to he on Nov . 7. Turlington stresses quality program By STEPHEN W. HOLLAND TURLINGTON EXPLAINED would be difficult for a student FRANK E. STANFIELD that the state of Florida receives member to build a rapport with more than 35 percent of its the rest of the members in that State Education Commissioner revenue from a fixed quantity tax. short period of time. Ralph Turlington says he would He pointed out that the tax on Besides taxation and enroll­ favor enrollment caps if it is the liquor has been $.94 per quart ment ceilings, Turlington also only way to preserve the quality since 1968 while the . price of fielded questions concerning the of the university system. liquor has skyrocketed. Turling­ implementation of the Common Turlington told seperate audi­ ton compared that to sales tax Course Numberin~ System. ences of UNF faculty and which is a tax adjustment. TURLINGTON SAID that if the students, "I'd rather have a Sales tax, Turlington said, is a Common Course Numbering program that was worthwhile for tax that fluctuates with the cost of System is not completed by April a student than to just keep adding living. Fixed quantity taxes are, 1, the SUS could lose 20 percent and adding more students and not keeping up with the rate of of its fourth quarter budgeting. then dilute your quality to the inflation, Turlington says. "We've got a Common Course point that it's not worthwhile to WHEN ASKED IF he would Numbering System and as I size be taking the course." approve casino-type gambling for the situation up we should make every effort that we can to make THE FIRST PRIORITY, Tur­ Florida, Turlington said he would strongly oppose it. "I would say if the system work," he said. lington said, would be to maintain Asked whether or not he was in~ that's what it takes to fund the the quality of the program for favor of granting university educational system adequately in those people presently enrolled faculty a raise exceeding 20 Florida, I would simply say let's and then to take care of additional percent, as has been proposed by fund it appropriately," he said. numbers. Chancellor E. T. York, Turlington Turlington is presently making On the issue of whether a said he could not support such an a tour of the nine members of the student should be appointed to increase. State University System answer­ the Board of Regents by the HE POINTED out the fact that ing questions and getting governor, Turlington said, "You the standard of living in the feedback from faculty, admin­ may have a pretty fair chance, the United Sates, as well as in istrators, students and career House Education Committee Florida, has gone down, he service personnel. passed that bill, but I don't think therefore could not approve a In an effort for additional it's anything to write home salary increase that would raise funding of education, Turlington about." faculty salaries above the called for tax and adjustments. The effectiveness of a one year standard of living. However, He emphasized that raising fixed term student member, Turlington Turlington said he would support quantity taxes would not be a tax said, would be diminished, a pay increase that would make St.tf Photo by Frank St1111field increase per se, but merely because the other board members faculty salaries equitable with the Commisioner of Education Ralph Turlington is seen here speaking keeping up with the rate of are long term members. standards of living in the United to a group of faculty members during his visit to the UNF campus. inflation. Turlington emphasized that it States and Florida. I ~ ..., P"" Page 2- THE HALYARO- NO\. 26. 1''7~ Course standardization imminent ~ By STEPHEN W. HOLLAND In July 1975, UNF was Travel and per diem ran instrumental for legislation (HB * approximately 528 thou­ The State of Florida Depart­ 1972, Section 229.551) which sand. ment of Education has spent states, "The purpose of the If articulation means fitting $ 358,737 .SO on a statewide Common Course Designation and together relatively few common course designation and numbering system shall be to standardized and inter- numbering project as of Septem­ improve program planning, to * changeable parts, as in the ber 1975, according to a increase communication among manufacture of guns or Department of Education finan­ community colleges and universi­ automobiles, such articula­ cial statement. ties, and to facilitate the transfer tion is academically unwise An article in "College and of students... the system shall not and dangerous. University," says that a common encourage or require course The bureaucracy necessary course numbering system was content prescription or standardi­ to implement and adminis- first envisioned by the Florida zation or uniform course testing, * ter the system would make Association of Collegiate Regis­ and that the continuing main­ everything more complex trars and Admissions Officers and tenance of taxonomies (classifica­ and costly rather than was adopted by the State Board of tions) shall be accomplished to Wilfirutt Cof.dureit Sfwelt 'Oe.Cue simplifying it. Education in December 1971. appropriate faculty committees.'' information enabling students possible objections to the CCNS. The CCNS will work against A Statewide Committee on CALDWELL SAID that the bill and faculty to easily identify and " One thing that concerns me is quality and toward medio- Common Course Designation and was an effort to insure that the understand course numbering that we may be passing control of Numbering (SCCCDN) was ap­ * crity and worse. It will CCN S stick to its original and descriptions. our curriculum outside UNF," he reduce all to the lowest pointed by the State Board of purpose. said. level. Education in December 1971. THE SCCCDN system is "CCNS will provide better Tilley produced a letter The bureaucracy necessary "THE COMMON Course comprised of nine public communication and students concerning an English taskforce to implement and adminis­ Numbering System (CCNS) was universities, 28 public community transferring to another college conference held May 3, 1974.

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