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O<:tober 7,1976 Issue No. 263 v..... , .,~ ..... 'sa.I"'" Treatment begins; repairs athletic field Earl Swift _ Building has attracted the con­ cerns of many coaches. A four month delay in the Intramural coach Jim Velten treatment of the upper athletic :ommented that the field was field has ended_ Uprooting the not receiving enough water. field by Physical Plant began od "There are only two sprinklers Sept. 24. out on the soccer field," he said. Treatment of the field was The situation was .temporarily scheduled to be completed be­ remedied last weekend when fore August 1 in time for the hoses accidentally left running intramural season. Treatment submerged the west half of the includes aeration, topdressing, field in an inch of water. - fertilization, and reseeding_ The fields were in a similar The delay was attributed to condition as recently as two this summer's dry weather by years ago. UMSL hosted the Paul Kohlberg, assistant super­ NCAA Division II finals on a intendent of Physical Plant. soccer field that was in terrible "Earlier in the summer we were condition, according to Don Dal­ going to do this," he said. "We las, soccer coach. "The grass went out and got a disk to disk was in clumps and bumpy and the field. But then the uneven, and it hasn't improved . weather changed and it stayed much. The field is still in bad dry. Physical l'1ant was also shape." BREAK IT UP: Physical plant workers breaking up the upper athletic Beld; as a part of a series of in the process of moving to the "Sure the field's in bad con­ treatments to recondItion the field. [Photo by Romondo navis]. General Services building, which dition, II said Kohlberg, "but may have been a minor factor. " we're doing all we can. If we Disking is similar to plowing, spent as much time on the rest • but is less effective in loosening of the campus as we do on those reaches downtown the ground. fields, we'd probably have a UMSL be~er looking campus." Kohl­ Top dressing, the next step, Walters explained that the Bob Richardson from , summaries of the survey consists of laying a mixture of berg stated that two or three' confusion was "just a misun­ responses from 52 of the original sand, topsoil, and peat ' moss. Physical Plant workers regularly Two non-credit courses will be derstanding. 65 companies contacted. "We have to take bids to have it care for the athletic fields. He said, "In the course of a , I offered downtown at the Mer­ Walters said that UMSL will done," said Kohlberg, '.' Since If money was available, Kohl­ conversation, Mr. Brown asked cantile Trust Building this faU, continue to survey the area to bidding takes so much time, berg feels the soccer field could if he could mention the program Chancellor Grobman has an­ determine what other courses we're going to try taking bids by use an underground sprinkling nounced. to his group. We agreed, but may be needed. phone, ·and hopefully we'll be system and a seven or eight foot The courses are part of a didn't know when he would able to start this by next chain link fence around the release the information. The downtown courses will be program by which the university Monday." . fields. He stated that the St. hopes to meet the higher edu­ "The unfortunate thing is that administered by UMSL's Con­ The condition of the fleld~ cation needs of workers down­ Mr. Brown called the plan a ti(luing Education-Extension Di­ surrounding the Multi-Purpose [continued on page 2J town. center, and in Missouri a center vision. - At this time, plans call for is an established organization or beginning the two non-credit division of the campus with its courses in December. In Jan­ own director, faculty, etc. Smith leads Extension. r division. uary, an expanded schedule of "A number of people became eight ndh-credit and two credit concerned. thinking we had es­ tablished a downtown branch Jo Schaper Although the jurisdiction of campus or the campus with the courses will be offered. loca­ Marie Casey the office is extensive, four-fifths appropriate facilities. "For ex­ tions for the Januai"y courses without going through the proper channels. of the programs are adminis­ ample," Smith said, "UMSL has have' not yet been found. Dr. Wendell L. Smith has tered within the St. Louis met­ the only AOJ program in the 1 he courses will be taught by "I don't think Mr. Brown can recently been appointed dean of be faulted," Walters concluded. ropolitan area. state, and we also have a very regular faculty members of the UMSL Continuing Educa­ Flexibility is a major factor in good Women's Studies program. UMSL from the College of Arts tion-Extension office. Smith re­ the program administration. Ac­ If someone needs a course from and Sciences, the School of The first of the two courses to places Virgil Sapp, dean of the be offered on December 8 and 9 cording to Smith, people from either of these, they contact Business Administration, and program since its inception in outlaying a~eas may relay re­ us." the School of Education. is entitled, " Management De­ 1963. Sapp retired last summer, velopment for First-Level Super­ quests through the county office According to Everett Walters, and is now dean emeritus. to the nearest University of Mo. [continued on page 2J vice-chancellor for community visors. "It will be taught by four Smith's work as assistant and affairs, downtown civic organi­ instructors from the UMSL busi­ associate dean of UMSL ,Con­ ness school. zations have provide~ much of tinuing Education-Extension for the support for increased in­ The second course, consisting the past two-and-Qne-half years volvement by UMSL in down­ 'of two eight:hour sessions on has familiarized him with the town activities. He specificalIy December 14 and IS, is entitled, focus of the division. He holds mentions Do.wntown St. Louis, "training the Trainer." It is his Ph.D. in higher and adult Inc. and the Regional Commerce designed for personnel training education from Ohio State. He and Growth Association, citing officers and will be taught by an has served in similar positions in instructor from the College of their help in determining the Rolla and Springfield. Arts and Sciences. ' need for the program and in In 1975-76, 2,138 students locating a site for the first two According \ to Walters, tenta­ enrolled in 90 off-campus credit courses. tive plans for the winter semes­ courses. In addition, 28,136 Confusion initially surrounded ter include classes in data pro­ students attended 537 non-eredit the new program when James E. cissing and economics for three courses. Brown, president of Downtown hours credit. Non-credit courses According to Smith, 5450,000 St. Louis, 'Inc., announced the will include financial plahning in federal grants were adminis­ for working women, communi­ plan on September 14. tered throughout the division, in cation techniques, professional Brown was addressing the addition to monies furnished by members of his organization at a development for office person­ t he Mott Fund and Midwest' nel, instructional techniques, breakfast meeting, over a broad Continuing Education Develop­ transportation management, and range of subjects. After discus­ ment. sing the success of his group in affirmative action and women's The Mott Foundation has an­ petsuading Webster College to rights. nounced a 5140,900 allocation to open downtown courses, Brown According to. Walters the pro­ UMSL for the 1976-77 school said that UMSL would be start­ gram is "part of UMSL's con­ year for operation of centers for ing their classes in the fall. tinuing urban thrust in identi­ community development. fying educati9nal needs of the In response to resulting UMSL is the coordinating. cen­ Globe-Democrat questioning, area and finding ways to meet ter for a network of some 40 those needs. II UMSL released a statement that community education facilities ,in Brown's _statement ' was "some­ The program was developed Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, what premature, "that there by first contacting 65 major and Oklahoma, according to were only tentative plans to offer businesses downtown to ascer­ Smith. "It is especially active in two courses, possibly in Novem­ tain their interest. accrediting directors of adult UMSL EXTENDS ITSELF. ' WendeD L. 'Smlth has recendy taken ber, and if those were success- • education programs in the public charge of the UMSL Continuing Edacatlon-Enenalon eervlces. Jul, the idea would be expanded', Information was compiled schools," said Smith. rPhoto bv ScoU,Petenen]. hge :1 October 7, 1976 UMSL CURIlENT Teasdale offers his views to UMSL students candidate on the source of his now. I visited every campus. I'm anything but a Democrat?" with a challenge. "I challenge Rory IUddler campaign money. "I have, about one Democratic politician who is The candidate also pledged to you to elect me and give me a ,575,000 for the general election fighting for tax reform, fighting make the humanities and educa­ chance to prove myself. Mil­ In a campaign appearance ,campaign. Three of those ' con­ the big corporations and doing tion his number one priority lionaires are beginning to donii: here on Sept. 30, Joe Teasdale, tributions are from 'fat cats' who battle with the greedy utilities," although he was unable to be nate politics across this coun­ Democratic candidate for Gov­ could afford 510,000 each," 'he said. ' specific on increasfng aid , to try, but you still have a choice if ernor, chided apathetic students Teasdale explained.

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