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Optional opportunity in our educational 189.0 118.6 3.9 environment." would run a smaller deficit than All houses open 2105.2 The report outlined the past. at present were'commons meals 4.) Optional year's academic improvement to be optional rather than com- Ashdown closed 2049.8 244.4 66.8 '65.7 and political developments. It pulsory, according to a memo- 5.) Optional also defined the roles of politics randum from D.K.Cantley, man- Burton closed 2051.8 242.4 106.4 16.1 and academics on campus. ager of Dining Service to Philip. 6.) Optional Johnson praised the devel- A. Stoddard, Vice President in- Burt & Ash closed 1987.4 306.8 49.5 73.0 opment of the Experimental charge of Operations. 7.) Optional The memorandum, dated Studies Group, the Unified Brt & McC clsd 2089.0 205.2 85.5 37.0 Science Study Program, and in- October 13, 1970, contrasts ten possible plans for comparative 8.) Optional creased opportunities for pro- 1985.2 309.0 23.1 99.4 jects at all levels. He cited, too, President Howard W. Jonnson projections of income and ex- Brt,McC,Ash clsd the January Independent Activi- pense for the Dining Service. 9.) Compulsory ties Program and MIT advances On the topic of dissent, John- Eight of the ten contingency Burton closed 2224.6 69.6 73.5 49.0 in teaching and research into son added, "Dissent is a power- plans call for the closing of one t10.) Compulsory ful source for change and im- or more of the currently oper- new fields including health ser- Burt & Ash closed 2125.5 - ---68.7 4.8 117.7 vices, environment, electrical provement. To rule it out or to ating dormitory dining halls, rule out ideas that draw the fire The ten alternative cummons schemes are I isted vertically and power systems, and public trans- though none of the residents of charted against total Dining Service sales, the change per plan in sales portation. of either majority or minority any given dorm have indicated would be to create the anti- from plan No. 1, the deficit for each plan, and the change in deficits "Progress in the future is not that they want their own cafe- relative to plan No. 1. assured," however, according to university;" Distinguishing be- teria closed. Johnson. The president cited the tween dissent and violence, Under plan one, the currently assumptions, according r to Hence, all projections are in- politicizing of the university and Johnson stressed, accept the first existing situation, with all dining Cantley. Income and expenses exact by the factor of projected the financial plight of the Insti- and deny the second." halls open and West Campus have been increased to their ex- increases in both sales and ex- tute as major threats. Turning to the financial dorm residents required to take pected levels for the period July penses being compounded over "The tendency of students plight of the Institute, Johnson commons meals, the Dining Ser- 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972. There two years in the calculations. and of faculty members around said, "No solutions, short of vice runs a projected net deficit will be an increase of $40 per Dining Service estimates that the. country to turn the univer- dismantling our efforts, have of $122,500. Under plan three, year in the Commons rate as if commons were made optional sity into a pcolitical partisan on been found so far. We need new with all dining-hails open and well as another 6% a la carte and all cafeterias remained open, public issues- is a dangerous resources if we are to advance in commons optional, the overall price increase effective July 1, 65% of the male and 50% of the trend. We do and must take vital new areas while continuing Dining Service deficit is only 1971. Also assumed are an 8% female residents would stay on positions as individuals. It is our to support the basic purposes.of $118,600. increase in the cost of labor, 5% commons, with the remainder of duty and our right- as citizens. the Institute." All figures in the memo are in food, and 5%o in other asso- the residents spending 30% of To do so-- in the name of the (Please turn to page 2) predicated upon the following ciated costs. their present food budget within whole university may succeed in the system. producing a new political force, The best single plan of the but it will end the public's trust ten, in the sense of closing the in our intellectual and educa- fewest dorms and losing the least tional mission. Any such cam- M`ITalumni officers confer amount of money, was repre- paign, no matter how artful or sented by maintaining com- well-intentioned, will eventually By Bill Mayhew MIT Alumni Officers Conference issues being raised by the MIT pulsory commons but closing blunt the strongest force for Were it not for the sudden here last Friday and Saturday. Commission, and the important the Ashdown House Dining Hall, improvement in our society. In influx of business suits on cam- The annual conference in- factors bearing on deciding those which loses more money than * the end we will have lost the pus, many students would prob- cluded officers of classes, MIT issues." any other cafeteria when in privilege of free inquiry, free ably have been unaware of the clubs, Educational Counselors, "Their [the alumni's] active operation. The combination of expression, and di.ssent." existence of the 1970 National solicitors for the Alumni Fund understanding and support is an compulsory commons and the and other alumni who are important resource for the Insti- closing of both Ashdown and working for the Institute in a tute. It is particularly important Burton dining halls would result Exchange professor variety of capacities. for us to help them become in a projected loss of only A select few students were familiar with the many changes $4800, the lowest loss Dining also invited. According to the which are and will be taking Service would have had in recent wies teaching award invitations from the MIT Alumni place. Our committee is inviting years. By contrast, however, the Association, the purpose of the a group of students, faculty and closing of the same two dorm- By Reid Ashe bine talents and resources to conference was "to give alumni administration to attend the itory dining halls, coupled with A S10,000 award for "gifted stimulate interest in science and an opportunity to learn the key (Please turn to page 2) (Please turn to page 7) teaching" was presented Sunday research among students and fac- in New York to' Visiting Pro- ulty of the schools involved. fessor of Physics Howard J. Fos- "The keystone of the pro- ter. gram is a series of carefully- Foster is at MIT this term as a supervised one- or two-semester Fulmer reports V-MP roles participant in a new exchange visits of students from the par- program between MIT and seven ticipating institutions to MIT to southern Black .schools. He is be supplemented by faculty By Curtis Reeves idents to outside needs and the added "flexibility is essential." Professor and Chairman of the visits, exchanges, and meetings." After restressing hopes of get- interdependency of the various As a last word, Fulmer com- Department of Physics and The program got under way ting large inputs from the MIT schools. mented on the selection of the Mathematics at Alabama Agri- last spring when a student from community on the, Question 'of In briefly describing the vice- next president of MIT. Although cultural and Mechanical College the Agricultural and Technical the presidency, the Corporation presidents, he noted that they he did not feel that the next at Normal, Alabama. College of North. Carolina and Joint Advisory Committee con- range in age between 38 and 63 president would have to know Ten college and university two students from Alabama A & tinued its investigation of the years old, with an average of 50 the entire workings of the ad- teachers won this -year's E. M. spent the semester at MIT. current administration by years, making them from seven ministration, Fulmer said that he Harris Harbison Awards for This term, Foster and Prof.· hearing a report on President to eight years older than the is "enough of a company man to Gifted Teaching, awarded by the Robert Gilmore (of MIT) have Howard Johnson's vice- average faculty member. Most say that I'd really feel sorry for Danforth Foundation of Si. traded places.