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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1971-72 The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 9-24-1971 The thI acan, 1971-09-24 The thI acan Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1971-72 Recommended Citation The thI acan, "The thI acan, 1971-09-24" (1971). The Ithacan, 1971-72. 5. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1971-72/5 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1970/71 to 1979/80 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1971-72 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. "' Founded 1937 I lacorpontedl969 Expecting heaven hell Member C.P.S. arid is what later.Collegiate Pre~ is all about. Peter McWilliams Vol. XLV - No. 5 I I acaa Ithaca, New York, September 24. 1971 Faculty Controversy And Confusion Lieberman Gets Discusses Surrounds College Farm Terminal Contract Unionization needed for GIPPE lessons, faculty use, and money-making trail rides Robert Lieberman, a member would like the administration to and lessons. It would have been of the Ithaca College math ro-evluatc his firmg. He told the 65 Present impossible for all members of the department for four years. Ithacan that he "'holds no bad An open forum of the faculty club to ride in such a limited time received a tcrmmal contract for feelings·· toward the other was held last Friday to discuss since 92 people showed up al the the academic year 1971-72. members of the departnwnt. lk possible unionization of the initial meeting. Riding Club Lieberman learned of the contract simply believes that th..: faculty and changes in the tenure , "president, Kathy Stabb, and from math department Chairman department made a hasty decision ,ystem. About 65 faculty - Debby Butler have worked out a Dr. David Adorno late last with no cvalua11on. He ""hopes members plus a few students new schedule which gives Riding November. that they ar..: wilhng to reconsider listened to Richard Rapp, Club members all day Saturday, The terminal contract includes (their dcci,ion) with an open Regional Director of N.Y.S. two afternoons and one morning a date of dismissal from the IC heart and open mmd."" Federation of Teachers, and each week. At a meeting faculty, in this case, May 1972. Lieberman stJted lhJI he ,,J~ Edward Wesnofske, president of Wednesday, this schedule was This allows Mr. Lieberman time to quite shocked over the matll'r of State University Federation of accepted by all parties. seek a new position and gives him his d1sm1ssal. Ile took 11111.: . to Teachers, as they discussed Now the Riding Club is turning an opportunity to appeal the consider the m.itter thornughly unionization of faculty and tenure its attention to improving the dismissal. over the summer bcfor~ decadmg problems. horses that .they ride. The Dr. Adorno made it clear that that he would hke to stay at IC. Unionization, the speakers problem is financial. There was a he was speaking for the whole For this ~J1d, can be done on an individual sum allocated for the farm that math department. The hasis by faculty members after was so small that the manager department he said, voted or :;0% of the faculty sign called it "obsolete". She stated µnanimously back in late I 970, to confidential cards for a union Farm Manager. Debbie Butler considers that she doesn't know where the call for the firing of Lieberman. of Lieberman was not present at that election under NLRB (National Farm too small and obsolete money lo feed the stock or pay is LJbor Relations Board) laws. her salary is coming from, but meeting, however, he knew of the When 50% of the faculty sign the Some i;:ontroversy and that Mr. Harrington, Purc1'asing agenda on that date. In reviewing cards, the union automatically confusion concerning the Ithaca Agent for the college, is doing the the case, the department agreed becomes the sole bargaining agent College stable and farm has best to provide funds. GIPPE that members of the department for the faculty. recently arisen mainly due to the students arc paying S 1.25 for each need a full education in the field Also discussed, was the present change in policy that has occurcd lesson, and F iding Club members of mathematics, even to teach on tenure system and possible during the past few months. What pay S 15 dues. much of which the! freshman college level, as reforms which could be made. A was in previous years a farm and they donate to the stable. In order Lieberman does. change which may take place in stable combination that was run to make more money, the stable Mr. Lieberman stated that he the tenure system is an cxtention at the expense of the college for co11t. on 3 of the trial period from five to ten the college, is now exclusively a years. stable that serves outsiders as well as Ithaca College. Several factions Distaff Courses The biggest problem, he said·; who are interested in t-be animals ··1s that the faculty has not have a number of different ideas grabbed the initiative and as to what is happening. The proposed tenure changes. Instead Physical Education department is Hoped For v.e're sitting back and waiting for primarily concerned with the I suggestions and edicts to trickle riding stable as part of the GIPPE Women's Lib forth fr9.m Job Hall." program while the Riding Club 1s Dean Baker, who attended the interested in having time and Women's liberation at IC held the aim of reaching a large open faculty forum stated that he facilities available for their use. its first putilic meeting of the yea·r number of women. The group felt "'didn't know too much about and in improving the stable. The on Monday, September 20. About that every woman associated with un10iis." However, he liked "the Office of Business and Finance 30 women attended the informal Ithaca College should attend this idea that a· union could provide wants to make certain that the discussion which became a meeting because of what Photo by Scott Peril safeguards for individual faculty farm docs not lose as much planning session for further .sc If-actualization as a liberated members." money as the $8,000 to S 10,000 act ion. It was decided that a woman can mean to her. They At the meeting it was also campaign to make women aware that was lost last year. Farm stated that there is a necessity for Lieberman Is shocked over d1Sm1Ssal. Jnnounced tentatively that pay manager Debby Butler is caught in of themselves is needed at IC. For women to become· aware of the raises will be given to the faculty the middle, not knowing what her this purpose, a table will be in the problems that they face because according to contract agreements first priority should be. Union next week to provide of their sex, in order that they can. faculty. Apparent student apathy made before the present At the beginning of the year information and encouragement act to free themselves. and sentiment has given some wage-price freeze. This was a the Riding Club was told that the for women who have questions Plans for some changes in evidence that they -would like to result of the AAUP hiring an only time that they could use the about the movement. On academic circles at IC· were Thursday, September 30, a see the case reconsidered. Baker attorney to represent the faculty , "stable was Sunday morning discussed. Next semester may see general meeting will be held with commented that "procedures will in negotiations with the. because all the other time was the institution of the first administration. woman-oriented course; a have to be developed" to pursue Nineteenth Century literature all areas in general that arc Margaret L. Rum barger class about women writers may be exemplified by the Lieberman taught. b_y Jane Vogel. It is case. Mr. Baker is seeking to have reported that the sociology informal discussions with students department also hopes. to initiate who have comments lo make Female Academe Discussed women's courses in the near about Lieberman concerning his future. Other topics of concern to contributions as a teacher at the Marg.aret L. Rumbarger, system or department. academic world and also the Ithaca women are the plans fo~ a college. The Dean made clear that Associate Secretary for the .She stressed that the goal of women graduate students who , report on six discriminations in the this is an "experiment"in seeking American Association of AAUP is to educate both the men plan on entering into hiring and wage policies of the student evaluation. Students University Professors (AAUP) and women members of faculties professorships. college, discussion of the Women's should sec Dean Baker if they are delivered a public lecture on "The to the problems of women in the Mrs. Rumbarger brough_t out Center downtown, and the in terestcd in interviews er Second Sex in Academe"· ·last that through some constitutional possible formation of study/rap discussions. Baker stated that he Wednesday night. Members of the loop-holes it is actually legal to groups to help women realize has permission from the faculty to campus community were on hand discriminate against women in their female heritage. Also, initiate a regular student to hear Mrs. Rumbarger on the educational institutions. However, Student Congress has been asked evaluation of faculty, woman's status in the academic if colleges and universities hold for SI 800, but funds arc frozen in administration, and organizations, community.