The Cord Weekly Thursday, January 1974

Davis' contract not renewed Business school limits student role to survey At a meeting yesterday of mally include at least two student concern over what they perceive However, Jenkins added he "must evaluation conducted of Davis President's Council (an advisory members" according to a Board of as an unjustified decision, and also check with the administration to within his classes served as a body to university president Frank Governors decision passed at the lack of student par- see if it is line with university sufficient amount of input. On the Peters). SAC president Dave November 5. 1971. ticipation allowed by the depart- policy to tell Davis". A precedent survey, Davis reported he McKinley informed the council McKinley's actions came after ment. Some students have was established though, two years received a "five-plus to six-minus members that student input in numerous students expressed initiated a petition requesting the ago when Chap Morrison, a history rating on the personal score and a contract renewal in the Business their concern to him about the department head. Dr. Dengler, to professor was informed, as were five-plus rating on course department is limited to a survey method of contract renewal. give some explanation about the students in the department, why evaluation", on a scale of seven. of the students in the particular dismissal. his contract had not been renewed. However, Dengler said Davis is an professor's courses. McKinley A committee composed entirely Dengler informed the Cord that Jenkins justified the structure of "average teacher". of tenured faculty Davis was informed of the decision by questioned whether this was in members the contract committee saying recently decided against renewal by himself Tamiae president accord with a Senate recom- and John Jenkins, Dean he "felt that experienced, mature Dave of the two year probationary of the School of Business and people were make the Knechtel feels the present ad hoc mendation passed years ago needed" to three contract of prof Murray Economics, also structure of student input is good stipulating that Davis, but that Davis decision, and that it is difficult for there would which also excludes him for was not given a why. someone who isn't pass enough although he can see normally be reason tenured to at least two student consideration for tenure. Sole Jenkins explained it was not judgement on another who is. Yet, changes coming that would make members on the committee. student input on the decision was "appropriate at this the time to in many of the departments within student involvement formalized if Peters researched the matter and in the form of a questionaire give (Davis) the reason for the the school, students do sit on hiring business students become informed McKinley that it is distributed in Davis' courses. non-renewal", although he added and contract renewal committees, motivated enough to fill positions university policy that "Contract Students in the business that Davis could question him on some with great success. on Faculty council and to make Renewal Committees shall nor- department have expresssd some the reasons behind the decision. Jenkinsand Dengler both felt the their voice heard. SAC referendum the Students favor Cord Weekly fee hike and incorporation by Brian K. Hackett referendum received a sparse After a two hour extension of turnout, to say the least. Food committee meets polling hours was needed to The destination of the new funds acquire a 25 per cent turnout to will depend on the policies of next validate Tuesday's referendum, year's council, so it is difficult to the results showed students were say what improvements will be Questions part in decisions in support of incorporating SAC made. and the fee increase, (see box). A SAC committee is presently photo The location of the milk by Wells SAC president David McKinley going over plans with their lawyer machines in the dining hall served said, "I feel the large voter turn- in preparation for theirapplication as a focal point for discussions out, and resultant success of both for incorporation. It will take within thefood services committee referendum questions is to be approximately a month to prepare on the role of that body in the considered a vote of confidence for the application and another month decision-making processes of the the past year's SAC ad- for the Ministry of Consumer and university. Two meetings called by ministration. It is very heartening Corporate Affaires to process it. chairmanPhil Poole were held last to know our efforts have been Many are probably still unaware week to discuss this and other appreciated and that now SAC has thereferendum took place. In spite problems. been given a mandate, and the of passing dozens of posters in the Committee member Mike additional funds, necessary to past week announcing the coming Strong, SAC VP University Af- continue on in the student in- vote, and then, shuffling through fairs, touched off the debate by terest." the concourse several times on drawing attention to what he The referendum was well Tuesday within a few feet of the considered a grave error in the publicized during the week prior to actual, physically ever-present percentage minutes presented to the Wed- the vote. Posters were placed in voting of nesday meeting. As secretary for strategic positions throughout the the WLU student body are unaware the he noted that one university buildings and numerous anything has changed. committee Most will hear of the motion passed by the committee flyers were distributed in the fee raise and Room and assume it was another a had been altered between the time Torque the dining hall. in long line arbitrarily he had presented his notes to the Last week the Cord published a of imposed in- secretary of Cliff Bilyea, A Tuesday demonstration staged by a number of residents in two page spread on the referen- creases. Perhaps by election time dum and these observant souls will University Business Manager protest to food quality and food policies in the dining hall McKinley held open have and been sufficiently inspired by the committee member, and when the consisted of returning a full meal along the conveyor belt, houses in all the residences. In spite of the vigorous cam- floor designs throughout the minutes were typed and run off. uneaten and mashed up. One student present noted that instead paign many people passing university to graduate The motion presented by lan of inflicting their wrath upon the to the as innocent dining hall staff, through the concourse seemed various brick walls where a few Beare, Director of Residences, further protest should consist of placing in the food the office of either unaware the referendum signsand a lonely voting booth will the operators of the university Tarn instructed controller, Giesbrecht who ultimately makes was taking place or they were pass into their field of vision. This dining hall to remove the milk decisions on food costs and the like. The effectivenss of such an unclear on the issues. An open is not to say they ever come to and to hand out two milk will machines act is dubious, but the sentiment is admirable. meetingheld on Monday by SAC to grips with what they viewing, each If this was are cartons to student. answer questions about the however. not possible, the food committee consumption, thus decreasing Committee chairman questioned was to be informed. However, costs, the present system is why the Committee was not in- when the minutes were presented cheaper than milk in cartons, thus formed of the decision to raise food in their final form to the com- decreasing costs even further. It fees $50. Bilyea said the decision mittee, the motion had been appears, therefore, that Bilyea made by university comptroller Referendum changed to read that milk be adopted the second method as a Tamara Giesbrecht to raise distributed in cartons or by superior method in saving money residence fees was made without another method which would although the system was not consultation with student bodies Box Score reduce costs. authorized by the Food Services because "decision making power When charged by Strong with Committee. lies with the Vice President and it Incorporation Fee Increase altering the minutes, Bilyea In the meeting Thursday, Dean is her prerogative whether to seek replied that he had done no more Nichols expressed his dismay at further input". YES than to add a section that followed the lack of effectiveness of the Concerned with this lack of 523 361 the 'spirit' of the motion, although Committee. He was concerned communication both up and down it did not follow the wording of the with what happens to the Com- the 'channels' the committee original. Bilyea told the committee mittee's decisions, expressing his moved to request the Ancillary NO 78 243 that the supplier could not supply feelings that if the committee was Enterprises Council to renew its milk to the dining hall in cartons, not a decision making body, or old practice of having regular therefore the method now in use even a respected advisory body, meetings. The AEC has not met in was decreed by Bilyea as an ef- then the best thing to do would be over two years. Bilyea responded ABSTAINED 11 8 fective method of limiting milk to abandon it. Bilyea replied by favourably to the request and consumption. stating all the benefits of having replied he would inform the It is to be noted though, that milk the committee but again pointed Council's chairperson, Giesbrecht is presently provided to the Torque out its advisory capacity to the to reactivate the council.

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