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Office of Development makes changes to keep tuition low by Sylvia V. Long The Office of Development has the 1977-78 fiscal year income contacting large businesses and increased its activity and its from gifts, grants and the en corporations across the country, revenue since being criticized by dowment reached $770 per as well as in the Fox Valley area. the Long-Range Planning Task student over the $429 of the President Smith claims to spend Force in May 1977 for main proceeding year. Wrolstad hopes 40 percent of his time raising taining a level of current that endowment and gift incomes funds for development. Faculty development income per student can reach 32 percent of total far below average among operating costs within the next selective colleges. few years. This would bring Endowment Increases in development Lawrence up to par with com per income can mean keeping tuition parable selective colleges. ACM Tuition for Student rates constant despite inflation Expanded efforts School ’78-’79 ’75-76 and continuous increases in Meader explained that the (Latest figures available) operational costs. Since last year, development office has been Beloit 4,200 9,634 when Lawrence’s tuition became expanding its solicitation efforts Carleton 3,992 23,970 the highest in the ACM, holding and has enlisted the support of Coe 3,300 10,033 down student fees has been a administrators, students, faculty Colorado 3.600 12,000 major concern of administrators and trustees. More students Cornell 3,580 13,623 Having a deficit will not weaken the institution, Grinnell 4,280 17,000 Knox but will enable Lawrence to gradually scale down 4,280 16,000 Lake Forest 4,265 3,000 expenditures without making abrupt and serious Lawrence 4,350 18,000 cutbacks in staff and programming. These cutbacks Macalester 3,900 11,428 have been determined necessary in view of the pro Monmouth 3,195 4,857 jected decline in college-age students in coming Ripon 3,755 4,210 St. Olaf 3,325 * 2,000 years._________________________________________ and trustees. In the words of reportedly participated in the help is enlisted to approach Marwin Wrolstad, vice president Phonathon last spring than ever organizations known to have a for business affairs, “we don’t have in the past. The Phonathon specific interest or to restrict its want to be priced out of the is a fund-raising drive in which donation to a specific field. Ac market.” students call alums and ask them cording to Meader, it is better to According to Davol Meader, to give to Lawrence. Trustees are vice president of development also increasing their par DAVOL MEADER, vice president of external affairs. — '* »- r°fT“ il ticipation in fund-raising by —Photo: Anne Rieselbach and external affairs, at the end of - ! B R A R Y P t * • * ' J hsk them whfe'ii Wa» v e at one of the Friday and Saturday night Ts r Therefore, after considering students priorities, ideas which can be used to get students involved in ¿[ies. such as LUCC, The Lawrentian, The Ariel, The Lawre ^ ence our critics. 'AJCC regulation, to be voted on at next Vol. XCVII-No. 9 Lawrence University Appleton Wisconsin 54911 ij, 'h would prohibit the possession or use of , , ■ ■'age on campus. Better yet, propose a « utlaw stereos on campus, and would ’“ »ve to be London Center Recruitment changes increase number of prospects appointments by Fred Bartol by Diane Odeen Lawrence’s new-student a year ago. He also said that the extracurricular aspects of members have visited about 25 The director and assistant recruitment program for this number of prospects is up. He Lawrence as well as academics. high schools in Wisconsin. This is director of Lawrence’s London year is going well, according to added that the program began Bussee believes it will attract the in addition to the five members of Center have been named for the David Busse, director of ad earlier this year than last. He attention of more potential the admission staff who are on 1979-80 academic year. Replacing mission and financial aid. also said that the higher per Lawrentians. “It’s more likely to the road recruiting. Two staff Elizabeth Forter, Professor of In an interview this week, centage of inquiries will not be read if it’s not as lengthy and members generally remain to English, as director of the Center Busse cited increased visitation necessarily mean a higher has more pictures,” Busse said. handle visits and interviews on will be Professor Richard from June to October of about 8 percentage of applications. He added that, though shorter, campus. Busse also credited the Sanerib, Assistant Professor of percent over last year. He said he Asked about changes in the 1979-80 “About Lawrence” student tour guides and hosts for Mathematics. Professor Thomas will have to wait to see more Lawrence’s approach to contains more information than helping in the recruitment Dale of the English Department figures before he can determine recruitment, Busse pointed to the the 1976-78 edition. “We now have process. “Alumni are also will take the place of James just how well the program is latest edition of “About every course listed. So the con assisting by referring students to Ming, Professor of Music, as doing. “ It’s encouraging, but I Lawrence,” the catalogue for tent is even greater,” Busse us,” he added. assistant director. can’t prove anything yet. It’s all prospective students. According points out. Busse also commented on the The courses offered for the ’79- subjective right now.” to Busse, the new booklet is more More Recruiters recruitment situation for small, 80 year have also been an Busse said his office has readable and about half as long Busse also noted increases in liberal arts colleges in general. nounced. received more inquiries about as its predecessor. He says it is the number of persons involved in He pointed out that the total First term, Math 7 (Elemen Lawrence at this point than it had more colorful and stresses the the recruitment process. Faculty number of students enrolling in tary Statistics) and a revised colleges has been increasing, but Math 10 course will be taught by that many of these students have Professor Sanerib. Professor gone to larger, less-expensive Dale will be teaching an in institutions. Part of the problem, dividualized Expository Writing according to Busse, is that the class (Eng. 11-20) and Major price difference between small British Writers I (Eng. 23). private schools and large state A University course on science institutions has increased. As a fiction will be taught by result, financial aid is an im Professor Sanerib second term, portant factor. “There are still with an emphasis on British many myths about financial aid. writers. Sanerib will also teach Many parents haven’t even Calculus IA (Math 12). Dale will thought about it until their son’s teach a class on dramatic or daughter’s senior year in high literature, emphasising those school. One thing we are trying to plays being performed in London. do is to get parents to begin Literary Analysis (Eng. 10) will considering financial aid also be offered. earlier.” The British faculty at the In promoting Lawrence to high London Center includes Mr. Allan school students, Busse said that Beattie (Government), Ms. the admissions office stresses a Susan Lea Doran (History), and variety of points. Among these Mr. Ronald Ryer (Art). are: the overall quality of the Other unconfirmed classes institution, the excellence of the offered in the 1979-80 academic faculty, the small number of year are those presently offered students, the high degree of this year in Ixmdon. First term: personal attention, the many Art 17L—Art History Survey diverse off-campus programs, (Ryer) and Government 39L— and the superior opportunities for Modern British politics (Beattie) involvement in extracurricular will be offered. Second term, activities which Lawrence Government 39L will be provides. repeated, and History 281. (History of England: 1485-1750) will be taught by Ms. Doran. Third term, Art 17 will be con’t on page 4 -Photo: Anne Kinelbach Page 2 The LAW RENTIAN 17 November 1978 Mcniher ol thf Letters To The Editor The <1SS< >C I d t e D c o n e o ia t< 0 Lawrentian pkessia3 Have you hugged a squirrel today? Vol. X C V II—No. 9, Friday 17 November 1978 Dear Editor, know it, the squirrels will be escapes rather than trees! This is Phones: Office: ext. 600, Business mgr., ext. 320, Editor-in-chief, A crisis has hit the campus. It pushing people off the sidewalks terrible! ext. 674. Published weekly during the school year, except during has come to my attention that the to make room for themselves. We Therefore, I propose that when examination periods bv The Lawrentian of Lawrence University. squirrel population in the cannot have this! 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