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UTU, regents reach agreement By RICH STRIPP will benefit those teachers at the Montana Kalmln Reporter lower end of the pay scale who would not normally benefit from a Negotiators for the University straight percentage increase. Teachers’ Union and the Board of UM President Richard Bowers Regents reached a contract agree said that House Bill 483—which ment late Wednesday night, it was provides for faculty salaries and announced at a press conference served as the guideline for the yesterday afternoon. contract which was negotiated— The basic agreement for the was "inadequate” for the salary 1980- 81 school year is for a 4 needs of faculty members. percent salary increase plus $250 Bowers said that the bill enabled for every faculty member. negotiators to reach a settlement Also included in the contract are because it anticipates faculty cuts two clauses which UTU president as called for in the faculty Howard Reinhardt, professor of retrenchment proposal which the mathematics, termed “very impor regents will consider in their tant” in an interview yesterday. meeting this Monday. (Staff photo by Bob Carson.) One clause commits the regents He added that he hopes that the to seek supplemental budget ap next legislative session will be able propriations for the 1981-82 to provide some financial relief for school year. UM’s salary woes. The second clause states that Reinhardt said that the UTU's Programming’s finances clarified prebudgetary meetings for the Bargaining Council will make the 1981- 82 contracts will begin within In early April, Bogue said he did double entries, incorrect transfers, contract's exact terms known to all By STEVE VANDYKE 30 days after the current contract Montana Kalmln Reporter not know how much money no transfers period, bills paid faculty members next week and has been approved by the faculty Programming had because he did twice, side adjustments, incorrect then conduct a vote on ratification and the regents. not know the beginning balance adjustments . and the list goes of the contract among members of ASUM Programming’s once In addition, the contract for fiscal year 1977-78. on,” Bogue wrote. the “ bargaining unit,” which he confused finances now appear to provides for a $92,900 “pool” to be In a May 14 memo, Bogue Charles Thorne, an accountant described as all faculty members be in order. set aside for faculty merit and Gary Bogue, Programming summed up what he thought the in the Controller’s Office, finished who are working over half time. promotion raises. manager/consultant, said his pro problems were that led to the his review of the information in the Head UTU negotiator William Reinhardt noted that the settle jection for the 1979-80 end balance financial confusion when he wrote: state accounting system the Derrick, professor of mathematics, ment still leaves faculty salaries far would be about $10,000. Program “We are surrounded by a wealth of beginning of May. About that time, said in yesterday’s press con behind the rate of inflation. UM ming is about even now, Bogue inexperience. Czorny said the Programming ference that if the contract is not faculty pay increases over the past said, adding that its reserve fund "Programming student direc “audit” would not be done until he, ratified “ It’s either back to the table two years now total 9 percent, and the profits from June concerts tors, who are just starting theirfirst Bogue and Thorne agreed on the or mediation.” while inflation has gone up 28 will bring the balance to $10,000. experience in the work force that figures. If the contract is ratified by the percent. A review of Programming’s carries heavy financial respon Thorne said Wednesday he faculty it will then be sent to the Reinhardt said that the $250 that financial records from 1977 to sibilities, are expected to supervise thought Bogue’s figure for the regents for ratification at their each faculty member will receive date, conducted by Bogue and the other inexperienced students in 1979 final balance was near his June 23 meeting. University of Montana Controller’s a half-million-dollar operation.” own, and that Bogue had brought Office, shows that Programming’s He added that the ASUM in some additional information balance as of June 30, 1979, was accountants are also inexperi that had not yet been put into the $17,000. enced and have to oversee “a state accounting system in deter New program devised ASUM Accountant Andrew million-dollar operation. None of mining his figure. Czorny said he is “satisfied” that the ASUM accountants had any Czorny said he will begin closing this figure was the correct end substantial work experience in the books for this fiscal year, which for more student loans balance. their trade before they were hired ends June 30, and expects no By DENNIS REYNOLDS Aids Office, said students should here.” He points out that the last problems in closing the books for Montana Kalmln Raportar be able to begin applying for loans two accountants, Czorny and Brad Programming. through the new program July 1. Library hours Brogan, “had not received their “ I’m real satisfied with Program A new program developed by the The move to restructure the degrees before they started work.” ming,” Czorny said. “ I couldn't be Board of Regents will enhance student loan program came as a announced Bogue also wrote that “my happier. They are better than any students’ chances for obtaining result of the decreasing number of bosses expect me to be on top of of my other accounts.” student loans, a member of the participating lending institutions, The library begins its 24- everything, yet they never make Some of the new entries that Office of the Commissioner of Lannon said. hour final week schedule the attempt to ensure I have the Bogue wanted made into the state Higher Education said yesterday. This decrease resulted from the today. power to accomplish the accounting system this month so William Lannon, director of inefficiency and slow response of From today until 5 p.m. necessary ends.” that they would show up on the special projects and community the federal Department of Educa Friday the library will be He said he has “no real authority May printouts will probably not college coordinator, said the two- tion, which currently administers open 24 hours to allow except to advise, assist, consult come out until the June printouts, stage program should serve to the Guaranteed Student Loan students to study for finals. and mop up their (the student Czorny said. attract more lending institutions Program (GSLP) in Montana, he The library will also be workers) financial trails.” He said that because of the week into the student loan market, thus said. open next Saturday from 9 Another set of problems deals off due to the volcanic ash the ensuring the availability of more The GSLP provides federal a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be with the accountant making faulty entries were postponed. Bogue money for student loans. money to guarantee the loans closed next Sunday. entries into the state accounting Donald Mullen, director of the system computer. “Now we see • Cont. on p. 8. University of Montana Financial • Cont. on p. 8. Special problems faced by UM student By DEB DAVIS age 20, when he was living in Peterson said he could have Peterson said he does not like to “ I can never take a day off. Every Montana Kalmln Raportar Phoerrix. He said he went to an eye additional surgery to draw the old be dealt with as if blindness is his where I go I have got to do it.” Going to the University of Mon specialist who told him the blood blood out of the fluid in his eyes, whole life, even though it effects But he has hope he will eventual tana can be time-consuming, vessels in his eyes were breaking but he also has glaucoma and everything he does. ly get off the machine. There is a frustrating and incomprehensible and causing the fluid within his cataracts so the operation would “ I would sooner be thought of as possibility that he may receive a for all students. eyeball to be clouded with blood. probably make no difference. Paul rather than the blind guy with kidney from a sister who lives in However, most of those students “At first, the problem was not Although the diabetes and a mustache,” he said. Idaho. do not have to deal with finding wide-spread," he said. The doctor blindness “make things a little Diabetes struck another blow on Until then, he is tied to the landmarks covered by snow to find performed laser surgery, a more difficult,” Peterson said. “ I Peterson’s body about three machine which has a marked their way around campus.