Students Raise Questions in Browne Dismissal by Bill Henley Volvement with the Student Move- Cisms of the History Department on Mrs
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The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1971-1980 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 1-31-1975 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1975-01-31 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1971-1980 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 1975-01-31" (1975). The Voice: 1971-1980. 108. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1971-1980/108 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 1971-1980 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. History Dept. explanations challenged Students raise questions in Browne dismissal by Bill Henley volvement with the student move- cisms of the History Department on Mrs. Browne at the time of' Browne's Colloquium assistants ment on her behalf has been to -- mat led to a recommendation her contract negotiation; and, rather than Mrs. Browne, and put to by against reappointment. The in any case, she had passed Ph. pointed out mat most of Mrs. The College's decision not to answer questions her her ' sub- - -- Colloquium renew teaching contract of students. defense was derived from the D. oral exams in her main Browne's students the courses from history Instructor Mrs. Juanlta The administration and faculty, minutes of a November 8, 1"74 Ject area of Black History. later took history De- - and were satisfied with Browne a decision made nearly made no comment regarding Mrs. meeting In which History The History Department her her a year agoshows possibilities Browne's case or the student partment member Harden Schil- claimed that enrollment In Mrs. performance. upper-lev- el BlackHls-tor- y Another' departmental com- of becoming a "cause celebre" reaction to it. According to ling attempted to explain the Browne's : declining. Browne among Fred Crorp, Dean of theCoUege, Browne dismissal to students, courses was ment said that Mrs. Wooster students. -- any documents which According to Holder, a decline carried an Inadequate teaching - . A meeting was held In me professional ethics forbid and from other in the number of Black students load of Independent Study stu- Monday, -- January 2 such comment under the circum- Mrs. Browne provided students Lowry Pit campus and prob- According to Holder, arouse student support for a stances. "The person may talk at their request. on at the time dents. .to De- courses them- Browne may have been of the decision about the College, but the College According to the History lems with the Mrs. reconsideration with the in- to find sufficient I.S. stu- Browne. Black win not talk about the person," partment, Mrs. Browne was selves rather than unable regarding Mrs. account field of Black his- Association president he remarked. recommended for aj assistant structor for declines. dents in her 'Student Department cited tory, but made up for it by taking Reggie and SGA member Mrs. Browne was out of town professorship at tf College on The also Holder heavy negative student response additional US. students doing Doug MacLeod spoke, presenting this week and unavailable for the assurance that she would Jan- teaching of Black-orient- ed work In other de- of a case compiled by comment. complete her PhJ. work by to Mrs. Browne's :- elements which failed to Freshman Colloquium." Holder partments. - At the Monday meeting. Holder uary 1973, she students against Mrs. Browne's response was According to Mac- - presented a defense of Mrs. accomplish. According to Hold- stated that negative dismissal. primarily directed against Mrs. continued on page 4 ' Lead, Mrs. Browne's only In-- Browne against several criti er,; no such stipulation was placed T 1 the gods themselves Against stupidity contend in vain. I - Goethe I 3d PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER Number 12 Volume XC Wooster, Ohio, Friday, Janusry 31, 1975 ' . ' - . , - Bookstore's book prices not a 'ripqff owned and operated by the Col- Although many items may ap- store hardly makes any profit sales. by Jeff Adair biggest problem is lege, with Dr. Hans Tenny, pear to be priced high, products off of text sales. Prices that "Our and by theft," said NoU. The store an- Vice President for Finance Wilson Book- such as paper and office supplies appear high are established the CoUege, as The Florence O. not the bookstore. nually has high theft figures, Business for In Lowry is not a are competitive with any other publishers, NoU Is also store Center According to college ranging Into the thousands of Noll's superior. -- Noll, all rip-o- ff but store In town. Purchasing for the as a "book" store, a 20 per dollars. "Theft figures are In- Director of manager Don Noll admits Although some students and bookstores receive store on from the cluded In my expenses, and I CoUege. expensive "keystoned" professors may feel mat the cent discount texts of aU personnel of there are and then the bookstore have to pass the losses on to the Salaries sold In the A major bookstore Is charging exorbitant publisher, bookstore come from reve- Items store. mem the suggested re- customer In the form of products the. off the store comes through prices for texts and raking In sells at generated by the bookstore, rip of The 20 per cent costing a few more cents each." nues theft; costs which are passed on huge profits, only part of the tail price. even though pay checks are Issued book- - small , most books such He added mat his theft figures to buyers. statement Is true. The figure is by the CoUege treasurer. A fee as novels and trade books are run about at the same level as college book stores. Is paid by the store to the col- sold on a 40 per cent margin. other such mar- This weekend, the bookstore lege annually for services Trices on an texts and the account processing, by checking wlU be able to determine exactly as charge gin can be verified paychecks and other ad- with Noll who how much any losses through blUlng, In the bookstore year. ministrative costs. The figure Invoices lndlcattngbook theft have been this The win show bi- Is a percentage of the total ca- prices have gone up higher than store Is conducting Its first Inventory. Previous In- pital of the bookstore. Last prices listed in BOOKS IN annual on ventories had been yearly. Noll year's figure was $15,000, PRINT. top which the store must pay When orderlngbooks, the book- remarked the store win be open of the number of on F riday, but closed on Saturday. for utilities. store receives to NoU, Wooster Is expected to In Another loss to the coUege According students enroll the best book both the store is the sundries department. known as one of a particular class from campuses In the United registrar's office and each pro- NoU readily admits that products buying can be pur- States. About 50 per cent of the fessor. With mis Information In the department --they seU are texts, and a of how many chased at a lower price at books and actual records large volume of sales are In the people enrolled In particular Buckeye Mart or Kroger, but the years, bookstore maintains the depart- non-ftctl- on classification. classes over the last four large book seUlng area determines how ment for the convenience of the Another the bookstore get to on page 5 many books they should order. students who cannot readily continued determined number fluct- the stores. "We cannot afford to The who buy however, as when add-dr- op compete with the stores Pres. Drushal uates, he time comes around, many sundries by the: carload," may decide to cram added. good condition students may not one draining the sup- What many students Into class, giving ply of books, wheras other sec- realize is the bookstore Is surgery on typing after tions may have a surplus ofbooks them the best price because the expected enrollment paper, spiral pads and calcu- was not attained. lators of any other store In town. Pres- a volume buyer, Dr. J. Garber Drushal, "Where we are CoUege, Is currently Keys toning, according to NoU, to give a better ident of the we can afford Cc munity Hospital when the store buys an item than anyone else. When in Wooster is price where he Is recovering from a for a dollar and sells it back to we buy paper in the 500 Eaton's hernia operation he underwent the student for two dollars. 1,000 pack range, I know we or on Tuesday. ' - JsW itmmmtSSKttKammmmmi - " -A-- ssssssissssss ntin main "These Items are mostly the can seU It, and the large quantity the front of the which According to his office. Dr. Photo by Ken Myers novelties in gives us a better price, is wMI K In tha hnanltal conege student can models the store mat a passed on to the consumer," men wlU Well-kno- wn Larry Ackerman about a week, and campus trendsetter survive for four years without," added NoU. for for the C.O.W. B.M.O.C. who wants to toning profits - bookstore tries to oper- be released and wlU recuperate latest, unique hairstyle said NoU. Keys "The at way. This superbly symmetrical such as mugs and ate at a break even point, and for a couple of weeks home. be sure he's "with it" all tha from items weU or any de- to the conege," He is reported recovering style Is fully expected to taka hold and spread like wildfire, ash trays help support not be a deficit created, toy 4ack of book said NoU, The- - bookstore Is .from surgery.