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THl Vol. XXIX No. 3 Wednesday. February 4, 1976 12 Pages AAUP Backs Drans Appeal By Bruce Antonelll tenure. Drans contends that the With the legal and financial newer policy stated in the Faculty support of the American Manual does not apply to him. Association of University Drans lost his case in Superior Professors, Jean-Yves Drans, a Court in November of last year professor of French, will appeal his because, said the Court, although suit against Providence College to "it is clear from the record that the Rhode Island Supreme Court. there was no compulsory It has been nearly five years retirement age at Providence since Professor Drans first College until 1969," the contract questioned the College's man• signed by Drans in 1970 (after the datory retirement age of 65 years. promulgation of the new policy) In 1974 he f.ied suit in Rhode Island superceded the 1969 contract Superior Court contesting this between the parties (in which the policy Drans, now 64, sought a old policy was presumably still in declaratory judgement to the ef• effect!. Drans decided in fect that he is not bound by the December to file an appeal with retirement rule announced in the the R.I. Supreme Court. Faculty Manual in September of The professor meanwhile 1969. Cowl Photo by Jim Muldoon brought his case to the national A typical set of apartment houses on Oakland Avenue in Providence. According to Father John Mc- Drans joined the faculty in 1948, office of the American Association Mahon of Student Affairs, more and more PC students are moving off-campus each year to gain "experience" one of a small group of lay in• of University Professors in and improve study habits. structors, and attained the rank of Washington, DC. The A.A.U.P.'s full professor in 1960. No formal policy is to support suits involving tenure policy existed until 1955, the legal rights of the academic Hand it to the Lefties when a policy based upon community, especially those cases academic rank was established by the Very Reverend Robert Slavin, To Demand Their Rights O.P., the late president of Providence College By Diane DucharmDucharmee AmendmenAmendmentt , nerhanperhaps even anotheanotherr . _ rest of the population. But do these Under this system, instructors Another minority has risen busing decree from the high court traits alone make up for the fact had no tenure, assistant professors among us, demanding what it It is uncertain why six to eleven that lefthanders are statistically signed three-year contracts, claims are its "rights" And it per cent of the population con• more likely to show "certain associate professors signed for five appears they are making progress tinues to prefer the wrong hand. In unacceptable behavioral traits," years and full professors had full In Japan, where this minority was Canada, researcher Paul Bakan oversensitivity, a tendency to be successfully contained for cen• believes that it is the result of a See SINISTRALS. Page 9 turies, it has formed a society birth defect, damage to the left directed towards its liberation and hemisphere of the brain, which 9 actually urges others to "speak controls the ordinarily dominant 79 Incumbent Pres. out." They have even managed a right hand. Others hint darkly at tactical triumph in this United environmental influences States — we have a gauche and After extensive work with left- Loses to Monea Prof. Jean Yves-Drans, PC in- sinister President. handed children, psychologists By Frank Fortin of the Class of 1979. It was the first . structor who is appealing the Yes, folks, Gerald Ford is left- presented a position paper to the Mike Monea, a freshman time in at least three years that a Superior Court ruling on PC's handed (the original meaning of American Psychiatric Association business management major from freshman president was displaced retirement policy, "gauche" and "sinister"). What he last year They concede that left• Hamden. Conn., defeated in• from office. with potential as important legal cumbent Sue Cancro and In other major races. Bill Cupelo is plotting to do for his group, no handers are better underwater precedent. The Drans suit, in• challenger Vincent Campion, 137- was selected the sophomore class one knows — but there are strange swimmers, as well as more volving as it does both the rights of rumors of an Equal Opportunity creative and imaginative than the 89-109, last week for the presidency president over Phil Strauch, 221-76. the professor vis-a-vis the Steve Miller, a write-in candidate, university as well as the very Conley's Weekly 60 Hrs. of Homework received three votes. Cupelo, who definition of academic tenure, won last week incorrectly reported the support of the A.A.U.P. "What in The Cowl as a new candidate, does tenure guarantee," asked Should Insure Successful Bicentennial and was actually his class' vice See DRANS. Page 3 president during the last term, By Jeanne Chretien fund-raising ventures." R176 has return for allowing businesses to Dr. Patrick J. Conley, a member 474 statewide projects, more than use its trademark. replacing Tony Gwaidowski, who Reduced Prices of PC's history department, is a any other state in the nation except The largest financial venture so resigned. Cupelo is a psychology Available very busy man. In addition to his New York and yet it is the lowest far, has been the removal of the major from Valley Stream. NY. teaching duties, he heads the funded program of any of the Independent Man from its perch Rick Leveridge defeated two To PC Students Rhode Island Bicentennial Com• original 13 colonies. For the fiscal atop the State Canitol and its other challengers for the Class of Providence College has a special mission, and has done so since year 1975-76, RI76 received only See PROF. Page !1 See NEW, Page 3 program — a ticket endowment 1969, when the commission was $80,000 from the state, a meager program. It is operated through first created by Lieutenant sum in comparison to the $5 million the Student Affairs Office. This Governor J. Joseph Garrahy. "I Virginia and Pennsylvania each program enables students to was appointed for two reasons," received. Massachusetts was purchase the lowest priced tickets said Dr. Conley. "First of all, I had granted $3.2 million. of professional performances at lectured and published extensively Of the nine committees, two deal reduced rates. in the field of Rhode Island history; with fund raising. The Develop• Father Stuart McPhail, and secondly. I am a close personal ment Committee contacts assistant director of student af• friend of Garrahy." businesses and private industries fairs, recently said, "It's a pity Dr. Conley developed an in• and encourages them to un• they (the students) miss a lot of tricate structure for RI76, the derwrite various Bicentennial these performances," such as trademark of Rhode Island's activities. For example, Trinity Square productions, Bicentennial Program The Greenhalch Industries put up the concerts by the Rhode Island and Commission itself consists of 25 funds to publish a Colonial Boston Symphonies, and other members plus a nine-member Costume Book. college sponsored concerts (i.e. foundation, which is its financial The Commemorative Products Ella Fitzgerald). arm There are nine standing Committee, in addition to fund The program is sponsored by the committees which branch off into raising function, serves as a Rhode Island State Council of the 43 sub-committees. These cover quality-control committee. It Arts. It pays half the price of the just about every aspect of cultural reviews proposals from various lowest ticket while the student and historical activity imaginable businesses that want their pays the remainder. Dr Conley volunteers about 60 products to carry the official RI76 If a performance is sponsored by hours a week in his effort to make logo Conley stated that "four out the Rhode Island State Council on Rhode Island's Bicentennial of every five proposals are the Arts, it will be so noted at the Celebration memorable rejected because we consider them bottom of the performance's ad• According to Conley, "The over-p-iced. inappropriate, or of vertisement Father McPhail Commission has tried to keep poor quality." During the calendar invites any questions concerning a Island Bicentennial ( uni- commercialism at a minimum but year 1975. the commission Dr. Pal Conley. director of the Rhode student's eligibility for specific we do have lo engage in certain collected $110,000 in royalties in mission. performances at Pa*» Z THE COWL. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1976 Grad and Night Schools Continue to Grow By Molly Hennessey religious studies, history, and paid with the tuition brought in by In addition to the growing chemistry programs " the growing enrollment enrollment in the undergraduate Pearson attributes the increase Pearson said, "A night school population of Providence College, in enrollment to several factors. student has never been closed out the School of Continuing Education He said. "People need education to of a class because his place was and Graduate School have also get or keep a job. Some people being held by a day student." experienced increased enrollment. cannot afford day school tuition or Pearson said that the registration Spring semester enrollment are supporting a family so they go process is set up in such a way to figures for the School of Continuing to school at night." "keep day students out of certain Education are estimated at 3,022 Father Forster gives much the courses such as photography." students. While this figure is down same reasons for the increase in Pearson is dismayed over the from last semester's enrollment of graduate school enrollment.