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THE DAVIDSONIAN In Veritate Magna Vis Volume LXX, Number WlS Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina February 6, 1981 Professors' committees recommend compensation increase ByMARVIN OVERBY year's increases did not solve the priority in granting increases; $9,016 in constant dollars. Staff writer problem. For next year, the report listed 5) That the College aim to quadruple "I don't think anyone is starving," Davidson College must increase its five recommendations. They are: its endowment over the next ten years. PAC Chairman Hansford Epes said, faculty compensation. 1) That the President and the Trustees ThePAC will present thereport to the "but Iwonder if the level is such as to That is the bottom line of a report report to the faculty whether theCollege faculty next Tuesday. If the faculty allow all of us to live reasonably well." released recently by a joint sub-commit- is committed to stopping and reversing endorses it, President Samuel Spencer The decline is particularly striking on tee of the American Association of the continual decline in the faculty's real will present it to the Board of Trustees the assistant professor level. Assistant University Professors (AAUP) and the income during the past 14 years; later this month. The Advisory Council professors make only 70 percent in faculty's Professional Affairs Committee 2) That in the future there be an on Finance and Development has al- constant dollars of what they made in (PAC). Physics Professor Bob Manning across-the-board salary increase annual- ready endorsed the recommendations 1966. of the AAUP and Philosophy Professor ly offseting the rise in the Consumer and will include them inits report to the Davidson's compensation level is still Lance Stell of the PAC prepared the Price Index, with all merit increases Trustees, Council Chairman Earl Mac- in the top 5 percent of the nation's report. added to this base; Cormac said. four-year undergraduate schools, the The report praised the President and 3) That the $6,500,000 targeted for Faculty compensation has declined report points out, but such schools on Trustees for last year's salary increases, faculty endowment under the 1987 substantially in real value in the last the averagepay less than any other type which raised the percentageof total Program be increased to offset inflation; decade, according to the report. There of institution,including community College expenditures used for faculty 4) The assistant professor's salaries, was an 18.9 percent drop in real salary colleges. compensation for the first time since which are the lowest among North for all professorial ranks. The mean Moreover. Davidson competes for 1966. However, it stressed that Jast Carolina institutions, be given top salary for all ranks fell from $11,435 to (See page 11) Zimmermann says We'll do all we can' Recommendations well received By ELIZABETHKISS said. Last year the Trustees rejected College Editor President Samuel Spencer's proposal for a 5 "Weare committed" to doing all we can to raise percent across-the-board salary increase, while faculty salaries, Vice President for Academic granting merit increases averaging 13.1 percent. Affairs Price Zimmermann said in discussing the "We will always be behind the major universi- AAUP-PAC faculty compensation recommenda- ties in salary scale," Zimmermann said, although tions. he pointed out that many universities require The central issue for Zimmermann and other professors to take greater teaching loads. administrators was the extentof the "all we can." UNC-Charlotte professors, for example, teach 12 Davidson's financial problems are found na- hours a week on the average, while Davidson tionwide, in all educational and charitable professors teach nine. institutions,Zimmermannpointed out.Davidson There is no simple solution to the problem of is even more fortunate than some, since North acquiring additional funds for salary increases. JH IF *^|B fc_ Carolina's cost of living level is among thelowest But the College has only two flexible areas of in the 50 states, he added. income: tuition and gifts. Kenneth Wooden, children's rights activist, speaks tonight ii The marked decline in assistant professors' Tuition obviously cannot be increased indefi- the 900 Room. salaries was "not by design," Zimmermann nitely, Zimmermann said. "We are in a market- stressed. Indeed, the administration has had "a (See page 11) College likely to keep ARA; policy of skewing increased more to assistant professors." This year "it's pretty certain Salaries: Davidson faculty pay in constant 1966 dollars Currie expects bids in future that the assistant bracket will get extra attention," he said. — $15,000 ByMARK BARRETT The College will probably The compensation report re- Professor ""^» Special toTheDavidsonian seek bids periodically once the commendation for an annual "*"* ARA Food Service submitted Commons opens, Currie said. across-the-boardsalary increase Assoc _~~ Professor — proposal Wednesday for Food offsetting — " — its Several members of the the rise in the Con- AMt.- ■ -^^^^^^^*io.ooo catering the snack bar, 900 Committee, panelof SGA Sena- sumer Price Index has "no Professor Room, and new dining Com- tors and freshman hall repre- chance" ofpassing at the Board Instructor _ mons next year. sentatives set up to air. food of Trustees meetingthis month, Several students have called service complaints, urged Cur- Zimmermann said. s $5,000 for the College to put the rie at their Tuesday meeting to "There is a strong sentiment contract up for bids. Yet the seek proposals from other food among someof the Trustees for College still has not indicated service companies immediately. making all increments merit whether ARA will have any Freshman SGA Senator increments and for not haveing competitors for Davidson's food Lentz Ivey maintained "it's a across-the-board increases," he 1966-'67 76-77 77-78 78-79 79-'8O '80'81 service contract. natural process of good busi- Business Manager Bob Cur- ness to go out and ask people rie said Wednesday the admini- for other [bids]." Profs vote to shelve EPCproposals stration plans to decide what ARA School and College kind of food service program it Service Division Vice President By(DHN SIMAN place situation. The market sets the price people wants before determining who Jack Schwabeland and ARA Editor will pay for an education." will provide the program. District Manager John Packer In a special meeting.held Tuesday the faculty Giftsare alsomore and more difficult to obtain After making the decision, saidtheir proposed freshman voted toindefinitely suspendconsideration of the in an inflationary era, and capital gains often do Currie said, the administration eatingplan contains the fol- Education Policy Committee's (EPC's) proposals not keep pace with inflation. Davidson's past will choose between having an lowing changes: to revise the curriculum. fiscal conservatism has hurt its present financial in-house or a contracted food —a new 14 meal "mini" plan The vote, described as "unexpected" by situation,Zimmermann said.The College didnot service. He said the ARA (changedfrom 12 meals)costing Academic Vice President and EPC Chairman work to build an endowment until the last few proposal is the "starting point" $990 per year, up from $883. Price Zimmermann, concludes a year and a half decades, relying instead on fundraising for and that others will probably -a rise from $1015 to $1090 long EPC project. The EPC began work on its specific projects. "We did not get the money not be considered unless the per year in the cost of the 19 proposals inSeptember 1979. when it was easier to get," Zimmermann administration deems ARA's meal "maxi" plan. Indefinite suspension essentially curtails the explained. Northeastern schools who are doing proposal inadequate. ARA has — unlimited seconds on all tabling ofa proposal. However,while a motion to better financially "have bigger endowments and held Davidson's contract since items except special "premium table is not debatable, a motion to suspendis. richer alumni." 1957. entrees." Still,there was only minimal discussion of the However, the Trustees' decision to change Currie said, "It might be —at least one free steack or motion before the faculty passed it by a sizable investment firms last yearindicates their concern most prudent to get into the other premium entree per week, majority under "very amicable" conditions, that Davidson improve the management of its new facility with ARA with the available at any meal. according to German Professor Hansford Epes. assets, Zimmermann pointed out. goal of getting bids after the —a breakfast cereal and fruit (Faculty meetingprocedures prohibit mention The compensation report expressed that the first year." (See page 11) of the numerical margin of the motion's passing (See page 11) — The Davidsonian— February 6, 1981 News at a Glance Is your eating house sanitary? The Davidson College Bowl A-team placed first and the ByTIMWHALEN tions. waiters use them. B-team third in last weekend's UNC-Charlotte invitational AssistantNewsEditor The law requires that all Thelaw requiresthermomet- tournament. Participants inthetournament were Appalachian, [Editors' note: Tim Whalen dishwashing sinks have three ers inrefrigerators, freezers, East Carolina, UNC-Greensboro, Wofford, Wihthrop, UNC- acquired a copy of the North compartments furnished with and disinfection compartments. Charlotte, and Davidson. Carolina sanitation regulations. hotandcold runningwater and No court house has such ther- This reportis based on his un- "splashback protection." Court mometers. The SGA Career Symposium will be March 30 and 31. Last officialinvestigation.] houses use two compartment Thelaw does not allow estab- month's influenza epidemic forced the cancellation of the Patterson Court Fraternities sinks as well as three compart- lishments to use bent silver- symposium as originally scheduled. and eating houses would prob- ment sinks for dishwashing. No ware, cracked glasses,or chipp- ably pass North Carolina State court sinks have splash back ed plates.