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. ENTIA·N voL. XCVll·NO. 5 LA_WRENCE UNIVERSITY.' APPLETON. WISCONSIN 54911 - FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1981 prof retirement reviewed Troy: Belfast diarist by Chris Mathews education to receive .a quarte; to 70. With this legislation in At their last meeting in Oc- .. of a million dollar, "Fund for effect, college faculty members by M;na Messner streets when rioting would tober the board of truste(!s ap- the 80's" grant. These grants will be required to stay on for It was undoubtedly clear to break out. The people involved rovfd a ne~ earzy retirement are intended to provide th,e five additional years before many in ·Trever Lounge Tues­ with the center composed a club p ogram for- the Lawrence means for these colleges and qualifying for retirement day evening that Mike Troy, a of 700 members who occupied rculty. The - pregra.m universities to develop pro· benefits. For faculty members 1980 Lawrence University an abandoned linen mill. The : res,ents the cuhajnation of grams whi!fh will guarantee nearing retirement age and who graduate, is still profoundly af­ purpose of the club had been to ~h~ int.ensive efforts of Vice continued _ excellence in no longer' desire to teach, this fected by what he has .seen and establish a place where young President for Financial Affairs teaching quality in the area of federal law will force them to experienced ,during his past people could come together to Mar Wrolstad and Dean of humanities. Lawrence is exten- stay on at the expense of the year in Northern Ireland. Troy, enjqy themselves. "With all the academic quality of the school a Watson Fellowship recipient, tensions and problems going on and students. studied how the children of Nor· outside," Troy recalls. "it was Lawrence is confronting them· Ireland are affected by such a joy to see kids actually these 'problems of the 80's' stress that is bred by the social having a good time.'' He also through implementation of the and political pressures surroun· tells of the positive influence ear}y retirement program, sup- ding th'e bitter conflict between the club had·on young "hoods": . plemented by an 'anticipatory the Catholics and Protestants. "They found something they While studying · the effects of hiring' scheme. Anticipatory could believe in-a kind of con­ these pressures, Troy also in­ tinuity. It was a place away hiring simply implies the hiring vestigated the ways children from the riots.'' of new faculty in anticipation of try to deal with them. Troy, Troy referred to Ireland as " a the retirement of current facul­ however, experienced an ty members. This concept, in understandable degree of conjunction with the 'phase frustration Tuesday night as ne retirement' plan, should pro· tried to convey the consequent vide· for a smooth and con­ attitudes and behavior of the tinuous flow of qualified pro· young people that result from fessors. living -in such a turbulent en­ The creation and introduction vironment. Having lived there of an early retirement program for a year, ·Troy has come to at Lawrence in no way indicates understand that it is not only a a desire to 'push out' older religious. conflict, but "a com­ Mar Wrolstad Michael Hittle faculty members in favor of plex y.reb of issues" that younger Ph.D.'s. Rather, the characterizes the confusion, Faculty Micheal Hittle to ding its program to cover ·an 'phase retirement' plan is frustration, and trauma of the Mike Troy develop,...a retirement program _academic areas. designed to encourage faculty which would accommodate the situation: "While living there, The Andrew Mellon Founda­ members considering ·early issues come to affect you. The1:e society of paradoxes,' ' in which academic; community - of tion initiated the grant pro· retirement to contil)ue in their is a-popular saying in Ireland "good things are contradicted Lawrence University. gram in response to several pro· contribution to -the Lawrence that if you're not confused, by tragedy." Troy recalls, The new, retireme;nt program hlems confronting higher Community. The· goal of this _ then you don't know what's go- "despite the violence . and provides faculty members with education facilities around the conscientiously designed, early ing on.'' outrage, there is a great kind· the option.of retiring at an age nation. One major- problem in· retirement' §ystem is to main­ Though actual work' on his ness on behalf of the people." as early as 62 .. '"'l'bis is ip. con­ volves the bleak-job market for tain the academic quality of study was confined to the Interestingly, he applied the trast to the mandatory federal young- Ph.D. graduates. The Lawrence' through a healthy psychology department of paradoxical nature of Northern retirement age of 70 which will lack of available jobs at mix of older, dedicated faculty Queen's · University and the Ireland to the youth club in become effective in the summer academic institutions is preven­ and younger, enthusiastic pro- · Child Psychiatric Clinic in which he worked: "I saw a of 1982. In-addition, the pro­ ting these young, ·creative fessors. Belfast, Troy was involved in microcosm of Ireland within the gram includes a phase retire­ minds from contributing to the The policy was proposed and his research in various other club, _as one night hundreds of ment plan. Under this approach academic community. The accepted at the Trustee Board ways. While attending Queen's teenagers were dancing to faculty members of retirement Mellon Foundation is seeking meeting on October 23, anµ will . University, Troy resided in Ar- disco, enjoying themselves. At age may' alternativ~ly cpoose to to curtail the detrimental long be put into effect during the doyn, an all-Catholic ghetto in . the same time I looked out the take on a reduced class load term • ramifications presented comipg year. Although not en· the northern part of Belfast. window and saw a group of 14 ·while retaining·the status of a by this situation, most notably tirely unique, Lawrence is one Within this ghetto, Troy came and 15 year old members of a full member of the faculty. the eventual decline of qualified of 9nly a few private univer· into contact with many kids junior disciplinary branch of Partial funding for . this new .educators- sities to implement such a through his involvement in the the IRA negotiating wit~ a cou· retirement system is being pro­ Another potential problem in­ system for tenure professors community's youth center. The pie of our members outside our vided by a grant from the An- " volves the federal mandate to and has high expectations for it Youth Center was Ardoyn's . club. It seems that one of o~r drew Mellon Foundation. be issued n~xt year which will to enhance and broaden the answer to the problem of trying kids ha~ stolen a car, and this Lawrence University is one of raise the retirement age from 65 vitality of LU faculty. to keep the young off the con ti,wed on page seuen several institutions of higher Part Two LaWrence/Mil. Downer Inerg~r - the saga continues_ · Editor's tw · "Milwaukee-Downer.was confi- ' strained relations, both Irvin recognition is Assistant agreed upon a't the time of the Mote:·. Th"is is.part· . o , d D I · · d of a· two part · th dent of its worth but wasn t an a e receive war,m University Librarian Carol merger. In effect, Milwaukee­ Downer College · lives on Lawrencl CoUe;';;"tt1l:::Ukee~· sure thal Lawrence appreciated welc?mes at Lawren_ce and_h~ve Butts. She has taken charge of DowMr me• T.'h" k ·t "· She recalls that some continued to remam satisfied preserving the Milwaukee·. through the women of ,ger. is wee ex· i . h th · h Downer archives and pictures Lawrence University. This was plores the effo"rts . of ad- L·awrence faculty members throug out eir year~ ere. a natural a;d perfectly logical ministrators and facult to· · seemed reluctant to accept a~- For Professor Dale, what had of Milwaukee-Downer College make the · ,f h y d't' I members to their been a sad ordeal transformed worpen. She also takes charge situation for, as Professor Irwin marriage o t e two i 10na h · t · uite · a pleasant ex· of displaying this memorabilia ·sees it, " if the name had not schools a smooth and har· respective departments, w o in ? q "I' b h been put· on the diplomas, the monious one were concerned of over· penence: ve een very appy during Alumnae Weekend in b M · M · · · d d Moreover some here. I was glad for the change June. union of the colleges would Y ona essner crow e ness. f' It · ·d the opportunity to come to Milwaukee-Doy.ner College have been an absorption and One u I t f the Lawrence acu Y an n,or unate O Lawrence. The faculty was very does, in fact, live on in many not a merger. Indeed, if kind to me.'.' aspects at Lawrence. One way -Lawrence would have gone on Professor Irvin observes that is visible to every woman who being Lawrence College, the in the last 17 years there have graduates from Lawrence. The $13 · million would have gone been several concessions made name "Milwaukee-Downer Col­ elsewhere.'' both on the part of Lawrence as lege" is ·printed below Lawrence Probably the most stunning well as Milwaukee-Downer University on every woman:S reminder of Milwaukee-Downer alum.nae . in an effort to diploma. This .tradition was continued.on page three strengthen the ties between them. Deserving much credit r are President Warch and former President Smith who, says Irvin, "hav~ bee~ extreme­ Reagan Re-evaluated .........

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