Dumke Sees Future Enrollment Drop

Cutbacks from the recent enrollment drop may not developed a philosophical attitude about the possibility of affect Counseling Services at SJSU, but the department cutbacks, having heard so much about a tight job Counseling has been preparing for the possibility since summer's situation. end, according to David Newman, director of Counseling "They seem to be handling it rather well," Newman Services. said, indicating the temporary counselors seemed "glad "There are some counseling positions or portions of to be around for one semester." is prepared counseling positions we have not filled," Newman said. Although Newman said cutback plans will not be Victory over We tried to keep some vacant rather than have to cut definite until later this week, he indicated that Health positions with people in them." Services and Counseling Services may have the largest Counseling Services employs 16 full-time and three cuts, since they have large budgets. the Pac-1 0, for cutbacks half-time counselors, with two temporary counselors in He estimated SJSU may owe the state approximately each category. $120,000 to $150,000 in payback funds. The state has asked We may be able to keep our temporary people but for repayment because SJSU was given funds last year we're not sure," Newman sa'-1.. "There's an awfully good based on an enrollment it did not achieve this fall. at last chance we'll be able to keep the same people for spring as "Right now Dean ( Robert) Martin ( of Student Serv- we have in the fall, but I'm telling the temporary coun- ices (is attempting to have everything clarified in terms selors to be on guard." of the payback," Newman said. "We should know for sure Newman said temporary counselors seem to have by Wednesday." Spartan Daily Volume 73, Number 34 Serving San Jose State University since 1934 Monday, October 22, 1979 Dumke sees future enrollment drop Enrollment to dip again in 1983 by Morgan Hampton and smaller than any other comparable But he warned California voters Steve Hastings central office in the country." that public higher education in this Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke said Dumke said he is "puzzled" by a state is "being nibbled to death by his research office is predicting plan by Sen. Al Alquist, 1)-San Jose, fiscal stringency." statewide enrollments in the to review the master plan. Alquist He said he doesn't think the California State University and introduced a bill, SB252, to the public realizes that public higher Colleges system "will stay pretty legislature in January that would education is being curtailed to the even" until 1983, when another consolidate the University of great extent it is in California. downward dip in enrollment is ex- California and CSUC systems. "Any further fiscal cuts are The consolidation would be an Dumke, in an interview Thur- going to affect services; they are "economy of effort" to cut ad- sday, said "birthrate problems" will going to reduce faculty and they are ministrative costs in the state higher catch up with the CSUC system by going to cut the number of courses education system, according to lower enrollments. we can offer," he said. 1983, causing Michael Horner, administrative "But staying even doesn't mean "If this is what the public wants, aide to Sen. Alquist. will go along with that," that every institution in the system fine. We will stay even," Dumke said. "Some Dumke said he has given up 17 Dumke said. will be up, some will be down, but positions and cut the chancellor's "But I think the public ought to overall it will stay even." office budget by $300,000. be asked, 'Do you want public higher Although Dumke did not "We have cut to the bone and education this much?' " Dumke specifically address enrollment at any further fiscal cuts are going to said, "rather than having us forced SJSU, R.G. Whitesel, state reduce faculty," Dumke said. to curtail our offerings without university dean of institutional Dumke defended the state really facing up to the issues." research, told the Daily Friday in a master plan, saying it had enabled Tuition, as a possible alter- telephone interview that SJSU the state to educate more students at native, is currently opposed by the photo hy Ernest Redding enrollment is at an "uncertain a higher level of academic quality board of trustees, but Dumke said period." and at less cost to the taxpayer than RCYB member Mauricio Jovel attempted to speak to a luncheon attended by CSUC Chancellor Glenn the subject of tuition "will very "(SJSU) has been going up and any other state. probably come up." Dumke and SJSU President Gail Fullerton who sits at left. Jovel was escorted from the building by down around 18,000 FTE (full-time campus police moments later. equivalency) for about five years," Whitesel said. "There's no pattern there. It hasn't made up its mind Dons historian hat which way it's going to go." Puddle jumping Whitesel added that his office is predicting an overall 15 percent drop in enrollment over the next decade, but he said he couldn't be sure when Chancellor lectures the drop would come. "The chancellor is priviledged Fullerton, who received numerous plaudits by Steve Hastings from to name 1983 as the year we will Dumke as "an outstanding Glenn Dumke addressed SJSU faculty and ad- administrator," got the start going down. But it could be this biggest laugh of the ministrators last Thursday, but not in his usual role as afternoon in her introduction of the year, '80, '81, or '82." chancellor, as she noted, "Glenn Dumke chancellor of the California State University and Colleges is known for his Dumke said this current outstanding teaching career at his system. He spoke as a historian. alma mater, Acci- prediction is a change in the state's dental, er, Occidental College." "It's always a pleasure to get back to thinking about thinking. Previously, predictions Dwnke's address was a straight something that doesn't have to do with budget cuts," said historical lecture on were that the decline would be the merits of King Richard III of Durrike, as he began his talk titled "Richard III: An ad- England, best known coming now. today for the line "A horse, ministrator with a bad press." my kingdom for a horse," The chancellor also saw the attributed to him by Shakespeare. Dumke contended current trend away from social Dumke, 62, was the guest speaker for the History Richard has been "maligned by history," and made out to sciences as temporary. Department's first annual Mildred Winters Lecture, be the biggest villian of our times through a series of "Obviously, education goes in named in honor of the former SJSU professor who will rumors and frame-ups. cycles," Dumke said. "During the become the president of the SJSU Golden Grads club next "If he were tried today, the flimsy evidence would late '60s and early '70s, our largest year. shock the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)," major was social sciences." The lecture was held in the dining room of SJSU's Dumke said. Dumke said the CSUC system International Center, with champagne and a $5 luncheon. Dumke extended the example of Richard III to does not plan to segment or cen- Administrators from SJSU included President Gail modern-day politicians who become victims of a bad tralize programs in order to save Fullerton, who sat at the head table to Durnke's left and press and are recorded in history as villians. money. introduced him to the gathering of about 45; Executive "Once a leader falls into the trap of being negatively "If we centralize everything on Vice President Jack Coleman; deans of social sciences, interpreted by the media and the public, it makes little certain campuses, it certainly would humanities, and undergraduate studies; several associate difference what he says or does, or what his intentions be far less expensive, but we would deans; and the department chairs of history and political are," Dumke said. deprive students access to a large science. In his only comment regarding Dumke SJSU, said, extent," he said. Before his talk, Dumke said he could not make an on- "This San Jose situation is excellent, turning out im- The chancellor defended the size campus address "simply because of a tight schedule." In portant people who are doing a great job for society." of his administration, saying there is an interview after his talk, he added that he had no plans History Department Chairman Charles Burdick said no basis to charges that CSUC is to visit SJSU in the near future. Dumke was offered a $100 honorarium for the talk, but over administered. A member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth turned it down. Burdick added that $5 the cost of the "Any claim that we're Brigade (RCYB) interrupted after lunch coffee and apple luncheon lecture went toward the cost of the meal. overadministered is utter nonsense cake ale mode with an unannounced 15-second talk on the Durrilte was a history professor at Occidental College and they're absolutely false," "political and repressive atmosphere" of the event. He for 10 years, and wrote three books in the 1940's on Dumke said. "I'm running this was escorted out by two plain-clothed University Police California and Mexican history. He has been chancellor of system with a central office which is officers. the CSUC system since 1962. Cultural Week funding to be simplified by Scott Mace before the council three times for its November for any Cultural Week consulted beforehand or notified The AS.

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