February 2, 1971 Cal Poly Report
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Volume 21, N~ber 24 February 2, 1971 F0!9!R U C DAVIS CHANCELLOR WILL ADD}ll:SS CAMPUS AUDIENCE . I . i A world food expert will speak on campus enroute to a Washington, D. C. conference called by Secretary of aealth, Education, and Welfare Elliot Richardson. Ralph Grossi of ~ovato, chairm~n of the Agricultural Speakers Night program, invites the public to join agricultural_students to hear Emil Mrak, who is chancellor emeritus, University of California at Davis, Dr. ~rak will speak in the college th~ater at 8 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb, 3). Admission will be free. - ~; '_.Mrak, a world authority on ·food p;eserv~tion, wil,l discuss "Agriculture As It :llilttes 'l'o The Ecology and EnviroTQnent." He .w.Ul leave the n~t morning for the CQQ~erence in Washington, D. C. Chancellor Mrak, who .has devoted more than 30 years to ~he : ~tudy of food preservation, particularly preservation by drying and the biology of yeasts, \las· served frequently on national and world conference committees concerned with !o()d development and the effec~s of agri.cultural chemicals on plant and animal life. The ·speakers Night program· is sponsored by the student council of the School of Agriculture and Natural· Resources on behalf of the more than 2,000 students enrolled at the school PUN0 GRANT FROM H y D WILL AID CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS I Congressman Burt L. Talcott (R-Salina9) has announced the release of federal funds which clear the way for the signing of contracts for two non-state construction projects on theCa~ Poly c~pus. The _projects, which total $4 million, will provide a residence hall for 600 additional on~campus st~ents and a new student dining hall with a seating capacity of 300. Harold 0, Wilson (Administrative Vice President) said Congressman Talcott notified him frqt'll Washington, D.C. of the release of the $108,900 debt service interest grant by the p, S. Depar~ent of Housing and Urban Development. This grant enables the Trustees of th~ California State Colleges to advertize and sell construction bonds at current co~ercial rates. , In effect, the grant makes construction funds available at a rate of 3 per cent interest, ~he normally accepted HUD rate for such projects, Wilson said availability of the funds clears the way for .signing of contracts and initiation of both projects. The new residence hall, similar to the present Yosemite Hall in design, is to be built on ca111pus along Grand Ave. Corwin Booth and Associates of San Francisco, who designed tq~ award-winning Yosemite Towers, are architects for the new hall, still to be named. U:xeoutive Dean E. Douglas Gerard said the $3,155,000 contract for the residence hall will be awarded to the +ow bidder, Montgomery Ross Fisher, Inc. of Los Angeles. Dean GeT~rd said he exp~cts signing of the contract and beginning of the project to take place in the latter part of March. (Continued on Page 2) Cal Poly Report -- February 2, 19~1 -- Page 2 EFFORT TO LOCATE ,STUDENT JOBS INITIATED BY PLACEMENT OFFICE A special effort designed to find part- and full-time job opportunities for Cal P~ly students and their wives is being conducted by the college Placement and Financial Aid's. Office. Mrs. Carol Somers (Placement Interviewer), who is coordinating the effort, said Cal Poly students have a broad range of skills and abilities, and most have a great deal of experience, which can be beneficial to potential employers. As examples of the possibilities, she points to a list of positions and tasks filled by students during 1970. Included were accounting, cleaning telephone booths, c~puter programming, drafting, playground direction, taxi driving, babysitting, house cleaning, retail sales, gardening, fire fighting, camp counseling, truck driving, automotiv'e service and repair, and different kinds of clerical service. Mrs. Somers pointed out that Cal Poly students' and their wives need· work as a means of financing their educational and living expenses. The college Placem·ent and Financi~il Aids Office maintains lists of employment opportunities as a service to students. Merchants and others who wish to list jobs or learn more about the use of college student employees are invited to contact the Placement and Financial Aids Office, Adm-213, 546-2501. HOLIDAY WORK SCHEDULES CLARIFIED BY PERSONNEL OFFICE Friday, Feb. 12 (Lincoln's Birthday) and Monday, Feb. 15 (Washington's Birthday,· which will now be celebrated the third Monday in February instead of Feb. 22), are both. wor,k days at Cal Poly since classes are scheduled for those days, according to an announcement from the Personnel Office. Howev~r, employees entitled to these holidays will receive credit for compensating time off at a later date. Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day, which will now be observed the last ·Monday in May instead of May · 30) is an academic holiday, and not a scheduled work day for Cal Poly personnel excep~ for essential services. REQUEST FOR UNUSED INTER-CAMPUS MAIL ENVELOPES ISSUED BY GENERAL OFFICE A request for return of unused supplies of inter-campus mail envelopes for re-use was issued this week by Mrs. Lucy Schmidt (General Office Supervisor). She asked that envelopes in excess of the needs of various offices and departments be returned to the Duplicating Center, Adm-129. FUND G~ FROM H U D • • • (Continued from Page 1) The new dining hall~ to be built adjacent to Yosemite Hall and its new "twin," will be begun about the same time as the residence hall project, Dean Gerard said. The dining hall contract for $1,084,000 will be awarded to H. A. Ekelin and Associates of Salinas. Keeble and Rhoda of Monterey are architects for the project which will include a dining room and a cafeteria. Vice President Wilson pointed out that dormitory and dining facilities are not included in state college facilities funded by state capital outlay project~, which are frozen. · The federally-funded facilities are made possible through HUD loans which are· repaid from the income of the facilities. Cal Poly Report -- February 2, 1971 -- Page 3 PUBLIC LECTURE WILL BE HIGHLIGHT OF VISIT BY ARCHIBALD HILL A public lecture scheduled for 8 o'clock this (Tuesday, Feb. 2) evening in the Cal Poly Theater will be the highlight of a week-long campus visit by the well-known linguist Archibald A. Hill. Presently a member of the University of Texas at Austin faculty, Dr. Hill is also scheduled to address various gatherings of students and faculty of the college during his stay. Topic for Dr. Hill's remarks this evening will be "Sunflowers Over Two Centuries," according to Gloria Jameson (Head of the Foreign Language and Linguistics Department), who is general chairman for the series of programs and events connected with his visit. Dr. Jameson said the noted linguist is expected to provide some literary and linguistic insights into Allen Ginsberg's "Sunflower Sutra" and William Blake's "Sunflower," and a linguistic approach used to point out similarities between the linguistics of songs by the Beatles and the everyday language of poetry by Robert Frost. Special invitational faculty evenings dealing with specialized areas of literature, linguistics, and the humanities are also being planned for tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday (Feb. 3, 4, and 5) evenings. Hosts for the three evening events are Marvin D. Brown and John A. Mott (both English Department), Robert G. Lint (Foreign Language and Linguistics Department), and Mrs. Bernice Loughran (Head of the Art Department). Faculty interested in attending any of the invitational evenings are asked to telephone the English Department (546-2597) for further information. A special exhibit of paintings and drawings inspired by poems and other works of literature will be displayed in Dexter Library throughout the week. BLACK HERITAGE WEEK ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FEB. 7-14 Black Heritage Week will be observed at Cal Poly beginning Sunday (Feb. 7) and continuing through Feb. 14. Doyle McGhee, president of the Black Students Union, says movies, songs, drama, and discussions scheduled during the week will reveal black history and contemporary concerns. All of the programs planned during the week will be open to the public. There will be nominal admission charges. A queen will be chosen to reign over Black Heritage Week during the first program of the week in the Cal Poly Theater early on the evening of Feb. 7. Admission for the activity, which is scheduled for 5:30p.m., will be 25 cents. The history and concerns of the Blacks will unfold during two film festivals planned during the week -- the first on Monday, Feb. 8, in the Cal Poly Theater, and the second on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Engineering Auditorium on campus. A 25-cent admission charge will be used both nights. Motion pictures produced as documentaries for two television networks (ABC and CBS) will be shown during the two film festivals. The Zebra Club of Sacramento, an all-Black drama group, which regularly performs at Sacramento State College, will present two plays by Clay Goss dwelling on contemporary Black life -- "Home Cooking" and "Andrew" -- in the Cal Poly Theater beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. Admission will be 75 cents. Gow Dow will provide a musical experience in the Theater on Friday evening, Feb. 12. There will be separate performances by the group of students from Cal Poly at Pomona at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. The admission charge will be 75 cents. (Continued on Page 4) Cal Poly Report -- February 2, 1971 -- Page 4 APPLICANTS FOR CAMPUS TEACHING POSITIONS BEING SOUGHT Applicants for two positions on the teaching faculty of the college are presently being sought, according to Larry Voss (Director of Personnel Relations).