Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-24-1969 The BG News January 24, 1969 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News January 24, 1969" (1969). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2283. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2283 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Assembly raps Rhodes' plan- Jerome charges Regents'lack of concern By RICH BERGMAN open forum last night which took grave mistake in not consulting fee Increase. Included Is a fund parents of the students In order to - Asst Editorial Editor the place of the regular Student university presidents before going raising effort to help support the gain their support. A lack of planning by both the Council meeting. ahead with forming their master state-wide campaign led by Rita Twenty-one members from Stu- Board of Regents and Governor About 200 students heard Jerome plan. Corlell, who dropped out of Ohio dent Council went down to Ohio U- James A. Rhodes was charged by express criticism of several Board "This Is very offensive to me," University to organize the crusade. niverslty yesterday to get more in- university President William T. proposals. He said the Board didn't remarked Jerome. The organising Council will also initiate letter- formation on the situation and to Jerome ID in a hastily-organised "think out" their plans and made a of the universities into eight area writing campaigns to state legisla- talk to Board of Regents Chancellor higher education schools Is "not tures and attempt to inform the John MUlett. the way to do it," he stated. "That plan Is purely political. Much of It Is aimed at public ap- plause." He said Just because the plan looked good on paper djoesn'tmean It will work. He stressed the plans won't better education appreciably on the university level. "The governor Is long on pre- TheBG senting these plans but very short on presenting funds," he said. Nick Llcate, .student body pre- sident, said the hike in student fees was the most pressing con- cern now before students. The pro- posal would call for a raise in fees of about $210 a year. Llcate felt that If the students work together with the faculty, and News administration, the proposed fee Increase could be stopped. President Jerome, however, Serving a growing said, "There's not much that can be done with the budget this year, university since 1920 If you want to be politically minded about it" "We are paying more toward our Friday, January 24,196° Vol. S3. Ho. 50 educatlon and having less to say about It," Llcate remarked. If the proposal goes through, the student will be paying 30 to 35 per cent more while state aid Ohio U students will Increase only 3 to 4 percent of what they've been giving the un- iversities. question Millett The fee Increase will give Ohio the lead In what the student pays By BRUCE LARRICK Meeting in Memorial Auditorium toward his education, while state Editorial Editor on the Ohio University, Millett faced aid per student to the universities ATHENS, OH ID — Students here 2000 students. The first part of his NO C0Mfct.nl-dews reporter Howie Cleveland roamed campus will still leave the state ranking meeting with Board of Regents speech, lasting for one-half hour, only 45th In the nation. yesterday in search of opinions on the fee increase ( See page 3 ) Chancellor John D. Millett are dealt with the relationship of the In what President Jerome calls seeking an explanation for the pro- before coming across this specimen. "He wouldn't even tell me a "sugar-coating", the Regents Board of Regents to Ohio Univer- his name," said Cleveland. Photo by Dave McCoy. posed fee increase and hopefully, sities, the Governor, and the Ohio have proposed an Increase in gov- to prevent such action from reach- General Assembly. ernment grant-ln-aid. subsidies of ing the Ohio Legislature. Several times during the speech from $12 to $13 million. he stressed the Board of Regents "They are Just trying to cover has no power and makes no deci- Problems abundant up the fact that the fees will be 'Greek Horizons' sions governing Ohio universities. substantially Increased," he said. He said such decisions of control The grant Increase Involves only are up the the governor and the the lower Income student. delayed a week Ohio General Assembly. in Greek Village plan Thomas Shelley, Stude 111- Dae to a scheduling conflict, the The only power the board has Is cll sargeant-at-arms> contended first edition of "Greek Horizons" over decisions on academic pro- the Board is not looking out for will not appear Jan., 27 as pre- grams and two-year Institutions. By PAUL BARRETT to alumni asking whether they were the Interest of higher education In Beyond this, the Board can only in favor of the proposal. viously announced, according to And JOHN CESSNA Onto. He maintained their first Keith Mabee, editor of the pub- act as an advisory body and offer Staff Writers "We had a fairly good response. consideration was for the economic recom mendatlons. Ten out of the 30 groups were ready lication. situation of the university system. The first edition wlU be avail- MUlett said that there are two Fraternities and sororities are to talk. Fifteen liked the Idea but "You cannot run a university areas to the question of Increased weren't organized and the other able a week later, on Monday, hoping 10 move off campus by solely on economy," Shelley February 3, In order to honor fees. First, higher education lnOhlo 1970, but the long-discussed Greek five we didn't hear from," he stressed. a commitment to advertisers that needs more money and second, if Village proposal has been slowed by said. Llcate said that Student Council distribution take place on a day this money can't come from taxes, by site considerations and the ap- Smith said that eventually the is faking a number of courses of when other n mpns newspapers are the students and famllies of the stu- parent reluctance of alumni to give old houses must come down as SjQtfej in Its campaign SMJMl the dents will have to provide the the necessary financial support. It would be too expensive to re- money. build them. Thus, each group will He added that fees will not in- Several sites have been proposed, have to build on their own or be crease for any student whose fam- but the lot currently under con- placed In group housing that the ily Income is under $7500 a year, sideration Is located north of the University can afford. and that they may decrease for golf course at the corner of 1-75 "We want to buy 40 acres which students whose family Income Is and Poe Road, according to Ben- would be adequate for 32 houses." below $500 per year. jamin Segall, coordinator of the he said. The director of finance for Ohio site selection committee for the In December, 1967, the Board of Informed the Board of Regents Greek Village Development Cor- Trustees decided that If the Uni- that they couldn't have as much poration. versity supported the move, the money as they requested In their The corporation, set up In Feb- fraternities and sororities must be budgets, said Millett ruary, 1968, currently consists of grouped together and not separated, He added, "The record Is poor nine fraternities and ten sororities all over the city. In Ohio for state aid to higher who are represented by alumni who The main problem standing in the education and It ought to be bet- make up board members. way of purchasing the Poe Road ter. But why is it poor? I do not Factors that will determine the site Involves Poe ditch and the know the answer." final, location of the village are future of the University airport. He also compared Ohio's aid to access to utilities, financing of "To make the land acceptable, it higher education to that of Illi- streets and parking facilities. would seem logical that Poe ditch nois, with a population and student would be filled and the airport enrollment about equal to Ohio. moved eventually," Smith said. Last year Illinois appropriated $301 "One developer offered a high- The land acquisition would have to rise building with accommodations million for higher education and be approved by the legislature Ohio appropriated $76 million. for 50 people per floor at $250,000 before the land could be purchased for each level. Each level would by the corporation. (Continued on page seven) hold one fraternity or sorority," "As soon as we find a solution said Hawley Smith, assistant to that will work, we will make our President William T. Jerome and move. But we would rather take Ed.cat.of, Hfljors treasurer of the Greek Village the time to assure ourselves con- Corporation. cerning the land purchase than to "It was turned down because the begin registration students felt that the structure move too rapidly and live with something less than whatwewant," Registration for classes for the wouldn't give them privacy or an said Smith. individual approach and would be as The membership comnlttee of THE PHI MU HOPE MARATHON-Ho odmission will be charged spring quarter for sophomore, jun- expensive as building an Individual for the talent show to be held tonight in the Grand Ballroom ior, and senior advisees of Dr.