Budget Decides Salary Increases

Budget decides salary increases by Maureen Flynn won't know about precise figures peer group used in the comparison Burtchaell reaffirmed his higher salaries and offer better St>nior Starr Reporter until next fall." includes Vanderbilt, Cornell, statement in the 1975 Notre Dame retirement plans." The University Provost com Duke, Northwestern, Indiana, Ht>port No. 9 that "higher pay is Burtchaell admitted that The percentage increase in mented on a report from the Southern California, St. Louis the strongest and sometimes the compelilion for top-notch faculty faculty salaries for 1976-1977 Faculty Senate Committee on University, Iowa, Emory and sole advantage these state in "has always been a problem and cannot be determined until spring, Faculty Affairs, in which it was Pittsburgh. Figures were taken stutions have to offer in com always will be. We're trying to according to Fr. James T. Burt noted that average Notre Dame from the American Association of petition with institutions like Notre counteract this problem with chaell. university provost. Burt faculty salaries lag behind those of University Professors <AAUP> Dame, which are known to have endowed chairs," he said. ehaell stated yesterday that work both the Big Ten schools and other Summer Bulletin, 1975. other. non-fiscal attractions for Increasing current salaries will on next year's budget has just "peer institutions." The University Provost noted scholars." affect the University's ability to begun. Notre Dame faculty salaries that nine out of the Big Ten schools Burtchaell cited the quality of add to its faculty, Burtchaell "The Budget Priorities Com actually rank in the midst of those receive funds from their state the student body, the Catholic acknowledged. "Whenever you mittee is just beginning its work," of the "peer institutions," Burt legislatures. "Institutions that character of the University, the choose to maximize the salaries of Burtchaell said. "They will be chaell said, because some of those have more money can pay higher tendency among faculty to form the people who are already here, working all through the winter. We schools pay lower salaries. The salaries," he stated. very deep friendships and the high you are going to limit your ability measure of academic freedom as to hire new people," he said. "In some of these attractions. the past five years we have not The report from the Faculty l'xpanded our faculty at all." Affairs committee expressed the "We could raise tuition a lot," hope that "the University's 'non the Provost noted, "but then we fiscal attractions' can continue to would have a different student attract the very best scholars body. We'd be taking students on away from institutions who, in an the basis of affluence, not in age of economic hardship pay telligence," he said. Students to evaluate rectors in the spring by Valerie Zurblis Also, there IS different criteria unrverslfy of notre dame sf. mary's college Vol. X, No. 57 Wire Editor today than ten years ago for a Thursday, November 20, 1975 rector, Lally continued. He must Assistant Vice President of be available in the dorm, be able to Student Affairs Fr. Terry Lally cope with student problems, and be To protect valuables announced Tuesday the Student "together". Most rectors are Affairs office will conduct an involved in other affairs such as unprecedented rector evaluation degree work and as a result leave by students by the end of the spring their posts to pursue other in Tallarida warns students semester. terests. Lally commented that the action "Each year, there is a large by Jim ('ommyn discussed the South Bend crime before signing it." is a direct result of a suggestion by turnover (of rectors) and we often Staff Reporter statistics pertaining to off campus Tallarida cited two exculpatory the Committee of Undergraduate promote from within. We're students. clauses within leases students Life <COUL) report and the committed to the C.S.C. order and Director of Off Campus Housing In September valuables worth actually signed. Clauses of this request of the Board of Trustees. keep in close contact with Fr. Thomas Tallarida called for off $7700 were taken from off campus type absolve the owner of guilt in "If the results of the evaluation provinces and personnel direc campus residents to "use their students' homes. In October items certain matters, specifically those are interpreted correctly, it will be tors," Lally stated. heads" about protecting valuables worth $7800 were reported stolen. involving negligence. a big help to all concerned," stated Hectors' contracts are renewed over the Thanksgiving vacation. "Thus far in November," "The law frowns on this type of Lally. every year and they are self "Students must think ahead," Tallarida said, "over $4000 in phrasing," Tallarida pointed out. Lally pointed out that the evaluated twice a year. The Tallarida said, "and take the valuables has been stolen." "Some owners are still using them, evaluations will be similar in rectors also confer with Br. Just necessary precautions, par Tallarida indicated that this total apparently, and students who are format to the course evaluations Paczesny, vice-president of ticularly if they are not going to be comes only from two robberies. unaware sign them anyway. That's and the questions will be as Student Affairs. The student in the South Bend area for the "Students appear to be hit a what really gets to me." relevant to the hall as possible. evaluation will be the first of its break." greater number of times than One clause reads as follows: "In Lally explained the complex kind. other residents," Tallarida said. Tallarida urged off campus the event that the premises are a process of choosing new rectors. "There are less anti-rector ''They are vulnerable and that fact students to take home most of their portion of a building,containing Criteria needed in a potential feelings now than at any other time is showing up in police statistical valuables or to make more than one unit, tenant agrees rector is religious leadership, being I remember because they are arrangements to leave them on reports." to abide by any and all house rules, able to work with students, better people and do not capitulate Tallarida went on explain a to just what the students want," campus with a friend. "All items, to whether promulgated before or provide leadership to the new program his office has In Lally remarked. "We know the whether they are stored on campus after the execution here of, in residential community through a stituted to check each home for its strengths and weaknesses about or left off campus, should be cluding, but not limited to, rules qualified hall staff, have program crime prevention features. the situation because the students marked in some manner," he said. with respect to noise, odors, development and educational In addition, Tallarida stressed "Windows seem to be the main are more vocal now. Before they disposal of refuse, pets, parking leadership outside the classroom way of access for burglars," just couldn't be," he added. the importance of having and use of common areas." to better facilitate overall growth, valuables insured. "Depending on Tallarida explained. His staff has Lally feels the evaluation will be Tallarida explained that clauses and be able to hold administrative parent's insurance is not enough started compiling a checklist of of this type do not allow the duties in the hall. Male rectors are helpful and added, "Most rectors I anymore,"he explained. where windows are located in the of the C.S.C. order. know would welcome it." house, the doors and the basement. students any freedom to live his Tallarida added that students own life in any way. should notify their neighbors that Tallarida emphasized the need for Dictator for 36 years adequate locks on all parts of the Another clause reads: "Owner they will be away so that mail and shall not be liable for any damage house as well. papers will not pile up making the or injury to tenant or any other house an easy target for a rob "Leases are also a bit of a person, or to any property oc berty. "House sitters are another problem this year," Tallarida curing on the premises, or any part Franco dies at 82 possibility," Tallarida suggested. added. "Students don't seem to be thereof, or in common areas MADRID, Spain <AP> - Gen in Europe. Death for the 5-toot Tallarida continued and reading the lease thoroughly thereof and tenant agrees to hold eralissimo Francisco Franco, 4-inch Franco, a cold and cal owner harmless from any claims dictator of Spain for 36 years, culating man who led a spartan for damages no matter how is dead, the government an life, came at another critical caused." nounced Thursday. He was 82 juncture for Spain. Clauses of this type put an and had been gravely ill for Neighboring Portugal was in inordinate amount of the more than a month. throes of its first experiments responsibility on the student tenant Franco's wife, daughter and with democracy after nearly when the weight belongs on the private chaplain had rushed to half a century of dictatorship, owner, Tallarida said. the hospital earlier after doc and Spain too was heading into Tallarida pointed out that not all tors announced that the old uncharted political waters. The the occupants of each house have general's brain activity had vir government was taking steps to signed the lease. "If there are tually ceased and that "all pull out of Spanish Sahara, groups living together, everyone hope is lost." Western Europe was still bitter must sign the lease and be Aided by a score of doctors, over the execution of five responsibible for his own con Franco had held on to life tena young terrorists by Franco's duct," Tallarida said.

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