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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 10-16-1975 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1975). The George-Anne. 784. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/784 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Seeks Local Remedy Court Suspends Decision By SANDRA AARON level with the stipulation that violated. now, even in the state of legislature for $7.6 million to it could go back to the federal Dr. Van Tassell commented appeal. Regardless of the give raises effective March 1, panel." that this is the key issue that outcome of the suits, it is 1976, to University System The suit filed by the AAUP agitates the faculty. The . almost certain that there will employees. This money would In response to the contro- is in retaliation to the recent faculty signed contracts in be an appeal. be used to give a three per versial suit filed against the $18.5 million cut in the good faith and expected them The Board of Regents, in cent "built-in" increase to all State Board of Regents by the University System budget by to be honored; in general their September meeting, American Association of the Board of Regents. Of that terms the Constitution states voted to ask the state employees and a seven and a University Professors (AAUP), figure, $11.5 million had been that failure to fulfill a contract legislature for an alomst 40 per half per cent increase on a a three-judge federal panel scheduled as pay raises for is prohibited. cent increase in state ap- merit basis. Dr. Van Tassell is ruled to suspend a final System employees September Both the federal and state propriations to the University of the opinion that this is very decision until all local remedies 1. suits have included a state- System in 1976-77. minimal of what the Regents are exhausted. From the onset, the AAUP ment of injunction asking that Additionally, the Board could have done in regard to This means that the suit filed two suits, federal and contracts must be enforced voted at its meeting to ask the the (unappropriated funds. must go back to the state state, in repercussive action. courts, and it must be done The legal issues are difficult to expeditiously in a reasonable regard to federal and state time period. The significant courts. point to note is the fact that In federal court the suit GSC Installs Senior Test the panel did not rule the suit argues the right of equal as being won or lost by the protection. The people in norms. As a result of the need sent out. One of these changes AAUP but simply that the higher education suffered a By AMELIA SMITH for educational "quality is in the test to be required of state courts must hear the setback in appropriated funds control" in the Georgia all business majors. The case. whereas other state employees schools, representatives from ATBSB (Aptitude Test for Dr. Lane Van Tassell, did not. Significantly, new all senior colleges were Graduate Schools of Business) professor of Political Science faculty who signed contracts At a recent Regents meeting encouraged to take their own has been changed to a test and last year's president of the for the first time did not have in Atlanta, Chancellor George initiatives in developing these called the GMAT (Graduate local AAUP, explicitly re- contracts rolled back, yet Simpson "strongly urged all testing programs. Management Aptitude Test) marked, "We as faculty did former faculty members did. Georgia senior colleges to Based primarily on success- which Ford Bailey, in charge not lose the suit. The final In the state case the suit develop pilot testing pro- ful past experiences of several of testing, explained to be outcome has been postponed argues that the faculty's grams" in a statewide effort to administrators, and faced with basically a name change "to and thrown back to another obligation of contract was establish accurate academic the decision of making a choice more accurately reflect the of tests now, or possibly contents" of the test. having a test imposed by the Education majors will take Regents at a later date, the the National Teachers Fall Extravaganza Folds; college undertook the responsi- Examination as before. Also bility of choosing the tests to required to take the NTE will be used and developing testing be all students in any field and test evaluation. The seeking their teaching certifi- Lacks Preparation college has decided to give all cate. All seniors not seeking the teaching certificate in arts CCC didn't carry through with celebration lasting three days. students, as a requirement of and sciences and recreation are by DAVE RUSSELL what they were going to do Scheduled events included a graduation, standardized tests required to take both the and had done." When asked if raft race on the Ogeechee, a - the same tests that are aptitude and advanced sections What might have been a planning had been the respon- stickball and other tourna- required for those applying to of the Graduate Record Exam major project sponsored by the sibility of more than one ments, handcrafts, exhibits graduate schools. (GRE). The Advanced section CCC was scrapped last week. person, Cook responded that and bands appearing during According to a "special of the GRE will be taken in a The final cancellation of a "only one person was respon- the three days. Despite the note" sent out recently to all senior's major field. Majors in three-day "Fall Extravaganza" sible" and "if a person says he fact that the extravaganza as a seniors from the vice-presi- Industrial Technology may came in the wake of has equipment lined up, then' whole was cancelled, two of the dent's office, "if you are have a choice between two misinformation concerning pro- he should have it lined up. In events which were finalized completing requirements for different tests, but nothing is gramming of the event. other words, none of the real took place Wednesday. Live graduation January 1, 1976, or CCCPresident Dave Cook footwork had been done." music and craftsmen as- thereafter, and have not final on this yet. stated that the Coordinator of The Fall Extravaganza, as sembled around the lake, and already been cleared by the All seniors will receive an information sheet in the near Auxiliary Affairs, who was in announced in last weeks paper, food Services provided an Registrar's Office for gradua- future outlining the tests charge of the project, "had was to have been a student outdoor dinner. tion, you will be required to been working hard since spring take a standardized senior . required for each particular and had found it difficult to examination as a requirement major and the dates that the organize the project then." for graduation." test will be offered. Each test Cook went on to say that There is, at present, no will be offered on specific dates meetings were scheduled at the minimum score. However, at several locations through- end of summer quarter to should you decide to apply to out the state. Only the GMAT assure the success of the a professional or graduate will not be offered at project and he was told then school, these scores will be Statesboro, with the nearest that several planned activities utilized instead of the student location for this test being in and other preparations had having to take the same test Savannah. been firmly established. again. The purpose for Registrar Lloyd Joyner has Shortly thereafter, the of- requiring that everyone take expressed deep regret that the ficer in charge of the project the test is so that individual students must bear the cost resigned leaving final prepara- scores and college norms may burden, but the fees for the tions in the hands of a be compared to individual and test are set by the testing volunteer worker and other national norms to assess companies, not by the school. members of the CCC. It was at GSC's academic shortcomings These fees must be paid before the test may be taken. Three this point that the dis- and then make the needed crepancies resulting in cancel- improvements to the curri- mailings of a student's test lation began to surface. In culum. Students' scores, back- scores are included in the fees but must be requested at the fact, it became apparent that ground information, and time of application for the test. several definite arrangements courses taken will all go into Applications for the tests must about equipment, location and the evaluation. be made one month ahead of manpower had not been made. the testing date. Costs for the Still more checking further Pope Duncan and Dean Waller prepare for dinner. Some of the tests normally three basic tests will be as proved that few arrangements taken by students applying to follows: GMAT, $12.50; NTE had been finalized. Cook stated graduate school have changed, Commons, $11.00; and GRE, that "if pressed for a reason and there may be more Hold The Mayo... Aptitude $10.50 and Advanced why it didn't go through, I changes made before the would say a person on the official information sheet is $10.50.