, EXPONENT Bozeman. MT Friday May 4. 1979 Vol. 70. No. 45 English professor defends need for masters program by Nick Geranlos composition, women's literature, said that MSU had been forbidden by the were preparing to teach in places other Tempers are flaring at allegations made psychology in literature, ancient epics, Regents to pursue an MA program, but than college." by the chairman of the Department of and science fiction, among others. Folsom denied this. The Role and Scope In previous interviews, pubb has English at the University of Montana that The results of this study were the basis statment had two paragraphs relevent to questioned the need for another graduate their master of arts program in English is for Folsom 's design of a graduate program English, he said. One called for an attempt program in the teaching of English, but being plagiarized by Montana State in the teaching of English. at cooperation and the other allowed MSU Folsom said that MSU regularly gets University. The original porposal for an MA to resubmit a proposal for an MA if the inquiries about a masters program. In interviews with UM's Montana program was forwarded to the Board of cooperation attempt failed. "We regularly get inquiries and com­ Kaimln and MSU's Exponent, Merrel Regents in 1974, but was never acted upon Folsom said that UM's strong opposition plaints about why the regents aren't Clubb, English Department Chairman at because then-Commissioner Lawrence to a masters degree in the teaching of moving on our proposal," Folsom said. " If UM, MSU's proposed masters program Pettit was in the middle of preparing the English at MSU shows resentment for the you don't have a program approved and "plagiarized" the one at the University of Role and Scope statement for the Montana great advances MSU has made in tis set up to operate, you can't give an ac­ Montana and was "duplication in the University System and the regents did not English department since 1970. curate estimate of the demand for it." extreme sense." wish to act on any new programs until the "Part of their attitude is related to the MSU's original proposal called only for a Jack Folsom, a professor of English at statement was completed. image of the MSU English department in summer school MA program, primarily to MSU, who drafted the original masters The original draft of the Role and Scope the 1960's, when it was primarily a service retrain high school English teachers. But program, has responded to Clubb's statement said that English would be the department teaching lower division the cooperation program would allegations with a generally terse letter one area in the humanities in which a courses to students in other options. There necessitate a curriculum that ran the t~t clarifies the MA proposal from MSU's duplication of masters programs would be might be a lingering image of a service entire school year. Still, Folsom said, standpoint.- allowed, Folsom said. department in an agricultural school in "We're looking at programs of modest some people's "Their program was not in the least a However, when the final draft came out, minds. They think we're scope in terms of funding." trying to beginning point for our own," Folsom said. it directed that an attempt at cooperation maneuver our way to "We have at no time sought a prominence," Folsom said. In 1973, Folsom sent a questionairre to be made before MSU embarked on an cooperative degree program," Folsom "As I see it, the goal-statement for MSU all the secondary English teachers in the individual masters program. said. "But we do advocate getting circulating in 1970 called state, asking them what they found lacking "Larry Pettit and Irv Dayton saw the for program together and working together for the development in the English major, par­ in the teacher training programs in the need to end the absurd rivalry and try to general need." ticularly for teachers," state of Montana. cooperate in the interests of the teachers Folsom said. "We will try to carry out the spirit and "Nationwide, that was a transitional Of 750 questionairres sent out, 325 were and students in the state," Folsom said, of intention of the Role and Scope statement period for English departments. They returned. The study found traditional the decision to ask the two schools to and preserve the good relationship with moved out of ivory towers to programs teacher training to be lacking in language, cooperate. the people we have in Clubb's depart­ In a Kaimin interview, Merrel Clubb that better met the needs of students who ment," Folsom said. Montanans return from anti-nuclear demonstration in Golorado by Mary Williams student who attended the rally. nuclear power. The Headwater Alliance study showed that men 'living up to thir­ peacefully Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and Wald said that the stock piles force of opposed the Rocky Flats teen miles downwind (east) of the Rocky . nuclear weapons several other musicians played at the rally nuclear weapons in the U.S. today is equal plant (in Colorado) along Flats nuclear weapons plant had a with several that was staged one mile from the Rocky to 16 billion tons of TNT. This is four tons Bozemanites testicular cancer rate 140 percent higher and 13,000 to 15,000 other Flats plant, singing songs in favor of per person on Earth. concerned U.S. citizens. than would be expected, on the basis of renuable clean energy. Famous speakers Dan Ellsberg, stockholder in the Rock­ Six federal deputies and Rockwell cancer statistics for the Denver area also voiced their opinions to the crowd. well International Co., who owns the plant, security guards arrested 284 people on residents. (Missoulian: Ap. 11, '79) Helen Caldicott, author of Nuclear burned his dividend check on the stage. Sunday, April 29, when they crossed the Chuck Mazzone, MSU student who also Madness, spoke of the medical dangers When at first it wouldn't plant boundries. burn, Ellsberg attended the rally said, "I think the basic involved; George Wald, nobel prize said, "It must be made of asbestos to Local policemen and the sheriff's feeling I got from it was the calling for winner, talked of the beaurocratic protect your health!" department refused to arrest anyone, and humanitarism, consideration for the well craziness concerning the "whys" of A Jefferson County Health Department a police car was reported to have a being of people over profit." bumper sticker that read, "Close Rocky Flats", according to Brian Berg, MSU Nuclear opponents to - stage forum Sunday With the recent events of Three Mile Island outside of Harrisburg, PA, Bozeman Nuclear Vote believed that the citizens of Gallatin Valley wanted an opportunity to obtain information and express their opinions about nuclear power. Nuclear Vote, the group that worked for passage of Initiative 80, is sponsoring a program May 6th. AFTER HARRISBURG: A PUBLIC FORUM ON NUCLEAR POWER is being held on Sunday, May 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gallatin Co. Courthouse. Featured will be speakers Dorothy Bradley speaking on the "Karen Silkwood controversy," Michael Miles on "Moral Considerations of Nuclear Power," Hugo Schmidt on "Nuclear Reactors & Radiation," Don Snow on "Uranium Mining in Montana," and Dale Pichard on " Alternative Energy Resources." Prior to the public forum, a potluck picnic will be held in Bogart Park from 4 to 6 p.m. Questions and comments The Headwater Alliance (pictured proliferation recently returned from weapons plant. The demonstration will be encouraged and the community is celebrating In Bozeman) a group of a mass demonstration near Denver, prompted over 200 arrests. including invited. This is sponsored by Nuclear Vote, Montanans opposing nuclear Colorado at the Rocky Flats nuclear 9 Bozeman citizens. ( SUBJECTIVELY©~~~~~~@ ) So what's wrong with pros making big bucks? In last Friday's Mustard Seed (the Exponent's regular athlete, then, has at least as much to offer society as the going to the bathroom, washing the dishes, emptying the religious colwnn) Reverend Jack Jennings departed from obscure MSU professor who teaches about 200 students per trash, etc., advertisers can only hope someone stays around his normal format to criticize high salaries paid to year and, if lucky, publishes a scholarly paper once or twice to watch their ad and even then there is no magical causal professional athletes. Calling them "avaricious con-men a year. connection between exposure to the ad and a sale of the masquerading as athletes," Jennings feels that 'pros' are Secondly, it is pretty naive to think our society rewards product. making too much money. His basic asswnption was that it's elements only in terms of money, as Jennings seems to Advertisers are spending-millions and often wait in line to since "our society measures things in a monetary way, it's suggest. A fast car and a house in the suburbs are not the get national advertising exposure. With good reason: it apparent that a couple of backup catchers .... are worth as only ways society dishes out rewards. In many ways money pays off. But it seems silly to say that there is some sort of much as a college professor." is a very poor yardstick. To many people personal magical force drawing us to the store to buy lemon Jennings, whether he knows it or not, is opera.ting from satisfaction, status, prestige, and power are much more [reshened Borax or whatever. what sociologists call a " functional" model of society. That important than money. Last year, advertising dollars paid for 18-hole coverage of is.