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MSU Faculty News Vol. 1, No. 11 Michigan State University Jan. 6, 1970 Jan. 12-14: Montagu, Morse will address symposium Sen. Gaylord Nelson, former Sen. Nelson has established a national Wayne Morse, Ashley Montagu and reputation as an advocate of automobile David Sills will speak on "Man the safety and conservation of natural Endangered Species" next week (Jan. resources. He has introduced a package 12-14) in MSU's Auditorium. of bills to combat water pollution. He Sponsored by University College, NO ONE RECORDED the dialog for this brief episode at winter registration. also sponsored the Apostle Islands the three-day symposium will focus on But it reflects many similar student-faculty "meetings" that will take place National Lakeshore bill, which was man and his environment: pollution, before the process concludes this afternoon. Photo by Bill Mitcham passed by the Senate, to establish a population and warfare, according to 57,000-acre recreational park in Cyrus Stewart, assistant professor of northern Wisconsin. social science and chairman of the Speaking on population at 4 p.m. symposium committee. Tuesday, Jan. 13, will be David Sills, Board reaffirms 'channels'; The symposium is open to faculty, director of the Demographic Division of students and the public. the Population Council, a private Ashley Montagu will provide an non-profit organization which supports OKs facult.y' salary increases overview of the problems concerned research training and technical with man's future. He has written on assistance in the field of pOpulation. Official communications between the official conduit for communications several aspects of human nature, and his Sills has published several articles on faculty and officers of the University to from the officers and faculty to the work as an anthropologist and social population and is editor of the the Board of Trustees shall be Board and from the Board back to the biologist has won him international 17-volume "International Encyclopedia transmitted through the president's officers and faculty." recognition. He will speak at 4 p.m. of the Social Sciences." office, according to an opinion by He added: "Re<;ognition is given to Wednesday, Jan. 14. Michigan State's attorney. the probability that on occasion the Montagu has been associated with Warfare will be discussed at 7:30 A legal interpretation of a section of Board may operate through numerous educational and scientific p.m. Tuesday by former Oregon Senator the trustees bylaws relating to such subcommittees, but the method of institutions but now devotes most of his Wayne Morse who is not a recent coinmunications was presented at the contact remains the same as with the time to writing and lecturing. A native conver,! to the crusade against the December board meeting by Leland W. full Board. of England, he has been a United States destruction of man's environment. He Carr Jr., University attorney. "The single exception permitted by citizen since 1940. has been particularly outspoken against Carr distributed copies of a letter the framers is authority on the part of * * * the use of natural resources in military dated Dec. 8, 1969, in which he individual Trustees to explore a U.S. SENATOR from Wisconsin, endeavors and was one of the two interpreted that part of Article VII of question preliminarily by direct contact Gaylord Nelson, will speak on pollution senators who voted against the Tonkin the bylaws entitled "Communications." with officers and/or faculty. However, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12. Sen. Bay Resolution. The portion reads: the communication of official actions to "All communications to the Board or from the Board must be through the from the officers and faculty of the principal executive officer." University and the officers of any The interpretation was requested by University, osteopathic college affiliated organizations of the Board of trustees Don Stevens and Frank Trustees shall be transmitted through Merriman. Merriman said it was an the president of the University. This attempt to provide "reassurance to say they agree in principle provision does not preclude the right of President Wharton" that established approach on the part of members of the communications channels will be used. Though "many important points" spokesman for MSU and MCOM Board or its duly constituted * * * are still unresolved, officials of Michigan discussants, issued the following committees. IN ANOTHER ACTION, the Board State and the privately chartered statement: "All communications from the approved about $190,000 in mid-year Michigan College of Osteopathy "Michigan State and the Michigan Board or any of its committees salary increases for 325 faculty (MCOM) at Pontiac have announced College of Osteopathic Medicine agree addressed to any officer, professor or members who were recommended by agreement in principle on establishing a that the position paper adopted by the instructor, or other employee of the department chairmen and deans as college of osteopathic medicine here. MSU Board of Trustees in September University shall be transmitted through excellent teachers. Creation of a state-supported provides an appropriate basis for the office of the president of the Provost John Cantlon said the raises osteopathy college was provided by establishing an osteopathic college at University." conform to provisions in the Conunittee legislative act, and its location at MSU Michigan State. * * * on Undergraduate Education (CUE) was recommended by the State Board "Many important points remain to CARR'S INTERPRETATION said report that call for Clearer of Education. be worked out and a number of that "the evident purpose of the Jack Breslin, executive vice language is to establish the president as (continued on page 4) president and secretary, and official (continued on page 4) Alumni giving stays up despite disorders By BARBARA MC INTOSH affected alumni contributions, Kinney museum were all made possible through many hope this will be followed by a Assistant Editor, News Bureau says. the Alumni Association," Kinney law school." But at the recent convention of the explains. * * * Contributions by Michigan State American Alumni Council District 5 it "Public colleges and universities that ' BUT KINNEY EXPLAINS that alumni are proportionately the same as was indicated that funds will b'e back on rely solely on state appropriations are "while we are happy with the they were five years ago. MSU is the upswing, he says. doomed to mediocrity," he says. donations, we are by no means receiving more alumni money, but it * * * Currently MSU ranks 13th satisfied." also has more graduates, according to ONE OF the association's problems nationally and third in the Big Ten in He forecasts specialization and John Kinney, executive director of the - that private schools don't face - is terms of the number of contributors. decentralization to encourage alumni MSU Alumni Association. educating alumni to the fact that public Dollarwise, the University ranks 24th giving. Giving is up this year over last, institutions need support beyond what nationally, Kinney says. "Because of size we want to however, Kinney says. is provided by the state. Alumni feedback indicates that they decentralize . alumni-giving by colleges "State-assisted does not mean "are pleased with the progress the and departments. We think the alumni "Like many other universities, MSU state-supported. The University receives UniverSity has made," Kinney says. "It will see this as being more attractive giving was down last year because of 'hard-line dollars' from the state for has grown in stature and we are because they will know where their campus disorders," he says. salaries, equipment and on-going providing national leadership in many dollars are going. Since spring, 1968, the ability-to programs. Gift dollars, however, are areas, such as the international center. "In 1970 there is also going to be -pay tuition plan, the presidential needed for the refinements. Loans, Physically, the alumni know we have concentration on specialized giving, election, the black athlete boycott and scholarships, the planetarium, and grown tremendously. They are pleased the Holden Hall demonstration have all projects in Kresge Art Center and the about the plans for a medical school and (continued on page 4) MSU Faculty News, Jan. 6, 1970 Fall commencement Brewster calls for voluntary campus. • • F oUowing are excerpts from the unable to buckle down and make the fall term commencement address most of his good fortune. It is, rather, delivered Dec. 5 by Kingman because a university, too many of whose Brewster, Jr., president of Yale members feel captive, is corrupted, University . distracted and fouled for all its members. " If we do not succeed in achieving a "Higher learning cannot work if it is campus which is more voluntary than involuntary. And the judgments which most 'of ours now are ; if we do not universities and their faculties must restore a widespread faith in the make about degrees and about openness of society, then I think our appointments cannot be made by a present troubles will seem as nothing process which allows the judged to compared with what lies ahead. '.. outvote their judges ... "My elders and betters, my peers "But most of it (the pressure driving and contemporaries are backed to the young people to universities wall, then driven up the wall, eventually involuntarily) is pure conformity to the driven up and over it, by students who pace of the conventional escalators of are often fundamentally success. Parental concern is whetted, of anti-intellectual; who are impatient with course, by the fear that once off the learning and research; who think there escalator the son or daughter might ar~ social ends other than the never get back on. advancement of learning which a .. ..Adams predicts "The dreadful word 'drop-out' - university should serve; and who see no quite appropriately pejorative at the reason why the majority vote of elementary and high school level - has students should not dictate what those been allowed to frustrate sensible plans ends are and how they should be 'floodtide of change' for splicing academic and nonacademic pursued ..