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C.I (Bnmtwttnrt !a% (EamjroB Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXIX NO. 17 STORRS. CONNECTICUT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1975 Trustees to receive recommended changes By MARK A. DUPUIS involvement whh sports programs. News Editor Review Committee Chairman Morton Between 20 and 25 recommended J. Tcnzcr, director of the Institute of changes in University programs, some Urban Research, said Monday that the dealing with sports and student services, committee has begun its review of the will be presented to the Board of 22 departments of the College of Liberal Trustees next week for final approval. Arts and Sciences, the largest academic Vice President for Academic Affairs division at UConn. Kenneth G. V ilson said Monday. Tcnzcr said the committee spent mini The recommendations stem from of the summer reviewing non-academic suggestions compiled by the areas, including policies and operation budget-conscious Program Review of the Albert X. Jorgensen Auditorium, Committee. The committee was created the William Bcnton Museum of Art, and in February by the Board of Trustees to several areas involving student affairs review all programs and make and personnel. recommendations how funds could l>c TenWf declined to disclose the spent more efficiently. committee's recommendations. Wilson said the recommendations, The suggestions made bv the which he declined to specify are still committee are forwarded to Wilson and being compiled, and will be presented to President Ferguson, who then direct the Board of Turstees when it meets further action. The committee Oct. 10. He said some of the committee suggestion! range from specific suggestions arc still being reviewed, and recommendations to vague for long term reactions solicited from the departments changes, len/.er said. and areas they concern. Photo by Jay Skerrlt. I he committee recommendations Listing the recommendations fan made over the summer included changes several areas. Wilson said they involve WHITE FACE - Mimist Dan Kamin acting out his wordless art in Von der in Student personnel and J orgensen Mehden Hall. both academic and non-academic auditorium, len/.er said. programs, including an indirect Tcnzcr said the committee's review of the College of liberal Arts and Sciences will take al least two months, because of the size of the college and number of departments involved. He said the committee should complete its review Boston teachers to end walkout by the end of this academic year. len/.er said the committee should not be viewed as a group out to cut BOSTON (UPI) A week-long agreement, he added, "is perhaps 95 per tentative agreement was announced at a programs and save money, but rather to teachers' strike which crippled cent complete." union rally. find the most efficient way to spend court-ordered desegregation is over. Last Despite the contract hitch, a The strike cost teachers more than $2 available funds. Some programs arc minute semantic difficulties in a telephone recording at the Boston million in wages, their union $60,000 in clearly directed to save money, while contract reached earlier Monday, were Teachers Union headquarters advised fines and halted court ordered others are to get more from the money resolved Monday evening, the President teachers that a settlement had been desegregation of schools. available, he said. of the Boston Teachers Union said. reached and told them to report to work Signing of the contract, drawn up "Boston 'teachers will be going back Tuesday. during a 23-hour bargaining session , was to work tomorrow (Tuesday)," McDonough said he thought a delayed when the School Committee Ford to avoid Robbinson said. majority of the striking teachers would sent its negotiators back to the "During the day we had some return to work Tuesday despite bargaining table to clarify "a matter of language problems which we ironed out "language problems" which the School language and semantics." appearances this evening about 8:30p.m. Committee had with the tentative "Apparently we left the lawyers alone School Committee Chairman J ohn J. agreement. The tentative pact too long in the hotel room," said School McDonough said he expected final reportedly was a $13 million package. Committee Chairman J ohn J. agreement would be reached Tuesday School Superintendent Marion Fahey McDonough. before crowds after lawyers for the two sides agreed to said about 2,500 teachers reported to He said a hitch developed over how wording changes. That tentative schools Monday after acceptance of the OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) - President the extra time issue, conceded by the Ford will avoid planned large gatherings union, would be used by the School where crowds cannot IK- screened and Committee and around specific wording will go more for impromptu meetings in in the planning and development period which audiences can IK- watched more Clinic drops pediatrics, granted elementary teachers. closely, his campaign managei said "I wouldn't be surprised if the Monday. settlement wouldn't be put off few a Howard II. "Bo" Callawav . national wont replace service few hours," McDonough said. "As of chairman of the President lord this morning, 1 though we did" have an Committee, said he and Ford would ByTERRlMANGINI are "theoretically" not entitled to the agreement. Union officials indicated prefer the President had the freedom to News Editor services he said. they would send teachers back to school travel as he pleased. Free pediatric services for about 300 The health services are primarily for and classes would resume Tuesday, since "The President is not going to be student families ended this year with the full time students, Glasgow said. the union's Executive Board approved foolhardy," he said. "He is going to resignation of the Infirmary's only Glasgow said the children have been the tentative agreement. make trips that make sense." pediatrician, but the director of student referred to other facilities except in health services said Monday the •mergency cases. He said routine "services would have been cut anyway." examinations have been referred to Last July, Margarecta Patterson 'well baby clinics." Glasgow said there resigned as pediatrician at the Infirmary is one such clinic in Willimantic. and child care services were The well baby clinic in Willimantic ,s discontinued. open one day a week, and according to a John M. Glasgow, director of student student oarent the clinic is overbooked. health services said pediatric care costs Bill Doherty, who is a member of a the University about 150,000 each year committee working to reinstate tnc and he has "no intentions of reinstating child health care, said a group of about the services." A 15 parents are circulating a petition to Glasgow said he had to make a cHoicc have the pediatric services restored. on between spending the money on the Doherty said the services, which pediatric services or "shortchanging Patterson provided for five years, were other programs." free to dependents of students. There are about 1,500 UConn Doherty said the group plans to issue students who have children. a statement of "distress and concern" "The wrong people were using the because over 40 per cent of student facilities," Glasgow said. Many faculty families earn less than Si..000 a year and GRAND OPENING - Members of the UConn Co-op's Board of Trustees cut the and staff members were bringing their can not afford the additional costs of ribbon at the bookstores grand opening Monday. The store opened for business six children to the infirmary«-and that they private pediatricians. months ago.group's celebration this year. .. (dimnrrttrut Sattg (Eampua EDITORIALS & COMMENTARY Steven D. Hull Jon. L Sandberg William Sherman Donald M. Mosley Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Business Manager Associate Editor of equipment, financial aid, and fuel. Unstringing To insure that UConn would *mz » not come up short in essential the puppet areas and that money would be * used where it is needed most University administrators seem should let UConn distribute the to be obsessed with money. One money. rarely visits a UConn office To increase the University's without getting involved in a yearly bu. get, without seriously lengthy discussiom about budget damaging other state agencies the priorities and "available dollars." legislature should pass Ferguson's Press conferences with President request to let UConn use Ferguson are dominated by approximately $5 million questions about UConn's financial collected yearly in tuition. The status. -I WUDTKY TOSTRCTROWWXS. BUT HE'S PERSUADED ME THE TWINS IS LOADED...' money which currently goes to Programs are not usually the state's General Fund would discussed in terms of its quality or greatly ease UConn's money need. Administrators want to problems. know how much it will cost and Governor Grasso and the state Grasso and the legislator holding Action is needed soon by the how can the price be trimmed. This legislator can administer it. The the strings. The governor and governor and legislature so UConn money obsession grows worse only cure is to give UConn some legislature go thru the UConn administrators can stop mumbling each time UConn's bud .et gets degree of fiscal independence and budget request item by item, about money they have no cut or an unexpected expense is a yearly bu .get that at least keeps appropriating only what they see control over and begin discussing uncovered pace with imlation. fit in each category. Last year some of the important academic There is a remedy for this Currently, UConn is fiscally Grasso cut large sums from and social problems facing the money madness and only just a pu, pet with Governor UConn's requests in the vital areas school. Rerouting Amtrak: a plea for socialization Behind the Amtrak ticket counter at Japan, and that the American public is the Hartford train station, bright lights ready for nationally- ownded railroads and numbers flash across a computer here.