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Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU The Quill Student Publications 12-13-1971 The Quill -- December 13, 1971 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/the_quill Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "The Quill -- December 13, 1971" (1971). The Quill. Paper 180. http://docs.rwu.edu/the_quill/180 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Quill by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PROV • BRISTOL Ut Vol. XI No. 13 A News Service for the Educational Community. Monday, December 13, 1971 ~u flrmnriam Rona Id J. Davis .. He was placed in the earthly world to enliven the heart of Man with his beautiful and profound sayings. He was a noble soul, sent by the Goddess of Understanding to soothe and make gentle the human spirit ... Gib ran .. Ronald Davis was more than an historian. He was a skilled craftsman well versed in refinishing antique furniture. From this art he took the patience and sense of pride in accomplishment, per meating every aspect of his life. As a man and a father he practiced the virtues of generosity, strong sense of humor and intelligent compassion. He often remarked that his ego provided him with the certainty of an afterlife and he lived this life honestly and with great pride. A friend to his students; they sought him for more than academic counseling. He became involved in their lives as only a friend is ever allowed to be. Ronald Davis left behind a wonderful wife and three small children. He left in the hearts of all a sense of gladness to have had the fortune of knowing him. Roger Williams has lost more than its most gifted historian. Much more. James Williams Page z THE QUILL Mnnday, December 13, 1971 Editorial Commentary Viewpoint: The Benefits Gauvey's Pot The L~adership Gap of Belonging to Roger By fits and starts, and what at times seemed almost to be the process of •' by Len Mayo we have shown that we do care, Williams College elimination, Dr. Ralph Gauv~y introduced to the faculty last Wednesday Considering the conditions under that we are genuinely concerned, by William H. Forsyth a plan for dealing with the specific grievances of the visitation committee which he came, Dr. Gauvey and that all that is needed to give As the academic community on accreditation, in hopes of being able to correct those ills in time for deserves praise for showing the cohesion to the variety of the knows, the world of business and reconsideration. The maze of committees and sub-committees that intestinal fortitude required to face values espoused by the Providence industry is a terrible place. There constitute the proposal, as well as a series of miniscule points of order the Providence students at the students is a common bond. For us, are all sorts of nasty executives and sometimes petty bickering, prompted student observers to wonder if meeting held ori Monday, now, that bond is accreditation. Dr. and managers who refuse to act the meeting was being conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order or December 6. We all realize, I am Gauvey has agreed to re~n to justly in their relationship with the rules of a roman circus. sure, that he fully expected to get Providence during the second labor. This immoral behavior is the reception he received. week in January. If we are to classified into two major divisions, "Boulwarism" and "Crawfor The primary aspect of the plan is an ad hoc committee, known to friend That sums up the ,praise! expect that the administration Our President is not foolish. He remain convinced of our concern, dism". and foe alike as the Accreditation Expediting Committee, to oversee the "Boulwarism", named after an workings of the various sub-committees and to make sure that by the end knew what the students in we had better show up in January ' Providence would ask in his with better than 300 students. If we executive of General Electric, is a of March, when a progress report will be prepared for submission to the policy of destroying all labor accrediting body,;tll of the problems outlined for the college have been questioning session. The shame is, don't show solidarity now, after that with the exception of some starting the way that we have, the organizations. It is a subtle policy, eliminated. The five sub-committees for dealing with specifics are the not the more commonly identified Goverance Committee, the Administration Committee, the Resources minor points, the President of this administration will let up. You college did not have the answers to know it, I know it, and the ad one of physical and economic and Funding Committee, the Academic Committee, and the Tenure threats, but one of apparent Committee. those questions. By-and-large, ministration knows it too. We don't answers to questions did not say want to let that happen. goodness and concern. anything. The President answered However Dr. Gauvey's replies It works this way: - Each of the sub-committees, with the exception of the Tenure Com questions to his satisfaction, no . were received, he said that he has I. Company exploitation of mittee, which deals with a faculty/administration problem, has doubt, but supposedly, his trip to plans to rectify the problems which employees representation for students, faculty, and administration alike. It is the Providence was made to satisfy the are blocking our accreditation. 2. Employee dissatisfaction function of these sub-committees to propose ways in which the criteria for that the college understood the Some of these plans were men 3. Employee organization accreditation in their areas can actually be met this time, instead of reasons given for our not getting tioned during his talk. However, 4. a) Company offers of benefits to employees in general. b) Secret gl~sed over in hopes that they would be overlooked. accreditation at this time, to although I am convinced of the satisfy us that he had a plan to President's good intent on the threats and/or bribes to employee . resolve:the ineq'uities found, and to matter of accreditation, and that leadership. Although Dr. Gauvey's plan for attack may seem bulky and un- satisfy- us that he would take the he has some form of plan to work 5. Employees' acceptation of manageable, it is at least a start. And as the various committees begin to necessary, vigorous action by, the intent and the plans are not company offers come into existence, it becomes the obligation of anyone interested in required to implement these plans sufficient to get it done. By the 6. Death of employee seeing Roger Williams College receive its accreditation to oversee the so that we would be ready for second week in January, the plans organization work of these groups. Each of the sub-committees is committed to reconsideration for accreditation should have been transcribed to a 7. Company exploitation of holding open meetings, at which suggestions and recommendations-are when the time came. To my manner of action, and the employees welcomed for consideration. Students should attend those meetings, dismay, and the dismay of those, President should be able to have 8. Repetition of steps 1 through 6, armed with interest and constructive criticism. They should come not to others in attendance, Dr. Gauvey some answers. What must be done etc. bicker and ·bullshit endlessly over petty points of personal interest, failed. He failed badly. Over 300 now is for someone, hopefully Dr. "Crawfordism" is named after a because enough of that goes on already, but to offer ideas that deal wi~h students saw and heard him fail. Gauvey, to take the reins of practice of '.fhompson Products. In the facts and issues. But he should not and did not have leadership to assure that the this policy, Crawford acted the to fail. All that was necessary was necessary work is done. , part of a benevolent father who that he say answers instead of just Let's give the administration the loved all his children and had only So much of what seems to constitute college life is sell-serving, cir words. time it needs to digest the complete their best interests at heart. It cuitous monologue, and so little constructive and worthwhile. The college The ·students representation at report of the accreditation com works this way: - community and particularly the students, now are offered a chance to the meeting with the President was mittee and start action on the I. Company exploitation of reverse that situation, and in the course of that reversal to help Roger a real surprise - to me, to those deficiencies. Let's find out what we workers Williams College become an accredited institution. Within the others present, and I am sure to the can do to help eliminate our 2. Employee dissatisfaction framework of committees and sub-committees lies the hope for ac administration. The popular belief weaknesses, and let's do it. Let us 3. Employee organization creditation in the near future. among all segments of the college be able to say when the time 4. Father Crawford's ignoring of is and has been, that there exists no comes, that we have not been found employee organization It is, of course, sad to think of a school drowning in its own issue which has sufficient student wanting in our assistance to our 5.