Current, January 21, 1988 University of Missouri-St

University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1980s) Student Newspapers 1-21-1988 Current, January 21, 1988 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, January 21, 1988" (1988). Current (1980s). 237. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1980s/237 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (1980s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. r ! • ., .. l )~ , '4 January 21, 1988 University of Missouri· St. Louis Issue 592 UM Withdraws S. A rican Funds by Kevin Kleine powerful message about our business in South Africa, and our managing editor commitment." state and national policY,as well as Magrath thought that his third other developments, contribute to After more than two years of pro point was probably the most impor the growing power of that symbol," testing by students and faculty, the tant reason for the decision. On Dec Magrath told the Board of Curators. University of Missouri has adopted 18, 1987,the Board of Curators adop "By adopting the policy I recom a plan for divesting of University ted the president's recommenda mend, we will reaffirm our position retirement and endowment trust tion that a plan for total divestment that the University of Missouri funds in U.S. companies holding be implemented. The vote by the strives to be a place open, hospit investments in South Africa. Board of Curators was a 5-2 decision able and sensitive to the needs and The University began the divest with Curators John P. Lichtenegger concerns of black Americans--as it ment plan Jan. 1. Over the next five and Edwin S. Turner being the should and must be to per~ons of all years, about $75 million will be dissenters. races," he said. divested. The University adopted a policy Over the last two years, the UM President C. Peter Magrath in 1985 that provided for the divest University has divested $7.1 million said there were three compelling ment of funds from companies that of investments .in companies doing reasons for the decision to divest: did not meet the standards set by the business in South Africa. Magrath . • "The decision to further divest Rev. Leon Sullivan . said that he .was unable to find any flows logically from the 1985 policy Even though the move for divest proof that the new, phased divest and affirms a concern for the social ment has started, the president does ment plan would be financially and moral implications of the not think it is a solution to the prob unsafe or unprofitable. University of Missouri's investment lems in South Africa. "Above all, I am convinced that a policy." "We should do so not because we decision to adopt this new policy and • "The policies of the state of arrogantly believe that what we do to move toward a total and complete r Missouri, and many other states and here can affect the course of events divestment of our ties with Sister Kelley Honored . Marilyn Zimmerman the nation, are based on an emerg in the continuing tragedy in South businesses having investments in ing consensus that the South African Africa," Magrath said. "We should South Africa is a policy that is both do so because we believe it is the Sister Theresa McGrath, provincial general of the Sisters of Charity of the Incar~ate Word, accepts an hon racial and political situation must logical and necessary--because it is change. right step and the correct signal for educationally and morally correct," • orary D~ctor ofHum~ne Letters degree for Sister patricia An n Kelley at the Commencement ceremonies of the the University of Missouri to give in Umverslty ~f MISS~Ufl-St. L.ouis on January 3. Giving Sister Mc Grath the degree is Jay Barton. UM Vice President . "The University of Missouri in Magrath said. fulfilling its highest values and for :.I,.cademLc Affairs. Lookmg on IS UM-St. Louis Chancellor Marguerite R. Barnett. The University's Curators 1987 is unequivocally committed to Specifically, the policy says: 'ideals," he said. 1. de.clde~ last month to give the award posthumously to Sister Kelley, who spent many years caring for the poor in the equality of opportunity and to That five years from January 1, "A powerful symbol has grown St. LOUiS area. For a text of Chancellor Barnett's remarks, see page 5. minority education and this action sends an indirect but exceedingly around investments in firms doing See SOUTH AFRICA page 5 ( Library To Cut Serials; Blames Cost Increases Leader n tiy JohnK Igore associate news editor CORee. - ions . Due to :-ising costs, the library will be forced to make a 25 percent cut III Its senals department this July. _ The serials department includes magazines, journals, yearbooks I and annuals. "Serial prices have increased enormously," said Joan Rapp. director Field Dies of the library. Professor Joseph Cannon, 62, pointing to the Kentucky system to the increased prices are caused by publis'her Accordi~g Rap~, passed away January 12 after as a model for its reforms. generated mcreases III subscription prices in conjunction with the drop suffering a heart attack. He had Between his service in Ken in value of the dollar. been an Associate Professor in tucky and Maryland, Cannon ser Starting in July, library officials will work with the faculty to identify the Administration of Justice the titles to be cut. ved as a staff member on the Department at UM-St. Louis for Joint Commission on Correc ."We hav.e some hard choices to make," said Rapp. "Do we start cutting the past eleven years. tional Manpower and Training in wlth a senal costmg $25,000 per year, or do we cut ten serials costing Cannon, a Navy veteran of Washington, D,C. .. much less?" World War II, graduated from Governor Spiro T. Agnew, Ac~ording to Rapp, the serials cut will be especially damaging Ohio State in 1950 and was awar aware of Cannon's outstanding becaus~ the University's serials collection is already sub-standard. ded a Master of Social Work reputation in Kentucky, appoin The lIbrary currently has 3,100 journal subscriptions in its collection. degree with specialization in ted him Commissioner of Cor "Accepted standards for universities with a graduate program call for at correctional administration rections for the state of Maryland least double what we have ," she said. from Ohio State in 1956. in 1967. As State Commiss-ioner "~be library's b~d~et is $100,000 short of the amount we need to keep From 1949 to 1963 he worked of Corrections in Maryland, Can Professor Joseph G. Cannon the .Journal subscnptlOns we already do have," said Rapp. for the Ohio prison system. In the non 's conviction was to move Smce 1978, the UM-St. Louis libraries have been forced to cancel more Ohio sysiem, Cannon served as a Maryland into a more adjunct teaching positions at entering prison do not become than 500 serial subscriptions. In the same period of time, costs for the case worker, Director of the enlightened handling of Bellarmine College in Louis subhuman; they retain certain :emammg tItles bave grown from $256,221 to $532,000 in 1986-87 , an state's pre-release program, prisoners. ville, Kentucky ; Johns Hopkins elemental rights. One of those Illcrease of 107.6 percent. Supervisor of social services, His philosophy of penology at University in Baltimore, rights is to be treated like a According to a study conducted by the library, the current situation is a and Director of treatment ser this time was twofold. His first Maryland; and the University of human being. He sacrificed his consequence of the fact that real funds at or above inflationary levels vices for the Division of responsibility was to lock up the Maryland School of Social Work. own personal career ambitions have not been committed to the libraries of the UM system for many Correction. convicted offender and hold him He was also involved as a consul in the effort to end political cor years. In 1963, re~ly .accepting the in a humane manner for the tant and expert witness in over ruption and the inhuman con -cha\lerrg-e-t6 upgrade the state's length of time prescribed by the forty court cases. Mostly Federal ditions it created in the penal I cases, these reflected alleged system. • much criticized prison system, sentencing authority. The long New Librar.y The.ft Plan Sought Cannon was appointed the Com range goal involved giving the violations of constitutional His base of experience was missioner of Corrections for the offender an insight into his own rights of county, state and rooted in practice, which is what by John Kilgore magazines. "Students complain to federal prisoners. made him an ideal teacher. He associate news editor us that the article they need is miss state of Kentucky by Governor problem and providing him with Bert Combs. some skills which would enable Cannon served as an taught from experience and not • Students caught stealing or ing." In addition, Rapp said that Adminstrator and Superinten just from an interpretation of mutilating books from tne UM-St. there have been incidents of multi The appointment of Joseph him to cope with life on the Cannon as Kentucky's new Com outside. dent within the Illinois Depart literature on the field. Louis Library may be subject to ple theft of books.

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