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I MONT CLARION Voi. 50, No. 1 Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Thurs., Jan. 3 0 , 1975 Davis Resigns as Chaplain By Irene McKnight realized that my involvement on a CCP program, which is a seminar on Davis noted that the "role of the a scr i p t u r a 11 y-o r i e n t a t ed Rev. Thomas Davis, full-time commuter campus could not be religions of the seventies which gives campus ministry has evolved." "I Christianity." Students are not using Catholic campus minister since continued indefinitely," he said, credit to its participants. Davis has have tried to make myself available religion as a crutch, but to find a September, I967, is leaving Montclair "therefore I found it necessary to also done extensive work on the to the people of the campus: the deeper meaning in their lives," he State after over seven years of seek out a new form of ministry." Committee for Better Human staff, faculty, administration and the said. involvement in campus life. Although somewhat sad at the Relations, the Montclair Fair Housing student body, as a minister and as a Davis added that students today Davis, who also served as part time thought of leaving MSC, Davis is Committee, and other similiar person," he said. "M y people, not are less involved in idealistic causes, looking forward to his new position. groups. program centered ministry will as was the case in the sixties. He He said, "I do not come as a Messiah, Davis also approximated that I5 to continue." attributes this to the state of the but I plan to make any contribution 20 hours per week were spent HE ADDED that MSC was not a economy and of the world in general that I can.” counseling students. In the late "ghetto operation", but rather he since the war At a time when most people are sixties, Davis was very involved in the became involved in the life of the TODAY'S STUDENTS have the moving from the cities to the peace movement, as well as the campus by identifying problems. added responsibility of finding jobs suburbs, Davis noted that his struggle for racial integration. In the On the subject of students and in the tight job market, and therefore alternate move will present new late sixties, Davis was very involved religion, Davis contemplated that the are more interested in the problems problems and challenges. in the peace movement, as well as the interest and involvement in the of reality. However, Davis noted that DAVIS, LOOKING back over his struggle for racial integration. In structural Church is waning, but the MSC students were never radical in a years at MSC, said that he has found addition, a great part of his work interest and desire for religious destructive sense of the word, but great acceptance and that the included saying the mass on campus experience is rising. He explained, radical in the best sense-that is, students and administration have and in Newman House. "There is a movement in process for challenging the world on its values. been supportive of his values and intentions. H is extensive list of Possibility of EOF CutE accomplishments include involvement in the purchase and renovation of Newman House, a facility on Valley Road which serves Sparks Campuswide Reac Rev. Thomas Davis as a meeting place not only for By Art Sharon disadvantaged state residents who Goes to New Ministry Catholics but for all members of the statewide. There are a. a The probability of cutbacks in the had little or no chance of attending campus minister and chaplain of campus community. 600 students enrolled in . Educational Opportunity Fund institutions of higher education. Newman House from I950 to I956, is Davis describes Newman House as MSC. Reuben M. Johnson Sv.. (EOF) has prompted reaction at THE PROGRAM currently has an moving to a position as pactoi at St. "an important oart of my life—a director of MSC's EOF program. MSC. The American Federation of enrollment of nearly 13.000 Paul's Church in the Greenville creation." Newman House has been Teachers (AFT) has begun to section of Jersey City. He w ill be used to hold various seminars and as circulate a petition in protest of the succeeded by Father Kenneth a meeting place during the faculty alleged cutbacks. Herbster. strikes of I969 and I974. According to the petition, the WHEN ASKED about his SOME OF his other EOF directors will be told to limit all parture from MSC, Davis noted accomplishments include the budget requests to a maximum 8% it his feelings are mixed. "I initiation and continuation of the increase over last year. Given the rate of inflation, such a lim it represents a substantial reduction of funds. AFT, State Lack HE PETITION also alleges that the Board of Higher Education has recommended a $400,000 cut in Final Agreement EOF statewide. The EOF office in Trenton denies that such a cut w ill 8y Janet Byrne take place. The causal issues of the strike — teachers' salary increase and job The state would not comment on icurity — remain unsolved in its aftermath, as negotiations between the the 8% maximum increase. The press ouncil of New Jersey State College Locals of the American Federation of office of NJ Governor Brendan T. eachers (AFT) and the state continue from last Thursday and Friday to the Byrne did say that all departments ime days of this week. would have to face cutbacks in the MANCHESTER, INDIANA "O f the strike issues resolved, not included are the next fiscal year's wages new budget. The state would not nd fringe benefits for teachers," said Frank Mason, the state's negotiator, release actual figures on the cutbacks. fter the second day of negotiating sessions in Trenton. When questioned about the 8% UNLESS THE New Jersey state legislature makes major additions to or increase, Vincent Calabrese, ubstitutions in the budget. Mason continued, there will be "no money to vice-president of administration and Ife r" and the teachers will experience a "zero increase year." The state, he finance at MSC, stated that he didn't dded, has "other very immediate needs." know what the exact budget figures Marcoantonio Lacatena, AFT president, contended in a telephone interview would be. iaturday that the salary issue is not a closed one, and noted that the AFT is CALABRESE ADDED, "I would he only public employee union with which the state is even negotiating, personally regret to see a cutback in -acatena expects a "long weekend session to bring most of the issues to a EOF." He explained, "I think it is a iulmination.” fine program and it has afforded Lacatena disclosed that, though the state's dire financial position was many people the opportunity to go THE HECKMAN BINDERY, INC. THE BINDERY, HECKMAN N. mpeding progress on the major issues, significant decisions had been made in to college." avor of restoring academic rank and tenure for school librarians. One of the faculty members LACATENA ALSO predicted that this reinstatement in New Jersey would, circulating the petition is Lucinda f agreed upon, reverse a national trend" that began four years ago to strip Long of the Committee Against librarians of their job security. Racism (CAR). Concerning the The AFT s president went on to say that the school budget submitted to cutbacks, Long stated, " I think this the state by the Department of Higher Education was slashed about 5% by the cutback is just the first step." She Bureau o udgets. so any plans for bigger enrollments or new programs next added, "The state is trying to :«0 3 S semester will have to be cancelled. eventually make a college education It may be a rough year, Lacatena remarked, and there might be some an impossibility for low-income not so unny nuisances such as paper rationing and colder classrooms, where people." already every other ceiling light is being left off. The EOF program was created by MONTCLARION/Blalse DIFedele WHEN QUESTIONED about the possibility of another state teacher's the New Jersey legislature in 1968. It GET THEM CLASSES OUT: These desks dotted the College Hall corridor walkout, acatena said that it was always an element," since the state "does provides educational opportunities after a number o f Chapin Hall residents placed them in front o f MSC President not move unless threatened." and financial assistance to Dr. David W.D. Dickson's office In protest against classes jn their dorms. A According to Mason, the state is under no pressure at the moment. educationally and financially story appears on page 3. 2. MON TCL A R IO N /Thurs., Jan. 30. 1975 others $3.50 and $4.50. College. Panzer Gym, 7 pm MEETING. CLUB publicity Admission: SGA ID, free. I t F'i , GRAbS, PROF'»: EARN personnel. CLUB Office, Center MEETING. Accounting club general .$2000 OR MORE AND FREE fourth floor, 9 am-11am.