MADISON MEMORIAL LIBRARY Hiring bias case set for Sept trial By IIWAVNK YANIKY that Poddar does not have the We ^Bteeze A $I.H million lawsuit funds to travel to Virginia charging James Madison twice once for depositions \»\ I.M James Madison University ^eSmnSky^ufy^^m University with racially and a second time for the trial No. • discriminatory hiring prac- Poddar "is. currently tices has been set tor trial unemployed and has been September 28. unemployed for some time" Dr. BhagwatiP K. Poddar, and cannot afford to make two a professor born in India and cross-country trips, according now an America n citizen, filed to papers Read filed in the suil in U.S. District Court in US. District Court Clerk's Harrisonburg last summer office. alleging that JMU did not hire "The sole purpose o/ him to fill a vacancy in the «JMU) in requiring these two sociology department because trips to Virginia is to oppress of his national origin. (Poddar) and to take ad- JMU has claimed he was vantage of his lack of finan- rejected in favor of better ces," the papers state. qualified applicants. Read had asked the court to At a pre-trial conference set the depositions "a few July 12 Poddar, who lives in days prior to the trial date" so Oregon, was ordered to ap- that his client would hdte to pear at JMU August 15 so the make only one trip. university can take his A spokesman for the At- deposition. A deposition is torney General's office in sworn testimony given under Richmond. which is examination by an attorney, representing JMU, said in this case, the opposing Monday that they needed the party's counsel, for use as depositions set "sufficiently evidence at trial, to help prior to trial" to adequately ' narrow the points at issue or prepare for the case. to obtain more information. "There is too much Judge James Turk rejected likelihood of a surprise wit- a motion by Poddar's at- ness that we wouldn't be able torney. Beverley Read of to prepare for" or other Lexington, to quash to surprise testimony if depositions on the grounds (Continued on Page 7) Two students nabbed in major drug raid Two James Madison University students, including a former Honor Council prosecutor, were among 13 persons arrested in coordinated raids in Harrisonburg and Richmond last week that netted nearly a dozen stolen cars, stolen guns and about $100 000 in drugs. Students William McKay and Steve Driebe. an Honor Council coordinator (prosecutor) in 1976-77 and Jeffery Miller of Fairfax were arrested in the first series of raids Thursday night at Shank Apartments in which $10,000 worth of drugs and $5,000 in cash were seized. On Friday ten people were arrested in raids in and around Richmond on charges of grand larceny, auto theft and possession of drugs. State police in Richmond said Monday that there may be several other arrests and additional charges. A spokesman said they were also checking to see if a cache of firearms seized in the raid were stolen. The Harrisonburg and Richmond raids climaxed a six-month undercover investigation by a state police officer Police reported finding marijuana, cocaine, LSD and hashish oil in the Harrisonburg raid. One of the three men arrested reportedly sold $4,000 worth of LSD to an undercover agent. In addition to narcotics, ten stolen cars, a $40,000 stolen mobile construction crane and several stolen guns in addition to the cache of firearms were recovered in the Richmond part of the raid. Police estimated the value of the drugs seized in the entire operation at about $100,000. Forty pounds of marijuana-several thousand doses of LSD and a half-ounce of cocaine were found W III \ ITS OVKN !H. DhiiRkkK in Ihr shad, people visited the Third Annual IVKC'Y Super McKay was charged with five counts of distributing a con- uml IIH-I'<- is no shade, almost iinvthing will lilanl Yard Sale I or more photos and slorv. trolled substance and four counts of possessing a controlled suffice i-ven »ai|H-i samples and quarter Photo by Lawrence Emerson substance. Miller was charged with three counts of leimmariV |M spite of the heal, over iVU.MM) (Continued on Page >) mean By STkYk S.NVDhK Will the birth of your goal be the death of your concept of business changed from autocratic to team of motivation for a long time," Fowler stated concept." MacGregor s book. "The Human Side of En- Prior to the late 1950s, businessmen were depicted «,Pis question, taken from the lyrics of a Joe terprise, dealt with two theories, x and y Theorv x Williams composition, formed the basis for a guest as cold-blooded, calculated men. obsessed with doing was an autocratic view of business and "probably lecture Friday by Jim Fowler in Dr Bob Haskins' whatever they had to to get to the top of their existed in a lot of first and second generation com- profession. This also began to change with the panies, where the original family was still heavily knglish class, on "The Role of the Businessman in realization that corporations could mold executives involved. ' Literature " Fowler, a New Jersey resident, com- to fit their style. mutes to New York daily where he is vice-president It offered that n individuals dislike work 2) in- of marketing for Curtain and Peas, a division of the "With this realization, corporations began to dividuals should be coerced to work with fear and 3) concentrate on molding individuals who were individuals avoid responsibility, whenever possible Penton-IPC Publishing Company. responsible and efficient, and totally concerned with A more appropriate title for the lecture would «»Ji^ThV'f8 the ?ppo?ite end * °* spectrum; have been The Depiction of the Businessman in interacting in a positive manner with all their fellow stating that U work is a natural inclination workers." said Fowler. "They were expected to be wa a r and Literature " Using references to three books dealing good family men. respected in the community, and ™f^'^? f .P°° certainly not the only with the psychology of businessmen. Fowler method of motivation and 3) committment to com- totally dedicated to projecting this perfect kind of pleting an objective was good for ego satisfaction. discussed changing literary attitudes toward image." businessmen as they relate to technological growth Fowler stated that "MacGregors objective was to within corporations in the past 20 years. Two books, written by industrial psychologists get industry to fall somewhere in the middle of his Doug MacGregor and Abraham Maslow in the late ies His book was in the late 195ns and early 1960s, corporations 2 » ^ Poached as the gospel, 1960s, dealt with the theories of motivation for and MacGregor was brought in by many corporations negan to change as technology became more ad- businessmen. These books "really permeated as a special advisor." ,\W.ed,,,re,vea|eA Fpwder,, v A*, this atairtdv,ft*v /business thinking And became corporation guidelines. ;. ...JVwMwrt pp.P»ge^; Page 2. TIIK ItKKKZK. Wednesday. July 26. 197K 9 'Does birth of your goal mean death of soul? * <Continued from 1'agr it The theories of MacGregor Fowler, "has a sense of self- his personal interest and well- views business as a game Maslow s book "Motivation and Maslow reigned supreme worth based on his knowledge being wi Mi the success of the be won or lost and is a risk and Personality" dealt with in industry, until Michael and his skill. He's confident of company he works for. He's taker The main word in his "the hierarchy of needs." McVie's book. "The Games his ability and this confidence efficient, follows the rules, vocabulary is innovate "Simply put. said Man brought new carries with it a certain and resists change. /"An in- Because of his nature, he often Fowler, "all people have basic revelations and insight to the > feeling of independence He teresting point about the abandons one job in favor of needs, and as soon as one set business world in 1976. Mc- recognizes and accepts his company man is that he is another, out of boredom. of needs disappears, another Vie went to 12 major cor- limits, is responsible, and an frequently dominated by his Are these accurate por- set appea rs." Maslow I isted porations and conducted a excellent family man. usually wife." admitted Fowler. trayals of businessmen'' these needs as physiological, series of interviews with high- more concerned with his "He's just a subservient Fowler thought so. citing security, love and affection, level executives. These children than his wife. person and can't escape being Arthur Haley's two books on esteem, and "the ultimate interviews spawned this book, Finally. he receives directed." industry. "Wheels" and "The need." that of self which classified businessmen satisfaction from competing Company men are often Money Changers." as reasons actualization Maslow four different ways: the with his job. rather than vice presidents, lacking the why. believed that self- craftsman, the jungle fighter, others. energy to be leaders. Many of "In both books, as well as actualization would bring the company man. and the The jungle fighter sym- the men involved in the the television mini-series that forth the greatest productivity games man. bolizes the businessman who Watergate scandal were were derived from the books, from an individual 'The craftsman." said hungers and strives for company men. including the characters involved had success, no matter what the John Mitchell many of the qualities cost. Cunning, sly. ruthless The games man is a rapidly described in McVie's book." Students seized in raid and abrasive, the jungle surfacing individual in said Fowler, adding that "the fighter constantly alienates business, and is epitomized by important thing to remember (Continued from Page <' people, and as a result is often the (ate John F.