, Volume 69, No. 4 An AS/t/ISU Publication Bozeman, MT. Friday, Oct. 7, 1977 WAMI satellite transmits first lecture today by Richard Mechlenburg "'tremendous amount o help and cooperation from the The first of over 80 F&TV department. According broadcasts is being made to Gjestson, Tom Jenkins, the today for students at MSU in chief engineer for the F& TV the WAMI Program, via the has been much more than Communications constructive. Technological Satellite (CTS). Among the items being WAMI is a University of added are two color TV Washington (UW) program cameras, additional audio designed to stretch medical receivers and senders, color education from Seattle into lighting and film chains to Alaska, Montana and Idaho show color films and slides. by sharing faculty and The use of CTS as a means facilities, First year medical to interview medical school students are thus enabled to applicants is a major test of study in any of these states the satellite according to although only Washington Gjestson. It may also be has a complete program. utilized for recruitment of It is going to be a three day Homecoming weekend and there are going to be a lot of people on the As a result, more doctors minorities from high schools streets and highways. If you plan to 'really celebrate', let a friend drive. are trained for rural as well as and colleges with metropolitan areas. discussions of health-care . Currently at MSU, WAMI is career opportunities between testing the feasibility, ef­ students and parents and a Faculty meet to d~scuss fectiveness and potential of minority member in a health using the CTS as a teaching care career at Seattle. aid. Last month, CTS's PET merit-based pay plan CTS provides two-way (Portable Earth Transport) television communication travelled to Kalispell, Great by Anne Zelman failed to satisfy some of cording to one formula which between two or more points Falls, Missoula and Billin!J.S Skeptical faculty members those affected. 1s the same for all members. 1n North America, to conduct consultations via gathered Wednesday night to Academic Vice President These five are: allowing med. students at CTS between medical experts voice their dissatisfaction William Walter, Director of --possession of a terminal MSU to receive a full credit in Seattle and general with a plan for academic Administration Tom Nopper, degree in the member's field course from the Seattle practioners in Montana with salary budgeting instituted at and · Department Heads (•.e. Ph .D.); campus. case studies and troublesome MSU this year. Richard McConnen --seniority (either the WAMI, in cooperation with diagnoses. The Merit Based and (economics) and James number of years the member the F& TV department has In the future, Gjestson Market Differential Salary Pickett (biology) served as a has been at MSU , or the been converting McCall Hall's predicted the CTS or a si milar Schedule (MBMDSS) was resource panel to explain number of years since at­ studio from black and white satellite may provide equal devised in an attempt to make MBMDSS and to answer taining the highest degree); to color. medical care for every person the salary scale more questions. --administrative positions Ronald Gjestson, the Site in the U.S. equitable from department to According to Pickett, the held (i.e. department head); Coordinator for WAMI said department across the plan considers seven com­ --market differential (a the conversion required a (Continued to Page 17) campus and to lessen the ponents in setting a faculty statistically derived factor arbitrary nature of salary member's salary. The first five rating the national demand decisions. are quantifiable factors: that Apparently, the plan has is, they may be judged ac- (Continued to Page 19 ) Congress funds MHD by Richard Mecklenburg continue the MHD program by · Pettit to 50 YRS. AGO Congressman Max Baucus building an experimental test announced Wednesday that facility in Butte. MHD ex­ visit MSU one-half billion dollars _was periments are also currently appropriated by the being conducted at MSU. Commissioner of Higher VICIOUS AERIAL ATTACK FAILS Washington Joint House MHD was brought to Education, Dr. Lawrence K. Senate Conference Com­ Montana in 1974 by the Pettit , will visit the MSU combined efforts of AS BOBCATS LOSE TO IDAHC mission of Science, to campus on Oct. 11-12. He will Congressman Lee Metcalf continue Magneto meet and answer questions Montana State Gains 147 Yards On Forward Passes But Lose and Mike Mansfield. Hydrodynamics (MHD) ex­ from interested students from In Straight Football periments in Montana. There will be a feature story 2:00-3:30 p.m. on the af­ Tactics The one-half billion dollar on the MHD program in next ternoon of the 11th in the appropriation wlll be used to Friday's issue. SUB , Room 310. An open The weekly Exponent, those days), had had the question and answer published on Oct. 4, 1927 largest snake dance fn years, discussion period with ran that banner. Perhaps it and stated inside that the faculty wil l follow at 4:00 was fate that the Vandals Bobcats had trounced Denver Columbus Day p.m. in the same room. At should force a repeat of that 12 to 6. Though our game is 10 : 00 a.m. on the 12th, Dr. heading 50 years later. against Weber State, maybe been taking Columbus Day that same spirit can be reborn Ever since Columbus Pettit will meet with the MSU But wait. The following, off. Have a good published on Oct. 11 , 1927 in our favor this time. Let's discovered the North Executive Committe in the Columbo holiday and see noted that MSC (Montana make it a real homecoming. American Continent in President's Conference us next Friday. State College as It was in Let's beat Weber! 1492, The Exponent has Room. ROTC student replies to Bower EDITOR : almost any natural disaster skiing; etc. These activities are offered as a class, which 1 ·::::~;:~:~~:;~$::::::::=:~~:;:;:;~:3:::~::::;:::::::;:::;:;:;:::::::::::::::;:;::~~:~:::::::~~=:::::::::::::::~=::::::x:::~::::;:;:::::;:;:;:;':;:~':=~=:~:;:;::::::'!:::::::-:;;:':;:::::::~~==s::~ My I et ter concerns the Oct . could tell usthat the Army is open to any student here at '? Why do we need a euphemism to refer to people past the age } 4 issue of the EXPONENT. helped them out Any MSU . Even those of us who { of 60 (or 65--l'm not sure what the requirements are these days- l Mr. Jim Bower wrote of his Governor of a state which has are in ROTC are not required ii) why do we even make cut-off points)? In polite society, old ;\! objections to ROTC ad­ experienced a ntural disaster to take this Special { people are 'senior citizens'--but I'm not very polite and anyway, jt vertising. His particular could probably tell us that it Forces class. f: 'senior citizens' sounds vaguely patriotic and makes me think ofI\ i objections to the flier, in was the Army that helped to ~:; grizzled granddads out waving flags on election day... i! itself, may havve been recover survivors and Any student interested in J It's an argument worn thin by overuse, but a socleiy which is J arranted. Any kind of. flier, no casua •. · "'c; . this calss need not worry f ashamed of its old people, which considers 'old' an insult and p matter who the advertiser, I agree .. ., the editor in about a commitment to the :t not an honor, is mistaken in its values. ,j;j will end up as litter. printing letter~ ,f opinion, Army. The only cases where a 'f For what is an old person? Physically, not as spry as once, Vi I agree with Mr. Bower when however, I think Mr. Bower commitment of service is \: not as beautiful perhaps, perhaps crippled. But old people's f he says he " hope(s) people should perhaps do a little required are those who accept ti memories stretch out as far as this country is wide (or furtJ1er) t don't think the Army exists research into his facts. an Army ROTC Scholarship \!i and their experiences are as numerous as the wrinkles in their I:'! simply to provide excitement For instance, Mr. liower and those who decide, as :;:;: faces. :': and entertainment to college questions the accuracy of Juniors and Seniors, to such statements as to the continue in the program . ::)' Some old people may be stubborn and set in their way--as }: students," . Army ' s offerinr Any Freshmen or Sopmores f some people of all ages are--and they may not be able to take { 1 too hope people reah~e marksmanship ; back. not on -Scholarship may drop H eare of their needs. But neither can children, and no one thinks ? who is called to. help in packing ; cross country the course, just like any other m; up polite names to keep from calling them what they are. H emergencies. The v1ct1ms of class. •{ It's ail a state of being--an age of man. We must accept it •t' Drive slowly I am sure that Mr. Bower's tj honestly and without recourse to polite terms. 11: opinions are as important as f Next week, when the old people ask for help to raise $50,000 f Dear Edi tor, Complex and I walk through are mine. I feel that Mr. Bower ( for an activities center, think about where they've been and help r I would like to remind the married student housing was not very well informed ] them get where they're going. ;::' students that the university is every day. I see the little about ROTC . not a auto speedway. Drivers children playing near the I have made my decision, as ,'"Mm..