Wake Forest Uaivenlty, Wlnslon-Salem, North Carolina, fo'riday, Mal'<'h 3, 1'178 Regional meetings close By Mary McNeil department for over a year now. received dozens of letters from B3ptist As5oclate Editor "I don't believe the grant is the real across the state, but ·had not felt under issue," said Allen. "The final judgment attack because of the trustees decision to A subcommittee of the \\IF-Convention on it had nothing to do with the grant. · accept all of the grant under the original Relatio.nship Committee refused to listen Carlton Mitchell, associate professor of contract. t!l an open debate and met behind closed religion, said the controversy had Several members of the audience ~ doors with trustees, faculty, students and di~;upted ~he teach!ng of his courses. agreed that the controversy involved the . concerned Baptists Tuesday night to There IS no w~y I can t~ach .the automony of the university and discuss the relationship between the cour~es .I. do . Without . takin~, m~ expressed the desire that academic university and the Baptist State cons1derahon this controversy, sa1d freedom be preserved without sacrificing Convention. Mitchell. "I has to effect tl)e way I teach the Baptist tradition of the school. The meeting .at Knollwood Baptist my ~lasses. Robert Mullinex, executive secretary Church was planned as one of six across Mitchell also. said he ~eels that m t!te of the council of higher education for the the state in which the committee would last two or three years the Baptist convention addressed the crowd after :h - seek written statements and interviews Convention has been moving toward a the discu~ion and assured them their with people involved in the controversy centralizationofpowerhehasneverseen viewpoints would· be taken into between WF and the convention. befo~e. _ . .consideration by the cotnmittee. He said. The Rev. Jack Noffsinger, pastor of Mitchell said the convention, the convention merely wanted to be Knollwood Baptist Church and member historically speaking, does not even have assured that "Wake Forest cherished its of the relations committee, told the the control over individual churches ~hat Baptist tradition and does not want to crowd . of nearly 50 people at .the it is trying to exercise over the break with it." beginning of the meeting the task of the univ~rsity: ~e referred to the "coven~t "We must find a way to say this ni of hearings was "to study every relat10nship_ l>E;tween t~e convention simply," said Mullinex, "so that the are 'informational source we can find to an~ the umvers1ty tha~ ~ based on a majority of Baptists can understand it." 'rom become as acquainted with the wide stnctly voluntary assoc1at1on. A second set of hearings will be held variety of feelings and emotions involved Students, faculty and trustees agreed, March 14 at the Baptist Building in ttact. in this situation. 11 ho~eve:, that a break ~etween the Raleigh, the First Baptist Church in 1tors· However, committee members refused un1vers1ty and the convention would be Asheville and the First Baptist Church in irect~ 1; to listen to an open debate of the issue umtesJrable. Charlotte. ,ture:: and met individually in an adjoining One trustee presen~ satd she had . room with those present to hear their oups views .. "We. Noffsinger said the procedure for the ·Trustees, Baptists shot: meeting had been decided upon in 1). I: January by the committee and that he 1 the had been instructed to not listen to an llil.d. open debate. to convene Thursday "This is not a secret meeting, 11 said Noffsinger. "l~'s more a matter of By Jan Ward The Rev. Henry Stokes, director of making sure committee members get the denominational relations, said Wake information we want to." He said there Managing Editor Forest was "happy to have" the Baptist may be other opportunities provided for The meeting of the WF board of leaders visit campus. ·He said he knew debate. trustees and selected administration of no precedent for such a meetinl{. Many attending the meeting expressed faculty and students with the Executiv~ Ray said the goal of the meeting was discontent with the procedure outlined by committee of the General Board of the ·the committee and enforced by N.C. Baptist State Convention, the "the frank open discussion of our Noffsinger. · Services Rendered Committee, the WF- problems between the responsible convention people and WF "1 have an ethical problem of saying Confention Relations Committee and the administrators and trustees, to better . Staff photo by Jim Wiles trial the kinds of things I want to say in a Council on Christian Higher Education, understand real issues." Bryaa Cllestnud, Ca!lllace HaJgler, Nancy BeU, Gregory Pritcllard, Cbarles Allen and Tbomas Turner were amoag &be !orge 1 '' secret meeting," said Warren Carr, next Thursday and Friday on campus WF students aud faculty members who spoke at the regional meeting of the WF..COnvenUon Relatiou Committee Tuesday. lty of pastor of the WF Baptist Church. will be open, according to the Rev. Bob ltated. Noffsinger said he would "rather Shepherd, president of the convention's (Continued on Page Two) adjourn this meeting" than to turn into a General Board. edfor" public debate. However, he said, the executive ·,and. While committee members were committee could vote to close the By AUUP. when. holding closed intE:J:"Views acroSs the ball, meeting at their 11 a.m. meeting on WF students, f;t.cl!)ty and trustees moved Thursday, which will not pertain directly > ~ ·- • ' .. to tbe trontiil the room·at the request of to the WF issue but will be· open to the -· I -· b~ the crowd and answered questions and public. voiced opinions about the effect of the "1 hesitate to close these meetings Pacu controversy on the university. personally," Shephred said, but he said a ty wages·· compared Candace Haigler, a senior, said vote of the committee would overrule protessor category. He credited this to does need to pay attention to the full students were confused about the him. By Lynn Knapp Although no break down in salaries for relationship between the university and In an earlier interview, the Rev. Cecil Assistant Editor men and women professors and associate the '60s enlargement of the faculty. professor category which has been the Baptist State convention. Ray, executive secretary-treasurer of professors were listed, men assistant Fosso said that in enlarging the faculty neglected over the years," he said. "There is a lack of understanding of the convention, said the meetings Salaries for Wake Forest full professors averaged $15,700 compared to size, the university attempted to draw Whereas the associate and assistant what Baptists expect of students at Wake would be closed to press and public. professors and instructors rank $14,900 for women in the same position in more associate and assistant professors compensation often has ranked in the ;. Forest," said Haigler·. "I fear for myself Shephred said. among those 1976-77. and, therefore, made those salaries more one's and two's, the full professor be~g comparatively low when compared to attractive. as a North Carolina Baptist that we are asked to head the study groups, on the colleges similar to Wake Forest. Men instructors at Wake Forest for category has a history of not ranking in going to lose our respect as a Christian WF charter and convention constitution, Associate and assistant professor that time period earned on an average Now, Wake Forest as many other the one's. institution in the work because of this." trusteeship, services rendered, public compensation, on the other hand, ranks $12,000 and women averaged $11,300. schools maintains a fairly steady faculty, Faculty members also expressed grants and the National Science In years past, Fossa S<lid the university he said. (Continued on Page Two) relatively high in comparison. "This means Wake Forest probably t· concern for the effect the controversy Foundation question, were Dale In the AAUP Bulletin published last often has not ranked well in the full bas had on the university. Parkenson, vice president of the August by the American Association of . "There is a feeling of total frustration convention, Frank Campbell, chairman University Professors, Wake Forest that we are not being listened to," said of the Council of Christian Higher received a "two" rating in the professor Charles Allen, chairman of the biology Education Duane Campbell, vice category, a "one" rating in the associate IRS releases WF figures dei:Jartment that sought the National president ~f the general board, Ray category, a "two" rating in the assistant Sc1ence Founililtlon grant om ?I wmcu Troutman of Concord and Tom Womble category and a "three" in the instructor the controversy has nsen. "It -·- category. disruptl!d the work of the of Clemmons. By Chari Butler 'These annual ratings cover the i976-77 Associate Editor Scales told the Winston..salem Journal become president of Winston-Salem ratings for m9re than 2000 colleges and t}le high salaries were the result of an Savings and Loan Association. Williard is universities and were compiled for the Dr. Allen S. Hudspeth, associate overworked clinical staff. currently vice president and treasurer. AAUP by the National Center for professor of surgery, eamed a total of "The overload of this segment of the Also, according to the report, a total of · Education Statistics. $234,640 during the year ending June 30, professional ·staff (surgical 153 employes earned salaries of more The figures combine salary and fringe 1976, making him the highest paid subspecialities) is being resolved than $30,000 during the year . running· benefits for full-time faculty members on employe of the university during that through additions to the faculty, 11 Scales from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978.