University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1960s) Student Newspapers 4-24-1969 Current, April 24, 1969 Douglas Sutton University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: http://irl.umsl.edu/current1960s Recommended Citation Sutton, Douglas, "Current, April 24, 1969" (1969). Current (1960s). 67. http://irl.umsl.edu/current1960s/67 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 (1960s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UMSL Volume 3, Number 23 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUIS April 24, 1969 Council Continues Long Discussions' Arts and Science Reduces On Constitution Language Requirements by Matt Mattingly The Central Council astonished by Adrienne Beaudoin 17 % desired the math- science re­ many Council-watchers last Sun­ quirement removed and 11 % wanted day by achieving a quorum at a spe­ The proposed general education the humanities requirement cial meeting called to deal with the requirements for the coining aca­ changed. still-unconfirmed provis ions of the demic year were presented to the The Curriculum Committee con­ revised constitution. Council faculty of the College of Arts and sidered the requests of those stu­ Chairman Sam Bommarito and Sciences by the Curriculum Com­ dents and faculty members opposed mittee in a meeting last Tuesday. parliamentarian Bob Hausladen I to the language requirement and centered attention on certain "non- Discussion followed on a majority presented the fo llowing recom­ A nurse from the American Red Cross measures the blood pressure of of topics, notably the foreign controversial" sections of the con­ an unidentified student at the APO Blood Drive Monday, April 21 . mendations to' the faculty. Antici­ stitution for speedy passage so the language requirement and the pating a possible revision of the ~ controvers ial portions could be math-sc ience requirement. language courses to a 5-5- 3 hour discussed at greater length. How­ Board Of Curators Approves Bid The most active debate centered schedule, option A recommended ever, more than two hours were around the current 14-hour foreign a reduction of the requirement to exhausted in a controversy over For Two ' U~SL Parking Garages language requirement as a condi­ 13 hours of competency. Option B the provisions for committees, by­ The Board of Curators approved fac ilities are named for individuals tion for receiving a degree in the recommended the substitution of laws and elections. at its Apr il 19 meeting a low bid the following guidelines will apply: College of Arts and Sciences. A a 12-hour block above the intro­ of $2,328,510 for the design and 1. Not more than one building language requirement does not ductory level in one department outs ide a student's major. The A formal amendment to the sec­ construction of two parking struc­ or major fac ility s hall be named for exist for the School of Education third alternative was a l5-hour tion on Faculty Committees was tun~s on the St. Louis campus and the same individual. and the School of Business. interdisciplinary block outside the co-sponsored by Vince Schoemehl one on the Kansas City campus. 2. Individuals for whom buildings Several months ago, a letter major department and approved by and Christine Schillinger. It stated The bid was submitted by Mc­ are named s hall be deceased facu l­ to the Current sparked a heated that "no Council member may Carthy Bros. Construction Co. of ty members, graduates, former the Curriculum Committee. discuss ion among some members A major argument for the serve on a faculty committee dur­ St. Louis and Portable Parking students or other individuals, such of the faculty and some students. language requirement was pre­ ing his tenure on the Council, un­ Structures, Inc .. of Los Angeles, as Curators, who have rendered The general feeling among students sented by Dr. Enrique Noble, less a sufficient number of candi­ Calif., bidding as a joint venture. distinctive service to the Univers­ in the letter column was that the chairman of the Language Depart­ dates is not available." The Bids were open .April3 in Colum ­ ity; deceased persons who have language requirement should be ment. He argued that a liberal amendment was defeated, and the bia. achieved outstanding distinction in entirely eliminated as a degree entire article on committees was The two structures on the St. development of the area,state or education s hould include the study r equirement. of a foreign ' culture. He further adopted as read. Louis campus will provide parking nation; deceased or living persons for 1,023 vehicles. One of the who make a substantial fin ancial This was further supported by said that 14 hours was ins,uffic ient s tructures will be built on the time to become proficient in an­ Section One provides for the Ex­ contribution toward the cost of a · the results of an informal sur­ northwest section of the campus building or major fa c ility or who other language and recommended ecutive Committee, composed of vey. This survey s howed that 12% . and the other in thf! southeast an increase to '23 hours in the ' Council officers and standing com­ have a s ubstantial contribution of the students sampled wished to portion of the campus. made in their behalf. abolish the language requirement, requirement. The faculty defeated mittee heads, to function as an The facility on the Kansas City this suggestion after a moderate "overall planning and execution campus will accomodate 885 ve­ amount of debate. Options Band committee where other com­ hicles, with space for 7.05 cars in­ UMSL Receives Gran' '0 Provide C were likewis'e quickly eliminat­ mittees are not provided for this side the structure and 180 spaces ed. After a close vote, the faculty purpose." Section Two empowers on an adjoining surface lot. reduced the language requirement the Council to "select stud ent rep­ Recrea,ion for Inner-Ci,y You,IIs All three of the parking struc­ to 13 hours or competen-cy. resentatives for faculty com mit­ tures are multi-level in design. by Doris Speck will be hired as assistant super­ Debate on the math-science re­ tees in accqrdance with the Uni­ They also will be demouritable, UMSL has received a $21,864 visors. The rest of the money quirement centered around the versity By-laws." Section Three Which means they could be dis­ grant from the U.S. Department will be used for equipment, trans ­ separation of the two departments. allows the Council to "set up, re­ mantled and moved to another of Health, Education and WeUare portation and lunches. The present requirement is Math view and disband, such standing or site if necessary. to ' provide free recreational op­ Most activities will take place 03 or competency and three ad hoc committees as it maydeem The Board also acknowledged the portunities for about 200 st. Louis at UMSL with some use of nearby courses in the combined areas of necessary." r eceipt of an appeal by the Students inner-city youths this summer, off-campus areas for softball and math and science. After muchdis­ for Democratic Society in Colum­ Chancellor James L. Bugg, Jr. touch foo tball. Theprogram is June cussion, the faculty voted to keep Article IV, concerning by-laws, bia to restore campus recognition. has announced. 16 to July 24 from 9:30 a.m. to the requirement as it now stands. was passed virtually unaltered, the SDS lost recognition for allegedly The grant, part of the National 1 :30 p.m. Monday through Thurs ­ The requirements of three only change being that the majority dis tributing "obscene" materials. Summer youth Sports Program, day. courses each in the humanities vote originally required for pas- No action was taken on the appeal. is co-sponsored by individual uni­ Berres said the cl)ildren will and soc ial sciences will remain (Co-ntinued on Page 4) In cases in which buildings or versities in cooperation with the come from the St. Louis public as they are at the present time. National Collegiate Athletic Asso­ schools in the Enright district. Very little discussion ensued on ciation under new supervision. Superintendent Clifford Evans will these pOints and they were passed Julian Bond Speaks Here May 6' The program is new to UMSL select participants. easily by the faculty. Julian Bond, a member of the and the nation. According to Larry Georgia House of Representative, Berres , of the athletic department, will speak at UMSL Tuesday, May "its been in the mill for over a 6 at 11 :40 in room 105 Benton year. Final approval from Presi­ Hall. dent Nixon was received near the end of February." The $3 .5 mil­ Bond has been ac tive in the civil lion program involves 100 colleges rights movement s ince 1960. He in 26 urban centers. Florissant was the founder of the Committee Valley Community College is also on Appeal for Human Rights partic ipating. (COAHR), a student organization An application was s ubmitted that coordinated anti-segregation in Marcv and approved April 8. protests in Atlanta. He also helped "Under the budget five profess ion­ form the Students Nonviolent Co ­ al instructors with master's de­ ordinating Committee (SNCC ). grees will be hired to act as pro­ gram supervisors," Berres said. Bond was elected to the Georgia "These will be men who have House three times before the Su­ experience and are currently Karen Wiers and Dennis Skerik who play the lovers, Fiona and Tommy, preme Court ordere(ll the legisla­ working in the s t.