University of Minnesota weather Weather will continue to rain worms on sidewalks, with 80% chance of ducks this weekend a.nd 30% chance of partridge. 28 protesting stu~-l(pim f - Work-study cutbacks lidfatr .. In response to the work study ficult to subsist.. Not only is s t a r t. ••••• Unfortunately the office's announcements on the the Work Study affected, but House - Senate conference hour reductions and the eventual also the operation of the non- Committee on Approprtations terminations, some of the work profit agencies tha.t employ the for the Depa.rtment of Health, study students banded together Work Study students." Education and Welfare cut the in protest. Budget request for the Work .. Joesph Ridinger, director of study Program by $133 million. On Aug. 3, 28 students met at CNCC, vouched for the econom- However the $401 million the Central Neighborhood Com- ic hardships of _.the students and appropriated is $242.6 million munity Center (CNCC) to the agencies, such a.s his, who above the amount approved in discuss possible action on their employ them. "The cutbacks FY 1971 and should do much to behalf. They decided to write a hurt us,'' he said in an inter- expand grants for needy stu- letter to Eighth DistrictCon- view. "Our summer programs dents on campuses across the gressman John Blatnik and ex- went fine but now we won't be country -- including northern plain their situation to him. able to run our fall programs. Minnesota .• " Not only does the cutba.ck hurt Their letter stated that they us; we lost seven out of eleven Follow - up action to this "were not given any specific kids, but more importantly it exchange of letters has been left reason" for the cutback, nor hurts the kids. I know some up to the individual work study we're they "treated in a. respect- who won't be going to school students. Some, according to ful manner." The letter men- this year.". Russell Kreager who heads the tioned that "the reduction of UMD work study program, have hours ••• has made it impossible In his reply dated Aug. 25 gone to the work study office to earn enough money for tui- Blatnik said that he has in attempts to change theirneed tion (whi<;:h was recently ra.ised) "given this program my whole- status or to enter other finan- ' ·- and has made it extremely dif- hearted support right from the cial aid programs. ..... - ~ :.~ ~ :..: ··· .. .. .,. - ~ ~;;:t .. Air hammers are a. frequently heard sound around the campus, statesman as construction projects continue to change the landscape; Duluth, Minnesota More on construction on page 12 Vol. 42 - No. 2 Sept. 30, 1971 thirty per cent or mofe of mi- norities and/or low-income home children. Four elementary schools, Emerson, Nettleton, Franklin, and Jefferson, fall into into lliis ca.tegory. Stanley Breen will represent the Citizen's Ta.sk Force and recommend to the Duluth Goa.rd of Education a.plan Plans for the desegregation of the of desegrega.tion for the city ca.reer, and who plan to study IX!luth Public School System will schools. This calls for the grouping of the elementary Sudents interested' in D a. n- for a Ph.D. in a. field common to be heard in a. convocation to be The program will have represen- forth Graduate Fellowships, to the undergraduate college. Ap- heid a.t 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, schools into one large school. awa rded in March, 1972, plicants ma.y be singie or mar- tatives from Minnesota. Sta.te Mrs. Laura Anderson and Al School Boa.rd, the citizen's ta.sk LeSage, representing Save Our should apply should a.pply soon, ried, must be less than thirty acco rding to Dr. Tho ma. s force, and two other citizen Kids, will present sides favor- years of age at the time o f Inside the groups. Richard Bye, member of ing and opposing the desegre- '\ Chamberlin, the Danforth re- applica.tion, and may not ha.ve . the Minnesota.State School Boa.rd, gation plans. The convocation is presentative on campus. Dr. undertaken any graduate or Chamberlin s a y s nominees Statesman will present the sta.te guidelines sponsored by Ute Human Re- professional study beyond t h e must apply to ta.ke the Grad- for desegreation. These guide- -;ources Commission of the Kirby ba ccalaurea.te. uate Record Examination be- Welcome week lines require desegregation when >rogram Board and is open to the public. fore Oct. 5. Danforth Graduate Fellows are page 1 a school has an enrollment of eligible for four yearsoffinan- The fello wships,offered by the cial a.sistance, with a. maxi- Danforth Foundation of St. Astrology "- mum annual living stipend o f Louis, Missouri, are open t o $2,400 for single Fellows and page 5 men and wo men who a.re seniors or recent gr aouates of accreo- $2,950 for married Fellows, plus tuition and fees. Depen- ited colleges in the United X-CounHy wins dency allowances are availa.ble. States, who have serious in- Financial need is not a condi- terest in college teaching as a page 9 tion for consideration. -. International Club slates l. organizational meeting Spring Embassy and Feast of T h e International Club, com- Nations which is the joint effort talent show comprisedofnative dances, songs, a. n d musical prised of both foreign students of UMD, Superior pta.te Univer- presentations representative of and Americans, will hold its or- sity (SSU). and St Scholastica. ~-· the performers' home country. ganizational meeting on Tues- This year the feast will beheld .... day, October 5,at7:30inSS106. at UMD and the Spring Embassy Other a.ctivities of the club in- New members are welcome. a.t st. Schola.stica. Each y e a r clude informal get-togethers these schools invite foreign such as picnics and parties in Approximately 25 foreign stu- students a n d faculty f r o m dents have enrolled at the Uni- schools in Minnesota, Wiscon- conjunction with SSU and S t. versity of Minnesota, Duluth sin, and the Da.kotas to a three- Scholastica which enable t h e \I foreign studentsandAmericans . Returning students gather for informal rap in Kirby student , - UMD, this quarter in both grad- day affair beginning with a. re- Center Lounge during welcome week. Other activities included .r . uate and under-graduate fields. ception, movie, andparty. The to meet each other and get ac- \ " quainted on an informal basis, three dances, numerous films, convocations on current topics, \ high point being the actual Feast .. promoting international under- Bull Pub entertainment, and meetings with campus leaders. One of the best know activities of Na.tions which features exotic See story, page 2. of the organiza tion is the annual dishes from many nations and a standing. umd statesman Welcome Week a success T h i s yea.r Welcome Week, University of Minnesota, Du - great success. convocation; movies were b.o. says which preceeded the opening of ~uth (UMD), turned out to be a Al so on that night, a Polka Par- _Welcome Week opened with til~ ty· and midnight horror show Freshman Retreat from Sun- was attended by manyfresh- day through Tuesday (Sept.19 - man. Three Edgar Allen scary thanks ACME FILM SOCIETY 21); and followed with dances, tales, s tarring Vincent Price films, convocations, a r: dpa.r- were shown. A hardy THANK YOU to all GANG f i l m s, convoca.tions, a n d the students who purchased lo-- OUR Parents D a y, from Tuesday Friday featured interesting the students who purchased through Saturday·(Sept. 21-25.) convocations, and movies. lockers Monday. Your splen- LITTLE RASCALS did cooperation and courteous - Welcome Week began with a Th e ·convocations began Friday nes.·; was greatly appreciated. FESTIVAL dance after the arrival of the at 11:00 a.m., andfeaturedpro- We hope the inconveniences freshman campers to UMD on gram on Womens Lib, MPIRG, See Our Ga.ng in: Plus: Chapter 2 of "Junior G-Men" were not too great. Organic Food & Gardening, Glove Ta.ps Tuesda.y at 9:00 p.m. Music was Thanks again, Drugs, and Planned Parent- Mail & Fema.il provided by the "Hooke". That The Business Office Staff hood. Hi Neighbor Wednesday, October 6 . night the Bull Pub provided th e Free Wheeling ,. entertainment of Spindler & Sat. afternoon, UMD fraterni- Ha.rts or Thumbs 8:00 p.m. HE 80 Sreher. Wednesday opened up with ties and· sororities held infor- group meetings followed by the mal programs, followed by an evening of two dances by Ely- Welcome Convoca.tion by Dr. Photographers Raymond W. Darland, in the sian Blues & Angel Musical Kirby Ballroom. Also on that program was performed b y day at 3:30, a convocation o n "Gary and Julianne". American and Southeast Asian Wanted relations with Wilfredo Cle- Sunday ended Freshman Week mente, profes sor of Political with Parents Day. Pa.rents at- Science at Wisconsin State Uni- tending discussions of student versity, Superior. Other Wed- majors, special progra.ms, and Chronicle nesday progrn ms included a tours of the UMD administra - tion building a.nd Student A f - film festival & Bull Pub enter- K 101 tainment by " Gary & Jul- fairs offices. ianne". Thursday proved to be another day in the life of the new college freshman. Several daytime ~ Mid .. · Great Put-Ons for IID" Pegger"Jeons Back to Campus Front bush pockets, flap back pockets, flared. Available in a terrific range of fabrics and colors for active campus wear. s1000 Hello, UMD Hotline? 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