Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Spring 5-23-1969 The Parthenon, May 23, 1969 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, May 23, 1969" (1969). The Parthenon. 867. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/867 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. ,,,,,., arthenon Mar 23, 1969 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY STUDENT NEWSPAPER Vol 69 No. 125 Hu1t111ton,. W. V1. Faculty retirement policy Marshall: changing university goes to Board on Monday By JIM TODD March. But no one knew for certain this year Staff Reporter or in past years until April if they were to Two faculty representatives will appear Mon­ continue. day before the West Virginia Board of Educa­ "The Boaird might as!c me to make some tion to discuss retirement policy, according to changes, but no official announcement will be Piresident Roland H . Nelson Jr. made until the board hears the faculty repre­ Dr. Nelson said Dr. Louis Jennings, professor sentatives. of bible and religion, and Dr. Mahlon C. Brown, "The Board told me that the only faculty professor of social studies, would ask the board members to be rehired were people who were Monday if the retiirement policy is an aburpt irreplacable. If their deans, department chair­ change from previous years and if the policy man, and myself thought their department can be modified. could not lose these people, they were rehired.': "I asked the board for a clarification of the policy," said Dr. Nelson. He said his interpreta­ Referring to Dr. Raymond E. Janssen's state­ tion of ,the policy coincided with the board's ment that he w6uld take the geology· museum interpretation. with him if forced to retire, Dr. Nelson said, ••• the year in review "The faculty wants clarification concerning "I . will work with Dr. Janssen all I can, but I the policy; I encouraged this." Dr. Nelson said can't confuse issues. PAGES 6, 7 he believed the faculty's main complaint was - "The retirement policy and the museum situa­ the late notification of the forced retirements. tion are two different issues. I have to deal with "In past yeairs there have been faculty mem­ them separately, not as a package.'' bers who were not retained. If a faculty member Dr. Janssen had previously stated that 75 per MU yesterday--$40 was not recommended to the Board to continue, cent of the museum . belongs to him. He said he was usually notified in January. he had planned to donate the museum to Mair­ MU today--$? million "This year's notifications were sent in late shall, but would not do so if forced to retire. PAGE 9 47 faculty members resign Student teaching By LISBEm MONTGOMERY only taught. long enough to get that niost low ranking instruc­ PAGE 4 Staff Writer enough money to do graduate tors find it hard to be promoted A total of 47 faculty members studies and -then are going on to in their own school. have resigned and will not be another school. This number of faculty resign­ returning in -the fall. Four professors indicated in ing does not include those over This number comprises 14 per­ their letters of resignation that 65 who have asked to remain. cent of the current faculty. they were leaving because of low Action on their cases will be Of this number there are 24 salary increments. All were at taken Monday when the Board instructors, two assistant instruc­ the assistant professor level. meets. tors, three professors, 11 assistant The majority of professors not professors, and seven associate returning are receiving promo­ professors. Their names would tions at another school. President not be released, according to Roland H. Nelson, Jr. called this Parthenon pauses; Olen E. Jones, Jr., assistant to "academic mobility." He said it -' • the president. He termed it a per­ was common for an instructor to returns June 19 sonal matter. ~ make five changes before settling The resignations are due to in a_teaching position, and most This is the last issue of The several reasons. Most of those of these ta_ke place before the age Parthenon of the 1968-1969 Finals Lament leaving from the lower ranks, in­ 45. school fear. Beginning June 19 L.ittle Boy Blue, come blow your mind structor or assistant professor, "It is easier to move to another there will be a weekly summer Once again it's final week time, wish to continue their education, institution," Dr. Ne 1son said, edition of The Parthenon during Take your books and blow off the dust Jones said. In most cases they "and be promoted." He added both terms of the summer ses­ This week studying is a must. sion. The papers wlll be placed In di<;tribution boxes on Thursdays. All this semester you've played around Deadline for submittlnc news But now is the time to settle down, to The Parthenon (third Door of You must read all those back chapters Registration process Smith Hall) is Monday afternoon For final tests are deciding factors. preceding the Thursday dimi­ bution. Some stay-awake pills you'll want to buy And don't forget ham and cheese on rye, now at Student Union Because there will be no time to sleep And likewise not much time to eat. The entire process for making the new I.D. cards and the IMPACT '70 completion of advanced registration was moved today to Shawkey Now you've got the word for . good 'ol Pop Student Union. The hours will remain from 8-11:30 a.m. and Bring up the grades or the money will stop, 1:30-4 p.m. plans begun But yotl can always turn to Uncle Sam The reason for moving the process is that there is not He's waiting for you with open hands. enough room to handle the lines which have been forming outside Work on IMPACT '70 is the Registrar's Office, according to Registrar Luther ,E .., Bledsoe. already underway. Coordi­ So hit those books and study like mad "This will be especially true next week when students will nator Pete O'Dell, Ravens- And after it's over you'll be glad be buying and selling books and giraduating seniors will be picking wood junior, said he hopes That you stayed up for five straight nights up their caps and gowns," said Bledsoe. to have more direct rtudent And just about ruined your precious eyesight. Bledsoe explained they have ben trying to move the entire involvement and us open to any suggestions throughou! Just think how proud Mummy and Daddy will be I.D. card process since the equipment arrived. the planning of the program for And all your friends .will gasp and say, "Gee, The deadline for having your I.D. card made is 3:30 p.m. next year. I don't believe that dummy pulled a three-point­ Thursday. "We are closing down the machines at this time!" two." exclaimed Eddins. O'Dell said some speakers have been contacted, but no So cheer up and study hard, Little Boy Blue. A mistake was made in a previous story to the effect that names can be released until the reason for the late start of the I.D. ca-rd process was due to the GOOD LUCK! late next fall. Students who late arrival of representatives of the Polaroid company. The pora­ By A. LEE GARDNER have particular preferences or roid representatives were on time and the delay was due to the ideas for speakers s-h9uld con­ late arrival of the addressograph machine and the plastic con­ tact O'Dell through the Stu­ tainers in which the cards are sealed. dent Government Office. PAGE TWO THE PARTHENON FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1969 A farewell to Marshall To the Editor: ing "What the hell is a green would be rejected. The only re­ by Jim Slicer While completing preregistra­ slip?") to the ·front hall of Old quirement mentioned was one tion· Tuesday, I was standing Main. should have his I.D. card. across the hall from the office Being a person of slight ability But 50 students may well have of the College of Arts and at remembering date!:, I · hap­ lost the classes and professors of Science!:. I was leisurely discuss­ pened to have the "green slip" their choice . The indictment of 23 men, including former top officials in the ing the prospects of the fall with me. But what of those The old maxim, "When all state government, seems a fi tting close to my career at Marshall and schedule with a friend when who did not have the need to else fails, follow the directions," West Virginia. Being a life-long resident of Huntington, it has been from the vicinity of the Regi­ carry such an insignificant piece may well be applied here. Even during the last four years that the real crisis in this state lllls surfaced strar's Office a rolling baritone of paper around with them for though the administrators make to the point that -tolerance is no longer acceptable. So indicative of voice commanded, "If you don't 20 days the directions they should not the plight of my home state, this scandal represents the visible scar have the green slip of paper you Upon examining the "green try to change them after· the covering the cancerous growtih that has overwhellmed and mastered may as well get out of line." slip" I discovered it said that assignment is due.