Volume 65 Number 1 6 Tuesday, November 5, 1974 Durham, N.H. 03824 UNH to meet first presidential candidate By George Forcier Trustee Virginia Steelman said yesterday pus. She did say “We are trying to finalize The candidate was also chairman of the Monat will be followed by several other the number we will invite to Durham. political science department at the The first of several candidates for the presidential candidates this month. We’re not certain in terms of the number Northern Illinois University from 1969 to Durham campus presidency to visit UNH The second candidate for the president of confirmations” of the invitations. 1971, and before that was an associate will spend tomorrow and Thursday here job to go through the interviewing pro­ Steelman said “there was no special rea­ and full, professor of political science at working through a tightly packed sche­ cess will be the present acting president son” why Monat was chosen as the first Penn State University tor nine years. dule of meetings and interviews. E ugene Mills. Mills has been an an­ candidate to visit Durham. Monat, who will be staying at the New William R. Monat, currently vice pre­ nounced candidate for the jobs since “He is not a favored candidate,” said England Center at the committee’s ex­ sident for academic affairs at the Bernard Bonner left and he left his Provost posi­ Steelman, “There’s no meaning at all to pense during his stay, will face an open Baruch College of City University of New tion to assumed the presidency. the order of the candidates being on cam­ faculty meeting Wednesday from 4 p.m. York, will arrive here Tuesday night. Mills came to the University in 1962 as pus.” to 6 p.m. in DeMeritt Hall. According to Monat was invited to the campus by a psychology professor. Monat has been academic vice president Steelman^ Monat will offer his “general the Presidential Search Committee which He will go through the same formal at Bernard Baruch College and a professor philosophy of education” at the meeting. has been working since June to fill the process as Monat next Monday and of public administration for approx­ It will be open to the faculty for dis­ seat in Thompson Hall vacated by former Tuesday. imately one year, according to Steelman. cussion. President Thomas N. Bonner when he re­ Steelman would not specify how many Before that he was Dean of the Faculties The candidate will also meet with stu­ signed last spring. of the over 200 people initially con­ at the same school and a professor of po­ dents Thursday. Search committee chairwoman and sidered would be invited to visit the cam­ litical science. PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH, page 9 Democrats deny Program fund rules set last minute polls Caucus allows grants and loans By Craig Staples to the Bureau of the Budget, which will By Lynne Tuohy then advise the caucus on the merits of The Student Caucus, in its Sunday New Hampshire Democratic candidates aren’t sub­ the proposal. Any organization which is night meeting, finally came to grips with granted a loan is expected to pay back at scribing to the consensus of political experts and pre­ the $10,000 Programming Fund by election polls, both of which are predicting a GOP sweep least part of the loan to the programing setting down a number of guide-lines for Fund. They will do that through the use in today’s election. the fund in hopes of eliminating the con­ “Of course I don’t agree with that at all,” Robert of admissions fees and other revenue fusion over its use. devices from the sponsored program. Philbrick, campaign manager for gubernatiorial candi­ The fund, which is new this year, has date Richard Leonard, said yesterday. “Throughout the The caucus decided that those groups caused considerable confusion in the past which apply for grants should follow a day we have been receiving reports to the contrary from Richard Leonard weeks. No one has seemed quite sure all ten districts.” new procedure for attaining money from what, how and for whom the fund should the programing Fund. The Boston Globe reported Sunday that despite the be used. Those organizations must first come scandal and disgrace riddling the Republican party Last week the caucus called an exe­ nationwide, IVew Hampshire will fibucK the trends in before the caucus and receive approval of c u tiv e cpssion, exploding the public from the program’s concept. It the cuacus other states in the union and capture at least three and its weekly meeting, while its members possibly all four of the major offices up for grabs in the approves the concept, the matter is re­ sought some sort, of direction as to how ferred to the Bureau of the Budget where state this year.” the fund should be used. The most recent Globe poll completed a week ago its budget’s financial soundness is checked. One of the guidelines adopted by the The matter then goes back to the shows the incumbent Gov. Meldrim Thomson leading caucus Sunday night was to divide the Leonard 48 percent to 36 percent, and Wyman ahead of caucus, budget and all, for final approval. fund in half. $5,000 will be ear-marked If approved the organization is not ex­ Durkin by 50 percent to 34 percent in the race for the for “grants” to outside organizations, and U.S. Senate seat. In both campaigns 16 percent of those pected to pay back any portion of the $5,000 will be used for “loans” to fund. polled were undecided. outside groups. An orgainzation asking David Asgard, press secretary for First District con­ The caucus also decided on a new cri­ for money from the fund must speci­ teria for those organizations and pro­ gressional candidate Norman D’Amours (D-Manchester), fically request funds on either a “grant” was more adhement in his rebuttal of the poll indi­ grams which will be eligible for grants. or a “loan” basis. The caucus passed a motion stating that cations. An outside group is defined as any “The Republicans obviously aren’t going to sweep our “the program must demonstrate educa­ group not currently receiving Student tional values in the sense of exposing and race,” Philbrick stated. “I’m willing to take bets on it. Activity Tax (SAT) funding. It’ll be a close race, but we’re going to win it.” offering new, unique and different ideas, Meldrim Thom son, Jr. Those organizations which apply for concepts and beliefs, currently being ex­ POLL, page 9 loans from the fund will follow the stan­ plored, that otherwise could not be made dard procedures of making their request CAUCUS, page 9 Pub making less money than planned By George Forcier After seven weeks of operation the Memorial Union pub is making less mon­ ey than originally planned by student af­ fairs administrators. The pub is currently losing an average of “no more than” $100 a week accord­ ing to Gregg Sanborn, assistant vice provost for student affairs. ■ 1 1 1 Sanborn said yesterday however he hopes to “balance off” the loss incurred V , ;:■/x so far by the end o f the year by “ a d ­ justing” beer prices. Michael O’Neil, director of recreation and student activities said yesterday the price of beer will increase from 30 cents a mug to 35 cents Nov. 11. He said the increase “will definitely” e- liminate the current deficit. At a meeting Friday O’Neil explained that unanticipated increases in beer costs xt c i , ,, . S tew Berm an ph oto ni CaU/ e £ ? p S hlS 13 ° nl ^ that 18 Under contr°l- The Durham-UNH Fire Department ignited the blaze at the old since early summer caused the deficit. He poultry farm near Forest Park as a refresher course in fire-fighting skills and to clear the way for the construction of the six mini-dorms. The fire department invited Lee and Madbury firefighters to join in the training session. Individual rooms were first set MUB PUB, page 9 on tire to gain practical interior-house training and eventually the whole building was set ablaze PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY NO VEMBER 5 , 1 9 7 4 It wasa crazy way to live-in the back of a ’68 Olds Gineo’s potential house-mate By Sharon Penney Steve slept with friends in Rye" Wayne Gineo, senior pre-veter- while Gineo slept in Babcock, inary student at UNH, was a Sawyer and Durham. “I slept very hard man to get hold of with a female friend in Bab­ until two weeks ago. This was cock,” he said, “but in my own because his University address private sleeping bag.” he added, was a silver-grey ‘68 Olds sedan flashing a most engaging set of parked somewhere between Dur­ pearly whites. ham and Hampton Beach. Gineo also overnighted with Gineo has been a victim of the Rich and other friends around UNH housing program since he Durham and the seacoast area transferred from Southern Conn. occasionally. His belongings State College in 1972. slept in the Olds. Gineo’s car, (a far cry from a His housing problems began Volkswagen camper or Chevro­ when he transferred in the fall of let van), was his portable clothes ‘72. Being a new transfer student closet and dorm room since he was ineligible for University Sept. 4 until the middle of campus housing. October this year. Gineo wasn’t Gineo then discreetly “one- looking for a palace to live in.