University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1970s) Student Newspapers 1-7-1971 Current, January 07, 1971 Tim Flach University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1970s Recommended Citation Flach, Tim, "Current, January 07, 1971" (1971). Current (1970s). 30. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1970s/30 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 (1970s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University of Missouri - St. Louis -' Volume 5, Number 14 January 7, 1971 Gri pes Mount On Winter Semester Class Schedules The effect of the shortage offac­ not as many as 1 expected." ucation and Business were troub­ ulty and, physical facilities caused He attributed the situation to a led by far fewer complaints than by the university budgetary crisis sudden demand for courses that had was the School of Arts and Sci­ has been further manifested in the failed to fill a classroom in pre­ ences, volume of student complaints over vious semesters. Courses in sociology - anthro- ' their class schedules for next se­ Previously, he said, the various pology had more enrollees dropped mester. departments had usually been will­ than in any other area. Other areas Glenn R. Allen, as'sistant direc­ ing to open other sections for over­ forced to turn down significant tor of admissions and registrar" enrolled courses, but the shortage numbers of applicants included said that the complaints were "the of faculty and space influenced English, speech, and history. largest number we've ever had." them to drop enrollees rather than Students who enrolled for · the , However, he said they were not attempt to accommOdate them. interdisciplinary - course, unanticipated. "In fact, there were He added that the schools of Ed- The City, stood a greater chance of being dropped than · in the case of any other single course. Allen said thata student's class­ C ourse Evaluation S oug ht ification was the greatest deter­ mining factor in assigning cour­ By MIKE JONES ses, with seniors usually taking Current Associate Editor priority over others. The main exception to this rule A limited course evaluation project, dealing with large lecture­ was The City, described by the type classes, will be conducted at the 'end of this semester by the university catalogue as designed Tbeodore IIcNeal, new appointee to tile Board of Curators Curriculum Committee of the Central Council if enough faculty support for underclassmen. and student workers are available. Allen estimated that half of the "I don't know if we can get every­ cording to Wilhelm. "About five time-schedule conflicts had re­ thing together by then," Paul Wil­ minutes" will be needed during the sulted from revisions after the ' McNeal: A Liaison helm, chairman of the committee last two class meetings of the se­ close of advance registration .. He told the Current . mester, the first to pass out the attributed the other half to student Wilhelm will present the com­ survey and the second to collect it. errors. With The Legislature mittee's plans to the Curriculum The ·Curriculum Committee of The revised schedule of courses, Committee of the Faculty Senate the council presently has only sev­ . which should be available soon, will Friday "to get their ideas." How­ en members, and Wilhelm admits not only affect day students. Retiring State Senator ever, the students plan to conduct that more help is needed. " Evening and graduate students the project even if the senate com­ "We'll welcome anyone willing usually know fairly wello how their Named Curator By Hearnes mittee disoourages them. to work," he said, courses will· be scheduled, Allen "We would stillgoaheadwithit,A Even if evaluation forms are explained, but tt-e numerous chang­ Although he is' retiring from state government! State Senator The­ Wilhelm said. ,"It doesn't ' really passed out this semester, the re­ es this semester had required him odore D. McNeal feels that he will continue to be quite active in politi ~ matter that much. We would ·like sults will not be available in time to send out official schedules to ev - ' cal affairs. to get, their opinions, though." to allow students to change their ening and graduate students for the "My greatest possible contribution would be to help the Board of Faculty cooperation will be schedules for the coming semes- first time. Curators improve its image with the General Assembly," the 65- year­ old legislator said in a telephone interview Tuesday. needed to conduct the project, ac- Continued OIl Page 2 In the case of multi section cour­ ses, day sections were more likely McNeal, the first black ever elected to the state senate, has also to be cancelled than evening sec­ become the first appointed to the Board of Curators. Governor Warren tions, since the university is re­ E. Hearnes last week named McNeal to fill out the remaining two years quired by contract to hold a certain of the term of Oliver B. Ferguson of Fredericktown, who resigned ef;: number of evening courses. fectIve Jan. 1 for reasons of health. McNeal's appointment is effective Jan. 7. A day student enrolling in a mul­ "The legislature's opinion of the university has been lowered in the tisection course might find himself last few years," McNeal said. Although the misunderstanding is partial­ scheduled for an evening section, if ly due to student activism, the primary source has been the legislature's only to give him the number of "inability to fully understand ·the fiscal operations of the university. " hours he had requested. MoNeal said that he would use his contacts in the legislature to Allen said he preferred to give clear up this misunderstanding. ' the · student the option of changing The lO-year state senator, who has served as chairman of the ways courses or sections by petitioning and means and appropriations committees, admitted that he had not al­ to avoid forcing him to pay the fees ways been thoroughly briefed on university budget requests. Conse-. for additional hours or, in the case quently, he voted against increases in appropriations to the university of male students, so as not to jeo­ in the last two years. pardize a Selective Service classi­ McNeal expressed concern over the damage· the funds· freeze has fication through a shortage of done to the academic program. He said that "further dilution" of the hours. Continued on Page 2 As Informal Members Students On Screening Group Four university students, one Horseman said, "the Board of Cur­ Horseman. The committees will from each campus, will partici­ ators indicated its concern for the assist the screening comn1'ittee pate as non-voting members of 'consultation and input ,by the stu­ members · from their campus the search and screening com­ dents' in the process of selection. throughout the selection process. mittee for a new university pres­ ·It charged the committee with'de­ Student president Barry Kauf­ ident during its initial meetings. vising the means for receiving and man was asked to form the student The four will be the chairmen considering students' inputs, opin­ committee here, Dr. Robert L. of committees now being formed on ions and suggestions." Allen reported. Allen, chairman each campus to coordinate stu­ Horseman announced that the of the department of economics, dent participation in the screen­ search ·committee will meet with and Dr. Robert S. Sullivant, Dean ing process. the student committees on' each of the Graduate School, represent "We are concerned that the stu­ campus this month to discuss the UMSL· on the search committee. dents of the university be pro­ selection of a new president. The Kaufman has appointed seven vided a meaningful role in the search committee will meet with students to serve on the committee search and screening procedures, " students here on JalJuary 15. The in addition to himself. The students Dr. Charles Armbruster (left) chairman of the Chemistry department, ' said Dr. Elmer L. Horseman, pro­ time and location have not yet been are Jean Heitllaus, secretary of was selected UMSL's ·Outstanding Teacher" for 1970 by the Alumni fessor' of law at the Kansas City announced,. the Central Council; Michael Show­ Association. Presenting the award to Armbruster is Jack F. Sieber, campus and chairman of the com­ The student committees should er, president of the Alliance for president of the association. The award was made in ceremonies at a mittee, in a statement Tuesday. "collect" coordinate, and repre­ Peace; and Dan Sullivan, president basketball game Dec. 19. "In its charge to the committee," sent student opinion," accordingto C'ontillUl'rj ' oil Page 5 Page 2 UMSL CURRENT January 7, 1971 NABS - Working For The Community some type of guidance. The Falon carefully in order .to avoid pro­ By CAR OLYN PERRY In s titute in Washington, D.C., will blems with the State Department. For the Current be mainly an educational center Sources of scholarships will be A sense of accomplishment and working closely with other com ­ made available as well as in­ a new outlook on the position of munity programs. formation on how to incorporate the black student on a univers ity The NABS speakers bureau has a Black Student Union within the campus were the rewards fer stu­ been set up to provide speakers student government. dents attending the regional meet­ for' organizations and black com­ Gwendolyn Patton, National Co­ ing of the National Association munities. Poet LeRoi Jones, Dr. ordinator of NABS, hopes that of Black Students (NABS) in Wash­ Ralph Abernathy, di rector of the more black students will concern ington, D.C., Dec.