Montclair State University Montclair State University Digital Commons The Montclarion Student Newspapers 2-13-1970 The Montclarion, February 13, 1970 The Montclarion Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion Recommended Citation The Montclarion, "The Montclarion, February 13, 1970" (1970). The Montclarion. 1420. https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/montclarion/1420 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Montclair State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Montclarion by an authorized administrator of Montclair State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Montclair State College Fri., Feb. 13, 1970. Montclair, N.J. 07043. Voi. 44, No. 22. ' -------- ----------------------------------------------------------"N WHAT'S 1Fearful’ Profs Nix HAPPENING A roundup o f national collegiate news compiled and edited by the MONTCLA RION. Student Evaluation V ___________ __ _____________ 'Could Infringe Academic Freedom' —Faculty Black Friday! Today is Friday the 13th —but it seems to be a good luck day for some people. A t least By Lorraine Pisano that's what some MSC students say. A poll of local Staff Reporter hospitals and insurance companies revealed no significant increase in personal accidents on the 13th, also known as Black Friday. Compulsory faculty A person need not be superstitious to be evaluations by students have "intellectually curious" about some of the customs been "tabled" for the current that have cloaked this day in mystery for ages. semester. One popular taboo concerns the color black on the 13th, which was thought to invite bad luck, Many faculty, according to broken bones, or even death. Business ventures initiated on this date were Mrs. Mary Bredemeier, felt to be destined to failure. assistant professor of In Elizabethan England a proper gentleman education, feel that might have decided to spend Black Friday in his compulsory evaluations own bed in order to avoid misfortune. would infringe upon Even in our sophisticated society, people still academic freedom, and thus, avoid black cats, walking under ladders, or whistling postponed a decision and the in a cemetery at nite. It seems that occult folklore proposal. Other faculty gave ¡s still alive. a lack of time for discussion and publication of the NEW DEMANDS evaluations as reasons for AT TRENTON tabling. Still other faculty TRENTON — The resignations of President James were against student Heussler and the entire Board of Trustees are among evaluation of faculty demands of striking faculty and students at Trenton State College. altogether. Other demands include action on 25 demands submitted Dec. 18 and^fhe postponement of a Edwin M ills, assistant tuition hike. professor of education and Today's action follows yesterday's former chairman of the demonstration and leafletting at Green Hall, the main campus building, and an all-nite sit-in at faculty evaluation Cromwell dormitory Wednesday. committee, stated that some of the faculty might be afraid PROFS MARCH of being "ramrodded or AFTER REJECTION pushed," if students had an TRENTON — A meeting in Trenton of 750 opportunity to obtain a representatives from New Jersey's six state colleges published evaluation of their resulted in a mass march after the rejection of the professors before signing up State Board of Higher Education's latest salary offer for a course. yesterday. Declared an "irresponsible proposal" by Don Duclos, negotiations chairman for the Association Now that the proposal has of New Jersey State College Faculty, the offer been tabled, said Mrs. would provide for a 2% increase plus regular Bredemeier, attempts will be increments. In addition to a meeting to be held Mon., Feb. made to discover the 16 w ith the Board of Higher Education at 11 a.m., proportion of faculty the negotiations team w ill meet with the state members who approve of the representatives Fri., Feb. 20. It has been indicated idea of evaluation. that the teachers' representatives w ill have the power to call a strike of all six colleges if the state's Mills stated that the offer proves unacceptable. primary goal of evaluation is APPOINT EXEC "increased evaluation," and AT ESSEX COLLEGE he believes that students are NEWARK — Mr. J. Harry Smith has been appointed concerned with learning, and chief executive officer of Essex County College by can express a "perception of the Board of Trustees. This comes in the wake of faculty members. Evaluations the acceptance of the resignation of Dr. Ellis F. can be educative for the White, college president, Monday faculty and meaningful to White, second president to resign at the college, the students." told the board in his letter of resignation that he was resigning in "an effort to restore harmony and order as quickly as possible, and in the best interest Mrs. Bredemeier said that of the students and all other interested parties of Staff Photo by Morey Antebi. she had received many letters supporting evaluations, and the Essex County College." THEY HEAD FOR THE FINALS: Diane Ferrigno (left), junior Smith will retain his position until a committee French major, and Linda Hencke, junior distributive ed major, said evaluation was "a very chooses a new president. stand spellbound after being selected as two of the 10 alive issue here," and was The ouster of White and Smith had been the semifinalists in Wednesday nite's Miss MSC Pageant The comely optomistic that some form of object of a 10-day student strike at ECC which pair w ill go on to compete in the finals to represent Miss New proposal would be developed ended last Wednesday. Jersey. Story on page 3. this year. T •Where Are They IMow? ♦ Gloseup ■Lillian ¡Calda; Having a Good Time Edwin Mills: Truthseeker TEBOOK By Roberta Kuehl A sportsman and truthseeker, an actor and a Staff Reporter social w orker. and he's teaching here at A calendar o f events and places in What is Lillian Calda, former Montclair State. the metropolitan area. chairm an of the fine arts Edwin Mills, assistant professor of education, department, doing now? has played all of these roles during his life. “Having a real good time!” she J Currently teaching. Mills last year was an academic cheerfully reported in a recent counselor and chairman of the faculty evaluation FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13. interview, “straightening my art committee, on which he now serves. He enjoys both Art Exhibits: Rembrandt (thru Feb. 15); "Artist at and book collections; gathering teaching and administrative work, but " I t depends W ork," photography by Henry Bookstaber (thru February). material for a book I’ve been Mon.-Thurs.: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fri: 8-5 p.m.; Sat. 8-4:30 on where you’re teaching and p.m.. Sun. 6-10 p.m. working on for the past five or six where you're administrating. Both STUDENT CENTER ART GALLERY, Seton Hall years on resource readings in art have their satisfaction, but I can University, South Orange. Susanna Briselli: one-man art education; raising my hothouse say I enjoy teaching here at show, (thru Feb. 15) Weekdays: 10-10 p.m.. Sun. 2-10 p.m. plants, which include amarylles Montclair very much." ANTIQUE VALENTINES. A Traveloan exhibit of Hallmark Historical Collection of Antique Valentines. and azaleas.” Mills lists "practically every Clifton public library. Daily: 10-9, Sat: 9-4 p.m. Piaget A 1925 graduate of Montclair sport" as an interest, "more from avenue and Third street. State when it was still a normal a viewpoint of participating than THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. Montclair Art school, Mrs. Calda viewed MSC’s view ing." His current sports Museum, drawing and water colors from permanent collections. 3 S. Mountain Ave. Tues.-Sat: 10-5 p.m.; Sun: growth and expansion as “just interest is trailriding with 2-5:30 p.m. fine. I’m very proud to be an motorcycles, which he does NEWARK MUSEUM Art Exhibits. Art Directors Club alumna. We had some usually in northern Jersey. Mills. of N.J. Exhibit and "Art of Africa" (thru Feb. 15); progressive-minded teachers A t age 14, Mills says, "one of mydesireswas to "American Realists and The Eight''" (thru Mar. 8); following the Dewey system at swim the English channel," but he has limited "American Indians," "Crosses and Crucifixes," "Decorative Arts" "1800 House," "Greek Vases," "Mediterranean the normal school,” she recalled himself to such feats as breaking his collarbone Antiquities" 'Oriental Masterpieces," "Paint, Paper 8t with approval. playing on the faculty/TRY (Talent Research for Thread: American Design," "Religious Arts of Tibet." 49 Following her graduation from Youth) football team two years ago. Washington St. Weekdays: noon-5 p.m.; Sun. and holdiays MSC, Mrs. Calcia received her BA 1-5 p.m . The truthseeking Mills was another product of and MA at Columbia University PAPER M ILL PLAYHOUSE. Art Gallery, Brookside his youth: "A t 1 7 ,1 was very concerned w ith truth. drive. Henry Doren and Burt Stem: Two-men exhibit of and her EdD at New York I felt the best way to find that and to spread that paintings (thru Feb.) University. A teacher in Passaic was thru the m inistry." Mills then entered a school P*-AYS. "A Girl Could Get Lucky" with Imogene and Paterson for 10 years, a that dealt with the ministry, but "I wasn't too Coco, King Donovan. Playhouse on the Mall, Bergen mall, member of Newark State’s faculty Paramus, 843-3040. "Your Daughter, My Son." (thru Feb. pleased w ith th at." 15) with Vivian Vance, Dody Goodman. Paper Mill for 20 years and chairman of their He later entered Bob Jones University, where Playhouse, Millbum DR-6-4343. (thru Feb.