Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Mistic Student Newspapers 4-1-1967 The Misfit, April 1, 1967 Moorhead State College Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/mistic Recommended Citation Moorhead State College, "The Misfit, April 1, 1967" (1967). The Mistic. 250. https://red.mnstate.edu/mistic/250 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Mistic by an authorized administrator of RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE M"™"D MISFIT March 31, 1967 The Misfit Page 1 Low-Hole Dorm Latest Building Effort Dean Earl Salmon unveiled plans down rather than up. The advantages in again when the footings were set. pus," he said. "We won't have to in­ "Won't the building get stuffy with today for another first in dormitory of the new style are many said Sal­ Under the new plan we would dig stall windows or curtains, and there no windows to let fresh air in? You living at MSC. Plans have been ap­ mon. the 80 foot deep hole and fill it with can be no Peeping Tom problem. must plan on air conditioning the proved for a low-hole dorm to house "When we built the high-rise we building and leave the landscape There would no longer be the annoy­ building.' 300 lucky students. had to dig down 80 feet to put in above uncluttered. ing whistle of wind that we have in A low-hole dorm, explained Sal­ footings. There we were with an 80 "An underground building has our present buildings. "No, no, not so fast there. The mon, starts from the ground and goes foot deep hole which we had to fill never been tried before in any cam- legislature is very funny about air "No longer will the landscape of conditioning. Some of the members the campus be cluttered with cans of the legislature haven't got air con­ and bottles from students drinking in ditioning themselves so they frown the dormitories. No more girls slip­ on college students getting it. We ping out of windows to spend the are working now on a plan using the wee hours with their boyfriends. elevators to cool or at least circulate "We did have a problem at first air. As the elevators go down, they with convincing the legislature that push onto the floors, and as they rise our building didn't need windows. they pull the bad aid out. We're still We did have to compromise there in the testing stage though." but the result would be satisfactory to all. The Theo Hamm Brewing Co. "If the dorm goes underground has donated 350 signs depicting moon­ where will it be put?" lit lake scenes. You've probably seen one on TV. They do a marvelous job "I'm glad you asked that. We can of brightening up a room. put a low-hole anywhere without damaging a landscape. Why we could Dean Salmon then agreed to an­ stick one right out there under the swer a few questions asked by your circle with nothing but a door on the able Misfit reporter. surface. Can you imagine the con­ "What about fire prevention, venience to students?" doesn't the fire department frown on underground buildings with no win­ "What will happen if this build­ dows to jump from?' ing proves to work out?" "We showed the fire department "The first thing I'll do is heave a how much easier it would be to put sigh of relief. We have hadw noth­ The entrance to the new low-hole dorm will look like this artist's concept. In all fairness this is not the out a low-hole fire. All you have to ing but experimental buildings here finished entrance but only a cover to prevent students from falling in the hole during construction, unless of do is turn on a fire hydrant on the and all of them have been failures. course they run out of money before they get to ground level . top floor and the rest of the floors It's about time we hit on something will flood as the building fills with good. One nice thing though, if this water. No more of this putting water one is a lemon too we won't have to into a building and having it run look at it everytime we step out of Tells Faculty Salary Woes out all over the ground." this building.' I'm Bogged Down:" Newmire Zeroes Make Difference MSC President J. J. Newmire has and two kids loses about $75 a week "The faculty wives club has also again faced the press as a plea to by working here, and that counts the been working hard for us. They hold In NDSL Loans To Students the powers-that-be for more money meal ticket to Kise. a bake sale every month. Why this for faculty salaries. The Federal Government has made room to park all of the cars," he said. "We do have a plan though which year alone they have given our pen­ sion fund nearly $16.97! a mistake, and for the first time in "As other colleges raise their salary would help out quite a bit. We have years the students of MSC will bene­ The Fargo-Moorhead merchants "The fraternities have also been think that the money is a God-send. scales, our source of supply for new asked the powers that be to let us fit by that mistake. faculty dwindles," said Newmire in use Ballard Hall as a hotel or motel, chipping in. We have been auction­ "For years we have had to rely on ing off tests to the highest bidder. Concordia for our large sales," said an exclusive Misfit interview. depending on what we can do about It seems that when the check for This is a real moneymaker. The hu­ one retailer. "Now MSC can hold it's "We used to be able to raid the parking. The advantages are obvious. defense loan funds came in January, We could raise the rent from about manities final last quarter brought own. It's about time." faculties of the high schools for teach­ nearlv $650. it had too many zeros. Instead of ers with college potential," he con­ $1 a day to $7 or $8 a day. We $350,000 for the 1966-67 year the would allow outsiders to rent rooms "All of the sources of aid however The students' reactions have been tinued. "Now they are cleaning our haven't been quite enough. In order check was for $35,000,000. That is meager house." and also allow students to rent rooms enough for $10,000 for each student that of pure glee. Many students for parties and the like. to have any faculty at all in three bound to flunk out at the end of "The only remaining source of sup­ at MSC, and it all must be spent years, we need the Ballard Motel winter quarter put in a final dash to ply is the country school system. Some "Under a plan like this we would this year! proposal passed and more financial the end and may be around spring of them have even giving us trouble. take in enough money to at least aid from the state. quarter to cash in on the dough. Last year alone we lost three faculty get the teachers back up to the break Financial aids officer Speed Dand- "Could the Misfit ask one question, Those here in the spring will be members to Sabin. Dilworth, Krag- even point. Then the fringe benefits erson caught the mistake as soon as Mr. President?" fighting for the chance to come back ness, Comstock, and Barnesville have like the meal card to Kise and free he opened the envelope. "I didn't "Certainly." in the fall. also been after us." parking space will make the differ­ "If the salaries are so low why do want to mess up their accounting by "Right now starting faculty mem­ ence. you stick around? Couldn't you find sending the check back," said Dand- erson, "So I quick ran down to the The auto dealers have been especi­ bers with a BA get $25 a week and "We have been looking hard for a better job elsewhere?" ally happy. As soon as the news "Yes, I suppose I could get more bank and deposited it." a free meal ticket for Kise Commons. other sources of money though. Some broke last week everyone seemed to That doesn't go too far for a family faculty members who are single money elsewhere. I could probably head down to the auto dealers. One get just as good as parking spot else­ Every student who is enrolled for man with a wife and a couple of qualify for work study so if they salesman took 103 orders for new where. It must be that meal ticket spring quarter will receive a $5,000 kids. With the cost of living what it take as many courses as they teach cars that afternoon. There weren't loan and the same will happen fall is we figure that a man with a wife they can qualify for this aid. to Kise!" enough salesmen to go around. A quarter. prospective buyer had to stand in line. Although there are obvious bene­ fits to the students there are some Color TV, stereo, and record sales serious repercussions.