MSU  News -BuJletin 

Vol.  2,  No.  35 

Michigan  State  University 

Aug.  26,  1971 

Life 
Sciences 
now open 

Life  Sciences  I,  the  first  building  in 
MSU's  proposed  health  sciences 
complex, is now being occupied. 

The  $9.6  million  building,  which  has 
taken  two  years  to  build,  enables  the 
University 
its 
enrollment  of  medical  and  nursing 
students. 

to  expand  greatly 

It provides 183,375  gross  square  feet 
(95,408  net)  of 
laboratories, 
classrooms  and  offices  for  four 
colleges.  It  houses: 

*The  Departments  of  Human 
the 
Development  and  of  Medicine, 
Office  of  Interdepartmental 
Curriculum  and 
the  Office  of  the 
Associate  Dean  for  Student  Affairs, 
all 
the  College  of  Human 
Medicine. 

in 

*The  School  of  Nursing  of  the 

College  of  Natural  Science. 

*The  Department  of Pharmacology, 
jointly  administered  by  human 
medicine,  osteopathic  medicine  and 
veterinary  medicine. 
* A  branch  of 

for 
Laboratory  Animal  Resources,  and 
the  office  of  the  dean  of  veterinary 
medicine. 

the  Center 

'" A  branch  of  the  Closed  Circuit 
the 

Television  Department  of 
Instructional  Media  Center. 

The  building  was  originally 
designed 
to  accommodate  entering 
c1a~s of  64  students  in  a  two-year, 
in  medicine.  Along 
baSIC  program 
it  will  now 
with  other 

facilities, 

(Continued  on  page  2) 

Fall opening 

is Sept.  23 

More 

than  41,500  students  are 
expected  to  enroll  for  the  fall  term, 
which  opens  Thursday,  Sept.  23. 

Fall  registration 

is  scheduled  for 
Sept.  20-22,  preceded  by  the  Sept. 
for 
18  opening  of  residence  halls 
Welcome  Week  activities. 

Fall  term  classes  end  Dec.  3  and 
final  exams  will  be  Dec.  6-11.  Fall 
commencement  is  Dec.  4. 
term 

registration  will  be 
Jan.  3  and  4,  with  classes  beginning 
on  Jan.  5. 

Winter 

Some  300  youngsters  from  Lansing's  low  - income  neighborhoods  had  a  reprieve  from  the  city  heat  this  summer 
thanks  to  a  program  organized  by  an  MSU  graduate  student  and  4  - H  volunteer.  A storyand  picture  are  on  page 3. 

University files  appeal 
to wage adjustment freeze 

in 

the  wake  of 

The  list  of  questions  continues  to 
grow  while  answers  are  still  hard  to 
determine 
the 
nationwide  wage-price  freeze that began 
Aug.  15.  For  most  MSU  faculty  and 
staff,  the  freeze  -
imposed when a new 
budget  remains  unsettled  - may  be  a 
hard  one  unless  the  University  gains 
federal  permission 
retroactively 
increase  salaries  once  the  1971-72 state 
appropriation is made. 

to 

President  Wharton  announced 
Tuesday  that  he  had  written  to  the 
Federal  Cost  of  Living  Council  to 
request  that  faculty  and  staff raises  be 
exempted from the freeze. 

receiving  our  state 

He  said  that MSU had "a good case for 
a exemption"  because  "in  anticipation 
the 
of 
University  budget  had been constructed 
increase 
on 
retroactive to last July 1." 

the  basis  of  a  wage 

funds, 

"These  plans were  made  prior to  the 
federal  order," Wharton said.  "It is only 
an  accident of timing, resulting from the 
lateness  of the  appropriation,  that  our 

faculty  and staff have not been enjoying 
their  deserved  increases  for  the  past 
seven weeks." 

He  added 

it  would  be 
that 
"extremely  unfair" to faculty  and staff 

if the freeze prevents implementation of 
funds  are 
planned 
received;  And  he  emphasized 
the 
inequity 
that  would  be  created  if 

increases  once 

(Continued  on  page  3) 

Auto registration Sept. 7-14 

Faculty  and  staff  parking  permits  will  be  available  beginning 
Sept.  7.  The  mailing  method  for  vehicle  registration  will  not  be 
used  this  year. 

Temporary  registration  facilities  will  be  available  from  8:30  to 
4  p.m.  at  the  following  locations:  Sept.  7  and  8  - Library 
104  Natural  Science;  Sept.  10  - Chemistry 
Lobby;  Sept.  9  -
Building  Lobby;  Sept.  13  - Physical  Plant  Lunch  Room;  Sept. 
14  - Lobby,  International  Center. 

in 

the 

The  change 

is  based  on  a 
registration 
recommendation  by  the  All  University  Traffic  Committee.  In  a 
change  approved  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  gate  key  cards  will no 
longer  serve  as  campus  bus  passes  for  faculty  and  staff. 

system 

Persons  registering  their  vehicles  need  proof  of  ownership  for 
each  vehicle,  proof  of  University  employment  and  their  current 
gate  key  cards.  The  annual  parking  fee  continues  at  $18. 

Also  beginning  S~pt.  7,  graduate  assistants,  predoctoral  fellows 
in 

register  vehicles  at 

the  Vehicle  Office 

trainees  may 

and 
Quonset  103. 

TlAA -CREF options broadened 

Beginning  Sept.  1,  faculty  and  staff  participants  in  the  TIAA  - CREF 
retirement  program  will  be  permitted  to  allocate  100  per  cent  of  their 
monthly  premiums  to  CREF. 

(TIAA  - Teachers  Insurance  and  Annuity  Association  of  America  -

is  a 
fIXed  - dollar  investment  program  while  CREF  - College  Retirement  Equities 
Fund  -

represents  a  variable  annUity.) 

With  the  new  option,  TIAA  - CREF  participants  will  be  able  to  select 
from  five  separate  premium  allocations,  said  Gary  J.  Posner,  director  of staff 
benefits.  Some  2,450  MSU  faculty  and  staff are  enrolled  in  TIAA  - CREF. 

In  addition  to  the  100  per  cent  premium  allocation  to  CREF  these  other 
current  options  are  available:  100  per  cent  allocation  to  TIAA ; '75  per  cent 
TIAA.  25  per  cent  C~; 50  per  cent  to  each;  25  per  cent  TIAA ,  75  per 
cent  CREF.  On  a  national  scale 
the  last  two  categories  account  for  83  per 
cent  of all  TIAA  - CREF  enrollees. 

MSU  participants  now  contribute  5  per  cent  of  their  salaries  to  the 

program,  and  the  University  contributes  10  per  cent  of the  salary  amount. 

*  *  * 
TIAA  - CREF  EXPANDED  ITS  allocation  rules  on  July  1  in  an  attempt 

to  provide  "new  flexibility"  for  its  annuity  owners.  But  the  program's 
officials  emphasized  that  expanding  the  o:otions  is  not  an  attempt  to  urge 
individuals  to  change  their  present  allocations. 

In  fact,  TIAA  - CREF  in  announcing  the  new  option  underscored  a  belief 
fixed 
if  it  is  to  offer  promise  of  a  retirement 

that  "a  retirement  program  should  include  both  types  of  annuity  -
(TIAA)  and  variable  (CREF)  -
income  reasonably  free  from  long  - term  depreciation  in  real  value." 

TIAA  - CREF  further  endorsed  an  earlier  economic  study  advising  investors 
that  it  is  as  unwise  to  commit  all  retirement  savings  to  equity  investments  as 
it  is  to  commit  retirement  savings  solely  to  dollar  obligations. 

* 

* 

* 

SINCE  MSU  participants  in  TIAA  - CREF  were  notified  of the  new  option 
when  it  was  announced  nationally  in  June,  Posner  said  that  the  UniverSity 
will  not  send  individual  announcements  of MSU's  action. 

He  urged  individuals  to  "take  a  careful  look  at  their  own  retirement 
programs  before  making  a  change  to  100  per  cent  CREF."  Persons  wishing  to 
change  their  TIAA - CREF allocations can  contact  the  Staff Benefits  Division, 
344  Administration  Building,  353  - 4434. 

Page  2,  MSU  News  - BuDetin,  Aug.  26,  1971 

Physics uses own 
instructor rating forln 

To  the  editor: 

In  reference 

to 

instructional  rating  forms 
Bulletin,  Aug.  12) 

the  story  on 
(News  -
it  should  be 

Overseas 
programs 
rated highly 

their  encounters 

Students  enthusiastically  hail  their 
experiences 
in  Michigan  State's 
overseas  study  programs  as  the  "trip 
of  a  lifetime." 
Endorsing 

in  a 
students 
foreign  environment, 
the 
indicated  satisfaction  with 
a cademic  experience  which 
is 
directed  by 
individual 
departments.  They  also  approved  of 
the 
travel  arrangements 
made  through  the  Office  of  Overseas 
StUdy. 

living  and 

the 

the 

Their  responses  were  recorded  in 
the 
second  part  of  a  study  on 
MSU's  overseas  programs  being 
conducted' by 
the  Office  of 
Institutional  Research. 

Respondents  in  the  sample  drawn 
from  224  students  participating' in 
the  1968-69  summer' overseas 
programs  did  qualify 
their 
enthusiasm,  however. 

Their  suggestions  for  improving  the 
program 
included:  Offer  on-site 
orientation  and  post-trip  evaluation 
session, 
spent 
abroad,  make  more  extensive  use  of 
the  foreign  environment,  and  offer  a 
sophomore  year  abroad  program. 

lengthen 

time 

the 

The ir 

recommendations  also 
included  offering  a  wider  variety  of 
activities  for  credit,  such  as  living  in 
a  kibbutz  or  enrolling 
in  other 
that  would  be  educational 
programs 
and  at  the  same 
travel 
opportunities. 

time  offer 

MSU 

to  meet 

some  of 

is  now  fmalizing  plans 

to 
the  academic 
offer  courses  during 
year 
these 
expressed  needs.  Humanities  and 
science  overseas  study 
soc ia I 
programs  are  scheduled  during  spring 
1972,  according 
to  Homer  Higbee, 
for  educational 
assistant  dean 
International  Studies  and 
exchange" 
-BARBARA  Me  INTOSH 
Programs. 

its  own 

the  physics 
mentioned  that 
department  has 
instructor 
rating  form,  principally  because  we 
are  most  eager  to  get  relevant  student 
feedback.  There  are  several  features  of 
interest  in  our  system: 

1.  We  use  a  University  computer  to 
analyze  our  own  forms,  and  in  the 
analysis  each  teacher  is  rated  in  two 
ways  on  each  question.  His 
performance  is  compared  fIrstly  with 
that  of the  entire  collection  of people 
teaching  physics  for 
the  term  and 
secondly  with  that  of  other  members 
of  his  "peer  group."  Thus  assistant 
professors  are  compared  with ·  other 
assistant  professors, 
instructors  with 
other  instructors,  etc. 

least 

2.  A t 

in  physics, 

the 
instructor  rating  forms  filled  out  by 
the  students  are  not  considered  a 
"pain  in  the  neck"  or  a  "necessary 
evil."  In  fact, 
the  results  of  these 
ra ting : forms  become  a  highly 
signifIcant  input  to  the  salary  review 
committee,  and,  if  applicable,  to  the 
promotion  review  committee.  More 
serious  than  that  you  can't  get. 

W.  M.  Hartmann 
Associate  professor  of physics 

Pa~king gate 
for:Morrill 

fall 

Beginning 

term,  week-day 
entry  to  the  parking  area  (Lot  "M") 
behind  Morrill  Hall  and  the  Human 
Ecology  Building  will  be  limited  to 
persons  with 
faculty-staff  parking 
gate  cards. 

Richard  O.  Bernitt,  director  of 
public  safety,  said  that  the  gate  will 
be  . at  -the 
lot's  entrance  off  East 
Circle  Drive, 
just  west  of  Olin 
Health  Center.  He  said  it  will  be  a 
"screening  device"  only,  since  it  will 
not  accept  coins.  Other  campus  gates 
are  stationed  at  parking 
lot  exits, 
they  accept  coins  as  well  as 
and 
cards. 

Bernitt  noted  that  partly  because 
of  its  proximity  to  the  East  Lansing 
shopping  district  on  Grand  River 
Avenue,  the  parking  lot  has  been  an 
area  of  frequent  violations. 

The  new  screening  gate  will  permit 
free  access  to  Lot  "M"  after  5  p.m. 
Monday  through  Friday,  and  all  day 
on  weekends  and  holidays. 

Fund launches  campaign 

The  second  annual  All-University 
Development  Fund  campaign  will  be 
launched  Sept.  1  with  an  appeal  sent 
to  8,100  faculty,  administrators  and 
staff.  The  goal  is  $25,000  to  support 
such  projects  as  scholarship  aid  for 
the  Day  Care  Center;  acquisitions  fOT 

MSU  News -Bulletin 

Editor: Gene Rietfors 
As&ociate ,<ditor:  Beverly Twitchell 

Associate editor:  Sue  Smith 

Editorial offices:  Rooms 323 and 324, Linton 
Hall,  Michigan  State  University,  East  Lansing 
48823, Phone 355-2285. 
Published weekly during the academic year by 
the Department of Infdrination Services. 

Second  - class  postage  paid  at  East  Lansing, 
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the  Library,  Kresge  Art  Center  and 
the  Museum;  Distinguished  Faculty 
Awards;  and  the  Ralph  Young  Fund. 
Emery  Foster,  assistant  vice 
president  for  business  operations  and 
chairman  of  the  campaign  committee, 
said  that  "members  of  the  University 
community  have  exhibited  a  growing 
concern  for  the  fmancial  situation  of 
the  University. 

"We  all  have -become  aware  of  the 
importance  of  private  gifts 
in 
maintaining  excellence,"  he  added. 
"Contributions  from  faculty  and  staff 
tacitly  reinforce  support  from  both 
private  and  public  sectors." 

Donors  may  specify  where 

their 
support  goes,  but  gifts  designated  for 
areas  of  greatest  need  are  encouraged 
by  the  committee. 

life Sciences I:  The medical complex begins 

Life Sciences  •  •  • 

(Concluded  from  page  1) 

in  a 

permit  entering  classes  of  100 
students 
four-year  medical 
program.  In  addition  it  will  permit 
the  University  to  graduate  about  100 
nursing  students  each  year,  or  about 
double  the  1968-69  fIgure. 

One 

feature  of  the  building 

is 
emphasis  on  new  teaching  equipment, 
including 
to  originate 
high-quality,  closed  circuit  television 
in  color. 

the  capacity 

for 

The  medical  student  area  includes 
40  self-instructional  carrels, 
containing  sound 
tape  decks,  8mm 
film  projectors,  35mm  slide 
projectors  and,  in  some  cases,  color 
television.  Each  carrel  is  designed  as 
three 
a  sort  of  home  base 
students  in  the  fIrst  and  second  year 
classes.  The  School  of  Nursing  has 
54  similar  carrels  for  self-instruction 
by  its  students. 
* 

THE  BUILDING'S  four-story  unit 
contains 
teaching 
the  research  and 
laboratories  that  require  the  extensive 
plumbing,  wlImg  and  ductwork 
associated  with  scientific  buildings. 

* 

* 

a 

This  wing  was  built  on  a  modular 
basis 
series  of  essentially 
identical  1,00<Hquare-foot  blocks, 
each  flexible  enough  to  be  used  in  a 
variety  of  ways  for  teaching,  research 
or  office  purposes. 
_--A  two-story  unit  contains  offices 
and  classrooms  that  do  not  require 
special  utilities. 

INITIAL  PLANNING 

for  Life 
Sciences  I  began  shortly  after  the 
Institute  of  Biology  and  Medicine 
was  established 
in  1961,  and  well 
the  College  of  Human 
before 
Medicine  admitted  its  first  students 
in  1966. 
Funds 

for  construction  of 

the 

three  agencies- within 

building  came  from  several  sources  -
the  Kellogg 
from 
$ 625 ,000 
'1964;  .,  $4,948,000 
Foundation 
in 
the 
from 
National 
Institutes  of  Health 
(Division  of  PhYSician  Manpower, 
Division  of  Health  Manpower, 
the 
Division  of, Nursing  and  the  Health 
Research  Facilities  Branch) 
in  1968 
and  1969,  and  $4  million  from  the 
state  of  Michigan  since  1968. 

-CHARLES  R.  DOWNS 

• 
Landscapers' task:  Fit a 
building to its  setting 

In 

The  expression  "facing  a  building 
down"  is  landscape  jargon  for  making 
a  building  fIt  in  with  its  surroundings. 
the  case  of  the  recently 
completed  Life  Sciences  I  Building, 
specialists  in  the' Division  of  Campus 
Park  and  Planning  not  only  had  to 
think  about  relating  the  structure  to 
the  former  agricultural  landscape,  but 
they  also  had  to  keep  in  mind  the 
future  buildings  that  would  comprise 
the  medical  center. 

Two  major  goals  in  planning  the 
the  Life 
landscape  development  for 
Sciences  I  Building  were 
to  use 
groupings  of  large  plants  that  would 
create  an  "established  landscape,"  and 
to  select  and  locate  plant  specimens 
that  would  improve  the  view  of  the 
building  and  accent  the  building  lines 
and  the  architectural  composition. 

According 

to  Robert  Trojanek, 
assistant  land  planner,  he  and  Harold 
Lautner,  former  director  of  campus 
park  and  planning,  became.' initially 
involved 
the  medical 
development  in  1962.  Milton  Baron, 
present  director,  became 
involved 
shortly 
thereafter  and  has  been 
closely  concerned  with  overall 
development  since  that  time. 

in  planning 

building,  a  recessed  building  entrance 
that  had 
to  be  accentuated  for 
visibility  from  Bogue  Street  and  the 
Baker  Woodlot  to  the  west,  plus  the 
natural  phenomena  that 
influence 
plant  selection,  such  as  sunlight, 
shade,  available  moisture  and  changing 
seasons. 

the  architecture 

Thomas  W.  Kehler, 

landscape 
engineer,  said  that  planners  tried  to 
enhance 
through  a 
combination  of  "large  evergreen  trees 
which  frame 
the  building,  and  the 
small  deciduous  flowering  trees  and 
shrubs  which  soften  the  architectural 
lines  and  separate  building  masses." 

The  variety  of  plantings  chosen  to 
surround  Life  Sciences  I  attest  to  the 
different  functions  considered 
in  a 
landscape  design.  Kehler  said  that  the 
English  oaks  planted  along  Service 
Road  and  Bogue  Street  and 
the 
the 
flowering  crab  apples  within 
islands  will  form  a  park  - like  setting 
to  improve  the  landscape  effectiveness 
of the  area. 

The  project  was 

in  design  and 
construction  for  nearly  six  years. 
Thirty  -
two  coniferous  trees,  114 
deciduous  trees,  102  flowering  trees, 
and  868  shrubs  and  ground  cover 
plants  went  into  the  planting  of  the 
the  style  and  material  of  th_e _ _ b_u_ilding  and'  road  development. 

landscape  design  many 
things  had  to  be  kept  in  mind,  such 
as 

the 

In 

Bringing 4-H to the city kids 

Page  3,  MSU  News  - Bulletin,  Aug.  26,  1971 

Summer  in  the  city  can  be  a  bummer,  as  any  urban  yooogster  knows. 
But  this  summer,  some  300  young  people  from  Lansing's  low  income 
neighb~)fhoods. got  a  chance  to  beat  the  city  heat  for  a  couple  of  days  by 
attendmg  seSSIons  of  the  4-H inner  city  camp  at  Fenner  Arboretum. 

Fo~  most  of  the  kids,  ages  6  to  13,  it  was  the  ftrst  experience  with 
campmg  and  outdoor  life.  And  from  the  looks  on  their  faces  they  seemed 
to  enjoy  it. 

"This  is  the  ftrst  time  many  of  these  kids  have.  had  someone  to  care 
about  them,"  said  John  Duff,  4-H  student  voluntee~ and  an  MSU  graduate 
the  camp.  "Many  of  them  come  from  fatherless 
student  who  organized 
families." 

* 
VOLUNTEER  COUNSELORS,  mostly  high  school  age  and  from  the 
Lansing  area,  were  on  hand  to  help  Duff  and  camp  director  Frank  Gregory 
work  and  play  with  the  kids. 

* 

* 

The  camp  was  split  into  six  two-day  sessions  during  July  and  August 

Wage freeze.  •  • 

(Concluded from page 1) 

University  employes'  salaries  could  not 
be  raised  while  their counterparts in the 
Michigan  Civil  Service  will  apparently 
receive  a  wage  hike  retroactive  to  July 
l. 

Wharton  said  that  much  depends 
upon  what  federal  rules  are  created  at 
the  end of the 90-day freeze, since these 
"may  well  affect  whether  we  could 
make  retroactive  adjustments  at  that 
time.  Nevertheless,  we  will  do  all  we 
possibly  can  under the  federal rules and 
our own  budget limitations on behalf of 
MSU employes." 

to 

"These 

this  week,  plans  were 
Earlier 
announced 
implement  planned 
increases  in  University  residence  hall 
and married housing rates. 
long  been 
increases  have 
approved  and were  announced to  begin 
with  the  new  academic  year,"  said 
Roger  Wilkinson,  vice  president  for 
business and ftnance.  "After studying all 
the  material  available  to  us  on  the 
interpretations of the federal wage-price 
freeze,  we  believe  we  have  implicit 
authority 
increases 
effective. " 

to  consider 

the 

He  also  pointed  out  that  students 
residence  halls  have  made 
entering 
advance  deposits,  and fall  term  tenants 
in  married  housing  have  paid  a month's 
rent  in  advance,  based on the new rate. 
Wilkinson  said  that  if  a  subsequent 
federal  ruling holds that the freeze does 
cover  the  rate  increase, MSU  will  make 
any necessary refunds. 
*** 

"held 

Wharton 

ALTHOUGH  THE  FREEZE  is  10 
days  old,  oocertainty  still  surrounds 
many of its implications. 
last  week 

listed  several 
guidelines  for  MSU,  including:  Salary 
increases pending  receipt  ofthe 1971-72 
appropriation  must  be 
in 
abeyance"  until  the  freeze  is  lifted  (or 
until  federal  permission  is  granted  to 
Tuesday's request); only  employes with 
increases  who  have 
approved  wage 
actually  worked  at  the  approved  rate 
prior  to  Aug.  IS  will  continue  to  be 
paid  at  those  rates  (this  includes  some 
1,500 members of AFSCME  and power 
plant  workers  who  had  already  begun 
the  1971-72  phase  of  previously 
negotiated  wage  contracts);  in  cases 
where  substantial  change  in assignment 
and  increased  responsibilities  can  be 
sho wn, 
raises  may  be  approved; 
academic  changes  in  rank  which  do  not 
involve  substantial  changes  may  be 

Football books 

Copies  of  MSU's  1971 

football 
to 
press  brochure  are  available 
faculty  and  staff  for  $2  each.  The 
80-page  publication  contains  football 
facts  and  ftgures  and  a  preview  of 
the  1971 
It  is  available 
through  Athletic  Ticket  Office,  and 
checks  can  be  made  payable  to  that 
office. 

season. 

processed,  but  are  not likely to involve 
salary raises  during the freeze; employes 
returning  to  the payroll during fall term 
in  substantially  the  same  assignment 
previously  held  will 
their 
previous salaries; nonacademic employes 
returning  to the  payroll will  receive  the 
rate in effect July 1. 

receive 

Wharton  added:  "We  recognize  that 
this  is  a difficult  situation for everyone, 
and that many plans have suddenly been 
changed  or  subjected  to  confusion. We 
urge  cooperation  and  understanding, 
and  we  offer the  assurance that it is our 
intention  to  safeguard  the  best interests 
of all  those who make up the University 
community  to  the  fullest  extent  we 
regulations 
legally  can  under 
imposed upon us." 

the 

*** 
THE  UNIVERSITY'S  BUDGET, 
meanwhile,  remained  unsettled.  MSU's 
appropriation  was  expected  to  come 
before the House this week, arid further 
action  by  a  Senate-House  conference 
committee  is  likely  before  it  becomes 
law. 

A  spokesman  for  the  faculty  affairs 
and  faculty  compensation  committee 
said  his  group  had  hoped that the new 
budget  would  include  a  salary  schedule 
designed  to help rectify MSU's low rank 
in  the  Big  Ten  at  the  senior  faculty 
levels. 

. 

The  freeze  coupled  with  budgetary 
uncertainties  also  brought  other 
developments: 

*FacuIty  at  Central  Michigan 
their  salaries  already 
through  collective 
increases 
that 
a  factor 
to  predict  renewed 

University, 
determined 
bargaining,  will 
effective  July  1 
prompted  some 
efforts to organize the MSU  faculty. 

receive 

-

* After  remaining  stable  for  several 
months  at  about  400,  membership  in 
the  MSU  Employee's  Association  has 
jumped  by  about  150  since  July  1, 
according to  Rollin V. Dasen, president. 
is .  seeking  about  800 
The  group 
members  and hopes  to gain  recognition 
to  bargain 
the  University's 
clerical-technical workers. 

for 

*The  president  of 

the 
Administrative-Professional  Association, 
William  D.  Kenney,  last week expressed 
his  group's concern over the  fate  of the 
A-P 
that  was 
rate  schedule 
implemented  last  year.  And  he  urged 
MSU  officials  to  "go  all-out  for  its 
employes"  in  trying  to  thaw the  freeze 
on salary increases. 

salary 

* A  number of questions  were  raised, 
including:  If MSU's  appeal  to  the Cost 
of Living  Council  is  denied,  will faculty 
and  staff  experience  a  135-day,  rather 
than  90-day, freeze?  If salary  increases 
are  lost  in  the  freeze,  what happens to 
money  that  would  have  been  allocated 
for  salaries?  What  effect will  the  freeze 
have  on  the  1972-73  budget  request? 
And  most  - administrators, faculty and 
staff - wondered what lay at the end of 
the 90-day freeze. 

. 

-GENE  RIETFORS 

run 

in  conjunction  with 

and 
the  MSU  Cooperative  Extension  Service 
Expanded  Nutrition  Program.  One  of  the  camp's  primary  objective~  was  to 
emphasize  nutrition  education. 

"If  a  youngster  learns  to  make  a  nutritious  snack  at  camp,  he  or  she 
could  take  that  knowledge  home  and  put  it  to  use,"  said  Jake  Wamhoff, 
the  director,  Cooperative  Extension  Service.  "This  might 
assistant 
provide  an  inroad  into  the  home  for  an  extension  home  economist  who 
could  help  the  family  plan  better  meals." 

to 

Aside  from  learning  good  eating  habits;  the  camps  other  aims  included: 
Young  campers  should  learn  to  make  decisions  for  themselves,  come  in 
contact  with  people  different from themselves  and  gain  an  appreCiation  of 
nature.  And,  of course,  they  had  fun. 
* 

* 

* 

MOST  OF  THE  KIDS  said  they  enjoyed  hiking  in  woods  along  the . 
trails,  camping  out,  cooking  food  over  a  campftre,. 

arboretum's  nature 
catching  frogs  and  learning  about  nature. 

But  some  had  other  thoughts  on  their  minds. 
"I  like  the  girl  friends  out  here,"  laughed  7-year-old  Junior  Benson,. who 
was  attending  his  second  camp  session  the  fmal  week.  "I  got  three  now, 
and  I'm  going  to  fmd  more." 

The  campers  did  the  whole  outdoors  thing  during  their  stay.  They  made 
their  own  tents  out  of  sheets  of  plastic  stretched  across  wire  - only  the 
camp  leaders  had  the  lUXUry  of  canvas  tents.  The  kids  cooked  their  hot 
dogs  and  made  toast  over  an  open  ftre  using  bent  coat  hangers.  And  they 
ate  out  of  tin  cans. 

"We're  not  going  to  reach  every  kid  and  change  his  or  her  life,"  said 
Gregory.  "But  we  hope  they  remember  the  camp  experience  as  a  good 
one." 

Duff  said  he  wants  to  roo  the  camp  full-time  next  summer,  if  he  can 
lined  up  some  volooteer  counselors,  and 

ftnd  the  money.  He  already  has 
a  number  of  youngsters  said  they  want  to  come  back. 

Story  and  pictures  by  Michael  Manley 

Aside  from  learning,  the  aim  is  on  just  hayj!lg  fun. 

Seminars 

Thursday,  August  26-G-hydroxydopamine  as  a 
pharmacological  tool,  RICHARD  LAVERTY,  Dept.  of Pharm., 
U.  of Otago,  Dunedin,  New  Zealand,  4  p.m.,  III  Giltner  Hall 
(Physiology). 
Wednesday,  September  8-The  Raman  effect,  GEORGE 
LEROI,  9:15  a.m.,  136  Chemistry  Bldg.  (Chemistry).  Behavior 
of  group  frequencies 
in  the  Raman  as  compared  to  the 
infrared,  H.J.SLOANE,  10:30  a.m.,  136  Chemistry  Bldg. 
(Chemistry). 

Thursday  ,  September  9-IR and  Raman  selection  rules-Part  I 
WILLIAM  FATELEY,  9  a.m.,  136  Chemistry  Bldg: 
(Chemistry).  Laser  Raman  spectra  of  polymers,  JACK 
KOENIG,  10:30  a.m.,  136  Chemistry  Bldg.  (Chemistry). 

Friday,  September  IO-IR  and  Raman  selection  rules-Part  II 
WILLIAM  FATELEY,  9  a.m.,  136  Chemistry  Bldg.: 
(Chemistry).  Application  of  Raman  spectra 
inorganic 
chemistry,  STUART  TOBIAS,  10:30  a.m.,  136  Chemistry 
Bldg.  (Chemistry). 

in 

Final N-B  ••• 

Today's  four-page  issue  is  the  final  News-Bulletin 
of  the  summer.  Our  weekly  publication  schedule  will 
resume  with  the  frrst  fall  issue  of Sept.  23.  Deadline 
for  that  issue  is  noon  on  Tuesday,  Sept.  21. 

MICHIGAN 
STATE 
UNIVERSITY 

Calendar of Events 

Friday,  August 27,  1971 
8 p.m. 

Planetarium  Program-"Destination  Mars"  unveils  the  his 
tory,  mystery  and  science  of  Mars.  Included  will  be  an  ex 
planation of the Mariner program and  the  journey of Mariner 
9,  scheduled  to  be  near  Mars  in  November.  Orson  Welles' 
"War  of  the  Worlds"  will  follow  the  8 p.m.  showings.  Last 
weekend for this  program.  Abrams. 

8 p.m. 

Planetarium Program-(see Sept.  10).  Abrams. 

Sunday,  September 12,  1971 
4 p.m. 

Planetarium Program (see  Sept.  10).  Abrams. 

Friday,  September 17,  1971 
8 p.m. 

Planetarium Program (see  Sept.  10).  Abrams. 

Saturday,  August 28,  1971 
10  a.m. 

2:30 p.m. 
7:30 p.m. 

Marching  Band  Clinic-Several  Michigan  high  school  bands 
participating  in  the  clinic  will  present a  preview  of  fall  foot 
ball  shows.  No admission charge.  Old  College  Field. 
Planetarium Program (see  Aug.  27).  Abrams 
University Club Cookout-The club will sponsor a "Summer's 
End"  lobster  cookout  which  will  include  an  art  show  from 
member's  collections,  a  water  show  and  dancing.  Cocktails 
will  be  served  at  7  p.m.  and  dinner will  be  served  near  the 
pool.  Reservations  have  been filled  for the event. 
Planetarium Program (see  Aug.  27).  Abrams. 

8 p.m. 
Sunday,  August 29,  1971 
4  p.m. 

Planetarium Program (see  Aug.  27).  Abrams. 

Saturday,  September 4,  1971 

University  Club  Event-The  club  will  sponsor  a  day-long 
Labor  Day  special,  featuring  a  pool-side  chicken  barbecue. 
Swimming  events  will  be  held  for  children  in  the  afternoon. 
Marching Band Clinic (see  Aug.  28).  Old College  Field. 

10  a.m. 

Thursday,  September 9,  1971 
10  a.m. 

Board  of  Trustees  monthly  meeting.  Board  Rm.,  Hannah 
Admin.  Bldg. 

Friday, September 10,  1971 
8 p.m. 

Planetarium  Program-'~Astrology  and  the  Zodiac"  relates 
scientific  'aspects' of  the  'ancient· art  of  astrology  and  the 
twelve  constellations  of the zodiac.  Abrams. 

Saturday,  September 11,  1971 
1:30 p.m. 

Football:-The  MSU  Spartans  will  open  the  football  season 
against  the  University  of  Illinois.  The  Family  Day  will  fea 
ture reduced  admission for  children.  Spartan Stadium. 

Saturday,  September 18,  1971 

2:30  p.m. 
8 p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 

Welcome  Week  begins  for  new  students  and  their  parents; 
continues  through Sept.  22. 
Planetarium Program (see  Sept.  10).  Abrams. 
Planetarium Program (see  Sept.  10).  Abrams. 
Performing  Arts  Company-The  PAC  will  present  "Luv," 
directed  by  Peter  Landry,  as  part  of  the  Welcome  Week 
activities.  No admission charge.  Arena Theatre. 

Sunday,September 19, 1971 
4 p.m. 
8: 15  p.m. 

Planetarium Program (see Sept.  10).  Abrams 
Performing Arts  Company (see  Sept.  18).  Arena Theatre. 

Monday,  September 20,  1971 
8 a.m. 

Registration  for  fall  term  begins;  continues  through  Wednes 
day.  Men's 1M  Bldg. 

Tuesday,  September 21,  1971 
12  Noon 

University  Club  Luncheon-Guest  speaker  will  be  Willis 
Armistead,  dean  of  veterinary  medicine  and  president of the 
club. 
Outdoor  concert-Several  local  rock  bands  will  perform in  a 
four-hour  concert  as  part  of  the  Welcome 'Week  activities. 
Field East of Wilson Hall. 

Thursday,  September 23,  1971 
8 a.m. 

Classes  begin. 

Friday,  September 24,  1971 
8 p.m. 

Plapetarillm Program (see Sept.  1Q).  Abnlms. 

Saturday,  September 25,  1971 
1:30 p.m. 

Football-MSU  vs.  Oregon State.  The  Band  Day will feature 
more 
than  30  high  school  bands  from  across  the  state 
participating  in  a  colorful  half-time  show.  Spartan Stadium. 
Planetarium Program (see Sept.  10).  Abrams. 

8 p.m. 

Monday,  September 6,  1971 

Labor Day-All university  offices will  be  closed. 

3  p.m. 

BULLETINS--------------~---------------

LAST  SUMMER  ISSUE 

This  is  the  last  issue  of the  News-Bulletin 
for  summer  term.  Publication for fall  term 
will  begin  Thursday,  Sept.  23.  Material  for  that  issue,  covering  Sept.  23-
Oct. 2,  should  be  submitted  to  Sue Smith,  109  Agriculture  Hall,  by  5  p.m. 
Tuesday,  Sept.  21. 

INTERIM  HOUSING 

Between-term  housing for foreign  students 
new  to  the  university  and  students  living 
in  residence  halls  summer  term  will  be  available  at  East  Holmes  Hall. 
Check-in  begins  at  9  a.m.  Friday,  Sept.  3,  at  the  East  Holmes  Hall  re 
ception desk.  Fall term halls will  open at 9  a.m.,  Wednesday,  Sept.  15. 

OBEDIENCE  CLASSES 

The wives  of veterinary students  will  spon-
sor  dog  obedience  classes at 7 p.m.  Mon 
days  in  the  judging  pavilion  September  27-November  29.  Enrollment  is 
$17.50.  For  further  information,  call  Mrs.  Welcome,  5-8035,  or  Mrs.  Wil 
son,  393-2388.  Evenings  call  Mrs.  Cobb,  332-8990,  or Mrs.  Kart,  5-3097. 

OFFICES  OPEN  AT  NOON 

The  University  Services  Materials  Man-
agement  Division  has  announced  that  the 
purchasing  office,  stores  stockroom  and  receiving  and  the  salvage  yard  are 
now  open  during 
the  noon  hour,  12-1.  The  new  hours  were  effective 
August, 16.  For more  information,  contact Richard  Kasuba at  3-8696. 

FINAL  GRADES 

Final  grades  are  due,in  the  Office  of the 
Registrar,  150  Hannah  Administration 
Bldg.  (tel.  5-9596)  36  hours after the final  examination  is  given.  All  grades 
are  due  by  11  a.m.,  Wednesday,  Sept.  8.  For  the  convenience  of  the  aca 
demic  departments,  the  registrar's  office  will  make  pickups  from  depart 
mental  offices  each morning  after 9 a.m.,  and  each  afternoon  after  2  p.m., 
beginning  Thursday,  Sept.  2.  The  final  pickup  will  be  made  starting  at 
8  a.m.,  Wednesday,  Sept.  8.  Otherwise,  grades  should  be  delivered  to  150 
Hannah  Administration  Bldg.  no  later  than 11  a.m.,  Sept.  8.  It  is  impor 
tant that these deadlines  be  met  by  all  departments. 

UNION  BLDG.  HOURS 

through  Monday,  Sept.  6. 

The  Union  Bldg.  and  all  departments  of 
the  union will  be  closed  Saturday,  Sept.  4, 

SKA TING  CLUB  BEGINS 

This fall MSU will begin a  University Skat-
ing Club for students, faculty and staff and 
their  immediate  families.  A  limited  number  of  memberships  will  be  avail 
able  to  nonuniversity  families.  Weekly  sessions  will  be  held  Sundays  from 
1;15  p.m.  to  2:45  p.m.,  beginning  Sept.  19.  If there  is  sufficient  interest 
in the club,  free  group instruction will  be  available  at  no  additional  charge. 
For more  information,  call  the  ice  arena  office,  5-2380. 

PAC  AUDITIONS  HELD 

Auditions  will  begin  at  10  a.m.  Sunday, 
Sept.  12,  for  two  Performing  Arts  Com 
pany  productions  fall  term.  The  Dept.  of  Theatre  is  encouraging  anyone 
with  acting  ability  to attend -and participate in  the  upcoming  productions. 
Both  plays,  "Twelfth  Night"  and  "Rosencrantz  and  Guildenstern  are 
Dead,"  req uire  large  casts  and  varying  roles,  from walk-ons  to  leads.  The 
first  play  involves  11  speaking  parts  and  numerous  extras;  the  latter  will 
have  15  speaking  parts  and  several  walk-ons  in  the  cast.  Both  will  tour 
Michigan  the  latter  part  of  fall  term  and  weekends  during  winter  term. 
Anyone interested  should call 5-6690. 

REGISTRAR'S  WORKSHOP  Three-hour  meetings  are  being  scheduled 
for  assistant  deans,  departmental  chair 
men,  their  secretaries  and  supervisory  personnel.  At  least  twice  each  aca 
demic  year  there  have  always  been  enough  changes  in  policy,  procedures 
or  personnel  to  justify  these  workshops,  designed  to  present  up-to-date 
·information  on  the  Office  of  the  Registrar,  the  academic  handbook  and 
everything  from  early  enrollment  to  posting  final  grades.  Meetings  will  be 
held  8:30-11:30  a.m.  each  of three days.  Those attending  may  select  Mon 
day,  Sept.  13,  Tuesday,  Sept.  14,  or  Wednesday,  Sept.  15.  To  make  a 
reservation for your  preference,  please call  Mrs.  Angell  at  3-9187. 

For general information about MSU, call 353-8700.