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MSU  News -Bulletin 

Vol.  3,  No.  20 

Michigan  State  University 

March  2,  1972 

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Women s status detailed for  trustees 

A report on the hearing begins on page 4. 

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TIAA~CREF to  be  open to · all  employes 

A major  change  has  been  announced 
in  the  University's  retirement' program 
which  will  increase  retirement  henefits 
for , some  6,000  'MSU  employes  and 
retirees. 

The  new  plan  will  place  personnel 
now  in  the  University Noncontributory 
Retirem~nt  Plan  (UNCRP)  under 
coverage  provided  by  the  TIAA-CREF 
Retirement  Program.  The  change  will 
ultimately  affect  all  labor  and  clerical  -
te chn ical  employes ,  plus  some 
administrative  - professional  and 
cooperative  extension  employes  and 
faculty. 

The  program  was  ratified Sunday  by 
the  membership  of Local  1585  of the 

American  Federation  of State,  County 
and'  Municipal  Employees  (i\FSCME). 
Information  detailing'  effects  of  the 
change  will  be  provided  to faculty  and 
staff well  before  the change takes effect 
on Jan.  1,  1973.

' 

The  noncontributory retirement plan 
was  begun  in  f 937 and today provides a 
maximum  of  $3;300  annually  for 
three 
remaining  noncontributory plans  in'the 
country for university employees. 

, retirees.  It  is  one  of  only 

In  recent  years  'the  noncontributory 
plan'  has  been  cited  for  several 
deficiencies  which  the new TIAA-CREF 
program  will  substantially  correct. 
the  current  deficiencies  are: 
Among 

L ow  re t iremen t  benefi ts,  ~l].known 
costs,  deJayed  aecess  to  b~n~£its)  no 
death  beneIits  prior  to  age ,60  :u{d  no, 
annual  aC<lounting  of  accrue~ ·benefits. 
In  additiQn,  anyone 
tlle  p resent 
program  Who  leaves  the  U,wversity  also 
leaves behlUd his retiremen;t'benefits. 

in 

MSU  donverted  to  the"TlAA-'CREF 
program  in  1958  for  faculty  and  A-P 
employes.  TIAA  (Teachers  Insurance 
and  Annuity  Association)  is  a 
fixed-dollar  retirement  annuity  and 
CREF  (College  Retirement  Equities 
Fund)  provides  benefits  based  on 
common stock-investments. 

TIAA-CREF offers several advantages, 
such  as:  Employes  can  begin  to  draw 

Board  wrestles  with  interim  grievance 
proce'dures--the  match  is  a  draw 

After  acting  on  at  least  six  motions, 
substitute  motiop.s  a~d amendments  on 
grievance  procedures  for 
nonreappointed  faculty,  the  Board  of 
Trustees  Friday  (Feb.  25)  then 
rescinded  them  all  for  reconsideration 
next month. 

That  leaves  the  University  with  a 
frozen position  on what the trustees had 
been asked to reaffirm last week. 

Involved  in  the  discussion  were  two 
separate  sets  of  grievance  procedures. 
The  first 
is  now  being  developed 
through University  governance  channels 
(News-Bulletin,  Feb.  17)  and  scheduled 
to  be  discussed  by  the  Elected Faculty 
Council March  13. The second is a set of 

procedures  to be  available until the fIrst 
set is approved. 

cover  both  substantive  and  procedural 
matters. 

The  second  set  of procedures,  then, 
a  compilation  of 
is  the  status  quo  -
previously  acted  upon 
tenure 
procedures,  adapted  to  cover 
nontenured faculty. 

According  to  Provost  John  Cantlon, 
the  Academic  Council  and  Senate  last 
spring  decided 
that  procedures  for 
dismissal  of  tenured  faculty  could  be 
expanded  and  adapted  for  appeals  by 
nonreappointed  faculty  in  the  tenure 
stream.  The procedures  for  dismissal  of 
tenured  faculty  were  approved  by  the 
tr.ustees  in  1967.  The  adaptation  and 
e~pansion of these, Cantlon said, was  to 

The  adaptation  was  completed  by 
October,  1971 ,  by the  provost's  office, 
University  Attorney  Leland W.  Carr Jr., 
and,  the  University  Committee  on 
Faculty Tenure (News-Bulletin, Oct. 21, 
1971 ).  Availability  of these  as  interim 
procedures was  reported  to  the  trustees 
that month, but was  not acted upon by' 
them. 

' 

*  *  * 
THE  ASSEMBLED  ACTIONS 
presented  to 
trustees  Friday 
the 
included  actions  taken  in  March,  1967; 
April,  1970; and May,  1971. 
(Continued on page 3) 

retirement  pension  at  any  age,  and  all 
accumulation in  an employe's annuity -
from  both  the  individual's  and  MSU, 
contributions  - would  be  available  to 
his  or  her  survivors  in  case  of death  at 
any age. 

, 

* Options to provide for  survivors are 

chance to keep up with iTIflation. 

not chosen until an employe retires. 
*  CREF  participation  means/

lii ~ 
. 
*  Employes  can  "tax-defer"  their 
contributions  and  receive  ,an  annual 
statement  listing  accumulations,  death 
benefIts and retirement projections. 

*  A  participant  has  the  Chance  to 
transfer  participation  if he  or  she leaves 
MSU,  since  some  2,400  public  and 
private  institutions  are  affIliated  with 
TIAA-CREF,  or  may  contribute  on  his 
individual  TIAA-CREF 
own 
annuity. 

to  his 

IN  BRIEF,  THE  retirement  benefit 

change  will mean: 

*  All  employes  - not  just  faculty 
and  A-P's  who  are  now  the  only  ones 
eligible  for  TIAA-CREF  - will 
participate  in  the  plan.  The 
Noncontributory  Plan  will  be 
discontinued as of Jan. 1, 1973. 

*  All  employ'es  now  in 
the 
noncontributory  plan  will  receive 
greater  retirement  benefits  from  the 
new  program and will lose no benefIts as 
a result of the transition. For retirees on 
the  noncontributory  plan, 
the  new 
pension ceiling will  go  to $3,600, and all 
retirees  will  receive  a  pension  increase 
on or about Jan.  1,  1973. 

*  In  accordance  with  the 
parti<;ipation  guidelines,  the  University 
under  the  new  program  will  contribute 
6  per  cent  and  the  employe  3  per cent 

(Continued on page 6) 

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General  edu'cation:  A  continual  concern 

The  current  deliberation on  the place of general education at MSU  is timely, but 

it isn't new. 

. 

It is  only  another  chapter  in  a long  - drawn  out  debate  which  has  continued 
intermittently  for  at  least  125  years,  or  since  before  this  institution  was 
established in  1855. 

Thoughtful  men  in  those  days  were  levelling  the  same  charge  against  higher 
that  it  was  not  relevant to the needs of 
education  that  is  heard  so  often  today  -
society.  The  universities  they  argued,  were  teaching  only  what  was  considered 
necessary  to  qualify  a young  man  for  "the  higher walks  of life." They contended 
that  such  teaching  was  not  relevant  to  the  needs  of the  people of Michigan,  since 
19  out of every  20 were engaged in  some  form  of agriculture. 

Madison  Kuhn,  professor  of history,  pointed out  in  his  history  of MSU  that 
these leaders would not be  satisfied  with  a mere  academy or trade  school. Their goal 
was  a new  kind  of college  offering  "an enlightened  liberal education," that  would 
teach  agriculture ,  all  of  the  natural  sciences,  and  mathematics,  bookkeeping, 
engineering,  architecture and landscape gardening. 

They  sought,  in  short,  to  infuse  the  traditional classical education with subject 
and  the  miller  and  the 

matter  that  promised  direct  benefit  to  the  farmer  -
manufacturer, and members of their households. 

But  they  were  not  blind  to  the  value  of  liberal  studies.  One  of  their  most 
articulate  spo*esmen,  Bela  Hubbard,  cautioned:  "Nor  should  the  claims  of 
literature  and  the  fine  arts be' wholly neglected, as  tending to polish the mind and 
manners,  refine 
the  taste,  and  add  greater  lustre  and  dignity  to  life."  They 
pleaded for  the  same humane values urged by President Wharton  today; one  of the 
early Michigan  educational philosophers reminded that a man  is  a man before he  is 
a farmer, and his  needs  should be met in  that order. 

*  *  * 

RUT  NOW  THE  FOCUS  of  debate  has  shifted  about . 1.80  degrees :  The 
founding  fathflfs were  arguing  for  more  of the  practical  among  the  liberal;  today 
the plea is  for more  of the liberal among the· practical, 

Given  agreement  that  university  education  should  provide  both  - and  such 
agreement  is  still  by no ·means  universal  - the central questioris'.temain  the same: 
' What is  (he ideal mix tu re? H ow should  it b,e a.dm iniste red? 

' . ', .. :', 

, 

I  Ea rly  statesmen  seemeci' more sure " of  the;aJ1S\\e rsthan  are thooe-.,of today.  Early 
;.legislatjve  acts specified  the  course  of 'inst ruc tion  to be offered;inthe new college 
:oroated  in  response  to  farmer appeals. For example,  the  Acl of .. 196l'.stated: "The 
course  of 
language .. _~d  literature, 
mathematiCS,  civil  engineering,  agricultu ral  chemistry.  animal . and  vegetable 
anatomy  and  physi ology,  Ule  veterinary  art,  entomology,  geology  .. .  political 
rural  and household economy, horticu.l tu re, moral  philosophy, history  . . . " 

instructi.on  shalJ  embrace 

the'  English 

T h.s  revolu tiona ry  educational  compou nd,  fi rst fo rmulated  in  Micbigan , was 

adopted by  in ference as a nat ional  policy in  the Morrill  Act of  1962. 

to 

*  *  * 
AS  MICHIGAN  STATE  achieved  more  autonomy, its  subject matter  was  left 
the  governing  board.  Their  tendency  to 
increasingly 
the  faculty  and 
concentrate  more  and  more  on 
technical  and  scientific  courses  was  not 
interrupted effectively  until  March,  1944, when  the  faculty  of what was  then the 
Division  of Liberal Arts voted to offer more  opportunities for general education in 
a  student's  first  two  years.  A General  College  was  established  within  the division 
concurrently. 

The  division' s  faculty  voted  to  give  its  underclassmen  an  opportunity  to 
complete  eight comprehensive  courses in  English,  social  s~ience, logic - philosophy 
- psychology ,  history  of  civilization,  literature  and  fine  arts,  natural  science, 
mathematics,  and  foreign  language.  In  addition,  they  would  be  able  to  choose 
electives among such courses and speech, music,  religion, and studio art.

. 

This  was  MSU's  first  contribution  to  the  movement  toward  more  general 
education,  initiated  by  the  famous  Harvard  Report and the University  of florida, 
among others. 

. 

. 

' 

But it had a  short life.  Almost immediately, the general faculty  authorIzed the 
creation  of  a  special  committee  to  study  and  make  recommendations  o!l  a 
proposal  to require  two years of basic education for all students. 

MOVING  WITH  REMARKABLE  celerity, this special committee completed its 

*  *  * 

study  and  its  report  in 
It  had  profited, 

two months. 
to  be' sure,  by  the 

experienced 

,advice  of Floyd 
W.  Reeves,  who \yas  then  at  the  University  of Chicago, but subsequently joined 
the faculty  ofMSU's College of Education. 

ro~:[other camp-uses 
.,.~.<  . . 

FACULTY  MEN  PAID  MORE.  A  report  on  faculty  compensation  at Central 
Michigan  University  has  confirmed  that  "the  average  male  faculty  member  is 
slightly better paid than the average  female faculty member." Provost Charles Ping 
told  the  CMU  trustees  that  while  there  is  less  than  1  percent  difference  at  the 
assistant and  associate  professor  ranks, male  professors average  6.2 percent more 
per  year  than  female  professors.  Ping  noted  that  " academic  preparation  may 
explain  at least  part  of the difference,"  since 97.2 percent of men  professors have 
doctorates, compared with 76.9 of women professors. 

*  *  * 
A  FOUR-DAY WEEK.  The  business  office  at  the  University  of Minnesota has 
begun  an  experimental  four-day  work week.  Employes  who  so chose are  working 
from  7  a.m.  to  5:30 p.m.  four  days  a week,  with  half an  hour for lunch and two 
IS-minute  coffee  breaks.  Days  off are  rotated  to  allow  each  employe  to  have  a 
chance  for  a  three-day  weekend.  Most  employes who  decided to try the four-day 
week say  they like it. 

*  *  * 
TUITION  UP  AT  NORTHWESTERN.  Northwestern  University  will  raise  its 
tuition next  fall  by  $300  a year in' an  effort to make significant improvements at 
the  private  university.  The  new  tuition  rate  for  undergraduates  will  be  $3,000  a 
year.  Pres.  Robert  H.  Strotz  said  that  while  some  would  consider  the  increase 
"more  than  absolutely  necessary,"  it  was  being  made  to  insure  "an  improved 
campus and an improved quality of education." 

This  report  called  for  the  establismnent  of the - then called Basic College, now 
Univeristy  College.  The  original  format called  for  this college  to be  responsible for 
undergraduate  instruction  in  seven  comprehensive  basic  courses:  Written  and 
,<;poken  English,  biological  science, physical science, social  science, effective living, 
history of civilization, and literature and fine  arts. 

With  equal  swiftness,  ~he  proposal  was  moved 

through  faculty  and 
administrative  channels,  and  the  first  students in  the  Basic  College  were  accepted 
. in  the  fall  of the same year (1944). 

In  subsequent  years,  there  have  been  many  changes,  all  well  - argued  and 
documen ted.  But  whetner  one  looks back only four decades  or more  than  12, the 
same  questions  appear  to  demand  an  answer  today:  What is relevant education at 
MSU?  How should it be  taught? 

All  other questions seem  to be  merely  those  of procedure. 

-JAMES H. DENISON 

Council  approves  more 
of general  ed document 

The  Academic  Council  Tuesday 
approved  modification  of  general 
education  requirements  and  will 
consider  next  Tuesday  an 
implementation schedule. 

General  educationn::quirements,  as 
approved  b¥  the  Council  but  not  yet 
effective, in.elude: 

" 

*The  requirements :no  longer need to 
be  met solely  within :Uiriversity College. 
*Forty-fiye  credits w,ill  be required in 
general  education,  niaspnably  divided 
in to  areas  .of  arts  and  humanities, 

biological,  physical  or  mathematical 

the  area  closest 

science,  social  and  behavioral  sciences, 
and  communication.  Colleges  still  may 
substitute  in 
to  a 
student's  major.  Students  may  still 
waive  any  general  education 
re q uirement  upon  demonstration  of 
competence.  And  the  UniverSity 
Curriculum  ,committee  (UCC) 
in 
cooperation  with  the  assistant  provost 
for  undergraduate  education  will 
develop  criteria  and  acceptability  for 
general  education  credit,  subject  to 
Council approval. 

*The University College is authorized 
to  develop  more , freshman-sophomore 
and  upper-level  general  education 
courses. 

* All  colleges  are  encouraged  to 

provide  ag;ess 
courses now offered and to develop new  -
courses. 

to  general  education 

*Fiscal  limits  on  courses  qualifying 
for  general  education  credit  shall be the 
.I.esponsibility " of · the  provost's  office. 
(The  .'  con.cerIl  here 
is  that  expensil(e 
laboratory COl.uses,  for example, may ·be 
suggested  as  options  for  less  expensive 
courses.) . .  ,-:. 
,;, 

, 

* All  course and .eredit proposals sh~l 
curricular 

be  routed  through  normal 
channels.  '. 

Concern  for  grading  procedures  for 
general  education (credit vs.  no  credit), 
and  over  waiver  proc.edures  and  policy 
was  expressed.  These 
issues  were 
referred  to  the  educational  policies 
committee,  which  has  subcommittees 
working in these areas. 

And  there  was  again  debate  over 
which  body  should  develop  COUIse 
criteria.  The  Council  voted  to have  the 
steering  committee  appoint  an  ad  hoc 
committee,  including  EPC  and  UCC 
members , 
to  develop  a  criteria 
statement.  The  statement  would  be 
approved  by  UCC  before  it goes  to  the 
Council. 

, 

A  motion  to  establish  a  gene.ral 
education council was tabled until next 
week. 

Urban  college proposal ~·s 
set for  Council  next  week 

A heavy schedule faces  the Academic 
Council for  its  next regularly  scheduled 
mee ting,  Tuesday,  March  7 ,  at  3: 15 
p.m.  in  the  Con  Con  Room  of  the 
International Center. 

Provost  John  Cantlon  and  Lester  V. 
Manderscheid,  professor  of agricultural 
economics  and  chairman  of  the 
University  Educational  Policies 
Committee, will  report  on  the  status  of 
the  College  of  Urban  Development 
proposal.  EPC  has  been  discussing  the 
proposal,  soliciting  faculty  input,  and 
was  to have prepared a draft response to 
the  proposal  this  week.  EPC  has  been 
acting  on  this  issue  in  its  advisory 
capacity to the provost. 

The  Steering  Committee  of  the 
Faculty will  propose  a policy  on  future 
resolutions  of reprimand,  in response to 
the  concern  expressed  by some  Council 
members  over  the  way  in  which  Bob 
Repas,  professor  of labor  and industrial 
relations,  was  censured  by  the  Council 
in  November.  (Trustee  Clair  White  was 
also  censured  at  that  meeting.)  The 
proposal  states  that  motions  of 
reprimand  and  censure  moved  in  one 
session  of the  Council may not be  acted 
on until the next session. 

The  steering  committee  will  also 
present  a  policy  regarding  the  use  of 
tape recordings of Council meetings. 

The  University  Committee  on 
Academic  Governance  will  propose  a 
bylaw  amendment  to  enfranchise 
instructors; Clyde Best, student member 
of the steering committee, will present a 
resolution  from 
the  Michigan  Youth 
Politics  Institute  which  seeks  Council 
endorsement  of student participation in 
the political process and urges faculty to 
encourage  student  involvement  in 
campaigns and programs. 

And  the  recommendation  for  an 
expanded  Military  Education  Advisory 
Committee  will  be  presented  (News  -
Bulletin, Jan. 27). 

The  Elected  Faculty  Council, 
scheduled  to  meet  Monday,  March  13, 
at 3: 15  p.m.  in  the Con Con Room will 
hear  three  reports  and  continue  debate 
on  the  proposed  interim  faculty 
grieVance  procedure.  The  reports  are 
from  Herbert  Jackson,  professor  of 
religion  and  chairman  of  the  ad  hoc 
committee  which  prepared  a  report  on 
collective  bargaining;  a  report  from 
Jackson  on  the  status  of the request  to 
the  Michigan  Employment  Relations 
Commission  for  a  unionization election 
here;  and  a  report  from  an  ad  hoc 
committee  to  study  possible  affiliation 
with  the  Association  of  Michigan 
Collegiate Faculties. 

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I The Board recap I . 
Trustees postpone action  on proposals  •  •  • 

Page 3, MSU News-Bulletin, March 2,1972 

(Concluded from page 1) 
These  provided  procedures 

to  be 
used  in  reappointment  of  nontenured 
faculty,  including  the  requirement that: 
"Each basic  academic  unit  shall  base  its 
judgments  on  criteria  and  procedures 
that  are  clearly  formulated,  objective 
and  relevant.  These  criteria  and 
procedures  shall  be  known 
to  all 
members  of  the  unit 
.  .  .  Review 
procedures  shall  be  described  in  its 
bylaws  and  shall  include  a  means  by 
which  the  faculty  member  is  evaluated 
and  informed  annually  of his progress." 
There  was  also  provision  for  giving 
reasons in writing for nonreappointment 
if  requested  in  writing  by  the  faculty 
member. 

Appeal  of  a  decision  not  to 
reappoint,  according  to  the  document 
of  assembled  Board  actions,  called  for 
an  attempt at  reconciliation at the basic 
administrative  unit  and  college  levels, 
and  then  written  petition  to  the  tenure 
committee for review. 

The  review  would  include  a hearing, 
-at  which  time  parties  could  call, 
examine  and  cross  examine  witnesses, 
submit  and  examine  documentary 
evidence,  and  summarize  orally  their 
:e1aims and contentions. 

Findings  of the hearing  committee 
(a subgroup  of  the  tenure  committee) 
'would  be  submitted  to  the  full  tenure 
committee.  If two-thirds  of the  tenure 
committee  supported  the  contention 
that  nonreappointment was  unjustified, 
the  judgment  would  be  binding  upon 
the  provost,  who  would  forward  the 
decision  to  the  president.  The president 
would  forward 
the 
the 
trustees,  who  would  have  final 
jurisdiction. 

findings 

to 

*  *  * 

TRUSTEE  PATRICIA  Carrigan 
objected  to  the two-thirds vote required 
in  the  tenure  committee,  because,  she 
said, 
that  body  is  made  up  almost 
entirely  of tenured faculty.  To  be  most 
fair  to the  nontenured faculty  member, 

she  said,  the  required  vote  should  be  a 
simple majority. 

She  moved  support  of  the 
administration's  recommendation  (the 
assembled actions) and further proposed 
the  simple  majority, provisions for open 
hearings,  verbatim  records,  a  time 
schedule  and  deferment  of  contract 
extensions  until  the  April 
trustees 
meeting.  That  was  defeated,  with 
Carrigan,  Warren  Huff,  Blanch  Martin 
and  Don  Stevens  voting  in  favor,  and 
Frank  Hartman,  Frank  Merriman,  Ken 
Thompson and Clair White  opposed. 

A later motion from Martin to review 
the  assembled  actions  step  by  step  to 
determine  what  the  trustees  might  like 
to amend was also  defeated. 

A  motion  by  Merriman  to  approve 
the  administration's  recommendation 
(which  reaffirmed  the  assembled 
actions)  was  also  defeated.  (Hartman, 
Merriman and Thompson voted in favor; 
Carrigan,  Huff,  Martin,  Stevens  and 
White  opposed.) 

White  offered  a resolution  to extend 
the  contract  'of  Eileen  VanTassell, 
assistant  professor  of  natural  science, 
for  one  year  because,  according  to the 
resolution,  she  has  been  unable 
to 
obtain  rec'onsiderati'on  of  her 
appointment  under  a  procedure  that 
meets  the  requIrement  of  due  process. 
Such  a  procedure,  White's  resolution 
stated, is not yet available. 

White  said  he  offered  the resolution 
because  he  did  not consider  the. reasons 
given  for  Miss  Van  Tassell's 
nonreappointment to be substantive. 

Cantlon  said  the  interim  procedures 
provided  a' testing  for  adequacy  of 
reasons.  A  review  of  the, adequacy  of 
procedures  used  in  a  decision  not  to 
reappoint,  as  well  as  review  of 
substantive  questions,  are both available 
in 
the  interim  procedures,  he  said. 
Substantive  questions  include  review  of 
the  "professional judgment exercised  irf 
the  decision  not  to reappoint." But, the 
prOCedures  state,  procedural  questions 

Resolution raps  action 
.. 
by three' black faculty 

The  Board  of  Trustees  does  not 
the  recent  actions  of  three 
endorse 
black  faculty  members  who  have 
publicly  accused  the  Big  Ten of racism, 
according  to  a  resolution  approved  by 
the Board at its meeting last week. 

The  resolution,  offered  by  Trustee 
Ken  Thompson,  gave  reasons  for  not 
supporting the  actions of Robert Green, 
director of the Center for Urban Affairs; 
Joseph  McMillan,  director  of  Equal 
Opportunity  Programs;  and  Thomas 
Gunnings,  associate  professor  in  the 
Counseling Center. 

The  resolution  states that: the Board 
disclaims  responsibility for  uttering  and 
publishing by  the  three black professors 
(referred  to  as  "plaintiff') and "maktls 
it  clear  plaintiff does  not speak for  the 
University;"  the  actions  of  the  three 
"pre-empted"  the  Board  frQm  assisting 
in  a  manner  which  "would  have  been 
appropriate  to  seek  remedy  for  alteged 
discrimination;"  and  the  "Board urges 
discretion"  to  those  who  would  use 
their  roles in the University to implicate 
MSU  "on  a  sensitive  issue 
in  an 
insensitive demeanor." 

The  resolution  was  supported  by 
Thompson,  Huff,  Hartman,  Merriman 
and White.  Carrigan, Martin and Stevens 
opposed it. 

Thompson's  resolution  was  offered 
as  a  substitute  for  one  presented  by 

Martin  which would have  supported the 
steps  outlined  by  President Wharton  in 
his  response  to the  charges  enumerated 
by  the  three  black  faculty  members. 
Martin  further  encouraged investigation 
of those charges. 

Little  discussion  was involved  on  the 
substitute  resolution,  but Mrs.  Carrigan 
and  Stevens  announced  after  the  vote 
that  they  publicly  disassociated 
themselves  from  the  action  and  that 
they  considered  it  a  "slap  in  the  face" 
of  black  people  and  a  "sham  of 
University policy." 

IN OTHER ACTION, the Board: 
* Approved  a  new  Health  Care 
Authority  to  organize  and  administer 
health  care  services, 
including  the 
program  at  Olin  Health  Center  and 
other  on-campus  health  care  services 
that may be developed. 

* Approved  affiliation  of  the 
Department  of  Psychiatry  with  the 
College  of Osteopathic Medicine, as well 
as the College of Human Medicine, 

* Approved  an  annex  to  the  Manly 
Miles  Building  to  house the Educational 
Institute  of  the  American  Motel  and 
HQtel AssociatiQn. 

* Approved  changes  in  the  employe 

leave PQlicy (News-Bulletin, Feb. 24). 

* ApprQved  a  new  campus  pet 

ordinance. 

the 

require  only  a  simple  majority  vote 
from 
tenure  cQmmittee,  while 
substantive  questions  require  a 
two-thirds  majority.  This  relates  to  the 
cQncept  of  professional  judgments 
resting  primarily  with  the  department 
involved. 

White's  resolution  was  amended  tQ 
make  it  a  class,  rather  than  individual, 
action.  CantlQn  said  this  could  involve 
10 to 20 people. 

AT  THIS  POINT,  Cantlon  repeated 
that procedures  had been available since 
October,  referring 
to  the  assembled 
actions  the  trustees  were  being asked to 
reaffirm. 

President  Wharton  pointed  out  that 
approval  of  the  resolution  would 
essentially  invalidate  those  procedures. 
This would  leave  the University with no 
grievance  procedures  until  the 
document  prepared  by  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Faculty  Rights  and 
Responsibilities  and  Grievance 
Procedures  is  approved.  There  would 
also  be  serious financial implications, he 
said. 

Nevertheless,  White's  resolution  as 
amended  was'  approved,  with  Carrigan, 
Huff,  Martin,  Stevens  and White  voting 
in  favor,  and  Hartinan,  Merriman  and' 
Thompson opp'osed. 

Wharton  again  stated  that  the' 
trustees  had  wiped. out  the  procedures 

they had- previously approved. 
White  disagreed,  saying 

that  the 
resolution  was  an  "exception"  to  the 
prqcedures. The resolution in fact stated . 
that  the  procedures  were  "not 
available,"  or,  in  other  words, 
nonexistent. 

Mrs. Carrigan articulated the trustees' 
quandary  by  asking  how  they  could 
reaffirm  procedures  they  found 
unsatisfactory.  But  at  this  point  of the 
meeting,  the  trustees  had defeated most 
other  options  open  to  them,  including 
tabling. 

So  Stevens  moved  that  all  actions be 
reconsidered  at  the  March  Board 
meeting, when  the administration would 
prepare  a  procedure  encompassing  the 
concerns  expressed Friday. That motion 
was  approved  with  Huff  and  White 
dissen ting. 

But  the  Board  did  approve 
unanimously  a motion  by Mrs. Carrigan 
which  requested  completion  of the  ad 
hoc  committee's  proposed  grievance_ 
procedures  for  presentation  to  the 
Board in June. If the deadline cannot be 
met,  the motion stated, "the Board may 
to  consider  other  means  of 
need 
bringing  this  matter  to  a  prompt 
conclusion}' 

-BEVERLY TWITCHELL 

New  vice president,  dean 
are  among  appointees 

A new vice president, a dean and two 
department  chairmen  were  among 
appointees  approved  last  Friday by the 
Board of Trustees. 

In  all,  the  trustees  gave  apP.!'QvaJ  tQ 
68  aPPQintme n ts 
t Q  ~Ile  faculty , 
including  48  men  an d  20  wQ.rt;Jen . AlSQ 
OKd were  twQ  academic promotions, 17 
leaves,  21  resignations and tenninations, 
and eight retirements. 

' ... 

The appointees includ~; , 
*Chicago  restaurant~xecutive Leslie 
W.  Sc~tt  as  vice  president  for 
development on April 15. 

',. 

A  former  MSU  faculty  member  and 
administrator,  Scott,  57, served the past 
year  as  an  unpaid  consultant  to 
President Wharton. 

During  that  time,  Scott  helped 
review  the organization and structure of 
the  University's  private  - sector  fund  -
raising - efforts.  He  headed  an  ad  hoc 
committee  that  recommended  creation 
of  an  office  of  development.  It  also 
suggested  eventual  establishment  of an 
MSU  foundation  to  receive  funds  for 
the benefit of the University. 

* Robert  F.  Banks  as  the  second dean 

of James  Madison  College. 

Banks,  who had served as acting dean 
of the  college  since  last  July, has been 
an  associate  professor  of  Madison 
College  since  its  inception  in  1967. He 
served  as  its  associate  dean  since  July 
1969. 

*  Robert  C.  Ward,  an  osteopathic 
physician  from  Mt.  Clemens,  as 
professor  and  chairman  of  the  newly 
established  Department  of  Family 
Medicine  in  the  College  of Osteopathic 
Medicine. 

Ward  has  conducted  a  practice  in 
family  medicine in the Mt. Clemens area 
since  1958. He has served as an assistant 
professor and family medicine preceptor 
on the  clinical faculty  since osteopathic 
medicine became  part of MSU. 

*  Erwin  P.  Bettinghaus  as  chairman 
of the  Department  of Conununication, 
effective  April  1.  He  succeeds  Jack  M.' 
Bain,  professor of communication, who 
was acting chairman. 

Channel  23  work  OKd 

The  University's  new  UHF  channel 
23 . moved  closer  to  operation  with 
trustee  approval  of a  $651,000  budget 
for  transmitting  facilities  and  of  the 
purchase of an  RCA transmitter. 

,A Department  of Health, Education 
and  Welfare  grant  accepted  by  the 
Board  last  September  will  provide 
$420,000  of  the  $651,000.  The  funds 
are  needed  for  an  antenna,  building 
alterations  at  the  Dobie  Road 
transmitter  site,  microwave equipment, 
testing  and  monitoring  equipment, and 
the transmitter. 

The  University  received  two bids  on 
the  channel 23 transmitter - from RCA 
and  General  Electric  at  $434,700  and 

$434,045  respectively.  The WMSB  - TV 
engineering  staff reviewed  the  bids  and 
reported  that the  GE  equipment  would 
cost  $3,000  more  to  install  than  the 
RCA  unit  because  of  space 
modifications  and  that  the  annual 
operating  cost  of  the  GE  transmitter 
would  be  at  least  $2,500  greater  than 
that of the RCA. 

Actual  purchase  price  of  the  RCA 
unit  will  be  $349,000  because 
the 
WMSB  engineers  further  recommended 
purchasing  the micro - wave  equipment 
and the  testing and monitoring facilities 
separately. 

Target date for  channel  23  (WKAR -
TV) operation, Page said, is September. 

Page 4, MSU News-Bulletin, March  2, 1972 

Women present their  case:  Discrimination in  ] 

About  300  persons  - mostly  women  - attended  a  3%  - hour  hearing on the 
status  of  women  before  the  Board  of  Trustees  Friday  (Feb.  25).  About  100 
returned for a continued three - hour session that evening. 

President Wharton  described  the  hearing's  setting in  terms  of the  work  done  in 
anti  - discrimination  policy  at  MSU,  but  he  acknowledged  that progress is  believed 
sometimes  to be  too  slow  or transitory.  He  pledged the University's "good faith in 
doing  everything we can to insure  full equality of treatment for  all on our campus." 
The  Board just listened to  the  statements, but did not attempt to answer any of 

the points raised. 

Thirty - one persons addressed the trustees.  Following are excerpts from some  of 

their statements. 

*  *  * 
MILDRED  B.  ERICKSON,  associate  professor  of  American  Thought  and 
Language, speaking  for  the  Faculty Women's  Association:  On  university  campuses 
women  tend  to  be  "invisible."  Though  they  perform  in  a highly  professional 
manner,  they  are  seldom  named  to  positions  of  leadership,  to  positions  of 
spokesmanship or to committee leadership. 

JQSEPHINE  WHARTON,  assistant  to  the  director  or  Equal  Opportunity 
Programs, speaking  for  the Black Women  Employees  Association:  ... Of the seven 
black  females  who  have  attained  faculty  status,  the  highest  ranking  female  is  an 
associate  professor.  With  regard  to  the  administrative  - professional  employes, 
which include  10  levels  of appointment, all  black  females  are  employed at levels 1 
to  4.  In  the  clerical - technical  staff, which  includes  12  levels  of employment,  no 
black female  is  employed  in  any of the three highest levels.  Eighty - five  percent of 
these  women  are  at  the  lower  half of the  scale  ... To  date, the  total  number of 
black  women  identified  as  employes  of  this  Univerist,y  is' 329.  Twenty-one  are 
holding  rank above  the  clerical-technical  level.  The  clerical-technical salary  payroll 
includes  91  black  women ; tbe  labor  payroll,  217.  In the labor payroll  category  -
which  has  the. largest>  number  of black  female employes  ~ only six  of these  black 
in  supervisory  positions.  .  .  Black  wpmetl.  are  tired  of  being 
women  are 
overqualified,  underemployed,  underpaid  and  excluded · from  positions  with 
promotional  opportunities .... The  only  alternative  i~ ~ tolCOrrect these  inequities 
and  effect  progressive  change  for  the  benefit  of the  entire  University.  When  the 
minority is benefited, the majority also  becomes a beneficiary. 

COLLETTE  MOSER, assistant  professor of agricultural economics, speaking for 
the  MSU  Women's Alliance to End Sex Discrimination:  ... there are twice as many 
women  as  men  below  the  poverty  - income  level,  the  unemployment  rate  for 
women is about twice that for men, and every minority group is 50 percent or more 
female.  A most  important area  for  examination on the part of the Univeristyis that 
of its educational output of women .. . A university which charges the same rate for 
tui.tion  and  fees  for  its  female  and  male  students  should  be  concerned  that  its 
female  graduates have as many opportunities as its male graduates for utilizing their 
resources and education. 

ESTELLE  LEVEN,  instructor in continuing education, quoting a 1961  report to 
the  provost  on education  for  women:  Most regular college programs are  tailored to 
the  needs  and  patterns  of young  people,  and ,..the  administrative  officers  of these 
institutions  - busy fmding places and faculty JQr their expanding enrollments - are 
generally  unconcerned  or  unable  to  give  the  adviC!!  that (mature)  women  should 
have  concerning  the  relative  merits  for  their  purposes  of the pursuit of graduate of 
professional  education,  refresher  study, or some  of the variety' of adult  education 
opportunities'availa ble. 

. 

L.  EUDORA  PETTIGREW,  associate  profe~sor in  the  Center  for' Urban  Affairs 
and  in  education,  and  member  of the  State  of Mfchigan  Women's  Commission: 
Historically,  university  curriculums  and/or  research  have  not  encouraged  inquiry 
into  the  discrimination  in  education, employment  and  civil  and  political rights  of 
women.  Therefore,  curriculum  changes  and/or  development  should  focus  on  the 

acquisition  of  data  about  legislative  and  employment  practices  that  have 
perpetuated  discrimination  against  all  women  - urban,  suburban  and  rural  - and 
propose  solutions  to  alleviate  discrimim~tive conditions.  Such  a  curriculm  effort 
could  be  generated  and  conducted  throug  the  efforts  of  academic  units  in  the 
planned  School of Law, the colleges of medicine and the proposed College of Urban 
D,evelopment  as well as other units. 

JEANNIE  FRY, graduate student, speaking for the Associated Women Students: 
There  exists  on  campus  no  woman,  no  office,  no  committee  that  has  begun  to 
realize  or,  more  importantly,  has  dealt  with  the  problems  of women  students  at 
MSU,  Women  students  are  continually  facing  discrimination  both  overtly  and 
covertly  and  no  service  is  enclosed  in  the  University  structure  to deal  with these 
problems. An office of Women's Advocate needs to be established immediately. 

CAROLYN  VOS,  graduate  student,  speaking  for 

the  Associated  Women 
Students:  There  are  a  number  of  inequities  in  women's  athletics  which  can  be 
identified  from  deficiencies  demonstrated by  the  present  structure  of the  athletic 
program.  Students  have  had  to  pay  for 
their  participation  in  Women's 
Intercollegiate  Athletics ... There  is  not  adequate  funding  for  travel expenses .. . 
(There is  a)  lack of adequate facilities of women's intercollegiate athletic events .. . 
The  time spent  coaching by wOmen faculty in the physical education department is 
not appropriately reflected by their salary. 

MARGARET  BUBOLZ,  professor  and  chairman  of family  and  child  sciences: 
Concepts  and  patterns  of  marriage,  family  structure,  work  roles,  sex  roles, 
socialization  of children,  and  life  styles are changing.  Under  these  ciicumstances, 
both the social roles and the self<oncepts for  \\Orren as: well as men must be altered. 
It is  against  this backdrop of change  that the position  and  status  of women in the 
University  must  be  examined .. ,  (Statistics  indicate)  that  between' '45  and' SO 
percent of.~ women of working age  a~eint1~e labor force; about 40 p(!~~en(of t~e 
total labor force  is  women.  Between  5 and 6 rriillion working women hav'e:.childien 
under  six.  oVer  half of all  women  who  are  heads  of families are irithe blbor fo(c£, 
However, in spite of the need for society fqT  ~omen to workouts~de tM: home'; arid 
for  women  to  work,  most  of  those  who'd'ci  are  also  expected  to ''ca'r'iy- flirriily 
responsibilities, manage the home and bear major responsibility for child rearing ... 
The  latest data that I  have  (for  the College  of Human  Ecology) indicate that in all 
categories  of  faculty  ranks,  both  10  and  12-month  appointments,  the  college 
average  and  median  salaries  are  below  those  for  the  University  as  a:  whole.  The 
differences  are  the  greatest  at  the  upper  ranks .... I  would  hypothesize  that  the 
lesser value attached to women's work in general, and in particular to the College of 
Human  Ecology  where  the  fields  of work  are  those  traditionally  associated  with 
women,  and  which  have  not  had  a  high  economic  value  attached  to  them,  is  a 
significant  factor  in  the  relative  status  and  position  of this  college , consciously  or 
unconsciously. 

VERNA  HILDEBRAND,  associate  professor  of family  and child sciences and of 
family  ecology:  .. ' .  WOJren, like  blacks,  have  always  feared  the  power  structure_ 
Like  blacks,  we  have  been  9Xialized  to  know our place, to fit in  with smiles, and  to 
ask  no  disturbing questions  ... Vestiges  of feudalism  and  plantation  life .  which 
restrict  the  rights  of women , and  especially  minority  women on  this  Campus, must 
be  ended.  Give  us an  independent ombudswoman who  can  bring the dirty linen out 
of the· campus closets. 

ELEANOR  MORRISON ,  instruc~or of  family  and  child  sciences:  .A~, p~_eSeFlUy 
enacted,  the  tenure system  denies staff benefits such as  retirement, automat i.c  raises 
and hospitalization  to any who are not fujI - time employes. It is also  r~ely·~pessibl<: 
to achieve  a  rank  beyond that  of instructor jf a faculty member is not  i.i'J  -the  tenure 
stream,  no  matter how  qualified  or  cQmpetent.  And  it is  not  possibl.~ 10. be ·in  the. 
tenur~ ,stream unless  working  on a full  - time basis as a faculty membeLTherefore, 
the  system  operates  to  keep  the  lowest  paid,  lowest  status people  ft:ezen  in. their 
position, regardless of competency. 

, 

" 

-Photo by  Dick Wesley 

umbers  and  attitudes 

JOANNE  EICHER,  associate  professor  of  human  environment  and  design: 
Recent  salary  data confum any suspicion that women  have not had equal salaries  in 
the  University.  They  are  further  discriminated  against  meaningful  participation . 
when  they  are  forced  t o  choose  between  a  full  - time job with  full  benefits and 
responsibilities  or  part  - time  jobs  with  few  or  no  benefits  and  little  access  to 
i.nvol 
'ent  in  Univer<:ity  affairs.  For  exampJe~  of  the  475  professional  facul ty 
wome •.  t;urren.  j  empluyed  in  MSU,  223  are  on  temporary  appointments  and  do 
not have access  h) benefits associated with the tenure system. 

SHEILA  GAHAGAN,  undergra;'~iite:  As  undergraduate  women  see  more 
females  in  roles  of higher  status  in  areas  previously  closed  to  women,  they  will 
become  :lware  of  the  opportunities  available -to  them.  The  existing  situation  is 
perpetuating  itself. 

BARRIE  THORNE, assistant professor of sociology, speaking for  the Alliance to 
End  Sex Discrimination:  The  prevalent  attitude  is 'that it's all  right for a women  to 
get at  B.A.,  but  to  go  on  to  graduate or  professional  school  would be  unfeminine , 
or  in  any  case  the  amibition  is  probably  a whim.  The  sheer  absence  of women  in 
faculty  or  administratjve  pOSitions  gives  a  silent  but powerfuJ  message  to  women 
students that  it  would  be  foolish  and unrealistic  to  aim  too high. Worne'  are told, 
in  ~lass or  conve~sation, «A  pretty  girl  like  you  will  certainly  get  married,  Why 
don't you  stop with an M.A.?'~ "I just don't l~ .e women as doctors. They belong at 
home,  cooking  and  cleaning. I,  "You' re  so  cute.  I  can' t  see  you  as  a  professor  ocr 
anything."  "Somehow  I  can  never  take  women  in  this· field  seriously."  .  ,  .  A 
woman  is  less likely to be judged on  her own  merits than as a member of a category 
for which there is a highly developed stereotype. 

vrcKI,  NEIDERG ,  spe.aking  for  ,thr.  Alliance  to  End  Sex  Ojscrimination:  The 
Rrese\),1 t,Jniver,sity  ~t,ure is  inadequa,te  to  handle  discrimi.nation  agains~ women 
0..1,l :this  ~~us-. The  commiUees  are ,set up  to  respond  .rather  than .initiate action. 
Thy.y: h!ln..41:!:. only  individual  cases w:here  the  burden  of proof is  on  th~ individual 
char.gmg, pisGf~nation.  This  fails  fo  laKe  into  account  the  true  nl!,ture  of  Ule 
p.t:qble~y" l;ic,h , involves  subtle  disct:ifninjit9fy  practices,  relationsllips between  men 
a~l;h;yon;~D~al}d the  strict sociaHzatio?  ptc)c-ess most people have experiebced. 

~  , 

\ 

' 

-

A  women s affirmative 
action group proposed 

A special action - oriented program called "Affirmative Action for Women," has 
been  proposed  by  Mary  Virginia  Moore,  chairman  of  business  law  and  office 
administration. 

Miss  Moore's proposal,  originally made at Harvard University to the Institute for 
Educational Management, was  forwarded  to  the  Board of Trustees  Friday, but she 
did not speak at the hearing. 

Quoting  Chades  E.  Silberman's  "Crisis  in  the  Classroom,"  she  suggested  that 
discrimination  in  education is  the  result  of "mindlessness  on  the part of university 
adrllinistratQ'rs 'who  have been too busy, or haven't thought it important to evaluate 
what they: are doing or  why  they are  doing it  in  terms of hiring, salary, promotion 
and'recruitment practices." 

. 
- 'She 1  cited' iecent  achievements  for  won1en  in  fields  of  law,  medicine,  and 

maria-genrent, pilfticularly at Harvard and Stanford Universities. 
. 'She "reoommended  the  establishment  of an  Affrrmative Action Commission for 
Women at 'MSU,  to "cfuect its attention to the interests and concerns .of all  women 
on  campus,"  and  to  "begin  the  development  of  a  well  - defmed  five  - year 
recruitment program through which women will be recruited in substantial numbers 
for  faculty  positions  and  administrative  posts,  and  for  assistant  professor 
appointments." 

, 

She  recommended that serious attempts be made to place women in all positions 
of professor  rank  and  administrative  positions made  vacant in  the next five  years 
through retirement or resignation. 

*  *  * 
ADDRESSING  THE  HEARING  Friday, but without  prepared statements were: 
Elizabeth  Santos,  a  student  wife,  who  spoke  of  daily  pressures  on  married 
students,  and  of the  need  for  adequate,  inexpensive  child  day  care  facilities  and 
medical  facilities.  She,  like  others  at  the  hearing,  also  spoke  of  a  need  for  a 
"women's center." 

Mary  Tomkins,  associate  professor  of  American  Thought  and  Language,  and 
member  of  the  MSU  Faculty  Associates,  reviewed  faculty  data  and  asked  the 
trustees  to  direct  the  administration  to  disclose  full  salary  information  so  that 
accurate information can be computed for women salary comparisons. 

Janice  Goldman,  a  clerical- technical employe in fmancial aids, and Grace Otte, a 
clerical  - technical employe  at WMSB,  asked  for  C - T  benefits similar  to those  of 
administrative - professional staff, includi.ng the opportunity to take courses and get 
reimbursement  for  courses  completed.  Miss  Goldman  also  spoke  of  the  C  - T's 
"struggle for reclassification." 

David  Knudson, a doctoral candidate in  history, raised an unpopular point at the 
hearing  by  discussing  the  reverse  effects  of discrimination  when  trying  to  fight 
discrimination  against  women  and  minorities.  Job  openings,  he 'said, increasingly 
request  blacks  or minorities  or women,  cutting  out white  men. The result, he  said, 
is that "equal opportunity programs are no longer equal opportunity programs." 

SIX CHICANO  WOMEN  students and an employe also  addressed the Board, but 
their  comments  were  more  directed  toward  the  problem  of discrimination  against 
the  total Chicano  population  than just  against  women. As Gloria Moron said, "it is 
difficult to  distinguish between Chicano  and  Chicano  in  treatment. When you slap 
-BEVERLY TWITCHELL 
one,  you  slap  all." 

Page 5, MSU News-Bulletin, March  2,1972 

New course  will  study 
current  French films 

The  Department  of  Romance 
Languages  and Literature is otfering this 
spring  for  the  first  time  a course on the 
"c 0  n temporary  French  Film," 
(Romance Languages 499.) 

Nine  films  by  ~hree  of  the  most 

important  current  French  directors  -
Francois  Truffaut,  Alain  Resnais,  and 
Jean  - Luc Godard  - will be the subject 
of  the  course, 
taught  by  Joseph 
Donohoe,  associate  professor  of 
romance languages. 

The  first  three  weeks  will  deal  with 
three  Truffaut  fIlms,  "Les Quatre  cents 
coups"  (The Four Hundred Blows), "Ne 
tirez  pas  sur  Ie  pianiste"  (Shoot  the 
Piano  Player),  and  "Jules  et Jim.". The 
second  three  weeks  will  concern  three 
films  by  Resnais;  "Hiroshima  mon 
amour,"  "Last Year  at Marienbad," and 
"La Guerre  est frnie" (The War is Over). 
The  last  three  weeks  will  deal  with 
Godard's  "A  Bout  de  souffle" 
(Breathless),  "Vivre  sa vie"  (My  Life  to 
Live), and "Masculin - Feminin." 

Each  fIlm  is  in  French' with English 
subtitles.  As  a result, the. course is open . 
to  all  students  of  the  University 
regardless  of French .background.  Each 
fIlm  will  be  shown; tWice  a  week;  on 
Tuesday  and  ThursdaY~liIight, and  will 
be  the  subject  of  a  weekly  discussion 
sessiorl. 

" 

) 

/

"THIS  IS  AN  opportunity  for 
students  to  take  "fIlm  seriously,"  says 
Donohoe.  "We  are  not tryingto develop 
a  historical  perspective  but  to  discuss 
films  in  a  dignified  way  as  you  do  a 
novel  or  poem. We will approach film  as 
an artistic expression." 

The idea of a course in cinema is not 
a new one here. Five years ago Donohoe 
taught  a course  on  Ingmar Bergman but 
was  unable 
to  generate  sufficient 
interest.  Since  that  time,  however,  he 
notes  that  numerous  film  groups  have 
evolved  on  campus  and  he  sees  this  as 
signaling  a new  interest  among students 
in film  and filmmaking. 
*  *  * 
CURRENTLY,  THERE  are  40 
students  pre  - enrolled  in  the  class. 
Donohoe  says  he  will  be  satisfied  with 
80,  but  that  "the  sky's  the  limit"  in 
terms  of  enrollment.  Smce  each  fIlm 
costs  over  $100,  the  more  students 
enrolled,  the more  financially  secure  the 
course will  be. 

. If the  course is financially successful, 
Donohoe  says' it  could  become  a 
regularly  scheduled  class  dealing  with 
I talian  and  Spanish,  as  well  as  French, 
mms .

. 

Ij  • 

, ... .-.:)'.:...  . ' .. 

-MIKE MANLEY 

Elsie  Edw'ards:  Serving  MSU 
and the  state for 27 years 

In  Dugger,  Ind~, MSU  is  known best 

as "Elsie's school." 

And  whenever  Elsie  Edwards  goes 
home  to  Dugger  (about  39  miles 
southeast  of  Terre  Haute),  there's 
always  a  welcome  from  townspeople, 
especially  the  ex  - students  she  taught 
for  about  20'  years  before  she  became 
in terested  in  speech  correctioti' and 
hearing therapy. 

-, 

Since  1945 her life has been cenfered 
around  her  audiology  and  speech 
sciences  colleagues  and  studer-iS.  When 
she  first  came  to  the  MSU  Pepartment 
of  Speech  th~t year,  there  were. about 
12 majors in speech correction. 

Hearing  therapy  did  not  enjoy  the 
concentration  that  it  does  now  in 
modern  clinics;  public  school  speech 
and  hearing  therapy  was  in its infancy. 
Today,  she  notes,  audiology  and 
speech  sciences  (replacing  the  term; 
speech correction  and hearing  therapy), 
is  a  full  - fledged  department  of  the 
College  of  Communication  Arts;  the 
department's  modern new  clinic is open 
on  Wilson  Road;  and  several  new  staff 
members have  been added to strengthen 
the clinical program. 

In July, Miss Edwards will start a one 
- year  consultantship  before  retiring  in 
1973. 

Miss  Edwards  has  given  herself  to 
MSU,  largely  through  many  years  of 
traveling  to  continuing  education 
centers  across  the  state  to  teach  speech 
correction  for  public  school  teachers 
and  to  superyise students in the schools. 
And  many  times  she  had to  be  back on 
campus  for  an  eight  o'clock  class  next 
morning  -
regardless  of  weather  and 
physical drawbacks. 

SHE  BEGAN  TEACHING  in  a rural 
one  - room  school in  Indiana when  she 
was  only  17.  Her  students in  the  upper 
grades  were  within  a few  months of her 
age  but  Miss  Edwards  recalls  that  she 
managed to "keep the upperhand." 

In  1940  she  decided  to  return  to 
school  for  the  bachelor's  degree,  which 
she  earned  along  with  "the  master's 

degree  in  1945  at  Indiana  State 
Teachers  College  (now  Indiana  State 
University) . 

She  took  a  leave  of  absence  from 
to  finish  the  Ed.D.  degree  at 

MSU 
Wayne University in 1956. 

Miss  Edwards'  dedication  to 
the 
profession  recently resulted in statewide 
and national recognition. In October she 
was  awarded  high  honor  by  the 
Michigan  Speech  and  Hearing 
Association  and 
in  November  she 
received  recognition  as  a  fellow  in  the 
American  Speech  and  Hearing 
Association  during  its annual meeting in 
Chicago.  She  has'served  both 
organizations  as  officer  and  as 
committee member. 

Basketball 
games reset 

Changes  in  the  starting  times  of the 
final  two home varsity basketba~ games 
of  the  season  were  announced 
this 
week  by  Acting  Athletic  Director Burt 
Smith. 

Home  games  this Saturday (March 4) 
with  Michigan  and  following  Saturday 
(March  11) with Northwestern both will 
be  played  at  2  p.m.  rather  than  the 
usual starting time of 8 p.m. 

"These  changes  were  made  with  the 
concurrence  of  the  other  schools 
involved,"  Smith  said. 

MSU  News-Bulletin 

Editor: Gene Rietfors 
Associate  editor:  Beverly  Twitchell 
Associate editor:  Patricia Grauer 

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  Information 
Services.  Second-class  postage  paid  at  East 
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-Photo  by Bob Brown 

., 

Man-made  membranes? 

.~ 

. 

Man  - assembled' biological  membranes  may  eventually 'be efficient enough for 
use  as  solar  batteries.  Here,  MSU  biophysicist Jay  S.  Huebner  makes a  biological 
membrane  from  an  extract of plant chlorophyll.  Such  membranes  may someday 
produce products of photosynthesis. 

Longevity  dictates 
retirement  difference 

a 

Longer  female  life  expectancy  -
"statistically  inescapable"  fact  -
dictates  that  if  women 
in  a  group 
retirement  plan  wish  to  get  as  much 
annual  annuity as men when they  retire, 
they'll  somehow  have  to  put more  into 
the plan while they are working. 

That was  the  report  last week  to the 
Board  of  Trustees  by  Thomas  C. 
Edwards,  president  of TIAA-CREF.  His 
the  retirement 
organization  provides 
program  for  some  2,700  University 
faculty  and  staff,  and  it  came  under 
some  fire  at  the January  Board meeting 
when  Trustee  Pat  Carrigan  pointed out 
that  women  -
by  virtue  of  life 
expectancy  -
draw  lower  annual 
retirement incomes than men. 

Edwards  said  that  situation  can  be 
remedied,  but  it  would  mean  increased 

contributions  by  the  University  or  the 
individual,  or  by  both. 

The 

trustees  have  asked  MSU 
officials  to  study 
the  TIAA-CREF 
programs  here  to see if any remedies are 
needed or possible. 

toward  retirement,  and 

MSU  EMPLOYES  now  under 
TIAA-CREF  pay  5  per  cent  of  their 
wages 
the 
University  contributes  10 per cent. This 
means  that  a  man  and  a  single  woman 
who  have  the  same  number  of  years' 
service,  identical  incomes  during  their 
working  careers  and  who  are  under 
iden tical  plans  would  arrive  at 
retirement  with  the  same  amount  in 
annuity  accumulation.  But  since  the 
woman  is  expected  to  live  longer,  her 
annual  annuity  payments  will  be  less 
than the man's. 

Retirement change  . 

(Concluded from page 1) 
of  the  employe's  total  earnings.  The 
contribution  rates will  be increaSed to 8 
per  cent  (University)  and  4  per  cent 
(individual)  on July  1,  1975,  and to  10 
per cent - 5 per cent on July 1, 1977. 

*  P articip ation  in  the  new 
TIAA-CREF  plan  will  be  offered  to 
full-time  employes  with  at  least  three 
years  of service.  It will  be  required  as  a 
condition  of employment for  those who 
have  attained  age  35  and have  three  or 

more  years  of service  on  Jan.  1;  1973. 
Initial  participation  may  be  delayed 
until July  1,  1973. 

.  " 

Additiomd  information  con«erning 
the  new  retirement  program  wiU  'be 
carried· in  subsequent issues of the News 
- Bulletin  and  in  publications  by' the 
Staff Benefits  Division.  Employes  have 
been  asked  to  hold  any 
individual 
questions  until  more  .complete 
information can be distributed. 

Around  the  campus:  A  weekly review 

Stravinsky 
concert Sunday 

Igor  Stravinsky's  "A  Soldier's  Tale 
(Histoire  Du  Soldat)" will  be  presented 
by the music and theatre departments in 
a memorial concert  to the 20th  century 
composer  who  died last  April at the age 
of 89_ 

Performances  will  be  at  2  pm.  and 
8: 15  pm.  Sunday  (March  5)  in  the 
Fairchild Theatre. 

The  work,  which  is  to  be  "read, 
played  and  danced"  according 
to 
Stravinsky's  instructions,  is  based  on  a 
collection  of  Russian  fairy  tales.  An 
ensemble  of seven instruments acts both 
as  a  chamber  orchestra  and  as  solo 
instruments  throughout the story as it is 
narrated  by  the  Reader,  and  acted  and 
danced  by  the  Princess,  the  Soldier  and 
the Devil. 

Appearing  as  the  ensemble  will  be 
music  faculty  members Walter  Verdehr, 
violin;  Virginia  Bodman,  bass;  Elsa 
Ludewig  Verdehr,  clarinet;  Edgar  Kirk, 
bassoon;  Gene  Dobbins,  trumpet; Mike 
Lorenz,  trombone;  and  Mark  Johnson, 
percussion.  The  conductor  will  be 

Dennis Burkh. 

The  production  will  be  staged under 
the  direction  of Donald E. laCasse with 
choreography  by William  Moulton.  The 
Sbldier will be portrayed by Nick Kryah 
and- the  Devil  will  be  played  by  Les 
Washlngton,  both  graduate  assistants  in 
the  theater  department.  The  Reader 
will  be  Fred  Carlisle,  professor  of 
English. 

The work was written in 1918, at the 
beginning  of  Stravinsky's  neo  - classic 

period.  According  to  violinist  Walter 
Verdehr,  the  music  "has a great  deal  of 
charm, is  witty and sardOnic. Everything 
is  a little tongue - in - cheek." 

Conductor  Dennis  Rurkh  calls  the 
w01k  an  "outstanding  example  of 
orchestl:al  writing, equaUn  difficulty to 
the  otIwr Stravinsky  orcpestral ballets." 
Considerable  virtuoisty.  is  demanded 
especially  from  the  violin  and  trumpet. 
Both  concerts  are  free  and  open  to 

the public. 

'Gondoliers' 
this  weekend 

The  MSU  Opera  Workshop  will 
present  Gilbert  and  Sullivan's  Comic 
operetta,  "The  Gondoliers" 
this 
weekend  in  the  Music  Auditorium. 
Performances  will  be  at  8: 15  p.m.  on 
Friday,  and  at  2 p.m.  and  8:15 p.m. on 
Saturday.  Admission 
the 
evening  performances  and  75  cents for 
the Saturday matinee. 

is  $1 

for 

The  fully  staged  production  will . 
include  soloists,  chorus,  dancers  and 
orchestra.  The  workshop,  directed  by 
Mrs.  Leona  Witter,  has  given  past 
productions  of  Mozart's  "Cost  Fan 
Tutti"  and  Menotti's  "Amah!  and  the 
Night Visitors". 

Sigma  Xi 
talk  today 

A  world  authority  on  health,  Frank 
W.  Lowenstein  of  the  Department  of 
Health,  Education  and  Welfare,  will 
discuss  nutrition  and  health  at  the 

annual  Sigma  Xi  Lecture 
today  at 
Lowenstein's  slide  showing  and  talk, 
open  to the public, will  be in Room 110 
Anthony  Hall.  He  will  discuss  "The 
National Health Survey." 

In addition  to his extensive studies of 
nutritional -problems in  this  country, he 
has  also  investigated  related  diseases  in 
many  parts  of  the  world  including 
Africa  and. the  Amazon  Basin  of South 
America. 

Sponsors of the  lecture  are  the MSU 
chapter  of  Sigma  Xi,  and 
the 
Departments  of  Food  Science  and 
Human  Nutrition,  and  Human 
Development. 

Screening 
group  is  set 

Membership  of  a  special  committee 
to  evaluate  candidates for vice  president 
for  student  affairs  has  been  completed, 
and  President Wharton  will  ask the nine 
- member  committee 
its 
fmdings  to  him  by  April  1  so  that  he 
may  Illake  a  recommendation  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees  as  soon  as  possible 
thereafter. 

to  report 

Although  the  procedures  to  be  used 
in 
the  evaluation  process  were 
announced by Wharton  on  Nov.  30, the 
selection  of  members  by  the  various 
campus  constituencies  involved  was 
only recently completed. 

Elected  by  the  Academic  Council 
were:  Marjorie  Gesner,  College  of Arts 
and  Letters;  Dozier  Thornton,  College 
of  Social  Science;  and  Paula  M. 
Fochtman, junior. 

Elected  by  the  steering  committee 
was  Walter  F.  Johnson,  College  of 
Education. 

One  student  was  selected  by 

ASMSU:  Robert Rosenthal, a junior. 

Named  by  the  Council  of Graduate 
Students  was  Tom  O'Shea, lloljoral 
candidate, College of Education~ ,-.. 

Three  members  were  selec~eg. :hy 
Wharton:  James  Rust,  Univ.ersity 
ombudsman,  as  an  "administrative 
officer  familiar  with  responsibilities  of 
position;"  Emery  Foster,  assistant  vice 
president  for  business  operations, from 
the  "nonacademic  administrative 
ranks;"  and  Ruth  Hamilton,  SOCiology 
and  Center  for  Urban  Affairs,  as  a 
"nonadministrative faculty member." 

Journal  offers 
cash  prize 

The  economics  department  will 
present  a  $50 prize for  the best of five 
papers  published  in  its  second  annual 
undergraduate  journal,  "The  MSU 
Economist."- Book  prizes  will  be  given 
to  all  five  authors  of papers  published. 

Any undergraduate paper which uses 
economic analysis in  the  discussion of a 
problem  may  be  submitted  to  the 
economics  department.  Papers  will  also 
be  selected  for  publication  from  those 
submitted by  department  faculty  as the 
best in their classes; 

Deadline  for  papers is  April  15.  The 
journal  will  be  published  in September 
and  will  contain papers written between 
spring term 1971  and winter term 1972. 

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

PHI  KAPPA  PHI 

The officers and committee chairmen of 
Phi  Kappa  Phi  will  meet  at  3  p.m., 

Thursday,  March  9,  in  President  W:'1arton's  conference  room. 

WOMEN'S  BOWLING 

The  MSU  Women's  Bowling  League 
neecs  full-t;me  and  substitute  bowlers 
on Wednesday nights at 5:45.  If interested,  contact Doris  Brewer,  3-3960. 

BOTANICAL  CLUB 

The  ~ed Cedar Chapter of the  Michigan 
Bota'1ical  Cub  will  meet  at  7:30  p.m., 
March  7,  in  204  Horticulture.  Barbarc.  Clark  will  discuss  Estivant  Pines. 

FACULTY  WOMEN 

The  Fucult:,  Women's  Association  will 
hold  an  open  meeting  with  President 
Wharton  at  7:30  p.m.,  Monday,  March  6,  in  the  Student  Services  Bldg. 
lounge.  For  information,  can  Eleanor  Huzar,  5-7511. 

ASHDOD  EXCAVATION 

The  Central  Michigan  Archaeological 
Society will present an  illustrated  public 
lecture  at  8  p.m.,  Monday,  March  6,  in  the  Main  Gallery  at  Kresge  Art 
Center. David Noel Freedman of the Department of Near East Studies,  U. 
of  Michigan,  will  speak  on  "Excavation  at  Ashdod." 

THEATRE  TRIP 

The  Business Women's Club is  planning 
to  see  ":"lo,  No,  Nanette"  at  the  Fisher 
Theatre, Saturday, April 1.  For information and reservations,  call Virginia 
Ross,  5-8416. 

ACADEMIC  COUNCIL 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Academic 
Council  will  be held  at  3:15  p.m.,  Tues 
day,  March  7,  in  the  Con  Con  Room  of  the  Center  for  International 
Programs. 

NURSING  LECTURE 

Jeanne  Riddle  of  the  Wayne  State  U , 
S(~hoo!  of  Medicipe  will  discuss  the 
scanning electnm  n'JiCr 08cooe in  "",nhe  Th:rd  Dimension  of  ~)isease" at  a 
meeting of Sigma Theta Tau at 8 p.m., Friday, March 10,  at the Hospitality 
Inn. 

SAUSAGE  SALE 

The  Food  Science  Club  will  have  a 
limited  amount  of  sausage  for  sale  at 
85 cents a pound. The sausage may be purchased froin 9 a.m. to noon and 1 
to 4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, March 6 and 7,  in the Meats Laboratory 
lobby. Due to the limited amount available,  no phone orders will be taken. 

EXHIBITIONS-----~------------
Kresge  Art  Center 
Main  Gallery:  Works  from  the  permanent  collection. 
Entrance  Gallery  (March  4-26):  Paintings  and  prints  by  artists  who  are 

Center  for  International  Programs 
Main  lobby:  The  Organization  for  Tropical  Studies 

The  Fulbright  Exchange  Program 

members of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. 

North  Gallery  (March  4-26):  Paintings  by  two  staff  artists,  Anthony 
: ' '  De'Blasi  and  Allen  Leepa. 

Museum 
First  floor: 

TOinJj~ttme rubbings 'by  Chet  Trout 

CONFERENCES-, ------~------__ ------------~-----

M~~:~~' '3-4 
Ma~~!J. 4-5 
Mur,ch  6-8 
March  6-8 
March  6-10 
March  7-10 
March  8-9 

Gladiolus  Growers  Conference 
4-H  Leadermete 
Workshop  on  Differentiated  Staffing 
Effective  Manager's  Workshop 
Basic  Life  &  Health  Insurance  Inst. 
Bank  Administration  Inst. 
Workmen's  Compensation  in  Michigan  Schools 

March  9-10  Allied  Industrial -Workers-Collective- Bargaining 
March  9-10  Motivaiion  for  Profit  inA,griculture 

. ~ . 

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-

. 

All conferences w:ill"be held in Kellogg Center unless otherwise noted. 
Students  and  faculty  members  are  welcome  to  attend  these  continuing 
education programs. Those who are interested should make arrangements 
in advance with the Office of Unive:::sity Conferences, 5-4590. 

SEMINAR.S "----~-------------

MONDAY,  MARCH  6,  1972 
Phosphates  and  other  radicals  in  soils  and  their  impact  on  the  en 

vironment. B. Ellis, 3 p.m., 103 Anthony (Animal Husbandry). 

Basic  principles  and  applications  to  the  studies  of  radical  ions.  Allen  J. 

Bard, U. of Texas at Austin, 4 p.m., 138 Chemistry (Chemistry). 

Potential of hypophysiotropic  hormone in  animal  industry.  E.M.  Convey, 

12:30  D.tn .•  126  Anthony  (Dairy  Scie'lce). 

"Where- have all the leaders gone?"  Euge~e' E.  .Jennings.  Robert Green. 
"  _and  Herbert Garfinkel, 3  p.m.,  116  Eppley  Center  (Management). 
A  s~4e:(Ile of subdivisions  for  the  general  model  of  a  stellar  atmosphere. 
Ricbard N. Thomas, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics,  U.  of 
Colorado,  4  p.m.,  118  Physics-Astronomy  (Physics). 

EffeCts' 9f  vasoligation  on  spermatogenesis  in  the  white  rat.  Patricia  A. 

·Noden,  4  p.m.,  216  Giltner  (Physiology). 

TUESDA Y,  MARCH  7,  1972 
Biosynthesis  of  fatty  acids  by  isolated  chloroplasts.  P.  Stumpf,  U.  of 
California,  Davis,  4:10  p.m.,  101  Biochemistry  (AEC  Plant  Research 
Laboratory). 

Coulometric titrations in clinical chemistry and toxicology. W.C. Purdy, U. 

of  Maryland,  LI  :' m"  136  Chemistry  (Chemistry). 

On man-machine interfacing.  Andrew B.  Haynes, Jr.,  3  p.m.,  102B  Wells 

(Computer  Science). 

USDA entomology researcb. pt'ugram  at Michigan  State.  Richard Conoin, 
James  Webster  and  Stanley  Wellso,  7:30  p.m.,  244  Natural  Science 
(Entomology). 

Behavior and maze performance of young  rats  fed  a  low  level  of methyl 
mercuric  chloride.  Elizabeth  Post,  12:30  p.m.,  102  Human  Ecology 
(Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Oral  contraceptive  steriods,  Norethynodrel  and  Mestranol:  Effects  on 
tissue uptake and utilization of Glucose U  14c. David Lei,  12:30 p.m., 
102  Human  Ecology  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Ad Lib differential feeding of parabiotic rats. Nathan Shier, 12:30 p.m., 102 

Human  Ecology  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

The  use  of  the  weaning  meadow  vole,  Nuciotus  pennsyivanicus,  as  a 
bioassay for the determination of protein quality.  V.  Marcarian, 4:10-
p.m.,  110  Anthony  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Sink  effect  on  behavior  of  fruiting  plants  and  their  products.  Gerhard 
Bunemann,  Institute  Fur  Obstbau,  West  Berlin,  4  p.m.,  206  Hor 
ticulture  (Horticulture). 

The quantitative approach in the social sciences.  Charles Wrigley, 4 p.m., 

304A  Wells  (Mathematics). 

Transformation and hypersensitivity states.  K.  Mathews, U.  of  Michigan, 

4:10  p.m.,  146  Giltner  (Microbiology  &  Public  Health). 

Chronic murine pneumonia in rats.  George Jersey, 4:10 p.m.,  346  Giltner 

(Pathology). 

Compound decision problem approximation to "Bayes risk" by procedures 
Bayes  against  diffuse  priors.  James  Hannan,  4:10  p.m.,  405A  Wells 
(Statistics  &  Probability); 

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  8,1972-
Corn blight in Michigan. Albert H. Ellingboe, 4:10 p.m.,  168 Plant Biology 

Lab  (B?tany  &  Plant  Pathology). 

Radical  ion  annihilation  reactions-electrogenerated  chemiluminescence. 
Allen  J.  Bard,  U.  of  Texas  at  Austin,  3  p.m.,  136  Chemistry 
(Chemistry). 

Toward the redistribution  of income in Panama.  MUton  Taylor, 3  p.m.,  3 

Marshall  (Economic  Development). 

Problems in feeding Great Lakes fish to mink. Robert K. Ringer, 4: 10 p_m., 

131  Anthony  (Institute  of  Nutrition). 

Philosophy in a biological metaphor. Jos'!ph F. Hanna, 4 p'.m.,  104 Bessey 

(Philosophy). 

THURSDAY.  MARCH  9,  1972 
Regulation of gluconeogenesis. Henry Lardy, U.  of Wisconsin, Madison, 4 

p.m.,  101  Biochemistry  (Biochemistry). 

. 

Applications  of  electron  spin  resonance  and  intermolecular  electron 
transfer  reactions.  Allen  J.  Bard,  U.  of  Texas  at  Austin,  3  p.m.,  136 
Chemistry  (Chemistry). 

Coagulation in estuaries, James K. Edzwald, 2 p.m., 146 Engineering (Civil 

EngineerinF. ). 

Survey  of  water  reclamation  projects.  Robert  C.  Ball,  1 :30  p.m.,  221 

Natural  Resources  (Fisheries  &  Wildlife). 

The Knopp-Schnee  theorem.  A. Peyerimhoff, U.  of Ulm,  Germany,  4:10 

p.m.,  304A  Wells  (Mathematics). 

Organophosphates-"irreversible"  inhibitors  of  cholinesterases  or  more? 

FraJ;1k Welsch, 4 p.m., 449B Life Science 1 (Pharmacology). 

Calculation of the absolute cross-section of two nucleon transfer reactions. 
B.  Bayman,  U.  of  Minnesota,  8  p.m.,  Cyclotron  Seminar  Room 
(Physics). 

FRIDAY.  MARCH  10.  1972 
Induced technical change and agricultural development.  Vernon Ruttan, 
U. of Minnesota, 3:30 p.m., 213 Agriculture (Agricultural Economics). 
Mechanisms  of  numbers  regulation  in  animal  populations.  Walter  H. 

Conley,  11 :30  a.m.,  140  Natural  Science  (Zoology). 

For  general  information  about  MSU,  call  353-8700. 

. Calendar of Events 

MICHIGAN 
STATE 
UNIVERSITY 

Friday,  March  3,  1972 

12:30  p.m . 
1  p.m. 
7  p.m. 

7:30  p.m. 
8  p.m. 

8  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 

8:15  p.m . 

10  p.m. 
10  p.m. 

Polled  Hereford  spring  show.  Livestock  Pavilion. 
Swimming-Big  Ten  Meet.  Men's  1M  Pool. 
"Tommy"-New  Players  and  ASMSU  Pop  Entertainment 
combine forces  to present the  rock  opera  made  famous  by 
England's  "The  Who."  Tickets  may  be  purchased  at  the 
Union  Ticket  Office.  Erickson  Kiva. 
Swimming-Big  Ten  meet.  Men's  1M  Pool. 
"U.F.O."-Probing the  possibilities  Of  life  existing  on  other 
planets,  this  program  portrays  stories  of  mysterious  flying 
saucer  encounters.  Tickets  at  door.  Abrams  Planetarium. 
World  Travel  Series:-Stan  Midgley  explores  "British 
Columbia."  Auditorium. 
"The Gondoliers"-The MSU Opera Workshop will  present 
a  fully  staged  production  of  Gilbert  and  Sullivan's  work. 
Tickets  are  available  at  the  Music  Department  and  at  the 
door.  Music  Auditorium. 
"Oedipus the King"-The MSU Department  of Theatre will 
present a  graduate thesis production  of  Sopl-ocles'  tragedy, 
directed  by  Michael  Firestone.  Tickets  are  available  in 
advance  from  the  theatre  boxoffice  from  12-5  p.m.  week 
days.  Arena  Theatre. 
"U.F.O."  (see  above).  Abrams. 
"Tommy"  (see  above).  Erickson  Kiva. 

Saturday,  March  4,  1972 
11 :30  a.m. 
12  p.m. 
2  p.m. 
2  p.m. 
2:30  p.m. 
7  p.m. 
7:30  p.m. 
8  p.m. 
8  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 
10  p.m. 
10  p.m. 

Polled  Hereford  spring  sale.  Livestock  Pavilion. 

- Swimming-Big  Ten  meet.  Men's  1M  Pool. 

Basketball-MSU  vs.  Michigan.  Jenison  Fieldhouse. 
"The  Gondoliers"  (see  Ma"rch  3).  Music  Auditorium. 
"U.F.O."  (see  March  3).  A.brams. 
"Tommy"  (see  March  3).  Erickson  Kiva. 
Swimming-Big  Ten  ineet. Men's  1M  Pool. 
"U.F.O."  (see  March  3).  Abrams. 
World  Travel  Series  (see  March  3).  Auditorium. 
"Oedipus  the  King"  (see  March  3).  Arena  Theatre. 
"The  Gondoliers"  (see  March  3).  Music  Auditorium. 

.  "Tommy"  (see  March  3).  Erickson  Kiva. 

"U.F.O."  (see  March  3).  Abrams. 

Sunday,  March  5,  1972 
2  p.m. 

"Histoire  du  Soldat"  (The  Soldier's  Tale)-This  1918  work 
by Igor  Stravinsky  will  be  presented  by  the  faculty  of  the 
music  and  theatre  departments  and  members  of  Orchesis. 
Admission  is  free.  Fairchild  Theatre. 
"U.F.O.  (see  March  3).  Abr~pls.  . 
Concert-The  100-piece  SY1llPponic  Band  and  the  55-piece 
Wind Ensemble will  perform' ilt  East  Lansing  High  School. 
Admission  is  free. 

4  p.m. 
4  p.m. 

8  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 

8: 15  p.m. 

"Tommy"  (see  March  3).  Er:ckson  Kiva. 
"Oedipus  the  King"  (see  Ma-ch  3).  Arena  Theatre. 
Graduate  Recital-Judith  Connelly,  soprano.  Music 
Auditorium. 
"Histoire  du  Soldat"  (see  above).  Fairchild  Theatre. 

Monday,  March  6,  1972 
8:15  p.m. 
8: 15  p.m. 

"Tommy"  (see  March  3).  Erickson  Kiva. 
Graduate 
Auditorium. 

recital-Kristine  Kullberg,  violinist.  Music 

Tuesday,  March  7,  1972 
12  p.m. 

8  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 

University  Club  luncheon-Sylvan  Wittwer  will  discuss 
"World  Food  Problems." 
Folkdancing-International folkdanchg is taught for singles 
and  couples.  St.  John  Student  Center,  327  M.A.C. 
"Oedipns  the  King"  (see  March  3).  Arena  Theatre. 
Graduate  recital-Donald  Sanders,  pianist.  Music 
Auditorium. 
Lecture-Concert  Series"A"-One  of  the  world's  finest  or 
chestras,  the  Vienna  Symphony  will  make  its  second  ap 
pearance at MSU under the baton of Josef Krips. Tickets are 
available  at  the  Union  Ticket  Office.  Auditorium. 

W ednesdav,  March  8,  1972 
1;  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 

"Thought-Talk  and  Prayer"-Lilliar  Greene  will  discuss 
business  at  St.  John  Student  Center,  327  M.A.C. 
Lecture-Concert Series "B"-American pianist Andre Witts 
will  be  heard in  a  concert  of  works  by  Liszt  and  Schubert. 
Tickets  are  available  at 
the  Union  Ticket  Office. 
Auditorium. 

Thursday,  March  9,  1972 
8  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 

"Civilisation"-"The  Light  of  Experience,"  Part  VIn  of 
Kenneth Clark's series, will  be shown  by the Friends of  the 
Library.  Admission  free.  108B  Wells. 
Concert-The  MSU  Symphony  Orchestra  will  present  its 
annual  Honors  Concert.  Admission 
free.  Fairchild 
Theatre. 

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Saturday,  March  11,  1972 
2  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 
. 

Basketball-MSU vs.  Northwestern  U.  Jenison  FieldhoUse. 
Concert-Under the  direction  of  Dennis  Burkh,  the  MSU 
Chamber  Orchestra  will  presen-,  '''Ark:  by  Beethovep.  a~d 
Rossini  _ with  pavid  ReJlner,  pianist,  playing  a  Iy1oz~rt 
concerto.  Admission  is  free.  Music  Auditorium. 

BULLETINS 

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LAST  NEWS-BULLETIN 

The  March  9  issue  of  the  MSU  News-
Bulletin will  be  the  last for  winter  term. 
Notices of events occurring between March 9  and March 30  must be sent 
to Patricia Grauer,  109  Agriculture  Hall,  by noon,  Tuesday,  March 7,  for 
inclusion. The first issue of spring term will appear March 30. 

OPENING  EXHIBIT 

There  will  pe  an  opening  exhibit  at 
Kresge  Art  Center  from  2  to  5  p;m., 
Sunday,  March 5.  Featured exhibits  will  be pai.ntings  and prints  from  the 
Michigan  Academy  of  Science,  Arts  and  Letters,  and  paintings  by  staff 
artists  Anthony  DeBlasi  and  Allen  Leepa.  Refreshments  will  be  served. 

ACADEMIC  APPAREL 

Faculty  members  and  advanced  degree 
candidates  who  wish  to  rent  academic 
apparel for  winter term graduation,  Sunday,  March 12,  should  inquire  at 
the  Union  Desk  or  call  5-3498.  The  deadline  for  reservation  orders  is 
Monday,  March  6.  Hoods  from  other  Universities  must  be  ordered 
specially  and  require  an  early  reservation. 

SIGMA  XI 

Frank  W.  Lowenstein  of  the  Dept.  of 
Health,  Education  and  Welfare  will 
present the annual Sigma Xi.  lecture on "The National Health Survey" at 4 
p.m., Thursday, March 2,  in 110 Anthony. Dr. Lowenstein is  considered a 
world authority on health and is recognized especially for his work on child 
nutrition. 

COMMENCEMENT 

Advanced  degree  commencement 
will be held at 10 a.m. and baccalaureate 
commencement  at  3  p.m.  on  Sunday,  March  12,  in  the  Auditorium. 
Members of the faculty should assemble and don academic costume in the 
west basement of the auditorium at least 30 minutes before the ceremony. 

FACULTY  FOLK 

The Faculty Folk will meet at  1 p.m.Fri-
day,  March  10,  at  the  University  Club, 
where  Richard  C.Bates  will  spe~k  on  "Going  to  Pot."  A  nursery  is 
available at People's Church and reservations must be made by March 8 by 
calling Mrs. C.R. Halverson, 337-0184 or Mrs. J.S. Bolen, 351-0423. 

GRAD  ASSISTANT  FORMS  Graduate  Assistant  Appointment 
Recofilmendation forms  for  spring  term 
are  due  in  the  Budget  Office,  432  Administration  Bldg.,  by  noon,  Wed 
nesday,  March  IS,  1972.  All  forms  received  before  the  deadline  will  be 
processed  for  the  April  15th  payroll. 

GRADING  PROCEDURES 

Grade  cards  will  be  delivered  to  de-
partmental  offices  for  basic  courses 
on March 6,  all others on March 9. They should be checked immediately to 
see that there is a card for every student. All grades are due in the Office of 
the Registrar 36 hours after the final examination is I!iven. 

ZPG  MEETING 

Allan  Beegle  will  speak . on  "Changing 
American  Fertility"  at  "a  meeting  of 
Zero Population Growth, 7:30 p.m.,  Sunday, March 5,  b  Union  Parlor C. 

AUFS  LECTURER 

Louis Dupree, member of the  American 
Universities  Field  Staff,  will  be  on  cam-
pus April 10-22, and is available for preliminary scheduling for courses and 
seminars.  He is  an anthropologist who has  specialized in  the areas  of  the 
Middle East and central Asia with particular emphasis OD  Afghanistan and 
Pakistan.  For  more 
information,  call  Charles  Gliozzo,  Dept.  of 
Humanities,  3-5242. 

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Information  on MSU events may  be  submitted,  for possible  inclusion  in  the  bulletins,  to 
Patricia  Grau.er,  Dept.  of Information  Services,  109  Agriculture  Hall,  (517)  353-8819. 
Deadline for submitting information is noon  Tuesday preceding  the  Thursday publication. 
The calendar of events will cover an 8-day period, Friday throuRh Saturday . 

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