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Vol. 3,No. 26 

Michigan State University 

April 27, 1972 

Grievance  procedures sent back  to  faculty 
after  Board challenges  exclusion  section 

The object 0 f trustee concern is section 
1.2  of  the  procedures,  which  would 
the  procedures  such 
exclude  from 
matters  as  extension  of reappointment, 
dismissal,  te'rmination  or 
nonreappointment  of  faculty 
the 
tenure  track. The exclusion - placing all 
such  appeals  with  the  faculty  tenure 
committee  - was introduced last month 
when  the  EFC  approved  the  document 
(News - BulletiI]"  April 6). 

in 

A statement by Provost John Cantlon is 

on page 2 of today's paper. 

Trustee  Clair  White  attacked 

the 
exclusion  and eventually moved to delete 
it.  His  motion  was  passed  after  he 
amended it to simply send the document, 
together with  the  Board concerns about 
section 1.2, back to the EFC. 

White  called  the  tenure  committee  an 
inappropriate body to hear appeals from 
nontenured  facuty  ("I do object  to  the ' 
way people are  treated by the 'council of 
elders'  .  .  . ") and he  said  that to keep 
section  1.2  in  the  proced'Jres could  put 
MSU in court "every hour." 

University  Attorney  Leland  Carr  said 
later  that  to  delete  the  section  would 
accomplish  the  opposite  of what White 
illtended. 

Trustee  Patricia  Carrigan  said  she  was 
not  "personally  hung  up  on  whether 
there  are  one  or two sets of procedures" 
(one  for  tenture  matters; another for all 
other  matters),  but  she  questioned  the 
need for two sets if they are parallel. 

Fred  Carlisle,  associate  professor  of 
English  and  chairman  of the  committee 
that drafted the original procedures, told 
the Board that the exclusion  grew out of 
apparent .faculty  concern  to  "maintain 
the function  and authority of the' tenure 
committee." 

And  both  Provost  John CanthI!  and 
President  Wharton  emphasized that the 
action  to separate  reappointments,  etc., 
_ from  the  procedures  had  widespread 
faculty support in both the EFC  and the 
Academic Council. 

*  *  * 
TRUSTEE  FRANK  HARTMAN 
questioned the need for - and costs of-

another set of grievance procedures. 

Wharton answered that the basic intent 
of developing the interim procedures was 
to "try to internalize and·resolve faculty 
grievances." 

He  noted  that  grievants  now  tend  to 
think  they have  nowhere  to  tum for an 
objective  assessment  of  an  appeal  -
except  via  long  and  costly  procedures 
outside the University. 

And  he  argued  that  the  naming  of  a 
Faculty  Grievance  Official  (a 
recommendation  in 
the  document) 
would represent in the long run savings to 
the  University.  Such  an  official,  he 
added, "would  aid  immeasurably  in 
improving  the  efficiency"  of the  appeal 
process  and  would  help  lift "the. morale 

(Continued on page 4) 

Inside. 

· .. Cantlon statement, pg. 2 
... Board recap, pg. 4 
· .. Helping the hurt, pg. 5 
· .. L-D series, pg. 6 

Thanks  to  a  small  but  controversial 
section,  the  proposed  interim  faculty 
grievance  pr.ocedures are  headed back to 
the  body  that  has  already  changed  and 
approved  them  -
the  Elected  Faculty 
Council. 

The  Board  of Trustees last week gave 

extended discussion  to the procedures -
originally  drafted  by  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  to  Study  Faculty  Rights, 
Responsibilities  and  Grievance 
Procedures - before voting to send them 
back  to  the  EFC  and  the  Academic 
Council  for  reconsid.eration.  (See  story 
below). 

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EFC sets 
May 2 meet 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Elected 
Faculty  Council  has  been  called  for  3 
p.m.  Tuesday  (May  2)  in  the  Con  Con 
Room  of  the  Center  for  International 
Progrllms.  The  regularly  schedul,ed 
Acatlemic Council meeting will convene 
45  minutes later in the same  room. 

The  EFC  will  discuss  proposed 
amendments to the grievance procedure, 
as  requested  by  the  Board  of Trustees 
last  week.  It  may  also  consider  an 
amendment  concerning  the  makeup  of 
the  University  Committee  on  Faculty 
Tenure. 

If  grievance  procedure  amendments 
are  approved  by  the  EFC  they  will  be 
considered  at  the  Academic  Council 
meeting  that  follows.  Other  items  on 
the Council agenda are':;,~· · 

* A  report  on  the;  appointment  of 
the  Ad _ Hoc  Committee  on  General 
Education,  requested  by  the  Council 
March  7  when  general  education 
modifications were app~ove4. 

* A  report  on  reorganization  of the 
Ad  Hoc  Committee  on  Faculty  Rights, 
Responsibilities  and  Grievance 
Procedures. 

*  Continuation  of  debate  on 
selection  of  student  representatives  for 
Council at -large seats. 

The  next  regular  meeting  of  the 
Elected  Faculty  Council  is  May  9  at  2 
p.m . 
in  109  Anthony  Hall.  The 
Academic  Council  may  also  be 
reconvened,  depending  on  what  takes 
place May  2. 

Nominees  for  the  two  positions  are: 
Willi am  D.  Collings,  professor  of 
physiology;  Daniel  F.  Cowan,  associate 
professor  of  'pathology;  Eli  P.  Cox, 
professor  of  marketing  and 
transportation  administration; Martin C. 
Hawley,  associate  professor of chemical 
engineering;  Chitra  M.  Smith,  associate , 
professor  in  James  Madison  College; 
Dozier W.  Thornton, associate professor 
of psychology;  and  A.L.  Thurman  Jr., 
thought  and 
professor  of  American 
language. 

The  two  winners  will  he  announced 
at  the  May  30  Academic  Council 
meeting. 

Preparing for warmer weather . .. and  hoping it arrives to stay: 

-Photo by Dick Wesley 

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.:,.  Protecting individuals and the University 

By JOHN E. CANTLON 
University Provost 

The  Board  of Trustees'  unfavorable  reaction  to  the  Interim  Faculty Grievance 
P~6cedures deserves special comment. 
It may  be _useful to  reflect on 
the several issues in  this matter and render a consideredjudgment concerning them. 
_ '. Analysis  of  the  April  21  Board  discussion  leads  me  to  the  conclusion  that 
mdividual trustees seemed to be reacting to different perceived problems concerning 
,tl],ese  interim  procedures.  On  the  one  hand,  there  were  clear expressions that the 
p{ocedures  as  presented  were  too  complex  and  their  use  would  be  very  time -
cgnsuming for the purposes intended. 
)  Somewhat  related  to  this  concern  was  the  perceived  costs  of  the  process. 
Specifically,  .would  the  office  of Faculty' Grievance  Official  be  an  unnecessary 
~dOitiohal "administrative"  expense  for  services  that  ought  to  be  available  from 
~fCisting structures in the University? 
.~ A third,  and perllaps  fundamental, concern dealt with the deletion  of Section 1.2 
'of the  Interim  Grievance  Procedures,  basically  whether  to  have  a  single  appeal 
procedure for all faculty grievance's or whether to preserve the present three separate 
~ppeal procedures - one  for  tenure issues, one  for anti - discrimination issues, and 
pne  for  appealing  adverse  rulings  on  general  faculty  grievances. , The  Board 
in  the  amendment  inserted  by  Ule  Elected 
recommended  a  significlJIlt  change 
Faculty Council (EFC). A piajori ty of the  trustees seem  willing to cOI)cMe that the 
A-nti- discrimination Judjcial Board has a special set of responsibilities aM ought to 
be kept as a separate apyea'l route. 
: .. The  appeal  proredures ' oil  tenure  issues  seem 'less  clear in "their nlih'ds,  perhaps 
because  there  are  two  types  of cases  involved:  Dismissal  of tenured  faculty  and 
nonreappointment of unienured faculty in the tenu re stream. 
, 
." There  are  existing  methods  for  handling  eacti  type  of case.  The  measu.res  for 
Handling untenured faculty were  adopted from  those in force for tenured faculty by 
the  tenure  committee  in  October',  J C171.  They  we.re  reaffitmed  b)h he  Board of 
Trustees at their March, 1972, meeting as the proeMures cn rren tly in' force . 

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While  the  trustees  did  not clarify  their  positions, I do  not  believe there is major 
uneasiness at retaining th'e long - standing separate appeal procedure for the dismissal 
ef te,nured  faculty.  The  primary  concern  seems  to  be  with the adaptitionofthose 
appeal 'procedures for cases of non reappointment ofuntenured faculty in  the ttemlr~ 
stream. This seems "to stem from  two roncems:  First, that the procedures may not b'e 
adequate  to  provide legally  defensible  due  process  to  the  nonreappointed faculty 
and,  second,  that  the  makeup  of the  tenure  committee  does  not include  enough 
untenured faculty to ensu!e, ;;ensi tive' trea tmen t of the appellant. 
o  The  Universtiy  attorney  aSsures  me  that these  procedures are  fully adequate  to 
meet  the  requisite  tests  of due  prOCess.  As  to  the  makeup  of the  faculty  tenure 
committee, its  composition  could well  be  altered by amendment  to bring it into 
harmony with the present MSU ratio of tenured and un tenured  regular faculty. This 
rlitio is presently approximately 70 percent tenured to 30 percent untenured. 

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The University faculty tenurecommittee recommended that the EFC amend the 
Interim  Grievance  Procedures  to  preserve  their  responsibility for  all  tenure issues. 
Item 5.4.4.2 of the Bylaws for Academic Governance states, in part: 
:  "The  faculty  tenure  committee  is  the judicial an<pnvestigatory  agency  for  all 
tenure actions." 
: The  EFC  did  amend  the  interim  procedures  to  preserve the tenure 'committee's 
f.r~ditional  responsibility  as  the  judicial  and_  investigatory  body  for  all  tenure 
matters. The amended version passed the Academic Council. 
, -As  r interpret  the  tenure  committee's  position,  it 'reflects  their feeling  On  two 
matters.  First,  that  the  establis\'le'd  academic  governance  structures should not be 
derided,  ignored  and  made  impotent.  And,  second,  th'at academic  freedom, not 
~imple Job  security,  lies  at  the  core  of protecting  the tenure  system.  Academic 
freedom is an essential ingredient in universi ties, and if tlris concept becomes lost in a 
blizzard of grievances over pay. hou rs, room sizes, parking and other grievable j&<;ues, 
its,centrality to the university's intellectual core becomes compromised. 
v~J?erhaps more  importantly,  the  appellate  body  called  upon  to  hear  the  rather 
infcequent  appeals  on  tenure  issues  needs  to  be  composed  of individuals  with 
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F AFCC readies  budget report 

The', Faculty  Affairs  and  Faculty 
Compensation  Committee  (F AFCC)  is 
the  final  stage  of  preparing  a 
in 
recommendation  for 
increase  and 
distribution  of faculty  salaries of 1972 -
7'3.' . ' ~' 
'F'AF{:'C  subcommittees  have  met 
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times  a  we,ek  preparing  a 
several 
recommendation" for the full  committee. 
F AFCC  Chairman  Frederick  Williams, 
professor of history, said there was some 
delay  in  obtaining  workable  data  from 
the  central  administration  and  getting 
needed data  from  the Computer Center. 
But  that  information  was  received  last 
week, Williams said. 

The  F AFCC  proposal,  with  rationale, 
will  be  presented to the  Elected Faculty 
C ou ncil  on  May  9,  Williams  said. 
According  to  the  Bylaws  for  Academic 
Governance  (5.4.3.4),  that  report  and 
recommendation is to be made at a closed 
meeting  of the  EFC,  on  a  date  to allow 
"sufficient  time  to  influence 
the 
formulation  of the  University  academic 
budget  request,  and  adjustments 
in 
salaries  and  other  economic  fringe 
benefits." 

s!lbstantial  experience  on  tenure  matters  so  their  decisions  will,  over  the 
years,preserve the uniqueness that characterizes universities. 

One  major  sensitivity  this  appeal  body must have  is  the  recognition  that appeals 
relative to a department's evaluation concerning the competence of an individual in a 
discipline  is rearely as  accurately judged by specialists outside  the diSCipline.  While 
both the  tenure committee and the randomly selected panel proposed in  the Interim 
Grievance  Procedures would  have  mostly  individuals outside  tile grievant's area 'of 
competence ,  the  individual  tenure  committee  members,  who  serve  three  - year 
tenus, would come to these rare appeal procedures with a background of experience 
with tenure issues. 

If it is the judgment of the EFC and the Academic Council that one consolidated 
grievance  procedure  is  preferred,  then  some  amendment to  the  present document 
seems desirable. TJlese amendments should achieve two ends: First, recognition that 
tenure decisions are  very special decisions for both the irldividual and the UniverSity 
and,  second,  ensure  that  the  appeal  body  includes  experienced  individuals  who 
recognize the  need  to protect the rights and aspirations of the individua:l while at the 
same time maintaining academic excellence and focus in our departments. 

Placement policy is  upheld 

The University, will  continue to uphold 
its policy  recognizing  "the fundamental 
right and freedoni of any student to meet 
the 
with  any  employer 
student's potential employment." 

to  discuss 

The reaffirmation came from President 
Wharton  this  week  after  several  groups 
had demanded that MSU cancel  visits  to 
the Placement Bureau by representatives 
of the  armed  forces.  The  demands grew 
out  of  reactions  to  escalation  of U.S. 
military action in Vietnam. 

Wharton  said . that  the  University's 
concern  over  the  war  was  demonstrated 
by the  resolutions  adopted last week by 
the Board of Trustees. But he added that 
"the  genuine  anxiety  over  these  events 
should not become a means of repressing 
Lie  freedom  of  choice  and  individual 
rights of students on the MSU campus. 

He  noted that the policy regarding use 
of  the  Placement  Bureau  was  adopted 
1969 on recommendation of the student 

affairs committee. It states that the right 
of demonstrations is recognized "if such 
activities  do  not  physically  limit  the 
freedom  of  movement  and 
communicatior'. of either the interviewer 
or the individual to be interviewed."  c' 

Correction 

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The  'story  in  last  week;s  (April  20) 
News  - Bulletin  on  the  University's 
hearing before the Senate Appropriations 
Committee contained an error that needs 
correction.  In  the  portion  on  MSU's 
efforts  for  disadvantaged  students,  we 
said that "(provost John) Cantlon added 
that  with  its  $889,000  request,  MSU 
could  help  5,000  such  students."  It 
should  have  read  that "MSU could help 
500 such students." 

History  in  sound 
A  yisit  with  W.C~ Handy 

(Actual  recordings  that  detail  this  and 
other  events  are  available  in  the  National 
Voice  Library on  the  fourth  floor  of the 
MSU  Library.  An  appointment  can  be 
made by calling  355 - 5122.) 

8y G.  ROBERT VINCENT 
Curator, National Voice Library 

Here is real Americana: A flashback 
to  conversations  with  W.  C.  Handy, 
the grand old man whose parents were 
slaves  and  who  became known as the 
Father  of  the  Blues.  His  "Memphis 
Blues," "Beale Street Blues" and "St. 
Louis Blues" are classics. 

Handy  would  occaSionally visit my 
recording studio in  Radio City in the 
1940s,  and  I'd  switch  on  the 
microphone  to  record  his 

remembrances  of  earlier  days.  Here 
are some excerpts: 

" ... I caught  a freight train with a 
quartet back in  Hs93  and we  rode the 
rods to Chicago, aiming to get ajob as 
singers  there  at the World's Fair. But 
when  we  got there, we  found the fair 
postponed  for  another  year,  so  we 
hustled  our  way to St. Louis. There I 
found  myself  on  the  levee  of  the 
MiSSissippi  River  where I slept on the 
cobblestones. 

"I had the hardest time of my life in 
St. Louis -
that's why I wrote 'I Hate 
to See  De  Ev'nin' Sun Go Down.' I'll 
sing  a few snatches of that ... 'I hate 
to see  de ev'nin' sun go down / Hate to 
see  de  ev'nin' sungodown/ 'Cause-rna 
baby, he done lef dis town .. .' 

"The  prettiest  woman  I  ever  saw 
before  or  after,  was  a woman while I 
was sleeping on the levee  in St. Louis. 
That's  why  I  wrote  ... 'St.  Louis 
woman wid  her  diamon'  rings  / Pulls 
dat man 'roun' by her apron strings. / 
'Twant  for  powder  an'  for  store  -
bought  hair  /  De  man  ah  love  would 
not gone nowhere .. .' " 

Handy  was  nearly  blind,  but  his 
cheerful  disposition  never  wa\'Cred. 
After  talking  and  singing, he  took up 
his  little trumpet, which was lying on 
my  desk,  and  played  the  "St. Louis 
Blues"  as  impreSSively  as  I've  ever 
heard it. 

From  a depression  to  'dollar anemia' 

Page 3, MSU News.Bulletin, April 27 , 1972 

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It  was  1933.  The  nation  was  in  a 
depression,  and  Michigan  State  College 
faced  its  own  financial  crisis  with  the 
state  $400,000 behind in  payments and 
with  $300,000  more  of  college  funds 
frozen in closed banks. Bills went unpaid, 
but  Pres.  Robert  S.  Shaw  imported 
money  by  armored car to pay salaries in 
cash.  At  the  same 
time,  he  asked 
department  heads  to  confine  purchases 
to emergency needs. 

The  crisis  continued  nevertheless, 
bringing  about  two  faculty  salary  cuts, 
the  second one applied on a sliding scale 
depending  on  size  of  the  paycheck. 
Struggling with the state's fiscal dilemma, 
the  legislature  gave  up  on  the  property 
tax, surrendering it to local governments. 
In  its place  was  substituted a 3  percent 
sales tax. They coupled this action with a 
million  •  dollar  cut  in 
the  college 
appropriation, a reduction of39 percent. 
Some  of  the  appropriation  squeeze 
may  have  been  brought  about  by 
questions  raised  about  the  fmancial 
integrity  of a  few  college  officials.  An 
investigation  was  launched,  but a one· 
man  grand  jury  exonerated  all  of  the 
accused  of  any  misdeeds  or 
illegal 
conduct. 

Michigan  State  came 

through  the 
d(;:pJession  years  somewhatb~ttered but 
ba;;jcally  sound.  John  A.  Hannah  was 
appointed secretary in  1935 and lost no 
tigle  . in  applying  his  u.niqu~. brand  of 
salesmanship on the legislature. 

That same year the lawmakers restored 
the  college  appropriation to the level of 
1932. The big boost came in 1937 with a 
$2.5  million  appropriation.  This 
permitted the  addition of 40 instructors 
to  help  with an  accelerating enrollment 
and  the  restoration  of  the  depression 
salary  cuts.  A  50  percent  surge 
in 
en.rollment  between  1937  and  1941 
made  dollars  tight  once  again.  The 
legislature  did  respond in  1941  with  an 
increase of$450,000. 
, In  the  meantime  the  need  for  more 
~uildings  for  offices,  classrooms,  and 
other  purposes  was  becoming . acute. 

Final in a series 

A vailabiIi ty  of  the  Public  Works 
Administration  funds  helped  to finance 
such  buildings  as 
the  Auditorium, 
hospital  and Music  Building. Additional 
d ormitOIjes  were  built  on  a  self  . 
Ii qui dating  basis  which  first  proved 
successful with the construction of Mary 
Mayo  Hall,  a  women's  dormitory,  in 
1931. 

* * * 
BUILDfNG  ACADEMIC 
STRUCTURES  which had no  source  of 
income was the most baffling problem of 
that  time. Gov. Harry F. Kelly offered a 
. solution  when  he called a,special session 
of the  legislature in  1946 to appropriate 
funds  for  new  buildings  at  state  • 
supported  institutions.' His  particular 
interest was in  the returning veteran and 
his  educational  needs.MSU  received 
funds  for  severt buildings; including such 
structures  as  Berkey  Hall,  Natural 
.  Mathematics  and 
Science,  Physics 
Agricultural Engineering. 

The post. war period brought fmancial 
snarls  foi  adrninistrators  to  unravel.  In 
1946  the  student body included a large 
segment  of returning GIs  whose  tuition 
and  expenses  were  to  be  paid  by  the 
federal  government.  The  college  was 
compelled to advance the cost of books, 
and  waive  fees  and  tuition  with  the 
understanding that federal reimbursement 
would  be  forthcoming.  Bureaucratic red 

tape  resulted in  s six  - to  eight  - month 
delay  in  governrrent '  payments  with  as 
much  as  a  million  dollars  at  stake.  The 
situation  became  so  serious  that  the 
solvency  of  the  college  was  threatened, 
and  it  was  hard put to round up enough 
cash for salaries and other expenses. 

Monetary  vicissitudes  were  of  little 
consequence  during  the  following  12 
years.  This  tranquility  was  suddenly 
shattered in 1958 when the state treasury 
suffered  the  embarrassment  of  dollar 
anemia,  and  all  state  employes  were 
threatened  with  payless  paydays.  State 
educational  institutions  were  caught  in 
the  bind,  and  it appeared  probable  that 
no  paychecks  would  be  distributed  for 
one  or more months at MSU. Determined 
that  faculty  and  staff  would  not  be 
deprived  of  thier  monthly  salaries,  the 
administration  made  arrangements  for 
bank loans to meet the payroll. 

Other  devices,  including  delay 
in 
payment  of supply  and equipment bills, 
were used to keep the University solvent. 
The  state's  fiscal  dilemma  was  fmally 
resolved,  but  the  problems  spilled  over 
into the next year. 

As budgetary allocations were voted in 
the  legislature in the spring ofl959,MSU 
suffered  it ' severe  setback:'  The 
appropri,~ ~ ~qns  were  slice,p  by 
approximately  $1  million  from 
the 
preceding  year  despite ' iqj1qtioI\ , ~q 'a 
substant ial i.Q.cr~ase in eo,roUment.. 'Severe 
economy m~asures wer~ placed in effect 
including  an  iinmediate' Dloratorium  Oll 
purchase  o('e,quipment'.  Th'e  :S0~d ',of 
Trustees raised,  student fees and  for  the 
first  time  re.q.~ired  student  to purchase 
tickets to athletic events. 
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;~~counti,ng  ,the  fInancial  trials  and 
tribulations  of the  University  wouldn't 
be complete without prying a bit into the 
secret and mystery of the vanishing land 
grant endowment. 

The  Morrill  Act  in  1862  donated  a 
quarter million  acres  of federal  lands  in 
Michigan with the provision that they be 
sold  and  the  money  invested  with  the 
interest  used  for  support  of  the 

agricultural  college.  The  compact 
between  he  state  and  federal 
governments pledged that the land - grant 
endowment would be kept in perpetuity: 
After  the  lands  were  fmally  sold  for  a 
total of $1,052,000, MSU received abou t 
$75,000 annually from this source. 

For years University administrators felt 
a.s,ense. of security knowing that this sum 
was  indeed in  existence  and  the income 
woUld  be  forthcoming 
forevermqre. 
Without their knowledge, however, iIi the 
late  1870s temptation overcame the stat€( 
legislators  and 
dollar 
endowment was  spirited  away  for  ofuer 
"  , 
uses. 

the  million -

State  officials  did  continue to pay tbe 
$75,000  annual 
increment  from  'the 
general fund; but never did they breatli~ a 
word that the endowment was no lofitter 
in  existence.  In  1964  state  fmancial 
the  anmi'al 
officers  discontinued 
increment  claiming  that the  state  couid 
no  longer reimburse the University fr6Jp 
a source that no longer exists. Followin,g 
. protests  from  University  and  fedei~ , 
sources,  legislative officials now indicat€( 
that  the land - grant increment is include<,I 
in the annual appropriation. A move, too; 
has  been made  to reestablish the fund at 
' 
the rate of about $200,000 a year. 
Wholesome  relationships  between  th~ 
University  ~.d  the  legislature  over  ,a 
~r~od of ye~ts have  resulted  in  moi~ 
Ie alistic  support.  Principal  difficulty 
currently  stem$  from  the  necessity  qf 
turriirig  back"  a  part  of  the  annuiil 
appropriation  _to  keep  the  state  in  thfl 
black. In 1970 ,-71  the rebate was three 
fourths  of.  Ip<;rcent; in  1971  - 72 it is  fl 
minimum of two  percent of the net state 
appropri~tion, and  it  could  go  to .threy 
percent. Obviously this leaves little in the 
way  of spare dollars for many essentials. 
No  University  administrator  would be 
• .80, QP'lm.isti~ a~ to llredict that financia}, 
problems  will  become  less  acute in  the 
years  ahead. It is  a part of the enormous 
task of providing  a higher education fOf 
), 
40,000 or more students. 
-W. LOWELL TREASTER 

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Around the  cam-pus:  A  weeklY'Teview 

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Ten  cited 
at reunion 

Ten  alumni  and  former  faculty 
members  of  the  College  of  Human 
Ecology  were  honored  last  week  when 
the  college marked its 75th anniversary. 
Cited  for  contributions  to  their 
profession, community and society were 
six  alumni:  Alice  C.  Thorpe  of South 
Haven,  retired , chairman  of  home 
management  and  child  development; 
Edith  Avise  of  Grand  Rapids,  former 
extension  and 4· H leader; Col.  Mary R. 
Preston  of Silver  Spring,  Md.,  chief of 
food  service  at  Walter  Reed  General 
Hospital;  Faye  Kinder of Dunedin, Fla., 
a faculty  member for  25  years until she 
retired  in  1967;  Leona  D.  McLeod  of 
Santa  Barbara,  Calif.,  former  head  of 
the home economics extension program; 
and  Linda  Nelson  of Santiago,  Chile, 
regional  home  economics officer for the 
Food  arid  Agricultural  Organization  of 
the United Nations. 

Four  women  were  given  honorary 
alunni  awards:  Marie  Dye  of  Winter 
Park,  former  dean  of hOIre eoonomics; 
Jeanette  Lee  of  East  Lansing,- 'also  a 
former 
dean;  Irma  Gross,  retired 
chairman  of  home  management  and 
child  development;  and  Mary  Lewis, 

retired  faculty  member  and winner  of a 
Distinguished Faculty Award. 

The  latter  two  now  live  in  LaMesa, 

Calif. 

MSU trees 
~t capitol 

MSU  trees now grace the west side of 

the Michigan State Capitol. 

Two years with no new buildings on 
campus,  plus  a  continually  growing 
nursery  of  trees  in  need  of  thinning 
helped  provide  a  basis  for  the 
cooperative  venture  between  the 
Department  of  Campus  Parks  and 
Planning,  the  Michigan  Department  of 
Administration  and  the  state  Property 
Management Division. 

The  times  caught  up  with  the  11  -
acre  site  of  the  State  Capitol, 
particularly  on the west side where trees 
and  landscaping  made  way  for  parking 
areas.  Dutch  elm  disease  also  took  its 
toll. 

. 

So  state  officials  contacted  the 
University  officials  to  see  if  the 
University  might  help  restore  the  area. 
Milton  Baron,  director  of  campus 
parks  and  planning  and  a  professional 
landscape  architect,  said  the  situation 
was  one  with which everybody could be 
happy. MSU  had a surplus of trees in its 

Beaumont  (campus  planning)  nursery 
which  might  have  gone  to  waste;  the 
state  needed  the  trees;  and , the  cost  is 
minimal to the taxpayer. 

Baron  said  the  state  is  covering  all 
costs  of the  tree  transfer  - which may 
total 'as much  as  $5,000.  Gov.  and Mrs. 
Milliken  were  on  hand  last  week when 
the  first  of  the  Japanese  flowering 
cherry  trees,  flowering  crab  trees,  little 
leaf  linden,  sugar  maple  and  European 
birch trees were planted. 

The west  side  of the  capitol received 
fIrst  attention,  Baron  said,  because  its 
landscape  conditions  were 
the  most 
meager. 

, 

He  said  the  University's professional 
landscape  architects  will  also  furnish 
de sign  expertise  for  the  capitol 
n:juvenation  effort,  and 
that  the 
University  will  continue  to  cooperate 
with  a  tree  supply  as  long  as  there  are 
specimens  which  need  thinning. 

Enrollment 
at 37,810 

Spring  term  enrollment  is 37,810,  an 
increase  of 319 students (less than  1 per 
cent)  over  the  1971  spring  total, reports 
Registrar Horace C. King. 

He said the increase  occurred generally 

in the number of studerits who remained 
in  school  after  completion  of  wint~ 
term.  The  largest  single  decrease  (637J 
was ,~ the  College  of Education, largely 
due  to enrollment  controls  and lower~d 
demand for teachers. 

More 

than  offsetting  the  educatioli 
decrease,  he  said,  were  increases  in,' the 
College  of  Agriculture  and  Natural 
Resources  and  the  College  of  Human 
Ecology,  and  in  the  number  of  no 
preference students. 

." .... 
Charge policy-·" 
reiterated 

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A  memorandum  from  the  vouchyr,' 
audit  division reminds that meals;m~/.Qr 
lodging  for  staff  members  an'd ' their 
guests in the local area - when char~~dJo 
the  University  - "must be  furIi.i~.* 
on - campus facilities, when avail~.!:::: ~ 
James  K.  Hirst,  manager  of voucher 
audit,  reports  that  during  the  past few 
weeks  several  vouchers  have '  been 
submitted for meals and lodgingatloeal, 
off - campus facilities. He point~ out that 
Kellogg  Center is  available for meals and 
lodging,  and  meals  are  served  at  the 
Union,  University  Club  and  Crossroads 
Cafeteria. 

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P~e4,MSUNews-BuIletin,Apri127, 1972 

I The Board recap I 
Trustees  take a stand on  Vietnam  war 

Two  resolutions  -

one  urging  a 
~'speedy  end"  to  American  military 
involvement  in  Indochina  and  the other 
as)ang  President  Nixon  "to  declare  an 
immediate  cease  fire"  in  Vietnam  -
w,e1e  passed  by  the  Board  of Trustees 
las~ Friday. 
, ; ,The  first  resolution,  offered  by 
Trustee  Don  Stevens,  acknowledged 
that  the  Board's  ·"official  duties  and 
re'SponsibiIities  are  confined  to  the 
welfare and furtherance" ofMSU. But it 
lidded that the  trustees as citizens of the 
st.~'te  and  nation "cherish our individual 
ii~ts  to  sp'eak  out  on  major  issues 
Which  confront us.  Such  an  issue  is  the 
w,ar  in  Indochina,  and  particularly  the 
¥..ntinued American involvement." 

The  resolution  emphasized  that  the 
campus  "must  remain  a  forum  - and 
not  itself become  a  battlefield," and  it 
concluded: 

-

, "Therefore,  as  individual  citizens 
speaking  together,  we  urge  our national 
government  to  bring  American  military 
involvement in  this conflict to  a speedy 
end, without further expansion. We  urge 
our  students  to  use,  to  the  fullest,  the 
new  right  of  the  ballot  which  is  the 
most effective weapon we have  ... 

The  resolution passed by a 6 - 1 vote, 
with  Trustee  Frank  Merriman 
dissenting. 

The  second  resolution,  offered  by  a 
representative  of the  Vietnam  Veterans 
Against  the  War,  stated  that  while  the 

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• 
Guidelines approved for 
J?oli ticaf'cam paigns 

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. . 

."  The  Board  of  Tru,ste,es  app~oved 
p,'olicy  guidelines  for  use ,9f University 
Rcilities  for  partisan  political  activi,ties , 
t~ at  insure  ample  opp~r.t\lnity  for 
political  participation  iri  the  upcoming 
primary and general elec!i2ns; 
.  In  its  resolution,  the  Bo~rp pointed 
out  that  the  lowering  onne voting ,age 
to  18  </further  obligates  the  Unjver$ity 
to petfarih  a civic  res'p6'nsibility  role  so 
that  students,  as  well  as  faculty  and 
their  elective 
staff,  may  exerci se 
£~anchlse in  as  enlightened a manner as 
possible. " 

A  detailed  list  of  guidelines  and 
suggestions  for  convassing,  campaigning 
and  petition  drives  on  campus  can  be 
obtained  from  the  Student , Activities 
Office,  101  Student  Services  Building. 
Established; rates,  fees  and maintenance 
costs  are  charged  for use of all facilities. 
According  to  the  resolution; 
University  facilities  may  be' 'iired  for 
educational  conferences' sponsored  by 
poJitical  parties,  and  county, ;st!l1e  or 
national committee meetings of'political 
pan:ies.  Such  activities  are,  however, . 
restricted  to  facilities  usually  available 
to  ,the  public,  such  as  Kellogg  Center 
ana the Union. 

Meetings  and  rallies  for  political 
candidates  may  be  held  on  campus 
they  are  sponsored  by 
provided 
registered  campus  organizations. 
Candidates  and  their  sponsoring 
organization  can  meet this  requirement 

the  Student 
by  registering  with 
Activities  Division,  and  once  met  it  is 
not  necessary  to  register  for  ensuing 
speaking appearances. 
.  Requests  for  use  of facilities must be 
submitted  to 
the  Office  of  the 
Executive  Vice  President  for  approval . 
Distribution  of campaign  material 1~ 
permitted  outside  campus  bu,ildingsl ~§ . 
it  does  not  interfere  with 
long  as 
pe destrian  or  vehicle 
traffic  flow. 
Special  regulations  govern 
tlte 
distribution  of materials  at  registration 
and  at Spartan Stadium. 

A - frames  and  sandwich boards, not 
to  exceed  3  feet  by  5  feet,  may  be 
placed  with  the  prior  approval  of the 
office  of  Campus  Parks  and  Planning. 
Posters  on  sticks  are  not  permitted  on 
University  propertyp,ecause  of damage 
to  grass,  soil,  and  potential  injury  to 
pedestrian  traffic. 

' 

Ample  facilities  for  students  to 
register  and  vote  I;)ave  been  made 
available on Campus. 
In  additibn 

to  voter  registration 
booths at r(!gular academic  registration, 
deputy  registrars  are 
available  during 
normal  working  hours  throughout  the 
year  at  the  Union  Building  manager's 
office, West  Shaw Hall manager's office, 
and  Room  101  Student  Services 
Building.  The  campus  has  eight  voting, 
precincts  for  city,  state  and  national 
elections. 

trustees '  "cannot  speak  for  all  our 
studen ts,  faculty  and  staff,"  they 
"personally  deplore  and  oppose  the 
escalation of the bombing and naval war 
in Indochina." 

It  urged  President  Nixon  to  declare 
an  immediate  cease  fire,  set  a  specific 
date  for  withdrawal  of  all  forces  and 
enter  into  "meaningful  negotiations" 
for  release  of  U.S.  prisoners  once  the 
forces are  withdrawn. 

This resolution passed 7 - O. 
Trustee  Clair  White  asked  President 
Wharton to  forward  both resolutions to 
President Nixon. 

:INVESTMENT PROCEDURES 
The  Board  approved  an  amendment 
to its bylaws, establishing an investment 
committee  that will  be authorized, with 
approval  of any  three  trustees,  "to buy 
and  ,sell  stocks,  bonds,  evidences  of 
indebtedness  or  other  securities."  The 
committee  consists of the president and 
two  vice  presidents:  For  business  and 
finance,  and  for  University 
development. 

STATUS OF WOMEN 

An  informal  report  on  the  status of 
women  "ame  from Joseph H. McMillan, 
director  of  the  equal  opportunity 
programs.  McMillan  noted  that  many 
efforts  so  far  are  "minimal  and 
represent  initial  but  necessary  steps," 
but  he  cited  salary  and  classification 
adjustments,  and  creation  of  the 
Women's  Steering  Committee  as  major 
moves.  He  said  that  a  study  of salaries 
of faculty  women  in  the  tenure  stream 
has been completed and that subsequent 
changes  will  be  recommended  to  the 
• 
Board. 

Jack  Breslin,  executive  vice 
preSident,  listed  several  efforts 
undertaken  to  upgrade  women's 
athletics,  including:  New  uniforms  for 
women's  basketball,  new  paint  and  a 
new  scoreboard  for  the  women's 
basketball  court,  reimbursement  (form 
outside  sources)  for  the  women's 
volleyball  team 
to  a  national 
trip 
tournament,  planned  uniforms  for 
women's volleyball. 

And Mary  Sharp, assistant director of 
equal  opportunity  programs,  reported 
that  a  review  of  the  status  of women 
housekeepers  and  custodians  has 
resulted  in  the  upgrading  of  several 
wonen.  They  now  occupy  positions  in 
nearly every  custodian level. 

OTHER ACTIONS 

The Board also: 
* Awarded  an  $841,870 contract  to 
General  Electric for  a turbine  generator 
as  the  first  procurement in an estimated 
$12  million  expansion  of  power 
generation  facilities' 

, 
* Approved  a  resolution  to  permit 
ele ctronic  recordings  of  Boatd 
proceedings  at  formal  open  meetings 
"by  legitimate  news  media  requesting 
the opportunity." 

* Approved  a budget  of $54,000 fGT 
construction  of  a  radioactive  waste 
facility. 

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*  Appointed  Leo  V.  Deal  chairmari 
of  the  audiology  and  speech  sciences· 
department,  and  Robert  W.  Little 
chairman of the  mechanical engineering 
department. 

,Grievance procedures. 

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(Concluded from page 1) 

of  those  who  feel  there  is  no  way  to 
objectively resolve a grievance." 

During  the  discussion,  White  asked 
former  president  Walter  Adams 
to 
comment  on  the  procedures  document, 
and Adams said  the  ~d hoc  'committee 
"has not been responsive" t,o the Board's 
instructions  to  devise  procedures 
applicable 
the  nonreappointment 
cases  "at  hand"  last  spring (Eileen  Van 
Tassell, Bertram Murray and others). 

to 

He  said  that  the  Board  had extended 
the  appointments  of  several 
nonreappointed  faculty  last  year  on the 
grounds "that adequate procedures were 
not  available  to judge  their appeals  ... 
Now,  one  year later, this mandate is not 
fulfIlled" by the committee. 

But  Cantlon  answered  that the  ad hoc ' 
committee did address itself to the issuer ': 
and  that the  exclusion  was  made  in  the  J 
EFC,  not  in  the  committee'S ' 
'·': ' .r 
recommendations.

Cantlo~  said  later  that  putting  all ·. 
appeals '~nder a single  set of procedures, , ' 
could  blur the  distinctions  between job 
security and academic freedom. 

"Tenure  isn't simple job  security," he 
said.  "Tenure  was  invented  to  protect 
academic freedom." 

"If we lost sight of tenure as unique and 
confuse  it  with  job  security,"  Cantlon 
added,  "we've  made  a  serious  blunder. 
Once  tenure  is  gone,  there  is  no  way  to 
recoup it." 

-GENE RIETFORS 

FGO  qualifications,  responsibilities outlined 

!h~  Fauclty  Mfairs  and  Faculty 
Cop'R~nsation  Committee  Tuesday 
apPIo~ed  deflnition  of  responsibilities 
and  ,qualifications  for 
the  proposed 
FacultY  Grievance  Official  (FG'O),  ~d  same 
guid~1irjs  for  search  and  selection  0f 
som~e.9 '1e for the position. 

complaint  with  the establishment of the 
FGO  position,  and 
that  setting  up 
criteria  and  procedures  couJd  make 
possible  the  selection  of an  FGO  at the 
interim  grievance 
procedures  might  become  operative 
(Sept.  ), 1972). 

time 

the 

' 

!h~ F,QO  pOsition is proposed in the ' , 

The'  ,proposed  search  and  selection 
interim ,grievance  procedures, developed '  I  meth9d  would  i invoive  a four - person 
committee  including 
by  ~Sr, {\,d Hoc  Committee on  'Faculty 
the 
FAFCC  (to  be  nominated next  week by 
Righ.~~I '  ~esponsibilities  and  Grievance 
F AFCC  Chainnan  Frederick  Williams, 
Pro~~U£~s.  The  grievance  procedures 
were., ~Rcoved by  the  Elected  Faculty· 
,professor  of  history).  The  fourth 
and .As:a4emic Councils but  returned to  member - a dean  - would be named by 
those  bodies  by  the  Board  of Trustees 
the  Adminsitrative  Group  as  soon  as 
possible. 
last w~ek, 

three  from 

E.  ~~e:d  Carlisle,  associate  professor 
of  :En~ and  ad  hoc  committee 
chairman~  told  the  FAFCC,  however, 
trustees  had  no  significant 
that ' tile 

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The  search committee would develop 
'a  slate  of  candidates  for  FGO.  The 
members  would  notify  by  letter  all 
faculty  and  administrative  officers  of 
the  FGO  search;  would  consult 

informally  with  the  preSident,  provost 
and  FAFCC;  and would determine their 
for  discussion, 
own  procedures 
evaluation,  elimination  of  names, 
methods of interview, etc. 

The  committee's  activities  would  be 
kept  confidential  until  the  FAFCC 
formally  approves  a  slate  of candidates 
to  be  presented  to  and  discussed  with 
the  president.  At  that  time,  the  slate 
would  be  made public. Carlisle  said  this 
is because faculty  should know what the 
faculty  committee has decided. 

Responsibilities  for  the  FGO  are 
drawn  from  the  grievance  document. 
They  are:  Info rmal  resolution  of 
grievances;  initiating,  monitoring  and 
evaluatmg  formal  grievance  procedures; 
administrative  duties;  and  evaluation  of 
procedures. 

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Qualifications  recommended  are: 
Experience  and  achievement  as  a 
university  or  college  faculty  member; 
administrative  experience  or  capacity; 
awareness  of  grievance  procedures  and 
techniques  of  mediation;  and  other 
experience or demonstrated  ability  that 
would  enable  a  person  to  fulfill  the 
FGO  responsibilities. 

MEANWHILE,  Bob  Repas,  professor 
of  labor  and  industrial  relations,  has 
submitted  his  application  for  the  FGO 
position. 

In a letter to Williams dated'April 17, 
Repas  cites  his  experience  in  teaching 
and  writing  about grievance  procedures 
as  one  qualification  for  the  position. 
Copies of the letter were  sent ot F AFCC 
members,  the  provost  and  to  Assistant 
~ovost Herman King, 

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Page 5, MSU News-Bulletin, April 27 ,1972 

Workmen's comp:  Helping ease the pain 

During  1971,  nearly  900  University 
employes  received  first  - aid  treatment 
for  injuries  they  suffered in job-related 
accidents.  More  than  150  of them lost 
work time because of injuries. 

All  of  them  were  covered  by 
workmen's  compensation.  As  a  result 
they  probably , understand  better  than 
most  people  the  workings  of  one  of 
MSV's  most  extensive  -
and  least 
known - plans of protection. 

And  for  those  who  do  need 
workmen's  compensation  and  are 
unfamiliar  with  its  existence,  the 
learning process can be costly. 

*  *  * 
BRIEFLY, HERE IS how the process 

works. 

Any  employe  who  suffered  an 
accident or sudden illness "out of and in 
the  course  of employment"  is  entitled 
treatment  without  cost  at  Olin 
to 
Health  Center.  If  the  mishap  is  not 
serious  and  time  permits  an 
"Authorization  for  Medical  Attention" 
form is  completed prior to treatment at 
Olin. 

J'he  health  center  provides  both 
immediate  and  and followup  treatment 
fOL:  work-related  injuries  and  illnesses. 
When  necessary,  employes  are  referred 
by Olin for specialized attention. 

In  cases  of  serious  injuries  or 
illnesses,  ambulances  from  the  public 
safety  department  are  on  call  (at  the 
to 
Emergency  phone  number,  123) 
transport  victims 
to  Olin  or,  when 
necessary, to a Lansing hospital. 

'MSU  provides  full  wages  during  the 
first  week  of absence  for those disabled 
by job-related  mishaps .  .After  the  fjrst 
week,  an  employe  is entitled to  regUlar 
workmen's  compensation  benefits, 
which  can  be  supplemented  by  earned 
sick leave and/or vacation time. 

Those  who  have  no  sick  leave  or 
vacation  time  receive  benefits  specified 
by  the  Workmen's  Compensation  Act: 
Up  to  two-thirds  their  average  re,gular 
wages  while  they  are  absent  (after  the 
first week). 

, , , 

Death  benefits  proviJde  burial 
expenses  and,  for  survivors,  up  to  500 
weeks' partial wages of the  decea~d. 

*  *  * 
IN  THE PAST YEAR; the University 
spent  about  $170,000  to  provide 
workmen's  compensation,  reports 
Comptroller  Paul  V.  Rumpsa-.  And  the 
figure  would  be  much  higher  if  MSU 
weren't self - insured, Rumpsa adds. 

He  says  that  by  providing  its  own 
employment  compensation, rather than 
paying  premiums to an  outside  insuror, 

MSU  is  able  to give  better medical  care 
and to keep costs down. 

The  law  permits  an  employer  to 
provide  medical  services  to  an  employe 
Ie ast  during  the  first  60  days 
a t 
following an accident or injury. 

Allen  J.  Enelow,  professor  and 
chairman  of  psychiatry,  agrees  that 
better  health  care  is  an  advantage  of 
self-insurance. Enelow has done research 
in  the  history  and  effects  of 
unemployment compensation. 

The  concept  of  workmen's 
compensation  has  broadened  in  recent 
years, he  notes,  and today it is "almost 
comprehensive  insurance  for  anything 
that arises from work." 

The  kinds  of  injuries  and  illnesses 
covered  by  workmen's  compensation 
are  not always  clear.  For example, if an 
employe  falls  in the  employer's parking 

lot while  walking  to his car (either to or 
from  work),  he  or  she  is  covered.  But 
slamming  one's  finger  in  the  door while 
entering  the  car  is  not  considered  a 
job-related injury. 

An  employe  who  suffered  an  injury 
on  the  job  and  has  it  treated  by  his 
personal  physician  will  probably haw  to 
pay  for  the  treatment.  Neither 
American  Community  nor  Blue  Cross 
will  pay claims  on job - related injuries, 
since  the  University  - not  the  private 
insuror - is liable in such cases. 

In  cases  where  either  the  University 
or  the  employe  disputes  the  other's 
claim  in an  accident,  a  state  workmen's 
compensation  committee  can  hear both 
sides  and  make  a  ruling.  Rumpsa 
estimates  that  MSU  is  involved  in  such 
hearings  about  once  a  week.  At  stake 
sometimes  are  claims  that  could  go  as 

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q  .. ~ -

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high as $100,000. 

*  *  * 
EVE N  INC A S E S  w h' e:'r e 
compensation  is  provided  to"  the 
satisfaction  of  both  employer  and 
,employe,  a  number  of  complications 
notes meldW, 
can  sometimes  result, 
the 
whose  studies  have  ex:i"mined 
p sy chiatirc  and  psychological  side 
. " 
effects of job-related injuries. 
In  a  paper  he  presented  a  few  yeats 
ago  to 
the  California  Medi'c~i 
Associat ion ,  Enelow emphasized  that 'l'1i 
patient  with  an  accidential injury wh:iCn 
makes  him  eligible  for  compensatlbfl 
en ters  a  strange  and  complicated 
world ,"  wilike  Ulat of other patients. ,", 
"Attorneys,  claims  agents,  and  e~ii 
labor  union  representatives  and  judge~ 
may  have  an 
influential  role  in  the 
diagnosis  and  the  treatment  of  his 
-.. 
condition," Enelow said. 
There  is  also  a  change  in  both  the' 
patient's  motivation  and  the 
physicians's  attitude, he  added,  and  the 
result  is  often:. "an  inordinately  high 
ineidenceof complications,  of delayea 
recovery  and  of permanent  disability." 
Enelow  concluded  that  the 

psychiatric<  arid  psychological effects or 

job  injuries  aren't  likely  to  be  reduce ~ 
untiJ :  The '  " adversary  system"  ~~ 
removed tIom "'managing  job  injuries/ 
physicians  can  take  more  responsibility I 
for  their  patie\1ts  and  are  subjected  to ' 
Ie ss  0 utside  mterference ;  physicians, 
0  f  the,~ 
be co' me  more  a wa r e 
Psycho16'giC~  facfots ~ that  pr'1d,ispose:~ 
some  people 
injury  and  the 
psychiatric  complications  of  injuries; 
and  physicians  give  more  attention  to.., 
remotwilfmg ' patients  to  take  care  of . 
themselves  and  reassume 
responsibilities. 

t o 

-GENE RIETFORS, f, 

Women  set 
Su'tjday  meet 

~  -.' ,~ 

'~ .::: 

I ." :"'; 

~'--~ 

~ ~ -'I 

An  open.  meeting  of  the  Women's'-: 
Steering Committee will be held Sunday;"" 
April  39; at 3 p.m. in the Gold Room 01"": 
o  the Union. 

" 
The steering committee has subdivide:d'" 
:.,' ., 

into  four  area  of  concern: 

~ ~ .

*Women  - oriented  fields  an,a 

professions; 

*minority  group  concerns; 
* student  concerns,  and 
* employment  practices. 

"J " ' ! '  -. 

. : 

!  •  .". ~, 

~ b ~ ... ~ 

Two  hours that shook  both  moon and earth 

MSU  geologist  Robert  J.  Malcuit 
contends  that approximately  3.6 billion 
years  ago  a  two  - hour  brush  with  the 
moon  changed  the  future  of the  earth, 
and gouged and poked the earthward side 
of  the  moon  into  its  present  general 
appearance. 

The  two - hour event which shook the 
earth  and  moon  was  a  near  collision. 
They  were  as  close  as  4,000 miles,  said 
Malcuit,  in  a  paper  presented  to  the 
in 
American  Geophysical  Union 
Washington, D.C. 

According to the theory, the lunar site 
explored  by  America's 
two  latest 
astronauts  is  a  part  of the  moon  which 
underwent  the  rapid  unheaval  and 
melting. 

The theory, which uses several previous 
ideas  by other  scientists,  starts with the 
idea that until about 3.6 billion years ago 
the earth hid no moon. The future moon 
was  a  small  planet, very  likely in a sun -

centered orbit in the Asteroid Belt. Much 
as  a  car  speeds  around  a  racetrack,  the 
independent planet headed toward earth 
around the  sun,  except  that it gradually 
veered  toward  earth  until,  in  about  a 
billion years, they nearly collided. 

Calculations  made  by  a  German 
astronomer,  Gerstenkorn,  have  shown 
that at one time the moon was at a much 
greater distance from earth than now. 

When  the  moon grazed by the earth it 
was  going  at  a  relative  speed  of about 
15,000 miles an hour, Malcuit said. 

WHEN  AN  OBJECT,  such as a planet, 
gets  so  close  to  another  body  in  space 
that  its gravitational force  is the same or 
less  at  its  surface  than  the  gravitational 
force  of  its  neighbor,  objects  on  both 
bodies  undergo  catastrophic  strains 
which tear at their surfaces. At this point, 
the  "planets"  usually  involved  in  such 
orbital  relationships  have  reached  the 
"Roche Limit." 

He  said  that as  the moon  approached 
the  earth  and  entered the Roche Limit, 
large  masses  of  rock  melted  under  the 
lunar  crust.  Craters  formed  as  gigantic 
blobs  of molten  rock were  pulled  from 
the moon  by earth's gravity. Within two 
hours all of the major maria - seas - were 
formed  on  the  earthside  of  the  moon. 
These  areas  are  now  seen  from  earth as 
the  darker  regions  that form  the face  of 
the moon. 

Smaller ejected moon rocks and molten 
o  blobs  later  crashed  back  down  on  the 
moon and formed craters on the lakes of 
lava. Soon the moon sped away from the 
earth on its journey around the sun. 

*** 
M 0 S T  PREVIOUS  THEORIES 
explained  lunar  craters  as  ordinary 
volcanic  products  or  as  impact  sites  of 
meteors. But Malcuit contended that the 
major craters and seas r-esulted from the 

earth - moon  flyby. He ,agreed there wel,e 
also  ordinary  meteor  impacts,  and  s3id  _ 
the  prominent  features  of  t he  mo'Olt'F") 
backside  were  fonned  by  such  impac'tSY '~ 
The djfference between a planet:flY;b~? ':.~ 
followed  by  capture, ·'''ar'' . 
even tually 
opposed  to  a  siro pIe  capture  has  grJU I .:; .. 
implications  for  the  validit'  of preyious nC1
( 
intelligent  life  m' tR~ 
predic.tious  of 
universe; Malcuit said in an interview.. IU\l:tf 
Previous  predictions  of life  elseJ']le~. 
'"  i 
assume  that  a  planet  similar  to Jearrlr::~~ 
orbiting  at  a  similar  distance  from "!!" I 
similar  sun,  or  like  conditions,  is: 1'ine "  " 
more  planetary  candidate  for intelligent ·,i ~-, 
., ','~"  -:  ,.' .1 
life. 
"Not  so,"  said  Malcuit.  ''ChanceS 'ate  " r ; 

' 

greater than previously supposed that we 
are  1Il0ne  in  the  univerre.  Earth  ,~oUld 
probably  have  no  higher  forms  6£ life1f  I 
not  for  the  unusual  flyby  and  eventrtall.  I: 
capture of the moon." 

, "   0" 

-PHILLIP E. MILLER 

Page 6, MSU News-Bulletin, April 27, 1972 

A~P meet 
features 
pay plans 

I 

oj 

8'everal  possible  compe'n'sation 

p r~gr am s·  for  administrative 
professional  employes  will  be  discussed 
at 
the  A  - P  Association  general 
mel'ribership  meeting Tuesday (May 2) at 
7: 3b  p.m.  in  the  University  Club 
BaRroom. 

. 

Other items on the agenda include: 
~ Bylaw amendments, including one to 
create  the  position  of  recording 
secretary,  which  would 
increase  the 
nUlllber  on the  Board  of Directors from 
nine to 10. 

* Elections to flll  flve  positions:  Vice 
president,  corresponding  secretary, 
recording  secretary,  and  two  board 
director slots. 

* Reports  from  the  classiflcation and 

' 

membership committees. 

Candidates  for 

*  Elements  and  implications  of  the 
several possible compensation programs. 
the  positions 
(nominated  by  the  association's 
nominations  committee)  are:  For  vice 
president,  the 
incumbent  Charles  F. 
Doane  Jr.,  director  of. the  Overseas, 
Support  Office  in 
th.p.  Center  for 
International  Programs;  >(;QrFesponding 
secretary,  the  incumbent poris Mc.Nitt, 
administrative  assistant in the College  of 
Social  Science;  recording  secretary, 
William  Wagner,  assistant - director  of. 
financial  aids,  and  June  ,Forman, 
administrative  secretary 
to '  the  "rice 
president for University relations; andfor 
the  board of directors, Craig Halverson, 
producer  writer  for  WMSB,  and  Edwin 
Fitzpatrick,  assistant  director  of  the 
Placement Bureau. 

Nominations  may  also  be  made  from 

the floor. 

Of the more than 600 A -P employes at 
MSU,  about 60  percent  are  members of 
the  A  - P  Association,  which  is  an 
informal bargaining unit for A- Ps~ 

Rudolf Nureyev: A visit to MSU next year. 

Series features  major performers 

Some  of  the  world's  top  performing 
artists  and  ensembles  -
such  as  the 
Vienna  Choir  Boys,  dancer  Rudolf 
Nureyev, the Israel Philharmonic and the 
Broadway musical, "Applause" - will be 
presented during the 1972 - 73  season of 
the Lecture - Concert Series. 

Ken'Beachler" director  of the  cultural 
activities offIce, says that the new season 
. ha.s  been  planned to provide a variety of 
, stellar attractions ,with a special emphasis 

on each subscription series, 

,  ,Th~ season's [jrst event,Duke Ellington 
and his  Orchestra,  Sept.  22,  will  launch 
Subscription  Series  "B"  -
the  "Lively 
, Aris,,'Se.ries .. " , -The ,  internationally 
acclaimed composer, pianist and arranger 
will host a concert of his own secultit and 
sacred works which have \;JeGqm~ C~l!.&~S 
in their own right since  he first became a 
, 

major  force  in  jazz  in  the  late  20s  and 
early 30s, says Beachler. 

Opening  night  for  Subscription  Series 
"A" -
the "University Series" - will be 
Oct.  3.  Zubin  Mehta  will  conduct  the 
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Other highlights  of Series 'fA" include 
the  Vienna  Choir  Boys  - whose 
membership  once  included  Haydn  and 
Schubert  - pianist  Alicia  de  Larrocha, 
and  Rudolf Nureyev  as  principal  soloist 
with the  National  Ballet of Canada. The 
series  also 
the  Singers  and 
Dancers  of  Ljubljana,  Yugoslavia,  the 
Batsheva  Dance  Company  of Israel  and 
the  Berlin  Concert Choir  and Orchestra 
on their U.S. de bu t tour. 

includes 

the  Royal  Philharmonic  Orchestra, 
soprano Beverly Sills, as well as a "mixed 
- media"  program  entitled  "Heavy 
Organ." 

The  deadline  for  renewals  by  present 
series  subscribers  is  May  12.  Patrons 
Wishing to make a change in either series 
or seat locations may do this on Thursday 
or Friday, May 18-19. 

. 

On Monday, May 22, the season tlcket 
sale  opens  'to'  all  new  subscirbers;' In 
additioil to' a  50 percent savings oveibri1 
the  price  of  single  admission  tickets; 
subscribers  of  Series  "A"  or  "B"  are 
offered  free  admission  to  the  popul:v 
Saturday evening World Travel Series {Qr 
1972-73. 

the  "Lively Arts" - will 

Series  "B" -
also  feature 
production  of the  musical,  "Applause," 

the 

Ticket  information  is  available  at  the 
touring  New  York  Union  Ticket Offlce,(355-3361),8:15 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays . 

• Series "B" (Lively Arts Series) 

Series "A" (University Series) 
Oct. 3, Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic 
Nov. 2~ Batsheva Dance Company of Israel 
Nov. 6, Alicia de Larrocha, pianist 
Jan. 23, Vienna Choir Boys 
Feb. 8, Singers and Dancers of Lj oblj ana 
ApIil2, Berlin Concert Choir and Orchestra 
April 21 ,RudolfNureyev and National Ballet of Canada 

Sept. 22, Duke Ellington and his  Orchestra 
Nov. 3, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Loridon 
Nov. 21, "Heavy Organ" - Virgil Fox and the Pablo Lights 
Jan. 29, Beverly Sills, soprano 
March 2, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Walter Berry, soloist 
March 27, "Applause" (Broadway Musical) 
AprilS, Andre Previn and London Symphony 

Students  teach. themselves  and  learn  more 

r 

At  least  some  MSU  students  seem  to 
like  taking  more  tests,  tackling  tougher 
exam questions, and teaching themselves. 
They say they learn more in  the process. 
Henry  D.  Foth's soil  science  course  is 
handled in this way, and 90 percent of his 
students get grades ofB or better. 

Behind all  these  As  and Bs  is mastery 
leafning,  a  new  educational  technique 
that  shifts  emphasis  from  teachers  and 
teaching to students and learning.  . 

~:Mastery learning  is  a new idea that is 
siutping  educational views  and practices 
across  the  country,"  says  Foth.  "It  is 
based  on  the  theory  that  almost  all 
students  can learn  well, and it allows up 

Qpen  meetings 
Oil  rights 

The  Ad  Hoc  Committee  on Faculty 
Rights,  Responsibilities  and  Grievance 
ProCedures will hold open meetings each 
Monday from  3 to 5 p.m. in 335 Morrill 
Hall for the next four weeks. 

Persons  wishing. to  meet  with  the 
committee  to  discuss  the  proposed 
sections of the rights and responsibilities 
document  (News  - Bulletin,March  30) 
should  contact  E.  Fred  Carlisle, 
associate  professor  of  English  and  ad 
hoc  committee  chairman,  at  355-7572. 

to 95  percent of the students to get high 
grades." 

*  *  * 
FOTH'S  INTRODUCTORY  soil 
is 
science  course  (for  sophomores) 
divided  into  two  general  sections:  A 
series  of  lectures  that  accounts  for  20 
percent  of the  students'  grades  and  17 
audiovisual  segments  given  in  a tutorial 
learning center. 

Students  use  the  center  at  their own 
convenience.  Required  materials  are 
covered  in  tape  recordings  coordinated 
wi th  slide  projectors,  allowing 
the 
studen ts  to  see  pictures  of  field 
conditions,  soil  samples,  models  of 
chemical structures and other things that 
would  be  diffIcult  to  convey  without 
visual aids. 

Each tape, with its accompanying slide 
set,  forms  one  Structured Learning  and 
Training  Environment  (SLATE).  Two 
SLATES  are  offered  each  week  during 
the course. 

The study center also has a central area 
where  equipment  and  materials  are 
provided  so  that  students  can  conduct 
basic  experiments  and  investigations  on 
the  subject matter of the  tapes.  Speciai 
tutors  are  at  hand to help during the 32 
hours a week that the center is open. 

Students  can  evaluate  how  they  are 
doing  on  each  SLATE  by  taking  self -
tests.  These  tests  aren't  required  and 
don't  count  toward  the  student's  fmal 
grade. 

Actual  course  grades that the students 
receive  are  determined  by  five  major 
examinations given throughout the term. 
Students are  allowed  to  take  a different 
examination on  the same material if they 
feel  they  scored  too low  on  any  of the 
five major exams. 

*  * * 
"IT  WAS  VERY  obvious,  by  oral 
statements  and  other  indications,  that 
the  students  were  working " hard  to 
achieve  certain  grades,"  says  Foth. 
'~Every students knew  exactly .where he 
stood  at  all  times.  As  a  result,  the 
students  directed  their  efforts  toward 
achieving higher grades than they usually 
received in other courses," he .said. 

Even  though  the  students  achieved 
better grades under the mastery learning 
program,  a  major  question  concerned 
Foth: "Did they learn more?" 

He polled his students at the end of the 
term and found that 93  per cent of them 
thought  they had learned a great deal in 
the course, compared to 80 percent who 
felt  the  same  way  after  the  previous 
course  The  students  also  expressed  the 
wish that mastery learning techniques be 
used in other Universi~y courses. 

To  help  develop  and  implement  the 
concept, Foth received support from the 
Educational Development Program. And 
he  has  had  continued  help  from  the 
Learning Service. 

Summing  up  the  success  of the  new 
program,  Foth  says:  "In  24  years  of 

teaching  and  introductory soil science, I 
have  found  many new  methods worthy 
of  adoption, 
including  the  mastery 
learning concept. I would no more think 
of  abandoning 
learning 
concept  than  any  other  good  learning 
tool." 

the  mastery 

-RICHARD DIVELBISS 

-Photo by Bob Brown 

Henry F oth: Higher grades 

... 

.., 

Page 7, MSU News-Bulletin, April 27, 1972 

BULLETINS--------------------------------~ 
BOTANICAL  CLUB 

The  Michigan  Botanical  Club  will 
meet  at  7:30  p.m.,  Tuesday,  May  2, 
in 204 Horticulture. William G.  Fields  will  speak on  "Myxomycetes-The 
Slime  Molds." 
OPEN  MEETING 

All  interested  persons  are  encouraged 
to  attend  the  Women's  Steering  Com 
mittee open meeting at 3 p.m.,  Sunday, April 30, in the Gold Room of the 
Union.  The program  will  include  a  progress  report  on  specific  cases  and 
task  force  groups  and  a  discussion. 

BRUCE  FRIEDMAN 

Author  Bruce  Jay  Friedman  will  speak 
about  and  read  from  his  current  plays 
and  novels,  A  Mother's  Kisses,  Stern,  Scuba  Duba,  and  The  Dick. 
Sponsored  by  the  Department  of  English  and  the  College  of  Arts  and 
Letters,  he  will  make  his  presentation  at  8:30  p.m.,  Friday,  May  5,  in 
Kellogg  Center. 

AUFS  LECTURER 

James  R.  Hooker,  a  member  of  the 
American  Universities  Field  Staff, 
will  be  on  campus  May  16  to  May  19  and  is  available  for  preliminary 
scheduling for  courses and seminars.  He is  a  professor of African  studies 
with  particular  emphasis  on  Malawi,  Zambia,  and  Rhodesia,  and  is  the 
author  of  Black  Revolutionary.  For  more  information,  call  Charles 
Gliozzo,  Dept.  of  Humanities,  3-5242. 

POTTERY  SALE 

MSU  pottery  students  and  the  Pottery 
Guild  will  hold  a  sale  from  10  a.m. 
to 6 p.m. Friday, May 5, and from  9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6,  in the 
Union  concourse. 

RETIREES  CLUB 

The  Retirees  Club  will  hold  its  last 
meeting  of  the  year  at  1  p.m.  in  the ' 
Club  Room  of  the , Union  following  the  regular  noon  luncheon.  After .a 
business meeting and election of officers, Elton Hill  will  speak oil  "My 50 
Years  at  Michigan  State." 

OUTDOOR  POOL 

The  outdoor pool  is  scheduled  to  open 
at  11:30  a.m.,  Wednesday,  April  27. 
Because of an insufficient number of lockers, swimmers are urged to come, 
dressed  for  swimming  and  to  bring  their  own  towels.  Lockers  will  be 
available to faculty and staff for a 25  cent fee.  Until June  10 guests may be' 
brought to the outdoor pool only on family night. 
. '-
University farms  will  be  open  for  Small: " 
Animals  Day  from  9  a.m.  to  noon,  ' 
Saturday,  May  6.  This  annual  event,  featuring  newborn  farm  animals,  is , ~ 
sponsored  by  the  College  of  Agriculture  and  Natural  Resources  and  th~ - : 
Student Senate. Bus service will  be available, and it is requested that those. ,
'~ 
participating park in the commuter lot and ride a bus. 

SMALL  ANIMALS  DAY 

CONFERENCES------------------------~~--
April  28 
April  28 

Student  Affairs , Medical  Scl,Iools 
Conference  in  Modern  Literature:  ,Fiction  Now. 

May  4-6 
May  5-6 

, ~ 

North  Central  Research  Committee 
Michigan  Council  on  Family  Relations,  Parlors  A  and  B. 
Union 
April  29-30 
Theta  Sigma  Phi 
April  30  - Men,  Markets  &  Motivation 
May  1-5 
May  2-3 

Parks  &  Recreation  Law  Enforcement  Inst. 
LPN  Conference 

I:; 
All conferences will 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 .
I ~ 
in advance with the Office of University Conferences, 5-4590. 

0 , 

EXHIBITIONS 

Kresge  Art  Center 

Entrance  Gallery,  North  Gallery  (through  May  21):  Works  in  various 

media  by  undergraduate  and  M.A.  students. 

f ' 

. 

, Main  Gallery:  Works  from  the  permanent  collection. 
Beal  Garden 

Cornelian Cherry is in full bloom south of the pool. 

"~~ 

OfJ 

SEMINARS----------------------------------

MONDAY,  MAY  1,  1972 
The structure and function of the hemicellulo~e of primary plant cell walls. 
W.  Dietz  Bauer,  4:10  p.m.,  101  Biochemistry  AEC  Plant  Research 
Lab). 

WEDNESDAY,  MAY  3,  1972 
Studies on the nucleotide sequence of nuclear RNA.  Harris Busch, Baylor 
U.,  Waco,  Texas,  4:10  p.m.,  101  Biochemistry  (Biochemistry). 

A  multimodal distribution based  clustering algorithm.  Bernard Weinberg, 

To be announced. James R.Y. Rawson, 4 p.m.,  136 Chemistry (Biophysics). 

4  p.m.,  402  Computer  Center  (Computer  S,cience). 

The  influence  of  technology  on  the  world  food  supply.  Sylvan  Wittwer, 

Carnitine  metabolism  in  insects.  L.L.  Bieber, '4: 10  p.m.,  131  Anthony 

12:30  p.m.,  126  Anthony  (Dairy  Science). 

(Institute  of  Nutrition). 

Isolation and characterization of myeloma messenger RNA in the immune 
response.  RJ.  Patterson,  U.  of  Washington,  Seattle,  4:10  p.m.,  146 
Giltner  (Microbiology  &  Public  Health). 

Regulating nuclear power.  Victor  Gilinsky,  Atomic  Energy  Commission, 
I 

4:10  p.m.,  221  Physics-Astronomy  Bldg.  (Physics). 

Endocrine research using  the bovine  as  an  experimental  animal.  Edward 

M.  Convey,  4  p.m.,  216  Giltner  (Physiology). 

TUESDAY,  MAY  2,1972 

Current  agricultural  problems  in  Hawaii.  Franklin  F.  Laemmlen,  12:30 

p.m. ,  168  Plant  Biology  (Botany  &  Plant  Pathology). 

The  theory  and  practice  of  gas  chromatography;  separations  of  organic 
isomeric  mixtures.  Donald  J.  Sawyer,  U.  of  California,  Riverside,  4 
p.m.,  136  Chemistry  (Chemistry). 

Acceptability of  glucose-pructose  in  bakf;d  goods.  Charlotte  Thompson, 
12:30 p.m.,  102  Human Ecology  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Forensic Nutrtion 1.  Sidney Weissenberg, Federal Trade Commission, 2:40 

p.m.,  110  Anthony  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Forensic  Nutrition  II.  Sidney  Weissenberg,  Federal  Trade  Commission, 

4:10p.m., 110 Anthony (Food Science &  Human Nutrition). 

Amino acids and the biosynthesis  of prodigiosin.  Robert Williams, Baylor 
College  of  Medicine,  4: 10  p.m.,  146  Giltner  (Microbiology  &  Public 
Health). 

Turtle  response  to  dietary  vitamin  A.  M.P.  Anderson,  4:10  p.m.,  346 

Giltner  (Pathology). 

On  some  series  representations  of  the  integral  of  the  bivariate  normal 
density over an  offset disk.  Dennis C.  GUliiand, 4:10 p.m.,  405A  Wells 
(Statistics  &  Probability). 

Onion  smut:  physiology  and  infection  studies.  M.L.Lacy 4:10  p.m.,  168 ,:" 

Plant  Biology  (Plant  Pathology). 

THURSDAY,  MAY  4,  1972 
Agricultural economists in  industry.  Dean  McKee, Deere  and  Company,:'; 

'I 

3:30  p.m.,  301  Agriculture  (Agricultural  Economics). 

Inducer exclusion:  a  mechanism for  metabolic regulation.  John  P.  Mark-. ' 
, ,,;, 

well,  4:10  p.m.,  101  Biochemistry  (Biochemistry). 

Interaction of sex  and  age  with  respect  to  the  reproduction  of mallard&~" 
Harold  H.  Prince,  1 :30  p.m.,  221  Natural  Resources  (Fisheries  ,&,,, 
"' ." 
Wildlife). 

Rapid determination of water activity of foods.  V.C.  Sood, 4:10 p.m.,  1'11}" 
,h., 1 . 

Anthony  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Advances in food industry waste utilization.  Lyle  Shannon, 4: 10 p.m.,  110 
,  " 

Anthony  (Food  Science  &  Human  Nutrition). 

Possible effects of intestinal microflora on the host.  A.E. Joyner,  Jr., S~lI-; 

Development Co., 4: 10 p.m., 103 Anthony (Institute of Nutrition). 

Some  spectroscopic  studies  of  drug  interactions  with  biological  systetns:', \' 
Colin  F. Chignell, National Heart  &  Lung  Institute,  Bethesda,  Md .,  4 
p.m.,  449B  Life  Science  1  (Pharmacology). 

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Today's  horizons  in  veterinary  medicine.  Calvin  W.  Schwabe,  u: : ot:~i 
California,  Davis,  8  p.m.,  Veterinary  Clinic  Auditorium  (Stud~t, 
Chapter  AVMA,  Phi  Zeta,  Veterinary  Medicine,  Microbiology)·. , 

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FRIDAY,  MAY  5,  1972 
Response  of  black students to  improvements  in  the  job  market.  Richard 
Freeman,  U.  of  Chicago,  3:30  p.m.,  301  Agriculture  (Agricult;ural 
Economics). 

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Black  social  workers  report  on  national  convention.  Speakers  to  be  an 

nounced,  2  p.m. ,  210  Bessey  (Social  Work). 

For general  infonnation about  MSU,  call  353-8700 

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MICHIGAN 
STATE 
UNIVERSITY 

Calendar of Events 

j<'riday,  April  2M,  1972 
'1,. p.m. 

,  ',' , 
" 'B" p.m. 
7  p.m. 

~ p.m. 

. ,,8:15  p.m.' 

9:30  p.m. 
10  p.m. 

Haseball-Doubleheader with Eastern Michigan. John  Kobs 
Field. 
Tennis-MSU  vs.  Western  Michigan.  Varsity  Courts. 
Intercollegiate Film  Festival-Films made  by students from 
all  over  the  country  are  sponsored  by  the  MSU  Broad-
casters. These films  were selected from  hundreds submitted 
and include award-winning productions. Tickets available at 
Union  Ticket  Office.  108B  Wells; 
"The Last  Question"-This new  science  fiction  spectacular 
in the sky theatre was written and narrated by Isaac Asimov. 
It explores  the  theory of  entropy,  which  maintains  that  all 
the life-giving  energy of the  stars  is  being  drained.  Abrams 
Planetarium . 
"Hedda Gabler"-Ibsen's modern classic  features  Hedda as 
a  mature,  dynamic  woman  snared  in  a  stifling  marriage 
whose only creative outlet is  destruction  and death.  Tickets 
are available,at the Fairchild Box  Office.  Fairchild Theatre. 
Intercollegiate  Film  Festival  (see  above).  108B  Wells. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  above).  Abrams  Planetarium. 

Saturday,  April  29,  1972 
1  p.m. 
1  p.m. 

Tennis-MSU  vs.  Hampton.  Varsity  Courts. 
Women's softball-MSU vs.  Muskegon Community College. 
Men's  1M  Fields  Diamond  No.8 .. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  April  28).  Abran'is  Planetarium. 
Intercollegiate  Film  Festival  (see  April  28).  108B  Wells. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  April  28). 
"Hedda  Gabler"  (see  April  28).  Fairchild  Theatre. 
Concert-The  University  Chorale  will  perform  works  by 
baroque, pre·classical and contemporary  composers,  under 
t~e direction  of  Robert  A.  Harris.  Music  Auditorium. 
Intercollegiate  Film  Festival  (see  April  28).  108B  Wells. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  April  28).  Abrams  Planetarium. 

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

9:30  p.m. 
10  p.m. 

3  p.m. 

4  p .m. 
4:30  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 

Faculty recital-Daniel Stoper, oboist, will  perform. Kresge 
Art  Center. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  April  28).  Abrams  Planetarium. 
Graduate  recital-Cora  Enman,  mezzo-soprano,  will  per 
form.  Music  Auditorium. 
"Hedda  Gabler"  (see  April  28).  Fairchild  Theatre. 

Monday,  May  1,  1972 
1  p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 

Golf-MSU  vs.  Wayne  State.  Forest  Akers  Course. 
Recital-Thom'ls  Maksimchuk,  saxophonist,  will  perform 
works by Bach,  Bonneau, Ravel,  Dukas,  and  others.  Music 
Auditorium. 

Tuesday,  May  2,  1972 

12  p.m. 

3:30  p.m. 
8  p.m. 

8:15  p.m. 

University  Club  luncheon-William  G.  -Fields  will  give' 
techniques  for  "Stalking  the  Wild  Mushroom." 
Baseball-MSU  vs.  Western  Michigan.  John  Kobs  Field. 
International  folkdancing-Instruction  will  be  given  at  8 
p.m.  and  dancing  will  begin  at  9  p.m.  St.  John  Student 
Parish,  327  M.A.C. 
Graduate  recital-Linda  Bartley,  clarinetist,  will  perform. 
Music  Auditorium. 

Wednesday,  May  3,  1972 

1  p.m. 
3:30  p.m.  Women's  softball-MSU  vs.  Jackson  Community  College. 

Golf-MSU  vs.  Saginaw  Valley.  Forest  Akers  Course. 

Men's  1M  Field  Diamond  No.8. 

Thursday,  May  4,  1972 
8  p.m. 

ASMSU  Pop  Entertainment-Elton  John  and  the  Dillards 
will  perform  in  Jenison  Fieldhouse. 

Sunday,  April  30,  1972 

9:30  a.m. 

11  a.m. 

Birdwatcher's  hike-As  part  of  the  MSU  Spring  En 
vironmental  Interpretation  Programs,  those  interested  in 
birdwatching should meet at the west side of the  Veterinary 
Clinic.  Bring  binoculars  if  possible. 
Photography hike-Those wishing to participate in a  nature 
photography  hike  through  Baker  Woodlot  should  meet  in 
the  greenhouse  parking  lot  to  the  east  from  the  Natural 
Resources  Bldg.  The  program  will  last  until  noon. 

Friday,  May  5,  1972 

3  p.m. 
3:30  p.m. 
8 -p.m. 
8:15  p.m. 

10  p.m. 

Tennis-MSU  vs.  Illinois.  Varsity  Courts. 
Baseball-MSU  vs.  Michigan.  John  Kobs  Field. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  April  28).  Abrams  Planetarium. 
Lecture-Concert Series-Metropolitan  Opera  soprano  Joan 
Sutherland and her husband pianist Richard Bonynge form  a 
highly  acclaimed  duo.  MSU  Auditorium. 
"The  Last  Question"  (see  April  28).  Abrams  Planetarium. 

BULLETINS 

WOMEN'S  1M  SWIM 

Due  to  overcrowded  conditions  in  the 
pool,  steam  room,  and  showers,  the 
Women's  1M ' has  extended  its  evening  swim  hours  to  5  to  9:50  p.m., 
Monday  through  Friday. 

FOLK  WRITERS 

Faculty Folk writers will  meet at  1 p.m., 
Wednesday,  May  3,  at  the  home  of 
Mrs.  Stanley  Drobac,  4547  Herron,  Okemos.  Readers  will  be  Mrs.  Dan 
En"glish  and  Mrs.  Howard  Bartley. 

NOAM  CHOMSKY 

Noam  Chomsky, 
for  his 
studies  in  linguistics  and for  his  critique 
of  contemporary  Amerk an  foreign  policy,  will  lecture  on  "Decision 
makers  and  Democracy:  Lessons  of  the  Pentagon  Papers,"  at  1  p.m., 
W~dnesday, May 3, in Fairchild Theater. He will also participate in a  panel 
discussion  on  the  "The  Psychology  of  Unfreedom:  A  Critique  of  B.F. 
Skinner," at 3:30 p.m. the same day in Wonders Kiva. 

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BLACK  THEATRE 

"New  Dimension 
in  Black  Theatre" 
is  the subject of a  symposium  sponsored 
by  the  Black Arts Company Sunday,  April 30  to  Sunday,  May  7.  Several 
leained lecturers within the field of theatre and student productions in the 
areas  of  community  theatre,  professional  theatre,  children's  theatre, 
academic theatre, and playwriters and criticism are included. For schedule 
and information,  contact  Carol  Wilson,  351-4080. 

ACADEMIC  COUNCIL 

The  Academic  Council  will  hold  its 
regular  meeting  at  3:15  p.m .,  Tuesday, 

May 2, in the Con Con Room of the Center for International Programs. 

TENNIS 

Outdoor  tennis  court  reservations 
may  be  made  by calling the  1M  reserva 
tion desk, 5-5044, beginning at' 10 a.m. one day in advance during the week. 
Weekend reservations should be made  starting  at  10  a.m.  Monday.· 

COMPUTER  WORKSHOP , 

The  Computer  Lab  will  hold  a  one-day 
workshop  entitled  "MISTIC2-The 
MSU  Interactive  Computing  Facility,"  on  Saturday,  May  6,  in  Eppley 
Center.  No prior  knowledge  of  the  MSU  system  will  be  assumed,  but  a 
working  knowledge  of  BASIC  or  FORTRAN  IV  will  be  necessary. 
Registration  must  be  made  through  the  Computer  Laboratory  Program 
Library, 209 Computer Center, by May 4.  For information, call 3-3975. 

MID-TERM  GRADES 

Special  mid-term  grade  cards  will  be 
delivered  to  departmental  offices  on 
Friday,  April 28.  The grading system  is  printed on  the  face  of  each  class 
card.  The  Office  of  the  Registrar  will  make  a  pickup  on  Friday,  May  5, 
after  9  a.m.  Otherwise,  cards  must  be  returned  to  150  Hannah  Ad 
ministration Bldg. no later than 11  a.m., May 5.  The returned cards will  be 
redistributed  on  Monday,  May  8,  to  those  who  requested  them.  For  in 
formation,  call  5-9596. 

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Deadline for submitting information is noon  Tuesday preceding  the  Thursday publication. 
The calendar of events will cover an 8-day period. Friday through Saturday.