MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICF OF THE EAST LANSING. MICHIGAN REGISTRAR REPORT OF STANDINGS MINORITY HIRING WOMEN'S RIGHTS MINORITY ADMISSIONS ACCESSIBILITY (3)—TOTALS INCLUDING THIS TERM (4)—TERM TOTALS One good way of evaluating a person's merits three years, Wharton views the University's as presdent of a university is to ask for the advancement in terms of gradual but steady Progress opinions of those students who must leam and of those faculty and staff who must work at the institution under his direction. But perhaps the best way to make that improvement. "Ours is development which occurs without sharp cleavages. You don't just suddenly have a complete break, although there are occasions when that happens. But it is much more usual Wharton style: evaluation and to gain some insight into where the university will be heading in the coming years that a bend in the road takes place," Wharton is to learn how the person himself has judged his said recently. own efforts. "One of my basic objectives when I came here President Wharton views his three - year tenure was to show a steady increase of minority at MSU as one of making subtle but progressive students admitted and if you look at the figures development changes in education for the needs of the total this is what has been happening. individual and not along the traditionally narrow Wharton's leadership of the University, guidelines of education in the past. characterized by delegating authority to the When asked, Wharton can readily list the individual departments and appointing numerous various programs and projects which have been fact finding committees, has been sharply without sharp - developed during his stay at MSU and he takes contrasted to John A. Hannah's tenure of great pride in the fact that many have been a centralizing the powers within the presidency. direct result of his urgings and in areas where he "There are a variety of ways of leading an places great emphasis. institution. My conception of leadership is to cleavages support and encourage the creative talent which The Admissions Commission Report, the proposed direction of lifelong education, the was already here and to provide the broad expanded medical programs, the College of guidelines of direction for the institution," Urban Development and the Dept. of Human Wharton said. Relations rank high in Wharton's assessment of "The continued promotion cf our medical by his contribution to MSU. programs, the science programs, the performing Nanci Although many have complained that there arts, the promotion of improved handling of Parsons appears no real perception of change in the last (continued on page 7) '/niV-WlVAi ' mlnurlly Wharton Jr. president of JVfSU lat«* in 1969, the enrollment; development of a campus wide self styled "astute University observers" housing plan; encouragement of the performing predicted he wouldn't last long. arts on campus; involving students in the They told each other Wharton was a mover University governance process through and a shaker, a man who would come to the membership in the Academic Council, through University with a briefcase full of new ideas, Wharton's own Student Advisory Group and dramatically alter the institution's direction and through the Presidential Fellows Program. Initiator and then leave the University in the hands of a "consolidator" alterations permanent. who would make those Wharton himself points out that his degree of personal involvement in these changes varies widely. Some he initiated directly and some he Now, more than three years later, he should inherited from previous administrations. be packing his bags and moving on to bigger and Some he pushed because of his own strong consolidator better things, according to their scenario. But if Wharton is thinking of moving on, as he could probably do any time he wanted to, be shows no sign of it. committment and some he pushed because they urgently needed to be pushed. Wharton's claiming credit for these and other changes may in some instances be resented by On the contrary, he is taikingof changes begun individuals who feel that they played the major now whose impact will not be felt for six years. role in making the changes. In point of fact, they But will Wharton An example is the University's new focus on adult education, the beginnings of which are represented by the Task Force of Lifelong may well have done more than Wharton; though Wharton's role cannot be discounted. But such resentment would, after all, simply Education. The final report of the task force is be vivid proof of the degree to which Wharton ever sip beer .expected shortly. "The University has to recognize the broader educational needs of society, but that's a change has involved others with his plans, making the plans theirs as well as his. "In most instances, I have worked hard to with an that has to occur over time," Wharton says. The fault with Wharton the Shaker lies not the observers' scenario of so much with the make sure that the relative constituencies are involved," Wharton "relative says. constituencies" Nevertheless, when the have been "slow to basic prediction that the University would cooperate," Wharton has not been averse to undergrad? change as with their understanding of Wharton's style of innovation. Wharton has tried to be both initiator and consolidator simultaneously. moving ahead without them, as in the case of the student groups which did not send Wharton their list of three nominees to the Women's Advisory Council and found themselves without a voice in by That's what he said he would do. At one of the selection of the director of women's John Borger I sometimes wish that every once in a while Wharton would get fed up with his own poise, shove all of the paperwork off of his desk and skip across campus for L&isurrms half a day for a drink with a group of unsuspecting students. his first public appearances as president during an programs. informal presentation at Wonders Kiva, he said: Overall, the changes have come without "You don't just leap into an institution this revolution. Wharton describes the process as: size and say: 'Oh, boy, I've got all the answers.' "Ours is development which occurs without It isn't that I don't have ideas for change." sharp cleavages. It is much more usual that a Leading an administration whose vice - bend in the road takes place." presidents are mostly holdovers from the That sort of evolutionary far - sightedness presdiencies of Walter Adams and John Hannah, requires almost inhuman patience and Wharton has tried to make the existing organization, and Wharton is certainly patient University power structure play an active role in and organized. producing the changes he feels are necessary. But if those qualities have made him efficient, In the course of cajoling and prodding his they have also created one of his most basic various constituencies (students, faculty, problems. administrators, trustees, alumni and the general The problem is that Wharton is perceived as public), Wharton has been variously condemned the consummate bureaucrat, cool, calm and as foot - dragging, duplicitous, indecisive and uncaring. Despite extensive efforts to bring autocratic. students into his administration via the Student None of those terms are really accurate, yet Advisory Group, the Presidential Fellows each contains a term of truth. The true key Program and membership in the Academic adjective, for both its positive and negative Council and despite a continuing series of almost connotations, most likely is "diplomatic." biweekly visits to residence hall lounges for And the changes have come, though often conversations with students, Wharton is seen as a bent out of the shape, sometimes badly out of remote authority figure. shape, that Wharton and others had originally Wharton has his own theories on the reasons foreseen. for his image problem — "one of which I won't Wharton's own list of major accomplishments mention publicly" — which boil down to an to date includes: the work of the Presidential essentially defensive posture. Commission of Admissions and Student Body "I probably have been more accessible than composttion and the Task Force on Lifelong what is realized," he says. "I structure (my Education; developmental work on the new accessibility) and the response is that I am medical complex, the College of Urban inaccessible. For example, while I've been sitting Development and the still - nebulous College of here talking with you, another student may have Law; conversion of the office of Equal called up and wanted to take with me and my Opportunity to the Dept. for Human Relations; secretary would have told him I was busy and the ecologican concern shown in the Center for tried to make an appointment. Now, what often Environmental Quality and the massive water happens in a situation like that is the student gets quality project; administrative crreation of the mad and calls me inaccessible. But should I stop vice - presidency for University development, the talking with one person just so that another MSU Foundation, the Health Care Authority, the doesn't have to wait? Financial Aids Administrative Group, the "You have to realize that there are more than Student Employment Office and the Office of 40,000 students and only one of me." 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In addition, several moves dean, an assistant dean and one were made since 1970 from large urban backgrounds. department chairman have regarding educational black support? By understanding both sides of the fence he understands that black students need some sort been black. The office of asst. vice "in - president is vacant and all opportunities. •Total minority' enrollment probability that of vehicle. I think this program increased from 2,417 in 1970 position will be filled by By Jane Seaberry is this vehicle." to 3,254 fall term of 1972. another minority," Wharton Clifton Wharton Jr. has Hannah, which is still active in Wharton's criticism, and said. •The Special Services Office was reorganized for probably trained many a Far Wharton's administration. responsibility toward black ''I issued a special Eastern rice fanner, mastered "His administration is a students has probably memorandum to all the educationally disadvantaged several result of the administration increased directly with the students. languages, managed to academic and nonacademic be one of the few blacks to before him," Weathers said. increase of black enrollments departments of the University •Growth of the minority aid leave an impressive leaf among "The stifling of operations of since he took office. about a year ago," Wharton program and an increase in the Harvard's Ivy, and has settled the Office (of Black Affairs) "You remember that when I said, "pointing out this percentage of black resident many a dispute with his cool and black students are first came here that my basic particular problem (minority assistants from two per cent in controlled manner. But to carryovers of the last objective was to show a steady hiring) and indicating that 1970 to 21 per cent currently. sustain his image among MSU's administration. Partly from increase in the percentage of whether it was on the faculty black population may their negative feelings toward minority students admitted," side or the academic or •A black employment constitute his hardest task. the black students they have Wharton said. "But you did nonacademic side, a special counselor joined a part - time "He hasn't really got the tried to destroy all that's been not have a leap from 2 to 7 per effort should be made both in black counselor at the support that he should have accomplished. cent. What's happened has regard to hiring and in regard Placement Bureau to help nnd from black administrators," "Their whole general trend been a steady increase, but it to promotion." employment for minority Carl Taylor, Director of is to negate gains made. There has been a very significant Wharton attributed the increase," Wharton said. graduates. Minority Affairs at MSU, said. were compensatory gains, but difficulty in hiring more "He should get more loyal the gains were an attempt to "It has meant that the minorities to the low turnover "I've tried to be both support and more honest shadow what the problems University has worked very of the job market, especially support. More black students were," Weathers said. hard to develop the supportive for faculty. specially sensitive to concerns services that are required to try and needs of blacks as well as need to check him out," he Weathers, however, "People are not leaving as said. commended Wharton on his to address itself to the much as they used to and we're being responsive to these. I've also recognized that I have to Many black students at MSU handling of the dual dilemma academic needs, to try to meet not growing as fast as they be president of the whole seem to feel that a black man of being a university president the nonacademic but critically used to so that you have a in Wharton's position should and a black president. important requirements in this smaller number of University. That's the position for which I was hired." have accomplished more for "He's attempted to live up area," he said. opportunities to make those blacks at MSU in his three to his premise as a president of As evidence of this and his changes," Wharton said. Because, Wharton is years as head. Though Wharton the University and not only as administration's attempts to During his administration's extremely vulnerable to does have an extensive list of a black president," Weathers facilitate the needs of the existence MSU has acquired a pressures from both the white accomplishments to his credit said. "1 respect his intellect and minority community at MSU, Department of Human and black communities, his in the area of minority his ability. As far as program Wharton boasts a list of Relations with an office of effectiveness in his position is relations, many black students politics for black students he achievements to improve the Minority Programs. The hard to measure. But there and faculty are either ignorant has not entered into that." status of minority groups. adoption of the remains one slight indicator of of his attempts or feel his 1s ho need for him to Statistically, looking at the Antidiscrimination Policy and his success — the fact that he's efforts are not enough. ehtet"'?hto this arena because minority employment Procedures in 1970 was meant still here. Eric Winston, administrative black students must take situation, the percentage of assistant to the Director of the charge of that movement and minority employes in Counterpoint Center for Urban Affairs, shouldn't be in the hands of nonacademic fields rose from refused to comment on his the president of a university," 8.3 per cent in 1970 to 10.9 evaluation of Wharton's role as Weathers added. per cent in January, 1973. Counterpoint is a monthly supplement to the Michigan State a black head. Taylor sees Wharton's Minority persons employed in News published by students of Michigan State University. However, James Weathers, administration as having been academic positions in the Editorial offices are in 341 Student Services Bldg. The editor is director of the Office of Black "very positive for black tenure system increased from Sylvia Smith. Affairs, attributed whatever students" and as former 96 in 1971 to 114 as of Columns on women, minorities and prescriticism are features failure Wharton's director of the minority aid November, 1972, and during of each Counterpoint. Persons wishing to contribute to future administration has made in the program, Taylor feels the period between 1970 and issues should contact the State News. area of minority relations to Wharton's "100 per cent 1972 of 18 officer and the leftover administration of support" of the program is an subofficer positions vacant, •4 Counterpoint vs. C, By Nancy Jablonowski At a time when community consciousness has evolved as This mutual exchange issues relevant to both city campus sharply contrasts the of and is the shrinking? monthly news bulletin containing information about gap city events which may involve tenure, % complexity during Wharton's problems once uniquely isolated from the city's watchful eye have campus at best. officials as perpetrated by both sides, is often strained, City leaders say the the watchword of public policies of the Hannah campus, might be implemented administration in its contact to aid the trustees in their blossomed into large - scale University has ignored its institutions, MSU has of mutual involvement. commitment to students by succeeded in strengthening the with city leaders. identification with East areas bonds of mutual cooperation Hannah, in his 28 years at Lansing problems. The cross campus highway ignoring the plight of off - between the University and the MSU, believed that the Viewed from another question — shuffled through campus tenants plagued by rip perspective, the trustee administrative committee and off landlords. University had a responsibility - city of East Lansing. Much of the credit for the to resist involvement in city council meetings cannot be nearly strangled in bureaucratic "Where was the University pigeon - holed as complete red tape — finally was shelved increased communication and problems. Campus officials when we sat through hours of contacted city leaders only successes for either in November, 1971, after both free exchange between city and housing hearings in recent when crisis situations arose, administration, Councilwoman city council and trustee campus officials belongs to members voted to rescind prior months?" Colburn asks. President Clifton R. Wharton and with the patriarch Hannah Mary Sharp says. at the helm, few problems The two boards have agreement with the plan. Mayor Wilbur Brookover Jr. Through his leadership, city extends the query, listing filtered across Grand River ignored policy decisions in Lack of sufficient officials say, the University has campus traffic rules as a major Avenue to draw the attention their discussions, she says, and information and enlightened reevaluated its role in the contributor to the city's traffic of city fathers. have concentrated instead on a communication between the community, abandoning the problems along the perimeter isolationist philosophy which The trustee - council one - sided approach to many two policy - making boards of the campus. sessions, lauded as landmark mutual problems. were cited as reasons for the characterized the 28 - year arrangements by officials on She cited discussions of project's defeat, with much "We can't expect the administration of former both sides of Grand River student demonstrations as an weight attached to campus campus driving problem to just president John A. Hannah. Wharton has capitalized on Avenue have prompted some example: "We talked city and environmentalists who lobbied evaporate when drivers cross city officials to take a second they talked campus, and it against the cross - campus plan. that not - too - clear border the rising influence of the look. seemed that no one heard what The defeat of the cross between campus and city campus community to realign the focus of communication C5ty leaders, hesitant to rest the other group said. campus highway system has limits," the mayor contends. on the laurels of past meetings, "TTiey felt it was our necessitated a closer scrutiny On the off - campus housing with city officials. While encourage a continuous problem because it took place of the transportation problem question, Breslin admits that it maintaining dose is difficult for the University to on our property — Grand River within the city. The problem contacts with the mayor's exchange of information and office and staff, he has joined resources between the city and Avenue — and many council has resurfaced and rests with get involved. with city leaders to institute University, extending beyond members seemed to say just the two boards — unavoidable He suggests that mutual the confines of scheduled the opposite — the protesters yet unsolved. open forums between the MSU investigation is necessary, but Board of Trustees and the East meeting times. are your concern because One of two alternatives reiterates what city leaders call Larking City Council — a move Hie trustees, due to their they're your students. confront area leaders on both ''The a long - standing University which has drawn praise from roles as part time trustees, sides of Grand River Avenue — policy — "we will cooperate, the leaders involved in the policymakers, have not understandably enough, cannot an alternative facility to relieve but only as best we can." meetings and individuals in adequately assessed the living appreciate the intermix of our traffic or an alternative City leaders are seeking both city and campus situation in East Lansing — an city problems," she says. transportation system. In additional proof of the communities. appraisal which many city "They should do their either instance, the final U niversity's officials acknowledge. homework before coming to willingness and In three years as president, decision remains withthe two Councilman George Colburn the meetings so that we could ability to "come through in the Wharton has initiated three boards, with the final decision pinch." sessions between the two calls the city - campus meetings discuss both sides of the coin representing mutual the most encouraging aspect of while the toss is still up in the cooperation to best serve the policy - making boards, all held The changes have not been in times of relative calm with his 15 months on city council, air." needs of MSU residents and the monumental since Wharton has no immediate crisis situation but cautions that some The University's position on city at large. assumed the presidency at demanding quick resolution by problems cannot be solved the mutual sessions indicates Other joint efforts in the MSU, but his influence has both groups. simply by meeting every six strong adherence to a middle - last three years by both been felt in the East months. of the road stand. Lansing - - administrations have proven During these years, both community, council members sides have taken a serious look "It is difficult to identify "We attempt to strike a highly successful, particularly agree. at the possibility of regularly - with the problems of a happy medium in areas of in the area of sewage treatment university and the town in mutual concern," Jack Breslin, and water quality control. "In his position as president scheduled, semiannual which it is situated on a part - executive vice president and But the issues of low - cost of a major university, his meetings to be held each fall awareness of problems beyond and spring term. This idea has time basis," he explains. secretary of the board of student housing and traffic Colburn suggests that a trustees, says. ordinances, in particular, have the campus and his willingness won favor with both sides and As the has stirred speculation that the to work on their solution is his a spring session is slated for supplement to the twice - campus expanded in size and love affair between city and best asset," Sharp mid April. - yearly sessions, such as a says. fl beaucratic layer has been interposed Bv Beckie Hanes "It was always clear what John Hannah's Walter Adams, distinguished University position was," he explained. "If (a person) didn't professor of economics, holds a unique niche at like something, there was communication,debate MSU. He can identify with faculty because he is and discussion. There was never the feeling that a member of that community, but more centeral administration was distant, remote or importantly, he is qualified to contrast John inaccessible." Hannah's administration and Clifton Wharton Jr., However, under the present administration, administration because of his participation there is an increase in concentration of power in the nine month interim where Hannah left off but a diffusion of responsibility or and Wharton began. accountability, Adams added. Adams served as MSU's president during those He attributed this to an increase in nine months and because of this position, was bureaucratization, adding that an "additional closely associated with both administration and bureaucratic layer has been inerposed. offered some comments on the two presidencies. "Bureaucratization is an inevitable result with bigness, but MSU today is no bigger than it was Hannah held a great concentration of power under John Hannah if we use student enrollment in the central administration coupled with a as an index," Adams said. concentration of responsibility, Adams said. itnlL iiUiU Chicanos face fee hassles e presently enrolled By Liimea Slater at MSU under the special The summer be was nine The board of trustees changed the allowing them to pay $15 per credit hour residency plan. years old Jesus Trevino picked instead of the $34 cotton with other Chicano residency requirements for migrant workers presently charged Leopoldo Cavazos, in May, 1972, taking the University's only out-of-state students. Harlingen, Tex., freshman, migrants under a hot southern from a family that came sun. It was hard work, and the major step toward helping migrants solve Applicants can meet the residency test if comes their special problems. their parents or legal guardians have been to America from Mexico one physical suffering he saw Under this plan, Chicanos who are children employed as migrant workers in Michigan for year after be was bom. impressed him. at least two months during at least two of The of migrant workers are permitted to acquire the Now his family goes to migrant camp was Michigan residence for tuition purposes, proceeding five years. Michigan and Nebraska every tightly packed and medical summer, picking cherries near services were poor. People with Traverse City, Mich, and swollen, sometimes gangrenous His frustration creeps into Michigan is young and comes and him. There are hoeing sugar beets in Nebraska. feet dragged to the fields and his voice when he thinks about mostly from a migrant substantially fewer Chicanos in Cavazos has always worked doggedly picked cotton. his situation: background. Many of the These impressions gradually Michigan during the school with them, and will continue year, but according to Jose P. "Why can't MSU get some migrants have become to unless his family settles in formed themselves into a life kind of program to help discouraged and have gone to Gamez, admissions counselor, Texas permanently. goal for Trevino: someday he Mexican - Americans?" he the cities in search of Life in the migrant camps would be doctor and do they make up 1.8 per cent of a asked. "I love it here, but I employment. was not pleasant, but his father the elementary school something about these almost wish I hadn't come. I Michigan's migrant would miss the migrant life if population and .87 per cent of conditions. the high school population. have friends at other Michigan population numbers 40,000 to he left it, Cavazos said. In the He lived in Texas one mile The drop - out rate, as schools and they get plenty of 45,000 during the summer, beginning years the family had from the Mexican border. His indicated by these figures, aid." according to Gamez, making to use tents in their travels father, now an auto mechanic, Rene Carbajal, financial aids the state second only to because no housing was makes about $4,100 a year, significantly reduces the California in migrant workers. number of Chicanos who counselor, said that Chicano available. Now long houses for and the family would have students must apply for Recruiting students from nine to 10 families are usually graduate from high school. In found the going tough if food financial aid in the same way this group is difficult because provided, and the condition of addition, few of these have had not been cheaper just been encouraged to take that regular students do, and during the academic season the buildings varies depending across the border. their need is then considered. they are out of the state, and on the camp. college preparatory tracks. the three months Trevino was fortunate to live There are few Chicanos who Students with emergency summer Now his father works in in a good school system that financial needs, such as those allow only a short time to construction during the winter, are qualified for admission to a encouraged Chicano students. who have a death in the family, contact them and help them go when work is available. His university, and it is not their It was a different story when can ask for special aid through through the process of parents saw that migrant fault, Gamez said. Their he got to college. His counselor CarbajaL Students from Texas application, Gamez said. people weren't making much parents see college as a The only agency that in pre - medicine was financial impossibility so do often have inadequate winter headway, and have pushed all unsympathetic with Chicanos, wardrobes and come for help, recruits migrant workers in nine of their children to finish not encourage them, and high who constitute one fifth of the school counselors fail to help he said. Michigan is United Migrants for high school. Cavazos and his population in Texas and so them plan ahead. Manuel R. A1 faro, Opportunity, Inc., in Mount cousin graduated last spring, seem a "threat", Trevino said. Pleasant, Gamez said. This the first ones in the entire coordinator of Chicano He worked hard and planned Alejandro Ramirez, Saginaw organization will pay part of programs in the Center for family to do so. his own program, and last freshman, decided on his own the student's fees. Urban Affairs, said he is the "My parents were sorry they that he wanted to attend MSU. spring he was contracted by only Chicano at MSU who Gamez does all of MSlTs couldn't attend my graduation; recruiters from the MSU His family pushed him to go to commands a budget. Much of recruitment of undergraduate they were in the North trade school at home, thinking College of Human Medicine. it is used to support students migrants. Last summer he working," Cavazos said. He was accepted, and arrived it financially impossible for "I am now the first one in him to realize his dream. His on work - study jobs, and when called coordinators of migrant on campus last fall term other funds are needed he must college, and all their hopes are father, a factory worker, has programs troughout the state penniless, but ready to start. visited five or six on me. Sometimes I am afraid I been paying off the mortgage go elsewhere and ask for them. and then He discovered that the will disappoint them, but I financial aid he had expected on their home for 18 years as Alfaro's office has spent migrant camps, talking to high most of its energies recruiting school juniors and seniors want very much to make it was not waiting for him, and it well as supporting the family of seven. Chicanos, needing more about MSlFs residency plan. through." took "three weeks of fighting" students before it could initiate The seniors had not come MSU pays all of Cavazos' Ramirez applied for to get a loan so that he could a Chicano studies program. It prepared to apply to a tuition, and the United financial aid, but had to pay his fees. has initiated several programs university, during the short Migrants for Opportunity, Inc., The main problem Chicanos borrow to pay his fees when he was told that his Parent's within colleges of the time the summer allowed, but provides the rest of the money face in getting an education is he needs to pay his fees. Confidential Statement had University, and is now Gamez urged juniors to bring getting the necessary finances, developing a community back transcripts with them this "I am vary thankful for all been lost. His parents filed one Trevino said. of this help, but I still have "At MSU we have no well - again, but Ramirez said that project in bilingual education summer. other needs, like for clothes in the Lansing school district. "We need more extensive placed administrators to work although he has persistently and transportation," Cavazos asked about aid, nothing has This project will be a step communication with the for us, but other minorities are explained. been done. towards helping Chicanos schools they come from in represented," Roberto He was ineligible for a work complete their elementary and order to reach them in time," "It is very hard, especially Rodriguez, Weslaco, Tex., Gamez said. "As things stand, since my family can't help me. - study job because of the mix - high school education, easing graduate student, said. the shortage of Chicanos there is nothing much I can do It is hard for them now, too, up, but found a part time job Rodriguez pointed out that until summer." because I can no longer contribute it is significant that recruiters off campus packing trucks for qualified for college. to the family's The Chicano population in Five students from migrant finances," he added went to Texas to find Trevino United Parcel Service. ifaiM W| ufm| vn(om 4Vl({ |UMUi smj ii pue aSuaflFip jo pun( oj papuodsaj ( l a6ed ujojj panuijuoo) V uawoMJ \ UOIAOfHOA0 SAUOJiSIUIUUpy Women at fTISU (Tloving along "Frankly, I think we are but the quota has fallen short been trained to seek out the office of Medical servant," the pamphlet reads. way ahead of the game," of expectations for various capable women," he said. Education and member of the Robert Perrin, vice president reasons. Part - time academic A 11 i an ce to End Sex Teeter said the pamphlet for university relations, said in The language department counselors have benefitted by Discrimination, said the major exemplifies the role of a evaluating University attempts enrollment has slackened since one recommendation of MSU secretary at MSU. to end sex discrimination. problem of the present day 1970, when language was a Alliance to Aid Sex Defining the "game" is a care facility is that it The clerical technical graduation requirement As Discrimination. discriminates against clerical - matter of anyone's enrollment decreases, so too workers at MSU, 95 per cent of Part • time counselors, most technical employees. interpretation. does the number of instructors of whom are women, now whom are women, are "The entire University is run Administratively speaking, in the department. receive all fringe benefits term to term attempting to form a union to Perrin emphasized that the on a basis, achieve better Lorimer said the dean is proportional to appointment. without regard for the 2,204 bargaining University's response to the caught in a bind college - wide. The use of University sick female clericals who work and power with the University. issue of discrimination was not As the total enroDment at MSU leave policy for a paid sick live in the area year - round," Power is the crux of the an outcome of the Women's has not risen significantly, few leave for maternity purposes Teeter said. game. Steering Committee nor a new positions are available. was adopted by the University result of "Although the day care pressures from the There has been a sizeable in 1972. center closes for term The Alliance recently women's breaks, hearing before the increase, though, in the Another major problem the secretaries still have to blasted Mary Sharp, associate Board of Trustees last percentage of faculty women facing many women at MSU is work," Teeter said. "They are director of the Dept. of Human February. in the tenure system day care. In February, 1971, a forced to find alternative child Relations, for inaction on "We've been at it now for a Only 10 percent of the number of parents brought care, or worry about their many sex discrimination little over two years," he said. faculty women in 1971 were in crying babies and noisy infants children left home alone." grievances. "The whole issue is a national the tenure system, while the to the monthly board of Secretaries, in general, face a phenomenon, something that figure rose to 12.2 per cent in trustees meeting to encourage ''The problem o will continue for large amount of discrimination a long time." 1972. the establishment of a day care from the University, Teeter enforcement of civil rights is Two years ago, the Women represent 34 per center. said. always difficult," Sharp said in University released Affirmative cent of the net increase of 160 The trustees overwhelmingly A student wife who applies meeting with the Alliance. Action Report which stated faculty positions filled during approved the establishement of for a clerical job is first the University goals from 1970 this period. a center proposal designed by questioned about how long her "People tend to think some to 1974. One of the individual lias to have a great major problems the Married Students Activities husband will remain in school. Among the goals of the in recruiting faculty women for Unit. The center was to be self Her job ranking is determined deal of power to do something. action plan was an increase in We have only the power of specialized colleges such as - supporting. by her husband, in effect, female faculty in the tenure persuasion engineering, medicine and A building fund of $160,000 Teeter said. and suggestion," system. agriculture is the lack of was approved to cover the "In most industries Sharp said. The University planned to women in the field, Perrin building cost of $125,000 with temporary status is six months, add 21 new female faculty pointed out. the remainder to be divided but the University considers up Achieving power for women members to the College of Gail Morris, assistant 10 year period. the over a to four years temporary — it's was goal of the Women's Arts and Letters, which tops director of the Placement In April of 1971 the day unfair," Teeter said. Steering Committee. the list of marginal gains. The Bureau, blamed part of this care center opened with a Another problem facing College of Human Ecology problem on the lack of role capacity load of 110 full time secretaries is the lack of The committee strongly fares most poorly on the list models. children including 24 toddlers adequate classification. While urged the establishment of a with a net increase of minus "We have found that and infants. women many secretaries handle jobs women's center within the one. This department has a are, for the most part, majoring Even at increased costs of $6 capable of "research assistant," University, which would predominantly female staff, in over supplied, low - demand per child for the full day which pays higher than clerical appoint a woman with vice though, which is not reflected fields — especially liberal arts, session, more than 100 jobs, they remain categorically presidential status to head the in the statistic. Six other education and social science. children are turned down for center. a secretary. colleges plan no increase in Incoming students do not see enrollment each week. "We found out that behind female faculty. in top level business The women Although petitions have the easy friendliness between University, in response Evaluating the net gain of and administrative positions or been signed to build another faculty and secretaries existed to the committee, established a female faculty proves to be a fields like chemistry," she said. women's day care faciltiy to meet the a master - servant advisory council difficult task. "Recruitment for demand for the service, which will women the relationship," observed a make Margaret Lorimer of MSU faculty in specialized fields has University claims that pamphlet prepared by recommendations to the newly Institutional Research said the to start at the established asst. vice president high school resources are extremely secretaries at University of number of women on a level," Perrin said. limited. California at Berkeley. for human relations (a male.) department payroll often When questioned about the "Child care is extremely "Secretarial work can be varies, as some professors teach effectiveness of recruiting expensive," Perrin said. "If we divided roughly into two "The steering committee in more than one department capable women with the same subsidized a day care center we and all those people who categories: tasks that save time on a loan basis. fervor given to male athletes, would have to provide for all for the master and tasks that believed in the committee were Lorimer said there has been Perrin seemed somewhat bolster the prestige of the sold down the 2,000 children who would stream," Teeter a definite increase of women in reticent to reply. need the service." master and maintain status said. "Women at MSU still lack the Oottege of Arts and Letters; • ' "*AMdeWifc' fcOiirWelors have Nancy Teeter, a secretary in boundaries between master and decision making power." RcJministrotive evaluation admissions, (continued from page 1) lifelong education and the environmental quality programs. To what extent have those been the result of leadership still responded to that kind of challenge and it has meant more that we've been able vigorously than has been true at other universities." to push forward many | r (continued from page at 8) a serve i and clean their boss. ud up after after Wharton is gratified that the University themselves and their But perhaps the most relying upon the creative talents within? "Look at the developments of the last three community has responded to what he termed "a significant potential gain notion of public service but within a set of The to be brought about by years, which have been significant ones, and ask University system, humane values. as it currently operates, is collective bargaining will to what extent were those a result of "My basic philosophy about equality of access designed to divide women. be the development of a spontaneous combustion or were they the result to the educationally underprivileged, my of my With a limited number of system of educational providing either a verbal broad thrust or a philosophy about the pursuit of exceDence while jobs assigned to different opportunities for CTs. quiet but strong, effective support?" In Wharton's estimation, the high point of his including the wider array of society is something CT classification levels, the Currently, administrative - tenure and the most people have accepted. University pits woman professional employes at encouraging development at MSU in recent years has been the University's "My basic philosophy is that the University against woman for slots in MSU are given the option must be responsive to the lifelong educational the of taking classes during ability to meet and overcome the financial crisis higher job needs. One of the most critical problems our classifications. The working hours with facing educational institutions all over the society faces today is the urban problem. predominantly male reimbursement for tuition. country. Universities do have a role to play in these and "The most important and most difficult employment specialists Many of these APs stay at that has been accepted." write the job descriptions MSU long enough to earn (development) to measure is at a time when most Wharton said his greatest for post ions they have their M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s at of higher education has been suffering a massive disappointment in trauma because of financial cutbacks, we have being president of a major university is that it never personally held and taxpayer expense and then leaves virtually no time for his own professional then determine the salary move on to more lucrative had a little experience with financial restraint. involvement in areas of his professional paid for fulfilling these jobs outside the "We have been able to meet that chaDenge, competence. duties. University. and when I say we I mean the total University, "I have always previously spent 75 per cent of The University I believe that a similar and still move ahead," Wharton said. my time in research, in working on solutions to encourages its system can be adopted for "People have tightened their belts, ranging all the problems of development and problems of clerical-technical personnel workers in the CT the way from my issuing the notice to turn off poverty and in teaching. My biggest not to discuss salaries category, to enable them the lights to attempts to develop increased disappointment is that I have not had the time to among themselves for fear to earn B.A.'s, M.A.'s and productivity. As a whole, the University can have continue that in that inequities based on Ph.D.'s. This is not even a partial way," Wharton a great deal of pride in this because they have said. favoritism and other non - unrealistic since a large objective criteria will be percentage of CTs already uncovered and breed have thier BA's or some discontent. CT's are college experience. The University has Pdams looks at Wharton discriminated against for failing to fit the male already recognized the image of what the "ideal" value of improving the clerical should be — skills of one class of its (continued from page 4) active in Hannah's administration, Adams said submissive, obedient, e m ployes — the According to Adams, people felt more a part he would not be able to access the two respectful, eager to please, predominately male AP of the campus community when Hannah was at presidents' actions in this area. unintellectual, maternal. group. Now, as a state - MSU. "It's a matter of identifying with Hannah "But John Hannah took the lead in trying to All of this can and must run, tax - supported or a lifeless bureaucracy," was the way he termed encourage minority enrollment and make the change under collective institution, MSU has the the two. University more responsive to minority concerns. organization, be it a union responsibility to assist in The decision making process under the two He launched the committee of Sixteen which led of association. CTs are raising the level of administrations were varied. Hie present decision to the Center of Urban Affairs," Adams said. demanding — and will win educational attainment — making process is "more cumbersome, less — a voice in determining and thus the level of Reminiscing, Adams said Hannah was far responsive and more impersonal," Adams said. ahead of other job descriptions and job occupational opportunity university presidents in of the predominantly Reflecting on particular issues which have classification. The people — predominately white institutions. female CT population. plagued Wharton's three years, such as faculty Adams said that perhaps he missed the who fill these jobs are in collective bargaining, women and minority rights, the best position to know Hie CT organization subtleties of the Admissions Commission report, and the Commission on Admissions and Student what skills and educational issue is not merely a because he did not see any bold new principles Body composition. embodied in the report. background are needed to question of employe - Wharton came under some attack in October "Therefore I can't judge its implementation," fill each post and to employer relations. It when he made a statement urging faculty to vote determine the relative involves the pressing need he said. "no union." Adams did not view the actual salary for duties perfomed. in our society to reorder issuing of the statement as the problem, but the Adams was quick to point out with humor A system of promotion the whole social structure lack of consistency in issuing statements. He said that he thinks the performance of the football based on merit and ability — to bring meaning into the president cannot be selective about what team under Wharton has improved immeasurably will be developed so that the roles that women now deserves comment and what does not if he wishes from Hannah's last few years and the nine people receive equal pay play and to broaden the to remain credible. months when he was president. for equal work regardless range of opportunities for "The administration) hasn't hammered out a "Whether Wharton's lifetime record will be as of the type of clothes they women today and system for institutional neutrality," Adams said. good Hannah's is too wear or their willingness to tomorrow. as soon to tell," he said Because the issue of women's rights was not jokingly. R reporter's perspective (continued from page 8) to kill the messenger than current controversy over freedom of information, to face the news he the reader would be wise (continued from page 2) between the remote mystique of the phantom brings. The news media to remember something John Hannah and the cigar - chomping of the probably deserves some of NBC's David Brinkley said particularly the residence hall dialogues, have had student loved Walter Adams, and in many many • the blame for public recently. very little publicity. This is a curious situation, ways the middle road has proven to be the most apathy in the freedom of for Wharton deliberately shuns the limelight at difficult. information fight. At times There are countless these dialogues, so that he may talk with reporters have seemed examples in history, he students more freely, only to regret that more Beneath his shell of office, he is a warm more petulant over said, of government taking students don't know about his activities. power and jailing the news human being with a deep concern for individuals, personal slights than media. Never has the news ""niere's also a turnover problem with the but because of a basic sense of duty he has felt protectors of the public media taken over and student body," Wharton says. The students he he had to be fair to everybody connected with right to know. the University and has consequently formalized But in evaluating the jailed the government. talks to on one residence hall visit are seldom and structured his contacts with everyone (even there again when he returns even a year later. his "informal residence hall dialogues" are Finally, Wharton said, "sometimes you want to thing that 1 am inaccessible because it fits in with a given image" — thus the cry, repeated at scheduled far in The resulting advance). formality has made him seem cold and distant and that is really too bad. (continued from page 8) minorities J every major demonstration, that "Wharton grape boycott, now they doesn't care what we think.' These are all to shape up for the want me to give up lettuce I sometimes wish that every once in a while reasonable excuses, but they do not add up to a boycott not only in — what next?" Wharton could get fed up with his own poise, real answer to the image problem. After three shove all of the paperwork off of his desk and Michigan But all over the years of watching Wharton for the State News, country. Well, stop worrying, the first as an administration reporter and later in skip across campus for half a day for a drink with a group of unsuspecting students. So you say to yourself, UFW is only boycotting various editorial capacities, my own theory goes union head lettuce. "Look, I quit eating grapes non - like this: But somehow I don't think anyone would back when they had the Notice I said head lettuce. Wharton has tried to steer a middle course accept that. r Lettuce bo Collective action: aids farm workers better women's lives In recent months, the Vicki Neiberg is a staff Since 1965 farm workers from an attempt in 1970 by organization of MSU Clerical - representative from Council 7 have been doing something to the grovwrs to enjoin the UFW Technical (CT) employes has of the American Federation of better their conditions. Hie from striking, picketing, or attracted a great deal of State. County and Municipal average farm worker's home demonstrating against growers attention on campus. During who had Employes, a coordinator of the consists of only two rooms, 18 signed back door this period, very little has been Alliance to End Sex per cent of which have no agreements with the Teamsters said or written about the indoor electricity, 90 per cent Union. Discrimination and an East relationship of CT organization have no sink, 96 per cent have and the women's movement Lansing graduate student in There were other such no flush toilet, and 97 per cent here in Michigan and across the labor and industrial relations. nicities to delay the boycott, have no shower or bath tub. country. receptionists, research such as the law passed in In 1971 the life expectancy As a coordinator of the assistants and so on. They hold Arizona, one of the two major the positions in society to which for a migrant farm worker was MSU Alliance to End Sex lettuce producing states, 49 years compared to the 70 Discrimination, I became women have traditionally been prohibiting farm workers from years given the average actively involved in the drive to relegated. They are in engaging in consumer boycotts. American. Infant and maternal A similar law was on the ballots affiliate CT's with the supportive rather than mortality are 125 per cent in American Federation of State, leadership roles. California, but hard work on The two elections held this higher than the national rate, the part of farm workers and County and Municipal fall demonstrated that CTs are and if you want to die by sympathizers managed to Employes as opposed to the pesticides or accident on the defeat it. MSU Employes Assn. However, no longer willing to settle for at this time I do not intend to dead-end jobs in which they job, try farm work and your < hances are 300 And then came elections '72 discuss the benefits of one are treated purely as service per cent higher than the average American which not only upstaged personnel, treated as if they are group over the over. worker. everything else in the country The more important issue — lacking the aptitude, skill and but blew everyone's mind the one which has been behind motivation to make significant These problems, long the process. all of the efforts of the past six contributions to the University ignored by American society, But months — is the right of a class community. have been taken up by men according to Jack Finn, of workers, consisting of over These elections proved that East Lansing boycott like Cesar Chavez. Remember CTs are realizing — as woman organizer, things are beginning 90 per cent women, to the grape boycott? It's over all over the nation are doing — collectively organize to with but Chavez is still alive (continued on page 7) that by acting alone they will improve their wages and and kicking, this time against be able to working conditions and raise never change these the growers on non - union conditions. their status in a sexist society. Working together, head lettuce. they Who are the MSU CT's? are finding tuat they are And like the grape boycott, able to form the power block They are the secretaries, clerks, this lettuce thing has had its office assistants, lab needed to shape a better life for share of hassles, which is why . technicians, residence hall (continued on page 7) people around here as well as in other parts of the country 111 ■ 111II1111111111 Mil 111111111111111111111111111 111 ■ 111II1111 have not been exposed to it very much. The University system, as it currently operates, One of their biggest hassles is designed to divide women. With a limited came from the Teamsters number of jobs assigned to different CT Union. In a six to one decision classification levels, the University oits woman in 1972 the Supreme Court found that the growers and against woman for slots in the higher job classifications. The predominantly male Teamsters Union joined forces without consent of the workers employment specialists write the job descriptions to try to stop the organizing for positions they have never personally held and campaign by the United Farm then determine the salary paid for fulfilling these Workers AFL - CIO, headed by Maria 6. Moron is a New Era duties. Chavez. The decision resulted iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii junior. One of the great frustrations allegedly serves — the voter — Michigan Capitol didn't rank in of reporters fighting the battle than to the reporters. importance with the jailing of for freedom of information The only comprehensive, reporters now being seen these days if that it seems most accurate report people receive around the country. But it was of the readers and listeners of what their government is another manifestation of the being reported to don't care. doing for them and to them "get the press" sentiment The great The fight is viewed as just a comes through the news media. which has been unleashed in squabble between reporters Members of the legislature do this country. And that is really and politicians, whether it have newsletters they send out just another manifestation of involves the jailing of a to constituents and columns the old Roman practice of reporter who won't reveal which appear in their local killing the messenger who sources or the caging of newspapers, but these are self brought bad news, It's a lot easier newsmen and women who serving in nearly every case. (continued on page 7) cover the Michigan Senate. The purpose is not really to glass The truth is that the report back to constituents, listeners and readers have the but to make the senator or greatest stake in fending off representative look as good as restrictions that would be possible to the home folks. imposed on reporters. The It is the reporters who find journalists who cover the out and report which Michigan Senate could have legislators and government meekly gone along with the officials abuse their expense cage scheme hatched in December to confine them in glass cages during Senate sessions. Their pay checks would have arrived anyway and they would still accounts, which employes are pressured for contributions and who made a deal for what to get a bill passed. The prime purpose of political have had news to report. just about every politician is to But their ability to ferret get re - elected. That isn't the conspiracy way civics books teach it, but out the facts would have been hampered and their accounts that is the way it works. And a of what was going on wouldn't free and open reporting of Robert Berg is the Lansing have been as complete. That activities can at times play would do much more harm to havoc with re election hopes. - bureau chief of United Press the people the legislature The cage controversy in the International.