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Vol. 2, No. 14
November 30, 1970
HOLIDAY SING rehearsals are in progress
7 p.m. in the Gymnasium. About 30 groups will be competing for the 1st, 2nd, and
3rd prize trophies, as well as the chairman’:
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with the big event scheduled for Sunday at
's trophy awarded for over-all contribution.
Special intermission entertainment is also planned. Co-chairmen for the event are
Linda Pierson and Susanna Schweizer.
Academic Penalties Withdrawn
For Student Parking Violators
Debate on parking violations and col-
lection of overdue fines occupied the
bulk of a two-and-one-half-hour Senate
meeting last Monday. Near the end Sen-
ate voted: “That the current policies of
withholding student grades, preventing
student academic registration and pre-
venting student graduation from the Uni-
versity for outstanding parking fines be
discontinued after Dec. 1, 1970.”
Senate also voted to revoke the park-
ing privileges of persons who do not pay
their fines within 30 days of notification.
Concert Features
Beethoven Works
This Thursday, December 3, at 9
p-m. in the Main Theater of the Per-
forming Arts Center, Music Council will
present a program of Beethoven Violin
Sonatas performed by pianist Finlay
Cockrell and violinist Donald Weilerstein.
The program will include the “Kreutzer”
and “Spring” sonatas as well as the sonata
no. 10.
Mr. Cockrell, a member of the
SUNYA music department faculty, has
performed on the east and west coasts
with Mr. Weilerstein in duo sonata recit-
als. Mr. Weilerstein, a prize winner in
many international music competitions, is
founder of the New Cleveland String
Quartet which was recently hailed by the
New York press. His contributions in-
clude concertmaster of the Julliard Or-
chestra and the San Antonio Symphony.
The program is the second ina series
of thiee which includes all 10 violin sona-
tas of Beethoven. Part three will be per-
formed by Dennis Helmrich and Marvin
Morgenstern on January 25.
Admission is 50 cents for students,
$1.00 for faculty and staff, and $1.50 for
the general public. Tickets go on sale on
Thursday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m.
There will be no reserved tickets available
for the performance.
Such persons would be subject to having
their cars towed away if they continue to
park on campus.
Senate’s action was an effort to es-
tablish penalties that would apply equally
to all members of the university commu-
nity. Previous academic penalties had
forced students to pay their fines, while
no comparable sanctions existed for fac-
ulty and staff. It was reported that uni-
versity employees have some $18,000 in
outstanding fines.
Many Senators felt that the parking
problem is far from resolved, and the Sen-
ate agreed to make it the first order of
business at their next meeting.
Another action of the Senate was to
recommend to the University Council
that fraternities and sororities be allowed
to establish off-campus housing. A 1963
ruling by the council has required the
Greeks to live in the residence halls. The
university would assume no legal respon-
sibility for the off-campus housing ac-
commo dations of any group.
Senate approved a restructuring of
the Student Affairs Council which in-
creases its membership from 13 to 19. It
also approved the right of a faculty mem-
ber to waive mandatory consideration for
promotion,
SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS of the Bach Aria Group prepare for another
Faculty to Meet Thursday
On By-Law Amendments
Four proposed amendments to the
Faculty By-Laws are the subject of a spe-
cial meeting of the faculty called for 3:30
p.m. Thursday in the CC Ballroom. Cof-
fee will be available at 3 p.m. in the Main
Lounge of the Campus Center.
The four amendments would: pro-
vide for election of the Committee on
Nominations and Elections at the begin-
ning of the spring semester rather than
the fall semester, remove the president as
chairman of the Senate and provide for
the election of the chairman by the Sen-
ate, change the quorum of the Senate
from 60% to 50% plus one, and change
the definitions of “Faculty” and “Voting
Faculty”.
The first three amendments are
brought before the faculty by action of
the Senate. The fourth is supported by
petition of more than 10% of the voting
faculty.
The redefinition of “Faculty” and
“Voting Faculty” would read as follows:
“The Faculty: The Faculty shall consist
of the Chancellor of the State University
of New York, the President of the State
University of New York at Albany (here-
inafter referred to as ‘The President’), and
all members of the academic staff of the
University at Albany.
“Voting Faculty: Voting members of
the Faculty shall consist of the Faculty as
defined. . .with the following exceptions:
instructors and assistant librarians who
have completed less than one year of
professional obligation in the University;
assistant instructors; persons having
temporary appointments; persons having
qualified academic rank.” Qualified
academic rank is defined as including
such titles as lecturer and visiting
professor.
Passage of the amendment would
disenfranchize all faculty emeriti and all
members of the non-teaching professional
staff who now hold voting privileges.
The amendment to remove the
president as chairman of the Senate
provides that he shall remain a member of
the Senate’s Executive Committee.
Forty percent of the voting faculty
constitutes a quorum for conducting
business at the meeting. The amendments
can be passed by majority vote of those
present.
Voting to Begin
On Bargainer
Ballots will be mailed tomorrow to
all members of the professional staff at
SUNYA for the purpose of electing a col-
lective bargainer. Ballots are to be re-
turned by Dec. 15 and will be counted on
Dec. 29.
On the ballot are the American As-
sociation of University Professors, the
Civil Service Employees Association, the
Senate Professional Association, and the
State University Federation of Teachers.
Professionals will also have the option of
choosing no bargainer.
Representatives from each of the
contending groups have been invited toa
meeting this afternoon at 3 p.m. in the
CC Ballroom. All professionals are urged
to attend. Each representative will be al-
lowed 10 minutes in which to make a
presentation for his organization. The
presentation will be followed by a ques-
tion period.
The meeting is sponsored by Senate’s
Personnel Policies Council and will be
chaired by Michael Lamanna. In a memo
to the professionals, President Benezet
gave the meeting his “endorsement and
encouragement for you to attend if you
can arrange your schedule to do so.”
Instrumental, Vocal Stars Combine
In World-Famous Bach Aria Group
The world-famous Bach Aria Group,
William H. Scheide, director, will be
heard in performance in the Main Theater
of the Performing Arts Center on Decem-
ber 5 at 8:30 p.m. under the sponsorship
of Music Council.
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of their famed concerts on Saturday in the PAC Main Theater.
The only performing organization of
its kind, possessing an unusual feature in
that it places world famous instrumental
and vocal soloists on equal footing, the
Bach Aria Group consists of singers
Norman Farrow, Maureen Forrester,
Richard Lewis, Lois Marshall, and instru-
mentalists Sam Baron, Robert Bloom,
Bernard Greenhouse, Oscar Shumsky and
Yehudi Wyner.
Organized by Mr. Scheide in 1946 to
perform the arias and duets from the
cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, the
group has achieved its international repu-
tation through recordings, broadcasts,
films and concerts in Europe, South
America, Canada, and the United States.
The program has been described as,
“Music without equal or any near
parallel”.
Admission will be $1 for students, $2
for faculty, and $3 for the general public.
Tickets may be reserved from 12-1 p.m.
by calling 457-4879.
Globetrotters
Here Friday
The Harlem Globetrotters, basket-
ball’s most famous road show, will appear
in the Physical Education Building
Gymnasium Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
Their visit is sponsored by the Commu-
nity Programming Commission of the
Student Association.
The Trotters’ opponents will be the
New Jersey Reds, but the game itself is
merely a vehicle for the many antics,
tricks, and acts of comedy for which the
team has become famous. In addition to
the game, the show will include variety
acts.
The Globetrotters are in their 45th
year and have played before nearly 65
million people all over the world. In the
past three years they have established
new attendance marks and general man-
ager George Gillett expects another rec-
ord season in 1970-71. The Trotters have
played more than 10,200 games in 87
countries since being founded by the late
Abe Saperstein in the mid 1920's.
Students with tax cards may pur-
chase tickets in the Campus Center lobby
for $1. Reserved seats at $5 and general
admission at $3.50 are available to the
public at the Gym, Sears, and the Boston
Store in Latham.
‘Round the Campus
The trustees of State University of New York have filed a notice of appeal to the State
Appellate Division on the Supreme Court ruling that they must approve expenditures
of student activity fee money. . .Two students have reported to campus security per-
sonnel and to Albany police that they were held up and robbed at knifepoint at 10:45
p.m. recently in the area between the Colonial Quadrangle and the Business Adminis-
tration Building. ..As of Nov. 23 the United Fund-Joint Appeal canvass here had
topped the assigned goal by raising $34,480 with contributions from 851 on campus.
The amount compares favorably with the $29,978 from 723 persons in the campaign a
year ago. Charles F. Stokes, campus coordinator, has acknowledged with appreciation
the work of the campus committee and the 96 workers who assisted. Additional
contributions are expected to raise the total. . Syed A. Jafri, president of the Interna-
tional Students Association, has issued an
appeal for aid to the East Pakistan
cyclone and flood victims. Cash dona-
tions will be received at Campus Center
329 or at the Pakistan Student Associa-
tion, 572 Myrtle Avenue, Albany. . .The
next meeting of the Campus Forum will
be held Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 2:30 p.m.
in the Patroon Lounge. . SUT’s “A Scent
of Flowers”, the University Concert Band
performances, and the University-Com-
munity Symphony Orchestra concert—all
were the recipients of kudos from area
press drama and music critics. . Starting
this afternoon, a group of Capital District
clergymen will participate in a 24-hour
“Jive in” on campus under the sponsor-
ship of the Campus Ministry of the Capi-
tal Area Council of Churches and the
Troy Campus Ministry Board. . Positions
available at the University Library include
associate librarians and assistant librar-
ians. Alta Beach has details.
Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling to Begin
Albany’s 55th season of basketball
gets underway tomorrow night at 8:30,
when the Great Danes host Williams Col-
lege. The freshman preliminary will begin
at 6:30. This will be the only home date
until January 23, except for the Capital
District Tournament scheduled here
December 28 and 29.
FSA to Review
Basic Purposes
At the recent annual meeting of the
board of directors of the Student Faculty
Association, held in two sessions, Louis
T. Benezet was elected president; Milton
C. Olson, vice president; and Chandler
Stein, secretary.
The board reviewed the 1970-71
budget and moved to form a committee
for the purpose of looking into the budg-
et and the basic purposes of FSA. On the
committee will be nine persons, three of
whom are directors and six of whom are
FSA members, but not directors, to be
selected by student, faculty, and FSA
membership groups. The committee will
report back by March 1971.
Although the action may result in a
loss to the bookstore, as pointed out in
the resolution, the board voted to con-
tinue the 5% discount on student text-
books through the current year.
Amid reports of dissatisfaction with
the quality of food served on campus, a
committee was appointed to arrange for
an outside consultant to survey the food
situation. Dr. Olson heads the committee.
Other members are Michael L. Lamanna,
faculty, and Leonard H. Kopp, student.
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Coach Dick Sauers is expected to go
with his four returning starters — forward
co-captains Jack Jordan and Alan Reid,
guard Jim Masterson, and center Steve
Sheehan — plus transfer guard John
Quattrocchi. There is plenty of depth,
though, and men such as Dave Welchons,
Werner Kolln, Bob Rossi, John Heher,
and Tim Minnehan will see lots of action.
Williams is a young team and probably
will start two sophomores, two juniors,
and its only senior.
Albany will play at Stony Brook
(Friday), Plattsburgh (Dec. 9), and Bing-
hamton (Dec. 12), before a two-week
lay-off for exams and Christmas.
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The wrestling and swimming teams
open their seasons Saturday. Joe Garcia’s
grapplers host Union, Dartmouth, and
Williams in the sixth annual Albany
Quadrangular, while Brian Kelly’s mer-
men are on the road at RIT.
The wrestling tourney will begin at 1
p.m. with Union as the defending cham-
pion. Albany finished second a year ago
and is considerably stronger now. The
Danes have proven veterans in four
weights: Jeff Albrecht (142), Phil Mims
(158), Jim Nightingale (150), and Her-
man Hilliard (heavyweight). Other vets
are Kevin Roach, Al Murcer, and Tim
Coon. In addtion, newcomers Larry Mims
(134), Tom Hull (118), Pete Moore
(191), and John Lutz (126) are potential
winners.
Leading performers for the second-
year swim varsity figure to be lettermen
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TUESDAY - Speaker, Dr. Richard Wilkie,
Sailing Club, Physics Lounge, 7:30
p.m.
FRIDAY - Film: “Black Orpheus”, IFG,
LC 18, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Film: “April
Fools”, State Quad, LC 7, 7:30 and
9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY - Film: “The Party”, State
Quad, LC 7, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Concert: Tom Rush & Gorden Light-
foot, University Concert Board,
Gym, 9 p.m.
Pete Gerstenhaber, Andy McGrorty, Jaik
Schubert, and Bill Hart; plus Len Van
Ryn, Rich Berkey, and Dave Callahan.
The wrestlers have only two dual
matches before the holidays, both away.
The swimmers’ lone home meet this
semester will be a triangular with King’s
and Bridgewater a week from Saturday.
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The 1970-71 Winter Sports Guide
and Record Book is available at the Book-
store, Campus Center information desk,
Physical Education Building main office,
and sports information office (AD 264).
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Interested faculty and staff are in-
vited to meet with basketball coach
Richard Sauers 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in
LC 4 for a “chalk talk” session which will
increase enjoyment of the games.
Lecturing, Research
Awards Available
Announcements of remaining Ful-
bright opportunities for university lec-
turing and postdoctoral research abroad
during the next academic year may be
consulted at the office of Dean Robert B.
Morris, faculty Fulbright adviser. Most
openings are lectureships, chiefly in biolo-
gy, chemistry, economics and business
administration, engineering, the teaching
of English as a foreign language, litera-
ture, mathematics, and physics.
Lecturing appointments normally al-
low time for research. Several research
awards are available in the Arabian Gulf
states, Romania, and a few other coun-
tries; travel-only grants now are offered
for research in Israel in the humanities
and behaviorial sciences.
Information is also available on post-
doctoral research awards for 1971-72
under programs sponsored by NATO and
SEATO.
Faculty members interested in
1972-73 grants may complete a single reg-
istration form now. Copies are available
from Dean Morris or from Washington,
2101 Constitution Ave., 20418.
Trustees Name
Faculty Emeriti
By action of the Board of Trustees of
State University of New York, two for-
mer faculty members, now retired, have
been designated professors emeriti. They
are Theodore G. Standing, sociology, and
Nura D. Turner, mathematics.
Dr. Standing had served as a member
of the faculty since 1943. He holds de-
grees from William Penn College and from
the State University of Iowa where he
earned his Master of Arts and his Doctor
of Philosophy.
Miss Turner, known internationally
for her work in mathematics contests for
secondary school students, had been on
the SUNYA faculty since 1946. She has a
Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science
from State University of lowa.
The new status was accorded at a
meeting of the Board of Trustees held
Nov. 25 in New York. The board will
hold its next regular meeting in mid-
December.
Both Miss Turner and Dr. Standing
were designated professors emeriti in rec-
ognition of their long years of service to
the university in the departments of soci-
ology and of mathematics. Dr. Standing
served 27 years and Miss Turner, 23.
Campus Exchange
FOR RENT: Room with refrigerator fa-
cility in Latham, suitable for a girl. Call
7-4356 or at home, 785-4812...... Fur-
nished 4-bedroom house in Delmar; 1%
baths, living room, dining room, TV
room, kitchen, den, porch, breezeway,
2-car garage, 1% acres; available Feb. 1 to
Aug. 31, 1971. Call 439-4243.
FOR SALE: Trunk, 21” wide X 24” tall
X 37” long; $15. Call 7-3048...... New,
never used Blizzard skis, 195 cm, $80;
Kasle skis, 200 cm, $125; Marker Simplex
ski bindings, $35; Tyrolia 2000 ski bind-
ings, $35. Call W. Zimmer, 7-7843 or at
home, 377-5910...... Henke ski boots,
double lace, size 11, excellent condition,
$15; size 3M, good condition, $5. Call
7-4901 or at home, 439-1337..... . Elec-
trolux vacuum cleaner with cord winder
and attachments; $40. Call M. Gootzeit,
765-2862.
WANTED: Ride from Voorheesville to
SUNYA, hours 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call
Henry Pietaszewski, 7-3244 or at home,
765-4527... Used Bongo drums. Call
472-5729. . Furnished apartment to
rent, 3-4 bedrooms, on bus route. Call
17-8797.
Faculty Notes
LUTHER ANDREWS, physics, lectured
on “Joseph Henry and the Origins of the
Albany Institute” to the Pine Hills Fort-
nightly Club on Oct. 28, and led in a dis-
cussion on “Careers in the Sciences” with
students and parents of Vincentian Insti-
tute on Nov. 4. He is president of the
Hudson-Mohawk Optical Society which
recently became a section of the Optical
Society of America.
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