Tower
Tribune
Vol. 3, No. 28
STATE UNIVERSITY OF
NEW YORK AT ALBANY
April 10, 1972
DEAN SETH W. SPELLMAN talks abou’
Center for news media representatives as President Louis T. Benezet listens.
Verschoor Retires, Wheeler Fills In
t the new James E. Allen, Jr., Collegiate
As General Studies College Dean
Paul F. Wheeler, professor of sociolo-
gy, became interim dean of the College of
General Studies on Apr. 1. He replaces
Irving A. Verschoor, first dean of the col-
lege, who has retired after more than 25
years in state service. He had been at
SUNYA since 1961.
Dr. Verschoor founded the College
of General Studies in 1966. Before that
he served as director of library science
education and subsequently became the
first dean of the School of Library Sci-
Summer, Fall
Pre-Registration
Pre-registration for the summer and
fall semesters begins today in the Colonial
Quad U-lounge. Cards may be drawn 9
a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. through April 28.
A valid SUNYA photo ID card will be
required at both the packet pick-up and
turn-in stations.
An alphabetical schedule has been es-
tablished and students will be expected to
pre-register during their indicated time
period. No student will be permitted to
draw class cards before his stated time.
Late afternoon, evening, and Satur-
day students only will be able to pre-
register 6-8 p.m., April 17-20, and 10
a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, April 22, in ad-
dition to the daytime hours.
The College of General Studies will
hold pre-registration for its summer eve-
ning courses May 1-June 19. The summer
term is June 26-Aug. 4. Pre-registration
for the fall evening classes is scheduled
May 1-Aug. 11. The final registration date
is Aug. 26.
Arrested on Campus
Two St. Lawrence University stu-
dents, Paul Mathias, 20, and Mark. Dris-
coll, 21, were arrested on campus Mar. 24
on criminal trespass charges, third degree,
after they reportedly entered a girls’ suite
in Montauk Hall, Indian Quadrangle,
through a window. They pled not guilty
and were released on $25 bail each. The
case was adjourned until Apr. 7.
ence. A search committee will be ap-
pointed to seek a permanent replacement
for him.
Dr. Wheeler has been at SUNYA
since 1950. He has served as a department
chairman as well as chairman, and later
associate dean, of the Division of Social
and Behavioral Science in the College of
Arts and Sciences. He served as interim
dean of that college during its search for a
permanent dean.
In accepting the appointment as in-
terim dean of general studies, Dr. Wheeler
remarked, “I look forward to joining my
colleagues in the College of General
Studies and working with them to move
it to a level of operation that most favora-
bly reflects its potential to the com-
munity.”
The college is concerned with the
continuing educational development of
the individual. It offers counseling to
identify experiences and interests and re-
lates them to the academic credit and non-
credit offerings of the university. It also
works with business, industry, and units of
state and local government in developing
career service programs to meet em-
ployees’ needs on the undergraduate level.
Spellman Appointed Dean
Of Allen Collegiate Center
Seth W. Spellman has been named
dean of the newly-named James E. Allen,
Jr., Collegiate Center which this fall will
begin to offer a time-shortened baccalau-
reate degree program here. The announce-
ments of the naming of the center and
the selection of Dr. Spellman as its head
were made at a press conference held at
Brubacher Hall.
Dr. Spellman has been a member of
the faculty since 1967 when he joined the
School of Social Welfare as associate pro-
fessor. He has served as assistant to the
president since 1969 and was interim
chairman of the Department of Afro-
American Studies from February to June
1969. He has chaired the committee that
developed the new four-year program
which incorporates the 12th grade.
The Allen Center will not duplicate
any existing undergraduate programs at
the university but will draw its faculty
from the many divisions of SUNYA.
During their first year at the center a van-
guard group of SO students will satisfy
requirements for high school diplomas
through accreditation facilities of The
Milne School or from the high schools
from which they were admitted.
For 14 years the late James E. Allen,
Jr., was New York State Commissioner of
Education and president of the University
of the State of New York. He resigned in
1969 to become United States Com-
missioner of Education. Following his
resignation from that post after serving
for a number of months, Dr. Allen con-
tinued his career in education as a visiting
lecturer and consultant in education and
Information Meeting
A faculty information hour will be
held Tuesday, Apr. 18, at 2:30 p.m. in
the CC Assembly Hall. Coffee will be
served on the second floor mezzanine at
2:15. Agenda items include the 1972-73
budget, Affirmative Action program, and
office space for academic programs. Those
desiring to add other items or questions are
advised to call Bette Herzog, 7-5976.
public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson
School of Public and International Af-
fairs, Princeton University.
“*Man and His Institutions”, the
initial program offered by the Allen Cen-
ter, will focus on basic institutional struc-
tures of society and is designed to help
the student attain an in-depth under-
standing of those structures.
The present 24-member instructional
staff is from the College of Arts and
Sciences, the School of Education, and
The Milne School.
Six Concerts
Set This Week
The spring music season on campus is
in full flower if this week’s offerings are
an indication.
Tonight five members of the Depart-
ment of Music will present a concert of
chamber music by Johannes Brahms at
8:30 in the Main Theater, Performing
Arts Center. Tomorrow evening at 8:30
in the PAC Recital Hall Lois Whiteman
will give a concert sponsored by the De-
partment of Music. She will play se-
lections by Haydn, Beethoven, Schu-
mann, Karol Rathaus, Fromm-Michaels,
and Liszt.
On Wednesday evening the Dorian
Woodwind Quintet will perform in the
Main Theater, beginning at 8:30. There
will be admission charges of $1 with stu-
dent tax; $2, without; and $3, for the
general public. A “Free Music Store”
presentation is scheduled for Friday in
the PAC Arena Theater.
On Saturday at 1 p.m. in the PAC’s
Main Theater the Music Council will pres-
ent the Minnesota Orchestra. Tickets may
be obtained at the door before the con-
cert Saturday at noon, Prices are $1, $2,
and $3. Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Recital
Hall “Baroque IV, An Afternoon of
Chamber Works” has been scheduled by
the Department of Music.
Black Political, Cultural Conference Slated
Concerts, speakers, and workshops are
slated for the third annual Black Political
and Cultural Enrichment Conference on
campus Friday through Sunday. The con-
ference is sponsored by the Black Week-
end Steering Committee.
Opening ceremonies for the con-
ference will be at 3 p.m. Friday in CC
Ballroom. A concert at 4 p.m. will feature
Ramon Colon and Brenda Robinson with
The Disciples of Truth.
Dr. Elize Gulattee, member of the
department of psychology at Howard
University, will speak on black mental
health at 7 p.m. in the CC Ballroom.
“Night of the Black Horizon” will be
the program at 8:30 p.m. in the PAC
Main Stage. Featured will be The Sun
Children, an African dance troupe of
Philadelphia; The Black Experience Fami-
ly of New York City; and the Burundi
Dance Troupe of SUNYA. The evening
will conclude.with a Black Musical Festi-
val featuring the Del Royals of Ithaca at
11:30 p.m. in the CC Ballroom.
Two symposia are scheduled for Sat-
urday morning at 10. “Black Power Is
Black Science” will be discussed in LC 20
and “The African Phenomenon” will be
examined in LC 19. A drama workshop is
slated for 10:30 in the PAC Arena Thea-
tre.
The afternoon’s programs include an
Angela Davis workshop at 1 in LC 7. The
film, Angela: Portrait of a Revolutionary,
will be shown. At 2:30 in LC 18, the poe-
try of contemporary black women will be
studied, with poetesses Mae Jackson,
Saundra Sharp, Loretta Greene, and Anna
Horsford. Rev. Albert B. Cleage, Jr., will
speak at 3:30 p.m. in LC 18.
A highlight will be the Sister Aretha
Franklin Review set for 9 p.m. Saturday
in the University Gym. Doors will open at
8 p.m. Tickets are $3 with student tax,
$6 without, and $4.50 for conference
guests. They are available in the CC Lob-
by or at the EOP office.
At 11:30 p.m. The Machine will per-
form for a Black Mixer in the CC Ball-
room and “Jazz at the Cafe Ebony” will
be held in the CC Snack Bar.
Sunday’s events include a guest
speaker at 2 p.m. in LC 18, a “Moments
of Truth Drama” in PAC Lab Theatre I,
at 4:30 p.m., and “Campus Ebony
Voices” in PAC Lab Theatre I at 6 p.m.
In conjunction with the conference,
an exhibit from the Harlem Museum of
Art will be on display in the Art Gallery
beginning Thursday.
Conference guests will be staying in
residence halls and eating on the quads,
Council Restructuring Postponed;
Senate To Meet on Apr. 17 & 24
One bill was defeated and 12 others
postponed in a Senate meeting marked by
lengthy parliamentary maneuvers on Mar.
27. Another bill, dealing with the physi-
cal education requirement, was discussed
briefly before being referred to the
Undergraduate Academic Council.
Eleven of the postponed bills dealt
with reconstitution of the Senate’s coun-
cils. Discussion of the first bill introduced
evoked many questions and led some
Senators to remark that they felt the cur-
rent council members should have a
chance to discuss the bill pertaining to
their council. Finally, all of the bills were
postponed until the Apr. 17 Senate
meeting. A special meeting has been
called for Apr. 24, as well, to deal with an
expected overflow of business from the
Apr. 17 meeting.
The other postponed bill dealt with
consideration of faculty members for
Faculty To Vote
For 5 Senators
Voting is being conducted by mail
this week for faculty Senators-at-Large to
the SUNYA Senate and a faculty repre-
sentative and alternate to the SUNY Sen-
ate. All ballots must be returned by Fri-
day to Violet Larney, chairman of the
Committee on Nominations and Elec-
tions, ES 118.
All members of the Voting Faculty
should have received a ballot in the mail.
With the ballot are voting instructions
and biographical sketches of those nomi-
nees who submitted one. Twenty-one
nominees are contending for four
SUNYA Senator-at-Large positions. Eight
were nominated by the Committee on
Nominations and Elections and 13 were
nominated by petition. The four who re-
ceive the most votes will be declared
elected.
Six nominees are on the ballot for
the SUNY Senate. Three were named by
the committee and three by petition. A
majority of the votes cast is needed for
election. The person having the next
highest number of votes will be the al-
ternate.
5.5% Pay Raise Settles
Two-Day CSEA Strike
A two-day strike by Civil Service Em-
ployees Association ended before most
university workers were due in last Mon-
day morning. The tentative settlement
with the state provided CSEA employees
with an immediate 4% pay hike, plus an
additional 1.5% promised in lump sum,
retroactively, Apr. 1, 1973.
Picket lines were set up Saturday
morning, Apr. 1, at entrances to the cam-
pus. A televised incident showed an un-
named picketer accosting a TV camerman
with the sign the picketer was carrying.
Relatively few employees were scheduled
to work Saturday and Sunday, however,
and the full brunt of the strike would not
have been felt until Monday morning.
Settlement was reached Sunday after-
noon, Apr. 2.
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continuing appointment. It was post-
poned to May pending recommendations
from the Educational Policy Council.
The defeated bill came up under old
business and voiced opposition to the rise
in tuition. It was defeated without de-
bate. Neither the original sponsor of the
bill nor its second was present.
During his report to the Senate,
President Benezet explained that Albany
hopes to receive slightly more than $1
million as its share of expected tuition
revenues. Should the money be forth-
coming, it would be used for maintenance
costs, support positions, mandated salary
increases, and bolstering of library ser-
vices. He also announced that the
SUNYA Foundation and the Alumni As-
sociation have hired a consultant in pri-
vate fund development in an effort to in-
crease the amount of private support of
the university’s activities.
The Executive Committee report
noted that a study group has been es-
tablished to examine the appropriate role
and functions of the Council on Pro-
motions and Continuing Appointments.
It is asked to report back to the Execu-
tive Committee within six weeks.
On the committee are Webb Fiser,
political science; Walter Knotts, English;
Violet Larney, mathematics; Donald
Newman, criminal justice; John Rosen-
bach, psychology and statistics; and
Shirley Brown, psychology, the chairman,
Benezet Replies
To Bias Charges
Responding to a charge by the Anti-
Defamation League of B’nai B’rith that
the university’s affirmative action em-
ployment program has been distorted
“into a program of racial quotas or pref-
erential treatment,” President Benezet
has said, “We intend to increase the num-
ber of minority persons and women in
the various positions in our university,
but we will not set quotas, reserve par-
ticular positions, or consider unqualified
candidates in order to do so.”
The statement was contained in a let-
ter to Seymour Graubard, national chair-
man of the league. Dr. Benezet explained,
“Nothing included in our policy state-
ment on equal employment opportunities
or in the Affirmative Action Program is
intended to reflect ‘preferential treat-
ment’ for any group or the consideration
for employment of any unqualified per-
sons. The problem remains, how to see to
it that qualified persons of all races and
sexes have an active chance to apply. In
our region, that step requires affirmative
action.”
Dr. Benezet pointed out that the Al-
bany university “is not located in an
environment which has a large ethnic
group population” and therefore must
take positive steps to attract the interest
of qualified minorities.
Computer Courses
The Department of Computer Sci-
ence will begin offering three new courses
this summer which are designed to help
the layman cope with a computerized so-
ciety.
The three one-hour courses will cover
computer applications in the natural sci-
ences, the social sciences, and the hu-
manities. Linear programming, computer
dating, and computer-composed music
are some of the topics which will be dis-
cussed, For more information, contact
David Hannay, 7-4361.
’Round the Campus
The School of Social Welfare will offer a major in social welfare leading to a Bachelor
of Science in social welfare, beginning in September. Dean Charles T. O’Reilly has
announced that William S. Rooney will be director of the undergraduate program. . .
Randolph S. Gardner, dean of the School of Education, reports that the name of the
Department of Guidance and Personnel Services has been changed to the Department
of Counseling and Personnel Services. . . A bike path between Washington Park and the
uptown campus is expected to be completed by May 1 — National Bike Month—
according to John Lyons of Albany County’s Environmental Council. . Peter LaPlace,
graduate student, has won honorable mention in a national contest on research design
sponsored by the American Marketing Association. He will present his paper at the
association’s conference this month in New York. . Albert Schwartz will lecture on
“Zeus or Medusa: The Problem of the Genesis of Psychoanalysis” at the history
research seminar Wednesday at 4 in SS
137...Ronald Thomas, cellist, will be
heard in concert in the PAC Main Theater
next Monday... A “Quit Smoking”
meeting, sponsored by Smoke Watchers
of Albany, will be held in LC 11 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday. . Positions available: in-
structor in educational psychology; as-
sociate professor, mathematics; part-time
supervisor of student teachers; professor
and associate dean, School of Business;
assistant professor, marketing; assistant
professor, finance; professor and director,
accounting; adviser, student life; in-
structor, rhetoric and public address.
Campus Exchange
FOR RENT: 3-room, furnished apart-
ment, washing machine and all utilities,
near Western Ave., available summer until
Aug. 15, Call 7-8373 or 482-3402 after 9
PM. cee 3-bedroom house, study,
fenced yard, dishwasher, washer, dryer,
convenient to university bus line; availa-
ble June 1-Aug. 15, $500 plus utilities.
Call 7-8228...... Vacation home on
Friends Lake, near Gore Mt., 4 bedrooms,
2 baths, fireplace, private beach, dock, all
utilities; rent by season or year-round.
Call 7-8424 or 1-792-2074 eve-
nings...... 2-bedroom flat, Western Ave.
on SUNYA busline, available Apr. 1,
$125 unheated. 1-bedroom flat, Western
Ave. on SUNYA busline, available Apr. 1,
$110 unheated. Call 489-0087 evenings.
FOR SALE: AKAI M-9 stereo tape re-
corder, tapes, and accessories; new, worth
$350. Call 842-1227 after 5:30
Pais ois 1971 Fiat 850 Spider, 7,500
miles, excellent condition, asking $1,800.
Call 7-4831...... Cap and gown, doc-
toral quality. Call 439-9221...... Baby
carriage, playpen, back pack, vaporizer,
and many extras; total $50, will sell sepa-
rately. Call 482-5101...... 2 Olivetti-
Underwood portable typewriters, $30
and $60. Call 7-7781...... 1971 Tri-
umph GT6 Mark 3, radial tires, AM/FM.
Call 436-1831 after 5 p.m...... 1971
Mustang, V-8, ivy green, low mileage;
must sell; asking $2,600. Call
B51 3305 sinc Cloth coat, mink collar,
2 years old, $50. Call 7-7595 or
370-1715...... 1 set of bunk beds with
mattresses, $10. Call 7-8056 or 438-0617
after 5 p.m.
WANTED: 1-bedroom unfurnished apart-
ment within half-hour radius of university
starting May or June, for permanent resi-
dence. Call 7-8927 or 7-8925...... Old
cameras that would otherwise be dis-
carded. Call 434-6914..... . 3-bedroom
house to rent for one year beginning in
May. Call P. Benedict. 7-4610.
Swimming Classes
The SUNYA swim club is offering
free swimming lessons and stroke im-
provement classes in conjunction with a
water safety instruction course given by
the physical education department. Les-
sons begin tonight and will be held each
Monday and Wednesday, 6:15-7:15 p.m.,
to May 3, Interested persons may contact
Lioyd Lininger, 7-3952.
Art Controversy
In the words of Edward P. Cowley,
chairman of the Art Department, there
exists a crisis in the department which
“calls for a better understanding of what
must be done to continue a high quality
visual arts program in the midst of aus-
terity budgets”. With the hope of re-
solving some issues and alleviating the
situation, Dr. Cowley has called a meeting
for Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Fine
Arts 126.
Invited to the meeting have been sev-
eral administrators, department faculty,
and art majors. Slated to be discussed are
issues related to laboratory fees, super-
vised shop hours, the budget, and the
number of graduate assistants assigned to
the department. Complaint procedures
and policy also will be discussed.
Shalom Week
Tickets go on sale today for an Israeli
Night Club scheduled for Saturday, Apr.
22, as part of the Jewish Student Coali-
tion’s Shalom Week, Apr. 16-23. The
Israeli Night Club will feature entertainers
from New York City, the SUNY Israeli
Dance Group, and Middle Eastern cuisine.
Tickets are $.50 for students and $1 for
others. They may be obtained by calling
482-3495.
Shalom Week begins Sunday with a
Kosher dinner open by reservation only.
Other events will include films, speakers,
and entertainment which will be open to
all. For further information contact Steve
Shaw, 7-3032.
Drug Course Slated
The School of Nursing will offer a
lower division course, “Introduction to
the Drug Problem”, for the first time in
the fall semester. The three-credit course,
Nsc 220, is open to students in any ma-
jor.
David Serrone, associate professor of
pharmacology, will teach the course
which will deal with the problems of
“street drugs” and consider methods of
treatment for drug users. Enrollment
cards are available during pre-registration
at the School of Nursing registration
desk,
Housing Applications
Application materials for 1972-73
on-campus student housing are available
beginning today in all residence halls. Ap-
plications must be returned according to
priority and group size from Apr. 24-28
and May 1-5.
Beginning Apr. 17 and prior to
housing sign-up, students must be photo-
graphed for a permanent meal card and
must present their Residence Contract
Card and Advance Rental Deposit to the
Housing Office in Fulton Hall on State
Quad.
Detailed information about further
procedures, including application for an
International House program, is available
in the On-Campus Housing Flyer, posted
on the podium and in the residences.
