Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1976-12-12

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( Lin town today
4 pjp. Stephens Showcase
singing group in concert, South
Campus Auditorium, Stephens
College.
7:30 p-- m. "Trojan Women,"
Warehouse Theatre, Stephens
" College.
Exhibits
New: See Vibrations for
continuing exhibit schedules.
Monday
Exhibits
New: Geology Museum fossils,
rocks and minerals, with
explanation panels; LeFevre
Hall, University, Glen Smart
waterfowl and upland game bird
collection, 8 am to noon; Max ,
Meyer Memorial Mnseum,
University, antique laboratory
equipment, color wheels, tuning
forks and quarter-ton- e organ, 8
am to 5 p m ; Stanley Hall
Gallery, University, exhibits in
arts, crafts, architecture and
interior design, 8 am. to 4:30
pjn ; State Historical Society of
Missouri, newspapers, cartoons,
paintings, prints and sculpture, 8
a m. to 4:30 p m. See Vibrations
for continuing exhibit schedules.
See page 15A for movie listings. I J
69th Year No. 72 Good Morning! It V Sunday. Dec. 12, 1 976 5 Sections 54 Page - 35 Cents
Faculty cut while staff increases
By Leslie R.Myers
Missoorian staff writer
During a four-ye-ar penod in which
enrollment reached an all-tu-ne high
and budgets failed to match requests,
the University system cut its teaching
staff .by 49 faculty members but added
133 administrators.
A study by the Columbia Missourian
of official University figures shows
between 1973 and 1976, the number
of faculty members declined from 2,603
to 2,554 In the same period, the number
of administrators increased from 599 to
732
"Nationally, I think the trend would
be to cut lower-lev- el administrators
and lower-lev- el faculty at the same
rate," said A. G. Unklesbay, University
vice president for administration "It's
been done all over the country "
Not in Missouri.
University defies national trend
And though the number of teaching
faculty members has been cut, the total
of all nonteaching staff including
administrators, professional, clerical,
technical and blue-coll-ar workers has
increased from 6,478 to 7.085
"I think the biggest increase in
administrators has been on the campus
levels," said University curator
Pleasant R. Smith "I don't think the
University-wid- e administration has
been increased that much
"The reasoning for an increase in
administrative staff is that each
campus wants its own autonomy the
individual campuses want to handle
things themselves."
Kent Adair, chairman of the
University Faculty Council, said, "A
substantial increase in the number of
administrators is consistent with what
the faculty believes was happening
"That shift causes fewer class
sections and more students in class,
which hurts education "
He said that as long as the University
has a four-camp- us system, the number
of administrators will continue to
increase "It seems we've created a
system that's almost unmanageable "
While faculty members were being
released, University-wid- e enrollment
peaked in 1975-7-6 with more than 50,000
students the 13th largest enrollment
in the nation that year
Since 1973-7- 4, the University faculty
changes included 90 fewer instructors,
59 fewer assistant professors, six
additional associate professors and 94
additional full professors making a
total decrease of 49 faculty members
The number of administrators has
increased every year since 1973-7- 4 The
largest increase was between 1973-7- 4
and 1974-7- 5 when 118 executive,
administrative and managerial
employes were added
In the same two-ye- ar period, 151
faculty members were released Some
of those never have been replaced
' Money to hire new administrators
could have been used for the library or
the faculty," said Adair "But it would
take a 20 per cent increase in salaries to
get the faculty where they belong the
money used for administrators only
would add about two per cent to overall
faculty salaries But it would have
helped"
During a Nov 30 "rap session" with
administrators, faculty, and students,
University interim president James C
Olson reiterated his stand concerning
increased funds for the faculty
"Faculty salaries remain our
number one problem and we will do
what we can to improve them
"We are looking at every expenditure
in the University and at every soiree of
revenue "
Olson was not available for comment
Saturday
Tis the time for balsa, spruce and pine
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Greg Wood
I A successful Christmas tree purchase
Tips on buying your tree
and caring for it at home
By John Simmons and
Charlotte Walker
Missoorian staff writers
About this time every year a
phenomenon occurs on Columbia
grocery and department store
parking lots pine and spruce
treets seem to grow from the
asphalt
Christmas trees brought into
Columbia from farms outside the
city or from as far away as Canada,
are destined for homes where
families will decorate their
branches and spread gifts around
them.
A number ef Columbia businesses
and groups sell Christmas trees with
the most popular trees being
Canadian Balsa, Blue Spruce,
Scotch Pine and potted Norfolk
Trees range in price from $1 50 to
$2 per foot Some are sold not only by
their size, but also by quality
The Columbia Missounan
compared prices at several local
Christmas tree sales locations
Saturday. The results are indicated
in the accompanying chart
Horticulture experts offer a few
tips on selecting a Christmas tree
and canng for it after purchase
Before buying a tree, determine
where it will be placed and buy it to
fit the area
Bend a needle on the tree and if it
is resilient, the tree is fresh Shake
and bounce the tree on the ground
lightly to see if needles are firmly
attached If only a few drop off the
tree, it is fresh
Ask the dealer if the tree was
locally grown Locally grown trees
usually are fresher than those
shipped across country
Many tree dealers claim they have
live trees Unless the tree roots are
potted or wrapped in burlap they are
cut trees
When "buying a live tree, certain
precautions for its care and
transition to life indoors should be
taken
First, put the tree in an ample
amount of dirt, about 2 or 3 pounds
(9 to 135 kilograms)
Then gradually introduce it to the
warmer home temperature Trees
cannot take immediate changes in
temperature
Put the tree in the home's coldest
area and water it well
Keep the tree inside for only about
a week and when removing it,
gradually expose it to colder outdoor
temperatures Wait until warmer
weather to transplant tree in a
permanent location
After a cut Christmas tree is
purchased, there are certain safety
precautions to follow. The tree
should be kept in water constantly to
remain fresh
The tree also should be in a cool
place away from heat or any open
flames
Only keep the tree indoors for a
week or two, after that tune it
becomes a fire hazard
Insight
Epidemic,
vaccinations
going slowly
Reported cases
have little effect
on participation
By William Hums
Chicago Sun-Tim- es
WASHINGTON - With one
confirmed and one doubtful case
reported so far, the "Great Swine Flu
Epidemic of 1976" seems off to a
sluggish start So does the Great Swine
Flo Vaccination Campaign, launched
with great fanfare last March under
auspices of President Ford himself.
But the slow tempo of both the
disease and its prevention were not
because public health officials haven't
been trying. Since summer a
nationwide early-warni- ng system has
been looking for outbreaks to nip in the
bud. And since Oct. 1 federal
authorities have been spearheading a
"public awareness" campaign to
persuade citizens to be vaccinated.
Last Thursday the early returns were
in on both efforts.
'As far as incidence was concerned,
the bottom line included one case of
what might have been swine fju in
Concordia, Mo., early In November
and one case definitely Identified as
caused by the A-Ne- w Jersey-7-8 (swine)
virus that started all the excitement
early this year, the, confirmed case
(See Sit MILLION, page UA)
Christmas tree priees
Scotch pine
Nowell's $7 50
Woolco $750
University Forestry Club $3.75412
EastgatelGA... $2ft.(30cra )
Williamsdale Nursery $1 50ft. (30 cm )
Wilson's Farm Market . . $1 50ft. (30 cm )
Optimist Club $1 50ft. (38 cm )
Bob McGrath Landscape ... $10
Jerome and Dean Bretthorst . . .$3, $5 and $7
Blue spruce
Woolco $1050
Jerome and Dean Bretthorst $3, $5 and $7
Canadian balsam
Optimist club up to $18
Live trees
The Plant Plant Greenhouse (potted Norfolk pines ) $2.50-$1- 5
Williamsdale Nursery (potted Norfolk pines) up to $15
Nifong Gardens ( potted and burlap-wrappe- d spruce, pine and firs) . . $2-$- 30
Wilkerson's Nursery (spruce) $10430
Bob McGrath Landscape (potted Austrian and Scotch pines). . .$10
Bob McGrath Landscape ( burlap-wrappe- d Scotch pines ). . . $4ft ( 30 cm )
Running short of funds not uncommon
School board to consider money matters
By Jon Peck
Missourian staff writer
The Columbia School District is
running out of money, a problem the
Board of Education will deal with when
it meets Monday night
The board, which will meet at 7 p m
at 1002 Range Line St , is expected to
pass a resolution to borrow money to
meet expenses incurred this week, and
to set a date for an election on a tax rate
increase probably about 44 cents per
$100 assessed valuations The election
probably will be in mid-Februar-y.
It is not uncommon for the district to
run short of money about this tune of
year Timing of payroll expenses and
receipt of state aid frequently create a
shortage, Russell Thompson, interim
superintendent of schools, said
Saturday.
The district has less of a December
shortage than last year, Thompson
said. Last year the district had to
borrow about $700,000 to operate the
last few months of the 1975 calendar
year.
Thompson said it is impossible to
estimate how much the district might
have to borrow He said the loan would
be for only a few days, and the need for
those days would determine the
amount He said the need could be as
much as $100,000, or the district
possibly could arrange finances so that
no loan would be necessary,
"We're going to be very, very close
on our funds before we receive state
funding," Thompson said "It's just a
matter of tuning"
The school district issued payroll
checks last Friday, and will not receive
state money until this Thursday. The
result is the shortage, Thompson said
As the district receives state aid and
local tax money, the loan will be repaid
The board will discuss an election to
increase the tax rate on Feb 15 This
follows a recommendation Thursday by
a citizens advisory committee that the
district seek the increase to bring
added revenues to the schools
The committee said Feb. 15 is early
enough for the board to know the results
when it decides on next year's budget,
yet late enough for a thorough
campaign for the increase .
Last spring voters twice rejected a
tax rate increase of 44 cents per $100
assessed valuation The committee
Thursday recommended an increase of
at least 44 cents, and possibly more
Thompson said he is confident the
school board will choose a figure close
to 44 cents "The needs are about the
same as they were last year, probably a
little greater "
He said the board may not decide the
actual amount until later The most
important thing is to set the election
date "When you set the date, you can
set the machinery in motion "
In determining the size of the
proposed increase, Thompson said, "it
sort of depends on each board
member."
In other action, the board will
Hear a report on the recent
Governor's Conference on Education
from Thompson and board member Jan
Fisch, who were among the 700
delegates to the conference Thompson
said the report will be "just a summary
of our impressions" of the conference
The board will take no action on the
conference's recommendations
Hear a report from Hank Steere,
assistant superintendent for
instruction, on the status of federal
programs in the Columbia schools and
on potential use by the distinct of an
education cable television channel
Act on recommendations to hire
new elementary school teachers for
students under federal Title I
programs Title I serves
underprivileged students
Hear bids on the construction of a
music room at Hickman High School
New arms stockpiles discovered
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -New caches
of military arms and explosives were
discovered in the Southern California
desert Saturday and federal authorities
stepped up their involvement in what
could be the largest stockpiling of
illegal weapons in U.S. history.
"It keeps snowballing," said a
spokesman for the Los Angeles County
Sheriffs Department "We don't know
where it will end or how much stuff is
actually out there."
N.ew discoveries of hidden military
equipment were made Saturday in
three separate areas of Southern
California Lancaster, where six tons
(5.4 tonnes) of arms and explosives
were found in bunkers earlier, Ontario
where some three tons (2.7 tonnes)
have been seized and the San
Bernardino County desert community
ofWrightwood.
In custody in connection with the case
is Donald D. Wiggins, 41, Ontanoho
surrendered to authorities Thursday
and reportedly led them to a desert
area near Lancaster where most of the
weapons were found
Authorities said Wiggins is known to
have had ties with right-win- g
organizations.
"There is enough to equip a 200-ma- n
company of military personnel,"
Sheriff Peter Pitchess tol) a news
conference prior to Saturday's new
finds. "We are satisfied it was placed
by a paramilitary organization. It could
very likely be argroup who planned to
overthrow our form of government. "
Police in Ontario, acting on a tip,
raided Wiggins' home early Saturday
and discovered a hidden cellar
containing a submachine gun, machine
gun parts, a sawed-of-f shotgun and
ammunition.
"There was enough material to fill
the back of a pickup truck," a police
spokesman said.
Then, later in the day, San
Bernardino County officials reported
the discovery of "several" 20-gall- on
barrels filled with arms and explosives
along with gas masks and antitank guns
on a road near the small town of
Wrightwood A bomb squad was sent to
the scene.
The location was approximately 100
miles (160 kilometers) northeast of
Lancaster, where six tons (5 4 tonnes)
of weapons and military supplies were
found hidden in four bunkers
A spokesman for the Los Angeles
Sheriff's Department said a link
between the two caches could not
immediately be established But he
said it was known Wiggins owned
property near Wrightwood
A U.S. military helicopter, equipped
with an infrared camera, took pictures
of of the desert area near Lancaster
some GO miles (96 kilometers) north of
Los Angeles early Saturday, looking for
more bunkers where weapons might be
hidden
Gifts
Today's Columbia
Missourian contains a
special collection of
advertisements featuring
gift selections for
Christmas.
"Carry Home
Christmas" suggestions
are for students and other
persons who are leaving
the Columbia area for the
holidays.
Gift suggestions from
merchants in the
downtown area are found
mSectonC.
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