tl19700424-000 "Fisher recommends $60 fee increase by MYRA WELSH An Emergency Fee of $60, in addition to the regular stu-dent fees and tuition, is being considered by TSC President James L. Fisher for the 1970- 71 fiscal year. April 17, he said, ""Inadequate resources are the source of our problems. ""My 'advisors have pressed my attention to the fact that we must have an increase in resources to maintain the present level of edu-cation at Towson. If the fee is not charged, we would have to have larger classes with fewer teachers and offer fewer services. We don't have enough even now."" The State contributes 65 per-cent of the total money that the college receives from all sources, including both Federal and special money generated on campus. President Fisher said, ""The costs per student at Towson are the low-est of any four-year public college in Maryland. For the next fiscal year Towson received the lowest percent of increase in general funds (from the State) of any four-year public college in Maryland."" In September, Towson will be expected to absorb approximately 20 percent of all new students in State Colleges� enroll 500 more than last year�yet, there were no new positions granted in the ad-ministrative program, and only eight new positions in the faculty. ""Even with the new fee,"" said President Fisher, ""the percent of increase in the general funds will still be the lowest of any four-year college in Maryland."" otverli Vol. XXII, No. 23 President Fisher is aware of the financial plight of some students. He said, ""I am very troubled over any student, who might not be able to attend college because of finan-cial problems. A financial and man-agement specialist from the Busi-ness and Finance Department is currently investigating a gradu-ated fee system based on a stu-dent's ability to pay. However, this method may not yield sufficient funds."" The College is also trying to increase the amount of financial aid that is currently available to students. President Fisher con-cluded, ""If the increase is neces-sary, it would only be temporary, perhaps for one fiscal year. I hope it would be reduced considerably next year."" TO: The Undergraduate Student Body FROM: James L. Fisher, President It is with reluctance that I announce to you my present intention to recommend to the Board of Trustees a $30 per semester emergency fee for the 1970-71 school year. I and others at the College have spent hours and days in an effort to discover other alternatives. To date, these efforts have not met with success. At this point, I am convinced that without funds generated by this emergency fee it will be impossible to maintain the present level of instruction. It is further my intention to reduce the fee for 1971-72. Should this fee pose severe financial hardships I en-courage you to contact the Office of Student Financial Aids for possible assistance. TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 April 24, 1970 Black students request $500 In response to a request for funds for the Black Student Union, the SGA Senate moved Tuesday to allocate $500 of student fees, but the motion currently remains in a stale-mate. The motion stated ""the SGA shall not exercise control of the ex-penditures of the BSU from this fund, except to the extent as re-quired by the State budgetary pro-cedures."" And further, ""the BSU shall designate two students who will be responsible and accountable agents of the fund and under whose name money shall be released."" Another vote will be taken in the next SGA meeting, after further consideration by the Senators. Johnson commended the BSU for addressing the SGA Senate� ""to press for urgent reforms and action."" The ""Position Paper of the Black Student Union of TSC"" stated: Purpose: To unit _gig Blac�k corn-- munity at TSC into ,an organiza-tion that trans5encit iriy. false di-visions. � � Body: To consist of all Black students on campus --""exclusively Black."" ""We Black students have banded together in a mutual effort to enhance the social, cultural, and intellectual experience which we feel is essential to our wellbeing Oppoillitere . . ."" Program: Analysis of situation indicates Black students should be dealing with: survival, respect, and unity. ""We find it necessary to for-mulate a pragmatic, cohesive, and feasible program to service the to-tal Black community at TSC."" Direction: ""We find it necessary to involve ourselves with the kind of base we should be working to build in the Black community and the utility of our education as Black folks."" Commitment: ""We will not be dedicated to rhetorical extremism and practical inertia. We will bring about the necessary conditions, at-titudes, and philosophies to insure our survival � both physical and academic � and destruction of in-justice at the expense or in spite of others. We move to extinguish any injustice toward Black folks which might befall them at the hands of TSC."" In response to the BSU ""Posi-tion Paper,"" Johnson posed three alternatives to the Senate: 1. The allocation of monies to the Towson Opportunities Program expressly labeled for the use of the Black Student Union only. 2. The allocation of monies to a special account of the College ex-pressly labeled for the use of the Black students only. 3. The allocation of monies to a special fund within the SGA ex-pressly labeled for the use of the Black Student Union only. Johnson recognized, however, that these recommendations would not preclude other means of sup-porting the program. Johnson further emphasized that none of the above suggestions would imply control by the SGA, but that expenditures were subject to state budgetary procedures. In a March 10 letter to the BSU, Johnson appointed SGA Vice Presi-dent Tom Walkiewicz to be the emissary between th SGA and the BSU. In a later letter to the BSU, Johnson indicated ""I think it is important to note that action will proceed on the basis of first, a com-mitment to the idea and ideal of an inegrated institution of Higher Education at TSC. When I say in-tegration. I mean a positive atmos-phere of respect and understand-ing on the part of all of the stu-dents, faculty, and staff."" ""Furthermore,"" he stated, ""I do not hope for a process of assemil-ation, for the survival, respect, and unity of people of different cultures are a necessary prerequisite for an integrated society."" Johnson encouraged members of the College community to confront the SGA with inconsistancies and inequities which exist in its struc-ture, indicating that their aim is to be a ""fluid and flexible structure to allow for the needs and desires of all students and student groups at TSC."" 4-1-4 academic by DONNA QUANTE Beginning September 1971 Towson State College may be on a 4-1-4 academic program, announced the Calendar Corn-mitte last Friday. The 4-1-4 programs calls for a slight change in the present calendar. Fall and spring se-mesters would remain the same except that beginning and end-ing dates would differ. The Fall semester would begin the first week of September and exams would be completed be-fore the Christmas holiday. The spring semester would be-gin the first week in Febru-ary and end the last week of May. The month of January would be an interim month, or what is some-times called a ""mini-mester."" At Photo by Thomas TSC President James L Fisher calendar proposed Hopefully, the mini-semester would course they desired for four weeks. Dean Cox stated that if this plan goes into effect students will attend Hopefully, the mini-mester would allow for experimentation in courses, and a lot of independent studies. Classes could also be con-ducted in foreign countries. The time could also be used by the students as part of a directed research project. Students would have the opportunity to go out into their particular field of work to gain first-hand knowledge of their chosen profession. Students would also be able to attend other colleges which are on a 4-1-4 program. such as University of Maryland, Balti-more Campus. Students and faculty could also use the time to do nothing. No one has to attend a class or take cred-its. Fees and faculty salaries would be paid in the way that summer school is now run. The only problem with the plan is that the summer school sched-ule would have to be changed. The College could not continue to offer two five-week sessions but would have to go to a different schedule. Students and faculty are invited to express their views to the com-mittee in hearings to be held on Thursday, April 30 from 9:30 am to 11 am in ST 113 and Friday, May 1 from 2-4 pm in Stephens Auditorium. Those wishing to speak at the hearings may sign up for a specific time with Sartori in ST 109. If you are unable to attend the hearings and would like to voice an opinion, Towerlight has provided an evaluation form on page 2. Please fill it out and return it to the TL office or directly to Dean Cox in Stephens 20. Members of the Calendar Com-mittee include Lawrence Crawford, Dean Cox, Dan Jones, Dr. Dellkjer, Dean Murphy. Gerard Sartori, Dr. Robert Shoemaker, and Dr. Charles Onion. "
