tl19731116-000 "towerlight Volume XXVII No. 11 Towson State College November 16, 1973 Towson, Md. 21204 To be held November 28 and 29: Teach-in plans finalized by Mike Dilworth Despite a move by an SGA Senator to call for a student referendum to hold up funds which allocates $2,000 to the United Front Against Racism, UFAR leaders this week finalized plans for the Teach-In on Racism November 28 and 29 in the College Center. Senate passed the bill November 6 granting $2,000 to the Black Student Union and Students for a Democratic Society, who. together with the Progressive Labor Party and concerned students and faculty, make up the UFAR. Prior to that, Senate turned down the group's request for $2,500 because of the Senators termed ""an unorganized presentation."" After returning with an itemized request. $2,000 of the $2,500 was granted to UFAR, after heated debate, because the allocation would leave SGA with ""only an estimated $7,000 for the remainder of the academic year. Citing the fiscal depletion, Senator Eric Martin, began circulating a petition November 8, calling for a student referendum and to have President Rick Danoff veto the bill, returning the funds to SGA. Danoff, however, did not veto the legislation (See story page 1). UFAR leaders this week urged all Towson State students, faculty and staff to attend the two day event, which is intended to educate the community on racism. The Teach-In has received support of various segments of � the campus community, including President James L. Fisher, S.G.A. Senate and Towerlight. President Fisher said, ""I hope its positive effects will embrace the college community, reduce racist conditions wherever they may be and effectively combat racism."" SGA Senate, acting on a resolution by Senator Rudi Forti Tuesday, passed legislation officially supporting the Teach-In, urging all students to attend. Towerlight editorially supported the Teach-In in its commentary November 9, calling for student participation of the event and making note of local conditions. The Teach-In. beginning at 10:00 a.m. November 28 in the Multi-Purpose Room of the College Center, features six prominent speakers, four films and a series of workshop discussions. Speakers November 28 Leadoff speaker at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday is Val Herring, a graduate student at University of Minnesota, who will speak on ""Racism and the Role of the Black Woman."" Next at 11:00 a.m., Dr. Carl Smith, professor of Biology at University of Wisconsin, will deliver the topic, ""Ethnic Science: An Alternative to Academic Racism."" ""Racism and the Role of the the subject of Dr. Orlando Taylor, professor of Speech and Linguistics at .Federal City Community College of Washington D.C. who is a specialist in the Black language in education. Taylor will speak at 1:00 p.m. Workshops ""Racism and Scientific Theory"" and ""Miscegenation."" sex between races, are the topics . of workshop discussions from 2 to 5:00 p.m. in the conferences rooms. Films Malcolm X: Struggle for Freedom,"" portraying the revolutionary hero if the Black liberation _ movement, three months before his assassination, will be shown at 7 p.m., along with ""Aluta Continua,"" viewing international racism. Speakers November 29 Thomas W. Todd, co-ordinator of Black Student Unions in the New England area, and consultant for the Upward Bound program, will be the leadoff speaker at 10:00 a.m. November 29. Todd will address the Teach-In on ""The Role of BSU on a White Campus."" Clint Smith. an auto worker. who had led various strikes in Detroit, will speak on ""Racism in Industry"" at 11:00 a.m. ""Racism in Higher Education in Maryland"" is the topic of Peter Rolling. professor of Mathematics at UMBC at 1:00 Workshops Workshop discussion on the second day will examine ""Racism in the White Community"" and The Role ot the Black Student Union."" ""Malcolm X Speaks,"" a documentary on the life and thought of Malcolm X, including his most important speeches and dialogues with his closest friends, will be shown at 7 p.m. The film traces his life, viewing him as strut hustler, prison inmate, Black Muslim and recognized statesman. Also shown will be ""San Fransico State,"" viewing racism at that school. Coalition members study petition funding. photo by Buddy Rehrey to hold back Senator seeksto hold back funds for UFAR by Sue DeBolt Senator Eric Martin is currently seeking to have the appropriation of $2,000 to the Black Student Union and Students for a Democratic Society for the Teacic-In Against Racism brought to a student referendum before the money can be spent. Although he sought a veto by SGA President Rick Danoff, the bill has already been approved. Education department praised as ""one of the best"" by Susan Moscareillo Towson State's Teacher Education Department has been cited as ""one of the best programs in the country"" by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The commendation came as part of an announcement on October 5 of the re-accreditation of the department for the next ten years. Re-accreditation of the Teacher Education Department by the State Board of Education was announced at the same time as the NCATE certification. A visiting team from NCATE came to Towson State March 12, 13, and 14. the same time at which a visiting team from the State Department of Education inspected the teacher education facilities. The State team consisted of 25 faculty members from Maryland and out of state colleges, and supervisors of education from several Maryland counties. Preparation for the NCATE visit was begun by the Teacher Education Department in November. 1971, with the appointment of a Steering Committee to be chaired by Jack Epstein of the Teacher Education Department. Then in February, 1972, Departmental Committees, and later. Interdepartmental Committees were formed to find information and assemble reports on the teacher education program. Individual departmental reports were combined into a 273 page ""Self Study Report to NCATE"" on the basic and advanced programs for the year 1971-2. which was submitted to NCATE when they visited in March. The report dealt with the basic programs in teacher education, general resources. evaluating the performance of graduates from basic programs, and advanced programs. Accreditation was requested by Towson State for the Programs of Educational Instruction (Early Childhood. Elementary, Secondary, K-12, and Special Teacher education) and Programs of School Service Personnel (Guidance Counselors.). All of the programs were state-cehified at the time of the visit, and the Early Childhood and Elementary Education programs had been certified by NCATE in 7969 for a five year period. On July II. a meeting was held in Washington. D.C. attended by Academic Dean Kenneth Shaw and other Towson State representatives. They met the NCATE evaluation board and were questioned by the board on the ""self study"" report submitted in March. NCATE met again on October 5 and recommended ""unequivocal certification"" of the Teacher Education department and accreditation for ten years. ""The results were very pleasing to us."" commented Epstein. ""NCATE said our report was the most complete and accurate the visiting team had ever examined."" ""We are pleased and delighted,"" Epstein continued. ""Towson should be proud of its education program."" NCATE gave one year accreditation to three education programs. Continued to Page 4 ) Raking objections because the allocation depletes the Senate treasury. Nlartin explained in a report and a comment circulated among students that it was ""too much money to spend op a two day event without Senate seeking more feed-back on this emotionally-charged issue.'' Several members of the United Front Against Racism confronted Martin Thursday. November 8, while he was attempting to solicit support for the petition he will present to Senate next week. They charged Martin with going behind their backs, as they felt he should have presented such objections at the meeting when funds were allocated. Martin criticized the Teach-In plans. commenting that some presentations. such as a \ speaker on Mozambique, were irrelevant to Towson students. He said that even though he supported the Teach-In, he felt that they should not have received any more than $1.000 Ted Keyes. a supporter of Martin's proposal, criticized the Senate because the proposal was never brought back to the students. He emphasized the need for students to be informed about any type of major appropriations. Martin reports that approximately 350 students have signed his petition. He postponed bringing the petition to Senate this week. because he felt that it needed more study. "
