tl19720929-000 "towerlight Vol. 26 No. 4 Towson State College September 29, 1972 Towson, Maryland 21204 Photo hy Mid Almond State Auditor Robert Phillips examines portions of SGA records to determine whether funds are missing. State auditors begin examination of books by Mike Dilworth At the request of Student Government Association President Jesse Harris, state auditors Monday began an investigation of SGA books to determine if and how much money is missing from last spring's concert receipts. A team of state auditors headed by Robert Philips 1 ')egan their review Monday morhing of all SGA books, accounts and financial records. Special attention is being administered to all concert dealings. In conjunction with the audit, a criminal investigation is being conducted by Chief of Campus Security Gene Dawson. Dawson plans to question all persons involved in the transfer of concert receipts. The audit was prompted by disclosures last week that funds may be missing and could possibly amount to $7,000. However, more conservative estimates have been made, placing the figure as low as $200. SGA Senator Robert Leatherwood last week charged that $3,000 in funds from May's Guess Who concert are missing. It was I,eatherwood who guessed that the total amount of funds missing from an concerts last year as $7,000. It has not yet been substantiated whether funds are missing or how much. The auditors expect to complete their investigation in three weeks. The last official audit of SGA books took place in November, 1971 and the next schedule audit is in November, 1973. In a letter to students this week (appearing on page 3) Harris questioned the $7,000 figure. He said, ""If this figure were accurate, it would have eliminated an estimated one-fourth of SGA gate receipts last year. If this were the case, it would have been self-evident in the accounts."" If the speculation concerning the money is true, Harris said, ""appropriate steps will be taken by SGA to deal with the individual or irdividuals responsible."" Harris expressed cenfidence in both Leatherwood ard SGA Treasurer Rick Danoff, that they both acted in good faith. A report of the auditors' findings will be issued, Harris noted, at the end of the three-week investigation. Fisher urges board to add youth, women by Mike Dilworlh President James L. Fisher has recommended that the Board of Trustees broaden their representation of youth and women. In a letter to Mathias J. DeVito, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Maryland State Colleges, Fisher cited political unrest as a determining factor in broadening representation on boards of authority. Noting the popular trend of appointing young representatives to college boards of trustees, Fisher applauded such appointments and called for ""care in their implementation."" He said, ""Probably never before in history have customs and modes changed more rapidly from one college generation to the next. In addition, most youth of today are conscious of the economic, ecological, and political precariousness of our age, and face with some concern the possible conditions of their future."" These future conditions, he said, are affected by decisions of the Board of Trustees. ""To help insure that its deliberations and decisions include representation from the most vital and concerned age group,"" Fisher recommended that the Board appoint a youthful member as a full voting member. Fisher specified, however, that the Board appointment should not be a member of the colleges subject to the Board's authority. That situation, Fisher said, ""would compromise the objectivity of the member, and create pressures on him which are unwise and unfair."" ""The youth member,"" Fisher said, ""should be someone not directly involved in the Members elected to SSFGB operations of any of the state colleges."" He suggested recent graduates of institutions affected, recent graduates or current students at a school not under the Board's jurisdiction and candidates from the non-college youth group. Noting that there is one woman on the Board and over half of the general population as well as the student population are female, Fisher' also recommended greater representation of women on the Board. He said it is a time of ""rising awareness of the need for institutions to improve opportunities, equalize rewards and more directly address themselves to the needs and concerns of women."" by Brenda Gilhooly Seven new members were elected to the Student Services Fee Governing Board at the September 26 Senate meeting. Following an address by President James L. Fisher index Editorials 2 Letters 3 News 4-8 Briefs 9 Sports Collage 10-11 More Briefs 12-13 Features 14-16 Goings On 17 Sports 18-19 News 20 concerning student involvement in higher education, the Senate held elections to the SSFGB. Elected were Amy Schaeffer, Bill Dean, Bill Michel, John Hunt, George Mattingly, Bob Leatherwood, and Mike Nohe. John Kipper, elected last spring, is also a member of the SSFGB. Constitutions for the College Union Board, TSC Women's Liberation group, and the Jewish Students Association were approved by the Senate. SGA President Jesse Harris requested funds for the Towson State College Jazz Ensemble to attend a national music festival. (Continued to Page 20) Photo b t.110 /3/a( bum President James L. Fisher addressed the SGA senate Tuesday on the state of higher education and its implications for TSC. Fisher addresses SGA senate on education by Brenda Gilhooly President James L. Fisher addressed the SGA Senate Tuesday concerning the state of higher education and the implications for Towson State; student and faculty roles in bringing about change; and his perceptions of the office of the president. Fisher stated that since Harvard was founded in 1736, student questions and discontent have preceded every substantive period of change in American higher education. He voiced his opinion that students are ""barometers of concern."" He continued, ""Those affected by a decision should have a voice in this making. All change must come through the people."" Fisher went on to say that ""Every decision made here should be made in the best interest of the individual student as opposed to the college , department, SGA, student body or other group."" Fisher voiced the opinion that historically, the prime evil in education has been the departmental system. He feels that under this system, departments work against each other rather than with each other to insure quality education. He went on to say that here at Towson, ""efforts are under way to alleviate the condition, but we still have a long way to go."" When asked if student participation in the Academic Council was a token participation, Fisher stated that the students in the Academic Council did not use their positions as effectively as they could. He stated that students as well as faculty have the power to bring about meaningful change and transform ""the archaic notions concerning education."" In an attempt to elicit change from within the institution, Fisher plans to implement a task force whose purpose will be to find what changes are needed and offer possible solutions. The force will be comprised of students, faculty and administrators, who will report their findings to the Academic Council. Fisher also said that it is necessary to eliminate whatever is no longer relevant to the students. He continued that never has a college performed ""radical surgery"" on itself. In the past, it always has been led to change through external forces. Fisher hopes change can be accomplished this time by the college itself. "
