tl19690328-000 "169 of 23 Vol. XXI, No. 21 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE � BALTIMORE. MARYLAND 21204 March 28, 1969 Photo by Quante , DIRECTOR OF Business and Finance, Wayne Schelle, speaks about capital budget request for $2.5 million passed by the General Assembly of Maryland. Legislature passes capital budget; monies support construction, plans by JIM ZINK Towson State's revised capital budget request of 2.532 million dol-lars passed both houses of the leg-islature last week without cuts or alterations. The allocation of these monies will improve present con-ditions, and support new construc-tion as well as pay for the plan-ning stage of three new structures of the campus. $350,000 for Richmond Included in the campus improve-ment funds is a $350 thousand sum for the renovation of Richmond Hall. As the budget itself states ""this dormitory, approximately fifty years old, has deteriorated seriously . . . furthermore the col-lege has received several letters from the state fire marshall point-ing out fire hazards."" In addition to Richmond Hall funds $25 thous-and dollars has been allocated to impliment a. fire protection system. � Board names new president Tuesday, the Board of Trustees tlenled Dr. James L. Fisher to the ,Presidency of Towson State Col- Dr. Fisher, a 37-year old Vice creakient of Illinois State Uni-versity, will replace Dr. Earle T. hIlawkins sometime this summer. ut% Hawkins has been the President Of Towson State for 22 years. tr. Fisher has been in univer� 481tY administration since 1959, was assistant director of ad- �Ilssions at Northwestern Univer- Bity, 'since then he has served as the In this issue � The Maryland General As-sembly has approved an in- ""ease in appropriations to al-low the proposed Maintenance Plant to begin construction by J uly. Details on page 8. page tditorial 2 Letters 2 Moore thoughts 3 Thundercolt ___ 3 %gene 3 Music review SPort� R ulletin board 3 _ 4-5 8 Director of the financial aid office and as assistant to the president at 'Illinois State. Besides his cur-rent vice-presidency, he is the dean of information and research services at the University and an associate professir of psychology, although he has not taught since 1965. Dr. Fisher, a native of Decatur, Illinois, earned his bachelor and masters degrees from Illinois State and his doctorate in psychology from Northwestern, Illinois State University is a rapidly growing ex-state teachers college, much like Towson, and presently has 13,000 students. Be-cause of the similarity of the two schools, Dr. Fisher says he is quite ""comfortable in the contemplation of the Townon environment."" Dr. .Fisher feels that many of the basic assumptions on which college progrms rest, including tea-cher education programs, need to be re-examined and updated. Dr. Fisher believes one of the responsibilities of the university and its students is to become in-volved in the outside community especially in the inner city. He does not feel 'the university can operate as an isolated society. Commenting on Dr. Fisher's ap-pointment, William L. Wilson, Board Chairman, stated: ""We con-sider ourselves fortunate indeed that so standing an educator as Dr. Fisher will soon be assuming the presidency of Towson State College and we are certain he will prove a worthy successor to Dr. Hawkins who has served with such distinction these past twenty-two years. As the budget again states "" . . . the state fire marshall cited de-ficiencies existing in various build-ings requiring correction."" Funds for sidewalks Other funds for Towson's im-provement were directed for site improvements. These changes in-clude landscaping, lighting of col-lege roads, buildings and essential areas and construction of sidewalks made necessary by recent construc-tion and new traffic patterns. Satisfy until 1980 Due to the ""critical requirement for additional faculty office space as well as a shortage of adminis-ttrative space"" $1.82 million were allocated in the budget for the con-struction of the new administra-tion 'building. This edifice will utilize approximately 63 thousand square feet of space allowing Step-hens Hall to convert totally into a faculty office-classroom building. The budget estimates that this structure will satisfy administra-tive needs until 1980. New structure included Planning funds for three new TSC structures are also included in this budget. A new classroom building of approximately 175,000 gross square feet is to be planned to accommodate the Department of Education and Psychology. This will include extensive psychology laboratories, classrooms, offices and research areas. Parking garage The second structure for which planning funds were allocated was the Towson Field House. This building will relieve the fully util-ized Burdick Hall and contain ap-proximately 100 thousand gross square feet. Some features of the new building would include a run-ning track, spaces for indoor and outdoor sports, spectator seating, faculty offices and classrooms. A parking garage's planning is also being funded in the budget. ""Because of the sprawling nature of the campus as well as the high cost of land, a strategically locat-ed parking garage is thought to provide the most effective parking facilities. This garage is follow-ing the recommendations of the master campus planners. Wayne Schelle, Director of Bus-iness and Finance, summarized the budget's effect saying, ""I feel that the Capital Budget as it now stands will allow Towson to make con-siderable strides. It not only in-sures our continued growth, but it also strengthens the college making it a more desirable place to attend arid to work. This commitment by the 1State will make Towson more competitive with any institution in the State."" Many barriers to integration Study cites five point proposal The $12,000 Sydney Hollander Associates study on racial inte-gration at state colleges was re-leased March 19. The study was commisioned last year by the Board of Trustees to determine the cause of racial imbalance at the state institutions. The study discovered that white students and their parents con-sider predominately black Coppin and Bowie inferior to Towson, Salisbury, and Frostburg, the pre-dominately white schools. The study recommended that the standards and facilities be equalized, adding that as a remedy the Board could ""administer the six colleges as a single institution on separate cam-puses."" The report, however, realizes many other barriers to integration besides unequal facilities exist. It is generally ""taken for granted"" that white parents sending their children to college choose a school at which their own race predom-inates. Another barrier discovered is the lack of information that students and parents have about the colleges. ""One-third of the Negro high school students and parents in- Hollander Report The Hollander Report on inte-gration cites poor public relations, fear of social os-tracism, and in-ferior secondary education f o r Negroes as some of the causes of segregation a t the state col-leges. HEW gives state 120 days ro, r do ed offil"" but wont /*mak., �terviewed had not heard of Frost-burg or iSalisbury."" states the report. And nearly 'half the white high school students and parents interviewed ""did not know of Cop-pin."" Other obstacles listed in the re-port include: 1) 'Social life�The study found that Black students in predom-inately white Towson and Frost-burg ""sacrifice of social life is the price they pay for a better edu-cation. 2) Inferiority of secondary edu-cation of many Negroes�The Study found that as long as ""inequality in background and preparation persists"" integration (Continued on page 6) "
