Wednesday, February 29,1984. ‘THE OTHER PRESS page3 “New board The 1984 College Board met for it’s inaugural meet- ing Thursday February 16 with three new members by CARL SVANGTUN ‘welcomed to the board: Dr. Pauline Hughes, Dr. John Hopkins of Maple Ridge, and Pat Cook from Burnaby» The meeting began with the election of a new chairman: | and vice-chairman. These positions will be filled by Gerry Trerise and Cliff Mur- nane respectively. Bill Day, Douglas College president, said in address- ing the problem of privat- ization, the cuts would have ‘“‘no radical affect in num- bers in business adminis- tration.’’ He then recommended that the letter from the Ministry of Education be forwarded to the Education and Services committee for further investigation. Appointments to the three committees were: deferred for two weeks to give new members time to get set- tled. Two orientation meet- ings were set up to familiar- ize new members with the college. A letter was sent to the ge: ALRT planning dept. per a desired access on the east side of Eighth street. Mr. Mann from ALRT replied that it was a genuinely good concern but the funding was not available. This problem was referred by- the board to the Finance; Faculty, and Personnel committee for fur- ther discussion. ' Coming to the issue of the j School paper censored by admin ~ |CALGARY (CUP) - Mount | Royal College administra- : tors don’t like faculty mem- bers who complain or news- papers that print such com- plaints. The college board of governors investigated five instructors who criticized president Don Baker in Journal 3009, a journalism school newspaper, Dec.12. The three-week investiga- tion ended Feb. 8, but results have not been re- leased. ; The investigation raises | |issues of academic freedom and freedom of the press, said Barry Pashak, Alberta Association of College Fac- ' |ulties vice president. Dean Thomas said major _ {changes at the college, in- _ | cluding the president’s per- _ | sonality, hard economic times and increased student _ |enrolment are the real sources of increased ten- sion. +e Sp 1 ea Simcoe Park development, the board seems to feel that the city’s proposal was no- thing more than a vague promise and the general concensus is to precipitate closure. This is not to say that anything more was done but merely talked a- bout. First Capital City De- velopment promised the col- lege five acres of water-front property for perpetual use if none was available from the city. The college board would rather have Simcoe Park and plans to use the offer as a trump card in dealing with the city. An issue was brought before the board in refer- ence to the leasing of a room’ in the college to the Early Childhood Education Soci- ety. The problem was brought up that if the em- ployees became unionized, they would have the legal right to picket the college, and in essense could shut down the whole facility. The college cannot legally termi- nate the lease for union activity, which brought up the question as to whether it was an important enough venture in relation to the risks involved. Day assured the board the lease was invaluable be- cause it would give the college the ability to use the facility as a laboratory for observational purposes. Access to Lorne Street from the concourse’s east entrance has been typified by what Bill Day refers to as a ‘hill of slime’’. There was no stairway put in by deci- sion of the government. If the college wants one it would have to be built on college funds with the col- lege being held fullyliable. It was recommended that no- thing be done unless it gets unbearable as it would be quite expensive. Some alter- natives were put forward in a comical tone; Mr. Trerise called for pig netting while Mr. Murnane was adamant- ly in favor of barbed wire. On a more serious note the problem of a faculty Association contract was brought up. Negotiations have broken off after 11 months, and the board was urged by faculty to get invoived with negotiations to bring about an agreeable settlement. Sean Balder- stone, student society presi- dent, also voiced student concern over the issue. On a final note a Dean of Applied Programs will be appointed next month, (the position having been empty for a year). Day said the hiring of administrative per- sonnel is his personal job so as to alleviate the board of all responsibility. It is in his words ‘‘a classic bureau- cracy.”’ ECE day care ready to open Day care will open at Douglas - College’s New Westminster campus some time in early March. The by DAN HILBORN college board ratified a lease with the Early Childhood Education Society on February 23 after a five week delay. The second draft of the lease showed six changes, from the original contract presented January 19, while the finalized contract infor- mation sheet states only three changes. The board gave approval to the society to use the Douglas College name and includes five clauses dealing with labor disputes. Gerry Trerise, board chair, said they had no other way to operate. If the college were to run the day care centre, mC: C-E i, employees The Douglas College community jazz band is preparing to record another record! Terry a former college student, keeps his lips in shape by playing in one of the most popular bands Kaufenburg, mainland. would have to be hired at a cost of $1,400 per month more than ECE’s proposed budget, said a management presentation to the board. Parents of children aged three to five enrolled full- time in the centre will pay $310/month, although there is a $220 subsidy available from Human Resources. There will be space for 19 full-time children in the fac- ility with college students receiving priority to vacan- cies. The society will also pro- vide room for three other children a day, costing $2/hour for part-timers and $2.75/hour for drop-ins. Revenue will be $6,690 per month if 100 per cent capa- city is reached. Gord Gilgan, dean of aca- demic and applied programs at Douglas College, said the facilities have been on the drawing board for five years and the society will be able sets acquainted in the lower } INLLNA IVA NVAS Ad OLOHd to ‘‘set a high standard for graduates.”’ “| think it is very impor- tant that this is attached to the college,’’ he said. The final draft allows ter- mination of the contract in the event of extended labor troubles, however, the se- cond draft listed riots, insur- rection, sabotage, rebellion, labor troubles, strikes, lock- outs, wars, acts of God or any other cause whether of like nature or not as grounds for closing down the centre. The lease also mandates the college to apply to the Labor Relations Board in the event of a strike to have picketing by ECE employees allowed at only one rarely used entrance, the west end of corridor 2811. Trerise said there were still other groups on campus that could cause a strike, including the parking lot employees and the catering ‘service workers.