Legislature
Cuts Budget
Request
VOL. LIV
Guilfordian
Editorship
Applications are now being
accepted for the editorship of
THE GUILFORDIAN.
Interested persons should
contact any member of the Pub
lications Board or leave their
names in THE GUILFORDIAN'S
office in Cox Hall.
TT>e QuilforScm
Dispute Over Budget
Guilfordian Goes On Strike
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Legislature Finance Committee Chairman Richard Sifferlen
Delafield Clarifies
Board Position
Chairman of the Publications
Board Carter Delafield when
questioned about the current
rumor that the board would not
support a bid by Craig Chapman
for the editorship of next year's
GUILFORDIAN stated that the
story was in error.
fn addition, Mrs. Delafield
released the following statement
to THE GUILFORDIAN.
"To my knowledge there has
been no discussion among board
members about any candidate
for any position on next year's
Monday, April 6, 1970
staff. I personally have been very
pleased with Craig's work. Al
though 1 have vigorously op
posed many of the stands he has
taken, I think he has handled a
difficult job with intelligence
and considerable skill."
The rumor was circulated by
a student who said Mrs. Dela
field assured him that the Publi
cations Board would never sup
port Craig Chapman for another
term as THE GUILFORDIAN
editor.
Craig Chapman, editor of
THE GUILFORDIAN, has an
nounced that THE GUIL
FORDIAN is on strike. The
strike stems from a dispute be
tween the newspaper and the
Student Legislature over THE
GUILFORDIAN'S budget re
quest for the 1970-1971 school
year.
In announcing the decision of
the staff, Chapman said that
THE GUILFORDIAN would
continue to publish eight pages
on a regular weekly schedule.
However he said that for the
duration of the strike, the news
paper would accept for publica
tion only news copy on strike
developments and advertising.
Finance Committee
The budget dispute between
the Student Legislature and THE
GUILFORDIAN arose March 23
when the legislature accepted a
Legislature Finance Committee
recommendation that THE
GUILFORDIAN'S budget re
quest of $6,809 for the
1970-1971 school year be
trimmed to $5,300.
The $1509 budget cut was
money designated as salaries for
the editor and associate editors.
Chapman Cites 'Need'
During the course of debate
on THE GUILFORDIAN'S
budget, Craig Chapman argued
that SISOO was needed "to re
tain and attract qualified staff
members as well as to serve as a
'cushion' in the event that THE
GUILFORDIAN'S advertising
campaign falls short of its pro
jected goal."
In addition Chapman main
tained that "most colleges with
quality newspapers pay salaries
to publication staff members."
Southerland States Position
However Carl Southerland,
president of the College Union,
GuUjordian
Begins Strike
Schedule
urged the legislature to reject the
request for proposed GUILr
FORDIAN salaries on the
grounds that "if we do it for one
organization we will have to do
it for others."
In addition several other stu
dents argued that the proposed
salaries would necessitate a hike
in the student activity fee which
would place a financial hardship
on students who are "working
their way through college."
Last Year
Last year, the Student Legis
lature turned down THE GUIL
FORDIAN'S request for salaries.
Acceptance of the proposal
for GUILFORDIAN staff
salaries would have added about
$1.50 (.75 per semester) to the
student activity fee for next
year. Next year the cost of
attending Guilford for one year
(including tuition, room, board,
and fees) will total approxi
mately $2,500.
This Year
THE GUILFORDIAN has
paid $l2O in salaries to staff
members this year.
The money was paid with the
approval of the Publications
Board, Student Government
Association president Dan Hul
burt, and Legislature Finance
Committee chairman Richard
Sifferlen after the funds became
available due to a reduction in
printing costs this fall.
Most supporters of GUIL
FORDIAN staff salaries in
cluding GUILFORDIAN editor
Craig Chapman maintain that
the legislature should provide
salaries for leadership positions
in the College Union, the Stu
dent Legislature, and other cam
pus organizations as well as THE
GUILFORDIAN.
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