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Waiting for rain The high today and Saturday will be in the mid 70s, and the low will be in the mid 50s tonight and Saturday night. The chance of rain is 20 per cent through Saturday. If Sports doubleheader The football team hosts Texas Tech, and the soccer team entertains High Point on Saturday. See page 1 of the Weekender and page 5 of this section. r 4 ii i r ir if at w - i a Volume 85, Issue No. 25 Faculty salary raise delayed until late Oct. Last of UNC system; paperwork to blame By MARTHA WAGGONER Staff Writer A 6.5 to 8.2 per cent salary increase for faculty members was not included in the most recent faculty paychecks, and paperwork was to blame. John Temple, vice chancellor for business and finance, said extensive paperwork was necessary to implement the increase, which was approved by the 1977 General Assembly. Faculty members were told at the General Faculty and Faculty Council meeting Sept. 16 that the increase would be included in checks to be distributed at the end of October. The increase is retroactive to July I. "An extensive amount of paperwork is necessary to implement the salary increase, and it is necessary to get the approval from the Office of the President," a summary of the council proceedings stated. The money for the salary increase was allocated to the 16 campuses of the UNC system by the UNC Board of Governors at its August meeting. The paperwork, Temple explained, "starts at the department where they receive the salary increases, and then come forward to the dean, the provost, the chancellor, and this has to be sent to the president for approval, which has been done. "We have to go into the payroll system and adjust each individual salary to the new level. We have to modify the payroll system so that the increase will be retroactive to July 1 and ... cumulative to Nov. 1." E. Maynard Adams, faculty chairperson, blamed the legislature in part for the delay because it "was so late in approving the pay raise. There was a tremendous amount of paperwork that had to be done on the time span we had." . Adams said the paperwork should have been completed by Sept. 12 "or something like that in order for the increase to be reflected in this paycheck." Felix Joyner, vice president of the UNC General Administration, said he knew of Please turn to page 2. Money dries up with water OWASA Chapel Hill's water problem is becoming as much a matter of money as a matter of rainfall. Durham has enough water to sell two million gallons per day to the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), but the Authority may decide to stop buying water from Durham because of a lack of sufficient funds. Money to purchase water from Durham was not included in OWASA's original budget. A majority of OWASA members have recommended the cessation of water purchases. OWASA anticipates a $266,000 deficit in its budget due to the cost of buying water from Durham. A proposed surcharge of 30 cents per 1 ,000 gallons of water on Chapel Hill's water bills was discussed at a public hearing in a x I t I : , WrW&& -:H i ! J W:ft , J Pi , ,-., '" .s AS k "Mark-Almond" came to Chapel Hill Wednesday night for a concert in Memorial Hall. Johnny Almond, shown here on flute, gave a 15-minute solo on the saxophone. Almond and his partner, Jon Mark, were on the last stop of their current tour, and promised to return in the spring. Staff photo by Allen Jernigan. Programs suggested for elimination are already being phased out at UNC By BERNIE RANSBOTTOM Staff Writer Six programs in the School of Education recommended for elimination last week in a report adopted by the UNC Board of Governors planning committee are already on the way out, a spokesperson for the school said Thursday. . The report suggests eliminating 53 of the 494 teacher-education programs in short of funds Carrboro Thursday. The surcharge could alleviate some of OWASA's budgeting headaches. Robert Peck, director of transportation and utilities for Durham, said Thursday that Durham would not discontinue selling water to OWASA unless asked to do so by the Authority. At the Durham City Council meeting on Monday, Peck said that Durham's sale of water to OWASA might be limited to two million gallons per day unless substantial rainfall occurs over the weekend. W. H. Cleveland, OWASA assistant director, said Thursday that cutting off the water from Durham would both conserve finances and help protect Lake Michie's water supply. Serving the sunleiit ami the Friday, September 30, 1977, the 15-campus UNC system. Dr. Barbara Wasik. associate dean of the School of Education, said the six programs recommended lor elimination at UNC have already been discontinued, are in the process of being phased out or were never implemented at all. Several staff members of the UNC (ienerul Administration, led by Donald J. Stedman. a professor in the UNC-CH School of Education, conducted the study, which took more than a year to complete. The study recommends the discontinuation of programs in four categories: I) inactive programs; 2) programs of low productivity; 3) weak programs: or 4) programs in areas demanding few graduates. The six programs recommended for discontinuation are the bachelor's programs in special education and health education; the program in intermediate school psychology; the socia foundations and the business, commerce and distributive education programs at the master's level; and the doctoral elementary education program. The study also recommends that three UNC education programs be studied for possible improvements. Recommended programs are the master's programs in curriculum and instruction and student personnel services in higher education, and the English education bachelor's program. Plans for improvement of these programs are due by Eeb. I. 1978. The I nivcrsiiv eoinmunii v since Chapel Hill, North Carolina urvey opposition to fee hikes By STEPHEN HARRIS Staff Writer UNC dorm residents overwhelmingly oppose spending more money for telephone installation and narrowly oppose an increase in student lees, according to a survey released Thursday by the Residence Hall Association (RHA). The survey is based on questionnaires distributed by RHA governors to dorm residents and returned from Sept. 13 to Sept. 25. RHA received responses from 569 students. Questions on the survey covered lour general areas: the proposed student fee increase. Southern Bell, a possible fall break and water conservation. The sampling of student opinion, which was funded by RHA and Student Government, shows that 94 per cent of the students felt Southern Bell Telephone C'o.'s recent increase in installation rates from $7.50 to $20 was unfair. The questionnaire asked. "Based upon Southern Bell's service, do you believe that the hook-up rate increase from $7.50 to $20 is justified?" The response: 1.8 per cent yes. 94" per cent no. .V7 percent don't know and .5 per cent no answer. But Southern Bell fared better with other student personnel services program is already under review in the School of Education. Wasik said, and the school has recently requested study of the curriculum and instruction program. A statement issued by the dean's office of the School of Education outlines the rationale behind the elimination of the other six programs. "Students in the doctoral program in education who want an emphasis or concentration in elementary education are now in the program classified as curriculum and instruction." the statement says. The curriculum and instruction program is one of the three programs recommended for study and may lace discontinuation if improvements in it are not made. "A program has been initiated to incorporate content on the handicapped child into the regular undergraduate teacher-training program," the statement says. There is a move in public education to incorporate handicapped children into a regular classroom situation, Wasik said. Therefore, the School of Education is attempting to train all undergraduate teaching majors to deal with the handicapped children, eliminating the need for the undergraduate special education program. There are no students currently enrolled in the social foundations program, according to the statement, and the program has been inactive for several years. Rameses, the Carolina mascot, poses in full uniform for his official home team photo. His wary expression is probably due to the anticipation of another home game, where he will again be paraded across the field with his horns painted Carolina blue that is, if Texas Tech doesn't find him first. results s questions. Over 74 per cent said Southern Bell sen ice gave no problems this year; over 21 per cent said it did. The survey asked. "Do you believe that the present level of student lees is adequate for the purpose of funding campus organizations?" The response: 51.1 percent yes. 19.9 per cent no. 28.8 per cent don't know, .2 per cent no answer. Only 65.7 per cent of the surveyed students said they were previously aware of the student-fee-increase proposal and 33.6 per cent said they were unaware of the proposal. The surveyed students overwhelmingly favored a lull break at UNC. 76.9 per cent supported it and 19.3 per cent opposed it. However, when asked if they were willing to lengthen the fall semester during the exam period to receive a fall break, only 38.5 per cent of the surveyed students said yes, 33.9 per cent said no. 8.8 per cent said don't know and 18.8 per cent had no answer. The surveyed students were asked if they favored a fall break if classes started two days earlier. In response 57,3 per cent said yes, 19.7 per cent said no, 8.8 per cent said don't know and 19 per cent had no answer. When asked to choose between an extended exam period or an early start of classes. 49.7 per cent wanted earlier classes, Student president Moss announces fee referendum By JAC1 HUGHES Surf Writer An advisory student referendum on an activities fee increase will be held in mid November, Student Body President Bill Moss said Thursday, Despite efforts by Student Government (SG) to prove the need for the increase, students are not convinced, and SG plan to step ur its campaign for the fee increase. "The message that organizations are not receiving sufficient funding is not getting out." said Craig Brown, executive assistant to the Residence Hall Association (RHA). According to a survey conducted by RHA and SG. 51 per cent of the 569 students polled believe the present level of student fees in adequate for funding campus organizations. The results of the survey, which was released Thursday at a meeting of the Campus Cabinet, showed that 19.9 per House panel unanimous Me d transfer limit passes The House Health subcommittee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would limit the required number of transfer students that U.S. medical schools must accept from foreign schools. The bill, which limits the number of foreign transfer students that medical schools must accept to the equivalent of 6 per cent of the entering freshman class or third year class, will now go to the House interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. A medical school may pick the lesser Carolina's mascot 'Rameses' plays on football, farm fields By DAVID CRAFT Staff Writer If Rameses had his way, he would just as soon skip football season. For when the Tar Heels take to the gridiron, students from others schools take to the pastures in search of Carolina's mascot. "One year the State people came and kidnapped him," says Bob Hogan, keeper of the ram. "They took him over to the School of Textiles and dyed him red, We ended up shearing him to get him straightened out, Another year, Hogan hid Rameses in a trailer on his farm. "East Carolina found him." Hogan says. "They painted his horns purple and gold." Rameses lives at Lake Hogan Dairy farm outside of Carrboro. "He likes it pretty well here," Hogan says. "He stays with the cows and does just about what he pleases." A visit to Lake Hogan Dairy confirmed H ogan's remark. As the cows paraded to the barn for their afternoon milking, Rameses and several other ewes strolled along underfoot. His Carolina Blue horns set him apart from the other rams. During the football season, Hogan tries to keep Rameses' whereabouts secret. "We moved him around to other farms. He fusses Please call ui: 933-0245 how 26.7 per cent wanted later exams and 23.6 per cent gave no answer. Thursday Hnd hriday were the preferred days for a fall break: 48.2 per cent favored the two days while 27.9 per cent favored Monday and Tuesday. When should a full break be held? The third weekend in October, according to 42.5 per cent of the students. The second weekend in October was favored by 34.4 per cent. The results of the RHA survey will be considered by the University's fall break committee today, The committee has three proposed calendars to consider. The students were convinced the water shortage is real: 44.5 per cent said the water shortage is very serious. 50.1 percent said it w as somewhut serious and I . I per cent said it was not serious at all, Students were asked if they had taken steps to conserve water, and 86.6 per cent said they hud, 1 2.3 per cent said they had not. Chapel Hill town government and OWASA drew heavy criticism for the water shortage. Over 93 per cent of the lurveyed students pluced major responsibility for the water shortage on the town, 5.3 per cent placed minor responsibility and .2 per cent placed no responsibility. cent do not believe the present level is adequate, 28.8 per cent do not have an opinion, and .2 per cent did not respond. The survey also indicated that 36.2 per cent would support an increase in student fees of $3 per semester and that 39 per cent would oppose such an increase. Another 24.4 per cent were undecided and .4 per cent had no respone. "I don't think we're tfoing to get an increase until students realize what the money is used for and what the potential is with more money," Student Body President Bill Moss said. Moss said a $5-per-year increase in student fees would represent approximately $120,000 in additional monies for campus organizations funded through student fees. "Most of thegraduatestudents I talked to feel that student fees on this campus are the lowest they've seen anywhere," said David Hackleman of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation. enrollment between the two classes in deciding the number of students it must accept. The 6 per cent figure would mean the UNC School would have to accept 10 foreign transfer students, the maximum number the school has said it would take. A spokesperson for the school said earlier this month that the school would turn down about $800,000 in annual federal subsidies if asked to accept more than 10 of the transfers. - CHUCK ALSTON a little bit when we move him, but he gets over it. "Rameses is a good-natured little fellow," Hogan says, "He's not much trouble at all. He eats grass and fodder with the cows. 1 guess he feels safe around them." Rameses, who is starting his fifth year as mascot, is six-and-a-half years old, Hogan says. "He should be around for a couple more years, at least." Rameses is not a direct descendent of the original mascot. Credit for the selection of a ram as the school's mascot goes to Vic Huggins, Carolina's head cheerleader in the '20s, Hogan says. "He was named after a football player they called the Battering Ram. His name was Jack Merritt. "The University didn't know what to do with the ram after they got it, My dad, Henry Hogan, was playing football at the time, so they asked him if he would take care of it." The Hogan family has kept the mascots since. I n return for their care, the Hogans get tickets to the football games. Rameses gets a bath and has his horns painted before each game. He rides to the stadium in the back of a pickup truck. "This year, we'll take him to all of the home games." Hogan says.
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