Librury
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Pet&
IVo lot D bu;ld;ng: There will be no administration building on lot D. Instead, the parking lot site, which is adjacent to the arts library, will be saved for a necessary library expansion expected about 1978. Interim administration president Howard Petch said friday the administration building will probably go on the previously planned site north of the phys-ed building adjacent to Columbia street. Petch only learned of the arts libr?ry building’s future inadequacy two weeks ago. His staff assistant Ken Swanton and academicservices director Pat Robertson handed him a report on library space projections just before the beginning of the open meeting called to hear the architect’s proposal for an administration building on the lot D site. However, Petch said nothing
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about the library’s needs at the meeting, and the faculty and students present voted overwhelmingly to oppose an administration building, or any other building, on the site. Petch said friday the problem of final library capacity had come up about three years agq, before he came to Waterloo, but the subject was dropped. Interim academic vicepresident Jay Minas, who was philosophy department chairman three years ago, explained the situation. “At that time there was no need to make a definite commitment. There was no unanimity on concepts of library-whether there should be study space- or a ciosedstack system, whether library facilities should be decentralized.” Minas personally prefers a system of undergraduate reading
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rooms and specialized collections for upper-year and graduate students. When the humanities building was in planning, he proposed a large undergrad reading room for humanities students in years one and two. This proposal was defeated in favor of keeping all arts library facilities in one area. “Dr. Petch is interested in getting substantive studies going now on the problem, but no hard decision is needed for six months,” said Minas. At the meeting two weeks ago, the architect maintained that he only wanted to see a building on the lot D site for esthetic reasons. Most present opposed a building on the site because it was an administration building that was under consideration. Speakers suggested such uses as a fine arts building or another arts lecture building.
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overenro/ment doesn’t worry Minus
Arts
There will be 400-500 more students enrol in arts in September than was planned for during the but only about 200 of winter, these will be in regular arts programs. Administration treasurer Bruce Gellatly told the board of governors two weeks ago arts would overenrol by 500 to provide a better budget base. Then-arts dean, now interim academic vicepresident, Jay Minas views it differently. He said Wednesday he expects 50-60 . who might normally register in arts to go into the integrated studies program and another 150-200 will go into environmental-studies programs. In i-egular arts programs, Minas feels he needs more than the originally-planned-for 675 because The university’s of budgeting.
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operating budget comes from tuition and provincial grants for the number of students that actually register. As arts dean, Minas has already planned large commitments to library and new faculty, and if insufficient students register, these developments will have to be cut back. Even with 825-900 students in regular arts, Minas says there will be, a “substantial enrichment.” Minas feels there will be no large lower-year courses that do not break down at some point into discussion groups, and a minimum of one course for freshmen will be in a small class. Space will not be a problem either, because the humanities building will be finished on schedule-for September.
Housing office revampd but still admin-controlled The off-campus housing and foreign student office has been completely reorganized According to the administration’s Gazette the reorganization is in line with recommendations contained in the student affairs review committee report.
Freshmen now read Chevron The Chevron begins this week to mail copies to all freshmen who have been admitted to the University of Waterloo. The mailing list begins this week with over 2500 admitted and will increase as that number reaches 3000 and over. New admission procedures and the abolition of grade 13 departmental exams have speeded the admissions procedures. Costs for mailing Chevrons to freshmen are being shared with the orientation committee. Also this week, the Chevron adds summer school students at both Waterloo universities to its circulationAbout 500 copies will be available on the Waterloo Lutheran campus fridays until the Chevron ceases regular summer publication july 25.
But not everyone agrees. In the words of one member of the committee, history prof Leo Johnson, “Since Dr. Petch is reorganizing housing administration, it’s a pity he has not seen fit to implement the main recommendation of the affairs committee.” In a report submitted to Petch in early march of this year, the committee suggested both on and off-campus housing be coordinated under a residence council, consisting of a student majority. The recommendation was m.ade after detailed study of the problem and was unanimously endorsed by the joint student-faculty-administration committee. Petch has placed offcampus housing under the direction of Al Woodcock in the residence administration office. Former coordinator of that department, Edith Beausoleil remains as foreign student advisor. It is anticipated the ‘graduate student union will be relieving Beausoleil of some of her duties soon, with planned foreign student programs. Dean of grad studies George Cross will also be working with the foreign students in this capacity.
Some people think they should be kicked out. Others, the campus center board included, say they have as much right as anyone to be there. The people in question are local high school students, who have found the campus center a relaxed place to float around in.
Prophylactics, concern
teenyboppers
campus
A decision to instal prophylactic vending machines in the campus center cannot be made by the campus center board, board member and operations vicepresident Al Adlington said at the board’s june 26 meeting. Leo Johnson, History prof board chairman, read a letter from a Toronto distributing firm requesting permission to instal the machines in the building. Some board members were obviously in favor. Adlington, however, took the letter from Johnson’s hand, saying he would “take care of it.” He cited an instance last -year when Village warden Ron Eydt had requisitioned such vending machines for installation in the Village. Then-administration pres-
center
ident Gerry Hagey denied Eydt’s request. Tim Jones, speaking for EngSOC A, opened a discussion on use of the campus center by non-university persons. He was concerned about the state of cleanup and the number of high school students in the campus center. The board felt it would be unfair to exclude some non-university persons when others who might be considered more desirable were welcome. The members felt, however, that ways must be found to get students to pick up their own trash and encourage others to do the same. The board struck a committee, composed of one student from each faculty and school, to investigate cleanup and the possibility of conducting a campaign to im-
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In other business, the board approved an allocation of $5000 for a sound system. This, together with the amount alloted to replace pub furnishings, will deplete the original campus center furnishings budget. The barbershop, to be located in the basement opposite the bank, is expected to be in operation by September registration, with one fulltime and one parttime barber. The university’s anc i 11 a r y-enterprises committee will grant a loan for set-up, as well as administer profits. The board also agreed that an investigation should be made into all possible aspects of improving service or renovating the coffeeshop area.
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