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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1977-09-01_Vol43_No01_03

THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1977/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/PAGE 3 Governors' report: 'Period of crisis is fully over' The "period of crisis" that wracked WCU four years ago "is fully over," a University of North Carolina Hoard of Governors committe said Monday, Aug. 22. It said WCU today, under the leadership of Chancellor H. F. Robinson, "is on a very promising course." The assessment of WCU four years after an internal faculty-administration controversy that brought the institution widespread notoriety was given in a report by Jacob H. Froelich Jr. of High Point, chairman of the Board of Governors committee on university governance. Froelich and several members of the committee, accompanied by UNC President William Friday and two members of his staff, visited WCU July 28-29. Froelich's report was made at Monday's meeting of the Board of Governors in Chapel Hill. The report said, in part: "All of you know that Western Carolina University went through a period of difficulty. This board, in June 1973, appointed a committee to visit the campus and to make a report. Growing out of that report, a number of changes were made in the leadership of the campus. The present Chancellor, Dr. Robinson, has been in office since June 1. 1974. "I want to report, on behalf of the committee of visitors, that there has been a complete change in atmosphere and attitude since that time. "The new administration has surrounded itself with deans and department heads who appear to be full of energy and most competent. The positive attitude is reflected in all the members of the faculty with whom we talked, including Former administrators, ami in the students whom we met." Froelich ami the committee members discussed the role of the institutional board of trustees and the role of the Board of Governors with several WCU trustees. "We found nothing but wholehearted support for the statewide system of higher education." he said. President Friday commented to The Citizen that "the visit to Western Carolina University by the Governance Committe was a success. Members of the Board of Governors had instructive exchanges with students, faculty members and administrative officers. They were impressed with the enthusiasm and vigor they found in the university community under Chancellor Robinson's leadership." It was just over four years ago, starting in early 1973, that a controversy between some faculty members and Chancellor Jack K. Carlton erupted publicly. Disputes occurred over such issues as Carlton's style of administration, faculty tenure decisions, how some administrative vacancies were filled, and student housing policies. By June, local efforts to resolve the controversy appeared to have failed and the 1973 committee of inquiry to which Froelich referred was appointed. The committee was headed by William A. Johnson of Lillington, now chairman of the board of Governors. It began its investigations on the campus August 1, 1973 and presented findings and recommendations August 30. The committee recommended that Dr. Carlton's resignation, submitted during the course of the inquiry. be accepted. But it found that others had contributed to the conflict and it said "the controversy at Western Carolina University poses an extremely serious threat to effective performance of its educational mission and requires remedial intervention by the Board of governors...." Froelich's committee in 1977 found a changed campus. He told the governors Monday that Western has already broken ground for its new administration building and that a new campus entrance is being developed to facilitate the movement of traffic. He said a general landscaping campaign has made the campus much more attractive. Departing from his prepared report at one point. Froelich observed that WCU is able to attract faculty members from prestigious universities. His committee, he said, had"extensive and useful discussions" with faculty members and administrators on several topics, including WCU's successful remedial program, the problem of payment of faculty members for teaching off-campus classes, and the problem of funding for summer school. Froelich especially noted WCU's "continuing intense interest" in health programs for Western North Carolina, and he said the university "is accelerating its effort to provide educational opportunity for the Cherokee Indians..." "In conclusion." he said, "your committee visiting Western Carolina University feels that the period lit crisis is fully over and that the institution is on a very promising course." UNC to tell Hew'No!' by Tues. The University of North Carolina (UNC) will be telling the U.S. Department of Health. Indication and Welfare (HEW) and a Washington. D.C. Federal District Court "No!" when its new desegregation plan is filed by Tuesday. The new plan, written by members of UNC President Dr. William Friday's staff and approved by the 32-mcmber UNC Board of Governors, calls for a 32 per cent increase in black enrollment at the system's 10 predominantly white schools by 1982, rather than the 150 per cent HEW requested in its desegregation guidelines issued in July. HEW has 120 days after receiving the UNC plan to act. At stake is some $100 million in annual federal funds, and a court battle is expected. Last spring U.S. District Court Judge John A. Pratt rejected desegregation plans he approved in 1974 for five southern and border states in response to a suit filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Legal Defense Education Fund (LDF) and ordered HEW to draft guidelines for the states to X-country team has rough schedule WCU's cross country team will be facing one of the toughest schedules it's had in years. With onlv three upperclassmen returning and eight freshmen Paul Jones, WCU's cross country coach, is less than optimistic going into the first meet. "Some of the freshmen will have to take up the slack before we can be effective." Dennis Kaspryzk, a senior from Lake Worth Fl, will carry most of the load this season. "In order for us to have a successful season, Dennis will have to finish close to the top in each meet. This will put a lot of pressure on Dennis, but he is the type of person that can handle it," Coach Jones said. Jeff Cloninger, a junior from Lincolnton NC. will also be a contributing factor in the success of the team this season. "Jeff came back to school this year in the best shape he has ever been in and he has been looking good in practice also," Coach Jones said. John Costello, a junior from Virginia Beach VA, is the third of the returning upperclassmen but he is not ready for competition at the present. There will be five new freshmen Coach Jones will be depending on. Mike Handle, who was the Georgia state champion in cross country and also the mile and two-mile champion last year, Paul Boyette from Charlotte, Dennis Francis from Durham, Chris Houge from Cherryville, and Mark McDonald from Miami Fla. "These five freshmen will have to jump in and run like veterans in order for us to have a good season." Coach Jones added. The WCU cross country team will open it's season Sept. 10 against Marshall University. "This is a rebuilding year for us and the additions )f the NC track club, UT-Chattanooga to our competition, we will have to get tough fast," Coach Jones said. follow. HEW issued this in July. UNC's plan reflects the Board of Governors' opinion that many of the details of the HEW guidelines were "impossible" to meet, like the proposed 150 per cent black enrollment increase. The UNC plan calls for the recruitment of more black faculty members and administrators, requesting more than $1 million from the State Legislature next year to upgrade programs at the five predominantly black schools, and stepping up white enrollment at the five schools from .2 per i o2.1 per cent bv 1982. The LDF maintains that UNC and the other stale systems arc maintaining a "dc facto" racially discriminatory system, and should not be receiving federal funds because of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ("Dc facto" segregation means unintentional, traditional, and historical segregation, as opposed to "dc jure" segregation, which means discrimination bv the law). Housing shuffles personnel, names Beginning with this fall semester, there will be no more Residence Hall Directors or their Assistant Directors at WCU. Instead, the campus residence halls have been divided into four geographic area, each now being supervised by an Area Coordinator who is assisted by a Head Resident in each dorm. The position of Head Resident is very similar to the Assistant Director's status under the old system, but the Area Coordinator is quite different from the old Director. The Area Coordinators include Bee Pfahler who is in charge of Madison, Reynolds, and Buchanan Halls in the hill area, Maggie Mills who oversees Walker and Scott Halls, Don Dixon with Albright. Benton and Harrill Halls, and Joe Janufka with Leatherwood and Helder Halls. All four answer to Assistant Director of Housing Sandy Ellsworth. The Area Coordinators are charged with programming activities for their area, discipline within the halls, management of hall personnel, and working with students' needs. The change to the new system also reflects the trend toward unifying students in their respective area and promoting cooperation between residence halls. THE OAEEK feEJvT ** *** TTKA T*t IFC BEGINS NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN STYLE The Inter-Fraternity Council is starting its formal Rush Week on September 6 and will continue through September 9. The events of the week will include the following: Tuesday. Sept. 6—Jersey Day. All Greeks wear their fratenity colors. Wednesday, Sept. 7—Campus Cleanup. All fraternities make a joint effort to clean up trash around the campus and along 107 to the All American Awards trophy shop. Thursday, Sept. 8—Formal smoker. This is an excellent opportunity for all interested males to meet representatives from the various fraternities on campus and get a better understanding of what they're all about. Place: UC Time: 7p.m. Guest speakers: Coach Bob Waters Coach Steve Cottrell Dean Doug Davis Friday, Sept. 9—Disco Dance Place: UC Grandroom Time: 8p.m. until Admission: FREE All interested undergraduate students are invited to attend these various activities and the fraternities here at WCU are anxious to meet you. (All fraternities and sororities wishing to run an article or other information in the Greek Beat should submit their material to the Western Carolinian office no later than 6p.m., Tuesday evenings. All materials must be type-written and double spaced, otherwise the Carolinian will not be responsible for printing the information. Space in the Western Carolinian is allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.)

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

• Creator
  • Western Carolina University
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1977-09-01
  • Date digitized: 2018-09-04
• Extent
  • Dimension: 15 x 11.5"
  • Pages: 16 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1977-09-01_Vol43_No01
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library