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Tuition Increase Suggested
By PHIL BEMA8
Krai-raid Editor
PORTLAND (Special)—Tuition is on its way up.
The Committee on Finance and Business Affairs of
the State Board of Higher Education voted Friday to
recommend five changes in tuition and fees to the
full board.
The changes would:
• Raise tuition and fees for resident undergraduates
to $123 a term or $389 a year, an increase of $13 a term.
• Raise non-resident undergraduate tuition and fees
to $333 a term or $999 a year, an increase of $33 a term.
• Raise tuition for all graduate students, resident
and non-resident, to $142 a term or $429 a year, an in
crease of $33 a term.
• Raise resident tuition $4 per term at Eastern
Oregon College, Southern Oregon College, and Oregon
College of Education so that by 1970 their tuition will
equal that of Oregon State, the University, and Portland
State. Students at the three regional colleges now pay
$98 a term, compared to $110 a term at the three big
schools.
• Eliminate special music lesson fees for • music
majors and prospective music teachers.
The committee also postponed action on a proposal
to lower charges for resident medical students from
$403 a term to the same amount paid by all other
graduate students
Final action on that question and all the other pro
posals will probably come at the next meeting of the
Board of Higher Education December 12 and 13 at
Portland State. If the changes are approved, they will
not go into effect until fall of 1967.
Tuition was last increased four years ago, effective
fall term 1963.
There was no disagreement among the five members
of the nine-member board who were present on raising
undergraduate tuition.
OTHER STATES
Most of the debate was over graduate tuition. Several
board members felt that out-of-state graduate students
should pay more than Oregon residents.
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, board member from Red
mond, noted that most other states charge a much
higher rate for non-resident graduate students than
they do for residents.
But Board President Charles R. Holloway replied,
•'They're not on trial here.”
University President Arthur S. Flemming argued
that the lower tuition for graduate students has helped
to build up the graduate programs at the University
and Oregon State.
"NO IMPROVEMENT”
"I just don’t like to tamper with a formula that has
worked and is continuing to work,” he said.
Flemming also ofTered a suggestion about making a
tuition increase before the 1967 Legislature has acted
on the board's budget requests.
“it's conceivable,” he said, “that the income from an
increase in tuition could be subtracted from our budget
UO Buildings
Get Boost
PORTLAND (Special)—Because the University exceeded its pro
jected enrollment for fall term 1967 by 69 students, its proposed
building program for the next two years has been accelerated by
the State System of Higher Education
The University enrolled 13,045 students this fall, instead of the
projected 12,976.
State System Chancellor Roy E. Lieuallcn reviewed changes his
office has made in the budget to the Finance and Business Affairs
Committee of the board Friday.
The budget is now under review by the state Department of
Finance and Administration and Governor Mark O. Hatfield for
presentation to the 1967 Legislature.
The budget for the entire State System was cut slightly because
enrollment was 44,219, instead of a projected 46,219.
The budget cuts were the result of revising downward slightly
the enrollment projections for the next two years for most schools,
although the University’s projection was raised slightly.
OVER 14,000
In fall term 1967 the University is supposed to have 13,676
students and 14,252 in 1968.
The State System budget request was cut $3.8 million, from $117.2
million to $113.4 million.
Almost all University projects on the State System's 1967-69
building priority list were moved up. Significant changes:
• The proposed co-operative dormitories were added to the list
as number 27. The project was denied funds last week by the State
Emergency Hoard and so will have to go to the Legislature.
• Moving the proposed new legal center from position number
31 to number 26 increases its chances of being built during 1967-69.
Jack Hunderup, State System director of facilities planning, indi
cated the chancellor's office expects the cutoff point to be some
where around number 30, although he emphasized that "all these
projects are needed.
• The proposed parking structure at the University remained
dead last on the list, which was cut from 79 Items to 78, but it
was changed from a structure to parking improvements.
UNIVERSITY PROJECTS
This is the status of University projects on the University priority
list ("OP” means the priority on the original list, “NP” the priority
on the revised list prepared by Lieuallen's office, "Aux. Funds”
means primarily funds from student building fees):
(Figures in thousands of dollars)
State Federal Aux.
OP NP Project Taxes Grants Funds Total
9 3 Third Science Addition $2,855 $1,000 $3,855
11 8 Women’s P.E. Addition 1,460 1,460
18 15 Architecture Addition 1,645 1,645
31 26 Legal Center 1,665 750 2,415
— 27 Co-operatve Dorms $ 830 830
33 31 Admin-Services Bldg. 2,230 2,230
39 37 Marine Biology Lab 500 250 750
40 38 Charleston Dorm 325 325
48 46 Tennis, Handball Courts 140 135 275
50 48 Mental Retardation 680 965 1,645
53 51 Physical Plant Addition 225 225
56 54 Behavioral Science 2,215 425 190 2,830
57 54 Music Addition 905 905
58 57 Education Addition 935 330 1,265
61 60 Science Addition 1,795 1,000 190 2,985
63 62 Animal Lab Addition 205 205 410
64 63 Dorm Administration 735 735
65 64 Dorm and Kitchen 2,150 2,150
79 78 Parking Improvements 200 200
requests by the Legislature because they will say we
already have those funds.
“The result would be no improvement in the institu
tions as a result of the tuition increase. If there is
going to be an increase in tuition, every effort shouMt
be made to be sure that it results in improvement in
the education.”
Flemming proposed that the money raised by the
tuition increase be earmarked for specific improve
ments in an effort to keep the Legislature from using
the increase as an excuse to make cuts in the higher
education budget.
Miles Popovitch, dean of administration at Oregon
State, agreed, suggesting that the tuition increase be
specifically tied to the board’s “C” budget, which in
cludes all improvements and new programs, including
major increases in faculty salaries.
INCIDENTAL FEES
Of the proposed raises in tuition, $3 will go to inci
dental fees, raising that from $22 to $25.
At the University the incidental fee helps support the
Health Service, the Athletic Department, the Student
Union and Education Activities budget, and towel ami
gym suit service in physical education.
Most of the $3 increase will go to the Health, not
only here but at all the schools, but some will also go
to the other agencies.
Flemming also suggested that the Health Service
might be taken out of the incidental fee area and in
cluded in the general budget of the University.
If Flemming Approves
Law School to Go
At 11th and Kincaid
The Campus Planning Commit
I tee voted Saturday to put the
proposed now Law School build
ing at 11th and Kinclaid rather
than on the north side of Frank
lin Boulevard.
Tre question will now go to
University President Arthur S.
Flemming, who must make the fi
nal decision.
The indications from commit
tee members were that no class
room facilities will go across the
highway for awhile.
It had been suggested that the
new Law School and new facili
ties for the School of Architec
ture and Allied Arts be built
i across Franklin Boulevard in
! stead of on the present cam
pus.
But several members of the
committee said a detailed plan
of what will go across Franklin j
should be developed before any j
academic buildings are put on1
that side of the street.
However, they put off a sugges
tion by Donlyn Lyndon, chairman j
of the department of architec- j
ture, that they appoint a planning
consultant to study the problem
because the question was not on
the agenda.
Except for some Science expan
sion, present plans do not call
Photo by Jim Chaskin
DUCK CENTER Bill Smith reflects the gridiron action on a
dismal day at Oregon State Saturday. OSU’s Beavers downed the
Ducks 20-15 in the rain-soaked battle. Further details and pictures
on pages 4 and 5.
' for putting classroom facilities
on the other side'of Franklin, ac
■ cording to John Lallas, director
of the Office of Planning and In
stitutional Research.
Lallas said two sites are com
mitted, one for co-operative dor
mitories and the other for a dor
mitory food service building.
Other facilities intended to go
across the highway are Univer
sity Press, the Museum of Natur
al History, a larger nuclear accel
erator, a major conference center,
research buildings, and land for
recreation and parking.
The vote on the Law School fa
cility was unanimous. It is 26H>
on the State System of Higher
Education's construction priority
list for 1967-69. The cost is esti
mated at $2.4 million for a 73,
700 square foot building. The
present Law School building,
Fenton Hall, will be converted
to general classroom use.
Law School Dean Ordano Hol
lis objected to going across Frank
lin. He said he wanted to keep the
Law School in the "core'’ of the
University.
Discussion of the other build
ing which was proposed as a pos
sibility for the north side of
(Continued on patie 2)
Emerald Title Stays
Despite OSU Victory
Due to an unsuccessful wager
with the Oregon State campus
newspaper, the Daily Barome
ter, over the UO-OSU football
game the Emerald was to have
run the Barometer mast head
today. The staff of the OSU pub
lication, however, failed to sup
ply said masthead, explaining
its absence.
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