In report to President Clark
Group suggests no tuition hike
By RITA THOMAS
Of the Emerald
Little or no tuition increase for
1973-74 is the recommendation of
the University’s student-faculty
Task Force on Tuition Alter
natives.
The task force issued a final
report to University President
Robert Clark, Dec.11.
The task force’s work is the
result of a request by the finance
committee of the State Board of
Higher Education for in
stitutional input concerning
tuition for 1973-75 biennium.
Clark assigned the task force to
come up with recommendations
to his office.
The major recommendation of
the committee is that resident
undergraduate tuition be
established at no more than 25
per cent of the average cost of
instruction. Resident un
dergraduate tuition is presently
at 26.6 per cent. However, there
are some anticipated increases in
cost of instruction. If these in
creases occur and the maximum
percentage is reduced to 25 per
cent, the actual amount to be
paid by each student will be the
same as is being paid now.
A possible minor increase to
provide funds for foreign student
scholarships was supported by
the committee. This increase
would be no more than $1 or $2
per term and the committee
supported the increase if this was
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the only way funds for foreign
student scholarships could be
obtained.
The committee recommended
no difference in tuition based on
class size, major field of study, or
between lower and upper division
undergraduates. The report
stated, “Students, particularly
undei*graduate students, should
be encouraged to be intellectually
curious and to select areas of
study based on educational
judgments without economic
constraints.”
In regard to graduate student
tuition, the committee recom
mended there be no increase in
graduate tuition for 1973-74 and
that the University should not
adopt a non-resident graduate
student tuition. The committee
suggested that the State System
outline a definite policy for
graduate student tuition that
would keep the tuition-cost ratio
of graduate tuition on a par with
the tuition-cost ratio of un
dergraduate tuition. The policy
of a non-resident graduate
student tuition was not supported
by the committee on the basis
that if the University is to be
selective of its graduate students,
it should do so on an academic
potential rather than on
economic grounds.
According to the committee’s
report, “To be a first-rate
University we must have
students from a wide spectrum of
our society, including from most
states, from all economic and
social strata and from many
foreign countries.” For this
reason, the committee would not
recommend the addition of a
surcharge to non-resident un
dergraduate tuition.
Nine of the task force’s 10
members voted to approve the
report of the task force. They are
Gerald Bogen, Robot Campbell,
Paul Civin, Joan Eggleston, John
Lallas, Roy Rodgers, Ralph
Sunderland and Marshall Wat
tles.
Bill Wyatt, ASUO president,
was the only member not to vote
in favor of the report. He ab
stained from voting.
“The differences I have with
the report are philosophical,”
Wyatt said Tuesday, “and fur
ther discussion with the task
force wouldn’t have yielded
anything different.”
Wyatt said he is “convinced
that change is necessary ... in
the whole philosophy of tuition.”
He said he agrees with the view
that students should pay 100 per
cent of the cost of their education,
and “then money is refunded in
the form of a financial voucher on
the basis of their income and
ability to pay.”
Other task force members
support the. concept of “zero
cost” tuition, Wyatt said, “and
that was the beginning of the end
the basis of their income and
wasn’t very effective.”
Asked if he agrees with the
major recommendation of the
report — that of little or no tuition
increase for next year, Wyatt
replied, “Sure,” although he
added that he doubted the state
board’s percentage policy won’t
be used in future years.
Park hoard okays
convention center
By JOHN KNOWLTON
Of the Emerald
The Lane County Auditorium Association’s (LCAA)
proposed civic auditorium-convention center received a shot in
the arm Tuesday when the Alton Baker Park Advisory Com
mittee adopted a motion approving the use of a seven-acre
portion of the park as the site of the structure.
The approval was given following the defeat of a motion
presented by the Master Plan subcommittee which said the
building of the structure would be in direct contrast to “the
passive nature of the park.’’
The motion will now be sent to the Lane County Com
missioners for consideration. If the commissioners approve the
Baker Park site then in all likelihood it, along with the original
downtown site, will be submitted to the voters in a special
election in March, according to Lee Bishop, president of LCAA.
As stated by Fred Cuthbert, planning consultant for the
committee, the motion reads, “lie committee approves the
concept of the auditorium-convention center as presented in
regards to site location and approximate size of the two struc
tures involved contingent upon the development of a satisfac
tory land swap with the University of Oregon and a firm com
mitment with the University of Oregon on the use of auditorium
convention center patrons of the west end of the Autzen stadium
parking area and that later plans for this development should be
presented to the Alton Baker Park Advisory Committee at a
later date.’’
Supplemented to the motion was the stipulation that the
traffic flow situation in and around the structure be subject to
the commission’s approval.
In last November’s election the downtown site, along with a
$5.5 million bond measure was defeated by Eugene voters by a
vote of 55 percent to 45 percent.
Committee discusses procedures
for ASUO Constitutional complaints
The ASUO Constitution Committee met for the
first time Tuesday afternoon to discuss procedures
for hearing and deciding complaints of students
about matters concerning the ASUO Constitution.
Committee member Dm Chalmers explained that'
the committee had been inactive for several years
and needed to lay a groundwork before actual cases
could be heard. “We have nothing to go on,” said
Chalmers.
The committee, meeting in Room 315 EMU for a
little more than an hour, decided how to hear
complaints and the procedures they will use in
making their decisions.
, First, in cases coining before the committee,
written statements concerning the constitutional
issue to be considered will be requested from each
interested party. Following the notification of the
committee chairman that an issue will be heard, the
opposing party will have a week to turn in a written
statement.
The hearing will take place no sooner than 14 and
no later than 30 days following presentation of the
issue to the committee. The committee will make a
decision on the issue within 30 days of the hearing.
The above rules are subject to approval by the
ASUO Senate.
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