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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1973)
in concent..... The Edwin Hawkins Singers Wednesday, April 25 8 pm EMU Ballroom Tickets: $3.00 $2.00 U of O Students Chrystalship, Sun Shop, EMU Main Desk fmeceHtccC 6tf f4S740 ^utCunat '?vutm BLACK STUDENT April 24th—Ballroom 8:00 pm-FREE f Artist u o'' (F> ALONZO DAVIS wum DON L. LEE Special Ed budget cut; handicapped will suffer i i I I By APRIL APPERSON Of the Emerald The purple paper-snatcher has struck again. At least this conclusion seems to be as good as any to explain the mysterious temporary disap pearance in Washington of the contracts for training professional people in the area of the handicapped, and a resulting major budget cut in the University’s Department of Special Education. Purple paper-snatcher or not, it appears that last spring, the Division of Contracts in the U.S. Office of Education did not sign the contracts prior lo the end of the fiscal year. So, the contracts were backdated. This is an illegal procedure in which the con tracts are signed after the deadline, but dated as if they had been signed in time. This backdating resulted in a deficit of funds and a phone call to Herbert Prehm, head of the University’s Depart ment of Special Education, informing him that because of the problem, grants all over the country in the area of special education will be cut 16 per cent. Prehm said that the University’s Department of Special Education had the materials in to the Division of Contracts in plenty of time last year. In fact, the people in charge of the program in Washington claimed that all the materials were in on time, he said But the people in the Division of Contracts claim that the documents weren’t there before the deadline. Blame it on the purple paper snatcher. Whoever is to blame, it’s the handicapped who will suffer, said Prehm. The budget cut, he said, will mean that between eight and 13 of the 26 master’s level stipends that the University had available to finance the training of teachers of the handicapped are now nonexistant. Those who do get stipends will get less training, he said. And that’s not the only place the budget will suffer. “We cut money out of about six budget categories yesterday (Thur sday),” he said, including among others, personnel, supplies and travel. Two other schools in the state are affected, too, Prehm added. Oregon College of Education is “basically wiping out their supplies, materials and travel budgets," he stated. Of Portland State University, Prehm said, “I’m not sure how they’ll do it.” In reaction to the budget cut, lobbyists in Washington will be pushing to get the lost money restored through supplemental funds. But the funds must be acted on by Congress and approved by the President, and all within the next month, or “we’ll be in the same backdating situation,” said Prehm. “So,” he added, “nobody’s holding their breath.” BILL DAVIS fit. (21aa& l&ie&cdeHt BOOK BINDING THESIS KEPRODl CTION I AMIN VMM, INSTANT PRINTING 100 for $2.95 IBM COPIES SAME DAY-5C ea.. NEXT DAY-4c ea. ^Jonnmj t?nnr copy shop 1219 ALDEK :i45-4I41 \\ NOE N ('EM ENTS Bl SI NESS ( \KI)S KEBBEK STAMPS in concert. Bill Cosby & Extwrdinaire Friday, April 27 8:00 pm Mac Court Tickets: $4.00 $3.00 - U of O Students $2.00 - Children under 12 Sun Shop, Chrystalship, EMU presented by ASUO Cultural Forum | Briefs MEETINGS There will be a Skull and Dagger meeting at 7 p m tonight m the EMU. The room will be posted The Vietnam Veterans Against the War Winter Soldier will meet at 7:30p.m., tonight m the Newman Center, 1850 Emerald St All ok servicemen and women from the period I of Indochinese hostilities are invited to at tend For further information, please con tact the Oregon Region Coordinator, Al Tlusty, at 686 0028 The Women's international League for Peace and Freedom will present "What is Happening With the Farmworkers" at a planning meeting to be held at 9:30 a m at S45 E 34th Ave Dari Thomas will speak on a surprise topic at the Baha'i Open Discussion at 7 30 p.m Wednesday in room 16 EMU RIDESTOP TRY IT WATER BED PADS Queen Size $7.00 King Size™—•••..••••••$8.00 Shredded Foam 70 cents bag SLEEPINfi BAG PADS 24”x 75” 1” thick -$2.95 IV $3.60 2” -$5.96 SLEEP-AiRE 39 E. 10th Next to the Overpark 343-2748
