Ford Foundation cuts budget;
reduction won't affect University
by MAUREEN BARRY
Of the Emerald
Ford Foundation trustees plan to cut their
grants in half, but this budget cut should have
little effect on the University.
Ray Hawk, University administration and
finance vice-president, said, “The University is
not a recipient of any Ford grant outside of a
few fellowships students acquire indepen
dently."
The Ford Foundation sponsors a minority
fellowship program nationally.Since the
program's inception three vears ago, four or
five University students have been fellow
ship recipients every year. Carl Fisk, graduate
school assistant dean, said, “I am in close
contact with the Foundation and -there was
no mention to me of discontinuing the prog
ram."
Fisk added that he received fellowship ap
plications for the 1975-76 school year. The
fellowships provide minority graduate students
with tuition, stipend and a $300 book al
lowance olus research expenses when
necessary. Fisk is optimistic that the fellowship
program will not be interrupted in the future-by
budget cuts.
In past years, the Ford Foundation spon
sored University Professor John Gange s
V.
overseas policy research and contributed a
$15,000 seed grant to the Black studies prog
ram in the late sixties.
While the Foundation's budget cuts will
not affect the University, Hawk said, “It’s criti
cal for some institutions." According to Hawk,
most Ford grants have gone to a select group
of institutions, primarily private universities.
For those universities who have depended on
the Ford grants, the budget cut is severe, he
said.
The foundation resorted to limiting grant
funds following a decline in the market value of
the Foundation's investments. Their invest
ments recorded a sharp decline from $3 billion
on Sept. 30,1973 to $1.7 billion one year later.
Foundation spokesman said the trustees
decided “the Foundation must stop spending
more than it earns," reported the Chronicle of
Higher Education. Over the past ten years, the
Foundation has spent on an average
$122 million more than their income from di
vidends and interest annually.
To balance the budget, the trustees plan
to reduce their current $208 million grant
budget to $100 million by Sept. 30,1978 trim
ming $36 million a year off the present Dudget.
Foundation officials assured grantees no
cuts will be made on current grant commit
ments. Funding commitments usually extend
from one to five years.
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SUAB elects officials
The Student University Affairs Board (SUAB) elected its perma
nent executive officers at a Sunday meeting. The Board, which is in its
inaugural year, has been operating with temporary officers.
Brian Linse, Position No. 4, defeated temporary chairer Gordon
Hanna, Position No. 13, for chairperson, while Karen Cook,Position No.
14, and Jim Randall, Position No. 3, were chosen as secretary and
vice-chairperson, respectively.
Linse said after the meeting he hopes to work out the “Basic
organization” of the group and to make it aviabletool of student interests
during his term. He hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and is a
member of the Theta Chi fraternity.
At the suggestion of Jim Bemau, ASUO administrative assistant for
University Affairs, the Board created a new position of chairperson
elect. This position was created to insure each incoming chairperson
has the necessary expertise for the post. The chairperson-elect will
serve as an assistant to the chairer and as Board treasurer. He or she
will then assume the post of chairperson the following year.
Mark F»owell, Position No. 9, was voted as this year’s chairperson
elect.
In other business, the Board listened to ASUO President Robert
Liberty explain the issues concerning students which the SUAB could
help. They ranged from job placement to collective bargaining.
ASUO Vice-President Debra Corbett also spoke, reporting the
progress of additional campus lighting and an emergency intercom
system.
Corbett said four emergency intercoms, with a direct line to Campus
security, will be installed within a month. She said the system will
hopefully be expanded.
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The following recruiters wiH be visiting campus.
Interview sign-up sheets are posted at 8:30 am,
Tuesday at 246 Susan Campbell Resumes must
be turned in 14 hours before the day of the inter
view
January 20 - Pierce National Life Insurance. All
majors.
January 21 - U S Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Transportation economcs, business ad
ministration. Summer Transportation Intern Prog
ram open to juniors only Standard form 171 must
be completed in advance of interview.
January 21 - OreTen Company Any major; how
ever. basic bookkeeping and a strong background
in athletics &particulariy tennis) would be helpful
Sates representatives for sporting goods
January 23 - Burroughs Corp.. L.A. Business
administration/management, math, computer sci
ence. for accounting and programming areas
January 24 - Mutual of New York (MONY). All
majors; all degrees Sates and sales management.
January 24 - Stanford University, Graduate
School of Business. Both group and individual ses
sions available for information not evaluation.
Ice cream just
isn't the same
(CPS)—At one time ice cream
was the most nutritious treat one
could buy. Today, however, the
frigid treat is artifically flavored,
colored and preserved with chem
ical of dubious origin
If your favorite flavor is vanilla
chances are good old vanilla ex
tract has been replaced by pipe
ronai. A benzine derivitive , pipe
ronal is a strong smelling sub
stance commonly used by exter
minators in the control of lice.
Another substitute in the de
ssert is benzyl acetate, used
rather than real strawberries. This
compound is a nitrate solvent
which was employed in the motion
picture industry (back in the days
of nitrate film) as an ingredient for
the cement applied in film splic
ing.
Instead of eggs, ice cream fac
tories emulsify the batter with
diethyl glucol The same material
in found in anti-freeze and various
brands of paint remover.
Ethyl acetate, commoniy
wrongly referred to as pineap
ple, is used to clean leather and
textiles
Though no direct connection
has been proven, workers in these
two industries do have a higher
than usual incidence of heart, lung
and liver disorders
Like all other processed food
manufacturei$, the icecream man
has had to find ways to cut costs to
cope with rampant inflation
Chemicals are simply cheaper
than natural ingredients. It is also
economically advantageous to
embalm products with preserva
tives to increase their shelf life
None of these synthetics have
been proven to directly harm, yet
few have been proven totally
harmless either Any of the substi
tutes, preservatives and additives
found in processed foods have not
been scientifically tested by gov
ernment agencies.
So next time you order at your
favoirte ice cream parlor, use
proper phraseology and say.
two ethyl acetates and a pipe
ronal please1
All Campus ACU-I
Tournaments
Bowling
Billiards
Bridge
Chess
Table Tennis
Campus Winners Will Represent the U. of O.at
the Regional Games, Feb. 6-8, at Moscow, Idaho
Men and Women Full Time Students are Eligible
Campus Tournament Dates
Bowling: Jan. 10 — 17 EMU Lanes
24 Games—Men $6.00 Top 5 qualifiers will
16 Games—Women $4.00 Comprise Team
Billiards: Jan. 18 — 19 EMU Recreation CENTER
$2.50 Entry Fee 14.1 (Straight Pool) Offical Rules
Chess: Jan 18 (19 if needed) Swiss Tournament—EMU
Top 4 Finishers to go
Bridge: Duplicate Bridge — Date to be Determined.
Table Tennis: Time and Date to be Determined.
Sign Up at the Recreation Desk-EMU x3711