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Some Contracts
To Expire Soon
BY JEFF BARBEE
Instructors are not
threatened by a repeat of the
1974 economic crunch which
resulted in the non-renewal of 24
contracts, according to Dr.
John Martin, vice president and
dean of faculties.
However, some of the 268
instructors and associate
professors are still awaiting the
decisions of the university
system Board of Regents, who
are issuing contract renewals.
For the estimated 15 or 20
professors whose contracts are
not renewed, spring quarter will
be their last teaching term.
“Last year many staff
members on the instructor level
lost jobs because of a lack of
funds In 1975 there are con
tracts that will not be renewed,
but for reasons which have
nothing to do with financial
reductions,” Dr. Martin said
Asked if he could supply a list
of instructors and associate
professors who would not be
granted renewal, Dr. Martin
siad, “No, because I do not
know if some non-renewed
contracts will be appealed.” As
he sees it, there are three types
of contracts: the “for sure”
types, “those we know are
coming back;” the “maybes,”
“those whose future depends on
expectation of advancement;’’
and the “non-renewables,”
“those who, for one reason or
another, will resign.” They may
resign as a result of discon
tinued grants, one year non
renewable contracts, or
Roles Discovered
Through PIRG
BY KEATING BINFORD
The Public Interest Research
Group’s main objectives are to
make students and community
members aware that through
research they can best see their
own roles in society, according
to Norman White, a graduate
student who is working to
organize a PIRG branch on
campus. The groups are
established at 150 universities.
Three meetings have been
held to form a PIRG committee
here at West Georgia. PIRG is
presently working with the
Carrollton Department of
Family and Children services
trying to recruit volunteers to
help with the applications for
food stamps. Last week the
guest speakers were Ann Finley
and Mrs. Celeste Tigner from
that department.
What is PIRG? The ‘group’,
which had its origin at Oregon
and Minnesota universities in
1970. was organized by students
who were interested in serving
the community on issues such
as consumer protection, racial
and sexual discrimination,
landlord and tenant
relationships, community
health care, utility rates, and
ecology issues.
inability to show adequate
proficiency, he said.
One instructor, affected by
non-contract renewal last year,
experienced “insensibility’
from board authorities, Dr.
Martin said. Instructors have
few choices under these con
ditions. They may file a local
appeal and follow the chain of
commands to the Chancellor,
or they may file legal suit. They
may seek aid from groups and
associations, such as the
American Association of
University Professors, who
have been known to “black
ball” certain colleges for non
renewal, or they may elect to
seek employment at other
colleges.
Regarding the School of
Education, Dr Martin said,
“There could tie one or more to
leave if some of the five year
instructors are not promoted.
Several in the school are here on
grants or federal funding. We
cannot guarantee continuation
unless funds are continued. We
hope to be able to give ad
ditional support to the education
school because it has been
greatly understaffed at the
graduate level.”
Dr. Richard L. Dangle, dean
of School of Arts and Sciences,
said, “In the fall ot 1973, wt
were told we had to cut our stafl
by 24. We cut 12 last year. A
couple more will be lost this
year. There will be no ter
mination of faculty because of a
decline in student population.
The Chancellor has said that
there will be no mass firing but
that we will meet our student
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ratio by normal attrition. When
teachers do leave they will not
be replaced unless absolutely
necessary. It will take us two to
three years to reach our desired
ratio. It is slow but it is the most
humane way.”
Dr. Benjamin W Griffith Jr.,
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Arons, Dangle Discuss
Psychology ‘Problems
BY MARY STALEY
Dr Myron Arons, chairman
of tne psychology department,
and Dr Richard Dangle, dean
of the School of Arts and
Sciences, spoke at the regular
meeting of the Student
Government Association on
Feb. 27. The purpose of the
discussion was “to make the
Student Senate aware of the
psychology department’s
problem with understaffing.”
said Bill Kraus, who is heading
a SGA task force delving into
this problem.
According to Kraus, “The
SGA would like to see what can
be done to achieve a balance in
the psychology department.”
Members of the task force are
Robby Smith, Norman White,
Willie Ingram, Bill Kraus, and
Paula Dyan.
Dr. Arons began the
discussion saying. “The
psychology department has
been seven to 11 faculty
members short for five years.
We are just trying to get within
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striking distance of our work
load." He said that 11 out of 12
applicants to the psychology
department graduate school are
being rejected because of un
derstaffing
“Psychology hasn’t the
slightest notion of taking over
the college.” he said. “All we
ask is that we have first shot at
the upcoming faculty vacan
cies.” He said the psychology
department would be willing to
build up the number of its
faculty over a period of years.
Dr Arons said. “We pioneered
parapsychology and now we
can’t take students past the
introductory courses because of
a lack of instructors.
Humanistic psychology depart
ments set up in other
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colleges after we began are now
taking our students away.”
Dr. Dangle discussed his role
in helping to open spaces for
new faculty in psychology by
reductions in the area of arts
and sciences He said, “Places
can be made available only
through attrition because of a
statement made by the Chan
cellor: No termination will be
made because of a fall in
student enrollment'.” He
pointed out that once he ter
minates a faculty member’s
contract he has no control over
how the position is filled. That is
decided by the auministration.
Dr. Dangle seid “Once I get
down to an even faculty-student
ratio. I think Dr. Arons’
problem will be solved ”