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The North Texas Daily
Weekly Summer Edition—Formerly The Campus Chat
54TH YEAR NO. 108
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. DENTON. TEXAS
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1971
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Nolen Names Ferre Vice-President
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By MIKE WHITEHEAD
Special Writer
Dr. Gustavc A. Ferre, chairman of the
philosophy department at TCU, was named
vice-president for academic affairs Wednes-
day.
The announcement came from North
Texas president-elect C. C. (Jitter) Nolen,
who was visiting the campus on business.
Ferre's appointment has been approved by
the Executive Committee of the Board of
Regents; however, formal approval cannot
come until the regents meet Aug. 19.
Nolen also said the replacement for Wil-
liam C. Lindley, vice-president for student
affairs, has been narrowed to three persons
from Texas, none of which is from North
Texas or TCU. He said the decision will
come before the regents' meeting.
Ferre's appointment filled one of three
vacancies in the administration, after
Nolen, currently TCU vice-chancellor for
development, asked for the resignations of
the four vice-presidents.
DR. JAMES J. SPURLOCK, vice-
president for academic affairs; Dr. James L.
Rogers, vice-president for administrative
affairs; and Lindley will not have their con-
tracts renewed after Aug. 31. John L. Car-
ter will remain in his position as vice-pres-
ident for fiscal affairs.
Spurlock and Rogers, who have tenure
at the university through academic assign-
ments, will remain at North Texas in other
capacities.
NOLEN
The 54-year-old Ferre, chairman of the
faculty senate at TCU the past academic
year, said he wanted to take a long look at
the programs at North Texas, coupled with
the counseling service provided to students.
"At most universities one finds a weak-
ness at the counseling level, simply because
you don't get good counselors," he said
"As far as programs go, I think we will
strengthen some and maybe delete some."
Born in Sweden, Ferre attended Boston
University where he was awarded his bache-
lor of arts degree in 1943. He obtained a
bachelor of divinity degree from Andover
Newton Theological School in 1944, before
receiving his doctorate from Vanderbilt
University in 1958, plus post graduate work
at Yale.
THE FORMER FORD teaching fellow
was an instructor at Kansas University and
chairman of philosophy and religion at
both Rio Grande College and Alderson-
Broaddus College. Ferre served as admin-
istrative and academic dean of Cotner
College before going to TCU.
"I still think of myself as a faculty man
basically," the author-lector said, "and 1
won't ever think of myself as leaving the
faculty ranks."
Ferre said that he might appoint a uni-
versity-wide committee to look at the
school's curriculum.
"North Texas, as most places, goes year
after year without tackling the tough prob-
lem of asking which courses fit in with
the curriculum we want at North Texas,"
he noted. "This is something you have to do
constantly."
Ferre went on to say that the most diffi-
cult thing facing him as the new vice-pres-
ident was coupling the programs the school
needs with the proper funding.
"I'LL HAVE to work within the frame-
work of a state-supported school to get pro-
grams I think should be initiated," Ferre
said
Nolen said that his decisions were made
after consultation with more than 100 edu-
cators, faculty members and citizens of
Denton.
"I don't think the announcement came as
a surprise to any of them," Nolen said
Nolen said that he is considering creating
some assistants-to-the-president jobs to
handle administrative chores, but admitted
he hasn't looked into the people possibili-
ties.
"North Texas will have to live with my
decisions for awhile; I don't know North
Texas that well, and it doesn't know me,"
he said. "I'm trying to make the most ef-
fective use of the manpower available at
the university."
TALKING ABOUT the new image he
wants for North Texas, Nolen said he would
be a traveling president. "A lot of people
think the school is underrated, and we need
to carry the word all over," he said.
"We may have some political fences that
need mending, too, and you don't do that by
sitting in Denton," Nolen said.
"Lindley's replacement will definitely
come from Texas," he said. "I'll be bring-
ing people in who 1 know by reputation,
know personally or trust completely."
Nolen said the new vice-president for
student affairs definitely will not come from
the present North Texas administration.
Nolen said he had talked with Lindley
four times, two times privately that were
nearly two hours long each. "I felt like that
was enough time to make my decision,"
he said "It was enough for the others."
The new president said he plans to leave
the administrative vice-president's spot va-
cant for the present, but emphasized that he
FERRE
would constantly be evaluating North Texas
and the administration
Dr. Rogers, according to Nolen, will
probably be given the task of institutional
studies and/or planning, Nolen said that
Dr. Spurlock still has several options open
to him, but that nothing has been decided
as yet.
Spurlock had no comment on the
new assignments when approached by the
Daily, and Rogers was out of town and un-
available lor comment
L.indley, who came to North Texas as
Dean of Students in 1966, said he held no
grievence against Nolen or the university.
"Nolen told me last Friday I would not
return to North Texas, because he said he
didn't think he had a place for me on his
team," the vice-president for student af-
fairs explained "He further told me that he
couldn't even find a place for me other than
the vice-president's job."
Lindley indicated that Nolen tried to
avoid any contact with him, obtaining all
information on Lindley from other sources.
"I TOLD THEM I had never quit a job,
and if they didn't want me here they could
fire me, and that's what they did," Lindley
said.
He said he sent Nolen a letter after he
learned his resignation was pending.
"In the letter I said that I served at the
pleasure of the Board of Regents and the
president of this university, and when my
services were no longer needed, I would
step down.
"But, I still don't know where the man
(Nolen) stands. He said he felt he had to
eliminate the Matthews' (former President
James Matthews) image from campus and
build a new team," Lindley added
"And I know damn well I've done a good
job at this university," Lindley said. "There
was no communication gap between me and
the student body, as some people indi-
cated."
"I've been in public service all my life,
and it's time to start looking out for 'ole
Bill."
Parking To Improve
Campus Traffic Flow
There may be a reason why students who
have been at North Texas for three or four
years still feel confused and out of place.
The traffic flow has been changed again
since the end of the spring semester.
The City of Denton, acting on requests
by the university, closed Avenue A from
Mulberry to Chestnut and from Highland
to West Prairie.
Included in the three blocks closed were
115 red curb parking places. Dr. James I..
Rogers, vice-president for administrative
affairs, said that these spaces would be
replaced next fall by the opening of 250
spaces in Parking Lot No. 4, between Ken-
dall and Crumley Halls and 112 additional
spaces behind the Social Science Building.
Another primary change under considera-
tion is a blanket fee of $10 which would
include parking at Fouts Field or Park-
ing Lot No. 15, north of the Men's Gym;
and Avenue E.
Red decal zones, which would include
parking on streets from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and several lots, would be $20 per year.
Dormitory parking would also carry a
$20 tag.
Parking lots currently restricted with
reserved spaces are being considered for
two types of parking. One would include
designated nonreserved lots plus the inner-
campus street parking at $25 per year, and
the remaining lots with reserved spaces
would be priced at $35 per year.
Vacancy studies show reserved-space
lots are 33 per cent empty during peak
occupancy. Average is about 36 per cent.
On the other hand, inner-campus spaces
carry a 15 per cent vacancy rate and red
curb places 16 per cent.
Also among the points stressed in an
outline for proposed parking plans released
by Dr. Rogers are cost and payment. The
outline states that the cost of constructing
one paved parking place is $500. Payment
for parking facilities, by law, must be fi-
nanced by charges to automobile users.
I ikewise, traffic control and maintenance
must come out of the drivers' pockets.
Threat
Shakes
Georges
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert George are
less tranquil today over daughter
Phyllis' Miss America reign because
of a bomb threat in Burlington, Iowa.
Tuesday the Georges heard over
the radio that their daughter had to
change flights Monday night after her
flight was cancelled because of a
phoned threat made by a little girl.
A caller told Ozark Airlines, "Miss
America won't live past the plane."
However, the change was easily made
and Miss America was safely on her
way.
Mrs. George, who is a secretary in
the foreign language department,
said that she was suspicious about her
daughter's safety Monday night after
a slightly nervous call home by Miss
George which began with her typical
gay atmosphere, "Hi, Mom. It's
Phyllis!" As happy as she tried to
appear, "Mom" could hear a dif-
ference.
Disruption Bill Passes
Gov Preston Smith signed a bill Monday
that increases the direct power of the chief
administrative officer of a state-supported
college during campus disruptions.
The bill gives the chief administrative of-
ficer, or a designated employe of the col-
lege, the authority to require that any per-
son on campus, including students and em-
ployes, identify himself during campus dis-
ruptions.
A period of disruption is defined in the
bill as being "any period in which it reason-
ably appears that there is a threat of de-
struction to institutional property, injury to
human life on campus or a threat of the
willful disruption of the orderly operation
of the campus."
The chief administrative officer also has
the power lo determine when such a state
of disruption exists.
THE BILL states that if any person re-
fuses or fails upon request to present identi-
fication, and if it appears that person has no
legitimate reason to be on campus, that per-
son may be ejected from campus.
During periods of disruption, the chief
administrative officer may notify a person
that his consent to remain on campus has
been withdrawn. However, this consent can
be withdrawn only when there is reasonable
cause to believe that a certain person has
willfully disrupted the orderly operation of
the campus and that his presence on campus
will create a substantial and material threat
to the orderly operation of the college.
Such notification must be written and
contain the following:
• Consent to remain on campus has been
withdrawn for a number of days not to
exceed 14.
• The name and job title of the person
withdrawing consent, along with an address
where the person withdrawing consent can
be contacted during regular working hours.
• A brief statement of the activity or ac-
tivities resulting in the withdrawal of con-
sent.
• Notification that the person from
whom consent has been withdrawn is en-
titled to a hearing not later than three days
from the date of requesting a hearing
Any person who has had consent to re-
main on campus withdrawn is entitled to
certain procedures, including:
• To be represented by counsel
• To call and examine witnesses and to
cross-examine adverse witnesses.
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• 1 o have all matters upon which the de-
cision may be based introduced into evi-
dence at the hearing in his presence.
• To prohibit the introduction of state-
ments made against him under certain cir-
cumstances.
The chief administrative officer can
reinstate consent to a person any time he
feels his presence is no longer a threat to the
college
The bill also states that a person whose
consent to remain on campus has been with-
drawn and who willfully and knowingly
enters or remains upon campus is guilty
of misdemeanor and subject to punish-
ment.
EVERY STUDENT or employe of a
college who has been suspended or dis-
missed after a hearing for disrupting the
orderly operation of the campus may be
denied access to the campus for the period
of suspension, and in the case of dismissal,
for a period not to exceed one year.
A student or employe who has been noti-
fied of his suspension or dismissal and then
willfully and knowingly enters campus
without the expressed written permission of
the chief administrative officer is guilty of
a misdemeanor and subject to punishment
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Sitter Plans New High
Atop 30-Foot Flagpole
The lost art of flagpole sitting will again
appear on the North Texas campus Tues-
day in the park across from the Union
Building.
Bob "Shipwreck" Shelton, Wichita
Falls graduate student, will sway in the
wind atop a 30-foot pole to publicize the
University Players production of "Front
Page," which will be presented July 6-8
at the University Theater.
Catalog Changes Image:
Condensed, New Design
You can't always judge a book by look-
ing at its cover.
The 1971-72 catalog will* have a new
size, shape and thickness, but will con-
tain all the same material as the old cata-
logs plus updated additions
University Editor Bob Veteto of the
Public Information Office said the new
edition will be larger, increased from 6-
by 9 inches to 7'/i-by I0V4 inches
The new catalog has fewer pages and will
open from the top like a pamphlet, he said
The size change was made to speed up
production, Veteto said. He said the cata-
logs will be available for distribution soon.
Last year's catalogs were delayed in
printing until August
A shorter version of the General Infor-
mation Bulletin will also be available in
June, he said
Information will be condensed into 10
to 12 pages instead of 60 pages formerly
in the bulletin.
"We hope the briefer, more economical
version will serve the same purpose," Vet-
eto said
Revised graduate catalogs and student
handbooks will be available in July, he
said
Dr. Scott To Head
Computer Department
Next fall beware of computer bums.
They can be recognized by symptoms of
being fascinated by computers to such an
extent that they may even sleep in the Com-
puter Center, jested Dr. Dan W. Scott, new
chairman of the computer science depart-
ment
Dr Scott will be
joined by another
faculty member later
this summer as they
establish a new de-
partment which will
offer a masters of
science and a masters
of arts degree in com-
puter science for
next fall
"The North Texas
department will be one of very lew in the
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state concerned with an inward look at
computers as to how computers do what
they do," Dr. Scott said.
Associated with University Computing
Company (UCC) since 1967, Dr Scott
received the bachelor of science and master
of arts degrees from the University of Texas
at Austin and the doctor of philosophy de-
gree from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
He is now principal engineer in the new
product planning for UCC Communica-
tions Systems, Inc., a wholly owned sub-
sidiary of UCC.
TCU To Award Nolen
Honorary Law Degree
On Aug 20 at the TCU summer com-
mencement C.C. Nolen, president-elect of
North Texas, will be awarded an honor-
ary doctor of laws degree. He will deliver
the address
Nolen has been vice-chancellor of devel-
opment at 1CU since 1968.
In announcing the award, TCU Chancel-
lor J.M. Moudy said:
"He has worked hard and achieved much
as vice-chancellor of TCU, and he carries
with him our thanks and great admiration
for his willingness to tackle formidable
tasks," Moudy said
As vice-chancellor, Nolen initiated the
"New Century" campaign in January 1970
to raise funds for TCU. With a goal of
$43 million by the centennial year of 1973
and $!(X) million by 1980, the campaign has
now passed the $19 million mark in gifts
and pledges.
Tuition Not To Affect
Nonresident Enrollment
The recent tuition hike will not greatly
affect nonresident attendance in the fall,
according to John H. Brown, associate
registrar.
The increase $4 per semester credit
hour for resident students, with a $50 mini-
mum. $14 for foreign students, with a $200
minimum, and $40 for nonresidents, with
no minimum has been the subject of much
speculation since the Texas legislature
approved the increase May 25.
Sen. Hall Authors Bill
Removing Restriction
A bill according Denton County resi-
dents the right to be appointed to the North
Texas Board of Regents was given to Gov.
Preston Smith May 19 for his signature.
Authored by Sen Ralph Hall of Rock-
wall. the bill removes a prohibition against
anyone living in Hall's senatorial district
to serve on the board.
Presently there are lour vacancies on the
board. The terms of three regents, A M
Willis, E.C. Pannell and E. Bruce Street
Sr., officially expired May 31 but they
will continue to serve until Gov Smith
appoints replacements.
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Youths Fence Speakers
Two 16 year old Denton youths were arrested Monday night by Univer
sity Police while attempting to make oft with five huge public address
speakers through this hole in the fence at Fouts Field
The two said they had planned to use the 4 by 2 feet speakers as ampli
fiers for their rock group They were trying to get the fourth speaker into the
car. when patrolman Glen Smithers noticed them on a routine check of the
area
The speakers, valued at $360 each, will be reinstalled at a cost of $110
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