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              LOYOLA MAROON Vol. XLIV Loyola University, New Orleans, La. Friday, October 13, 1967 No. 5 Dr. Smith appointed acting dean of BA; Father Schiffer named grad division dean By LOUIS LASSUS Dr. G. Ralph Smith was appointed acting dean of Loyola's College of Business Administration this week, replacing Henry J. Engler, Jr., announced the Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J. Also appointed to a new position is Rev. Hubert F. Schiffer, S.J., who will fill Dr. Smith's former position, as assistant dean and director of the graduate division of Loyola's College of Business Administration. Engler said he resigned from his position because he will be a candidate for one of two seats open in the Louisiana Senate in the Nov. 4 Democratic primary. "I have been in and on the edge of politics for ten years," said Engler. This "looked to me to be the right opportunity to do what I believe in," he added. Election to the legislature would require much time and attention said the former dean. "A dean's job is a twelve-month job," he added. Engler said that he will continue on Loyola's faculty as a professor of business administration. He said he has the "most fun" teaching because "that's where the real stimulus is." "I like to work with the students," he explained. As dean you do not have the direct interchange of ideas that you do as a teacher, he said. Dr. Smith said. "I think that anybody given the opportunity to work with the students and faculty in business administration is delighted to have this responsibility." "I will carry on the tradition that was founded by Father Butt and Dr. Connor," said Dr. Smith. Dr. Smith emphasized that the BA graduate program will receive the total support of the College of Business Administration. There will be no radical changes in the college, said Dr. Smith. However, the school will not have a "static program," he added. There will naturally be "evolutionary" change, he indicated. The aim of the college, said Dr. Smith, is to provide men who are not only "socially oriented" but also "technically competent." Dr. Smith joined the faculty of the Loyola College of Business Administration in 1955. In 1961 he headed up the formation of the graduate divisiondivision and has been the only director» to date. Dr. Smith has served as president of the Central New York Economic Conference, secretary and treasurer of the New Orleans Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management and holds membership in the American Economic Association and "Various other professional groups. Father Schiffer, new assistant dean and director of the graduate division, said that he feels "that Dr. Smith has done quite well," and that "this should be continued." He said that his plans for the future are general. He would like to get more faculty and course offerings in the graduate division, he said. As a major improvement in the graduate division, he would like to have scholarships for graduate research assistants, he said. Father Schiffer will continue his work as editor of the Social Diges, a monthly magazine on modern social thought published by the College of Business Administration. He will also remain as professor of managerial economics, teaching in the graduate division. Father Schiffer, a native of Germany, joined the Loyola faculty in 1958. In 1949, he was appointed to the National Board of Directors of Caritas Japan, the postwar relief committee of the Japanese bishops. Father Schiffer received his Ph.D. in economics from Fordham University, N Y. He also has a M.A. degree in sociology. DR. RALPH SMITH Moves up to dean REV. HUBERT SCHIFFER Editor gets new job DEAN HENRY ENGLER Running for state .senator Tuition may be increased next year Faculty salaries going up Tuition will be increased next year, the Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J., indicated in an interview last week. However, the final decision has not been made, nor has the amount of the increase been decided. Father Jolley said that he did not think it would be as much as the $200 jump which went into effect this year. Father Jolley also said he has commissioned John L. Eckholdt, vicepresident for business and finance, to make a thorough study of the financial needs of the university, with the aim of determining precisely what tuition schedule the university must maintain in order to operate on a sound basis. Sometime just prior to the Christmas holidays, the university president said, he hopes to announce the projectedprojected tuition needs for the university for more than one year. When he made the announcement of this year's tuition raise at the end of last semester, Father Jolley promised that he would initiate a study of tuition requirements, and that he would announce the findings well in advance of any other tuition increase. Both Father Jolley and Eckholdt noted a tremendous increase in the faculty salaries as the prime reason for undertaking a study of the tuition schedule. Currently, undergraduates and law students pay $1,200 per year in tuition, while part-time students have a graduated scale. Father Jolley said that salaries in arts and sciences have risen by nearly a half a million dollars in the past year. Eckholdt described faculty salaries as "very competitive" and said, "It hasn't been achieved without a cash drain." The study of the financial needs of the university, Eckholdt said, will be focused mainly on the tuition requirements, but will encompass practically the whole financial situation of the school. He said this is necessary because the tuition schedule must be calculated in relation to the other revenue sources of the university, such as endowments and grants. •'We hope," Eckholdt said, "that the answers we come up with in this period (of the study) will be good for a few years." However, he said he could not pinpoint the exact time for any financial projections. Any rake in tuition for the coming year is contingent upon the completion of Eckholdt's study. Father Jolley said he will not make the final decision until the study has been finished, which he thinks will be around Christmas. Newly approved parking decrees reduce student spaces on campus Parking regulations, which have recently been approved by the Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J., will go into effect Monday. The parking regulations which have created an uproar among students, reduce the amount of available space for student parking. Under the new For more on parking, see Student Council story on page 3 rules, only junior and senior dorm residents will be allowed to operate a motor vehicle on campus. All motor vehicles which are operated on campus, must be registered and display the official registration sticker. The Student Council called a special session Wednesday and rejected the new regulations as "inequitable." Student parking spaces will only be available in the area along the road from Cromwell PI. behind Buddig Hall in back of Biever Hall. However, these areas also have some reserved and no parking zones, which are restricted to the use of authorized persons only. Fines for traffic offenses will be: first offense, $1.00; second offense, $5.00; and third offense, $5.00 and disciplinary action. Student fines that remain unpaid will be reported to the Registrar and appropriate Dean. No grades, diplomas or transcripts will be issued or granted until all fines have been settled. The parking regulations now provide that over 85 per cent of all full and part time faculty and administrative staff will be able to find parking spaces in the allocated areas. Parking areas for faculty and administrative staff include the area along the campus road behind Holy Grants, exchange courses — new consortium benefits "Each year the consortium will be better," the Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J., said concerning the newly established cooperative institution among Loyola and Xavier universities and Dominican College. "Everything is in the planning stage now," Father Jolley said, "but the mere fact that we are engaged in forward planning is helpful." Loyola has been termed the "developed" institution in the consortium arrangement because it is established and experienced and can offer more to the "developing" institutions of Xavier and Dominican. Loyola students may not see the advantages of this consortium immediately, Father Jolley pointed out, but Loyola will benefit from this arrangement. "Participation in the consortium will qualify us for more grants and make foundations for future endeavors," Father Jolley said. At present the grants of money are to Xavier and Dominican and pay for the salary of the consortium director, Mrs. Helen A. Mervis, whose office is on the Xavier campus. But according to Father Jolley, the grants will eventually help Loy- Ola get national teachers' fellowships which will provide for visiting faculty to both Loyola and the other members of the consortium. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is providing the funds for the consortium at present, Father Jolley said, and there is no cost to the students for any of the consortium's advantages. "We now have a cross-registration program," Father Jolley said, "and students may take upper division courses at Xavier or Dominican without any extra charge." Xavier and Dominican students may do the same thing at Loyola. There are 19 students from Dominican and six from Xavier taking courses at Loyola this semester. "This is agreed upon for only one year," Father Jolley pointed out, for if Loyola students aren't going to Xavier and Dominican as often as their students are coming here a financial imbalance will occur as well as overcrowding of the already crowded classrooms at Loyola. The inter-library loan system is very successful according to Father Jolley. "We hope to have Louisiana State University at New Orleans join us in this program soon," he said, "and perhaps Tulane will eventually join us also." At the present time, the consortium per se is established only between the three local Catholic cam- Ted Fiefer, registrar, initiates social security filing system Ted Feifer, Loyola registrar, is starting a crash program that would "mechanize student records wherever feasible." In an interview, Feifer said that his office will require all students to submit their Social Security Numbers before the close of the Fall semester. He said that many benefits are typical of the Social Security number system. Some of them are: —one number for the student through his entire college career. —no school expense for creating an elaborate number system. —elimination of much red tape as far as communication between colleges about students is concerned. No student will be allowed to register next semester unless he has submitted this number. For those students who do not have a number, application forms may be picked up at 701 Loyola or any U.S. Post Office. Singer Yarbrough dazzles audience By SUE CONNORS University songfesfr A casual, almost folksy friendliness coupled with a gentle voice and a vivid sense of humor comprised the ingredients of the Glenn Yarbrough show Oct. 5. The Loyola Student Union and Tulane University Center Program sponsored the show at McAlister Auditorium on Tulane's campus. The audience ranged from the junior high set to the knitting group, but it was mostly composed of college coeds. The Fred Ramirez Trio, consisting of Don Dexter on the drums, Teddy Arnold playing double bass, and Fred Ramirez on the piano, opened the show with the hit "Out of My Head" and a few more favorites, such as "Cherish" and "Penny Lane." The three played throughout the entire show, and an added feature was the new folk singing combination of Maffit and Davies. Clark Maffit and Brian Davies entertained before the intermission and at the end of the show. Strolling out in gray slacks, a darker gray coat, navy blue sport shirt, and no tie, Glenn Yarbrough set the informal mood of the evening with his chit-chat extending to the crowd and his band. By mid-performance the audience was singing along with Yarbrough, repeating words and phrases under his direction. Maffit and Davies—the "warm-up" act, as they called themselves—were young folk singers with semi-shaggy hair and an unique fashion all their own—a real freshness and simplicity. Songs comprised from a book of poetry, "Stand-In Street and Other Sorrows," added a special tinge to the performance as the lights were dimmed, and Yarbrough's gentle voice captured the melancholy mood. Most of his selections were folk songs, including many of his own favorites and past songs he had recorded. Yarbrough ended the program with "Baby The Rain Must Fall," his hit recording from a few years previous. Three encores seemed sufficient proof that he had won many fans in the New Orleans area. For more on Yarbrough, see story on page 2 MELANCHOLY MOOD: Glenn Yarbrough set an informal mood in a concert sponsored by Loyola and Tulane by his sporty dress and a sing along session with the audience. (continued on page 2) (continued on page 2)