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              maroon sďfsdf Resignations climax B.A. feud LINDA DELERY Staff Reporter Last spring's controversy involving the Dean of the College of Business Administration and an associate professor of economics ended with the resignation of both. "I never would have resigned if I had known Smith was leaving," Dr. Donald Losman, former professor of economics told the MAROON recently. He explained that after the Conciliation Committee's futile efforts to reconcile him and Dean Lowell C. Smith the matter was turned over to Rev. James Carter, S.J., at that time Acting President of Loyola. "Fr. Carter gave me two options; to stay or to go, but if I stayed I would be denied my Summer School classes and I would be obligated to work under Dean Smith," Losman said. The economics professor, who is now teaching at Dillard University in New Orleans, added that Fr. Carter told him that if he felt discriminated against, he should take the matter to the committees. Having had "enough of committees," Losman resigned. Two weeks later. Dean Smith resigned to accept a post as Academic Vice President of Bryant College in Providence, Rhode Island. When recently contacted. Smith said that whereas Loyola will always occupy a very fond spot in his heart, he could not pass up this "challenging opportunity for personal betterment." The controversy began last April when Dean Smith penalized Dr. Losman for teaching at other universities without his authorization by deleting his name from the Summer School and Fall schedules. Dr. Losman defended himself by claiming that Dean Smith had been aware of his teaching at Tulane as he had recommended him for the post, and charged Smith with using "smearing tactics" to get him fired without due process from the university. Smith denied the charges and threatened that if they got out of hand, he would take legal action against Losman and the MAROON. The charges were never filed, however, and Smith recently denied ever having threatened at all. Rev. Stephen Duffy, S.T.D., Chairman of the Conciliation Committee, said the committee spent many hours trying to reconciliate the two men. He feels Smith would have had technical grounds for firing Losman, but that Losman was a great loss to Loyola. Fr. Duffy described Losman as "an excellent teacher, well—published," and added that he was sorry to see him resign. In a recent interview, Fr. Carter, who is now President of Loyola, stated that Dean Smith was not being vindictive in deleting Losman's name from the schedules. Fr. Carter said that it was Smith's responsiblity as dean to make up schedules ahead of time, predicting what teachers would be available. "Since violation of contract can be a reason for dismissal, Smith had legitimate doubts that Losman would be around in the fall and was justified in omitting him from the schedules," Fr. Carter explained. Asked if Dean Smith's action was a move towards Losman's dismissal, Fr. Carter replied that dismissal is a long procedure which Smith could not have done on his own. "The whole matter (of dismissal) must be heard in front of a faculty committee; it is just not that simple," Father Carter continued. "Losman was still under contract receiving full salary regardless of whether he had scheduled classes." "They were two fine men. The whole incident was unfortunate," he said, adding that although Dean Smith was a tremendous loss to the university's administration, "He has left the college in a situation where an orderly transition will be very easy." The new dean of the College of Business Administration will soon be appointed by the Provost with the President's approval. Fr. Carter said the new dean, who will succeed acting dean Marguerite VanLandingham, will be chosen on several merits which will include "a dedication to the goals of the college, concern for the welfare of the students and an ability to relate well to other members of the faculty and administration." to Mi Contor raritfont raiaxn in the comfort of kor now homo A man dedicated to peace Loyola's President... BRIAN KENSEL Editor—in—Chief Loyola appointed a new President last May—Rev. James C. Carter, S.J. The space allotted for this article could be filled with biographical data on Fr. Carter, items such as birthplace and a list of degrees. It seems more important, however, to know the man rather than his resume, so you will find instead some of Fr. Carter's thoughts, revealed in a question and answer interview.,. . MAROON: Fr. Carter, why did you become a priest, and specifically, why a Jesuit? CARTER: There were two things in my mind at the time I decided to become a priest. It was during the Second World War and the cause of peace meant an awful lot to me. I took the approach that world peace was going to start with peace in the individual and that the solution to peace was religion. I felt that the Catholic church had the message. Why I decided to become a Jesuit? I think because I wanted to teach, and Jesuits have a reputation for teaching. You have the best influence on a growing mind in the classroom. I think, too, I had and still have a deep belief that the eternal good of one person is far more important the political good of an entire nation, and that I would work toward the salvation of souls. MAROON: You mention world peace. Do you anticipate a world peace in the foreseeable future? CARTER: We're certainly better off than we were in 1944 in the sense that there are no hot wars going on. I grew up in a world where there was a lot of prejudice, a lot of innate hatred which was based on one man's evaluation of another man without the aid of faith. Where are we now? There's probably enough hatred and prejudice around for another major conflagration to break out at any moment. I think sowing the seeds of peace is still the work of spreading the message of Christ. Although it's not simply this; we still need skilled diplomats essentially to bring people to an understanding that it's better to try to get along than to try to kill each other. Housing hangs 'no vacancy' sign CHERYL MICHAELS Staff Reporter A number of Loyola students were greeted this semester with the news that there were no residence hall space for them as they had expected. Although the overcrowding of the first week has been alleviated, this situation could reoccur next fall if admissions and housing procedures are not changed. Late or provisional acceptance of freshmen or transfer students by the Admissions Office and a large turnover in the Housing Office staff are the two reasons Richard J. Lawton, Director of Housing, gave for the overcrowding of the residence halls. According to Lawton, the Admissions Office does not consider how many students will require housing when they are accepted. "Admissions accepts to fill the classroom," Lawton explained. Late or provisional acceptance of freshmen from out of state and transfer students is granted by the Admissions Office if the student is of exceptional quality or if he has a valid reason for not having met the August 1 deadline for registration. This complicates the housing problem. Admissions counselor, Pat Rouen, said they knew of the housing shortage and were informing late out—of—town freshmen that although they were accepted by the Admissions Office, they would have to find housing in the city with relatives to abide by the Student Handbook ruling on freshmen living off campus. Students without New Orleans relatives found themselves in limbo between the Admissions Office and Housing. Rouen added that exceptions were also made through agreements with Lawton and Dr. Bernard A. Loposer, Director of Admissions and Recruiting. The Admissions Office alone did not cause the problem however. Lawton admitted that this year the Housing Office failed to mail housing contracts to some students after receiving deposits from them because of a turnover in personnel in that office. These students believed they had rooms even though they hadn't filled out a contract, Lawton said. In the future Lawton said he intends to send housing contracts to students at the time they are admitted, Meg Wilson, a sophomore tranfer student, was one of these unfortunates. She said she didn't receive a housing contract this summer, though she was admitted long ago. Wilson, however, was assigned to a double occupancy room temporarily, with two hometown girl friends. This week she was assigned a permanent room and was the last of the students in temporary rooms in the resident halls. Lawton said that about 30 students not expected by the Housing Office showed up. These students were assigned permanent rooms when upperclassmen did not show to claim rooms. "Ten to fifteen 'no shows' for a building the size of Buddig can be expected," Lawton said. The remaining 16 unexpected students were housed when ten students withdrew from the resident hall and six girls were moved to rooms in the Health Center. The girls in the Health Center receive a $50 cut in the resident fee according to (continued on page 3) (continued on page 3)