Central Florida Future, Vol. 02 No. 14, January 30, 1970

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Claire May Spring
From Spring Thing
Photos by Jim Lehman
Four inches of this desk, and ail the others in the SCAUD are doomed to
be cut off if the local fire officials have their way. The FuTUre has been
told two conflicting things about the seating arrangement in the SCAUD.
The latest would be the least expensive for the University but a
tremendous inconvenience for the students. With four inches hacked off
the already small desk tops it will be almost impossible for the students to
write comfortably. The FuTUre has been unable to contact the State Fire
Marshal's office in Tallahassee to hear the verdict directly from the proper
authorities. Watch in next weeks issue for what the Fire Marshal says.
Were Codes Violated,
Or, Weren't They?
BY MARY ANNA JACKSON
Does the Science Auditorium meet state fire codes, or doesn't it?
There appeared to be no clear answer to the question, even from the State
Fire Marshal's office itself.
Last quarter, the FuTUre reported that the auditorium did not meet the
fire codes because it contained too many seats and not enough aisles or exit
doors.
The FuTUre received this opinion diminished by approximately 80
from Tom Knight,  the State  Fire seats
Marshal. The opinion was also shared      Goree said that adding a middle
by local fire marshals. aisle would "compound the safety
The administration pledged to problem," rather than lessen it. He
have the building checked pointed out that a middle aisle could
immediately to see whether it would cause a serious jam-up at each of the
be cheaper to put in additional doors two exits from the auditorium,
or make an aisle down the center of because   people   would   be   exiting
the auditorium.
Since there had been no word on a
solution since the story first
appeared, the FuTUre checked again
this week.
This is what we were told:
" The seating in the FTU Science
Auditorium is not really a fire
hazard, according to the latest report
from the state fire marshal's office.
The real problem with thy Science
Auditorium is the size of the tablet
arm on each seat. The tablet armc are
too long; there is not enough room
between the backs of the chairs and
the top of the arms, the fire
marshal's office reported.
The fire marshal's office has
submitted a report to the National
Fire Prevention Association in
Boston stating that if the tablet arms
are cut by four inches, the Science
Auditorium will comply with the
regulations of the state fire code.
The approval of the Association will
determine the changes to be made in
the auditorium.
John Philip Goree, FTU's Vice
President    for    Business    Affairs,
from two directions—the middle
aisle and the side aisle—instead of
one.
Movement in the Science
Auditorium is adequate now, he
said. If a middle aisle were added,
crowding could occur.
Goree added that if the arms, as
they are now, flipped down
automatically as soon as the
occupant of the seat stands up, any
changes would be unnecessary.
Nothing   has  been  done  in  the
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TAUS To Play In
16-Hour Marathon
TAU Fraternity will play the
Orlando Panther Basketball team in
a 16-hour marathon basketball game
this weekend at the Bishop Moore
High School gymnasium from 11
P.m. tomorrow to 3 p.m. Sunday.
For each point scored by a team the
opposing team will pay 10 cts., with
expressed the desire to have the fire   the DroeppHo ««V««*T^ A" *~X     .
marshal's proposal approved. He said   PaLy Telethon       g Cenhnl
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extremely high. Not only would the supply     fie    drink?    n   l*
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of the Science Auditorium womd be arrVngements ftftS, game^    «ft
Student Government Thursday
was advised not to put all its
budgetary eggs in one basket, to
think twice before pushing for
$20,000 for a spring mini-rock
festival.
SG had announced last week it was
considering allocating nearly all of
its budget to hire some top rock and
folk music groups for a spring blast
at the Orlando Sports Stadium.
Names bantered about indued
Peter, Paul and Mary, The
Association, Blood, Sweat and Tears
and some others.
The tentative decision caused a
meeting to be called by FTU Dean of
Men William Proctor. SG President
Walt Komanski, and other SG
representatives met with Dean
Proctor Thursday to discuss the
planned allocation.
Nothing definite was decided, but
from the meeting came new life for
an old SG project, Lake Claire.
Lake Clair is a beautiful pond on
the FTU property which was
envisioned as a recreation area for
students. SG has made no bones
about the fact it felt the project was
'Glass Menagerie'
Cast Announced
FTU's second production of the
season, Tennessee Williams's "The
Glass Menagerie", is tentatively
scheduled for opening on February
19, and it will run for six
nights—February 19, 20, 21 and 26,
27 and 28. The tryouts held two
weeks ago were well attended, says
Dr. Harry Smith, the play's director.
The cast, composed of the four main
characters, was chosen as follows:
Amanda Wingfield . . ': Anne Lloyd
Laura Wingfield . . ; . Linda Singer
Tom Wingfield ..'.;„'; Ron Fernee
Jim O'Conner, "the gentleman
caller", Jim Fay.
"The Glass Menagerie" is
celebrating its Twenty-fifth
Anniversary this year, and in the
years since it was first produced, the
play has become an American
classic. This is one of the reasons that
Dr. Smith chose to produce this play
at this time.
The overhead projections that
Williams added to his written version
of the play will not be used in the
FTU production. Dr. Smith intends
to use the forestage and the floor in
front of the stage as the acting area.
The audience area will be shallower
and wider than it was for "Titus
Andronicus", and the sight line will
be better.
HEW $$ Veto
Will Hurt FTU
President Nixon's veto of 19.7
billion dollars for HEW will
definitely affect FTU's 1971-72
financial aid budget and in turn,
FTU students.
Dean W. Rex Brown, vice
president for student affairs, said
that $437,000 have recently been
approved for FTU by a regional
board at Atlanta. Normally, HEW
gives about 80 per cent of the
requested and approved budgets, but
with Nixon's veto, the 1971-72
budget will probably be reduced to
below $300,000.
"It is imperative that we get at
least 80% of our requests," (at least
$350,000) said Dean Brown. So far
FTU's financial aid department has
been able to aid nearly all students
who qualify for financial aid. With
the cutback in funds, FTU may have
to deny many students' financial aid
next year.
While only a relatively small part
of the funds vetoed were scheduled
for education, those funds were
essential   for   FTU   and   all   other
not getting proper administration
attention.
These were the results of
Thursday's meeting.    :
—Village Center, the group that
usually jhandles booking
arrangement's for campus shows does
not have enpugh money for a big
group. Village Center, however,
wants the big spring weekend as
much as does SG.
—SG will meet with Village Center
administrator Ken Lawson to work
out an agreement by which SG
would supply funds, ($7,500 was
discussed) for a rock group for the
weekend. SG would help with the
arrangements and have the authority
to reject any group it didn't want.
—Physical Plant representatives
were to meet Thursday afternoon
with SG to discuss Lake Claire and
what SG could do financially to aid
in the project.
Physical Plant people have said
that it would probably cost $15,000
to put a road to the lake and supply
needed power for the area, plus
other items needed to prepare the
park.
It was suggested that $5,000 in SG
funds could be allocated as a starter
for the Lake Claire project, and that
other funds might be given later
from reserve funds ^et up in the SG
budget. *
"Everyone agreed that the Lake
Claire project should receive top
priority," said an SG spokesman
after the meeting with Dean Proctor.
If any money is made on the
Spring concert and weekend, some
of these funds might also be
earmarked for the lake project.
New Sociology Grant
Helps Man Know Man
FTU has received a $42,000 grant to develop an "Undergraduate
Program in Social Welfare in the Department of Sociology" under the
direction of Dr. William D. Allen, Professor of Sociology, College of
Humanities and Social Sciences. The grant awarded by the Department of
Health and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Family Services, acting as
the grant-in-aid agency for the Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, is subject to renewal for a
second and third year at a grand total
of approximately $1 26,000.
Dr. Allen explained that the grant
will be used to develop a program
consisting of six subjects applicable
to the departmental major with a
three-fold purpose to (1) enrich
liberal arts education of students, (2)
more adequately prepare students to
pursue graduate professional social
work education, and (3) provide a
sound preparation for employment
in social welfare settings or in one of
the related human service
occupations. The grant will help
underwrite the expenses in the
developmental stages of the social
welfare program.
This is one of three programs
within the division of Sociology that
students can select in order to better
understand man in society, the other
two being general sociology and law
enforcement. In social welfare, the
students will become knowledgeable
about human needs, the role of
public and voluntary agencies in
meeting human needs, the role of
public and voluntary agencies in
meeting human needs, and will have
the opportunity to enlarge upon
their education by having field
placements in local agencies in which
they will derive learning experiences
with clients while under the
supervision of agency personnel. The
students will conclude the program
with intensive independent study
based on an area of research related
to their own particular interest
culminating in a mini thesis.
Grad. Record Exam
Set For April 25
A Graduation Record Exam will
be administered on campus April 25
to all seniors who apply before
March 1. This examination is
necessary for all seniors who expect
to graduate. The test will be given in
the FTU Testing Center.
Plans are being formulated for
graduation. These plans rely on
senior cooperation. Students must
apply for graduation at least one
quarter in advance at the registrars
office.
The President of the Senior Class,
Tim Ackert, needs help in the
preparation for upcoming events.
Anyone interested in aiding should
leave their name and address for
Ackert at the S.G. desk on the
second floor of the library.
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THIS unidentified coed seems to be steering clear of the creature
seemingly having lunch beside her. The FuTUre was unable to find out
who fed this bug its lunch, but when the car was checked a few minutes
later the only reminants of the incident were bits of hay strewn around
the wheels. (Some claimed they heard digesting sounds issuing forth)
(Others said it was a faulty muffler.) Photos by Jim Lehman
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