Central Florida Future, Vol. 05 No. 11, January 5, 1973

              We live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the. .
Semester System Considered
Quarter Drop
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May Come
By Sharon Marek
THE JANUARY 'heat wave' is reflected in this
view of the library as a mirage-like glimmering
envelops      the    building.    Actually,    FuTUre
photographer Jay Klaasen captured this picture
Administration Building reflecting pool on a calm day
this week.
Liquor Committee Named
The possibility of a unified
semester system for all Florida
universities and junior colleges is
currently being considered by the
University of Florida, and will soon
be considered by FTU's Faculty
Senate, Dr. K; Philip Taylor,
faculty senate head, said this week.
"Probably the greatest advantage
of this proposed semester system is
that it will cut out one whole
registration per year and will
represent a much better utilization
money. The changeover, of course,
would be a monumental task which
would take at least a year, but it
would be well worth it in time and
money saved."
The program, according to Vice
President for Academic Affairs C.
B. Gambrell, would "be the best
thing that ever happened to the
economy of the university system.
It might mean as much as a
$30,000 a year savings for the
university. Currently we have four
By David Foster of university facilities," Taylor said, different academic calendars in the
The system recently received a state.   The   junior   college  terms
President    for    Student   committee followed Brown's veto bill requested the administration to 90  per  cent  vote  of confidence don't    coincide    with    the
W.    Rex    Brown    has  of two bills submitted by Student seek and obtain a license for beer from   the   faculty   senate  of the universities', and under the quarter
announced the appointment of an   Government  in  fall   quarter.  The and wine sales by the beginning of University of Florida, and, pending system it is very hard for public
ad  hoc   committee  to  study the  first   bill    called   for   permitting spring quarter and to establish a approval    by    President ' Stephen school   teachers   to   make   it  for
feasibility of the sale of beer on  students of legal age to possess and place on campus for its sale. O'Connell, will go to the Board of summer quarter courses."
campus. consume beer and wine at the Lake
Vice
Affairs
The    appointment    of    the   Claire recreation site. The second
Med Credits Okayed
The committee is expected to ******  and  finaUy to the state
determine  whether the university legislature.
should    permit    the    sale    and uu Know" * the    Texas system,
consumption of beer on campus. In ?e ™dified semester plan would
have   two 16-week  semesters  and
The     American
Association's   Council
Education    has    fully   accredited
Florida's  first  university program
for medical records administration
at FTU.
The FTU program, which began
in 1970, was added to a list of
approximately 30 colleges and
universities in the United States
which annually graduate nearly 250
qualified medical records
administrators.
Mrs. Shirley Perrin, FTU
coordinator of medical records
administration, noted that the field
is fast-growing and annually has a
need for at least twice the number
of persons entering it every year.
Mrs. Perrin explained the type of
training and career possibilities
which interested students could
expect from the program. During
the first two years students take
lecture and laboratory courses, then
receive directed practice in their
future profession at one of five area
Medical  hospitals-Florida, Holiday, Mercy,
on Medical   Orange Memorial and Winter Park
Memorial.
Graduates    can    anticipate    a
median   Florida  salary of $9,950
and the opportunity to raise the
standards    of   medical    care
hospitals, Mrs. Perrin said.
She    added    that    FTU
expects to graduate at least 20 to
a memorandum forwarded to
committee members by Brown the
word "wine" was omitted, despite
the fact that the words "beer" and
"wine" have always been linked in
SG bills.
two   6-week   minimesters   in   the
summer.
"Assuming the program were
approved for the coming year,"
Taylor    said,    "Registrar    Dan
Bernard Ostle, dean of natural
sciences, cited "obvious
difficulties" with the proposal.
"Mainly it would be a huge task to
revise all the courses. But, with
enough warning we could do it, and
I would be very much in favor."
Other FTU deans contacted
expressed support of the suggested
change.
Vice    President    for   Business
Chapman has outlined a tentative
The committee is also scheduled schedule for 1973-74. Fall classes
in to study the financial feasibility of would begin August 20 and end Affairs J. P. Goree and Registrar
selling beer on campus; to study December 4. Winter semester will Chapman also added their support
soon rePorts from otner state universities begin January 11 and end April 23. of the semester proposal.
that   permit   alcoholic   beverages, The summer minimesters will begin      "I would like to see us off the
^r^paac^'-;i_^m0dk£   records and»   if tneir ^commendation  is May 6 and end July 17. quarter system," said Goree. "As it
positive,    to   submit   a   detailed      FTU    President    Charles    N. is now we meet ourselves coming
program for operating a facility to Millican    lauded   the   suggestion, and going, we are constantly in a
saying it would save "many hours state of crisis. The semester would
of paperwork and a great deal of eliminate a lot of this."
administration each year.
She noted an increasing number ^llle«0j
of men are entering this sort of
career, and at FTU, two of seven       If     the     committee's
currently    enrolled    seniors    are recommendation is positive it will
retired officers in the armed forces. be «*--><* back to Brown who will
The   increase   in   national   health then studv tne committee's report
assistance, such as Medicare, was a and   send   it   to   the   University
factor Mrs. Perrin cited as attracting Executive Committee with his own
more men to the field. recommendation   attached.   From
*,-■■-_ ., there the decision will be left to
Mrs.   Perrin   also  said  that  an President Millican.
important   prerequisite   for   going
into medical records administration       Brown    said    he    could
was "an interest in medicine and possibly   predict   how   long
business    related    subjects." whole    process    will    take.
Security Crackdown
Begins In Library
Last spring approximately 3,000 director of libraries, has instated a
not books were taken from the FTU security   check   on   all   students,
the Library, costing a total of $45,000. faculty and staff.
This   semester   Lynn   W.   Walker,
Hum. Building 'Experimental'
By Harry Chilcot
To   the   joy   of  all   those   on He hires his own subcontractors for  Department   of   General   Services slowness with which the building
campus    who    believe    that different jobs which he does not do  handles the construction and keeps progresses."
experimentation is an integral part himself.
of life,  the new Humanities and      The other process is the one now
Fine    Arts   Building   may   prove being   used   on   the   Humanities
time-saving   innovation    in    the
construction    field.    However,
interesting. Building.    Referred    to    as    the
According    to    Fred    Clayton, "systems method," each step of the
director    of   university    physical construction process is bid upon,
planning, the new construction is a and there are separate contractors  Clayton disagrees with this belief,
state experiment - the only one of for each step. He said he believes the method is
its kind in the state at present and      Some   of   these   steps   are  the  sound   and   a   good   process
being controlled by the Department foundation, steel structure, roofing  average construction.
"The popular books are first to
disappear," Walker expalined,
"especially those needed by a class
for research purposes. We are now
going to check all books and
briefcases to prevent this."
Walker said he felt that, in the
past, FTU has been very lax in its
the university informed of progress,      Clayton also said his office has security   measures   compared   to
Clayton said. little to do with the construction other   universities.   Although  the
The    systems    method    is when the systems method is used check will slow things up a bit,
considered    a    money-saving,  because all decisions are made in Walker    said    he   believes   it   is
Tallahassee. "We don't know
anything until they tell us,"
Clayton said.
The  reason  for recent  limited
for activity on the construction site is
the   lack   of   materials,   Clayton
necessary    to    improve
services to all students.
library
the
of General Services in Tallahassee, and a number of others depending      He    explained,    "The    average stated.    Late    in    1972,
For those who are not oriented on   the   total   structure   of   the building, such as an office building, foundation    construction    was
in the building frame of reference, building to be built. There are a set is basically the same on every floor,' hampered  by  the  severe lack of
there   are   two   basic   types   of number of steps to each particular and   therefore   the   use   of   the concrete in the area. After some
construction    processes,    Clayton structure, but this number does not systems method is. fine. However, delay,  this  phase   was completed
explained. The older of the two is pertain to all structures using the there are severe difficulties when it and further construction is awaiting
appropriately     named    the systems method. comes to a university building that the arrival of structural steel.
conventional method The order that the Humanities not only has variations on every The steel is expected to arrive   down on the number of missing
In this method, the job to be Building be built under the systems floor,  but  in each room on the early this month, and it will take  books,    the    library    can    begin
done  is  designed,   bid  upon and form of construction was handed floor. The major problem that the approximately two weeks to erect  spending   more   on   new   books,
completed by one basic contractor, down from the state cabinet. The variations    bring    about    is    the the   skeletal   structure.                     instead of replacing lost ones.
"Our problem is not the thieves.
I don't believe there are many at
FTU, but we want to remind those
who simply forget to check books
out before leaving. We. apologize for
the inconvenience but feel it is
necessary."
Walker admitted it is next to
impossible to stop thievery
completely. But he said, by cutting