Central Florida Future, Vol. 07 No. 08, November 22, 1974

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Permit No. 3575
Orlando, Florida
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
Book Mutilation Costly To Library
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By Pat Strange
During the months of June and
July of this year, the reference
librarians were informed of
mutilations to two expensive
books and 21 magazines and
periodicals.
In addition, according to L.W.
Walker, director of the library,
all of the October issues of
Newsweek magazine have been
ripped off.
A reference book, Children's
Catalogue, cost $30, is missing 100
pages.
This is a book normally used by
students in elementary
education.
Another book, the Art of Walt
Disney, cost $45, is minus 10
pages.
Last fiscal year, the library
spent $1700 for the replacement of
mutilated materials.
Walker said this is money that
should have been used for new
items.
He said 100 new books could
have been purchased with $1700.
Over $1500 has been spent for
binders in which to lock
magazines and periodicals that
are known to be in the "high loss"
category-.
Also, it has been necessary to
purchase     subscriptions     of
microfilm copies of some journals.
These copies make the
replacement faster, easier and
less expensive.
When it is necessary to order
replacements a long wait is involved.
The cost of the labor alone of
ordering one replacement issue
in 1963 was $2.10.
Walker was asked why
students would remove copies or
partial copies from the library..
"They are under pressure to
have the material now, or they
may want to include illustrations
with their papers or reports."
Apartment Conditions Criticized
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By Alan Crouse
In recent weeks residents of the
College Court Apartments have
complained about conditions and
the apartment management.
The fust complaint came irom
a former resident who said he
and his wife were evicted from
their apartment. At a later date
he said he was ordered off the
property even though he was a
guest of a present resident.
. In an interview with Mr Robert
Crockett of Winter Park, the
property manager said the individual broke a four year lease
because he said he was going
back into the Army. Crockett said
he refunded all unused rent
payments along with the security
deposit, even though the apartment had been only minimally
cleaned.
Crockett added that a problem
did develop over the resident's
dog which he allowed to swim in
the reflecting pool and roam the
complex without a leash.
Crockett said the dog also chewed
furniture, owned by the complex.
Another former resident
complained of a work
arrangement whereby he would
work 20 hours a week on grounds
maintenance to pay for his rent.
The resident said he was often
asked to work up to 40 hours a
week.
Crockett guessed the identity of
this individual and said shortly
after he was hired, the man
passed a bad check in Cocoa
Beach. Crockett said the individual pleaded for a second
chance arid volunteered to work-
overtime because he had ho other
place to go. Crockett said the
individual also moved out without
Developmental Center Offers Testing
notice after keeping some rent
payments collected from another
resident. Crockett characterized
this individual by saying, "I
doubt if we ever got 20hours work
out of him. I'd come by and ask
him to grab a shovel. I'd come
back in a couple hours and he'd
be gone."
Several present residents
complained that the swimming
pool had been closed constantly.
Crockett said the pool construction had been contracted,
but county inspectors rejected
the pool because of improper
electrical wiring, closing the
pool for two weeks. Crockett
added that two pump motors had
burned out in the last two weeks
causing the pool to be closed for
health reasons.
Mrs. Murriel Pettingill, an
employee of the Crockett Agency
who calls herself a "go-between"
for management and tenants,
said, "No one feels worse about it
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"Also, I must conclude a
student who would do this just
doesn't care about his fellow
man. Then, a lot of people don't
realize the damage they are
doing," he explained.
"In addition to costing the
taxpayer a lot of money" Walker
said, "this mutilation could go
unattended until it becomes
impossible- to replace the item.
The only way the librarians
know when something like this
has happened is when a student
who is looking for material
reports something missing."
Florida Statute 822.18 states:
Whoever willfully, maliciously,
and intentionally injures or
damages any real or personal
property belonging to another...,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
of the first degree..., if the
damage to such property does not
exceed the amount of $200.
If   the   damage   exceeds   the
amount of $200, the person shall
be guilty of a felony of the third
degree...
The penalty provided for a
misdemeanor of the first degree
in • the state of Florida, is imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not to exceed one year, or
a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both.
The penalty for a felony of the
third degree is a term of imprisonment in the state prison not
to exceed five years, or a fine not
to exceed $5,000, or both.
Walker said, "If I catch them.
I'll certainly bring charges and
have them prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law."
Librarians are keeping a
record of the items reported
mutilated or missing in an attempt to pinpoint particular
areas or titles.
Students should report missing
pages or issues to the librarian so
they can be replaced.
Becky Barnoske reads assignments to blind student
Rollin Hippler during afternoon break. (Photo by Fred
Sommer).
By John Bridges
Throughout this fall quarter,
the FuTUre has carried a series
of articles on the FTU
Developmental Center. In almost
all of the services examined,
some form of testing is utilized.
The extensive testing program
is coordinated by Dr. David
Tucker, the center's director.
Dr. Tucker recently explained
that the center uses around 125-
130 different tests, adding, "Of
course no student would take
them all."
The tests are used in many
areas and are often inter-related,
resulting in a student's taking a
combination, or a series.
Dr. Tucker explained there was
no "set package" but that a
series of tests depended upon the
individual.
In addition, the center offers
both the GRE and a GRE
preparatory test, aptitude exams
in fields such as law and dentistry
and a medical college admissions
exam.
All exams are free except for
the Miller Analogies Test, which
is often required. The fee here is
$1.
Dr. Tucker said that there are
five or six major, national testing
dates during the academic year
and   FTU   participates   in   four
dates on campus. ,
This concept of testing and the
"community of counselors" on
which the Developmental Center
is built, is credited to Dr.
Millican, whom Dr. Tucker says
observed the program in
operation at the University of
South Florida.
The tests and services offered,
are the result of the center's
efforts to answer students' needs.
Dr. Tucker explained that "as
each problem is presented by
students, the center will either
adapt an existing program,
create a new service, or refer the
student to someone else for
solution of his problem."
The counselors all have wide
professional backgrounds and
are free to handle problem
situations in th e way they see
most fitting. This flexibility is an
asset to the program.
The counselors frequently work
together when the need arises,
but the center's records are
otherwise confidential.
According to Dr. Tucker, the
aim of the center is to "provide a
professional program of services
for students where difficulties
arise in going to college today."
Proclamation
Be it known to all students,
their parents, staff, faculty and
employers throughout the land,
that our Cooperative Education
Program blends classroom
theory with meaningful, relevant
work training experiences to
develop students into tempered
graduates, armed to help
themselves in the marketplace;
and
Whereas, the present inflation,
coupled with the mounting
unemployment affecting our
student body emphasizes the
need for, and in itself demands a
reevaluation of priorities in
education; and
Whereas, the world of work
provides laboratories no
» classroom can furnish, then total
! education shall arm students
with wisdom which is knowledge
' filtered through personal ex-
i perience; and
, Whereas, President Gerald R.
Ford, in his first public statement
'on higher education, focused on
• the relationship between the
,academic community and the
labor market by calling for "a
great new partnership of labor
and academia" which would
"bring education and employers
together in a new climate of
credibility - an atmosphere in
which universities turn out
scholars and employers turn
them on"; and
Whereas, Governor Reubin
Askew, in his effort to get the
most and best for the tax dollar,
has promulgated a Cooperative
Education Program in State
Government; and
Whereas, an untold number of
untapped opportunities in the
private and public sectors (local
and world-wide) remain to be
identified, contacted and enrolled
in our Cooperative Education
Program; and
Whereas, opportunity usually
comes to those who seek it,
THREFORE. BE IT
RESOLVED, that I, Charles N
Millican, President of Florida
Technological University,
Orlando, Florida, do hereby
proclaim Friday, November 22,
1974, as FTU Cooperative
Education Day, in witness
whereof, in my office at the
University, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this
ninetheenth day of November,
nineteen hundred and seventy-
four.
Charles N. Millican
Correction
In a previous issue of the
FuTUre, it was reported that
tuition fees for winter quarter
will be due before classes begin.
Joseph Gomez, University
Comptroller, said that since the
regulations concerning payment
of fees is at present permissive, it
is his intention not to make final
registration fee payments due
until Friday, Jan. 10, one week
after the beginning of classes.
Gomez indicates that all
students who registered at Advance or Regular Registration
who have not paid their fees by
this date are subject to a $25 late
fee.
For purposes of further
clarification, it should be noted
that all students registered in
Late Registration will be
assessed the $25 late registration
fee.