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c~l~qt:_§~ ~~= Ciil 1_j-_>_-~~~_,,__~~~::=::~ Questions are ~ ~ - _ discreet, answers never in- B dd CO nvOlyume~u;;edn;apV,Fe;)~;'~5 0 d;i~-te~i1d:.? sometimes B"b""m,U y, , Have you heard the latest more than doubled. The whole t~ receive more requests for already have aid and want to financial aid offi~e is doing its rumor which is traveling heating plant is run by oil and aid than ever before. The office renew it or.apply for more, the best and helping all the through the WMC grapevine? this causes a tremendous ex- requested an increased ap- pes can be filled out and students that it possibly can If you're not sure of exactly pense. The older buildings on propriation for financial aid in t.urned directly into the They are constantly searching Which rumor this refers to, it's campus were not designed with the 75-76 budget and the financial aid office. Be sure to for new aid sources and when the one which goes something individual room heating in request was approved, but Dr. write either renewal or more at one is found it is exploited to like this: "Hey, did you hear mind and this fact makes Shook does not feel that the the top of the PCS when you ·the fullest. WMC is now con- that tuition is going up again them very hard to heat increase will be sufficient to turn it in. An optimistic sidering joining the federal next year? Isn't that un- economically. Dean Mowbray cover all the requests for aid. comment can be added here work study program for the believable?" Unfortunately, stresses that the residence because the PCS tables which first time. If they do this the lhis is one rumor which is halls and the food services of WMC allocates its financial are used to compute a "college will be able to expand plain, cold fact. In a letter the college must be self- aid according to recom- students" need have been its job program by late 1976. dated January 30, 1975, which supporting and as of right now mendations provided by the revised this year in the Soif you're wondering where all WMC parents received, Mr. they are not. There is also the Paren ts ' Confiden tial students' favor. College costs the money to pay for the next Wilbur D. Presto n, Jr., problem of stolen silverware Statement (PCS). A PCS can are rising and the amount a year at college is going to come Chairman of the Board, broke from the cafeteria and stolen be obtained from the financial family is expected to con- from, get going and check out the news that comprehensive books from the library which aid office. Students who are tribute to college costs is all the possibilities. Take the costs here at WMC would be must be replaced, and in the applying for aid for the first decreasing so the outlook is not initiative and go talk to the raised to $3,750 for the end the students must pay for time should fill in the PCS.and totally dark. In the coming financial aid office about academic year, 75-76. This is a this. Some of the faculty will send it in to the address listed year more students will be possible sources of aid. Besides $350per year increase-tuition be receiving salary increases on the form, where the corn- judged to have a real financial the college aid program there is up $275, room is up $25 and but these jncr-eases will be putations will be done and need. are federal and state programs board is up $5Q. nowhere near the inflation rate forwarded to WMC. If you Dr. Shook believes that the which you may be eligible for. In its' letter to parents, the of 12%. The Dean is quick to The -courses are comingl The courses are coming"," Executive Committee of the point out that III spite of tilt! board attributed the rise to rising costs WMC is still less Curriculum revision approved "inflation, the need to improve. expensive than other com- the compensation of the faculty parable institutions. A few Gene Funk hrs., P.E. is now 0-3 hrs., and good old Non-Western studies. and all the other escalating examples are Dickinson Last Wednesday, the English is now 0-3 hrs. These 6. hrs. Grou~ IV ~onsist~. of costs involved in maintaining a College whose costs are $4,535, Curriculum committee voted requirements may still be ~lstory,.A.mencan lit., British quality education program." Allegheny College at $3,905 and on, and passed a new program satisfied by testing above a ht., Religion, and the stude~t Dean Mowbray feels that Gettysburg College whose for basic college and liberal given level on proficiency tests chooses 12 hrs. from this with the upcoming budget costs will be $4,000. arts reauirements. According for the area involved. group. Group V Art, Drama, WMC will be operating as When asked if he thought to Dr. Richwine, the The liberal arts Music, the student chooses 3 economically as possible. In all that the higher cost would chairman of the committee, requirements for WMC have hrs.. . honesty the Dean noted that cause WMC to lose students the plan has been "in the mill" been di-atically changed. As I We will pubhsh a cOl?plete the college probably needs an the Dean replied that he did for about three years now. said, the final draft isn't posted an~ ac~urate copy.of thts new even larger fee increase to not foresee this happening. The plan is a relaxation and yet, but here's the way it looks. IX?hcy III our nex~ Issue, along balance its budget. The ad- Although in general all couege broadening of the old college The requirements have been With t~e surrounding materials ministration is concerned enrollments are down, Dean requirements, giving students broken down into five basic to gl\~e everyon~ an in- about the fact that for two Mowbray doesn't feel that increased control over their groups. Appropriately enough formalive look a~ this change. years running the college has WMC will have trouble filling educational experience. The these groups are called group B:'(theway, as things look now, been operating on a deficit its enrollment next year. His basic format is not I, group II, group III, group IV, this change covers all stude~ts budget. The deficit in the past concern is that because of the revolutionary, in fact it has and group V. No names, just at t~e college, not only 10- years was covered by drawing higher cost some students will become quite common to numbers. corrung ~reshmen! but no on a special reserve fund but screen themselves out and not colleges nationwide. The student now choses, stu~ent Will be required to re- now that fund is rapidly being apply to WMC, which in pa~~r~!:r:t~~lof~~t~~~~ ~~~b:;~~rh~~~~;~ ~a~~e:r .~~~II~::~a~~s1~~~e~;n~h~e o?d used up. As of now, "with the the long run would tend to budget as it stands for next change the composition of the pleted when this issue of these five groups. This means plan. . year, the college is in a student body. No one really Scrimshaw went to press, but more student choice, and the I think we al~ owe t~e reasonably sound financial wants this to happen but if it here is the basic layout of the student is more involved in his Curriculum committee a big condition but ther-e is no does it is unavoidable. In change. The college philosophy education even at the basic an.d hearty congra~ulatlOns op guarantee that it will be able to conclusion the Dean stated that and the college's objectives level. a Job .well done. Th.ls change IS stay in that condition. If worse he believes that WMC is still a have been altered to retain The groups, as outlined .by certal.n to broaden Interest ~nd came to worse and WMC found quality institution and as such consistency and to broaden the Dr.Richwine, read something exp.efle.n~e on ca~pus whde thatitneededmoremoneyin the he feels that it is worth the concepts they involve. For like this: Group I The scien- malI~t~mmg our hberal arts middle of the next academic cost. However, this is really a instance, the phrase involving ces, ·including math, stat. traditIOn. year, it would be forced in~o decision which each individual "a reasonable familiarity with astronomy, bio., chern., compo P.S. Look for ~ whole ~oard drawing on its endowment. ThiS student will have to make for non-western culture" in the sci., and physics. Students of new courses thiS fall; fIve of isa move which everyone hopes themselves. college's statement of ob- choose 6 hrs. from this group, the dE'l_)ts. o~ campus are won't be necessary but it is Many students are won- jectives, has been altered to including 3 hrs. of labratory revampmg their pr~graf!1s. It clear that a 6 million-dollar-a- dering whether there will be an include all foreign cultures. experience. Group II Econ., looks h.k~ next year IS gomg to year enterprise can't continue increased amount of financial The college proficiency poh. sci., sociology, psych., 6 be excltmg as well as rewar- to run on a deficit budget in- aid available next year to help requirements have been hrs: Group III This group ding for the student who t~~es ways definitely. offset the rise in college costs. reduced. The requirements for consists of several Compo Lit., of advantage of the: opportl!mtJes Lan g u age, Ph y sic a I studying open to her or hIm. Ag~m our culture, Most of the money which Dr. H.K. Shook, in financial WMC receives from the fee aid, hopes that for some Education, and English Modern Language, Literature thanks ~nd congratul~tlOns to have increase wiII be used to cover families the rise in college fees Composition Language all been in translation courses offered the. curfl.culum commlt~ee for is now 6 ·by the Language their delightful InnovatIon! reduced, Dept., and lhe rise in prices of many will be covered by a necessary goods. The inflation corresponding rise in family story ..., rate is now close to 12% and income, but he realizes that Another fjsh there has been a large rise in this will not happen in many In recent weeks, fish have fisheries section of the North- least three occasions. Garske oil, water and electricity prices cases. Because of the larger been falling out of the sky on ern Territory, claims that has said that "no convincing recently. In the past year increase in costs next year, the the people of Kilarney Station, over 100 fish--"mostly perch"-- explanation has been given" WMCs' water bill alone has financial aid office is prepared Australia. Ian Garske of the have fallen on the area on at for this phenomenon.