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Deficit-spending policy must go Finances have plagued the University of San Francisco since its founding in 1855. On May 1st of that year, the books of the University opened with an $11,000 debt, the price paid for the property on which the first campus we eretfted. Today, some 106 years later, the Associated Students of the University reports a $2,200 deficit, and it seems the figure may continue to grow. It is a common trait among those who strive for excellence that they often overlook the financial burden which their efforts place on others. The FOGHORN itself suffered such a financial set-back several years ago, as it launched into a progressive program of daily publication lacking a sound financial basis. Today, however, the FOGHORN can report that it is the only financially solvent student organization on the campus. We now begin to look at the others, to question the lack of funds existing to support student acivities. The deficits can be explained. All deficits can be explained in one way or another. To start the year of, this legislature was left with a $ 1,763 debt from the previous year. This debt is apparently due to the failure to accurately correlate the records in the Treasurer's Office with those reported in the records of the ASUSF. There is also a possible $2,024 loss on this year's Mardi Gras to fur ther darken the picture. The Mardi Gras loss must be chalked up as simply "one of those things." Poor judgment, perhaps; who knows? But the debt left the students of the Association by the previous year's membership gives us some cause for concern. This year's debt may be well above $2,000, almost one quarter of the in- AN EDITORIAL coming legislature's allotment. This means that a good percentage of their money is already being spent for them, even though they have only had one meeting — their inauguration meeting last Monday night. Are the students who register here next year the ones who should pay for the debts incurred this year? Must the freshmen who enter here next September have one-quarter of the money which they pay for their student government taken from them to pay for entertainment and services of which they never could avail themselves? We of the FOGHORN are definitely opposed to this "hold over debt" policy, a policy which lets the irresponsible ones go free while those who follow must make up the difference. The problem does not only exist in the legislature. It applies to publications, to clubs and fraternities and so on. But still we ask whether or not incoming groups should be responsible financially for the debts incurred by others, over whom the newcomers have neither control nor regulation. We believe that the Student Body officers and legislature elected by the students in the recent election may prove to be on of the finest in several years here at the University. We would hate to see their potential cancelled because previous years of poor financing have devastated the economic resources. "An army travels on its stomach," said Napoleon. Without money next year's legislature could be little more than a debate club or a class in parliamentary procedure — a wealth of surface activity without an ounce of solid undercurrent. When the purse strings are tightened, the energetic and imaginative ones will never be satisfied with the finished product. There is much we would like to do, less that we can afford to do. But one of the things we would like to do is remain solvent; and that we, as students, will be able to do when the older policy is gone. SAM JpRAH foghorzn Wednesday, May 10, 1961—Vol. 52, No. 40 Winner of the Pacemaker Award All-American 1954-1960 151 SK 1-31 18, 311? Martin blasts'unfair, New legislature votes innaccurate reporting jn Farewell Dance Vic St. Martin charged last week that this newspaper was guilty of "over-emotionalized, unfair, and inaccurate" reporting in its coverage of the recent Monday evening meeting held by the USA (the United Students of America). Martin was a key figure in the USF-sponsored rally to defend the policy that the Kennedy Administration adopted toward Cuba. Referring to an article which appeared in the FOGHORN shortly after the meeting, St Martin accused the paper of "intimating that I am attempting to form a cloak and dagger type organization on campus to fight communism." "The meeting was not secretive," he said, "and was open to all interested parties, as seems demonstrated by the fact that no security checks or codes were used to keep news reporters out. Furthermore, a meeting attended by approximately 25 students could hardly be expected to be kept a' secret. "The fact that the meeting was held to discuss plans for the rally and that everyone was encouraged to talk to anyone they felt might be interested in participating, seems to me adequate proof that nothing secretive or —Continued on Page C At 7:38 p.m. Monday night the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco inaugurated a new president, Junior English Major Bob Ralls. There was a brief moment for applause and the inauguration of the other officers and members of the legislature. Then the first controversy arose. The subject: whether or not to hold the Farewell Dance voted by the outgoing legislature. The former legislature, it was announced by retiring president Bob Crowley, voted to hold the Farewell Dance; '.'It had been set up by them and will now have to be put on by the new legislators." he said. Coppinger sided with newly elected Treasurer Lee Brossier in showing that there will be definite difficulties in putting on the dance. "We are $2,200 in debt," Brossier said. "Putting on this Out with old, in with new dance may really put us in the red, unless the students give it their wholehearted support." Coppinger said that he would put every effort into making the dance a real success, but that everybody should remember upon whom the responsibility for any losses should lie. "Don't fool yourselves," said former ASUSF secretary Rich Barbazetter. "This is going to be seen as your dancemby the students of this university. As such, ii will be your responsibility so far as public opinion is concerned." Newly-elected Senior Repre sentative Frank Foehr stated that he believed this new legislature was capable of taking this dance, "With only two days in which to publicize it and KD bids, and do a better job with it than any previous legislature had done." He received a round of applause for his comments. At that point President Bob Ralls called the issue to a vole, whether or not to carry through with the legislation enacted by the outgoing* legislature. The solons voted unanimously to support the motion of Ted Hoff to the effect that "this legislature —Continued on Page C By BOB CHANTELOUP Last Monday the newly-elected student body officers of the ASUSF were sworn in at the final legislature meeting headed by Bob Crowley. That day marked the beginning of what could very well be the strongest upper table seen at the University in recent years. The associated students, after witnessing one of the longest, hardest fought, and closest campaigns, went to the polls and elected Bob Ralls to the post of student body president. Ralls, a senior English major from San Carlos, garnered 54% of the votes cast. He brings to the office of president a solid Poli Sci group convenes The Northern California Political Science Association will hold their convention at USF on Saturday, May 13. Dr. Alexander Smetana of the USF Political Science department will host the conclave. He will be assisted by the members of Omega Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha. Professor Leo Strauss of the University of Chicago will be the featured speaker at a luncheon to be held in Phelan Hall. His subject will be, "What is the Theme of Political Theory?" Discussion panels will be held in the Gleesor. Library Lecture Room both before and after the luncheon. "Power Structures and Urban Politics" will be the topic of the morning session. "Scope Method and Status of Political Science: Assessment of Approaches" will be discussed during the afternoon session. background in student beady and class affairs. On this knowledge, Ralls built a thirty point platform during the campaign designed for what he calls "action: action to revitalize the campus rather than the student legislature." Second in command during the coming year will be Sophomore George Coppinger, the former Freshman class president. Coppinger has plans to carry the efforts of his well-planned and executed campaign into his duties as Vice-President. "We have to bring the Mardi Gras back to the campus," he said, "in order to make it a social as well as financial success." Alma Merlo, only the second female ever to sit on the1 upper table in the school's history, has proven through her campaign and her activities with other campus organizations, that she is one of the hardest working individuals on the campus. Choose your own retreat date; 15 weekends set Father Mcintosh, S.J., university chaplain, announced that there will be no common student body retreat next year. Instead of the usual single retreat commonly held in September, there will be fifteen smaller retreats held throughout the year. These retreats will be limited to approximately 75 students and will be held on the weekends. When the students register in the Fall, they will be required to choose the date of their retreat. There will be fifteen different retreat masters. Those who do not make these retreats will be required to make one in a recognized Retreat House. Father Mcintosh says this new policy was implemented because, "Most students feel that they don't get much out of a common retreat. This is an attempt tej make a student's retreat more meaningful to him." Dooley talk off tonight The scheduled lecture by Malcolm W. Dooley tonight has been canceled, SEC chairman Dan Rit. ter announced early this morning. Dooley, younger brother of tho famed Dr. Tom Dooley, and executive director of MEDICO, suddenly became ill and was ad- mitted in a hospital.
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Transcript | Deficit-spending policy must go Finances have plagued the University of San Francisco since its founding in 1855. On May 1st of that year, the books of the University opened with an $11,000 debt, the price paid for the property on which the first campus we eretfted. Today, some 106 years later, the Associated Students of the University reports a $2,200 deficit, and it seems the figure may continue to grow. It is a common trait among those who strive for excellence that they often overlook the financial burden which their efforts place on others. The FOGHORN itself suffered such a financial set-back several years ago, as it launched into a progressive program of daily publication lacking a sound financial basis. Today, however, the FOGHORN can report that it is the only financially solvent student organization on the campus. We now begin to look at the others, to question the lack of funds existing to support student acivities. The deficits can be explained. All deficits can be explained in one way or another. To start the year of, this legislature was left with a $ 1,763 debt from the previous year. This debt is apparently due to the failure to accurately correlate the records in the Treasurer's Office with those reported in the records of the ASUSF. There is also a possible $2,024 loss on this year's Mardi Gras to fur ther darken the picture. The Mardi Gras loss must be chalked up as simply "one of those things." Poor judgment, perhaps; who knows? But the debt left the students of the Association by the previous year's membership gives us some cause for concern. This year's debt may be well above $2,000, almost one quarter of the in- AN EDITORIAL coming legislature's allotment. This means that a good percentage of their money is already being spent for them, even though they have only had one meeting — their inauguration meeting last Monday night. Are the students who register here next year the ones who should pay for the debts incurred this year? Must the freshmen who enter here next September have one-quarter of the money which they pay for their student government taken from them to pay for entertainment and services of which they never could avail themselves? We of the FOGHORN are definitely opposed to this "hold over debt" policy, a policy which lets the irresponsible ones go free while those who follow must make up the difference. The problem does not only exist in the legislature. It applies to publications, to clubs and fraternities and so on. But still we ask whether or not incoming groups should be responsible financially for the debts incurred by others, over whom the newcomers have neither control nor regulation. We believe that the Student Body officers and legislature elected by the students in the recent election may prove to be on of the finest in several years here at the University. We would hate to see their potential cancelled because previous years of poor financing have devastated the economic resources. "An army travels on its stomach," said Napoleon. Without money next year's legislature could be little more than a debate club or a class in parliamentary procedure — a wealth of surface activity without an ounce of solid undercurrent. When the purse strings are tightened, the energetic and imaginative ones will never be satisfied with the finished product. There is much we would like to do, less that we can afford to do. But one of the things we would like to do is remain solvent; and that we, as students, will be able to do when the older policy is gone. SAM JpRAH foghorzn Wednesday, May 10, 1961—Vol. 52, No. 40 Winner of the Pacemaker Award All-American 1954-1960 151 SK 1-31 18, 311? Martin blasts'unfair, New legislature votes innaccurate reporting jn Farewell Dance Vic St. Martin charged last week that this newspaper was guilty of "over-emotionalized, unfair, and inaccurate" reporting in its coverage of the recent Monday evening meeting held by the USA (the United Students of America). Martin was a key figure in the USF-sponsored rally to defend the policy that the Kennedy Administration adopted toward Cuba. Referring to an article which appeared in the FOGHORN shortly after the meeting, St Martin accused the paper of "intimating that I am attempting to form a cloak and dagger type organization on campus to fight communism." "The meeting was not secretive," he said, "and was open to all interested parties, as seems demonstrated by the fact that no security checks or codes were used to keep news reporters out. Furthermore, a meeting attended by approximately 25 students could hardly be expected to be kept a' secret. "The fact that the meeting was held to discuss plans for the rally and that everyone was encouraged to talk to anyone they felt might be interested in participating, seems to me adequate proof that nothing secretive or —Continued on Page C At 7:38 p.m. Monday night the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco inaugurated a new president, Junior English Major Bob Ralls. There was a brief moment for applause and the inauguration of the other officers and members of the legislature. Then the first controversy arose. The subject: whether or not to hold the Farewell Dance voted by the outgoing legislature. The former legislature, it was announced by retiring president Bob Crowley, voted to hold the Farewell Dance; '.'It had been set up by them and will now have to be put on by the new legislators." he said. Coppinger sided with newly elected Treasurer Lee Brossier in showing that there will be definite difficulties in putting on the dance. "We are $2,200 in debt," Brossier said. "Putting on this Out with old, in with new dance may really put us in the red, unless the students give it their wholehearted support." Coppinger said that he would put every effort into making the dance a real success, but that everybody should remember upon whom the responsibility for any losses should lie. "Don't fool yourselves," said former ASUSF secretary Rich Barbazetter. "This is going to be seen as your dancemby the students of this university. As such, ii will be your responsibility so far as public opinion is concerned." Newly-elected Senior Repre sentative Frank Foehr stated that he believed this new legislature was capable of taking this dance, "With only two days in which to publicize it and KD bids, and do a better job with it than any previous legislature had done." He received a round of applause for his comments. At that point President Bob Ralls called the issue to a vole, whether or not to carry through with the legislation enacted by the outgoing* legislature. The solons voted unanimously to support the motion of Ted Hoff to the effect that "this legislature —Continued on Page C By BOB CHANTELOUP Last Monday the newly-elected student body officers of the ASUSF were sworn in at the final legislature meeting headed by Bob Crowley. That day marked the beginning of what could very well be the strongest upper table seen at the University in recent years. The associated students, after witnessing one of the longest, hardest fought, and closest campaigns, went to the polls and elected Bob Ralls to the post of student body president. Ralls, a senior English major from San Carlos, garnered 54% of the votes cast. He brings to the office of president a solid Poli Sci group convenes The Northern California Political Science Association will hold their convention at USF on Saturday, May 13. Dr. Alexander Smetana of the USF Political Science department will host the conclave. He will be assisted by the members of Omega Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha. Professor Leo Strauss of the University of Chicago will be the featured speaker at a luncheon to be held in Phelan Hall. His subject will be, "What is the Theme of Political Theory?" Discussion panels will be held in the Gleesor. Library Lecture Room both before and after the luncheon. "Power Structures and Urban Politics" will be the topic of the morning session. "Scope Method and Status of Political Science: Assessment of Approaches" will be discussed during the afternoon session. background in student beady and class affairs. On this knowledge, Ralls built a thirty point platform during the campaign designed for what he calls "action: action to revitalize the campus rather than the student legislature." Second in command during the coming year will be Sophomore George Coppinger, the former Freshman class president. Coppinger has plans to carry the efforts of his well-planned and executed campaign into his duties as Vice-President. "We have to bring the Mardi Gras back to the campus," he said, "in order to make it a social as well as financial success." Alma Merlo, only the second female ever to sit on the1 upper table in the school's history, has proven through her campaign and her activities with other campus organizations, that she is one of the hardest working individuals on the campus. Choose your own retreat date; 15 weekends set Father Mcintosh, S.J., university chaplain, announced that there will be no common student body retreat next year. Instead of the usual single retreat commonly held in September, there will be fifteen smaller retreats held throughout the year. These retreats will be limited to approximately 75 students and will be held on the weekends. When the students register in the Fall, they will be required to choose the date of their retreat. There will be fifteen different retreat masters. Those who do not make these retreats will be required to make one in a recognized Retreat House. Father Mcintosh says this new policy was implemented because, "Most students feel that they don't get much out of a common retreat. This is an attempt tej make a student's retreat more meaningful to him." Dooley talk off tonight The scheduled lecture by Malcolm W. Dooley tonight has been canceled, SEC chairman Dan Rit. ter announced early this morning. Dooley, younger brother of tho famed Dr. Tom Dooley, and executive director of MEDICO, suddenly became ill and was ad- mitted in a hospital. |
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