The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 62, No. 73, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 6, 1975 Page: 1 of 16
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In a letter to Womack, Sharp
gave several reasons for his veto
>harp said that some form of
meaningful regulation will be
necessary " if university facilities
are used for entertainment
films It was also pointed out in
the letter that the committee has
not been given the opportunity to
Allen thought it doubtful that the
override" will lie brought up at
the next Student < ongress meeting
Tuesday and said it would
probably be on the agenda for the
first meeting of next semester
This would give < ongress time to
research the subject and to get
legal history on the case." he said
in the area to prov ide parents with
a list of vacancies, and a parents
meeting will be held at 7 pm
Tuesday in 128 Dale Hall to discuss
the problem and its possible
Community, said the
has notified parents of the
possibility the center may not
continue in operation after the end
of this semester No definite plans
for closing the nursery had been
finalised by Friday afternoon
In a statement issued Friday
solutions
Most of the enrollment at Stoner
City consists of children of OU
students, faculty and staff
employes. l.ynn said
We are aware of the difficulties
that such a decision places on
parents who rely heavily on the
nursery to continue their
education or to work in a full-time
■ apacity We are working '>n these
problems and will do everything
possible to assist them in
that the
open to any
sign up for an interview for a
staff position when picking up
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Nursery eloxes Currently the
nursery is operating at a loss of
11.000 a month i Staff photo by
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applications, but it
required
Staff positions available for
spring are managing editor,
assistant managing editor,
night editor, minority affairs
editor, sports editor, assistant
sports editor, sports writers,
fine arts editor, fine arts writer,
news editors, copy chiefs,
photographers, cartoonists,
major staff writ rs, editorial
assistant, copy editors and staff
writers.
director, said Friday that parents
of c hildren enrolled there will
have to find other day
facilities next January
Hut Dr J R Morris,
president of the University
university
afternoon. Morris said that while
the administration will search for
other solutions, the nursery cannot
continue to operate with its
current $3,000 monthly deficit
The university does not have
the financial resources available
to continue to cover defk its of thus
magnitude. Morns said
Jack Cochran. OU director of
public relations, said the
administration will not make a
final decision on how to handle the
matter until Monday or Tuesday
l.ynn said the staff has been told
the nursery will definitely be
dosed
'losing Sooner City is a very
personal and emotional thing to
me My four children went
through it. I've been here 11
years And we have 25 full-time
and 14 part-time employes
worrying about where they will
work next semester .And it s
almost Christmas ,” she said
• <« hran said the employment
office is studying the files of the 25
full-time employes to determine
their capabilities to fill other
positions
Moms said the administration
iscyntac ting all day care facilities relocating their children,” Morns
said
He added
administration is
possible recommendations from
any individual or group in the
community and would be willing
to discuss ! using the facility to a
private party to continue the
operation
l.ynn expressed hope that a
private firm would lease the
nursery
The state licensing agent will
be at the parents meeting She
knows if there is anyone willing to
take over She can also suggest
other day care facilities to
parents," she said
Moms said the nursery has
experienced financial problems
By JOY DONOVAN
Now that OU IVesident Paul
Sharp has vetoed a Student
Congress bill that would have
abolished the Film Review
Committee. Student Congress
must override this veto by a two-
thirds majority to put it before the
OU Hoard of Regents
An act abolishing the OU Film
Review Committee was passed
earlier this week by Student
< ongress to comply with the
mandate of the- students," who
voted to aliohsh the committee in
the fall .student election The act
was approved by OU Student
Association lUOSA) President
lerry Womac k and thc-n sent to
■‘iiarp, according to Ron Allen,
Student Congress vice chair
for Oklahoma Daily
"Die Oklahoma Daily spring
editor was selected by the OU
Publications Hoard Friday
Grant Williams, Norman
senior, was chosen for the
position Williams, now
managing editor, also has
served as a major staff writer
covering general assignments,
police and administration
Williams announced applica-
tions for staff positions are
available in the Daily
newsroom, 126 Copeland Hall.
Monday through 5 pm
Aednesday People also may
function since no films have yet
been reviewed since that
committee was appointed "
fiiarp said the committee's
purpose was to put decision-
making responsibility in the hands
of a group instead erf a single
administrator His letter also said
The purpose is directed
specifically at avoiding the
unacc eptable prac tice of showing
sexploitation'or stag-type'films
which are improper for showing in
state-owned facilities "
•liarp ackied that he had no
objection to appointing two
students to the committee and
would do so if he receives
nominations from Womack
Womack could not tie rea< bed for
comment
Sooner City facing close-d
By TISH HOIJjtDAY
(it' s Sooner City Nursery and
Kindergarten is in danger of being
closed next semester
Louetta l.ynn. Sooner City
By W \RKFN A IETH
The sometimes unloved foreign
language requirement will be here
to stay if a majority of Arts and
Sciences faculty vote yes' by
Dec 12.
Ballots have already been
mailed to all qualified Arts and
Sciences faculty members for the
last vote to be taken regarding the
.Arts and Sciences Curriculum
Commission report, which has
been amended to include the
language requirement
Faculty will vote to either
accept or reject the entire report
as amended Voting results will be
announced Dec 15
The commissions report,
released Oct 13. dropped foreign
languages as a mandatory
graduation requirement Instead,
a six-hour symbol systems '
requirement was proposed
The symbols systems category
would have included courses that
deal with any form of
communications system
mathematics, linguistics or logic,
as well as foreign languages
But most Arts and Sciences
faculty had other ideas At open
hearings held in late October,
several professors spoke out
against the commission's attempt the report "
during the last five years despite a
number of changes in operating
the facility and a rate increase
•And the university, as a state-
owned institution, is required to
meet certain operating
regulations which make it
improbable to continue operating
the nursery ." Morns said
Cochran explained that as an
auxiliary enterprise of the
university. Sooner City is required
to pay its employees the state
minimum wage of S2 46 an hour
Most day care centers pay $1 90 an
hour, he said
The nursery must also comply
with an administrative operating
procedure which requires it to pay
two per cent for overhead and two
per cent for building rental from
total monies received
And when this policy is applied
to smaller units such as the
nursery, it may be too much of a
burden. Cochran said
l.ynn said the nursery
29th year of operation
It was founded just after World
War II when veterans
substantially increased university
enrollment The original site was a
Wuonset hut located where the
'lorm towers are now"she said
Allen said it would take
• nngress overriding Sharp's veto
by a two thirds majority liefore it
• ould be sent to the OU Hoard of
Regents, where the final decision
rests The regents will decide
either for us or .igaiast Sharp ”
Steve Bugg, Walker center
congressman, said
to revise the requirement
An amendment was proposed to
retain the current requirement,
and Arts and Sciences Dean Paige
Mulhollan announced Wednesday
it was approved 162-116 by voting
faculty
But even without our vote the
amendment would have passed "
Four other proposed amend-
ments to the commission report
were also voted in by faculty this
week
Amendment II, which passed
183-91, will require all students to
take at least one course from each
of the following areas biological
sciences, physical sciences and
earth sciences Amendment V,
passed 212-61, adds mathematics
as an option to the list
Amendment III, passed 198-72,
makes one section of the report
more explicit
Amendment IV, passed 202-45,
changed the commission report to
give faculty instructional
responsibilities and administra-
tors more administrative
responsibilities
Dr J. Clayton Feaver,
commission chair, said Friday
some of the amendments are
contrary to the overall purpose of
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