Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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FADE IN: The bookstore. Close-up shot. As the scene develops, we see a couple of girls in bi- kinis. ln the middle of the winter, no less! What matter of madness is this? According to Sue Flow, one of those girls in bikinis, lt wasn't madness at allg we were just filming our final project for Dr. Mott's ISP course. The course- Televising the Short Story -met vir- tually every day during the month of January. Each meeting varied in time, with an average session lasting several hours, and there was much additional time spent by the 14 students on reading and individual projects. Granted, there was a lot of work, Sue said, but it was well worth it. We all learned at least something about the subject, and even had a good time while doing so. Dr. Bertram Mott, the faculty adviser for the project and a member of the English Department, also felt that the students' endeavors were worthwhile. They ex- pended a great deal of time and effort of both their group and individual projects, he noted. Effort that was in evidence by the high quality of their final productionfsy. The group production was a short story by John Up- dike, A 81 P lt deals with two girls in bathing suits who enter a store and are asked to leave because of their at- tire. A worker stands up for them, then quits his job- only to look around and find, much to his dismay, that assisted by Jon Blausten, who served as chief photo- grapher and technician. Blausten, when asked about the groups's final prod- uct, had this to say: Absolutely fantastic . . . especially the camera work. The students also had to read and present their own critique of over 20 short stories as to their possible adaptive value for television. They then had to take one of these stories and de- velop a full length adaptation for it. In addition, a final course requirement was to write and direct a three-minute segment of a short story to be videotaped. Each student had to do this and, recipro- cally, act in each other's skits. Perhaps Dr. Mott might have even found a budding Dustin Hoffman or Faye Dunaway in the group? Or, even better, a future Reginald Rose? 141 fs 3 Independent Study Program 1971. A success, as judged by the vast majority of students. There was only one major disappointment. Fiay Male's proposed trip to Vietnam just never materialized. ln- stead, his class spent their time here, in the somewhat safer Cthough not nearly as excitingj confines of the classroom. More than offsetting this, however, were such ex- periences as a skiing venture to Europe, a look at mo- tion pictures, past and present, a study of the so-called Executive Jungleg trips to museums, retailing estab- lishments and theatrical procutions in various courses, the girls are not there. etc. and so forth. Q Cory McCabe was the student director, and he was ., lf -- QMQ1 ,fx ,ffggxh i 531.5 if Q 1 fnlg I -- X j l ,'fi' 75 i?2'f4:'Jj-71 'tg' I , 4 X1 ' ' sw W . 14 lr' 1 x li Ai W rl 1 , --Q:-E..il ' 1 if r 1 3,1 X V. x 1 I Alf if Q: Wjillllgliijiji j- f-.MA l 1 ss.. if 'H X s fiairl a-Q-g l44'l'-- Bfllf.umfAuwilm1l QAX Eiil1W!!!l fiffififflij-1e.1f 'ifllli ,1.' ft - B iivhig' -1401, - Auf., ff ffggqa-gf:,,5gv3,v ii , Q,-.j , l fir-, I4-,i If ,K hh 1 K '-M--' ,' -,1j22Z5':E,v ,Wi l1 A . ' 'i'T5ffIf?'?aB'-1' fi f' , tl ill 1 'iggggzgv 1 1, j .,,- - s2?i- I l 11. l 1 Q 1 1 lf ' 1 1 1 1'i Nr- ' j 1 'i ll ff . - 1 1 1 1 1 V 1 A l 1 . 1' ' f li K 1 i. ' i V ' M I ' A A 29

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in Junior Practicum has evolved at Rider College as an attempt to better prepare education majors for future roles as teachers. Only two years ago, the JP ex- perience consisted of a one-week exposure in the pub- lic schools during the fall semester of the junior year. A paper Cprepared by these juniorsj was required to briefly explain various segments of the students' obser- vations. No teaching or para-professional activities were required-the students were merely requested to ob- serve classes and teaching methods that were used- and no credit hours were given. Last year Junior Practicum was added to the Inde- pendent Study Program. Three credits were subse- quently granted, professional activities became a part of the schedule, and a lengthy and detailed term paper plus an independent study were required. The students were also required to observe classes, both in and out of their major fields of study, and to visit other schools in different school systems. Weekly seminars were conducted at Rider for the pur- pose of answering questions and listening to various problems that were encountered by the students. At the end of the month, opinionaires were turned in by the 28 'K students in an effort to obtain feedback as to the effec- tiveness of this new Junior Practicum. This year, many of the improvements suggested as a result of those opinionnaires were incorporated into the JP experience. Dr. Fred Price took over the program from Dr. Albert Nissman Qwho had done an excellent job running ity and considerably lessened the actual course load that had previously been required. A term paper was still asked for, but it was shortened and made more pertinent to the different major fields, and para- professional exposure became a must. ln addition, the seminars featured the different departments having pro- grams related to their particular discipline. Ideally, Junior Practicum should effectively introduce potential teachers to their profession and serve as a bridge between theory and practice. Practically, Junior Practicum is almost completely ac- complishing this objectlve. And it will likely continue doing so-if the School of Education continues to em- phasize its willingness to change. The end result will be that Rider graduates are thoroughly prepared to enter the complex, wacky, wonderful world of teaching. SQ

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Financing at Rider: Its Problems, Its Policies by Stephen A. Maurer, Vice-President for Business and Finance EDlTOR'S NOTE: The following was written by Mr. Mau- rer for publication in the spring, 1 969 Rider Alumni Quar- terly. Although some of the facts and figures are now outdated-e.g., there has been an increase in tui- tion-the article's basic premise still holds painfully true. Most Americans today are preoccupied with major crises such as the war in Viet Nam, the high cost of liv- ing, crime in the streets, the balance of payments prob- lem, the Pueblo incident and the call-up of the reserves. There is yet another crisis on the horizon which gives rise to a certain disquietude-the financial crisis in higher education. Max Lerner, the noted columnist, recently observed that rising costs and the educational explosion have dynamited the whole structure of college financing. Alan Pifer, President of New York's Carnegie Founda- tion, in a recent address to the Association of American Colleges stated that most U.S. colleges, public and pri- vate, Kare in such desperate financial straits that by the year 2000, they will be almost totally dependent on the Federal Government for support. Robert F. Goheen, President of Princeton University, adds that .. more substantial hope must be placed in our ability to achieve new and additional revenue from individuals, from corpo- rations and from the Federal Government. Table I. Data on Students and Faculty, Rider College Item 1956-57 1965-66 1967-68 No. Students fFuIl Timej 1226 3427 3500 No. of Faculty tFull Timel 65 1 50 1 90 Student-Faculty Ratio 1 8.8:1 22.8:1 18:1 Tuition Cost S600 31,024 51,024 Total Compensation Faculty S335,530 51,391,250 52,31 8,266 Avg. Compensation to Faculty 35,162 59,275 312,200 ln view of these observations and on the basis of our own analysis of all the information available on the sub- ject, it seems safe to predict that those in the college community who assume that the hen with the golden egg will always be there are in for a rude awakening unless the continuing financial squeeze facing private in- stitutions is dramatically reversed, a course which ap- pears unlikely. ln the next decade, U.S. college enrollments will in- crease 49 percent and are expected to exceed 8 million by the fall of 1970-up 2.6 million from 1965. However, of the 2300 colleges and universities in the United States today, two-thirds are private institutions with only a 35 percent share of student enrollment, down from 50 per- cent in 1950. This limited share is expected to drop still further to 25 percent by 1975. Some educators estimate that in the next ten years, eight of every ten students en- tering college will be on a public campus. These long range estimates portend serious trouble for the smaller, weaker private colleges faced with the prospect of 30 merger or surrender of their status as entirely independ- ent private schools. Among those universities which have recently become affiliated with state systems are Pittsburgh, Temple, Buffalo, Kansas City and Houston. This paradox, i.e., the predicted increase in enroll- ments and the diminution in net operating revenue, can be explained by the fact that the costs of running a col- lege are skyrocketing. Over the next decade, the costs of higher education in this country are expected to double to between S20 billion to S25 billion. Rider College faces severe monetary problems today. The table above clearly indicates the substantial in- creases in our instructional costs since 1956. lt should be noted that we have succeeded in attaining a student- faculty ratio of 18:1 despite soaring costs. Approximately 50 percent of what it costs to operate the College goes to instructional and general ex- penditures, with the lion's share in the form of faculty salaries and fringe benefits. The rest goes to organized research, student aid Cscholarships and grants-in-aidj, auxiliary enterprises, amortization of loans and capital outlay. Since 1956, the average annual salary of our fac- ulty, including fringe benefits, has increased by 136 per- cent, while tuition during the same period went up only 70 percent. Yet as we develop those courses of action Y ? ' 5.4. i 155211 if - ,.v. 1.