University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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13 Grand Jury To Get Evidence Thursday Agnew Asks House To Probe Accusations Nixon Tape Refusal Basis For Impeaching: Rodino PwtUfd. fr u HmUL Friday. Oc'obc- S. 1971 Secret Backers Witnesses Admit Tricks On Nixon List To Hurt Muskie In Fla. Gave $18 Million Tull Speed Ahead!’ PortUnd. Mi . P'«u Tfcuftd , Oclobtr 4. '471 Clearance Sale Recovers Part Of $ Billions Poured Into Vietnam

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12 S.C.O.G.I.S.: At Trails End? Can a program that narrowly es- caped the executioner'» ax once, be so fortunate the second time around0 Will the University Council and even- tually the President, be it Walter Fridingeror S’. Kdd Miller, (flve this Brogram the thumbs up? Will Ed lansen, the new director of the threatened inter-disciplinary school, develop a plan of action that will enable it to grow and prosper? The chances of positive answers for these questions dimmed consid- erable when Neville Wilson resigned as director of SCOG1S (school of General and Inter-disciplinary Stu- dies) last June 20. With his resigna- tion came a plan to dismantle the entire program A meeting of ail the USM Deans and Vice-President William J. Mac I .cod on July 1 devel- oped two options for SCOGIS. One was to search for a replacement for Wtldon and continue the program for at least one more year, while the other called for dismantling it but retaining those courses in which stu- dent were already working. The consensus favored the latter option. MacLeod proffered two bodies of thought about this recom- mendation to the President. It must be remembered that the original purpose of SCOCiS was to stimulate innovation in the University community and to provide educational alternatives for bothe students and faculty. It was expected that much of the high quality innovation which took tilace in SCOGIS would find Its way back into the departments and schools and be- come a part of the curriculum. It x undoubtedly true that some of this has taken place In any event, it is now the caw that other academic units of the Uni- versity have developed alterna- ti u vie for hoth students and fac ulty. For example, the 99 num- bers in the catalogue, have been used extensively by departments; Independent study has become a more frequently used device for students: and the College of Liberal Arts has developed university and departmental honors trpek. a liberal studies major, a self-designed major. and n wnes of coursesundor the general category of the College of Liberal Arts. In educational terms, then, the University is much freer and, 1 am confident, developing higher quality in its instructional program than it pruessed at the time of the merger.’ He also cited a quote from Paul Dresscl, a national expert on exper- mental schools, who wrote ’New Colleges: Toward An Appraisal' 'Generally,! have been disheart- ened by the gap between the ideals as originally planned or as la' r portrayed in literature and speeches and the reality. Original plans seem to be ig- nored as such new unit de- veloped because each adminis- trator and his faculty tend to mold the program to fit their own prejudices Without de- fining the goals of education In terms of expected impact on students, they rush into de- signing new course and be- come fascinated with new forms of experience and especially group interactions, the ration- ales for which are unclear and the educational result of which are uncertain. They become quickly as irresponsible and as arrogant as their colleagues in traditional unit in insisting that they must run their own show . ' This recommendation was a rever- sal of his previous one. In that May statement. MacLeod suggested to the President that SCOGIS be re- tained for at least two yean at the same level of funding. Yet just as •hi recommendation was scrapped so id o was the second. Intending to follow his second. recommend lion fully, he sent out letters of inquiry August 6 to the home of every full time faculty mem- ber. asking for a teacher to step for ward as uirector of SCOGIS and supervise the remnant of the pro- gram The professor to heed the 'call was Ed Hansen, interviewed in the September 18 issue of the Free Press. At this time, however, MacLeod's v-.ew on SCOCIS charges dramatically. Wt were going to send out let- ters of cancellation to the stu dents in SCOGIS but I looked up the schedule of every student enrolled in a SCOGIS course. I found there were 104 students taking one course, one was tak- ing four course», four student had three courses, and eleven had two courses. Here we were in the second week of August and at this lime I just decided that it was too late to cancel these courses. It would me» up many student's schedules.' ‘Harden had been involved in SCOGIS and knew about the program. I had three separate meetings with him, in which 1 learned about what had been gome on in SCOGIS. I told Harden to follow through on the incompletos and consult with every faculty member of SCOGIS to make the courses rigorous. 1 wanted him to en- sure this.' But as he was going over the pro- gram with Hansen, he found a po- tential car of worms. MacLeod discovered that SCOGIS hod infor- mal arrangement with two hospitals and one community. He had to ascertain if these arrangement were legally binding contract . If they are legal contract , ‘lawsuits could be brought again :. the University and it would wreak havoc with the students involved. We're seeking out the people in these institutions to find what the arrangement is 3nd what student are supposed to do.’ MacLeod U opposed to the school surviving past tilts semester. ‘The reason for SCOGIS coming into being was to provide innovation. The innovation ha come but not necessarily through SCOGIS.' The past two years has been of real value- to faculty and student . But the image they’ve projected has hampered them. They've generally isolated themselves from the cam- pas. Tney were supposed to give on internal evaluation this year but till never come. The quality con- trol of the courses has not wen good We nr»w have other alterna- tive taking the place of SCOGIS The experience of the past two • years doesn't convince me that this b the way to go.' MacLeod had a few words tA say about Wilson's comment concern- ing him in the last issue of the Free Prow, a very few . 'I didn't read the article i don't want to know about it. If a person feels that way, that’s his opinion. Engaging in such a thing is counter productive. I ulti- mately have to think of the welfare of the University.' Sometime in Ocotber, tpe Univer- sity Council should issue a recom- mendation about the program. Yet this is not certain. Even though the Council has the power of establish- ment and disestablishment of schools, it may not have any power over SCOGIS While SCOGIS i« called a school MacLeod stated that it could be ar- gued that it is not in actuality a school. If this is proven true the fu- ture of SCOGIS would no longer concern the University Council. It will then be up to the new President of USM. N. Edd Millet to resolve the question of SCOGIS However, it is unlikely that a new president would go againtt the wishes of his established Deans and Vice-President. Very Unlikely. by Mike Karatsanos mnouncEmEOTS Parking Permits New ConscioimieaN Special parking permits and parking stickers are available to permanent and temporarily (skiers beware!) handicapped students at the Student Program Development Office. 108 Corthell Hall. A men's consciousr.es raising group is in the planning stages at USM. Anyone interested please contact Doug Harvey at 773-8364 or Gary Brousscau, 774-9233 any day after 6 P.M. Paolo Soleri Here October 12 The Cultural Affairs Committee of USM will present an Arcology Symposium featuring internationally known architect and philosopher Paolo Soleri October 12 at 8P.M. in Bailey Auditorium. Solcr. is the author of The City in the Im- age of Man” which brings a new ecological comprehension to what space and mass can be for humanity explains hi theory of minitura- .cation” a concept of openness combined with complexity. Transcendental Meditation An introductory lecture on Transcendental Meditation spon- sored by tha Student internation- al Meditation Society will be held Wednesday, October 10 at 2:30pm in room 10. Bailey Hall. New Film 9 The Film Study Center of Fori- land is opening its fall 1973 season with two new film series. The American Gangster Film, 1927-1967,” and Italy in the 60V Each sere will present five films running through for October 5 while ‘’Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Arthur Penn’s master- piece. w set for October 12. Those desinng more specific inform- ation about time, location and pnee of the showings should contact The Film Study Center. 103 Exchange St. Portland or Professor Juris 1 Joans of USM, president of the F.S.C. Hatha Yoga Free instuction in Hatha style yoga is offered each Thursday even- ing from 8 to 9 30 P.M. in the Port- land Gym dance room. Susan Ray- mond is the instructor. No previous experience is necessary and the course is open to all people. Find It Here Lost and Found Collection Centers are located in the Corham Student Lounge Office and the Portland Student Union at 94 Bedford Street.

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Industry Will Fight For By BOB CUMMINGS Staff Writer ORONO — Woods industry o! fielals Friday served notice that they won': give up their rights to harvest timber on public lots without a fight. “We have the rights to the timber and grass until such time as a township :s organized for bona f:d« settlement pur- poses,” insisted Morris Wing. ‘Public weed lands manager of Inter- national Paper Co m Jay and president of the Maine Paper Industry Information Office His remarks came as a spe- cial legislative committee on public lands he'd the second in a series of Searings on the 4C0,- 00) acres of public reserved lands. The committee is seeking ways to legally return to the public the culling rights the state sold for a few cents aa acre a century ago. Under the original deeds, the cutting rights end when a town- ship becomes an organized town or plantation, and a study by an assistant attorney general claims the best way to recover the rights is to organize the townships where the land it located into towns or plantations. But Wing said this is improp- er unless the new plantations stem from populations pressures rather than jus: the desire for the public to get back its land. W i r. g and other industry spokesmen also said however, that the wildlands where the publ c lots are located will nev- er be populated under the present policies of the Und- owners. They fold the committee that they discouraged settlements in the midlands because people Timber Rights hamper wood harvesting oper- ations. People clutter up the roads used by trucks hauling logs or.d pulpwwod and complain about woodcutting destroying recre- ational values, the industry rep- resentatives said. Bradford S. Wellman, an offi- cial of Seven Island Land Co., summed up the prevailing vjew; ■'Generally speaking, we feel that people in permanent facil- ities have a restrictive influence on logging For this reason, de- velopment has to be limited. Other companies similarly told of refusing to sell land and otherwise restricting year-round residents in the bulk of the ter- ritory where the public lards arc located. Allan Lcaghton. a Seven Is- lands vice president. said the «be wildlands dales back «0 the 29th Century. The owners then bought up lands and leased them back as a way of avoiding settlements. This way they didn't have prob- lems with squatters.” be said. State Sen. Harrison Richard- son. R Cumberiand. observed that the practice also prevents Turn to Back Page of This Section ■Soup next fOSKETT, IS to Find our EXACTLY WHAT MAKES HE SO 6-ENUINELY HUMBLE J. UM Asks $40M For Budget Hardy Astros Put Crippled ABOARD USS NEW OR- LEANS (AP) — The mer. of Skylab 2 returned to earth Tuesday from history's longest space mission, a »91 day odys- sey of scicr.cc. Officials said astronauts Alan L Bean. Jock R. Lousma ar.d Owen K Garriott appeared in excellent condition” after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean to complete a space voy- age of more than 24 million style cap as thty left the space- craft. They also wore air-inflat- ed suits that helped their hearts, weakened by the long space mission, to pump blood through their legs Bean, Garriott and Lousma remained in the chairs on the platform as a forklift trans- ported them 50 feel to a medi- cal laboratory. They were helped inside the lab where doctors immediately began long miles. The spacemen guided their partially crippled Apollo com- mand ship to a 6:20 p.ra. EOT landing in a sea laced with whitecaps 225 miles southwest of San Diego, Calif. Man. that was a spectacular entry, said Lousma through a special communications hookup after the spacecraft was on the water. I like the bang when the mam chutes came out. Gol- physical examinations. Ttic return to earth went smoothly despite a commu- nications failure which pre- vented the astronauts from hearing radio calls from Mis- sion Control after their space- craft was descending via para- chula. Bean. Garriott and Lousma, unable to hear Mission Control, radioed ‘ in the blind that they were feeling fine. Tbeir micro- ly. I'd like to do i . again. All three astronauts were able to climb out of their space- craft after it was lifted onto the dock of this prime recovery ship. They walked to chairs on a nearby platform wilh unsteady, hesitant gaits, but smiled and waved at sailors crowded near- by for a look at America’s new- est space heroes. Doctors had warned that they Money phone stuck and, unknown to them, their conversations wero broadcast to the carrier. They talked of fee'ing heavy as their bodies reacted to tbeir return to earth’s grav- ity. Why Is this bock so heavy? one asked. I feel lighter than when »• Turn To Back Page Of This Section could suffer from dizziness and possibly nausea because of their loag exposure to the weightlessness of space. But the three men, other than an unsteady walk, appeared healthy, in better shape tiian the Skylab 2 men that ended a 28-day missio June 22. A space doctor reported the crew looks very good at this point. Each roaa donned a baseball- Ship On The