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Volume 16, Issue Number 1 Montgomery College-Takoma Park Campus-Takoma Park, Maryland 2001 2 ï E x c a l t b u r FY 77 Budget Debated m m m m By Jim Davis Wednesday, February 4, at Blair Auditorium, the Montgomery County Council held the first session of public hearings on the Fiscal Year 1977 budget, and County Executive Gleason’s recommendations on the 1,100 proposed projects. ' Council members Hovsepian, Gelman, Menke, Christeller, Scull, and Moore were present. Although these hearings were for discussion of any of these proposals, only a few people spoke in reference to projects other than Montgomery College The College has requested $3,417,000.00 to*complete the design and construction of all fa c ilitie s ap p ro v ed in the educational specifications by the Board of Trustees in 1970 for redevelopment of the Takoma Park Campus. These are: a physical education and recreation center, additional classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, campus administrative offices, and partial facilities for student activities. Cautions'Redevelopment Funds have been appropriated and construction will begin this Fiscal Year. The EY 77 request is for design and construction moneys to - complete instructio n a l fa c ilitie s for music, speech and drama, faculty offices, s tu d e n t a c tiv itie s , an experimental theatre and an auditorium for use by the Campus and the community. Surface parking of 101 spaces on block 70, site improvements, furniture and equipment are also included. Mr. Gleason has recommended th a t, “College expansion and modernization programs must be reviewed carefully with an eye toward reducing expenditures in areas where existing facilities meet the demand.” Mr. Gleason also recommends that the assembly not be added this year not only as a result of fiscal restraint, but also because traffic congestion would be increased in this residential area when large, perhaps more frequent assemblies would be held, and would require additional property acquisition.’’ And that “use of public school assembly facilities should be explored by the College.” Funds Cut He. recommends a $2,915,000 cut leaving~only $502,000 for site improvements, 101 parking spaces, furniture, and equipment. The issues centered around the College are whether to complete the campus as planned, providing a much needed Performing Arts., C en te r, the parking crisis, and the physical education complex. ■Ri <r - ■■ v . Mayor Roth Lends Support The first speaker was Takoma Park Mayor John Roth . He supports the completion' o f the Campus, adding, “It would be a great distress to the community if we did not complete construction of the College. We need to finish this last building to avoid increased construction costs in the fu tu re.. .and restore stability to the community.” Ms. Evelyn F e rry , B.F. Gilbert Citizens Association of Takoma Park representative, also favors fulfillment of redevelopment plans. Ms. Ferry stated that the Campus, is the only place that working class peo p le may fu rth e r th e ir education. Costly Delay Former County Councilman William Sher spoke of the need to eliminate the deplorable co n ditions performing a rts ’ students are forced to contend with. Although he agreed with County Executive Gleason that restraints on the Capital Improvement Projects are valid, he feels that delay of this project until FY 81 would cost an additional million dollars based on 5% inflation rate or 1.5 million using the Executive’s projected inflation rate of ?>%. Citizens Marium Carp, Frances Murphy, Rita Morgan, Mary Ann Holmes, Kathy Simpson, John Earnshaw, Mike Zimmer; Student Body Pesident, Jen-niffer Marmer; Program Council President, Judith Collins; Ex-calibur Editor, Jane Blocher;, Caculty Council, - and Larry Swaker; Staff Council all delivered dynamic addresses, m m »#*' T ak om a Park Mayor Jo h n R o th su p p o rts com p le tio n of th e Campus. P h o to By Je an Bowyer citing the pressing and urgent need for.a completed campus. Maximize Existing Facilities - Their opinions and those of approximately 600 others who signed petitions of support were best expressed by faculty member Travis Jellema. Ms. Jellem a began her testimony by pointing out to the ’Council that, “the Takoma Park students maximize the use of existing facilities and have been doing so since the Campus was built.” Figures presented in regard to student participation for school ’year 75-76- represented an enrollment of 600 students in music, speech and drama. A figure of 200 comprised “participation in directly related performances.” Energy Expended Ms. Jellema went into great detail to describe .the long hours and unnecessary expenditure of energy which students must in- See VIEWPOINTS, page 2 col. 3 Sorry, It's Been Cancelled P h o to By Je an Bowyer Jo y c e Musy p o n d e rs h e r n e x t move a fte r being to ld h er ST 201 class (th e only se c tio n ) was canc elled. By Jean Bowyer “I’m sorry, but this class has been cancelled.” This is probably a familiar phrase to many Montgomery College students. Cancelled classes are a disappointment to all concerned. - This semester, there were 59 cancelled classes on the Takoma Park campus. The reason is that not enough students registered for the classes. -A class must have a minimum of 15 students enrolled in order for it to prove economically feasible. The students’ tuition for a cancelled class is refunded in full and the student may return the books he has purchased for the class to the bookstore. However, how can he be compensated for the inconvenience of a cancelled class? Credit By Examination Individuals attending classes at Montgomery College must be full-time students in order to quality for the various loans and grants as well as on-campus jobs. A cancelled class may bring • their status.jdown to that of part-time, necessitating a hurried change of schedule to bring their load up again. In some cases, if a student is cancelled out of a class, he may get c redit by examination. Thirty-six courses, plus .all art, music, speech, and drama courses except SD 103 are available by examination. Or, he may wait until the next semester and hope that the course will achieve the required minimum enrollment. A third alternative is for the student'to travel to Rockville campus and take classes 'there, provided it has not been cancelled also. Plans To Graduate? However, if a student plans to graduate at the end of the semester, and the class is not offered by examination, and he cannot take it at Rockville, he must take the course at another institution and have it transferred, or postpone his graduation date. Since it appears that cancelled classes are an.inevitable part of' the College and are here to stay, the next time you hear the words, “I ’m sorry, it’s cancelled,” just remember, despite the inconvenience, there is a jvay out.
Object Description
Title | Excalibur [February 9, 1976] |
Masthead | Excalibur 1976-02-09 |
Date | 1976-02-09 |
Editor | Judith Collins |
Publisher | Montgomery College |
Description | Excalibur, volume 16 issue 1, an independent student newspaper of Montgomery College, Takoma Park Campus. |
Location | Montgomery College, Takoma Park Campus |
Topics Included | Weight Watchers, Budget, Class Cancellations |
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Volume 16, Issue Number 1 Montgomery College-Takoma Park Campus-Takoma Park, Maryland 2001 2
ï E x c a l t b u r
FY 77 Budget Debated m m m m
By Jim Davis
Wednesday, February 4, at
Blair Auditorium, the Montgomery
County Council held
the first session of public hearings
on the Fiscal Year 1977
budget, and County Executive
Gleason’s recommendations on
the 1,100 proposed projects.
' Council members Hovsepian,
Gelman, Menke, Christeller,
Scull, and Moore were present.
Although these hearings were
for discussion of any of these
proposals, only a few people
spoke in reference to projects
other than Montgomery College
The College has requested
$3,417,000.00 to*complete the
design and construction of all
fa c ilitie s ap p ro v ed in the
educational specifications by the
Board of Trustees in 1970 for
redevelopment of the Takoma
Park Campus. These are: a
physical education and recreation
center, additional classrooms,
laboratories, faculty offices,
campus administrative offices,
and partial facilities for
student activities.
Cautions'Redevelopment
Funds have been appropriated
and construction will begin this
Fiscal Year. The EY 77 request
is for design and construction
moneys to - complete instructio
n a l fa c ilitie s for music,
speech and drama, faculty offices,
s tu d e n t a c tiv itie s ,
an experimental theatre and an
auditorium for use by the Campus
and the community. Surface
parking of 101 spaces on block
70, site improvements, furniture
and equipment are also included.
Mr. Gleason has recommended
th a t, “College expansion
and modernization
programs must be reviewed
carefully with an eye toward
reducing expenditures in areas
where existing facilities meet the
demand.” Mr. Gleason also
recommends that the assembly
not be added this year not only
as a result of fiscal restraint, but
also because traffic congestion
would be increased in this
residential area when large,
perhaps more frequent assemblies
would be held, and would
require additional property
acquisition.’’ And that “use of
public school assembly facilities
should be explored by the
College.”
Funds Cut
He. recommends a $2,915,000
cut leaving~only $502,000 for
site improvements, 101 parking
spaces, furniture, and equipment.
The issues centered around
the College are whether to complete
the campus as planned,
providing a much needed Performing
Arts., C en te r, the
parking crisis, and the physical
education complex.
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