Excalibur [March 10, 1977]

              î E x c a l t b i t r
Volume 17, Number 3 Montgomery College-Takoma Park Campus Takoma Park, Maryland 20012 Thursday, March 10, 1977
On-the-spot drawing of the great campus fire alarm on
March 4 by Rosi Sandoval.
Smoke But No Fire
MC student Trustee
Position Still Open
By Cathy Brown
Sept. 6
Set For Fall
MC Opening
The academic calendar for
1977-78 was approved by the
Montgomery College Board of
Trustees on Monday, February
21. Dr. Robert L. Appel, academ­ic
vice-president, presented the
calendar to the board at the
Commons and gave five major
objectives in formulating the
calendar: educational sound­ness,
the ability of mid-year
graduates to transfer to senior
institutions, maximum avail­ability
of college programs to
county residents, economical
operation, and energy conserva­tion.
D
r. Appel said the energy
budget could be restricted if col­lege
facilities were closed during
the summer months. He specif­ically
pointed out that four-and-a-
half pavilions on the Takoma
Park campus could be shut down
completely. Along with shut
downs at Rockville, Dr. Appel
predicted $134,350 in energy bills
could be saved.
The new Calendar has a snag
in it. Students who register late
after September 2, 1977 and Jan­uary
20, 1978 are required to pay
a $10.00 fee.
A condensed version of the
calendar follows:
Aug. 31 - Last registration day
without paying late fee.
Sept. 6 - First day of classes
Oct. 10 - Last day to drop or add
course
Nov. 24-27 - Thanksgiving Holi­day
Dec. 20-23 - Final exams
Jan. 18 - Last registration day
without paying late fee
Jan. 23 - First day of classes
Feb. 24 - Last day to drop or add
a course
Mar. 20-26 - Spring recess
May 12 - Last day of classes
May 15-18 - Final exams New Bus
Routing
As of March 3 the schedule for
the shuttle bus to and from the
parking garage will be as fol­lows:
From 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
the bus will go down New York
Ave., pick up people at the li­brary
walkway, turn left onto
Takoma, pick up people at the
Day Care Center and then turn
left onto Philadelphia Avenue
and then back to the garage in a
continuous run.
After 3:00 p.m. the shuttle
bus will return to its former
route, stopping only in the facul­ty
parking lot.
By Paul Carden and
Kathleen Ward
The great non-fire on campus
Friday, March 4, attracted the
largest student turnout of the se­mester
when fire fighting units
responded to an alarm turned in
by the college. The cause of the
disruption was a malfunctioning
heating unit on the roof of the
Learning Resource Center.
Around 8:30 a.m. the fire
alarm in the library went off. Se­curity
officials were not called
immediately because the alarms
frequently are set off by accident
due to the construction work
going on around the building.
Around 9:00 Security Officer
Curt Gainey was called to inves­tigate
the cause of the alarms
going off. Mr. Estes and Mr.
Cattone (Administrative Aide
and College Electrician) went to
the library rooftop and found the
heating-air conditioning unit to
be malfunctioning.
A fan had failed to function
and the wires overheated causing
By Lawrence Chan
If you are driving to school
this is just for you. Read it care-
Ifully.
There are several areas for
student parking. They are: the
Montgomery County Public
Parking garage on Fenton
Street, next to the Greyhound
Bus Station. There are 350 park­ing
spaces on levels 3, 4 and 5
identified by MC signs. From
7:30 a.m. to 6:25 p.m. continuous
free bus transportation is avail­able
from the garage to the
campus. .
A few parking spaces on the
campus are available for student
the protective insulation to melt.
The smoke drifted away from the
building instead of being blown
into the building.
The power system was cut off
but around 10:00 the wiring
began to smoke again. Mr. Gain­ey
and Mr. Cattone went on the
roof to make sure there wasn’t
any fire and then proceeded to
call the fire department.
The library was evacuated by
Dean Robert Wiley without the
use of an alarm in order to avoid
confusion. The evacuation went
very smoothly.
Mr. Gainey commented that
there was no immediate danger
from the smoke but that the li­brary
Was evacuated because the
burning fumes of the plastic cas­ing
over the wires could be
toxic.
It was suggested by Mr.
Gainey that when the construc­tion
is completed in the library
there should be “ a little fire drill
once in awhile.”
use: (a) The right-hand side of
Fenton Street (side closest to the
Metro tracks) between Takoma
Avenue and the Science Building
South. Approximately ten cars
can be parked there, (b) The
curve - around Fenton Street,
Chicago Avenue, and New York
Avenue, behind the staff Park­ing.
About ten cars can be
parked there.
Students cannot park their
cars in front of homes located in
the vicinity of the campus that
are clearly identified by signs
which read: PERMIT PARKING
ONLY - 8 am to 5 pm. The police
will ticket cars parked in these
So far, there are only two no­minees
for the Student Trustee
Opening on the Cbllege Board of
Trustees. Both are Rockville
campus students.
The nominees are Steve Gar­land,
the vice president of the
Rockville Student Senate, and
Brian Gallagher, a Rockville
student.
Fortunately, late applications
will still be accepted. The stu­dent
trustee serves a one-year
non-salaried term beginning
July 1, 1977. Requirements are:
a) you must be a resident of
Montgomery County and a
registered student at M.C.
throughout the fall and spring
semesters of 1977/78,
b) you cannot be employed by the
college in any capacity, and
and
c) you need a 2.0 or better grade
point average.
Also, the student must supply
the following documents no later
than March 24, 1977:
* A statement of intent to accept
the position if appointed.
*The applicants current college
transcript or a letter, certified
by the college registrar and at­testing
to a 2.0 or better
Faculty To
Meet Today
Dean Robert W. Wiley has
scheduled a faculty meeting for
today at 2 p.m. in Room 100
Science North. Agenda topics in­clude
the following:
Summer session and fall semes­ter
1977
Middle States self-study
Campus image
Retention of students
New facilities
areas.
The Pit, located just south of
the pedestrian bridge across
from the Metro tracks, holds
about 135 cars. If any student’s
car is blocked by another car, the
Security Office will NOT be re­sponsible
for moving it, but they
will help to contact the owner.
If you have any other ques­tions
about parking, please stop
by the Security Office located in
building PCI, or call 587-4090,
extension 243. The Security Of­ficers
will be glad to answer your
questions.
* A current short resume.
Individuals and organizations
should feel free to nominate ap­plicants.
Applications and re­sumes
should be sent to:
Chris Wooldridge, Chairman
Montgomery College
Nominating Committee
413 Reading Avenue
Rockville Md. 20850
Appointment is by the Gover­nor
of Maryland, with the confir­mation
of the State Senate.
Collective
Bargaining
Bill Killed
By Philip Murphy
Montgomery College employ­ees’
collective bargaining hopes
died on Monday, February 28
when state senators representing
Montgomery County voted “Un­favorable”
by a 4 to 3 margin, on
bill MC 102-76. If passed the bill
would have allowed Montgomery
College employees the right to
bargain, through an agent, with
their employer, the Board of
Trustees.
Senator Victor L. Crawford’s
Annapolis office gave “ lack of
understanding the bill and its
implications” as the reason for
voting down the proposed legis­lation.
Since the bill has been
filed, the only chance of reviving
it would be for one of the Sena­tors
to change his mind and
bring it up for consideration
again. This is unlikely as the bill
was voted down on February 21
and again on February 28.
The state House of Delegates
voted the measure “ Favorable”
by a 14 to 3 margin earlier in
February. The bill will now be
sent back to the House of Dele­gates
for full approval. It may be
brought up in the state senate
again through a joint commit­tee.
Mr. Jordan Choper, chairman
of the Montgomery College
chapter of the American Associ­ation
of University Professors
believes a similar bill will be in­troduced
to the General Assem­bly
next year.
“ In the past four years, I have
seen four bills of the same kind,”
said Mr. Choper. “We lost by one
vote this time. We may make it
the n ex t”
Although introduced by the
Montgomery County Council this
year, the bill has been presented
by the AAUP and the Maryland
State Teachers Association in
past years.
PARKING - PARKING