R.S.V.P.—Student response will determine if Marks Tower, currently a men's residence hall, will be one of
two dorms to become coed next fall. Applications are now available. DT photo by Gehrig Ikeda.
PLAN DEPENDS ON RESPONSE
Coed dorm applications ready
BY ELLEN NORMAN
Staff Writer
The level of interest in coeducational living will determine whether Birnkrant and Marks Tower will be coed next year.
“If not enough people apply, we won't implement the program.” said Hans Reichl. director of residential life, in an interview Tuesday. "I want to emphasize that it is a very good program.”
Applications for participation
in the program will be distributed Thursday in the residence halls, and they may be returned to the Residential Life Assignment Office, Student Union 202. on April 23 and 24.
A lottery to determine which applicants will live in coed dorms next semester will take place April 26. Reichl said that four drawings will determine which students will participate in the program.
Returning fall semester stu-
Selection rules help library stretch funds
BY PETER WONG
Editor
(Note: This is a continuation of a series on A Priority for the 70s. the university's plan for academic development in this decade. The series was started in September.
1972.)
How can the university library improve and maintain its collections?
Of course, money is helpful, for without it. books, journals or other publications could not be acquired.
A modern physical plant is also helpful, not only to house library materials adequately but also to accommodate library users comfortably.
But as a Yale University librarian reputedlv said to an ad-
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mirer of a beautiful library building. “Sir, the library is inside "
And if the library has limited funds for acquisition of current materials—let alone acquisitions to improve and strengthen collections in a number of academic disciplines—the library staff will be particularly careful as to what it puts inside the library walls.
Given USC’s fiscal situation in
the 1970s, with tight budgets for the maintenance of academic programs and little left over for improvements or expansion, the library has had to make certain that what it acquires in current materials is worth the cost, especially since much could be bought.
Roy L. Kidman, the university librarian, said in an interview:
“It’s been estimated, for example. that something like 300.000 titles are printed each year. Now if we add. say. something like 20.000 or 30.000 titles, excluding periodicals, you can see that you’ve got a tremendous job of selection, making sure those titles are going to do the university the most good.”
Furthermore, librarians have had to think of how they could improve collections—many of which are the targets of student and faculty complaints—with available funds.
One of USC’s solutions applicable to both problems has been to develop policies for the selection of books and journals.
“Selection requirements are always important, anyway, but particularly important if you're concerned with the fact that you're not sure that you have enough money to keep up with current publications." Kidman said.
“You'd better be sure that what you're buying is something you really need.
“So what we’ve tried to do is to
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dents who have already been assigned spaces in Birnkrant Hall and Marks Tower who wish to return to their facilities will receive priority in the drawing.
Women will be housed on floors 2. 4. 6 and 8 of each hall, with men on the odd floors. Birnkrant Hall will house 126 men and 168 women. Marks Tower will house 84 men and 112 women.
A total of 40 male residents will be selected in the first two drawings to live in Marks Tower and 46 female residents will be selected for Birnkrant Hall. These students may request a specific roommate on their applications.
Reichl said that the halls will be filled according to the designation of the hall on the application. If. for example, a female student requests to live in Birnkrant and the hall is already filled, she will be placed in Marks Tower.
The next drawings will include those people who have already been assigned to other residence facilities but would like to take part in the coed living plan. Reichl stressed that those people who are not selected in
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BY SARAH HECK
Assistant C ity Editor
Union representatives have been invited to speak to the Administrative and Staff Women’s Caucus Friday at noon about what unions can do for the staff women.
Gloria Busman, representative of the Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 30 CAFL-CIO). and Ed Lingo, regional representative of AFL-CIO. will speak at the YWCA.
Although the presentation is designed to be educational, many ofthe staff women are hoping this will act as a threat of unionization that will prod the university to develop a more comprehensive personnel system.
The Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 30. is the same union that library assistants may choose to represent them when they vote later this month.
Liz Koochoo. a survey analyst in the Office of Institutional Studies, is responsible for inviting the representatives to campus.
To break stereotypes
"We are bringingthe people in to educate us about unions and maybe break some of our stereotypes about them.” she said.
"However, a lot of women hope to threaten the university with unionization.”
Koochoo said the women are concerned that no job classifications and job descriptions for staff positions are available, although the university and President John R. Hubbard have considered it as a high-priority item since August. 1972.
At that time the staff section of the Commission to Study the Status of Women at USC submitted a report and recommendations.
First on the staff list of general recommendations was that job titles and descriptions be writ-
ten for each position at the university.
Three problems arise when such classifications and descriptions do not exist.
Kay Hamilton, a secretary in the Department of Neurology at the School of Medicine, cited examples of women holding responsible jobs whose titles do not reflect these responsibilities and thus whose salariesare below what they should be.
For example, a woman secretary may have the responsibilities of an assistant to a dean but has the title of secretary and the pay of a secretary.
Another common problem is two women, in two different departments. may do the same job but get paid greatly different salaries.
A system of job classification and descriptions would also benefit the Affirmative Action Program at USC. Hamilton said.
She said in many instances a man and woman will have the same responsibilites but the man will hold the title of assistant while the woman is considered a secretary.
Ask outside consultants At its meeting April 5. the Administrative and Staff Women’s Caucus recommended that outside consultants be called in to do the classifications and salary analysis. Hamilton believes this would be the quickest and fairest way to handle it.
She said the consulting firm would distribute questionnaires to all staff employees. She said the questionnaire would probably ask staff members the following:
"What do you do?”
"How much responsibility do you have?”
“How many people do you supervise?”
From the responses the firm would then put the responsibilities into categories. Dis-
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PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?—Vous Etes Swing, a jazz group, appeared on the Student Activities Center
patio Tuesday. Blue Heaven will perform on the patio at noon today. DT photo by Bob Chavez.
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Staff women’s caucus invites union speakers