Show “72 years of free expression” Vol 72 No 51 Utah State University Logan Utah February 26 1975 New tenure policy decision postponed decision on recommended tenure policy changes has been postponed until the May meeting of the State Board of Regents with the Institutional Council The Board of Regents had recommended a reduction in the A percentage of tenure at Utah institutions of higher education to 0 percent over the next five years USU’s present percentage of tenure is 69 percent A statement submitted by President Taggart to the Board 50-6- outlined USU’s reducing the plan for percentage of five-yea- r tenure It proposed the adopting of a more stringent granting of tenure to reduce by 25 per cent annually the number of eligible faculty tenure members receiving This plan would not bring USU’s tenure rate within the Board of Regent’s recommended r 60 per cent within the five-yea- limit In a Jan 23 Commissioner 1975 G letter to Homer Durham of the Board of Regents President Taggart stated that the question of tenure limitation had been reviewed carefully with the Institutional Council He said that it is of the opinion that to restrict the granting of tenure as drastically as the board’s recommendation requires would be “disastrous to the quality of the university” USU’s five-yea- r plan was the reviewed at meeting of the Board of Regents held January The board recognized that 27-2- 8 special situation exists at USU and that additional time must be a allowed for compliance with the policy The board inanimously passed a motion to defer action on the USU five-yea- r plan until a is with the Inheld meeting stitutional Council to arrive at a solution by Jean Johnson staff reporter (ed note: Approximately 10 percent of Logan’s population is over age 65 Writer Jean Johnson set out to discover how a few of them spend their time and what they’re thinking about) Old folks in Logan: some Jive in the past some live in the present Third West between 1st and South is a quiet street almost void of students At least five of its residents could be called senior citizens — they are over 65 and retired from their careers Some are tired and some are spry some are idle some are busy some live in the past some in the present “I’m interested in carpentry” says Hazel Gardner one of the residents “What one of us can’t do we figure out together” Hazel and Cornelius Gardner live in one of the busiest 2nd USU 12 employer assistance Ford's budget cuts hits program by Dave Kingham and staff positions demanded by staff reporter recent Congressional legislation” Hansen said USU The Manpower Development Service the only “The result of the cut is that the project’s objectives have been US Hansen one of it’s kind in operation in the has been hurt by President Ford’s budget cuts Dr Gary Hansen said last Thursday The objectives of MDS are to assist small- - and medium sized employers in diagnosing and solving their training and other human resources problems he said The project funded through US Department of Labor grants is in it’s third and most critical year Hansen said Due to the spending ceiling imposed on the Department of Labor by Ford the Office of Research and Development has been forced to take back $95000 of this year’s $200000 MDS grant he said The money was taken despite the protests of project officials and all of Utah’s congressmen Hansen said “The money had to be used to fund research on minimum wage tell you what you said” Hazel chuckels and moves to another interest “When I was a nurse my patients used to say ‘Hazel you have a healing hand’ That’s because I studied massage and gave them a real massage instead of throwing on a handful of alcohol and smearing it around The doctors would tell me I did more good than they did’” Hazel smiles proudly and moves her heavy frame to the bookcase to prematurely terminated” said “The cut has limited the extent of the service we can provide the number of clients we can serve and has forced the cost to the client to rise” The cut also forced terminate two of their employees and put a third on part time Hansen said “The project has been forced to turn to funds provided by other USU-MD- S to agencies such as various associations of governments” he said The specific goals of the projects third year were an evaluation of the impact of USU-MD- S including a comparison of cost with benefits derived investigation of willingness and ability of employers to pay for services and beginning the development of MDS as a capable manpower advisory service in brought up I Hazel uses a walker to get around She built a wooden seat on it so she can sit down and rest while gardening Her latest in- novation is a wooden support to steady her arms while taking photographs — her newest hobby “I’ve always been a student” says Hazel who is eager to talk about her interests “I studied to be a nurse at Slippery Rock College in Pennsylvania and since then I’ve taken courses in Swedish massage health and gardening I always take notes at church or a lecture I wish I knew shorthand and typing One of the men at church says ‘When you get to heaven Hazel will be there 31 “After that we will continue to operate on a more modest scale with different financing” Hansen said Several foreign nations have expressed interest in the precedent setting including Colombia USU-MD- S Nigeria Great Britain Ireland Trinidad and Tobago and the Philippines Organizations in these countries have expressed a desire to establish formal contractual and exchange agreements with it articles” Cornelius was a woodworker before he retired and he’s still a woodworker at home He spent IS years at Lowry Field in Denver iWing--tra4ntng-equ4ment4Ie also worked at Hill Field along with Hazel who was a lathe that’s can talk about” Custom Made Walker S how-to-do-- anything says Hazel “I’ve trained myself to be that way” Hazel’s library testifies to that She has hundreds of books on nutrition gardening health and religion the intermountain area Hansen said We are in the process of making these evaluations of the project to the point it reached before the cut he said Among the local clients that USU-MDserved were Hill Air Force Base Thiokol Bear River Lumber Co Clearfield Cheese the City of Logan and USU Hansen said The termination of the is federal project’s grant August emphatically “If I’m going to the big it’ll make a whole meal 11 J trouble of eating something it want to try that” better be good for me” I Sold a Song Hazel and Cornelius Gardner live up to their name when the Composing lyrics is another off weather gets warm Cornelius Hazel’s hobbies She calls ill gets out his motorized plow to “decomposing” Says Hazel “ll ready his soil and the neighbors’ usually change the words that gel too Hazel can be seen planting with church music I sold one seeds from her walker or digging song to a vitamin company” Cornelius doesn’t get to say up an interfering tree ‘I’ve always gardened” says much when his wife is around Hazel “When we lived in an But he is plenty enthusiastic apartment I planted onions about his activities He’s been a member of the National Amateur Press Association for years He owns two hand presses and one treadle press and enjoys printing anything from his own poetry to a Dear Abby column “I’d like to try my hand at getting my writing published’ says Cornelius “Iv’e got a lot oi ideas for handicraft and households in Logan A visitor may find it difficult to walk through the house without trip-"- p i ng wef theiyeginrrrnrof a stack of books or a crate of canned peaches “Almost pages operator there my time pounding Interjected Hazel “Actually I spent most of airplane wings Running the lathe was a lot more fun” Hazel pulls out a well used physiology book and turns to the page on the mouth “Look she says “it takes 37 Hazel Gardner is a unique senior citizen who keeps herself only 16 busy with all sorts of projects Hazel and her husband grow muscles to frown andeases my much of their food organically because as Hazel puts it if muscles to smile It to If smile you’re you say pain they go to the trouble of eating something it better be good fine you’ll feel fine I may fall for them photo by Ron Rico down in a lump but not my “Here are my books on nutrition You know most sickness is caused by what people eat and I feel it’s to my advantage to learn about nutrition Most people will hog down anything they can swallow Then they think they can get a shot and be well “We don’t eat much meat in the summer” says Hazel It’s — milk and eggs too And there’s no chemical fertilizer in my garden” says Hazel heat-producin- g spirits” tomatoes and radishes in boxes Agnes Sorenson lives in the by the south window Most people house next to the Gardner’s She would grow flowers there but I is a petite white-haire- d lady — wanted something we could eat” anybody’s ideal grandmother Cornelius recently added a hothouse to the back of their home Hazel experiments with a variety of herbs and vegetables “I don’t know much about growing things indoors but I’m learning” says Hazel "I’ve heard about a bean pod that is so “The only thing to do is to live” says Agnes “I’m so crippled with arthritis that everything I do is slow Could you speak up a little louder? I have a hearing aid but npthe man I bought it from says it doesn’t fit I think he just wants to sell me another” laughs Agnes (Cont On Page 2) |