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Colleges A and F must leave storefronts, message reveals by Pat Maloney Spectrum Staff Writer longer exist. Chancellor Gould has stated that his interpretation of the phase-out entails the end of the storefront operations, but not of the programs of Colleges A and F. Original orders to sell the storefront came from the Board of Trustees of the Endowment Fund of the State of New York. This organization, which is not directly part of the State University of New York, controls properties throughout the state which are somehow connected with the various State University branches. Holdings controlled by the Endowment in Buffalo include the Colleges’ storefronts, three History Department buildings on Winspear Avenue, the American Studies House, College E, and the Office of Facilities Planning. According to Robert Graves, an assistant in the Office of Facilities Planning, these properties will also be sold, but there has been no definite timetable established. Reasons cited for moving the base of operations of the two Collegiate Units included building code violations and “community reaction” particularly directed against College A. Mrs. Parks, a mother who serves on the executive committee of the Concerned Parents of the University Area, stated: ‘The marching mothers were very pleased to know that the Colleges are moving. This is all we have asked for from the very beginning.” Ownership of the storefronts is a complicated legal issue. When the University of Buffalo became part of the State University in 1962, many of the University’s holdings were placed under the jurisdiction of the Endowment of the State University. The Endowment is administered by a separate Board of Trustees, some of whom also serve on the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York. This group is concerned primarily with profit-making ventures. The future of controversial Colleges A and F has again been threatened by a confusing complex of University and statewide politics, community reaction and poor communications. At the July 1 Collegiate Assembly meeting, representatives of College A read a memo from Albert Bush-Brown, director of Facilties Hanning, to Warren Bennis, vice-president for Academic Development. The message stated that “it will be necessary to vacate four storefront properties on Main Street, of which three are currently used by Colleges A and F. The properties are owned by Endowment of State University, but not State University itself, and the Board of Trustees has ordered that the properties be sold in order to make a more profitable investment.” The letter, dated June 23, also stated that new quarters for the colleges would be ready in mid-July. This message was apparently the first notification that the Colleges would be moved. Qirrently, neither Fred Snell nor Chip Planck, masters of Colleges A and F respectively, had received any official message from the University concerning their relocation. Colleges discussed At Wednesday's Collegiate Assembly meeting, Elliot Smith of College A defended the need to maintain the college storefront. Collegiate Assembly Committeemen’s duties explained at meeting Two recent meetings of the Collegiate Assembly have shown a new organization for the Collegiate System’s governing body. At the July 1 meeting, duties of the executive committee members were explained. Andy Trusz is in charge of general administration, Konrad von Moltke of the History Department is chairman of the resource committee. Undergraduate student association representative Janel Cohen is handling the Assembly’s publicity and public relations; Director-elect of the Assembly, Fred Snell, is in charge of new program development and Communication College representative Bruce Peterson is handling program evaluation. Meetings of the Assembly are chaired by committee members in rotation. the sale of the storefronts where Colleges A and F are currently located. Dr. von Moltke is currently meeting with various administration officials in an attempt to find an explanation for this action. In a letter sent to University President Robert Ketter, Dr. Planck asserts that “...it wasn’t Colleges A and F that chose to be ‘in the community’ in these storefronts. The reason we are there is that the Meyerson and Regan administrations did not see fit to find space comparable to that enjoyed on campus by other programs.” Dr. Snell sees the tactic as “very negative...there are those in Albany who run the State University from penthouses and office buildings. They have no contact with the students, but only listen to industrial banking groups. They are out of touch with contemporary times.” College A is currently involved in an investigation of the circumstances concerning the move to the campus, and the Executive Committee of the Collegiate Assembly is also studying the problem. John Charles, second vice-president of the Student Association, has stated that his group will aid College A in its investigation. Masters’ reactions Ketter invited One of the main topics discussed at the July 8 meeting of the Assembly was the invitation of Dr. Ketter to the July IS meeting of the body. Various approaches for the handling of the meeting were suggested, including the submission of a list of questions to which the president can address himself. ‘Center of activity’ Orders to sell the storefront properties came from the Endowment through the central administration of the State University of New York. Allen Sapp, Master of College B and former temporary director of the Collegiate Assembly, was directed to investigate alternative locations for the Colleges. After various inquiries, he decided that a series of rooms in the basement of Crosby Hall would be best suited to the Colleges’ purposes. This space, located in the center of the campus, will make the Colleges more a part of the campus, according to Dr. Ketter. Graduate student Jim Gahagen suggested submitting a list of true-false questions to Dr. Ketter, but his idea was turned down as unreasonable. The use of tape recorders and other such equipment was also vetoed. Most debate centered around the Assembly’s approach to the Ketter invitation. Marv Berlowitz of the Graduate Student Association suggested that the Assembly “give him a chance to do his homework.” The Assembly finally accepted Dr. Planck’s proposal, which calls for the Collegiate Units’ submission of statements of interest of certain matters, executive committee coordination of these proposals, the meeting itself, which will include statements by Dr. Ketter and some floor discussion, and a follow-up meeting of the executive committee and Dr. Ketter. Attendance at the July 15 meeting, which is open as are all other meetings of the Collegiate Assembly, is expected to be highei than average. Posts to be filled Since the election of the executive committee two weeks ago, much procedural work has been completed. Assembly meetings are now operated with an agenda, and voting procedure has been established for delegates. According to the revised and amended Greiner proposal, which was approved at the July I meeting of the group, each member of the executive committee is head of a subcommittee consisting of members of the Collegiate Units and other interested participants. Currently, committee posts have not been completely filled, but membership is being completed on a voluntary basis. Politics An early report in the Buffalo Courier-Express stated that Samuel Gould, chancellor of the State University of New York, had informed Assemblyman Stephen Greco of Buffalo that the storefronts would be closed by the end of this week. It is “the University’s plan to phase out the colleges as presently constituted” by autumn. This statement was interpreted to say that the Colleges would no It was rumored that Dr. Ketter was charged by the Board of Trustees of the State University to give a report on the Colleges in lieu of their consideration of the Cohen Commission Report on the Colleges. Dr. Ketter denied this, but added that he would give a personal report to the Trustees, and saw the relocation of the Colleges as “philosophical as well as locational.” Hospital volunteers A program is being organized for the summer in order to provide students with the opportunity to both serve their community and promote their own growth as individuals through working with psychiatric patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Each student would spend several hours each week as a companion to a patient. He would share his experiences in the program and his perspectives on mental health in general, with other students in group sessions to be held weekly. Psychological staff will be on The committee for new program development, headed bjr Dr. Snell, will hold a meeting Monday to determine policy and procedural matters before presenting its proposals to the The Spectrum is published three times a week during the regular benefit for both student and patient. Those interested are invited to call Mr. Kertzman Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m, - 4:30 p.m.; 834-9200, ext. 459, to arrange for an interview. Friday, during the Summer sessions by the Faculty-Student Association of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Inc. Offices are located at 355 Norton Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo. 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214. Telephone; Area Code 716. Editorial. 831-4113; Business. 831-3610. Telex: 91-6472 Assembly. The resource committee, headed by Dr. Von Moltke, is currently investigating \HELP I'M BEING HELD PRISONER ON THE 4th HOLE OF PUTT PUTT!\ says Mrs. Mongolia Ferncliff. . . Anyone can play Putt Putt and Mr; Ferncliff is going to stay until she finishes the game. This coupon entitles Represented for advertising by National Educational Advertising Service, Inc., 18 E. 50th Street, New York, New York 10022. Come on downand see!! M . - for only $1.00 each. Putt-Putt s c 5i r9e oC ■ expires July 20. 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