Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, March 25, 1971 Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Legislators fault 'U' budget request (Continued from page 1) "erosion toward mediocrity." flated figures impair their tion of setting aside monies for To make up for the difference, judgement and are used by the higher education from any pro- the Bureau of the Budget 1,ro- University to try to get more jected tax increase. posed a seven per cent tuition in- than it deserves. Moreover, whether there will crease and an enrollment reduc- "These inflated requests strain be enough votes to enact budget tion of 294 at the Ann Arbor cam- the credibility of the University," increases over a possible veto by pus. says Senate appropriations sub- Milliken remains a major ques- The bureau recommended ter- committee chairman Gary By- tion. minating the $1,141,000 fee paid ker (R-Hudsonville). "We're giv- "We could never get a two- annually to Ann Arbor for police ing them $71 million this year thirds vote to override Milliken," and fire protection, creating in and that's a lot of money. says House majority leader Mar- its place a campus police force "They use a room 15-20 per vin Stempien (D-Livonia). "And for half the cost. Further, over cent of the time and say it's besides, we've given them (the $2.8 million would be "saved" utilized," he adds. "I would op- University) too much already." through "staff reductions." . pose giving the University any Currently, Republicans have, a Notwithstanding the immediate more money except for expan- majority in the Senate and Dem- effect of the austerity measures sion of the medical and dental ocrats have a' 58-52 advantage in on the University, future pros- schools." the House. pects for coordinating budget pro- Most of the reaction at the cap- In the light of these obstacles, posals and state recommenda- ital centers on a vague feeling the University's position seems tions through the traditional the University has not been truth- especially grim to its adminis- . means of the budget process ap- ful in disclosing to the Legisla- trators. Back in January, they pear jeopardized by a lack of co- ture programs which have not began publicizing to legislators ordination between universities been viewed favorably by the figures which said the University and government. Legislature in the past. needed about $15 million for fis- University administrators ad- "How many they got on sab- cal 1971-72 simply to "maintain mit the voluminous proposals battical leave over there (at the the basic budget" they have this they submit every October are University)?" says House appro- fiscal year. inflated, but say it's necessary priations committee member Ar- Thus, when only a $2.8 million to offset the cuts imposed by the thur Law (D-Pontiac). increase was recommended by Bureau of the Budget, which Copeland is particularly ada- Milliken through the Bureau of evaluates every request. mant about what he considers the Budget, administrators were Conversely, legislators and excesses in the spending of pres-. indignant and said the cut meant government officials contend in- ent University funds. "They've Lease expiration, to conclude Indian Paintbrush controversy f.; hired all these flunkies around like (Education school Dean Wilbur Cohen and they have the nerve to come and ask us for money." Dismissing the rhetor'ic that often accompanies an unwelcome tax increase, their opinions, in addition to those of Milliken, are reflected in the agent crystalliz- ing the governor's budget views -the state Bureau of the Budget. Robert Endriss, a specialist there, has among his concerns the development of the state's appropriation figures in the gov- ernor's annual budget request for the University and Wayne State University. He freely ad- mits he does not engage in "in- tensive study" of each University request, and is guided by two views shared with the governor. Both see the need to "level off" multiversity enrollmen ts. "We're arriving at the point now where universities will be getting s ni a 11 e r annual budget in- creases," p r e d i c t s ndriss. "There just aren't that many kids now." They also support "across the board cuts" to all state colleges and universities, in harmony with' their emphasis toward smaller colleges. Though now facing heavy pre,- sure from University administra- tors who say they were "shock- ed" by the small increase, En- driss claims his cuts in Univer- sity requests were consistent "Michigan has gotten what it got because of our evaluation based on our funds md not on their request," Endriss empha- sizes. "If they had asked for a $30 million increase :nstead of 20, they would have gotten no more." University administrators ap- pear correct in at least one of ,..i l3' their complaints, though, the University's status under Milli- ken's "general policy" of de-em- phasizing large universities s still too vague to indicate exact-j ly what changes Lansing will enact. For example, while equity is promised in the guideline favor- ing reduction of large-universitya allotments, the University -- smaller than either WSU or Michigan State University-has the largest proposed enrollment slash. Further, though having the greatest appropriation, the Uni- versity received the smallest recommended increase in state funds of the "big three" state universities. The long range effect of the governor's proposal on the Uni- versity is hard to determine. However, with more overtures by the governor toward centraliz- ation, a larger role for the State Board of Education in coordinat- ing higher education is possible. Irregardless, past University de- mands for "special" treatment by virtue of its academic reputa- tion seem less than effective now. 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ANN ARBOR (Continued from page 1) said, appeared. sexist to several considerations were the Cellar's Cellar employees, space allocations and potential tax "I'm not saying this is in any exemption conflicts, way justified," Kratz said, "but The Cellar has indicated, Kratz in the. interest of good employe said, that the space the Paintbrush morale and, in general, I think now occupies might be needed for it wise not to renew the lease when other purposes, especially during, it expires." the fall book and supply rush. He Kratz also cited as a reason his added that the Paintbrush h a s desire for terminating the lease to raised questions concerning the avoid escalation of Land's posi- Cellar's tax exemption from t h e tion in the interest of good public state, as well as its contract with +relations for both operations. "The the Michigan Union. operating procedure, organization, Because of its status as a non- and esthetics of the Indian Paint- jected that the available space had not been advertised in any way before being leased to the Paint- brush. Another objection was the Imramn f r t hn dr :tn the FIRE CRAFflEMI in E~nm-MADE LEWPHT~ERS ..... 4u 6 p kd low amount oz rent enargea Tote Paintbrush. Kratz pointed out that in No- vember a representative of the Cellar had approached the Paint- brush, then a small flower cart on the corner of South and East University; about the possibility of renting space in the newly- opened student bookstore. At that time, Kratz explains, there was no suitable place with- in the Cellar. After the Cellar had changed its cash register system last Jan- iary a suitable space became available to the Paintbrush. E 1 ._.. profit organization, the Cellar is exempt from the four per cent state sales tax. The presence of a profit making enterprise, however, could jeopardize that exemption. Kratz also maintained that space limitations had already caused dif- ficulties in handling inventory and keeping the Paintbrush well- stocked. He predicted that sales, which had totaled $90 a day thel first half month of business, would probably reach $125 by April. Kratz said he based his decision on what he termed unrest among Cellar employees concerning h i s hiring practices. He explained that the initial hiring policy encour- aged female applicants because his past experience proved them bet- ter for business. This policy, he brush are totally incompatible with that of the Cellar and are ad- versely affecting both organiza- tions," he stated. Land's petition to remove t h e Paintbrush from the Cellar ob- oE READ -JAMES WECHSLER- !! I in 4 i 04P Atr4igall Baily of University Activities Center presents Creative Arts Festiva 1971 VIETNAM PHOTO DISPLAY Ugi Mar. 15-Mar. 31 UNDERGRADUATE ART SHOW Rackham Gallery, 3rd floor Mar.2-Mar. 24-SILKSCREENING in the Fishbowl Entirely student-produced musical "SID SHRYCOCK GOES TO AFRICA" East Quad Auditorium, 8:00 tickets at the door 6 27 STUDENT PLAY 7:00 and 10:00 tickets at the door STUDENT CRAFTS FAIR ar. L7- Union Ballroom, 10:00-10:00 "TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED, AND BLACK' Mar. -8- Hill Auditorium, 3:00 Tickets at PTP Box Office *w Let's hear it for the drunks. It's not the drink that kills, it's the drunk, the problem drinker, the abusive drinker, the drunk driver. This year he'll be involved in the killing of at least 25,000 people. He'll be involved in at least 800,000 highway crashes. After all the drunk driver has done for us, what can we do for 61 1 *0fyjW -1'