GEO,'U' make slim gains lContinued from r'e 3a After the meeting, Forsyth further clarified his position on the information issue. "THEY CAN have a partial list sooner or a more complete list tater, but we're only going to go throagh the process once," maintrined F orsyth. "We're ask- ing them to make some choices here." A related issue concerning agency shop also caused friction between the bar- gaining teams. In question was the method of enfor ement to be implement- ed to ensure payment of union dues by GEO members and representation-service fees by nomnmembers. Agency shop legally permits a union to collect representation-service fees from nonmembers who benefit from nion actions. A GEO proposal called for delinquent union members or nonmembers (those having unpaid dues) to be subject to termination at several points throughout any given term if dues remained unpaid after notification. Moran said the union's proposal stemmed p rtially from the University's present system of disseminating GSA lists to GO. According to Moran, the Univer)ity's p'licv of releasing one com- prthenaive list I .fw:y throtgh the term allowed some )As t avoid paying union dues or reoresntation-service fees. "What happens wthen we discover peoplC who weren't mn the University list, vh: haven't paid their dues?" asked Moran. "If we have already terminated some people at that point and we are limited to that one time, we can't ter- minte these (delinqient) people. Some pe sle can get away without paying." FORSYTH, however, said he felt the University had compromised enough on this issue. "We came a long way to say we'd do it (terminate) once in the middle of a term," stated Forsyth. "This is some- thing we should be able to agree on by now." He added, "They want to string this thing out over the term. If they're so worried about not interrupting the edu- cational process, the termination of a GSA in the middle of the term is sure going to interrupt things." Forsyth termed the GEO proposal "totally untenable." GEO ALSO presented a proposal to amend the present contract's clause on GSA job security. The proposal concentrates on the pro- cedure for discipline and dismissal of employes. Some of the reforms asked for include: -prior notification of a GSA by the department supervisor of unsatisfactory performance, provided the notification takes place 20 days after reasonable knowledge of the facts leading to the problem; -GSA shall be given one week after notification to rectify the situation; -prior to dismissal, a department re- view board should examine facts and circumstances of dismissal. -Any dismissal or discipline should be subject to the Complaint and Arbitra- tion Procedure. UNIVERSITY negotiators said they would look over the new proposal and report back on it in the future. Finally, a law-saving clause, stipulating proposed action should any provision of the new contract be found invalid, pro- voked an hour-long discussion between the two bargaining teams over the lan- guage of the clause. Forsyth expressed some exasperation over the failure of the two sides to ratify the relatively minor clause. "This seems to be something we could agree on in two minutes," observed Forsyth, "it's a hell of a thing to spend an hour on." He added, "If this is how long it's going to take us on these nonessential things - less controversi.l things - how long is it going to take to resolve the issues we're light years apart on?" Have a flair far artistic writinq? If you are interest- ed in reviewig poetry, and music or writing feature stories a bout the dra a, dance. ftlm ares: Cootant Arts Editor, c/o The Mchigan Daily. AP Photo Keeping cool with a friend Paul Alvarez gets soaked by his younger brother Anthony as they and thousands of other Southern Californians try to beat the 100-degree heat. Arts & Entertainment THE MICHIGAN DAILY American Trio concert:' joy' By TOM GODELL THESE DAYS, if you're lucky, you get what you pay for and not a penny more. Ur.ess you went to Wednesday night's concert of the American Trio, which was absolutely free. I have often paid consider- able sums to enter the concert hall, but only on rare occasions have I been as thoroughly entertained. The trio consists of violinist Charles Avsharian, cellist Jerome Jelinek, and pianist oJseph Gurt. Each is a very fine performer on his instrument, and Avsha- rian particularly is my kind of violinist. Even when he bows the strings with great force, he never pro- duces the slightest bit of unwanted noise. His warm and full-bodied tone reveals a talent of the very highest order. Jelinek's golden tone and expressive playing demonstrate that he is no less gifted, and Gurt uses a good deal of pedal to produce a colorful and im- passioned sound. Three individuals, yes, but they play as if controlled by one mind. Each tries to complement, not outdo, the others. The resulting interpretations. are relaxed, even subdued, always exciting. This results in the kind of intimacy that chamber music is all about. THE OPENING work was Beethoven's Trio in E- flat major, Op. 1, No. 1. Today the accomplishments of Beethoven may be taken for granted, especially the early works. We find these pieces simplistic and immature, imitations of the masters of their time, Mozart and Haydn. Such opinion is totally misguided. This magificent Op. 1 (without question the greatest work by a com- poser) can stand on a par with any music written for a similar combination of instruments by the great composers of the Classic period. True, it is steeped in the convention of its time, but it is no mere mock-up, The American Trio's performance was totally sym- pathetic to the composer's intentions. The first move- ment was given a relaxed reading, spiced with a touch of Beethovenian fire. The lovely adagio flowed smooth- ly, while the scherzo was bright and brisk. In the finale, the members of the trio really let themselves go, playing rapidly and with great spirit. ROSS LEE FINNEY'S Trio No. 2 brought the first half of the concert to its conclusion. As a teacher of composition here at the University's School of Music, Finney is unparalleled, having instructed some of the greatest composers of our time, including Mario Davidovsky and George Crumb. In addition, Finney is a talented composer in his own right, as this trio showed. The music is at once colorful and expressive, mod- ern and dissonant. Most importantly, this work dem- onstrates the composer's flair for the dramatic. If the music is successful, it is because of this, and his ability to create and maintain a highly-charged atmosphere. Nowhere was this more evident than in the adagio- night music of an especially haunting nature. Of course, none of this was lost on the performers who gave this trio a sympathetic reading also. Fortunately, the performers saved the least for the last. Mendelssohn's d minor trio arouses no strong emotions and requires no deep thought. In fact, after the Finney, it sounded dull and lifeless. The typically lush romantic sound, the continuous flow of consonant notes, and the lack of any real conflict was at times downright boring. Obviously the members of the trio felt differently about the piece, and they gave it a typically warm and lively performance, to conclude a concert that would have been a real joy at any price.