The Michigan Daily-Thursday, July 9, 1981-Page 3
Male nurses at the '
Nursing careers are
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By JULIE BARTH
Daily staff writer
Mike Meade is a bearded, rugged-
looking man in his mid-twenties. Confi-
dent and outgoing, he wears blue jeans,
a white T-shirt, and heavy construction
boots. But, he does not drive a semi-
truck; he is not a construction worker.
Meade is a nurse at University
Hospital.
The reasons Meade gives for entering
the field of nursing are common to
many male nurses. First of all, he cites
job mobility. "You can always geta job
anywhere in the country," he says. He
was also impressed by the unlimited
number of hours that nurses are able to
work.
ACCORDING TO Meade, the field of
nursing is varied, offering a wide
variety of career choices. Many male
nurses, such as University nurse Mark
Predum, aspire toward specialization
in anesthesia, which offers higher pay,
more regular hours, and exposure to
the more scientific aspects of the
profession. These attractions usually
lure more male nurses who, according
to University nurse Mike Haas, often
may be the primary breadwinners in
the family, while many female nurses
are supplementing the household in-
come.
The second major motivation for
male nurses is their own personal
philosophy. Much the same as their
female counterparts, male nurses say
they gain a tremendous amount of
satisfaction working with people and
helping them. "I provide a necessary
service for other individuals and get
feedback from them," according to
Meade. The nurses say their desire to
help people contrasts sharply with the,
often self-serving ends of the business
world. Meade commented, "I wouldn't
feel right about supporting multi-
national imperialism."
LICENSED PRACTICAL nurse Mike
Welch entered the field of nursing after
spending time in the world of business
on a smaller scale. After working for 10
years in retail sales, he quit his job and
worked for a time as a custodian at
University Hospital. After seeing the
work of nurses there, Welch decided to
give nursing a try. After four years as
an LPN, he says he enjoys dealing with
people on a positive basis (rather than
a profit-seeking basis, which he sees as
negative.) "The rewards are im-
See NURSING, Page9
Doily Photo by PAUL ENGSTROM
PAUL ALEXANDER, a registered nurse at University Hospital,.prepares to
suction fluid from a patient in the Intensive Care Unit. Male nurses at the
University say they opted for their career because they enjoy working with
people and helping them.
Bargain
night at
theaters
By MARK GINDIN
Daily business reporter
A few months after area theaters dropped the cost
of their Tuesday films to one dollar, the results have
proved financially pleasant for theater managers and
popular to local film buffs.
"It is better to have a full house at a dollar a seat
than 20 people at four dollars," said Roger Wright,
manager of The Movies at Briarwood.
"TUESDAY WAS a slow day" before the dollar
shows, said Wright, and now more people are going to
the movies. "Tuesday is as busy as a Saturdaynow,"
he said.
United Artists, the chain of which The Movies at
Briarwood is a member, instituted the dollar
Tuesday shows about four months ago, said Wright.
There is now more overall business as well as profit
than previously, he said.
The State Theater, on the corner of State and Liber-
ty Streets, is also offering all Tuesday showings for
one dollar, according to the manager, Barry Miller.
"We did it to stay in competition" after Briarwood
had instituted the program, he said.
"WE (THE STATE Theater) would halt the dollar
Tuesdays if others did the same," said Miller.
There was a "line stretching to Hill Auditorium"
for one Tuesday this month, said Miller. The special
prices have meant better business than an ordinary
Tuesday night, he said.
See TUESDAY, Page 10
JAYCEES HOPE FOR MORE COMMUNITY SUPPOR TIN '82:
Ann Arbor fireworks fizzle
By CLAUDIA CENTOMINI
Daily staff writer
Numerous financial problems kept
fireworks from lighting the Ann Arbor
skies this 4th of July, according to
Jaycee members who usually sponsor
the event each year.
"I hated to see it go, but there were
almost two insurmountable problems,"
said Jaycee member Gary Stripp. Lack
of funds coupled with difficulty in fin-
ding a location, led to cancellation of
the fireworks, Stripp said.
JAYCEE PRESIDENT Roger
Jahnke explained that the Jaycees have
been losing money on the event for the
past three years. The Jaycees depend
on Ann Arbor businesses and private
donations to cover the cost of the
fireworks. Chairperson Clinton Smith
estimated that this year the cost of the
fireworks would have been between
$13,000 and $14,000.
"It took a lot of thinking. It wasn't
decided hastily," Jaycee member L. D.
Hieber said.
Several Jaycee members said they
received virtually no financial support
from the community this year. Smith
said that community members believe
that the city is responsible for funding
the fireworks, but in actuality "the city
has nothing to do with it."
JAHNKE SAID that buckets were
passed around at the 1980 fireworks to a
crowd of approximately 20,000, but they
only managed to raise $1,900.
Hieber explained that the Jaycees
have been absorbing the costs of the
fireworks through money raised for
other projects. The Jaycees have been
forced to dip into money raised from
Christmas tree sales last year that was
to be used to buy Christmas gifts for
children.
Jahnke said that the Jaycees hoped
that a year of canceling the event would
"stir interest and give us more help"
from the community.
HOWEVER, Chairperson Smith was
dissatisfied with the Jaycees decision.
"Everybody's just plain lazy - that's
my opinion," Smith said. Smith said
that he felt the organization could have
raised the money in time for the event,
if other members had been willing to
devote more of their time.
Jahnke explained that in order to do
the project this year, they would have
had "to commit most of our members"
and because of the lack of support from
the community, the members "were
really discouraged."
The Jaycees have already formed a
committee to plan the fireworks for
1982. "We're not giving it up - it's not a
dead issue," said Gary Stripp.
Smith
.. Jaycees 'just plain lazy'