Peter mindﬂe, of the [hiversityxof‘ » nmwﬁmmdnemast UPEI willﬁ'be financially if it receives only a 9.5 per - cent increase in operation expenses for .the coming fiscal year, but it's unlikely programs will have ﬁ)be eliminated.

Prof. Meincke said the present level of program- ming could continue during the next fiscal year if the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC) Jrecommmdation of a 9.5 per cent operating increase is accepted by‘ Maritille premiers ."

But he said if the level of funding continues to erode as it has in the. past the university may have to drop some ‘ programs.

The Maritime institu— ‘tions have sought a §17 per cent increase in loperating assistance. Last

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“a Eeginald Thomson has ~ red on campus to con— research-to determine 9easibility of esta— ~hing; a veterinary col— at the University of ice Edward Island. Dr. ' each will conduct all “wuts of financial, opEre ' nal, programming and ignical planning'associa— 1 with the establishment. “ to his appointment Thomson was Chairman he Department of Path: 3 at the Ontario Vet- Lry College from 1969 mas acting'Associate“ of Research at O.V.C.

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year ;they:had'asked for a

_ l4 , increase .

V But even while the

MPHEC has recommended the 9.5 per cent increase for the coming year it still

~ has to be approved byseach'

Maritime premier and his respective legislature.

Prof. Meincke said universities are being squeezed by higher costs because of inflation - the costs alone of periodicals for the Library have risen 27 per cent this year over last — and lower funding contributions from government. \ .

lower levels of funding have caused the university to reduce laboratory duemicals, supplies and equipment, lowered-salary increases to faculty, dropped money available for general maintenance, and has forced the university into an exten- sive program to reduce energy consumption, Prof. Meincke said. "

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College, School or Faculty, .Dr. Thomson will be offer—

ed the position of its

. first dean.

Dr. their family have taken up residence at 50 Prince Charles Drive, Charlbtte— town. They have three children: Joanne, El in third year at the Univ. of Guelph; Carol, 18 in first year at Univ. of Guelph; and Kathy, 1h at Queen

rCharlotte High School,

Charlottetown.

His office is located in Blanchard Hall, Room ll? (Ext. .385).

1‘ . little for the "v H ‘ plight of Students today.

and Mrs. Thomson.and

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'I’i'Ihere are two results of this lower level of funding," explained Prof. Meincke. "Que is a general lowering of the quality 6f education and if you haven't got the library resources, if your buildings are too cold and they‘re falling apart, students are not going to be

‘ encouraged to co to that university." 7

‘ Prof. Meincke said wh the point is reached where programs have to be dropped then students will

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tend to go elsewhere. Prof. Meincke said as well if faculty members are not receiving competitive salaries then they will move on. Prof. Meincke said he "hopes" the Maritime premiers will accept the recommended increase. But he pointed out that extensive federal cut- backs in 1978 to the provinces could lower the level of funding increases the Maritime provinces can afford to give the universities.

Kit/IN .SPEAKS OUT

The president of- the UPEI ' Student Unidn, KEVin Gauthier, has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the recently announced university funding recommendations of the M.P.H.E.C. to the Council of Maritime Premiers.

"The level of funding recommended by the M.P.H.E.C shows that they have t

“I think we've been sold out. .

"Students at UPEI are being pressured on three fronts. Tuition and. residence fees are rising each year, jobs are be— coming increasingly harder to find, an unemploy— ment insurance is beyond the reach of most~stu<iants-. We already pay the highest tuition fees of any province in Canada, but the M.P.H.E.C. wants us to

pay more. I don't know Where they think the money is going to come from."

The 9.5 per cent increase in funding recommended by

the M.P.H.E.C. is

"disappointing" says President Gauthier, and it

, appears as if the Commiss-

ion is "more concerned with making a good impression

on the politicians than Worrying about _what is

for the post-secondary

" institutions and students in the Maritimes. The Commission itself has expressed alarm at the deteriorating state of Maritime Universities in

its own report, but they still suggest an insuffic- ient level of funt' 19.

This can only be because Huey have succumbed to pressure from politicians whose only concern is. to cut spending, regardless of how serious the consequences are for UPEI. rThe situation is getting wary serious."p

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