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The Cadre,‘vol.8,¥noil$,Feb.3, l977,_pg.6 ; -

Tuition hikes likel ' if governm ent reiests' iunilin demand .notingythat most'wage set- This increase is needed if the tgcrease in the govt8

elemengs were below the AIB the Universities are to ernmnet grant has to be guidelines last year, while _ operate effectively and'top spread,across the whole faculty in'the region are ‘ avoid a state of crisis. I budget. : ‘ . the lowest paid in the country. In recommending The increase,0f12‘52 The increase the assoc. 12-5% the AAU e°nSider‘ Shrinks t° 10% When 3P-

expects for 1977-78 is 1 ed primarily two factors: plied right across the lower than the average yearly wages and salaries; and bUdgEts “Sing 602 as the increase afforded Maritime the very high infaltion . regional average OfSOV‘ post—secondary institutions rates 0f univefSitY non‘ ernment support Per in-1

in the three-year period salary items- Stifution- Any increase between 1973—73 and 1976-77, It is “mic that many of less than 12.5% then,

which totalled 52.4 per of the increa?es are the Will f°rce the univer‘ cent, according to figures from, reSUlt 0f dealsions by gov— Sities to raise tuition Maritime Provinces Higher ernmentsa-pr government . fees"' 3 move bound to Education Commissiofi.’ Utilities, or government— 7 Create StUdent 0P-~ The association said at appointed boarg Salary ' position and to further a recent news conference that settlements are frequently "disrupt univetsity Op- the level of tuition fees the outcome of arbitration erations during the com- next year depends on the under the labour code and ing yeara ‘ premieris response. The increases to meet 'minimum This is the first time answer may be given to the wage Changes are mandatorY- that AAU has made a direCt premiers council meeting in on the supply Sfdes the or public submission to February. recent federal imposition 'governments on operating ' ' of import duty and sales grants. Doing so implies

tax on chemicals means up no criticism of the MPHEck

to a 30% increase, qU1te ’ work in advising the three ' apart from inflation. Maritime premiers in this

Student fees in the area.

Maritimes are the high—~_ The AAU, however, sees

est in the country and \ lits institutions caught in ‘/have been for years. a squeeZe... a squeeze

Students, of course, which has persisted since

should pay a reasonable the early 70's. 0n the

share of the costs of one hand, a rate of in-

their education. And ther— flation well above av—

is some feeling, we re— erage and a desire to "cognize, that many student pay fair wages; on The

in universities can afford other, the concerns of

to pay more.. Against this Maritime governments over

there is the problem of total public spending.

those students just‘able» Recent MPHEC figures show

Tuition fees will have to rise if the governments of the Maritimes provinces do not grant post—secondary institutuions in the region an average increase of 12.5 per cent in operating grants, the ASSoc. of Atlantic Univ. has warned.

The increase is necessary to meet rising costs of more than 20 percent and wage increases for faculty and support staff "within the AIB (Anti—Infaltion Board) guidelines, " stated assoc— , iattion chair Ronald Baker "f in a release Jan. 25.

‘ The demand is contained in a letter to the Council of- Maritime Premiers drafted the preceding week at ' Dalhousie University, where the 20 member assoc. of univ. and colleges met to discuss their needs and examine cost—cutting measures. Baker said the 12.5 per 1: . cent increase was the min— jll ‘ imum needed for institutions '” whose tuition fees, com- prising about 20 per cent f; of revenue, " are already i; the highest in the country."

3 The letter to the pre— miers proposes a 10 per cent wage in for employees,

’ Excerpts from a letterto the premiers

The Association of At— lantic Universities re- commends to the Council of Maritime Premiers that ' it provide for an aver— age increase in operation grants of 12.5% for '77-78.

1% a; ‘tto scrape together enough higher education support

‘ 0 each year to pay for room, increasing 52.4% from a and bard, and fees. And ‘ 1973—74 to 1976—77, com-

; a 0.. there is the bigger! prob-i pared to a total gover- ' 3-. g 1em of teenagers from ~ nment ordinary expendi—

.f=s‘;; o ‘5 poor families, for whom ture figure of 59.4%.

"3 no It eahh $100 increase in And increases in gdver-

"g._ fees is another layer on nment support for uni—

, .. » i V I V I g. a the financial/psychologi- versities last year“ were

he M issin Cha Iains. of Janna 13th,d i sue n I cal banner to un1Ver-= , the lowest in Canada.

. gather Brendan gMegannet: &' Father RonnEvans S < 2 Sity educétion' . Facmg Still-ions: flu— ’:g as . Other income is Virtual— anc1a1 d1ff1cult1es even i?“ THE ROYAL SOCIETY— COMMONWEALTH BURSARIES SCHEME 1 0 1y on a plateau and raising ,in maintainging exist— erose t0 Pr0V1de a . MACKENZIE KING TRAVELLING a 0_ student fees offers the ring programmes, the AAU 1‘ means by Whleh_3e1ent15ts SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 77_78 z r university the only chance sees a duty to explain fl' of proven ability may ' “f to get additional op— the universities minimum

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DEADLINE February 28. I . te‘,z

needs directly to gover— nments and to the public

erating revenue. ‘If we hold the line on fees,

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.increase their competence by working with scientists of a Commonwealth country other than their own.

The bursaries are for en— abling such scientists

to pursue research,

learn techniques, or fol— low other forms of study in the natural and ap— plied sciences. In

the applied sciences—- eSpecially to agricultur fisheries, forestry and the development of natura resources. Bursaries may provide for travel and

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DEADLINE March 15 CANADIAN DIETETIC ASSOC. Valued at $1,000;

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Thinking about a foreign service career after grad- uation? Officers of the departments of External Affairs, Manpower and Immigration and lndUstry, Trade, and Commerce will be on campus to talk to interested stUdents about caree? opportunities in the foreignservice. For more information on the time and place of the briefing session, contact your

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Shirley Matyas