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EDUCATION

It would appear that once again the University of Prince Edward Island administration is dragging its feet.

In may of last year, it was announced that Mmrial Hall was to be closed as a residence. 'Jhere werea number of reasons for doing this, the main one being financial.

It was not economically feasible to operate Mem- orial Hall as a residence. The administration made it known to the various university departments that space would be avail- able in this centrally located structure for _.faculty offices and class- rooms.

One of the departments, the Education Faculty, asked for space immediat— ely. 'Ihis was in May of 1977. 'Ihe.administration has done little since.

It appears that recom— mendations have to cote from the Space Allocation Committee. Dennis Clough, U.P.E.I. Comptroller, is Chairman 4 of this Senate sub-committee. .

The Space Allocation Committee recommends its . findings to President Baker who in turn applies to the MPHEC (Maritime Provincial Higher Educa- tion Commission) for funding necessary for building or rennovations.

The Education Faculty have drawn up rather detailed plans, have sent a number of mews and lneld a nutter of Discussions with Mr. Clough. After all of this and nearly a year of

waiting, the Education Faculty still have no idea where they stand. Also, they are unable to find out who the other prospe- ctive tenants might be. 'Ihe feeling of many people on Campus is that the Eimation faculty deserve to be the foremost contenders for space in NEmorial and rightly so. . The Education building has to be tlne most delap— ated building on campus. It is little more than a plywood shack. (lie of the profs actually fell " through the? floor recently Walls have parted at the seams, windows rattle, doors have warped, pipes have frozen, classrooms are either boiling hot or freezing cold, the list can go on and on. The University Barn is in much better This is not the first time the Education faculty lnas applied for new quart- ers. A number of years ago the Department applied for space in Kelley Building. 'Ihey were led to believe that they were likely to becote tlne new tenants. Some six months later, they were notified that Business Administration had applied for and were awarded occupancy of the building. , ‘ Some questions that should be asked are; who is on this committee? why has it done nothing? how long is NEmorial going to remain idle? lncw much longer are the education professors going to put up with the deplorable

STUDENT ELECTIONS

It wasdecided at the February 2nd Student Union Cbmcil meeting that Wednesday, Feb.22nd will be Election my.

Nominations have opened already, as of 9:00 am., Wecinesday, Feb.8t1n. Nom- lnation forms may be picked up at the Student Union Offices in the Barn during reglullar office hours. Nommations close this Wadnesday, Feb.15th at 5=00m SHARP.

Positions open in the election include: Pres— ident, Vice-President, Treasurer, CamptrOller, Communications Officer, Education mp” 6 Arts Reps” and mo senators-

'11ne Election, or Campaign Week will run from 5pm on Wednesday the 15th to 12:00 midnight on the 21st. Election polls will open on the 22nd at 10:00am.in the Robertson library and close at 5:00 pm.

conditions in which they are expected to work? who has applied for space and when is something going to be done?

If anything is going . to be done tlnen it should

be immediately. It is

February now. It has to

_be decided who is going

to get the available space, funds will have

to be found, architects will have to be consulted, tenders called, constuct— ers hired and the rennov— ations completed, all within the next six months. IF Material Hall is to be ready for service by the fall of '78.

Will material Hall lay vacant for another year if immediate action is not taken? Will the faculty rennin to the Education building in September? . 'nnese questions'shouId be asked but to whom should they be directed.

At press time, tlne SUN

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was unable to interview

Mr. Clough (he was out—of- town on business) or to find who else sat on this committee. This reporter was informed though, that Roy Campbell, Dean of Education had submitted Prof. Gerry Arsenaults name to be considered as

a member for this committee Neither Dr. Campbell or Prof. Anasenault have

heard further on the matter.

There is yet another question which can be raised concerning Memorial Hall. During the past few summers, the building has been used as a Youth Hostel for transients. Sore six— hundred youth from across North America used this service last summer alone. What, if anything, is going to be provided during the summer of '78? Will U.P.E.I. discontinue this service even though the building may possibly remain idle for the summer.

FREE TUITION FUR UUECBEC STUDENTS

QUEBEC CITY (GJP) — Student demands for free tuition for Quebec's seven universities may be realized within 'two years, according to Education Minister Jacques-Yvan Nbrin.

Nbrin told representa- tives of l'Association nationale des etudiants du Quebec (ANEQ) at a meeting Jan. 25 that he would (bfend the $50 million proposal before the provincial cabinet. Free tuition has been a demand of Quebec student organizations since the early 19605, and ANED has intensified pressure for the measure as part of a current drive for universal accessibility to post-secondary education.

Morin said the government would be unable to meet other points of the accessibility progr -- the elimination of student indebtedness, loan free

financial aid, and recognition of independent aid status to all post- secondary students -— because of the $100

million price tag, although he "agreed with the principle" .

ANEQ suggested the government could afford both programs by revising its taxation policy towards multinational corporations which, ANEQ says, benefit most from public education. Morin said the suggestion would be referred to the ministry of finance.

The government also agreed to study ANED demands for the institu— tion of Rand formula funding for the provin- cial association, by which the provincial government would pay l'ANED one dollar per student fee from administra- tions because of their refusal to live up to contracts with local student unions.