The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 50, Issue 17 - April 23, 1973

Los Angeles LOYOLAN Vol. 50 — No. 17 A LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT PUBLICATION April 23. 1973 Loyola to recommend library wing architect After two months of discussion the Library Architect Selection Committee will make a recom¬ mendation at the May meeting of the Loyola Board of Trustees, John A. Pfaffinger, vice president of business affairs, told the Loyo- lan. He estimated that, with this step, the University is “15 per cent of the way home,” “home,” being the completed library ex¬ pansion. ! Although he could not disclose the firm's name, Pfaffinger ex¬ plained what the University hopes will be included in the $2 million expansion. “We would like to double the stack space of the library which would mean an increase in the li¬ brary capacity from 150,000 to 300,000 volumes. “ We would also like to triple the 3 0 0 student work locations,’ ’ Pfaffinger said. Consoles arid lounging and meeting areas as well as additional desks would be installed. “The learning resource center should become a part of the li¬ brary and should be expanded.” ; Pfaffinger said also that the new wing's design should give the4 library a built-in capacity to ex¬ pand. The current expansion pro¬ gram is being planned to meet the needs of the nexf ten to 15 years, he said. These goals result from a re¬ search study made last year. This study adapted the newest ideas in library usage to the nee&s and ca¬ pabilities ofLoyota^^^^ ► Pfaffinger said the University still does nOt have the funds to begin construction. \ -!The University does not have the money to build, i but it does have the money to begin design work. The University Trustees gave the ^University authority to set aside income that would be earned by the Chilton gift in an eight month period, from last No- v e m b e r through June. This should be about $75,000,” Pfaffi¬ nger said. Pfaffinger said the $3.5 million Chilton estate went into the en¬ dowment fund by “action of the Trustees.” Many on campus had thought the Chilton money would be used for the construction. Pfaffinger emphasized that the renderings done by the architect would help the University acquire funds for construction. Costume parade to open May Day celebration Loyola/Marymount’s second an¬ nual Mayfaire Pageant will take place Tuesday, May 1. Rev. Don¬ ald P. Merrifield, SJ, president of Loyola, will open the Mayfaire by leading a costume parade through the Alumni Mall to the Lawn of teh Lion, where most of the after¬ noon’s festivities will occur. This May Day celebration has been in the planning stages since October. Tad Stones, Betty Smith and, later, Joanni Conley have been working to get students in¬ volved in the Pageant. “All fraternities, organizations and individuals are invited to en¬ tertain or sponsor some sort of game or craft booth,” said Stones. “All they need to do is sign up with Joanni Conley in Malone 102.” Apparently, a lot of organiza¬ tions are interested. Already Con¬ ley has applications for more than Щ booths on the field. The activi¬ ties range from a beer and wine¬ making demonstration to a mas¬ sage parlour, sponsored by the Shell and Oar. “There are going to be some' really different booths there,” said Conley. “The first floor of Marymount dorm is making a tapestry of May. This will be one giant tapestry mural which every¬ one will be invited to add to* One of the fraternities is even trying to get a greased pig.” The opening parade will be at Cardinal Timothy Manning celebrated mass at St. Vibiana’s Cathedral last Wednesday after 100 Loy- ola/Marymount students walked five and a half miles through Los Angeles on an Easter Pilgrimage. Merrifield okays rec center plans 12:35, following the unveiling of the bust of Nicholas Copernicus о the Alumni Mail, After the pa¬ rade, Anthony Ivandch of the Marymount Dance Department Will lead the Maypole Dance. Then Ivancich and his cl .ss will present a program of Renaissance dances. Other entertainment will in¬ clude wandering jugglers and minstrels, fencing and archery demonstrations, puppet shows, a jester and, hopefully, a dancing bear. There will also be a per¬ formance of the Marymount Chil¬ dren’s Theatre production of “The Canterbury Tales.” Craftsmen will also be given space to peddle their wares. These will include paintings*" leatherwork and pottery. ARA Food Service will be spon¬ soring a sit-down medieval ban¬ quet that evening. Instead of the regular, cafeteria-style line*, the diners will all be seated at once and served the banquet. “We’re trying to get everyone to come in costume,!” said Stones. “It will add a lot of spirit to the whole day.” Simple patterns and styles of Renaissance dress can be found in the Sutdent Activities office in Malone 102. According to Conley, “The pur¬ pose of this whole day is simply to have fun. The entire Mayfaire will be a Success if people can just say they had a good time. by Pat Miehell Rec center plans and budget were agreed to in principle by Rev. Donald P. Merrifield, SJ, president, Tom Quinlin, dean of student affairs elect, told the Loy- oSan. With his approval Merrifield specified minor modi vications to ttttie plan, said QtiiMam. The rec center will occupy what is now the Malone President’s sLounge. Plans call for pool and ping pong tables, game tables, stereo equipment, a television set and furniture. Merriiield’s modifications in¬ clude more lounge space for so¬ cial gatherings and additional of¬ fice space which will probably be used by Sr. Phyllis Tallerico, CSJ, director of women’s and out¬ door activities, said Quinlin. The estimated cost of the modi¬ fied project will be around $10,000, Quinlin said. According to Richard Boswell, ASLM director of student rela¬ tions and a rec center proponent* $5,000 was appropriated for the rec center by the Board of Gover¬ nors earlier this year. With Merrifield’s approval the remainder of the required funds can now come from the Univer- sity . Other possible funding sources said Boswell, include the Parents Forum. Members of this group are being asked to help fund the center he said. Other work such as construction of the office area will continue through the summer. Final com¬ pletion is expected by September of next year, said Quinlin. В о s w e 11 expressed surprise upon learning that the rec center would not be finished until the fall semester. He said that he planned to speak to Merrifield about the “delay.” Boswell along with former as¬ sistant David Leeper first began work on the rec center proposal last year. “I had hoped that the rec^ center could be operative Ъу now. I don’t understand the de¬ lay,” he said. The rec center proposal has been under Merrifield’s consid¬ eration for some time. Quinlin noted that Merrifield “just want¬ ed to see the whole thing before a p p г о v i n g the rec center request.” The final plan and budget were submitted to Merrifield by a com¬ mittee composed of students, fac¬ ulty and administrators. Quinlin said he was happy with the cooperation he had recieved from everyone concerned with the rec center project. “I am hopeful that we can work together in thg same manner in the future,” he said. i Pay scales raised for Work Study programs The pay scales for the federal and Loyola/Marymount Work Study programs will be raised for the first time in three years as of July 1, Bernice Russell, assistant director of the placement bureau, told the Loyolan. According to Russell, proposals by a committee formed to eval¬ uate job descriptions and pay scales for students were accepted by the President’s Office last month. The jobs open to students fall into four categories, she ex¬ plained. General help positions make up the first group. Wages for this group will be raised from $1,65- $1.85 to $2-$2.35. The work bn this pay level includes light office work, classroom set-up, stock room, clean-up and switchboard work. The pay level of the second group will be raised from $1.60- $2.10 to $2.50-$2.60. Athletic assist¬ ants, cashiers* health aids, mad room attendants, security guards, tutors and newspaper reporters belong to this group. Statiscians will be upgraded from group one to group two. Readers and graders will be up¬ graded from the second to the third group. Wages of this group will be increased from $2.15-$2.50 to $2.35-$2.60. Audio-visual, com¬ puter, and keypunch operators, assistants to faculty, adminis¬ trators, electricians and painters, and costume designers are in this group. The top pay level included resi¬ dent advisors, apartment man¬ agers and experienced computer and laboratory assistants. Their pay will increase from $2.60-$3 to $2.6043.35. Of the Loyola Marymount stu¬ dents on work-study next year, Russell said the University ex¬ pects 30 per cent will fall into the first group, 41 per cent into the second, 16 per cent into the third and ten per cent into the fourth.