VOL. 8 NO. 5 (USPS 990-560)
STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA
MARCH 1980
By
Pope A.
Duncan
On March 6, 1980, I was
privileged to be invited to the
White House for a briefing on
matters concerning national security
and energy by the President and his
advisers Mr. Brzezinski and Mr.
Eizenstat. This was an experience
which I shall long remember, and
one I had planned to write about for
my Cupola article.
However, something else happened on that trip to Washington
which, for me, has taken precedence
even over the visit to the White
House.
When I stepped out into the light
of day from the Washington Metro
Station, I looked up to recognize that
I was standing in the shadow of the
Veteran's Administration Building.
What happened next could only
have happened to the President of
Stetson University.
I went into the building without an
appointment, gave my card to the
clerk at the information desk and
found myself shortly after on the
10th floor in the office of Max
Cleland, the Administrator of the
Veterans Administration, looking
out of his window over the seats of
power in the nation's capital. Not
long after, we were sharing lunch.
I say that this could only happen
to the President of Stetson
University, because Max Cleland is
a Stetson alumnus and one of the
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Legislators
Lauded at
March Dinner
Volusia County legislators were
honored earlier this month during an
appreciation dinner sponsored by
Stetson University, Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University and Be-
thune-Cookman College. The four
state legislators attending were
presented folders and citations by
the presidents of the independent
colleges and universities of the
county, lauding their support of the
Florida Tuition Voucher Program.
The Florida Tuition Voucher
Program was passed by the state
legislature in the spring of 1979 and
provides assistance to Florida
students attending independent
colleges and universities in the
state.
Salaries, Library Allocation Have Biggest Boost Ever
Trustees Approve Budget
The University Board of Trustees
adopted a record $14,514,525
budget during their spring meeting,
a figure which includes the largest
faculty raises in the school's history.
The budget also provides for a
record increase in allocations for
library acquisitions.
The 1980-81 budget reflects a
$1,379,925 increase over the current
year's budget, with a large portion
of that increase attributed to
inflation, according to a university
spokesman.
A total of $145,000 was included
for library acquisitions, an amount
larger than the figure requested by
the library committee. Pope A.
Duncan, president of the university,
directed the budget committee to
increase the requested allocation in
keeping with his policy of upgrading
the library as quickly as possible.
The budget figures reveal $337,450
(not including salaries) for the
operation of the library on the
DeLand campus and $337,468 for
the library at the College of Law.
"The faculty and the libraries are
the heart of the university," Dr.
Duncan stated. "We are justly
proud of our exceptionally talented
faculty. If we are to maintain our
high standards of academic
excellence, we must financially
support our faculty and libraries to
the best of our ability within our
means."
Robert D. Flippo, president of
Golden Gem Growers, Inc. and
chairman of the trustee budget
committee, presented the budget to
the trustees.
Officers for the coming year will
remain the same: Dr. John L.
Pelham, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Palatka-chairman; B.Frank
Wheeler, president of Nelson & Co.,
Inc.-vice chairman; Kenneth P.
Kirchman, president of Florida
Software Services-secretary; and
Wendell Jarrard, Sr., board
chairman of DeLand State Bank and
Trust-treasurer.
12,000 Kw Saved: Kill-a-watt Makes Cents
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Ruth Roberson of Orlando points to signs
Conrad Hall residents made to illustrate energy
cutbacks during the March 13 blackout on
campus.
The watt was killed at Stetson
March 13 when offices, classrooms
and dormitories were darkened in a
campus blackout sponsored by the
Earth Day: 10 Years After program.
The blackout was part of
"Operation: Kill-a-watt," Stetson's
energy conservation effort for March
in the university's countdown to
Earth Day, April 22.
University officials released
figures indicating the five-and-a-half
hour electrical shut-down resulted in
a 30 percent reduction for the
24-hour period and a savings of
more than $600. Power usage
figures cited indicated the average
daily usage for the school is 25,322
kilowatts including holidays with a
total of 30,000 kw used during a
24-hour period one week prior to the
blackout. The reading for the
24-hour period including the
blackout was 18,000 kw, indicating a
7,322 kw reduction from the daily
average and a 12,000 kw reduction
from the same period one week
before.
The blackout began at 3:30 p.m.,
and members of the university staff
and administration worked within
their darkened offices, conducting
conservation inventories and determining their personal responsibilities in conserving energy. The
cafeteria served a picnic dinner,
with tickets available for students
and others not on meal ticket.
The lights went on again at 9
p.m., but the Earth Day committee
expressed hope that all members of
the university community would
continue reduced electrical usage.
