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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 1975
Page 5
This is the second of a series of
articles dealing with the campus
wide programming under the divi
sion of Student Services, the MSC
Council and Directorate.
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“Hey, come on up, liquor s free
on this floor!”
“Hey, there’s a party going on up
here on the 20th floor.”
J. Wayne Stark, director, de
scribes a 1939 Aggie yearbook ca
rtoon showing the dreams held for
the then non-existent Student Union
Building.
When the Ags got their student
union in 1950 it was called the Me
morial Student Center and was a far
cry from the visions of the past. The
happenings inside were not of the
format of that early cartoon and ne
ither was the building.
The building stood three stories
high, housing bowling and games
facilities, student and alumni offic
es, snack bar and the motel. Free
drinks and perpetual parties were
not included.
“The decision was made to have a
strong program to start with,” Stark
said.
The MSC Council and Di
rectorate are largely responsible for
those programs, that being their st
ated purpose. The committees of
the directorate strive to attract all of
the students of the university th
rough cultural, recreational, and
educational events.
The chairmen of the directorate
committees take office in the spring
of each year. Over the summer,
most of the program plans must be
made and committees who survive
on self-made money must meet
their goals.
When school opens in Se
ptember, things are ready to roll,
but the work is just beginning. Pu
blicity is sent out for every event,
tickets sold, contracts made, stages
set-up and taken down, programs
printed, audiences ushered, pe
rformers greeted, debts paid, rooms
reserved, and a dozen other details
looked after.
All of these jobs are attended to
by students of the directorate co
mmittees.
In both providing and attending
programs, students are a vital as
pect. Another equally vital part is
money.
Funds for student programs come
from several sources. The first is co
ntributions, a form some co
mmittees such as SCONA depend
upon entirely. A second is proceeds
from events, which plays some role
in most committees but entirely su
pports others like Aggie Cinema this
year.
The major and easily most co
mplex of financial sources is Student
Service Fee monies obtained from
the University. This Student Se
rvice Fee notches $19.80 out of fees
for a full time student, allowing
them to attend events free or at a
substantial discount.
The University collects the
money and each spring re
commendations on its distribution
are made by Student Government.
Last year, 13.7 per cent of the al
located Student Services Fees went
to the Council and Directorate. This
money, totaling $416,626 is ap
propriated into three accounts.
Town Hall received $45,000, Great
Issues $16,200, and Political Forum
$12,926. The council and remaining
directorate committees fall under
the MSC Student Programs account
of $342,500.
Viewing finance and budget from
the directorate chairman’s position,
it seems to be an everlasting pr
ocess.
In the
first few weeks of office.
chairmen are faced with drawing a
working budget for the coming fiscal
year running from September to
September.
This budget must fit the funds
now approved on the basis of a pr
eliminary budget made by the pr
evious chairman in November. In
addition, the working budget of his
first few months in office is that of
the previous chairman, just as his
budget will affect his successor.
In the MSC Council and Di
rectorate, as in any funded organiza
tion, budgets are an everlasting
task. Each month, chairmen meet
with the vice president of finance to
review their budgetary standing and
preview coming programs.
In November, three months after
the fiscal year has begun, pr
eliminary committee budgets for
the next year must be drawn and
submitted to the Council. The Coun
cil assesses all the committees’
budgets and submits its budget to
the Student Government Student
Services Fee Allocation Committee.
This budget, while including re
quests for funds, must include any
plans for making money, so au
thority to spend the money may be
given.
The fee allocation committee co
nsiders the Council’s budget along
with other fund requests and, after
making delections or additions as
they see fit, submit a budget to St
udent Senate for approval.
Upon approval, this budget goes
to the desk of Dr. John J. Koldus,
vice president of Student Services,
as a recommendation of how St
udent Service fees should be spent.
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The National Space Club has
asked the Federation of Americans
Supporting Science and Technology
(FASST) for help in awarding a
$2,000 scholarship to university
students. The scholarship is named
in memory of Dr. Robert H. God
dard, America’s rocket pioneer.
Requirements for the scholar
ship, which will he used in the
1976-77 school year, is that the stu
dent be a junior in an accredited
university and have the intention of
continuing undergraduate or
graduate studies in science or en
gineering for the duration of the
scholarship. The applicant must be
a United States citizen.
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The winner will be introduced to
the nation’s leaders in science, gov
ernment and industry at the God
dard Memorial Dinner, March 12 in
Washington, D.C.
Applicants who wish to apply
must provide an official transcript of
college records, letters of recom
mendation from faculty and evi
dence of personal qualities of
creativity and leadership. They
should also include their own
scholastic plans in aerospace sci
ences and technology.
Personal need for the scholarship
will be considered, but it will not be
the final determinant for selection.
Applicants should apply no later
than Jan. 2, to the National Space
Club, in care of Janies Murray, 1629
K St. N.W., Washington,' D.C.
20006.
Koldus wields the authority to
amend the budget in any way before
it is submitted to the President and
the Board of Regents. It is at this
point, Koldus’ desk, that the Coun
cil and Directorate has a chance to
recover any losses suffered at the
hands of Student Government.
Hal Gaines, senior staff advisor for
the Directorate and primary finan
cial authority, may appeal to Koldus
for needed funds.
“I might say, T just can’t live with
that.’ Usually however, the Fee Al
location Committee and Koldus are
understanding and helpful.”
In any case, Gaines is responsible
for defending his requests, just as
each link in the chain leading up to
that point must.
When the budget is finally ap
proved by the board, money going
to the Council and Directorate is
split into four accounts. This is when
the working budget for each co
mmittee is drawn and approved by
the council. Any cuts in the re
quested budget must be absorbed at
this time.
The allocated money is deposited
in the Fiscal Office and is obtainable
through the filing of a State of Texas
Purchase Voucher. Any other funds
for which authorization has been
given (i.e. admission receipts) is us
ually deposited in this account.
In the case of a committee which
collects dues, or must have a ready
source of cash, accounts in the stu
dent finance center are appropri
ated.
Purchase Vouchers to draw funds
from the Fiscal Center take two to
four weeks to process once they get
to the Fiscal Office. Prior to that,
the committee treasurer must ob
tain the voucher, the chairman must
sign it, the staff advisor must sign it;
Gary Brown, vice president of fi
nance for the Council, must sign it
and Stark must sign it. It then goes to
MSC accounting where the actual
voucher signed by Gaines is written
up. This goes to the Fiscal Office to
be paid.
“A cash account is so much qu
icker,” said Brown. ‘That’s the main
reason we have it. It’s faster for re
ceipt and payment instead of going
through Fiscal Office. Like Outdoor
Recreation, they don’t have enough
time to put their money in a Fiscal
account and write a voucher for all
their trips together. It’s almost in
stantaneous. ”
With so much money passing th
rough as many channels, occasional
overspending might be expected.
“Well, it probably wouldn’t get to
that point,” Brown said. “I see all
the vouchers and it says how much
money they have available and how
much they are going to spend. Ba
sically you can kind of feel it. You
know how much programming th
ey’re doing and what’s going on.
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Congressman Olin E. Teague
(D-College Station) has been el
ected chairman of a joint House-
Senate energy conference to draft
final budget recommendations for
the new Energy Research and De
velopment Administration (ERDA).
The House has already passed a
$4.7 billion authorization for the
ERDA and the Senate has au
thorized $5 billion.
The conference headed by Te
ague will reconcile the House and
Senate versions before Congress pa
sses the final bill.
Authorizations for fossil, solar and
geothermal energy and conservation
research are among the major items
involved.
One major item to be resolved in
conference is whether to include in
the final measure a loan guarantee
provision.
Teague said he favored such a pr
ovision because it is “the only way to
insure that companies other than
the largest ones have an opportunity
to compete in the development of
new energy sources for our co
untry. ”
Bicentennial
program
started
A Bicentennial Awards Program
with cash awards totaling $100,000
is being sponsored by the Wells
Fargo Bank.
The program, called “Toward Our
Third Century,” will take entries in
three categories from anyone who
would like to participate.
The categories are: essays by en
trants under 18; essays by adults;
and film and tape entries.
Entries should suggest re
commendations for the future in one
of the following areas: individual fr
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chnology, energy and the environ
ment, family life, work and leisure
and the United States and the
world.
Judging for the awards will be
based on creativity, imaginativeness
and effectiveness of expression.
Deadline for entry is Jan. 31. For
more information write “Toward
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44076, San Francisco, Calif. 94144.
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