THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1980
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by DEBBIE NELSON
Battalion Staff
; A Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution committee report
pishing a 100 percent student tuition increase has been mak
ing waves at public state colleges and universities.
| All SCR 101 recommendations are simply proposals to the
governor. Only the Texas Legislature (which reconvenes in
Spring 1981) can raise tuition, for no sooner than the Fall 1981
semester.
I Even if tuition doubles, there is a chance Texas A&M would
receive little benefit.
Howard Vestal, vice president for business affairs at Texas
A&M, said the SCR 101 committee report was created mainly
1M for funding construction at Texas colleges and universities
‘-•"it HesaB^kh do not receive Permanent University Fund money.
,' , , W Texas A&M and the University of Texas are the only schools
me )a( l Slij^eceiving the constitutionally-based PUF money, and would
ceive no construction funds from such an account.
New funding for construction is needed, Vestal said, be-
use the last Texas Legislature passed a bill reducing the ad
[alorem tax — from which schools other than Texas A&M and
T got extra funds — to virtually nothing.
Other uses SCR 101 has proposed for tuition-increase
ftioney include more student grants and scholarships.
H The Coordinating Board, Texas College and University Sys-
iore, old enougilbem, Friday in Austin proposed uses for funds from tuition
in his white Lonffccreases, should they become law. The Coordinating Board’s
g dark sunglassBecommendations are just that, and have no more authority
•tl him nottowr||h an the recommendations of the committee itself.
“ company haw MackC. Adams, head of the division of student services for
ore was tooold!»^ e ^' 00r ^‘ nat ‘ n 8 Board, said the Board decided to “ask the
■egislature to give first priority to increasing faculty salaries.”
B In addition, Adams said the Coordinating Board requested a
orted that Moo'iR e parate building fund which would "aid the repair and rehabi-
iS to hold a SaJpitation of buildings as well as provide for new construction.”
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A constitutionally-created fund now funds new building
construction, Adams said, but makes no allowances for repair
ing existing buildings.
The SCR 101 will meet again Wednesday to further discuss
proposals for the tuition increase, Adams said.
Adams said the last time state tuition increased significantly
was 1957, when establishment of a $50-per-semester mini
mum had students paying nearly 16 percent of their education
al costs. Out-of-state students, at $200 per semester, were
paying 63 percent of their educational costs.
Adams estimates each semester hour of college credit now
costs the state of Texas about $91. Of this cost, resident stu
dents pay $4, leaving the Texas taxpayers to cover 95.61 per
cent of educational costs.
Non-resident students average paying $1,200 (43.82 per
cent) of their educational costs.
SCR 101, headed by Texas Lt. Gov. William P. Hobby and
House Speaker Bill Clayton, proposed doubling tuition rates
for all students, plus raising medical and dental school tuition
to cover 10 percent of the educational costs.
Gov. Bill Clements has not endorsed the Hobby commit
tee’s proposal.
Present charges for resident student tuition are $4 per
credit hour. Non-resident tuition is $40 per credit hour.
Charges for 15 credit hours are presently $60 for resident
students and $600 for non-resident students.
If tuition doubles, residents would pay $120 for 15 semester-
credit hours. Non-residents would pay $1,200. The legislative
committee urged that foreign and out-of-state students pay 50
percent of their educational costs.
Tuition at Texas medical schools would also rise, to $3,600
per year.
Texas A&M’s medical school tuition is $300 per semester,
Dean Robert Stone said. “Medical tuition at all Texas schools is
extremely low compared to other schools in the country,”
Stone said.
Adams said SCR 101 proposes medical and dental students
pay 10 percent of their educational costs, which run $36,000
per year per medical student and $25,000 per year per dental
student.
Scholarships and financial aid would need to increase if
medical school tuition rose significantly. “We need to be ex
tremely careful that we don’t exclude all financially poor stu
dents,” Stone said.
However, the Texas A&M medical school — with 128 stu
dents — is only in its fourth year of existence, and lacks a
broad scholarship base.
Stone said he hopes to suggest the legislature would prevent
tuition increases from affecting students already enrolled in
medical schools, but would be operative for newly-enrolled
students. Prospective students would have time to prepare
themselves for tuition increases.
Clarke Diebel, controller for Texas A&M, said his office is
not making “any plans whatsoever” to accommodate a tuition
increase.
Dr. John Koldus, vice president for student services at
Texas A&M, said, “As far as doubling in-state tuition, it s not
that significant an increase — going from $4 an hour to $8 an
hour .... I would see it as possibly creating more financial
problems for students coming to Texas A&M from other states
and foreign countries. ”
An increase in financial aid is not probable, Koldus said. The
biggest aid source for Texas A&M students is the Basic Educa
tional Opportunity Grant.
Dr. William E. McFarland, director of student financial aid
at Texas A&M, said BEOG grants would continue to provide a
student up to one-half his direct educational cost determined
by the family’s financial statement. But if the total cost rises, so
does the student’s share.
McFarland said he sees a probable increase in self-help
financial aid such as part-time jobs or student loans.
State would make milliort$
Doubling tuition at Texas’ schools of higher education would pour
millions of dollars into the state.
Mack C. Adams, head, division of student services for the Coordi
nating Board, Texas College and University System, has calculated if
tuition doubles, an additional $83,685,126 will be generated.
The breakdown is:
Texas-resident undergraduate students, at a charge of $8 per semes
ter credit hour — $27,523,901.
Non-resident undergraduate students, at a charge of $80 per semes
ter credit hour —- $14,450,772.
Foreign undergraduate students, at a charge of $80 per semester
credit hour — $14,548,326.
Resident graduate and professional students (other than medical and
dental students), at a charge of $8 per hour —- $2,244,314.
Non-resident graduate and professional students (other than medic
al and dental students), at a charge of $80 per hour — $5,938,674.
Foreign graduate and professional students (other than medical and
dental students), at a charge of $80 per hour — $5,897,976.
Texas-resident medical students, if tuition is raised to $3,600 per
year — $10,705,903.
Texas-resident dental students, if tuition is raised to $2,500 per year
— $2,375,260.
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by SCOT K. MEYER
Battalion StalT
State Senate Candidate N.A.
McNiel has denied that he has been
asked by district Republicans to
withdraw from the race. McNiel is
the Republican candidate for the
Fifth District State Senate seat, now
held by Democrat William T.
Moore.
Rumors have circulated that con
servative Republicans and Demo-
rats were urging McNiel, 65, to
withdraw from the race in favor of a
ounger man.
The specific person mentioned in
jsome of the rumors was Max Hoyt of
Montgomery County. The rumor
held that Hoyt would be a stronger
candidate than McNiel, and would
i be better able to defeat Democratic
candidate Kent Caperton in
November.
Hoyt, however, denied ever con-
i sidering the position. “I think people
are just chasing rainbows on this
thing,” he said.
: “As far as I know, McNiel is, and
always has been, in the race, Hoyt
: said.
An official of the Montgomery
County Republican Party said that
he had heard about the rumor, but to
the best of his knowledge is wasn’t
true.
"There was some talk about it
some months ago,” he said. “I had
heard that the Governor had even
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N. A. McNiel
spoken to McNiel about it, but that
McNiel had said he would remain in
the race.”
McNiel himself denied that the
rumor had any truth to it.
“I don’t know who’s been circulat
ing the rumor, but it’s been going
around for quite some time, and
there is absolutely no validity to it,”
McNiel said.
“That kind of talk started within
five days of the primary, and it keeps
going around and around, McNiel
said. “I don’t feel it’s even worth
commenting on.”
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Fifth student added to list
for September Silver Taps
The name of a fifth Texas A&M University student has been added to
the Sept. 9 roster for Silver Taps, the traditional memorial service for
currently enrolled Aggies who have died.
Gehrig D. Feuge, 22, a senior geophysics major, died June 21 in
Odessa after an illness. Services were held in Rankin, his hometown.
Feuge is the 18th student fatality of the academic year. His wife
Carrie is a senior at Texas A&M.
The first Silver Taps of the new academic year will also be held to
honor Jayson G. Harris of Hamilton, Kevin D. Hanlon of Sangus,
Mass., Juan X. Riojas of Eagle Pass and Thomas H. Newman of New
Braunfels.
Since no Silver Taps is held between Aggie Muster on April 21 and
the start of fall classes, all students who die during that time are
included in a ceremony in September.
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