University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1984 Page: 3 of 10
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UNIVERSITY PRESS August 31,1964-3
Comment
Viewpoint-
HJR19 passage crucial to LU
Although the presidential
elections on Nov. 6 are of
great importance to this
country, the proposed con-
stitutional amendments
which will appear on the
November ballot should not
be overlooked or taken lightly.
Texans will be asked to
vote on House Joint Resolu-
tion 19, to appear on the
ballot as Proposition 2, which
would establish the Higher
Education Fund, providing
$100 million a year for 17
state universities. One of
these 17 is Lamar.
This fund would create a
permanent source of building
funds for the first time since
1979, when the Legislature
set the state ad valorum tax
assessment rate at such a
low level that the collection of
the tax became impractical.
Public universities such as
Lamar were then required to
approach the Legislature
every two years with requests
for funds.
This method of funding pro-
vides little opportunity for
university administrators to
formulate any long-term con-
struction plans, since they
never know exactly how much
of the funding requested will
be granted by the Legislature.
If the proposed amendment
passes, Lamar could finance
buildings, land acquisitions,
repairs, equipment and library
materials for its three cam-
puses by issuing bonds
against Its portion of the
fund. The fund would provide
Lamar with a specified
amount to be determined
later, which would be
guaranteed for a 10-year
period.
HJR 19, if adopted, would
create a permanent fund
which would benefit from
$100 million in state general
revenues each year. These
monies would accrue until a
$2 billion Higher Education
Fund for the 17 public univer-
sities outside the University
of Texas and Texas A&M
systems was established.
UT and A&M currently
receive funding from the Per-
manent University Fund,
which would be expanded to
include all branch campuses
in those systems if the resolu-
tion is approved, saving $60
million a year in general
revenues now spent on the UT
and A&M branches.
HJR 19 also would allow
the 17 universities outside the
UT and A&M systems to ob-
tain additional emergency
state funding if approved by a
two-thirds vote of both the
Texas House and Senate.
HJR 19 can save taxpayers
money, improve the quality of
education through long-term
planning and should be over-
whelmingly supported by
Texas voters.
Natives need to display pride
Beaumont has more to of-
fer than its citizens are willing
to admit.
Maybe it’s because they
are unaware or maybe it’s
because they just don’t care,
but the Beaumonters I’ve met
find it hard to say that it is
possible to hold newsworthy
events in Beaumont, much
less enjoy them.
Maybe they’ve forgotten
about the river raft races and
Fourth of July celebrations at
Riverfront Park or maybe they
just didn’t go.
Maybe they haven’t noticed
or visited any of the classy
restaurants and clubs found
in the newer hotels around
town.
Maybe they haven’t heard
about the comedian
Gallagher and his perfor-
mances at the Julie Rogers
Theatre. Maybe they don’t
know that these perfor-
mances will be taped for
cable television’s Showtime.
Maybe they haven’t ridden
the Belle of Beaumont or
heard about the Convention
and Visitors Bureau advertis-
ing program to promote
tourism in Beaumont.
Maybe they don’t
remember when the Enter-
tainment and Sports Program-
ming Network and the USA
network broadcasted a Lamar
basketball game last year.
Whatever their reasons,
they’ve missed all of Beau-
mont’s beauty, character and
importance.
Beaumont is an up and
coming city. But it will never
reach the level achieved by
such cities as Houston or
New Orleans unless the peo-
ple who live here exhibit com-
munity pride and loyalty.
Have you ever heard a
native of San Francisco
apologize for his hometown?
Weil, I’ve heard natives of
Beaumont apologize for their
town. Or worse yet, I’ve been
quizzed as to why I would
want to live in Beaumont and
attend Lamar.
I am proud to say Beau-
mont is where I live.
I was outside the Civic
Center looking across the
street during the morning
hours when the city started
coming to life and realized
that the view was very similar
to all the cities that I’d seen
all over the United States.
Beaumont is changing.
Beaumont is growing. But the
localites haven’t learned
about Texas pride. There's
an old saying that goes along
these lines: “You have to like
yourself before you can ex-
pect anyone else to like you.”
I think the same holds true
for cities. If Beaumonters
don’t like their city, how can
they expect anyone else to
appreciate what it has to of-
fer?
If Beaumonters would try to
sell their town half as much
as Beaumont has begun to
sell itself, the city would be
able to achieve a “place on
the map.”
I’m proud to say “Bore-
mont”—as I’ve heard natives
call it—is my new home. I just
wish my new neighbors would
be proud to participate in
what this city has to offer.
HJR 19/Mee tsking
PAY I MG FOR A CLASS IS
A painj im the ... Pocketboor?
Baker, Boren: Both hate meetings
By DICK WEST
WASHINGTON (UPI)- Stephen
Baker, meet James Boren.
Baker is identified in a publisher’s
blurb as an advertising consultant
and author. Boren, as folks
hereabouts are only too well aware,
is the founder, chief executive and
once and future spiritual leader of
the International Association of Pro-
fessional Bureaucrats.
Off hand, they wouldn’t appear to
have much in common. But it turns
out that Baker is to the business con-
ference what Boren is to the govern-
ment committee.
In his new book, “I Hate
Meetings,” Baker deals with such
quintessential organization-man
ploys as:
•“How to sleep with your eyes
open.”
-“How to look like an authority
even when you’re not.”
•“How to befuddle your colleagues
with jargon and statistics that prove
anything.”
All of this is familiar ground to
readers of “Fuzzify” and other
Boren manuals delineating the
secrets of Bureaucratic success.
In federalese, Baker instructions
would come under the heading of
“intervoiding,” defined by Boren as
the technique of avoiding confronta-
tion by calling meetings and brief-
ings.
According to Baker, the trick of
successful sessionmanship is know-
ing “what to say when you have
nothing on your mind” by talking out
of both sides of your mouth.
I would, however, quarrel with his
explanation of why meetings are
necessary.
“Our national economy is based
on a 35-to-45-hour work week,” he
writes. “Without meetings, this
figure would dwindle to a few hours
at the most.”
What Baker overlooks is the
likelihood that if the national work
week fell below present levels, there
would be an offsetting number of
government committees appointed
to study the problem. ..
Already well versed in the prin-
ciples of dynamic inaction,
bureaucrats attending public
meetings on the decline of private
meetings would instinctively add an
element of mumble modulation.
Moreover, as Boren will readily
attest, experienced bureaucrats
have no need for Baker’s tips on “
How to make meetings last all day
(but never past 5 p.m.). ” Baker’s
checklist for a meeting that ac-
complishes “absolutely nothing”
poses for following questions for the
chairperson who called it:
1. “Did anyone • including you
-know the purpose of the meeting?”
2. “Did you make a decision - any
decision?”
3. “Did more than twice as many
people show up for the meeting as
was necessary?”
4. “Did fewer than three people
talk at once at any one time?”
5. “Did anyone make any sense?”
6. “Were you successful in bring-
ing the meeting to a close?”
While only one “yes” answer
would be acceptable to Boren (ques-
tion 3), these queries squat so keenly
on the point they could serve as a
basis for a test to determine whether
a chairperson from the private sec-
tor was qualified to become a
government consultant.
Indeed, a chairperson racking up
a high score might even be qualified
for membership on a presidential
commission.
Asking Around
By STACYE STEELE
What class or classes are you taking this fall that
you anticipate to be most interesting and/or
beneficial?
“Sociology and social work
because both will help me to deal
with people better. The two classes
will also count toward my major,
and the subject matter is something
I am most interested in.”
Ann Chandler
Missouri City freshman
“Health care concepts. It is most
beneficial because it counts towards
my major.”
Terri Cole
Sweeny, Texas, senior
“Foreign language short stories
because you learn of people’s
characteristics and it will enable me
to better communicate with people
(in) a foreign language. Biology will
also be interesting because it gives
you a background on the structure of
life.”
Brenda Barthell
Beaumont senior
“Well, Introduction to Computers.
That would be a good skill to have.”
Leanne Chelf
Orange graduate student
“Home Economics 137! The
reason: because there are a lot of
females and that is the only reason
why I find it interesting. As for
beneficial, that would be Govern-
ment 232 because I’m interested in
our government.”
John Ancelet
Bridge City sophomore
“Nothing really interesting
because I have to take all this. I’m
not taking basketball or psychology
but, they look interesting anyway.”
Kim E. Allen
New Orleans freshman
“I’d say ROTC would be most in-
teresting because at Freshman
Orientation, my peer adviser told us
we would be rappelling. Also,
English would be most beneficial
because it is a required course and it
counts toward graduation.”
Stephen Kelley
Nederland freshman
“Computer design because it’s
fun. I like programming computers.
All of my classes are beneficial
because they count toward my
degree.”
Abdo Azar
Lebanon senior
“I’m just taking my basics right
now like English, history, govern-
ment and so on. These are all
beneficial because they are all re-
quired courses. My tennis and
English classes look most in-
teresting.”
John Carter
Dallas sophomore
“Let’s see...probably accounting
and economics will be most
beneficial for my major. I do not
have any really interesting classes
this fall.”
Troy England
Port Arthur junior
“Oh, I don’t know. I think speech. I
think it is interesting to learn more
about our language. English would
be beneficial because I use English
every day and, also, the course is re-
quired.”
Cheryl Berton
Port Arthur freshman
“I’m going to class for the
pleasure of learning. Psychology
looks most interesting because I’ll
be learning about other people.”
Scarlet Carter
Silsbee sophomore
“I’m not taking anything because
everything I signed up for was clos-
ed. I was going to take aerobics and
psychology of clothing because they
looked most interesting. I should
have pre-registered.”
Letitia Alvis
Vidor freshman
“I’m taking Spanish. It is more in-
teresting than my thesis.”
Joseph Abdo
Lebanon graduate student
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