The Banner, Vol. 28 No. 10 - February 17, 1984

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The
BANNER
Vol. XXVIII Issue 10
California Baptist College
February 17,1984
New President, Mandatory Chapel, Salary increases
Trustee Meeting Brings Changes to CBC
The board of trustees of
California Baptist College met
Feb. 2-4 in the A. J. Staples
room to discuss business of the
college.
Recommendations approved by the board included the
appointment of an interim
president, mandatory chapel,
salary increases for faculty
and staff, and the establishment of a dorm maintenance
fund.
In an emotion filled final
address, Dr. James Staples
spoke of faculty and staff
salaries, saying they are indeed
underpaid.
"I'm sorry," commented
Staples in an unsteady voice.
He then reported on the
Bold Venture campaign and
the deficit stating that he feels
the school will finish the year
"in the black."
Staples also introduced Dr.
Harold K. Graves as interim
president of CBC. Dr. Graves
will take office effective
March 1, 1984.
Dr. Staples ended his address by urging the trustees to
"keep the pressure on"
toward removing the deficit.
Dr. James Morton, chairman of the board of trustees,
welcomed Dr. Graves to CBC.
Dr. Graves, 72, is former
president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary near
San Francisco. He was the
speaker for the first commencement exercise of Cal
Baptist in El Monte in 1954.
An implementation committee, named at the November
meeting and chaired by
Michael Prince, Long Beach,
and  fringe  benefits   for  ad- be "emphasized by the board
ministration,    faculty   and of trustees" adding that "the
staff. This will be done with students themselves will play a
6% of the proposed 11% tui- major role in the creation of
tion raise. this code."
Dr. Harold K. Graves
presented a list of 20 items to
be put into effect by the
school.
All 20 of the recommmen-
dations were approved by the
trustees. The recommendations include a raise in salary
A fund of $19,500 will be set
aside for dorm upkeep and
maintenance and a budgetary
reserve of $30,000 will be
established.
Beginning next fall, all
freshmen and sophomores will
be required to attend chapel.
This is due primarily to space
limitations and the inadequate
facilities to seat all students.
Another of the recommendations was the enforcement
of a dress code. Although
there is already a statement
about the dress code in the
school catalog, the Implementation Committee asked that it
Trustees also voted on
recommendations to hire an
attorney to advise the school
in matters dealing with faculty, the implementation of an
In-Service Guidance Program
in the Religion Department, a
$200,000 increase in the college's line of credit and the
elimination of accumulated
sick leave payments when
employees leave.
Also, an honorary doctorate
was given to J. L. Harden;
Jerry King was promoted from
instructor to assistant professor, and Margaret Dana
was promoted from associate
to full professor.
Preview Day at CBC
Some new faces will be seen
on our campus this weekend.
They have come to learn more
of our school in hopes of
finalizing their college decisions. Throughout Preview
Day, various tours and
seminars concerning admissions, financial aid, and college transition are scheduled to
acquaint future students with
CBC. The seminars contain
many useful facts that' will
help in choosing a college, but
our attitude towards them and
CBC will also play a major
part in their decision,
"I estimate between 150 and
200 students attending
Preview Day," said John Potter, director of admissions. "I
hope (students) will make our
campus visitors feel welcome
during their stay here."
Later in the evening a
hayride is planned. Although
it is part of our Homecoming
activities, everyone is invited
and encouraged to join in on
the fun. This is a great opportunity to meet and get to know
the previewers. The hayride,
sponsored by BSU's Freshman
Council, starts at 7:30 Friday
evening in the open field near
the Book of Life building.
There will be a basketball
game Saturday night at 5 pm
between the Alumni and the
College All Stars. A ceremony
for the Athletic Hall of Fame
will begin at 7, and new
members will be inducted.
The highlight and finale of
Homecoming Week begins at
8 pm, the Homecoming
basketball game. This year-the
Cal Baptist Lancers host the
Grand Canyon Antelopes.
During halftime the
Homecoming Court will be
presented, and the new
Homecoming Queen announced. This year's Royal Lady
will be crowned by the reigning Queen, Karen Jungers.
The members of the 1984
court are Jackie Barling, Edith
Duffey, Glenda Johnson,
Paige Paul and Sherri
Willborn.
Friday and Saturday's activities will provide several opportunities to meet some of
the Preview Day visitors while
showing our Lancer spirit,
too!
Many of the prospective
students will spend the night in
the dorms. Take time to introduce yourself and help if
assistance is needed. The extra
effort will be appreciated.
by Renee Daniel
Why are these people smiling?
You are my Sunshine
Solar Panels Placed on Dorms
See page 3
Solar panels were placed on
both dormitories and on top
of two of the Lancer Arms
buildings during interterm.
Tanks have been placed by
both dorms to store water
heated by the solar panels.
The school is paying
nothing for the panels or their
installation. The panels belong
to the California Energy Investment Corporation, which
has hired Universal Solar
Systems Incorporated to install them. The time of com
pletion was set for February 6.
California Energy Investment Corp. is leasing space on
the roofs, and the energy obtained by the solar panels is
sold at a lower rate than if it
were bought from the gas
company.
The city water supply will
pass into the solar panels, and
the heated water will then be
kept inside storage tanks.
When hot water is needed, the
warmer water will be able to
heat up faster, thus saving
energy.
During winter, the solar
panels will not be operating at
their maximum capacity,
however, at mid-summer the
water heaters will not be
needed.
Although there have been
side effects — early morning
noise, tire tracks across the
lawn, damaged trees and
plants-the solar panels seem to
indicate some sort of action by
the school. Whether good or
bad remains to be seen.