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ERITAS ™E Weekly|§|Letter E R I T A S ™e Weekly|§|Letter APRIL 23, 1962 Office of Public Information Vol. 2 NO. 30 VICE CHAIRMAN DOOLY ANNOUNCES Dr. Henry King Stanford, noted Southern educator DR. STANFORD AS THIRD UM PRESIDENT who has held three college presidencies in his 25- year career, will take office July 1 as UM's third president. Dr. Stanford's acceptance of the presidency offered to him by the Board of Trustees was announced April 18 by Oscar E. Dooly, vice chairman of the board and chair­ man of the trustees1 presidential selection committee. Said Mr. Dooly: tTThe members of the Board of Trustees were very favorably impressed with Dr. Stanford when they met with him last Sunday. They felt they should take immediate action so that Dr. Stanford could be relieved of his present commitments in time to take over as chief executive officer of the University on July !• "Dr. Stanford is one of the most highly respected leaders in the academic world. He has served on major committees of the Association of American Colleges. As chairman of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools he has contributed importantly to the advancement of education in the South. His experience as assistant chancellor of the University of Georgia system has given him excellent back­ ground in the administration of a large University. Dr. Stanford is highly respected by the major foundations. I am confident he will lead the University of Miami to financial and academic success." DR. PEARSON EXPRESSES DELIGHT Acceptance by Dr* Stanford of UM's presidency brought a OVER CHOICE OF HIS SUCCESSOR warm statement of delight from Dr. Pearson. Said UMTs second president, first chancellor-to-be: "I am delighted that Dr. Henry King Stanford has accepted the position. He is an outstanding educator of unusual intellect, ability and energy, with broad experience in the develop­ ment of higher education in the South. He comes to UM with the support and good wishes of everyone. Under his guidance I look forward to continued progress and achievement for the University of Miami." DR. STANFORD PLEDGES ENTHUSIASM AND In announcing his acceptance to the press, Dr. ENERGY TO ADVANCEMENT OF UM'S WELFARE Stanford issued the following statement: "I am tremendously complimented and yet awed by the responsibility and the authority which the Trustees of the University of Miami have placed in me. I promise to mobilize all the enthusiasm and energy I possess in working with the trustees, faculty, students, alumni and friends of the University to advance its welfare. "The great metropolis of Miami deserves and needs a great university. I congratulate all who have contributed to its remarkable growth and development thus far. Resting on laurels however is a precarious perch. We must now join hands to bring the University to a level of greater academic distinction. "A university is a precious institution. It is really a trustee of the legacy of civilization. It discharges this trust in two closely related activities: discovery and dissemination — or research and teaching. The human intellect and the human spirit become within the mine of the university at once both pick axe and lode, both instrument and raw material. "I challenge all members of the communities of Town and Gown to help me develop the University of Miami into a veritable mine of intellectual resource and activity." NEW PRESIDENT, GEORGIA NATIVE, BRINGS President-elect Henry King Stanford, who WEALTH OF VARIED EXPERIENCE TO UM celebrated his 46th birthday Easter Sunday, is a native Atlantian, He received his AB and MA from Emory University in his home town. He majored in German and international relations at Emory, then went West to lasso his MS in government management from the University of Denver as an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellow, went East to obtain his Ph.D. in politi­ cal science and government administration from New York University, where he was a Tax Foundation fellow. Between degrees he also was a graduate student at the University of Heidelberg. He began his professional career as an instructor at Emory, served on the faculties of Georgia Tech, NYU and the University of Denver, where he was director of the School of Public Administration. In 1948 he shifted from teaching to administration with the Georgia State Board of Regents. The Board assigned him to the presidencies of two Georgia colleges and to direct the University Center in Atlanta, which worked with seven institutions there. He also served as assistant chancellor of the University of Georgia System. Before becoming president of Birmingham Southern College in 1957, he spent a year in Turkey as chief of party for the NYU-International Cooperation Adminis­ tration mission. He also has been a member of major committees of the Association of American Colleges and presently is Chairman of the Commission on Colleges of the South­ ern Association of Colleges and Schools, the regional accrediting body. Shortly after winning his first degree he also won a bride — the former Laurie Ruth King. They are the parents of four children. Office of Public Information. *—*•* Orgonixo*™ University of Miami U i J05!*01 248 Ashe Bldg.. PAID Coral Gables 46. Fla Miami. Florida PERMIT No. 438 UNIVIMITV OF MIAMI CAMPUS CALENDAR LOWE ART Photography in the Fine Arts II, an outstanding collection of 176 photographs, GALLERY including 49 in color, first shown at Metropolitan Museum and now on tour. Works by 129 photographers. Entrance gallery: contemporary paintings from Ecuador, from collection of Mortimer Burton. Lecture Gallery: recent addi­ tions to Lowe contemporary collection. Tues. through Sat. 10-5; Sun. 2-5. MONDAY, APRIL 23 UM Geography Dept. host to Association of American Geographers, 58th annual meeting, Saxony Hotel, Miami Beach, through Thursday. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 The Miami Conference on Communication Arts (6th annual photojournalism conference). Registration 9 a.m., UC 110. Through Friday. Call Wilson Hicks, 2584,for details. Dr. James C. Vadakin, economics, presents "My Last Lecture" sponsored by Associated Women Students. 7:30 p.m., New Hall. Open. THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Sigma Xi Club. Speaker: Dr. Michael Sigel, microbiology. Topic: "The Role of Viruses in Cancer." University College, room 120, 8 p.m. Open to the public. FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Baseball, UM vs Jacksonville, 3 p.m. Main Campus diamond. Music with Sevitzky, final program of season, with student members of Symphony Orchestra, WTHS, Ch. 2, 9 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Baseball doubleheader, UM vs. Jacksonville, 1:30 p.m. Main Campus diamond. SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Fabien Sevitzky conducts chamber music at Villa Vizcaya, 5:15 p.m. Admission $3. Dr. Ralph Harris repeats Easter carillon concert, M.ain Campus, 5 p.m. 17th Annual Tax Conference sponsored by UM opens at Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach. Details available from Evening Division, X2355. PRESIDENT-ELECT SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE In addition to his statement to the press, Dr. TO FACULTY AND ALL MEMBERS OF UM FAMILY Stanford has a special word for the UM faculty and all members of the UM family, via VERITAS, as follows: "I am eager to meet with the deans and faculties of the several schools and colleges and to explore with them the needs and opportunities of each unit. "I consider the two main responsibilities of a university president to be leadership and coordination. The president must offer leadership in bringing trustees and faculty to a joint consideration and a joint determination of what an institution must stand for, be and seek to accomplish. He must provide leadership to develop a definition of purpose and commitment. "Organization in a university defines the responsibility of each individual in the common enterprise. Sometimes the preoccupation of individuals with their own specialties whirls them out of the common orbit. Then they must be brought back into their proper place in the enterprise. This is what I mean by the president's responsibility for coordination." COMMUNICATION ARTS CONFERENCE BARGAIN A special rate of $10 for all sessions of the 6th annual photojournalism conference, opening Wednesday under the new name of "The Miami Conference on Communication Arts,"" is offered faculty and students. Non-UM participants pay a $40 fee. Keynoter will be Wilson Hicks, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, his topic: "What's the Matter with Photojournalism?". Famed UM alumnus David Douglas Duncan Is among the stars on the three-day program. DUDLEY M. DUNLOP DIES ON SHIP Dudley M. Dunlop, research instructor in oceanography PREPARING FOR RESEARCH MISSION at the Institute of Marine Science, died April 16 aboard the research vessel Gerda as the ship was pre­ paring to leave on a mission. Mr. Dunlop, 48, who held his MS from MIT, was in charge of all instrumentation on the ship. FACU MEETS Dr. C. Doren Tharp, as president, will preside over the 29th annual meeting of the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, April 25-26 at the Hotel di Lido, Miami Beach. UM and Barry College are co-hosts. The program will open at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with addresses by five Florida educators on the-general theme "Meeting the Needs of Talented Students." .
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