the DUKE'S DAILY NEWSPAPER chronicle Volume 68, Number 21 Durham, North Carolina Monday, September 25, 1972 University Cancer Center sponsors plans to expand day care By Martha Elson After a series of studies, reports and Asking $11 million discussions over the course of the past several years on the subject of day care, Duke entered the business this summer with the institution of a pilot day care from government program subsidized through university funds. The project will utilize an allocation By Julie Garnett Xhe obvious location of from the University general budget of Approximately $11 million these centers is in approximately to partially defray the costs in federal funds is being universities, which already of sending twenty five children to existing sought by the Duke Medical have the people and day $are centers in Durham for the next Center to expand cancer interest," Shingleton fifty weeks. research and treatment explained. "A year and a half "Right or wrong, proper or improper, facilities to the most ago, we began planning to Duke, now has a day care program," extensive in the Southeast, expand our research here at declared John 0. Blackburn chancellor of Dr. William Shingleton, Duke and take part in this the university and administration director of the new conquest of cancer." Comprehensive Cancer "sponsor" for the new project. Shingleton, as a meber of the Center, said in an interview In an interview last week Blackburn National Advisory Board Saturday. characterized the program as an which administers the grants, experiment at the end of the year to "see In two applications rated Duke's chances as if we have employed the right formula for submitted in June to the 'quite good " to receive the day care." He added that the project "will National Cancer Institute, funds. The grants are giben the Duke center requested surely continue at least its present level for on a 75% • 25% matching several years unless ' something totally funds to construct a basic unexpected turns up." cancer research building, and basis; that is, the Cancer isolation and clinical Butner Institute provides buildings for treatment. three-fourths of the required Blackburn presented the idea for the Approval for these facilities program in July to Fred Butner, a Duke money, while the remaining is anticipated in November, one fourth must be obtained senior, who subsequently assumed Shingleton said. In addition, responsibility for the coordination and by the university elsewhere. a support grant for the hiring The prospective building implementation of the program. Butner, a and support of key faculty member of the ASDU executive cabinet, sites have been reviewed by and researchers will be the Institute and Shingleton at this time was employed by the sought. University in other capacities, and said in said Duke was "in a very an interview last week he "had talked to National Cancer act favorable position to get at Blackburn about the day care study Duke's eforts are part of a least some funds. If conducted by Michael Dailey" and "knew nationwide emphasis on necessary, we can match someone needed to do something about curing this country's number with more funds," he it." two killer prompted by continued. "We are in a President Nixon's 1971 call fortunate situation in that, Blackburn said he instructed Butner to for an additional $100 with the increased interest in "put together any group he thought million appropriation to the program and our loyal appropriate" to decide how the program fight cancer. The National alumni, we should be able to would operate. Butner was chosen, Cancer Act of 1971 called match our needs (Continued on Page 4) There's still some warm Little River weather left—but for the establishment of 15 adequately." test the water first. (Photo by Bruce Siceloff) new cancer centers across the country. Inter-disciplinary "The Comprehensive Cancer Center will provide an i n ter-disciplinary approach UFC sanctions student political actionto the problem of curing cancer," Shingleton said. RByv SucaSusan Caroll RnhincnRobinson ^" fro. m the "Princeton plan......." This pla. n was devise. - d The current resolution was passed with "Cancer research has been The Undergraduate Faculty Council (UFC) by Princeton University in the wake of student relatively little discussion. The main objection to here for a long time. We are passed a resolution at the Sept. 14 meeting urging unrest over the invasion of Cambodia and the it was made by Oliver Ferguson, professor of currently operating with $2 faculty members "not to schedule examinations killing of four Kent State students in the spring million in funds. However, or to require papers to be turned in from the English, on the grounds that it would disrupt the of 1970. academic process. up to now, the work has been Friday before the election to the Monday It called for a two week pre-election recess that following the election (November 3—November Ferguson said that, since the University departmental. Viral research would enable students to work for congressional was begun under Dr. Joseph 13,1972)." already has a policy which does not require class candidates committed to ending the war in attendence, those students who want to Beard here 30 years ago. The proposal also suggests that faculty Indochina, according to the New York Times. And, in the last few years, members "deal sympathetically with student participate in campaigns should, on an individual At that time, the majority of students were basis, make arrangements with their instructors. work has been done in requests to make up work missed earlier in the under 21 and could not vote. Many regarded the immunology, biochemistry term for reasons of political participation." It He pointed out that, to his knowledge, most election break as a way of encouraging students employers would not give time off with full pay and medical drug adds that students should not ask for make-up to work within the political system to effect treatment," he said. for such activities. privileges which extend longer than one week. political change "With the new facilities, we Concern However, since the resolution is a request and This fall Princeton students lobbied to have an not only wili do fundamental not a requirement, Robert Krueger, dean of In response to student concern over the dates election recess again this year. Their break will research, but will become Trinity College, noted that there is no way to specified by the resolution— four days prior to begin Oct. 29 and end Nov. 9, during which time involved with patient care, enforce it except through "the good will of the the election, but six days after it—Krueger there will be no classes. and the education of the faculty." commented in an interview last week that the One-fourth public, including physicians Krueger added that while he anticipates the dates were one issue about which the UFC did A study at Princeton showed that only about in the area, for instance, majority of the faculty to abide by the debate. He also noted that the dates had been one-fourth of the students there used the 1970 Shingleton added. resolution, "some members, for their own decided upon somewhat arbitrarily. election recess to work with political campaigns. The new facilities being legitimate reasons, wili find that they can not Yet, Krueger remarked, the UFC had wanted to Krueger, in reference to Duke's break, sought include: accomodate the UFC resolution." make certain that the campaign activity of commented that the University, as much as is —A basic cancer research Dates students is not hindered because assignments are consistent with students getting an education, building which will provide Except for the dates, the current UFC due or hourlies have been scheduled on the days would assist them in their efforts to express facilities for research in the resolution is identical to the one passed by the immediately after the presidential election. political concern by campaigning for candidated viral causes of cancer; Council in May of 1970 to permit students to According to Krueger, the dean's staff asked the whose beliefs they sahre. immunology resarch in the take part in the November congressional UFC committee on academic standards to review He noted that for students taking certain cancer affects the host to elections. the 1970 resolution and make a recommendation courses, such as the dormitory course "'Elections give clues to better Krueger remarked that as far as he knows, the as to whether such a proposal should be made 1972" working with a campaign would be treatment; and research in majority of the faculty honored the resolution again tliisyear comparable to a chemistry student having a chem (Continued on Page 2) that year. The University adapted the 1970 resolution lab. Page Two The Chronicle Monday, September 25, :972 SPECTRUM Campus Library. graduation). Deadline Oct. 2. sponsoring an open house hold interviews for 3 students to TODAY Please see Dean Wittig, 214GG, beginning at 8 p.m. in Fred be on the Chaplain Search IVY MEMBERS are ext. 6537. SPANISH TABLE Wed. night. It Theater on Thursday, Sept. 28. Committee. If you want to reminded of the organizational will be very informal just bring Members and new people are interview sign up on the DUCC meeting today, at 8 in the TOMORROW your tray to room 101 in the invited to attend. Refreshments! Bulletin Board in the Alumni President's Clubioom, Baldwin ALPHA PHI OMEGA— Union at 5:30. Lounge. Interviews begin on Auditorium. ELECTIONS 1972 - Lecture There's a meeting at 6 on L. P. Smith will hold Monday. Sign up quickly. tomorrow evening at 7:30 in Wednesday, the 27th, in the meetings in Room 114 Physics 111 Bio-Sci.