No. 9 May 1961

Friend Named to Succeed Whitaker as Senate Chairman Dr. Irwin Friend, Professor of Finance in the Wharton School, was elected Chairman of the University Senate for 1961-62 at its concluding meeting of the current academic Baccalaureate Council year on May 12. He will succeed Dr. Arthur P. Whitaker, Professor of History in the College. Approves House Plan Other officers named at the meeting in Ballantyne Hall Recommendations of the University's Committee on were Louis B. Schwartz, Professor of Law, Chairman-elect, Student Life for a system of new undergraduate men's and Dr. George W. Patterson, Associate Professor of Elec- housing units won enthusiastic approval of the Council of trical Engineering, Secretary. Undergraduate Baccalaureate Faculties and members of The Senate two resolutions, the first the Undergraduate Instructional Staff at meetings this adopted important month. amending the rules of the Senate to allow greater participation by members in nominating officers, and the second The so-called "House Plan," which for the first time recommending that the Administration adopt a plan adding would provide adequate University-operated housing facil- to the faculty benefits. These would involve payment by ities for all male undergraduates, was turned over for the University of up to one-half the tuition costs of eligible eventual implementation to Provost Loren C. Eiseley faculty members' children enrolled at other accredited immediately upon its approval by the Instructional Staff colleges or universities, and the University's continuation on May 10. It had been endorsed by the Baccalaureate of its participation in the tuition exchange program. Council on May 4. Chairman Whitaker in his report on the activities of the A group of individual housing units, each one with Senate over the past year emphasized the cooperative spirit accommodations for 250 to 300 students and each with its of the various academic divisions with the administrative own dining common, would be the nucleus of the "House officers at conference committee discussions. Plan," to be established on a site close to the present men's The retiring Chairman, in his formal concluding address, dormitories at 37th and Spruce sts. The houses would pointed out that the Senate serves the University best as a provide quarters for junior faculty members and quarters partner rather than as a critic. for a senior faculty member, lounge areas, a house unit Dr. Loren C. Provost, indicated in a brief library, small athletic facilities, a laundry room, an outdoor Eiseley, report area to be shared two houses for intramural athletic that the majority of the recommendations of the Senate by programs and free play, and accommodations such as committee concerning administration of the funds from locker and areas tuition increases were followed in the space study for commuting students. preparing University The essential characteristics budget for 1961-62. A full report on this matter is to be of the House which would made to the Senate in the fall. differentiate it from a simple dormitory system are the (Continued on page two) Four new members were elected to the Advisory Com- mittee of the Senate. They are Dr. J. M. Sprague, Professor of Anatomy in the School of Medicine; Dr. Philip Jacob, NOTICE Professor of Political Science in the Wharton School; Dr. The issue of The in the Towne present May Almanac will be the Sidney Shore, Professor of Civil Engineering last one for the academic 1960-61. School, and Dr. Morris Associate Professor of published year Hamburg, Due to the fact that changes in the University Statistics in the Wharton School. calendar have advanced the end of term so nearly George L. Haskins, Professor of Law, and Dr. G. to the first of June, the usual June issue will be Edward Janosik, Associate Professor of Political Science omitted, and the first issue of the fall term, 1961-62, (Continued on page three) will appear about September 20. THE ALMANAC 2 Hess Becomes Vice Provost For Budgetary Administration The appointment of Dr. Arleigh P. Hess, Jr., as Vice Provost for Budgetary Administration was announced by NEW F-ACES of 1961 President Harnwell in mid-April. Dr. Hess, who has been serving as assistant to the Provost for budgetary administration and as Director of the College of General Studies and the Summer School, Dr. Erwin Parthe, appointed Assistant Professor of was succeeded in the latter posts by Dr. Jean S. Straub, Metallurgical Engineering in the formerly Assistant Director of the two divisions. Both Towne School. He comes here from appointments became effective immediately. M.I.T., where he had been a lec- and member of the research The first to a new created turer appointee post recently by native of Austria, the Trustees, Dr. Hess was from the Wharton staff since 1956. A graduated in School in 1939 with the of Bachelor of Science he took his doctorate physical degree Vienna in economics. He also holds the of Master of Arts chemistry at the University of degrees in 1954, and in 1955 research and Doctor of Philosophy from the University. began work for the U. S. Army's Project In addition to his administrative duties he has been 63, which transferred him to New as Associate serving on the faculty of the Wharton School York City in 1956. At M.I.T. he C.G.S. Professor of Economics. He became director of did research on determining the and the Summer School in 1957, after having headed both crystal structure of metallic and divisions on a temporary basis. semi-metallic compounds. He spent the summer of 1958 Dr. Straub received her bachelor's degree at Smith in research at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. His home is at Parktowne College in 1941, and took her advanced degrees at this Place. university. She became Assistant Director of the Summer School and C.G.S. last year, after having served Pennsyl- Dr. James Cushman Davis, appointed Assistant Pro- vania in various administrative capacities since 1946. She fessor of History. He comes to Penn- has been Assistant Professor of Education since 1959. sylvania from Oberlin College, where he had been an instructor since 1959. He was graduated with honors BACCALAUREATE from Princeton University in 1952, (Con tinned from page one) and took his advanced degrees at State and John which would he the common center of social Pennsylvania Hop- dining hall, kins Universities after service in the the direct connection be- intercourse; library, providing He held and Fels and the educational environment, and Army. Fuibright tween the House in from 1957 to senior tutors and fellows, most of whom Scholarships Italy the House Master, 1959. Dr. Davis, his wife and their House or have offices or seminar rooms would reside in the two children live at 7137 Cresheim in it. Road. The Committee on Student Life, composed of Henry J. Abraham, Landon C. Burns, Jr., Robert H. Pitt, 2nd. Dr. Hans Jorg Leisi, appointed Research Associate in Anne B. Speirs, and Morris Hamburg, chairman, con- Physics. He received his doctorate in ceded in making its recommendations that the proposed physics at the Federal Institute of the House Plan would have an "enormous" impact on Technology in Switzerland in 1960. existing fraternity system at the University. It urged Born in Attiswil, Switzerland, lie prompt decisions regarding relocation of present fraternity took his diplomate as a Master of houses, financing and relocations, and their siting. Science in 1955, and thereafter served as a assistant in the "The importance of these problems cannot be empha- research sized too strongly," said the committee's report, "as the Physics Department of the Federal Institute while for the proposed residential plan represented the first real compe- preparing tition for the fraternity system here at the University." doctorate. Dr. Leisi is single and since to the has with the com- coming campus The Baccalaureate Council, in keeping made his home at 216 S. 43rd Street. mittee's recommendations, limited its action to general rather than its detailed approval of the plan, provisions, Dr. Ernest Mathieson, Associate in that if the Trustees final appointed Physics. with the stipulation gave ap- He comes here from the of Leicester, be to review University England, proval, the Baccalaureate Council permitted where he had been a lecturer since 1955. Also known as make recommendations con- priorities and details, so as to Ernest Matsukawa, he is a native of London, and took both those educational implications. cerning parts having his bachelor's and advanced degrees at King's College Dr. Philip E. Jacob, Chairman of the Council, empha- there. He spent the years 1953-55 in nuclear work at the sized that in bringing the Housing Plan to the attention Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, and has published of the assembled faculties rather than to the individual widely, both independently and with collaborators, on ones, it was not intended to set a precedent for future subjects relating to nuclear physics. He makes his home at procedure in such matters. 3624 Chestnut St. 3 MAY 1961 SENATE (Continued from page one) Dr. Hallowell Is Elected in the Wharton School, were elected as Senate representa- tives on the Educational Policy Committee. To Academy of Sciences In his final statement Dr. Whitaker said: Dr. A. Irving Hallowell, Professor of Anthropology, "My report to the University Senate at its first meeting has been elected to membership in the National Academy of my term as chairman last fall stressed questions regard- of Sciences, an organization of leading scientists in this ing the organization of the Senate and its role in the Uni- country. versity. As my term approaches its close I feel even more Dr. Hallowell, whose home is at 401 Woodland Ave., strongly than I did then that these questions merit the Wayne, was graduated from Penn- most careful attention of all members of the Senate.

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