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E Cnronicie Cloudy Thursday with High Cents The Pep Board will Warming be selling bus tickets Sunny and mild today, high in upper 5 0's. Increasing to the Carolina game cloudiness tonight, low today on the main mid-to-upper 30's, with 20% quad, from 11 a.m. to chance of rain tonight. Partly 3 p.m. Cost is 75 e cnronicie cloudy Thursday with high cents. TZFWih Volume 66, Number 47 Durham, North Carolina Wednesday, November 18^1970 UFC accepts recognition of double major on record By Glenn Reichardt Academics Reporter Double majors will now be noted on the official records of students who have completed the requirements for both, in compliance with a unanimous decision of the Undergraduate Faculty Council last Thursday. This marks the first time that the University nas recognized a double major. Jane Philpott, Woman's College dean of undergraduate instruction and secretary of the UFC, said in an interview yesterday afternoon, "No one has worked out the mechanics involved with a double major, but the principle has been clearly accepted." According to Philpott, Registrar Clark Cahow, in an "off-the-cuff" remark, said a double major would entitle a student to a major's privileges in each department in which he was pursuing ^a major. These privileges would involve immodiately." Philpott said, The double major proposal was the spaces in upper level courses According to Philpott, Cahow presented to the UFC by Professor I Photo by J'" which are reserved for majors. said that a double major could be Bruce Wardropper of the romance Last night's symposium committee meeting. "Although the registrar said yes recorded on a student's diploma, (Continued on Page 2) on this point, I do not think we are Philpott outlined the procedure committed to this position since it a student would follow to gain 9 was n ot part of the accepted recognition of a double major: 'Middle East picked as topic proposal and it was not voted on "At the very end of his separately," said Philpott. undergraduate career, a student "If there is anything that must bring a letter or form to his frightens me about the double dean which is signed by the director for this year's symposium major provision," she said, "it is the of undergraduate studies in the possibility of overuse or misuse of department in which he has Irwin Pascul, chairman of the Pascal said the committe-- hopes funds from the YM-YWCA in these privileges." completed his second major. Symposium Committee, said last to receive the cooperations of financ ng the symposium, he said. Another detail which must be "This note will confirm that the night the Middle East will be the WDBS, WSSB and national press Those interested in helping to worked out, according to Philpott, student has fulfilled the topic of this year's symposium. agencies in broadcasting and organize the symposium should is the designation of advisers. requirements for that major. It will Tentatively scheduled for March covering the symposium. contact Pascul at Ext. 6406, Tom 'This is something the academic then be noted on his official 1-6, the symposium will include a Pascul also said the committee is Fine at Ext. 5895 or Pat Rogers at deans should work out_reeord.' series of speakers Tentatively making plans to have well-known Ext. 3614. scheduled for March 1-6, the Middle East journalists conduct symposium will include a series of panel discussions and debates on Pascul said students are needed speakers, panel discussions and the Middle East on the last day of to help plan publicity, seminars. the symposium. accommodations and arrangements PA program gains Pascal said he hoped the major The committee hopes to solicit* for guest speakers: speakers will be Israeli and Egyptian spokesmen. By Nancy Stewart He also said the committe hopes Hospital Reporter to have an American, preferably a Veterans get loans Although there is a. "need to get the programs accredited," the State Department official or a physician's assistant concept "will gain wide acceptance," Clara By Margie Sved congressman, as a third major There are over 300 veterans 'on the Duke campus, many of whom may Vanderbilt, a student in the University's physician's assistants (P.A.) speaker. program, said in an interview yesterday. be entitled to reimbursement for tutorial costs Veterans Advisor Oscar The Israeli will speak March 1 or Petty Jr. said in an interview yesterday. "With the current demand for medical services and the increase in 2, the Egyptian March 3 or 4 and population, it's impossible to turn out enough doctors," Vanderbilt A program recently instituted by the Veterans Administration allows the American representative March veterans and servicemen to receive up to $50 a month for nine months to said. "A P.A. can double a doctor's patient load," she added. 5 or 6. Additionally, a panel of as The physician's assistants program began at Duke in 1965 as an cover cost of tutoring, Petty said. yet undetermined membership will A veteran may be reimbursed for tutoring "to correct a marked experimental measure to. help alleviate what many considered a question each speaker, and each critical shortage of doctors in this country. deficiency in a required subject which is prerequisite or indispensable to speaker will answer questions from the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program," according to a letter Although the physician's assistant's specific duties are determined the floor. by the doctor he works with, the program trains the students to take Petty received from the Veterans Administration. Pascal said the committee also A Veterans Administration pamphlet further announced: "Its purpose medical histories, observe symptoms in the patients, make physical hopes to have representatives of examinations and perform other tasks that free the doctor to work is to prevent failure-it is therefore not available to those who only wish to Palestinian guerilla and American improve their academic standing." with more specialized problems of diagnosis and treatment. Zionist groups as speakers at No accreditation The pamphlet also said that to be eligible, a veteran must be "enrolled afternoon sessions. under the G.I. Bill in post-secondary training at an approved educational Since the program was started at Duke in 1965, similar programs In addition to speakers, Pascal have been developed around the country, but no standards of institution on a half-time or more basis." said, the committee plans to offer a Petty added that the program is retroactive to February, 1970. accreditation or official recognition have been issued by the series of afternoon seminars American Medical Association (AMA). The pamphlet outlined the procedure for receiving reimbursement. featuring experts in the fields of First, an eligible veteran should "arange for tutoring services by tutors (Continued on Page 8) economics, psychology, sociology, certified as qualified by the school." history, and political science. (Continued on Page 8) Federal Reserve Board reports industrial decline on whether the GNP will rise much, if at all, By Edwin L. Dale Jr. houseing reflects, primarily greater more than 1% of total industrial production in the fourth quarter. (C) 1970 NYT News Service availability of mortage money. not strike-related. The report said this other Auto production down WASHINGTON-Industrial production The decline in industrial production in half reflected "further curtailments in The Federal Reserve Board report said .dropped sharply in October, with only about October was 2.3% from the September level, output of consumer durable goods other auto production in October had been cut by half the decline accounted for by the an unusually large drop fro a single month. than autos, business and defense equipment, slightly more than half from the August General Motors strike, the Federal Reserve At 162.3, with 1957-59 counted as 100, the and industrial materials." level. Although output of television sets Board reported yesterday. production index was 1% below the peak Even IB the third quarter there had been increased, the report said, "output of most The report cast doubt on the widespread reached in July of last year. emerging an apparent statistical conflict other household goods declined." assumption among private economists and Auto strike impact between gently declining industrial production and gently rising Gross National It added: "production of industrial, government officials that apart from the The report said "the auto strike Product, or total output of goods and commercial, and freight and passenger strike, the economy had hit bottom earlier accounted for about half" of the October services. This can happen if output and sates equipment was reduced further, among this year and was beginning a sluggish decline in the index. Officials said this of various services—from medical care to materials, output of steel, construction recovery. phrase covered not only lost auto recreation—continue to expand even while materials, paper and some chemical and production itself but also the secondary A more heartening report came from the goods production is dipping. rubber products was down." Commerce Department, which said housing impact on such industries as rubber, glass Until this latest report, the dip in starts, now in a clear recovery phase, rose and steel. This impact was not massive inthe It can also occur through imprecision of industrial output bad been mild by any test, slightly further in October to an annual rate first month of the strike. the figures. far less than in previous recessions in the of 1.55 million units. The rebound of Thus, the other half of the decline—or In any case, yesterday's report cast doubt economy. Page Two UiTgEiMilMPl Wednesday, November 18, 1970 Pro-American Cambodians to speak tomorrow By Jean Cary helping to arrange the Cambodians.
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