Board Acts on 2 Projects Receives a Large Amount of Accessory Instruction Fees from the State

Deficit Reduced Again Page 2 CORNELL Gifts From Olin, Uris Page 2 CHRONICLE Summary Journal Page 5 Ithaca Video Project Page 6 Vol. 5 No. 9 Thursday, October 25, 1973 Corson on Universities Page 8 Senate Recommends Leafing Thru the Hour Optional Phys. Ed. The University Senate Tuesday night recommended to the University faculty abolition of the present two- year compulsory physical education requicement. The bill also recommended to the faculty that academic credit towards completion of "the Cornell degree be granted for designated physical education courses." The vote, climaxing an hour and a half debate, passed by a narrow margin in a roll-call vote of 44 to 42 with 5 abstentions. In separate action, senators voted 47 to 5 for a sense of the body resolution calling upon the "-House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against Richard M Nixon." The resolution was received by the Senate Executive Committee Tuesday morning signed by some 30 senators and University trustees. (Full text of the resolution appears at the end of this story.) Debate over the proposed abolition of Cornell's compulsory physical education requirement, satisfactory completion of which is prerequisite to graduation, centered on three major related issues: 1) the compulsory nature of the requirement 2) the financial effects of abolishing the requirement and 3) whether academic credit should be granted for physical education classes. Prior to the meeting, senators had received for credit in endowed departments. The Treadwell reports on these topics from the Senate Committee on Academics, which reported out the bill, and report estimated the annual revenue loss to the from its Subcommittee on Educational Innovation; University caused by abolition of the requirement from faculty minutes on the nature of the would amount to nearly $200,000 The Committe requirement; from Robert J Kane, dean of on Academics, however, argued this figure would athletics, and from Anthony C. Treadwell, former be reduced to about $115,000 under the dual business manager of the Division of Campus Life, assumptions 1) that academic credit be instituted to on financial impact. effect continued state payment of accessory Previous Senates have considered abolition of instruction fees, and 2) that voluntary enrollment of the physical education requirement since the statutory students be not less than 25 per cent of Senate was empowered by the Board of Trustees in statutory current enrollment. 1970 with policy-making control over the Cornell's individual colleges grant academic Department of Physical Education and Athletics, credit although the Faculty Council "of excluding degree requirements," where the Representatives (FCR) may set University-wide Senate is limited to recommendatory action only. graduate requirements At present, the only such In introducing the bill to the floor. Laurie D requirement is for the completion of four terms of Zelon. student senator and a senior in the College physical education courses during the first two of Arts and Sciences, said that the Committee on Continued on Page 3 Academics did not consider "physical education a justifiable academic requirements" ... "We recognize that physical education is valid ... but it should be up to the individual to determine, not the University." she said. However, she said that because the physical education department Board Acts on 2 Projects receives a large amount of accessory instruction fees from the state .. we can go on the assumption that this money would be lost if the requirement Cornell May Confirm Intent Architectural Firm Chosen were out and out abolished." To Design Apartments The University currently receives $70 per credit To Replace Computer hour from the State of New York in accessory The Board of Trustees has approved the selection instruction fees paid for statutory students enrolled of the New York City architectural firm of Richard The Cornell University Board of Trustees Saturday authorized the Meier and Associates to design a student University administration to file a letter of intent with International apartment project on the old Country Club site, east Business Machines Corp. (IBM) confirming Cornell's plans to install a of Triphammer Rd and north of the North Campus 370/168 computer in August 1974 playing fields, with expected occupancy of some The authorization is subject to review by the Trustee Executive units in September 1975 Committee at its Nov. 1 5 meeting in New York City The trustee action came during the board's The letter will include system configuration details and will ask IBM regular October meetings in Ithaca which ended to confirm the availability of the equipment for installation by August Saturday 1974, according to Samuel A. Lawrence, vice president for The trustees also appropriated funds to finance administration the cost of preliminary design, site plan and cost The letter will not, however, constitute a final agreement, Lawrence analysis for the student apartment project These said. The University is still investigating cooperative computing designs, plan and analysis are expected by arrangements and alternative means for acquiring the 370/168. December, according to Thonrfas W Mackesey. including lease, purchase and so-called "third party lease" vice president for planning arrangements. The Executive Committee of the board will take further The trustees also heard a report from Mackesey actions regarding these matters, adoption of a financing plan and on the feasibility of construction of three planned possible Langmuir Computing Center-improvements before executing low-rise dormitories which were part of the original a final lease or purchase contract. plan for the North Campus dormitory group buf for "Although a presentation has been made to the board at this time." which construction was deferred) In presenting the Lawrence said, "IBM's production scheduling does not require a feasibility report, which was mandated by the decision by the University on the desired system until late November. Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at its Decisions on lease versus purchase are required by next spring. Also, September meeting. Mackesey said. "On the basis cancellation of a computer order is permitted without penalty right up of cost alone, it would not seem feasible to build to the date of delivery However, issuance of a letter of intent is a the three deferred low-rise buildings at this time." business commitment which conveys a heavy moral obligation." He said construction of the low-rise dormitories The quoted purchase cost of the 370/168 system, including would be more expensive on a per-bed basis than Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 5 2 CORNELL CHRONICLE Thursday, October 25, 1973 Morrill Hall Rededicated For Willard Straight, North Campus Building Improvement Projects Set Proposed improvements to Ventilation of the North functioning of the entire building two University Unions facilities Campus Union with outside air under present conditions of use were approved by the Board of has not afforded adequate and to develop preliminary plans Trustees at its regular October cooling, even during the winter for improvement of space and meeting which ended Saturday. months. Increased use of the utility systems, so that kitchen- The two projects are air building by summer conferences dinmg work may fit into an conditioning of the North has made the air conditioning overall plan for renovation." Campus Union and development system necessary. William D. Preliminary studies indicate of a plan for renovation of Willard Gurowitz. vice president for the project' cost of complete Straight Hall, with special campus affairs, said. renovation of the kitchen-dining concern for improvement of the The Willard Straight Hall areas will be about $1.5 million, kitchen and dining facilities. renovation project will begin with of which about $900,000 will be Air conditioning was planned the retention of an architect to for construction. $300,000 for initially for the North Campus develop initial plans for equipment and furnishings, and Union but omitted late in the improvement of space and utility about $300,000 for associated design stage when cost systems and to develop contract costs including a contingency reductions were necessary. The documents and a phased fund, Mackesey said. $140,000 project approved this schedule for a kitchen-dining week will cover the cost of area renovation. Each phase of the construction refrigeration equipment and "While the most critical need project, proposed to be minor additional work since most of renovation is in the kitchen- completed in the fall of 1975, of the facilities to accommodate dining areas." Mackesey said, "it will be presented to the trustees air conditioning were is desirable to consider the for approval and funding. HISTORIC SITE — Morrill Hall, Cornell's first building, is rededicated in a incorporated into the building's brief ceremony Saturday. Jerome K. Ohrbach '29 (left), whose gift made construction. according to possible Mornll's renovation, is greeted by President Dale R. Corson, Arts College Dean Alfred E. Kahn and Board of Trustees Chairman Robert W. Thomas W. Mackesey, vice Statler Lobby Remodeled Purcell. president for planning. • ••• 1972-73 Deficit Reduced Again; This Year's Budget May Balance Cornell University came campaign conducted by Cornell for Administration Samuel A. considerably closer to balancing in 1965. If the deficit is figured Lawrence said there is every its operating budget in the last without considering this item, reason to expect that it will be fiscal year than originally which does not relate to current balanced, as projected. projected, and appears destined operations, it would be some In 1971. University Trustees to balance it in the current (1973- $68,000 "The $68,000 figure 74) year. reflects the outcome of current embarked on a three-year deficit- That was the substance of operations." said University elimination program. The audited figures for the endowed Treasurer Arthur H. Peterson, progress in reducing the deficit is colleges at Ithaca for the past "although we are showing the evidenced by the following year- year, which ended June 30.

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