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Almanac, 11/13/73, Vol. 20, No. 12 IN THIS ISSUE " Where's Your Card? " For the Chilean Intellectuals " Report of the Task Force on Athletic Policy " Volume 20, Number 12November 13, 1973 Goals & Timetables: Correction, Additions Published Weekly by the University of Pennsylvania " COUNCIL: Report IX. OPENINGS " THINGS TO DO Dr. Foster is survived by his wife, the former Albertine Ramseur, and their daughter, Marsha. New Alumni Trustees Three alumni elected to terms as MARCUS A. FOSTER have been five-year alumni Trustees of the University: Mrs. Margaret R. 1923-1973 Mainwaring, Phoentxville, for the metropolitan Philadelphia "...a tragedy for all of us." region; Warren S. Griffin, Atlanta, for the southern region; and Anthony S. Minisi, Paoli, alumni Trustee at-large. Mrs. Mainwaring is the first woman to serve as an alumni-elected Trustee here. Mrs. Mainwaring, Ed '47, succeeds Julian S. Bers. Death of Marcus Foster She has served as president of the Association of Alumnae and of the CW Class of 1947. Mrs. was also Dr. Marcus A. Foster, a University Trustee and alumnus Mainwaring chairman of the 1973 Alumni She is a vice who became famous for converting tough; troubled city College. president of the General Alumni and has received its schools into and productive ones, was killed Tuesday Society proud Award of Merit. night in Oakland, California, where he had been superintendent of schools since 1970. Mr. Griffin, W '43, is a former president of Penn's alumni Dr. Foster and his aide, Robert Blackburn, were shot in club in Atlanta, where he is general agent for the National of He is a trustee the lot of their administration building by persons Life Insurance Company Vermont. parking Chamber whose names and motives remained unknown to Oakland of the Lovett School of Atlanta and of the Atlanta of Commerce. Mr. Griffin succeeds James W. Jr., police by the end of the week. Gray Marcus Foster's name became a household word in of Tampa. Mr. Minisi, W '48, L '52, succeeds James A. after his work as principal of Gratz High School. Salinger Philadelphia of Cincinnati. was an back and a member What had been called "the worst school in the city" became He All-American of Penn's last undefeated football team in 1947. He is a under his leadership one of the most thriving, and its truancy in the law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr and rate dropped to a tenth of what it had been. Earlier he had partner Solis-Cohen; vice chairman of the Committee worked a similar transformation on the Catto Disciplinary Philadelphia of and a member of the school School. After the Gratz experience, he served as associate Seventy Tredyffrin-Easttown board and the Eastern Association of Football school superintendent for community affairs until Oakland Intercollegiate him in 1970. officials. He is a former president and reunion gift chairman tapped of the Class of '48. For his achievements he received the 1969 Philadelphia Award and then the 1971 Award of Distinction of Penn Education Alumni. SPECIAL SENATE MEETING As a Trustee, Dr. Foster served first on an urban affairs The Senate Advisory Committee has called a special committee, then on educational policy and student affairs meeting of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28 from 3 to 6 The order of business will be the unfinished committees. Trustees Chairman William L. Day expressed p.m. shock at the news of his death. "He was a close friend items on the agenda of the Senate meeting of October 31. personally, an educator highly respected by all of us in NOMINATING COMMITTEE Philadelphia," said Mr. Day. "We are going to miss him as a The Senate Advisory Committee has issued a call for Trustee and an advisor." nominations to the Nominating Committee. Names of can- "Marcus Foster was a distinguished educator, a devoted didates to serve on the Committee, which will nominate alumnus and Trustee, and a warm friend," said President the slate of 1974-75 officers, may be sent to the Senate Martin Meyerson. "His death is a tragedy for all of us who Chairman at 303 College Hall, or to any other member of have known and worked with him." the Senate Advisory Committee. -Paul Taubman. Chairman of the Senate A native of Georgia, Dr. Foster did his undergraduate work at Cheyney State College, then took his Master of OPEN MEETING ON TENURE Education degree here in 1949. He completed his Ph.D. at The Senate's Subcommittee on Tenure (of the Committee Penn last year, on using the Sellin-Wolfgang Index to on the Faculty) will hold an open meeting Monday, measure treatment programs for predelinquent and delinquent November 19, to discuss the Proposed Changes in Tenure boys. Dr. Ralph Preston, a longtime friend and chairman of Rules. All faculty-tenured and untenured, partially or fully his dissertation committee, spoke of the "brilliant, strong, affiliated-are invited to the meeting, scheduled 4 to 6 p.m. warm he was,'and of his for in the Benjamin Franklin Room of Houston Halt. person gift leadership -Maria Z. Brooks, the Subcommittee that crossed racial lines. Chairperson of WHERE IS YOUR PLEDGE CARD? When the United Fund pledge cards were sent out this year, Senate Chairman Paul Taubman and Director of Memorial Programs Ray Saalbach promised you wouldn't be deluged with junk mail, begging letters, coy reminders slyly asking for an impossible allotment from your (we know it) dwindling paycheck. No. And what have Penn's United Fund leaders got for their reticence? Not enough. Certainly not enough for an organization which supports 250 agencies in Philadelphia and Montgomery, Chester and Delaware counties. A 5 percent projected increase in Penn's contribution (raising it to $80,000) is not too much to help so many, particularly when so many are our neighbors. Much of what we give will come back to West Philadelphia to finance community services for youth, for families, for health care. But you have seen the advertisements and the commercials describing United Fund services. We don't need to tell you again how necessary the United Fund campaign is. Where did you put your pledge card? If you don't know call Ext. 6173 and ask for one. And, remember, it's not junk mail. FOR THE CHILEAN INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY We have the names of a number of possible people in mind- several of whom earlier had distinguished themselves at letter sent Preside,:: on Following is the text of a to Meyerson universities in the United States. We request the opportunity to October 12 and to Senate on October 31 along with Dr. Alfred present these to you, and look forward to your affirmative and Kutzik's motion, below. The motion is scheduled for discussion supportive action. at Senate's November 28. special meeting Jere R. Behrman Daniel D. Perimutter Dear President Meyerson: Robert E. Davies Charles C. Price The Chilean intellectual and academic community suffers Lawrence R. Klein Thomas A. Reiner deeply from the tragedies of the military coup, symbolized by the William L. Kissick W. Allyn Rickett sacking of the home of the late Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda and the militarization of the universities. While there is much we Alfred I. Kutzik Donald E. Smith cannot do, it is in our hands at least partly to counter the assault John S. Morgan Henry Wells upon intellectual freedom in Chile and upon the integrity of the worldwide academic community of which we are a part. PROPOSAL FOR FACULTY SENATE Many of Chile's university members saw the Allende faculty In view of the and situation of government as a vehicle for societal regeneration. They worked tragic dangerous many with it to mold what they saw as a model of an alternate academicians and students recently ousted from their universities in Chile, it is development style. Now they have their studies and careers hereby proposed: interrupted if not destroyed, their means of livelihood eliminated I. that the Senate support the request of fourteen of its and in many cases themselves imprisoned, their possessions members to President Meyerson to enlist the efforts and resources ransacked, books burned and their very lives in peril. of the University to provide places here for a number of scholars and Our own University, like many others in the USA, has the students now unable to work and study in Chile for political reasons; enriching and ennobling tradition of offering asylum to scholars in need of refuge. It has on its illustrious rolls refugees from 2. that the Senate urge each department and school to consider many dictatorships. We therefore believe our University has an appointment for the coming term of one or more Chilean obligation, and an opportunity, to extend a welcome to a number academicians as visiting professors or lecturers and that the of scholars now unable to work in Chile for political reasons; to University seek special funds to supplement existing departmental admit a number of Chilean students who have similarly had their resources for this purpose; studies terminated; and urge that the prestige of the President's 3. that the Senate the office be used to enlist the efforts and resources of the entire urge University administration to arrange for admission during the coming term of a number of qualified University in this cause and encourage similar action by other Chilean students; institutions of higher learning. 4. that the Senate call upon members of the University Offered a sanctuary, an opportunity for regeneration, at the of the community in a position to do so to volunteer home hospitality University Pennsylvania, talents and insight of scholars and work for such and students until are able who in many cases were observers of some of the space faculty they participant to make other arrangements, and; most significant events in the developing world, could be put to excellent use in our own University and shared with the larger 5.
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