Carr: COSEP Trailing In Black Talent Hunt CORNELL Cornells Committee on the "handful of black talent F~F1 Special Educational Projects available" to other (COSEP) program is falling schools and other leading CHRONICLE Woefully behind in the institutions of higher education. competition for the nation's black "While Cornell was the pioneer talent, according to Carson Carr in enrolling financially disabled The official weekly of record for J'-. Black assistant director of and culturally different students, admissions. it has not kept up with the times." Carr says Vol. 1 No. 12 Thursday, December 18, 1969 "Cornell's great contribution, however," he says, "has been to show that students with low Assembly Adopts Senate Plan; SAT scores are not academically inferior " "Most COSEP students are judged mainly on their Ratification Procedures Start academic record and their said, there is no timetable that degree of motivation, rather than The approval of a University over educational innovations, would hint when the ratification SATs which are culturally Senate constitution ended a faculty legislation. University procedures will be completed. biased," he said. "Many persons marathon meeting of Cornell budgetary matters. University in the Cornell University University's Constituent matters that have important According to the Senate community must realize that our Assembly Monday night. social or political implications, constitution, "Ratification shall black students have to enter and Tonight. procedures for and the choice of a University be by affirmative votes of the take the same classes with white ratification of the document will president. Constituent Assembly; a students during their first be set into motion by the "General responsibility for non- referendum of all enrolled semester freshman year. There Assembly's executive committee academic matters of campus students on campus, together are no remedial programs. Black The new Senate offers the life." would be put in the hands with all persons employed by students have proven that they University ten faculty and four of the Senate. Cornell University; the University are just as academically student representatives on the As specified by the Senate Faculty; and the Trustees." competitive as any other Board of Trustees, three of these constitution, the work of The Senate constitution that students." to be on the Board's executive obtaining formal ratification will was passed included some committee be the job of an interim election changes from the text that was This has not gone unnoticed by The Senate would "have sole committee. which will be printed in the Oct. 11 Cornell other schools and "everyone has legislative powers over campus appointed by the Constituent Chronicle. These changes were gotten into the act. " Carr says, codes of conduct, the campus Assembly's executive committee mainly to protect personal "and they are using far more judiciary system. . ., and the today. The interim election freedoms and the civil liberties of aggressive and progressive academic calendar." committee will set up the means individuals, and the text as recruiting methods than we are." A statement on student for ratification during the spring changed by the drafting "For example." explains the six- academic freedom would be semester, Peter Auer. chairman committee was distributed to foot six-inch former college formulated by the body. Also, the of the Assembly's executive each delegate who attended the basketball star, "I interviewed Senate would have some powers committee, said. Presently, he meeting Tour beautiful black minds in Nearly 40 amendments to the Rochester the other day. They document were presented to the were already accepted by other delegates in printed form. Only a top colleges. All I could do was Merry Christmas from Cornell Chronicle few were passed by the promise them a decision by Assembly; about half of the April." amendments were considered Carr added that his problems before the final voting on the full are compounded because he CARSON CARR JR Senate constitution took place at does not have enough funds to COSEP Admissions Director 11 30 p.m. Monday provide needy COSEP Under the direction of In the three months since he candidates with transportation to Assembly Speaker W Donald joined the Cornell admissions Ithaca to see the campus, visit Cooke, dean of the graduate staff primarily to recruit COSEP classes, talk to students and school and vice president for students. Carr says he has seen participate in social and cultural research, the Assembly passed Counting evidence that Cornell activities. Nor are there any speedily through the '* losing more than its share of Continued on Page 3 amendments and the general discussion of the proposal. Judicial Proceedings Continue This final meeting on the Senate question drew a large In University Disruption Cases attendance of 245 delegates. Faculty representatives . which three others involved in the May Judicial proceedings are total 118 hit their peak in 1 incident. continuing in cases involving attendance for the semester with The judge ruled that there was disruptions of University 96 representatives, according to insufficient evidence and functions last spring and this fall. figures, compiled from dismissed cases against two In courts downtown, three of attendance lists in the Assembly students and against William A those who entered the Navy office Graduate student Siebert, 23, all charged with ROTC enclosure in attendance at Monday's meeting last May 1 have pleaded guilty in second-degree trespass was about average with 28 of 43 Ithaca City Court to reduced Judge Clynes noted in his possible representatives present. charges and been fined $50 decision which followed five days Fifty-five of 'some 96 each, with the understanding of hearings in late September, that all three would "engage in and the filing of briefs, that there Continued on Page 2 no further unlawful activity either was no testimony offered as to on the Cornell campus or in how the three entered the Tompkins County." restricted area, or whether they Chronicle The three were identified by remained after they were told to the court as Charles C leave There was evidence Goes On Marshall. 24. Joseph Kelly, 24. offered that they were within the Holiday and Jeffrey Dowd. 20. all of area, but no substantiation that Cornell Chronicle will Ithaca. They pleaded guilty to they entered unlawfully or not be published Thursday, charges of third-degree criminal . remained unlawfully in the area December 25. Christmas trespass, after having originally after they were told to leave. Day, nor Thursday. been charged with second- Also in City Court, two persons January 7, New Year's degree trespass They were fined were found guilty after hearings Day, The next regularly by City Judge James J. Clynes before Acting City Judge Michael scheduled edition of Jr. LoPinto of fourth-degree criminal Chronicle will be published In another City Court action trespass in the obstruction of the Thursday. January 8. presided over by Judge Clynes, a Navy ROTC review in Barton Hall Happy Holidays ruling was issued in the cases of Continued on Page 3 SMSKSWCttSS 2 CORNELL CHRONICLE Chronicle Comment How Christmas Trees Are Grown Chronicle Comment is a forum of opinion for students, staff, and employes. Comment may be addressed to Arthur W. Brodeur. editor, Cornell Chronicle. 110 Day Hall. Ithaca. NY. 14850. Editor: prohibited to "permit I. Section 7 of that same In the December 3 issue of unhampered snow removal." proposal explicitly defines a there was a While there are undoubtedly function of the Senate to be to long article on CURW and on the good reasons for not permitting examine and act with authority so-called Konvitz report by Mark overnight parking on campus, on political and social issues Goldman and Ellen Kirk. In the this cannot be one of them relating to Cornell University last paragraph in the first column because the only kind of snow there can remain no doubt that of the article on page 9. it is removal done at Cornell is with representation must be on an stated that the report used "such tree-killing, car-rotting Cayuga equal basis. Only the ultimate in purple prose in places that a rock salt. The Cornell road hypocrisy could be responsible number of passages were maintenance department would for drafting such an expurgated when the report was not recognize a snow remover undemocratic document. published in the official (i.e. a SNOW PLOW) if it were We can predict after administration news-sheet." run over by one! ratification of the proposed SUNSHINE. RAINDROPS AND THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE — I would like to know if there is James M. Burlitch Senate that legislation and Producing full, well-shaped Christmas trees is a year-round job. (performed any factual basis for this Assistant Professor resolutions of the following mostly by some 2,000 hobbyists), culminating in a $10-$ 12 million retail business in State. Growers look to the foresters at the Department assertion, and I would appreciate of Chemistry nature will be forthcoming: a of Conservation in the College of Agriculture for the latest research your kindly giving this question vote to abolish ROTC, a information on fertilizing, weeding, treating for insects and diseases. shapin9 your attention at your earliest Editor: resolution demanding that all and shearing, to produce high-quality trees. A modern tree farm is managed opportunity The Constituent Assembly is a U.S. troop withdrawal tie as intensively as any other farm crop — except harvest is delayed 10 to 12 Mil ton R. Konvitz very unequally represented effected immediately, military years as in the case of the well-managed Scotch pine plantation shown here Professor of Industrial spokesman for the University. As spending be curtailed, and other and Labor Relations and such, in accepting its drafting resolutions that are intended to Professor of Law. committee proposal. the create a dangerous weakness to Students Named Editor's Note: Assembly has proposed a very national security. Assuming that "the official unequally represented Senate. And all the while the Senate administration news-sheet" is To University Boards In Article II of that Senate will be claiming to be Elmer Meyer Jr., dean of Reynolds. B&PA, Grad. the Goldman-Kirk definition of proposal, membership is to be representing the total- university students and assistant vice Student Conduct Appellate Cornell Chronicle, there is no composed as follows: 60 community. What a farce! What president for student affairs, Board — Graduate factual basis for the assertion members from the student body; hypocrisy! What injustice! What today released the' names of Members: Dominick ^ that "a number of passages were 60 members from the faculty; a dangerous use of egotistical students selected to serve as Mazzagetti. Law; David R. Btrk. expurgated when the report was three members from the non- power! members or alternates on Law; Bernard Goodman, Grad: published "A comparison of exempt employes; and two These are only some of the various University committees or John Manaras. Law the text of the report submitted members from the exempt types of political and social boards. The students, selected in Student Conduct — to Chronicle and the text of the employes. issues that NO institution has a accordance with procedures Undergraduate report actually printed in And a few others, mostly from right to decide for me approved by the Faculty Alternate: Lance J. Tomei. Chronicle on October 23, 1969 administrative positions. And the only way that my vote Committee on Student Affafts, Arts. would confirm the fact that no Mathematically, this will allow can be heard is to have equal are: Hearing and Review Board expurgation took place. for less than four per cent representation. Must we remind Academic Integrity Alternate: Ellen S. Miller. Grad- Editor representation from perhaps the 1969 liberals that "taxation Members: Philip H Bartels. Student Health I could only laugh upon largest segment of the Cornell without representation" is pretty Arts; Robert B Beleson. ILR; Members: Linda H Greer, reading a short reminder entitled Community — the staff. old stuff? James G. Condon. Arts; Michael Arts; Robert B. Remer, BPA- "Winter Parking" printed next to This may or may not be a fair George Peter J. Fedak, Arts. Grad; Kathleen S. Tice. Human this column (Chronicle situation depending on what Research Engineer. Academic Integrity Appellate Ecology. Comment) last week which function is prescribed to the Center for Radiophysics and Board Alternate: Jane E. Miller, ILR- stated that overnight parking is Senate. 'But inasmuch as Article Space Research. Members: Ronald E. Goodman. Arts; James L. FCSA Mathews, .Eng.; Greg P. Sykes. Senate Air Pollution Reduction Agr. Meets Calendar Adopts Project Nears Completion Undergraduate alternates: Continued from Page 1 Today Rene deJesus, Human Ecology; undergraduate delegates The Faculty Committee on An $850,000 project which The first phase of the program Albert R. Katz, Arts Graduate attended. Student Affairs (FCSA) meets has as a major goal the reduction was completed in 1966 and member: Steve Reynolds. Grad. In an overview of Assembly today in 133 Day Hall at 12:15 of air pollution by changing from included installation of a gas and Human Rights attendance throughout the p.m. coal to oil' heat is nearing oil fired boiler at a cost of Members: Marilyn R. semester u ndergrad u ate The agenda includes a report completion at Cornell $200,000. This boiler has a Blumberg, Arts; Thomas H. attendance gradually dropped to of the subcommittee on University's Department of 100.000 pound-per-hour Borman. Arts; Charles F. about half of the allotted voluntary membership in the Buildings and Properties. capacity. , Goochee, Eng.. Carl E. Hill. Arts; delegates. Graduates, faculty' Interfratermty Council (IFC). Cushing Phillips Jr., director of When the third phase is Robert A. Molofsky. ILR. special interest groups and redrafting of a mass media operations, said the project is the started, Phillips said, depends on Alternates: Philip A. Dales. III. foreign students also saw statement, the relationship second phase of a continuing growth of the steam load Arts; Judy E. Gladnick, Human diminished rates of attendance between the Department of program to adjust the Ecology; Michael Goldsmith. from their potential totals; an^ Housing and Dining and the Installation of the oil burning University's heating system to ILR: Peter A. Kimball. Arts; freshmen, who were admitted to University Treasurer's Office in boilers, Phillips said, has cut increasing needs and to cut Malka Z Margolles, Arts, the assembly late, showed a the area of student billing and a drastically into "the amount of pollution. Lawrence P. Postol. Eng.; Anc J. fairly high rate of attendance. report from the Human Rights coal that has to be stored at the Press, ILR; Daniel L. Siegel, ILR; Most conspicuous, in light of Committee. "By the time this phase is heating plant. The amount of Margaret A. Sipser, ILR; Edward what brought the Assembly into completed in late winter, Phillips soot-producing coal that is E. Yardeni, Arts. being, was the absence of the 20 said, "pollution of the air by burned, he said has dropped ROTC representatives of the black CORNELL carbon, fly ash and other from 55.000 tons a year to about Members: Michael D. Carroll, community. Although four black combustibles will have been 7.000 tons CHRONICLE Arts; Fred Rapaport, Arts; Gary representatives attended part of reduced by about 80 per cent Published weekly by the "One thing that few people Richwald, Eng.; Michael B. Teel, one meeting, not one black What's more, sulphur emission Office of Public know." Phillips said, "is that the Planning, Grad. delegate registered at any of the will be reduced by a third." Information of Cornell two stacks which emit smoke Alternates: Warren D. Carter, Assembly meetings. University and distributed The current phase includes the from our plant represents the Eng ; Miles B. Kessler, Agr Other constituencies including free of charge to faculty, purchase and erection of two entire heat source for a Student Affairs the college and school students, staff and boilers, each capable of population as big as one-fifth the Member: Bruce S. Gelber, administrators. University employes. Mail I producing 115.000 pounds of population of Tompkins County. Arts. administrators, alumni, trustees, subscription, $10 per year. steam per hour. In addition, a "People also may be interested Alternate: Daniel J Rosenthal. non-professorial academic Editorial Office. 110 Day million gallon fuel tank has been to know that New York State has Hotel. employes. librarians. non- Hall. Ithaca, NY. 14850, constructed behind the central enlightened pollution control Student Conduct — Graduate academic employes. and Editor, Arthur W. Brodeur heating plant just off Route 366, laws Our plant has always been Members: Derek W. Hunt. University health services, south of the campus. The tank between 30 and 50 per cent Law; Ted M. Gill. Eng, Grad; . presented the most steady and. has been set into a hillside to below the prescribed limits for Richard C. Eells. Grad; Charles L. percentage-wise, the highest avoid an "eyesore," Phillips said. pollution emission." Brazie. Eng.. Grad; Steve L. attendance rates. CORNELL CHRONICLE 3 •:•:•:-:•:o:v:v:•:•:•:-:•^:•:•:•:-:•:•:•:•:•^:•:•:•:-:•:•:•:•^:•:o:•:•:•:•:-x•;-:•:•:•:• Vice Provost Discusses Land-Grant Position Carr: United W. Keith Kennedy, University These monies are used for the field programs of Cooperative COSEP vice provost, is responsible, partial support of both the on- Extension It is impossible to Continued from Page 1 along with University Controller campus and the county judge the degree of change in Fund funds to provide lodging for Arthur H. Peterson, for the extension programs. state appropriations which might COSEP candidates who might University's liaison with the State Federal funds allocated on a occur if Cornell University were visit the campus, he said. Report of New York. Today, in Cornell formula basis to the Water no longer the land-grant The 1969 Cornell United Chronicle, Kennedy discusses Resources Center total university. Surely much of the "In order to stay anywhere Fund cochairmen, Donald the support received by Cornell $158,000 and these monies are present support for the statutory near the competition." he said, F. Berth and Richard D. as the land-grant university of granted to the land-grant colleges would be continued but "we must give the candidates Black, this week issued the State of New York institution unless otherwise some transfer, especially for the opportunity to see the their final Fund report The Land-Grant Act of 1862, specified by the state legislature research and extension campus at least." It reads: better known as the Morrill Act, When, the Act was passed programs, probably would occur. Carr has attacked the problem "A big and sincere offered each state either tracts of several years ago the New York Furthermore, increased future head on and has presented his thanks to each of you who federally controlled public lands State Legislature chose to allow support for the statutory colleges needs to alumni and alumni have helped make this or scrip. The funds from their these funds to come to Cornell probably would not^occur. groups in a number of cities including, Chicago. Detroit, fall's Cornell drive so sale were to be devoted to "the University as the land-grant The additional financial Pittsburgh. Washington. DC, successful. We have endowment. support. and institution and might welrthoose support the University has Baltimore, and New passed the $163,000 maintenance of at least one to transfer them to any newly obtained from the State of . The alumni have mark and by the time the college where the leading object designated land-grant university. York as the land-grant institution responded both with funds to books are closed on this shall be, without excluding other The federal funds for research includes the buildings housing finance visits to campus and campaign we may make scientific and classical studies, in agriculture, human ecology, the statutory colleges. Bailey promises to drive candidates to $165,000! and including military tactics, to and veterinary medicine were not Hall, and Barton Hall, These the Ithaca campus during the "As of this writing, we teach such branches of learning restricted to the land-grant buildings not only were year. have raised $15,275 more as are related to agriculture and institution but rather to the state constructed by the state but than the 1968 campus the mechanic arts. ." agricultural experiment station or utilities and maintenance also Carr is also enlisting the drive, the best previous During the past year, many stations. In New York State, we are provided by the state In the assistance of alumni in. locating campaign And counting faculty members have asked have the Cornell University case of Barton Hall these candidates who qualify for last year's special appeal what it means to be the land- Agricultural Experiment Station expenditures amount to about COSEP. largely through the (phonathon). we will still grant college of the state and (Ithaca Campus) and the New $120,000 annually. established Alumni Secondary be about $10,000 ahead what would the University lose if York State Agricultural School Committees, which have of last year! it gave up or lost its land-grant Experiment Station at Geneva. been long devoted to interesting "Our share in the status. The funds the University Both of these agricultural Judicial qualified students in Cornell. $529,000 county-wide receives as a land-grant experiment stations are Proceedings "But the greatest untapped appeal was $ 170,000 institution are substantial but it is administered by Cornell pool of black talent." Carr Continued from Page 1 (32.1%) and our share in impossible to state how many of University as the land-grant explains, "is in the streets, school November 13. the results is currently these funds would be taken away institution. The loss of land-grant dropouts who have no hope now 32.3% of the grand total of from the University if it were no status might result in no loss, a The court identified the two as of ever getting a college $504.000 raised/pledged. Siebert and C David Burak, 24. education. The alumni can also Both were sentenced to a one- "We hope you share with help in ferreting out the dropouts year conditional discharge, with us a sense of "To those of us who have received our education from a land- and help them to get back on the conditions listed as including accomplishment that we grant institution and who have devoted our professional careers track." "avoidance of injurious or have been able to to teaching, research, and/or extension at a land-grant Assisting Carr in showing the malicious habits and contribute materially to university, the satisfaction gained from seeking solutions to campus to the COSEP disreputable persons," as well as enhance the vitality of our applied problems and disseminating information to many candidates who do succeed in continuation in "suitable community's life and well segments of our society and above all to be associated with an getting to Ithaca is a visitation employment." being. institution that educates young men and women to continue committee of eight students In the University's judicial "Best wishes for the the programs of our land-grant universities offer greater already in the COSEP program. system. nine more cases holiday season." rewards than the financial benefits to Cornell as the land-grant So far this year. 32 students university of New York State." involving the ROTC obstruction interested in the COSEP program :-:- W Keith Kennedy were heard this week by the have visited the Ithaca campus. Vice Provost University Hearing Board, which All. with the exception of six sentenced seven students to whose visits were financed by reprimands and two others to longer the land-grant institution, partial loss, or a complete loss of the alumni in the Washington, Name Honors disciplinary probation. or if it were required to share this federal funds for the experiment DC. area, came to the campus Disciplinary probation forbids J.F.Weinhold designation with some other stations. The total federal grant- through outside means. For students from acting as example, Yale University's Cornell University's chille'd university in the state. in-aid appropriation for the members of recognized Transitional Program. a Water plant has been officially The University receives experiment stations in New York university groups or athletic preparatory course for college named in honor of Julius F. $360,000 in federal funds State amounts to $1,605,000 teams. Reprimands go in the enrollment. brought seven Wemhold, formerly director of annually to support instruction in annually. form of letters to the students' potential COSEP students to the University's Department of English and engineering. In Without question, the state- college deans and academic Ithaca. addition, the University receives supported statutory colleges of Buildings and Properties. advisers. Weinhold was director of the $240,000 in federal funds for agriculture, human ecology, and The coming months, however, instruction in agriculture and veterinary medicine were This brings to 16 the total of should see an increasing number department for 15 years prior to cases arising from the ROTC his retirement in June 30, 1968. human ecology. These funds, established at Cornell University of COSEP candidates on $600,000. are directed to the because it was the land-grant obstruction that have been campus, largely, through the The new name for the plant decided by the Hearing Board. Was announced by John E. land-grant institution and would institution. The establishment of efforts of various alumni and be lost if Cornell were to lose its the state-supported School of There have been a total of 13 alumni groups. Carr said. Burton, vice president-business, reprimands, two disciplinary land-grant status An additional Industrial and Labor Relations An adequate visitation pro- at a Christmas party for probation decisions and one employes of the department annual income of $34,429 is may not be a direct result of gramwould cost $ 10,000 Carr told received as interest from the acquittal More charges may be "The University took the action Cornell being a land-grant the Cornell Alumni Association of Land-Scrip Fund which brought if further identification is in recognition of the institution but such a school New York City recently. The represents the income from the forthcoming. competence, loyalty and probably would not have been University expects to enroll a endowment provided by the sale Still pending in the Office of leadership that Mr. Weinhold established at Cornell if three larger number of COSEP students of the land scrip allocated to the Judicial Administrator are showed in his work for Cornell state-supported statutory in the Class of 1974. Last year. Cornell as the land-grant cases arising out of the for many years," Burton said. "It colleges, were not already at the 103 students of 247 initially institution of New York State. attempted disruption of General is particularly appropriate that University. The total state accepted for the program enrolled Electric recruiting in Carpenter the plant be named for Mr The federal (Smith-Lever) appropriations for 1969-70 for at Cornell. Hall November 14 Judicial Weinhold because the concept funds for Cooperative Extension the four statutory colleges, This fall, Carr spoke at 59 high Administrator Joseph Buglian for that installation was largely are allocated to the land-grant including the Geneva Station and schools in 18 cities to potential said his office is still trying to his and its design and institutions. Support and partial support for the Graduate COSEP students. His efforts, establish which persons did what construction were carried out responsibility for the Cooperative School of Nutrition, amount to however, are not solely aimed at at that event. under his immediate direction." Extension Service for the State of slightly more than $30,000,000 candidates for the Class of 1974. New York would be transferred including $2,000,000 of "The competition is so tight," The $1,000,000 chilled water payments to the University for plant on the south shore of to whatever institution was he explained, "that we have to be designated as the land-grant instruction provided by the Sticker Changes thinking about and seeing Beebe Lake supplies chilled endowed units to the students of water for air-conditioning and university. In the 1969-70 The University Board on Traffic students who are now only budget, these funds total the statutory colleges. In addition freshmen. sophomores and laboratory purposes in the the county governments in New Control has changed 27 parking central campus. The first phase $2,280,000 plus another spaces on South Balch Drive juniors. Alumni groups can be $1,572,000 for a special York State appropriate over particularly helpful in keeping of the building was completed in $5,000,000 to help support the from "U" parking sticker areas to 1964 program in nutritional education "O" parking sticker areas. Continued on Page 7 1_ 4 CORNELLCHRONICLE Call and Latham Analyze White House Conference Rules Of The Slope Two members of the faculty of the Graduate School of Nutrition. something like 60 pages of recommendations and it would be very David L. Call. H. Edward Babcock Professor of Food Economics, and difficult to summarize them here. Michael C Latham, professor of international nutrition, were among To give a few examples, however, we recommended that free nine Cornell faculty members and one student who participated in the lunches be provided to all children in schools in Indian reservations recent White House Conference on Food. Nutrition and Health The and in the District of Columbia; that specific plans for food only conference panel chairmen from Cornell. Call and Latham enrichment be introduced in Puerto Rico; that steps be taken to discussed the conference in a Cornell Chronicle interview. protect and preserve sources of indigenous foods in Indian and Alaska nature areas: that Congress extend to farm-workers national Q: Dr. Latham would you tell the origin of the White House labor legislation to help them secure an adequate income; that the Conference on Food. Nutrition and Health? Department of Defense use its food purchasing powers positively to L: In May 1969. President Nixon appointed Dr. Jean Mayer of help people help themselves not negatively as illustrated by the Harvard as a special consultant on nutrition and charged him with reported increase in purchasing of California grapes. responsibilities for organizing a White House Conference on Food. My second role was White House Conference nutrition consultant Nutrition and Health. In making that announcement, the President to the voluntary action task force that met in Chicago in November. pledged his administration to end hunger and malnutrition due to The two-day meeting of this task force in Chicago, prior to the White poverty in the United States Dr. Mayer proceeded to establish panels House Conference had been arranged to allow community that would meet to make preliminary recommendations for organization representatives to go over the technical consideration at a White House Conference in December which recommendations of the panels. But, this group was a very would include over 2,000 participants from the poor and from the interesting and diverse one. and really was the midwife of the major food industry, from social action groups and from the universities. social recommendations that came to the floor of the White House Q: Would you tell us what your specific roles were in the Conference, one dealing with technical matters, the other with social conference? issues. Much of the material that got into the press came from these Eugene J. Dymek. director of Q: Call — I was chairman of a panel looking at Problems of social action groups who were mainly interested in the root causes of the Division of Safety and Budgeting. Marketing and Food Pricing with Special Reference to the poverty Let us face it. we have to deal with these causes before we Security. today restated Poor My panel's responsibility was to look at the commercial food can solve the shameful problem of malnutrition due to poverty in the University policy regarding use of delivery system — primarily food manufacturers and food retailers — U.S. The social groups represented varied from the Elks to La Causa, the Library Slope for sliding. Only and to recommend government action, where appropriate, to. a Mexican-American activist group Most of them, however, were trays and "saucers" are allowed improve that system so that it could better serve the poor and help very concerned and had radical recommendations to make and these on Libe Slope. Dymek said eliminate pockets of hunger in the United States We dealt with two were very clearly heard at the conference Sleds, skis, toboggans and main questions. One. in the area of budgeting, was how much money Q: The press gave somewhat of a negative reaction to the bobsleds aren't permitted is needed to purchase an adequate diet in the U.S. The second area because of the hazard they we probed was do the poor pay more, when do they, why this is. and conference What is your overall reaction? Do you feel it was a success, did it accomplish its purpose? present to people using trays, he what can be done to improve the structure of the commercial delivery said. system to remove this handicap that to a certain extent leads to C: That's a loaded question. It depends on which way you Dymek also noted that Safety hunger and malnutrition. After reviewing 24 separate studies on this approach it Division officers are on duty at problem, we made specific recommendations aimed to improving'the C: I think the conference was a success considering the amount of the Slope for traffic control on food distribution system in inner city and rural areas In the area of time that we had In late July, the panel chairmen first met to work on week days from 6 p m. until budgeting, it was very clear that one of the major problems we face in this early December conference. Normally, White House conferences midnight and on weekends from the U.S. is that those people who, in one way or another, receive have from 1-2 to 18 months. We had about eight months. The mam 1 p.m. until midnight. public assistance are not provided with the amount of money accomplishment that I see from the conference is one of education. As a final note, Dymek advised necessary to purchase an adequate diet. The best estimates we have In attendance there were many very prominent people, and people people using Libe Slope to go are that it costs from $6 to $7 per person per week for food in the with a lot of influence, and I think their views concerning malnutrition down the hill one by one. Linking US. to provide an adequate diet In Mississippi, for example, the were altered substantially during the conference. As far as the together in trains might be welfare allowance is $.80 per person per week for food. The national recommendations passed at the conference, as Dr Latham said, the exciting, but it's also extremely average for welfare allowances for food is around $3.80 per person recommendations picked up by the press weren't really the dangerous, he said per week. So. in essence, we are legislating hunger because we are recommendations from the conference as such The final not providing adequate assistance to mothers of dependent children recommendations of the conference will be made to the President and all the other various categories of people on public assistance. very soon. I think the conference told the administration that many Thus, the first job of my panel was to look at these problems and people, moderate to radical, representing a broad spectrum of views, Corson Names come up with preliminary recommendations. At the conference itself, are very concerned about the problem of hunger and malnutrition. Memorial Group each panel met in sort of a hearing where we presented our We all feel that it is a national disgrace and that priorities have to be rearranged. We all agree on the ends, but we disagree a bit on the preliminary recommendations to anywhere from 50 to 500 people University President Dale R means. This is where the press picked up some of the controversy.•+• who were invited to the conference. For two days, we took these Corson has announced the think anyone attending the conference, for example the ten from recommendations, threw them out. in some cases had them thrown formation of a committee to Cornell, came away with a completely different outlook than they had back at us. and in other cases, improved and changed them In this advise him on naming of before. If you multiply this by 3.000 and consider the influence they way two-thirds of the conference was a working conference where buildings and other university may have at the local and national level. I think the impact of the the invitees were working with my panel members going over facilities. conference will be tremendous. One group that I felt the conference recommendations. By the end of the conference, my panel Corson said the naming of had more impact on than anyone else were the business executives. recommendations looked somewhat different. The same process was buildings or other facilities in Many of the presidents and chairmen of the biggest food companies going on at the same time with 20 other panels. honor of a person or an in the U.S. were involved all the way through this. I feel it was obvious organization will, in the future, be Q: Dr. Latham, would you tell us your role in the conference? that their views with respect to this problem changed as the by action of the Executive L: I had two roles. My main role was as vice-chairman of the conference went along. We now have a core of people in this industry Committee of the Board of panel dealing with groups for whom the government has special who will be much more amiable to supporting legislation, to pushing Trustees, on recommendation of responsibilities. This was the largest panel because we needed to the administration, and to helping solve problems because they have the President. have adequate representation for very diverse groups including the a much better understanding of these problems. To me. that, in the District of Columbia; the Caribbean area including Puerto Rico and long run. is a major new thrust. I think the conference was successful; Members of the committee, to the U.S. Virgin Islands: the Pacific group including Guam, Samoa and there is no doubt about that. It will take awhile, but it is a foundation. be called the Committee on the U.S. trust territories of the Pacific; the American Indians and the We have a lot of work to do. but we can now move from this stronger Memorials, will be two members Alaskan natives; the migrant and seasonal farm workers; and the foundation. of the faculty nominated by the military. We worked mainly in subpanels covering each of these six dean of the faculty, the vice different areas at the conference itself. We held what might be termed L: I agree. I think the conference met its objectives in producing presidents for public affairs, open hearings sometimes in sub-panels because we were trying to good recommendations on a whole range of questions. The planning, and business, and the cover so much ground in a relatively short period of time. We had met recommendations will be forwarded to the President toward the end director of development. in October and had made preliminary recommendations on each of December. But. although the conference met these objectives. I Corson noted that there has subpanel. We had representation from each of the groups concerned. feel that success or failure can't be judged at this time. A real been no formal organization For example in the migrant subpanel we had representation from the judgment of whether the conference was successful depends on charged with this responsibility eastern migrant stream mainly from Florida and also from the whether the recommendations are implemented. I think President in the past, and that the new western migrant stream who were mainly Mexican-Americans. On all Nixon's speech disappointed people in that he did not promise action committee should furnish our subpanels there was representation from the groups that are right away. One positive thing he did say was that he did intend to act interested groups with the themselves involved. At the White House Conference itself our on these recommendations and unlike recommendations of other machinery to afford their preliminary recommendations were discussed, modified and added conferences they were not going to be allowed to get dusty on library recommendations the proper to by the large number of invited participants who were interested in shelves. Secondly, he did promise that in a year's time he'd call back consideration. this panel but had not sat on it. For example, there were a number of together the leading members of the conference to evaluate and look Indians on the panel and a number of Indian participants at the into what action had been or not been taken on the conference conference who had not been on the panel but were interested in recommendations. This seemed to me to indicate some intention on Indian problems. Our original preliminary recommendations got the part of the government to act. I think the conference, and particu- Ombudsman changed in many respects and new recommendations were added. larly the poor people, were legitimately concerned that they had been The telephone number These were discussed and in some cases voted on but generally a brought together before at conferences and that, previously, com- of the University consensus was reached and these have gone in as the final missions had made sound recommendations for action dealing with recommendations of the panel. Being a diverse panel we've produced Ombudsman is 256-4321. Continued on Page 6 CORNELLCHRONICLE 5 1970 Housing Committee Submits Recommendations The Committee on Housing the life of the men in their first of the rooms have been be inhibited by the students' would like to submit two Plans for 1970. a 21-member year at Cornell. proposed. The one imagination and subject to fire recommendations for student-faculty-administration The North Campus Center, recommended by this committee regulations It should be pointed consideration in the order of our committee chaired by Elmer E. now under construction, will is that any color scheme be out that a student who has gone preference: Meyer Jr, dean of students, has provide the same kind of services permitted Perhaps. in to great lengths in an effort to Recommendation 1: made its recommendations to and facilities. Accordingly, more conjunction with this proposal make his room attractive might Announce as soon as possible Acting Provost Robert A Plane men living in that area will make and other mentioned later on. a think twice before moving out of the establishment of a residence and Vice President for Student it possible to develop programs room deposit of approximately University housing Hence, these requirement for sophomore men Affairs Mark Barlow Jr. that should add to the $50 might be collected at the proposals should be coupled and women but make it effective "These recommendations." enrichment of undergraduate beginning of the school year to with a program allowing any for the fall of 1971 instead of Meyer said. "reflect the living The experience at Noyes cover outrageous painting as student to re-rent his room for 1970. This requirement would committee's charge which was Center to date indicates very well as damage to dorm property the following school year include fraternities, sororities, related to housing plans for the clearly the necessity of both men and vandalism which would have RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT and small units as legitimate to be redone and repaired by fall of 1970. However, several and women living in the A majority of the Committee residences for sophomore Housing and Dining. At the end committee members although immediate vicinity of the Center feels that, considering the range students. Other small units of the school year the deposit aware of existing problems were in order to get anything in quality of Cornell's residential located off-campus in uneasy about the apparent lack resembling full usage. nonUniversity-owned buildings, of total planning in the areas of We strongly urge that there be organized to promote housing and dining which they the greatest possible mix educational interests may apply feel is needed over a longer between the sexes and between for recognition as University- period." the classes in the New North related housing It will also The committee was Campus Dormitories next year provide for a quota system specifically charged with These dormitories are perfectly This delay is recommended for determining how to maintain full suited for this type of occupancy the following reasons: occupancy in University and the desire of students to live 1 Timing residence halls. in a dormitory with mixed sexes The first term is more than half Excerpts from the and classes can be seen by the over. Some students are already recommendations follow: overwhelming number of considering their housing plans CONTRACT DINING applications to North Campus for next year. A policy, basically The summary of contract Dorm 7 this year difficult to accept in any case, dining proposals is: Dormitory Selection which suddenly creates a captive 1. No contract dining for a One of the major advantages audience out of this year's year: of off-campus living over freshman class who enrolled at 2 then a contract dining dormitory living is that in Cornell with the expectation of program centered at the North apartments and fraternities one required housing for one year Campus Commons with the can choose whomever he wants only, will generate the strongest following conditions: a. a to live with. In dormitories one possible opposition. scramble system, b voluntary can choose a roommate at most. Furthermore. prospective program, and c a bus service. Our committee feels that the applicants to Cornell should have 3. a credit-card.head tax implementation of a system advance knowledge of a policy operation where a group of students could change which affects their lives ATTRACTIVENESS rent out adjacent rooms in so directly, before completing Integration of Dormitories dormitories would do much to their enrollment plans. remedy this disparity One of the strongest Because of the problem in recommendations of this This system would be difficult appropriate timing which the committee and, incidentally, of and complicated to administer Committee believes will the Allee Commission, is the but worth the effort. The group of contribute heavily to the integration of the dormitories students (of any size) would file difficulties of enforcement Specifically. we urge that dormitory room applications just already outlined in the body of University Halls Numbers 2 and as an individual would. The this report, we think a one year 5 be made available to freshman group would be insured adjacent postponement of the women. Further, we recommend dormitory rooms A group of requirement, even though it that men be housed in Dickson students would receive no comprises fiscal stability, is orDonlon. preference over individuals as far preferable to the possibility of If the alterations necessary to as which dormitory they would serious disorders. We feel that convert University Halls 2 and 5 live in except in a case where the an immediate announcement to coed living are deemed too group had members with a stating the certainty of a common interest which would expensive, we urge that part of would be mailed back to the buildings, the achievement of residence requirement for 1971. necessitate a particular area. For the Baker Complex be converted student if no repairs were maximum occupancy can only unless maximum occupancy can example, a group of ten drum to women's dormitories and necessary. This is being done at be guaranteed by the be achieved in 197P. provides players could be given their own ready for occupancy next fall. some other major universities. establishment of a residence adequate notice to all parties corridor or area so as not to This conversion would be Another painting proposal is to requirement for sophomores. We concerned and sets the stage for disturb non-drum players. A relatively inexpensive. permit painting the rooms, but can think of no other means that a more reasoned acceptance by council made up of two students. For many years those living in only allow a limited number of will ensure the amount of members of the Cornell a member of Housing & Dining, the men's dormitories, acceptable color schemes. We income dollars anticipated from community. and a member of the Dean of do not feel this would achieve operation of the residential particularly freshmen, have lived Students Office would judge 2. Uncertainty about Number the end we desire, that of making system at 100 per cent capacity. a restricted social life. Their which groups would qualify for of Students Electing University dorm life more attractive. And, it is the income dollars that social and recreational spaces special consideration in' Housing Thirdly, there is a suggestion to must provide the base for were very limited, the women's dormitory space. For the first time in Cornell's dorms were some distance allow the second proposal in all support of a residential system history substantial numbers of away, freshmen are not It is strongly suggested that dorms, and try the first proposal where the quality of its students will have an opportunity permitted to have cars, there is students be allowed to re-rent experimentally in one or two component housing units should to live in University residences by no permanent University bus their rooms year after year. If dorms, preferably dorms which be consistent with the quality of choice. Accustomed as we have service to the area, and freshmen they wish to do so. they would would have to be repainted soon the University's academic been to the reverse situation have no social benefits from notify the housing selection anyway. program. where the number of students fraternities (those who join) until committee before room Room decorations should, (A minority of the committee is available for housing exceeded February. selections. This type of system however, at no means, cease at • opposed to a sophomore the supply, we have no way to The Noyes Student Center has would encourage students to painting. Students should be residence requirement at this judge the extent of the response provided facilities for dining, improve their present rooms and permitted to bring in whatever time.) under a voluntary system. study, recreation, and social would encourage them to stay in personal furniture they wish, Nevertheless, we approach the Postponement of a residence affairs. However, to date none of university housing. including carpets, refrigerators, concept of a residence requirement until 1971 while the facilities has been extensively Room Decoration stereos.. curtains, etc. The requirement with great offering no guaranteed used. A fair number of men use In an effort to make dorm life University should try its hardest reluctance for reasons already occupancy level for the fall of the dining area for regular meals more palatable and place it on a to remove unwanted University- enumerated. Faced as we are 1970. does provide an but there is little socializing — more competitive basis with off- supplied furniture from rooms as with this compelling necessity opportunity to determine the seldom do you see a coed in the campus housing, we suggest well as supply extra requested and after prolonged discussion number of students, graduate building. Coeds living in the area that more flexibility be allowed in furniture when possible, such as and deliberation, we have come and undergraduate, who will would make a marked difference the decoration of dorm rooms. bookcases and dressers. to the conclusion that, fiscal seek University housing in the use of this building and in Several plans to allow painting Room decorations should only concerns notwithstanding, we Continued on Page 7 6 CORNELLCHRONICLE Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health Continued from Page 4 state or local governments. Sage Notes poverty but there had been no action that followed. They are very C: You've got to realize, that although that looks like a thick • For all continuing naturally skeptical that no action will take place now. I think even volume, the amount of territory covered extends all the way from students: Registration for if the President had the will to act, and people aren't too certain nutrition education to the problems of obesity, to food safety and so the spring term for about that, there are major blocks in Congress and at the local level on. It all relates to the problem of feeding people better with continuing students is which could stop needed action from being taken. The problems of tremendous scope. So, if there are 500 recommendations, they are scheduled for Friday, hunger and malnutrition are a disgrace to this very wealthy primarily pointing at small target groups. A broad subject requires January 30. 1970 country. Among the major blocks to action are the chairmen of many recommendations. Graduate students must various House and Senate committees. People like Representative L: As well as looking at food, nutrition and health, the conference pick up their registration Jamie Whitten of Mississippi and Senator Allen Ellender of found out that it was difficult to separate the causes of poverty from material at the Office of the Louisiana, who rule like feudal barons over particular committees the problems of food nutrition and health. So there are a lot of the Registrar, 240 Day Hall. of the Congress, are really responsible for acting on legislation recommendations that are basically dealing with poverty in the U.S. There is one feature of that could really do something about these problems. They have For instance, a lot of the reason there is malnutrition and hunger the new draft law which been in positions of power for a long time and are very much in among migrants is because laws that protect others don't apply has received little publicity, favor of supporting what one might call corporate agricultural to migrants. For example, we recommended some form of but which is potentially enterprises which get large subsidies but aren't interested in social nationwide certification of migrant workers so that as they move from important to a large legislation. They've managed very well in the past to block any action county to county and state to state they will not have to prove number of draftable on legislation or funding to help the malnourished poor. eligibility for welfare and particularly food programs in each new students. This is . a Q: Could you explain why this huge volume of recommendations state. Well, this isn't directly related to food and nutrition but is really .provision that permits a on your desk are not the final recommendations. Why must we wait a an example of a reason for malnutrition among migrant workers. This draft registrant to ask his month? What process is taking place now? volume is very thick because it deals with the very specific problems local board to schedule his L: This volume consists of the preliminary recommendations of of very specific people. ,armed forces qualifying each panel and they were produced in the weeks prior to the C: In my panel we tried to draw a sharp distinction between examination at the earliest conference. As Dr. Call and I said, we had the preliminary emergency measures needed in the crisis situation and long term feasible time. This does recommendations of our panels discussed by the large number of measures. We can find pockets of hunger in the U.S., needing not change the order of participants at the White House Conference. In the case of the panel attention now, within the next few months, or as soon as possible. So call but permits a for which I had responsibility, a great many were amended and there are a lot of recommendations dealing with how to- meet the registrant to establish, in several additional recommendations were made. The final needs on a short term basis. That is, get food into people, particularly advance, whether he is recommendations are now being edited by Dr. Jean Mayer and the children. On the other hand, there are recommendations dealing with "physically fit" to serve. White House Conference staff. These will be forwarded to the the long term solution. We can attempt to put out the fire, but we also President in late December need fire prevention, so to speak The press primarily dealt with the Q: Do you have an estimate on the total number of recommendations of the task forces which were oriented primarily to recommendations? You have pages and pages. What is the number the emergency situation — getting food into hungry people Schedule For of pages? preferably by Christmas. A lot of the panel recommendations, or the Holiday Dining L: Well, there were 26 panels and I think they each had an bulk of them, are aimed at the long-term solutions. The Department of Housing average of 10 to 20 recommendations. There must be in the L: I think that to some extent there were two conferences going and Dining Services has neighborhood of over 500 recommendations. on at one time. The press was concentrating on the one conference announced the Christmas C: It is our hope that these recommendations as they come out of that consisted of large caucus groups. There were speeches by the holiday dining schedule, effective the White House Conference will be used by many people in addition President, by various senators and there were all sorts of resolutions tomorrow and running until to the President. For example, a simple recommendation of our panel being passed by large bodies of people mainly dealing with income, Monday. January 5. 1970. is that state and local governments eliminate all sales taxes on food. maintenance, and food now for hungry people. This was the drama of The schedule: This tax on food is a highly regressive tax and hits the poor the hardest the conference and this was what got reported At the same time, Sage Cafeteria: open 7:30 If elimination of this tax becomes an official recommendation of the there was the down-to-earth working sessions coming up with a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through White House Conference, then someone at the local level fighting to recommendations, some dealing with very specific problems and Friday. December 22 to January eliminate sales taxes on food can say look, the White House suggesting definite programs. These sessions were not particularly 2. December 24. 25 and 26 - 8 Conference said a sales tax on food is helping to perpetuate hunger Continued on Hage / a.m. to 7 p.m. January 1-8 a.m. and malnutrition. In addition to that, we further recommended that to 7 p.m. Congress prevent, by law. the levy of sales taxes on purchases made An Elder Wrestles With the Score with food stamps. In many states where they have sales taxes on food Dairy Cafeteria: regular service they also charge a tax on the purchases made with food stamps. In except closed December 24-26 some cases they adopted food stamps because they were told that and January 1 they would get some of this money back through their sales tax on Statler Inn: dining services food So we give some of the poor food stamps to multiply their available throughout the holiday purchasing power and then they lose two to six per cent of it through season Check with Statler Club a sales tax. This doesn't make sense. The people on my panel talked main desk (257-2500) on to some of the government people and found no reason why the sales facilities available and hours of tax couldn't be eliminated. At least as a minimum the sales tax on service. food stamps should be prevented. Again, at the local level we've a Clara Dickson Dining: closed recommendation on the record that as a minimum may start some after breakfast Saturday. new people thinking about the problem. Our hope is that people December 20: reopen with working on the problem, at all levels, can find recommendations from breakfast Monday. January 5. the conference that will help them move ahead. Hughes Hall Dining: closed after dinner Friday. December Q: In a sense, the conference did create an informed pressure 19: reopen with breakfast against the counterforces you mentioned before. Do you feel that may Monday. January 5 have an effect? Martha Van Cafeteria: closed C: That's going to be a tough one at 3:30 p.m. Friday. December L: I think that it is very significant that various moderate and even 19: reopen at 7:30 a.m. relatively conservative elements who were represented at the Monday. January 5 conference have moved their position greatly This plus continuing Noyes Lodge: closed at 2 p.m. pressure from the press and a number of people in Congress who are Saturday, December 20; reopen concerned that this is a major problem, as well as the fact that this at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 4. has become a major political issue. I think these facts give us hope Noyes Student Center: closed that there is going to be some change. But, perhaps it hasn't been at 1 1 a.m. Saturday, December made clear enough that there are a large number of 20; reopen at 4 p.m. Sunday, recommendations that can be acted on by people other than the January 4. President or the Congress. There can be improvements and some of them cost money and some of them don't. These are probably not the Willard Straight Dining: closed important recommendations that the radicals or the very concerned at 2 p.m. Saturday, December people looking at the basic problems of poverty would regard as 20; reopen at 4 p.m. Sunday, central to the issue, but they will improve nutrition For instance, a January 4. small technical recommendation we came up with in regard to the people of Washington, DC. There's something like a 50 per cent anemia rate in very young children in Washington and a large number Keep Those Cards of the children are attending clinics. Currently, the children at these and clinics are receiving vitamins that do not contain iron and for no more OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER — Sarah ("Sari") Elder. Arts 73. is the official cost they could get tablets with iron and this would have some effect scorekeeper for Cornells junior varsity and varsity wrestling teams. The coed Letters Coming, Folks on the anemia in children in Washington, DC. We recommended that from Oil City, Pa , developed an interest in wrestling while attending Oil City all children attending the clinics should get tablets containing iron. Area High School where she was official scorekeeper and team publicity This is only one very small example There are many manager. When she came to Cornell. Sari asked wrestling coach E. Jimmy Return the Chronicle Survey recommendations that could be implemented without going through Miller if she could be scorekeeper "He was so shocked, he couldn't say no, " Sari reports CORNELL CHRONICLE 7 Housing Plans for 1970 Corrections Nutrition, Food, Health Continued from Page 5 1. The possibility of acquiring Continued from Page 6 accommodations for personal additional funds for support of In newsworthy when compared with the resolutions calling for a reasons rather than because of the residential system through guaranteed income of $5,500 for a family of four. Both aspects are University based regulations. student fees. We say this even Holiday Schedule highly important. It happens that the one aspect got covered. 3. Uncertainty about Total Bed though we are aware of the Cornell Chronicle erred in last Presumably when these final recommendations get issued by the Capacity complex problems involved in week's listing of the dates during President there will be another opportunity for these other issues to Official estimates indicate the procurement of extra funds which campus bus service will get aired and to get their share of publicity. completion of all the facilities on or the reallocation of existing be suspended for the Christmas Q: What specific action, if any, do you think will develop? Perhaps North Campus. In spite of this. funds from a fee schedule and New Year's holidays. Bus you could summarize these in terms of the long and short range. we feel we are less than realistic subject to the scrutiny of the service will be suspended C: In the short range, I think there is legislation pending on the if we do not raise the spectre of State of New York. Wednesday. Thursday. and Hill to improve the food stamp program, to vastly modify it, to construction delays or at best a Friday. December 24. 25. and 2. Designation of Risley as a increase the amount of money available for it. This conference will, hairline finish with both students 26. Also, there will be no residential college along the I'm sure, speed the passage of that legislation in that it provided a and workmen competing for campus bus service on January lines proposed by the Seznec strong base of support for this. As a minimum, the administration space in the new buildings. The I, New Year's Day Committee Report and low-_rise recommendations would be an improvement. The conference favored condition of House 7 last House 8 as an International the passage of the McGovern-Javits Bill which is a more September remains fresh in our Student Center. An additional strengthened program. Here was a situation where 3.000 people memories. We can imagine a low-rise house might also be registered pretty strong support for a piece of legislation. In response situation where temporary reserved for graduate students. Statler to what was going on at the conference, the President made some housing must be located for fairly drastic changes in the way some of the food programs are now sophomores who never wanted 3 Institution of a program Holiday being operated. to live in University housing for immediate improvement of He told the Secretary (of Agriculture) to move into some 300 under any circumatances, and those existing buildings where Activities counties who do not now have programs and to get programs in where juniors and seniors who present facilities are below The Statler Club has there. This action occurred during the conference and I'm sure was a elected to live on campus must desirable standards as outlined announced its holiday dining result of some of the pressures of the conference. Whether this be instructed. come mid- in detail in Appendix D of the schedule, effective Monday and conference will have any impact on the Southern congressmen who summer, to find their own Allee Report. They are: running until January 1 1. have effectively blocked action in the past, primarily through their accommodations. 1. Reduction of density. The Main Dining Room will be roles as chairmen of key committees, it is just too early to tell. Many If students are going to be a. In University Halls by closed during this period except people are becoming much more aware of the politics of hunger and compelled to live in University conversion of selected double for December 25 and 28 when it certainly more pressure will be brought to bear on these key people. buildings, we must be 100 per rooms to suites; will be open for breakfast, L: I think that I'd agree generally. I believe there are cent sure the buildings are not b Elimination of double luncheon and dinner, December recommendations such as that requesting the President to call a state only available but also in a occupancy singles and triple 31 when it will be open for of emergency over the fact that there's malnutrition and hunger in the condition suitable for full time occupancy doubles, except for dinner only and January 1. 4 and U.S. that will not be acted upon. I think I agree that it would be wrong occupancy. minimum number retained to 11 when it will be open for to calt this a state of emergency simply to allow the Federal Recommendation 2: meet student demand tor breakfast, luncheon and dinner Government to act because there is a difference between a chronic If circumstances dictate the reduced rate accommodations. The Statler Rathskellar will be emergency and an acute disaster such as a hurrcane. I feel the establishment of a residence 2. Creation of co-educational closed when the main dining conference has had a beneficial effect in highlighting the problems requirement effective Sept. areas in University Halls complex room is open and open when the and making sound recommendations Now we must wait to see if the 1970. we recommend the and the women's dormitories on main dining room is closed. government has the will to do something about it. There are blocks in establishment of an off-campus the North Campus, . with The Statler Cafeteria will be Congress which I fear but there are some recommendations which quota. significant progress by Fall of open for luncheon only on can be put into effect without congress acting on them. There is some It seems to us that enactment 1970 December 22. 23. 29. 30. 31. indication that they will move on hunger legislation, but much too of regulations requiring 3. Establishment of social. slowly. January 2 and January 5-30. residence in University living recreational-TV, and study Q: Who else attended from Cornell? units requires the utmost lounges as needed in the Baker- The Statler children's C: There were seven other faculty: Lisle C. Carter Jr., vice commitment to raising the University Halls complex. Christmas party will be held from president for social and environmental studies: Richard H. Barnes, standards of existing facilities, for 4. Refurbishment of existing 2-4 p.m. Saturday in the Statler dean of the Graduate School of Nutrition; Miss Charlotte M. Young, it is in these buildings that most lounges as needed in both North Ballroom. Cost is $2 per person professor of medical nutrition; Miss Jerry M. Rivers, associate of the students subject to the and West campus residential and recommended age of professor of human nutrition and food; Miss Mary A Morrison, requirement will be forced to live. buildings. children is four to ten years. Mrs. professor of human nutrition and food; Henry N. Ricciuti, professor of Finally, whichever proposal, or 5. Continuation of noise Dabney J. Burfoot Jr., chairman, human development and family studies; and Leo Lutwak, James modification thereof, is adopted, abatement program. asks that an identification tag be Jamison Professor of Clinical Nutrition. At least one student also the committee urges further 6 Redecoration of foyers and pinned to the child's clothing attended. consideration of three Additional corridors in the Baker-University points. Halls complex. Time For a Change Trustees Name Dr. Meikle Dean of Medical Sciences The Cornell University Board hold the title of assistant dean of of Trustees, in recognition of the the Cornell Graduate School in growing size and importance of Ithaca the Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York City, has created the new positions of dean and associate Carr: dean of the Graduate School, COSEP naming Dr. Thomas H. Meikle Jr., ad Dr. Julian R. Rachele to Continued from Page 3 till these posts. track of this long-range Previously, the dean of the potential." Carr said. Medical College had been the Carr came to Cornell this fall associate dean of the Graduate from Cheyney (Pa.) State College School and Dr. Rachele had where he was assistant to the served as assistant dean. director of student affairs. In addition to being dean. Dr. Born and raised in Philadel-' Meikle will hold the titles of phia, Carr attended West associate dean of the Cornell Philadelphia High School and Graduate School on the Ithaca received his bachelor of science campus and associate dean of degree from West Chester (Pa.) the Medical College. He will be State Teachers College in 1958. concerned with planning future He holds a masters degree from programs of graduate education Seton Hall University within the medical center. As He is mamed to the former associate dean. Dr. Rachele will Earlene Washington of Ardmore. THE CHANGELING — The Cornell University Theatre production of Middleton and Rowley's "The Changeling" is being continue to be administrative Pa The Carrs have two performed in the University Theatre in . Performances tonight, Friday and Saturday are at 8:15 head of the Graduate School of daughters and live at 201 Ithaca p.m. Shown above are Antonio, the changeling (John Spragins) being led into a madhouse by his friend Pedro Medical Sciences and will also Road in Ithaca. (William Castleman) while Lollio (Robin Gile) left, and a madwoman (Denise Ullrich), center background, watch. 8 CORNELLCHRONICLE Tuesday, January 6 No events scheduled.

Calendar Wednesday, January 7 4:30 p.m Fencing. Triangular Meet: R.IT, Harpur December 18- -ollege, Cornell Teagle HaM. January7 6:30 and 8 p.m. "Wrestling. Freshmen and Varsity vs R.I.T. Barton Hall.

Thursday, December 18 Exhibits 11:15 a.m. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biophysical and Bio-organic Chemistry Lecture Series. MUSEUM OF ART "Mechanisms for Catalysis of Enzymatic and Chemical Contemporary American Paintings frorn the Museum Reactions." William P. Jencks. professor. Brandeis Collection (until Feb. 1). Photography by David Morgan University Clark 700. (Jan 6-Feb. 4) Hours: Tues. through Sat.. 1 1 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun , 1-5 p.m.; closed Monday and closed to the 4 p.m. Educational seminar "Continuing Education: Its public, except by appointment, for the period of Dec. 24- Role and Design." Monroe C. Neff. director. Division of Jan 5 Continuing Education. New York State Education Department Emerson 135. JOHN M. OL/N LIBRARY Rare Book Room, Gallery and Lower Level: A Century and A Half of French 8 p.m. "Film. The Sand Pebbles, with Steve McQueen. Illustrators. History of Science Collections: Viscum (Attendance limited to Cornell community) Cornell album. Cinema Society, sponsor Ives 120

8:15 p.m. "University Theatre Production The URIS LIBRARY. A Century and A Half of French Changeling. University Theatre. Willard Straight Hall. Illustrators.

LAW LIBRARY, MYRON TAYLOR. Personalities Behind Friday, December 19 the Portraits in the Library Reading Room. 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. 'Basketball. Varsity vs. Boston GOLDWIN SMITH GALLERY. Students' Graphics Sale College. Freshmen vs Cortland. Barton Hall. (closes tomorrow).

7 p m "Freshman Hockey. Thorold Jr. B. ARfROOM. WILLARD STRAIGHT Quechua Selections 8:15 p.m. "University Theatre Production The and Photographs from the Peruvian Andes by Midge Changeling (see Dec 18). Solberg. Latin American Program (tomorrow until Jan. 1 7. except from 4 p.m. on Dec. 23 through Jan 1 when Willard Straight is closed) Saturday, December 20 McGRAW HALL. Department of Geological Sciences 1:10 p.m. Instruction ends Christmas Recess. (first floor, center hall): Fossils: Edible and Unusual 8:15 p.m "University Theatre Production. The Mollusks: Mineral Deposits: Ore Minerals for Ferralloy Changeling (see Dec. 18) Metals: Interglacial Deposits along Cayuga Lake

Sunday, December 21 "Admission charged to Attendance at all events limited to the approved Sunday, January 4 seating capacity of the hall. No events scheduled.

The Cornell Chronicle Calendar is jointly prepared by Monday, January5 the Office of the Secretary of the University, 312 Day Independent Study Period Begins Hall, and the Office of Public Information, 110 Day Hall.

The Cornell University Glee Club changes the flavor of its international concert tours next - year as it travels to Southern Germany in January. In 1966. Off Again, the Glee Club toured the Far East and visited such places as the Teahouse of the August Moon on Okinawa where Thomas A The Sokol. glee club director, and several touring singers participated in a folk dance. The Other 1970 tour, set for January 18- February 1. will take a 50-man Glee Club contingent to Way Frankfurt. Heidelberg, Nuremberg. Munich and Stuttgart. The tour, made possible by contributions from the Class of 1916, and other Cornell alumni will include ten concerts and some radio and television broadcasts.