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THURSDAY /27 MARCH 1980

The Dictates and Dilemmas of Circular A-21: Accountability Measures Confront Faculty

The title rings of government red include library expenses, and utility, mainte- tape and bureaucracy: Office of nance and administrative costs. Management and Budget Circular To recover these costs with a government A-21: Cost Principles for Educa- grant, the University will require faculty and tional Institutions. For research much ofthe professional and support staffto universities like Pennsylvania, OMB file effort reports: statements indicating how A-21 will be a troublesome, but their time is allocated among different absolute fact of life after July I duties. \OMB A-2l is a set of regu- The regulations are part of an increasing lations for universities out- concern by the federal government for '.'. \ lining which direct and research accountability. Very few cases of indirect research costs can fraud have been reported in the use of grant be recovered by the uni- funds; "if we were to calculate that percen- versity through federal tage among colleges and universities, it's grants. Direct costs in- udicrously small," said Louis Girifalco, vice clude salaries of those provost for research. performing the re- Concern over the accountability of search, employee ben- government research funds has not always efits, supplies, travel been this intense. Before 1958, government- expenses and other sponsored grants were not audited, and costs identified checks were sometimes delivered directly to directly with the principal investigator rather than to the the program. institution supporting his work. lndirtect costs In preparation since 1977, the first draft of A-21 was "highly undesirable" said Profes- sor Donald Langenberg, physics, a member of the Council on Governmental Relations Trustees Hike Tuition, Sell WEFA (COGR). Along with the Association of American Universities, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Ameri- Faced with double-digit inflation, the In recommending these increases to the can Council on Education, COGR helped Trustees Executive Board last week Executive Board, University President negotiate for more manageable and reason- approved a tuition increase to match. Martin Meyerson noted that educational able guidelines. The tuition increase, and approval of the institutions suffer more than any other Both Langenberg and Comptroller Den- sale of Wharton Econometric Forecasting groups in inflationary times, and added that nis Dougherty said that the original guide- Associates (WEFA) to the Ziff Corporation, "the burden grows greater with the years. in lines were unacceptable to the academic were the major actions taken at last "Our aim has been to keep the increases world. tuition as low as we can, and salaries and Among other things, those guidelines Thursday's stated meeting of the Trustees failed to said. include as recoverable items such Executive Board. wages as high as we can," he basic indirect costs tuition and fees at the The sale of WEFA to the Ziff as library expenses, Undergraduate Corpora- out. will increase $730 for the 1980-81 tion, a New York-based Dougherty pointed University magazine publisher, When the Office of academic a 13.85 hike that comes after several months of Management and year, percent negotiations. it out on the street raises tuition and fees from the current A owned the Budget "put for non-profit organization by comment" COGR "with about a $5,270 to $6,000. University. WEFA is widely known for its responded hundred pages of detailed comment," Graduate tuition and fees are slated to national quarterly economic forecasts and Langenberg said. increase 13.62 percent, from $5,545 for the computer models. (continued on page 6) present academic year to $6,300 for 1980-81. The Board's resolution did not disclose the Tuition for professional students in the proposed purchase price because, explained schools of dental medicine, medicine and John Eckman, chairman of the Trustees veterinary medicine will be determined on or committee on Budget and Finance, it is a before April IS, depending on budget "very complicated offer" and a "very requirements now being developed. complex agreement" dependent on many " The University Council last week discussed Part-time tuition and fee rates will be variables. the proposed guidelines on sponsored increased proportionately from those forthe The following are reportedly among the programs, and the University's relationship to the United current academic year. (continued on page 2) Way, page 3.

Trustees Executive Board

(continued from page 2) progress of the University's Program for the Regarding the University's financial pic- terms of the agreement: retaining the Eighties, for which he is also chairman. The ture. Vice President for Budget and Finance University's right to use the forecasts and University has currently raised $234.5 Jon C. Strauss reported that despite the data from WEFA, maintaining WEFA million of the campaign's $255 million goal, "unpleasant surprise this fall of sharp operations and headquarters close to the Miller said. increases in energy costs" he expects the University campus, retaining current WEFA "I'm optimistic at this point [about university to operate with a balanced budget personnel. repaying several loans made or reaching the goal]." Miller said, "given what for the current fiscal year. guaranteed by the University. we have in the works." The balanced budget will be achieved with Economics Professor Lawrence R. Klein In other fund-raising efforts, Miller re- some "slowdown on plans to repay the founded WEFA more than 15 years ago with ported that the annual giving campaign is deficit in new residences," but this "does not 20 major corporations as purchasers of 2,700 donors ahead of last year, and that a slow down our resolve to repay in the WEFA's forecasting service. Since then, the special telephone and mail solicitation future," he said. firm has expanded with hundreds of program had received about $3.4 million so Strauss added that his office is currently members across the country and models of far this year. "We hope to hit $5 million on working on plans for fiscal year 1980-81. many parts of the economy. that aspect [offund-raisingefforts]," he said. In other action, the Executive Board: Trustee Chairman Paul Miller, Jr. "Most of these people would not have given *approved the sale of UNI-COLL the reported to the Executive Board on the without that particular solicitation." computing service located in the University City Science Center, to the RAC Corpora- tion. " agreed to the University's membership 'Almanac' Editor Named in the Greater Philadelphia Organization for Acting Clinical Trials. The corporation is being formed to improve the efficiency of testing new pharmaceuticals through coordination The ALMANAC Board is Cornell Sun; Advisory pleased Daily and where she helped of medical resources in Other Post, Philadelphia. to announce that, as of this issue, it has found The Ithaca a weekly stu- initial members include the Greater Phila- designated Ms. C. Anne Vitullo as Acting dent community newspaper. Thomas Jefferson ALMANAC. delphia Partnership, Editor of Ms. Vitullo, in fact, has In 1978 she was awarded an M.A. degree Medical been for the last three issues in at Univer- University. Temple University, responsible magazine journalism Syracuse College of Pennsylvania. Hahnemann Medi- since the former editor Mr. Cable Neuhaus She is a member of the of sity. Society cal College and Hospital, and the Philadel- announced his Professional Journalists! Delta Chi. resignation. Sigma phia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ms. Vitullo edited the The Board would also like to announce Syracuse University the as Alumni News (1978-79); and served as that it has undertaken a formal search for a *designated following people Assistant Editor in the new editor. and University nominees to the Presbyterian- Syracuse University permanent Applications of Medical Center Publications Office (1977). She earned a B.S. nominations are welcome. University Pennsylvania Board of Trustees: James G. Calhoun, with honors from Cornell University Robert Lewis Shavon degree Richard L. Duffiend, Clifford E. Frishmuth, (1977). where she was a reporter for the Chairman, ALMANAC' Advisory Board Charles Kenkelen, Harry G. Kuch, Paul M. Pius. Laird H. Simons, Jr.. Geoffrey Stengel, Robert G. Ward, Richard G. Dunlop. Maximilian Martin. Lilliam S. Brunner and Thomas W. Langfitt. oliday Policy *appointed Arthur M. Bueche, Edward Almanac G. Jefferson and Allen S. Russell to the Board of Overseers of the School of Volume 26. Number 28 Provost Vartan Gregorian wishes to Engineering, each for a three-year term effective The news magazine of the University of remind faculty and students that April I and immediately. Bueche is vice presi- Pennsylvania, published weekly in Philadelphia 2 (Tuesday and Wednesday) are the first two dent for research and development at the throughout the academic year, monthly during of Passover and 4 is Good Research and Center of the June, July, and August. days April Friday. Development No examinations shall be given or assigned General Electric Company in Schenectady, Acting Editor C. ANNE VITULLO work made due on these N.Y. Jefferson is of E.l. duPont in Editorial Assistant SALLY SORENSEN days. president Work-Study Assistant VIOLETTE PHILLIPS Monday. April 7and Tuesday. April 8, are Wilmington, Del. Russell is vice president Designers CAROL ROESCH LOMBARDI. the last two of Passover which some for research at Alcoa Research Labs, ROBIN RYAN days Photographer DIANNE FELTOON students may also plan to observe. Accord- Aluminum Company of America. Contributors RON FRANCIS. ing to the religious holidays policy " voted to change the name of the STEPHEN FRIED, MAX LEBOW (ALMANAC. February 20, 1979). those stu- department of chemical and biochemical ALMANAC Advisory Board: Robert Lewis Shayon. dents who wish to observe these two days engineering to the department of chemical chairman; Herbert CaIlen, Fred Karush, Paul should have contacted their instructors at engineering. The change had been requested Bender, Charles Dwyer and Walter Wales for the Senate; Valerie Pena the Librarians' Faculty for the beginning of the spring term so that by the chairman and faculty of the depart- Assembly; Shirley Hill for the Administrative alternate arrangements should have been ment who felt the new name would better Hill for the A-3 Assembly; Virginia Upright made, if for the convenience of reflect the instruction and research Assembly. Copies of ALMANAC'S guidelines for necessary, actually readers and contributors may be obtained from both the students and the faculty. Those being pursued. ALMANAC. students who have made appropriate ar- " increased the number of members on the Editorial offices: 3533 Locust Walk/CO. rangements are entitled to make-up exami- Investment Board of the University from II Philadelphia. PA 19104. Phone: 243-5274. Please nations if exams are scheduled to be given on to 12 and elected F. Stanton an direct all subscription inquiries to the editorial Moyer assistant. these two days. additional member of the board. -C.A. V.

27 March 1980

Council Discusses Research Guidelines, United Way Ties

The University Council last week directed how can those limitations be implemented delphia and the United Way that the latter the Council Steering Committee to re- effectively and fairly?" would not fund agencies whose activities are examine the proposed Guidelines and Said Vice Provost for Research Louis contrary to Church teachings. Agencies that Integrated Statement of the University of Girifalco: "Adopting a policy on sponsored provide abortion assistance have allegedly Pennsylvania Policy on Conduct of Spon- programs is a very serious matter because so been denied United Way funding because of sored Programs. much of our research relies on external this agreement. The Catholic Church is That action was recommended at last funds. If not wisely constructed, these morally opposed to abortion. Wednesday's meeting after Council listened guidelines can be a source of inhibition." Some members of the University com- to discussion on the proposed guidelines and In particular Girifalco said he disagrees munity have called for the University's took an informal vote-meant to advise the with the section on foreign sponsors and withdrawal from the annual United Way Steering Committee-that indicated strong donors because he does not believe it campaign because of the controversy. to dual opposition regulations for foreign represents "a practical approach to discrimi- Among the questions University officials and domestic sponsorship. nation." asked the United Way last week was whether Section 12 of the proposed guidelines The proposed guidelines were drafted to the understanding between the United Way would require sponsors and donors to replace the 1978 Interim Guidelines drawn and the Archdiocese had given the Church comply with the University's non- up when the University was confronted with veto power over United Way procedures. discrimination policy and would subject a proposal for cooperative work with a There is some concern that the agreement agreements with foreign sponsors to review Libyan institution sponsored by Colonel might have given the Church the right to tell for academic worthiness. (See ALMANAC, 28 Khaddafi's government. United Way which agencies it could-and February 1980 for the full text of the The Steering Committee was slated to could not-fund. proposed guidelines.) consider the proposed guidelines yesterday, Gregorian reported that Reifsnyder told Among those with reservations about the Professor Walter Wales said Tuesday. them the United Way "had a long-standing guidelines was Professor Bernard Wailes, Commenting on possible action in Steer- policy of not funding controversial pro- anthropology, who, in a March 10 letter to ing Committee, Wales said they could decide grams." and that the policy had held true the Council, questioned whether the guide- to revise the guidelines themselves, or to before the Archdiocese had merged the lines "place unreasonable restrictions on a appoint a special task force or committee to Catholic Charities Appeal with the United considerable portion of the extensive work on revisions. Way. research carried out outside the U.S. by The Council also heard discussion last "While the United Way does not fund members of this University." week on the University's relationship with agencies that provide direct abortion He defined the pertinent issues as aca- the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylva- services," Gregorian reported, "we learned demic freedom versus "both the University's nia. President Martin Meyerson. Provost that they do help people who seek family interests as a corporate body and the Vartan Gregorian and Professor Walter planning counseling. This practice is not in University's concern for possible discrimina- Wales met with United Way Executive complete opposition to the teaching of the tion against its members. Director Robert Reifsnyder last week to Catholic Church." "Clearly unbridled academic freedom clarify the organization's position on a The Steering Committee was also could conflict with either of the latter number of issues. expected to discuss the United Way imbro- legitimate and proper concerns," he wrote That meeting was called in light of glio yesterday. Wales said the committee "The questions are: what limits to academic publicity surrounding a 1975 agreement could frame resolutions for the considera- freedom are acceptable in principle? and between the Catholic Archdiocese of Phila- tion of the full council. The next University Council meeting is set for Wednesday April 9 at 4 p.m. in the Council Room of the Furness Building. Among the items likely to appear on the agenda: a report from the committee on community relations, a report from the Julie Revsin, a graduate student in the Edward S. Lieblein, a graduate student in committee on safety and security, further Annenberg School of Communications, classical archaeology, died on March 5. He discussion on the policy on sponsored died on March 21. She was 25. was 33. programs. and a discussion on energy An autopsy revealed that Revsin had been Leiblein came to the University in 1976 problems from Vice President for Opera- murdered, with death attributed to bleeding intending to earn his Ph.D. He had com- tional Services Fred Shabel. -C.A. V. from knife wounds. Her body was discov- pleted all of his preliminary work and was ered by her roommate, Thomas Wheelock, writing his dissertation. at 3:15 p.m. last Friday. The apartment had He is survived by his wife, Aviva. not been broken into and the autopsy Worth revealed no signs of assault. No suspects are held. Gorchov, an office in the " The Women'sNotinStudies g will being Sylvia manager Program host She was in her second semester in the obstetrics and gynecology department, died a conference on Roots and Realities: Annenberg School's masters program. Her on March 13. She was 62. Changing Images of Women in Family and undergraduate years were spent at Lake Erie Gorchov came to the University as a Community on Friday, April Il in the College, near Cleveland. She is survived by secretary in 1960; she was promoted to Rainey Auditorium of the University her mother, Mrs. Ann Revsin; a sister, Elsa; medical records assistant in 1973; and Museum. and a half-brother, Ethan. A memorial became office manager in 1977. The conference is free, and open to the service was held Monday in the Annenberg She is survived by her son, Robert. public. For more information, call the School. Women's Studies Program at Ext. 8740.

27 March 1980 3

Centenary Celebration Honors Memory of Brister

In the fall of 1879, James Brister entered committee, representing diverse organiza- brated during the 1980-81 academic year, the University's School of Dental Medicine. tions and schools, as well as the University's and encourage the president and the provost Two years later he received a Doctorate of Development Office. The members of the to take appropriate measures to mark this Dental Surgery (D.DS.) and became the committee recommended unanimously that occasion with scholarly and cultural events, first black to graduate from the Universityof the president and provost jointly seek the including the holding of a University convo- Pennsylvania. approval, endorsement and support of the cation." As the 100th anniversary of Brister's University's trustees to mark this historic "Trustee adoption ofthe resolution turned graduation drew near, it was the hope of the occasion. At their Stated Meeting of a BFA proposal into a University program," Black Faculty and Administrators (BFA) at January 18 the Trustees adopted the follow- said Law Professor Ralph Smith. "This the University that observance by the ing resolution: endorsement has reinforced the University University community would correspond to "Resolved, that the Trustees of the administration's commitment to ensure that the historical significnce of the event. University of Pennsylvania welcome the we have a fitting celebration to mark the In order to mark the occasion, the BFA, in 100th anniversary of the awarding of a occasion and that we raise the necessary consultation with the School of Dental degree to Pennsylvania's first black gradu- funds." Medicine and other faculties, formally ate, authorize that the centenary be cele- (continued on page 5) submitted a proposal for commemorative celebration to President Martin Meyerson and Provost Vartan Gregorian, who University archivist F. J. Dallett has in Illinois and died in 1916. The next black responded with enthusiastic support. uncovered thefollowing information about student to follow a Pennsylvanian in the "The centenary affords the University lames Brister and two other students who Dental department was Sabourin Holly, a community a unique opportunity to appre- were among the first blacks to attend the member of a distinguished clergy family in ciate the rich and varied contributions ofthe University-which he shared with ALMANAC: the republic of Haiti who received a D.D.S. University's black alumni and tofocuson the James Arbiter was one of four black in 1890. Far better remembered in Philadel- University's continuing commitment to a students who enteredthe University in 1879: phia, however, is Vivian Pennock Bailey vital and viable black presence," Meyerson two in the medical department, one in the D.D.S. 1911, who practised dentistry here said. College (now the Faculty of Arts and for more than 50 years until his death in "I hope this event will highlight the depth Sciences) and Brister in the department of 1964. of commitment and the sense ofcommunity dentistry. He received the degree of D.D.S. In thefall of 1879, lames Brister entered which are so necessary as the University in 1881 and, it is believes after extensive the University's School ofDental Medicine. moves into its second century ofinvolvement research, that frister thus became thefirst Two years later he received a Doctorate of with the education of blacksthe in this country black to receive an academic degreefrom Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) and became the and around the world," Gregorian said. University. first black to graduatefrom the University of The provost has established an advisory Brister went on to practice hisprofession Pennsylvania. On Campus March 20-March 29 28, Friday Item for On Campus should reach the Almanac Alumni Event: Mask and wig hosts Class Night at its office by noon the Thursday preceding desired clubhouse. 310 S. Quince St., with a performance of -on. Daze A Vu at 6:30p.m. Admission, including show and dinner, is $20. Continuing Education: The continuing medicaleduca- tion program sponsors a course on Therapy in Neurology in Dunlop Auditorium of the Medical 27, Thursday Education Building. Dr. Austin Summer is the course Blood Drive: The University Hospital will collect blood director. at the School of Medicine from 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Discussion: Interacts will host a discussion of the Discussion: Interacts will hold an after-performance production of Love Letters on Blue Paper after theplay discussion with the cast and crew of Love Letters on at 9:30 p.m. in Annenberg Auditorium. Blue Paper at 2:30 p.m. in Annenberg Auditorium. Ice Skating: The Ice Skating Club meets every Friday Lecture:The Undergraduate Psychology Societypresent afternoon. 4-6 p.m. in the Class of 1923 Ice Rink. Dr. Sally Green, psychiatry, on Marriage Counseling Movies: International Cinema presents Koko.A Talking and the Problems College Students Face at 4:30p.m. in Gorilla at 4 p.m. in the International House for $1. Stiteler Hall, room 84. followed by Imposlers at 7:30p.m. and The Stud Farm Music ThePenn Singers perform Gilbert and Sullivan's at 9:30p.m. Admission is $2 foreach screening; director in the Zellerbach The Mikado Theatreat 8p.m. Tickets Rappaport will discuss his Imposters after it is shown. are $4 general, $3.50 students. Music: The Penn Singers production of The Mikado Movies. International Cinema presents The Stud Farm, continues at the Zellerbach Theatre with performances a Hungarian film, at 7:30 p.m. and Koko, A Talking at I p.m. and 8 p.m. Gorilla, at 9:30p.m. Admission for each feature is $2. Theatre Workshop: The Theatre Workshop 251 will Seminar: The Center for the Study of Aging brings present a program of student works in the Studio Elaine Brody of the Philadelphia Geriatrics Center to Theatre of the Annenberg School at 8 p.m. theauditorium of the Colonial Penn Center at 4p.m. to discuss Aging and the Family. Sports: The NCAA men's swimming finals take placeat 29, Saturday Harvard through Saturday. and the national women's The Penn Singers decorate the Bookstore Dance: The Penn Dance and Mime troupe will perform fencing tournament meets at Ohio State University in wail with an advertisement for The Mlkado, in the Harold Prince Theatreat 2and 8p.m. Admission Columbus through Saturday. is $2 for students; $3.50, admission. Gilbert and Sullivan's comic Part of general Theatre: Love Letters on Blue Paper continues through opera. Demonstration: A rose demonstration will be Artsfest '80, the runs pruning April6at the AnnenbergStudio Theatre. Fortimes and production through sponsored by the Morris Arboretum in the Rose Garden ticket information, call Ext. 6791. Saturday. Check daily listings for times. from 1-3 p.m.

4 27 March 1980

Provost Named to Board

(continued from page 4) Provost Vartan Gregorian has been asked tion of Universities, the president of the by the Italian Ministry of Education to serve Special Committee of the European Com- Professor Samuel Sylvester of the School as the United States representative on the munities for University Problems, the of Social Work, president of the BFA, editorial board of a new journal called Chairman of the Italian National Research added, "there will be a number of commit- Universitas. Thejournal will be published by Committee and the Chairman ofthe Accade- tees working on the events. In addition to an the Ministry in cooperation with the other mia dei Licei have also been appointed as historical exhibition, the centenary program cultural and educational institutions of the members of the board. may include cultural, artistic and scholarly European Common Market. The inaugural meeting of the board was events. Faculty, students and administrators The president of the Permanent Confer- held on March 7 at San Miniato (Pisa). from all over the University will comprise ence of Rectors of European Universities, Gregorian attended the meeting as aguest of these individual committees, and a central the president of the International Associa- the Italian ministry. committee will oversee the coordination of all the events. The details of various programs and events scheduled forthe 1980- 81 academic year will be announced in the near future." Michener Chosen Baccalaureate Speaker ..It is important to note that thecentennial celebration will involve the entire Univer- sity." said Smith. "It will focus the attention Pulitzer prize winning author, James A. research at a number of universities of the University on the past with a view Michener, was named as the speaker at the including Pennsylvania. toward the future. It affords the University University's baccalaureate ceremony this The baccalaureate ceremony will be held an opportunity to address the myriad issues year. President Martin Meyerson an- Sunday. May 18. at Irvine Auditorium. facing the black community in the city, in the nounced last week. region and in the nation." Michener, 73. has written 25 books The University's commencement exercises Beyond this, it is the hope of Sylvester. including the best sellers: Centennial, will be held Monday, May 19. The main Smith and the rest ofthe BFA that from the Chesapeake and Hawaii. He won the speaker will be Lord Noel Ciilroy Annan, centenary will emerge a coordinated pro- Pulitzer Prize for his Tales of the South chief executive officer of the University of gram which can serveas a vehicle for a major Pacific, published in 1947. London and an internationally known development drive to assure permanent Michener graduated summa cum laude scholar and educator. funding for black presence programs. from Swarthmore College, then did -Ron Francis

Movie: The University Museum Children's Film Series Montreal on Exact Science andImperialist Strategies: Theatre: Intuitons. a new student theatre group devoted presents Cassandra Cal at 10:30 am, in Harrison Germans' in South America, the Pacific and China. to the experimental presents Firesign Theatre's Nick Auditorium. Free. 1890-1930 in Seminar Room 107 of Smith Hall at 4p.m. Danger, Third Eve through Saturday in Bennett Hall. Music: The Penn Singers stage the light opera The The Annenberg School of Communications hosts Gene Alper directs: set design is by local artist Steven Mikado in the Zellerbach Theatre at 8 p.m. Ann Aldrich, professor of law at the Cleveland State Lowy. For ticket information, call Alper, at 382-7295. Symposium: The Veterinary School hosts a feline University Law School on Politics and Technology at symposium at the University Museum. Call Ext. 4234 the World Administrative Radio Conference, WA RC. for more information. Genera. Switzerland. 1973 in the colloquium room of 5, the Annenberg School at 4 p.m. Saturday Continuing Education: The School of Medicine continuing education series explores Commonly 30, Sunday 2, Wednesday Em'ountered Skin Problems by the Primary Care Demonstration: Morris Arboretum sponsors Paul Physician. Call Ext. 2544 for more information. Meyer and Jane Herrman on A Garden Forthe Birdsat Lecture: The Language in Education colloquium series Meeting: The Pennsylvania Folklore Society will H. the Academy of Natural Sciences at 3 p.m. presents Barbara Smith On Defining Literature at 7 conduct its annual meeting in Houston Hall beginning Music: The Philadelphia Folk Song Society and the p.m.. Room B-2l. Stiteler Hall. at 8:45am. Paneldiscussions, square dancing, and wine National Association for Foreign Student Affairs hosts Movies: Exploratory Cinema presents Dialectic Defini- and cheese can be had for $6: call Ext. 7352 for more American Traditions in Music. Dance and Crafts at the tions and Argument at the Studio Theatre of the information. International House at I p.m. Admission is $1. general Annenberg Center at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Admission is $2. public, and is free to foreign students. Sports: The men's volleyball team takes on George Continuing Exhibits Mason at I in Hall. 3, Thursday University p.m. Weightman Sir Peter Shepeard: Collected Works in the Faculty Club Lecture: The South Asia program features Kenneth Lobby. Monday through Friday. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Bryant of the University of British Columbia on The Shadow Catcher: ES. Curtis in the University 31, Monday Strategies of Communication in Vaisnava Poetry at I I Museum. Tuesday through Saturday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Lectures: The Administrative Assembly hosts another am, in Classroom 2. University Museum. Sunday I p.m.-5 p.m. The of Materials Brown Bag Seminar with Lee Stetson director of Department Science and Engineer- Urban Encounters at the institute of Contemporary Art admissions, in the Harrison-Smith-Penniman Room of ing and the LRSM sponsor a lecture on Recent in the Fine Arts Building. Mondays. Wednesday- Houston Hall at I p.m. Developments in the' Powder Metallurgy of Structural Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Tuesday. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.. Materials Dr. E. The English department hosts Morse Peckham, by 3. Smugersky of the Sandia weekends 12-5 p.m. professor of English and comparative literature at the Laboratories. in Livermore. California at 4 p.m. in Costume Exhibition in the Annenberg Center Lobby University of South Carolina on Romanticism in Room 105 of the LRSM Building. through March 29. Nineteenth Centurs' Literature at 4 p.m. in room B-3 of Phi Delta Kappa will host Dr. Robert Scanlon, Henri 1.ahrouste. 1801-1875, in the Graduate School of the Fine Arts Building. Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Fine Arts. 4th floor space. Monday-Friday. 9:30 a.m.-5 The department of the history and sociology of Pennsylvania on School Improvement: Educational p.m.. through April 25. The show commemorates the science presents Lew Pyenson of the Universitie de Trends for the 80s in the Faculty Club at 7 p.m. 100th anniversary of the architects death.

27 March 1980

A-21 and Accountability: Costs of Reporting (continued from page 1)

That commentary and the remarks of other groups and individuals combined with OMB's ideas to produce the present docu- ment. Thus, the current version is a compromise. Like many compromises, it has an uneasy acceptance. Both faculty and administration complain of the burdens placed on them by the guidelines. Among the problems pointed out by University officials are: I. varying standards for allowable costs that enable profit-making enterprises to recover costs that not-for-profit institu- tions like universities cannot: 2. effort reports which promise to cause an administrative paperwork night- mare: 3. an end to the use of tuition remission Professor Barbara from the Nursing Lowery, president of the University's chapter of AAUP, represents a employee benefit pool for "conservative" but concerned stance on OMB's Senate Chairman Walter student principles. Faculty graduate assistantships. Wales, physics, worries that "they have the potential to change the way we go about things." Dougherty pointed out three problems of "omission." in which the federal government refuses universities costs which are permitted the University should recover some of this Professor Walter Wales. chairman of the to commercial researchers. First, govern- cost from the federal government. Faculty Senate. agreed. "The forms are ment grants in the commercial sector allow Anthony Merritt, director of research useless." he said. "If people began to think for the payment of a portion of interest administration, added that the bases which about what they're doing with the forms in expenses if money were borrowed, for the University may use to calculate indirect mind..., they have the potential to change example, to meet a payroll or other immi- costs have been rigidly proscribed in the new the way we go about things." nent expense. However, under the present guidelines. While the previous cost princi- Dougherty explained the tangled web guidelines universities are not allowed to ples allowed several ways of doing this, the these forms potentially could weave. Sup- recover these costs. new guidelines "ignore the diversity" of pose that a surgeon at the Hospital was Second, commercial researchers are universities. principal investigator on a federal grant and allowed to write off the costs of independent "We will have to account for things in a performed a newly developed surgical research and development while universities way we wouldn't do normally." Merritt said, procedure on a patient in an operating cannot do so. Independent research and citing the effort-reporting forms and new theatre filled with medical students. What development often provides the basis from cost studies which will have to be undertaken percentage of his time would be considered which new research programs are developed to conform to the government's methods. research? What part instructional? And what to a point where they can qualify for federal He called the new guidelines "a move portion should be categorized as clinical funding. toward precision" in accounting for research service? For many faculty members, para- Finally. Dougherty noted that university funds, and thought that the University could doxical situations like this are not far- capital campaigns to raise funds for research eventually benefit from this focus as it will fetched. buildings cannot be funded even indirectly have a very documented knowledge of its The problem with effort reporting, those through grants. "We are told that the cost of research costs. interviewed seemed to agree, is that it treats soliciting funds [from alumni]-even if a Girifalco noted that effort-reporting will "the production of knowledge as if it were direct benefit to research can be demon- be the biggest difficulty for the faculty as like the production of toothpaste," Langen- strated-is not a reimbursable expense," he they all will have to complete forms whether berg said. The government expects to be able said. or not they are receiving direct grant monies. to measure an end product, Wales pointed Dougherty is also displeased with the "Faculty members find it hard to compart- out, yet, scholarship does not necessarily guidelines' implication that universities are mentalize intellectual activity into boxes," yield an end product. fiscally irresponsible. He pointed out "that Girifalco said. "People who have worked on Also under the A-21 guidelines, the cost of while only 8 percent of HEW's budget goes sponsored programs for a long time have tuition for research and teaching assistants to universities. 26 percent of their audit kept records on how they allocate their time will no longer be paid from the employee effort is aimed toward them." on a research project. For people not benefits pool. Tuition will be charged The new guidelines are "an additional accustomed to doing this, it's going to be directly to the research grants for research degree of oversight that is unnecessary," he difficult." assistantships, or to the individual budgets said. The $70-80 million the University Langenberg reiterated this point. "The of their schools for teaching assistantships. receives in federal grants is only part of a principal objection is that you're being asked This will subtract further from the funds budget of$400 million, he reflected, and "we to disentangle something with a precision available for other research purposes. have demonstrated the ability to manage which most faculty will find impossible," he The University must shift or discover that larger sum responsibly." said. "The effort reports would not be an nearly $1 million, Langenberg predicted, in Dougherty estimated that the new regula- honest characterization of the situation, order to continue providing remitted tuition tions will cost the University more than because they call for precise classification of $500,000 the first year, although in theory activities which fulfull several purposes simultaneously." (continued on page 8)

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advanced clerical 3 The following listings are condensed from the businesspeople (teaching experience; degree experience; years experience as executive personnel office's bulletin of March 20. Because of preferably in the humanities; some academic adminis- secretary; statistical typing) 510.000-512.725. trative with national the delay occasioned by printing schedules, these experience; familiarity employ- Herdsman I (B90) 55,500-57,025. listings should not be considered official. Some ment and academic situation) S10.375414.375. Library Clerk (2 positions) maintain files; check positions may no longer be available. Executive Assistant for Developmentand University incoming books against purchase orders; oversees Bulletin boards at several campus locations list Relations (27772) $24.650-$34,750. No longer accept- invoice processing; maintains single entry ledgers; full job descriptions. New listings are posted every ing applications. maintains shelflist records; related duties as assigned; Thursday. Bulletin board locations are: Franklin Financial Analyst (2824) $14,850-S20,550. Union wages. Building: outside personnel office, Room 130; Foreman, Repair and Utility (2689) 512.900-517.850. MCST Operator (2482) 57.425-59.450. Towne Building: mezzanine lobby; Veterinary Heating/Ventilating Instrumentation Control Fore- Office Automation Operator (B220) $7.375-$9.375. School: first floor, next to directory; LeidyLabs:first man (2790) 512,900-517.850. Project Budget Assistant (B249) $7,975-S 10.150. floor, outside Room 102; Anatomy-Chemistry Junior Research Specialist (4 positions) $10,375- Receptionist (B242) $5.900-57.525. Building: near Room 358; Rittenhouse Lab: east 514,375). Receptionist (2925) receives visitors; directs personal staircase, second floor LRSM: first floor, opposite Junior Research Specialist (2 positions) (B265) and telephone inquiries to appropriate staff members; elevator; Johnson Pavilion: first floor, next te prepares tissue culture; performs animal surgery, assists in general office functions (clerical aptitude; directory; Logan Hall: first floor, near Room 11, cellular preparation and coordination of several excellent phone manner) $5,900-57.575. Social Work/Caster Building: first floor Richards transplant projects (BA.; two years lab experience); Repairs Expeditor (2776) 57.975-S 10.150. Building: first floor, near mailroom; Law School: (B269) transplant tumors from rats, examine tumors, Research Laboratory Technician II (2 positions) Room 28, basement; Dietrich Hall: firstfloor, outside follow-up evaluation of tumors, decapitation of rats. $8.575-$10,850. E-108. work-up of biological samples; use of centrifuge, Research Laboratory Technician III (3 positions) For further information, call personnel services, spectrophotometer, high pressure liquid chromato- $9,650-$12.225. Ext. 7285. The University Is an equal opportunity graphy (B.S. or equivalent experience) S10,375414.375. Research Laboratory Technician Ill (B270) prepares employer. Where qualifications Include formal Librarian 1(2767) $11.250-515.850. reagents; purification and biochemical analysis of education or training, significant experience In the Programmer Analyst 11(2 positions) $14.850-S20.550. proteins; immunological analysis of proteins. paritally field may be substituted. The two figures in salary Project Manager (2433) 516.125-522.725. radioimmunoassay testing; laboratory supply order of listings show minimum starting salary and maxi- Regional Director Admissions (2592) $14,850- processing and equipment maintenance; maintains mum starting salary (midpoint). Some positions $20,550. records of data and summary reports of data (college listed may have strong internal candidates. If you Research Coordinator (B267) system management of degree in biology, biochemistry or related field; direct wouldlike to know more about aparticular position, on-line computer models and storage facility with time- research lab experience) 59.650-512.225. please ask at the time of the Interview with a sharing facilities; investigations of alternative methodol- Residence Hall Clerk (2873) $5,570-57.088. personnelcounseloror hiring department represen- ogies using federal cost estimation models; systematic Secretary II (9 positions) 56.875-58.750. tative. Openings listed without salaries are those In investigations of existing data of the American family Secretary III (12 positions) $7.425-$9.450. which salary is yet to be determined. (analytic and computer programming skills and expe- Secretary IV (2901) $8.625-$10.950. rience; economist preferred) $12.900-$17.850. Secretary Medical/'Technical (6 positions) $7,975- Research Specialist (B261) biomedical research using $10,150. stable isotopes and a mass spectrometer (B.S.; familiar- Secretary/Technician, Word Processing (2postions) with vacuum of electronics $7,975-S 10. 150. Administrative/Professional ity high system; knowledge preferred; training in mathematics, physics and chemis- Statistical Assistant (2874) S8,625-$10.950. 1.250-$15,850. Store Cashier electric cash for Accountant I (2694) $10.375-$14,375. try) $1 (2928) operates register Iii of cash and checks; records ofcash Assistant Director (2831). Research Specialist (2 positions) 5 l4.850-$20.550. receipt keeps receipts Research IV $l8.625-S26.250. and cash transfers school for Assistant Director Annual Giving 11 (2870) $14,850- Specialist (B0223) (high graduate: accuracy detailed clerical work) $20.550. Senior Systems Analyst S l6.125-$22.725. $5.900-57.525. of Construction and Technician I (B92) $7.575-59.600 Assistant Director, Textbooks (2887) Superintendent Repairs (2690) $ Technician Physical II $8,575- AssistantDirector forUtilities(2789)$I 8,625-$26,250. 14.850-$20.550. Laboratory (B-0l69) Mechanical (2791) $14,100- $10,850. Associate Development Officer III (2541) $18,625- Supervisor, Systems $26,250. S17.850. Technician, Veterinary (2911) $9.650-$12.225. Text $9,275-S Associate Director (BI 13) $14.850-520,550. No longer Supervisor (2886) 11.800. Person (2900) Union accepting applications. Utility Wages. Associate Director of Athletics (2710) $21,450- Support Staff $30.225. Sixteen part-time support staff positions are listed Business Administrator I (B235) $10,375-514,375. Administrative Assistant (B259) 57.975-510.150. on campus bulletin boards. Career Counselor (2631) $12.900-$17,850. Administrative Assistant I (2 positions) (B0l75) Data Production Operations Manager(2894) Manage preparation of faculty dossiers; follow-up correspon- administrative data including data entry, production dence for associate dean; preparation of speeches, control, data control, and high speed remote operation articles, etc. (degree in English or business; ability to COM center and optical scanning; negotiate contracts express ideas clearly; some knowledge of computers) Davis is WARC Director with vendors of computer supplies, hardware and (2803) orders supplies for department; completes tuition software services (business degree; 5 years operations and process forms; monitors budgets; collects and management of midsized IBM data center; ability to processes student fees; explains department politicies deal with vendors of Dl' services; ability to perform (high school graduate; good typing skills; some Peter Davis was appointed director of the hardware and software evaluations; ability to do admissions experience) $7.975-$!0.150. hardware planning) $16,125-$22,725. Administrative Assistant II (B253) $7.975410,150. Wharton Applied Research Center, effective Deputy Director (02651). Admissions Assistant (2 positions) (2877) $8,625- April I. Robert E. Mittelstaedt, the current Director (02923) responsible for the maintenance of $10,950; (2889) $7,975-510,150. director, will be returning to his position as buildings, grounds, and hard surfaces throughout major Assistant to Loss Prevention Specialist (2855) $6,850- director of the Wharton Innovative Center urban campus; management of a large utility distribu- $8,775. tion system; responsible forreviewing new construction Bookstore Clerk (2 positions) (2926) responsible for Program, upon completion of his interim plans and specifications; prepares and administers large book returns to major publishers; must drive truck to or appointment. department budget (10 years experience in management pick up orders and make returns (college degree Davis is a member of the of complex facilities; knowledgeableof utilities, mainte- equivalent work experience; knowledge of practices and currently faculty nance. landscaping, cost accounting, and labor rela- customs in retail field); (2927) responsible for pricing, of the social systems sciences unit and, until tions) $28,325-$39.950. stocking, arranging and presentation of merchandise; January, was co-director of the Busch Director of Admissions and Financial Aid (2798) responsible for communication of stock level informa- Center. He has initiated and directed a S16,125422,725. tion to buyer (college degree or equivalent work Director of Communications (2724) $28.325-539.950. experience; knowledge of practices in retail field) number of federally sponsored research Director of Fiscal Operations develops school and 55.500-57.000. and has served as a consultant to Clerk III nine-month projects department budgets; monitors expenditures; prepares (2880) $6,875-$8,750; position. and sector in financial and statistical reports; supervises exempt and Coordinating Assistant (2 positions) $8.625-$10.950. public private organizations non-exempt personnel (BA.. M.B.A. preferred; 5 years Electrician I (2794) Union wages. the United States. Holland, the United business experience) $14,850-$20,550. Electron Microscope Technician II (A913) $9,650- Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela. Director, Upperciass Admissions (2752) S12,900- $12,225. with S17,850. Engineer (2854) Union Wages. His writings have been concerned the Editor (2905) $16.125-522.725. Executive Secretary to the Vice President temporary theory and practice of planned change. Education Coordinator I administers a curricular and full-time position serving as confidential secretary to Dr. Davis received an M.A. from Cam- placement program in alternative careers for PhD's; senior administrative officer; maintains calendar; his M.Sc. from the organizes the application and admissions process; schedules executive meetings conferences; screens bridge University, monitors expenditures; writes literature describing the incoming correspondence; compiles briefing files for all London School of Economics and his Ph.D. program; works with faculty, administrators and meets and conferences (high school graduate; 3 years from the University.

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Enos Eby Witmer: Space. Time and space and time were merged by Einstein in the magnetic resonance and biological Microphysics-A New Synthesis. 189 pages. his 1905 theory. In this new theory the points of view. The final section deals with Washington. D.C.: University Press of masses and other properties of the funda- detailed views of enzyme function, utilizing a America. Inc. $8.85 (softcover). mental particles, elementary particles, and variety of spectroscopic techniques. The This book represents the results of a long nuclei will be functions of the space-time book is an unusual offering to students and and thorough investigation of the numerical magic numbers and of the quantum researchers in biophysics and biochemistry. regularities in the masses of nuclei and numbers. Finally, the fundamental particles, Opella and Lu are associate professors of elementary particles together with a consid- namely leptons and quarks, will never be chemistry. Dr. Mildred Cohn is professor of eration of the basic theory pertaining to found to be composite because they are biochemistry and biophysics. these entities. The important conclusion merely the manifestation of the synthetic obtained from this research is that the of time and Edward B. Shils, et. al.: Industrial Peace- complex concept space, maker: W. Taylor's Contributions to integers 3 and 4, which are the particles. George respectively Collective 244 Philadel- number of dimensions of space and space- The integers or at least certain integers are Bargaining. pages. time a dominant role inthe basic out to be much more in phia. PA.: University of Pennsylvania Press. play theory turning important W. of fundamental the basic theory of than ever George Taylor's achievements in particles, elementary parti- microphysics arbitration, mediation, and cles, and nuclei. The author calls the integers suspected in the past. wage regulation, 3 and 4 and other derived from them in the study of industrial relations are the integers in the of labor relations in the space-time magic numbers. Among these mileposts history America. left an numbers are 6, 62, 6, (62+1), (62+1)2, 136. Stanley J. Opella and Ponzy Lu: NMR and twentieth-century Taylor immense collection of articles, and and the integral powers ofthe integer 2. Note Biochemistry: A Symposium Honoring speeches, a lifetime of arbitrations decisions his that 136=42x(42+1)/2. This idea enables usto Mildred Cohn. 456 pages. Philadelphia, upon understand the mysterious occurrence ofthe PA.: University of Pennsylvania Press. $45 death in 1972. Foracritical evaluation of his 3 at in (hardcover). legacy. the authors of this volume have integer many strategic places quark classified and those of theory and the fact that no elementary The contributions to this volume were appraised aspects career that have had paricle is composed ofmorethan 3 quarks or presented at a symposium honoring Mildred Taylor's the greatest on and Shils is antiquarks. All of this leads to the conclu- Cohn and reflect the breadth of her interests impact society government. of and founder of the sion that to unify quark theory, the special and correspond to some of the most exciting professor management of and mechan- areas of biochemical research. The Wharton Entrepreneurial Center. George theory relativity, quantum papers W. was on ics, the of time, and include NMR studies of proteins, nucleic Taylor the Wharton School concepts space, until his retirement. fundamental particles must be merged in a acids and membranes, as well as approaches faculty to this of research in from both new synthetic conceptjust as the concepts of type general Albert L. Lloyd: Anatomy of the Verb: The Gothic Verb as a Model for a Unified Actional and A-21 and Theory of Aspect, Types, Accountability Verbal Velocity (Part I: Theory: Part II: Application). 351 pages. Amsterdam, Hol- from 6) could include of (continued page monitoring productivity land: John Publisher. to 500 assistants in the of professors or using them in tenure review. Benjamins, teaching Faculty Part I presents an integrated theory of the Arts and Sciences and the College of The chapter has written a letterto Provost basic functions of the verb, delimit- Science. Fortu- precisely Engineering and Applied Vartan Gregorian asking for a statement ing the boundaries of the interrelated and the has until I, 1981 nately, University July insuring that the forms will be used only for often confused categories of 'aspect', to its of tuition intended. adjust present system the purpose for which they were 'actional types'. and 'the inherent capacity of remission. "This is a conservative relatively position each verbal concept to represent a certain Wales pointed out, however, that the on A-2 I." she said. We're not happy but we'll of situation not be blamed on degree change'. should entirely work with it." In Part II. a detailed analysis of the verb the the "horrible transi- government despite Lowery also lamented the fact that system of Gothic and a complete classifica- tion which will result from OMB in problems" university faculties were not consulted the tion of its verbs according to the principles A-2l. "All this does is expose the fact that framing of the guidelines. Because of this, established in Part I serve to demonstrate there is not a deal of for felt that most members at the great money she faculty both the applicability of these theoretical and for have little of fellowships teaching assistantships University probably concept considerations and the presence of formal students." he said. He added that what the forms are like and the difficulties graduate aspect in early Germanic. An index of verbs campaigns to raise money for these students which may come up in completing them. facilitates the use of this section as an have not had results. with encouraging The University intends to comply the independent reference work for Gothic. Professor Barbara task forces have dealt Nursing Lowery, presi- regulations and several Lloyd is chairman of the department of dent of the of the with the issues ofeffort and tuition University's chapter reporting Germanic languages. Association of American University Profes- remission. sors, feared that "a threat to academic Work on modifying the guidelines will be Ronald E. Miller: Dynamic Optimization freedom is inherent in the effort reporting pursued by COGR. Langenberg said. The and Economic Applications. McGraw-Hill forms." if proper precautions concerning issues of interest expenses and independent International Book Company. $29.50 (hard- confidentiality are not taken. research and development are being dis- cover). Lowery and the chapter are urging both a cussed with the Office of Management and An introduction to the techniques of local and national monitoring of the use of Budget. OMB had agreed to discuss these optimal control theory (calculus of varia- the information gleaned from the forms, she issues if COGR would not take them up in tions and the maximum principle) and their said, as it could be "misinterpreted and the drafting of the current regulations. applications in economics and regional misused from both inside and outside of the Next week's ALMANAC will discuss the science, designed as a text for advanced universities." suggestions of the National Commission on undergraduates and graduate students, Lowery suggested that possible infringe- Research on improving university and particularly in the social sciences. Miller is ments arising from misuse of the reports government relations. -S.J.S professor of regional sciences.

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