No. 5 March 1967
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John S. Morgan Is Named Dean Urban Problems Seminars Of Social Work Being Held for Faculty John S. Morgan, professor at the Today about 130 million Americans -Jobs and Men in the Philadelphia University of Toronto School of Social live in the nation's metropolitan areas. Region, chaired by Dr. George W. Work, has been named dean of the In another generation, these areas will Taylor, Harnwell Professor of Industry. School of Social Work have 200 million University's probably people. -Change in the Urban Slum: chaired effective 1. July The University Council on Urbanism by Dr. Howard E. Mitchell, professor of Professor Morgan succeeds Dr. Ruth and Related Human Resources, formed human resources and director of the Hu- E. who last Pro- Smalley, resigned July; last year under the guidance of President man Resources Program. fessor Roland J. Artigues has been serv- Gaylord P. Harnwell, represents Penn- General direction of the seminar series ing as acting dean in the interim. of the need for an sylvania's recognition is in the hands of Dr. Morton J. Schuss- role in urban affairs. enlarged heim, professor of city planning, who A,. Responding to faculty interest in a was in charge of policy planning and re- more structured and interdisciplinary ap- search for the U. S. Department of proach to urban studies, the Council has Housing and Urban Development under organized a series of Urban Seminars Dr. Robert C. Weaver before coming to this spring. Initially, three subject areas Pennsylvania at the start of this academic are being covered: year. -Pollution: Causes, Consequences A large public conference will be held and Controls, chaired by Dr. Luther L. during May, at which time the results of Terry, vice president for medical affairs. these faculty seminars will be reported by the chairmen, and plans for future University undertakings presented. information and intelligence department More Involvement in 1942. Following military service dur- Dr. Harnwell, convinced of the need ing World War II and a period as re- for increased search and information officer of the University participation in the causes and Council, he went to the of determining effects of the University "urban revolution," led Toronto. the way in the Professor Morgan is a native of York- establishment of the Council last year. He was appointed a lecturer at that shire, England. He was graduated from Members of the Council, chaired by Dr. School of Social Work in Jesus College at Oxford University in University's Jefferson B. Fordham, dean of the Law 1946, 1932, and received a master of arts de- becoming a full professor in 1952. School, include Dr. Harnwell; Dr. During 1958-59 Professor was gree there four years later. He holds a Morgan William G. Grigsby, professor of city acting director of the School. graduate diploma in education from planning; Dr. Michael H. Jameson, Armstrong College of Durham Univer- He has been a visiting professor at dean of the Graduate School of Arts sity, now the University of Newcastle- various times at the University of Chi- and Sciences and professor of classical upon-Tyne. Last year he received an cago, McGill University, the University studies; Dr. A. Leo Levin, vice provost- honorary doctor of laws degree from the of Manchester, and, most recently, Dis- student affairs and professor of law; Memorial University of Newfoundland. tinguished Visiting Professor at the Dr. Howard E. Mitchell; Mr. Robert Beginning in 1936 he was affiliated Columbia University School of Social B. Mitchell, chairman and professor of with the National Council of Social Serv- Work. city planning; Dr. Schussheim; Dr. ice in head of the England, becoming (continued on page 2) (continued on page 3) 2 THE ALMANAC Pennsylvania Awarded A Five-Year Grant To Establish A Center for Oral Health Research The University has been awarded a Among the current studies that will of the patient," Dr. Williams said. "We grant from the National Institute of be carried on in COHR are investiga- wish to give the student a better under- Dental Research of the National Insti- tions of the detailed structure of dentin, standing of the healthy patient so that he tutes of Health to establish and develop the role of certain bacteria in oral soft will more quickly recognize deviations a Center for Oral Health Research tissue disease, and total health relation- from health." (COHR) at the School of Dental Medi- ships as evidenced by the occurrence of Construction of the Center for Oral cine. The project, which has been ap- periodontal disease in human beings with Health Research building is expected to proved for a five year period, is expected and without diabetes and during or in begin in 1970. Meanwhile, funds have to total $7,500,000. the absence of pregnancy. been allocated for the rehabilitation of "COHR will also aid in and rental of additional Announcement of the award of $621,- accomplishing existing space one of the of the School 406 for the current year was made principal objects space. of Dental Medicine the un- Dr. Williams will be assisted in his March 1 by the dental institute. by helping dergraduate student, during his four administrative duties by an executive Dr. Lester W. Burket, dean of the years of study, to develop the concept committee composed of the heads of all School of Dental Medicine, said the new that he is responsible not only for the investigative sections of COHR. In ad- Center for Oral Health Research will oral health of his patients but also for dition, a committee from the University be one of three of this kind in the nation. early detection of those changes in oral faculty at large will serve in an advisory said the new will He Center be devoted health that may affect the total health capacity. to advancing the knowledge of dental scientists in both basic and clinical fields, with special emphasis on collaborative 1966-67 Statistics On studies among scientists of many disci- Foreiçw Students, plines, both within and outside the Uni- versity. Present interdisciplinary work Faculty, Show Increase In Numbers involves cooperation of dental faculty William L. Carr, director of Students were divided areas of in- with physicians, veterinarians, metallur- acting by the University's Office of International terest as follows: social sciences, 309; gical engineers, and biologists. Services, has compiled statistics concern- humanities, 218; business administration, Dr. Ned B. Williams, professor and ing 1966-67 foreign students and faculty 205; engineering, 169; medical sciences, chairman of microbiology at the dental which reveal both the diversity of people 114; and the natural and physical sci- school, will serve as COHR director. at Pennsylvania and the considerable ences, 96. In this capacity, he will be in charge of expansion of the University's exchange With respect to their concentration plans to construct, equip and staff a new efforts. relative to American students, foreign research laboratory building housing the The count of foreign students as of students represent 28 percent of the scientists who will be connected with November, 1966, was 1,144, an addi- Graduate Division of Engineering; 25 COHR. The building will be located tional 395 staff and faculty personnel, percent of the Graduate School of Arts near the School of Dental Medicine's and about 350 dependents. The student and Sciences; 24 percent of the Graduate main building at 40th and Spruce figure contrasts with that of 680 in 1961. School of Fine Arts; and 21 percent of Streets. However, despite the rapid increase in the Division of Graduate Medicine. Dr. Williams said the NIDR grant foreign students at Pennsylvania, the Although the largest number of the also will enable the School of Dental percentage has not kept pace with the 395 foreign faculty and staff are con- Medicine to attract to the Center addi- increasing graduate student population. centrated in the University's two hos- tional outstanding investigators and a The largest representations by nation- pitals, there are many in chemistry, bio- group of young scholars who wish to ality are those from India, China, Great chemistry and physiology. become proficient in one of several areas Britain, Canada, Japan, and Korea. Gen- of oral health research. erally, the largest groups of foreign stu- MORGAN (continued from page 1) dents come from the Far East (42 per- Professor Morgan has served as a con- Several new interdisciplinary investi- cent) and Europe (21 percent). Certain sultant to many Canadian social and wel- gations will be initiated and supported departments and divisions attract more fare agencies, and has been awarded an by the grant. foreign students than others, and the honorary life membership of the Cana- The dental school departments which following have the heaviest concentra- dian Welfare Council "for distinguished will be represented in the new Center tions: Wharton School's MBA program, service to public welfare and to welfare are: biochemistry, histology and embry- electrical engineering, economics, physics, in Canada." ology, microbiology, periodontal and soft graduate medicine, and the English In- He is a member of numerous profes- tissue disease, and pharmacology. stitute, in that order. sional organizations. MARCH, 1967 3 SEMINARS (continued from page 1) their topics included Dr. Herbert R. Clifford Kaufman, of the Department of Northrup, professor and chairman of in- Political Science, will lead the discussion. Taylor; and Dr. Terry. dustry, "Racial Employment Policies of Both the 1 and 15 meet- The Council's mission is to chart a American Dr. H. April April Employers"; Benjamin will be held at the House, University-wide approach to the study of Stevens, of science, ings Paley professor regional between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. urban affairs and to propose appropriate "Manpower and Business Location Fac- in com- participation by the University tors"; Dr.