Research Grants, Fellowships Management Committee Reports Now Available to Faculty To President's Staff Conference The University's Committee on the Advancement of A four-point program designed to strengthen and sys- Research has announced plans to award ten Summer tematize the methods by which the University recruits and Research Fellowships for 1963. In keeping with University retains administrative staff personnel was submitted this policy of providing more generous support for faculty month to the President's Staff Conference by the newly research, these awards have been increased in number and organized Committee on Management Development. the stipend raised to $1500. The program, which the Conference has asked the Com- Competition for these fellowships is open to all full-time mittee to find means of implementing, contains these members of the faculty who hold a doctorate or its equiva- points: lent. While appointments will be based primarily on the 1. The Committee on Management Development should merit of projects proposed and on the research potential be established as a standing committee. of applicants, preference is given to applications from 2. The Committee should have the responsibility of younger members of the faculty and those from the lower seeing that periodic evaluations are made of the abilities, academic ranks. experience, and performance of the present administrative The committee also has somewhat greater resources for personnel, so that those staff members who show the great- its regular grants in aid of research than it has had in est promise of further development can be identified. recent years. These grants provide for clerical or technical 3. No in the administrative assistance, equipment, supplies, and essential travel on change University's organi- do not include for zation or in management personnel should be made without approved projects. They stipends appli- the prior knowledge and approval of the Committee. cants, as do the Summer Fellowships. 4. The should enter a of Applicants are encouraged to consult members of the University upon program committee or its Dr. R. Nixon of the management apprenticeships in the larger administrative secretary, Eugene areas, so as to provide a source of qualified and seasoned Chemistry Department at his offices in Harrison Labora- Extension 8313. forms be obtained individuals to fill positions that become vacant through tory, Application may promotions. from him. the of Members of the committee are Dr. W. Wallace Weaver, Urging necessity periodic evaluations, the Com- chairman; Dr. P. L. mittee's report declared that "in a promotional program it Sociology Department, Bargellini, is essential that there be a formal of the Electrical Engineering; Dr. Maurice Brull, Mechanical appraisal perform- Dr. M. Case, Dr. ance levels and advancement potential. Each University Engineering; Lynn History; Hennig officer should be encouraged to meet at least annually with Cohen, English; Dr. Vincent G. Dethier, Biology; Dr. staff Richard Easterlin, Economics; Caleb Foote, Law; Dr. his members to review performance and progress. E. II, Only with the record of these evaluations and appraisals Robert Forster, Physiology; Dr. Alan G. Mac- of is it to the un- Diarmid, Chemistry; Dr. A. K. Mann, Physics; Dr. Robert management growth possible recognize Nelson, Romance Dr. William M. Protheroe, tapped potential within the University." Languages; In of its recommendation that no be Astronomy; Dr. Paul Sack, Education; Dr. Philip Teitel- support changes and Dr. made without the Committee's knowledge, the report baum, Psychology, Claude Welch, Religious stated: Thought. "When any change in administrative staffing is antici- pated it should be brought to the attention of the Com- mittee. Without expecting that all position vacancies can Dr. Pillard in South America or should be filled by promotion, the Committee feels Dr. Matthew J. Pifiard, Associate Professor of Educa- strongly that no administrative post should be filled from tion in the Graduate School of Education, is one of two without the University when there is an equally qualified (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3)

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Back grounder inating here. However, the Press welcomes submission of manuscripts by outside scholars, and in this year's list are included manuscripts from faculty members of many of the The University Press nation's leading universities. Members of the University faculty who are interested "On the non-material side," Yoseloff continued, "the in obtaining publication for book manuscripts have at activities of the Press have been equally gratifying. There their disposal the services of the University of Pennsyl- has been no lowering of the standards of acceptability by vania Press. the Editorial Committee, and the Committee has rigidly adhered to its of on A substantial operation and a long-established one, the policy accepting manuscripts entirely Press issued 33 new and revised editions in the fiscal the basis of favorable reports from the best qualified year readers. This has assured a of recently ended, and reported an income from sales and program publications equal fees of with a to the highest standards of acceptability enforced by any reprint approximately $150,000, compared in America. current national average for 57 other university presses university press of $112,000. "The unique financial position of the Press continues to The Press limits its to works of make it possible to accept manuscripts for publication publications scholarly without subventions from individual authors, and interest, and has as its principal purpose making publica- seeking tion available to scholars who would otherwise find it no manuscript is ever offered to the Committee or accepted difficult to a It does not handle fiction, text- upon the contingency of the author's having to provide a get hearing. subvention." books, or poetry. While selection of for lies in The University of Pennsylvania Press is fully independ- manuscripts publication ent, and has no affiliation with the American the hands of an editorial committee composed of University Association and staff members, all details of actual of University Presses, since its Director is not a faculty faculty publication member, as are in the hands of Thomas Yoseloff, publisher, whose required by AAUP rules. other publishing interests include the firm of A. S. Barnes & Co., New York, and the Golden Cockerel Press, London. The University provides Mr. Yoseloff with a minimal operating budget, which is used largely for advertising and Annenberg School Dedicated promoting books by its faculty members; except for this, his function as a publisher may be compared with that of In Communications Field a commercial book However, since income from publisher. The new building of the Annenberg School of Commu- sales seldom matches unsubsidized operating costs, com- nications at 3623 Locust St. was dedicated Nov. mercial success either for an individual book or for the Thursday, 8, in ceremonies held in the school foyer. operation as a whole is not a consideration. E. Johnson the with members who desire to submit Chaplain Stanley opened program Faculty manuscripts may an invocation and was followed by President Harnwell, do so through Miss Edith Wehle, secretary to the Univer- who introduced Gilbert Seldes, Dean of the School, and sity Press, at 3436 Walnut St. Such manuscripts are first Walter H. of The screened the Annenberg, publisher Philadelphia by organization's editorial committee, com- Inquirer and donor of the building. posed of Dr. Ray H. Abrams, chairman; Dr. Robbins Burling, Dr. Irwin Friend, Dr. John G. Brainerd, Dr. Mr. Annenberg, an alumnus and a Trustee of the Uni- Anthony F. C. Wallace, Dr. Maurice Johnson, Dr. Kenneth versity, established the School through the Annenberg M. Setton, Gilbert Seldes; Provost David R. Goddard, and Fund, Inc., in memory of his father, the late M. L. Vice Provost Roy F. Nichols. The Committee customarily Annenberg. As a highlight of the ceremony he and his sends submitted manuscripts out to specialists in the field mother, Mrs. M. L. Annenberg, unveiled a marble plaque of interest on this and other campuses who serve as first set in the foyer wall, the plaque reading, "This building is readers. Frequently, but not without exception, the com- a memorial to Moses Louis Annenberg, 1877-1942." mittee abides by the reader's recommendation to accept The new structure, which was opened to use on Septem- or reject. ber 10, occupies a tract extending from Locust to Walnut Once accepted, a manuscript is turned over to the pub- St., immediately north of Dietrich Hall and west of the lisher for setting in type and the planning of a suitable Faculty Club. Faced with limestone, concrete and glass, cover and jacket. Galley and page proofs are returned as the building contains a 375-seat auditorium, classrooms, promptly as possible to the author for reading. In general, offices, studios for television, radio, cinematic and photo- an author may expect the total process of bringing a book graphic use, and a comprehensive communications library. out to take about 14 months from the time the manuscript The Annenberg School is a professional graduate school is accepted. This, Yoseloff says, compares with an average founded to prepare college graduates to deal responsibly of 10 to 11 months for commercial publishing houses, and with the complex problems of social communication, par- is about on a par with the time taken by other university ticularly those related to the mass media. Forty-five stu- presses. dents are now enrolled. "The University community has every right to be proud It is expected that graduates of the school will participate of the continuing output of publications by its own faculty," actively in the various fields of mass communications as Yoseloff said in his report as Director. "Of the 33 books creators, critics, teachers, executives and policy-makers in published in this fiscal year, 22 originated in the Univer- the years following graduation. Many graduates of the sity of Pennsylvania community, and the Committee con- school are already active in various branches of the mass tinues its policy of giving preference to manuscripts orig- media.

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A Reminder from the Provost Univac I to Close Down Dec. 21; About the University Calendar Solid State 80 Replaces It Provost David R. Goddard has reminded the deans, The Univac Solid State 80 will replace the Univac I directors and department chairmen of the undergraduate at the University Computer Center on December 21, Vice- schools that the current University calendar will remain in Provost Willis J. Winn announced this month. The Univac effect, as revised, through the spring of 1964. I will be turned off on that date. The essential features of the calendar for the present The announcement, said Dr. Winn, was made well in and succeeding academic year are: advance of the shift so that users of the Univac I can Classes begin the Monday after Labor Day and Com- make arrangements to consider changing their programs mencement is held the third week of May. for use on the Solid State 80. Those users who have The fall term ends before the Christmas holiday. projects of a continuing nature may telephone James E. Each term includes a one-week examination period, Guertin, Associate Director of the Computer Center, to during which no classes will be held. discuss arrangements for use of Univac I facilities located There is a three-week midterm Christmas vacation and elsewhere. Since Univac I is being shut down, no new a one-week spring recess. projects should be planned for this equipment. The examination period for the current semester runs The program library for the Solid State 80 is more from Monday through Saturday, December 17-22. The comprehensive than the library available to the Univac I, present term ends December 22 and spring term classes Dr. Winn pointed out. The fact that the Solid State 80 begin Monday, January 14. library is growing rapidly means that the Computer Center Dr. Goddard's memorandum noted that the Calendar will be able to provide an even greater service to the Committee is presently working on the calendar provisions faculty in its research and educational activities. Pro- for the academic year 1964-1965 and subsequent years, gramming for the Solid State 80 can be discussed by calling and that the faculty will be canvassed by the Committee as the Computer Center. of the current calendar or to their opinions possible MANAGEMENT alternatives. (Continued from Page 1) person on our staff that could be advanced to the position. Carter Foundation Affiliates The success of this phase of the program will, of course, depend on the complete cooperation of our executives in With School of Education making individuals available to other departments." The William T. Carter Foundation for Child Develop- The Committee, which by the terms of the proposed ment has become affiliated with the Educational Service program would serve as an inter-departmental coordinator Bureau of the Graduate School of Education, Dr. William in the personnel area, came into existence as the result of E. Arnold, Dean of the school, announced recently. action taken last May 31. Primarily concerned with research into sociological At that time Henry R. Pemberton, Business and Finan- aspects of child behavior, the Foundation will supplement cial Vice President, was asked at a Presidential Staff Con- services already offered by the Bureau. Members of the ference to establish a sub-committee of the Committee on Foundation staff offer consultation on matters relating Administrative Appointment and Promotion to investigate to community, family, school, and children. the feasibility of a management program for the Univer- sity. Such a program, the Conference members felt, had to become essential because the University's increasing size New Campus Film be Shown and complexity had made it impossible for any one admin- istrator to know personally all members of the management At Faculty Club in December film, Ex- team. The University's new motion picture Campus In addition to Mr. Pemberton as chairman, those ap- will be shown for all members in the press, faculty game pointed to the group were Donald K. Angell, Vice President room on the lower floor of the Faculty Club on Tuesday, Assistant to the President; Harold Business 4, and December 5. Show times Manley, December Wednesday, Manager, and Dr. Fred C. Ford, Director of Personnel. both days will be at 12:30 P.M. and again at 1:30 P.M. The committee met almost thereafter to review is a newsreel of monthly Campus Express presentation pictorial the problems of management development at the Univer- highlights of the academic year 1961-1962. This sound and made its recommendations after extended runs for 261/2 minutes. sity, only and color motion picture study. DR. PILLARD None of the four steps recommended constitutes a (Continued from Page 1) technique as such. All are necessary as preliminaries to Americans now studying aspects of secondary education reaching a position where the University can take advan- in four Latin American countries. The study is being tage of generally accepted management-development tech- conducted at the request of the Council on Higher Educa- niques, Dr. Ford emphasized. tion in the American Republics, a group sponsored by the Management apprenticeships can be established by the Institute of International Education. University, said Dr. Ford, without adding to its personnel Dr. Pillard, Dr. Robert J. Havighurst of the University costs. Hiring young men with some managerial training, of Chicago, and three Latin-American educators are visit- to serve in various capacities while they learn the "feel" ing Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. They will develop of the institution, and keeping them in reserve until a suita- specific recommendations and projects for consideration at ble employment opening occurs, can be much less expen- the annual conference of the Council on Higher Education sive, he pointed out, than going into the open market and in February, 1963. competing with industry for a fully qualified replacement.

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of Women; W. Joan Marshall, Assistant Dean of Women; Other Mrs. B. Barbara Oliver, Vesta Sonne, and Margot Tully, Among Things Assistants to the Dean of Women, and Kathleen Quinn, Director of Dramatic Production and a member of the CONGRATULATIONS: To Dr. I. S. Ravdin, Vice- Dean of Women's staff. President for Medical Affairs, on his election as president Dr. Joseph P. Atkins, Chairman of the Department of of the American Cancer Society in October ... To Dr. Bronchology in the Graduate School of Medicine and Pro- Loren C. Eiseley, University Professor o Anthropology fessor of Otolaryngology in the School of Medicine; Dr. and the History of Science and head of the new Depart- Albert P. Seltzer, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, ment of the Philosophy and History of Science in the and Dr. James S. Shipman, Clinical Professor of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, on the citation both of the Graduate School of Medicine, took awarded him recently at the Convocation on Higher Edu- Ophthalpart m the annual meeting of-themology,American Association of cation held in Harrisburg for his distinguished teaching Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at Las Vegas, Nev., and administrative career... And to Dr. Roy F. Nichols, Nov. 4-9 . . . Dr. William L. C. Wheaton, Director of Vice-Provost and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and the Institute of Urban Studies and Professor of City Plan- Sciences, on his election as president of the Association of ning, took part in a panel discussion of urban ano trans- Graduate Schools of the Association of American Univer- portation planning at the 22nd national meeting of the sities at its recent annual meeting in New York. Operations Research Society of America, held November TRAVELERS AND SPEAKERS: Dr. Samuel Gurin, 7 at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia. Dean of the School of Medicine, attended the annual Dr. Hsuan Yeh, Director of the Towne School of Civil meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges and Mechanical Engineering, and Dr. Paul R. Trumpler, in Los Angeles, October 26-30 ... Dr. Alfred Kidder II, Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Towne School, Associate Director of the University Museum, participated are presenting papers at the annual meeting of the Ameri- November 10 in a symposium on Prehistoric Man in the can Society of Mechanical Engineers, to be held in New New World" at Rice University, Houston, Tex., marking York November 25-30 ... Dr. H. P. Schwan, Professor that institution's 50th anniversary. His subject was "South 0. M. Salati, and Antharvedi Anne, all of the Moore American High Cultures." . . . Dr. Stanley I. Shapiro, School of Electrical Engineering, presented a joint paper Lecturer on Marketing in the Wharton School, spoke on on microwave absorption at the 15th annual Conference "Marketing and the Computer" before the Commerce Club on Engineering in Medicine and Biology at Chicago on and faculty of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, on November 6 ... Dr. Dorothy S. Thomas, Research Pro- October 19. fessor of Sociology in the Wharton School, was among the Dr. Robert E. Hughes, Associate Professor of Chem- speakers at the 13th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania istry, was among 31 members of the Atomic Energy Com- Sociological Society at Wilson College, October 26-27. mission's Solid State Sciences Advisory Panel who took HONORED: Dr. Robert E. Spiller, Professor of Eng- part November i in a discussion of recent developments in lish, recently was elected to membership in the American solid-state physics research at the Scientific Laboratory of Antiquarian Society, with headquarters at Worcester, Mass. the University of California in Los Alamos, N. M. Dr. Froelich Rainey, Director of the University Mu- Dr. Ralph C. Preston, Professor of Education, was a mem- seum, has been named to an advisory committee of nine ber of a committee of the National Council for Accredita- senior historians, librarians and museologists formed by tion of Teacher Education which evaluated the teacher- the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation of Wilmington, education program of Harvard University on October Del., to review and evaluate the foundation's program. 22-24... Dr. E. Howard Bedrossian, Assistant Professor AMONG OUR AUTHORS: A new volume on the poet of Ophthalmology in the Graduate School of Medicine, Byron, entitled The Structure of Byron's Major Poems and left recently for India, where he is to present a film on written by Dr. William H. Marshall, Associate Professor "The Surgical Management of Small Angle Strabismus" of English, has just been published by the University of at the International Congress of Ophthalmology, being Pennsylvania Press ... Dr. Arthur B. Shostak, Assistant held at New Delhi from December 3 to 7 ... Dr. Maurice Professor of Sociology, is the author of a new volume, A. Brull, Professor of Applied Mechanics, presented a America's Forgotten Labor Organization: A Study of the paper on "Aerothermoelastic Analysis of a Simple Leading Role of the Single-Firm Independent Union in American Edge Structure" at the Symposium on the Dynamics of Industry, published November 4 by the Princeton Univer- Manned Lifting Planetary Entry, sponsored jointly by the sity Press... An article by Dr. Albert C. Baugh, Emeritus Air Force and General Electric Company at Philadelphia, Professor of English, entitled "Historical Linguistics and October 29-31. the Teacher of English," appears in the November issue Professors Erwin Parthé and Norman Brown of the De- of College English. partment of Metallurgical Engineering presented papers on "Crystal Chemistry of Intermetallic Compounds" and THE ALMANAC "Dispersion Hardening," respectively, at the annual meet- Published monthly during the academic year by the ing of the American Institute of Metallurgical Engineering University for the information of its held in New York on October 30. faculty and staff Dr. Althea K. Hottel, former Dean of Women, was The Editors are assisted by an Advisory Com- among the speakers at the 42nd Convention of the Penn- mittee the Administration, and Association of Women Deans and representing Faculty, sylvania Counselors, Personnel of the University. held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia October 25-27. Others who attended from the Editor Frederic G. Hyde University included Dr. Address Constance P. Dent, Dean of Women; Dr. Theresa I. Lynch, Development Building Dean of the School of Nursing; Anne B. Speirs, Vice-Dean University of Pennsylvania Printing Office