Cornell University ANNOUNCEMENTS School of ^ Hotel Administration Cornell Academic Calendar 1968-69* Orientation, new students: Convocation, 2 p . m . Th.Sept. 12 Registration, new students F, Sept. 13 Registration, old students S, Sept. 14 Fall term instruction begins, 7:30 a . m . M, Sept. 16 Midterm grade reports due S, Oct. 26 Thanksgiving recess: Instruction suspended, 1:10 p . m . W, Nov. 27 Instruction resumed, 7:30 a . m . M, Dec. 2 Fall term instruction ends, 1:10 p . m . S, Dec. 21 Christmas recess: Independent study period begins M, Jan. 6 Final examinations begin M, Jan. 13 Final examinations end T, Jan. 21 Intersession begins W, Jan. 22 Registration, old students F, Jan. 31 Registration, new students S, Feb. 1 Spring term instruction begins, 7:30 a . m . Nl, Feb. 3 Deadline: changed or make-up grades M, Feb. 10 Midterm grade reports due S, Mar. 15 Spring recess: Instruction suspended, 1:10 p . m . S, Mar. 29 Instruction resumed, 7:30 a . m . M, Apr. 7 Spring term instruction ends, 1:10 p . m . S, May 17 Independent study period begins M, May 19 Final examinations begin Nl, May 26 Final examinations end T, June 3 Commencement Day M, J une 9 Deadline: changed or make-up grades M ,J une 16 *The dates shown in the Academic Calendar are subject to change at any time by official action of Cornell University. CORNELL UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Volume 60. Number 2. July 31, 1968. Published twenty-four times a year: twice in March, April, May, June, July, September, and November; four times in August and October; and once in January and December. Published by Cornell University at Sheldon Court, 420 College Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850. Second-class postage paid at Ithaca, New York 14850. Cornell University School of Hotel Administration 1968-69 Programs leading to professional careers in the management of hotels, motels, restaurants, clubs, hospitals, and institutions generally, and in the design and layout of the equipment for them. Contents ACADEMIC CALENDAR, inside front cover 4 CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SCHOOL 5 FACULTY 11 SCHOOL OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION 16 DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 52 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 53 PLACEMENT SERVICE 96 ADMISSION 103 REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION 105 CURRICULUM 114 WORKSHOPS FOR EXECUTIVES 114 SUMMER SHORT COURSES 114 RESEARCH PROGRAM 116 PUBLICATIONS 117 PRACTICE REQUIREMENT 119 EXPENSES AND SELF-SUPPORT 121 SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER AIDS 132 INDEX LIST OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, inside back cover The courses and curricula described in this Announcement, and the teaching personnel listed therein, are subject to change at any time by official action of Cornell University. Mrs. Ellsworth M. Statler, widow of the School’s principal benefactor, enters the door of Statler Inn to attend the annual Hotel Ezra Cornell. Her entrance marks the opening of a series of receptions, dinners, lectures, and exhibits—all planned for guests invited from the hotel and restaurant industry. The School’s Committee on Admissions meets frequently to make a careful selection of student applicants, whose requests have first been screened by the University’s Admissions Office. (Left to right) Professors Eben S. Reynolds and Thomas XV. Silk, Assistant Dean Gerald W. Lattin, Dean Robert A. Beck, David C. Dunn, and Clinton L. Rappole. CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING . The academic requirements for admission (see pages 96-97) should be addressed to the Office of Admissions, Edmund Ezra Day Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850. The personal requirements for admission (see page 98), specifically regarding interviews, should be addressed to the Dean, School of Hotel Administration, Statler Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850. The program of the School, the content of courses, the requirements for graduation, and questions of financial aid to students should be addressed to the Dean, School of Hotel Administration, Statler Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850. Credit against the practice requirement should be addressed to the Chairman, Practice Committee, Statler Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION James A. Perkins, President of the University Dale R. Corson, University Provost Mark Barlow, Jr., Vice President for Student Affairs John E. Burton, Vice President-Business Lewis H. Durland, University Treasurer W. Keith Kennedy, Vice Provost Franklin A. Long, Vice President for Research and Advanced Studies E. Hugh Luckey, Vice President for Medical Affairs Thomas W. Mackesey, Vice President for Planning Paul L. McKeegan, Director of the Budget Robert D. Miller, Dean of the University Faculty Steven Muller, Vice President for Public Affairs Arthur H. Peterson, University Controller Robert L. Sproull, Vice President for Academic Affairs Neal R. Stamp, Secretary of the Corporation, and University Counsel SCHOOL OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION Robert A. Beck. Ph.D., Dean of the School of Hotel Administration and E. M. Statler Professor in Hotel Administration Paul A. Gaurnier, M.S., Assistant Dean of the School of Hotel Administration and Assistant Professor in Hotel Administration Gerald W. Lattin, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of the School of Hotel Administration and Professor in Hotel Administration Katherine R. Spinney, B.A., B.L.S., Reference Librarian, School of Hotel Administration STAFF OF INSTRUCTION In the School of Hotel Administration (This list includes only those members of the University staff whose sole instructional responsibility is the teaching of students in the School of Hotel Administration.) Howard Bagnall Meek, Ph.D., Sc.D. in Ed., E. M. Statler Professor in Hotel Administration, Emeritus Frank H. Randolph, B.A., M.E., P.E., Professor in Hotel Engineering, Emeritus Thomas W. Silk, A.B., B.S., M.S., Professor in Hotel Accounting, Emeritus Louis A. Toth, C.P.A., Professor in Hotel Accounting, Emeritus O. Ernest Bangs, Associate Professor in Food Facilities Engineering James H. Barrett, Ph.D., C.P.A., Lecturer in Hotel Accounting Robert A. Beck, Ph.D., E. M. Statler Professor in Hotel Administration and Dean of the School of Hotel Administration Matthew Bernatsky, Professor in Hotel Administration Donald M. Biles, B.S., General Manager, Skytop Lodge, Skytop, Pennsylvania, Lecturer in Hotel Administration Leslie E. Bond, Cdr., USN (Ret.), Lecturer in Hotel Administration 6 FACULTY Paul R. Broten, B.S., M.S., Professor in Ffotel Engineering Robert M. Chase, B.M.E., M.B.A., Assistant Professor in Hotel Engineering Vance Christian, A.B., B.S., M.S., Assistant Professor in Hotel Administration Charles E. Cladel, M.S., C.P.A., Professor in Hotel Accounting Richard A. Compton, B.S.M.E., M.S., Assistant Professor in Hotel Engineering Donal A. Dermody, M.S., Assistant Professor in Hotel Administration David C. Dunn, M.S., Lecturer in Hotel Accounting Myrtle Ericson, M.S., Professor in Hotel Administration William Fisher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Hotel Accounting Charles Fournier, President, Gold Seal Vineyards, Inc., Hammondsport, New York, Lecturer in Hotel Administration Paul A. Gaurnier, M.S., Assistant Professor in Hotel Administration and Assistant Dean of the School of Hotel Administration H. Victor Grohmann, B.S., President, Needham & Grohmann, Inc., Lecturer in Hotel Administration Mrs. Valerie Gyrisco, M.S., Lecturer in Hotel Administration Mrs. Helena P. Kelsey, M.S., Lecturer in Hotel Administration Albert E. Koehl, B.S., President, Koehl, Landis & Landan, Inc., New York City, Lecturer in Hotel Administration Gerald W. Lattin, Ph.D., Professor in Hotel Administration and Assistant Dean of the School of Hotel Administration John D. Lesure, B.S., C.P.A., Senior Partner, Laventhol, Krekstein, Horwath & Horwath, New York City, Acting Assistant Professor in Hotel Accounting Keith McNeill, B.S., Lecturer in Hotel Administration William Morton, Ph.B., Vice President, Sheraton Corporation of America, Lecturer in Hotel Administration Mrs. Helen J. Recknagel, Ph.D., Professor in Hotel Administration and Editor, School Publications Clinton L. Rappole, M.S., Lecturer in Hotel Administration Eben S. Reynolds, B.A., B.S., M.S., Associate Professor in Hotel Accounting Charles I. Sayles, B.S., M.E.E., Professor in Institutional Engineering Mrs. Ellen C. Seaburg, B.S., Lecturer in Hotel Administration John H. Sherry, B.S., LL.B., Professor in Hotel Administration Mrs. Laura Lee W. Smith, Ph.D., Professor in Hotel Administration Katherine R. Spinney, B.A., B.L.S., Reference Librarian, School of Hotel Administration Carl L. Vail, B.S., Lecturer in Hotel Engineering Jeremiah J. Wanderstock, Ph.D., Professor in Hotel Administration Herbert Witzky, M.B.A., Lecturer in Hotel Administration Mrs. Joyce Woodworth, B.S., Lecturer in Hotel Administration In Other Schools and Colleges of Cornell (This list includes only those members of the University instructing staff who are directly engaged in giving courses regularly taken by students in the School of Hotel Administration.) Charles D. Ackerman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology George P. Adams, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Economics Richard Davison Alpin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing Doris J. Breunig, M.A., Assistant Professor of Institution Management Ronald Frederick G. Campbell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication Arts Nai-Ruenn Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics FACULTY 7 J Milton Cowan, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Division of Modern Languages Lawrence Bryce Darrah, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing Melvin G. de Chazeau, Ph.D., Professor of Business Economics and Policy Douglas F. Dowd, Ph.D., Professor of Economics John C. H. Fei, Ph.D., Professor of Economics Heywood Fleisig, M.A., Assistant Professor of Economics Chester Higby Freeman, M.S.A., Associate Professor of Communication Arts Walter Galenson, Ph.D., Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations Mrs. Helen H. Gifft, M.S., Associate Professor of Food and Nutrition Frank H. Golay, Ph.D., Professor of Economics Jerome E. Hass, M.S., Lecturer in Managerial Economics and Finance John Daniel Hartman, Ph.D., Professor of Vegetable Crops George Harris Healey, Ph.D., Professor of English and Curator of Rare Books George H.