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CALL US Note The Chronicle's WEATHER telephone numbers: Great through tomor­ Newsroom: 684-2663 row — cool nights and Business office: 684-3811 perfect days. Sports-Arts: 684-6115 The Chronicle Duke University Volume 74, Number 36 Friday, October 20, 1978 Durham, North Carolina Sanford emphasizes "intellectual climate" By Karen Blumenthal when this is clearly a time for self-renewal," Sanford University President Terry Sanford yesterday said. "The time has come for faculty members to turn asked the Duke faculty to take a critical look at to one another, asking, 'Are we doing what we once themselves to see if they are nurturing the aspired to do, are we making Duke University a truly "intellectual climate" necessary to fulfill the ideals of remarkable and unique intellectual institution?' " a liberal education. Professor response "We simply must go beyond the curriculum in our Professor response to Sanford's speech was primary concern for what we are trying to do. It is not favorable. changing the courses, but changing the climate that "I was very pleased," Peter Burian, an associate will change the institution," he said. professor of classical studies and the executive Sanford acknowledged that he has some misgivings secretary of the special committee, said. "We were about curriculum reform, but complimented the charged by the provost to go beyond the curriculum in Undergraduate Faculty Council of the Arts and our study. fSanfordJ outlined.what we are supposed to Sciences (UFCAS) on the reforms it made this year. be devoting our whole year to." The revisions will reduce the problem of too much "I thought he was really on the mark," Sydney specialization by students and help students and their Nathans, an associate professor of history and a Photo by Craig McKay faculty advisors make wiser course choices, he said. member of the excu tive committee of UFCAS, said. "A President Sanford yesterday urged all professors Changes liberal education goes beyond a mechanical course by to make each classroom experience an example of Last month the council approved changes requiring course reforms. "What liberal education is all about." future Duke undergraduates to have one year of foreign language instruction and to take "Field of Knowledge" courses in the history of civilization, the Efforts under way to establish natural sciences and literature. A minimum of 19 courses must be taken outside a student's major. Sanford said the danger in curriculum reform is "that we will think we have changed the quality of second Jewish student group education when we make curriculum changes, and By Charmaine Dwyer and Davia Odell "Hillel thinks it should be doing some of the that we will think our task is done for the next ten years or so." Claiming that Jewish students at Duke are things that we're doing," he said. He supported the Special Committee on Educational turned off by Hillel, Peter Gillon, Trinity College Gillon said his group has agreed to co-sponsor Policy and Programs in Trinity College, appointed by senior and ASDU vice president-at-large, is the conference on Palestinian self-determination Provost Frederic Cleaveland last August, and heading efforts to set up a new organization to proposed by the Arab-American Student recommended that it become a contiuing. committee. deal with the needs of Jewish students at Duke. Association (AASA) with two stipulations: that Curriculum "is a continuous process, needing fine Tentatively called the Duke Jewish Forum this group supplies half the speakers, and that tuning from time to time as we learn form experience," (DJF), the group intends to deal with such the conference does not turn into a shouting he said. intellectual questions as: What is Judaism? match. Go beyond What are the issues that Jews face? Is Judaism Mark Bartner, vice president of Hillel, said he However, Sanford said that the goals of a liberal compatable with capitalism? agrees that Hillel has some problems, but "It is a education go beyond the job ofthe special committee. DJF held its first meeting several weeks ago, complete fallacy that Hillel is entirely a religious "Liberal education is pursued by the curriculum, by the quality of the students and faculty, but most of all, Gillon said. Ten Hillel members showed up at the organization...it provides Jewish students with a by the spirit, the climate ofthe classroom, the general meeting and caused it to turn into a "real Continued on page 4 feeling that this is an intellectual community seeking confrontation." to provide a liberal education." According to Gillon, the problem is that "Hillel "Each classroom experience should be an example sees this as a divisive organization." But he Computer decides set by the professor of what liberal education is all wants to direct the Forum toward political and about," he said. social issues, as opposed to the largely religious "We have reached a point in the history at Duke activities of Hillel. best exam timing By Bridget Booher Program short on funds Do you have the feeling the exam schedule was designed to give you the worst times possible? Does the last ride home leave before your last exam? If you're one of the Bio. Med. students who Pratt to supervise summer arts have three exams in a 27-hour period, you're probably ready to destroy the infallible computer that has decided your fate. Well, you might as well By Scott McCartney American Dance Festival will be summer. stop seething because with one exception, nothing Ella Fountain Pratt, coordinator here again for six weeks. We also According to Robert Sawyer, much can be done. of the Office of Cultural Affairs, have Summer Theatre at Duke, The director of summer programs, the was recently named to serve as National Opera Festival, and To some students, especially the Bio. Med. administration is pleased that Engineers, the scheduling process may appear coordinator of the Summer Arts many courses will be offered as Pratt accepted the job. Program well." haphazard. On the contrary, the programming is "She's very much in the know rather extensive. Pratt assumes the responsibili­ Courses will include theatre about the Arts," Sawyer said. The schedule of every undergraduate is fed into ties of Vicki Patton, who resigned instruction with distinguished "We're just delighted to have her last August. a computer in the Registrar's office. The computer actress Rosemary Harris; a new aboard." arrives at a number of different exam schedules. According to Chancellor course in American film, a drama Mrs. Pratt will serve as The University Schedule Committee then Kenneth Pye, the Summer Arts course with author and recently Chairwoman of the National evaluates all the possibilities. Of all the possible Program lost money last year. The retired professor Wallace Fowlie; Committee of the Association of schedules the one decided on this semester has the change in organization should,, guitar instruction with Francis College, University, and Commu­ least number of people: 1) taking three exams in a "help us to save some money," he Perry; and a course in Television nity Arts Administration, an 24 or 27-hour period; 2)having two exams in a row; said. acting and directing given by a organization to which most major 3)having to stay the last day of exams. "We'll probably lose money this "well known T.V. director," colleges and universities belong. year, too. But I've told them according to Pratt. She will chair the annual meeting The one provision provided is for those persons having three exams in a 24-hour period. They can fSummer Arts Program officials] "Loblolly," the name given to in December, at which President that we can afford to lose some in Terry Sanford will also speak. acquire their professor's consent to take it at a Vicki Patton's office, was phased different time. order to enrich the summer out with the resignation of Patton. Pratt said, "The summer arts are program here." However, Pratt said that there will Every schedule is going to inconvenience alive and well. It's a wonderful someone. In fact, most people consider exams an "The Summer Arts Program will "be no difference in the Summer time, a special time, because people flourish this year and will Arts program," and she stressed inconvenience. But with the number of students can try new things and have new enrolled, those whose schedules are especially hopefully continue to grow and the fact that there will probably be experiences. expand," Pratt said. "The even more activity planned for this difficult are few. Page Two The Chronicle Friday, October 20, 1978 SPECTRUM dorm, is presently accepting COURSE (IDC :20 and 120-A) willbe applications for next semester. Women offered again this spring, featuring a SPECTRUM POLICY: interested in the contemporary arts are ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY: There wil wide range of topics and speakers on Gatherings and other announcements may invited to apply. Deadline is Friday international, national, and local be a meeting Mon. al 180(1 hours in th, Call Carole, x0632. for information. be placed in SPECTRUM, provided that the THIS WEEKEND Cadet 1-ounge immedlately following asoect of the food crisis. Dr Bruce following rules are followed. All items to be Promotion Boards Meeting. Come wit! Dr. Robert Osborne, professor ol Bolnick of the Ecnn. Dept. will religion, will be leading a discussion - run in SPECTRUM must be typed on a 45- HAYRIDE at 7:00 for WilsoniteB and coordinate the course, whirhi.ffersboth the difference between "Studying the fall course ind half-course credit Bible and Applying It to Your Life." space line and-limited to 30 words. Do NOT House Share. Meet in Main Parlor.

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