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Texcas, Wednesday, September 11, 1974 59th Year Bi5---- IHardin.NI °=N - firing r 1- -!1 C ance or tight-lipped By KAY STEWART The letter reportedly called for Daily CampusAtsr":.:',: EdGu r expanding the decision making SMU Chancellor Willis Tate re- power of the board of trustees and fused to comment Monday on his diversifying the role of the board role in the forced resignation of of governors, according to Texas former SMU President Paul liar- Monthly magazine. din. tHardin said Texas Monthly spec- When told by the Daily Campus ulation that the letter angered Cox that some faculty members criti- and the board of governors mem- cized him for acquiesing to uni- bers may have been exaggerated. versity officials in removing Har- but without being questioned liar- din, Tate said that he was not in din said he did not know if his pro- a position to comment. posals had angered Cox or board Some faculty members question- members. ed Tate's role during an informal Tate, session last week, after Tate, in on the other hand, said the letter, which a formal meeting, avoided men- Hardin never received a written reply tioning his role in Hardin's dis- to, had been 'Switch to solar power' "very well received" by Cox. Ta- missal. Dr. Ting L. Chu, professor of electronic sciences at SMU, is directing a research project to produce low- Tate was visiting in Mexico See Tate, P. 4 cost solar cells. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the project was initiated by Chu in June of when Edwin L. Cox, chairman of last year. Facilities were set up for the program on the third floor of the Science Information Center. the board of governors, and C. A. (ISSIOnS Tatum, chairman of the board of Admissions by Dr. Chu trustees requested Hardin to re- Directed sign on June 17. However, at the request of Cox investigation and Tatum, Tate was flown back Solar cell project underway to Dallas via a private jet owned by SEDCO, the company Cox is gets go-ahead By SPIDER RAMIREZ ago. The program began June, Chu first developed the idea of president of, shortly after Har- Daily (nmpus Staff wVriter 1973, and facilities were set up producing low-cost solar cells and din's resignation. By CLEVE POWELL Dail yCampus sun atteror Development for a better inex- on the third floor of the Science then applied to the federal gov- Tate said that he had not com- Focusing its attention on the pensive solar cell is being direct- Information Center (SIC). ernment for a National Science mented on Hardin's resignation University's admissions process, ed at SMU by Dr. Ting L. Chu, Recently solar energy has been Foundation grant. since July 1, the day he assumed of electronic sciences,. the duties of acting president in the Student Senate Tuesday unani- professor brought to the forefront as a The grant, which supports the addition to chancellor, and that mously passed a motion to form Chu heads a research project that means of conserving natural geo- project entirely, was approved is funded by the National Science he had not attended the informal an ad hoc committee to investi- physical resources. during the summer of 1973. faculty session and was unaware gate undergraduate admissions. Foundation. By tapping the sun as a power There are no plans now for faculty had questioned his role. Noting the present lack of avail- The idea of a research center source, immense quantities of large scale development and es- Tate said that he was not now able information on the admis- at SMU was originally conceived energy would be available for tablishment of an actual physical in a position to comment. sions process, the author of the by Chu about two and a haltf years use by industryv andi consumers. energy conversion plant at SMU. "1y.role now 4s:to kok1toward "We are not planning on a large the future of the university," he four areas to be investigated by scale solar plant," explained said. the committee: composition of the Tate observes courses Chu, "bue we are planning on a Tate denied reports Monday that student body with respect to geo- large size solar panel to put on a letter from Hardin sent during graphic location and family in- the roof of the (SIC) building to the week of May 13, was the rea- come. scholarships, minority re- as part of Bicentennial generate, perhaps, one hundred son Cox and Tatum requested cruitment and student input into watts of power. If the process Hardin to resign. determining admissions guide- Many courses are given with the By WES C. BAGGET works out all right, the federal Copies of letter, sent to Tate, lines. Daly Campus Startff Writer cooperation of outside organiza- government will license the pro- Tatum and Cox, proposed changes The committee will be charged Chancellor Willis Tate has des- tions. A series of University Lec- cess to private industry for pro- in the structure of the 21-member with reporting to the Senate its ignated the Informal Courses of tures are offered in cooperation duction." board of governors, most of whom findings and recommended ac- the SMU School of Continuing with the Dallas and Richardson Chu believed it unlikely that the are Dallas businessmen, and the tions to be taken. When asked Education as part of the Univer- Branch of the American Associa- what he thought might need cor- University would erect an on- less powerful board of trustees, a sity's observance of the nation's tion o f University Women. A meets bi- recting in the admissions process, campus solar energy plant. diverse group of 80 that Bicentennial. School of Apartment Management annually. Wolens said. "We don't know any- Tours of Tate has made this designation is offered with the help of the the facilities are being Tate said the letter had been thing yet. That's the point. There's with "the thought that the univer- Home and Apartment Builders conducted tracing the process in "well received." but refused to not much known by the student sity will in every possible way Association of Metropolitan Dal- its development from the mixing comment on its contents, or re- body about the admissions pro- stimulate each citizen to be all las. Dr. Tate has stated, "The of the materials for the silicone lease a copy. cess." that he or she can be." program is a reminder that SMU rectifier to the measurement of Hardin also refused to release The reaction to the motion was the device characteristics. The Informal Courses include cares about the whole community the letter, saying that it was "con- generally positive. As one senator lectures, seminars, and workshops and reaches out to it with excel- Bumper stickers are also avail- fidential," but he said he felt it put it."this is exactly the kind for men and women of all ages. lent education packaged in many able with, "Switch, to Solar Pow- was not the main reason he was of work the Student Senate should They cover a wide variety of ma- ways for many needs." er." asked to resign. be involved in." terial, from cooking to conversa-. tional Mandarin Chinese. According to Mary Miller, As- sociate Dean of the School of Con- tinuing education, the purpose of the Informal Courses is two-fold. First, they provide general information for the adlts interested In the subjects covered. Secondly, they provide for career development. the mutual cooperation of SMU faculty members and leaders from : the community. SMU students as- sist the class lecturers, and Dean t ._ .. ance much credit for the success the program has enjoyed. t; This semester, almost 3,e peo- shty courses being offenrd. Many for departure... times the courses offer meers Dinky readies cas*s enabln a paicpa*t to -w" .theoe mast cmW t~- ... on new expanded route .... _ _ S, 4g.. _ __ - -1 I , .. \ "-~ Z< P .. ' World of News Committee to impeach Ford from the Associated Press being formed in California A National Committee to Im- Judge Kirk Smith said in open Ford pardon. "not in agreement Because of Nixon pardon peach President Ford is being court at Grand Forks that "it is or as an opposition." formed in California, two Ohio the intention of this court to com- Ex-prisoner Smith's reaction: ministers have called for a spe- mute any unserved jail time and "It's lucky for us there's good old cial presidential election and an unpaid fines in the above cases President Ford." Amnesty speech estimated 2,000 persons demon- and they are therefore set free." Arthur M. Schaffer, a professor strated in Wisconsin. John L. Smith, 29, Manvel, N.D., of constitutional law at Western The moves came as continuing was released with 50 days to go State University and former as- reaction to President Ford's full on a 75-day sentence for driving sistant district attorney in San to be postponed pardon for former President Rich- while under the influence of al- Francisco, and Larry Schwartz. ard M. Nixon for federal crimes cohol and failing to appear in history professor at San Dieg u absolute" pardon he gave Nixon, By FRANCES LEWINE he may have committed while court. He also escaped a $225 fine. City Colla , said on Monday thev Ass ocudi- Press Writer Vietnam offenders must be judged chief executive. Also set free was John M.

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