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The Concrete Canoe Page 2 CORNELL Mackesey to Retire Page 3 CHRONICLE Newman Endows Chairs Page 3 Gombrich on Progress Page 5 Vol. 5 No. 29 Thursday, April 4, 1974 Bulletin of the Faculty Page 8 Equinox Plus... Corson Addresses Senate On Many Campus Issues President Dale R. Corson addressed the fifth University Senate Tuesday night on a number of issues relating to the Senate and its role as policy-maker for the Division of Campus Life. In other action, the Senate passed a bill both legislative and recommendatory requiring prompt notification when an individual's University records are subpoenaed and mandating the University "seek to delay surrendering the subpoenaed records for a minimum of 48 hours" if such time were needed for notification. Another legislative bill called for the University to can be satisfactorily resolved." "actively study the feasibility of establishing an off- "There are still some unresolved issues, which campus mass transit system for Cornell." are not major . " Corson said, in reference to the Major issues mentioned in Corson's 20-minute University's protracted correspondence with presentation included the proposed student H E.W.'s Office of Civil Rights. The issues still under apartment complex in Cayuga Heights, the status discussion "can be resolved in an equitable of Cornell's position on civil rights issues raised by manner," he said. H.E.W. and by the New York State Regents, and the Corson said the State Board of Regents' concern proposed consolidation of campus planning and with segregation at Cornell specifically at Ujamaa construction functions under one vice presidency Residential College, continues. Regents Paper 1 5 after July 1. guidelines specify that membership in university Corson considered as "on-going problems" residence units or university-sponsored programs several additional issues such as the continued lack "could not be restricted for reasons of race . of a Bill of Rights mandated in the Senate's Corson said, noting that each of the five special constitution four years ago. the 40 per cent clause project units at Cornell — Ujamaa. Ecology pertaining to the valid election of student trustees, (Hurlbutt) House, Sperry Hall, International Living and a third issue Corson called "territoriality." Here Center and Risley Residential College — "are all he cited two conflicts involving the limits of Senate organized on a strictly non-restrictive basis" jurisdiction, first, the Senate's inability to mandate Cornells position was challenged on Ujamaa, University subpoena policy vis a vis the courts, and resulting in discussion between the University and secondly, the "schism" Corson feels is developing the Regents between the faculty and the Senate over Corson said Regents Commissioner Ewald B jurisdiction in areas such as physical education and Nyquist told Corson Regents representatives would the Bill of Rights. be sent to Cornell April 15 to meet with the Concerning student housing, he stated he housing staff and students and "look at all our believed September 1975 occupancy of the special residential units to make a new report to student apartments "is still possible if the zoning see whether or not we are in compliance with the matters with the (Cayuga Heights) Village board Continued on Page 9 Course Features Western Field Trip Cornell students enrolled in Geological and Range Province in central Nevada, Sciences 704 are faced with a tough and the Uinta Mountains of eastern Utah course requirement: a 38-day field trip "Our aim is to understand mountain through the western United States that building in the United States," Travers entails mountain climbing, camping, said. "The western part of the country is surveying and shooting the rapids through almost unique in the world for the variety the Green River Canyon in eastern Utah of different mechanisms of mountain "Geology is basically a field science." building present in one area Even more to according to William B Travers. the the geologist's advantage, the desert professor who designed and teaches the climate leaves the evidence well exposed. western field course which is being Interesting mountains in other parts of the offered for the first time this semester. "It world are often masked by dense simply cant be taught from the classroom vegetation " alone " Classroom preparation and home When the students reach the California reading assignments have occupied the Coastal Range, Travers said, they will be students since January in preparation for able to see pieces of old ocean floor, the May 4 to June 8 expedition which were thrust up in the creation of the Travers. assistant professor of peaks, that date from 60 million years ago geological sciences in Cornells College of to 140 or 145 million years ago. Engineering, trekked through the western These strange phenomena have lately states last summer to select areas for the become better understood as the result of ten students (eight men and two women) the development of the plate tectonics to observe His trip was supported by a theory, which describes the still-changing Clark Grant and funds from Cornells earth in terms of the movement of great Center for the Improvement of plates on its surface Mountains may be Bill Travers (above) rowed clown rivers and climbed western mountains last Undergraduate Education (CIUE). The built by various processes that develop summer to plan the itinerary for a field course in geological sciences. completed itinerary covers four mountain from two basic themes: 1) the spewing ranges, all of which were formed during out of material between two plates from more progress in understanding the for meaningful research even at the the same geologic time period but each in deep inside the earth, or. 2) from the genesis of many geologic features during undergraduate level. Travers said He feels a different way These are the California tremendous heat and pressures produced the past several years than we have since that the geologist no longer needs to be Coastal Range near San Luis Obispo. the when one plate slides beneath another. the turn of the century." "an old graybeard. traipsing through the northern part of the Sierra Nevada, the "The new theories are such powerful For the modern student of geology, the mountains for years to accumulate his block faulted mountains of the U.S. Basin tools." Travers said, "that we have seen theoretical tools provide many avenues knowledge " 2 CORNELL CHRONICLE Thursday, April 4 The Great Concrete Canoe Race Civil engineering students have student chapter of the American been feverishly working in the Society of Civil Engineers at the Thurston Hall basement, building University of Pennsylvania. what may seem like a The rules of the race declare contradiction in terms: a that the canoe must be able to concrete canoe float when filled with water and The fourteen-by-three-foot that it be rowed by engineering vessel will be launched in students — not members of the Philadelphia's Schuylkill River on crew team Saturday. April 13. where it will There is no prize offered for meet up with other weighty winning the race, although one entries from engineering Cornell student suggests that the colleges all over the east coast in team to take first place should be the Second Annual Concrete awarded a set of concrete life Canoe Race, hosted by the jackets. Spring v. Fall New Vice President 547 Fewer Students Register Sought by Cornell The decreasease in the number of Byron G. McCalmonMcCalmon,, cause of its decreased students registering for the University registrar, said that the A search has been initiated at In announcing the search enrollment. Some students are spring term at Cornell on the drop-off rate between fall and Cornell for candidates to fill a yesterday University President Ithaca campus from the number spring term figures occurs for dropping out of school and some vice presidency overseeing all Dale R. Corson said it will be registering for the fall term, is three principal reasons: 'Many activities relating to planning and conducted through the are transferring to the statutory approximately the same rate as students graduate in January — operation of the University's University's Office of Personnel last year, according to figures 380 students were on the units of the University, he said. physical plant. Services and the Affirmative released by the Office of the January degree list this year; Action office in accordance with University Registrar. some students have academic the recently adopted Promotional Opportunities Program. Persons Five hundred and forty seven difficulties, and some students Sage Notes wishing to apply for the position fewer students registered for the leave school for personal Graduate students nearing completion should check with should contact either Diedrich K. spring term than for the fall term reasons. their respective fields, committees, and the Graduate School Willers. director of personnel •this year, compared with 549 The decrease is somewhat regarding any special thesis requirements and regarding the services, or Ramon E. Rivera, the fewer in 1972-73. counterbalanced by . new acceptability of their thesis format before preparing the final University's Affirmative Action matriculants in January. copy of the thesis. Officer. McCalmon said. Three hundred Last reminder. Tomorrow is the deadline for filing add- or and sixteen students drop-course cards. Please complete course changes now. "The new position will assume I CORNELL matriculated this spring, Order forms for caps and gowns are available in the Graduate most of the duties now exercised compared with 284 last spring School Office. Sage Graduate Center, for graduate students by the retiring vice president for CHRONICLE The sharpest increase who plan to take part in the Commencement procession. Order planning. Thomas W. occurred in the New York State now to avoid a late charge. Details and procedures for Mackesey." Corson said, "but Published weekly and I College of Agriculture and Life graduation are also available.