No. 1 October 1955
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VOL. 2, NO. 1 OCTOBER 1955 Budget Nearly Balanced Exercises Open Academic Year The University ended its fiscal year last June 30 on a At exercises held in Irvine Auditorium on September considerably firmer financial footing than it had originally 23, the University of Pennsylvania formally opened its anticipated, it was announced during the Trustees' meet- 216th academic year. ings this week. The exercises, conducted by President Gaylord P. Last spring, before the completion of the fiscal year, Harnwell, the fall term. Classes it was that there would be a deficit of officially opened began predicted year-end on September 26 in the twelve undergraduate schools approximately $422,000. In reality, the year ended within and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Sessions of in than in $14,000 being balance-closer any time in the six professional schools began earlier. recent years. Total enrollment is estimated at about the same as a "One of the principal reasons for this better showing," to R. Pemberton, Financial Vice-Presi- year ago, when the University had some 15,800 students, according Henry of whom about 8,900 were full-time studies. dent, "was the wonderful cooperation of the faculty and taking administrative staff in maintaining expenses at an absolute Provost Edwin B. Williams paid memorial tribute to minimum. Dr. George Wm. McClelland's service as Professor of administrators," he continued, "were most English, Director of Admissions, Vice-President, Provost, "Budget President, Chairman, conscientious in the control of their current expense and and a Life Trustee. items. This resulted in substantial salary wage year-end "Many men are privileged to play a part as students savings." and later as alumni," Dr. Williams said. "A much smaller The actual deficit of $14,000 was covered by an ap- number take on some mantle of enlarged responsibility propriation made by the Trustees from unrestricted en- for the University's development and welfare. The pages dowment income. The balance of this unrestricted income, of history tell of very few men who have run the gamut amounting to $148,000, was applied by the Trustees to of these many roles. I speak today in memory of such a the accumulated deficit for 1953-54, reducing it to man . Such men have built the University of Penn- $475,000. sylvania." In addition to the budget savings mentioned above, very Dr. W. Rex Crawford, Director of the University's conservative estimates throughout the year resulted in Institute of Humanistic Studies for Executives (The Alma- certain additional income over and above that reported nac, March 1955), delivered the principal address. He in the spring. Tuition, fees and certain departments such declared that mankind is torn between ideals of service as Intercollegiate Athletics and University Dining Service and selfish ambition, but he said the two forces were not ended the year with a better showing than had been ex- irreconcilable. He then went on to tell of the work of the pected. The inauguration of the Benjamin Franklin Asso- Institute which he heads. ciates Almanac, June accounted for an un- (The 1955) In the academic procession opening the exercises, a foreseen $118,250; increased endowment income added ceremonial mace was carried for the first time in another Alumni Annual the the $144,000; Giving, including University's history. Benjamin Franklin Associates, gave $335,679, the high- est in the history of the University. The mace-an ebony staff with a head and ornamenta- tion of silver-was the While it is to estimate the results of the gold-washed given to University very early in memory of Dr. William Murray Gordon, a member of present year, there are reasons to believe that the budget the of 1910 of the be in balance. Class School of Medicine, who died in may kept 1949. The donor was his son, William Richard Gordon, (Continued On Page Six) now Treasurer of the University. THE ALMANAC 2 School Of Medicine On New Administrative National TV Appointments Made After "kick-off" programs during the past few weeks Several new administrative appointments have taken in which spectacular new equipment and techniques have place as the new academic year begins. been demonstrated in research centers throughout the Dr. Fred C. Ford has been appointed Director of Per- country, the CIBA Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., will sonnel W. who will retire its television cameras on the of succeeding George Armstrong turn University Pennsyl- in June after 29 years of service to the University. Dr. vania School of Medicine for its "Medical Horizons" show. Ford, who has served as Associate Director of Personnel On Monday night, October 17, at 9:30 P.M., "Medical for the will continue and the medical stu- past year, augment many Horizons" will depict a typical Pennsylvania programs and improvements that are being effected by dent as he goes through the four years of arduous train- that Mr. will the current the of modern medical department. Armstrong spend ing that provide groundwork year as a Consultant to the Business Vice-President on practice. Personnel Affairs and in trying to develop an improved ABC-TV network will carry the program, which origi- Personnel Benefits Program. nates live from our University Hospital. In Philadelphia, the program may be seen over the facilities of WFIL-TV, Wm. Richard Gordon was elected Treasurer of the Channel 6. University succeeding Philip C. Pendleton who resigned The remarkable achievements of modern medicine, as last June to enter the insurance business. Mr. Gordon has televised on the first five programs of the series, it was been associated with the Treasurer's Office since 1936 felt both the of CIBA and our Univer- when he was appointed statistician. He became an As- by representatives sistant Treasurer in 1942. sity, would give rise to the inevitable question: How does today's physician acquire the knowledge and skills to William E. Brown has been appointed an Assistant make such achievements possible? Treasurer to fill the vacancy left in that post by Mr. It was decided, therefore, to turn to America's first Gordon. Mr. Brown has been a member of the staff of medical college (established in 1765) and fill in this the Treasurer's Office since 1950. background. Frederick L. Jones, senior in the Medical School Thomas Yoseloff, of New York, has been appointed Jr., Director of the University of Pennsylvania Press. Under and President of the Undergraduate Medical Association, his direction the Press, has will as the student the which previously functioned appear throughout thirty-minute as a department of the University, will be completely re- capsule of his four years of study. He will be shown going as an unit. through the Board of Admissions and his introduction to organized independent medical school. His four years of training will then in- James B. Yarnall has been named Assistant to the Vice- clude the basic sciences-anatomy, physiology, bio-chem- President for Engineering Affairs. A field representative istry, and others-and will continue adding each year with the Admissions Office since 1954, in his new post such things as his introduction to clinical work, pathology, Mr. Yarnall will coordinate the activities of the Univer- introduction to hospital practice of medicine and surgery, sity's five engineering schools in the fields of scientific undergraduate research projects, preceptorship, introduc- promotion, public information and community relations. tion to office practice and out-patient clinics, and preven- Dr. Clyde M. Kahler has been named Chairman of tive medicine. the Department of Insurance succeeding Dr. Clarence A. Ending with the graduation exercises, the show will have Kuip who became Dean of the Wharton School on Sep- presented the student's training up to the point of his tember 1. Dr. Kahler, who has been Vice-Dean since internship. The following week will take the television 1953, has relinquished those duties in order to devote viewer to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to inform full time to the departmental chairmanship. him of the residency training program. Dr. Willis J. Winn, Associate Professor of Finance and Acting Director of the Wharton School's Securities Re- search Unit, has been appointed to succeed Dr. Kahier Math Course For Faculty as Vice-Dean. An experimental lecture-seminar course in mathematics John R. Busick has been named Director of Medical for members in the social sciences for 1955-56 Information. Coming to the University from three years faculty Miami Ohio, where will be offered at the University. Made possible by a at the Valley Hospital, Dayton, he from the Ford Foundation, the course will run for served as Director of Public Relations, Mr. Busick will grant in the approximately sixty hours. handle public information and development work Included in the studies will be: 1) sets, relations, func- medical divisions here. tions, models, axiomatics; 2) foundations of the number system and calculus; 3) foundations of probability; 4) applications to social science data. Enrollment will be limited; active, continuous participation will be expected of all members. The time of meetings will be 7-9 P.M. University Changes Counsel To assist the selection committee, a note indicating the At the lime meeting of the Trustees, the General background and interests of prospective members, as well Counsel for the University of Pennsylvania was changed as available evenings, should be sent to Dr. Nathan J. from Henry S. Drinker, Esq. to the firm of Drinker, Fine, Mathematics Department, Physical Sciences Building. Biddle and Reath. 3 OCTOBER 1955 Letters to the Editor Five-Volume Annual Report Compiled Emergency Health Service for Faculty The Annual Report of the University for the year I the item in to the 1954-55 has been compiled and given limited distribution appreciate your publishing regard the Office.