The Summer Chronicle 10Th Year, Number 4 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Wednesday, June 4, 1980
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The Summer Chronicle 10th Year, Number 4 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Wednesday, June 4, 1980. Former Duke president dies By Rich Goldrosen assistant surgeon at John In his brief term, Hart was able the number of distinguished Dr. Julian Deryl Hart, a Hopkins Hospital, came to to calm the turbulent waters he professors at Duke doubled. *Hyf* major figure in the development Duke in 1930. He became the had inherited. of the Duke University Medical first chairman of the newly- "As president, Hart took over As a surgeon, Sabiston said Center and former University opened Duke University during a difficult period of Hart was "looked to as an president, died Sunday Medical Center. Pye said, "Hart transition and served with example and as a source of awe afternoon in his Durham home. organized that vital department distinction," President Terry and inspiration." Hart Hart was "a great leader and left it among the nation's Sanford said. pioneered the use of ultraviolet whose impact on this University best." During Hart's presidency, radiation to help control has been extraordinary," Hart's chairmanship ended faculty salaries increased to a airborne infection in hospital according to Dr. David C. 30 years later when the Board of level where they were on par operating rooms. Hospitals Sabiston, chairman of the Trustees named him president with the highest paying across the nation implemented Department of Surgery, who pro tern. Hart replaced universities in the nation and this technique. Dr. Julian Deryl Hart. presented "words of tribute" at President A. Hollis Edens who Hart's funeral yesterday. had resigned because of Hart had been in declining conflicts within the administra Oak Room blamed health over the past few years tion hiearchy. Hart's pro tern having experienced a series of status was erased seven months minor strokes. He suffered a later as a show of appreciation serious stroke on May 27. Hart for Hart's work and as an Dining halls lose $104,000 was 85. expression of confidence from the Board of Trustees. "Deryl Hart has left his mark By Lisa Regensburg The Oak Room is frequented plan," Berninger said. Such throughout Duke University, In his words of tribute, Oscar Berninger, director of mostly by professors and is used changes will include painting North Carolina and the Sabiston said the "appointment dining halls, said last week that largely by the administration and refinishing the tables in the nation," Chancellor A. Kenneth of a surgeon to administer the the dining halls ran a $104,000 as. a place to entertain visiting Pits and general upgrading of Pye said. diverse affairs of a university operating deficit this year. The guests. The Oak Room existing facilities in addition to Sabiston, speaking to more was unprecedented," and that dining halls incurred a$180,613 "supports the carisma the purchasing new salad bars and than 300 people in Duke Chapel the selection was a testimonial deficit the previous year. University would like to project beverage stations. at Hart's funeral said, "Hart to the "strong leadership, sound According to Berninger, the to its guests," Berninger said. "We have asked an interior was a man of admirable judgement, and high integrity dining halls have a $95,000 In terms of "overall decorator to come in and make personal attributes: a man of Hart." betterments fund set off each productivity," Berninger added, suggestions as to how to possessing the unique combina- Hart stepped down from the year for physical improvements. "it's better to have a place to eat improve the appearance of the tion of gentleness and presidency in 1963, after In addition, the University on campus rather than spend Great Hall," Berninger said. strength." reaching the University's allows the dining halls to spend time and gas" looking for a nice Hart, after serving as an mandatory retirement age of 70. the money necessary for place to eat in town. Chancellor A. Kenneth Pye improvement as far as a year in told the Summer Chronicle that With all these factors in mind, Oak Room expenses would not advance and add this to the "the University has allowed us next year's deficit, Berninger be passed on to students to underwrite the Oak Room through the board plan. Three men injured in said. deficit," Berninger said. The main cause for the deficit With the new board plan According to Berninger, the as in past years, is the Oak being adopted next year there dining halls are looking to construction accident Room, Berninger said. "The has been some speculation as to operate as efficiently as University has recognized that paramedic, said "there was no the increases in the dining possible next year. The menus By Scott McCartney the Oak Room cannot support halls' spending budget. will remain pretty much the Three men were injured when easy way to get them down." itself," he added, and has "The University has allowed same and special dinners they leaped from a 15-foot high Trilby Hamilton, a paramedic agreed to support it. scaffolding as a crane toppled coordinator, said "this was one us to spend over our budget to (Thanksgiving, etc.) will still be "Students shouldn't have to make improvements in the over at the construction site of of the more difficult rescues we available. The Gilbert-Addoms the University Center Monday. bear full responsibility for it dining halls in preparation to dining hall will remain open. have had to do — just like the [Oak Room]," Berninger said. changing to the new board The crane, according to ones you see on TV." Continued on page 8 Anthony McEachern, a con Hamilton said one man had struction worker who witnessed chest and leg injuries while the accident, fell over while another seemed to have a lifting a bucket of concrete. broken leg. The third man was The three injured men were reported to have a sprained pouring a concrete piling when ankle. the crane fell towards them, but McEachern said the crane was stopped from falling on the tipped over "because there was building when it came to rest on too much weight in the bucket." another piling. Jim Warren, the foreman at Injured in the accident were the site, said he did not know Vernard Woodard, John why the crane tipped over, but Mitchell and George Atkins. that he would investigate to Woodard and Mitchell were determine the cause of the treated and released at Duke accident. "It was not over Hospital, while Atkins remains loaded," Warren said, adding in satisfactory condition in the that this was the first accident Hospital. at the University Center site. It took rescue workers from Larry Blake, University the Durham County Rescue safety officer, said the Univer Squad approximately 45 sity had no responsibility for minutes to hoist the men with a accidents at the construction second crane, one by one in a site. wire stretcher, from the Jim Ward, University platform where they fell on to architect, said the contractor, an area near the ambulances. R.H. Pinnix, was covered Gary Wicks, a Durham Continued on page 8 Injured construction worker is hoisted from accident site. Page Two The Summer Chronicle Wednesday, June 4, 1980 Group looks into feasibility of year-round operations Task force studies Dartmouth program By Erica Johnston states that students must, in the course of four years, leave-term opportunities." A nine-member task force of faculty members and be in residence at the school for at least one summer Nathans said that one of the weaknesses of administrators travelled last month to Hanover, N.H. term, and away from the school for at least one ofthe Dartmouth's year-round operation system, as to study Dartmouth College's implementation of a other three terms. expressed by people that she spoke with there, was year-round academic program. Nathans said that Dartmouth freshmen ordinarily that "pressure was placed on the less mature students The committee spent four days meeting with attend the three terms that start in September and end to make commitments earlier than usual. members of Dartmouth's administration, faculty, and in early June. At the end of their freshmen year "Also," Nathans added, "many people seemed to student body. students file enrollment plans, which are tentative think that there is a lot of coming and going in the "As I see it, the job of the task force is to examine the declarations of which terms they think they are going school at all times," and that "many students are feasibility and desirability of implementing a year- to be taking courses at the college, and in which terms confused about the range of options that is available to round program at Duke," said Elizabeth Nathans, a they plan to enroll in programs sponsored by the them." member ofthe task force, and dean of freshmen. college, pursue work in their fields of interest, or take Employees in the student affairs office at She added that the group studied Dartmouth's vacations. Dartmouth expressed concern over "the lack of program because it is currently the only college in the "The strengths of Dartmouth's system, as identified continuity in residence halls," and saw the same country that operates under such a system, and by students, faculty, and members of the weakness in student leadership because of the because "Dartmouth is roughly comparable to Duke in administration there, are in the flexibility that the college's term plan, Nathan said. terms of size, and quality of students, faculty, and system offers to truly mature and committed students She continued that many members of the faculty administration.'' who are ready to take advantage of a progressive and administration at Dartmouth said that the Nathans said that questionnaires regarding the undergraduate experience," Nathans said.