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Duke could have benefited from China deal By Shep Moyle Sheraton Corp., American According to Hamner, the Duke wanted its name Kennedy saw the Chinese « 1»81 Tbe Chronicle Hospital Supply, and North scenario began when Joseph associated with." "needed medical care that A proposed hotel-hospital Carolina National Bank would Kennedy, president of the U.S.- In a telephone interview from involved Western medicine deal involving top officials of fund a Duke expedition to China Education Foundation, China's Xia-Men University, because the Chinese are very the People's Republic of China, China to study possible approached Sanford with a Kennedy told the Chronicle, "I inferior in surgery and what we three of America's largest academic exchange programs. proposal for establishing was pretty high on the night of would call traditional medicine." corporations and Duke In return, said Clay Hamner, student programs in China normalization [Carter adminis­ University could have — if it former special assistant to Duke under the sponsorship of Duke tration's recognition of China Hamner said Kennedy told had been successful — provided President Terry Sanford, these University. in December, 1978]. And I got the Chinese they needed to build millions of dollars in revenue corporations would go under "We were skeptical about his these ideas in my head and new, modern hospitals and that for participating corporations. Duke's official invitation to proposal," Hamner said. "It wrote them down and passed the second greatest need of the Duke, which would have discuss the possible hotel- seemed almost too good to be them along to the proper Chinese was to build hotels. gained international prominence hospital deal with high-ranking true. We knew that before we governmental authorities to see "Kennedy told them that they by developing close academic Chinese officials. would commit ourselves to such what would happen." would not be able to get other ties with the Chinese, would The plans fell through earlier a program, we would have to go Kennedy made two recom­ foreign nations to build a also have received a share ofthe this year because after over to talk with people and mendations — one to the hospital because it did not profits earned by the proposed investigation Sheraton officials investigate the programs Ministry of Health and the involve any potential revenue hotel. found the proposal economically Kennedy already had established other to the Ministry of for them," Hamner said. Under the final arrangement, not feasible. and see if these were programs Education. Hamner said See CHINA on page 4 The Chronicle 77th Year, No. 38 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Tuesday, October 27, 1981 Library guidelines given By Mike Mix Council and the board of members to help monitor The Academic Council will be trustees that would establish discussions with Nixon's asked Thursday to accept a mechanisms for faculty representatives. The nominees. report detailing strict guidelines participation in major trustee if approved by the council, will for further negotiations decisions. serve on the Negotiations concerning a controversial The library report, which Advisory Committee. proposed Richard Nixon delves deeply into the history of Among the major points of presidential library at Duke. the Nixon library controversy, the library subcommittee's The executive committee of will be presented by the report: the Academic Council will ask Subcommittee on Library • The Nixon documents have the council to accept the library Relations, a panel created by "historical and scholarly report, which urges negotiations the Academic Council at its value," but their precise valueto that would ensure construction special Sept. 10 meeting. researchers is difficult to of a scholarly research-oriented The report issues guidelines determine. library and prevent erection of a that would force wholesale • A museum-type facility like museum glorifying Nixon. revision of the original other presidential libraries It will also ask that an Oct. 15 proposed agreement between would attract thousands of report from a subcommittee on Duke and Nixon's lawyers. tourists each day and would faculty governance be scrapped The library subcommittee is therefore have a "highly and that another stronger headed by Knut Schmidt- detrimental impact on the resolution be introduced. Nielsen, a J.B. Duke Professor normal educational and The new "Resolution on of zoology. scholarly activities of the PHOTO BY MARY ANN BLATT Governance" urges creation of a If the report is accepted, the University." However, a ME AND MY SHADOW—The return of Eastern Standard special task force to monitor executive committee will "research library without any Time brings longer shadows earlier in the afternoon. talks between the Academic nominate three faculty tourist attractions seems compatible with the current roles of the University." • An upper limit of 55,000 Committee considers motel-style dorm square feet for the library should be prescribed, eliminating By Susie Evans students in an area on conference facilities in the and the Association of the 10,000 to 20,000 square feet An administration committee Towerview Road between Bryan University Center. It Independent Houses to get for "exhibit space" recommended studying the feasibility of a new Camero:. Indoor Stadium and asks how often and to what feedback about the location of by the Office of Presidential motel-style residence hall at the Law School. extent administrators would the dorm. Libraries in the National Duke has begun evaluation of These conditions are "by no use the dormitory. Archives and Records Service. Griffith said the dormitory that proposal. means cast in stone," Griffith "We don't want to have a • Though Duke's reputation said. "My own perception is project could be financially The committee is waiting for residence hall that the students feasible if tax exempt bonds for might be harmed by a Nixon responses to a memorandum that, ideally speaking, the hall are charged a high premium to library, the real impact of the would have year-round use." private institutions are issued and questionnaire it sent to live in," Griffith said. "Summer in North Carolina. That issue library "would depend on the various administrators and The purpose of the question­ usage could reduce the costs of will be determined in a May actual nature of the institution." department chairmen. naire is to see if there is such a dorm." statewide referendum. • The University should be given "Since World War II, sufficient demand for use of the The dorm used during the "ultimate jurisdiction and undergraduate housing at Duke dorm during the summer. summer would have to be If Duke can acquire low- operating control over any has been overcrowded," Participants in Duke-sponsored located on West Campus interest loans, the new privately funded activities that William Griffith, vice president conferences could rent rooms at because there is no food service residence hall could be take place in the proposed library." for student affairs and a a cost of $18 for singles and $12 on East Campus. completed in two to four years, • Questions regarding member ofthe committee, wrote for doubles, according to Griffith said the questionnaires Griffith said. ownership of Nixon's documents in the memorandum. Griffith. are just part of "preliminary The committee includes should be settled before a final The memorandum proposes a The questionnaire asks discussions" about the dorm Griffith; James Henderson, agreement between Duke and dormitory that would feature administrators and department issue. If sufficient summer university business manager; Nixon is reached. Duke should "motel-type rooms" — each chairmen if they foresee an demand appears likely, the Richard Gox, dean of residential take the archives only if Nixon with two beds and a private increase in the demand for committee will go to various life; and James Ward, has no control over specific bath — housing 400 single summer housing because of new student groups such as ASDU university architect. documents. Page Two The Chronicle Tuesday, October 27, 1981 Financial aid cuts affect college enrollment College Press Service Nevertheless, most of the private colleges that have Loyola suffered a two percent enrollment decline New restrictions on cuts in federal student aid may managed to keep their enrollments steady this fall are despite a 100 percent aid guarantee, said John Sears, be behind what some observers believe could be a those that guarantee meeting 100 percent of their director of institutional research. massive student migration from private colleges, students' financial needs. He said he thinks it's the beginning ofthe shift from where average costs this year are $6800, to public At Nebraska Wesleyan, where there is no financial private to public colleges, which he projects may campuses, where costs average $3800. guarantee, registrar Bette Olson "assumes the decline ultimately cost Loyola " a five to eight percent The shifts have already begun to show at some [in enrollment] will continue next year," though she decrease" in students. smaller colleges. Enrollment is down slightly at doesn't yet have the statistical evidence to show she'll "I think it's definitely happening. Students are private Nebraska Wesleyan and up slightly at public be losing students to public colleges. becoming more conservative, and are shopping Kearney State College. It's down 6 percent at private She said a "small committee" will meet soon to around not knowing what the financial atmosphere Mars Hill College in North Carolina. It's up 6 percent discuss ways of stopping the decline, perhaps by will be in the future," he said. at public Gaston College nearby. guaranteeing aid- While most officials concede private colleges' The migration wasn't supposed to begin until next At Mars Hill College, registrar Robert Chapman difficulties, not all beleive they're due to a large, fall, when the pool of potential college students was attributes the 6 percent decline in enrollment to historic shift to public schools.

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