WELCOME ALUMNI See Special Reunion Supplement, Page 5 Gorge Being Repaired Page 2 CORNELL Position on AAUP Action page 2 CHRONICLE Bowers to Head STS Page 3 International Track Meet Page 3 Vol. 4 No 30 Thursday June 7 1973 Medical Commencement Page 10 President Corson Responds '*»Barton To Desegregation Guidelines University President Dale R Corson has responded to guidelines established by the New York State Education Department which deal with the desegregation of facilities and programs. Corson made the University's response to the guidelines in a May 29 letter to T. Edward Hollander, deputy commissioner for higher and professional education in the State Education Department. Deadline for response to the guidelines, which were issued March 1 to implement the State Regents Position Paper (No. 1 5) on "Minority Access to and Participation in Post-Secondary Education," was June 1 The full text of the response said. "This report is submitted in response to the basis Each application for the special-interest and March 1. 1 973 Guidelines for the Desegregation of small-living units contains the following statement Facilities and Programs issued to implement the (or slight modification): Regents Position Paper on Minority Access to and "This unit is subject to standard University Participation in Post Secondary Education residential policy Additionally, it does not I Desegregation of Facilities and Programs discriminate with respect to race, color, creed, or This is to advise you that Cornell University does place of birth in selection of its members, in its not have any segregated facilities and programs as or in any other procedure." defined in Section I A of the Guidelines All Recently, the Office for Civil Rights has reviewed University facilities and programs are available to housing at Cornell and paid particular attention to all. without regard to the person's race, color or one of our special-interest units. It was indicated to national origin us that a special solicitation for that unit may have Cornell has long pursued a policy of equality of been inconsistent with the provisions of Title VI of opportunity, and. on October 16. 1969, the the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, such practice was discontinued and we have assured the Executive Committee of the University Board of Office for Civil Rights of its discontinuance. Trustees adopted the following policy statement emphasizing that policy to be set forth in University Other facilities and programs at Cornell also were reviewed by the Office for Civil Rights We are publications presently discussing our policies and procedures "It is the policy of Cornell University actively to governing these facilities and programs with the support equality of educational opportunity No Office for Civil Rights Student shall be denied admission to the University or be discriminated ag.mfst otherwise because of II Assurance of Non Discrimination in Off race, color, creed, religion or national origin." Campus Housing Current University housing policies govern all A list of available off-campus housing University residence halls, special interest units accommodation's is maintained by the Department Alumni examine one of the exhibits at the Faculty-Alumni Forum in and small living units which provide that they be of Student Housing Before a listing is made, all Barton Hall during Reunion last year. (For information on this year's available to all students on a non discriminatory Continued on Page 12 forums, see Page 5.) Married Graduating Women Face Job Dilemma Increased employment opportunities are presenting Munschauer said "We are working on improving our aid resources at many colleges and universities. serious dilemmas for married and soon-to-be married communications with minority students." Munschauer speculated that fewer Cornell graduates graduating women who must choose between accepting Much of the preoccupation with political activism will be going directly into graduate school in the next few their own best employment opportunity or following among Cornell students, so prevalent in the middle and years. Without the pressure of the draft, many students their spouse's career, according to John Munschauer. late 1960s, has subsided, according to Munschauer have expressed an interest in taking interim jobs that director of Cornell's Career Center Although the concern is still apparent, students seem to would allow them to reduce debts they might have "One graduating female student that I talked to turned be much more willing to channel their interest through incurred as undergraduate students before continuing down such an excellent |ob offer in her field that she was established institutions, he said He pointed out that law their study, he said farced to actually question the value of her marriage, school has become increasingly attractive to students "I expect the decrease in the percentage of students according to Faith White, recruiting coordinator at the interested in politics and government going directly into graduate school to be most notable in Career Center Approximately 265 companies recruited at Cornell this the humanities and social sciences," he said "However, "Although most of these women are putting their year as compared with about 224 in 1971-72. most companies that hire liberal arts graduates — husband's career before their own, we have had cases according to Ms White "We expect to schedule about banks, merchants, insurance companies, etc — are where husband and wife graduates have decided to live 6,500 interviews this year as compared with 6,127 in looking for career professionals rather than short-term in different cities to take advantage of outstanding job 1971-72," she said. employes. This is an example of the kind of conflicting opportunities." Munschauer said The effects of Career problems for students graduating from Cornell employer and graduate expectation we have been increasing female opportunities on traditional ideas in 1973 are more a test of students' ability to match experiencing recently." he said about marriage will be very interesting to watch, he said their career expectations with the expectations of Of the 199 Class of 1972 graduates of the College of "Although many recruiters are also interested in hiring potential employers than a matter of the unavailability of Arts and Sciences responding to a Career Center minority group graduates, we have not had much good jobs. Munschauer said questionnaire. 129 or 65 per cent planned to go directly minority student participation in the Career Center," •Due to the end of the draft and cutbacks in financial into graduate school 2 CORNELL CHRONICLE Thursday, June 7, 1973 Dorm Named By Vice Provost Risley For Class of '18 Position on AAUP Censure Explained Tarjan's salary A memorandum was sent to Medical University Halls 4. a West Campus dormitory at Following is a statement by Robert F Risley. vice College division chiefs dated December 8. 1970 noting Cornell, will be renamed Class of 1918 Hall in provost at Cornell University, concerning Cornell's that some persons in the Department of Medicine might recognition of the class's unrestricted 55th Reunion gift position on the recent censure of the University by the to the University American Association of University Professors (AAUP) not have funding for the next year This memorandum Elbert P. Tuttle. president of the Class of 1918. will The censure of Cornell University by the American asked that notification be made by December 15 to present the building to University President Dale R Association of University Professors (AAUP) at its annual persons who might not be continued beyond June 30 Corson for dedication to the class tomorrow during meeting in St Louis. Mo in late April has received and that discussions be held with such persons by the Reunion Weekend Members of the class attending considerable attention, but the basic cause of the censure division chiefs before December 15 Dr Tarjan's name Reunion will be invited to tour the building following the is not well understood by the general public was on the list of those whose salary was in question 11 am, ceremony in the main lounge The censure arose from a case involving a The Medical College administration maintains that Dr In making the gift of some $430,000. the Class of nonreappomtment of an assistant professor on term Norman Brachfeld, director of the Myocardial 1918 established an all-time record for Reunion gifts to appointment Metabolism Laboratory, did discuss this matter with Dr Cornell Excluding recent "challenge" grants, his amount On February 1. 1970. Dr Endre M Tarjan was Tarjan as requested At the same time, Dr Branchfeld is the largest gift to the Cornell Fund ever given by a appointed an assistant professor without tenure at the also apparently expressed the hope that other support class in a single campaign Cornell Medical College for the period from February 1, could be found In January. 1971, one grant ended and Tuttle. an emeritus Trustee and a 1923 graduate of 1970 through June. 1970 It was clear that his Dr Tarjan was transferred to the other grant which had the Cornell Law School, is a judge with the United States appointment was funded by outside grant money. In July. supported part of his salary on a full salary basis Dr Court of Appeals. Fifth Judicial Circuit 1970, he received notice of appointment from July 1. Brachfeld sought other sources of support but without The dormitory being dedicated is one of six separate 1970 to June 30, 1971 A letter from the dean of the success. During the spring of 1 97 1, an ad hoc committee units constructed west of the Baker Complex in 1954 It Medical College stated that Dr Tarjan's appointment was of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) reviewed the houses approximately 225 students and is the fourth on a yearly basis project on which Dr Tarjan was working.