VOLUME16, NUMBER 3 NOVEMBER, 1969

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Trustees Approve Concepts Of Unit 3 Land Use Plan War Not Condemned by Council, In response to a proposal by the Quad- ripartite Commission on University-Com- Peace Monument Is Endorsed munity Development, the Executive Board of the Trustees has passed the following re- The University Council at its regular vice-provost for student affairs, as chair- solution which "approves in principle of meeting November 12, defeated by a vote man; Rev. Mr. Stanley E. Johnson, Uni- the concept" of mixed residential-commer- of 51 to 28 a motion that would have versity chaplain, as vice-chairman; Donald cial land use, and assigns administrative condemned further American participation K. Ange!l, vice president-assistant to the officers to initiate discussions with those in- in the war in Vietnam. This motion also president; and Dr. John N. Hobstetter, volved in Urban Renewal Unit Three north would have rejected any University co- vice-provost for research and dean of the of the campus: operation with the war effort, opposed Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. the spread of militarism in American WHEREAS the Quadripartite Commis- The text of the petition to be circulated society and prevented its intrusion within sion a planning charrette which to members of the Council reads as fol- sponsored the University. was conducted by The Young Great So- lows: 'We speak as individuals who relate ciety Architecture and Planning Center and In a related action, the Council approved to young men and women. The University which was concerned with reviewing the circulation of a ftatement which members with which we are associated takes no posi- land use plan currently approved for Unit could sign, on an individual basis, urging tion as an institution on the Vietnam war; III; and the President and the Congress to adopt a it is a pluralistic community where men timetable for withdrawal from on WHEREAS the results of the charrette stepped-up speak for themselves alone off-campus Vietnam. issues. suggest an alternate plan which includes a different mixture of residential and institu- At a special meeting on October 30, the "'There are times to be silent and times tional land uses; and Council defeated a motion to lower flags to speak. This is a time to speak. The Vietnam war are WHEREAS the Commission has on campus to half-staff as had been re- accumulated costs of the ap- assem- not in men and material alone. There are the the quested by a special University-wide proved concept underlying pro- an earlier Plenum in the effects on alternate and has the bly on October 15 and costs too young people's posed plan urged beliefs. Like ourselves, the vast Administration and the Trustees to use meeting of the Community of Students. hopes and The Council voted to establishment of our students still want to be- their best efforts to implement some form support majority of land use in Area III which would rec- by members of the University community, (Continued on page 5) of a memorial to those who have ognize the concept advocated by the plan- peace died in Vietnam. President Harnwell has ning charrette: Therefore be it appointed a committee of his staff mem- Senate Declines to Act RESOLVED, That the Executive Board bers to work with students and faculty on On U. S. War Involvement of the Trustees acknowledge with appre- this memorial, which is to be expected Senate resolved October ciation the reccmmendations of the Quad- mid-December. Named to The University completed by 265 140, that "It is in- ripartite Commission and the receipt of are: John A. Russell, 29, by a vote of to this committee Jr., to act the report, noting that the University, as advisable for the University Senate such, is not a redeveloper in Unit Ill, and upon a resolution concerning United States responds as follows: First Unit to Open involvement in Vietnam, and the Univer- Senate therefore declines to consider with In Free School sity In consonance the University desire Project the merits of such a resolution." to be a good neighbor to both the com- A converted fieldstone house at 3833 Bernard Wolfman, of law and munity and its neighboring and associated Walnut Street is the first unit to in professor open chairman of the Senate, said the resolution institutions: the West Free Philadelphia Community was introduced as a substitute for School system being set up by the Univer- adopted 1. The Executive Board approves in a resolution condemning the continuing sity, the Philadelphia school board and the principle of the concept of including re- American military involvement in Vietnam, community. sidential and necessary associated facili- calling for immediate withdrawal of all ties (shopping, schools, medical care, em- The Free School system expects to add American forces, and demanding a reversal ployment opportunities, etc.) in redevelop- four more units by the end of the school of national priorities away from militarism ment proposals where the primary thrust year to take up to 1000 students from and toward social reform. is institutional expansion; West Philadelphia High School, where 4000 are now enrolled in facilities A referendum of Senate members is be- 2. The members of the Executive Board nearly built for 2400. ing held to determine if the chairman of as such profess no competence to adjudge the Senate should distribute the original the merits of the particular plan proposed The Walnut Street house, leased by the resolution to be signed as a petition by (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 4) individual faculty members.

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Dow Chemical Policies AidtoStudents Exceeds $14 Million Discussed by Official of Firm A record $14,330,000 in financial aid a substantial amount of financial aid has was awarded to undergraduate, graduate been awarded to a great many of them As specified in the policy approved last them "This and professional school students during to enable to study here. month by the University Council on dis- the 1968-69 academic This total is demonstrates a concern to year. particular pro- cussions for prospective employers using 5.5 per cent greater than the $13,583,000 vide greater educational opportunities for the Placement Service, a of which was awarded in 1967-68. members of said Dr. representative minority groups," Dow Chemical Co., came to the Uni- "This in aid demonstrates the Schlekat. growth on November 25, to discuss the determination to remove the of the 72 students versity University's Sixty-eight entering as a economic barriers to enrollment, even as this fall under the Small Communities company's policies, requested by peti- tion from students. costs have been soaring. But disturbing Talent Program are receiving financial aid. factors in the growth of aid funds are In this program, the Office of Admissions The Dow Chemical recruitment visit of evident. Over the past 15 years, the in cooperation with public schools through- November 5 was postponed and a new growth in loans and jobs for students at out Pennsylvania, attempts to recruit prom- date has not yet been set. all universities has been students who are academi- virtually propor- ising qualified James H. Pearce was the Dow much than the but who need to seek repre- tionately greater growth cally encouragement sentative in the discussion. in funds for scholarships. Pennsylvania is the University in terms of significant finan- participating Dr. Charles C. Price, Franklin no exception and we look with concern cial Benjamin support. Professor of was moderator of on the prospect of asking students to take Residents of the City of Philadelphia Chemistry, the discussion. on even larger loan and job commitments," who are receiving financial aid include said Dr. George A. Schlekat, Dean of 244 undergraduates awarded Mayor's Admissions and Financial Aid. Uni- Scholarships, which are funded by the and aid to Faculty administrative officers Financial undergraduates in versity, and Board of Education Scholar- who are members of the 1968-69 University reached a record of $6,261,205 ships for which about 75 per cent of the of Club of New York in awards of loans and is the Pennsylvania scholarships, part- funding provided by University. City may become members of the time to 3,179 students In the divisions and schools employment, (47 graduate Columbia University Club, 4 W. cent of the full-time enrollment). and the schools, a per graduate professional 43rd St., New York City, as result Awards are based solely on need and there- total of 4,539 students received $7,892,245 of a new affiliation. fore awards to individual students may be in financial aid during the 1968-69 aca- Pennsylvania Club members will more or less than the for a demic In the divisions and average parti- year. graduate be accorded full membership priv- cular This amount with schools, 71 cent of the students re- group. compares per ileges and may participate in all $5,437,980 in awards to a similar percent- ceived aid totaling $5,888,125 (of which social functions sponsored by the age of students in 1967-68. Aid to fresh- more than $1 million was awarded as Columbia University Club. Infor- men beginning studies this fall exceeds teaching or research fellowships). In the mation may be obtained from the $2.2 million. graduate professional schools, 1,117 stu- Alumni Relations Office on campus. During the past year, recruitment of dents or 57 per cent of the enrollment re- students from disadvantaged economic ceived financial aid awards totaling $2,- backgrounds has been carried out actively 004,120. with strong financial support from the Awards were also made in the area of Wharton Gold Medal Budget Committee and from the Trustees special programs including the College of for the financial assistance of these stu- General Studies, the Evening School of Given to I. T. T. Head dents. Among approximately 250 black Accounts and Finance, and the General students who were offered admission to Nursing program where 731 students re- The recipient of the twentieth annual enter this fall, 150 have matriculated and ceived a total of $176,550. Wharton Gold Medal Award "for distin- guished leadership in the promotion of public understanding of business" and "personal contribution to the progress of Nominations Are Accepted New Director Is Named American business" was Harold S. Geneen, For Honorary Degrees For University Press chairman and president of International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. The Committee on Faculty Affairs of the Fred Dernburg Wieck has succeeded The Gold Medal Award was University Council is accepting nomina- Gordon Hubel as Director of the Univer- presented tions from schools, departments, University sity of Pennsylvania Press. to Geneen by the Wharton School Alumni at the annual Gold Medal dinner, Council members and faculty members of Immediately before his appointment to Society November 24. candidates for honorary degrees to be con- the University, Mr. Wieck served the Uni- Commencement. The ferred at next May's versity of Texas at Austin as Assistant for Mr. Geneen has transformed ITTs that all nominations, Committee requests Publications to the Dean, College of Arts management and control from the original with full data, be supporting biographical and Sciences, and a pro tern Director of holding-company type to a central manage- sent December 1, to Robert G. Lorn- by the National Tranlation Center there. ment team which directs the firm's opera- dale, Associate Secretary, 112 College Hall. In 1961, he became senior editor in tions worldwide. ITT now comprises over Nominations not acted on in previous charge of special projects with Harcourt, 200 companies and divisions in 67 nations years will not be considered automatically Brace, & World, Inc., and with Harper & and employs about 300,000 persons. Since this year, and new nominations of such per- Row, Publishers, Inc. (1962-67) He 1959, Geneen has directed ITTs growth sons, with full current supporting material, continues to advise Harper & Row as con- from an annual rate of sales of $765 mil- must be made for reconsideration. sulting editor in Continental philosophy. lion to more than $4 billion in 1968.

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Land Use outlines some approaches to making these housing site was the Presbyterian Center's (Continued from page 1) units available in the low-income housing 1.9 acres at 40th and Powelton, where a range. Center subsidiary had scheduled 82 units. for Unit III nor the practicality of its It also recommendations for A mixture of methods would implementation within the timing and dol- includes financing for a be to the Charrette lar constraints set forth in the report; commercial services needed residen- required implement tial development of the area, which was Plan. In its report, the Charrette points 3. The Executive Board that recognizes set as all-institutional under the urban to the 1968 Federal Housing Act's sections the cannot up University unilaterally change renewal of the 1960's. 235 (for homes owned by III nor could it even concept early single-family the plan for Unit residents) and 236 (for multi-family apart- advocate a without the To secure land for additional housing effectively change ment buildings rented to low-income fam- clear concurrence of all affected parties and services, it would be necessary for the to re- ilies). Section 235 subsidizes mortgages including City and Federal agencies, the appropriate government agencies from the normal 71/2 % down to 1% on and a assign some 9.7 acres of land now sched- designated redevelopers, sufficiently homes the Charrette projects at $16,000 broad segment of the community. uled for institutional use, and to go out- side Unit Three for one site of 2.1 acres. for families earning $5000-$7000. 4. However, in an effort to be responsive Section 236 works much the same, and to the recommendations of the Quadri- Reassignment would subtract 3.4 acres from the Science Center for the Charrette Plan would create apart- partite Commission, the Executive Board University City ments of two or three bedrooms at around 156 housing units; I acre from the Univer- will direct appropriate University officers $120-suitable for the $5500-$8000 in- to initiate discussions with the concerned sity City High School for 40 units; 4.5 acres come range. Federal rent subsidies are as well as with from Presbyterian Hospital-University of City agencies representa- available to bring these apartments within tives of the under contract Pennsylvania Medical Center for 112 units; organizations the range of true low-income families with the to act and 0.67 acres from the Working Blind for Redevelopment Authority ($3000-$6000), the Charrette points out, as in Unit III in order to 22 units. redevelopers but by law only 20% of the units in a determine the effect both and legally prac- The plan would also seek to purchase given project can have rent supplements. tically of the specific proposals of the under the Federal 'Write-Down" Program A third method in charrette and any modifications thereof the 2.1 acre Saunders House site north of financing suggested is the III hous- which would give effect to the concept Powelton Avenue, to 72 the report Turn-key public provide housing which allows of the referred to in No. I above and at the same units. Saunders House, a retire- ing program a portion private a down- time be consistent with the basic objectives ment home, has announced that it intends tenant's rent to be held toward to the property, enabling of the currently approved Urban Renewal to relocate, probably in the next two years. payment purchase Plan. families in the $4200-$4500 range to be- These new sites would be in addition The Charrette's plan to revise land use come home-owners. to three tracts already scheduled for low- in Unit Three was completed following a The Charrette is circulated income housing in Unit Three. One is a Report being two-week intensive planning session which to interested institutions and which 2-acre site at Filbert and 36th, reassigned groups included consultation with agencies, insti- have no official status in Unit Three, such from Science Center holdings to Renewal tutions and community groups involved in as the as well as to the devel- Housing Inc. for 66 units. An- University, present redevelopment projects there. housing involved there. other Renewal Housing parcel, a one-acre opers directly The new proposal calls for approxi- block for 37 units at Warren and 36th, The actual decision to re-schedule land mately 400 units in addition to the 185 had been University City High School land use in the unit would require approvals already scheduled for Unit Three, and it before reassignment. The third low-income to be obtained successively from the Re- development Authority, the City Planning Commission, the City Council and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Dr. James E. Allen Gets Special Education Award The 1969 National Award of Distinction was presented to Dr. James E. Allen, Jr., U. S. Commissioner of Education, at a dinner November 21, by the Alumni Asso- ciation of the Graduate School of Educa- tion. Dr. Allen, who also is an Assistant Secre- tary of Health, Education and Welfare, was cited for leadership and courage in a time of controversy in education, said Dr. Helen Bailey, chairman of the Alumni Association's awards committee. In the proposed development plan for Unit Three, the three shaded areas above Before appointment as Commissioner, are sites now planned for low-income housing. Five additional sites are recommended Dr. Allen was for 14 years New York by the Charrette Report submitted this month to the Trustees' Executive Board. State Commissioner of Education.

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Thermoluminescence Is Researched at Museum Scientists at the University Museum's tal x-ray equals about 1000 reds). samples from a shipwreck off the north coast of Jamaica, it at an Applied Science Center for Archaeology When the pottery is reheated in the placing age ap- for Columbus's the have received a $61,000 National Science laboratory, the level of TL observed by propriate flagship, Santa Maria. Foundation grant to explore how the phe- photomultiplying devices is indicative of nomenon of thermoluminescence in pottery the accumulated radiation damage, and In other cases, especially with Etruscan -its tendency to glow under certain con- therefore, the amount of time that has statues on display in museums for dec- ditions-may be used as a precise, archae- elapsed since the pot was originally fired. ades, TL-dating was able to determine ological dating tool. The older the pottery, the greater the that the objects were fired only within They hope to refine existing knowledge glow that can be observed. the last hundred years, and thus exposed into a routine system that will supplement During 1968, more than 40 tests of "un- them as forgeries. and in some ways surpass, the widely-used knowns" and checks for authentication "Archaeologists are just beginning to carbon-14 method. were made at MASCA that have already learn about the successful applications of value to In addi- Thermoluminescent dating allows pot- proved of archaeology. thermoluminescence. There is little doubt, tion, TL methods are now both tery itself to be dated rather than relating dating however, that within the next few years and radiocar- it to the age of the organic material in supplementing supplanting the number of thermoluminescence dating which it is found. In addition, the fact bon dates for some objects.. stations installed for archaeology will be that pottery has been in universal use for For example, because of fluctuations comparable to those currently engaged the last 9,000 years, plus TL-dating's near in carbon-14 dates for the period between in radio-carbon dating," Dr. Froelich infallibility in detecting forgeries, give the 1500 and 1700 A.D., TL dates have been Rainey, Director of the University Mu- new technique important advantages over accepted as the more reliable ones for seum, said. carbon-14 dating. The phenomenon of thermoluminescence was first noted the chemist and by English Free School Dr. Eriksen said. Working with her and physicist, Robert Boyle, in 1663. Its basic with Francis M. Betts III, Assistant to the principle is that energy, absorbed and (Continued from page 1) President for External Affairs, has been stored in material, can be stim- inorganic University to the Board of Education, is the West High School Ad- ulated thermal and released Philadelphia by agitation expected to open in December after its Board, which is in the form of visory currently helping light. teachers receive special training and its select teachers and will later provide In the case of pottery, traces of radio- 200 students choose a name for the unit. teacher aides for the Free School houses. active thorium and impurities (uranium, The Free School system plan calls for Basic operating costs will be from the within the bom- potassium) potter's clay five such scattered houses eventually, each School Board's allotment to West Phila- bard its other constituents with beta alpha, with a maximum of 200 students led by delphia (at a citywide average of $750 and gamma rays and raise certain elec- teachers. An per pupil per year). Remodeling and start- to or unstable eight ungraded experimental trons metastable, slightly curriculum will be offered in two up costs, about $15,000 to $20,000 per levels. principal parts: one consisting of core subjects house, are now being sought by Univer- When meta- volunteers on behalf of the Free the clay is heated, these taught at the house including mathe- sity stable electrons fall back into stable Schools. Indirect contributions include posi- matics, English, science, history, and for- of as those of and institutions which tion-emitting photons light they eign languages; the other providing a companies do so-and become in "faults" absorb the overhead of courses trapped "floating" elective-enrichment program taught in the lattice of the on-location their crystal clay. taught on-location by volunteer personnel by employees. Thus, when the initial firing dissipated in business, industrial, civic and educa- At the University, an early volunteer the natural thermoluminescence accumu- tional institutions in the immediate neigh- was the athletic department, which sur- lated during geological time, the pottery's borhood. Studying at a bank, for example veyed its use of recreational facilities and 'TL clock" was set at zero from an arch- is encouraged for the exposure to basic has now offered them at morning hours aeological point of view. As the centuries mathematics skills needed in the field when high-school students need them most pass, however, the pottery gradually re- rather than as vocational training. This but college students use them least. its TL at the rate of reflects the emphasis in the on the acquires sensitivity project The Clinic also found it could about 100 rads a of il- "Three R's" a Reading century. (By way plus fourth one called "Rel- fit school remedial work into its lustration, the radiation emitted in a den- evance", said Dr. Aase Eriksen of the high schedule, and numerous physical-science Graduate School of Education who laboratory courses are expected to be avail- users are now to planned the Free School system at the able as individual members volun- Library required of and leaders faculty present their University identifica- request parents community teer their time and then secure school tion cards to check out books from in West Philadelphia who were dissatisfied to use their laboratories at with of education. permission the Van Pelt Library. present patterns hours convenient both to the Free School The Free School is named for The policy change is the result of system and to the University. a switch-over from a manual record the "friskoler" system of Dr. Enksen's native Denmark, where such schools have The University Plaza Merchants' As- keeping system to an automated been established or sociation-made up of retailers who sell charging system. by parents community to their own mostly to students and faculty of the Uni- To groups according interpre- speed transition, those who tations of their children's educational versity-voted to start a retailing course have books currently charged from needs. for some 15 high school students. Ben the library are requested to return Orloff, head of Jos. A. Banks Parents and leaders from Clothing, them to the circulation desk to re- community to teach busi- West are involved at all expects the basics of small charge them under the new system. Philadelphia stages of development of the Free School system, (Continued on page 5)

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Archive to Be Assembled Free School Locust Street Is Closed Of Medieval (Continued from page 4) From 37th to 40th Streets Manuscripts ness two hours a week with A from the Council on operation Because of construction work on the grant Library other shop owners and managers rotating Resources, Inc., will enable the "superblock" of the new Student Housing University in the supervision of on-the-job "labs" for to build up an archive of medieval manu- the students at their own store locations. Project, Locust Street is being closed from scripts on film. The project is sponsored 37th to 40th Streets. some 70 additional by the Medieval Studies Committee, of Off-campus, organi- Pedestrian use of Locust Street from I. lecturer in the zations have been contacted by Mr. Bells, which Dr. Ruth Dean, 38th to 40th is to allow access Lan- and more than 40 representatives have discouraged Department of English and Romance of construction vehicles and work responded so far. permit guages and Medieval Bibliographer in the on trenches. From 37th to 38th is chairman. utility Library, Core-subject teachers and pupils will Street, it will be open only for pedestrian As planned, the archive will be com- come from West Philadelphia High School traffic and access of service or emergency posed of negative microfilms of medieval and the Free School will function under vehicles. which the direction of WPHS principal Walter manuscripts from enlarged prints A barricade will be Xerox or com- Scott and District One Superintendent, permanent placed would be made by some at Locust Street on the west side of 38th bound in book form, cata- Dr. Marechal-Neil E. Young. parable process, Street. Access to the parking lot there and loged for ready reference, and shelved in As each house prepares to open, some the sidewalk on the north side of Locust a area of the The 200 names will random special library. negatives be chosen at from will remain to allow entrance to Kappa will remain in the archive while the book- the School's total roster, and students High Alpha and Sigma Chi fraternities, the form prints will be available for loan or will be a choice whether to the given join Chaplain's house, and Kappa Kappa purchase by any scholar or student. experiment or not. Random selection will Gamma A will be built also be used to those who elect sorority. driveway replace from 39th Street for access to the not to into the house and no Kappa go system Kappa Gamma and Sigma Chi parking lots. students will be chosen through applica- Special Luncheon Honors tion or referral, Dr. Eriksen said. Vehicular gates will be built to the east of 40th Street and the west of 39th Street Emeritus Professors Such random selection is done to sat- on Locust to allow special access of private were isfy a special need of the community ad- Twenty emeritus professors hon- vehicles to St. Mary's Church. ored at a Faculty Club luncheon, October visory committee. "The object is to avoid Pedestrian 3. The thirteen emeritus professors who setting up an 'elite' pilot program of stu- access to the Black Students were able to attend the luncheon have dents who are already highly motivated. Center and St. Mary's Church will continue served the University for a combined total This community wants to show what can through an entrance from Spruce Street. of 718 years. be done for any inner city child, if you Irving Street from 40th Street may be used give him something other than the mas- by vehicles for access to those buildings. President Harnwell offered the congratu- sive urban school as an alternative," high the fall of 1972, this entire lations of the faculties, officers, and Trus- Dr. Eriksen added. By segment tees. He presented the emeritus professors will have been landscaped as a continuation certificates on behalf of Chairman of the Virtually all the work to found the Free of Locust Walk. been Trustees William L. Day. School system has carried out on a verbal basis and there is no formal con- From the of Arts and Sciences, College tract between the University and the Board the emeritus professors present were Dr. of Education. One formal link is provided Lynn M. Case, emeritus professor of his- Council... the of Dr. Eriksen Dr. Otakar Odlozilik, emeritus pro- through appointment tory; as consultant to the (Continued from page 1) fessor of history; and Dr. Enos E. Witmer, project. emeritus associate professor of physics. lieve in a just, honest and sensitive Amer- The School of Medicine emeritus pro- E. Arnold, emeritus professor of educa- ica. But our military engagement in Viet- fessors present were Dr. Wilfred E. Fry, tion. nam now stands as a denial of so much that is best in our emeritus professor of clinical ophthalmol- those unable to attend were Dr. society. 1, Dr. T. F. Among ogy (effective July 1968); Otis Green of the Department of Ro- "More and more, we see the war deflect- McNair Scott, emeritus professor of pedi- mance who assumed his duties ing energies and resources from urgent atrics; Dr. Lauren H. Smith, emeritus Languages, pro- as consultant on Hispanic matters at the business on our own doorsteps. An end to fessor of Dr. Elizabeth Kirk psychiatry; Folger Shakespeare Library in Washing- the war will not solve the problems on or Rose, emeritus associate professor of com- ton, D. C. last month, and Dr. Melvin C. off the campus. It will however permit us medicine and Dr. John munity pediatrics; Moistad of the School of Chemical Engi- to work more effectively in support of C. Williams, emeritus associate professor neering, who is in Helsinki, Finland, on a more peaceful priorities. Far from being of and Dr. S. Culver Williams, anatomy; Fulbright Award. depressed about our nation's future and emeritus associate professor of anatomy. our institution's future, we see bold Also named emeritus last oppor- Wharton and professors tunities ahead once the divisiveness of this School of Finance Com- but not in attendance were the fol- merce Dr. David spring war is the professors present were Dr. Allan R. emeritus in past. T. Rowlands, emeritus of fi- lowing: Day, pro- professor fessor of Dr. Olin E. Nelson, "As individual member.s of the Univer- nance; Dr. Chester A. Kline, emeritus as- chemistry; emeritus of Dr. Alfred sity Council of the of sociate of insurance; and Dr. professor zoology; University Pennsyl- professor Senn, emeritus of German and vania, we the President of the Arthur 1). Maxwell, emeritus associate professor urge upon Slavic Dr. Leon J. Saul, emeri- United States and a of languages; upon Congress stepped- professor accounting. tus professor of psychiatry; and Dr. Wil- up timetable for withdrawal from Vietnam. The Graduate School of Education was liam D. Turner, emeritus professor of We believe this to be in our country's represented by a former Dean, Dr. William social work. highest interest, at home and abroad."

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Leaves of Faculty Members Are Announced Nearly 75 faculty members have been Dr. Robert A. Kraft, associate profes- Oriental Studies, this fall is finishing the granted leaves for either this fail or the sor of religious thought, is devoting the translation of Abe Kobo's Dai you kamp- academic year according to the Provost's year to researching the topic "The Ap- ki, working on editing of Toganoo's Man- Office. A list of those faculty members propriation and Adaptation of Jewish Reli- dara no kenyu and visiting a number of granted leaves and what they will be doing gious Literature in Early Christianity." European collections containing Japanese follows: Dr. Gerald Porter, assistant professor manuscripts. of mathematics, is the at spending year SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES the Mathematical Institute in Oxford, Eng- Dr. F. Hammond, associate Dr. Kenneth R. Atkins, professor of land doing research in homotopy theory. Benjamin professor of microbiology, is spending physics, is spending this term working with Dr. Charles E. Rosenberg, professor of the developing new approaches and astrophysicists and cosmologists at the Uni- history, is beginning the writing of a year of London and the of work on "The Germ Comes laboratory techniques. versity University large Theory oral in order to become more famil- to America; American Medicine, 1870- Dr. Irwin I. Ship, professor of Cambridge medicine, is the as iar with this new field. 1910." spending year visiting in oral medicine at the Hadas- Dr. John assistant of Dr. James F. Ross, and chair- professor Biggins, professor professor sah School of Dental Medicine in Jeru- has a man of this is biology, accepted visiting professor- philosophy, year complet- salem. ship for the year at the University of Cal- ing a book on the theology of analogy. ifornia at Berkeley. Dr. Chih-Han Sah, associate professor GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION a Dr. James C. Davis, associate professor of mathematics, has accepted visiting Dr. Joanna P. Williams, associate pro- Univer- of history, is spending this fall completing professorship for the year at the fessor of education, has accepted a U.S. two studies he is currently working on: sity of California at Berkeley. Office of Education postdoctoral fellow- assistant 'The Conservation of Family Wealth in Dr. J. David Sapir, professor ship to Harvard University this year. the Old Regime" and a book of ambas- of anthropology, will continue his field sadors' reports from the Venetian Repub- work in Senegal this year, carrying out SCHOOLS OF ENGINEERING lic which he is translating from the Italian linguistic and ethnographic research on Dr. Maurice A. Brull, professor of and editing. the Diola. civil engineering, is spending the year in Dr. Leonidas Dodson, assistant profes- Dr. Arthur H. Scouten, professor of the Department of Aeronautics of the sor of history, this fall is completing English, is doing research this year in Technion Israel Institute of Technology in his history of the University during the Britain in connection with a volume on in Haifa, doing research work hydro- Second World War. Restoration drama. elasticity and completing two monographs Dr. Richard S. Dunn, professor of his- Dr. John B. Van Sickle, assistant pro- now in preparation. Nelson tory, has accepted a visiting professorship fessor of classical studies, has accepted a Dr. C. Domy, assistant professor selected for the year at the University of Michigan. resident postdoctoral fellowship this year of electrical engineering, has been in the Center for the Humanities at Johns as a White House Fellow for the Dr. Holden Furber, professor of history, year. is the to Volume Hopkins University. Dr. Peter D. Edmonds, associate pro- devoting year writing fessor of is under- II of the series on European for the Uni- Dr. Andre von Gronicka, professor of engineering, this year German, is research this fall for a of research at the Uni- versity of Minnesota Press. doing taking program a second volume of his of Goethe's of in the Division of Dr. Richard C. Jeffrey, professor of study versity Washington in Russia. philosophy, is spending the year writing reception Bioengineering. a book in which the ideas set forth in Dr. Philip Wagreich, assistant profes- Dr. Louis A. Girifalco and Dr. Solomon sor mathematics, is on leave of R. Pollack, and associate The Logic of Decision will be reformu- of partial professor pro- lated, extended and to of absence this year is order to continue his fessor of metallurgy and materials science, applied problems to CAM ethics. research at the Institute for Advanced are devoting the year corporation in Princeton. in order to the Dr. Richard V. Kadison, Kuemmerle Study expand company's opera- Dr. Gerald C. Weales, of tions and place it on a sound basis. Professor of Mathematics, is spending the professor this is completing his book Dr. Pietro P. Lombardini, associate year conducting research programs at English, year on Clifford Odets and plans to travel ex- professor of electrical engineering, will be various scientific centers in Europe. tensively in Europe and Africa. on leave through next May. Dr. Abraham Klein, of professor phy- Dr. Alan L. Myers, associate professor sics, is at Princeton this year refreshing GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES of chemical engineering, has received a his interest in elementary particle physics Dr. Bass, associate professor of National Academy of Science appoint- and his book on the George completing theory classical archaeology, is working on sev- ment this year as a senior fellow to the of nuclear structure. eral projects this year, among them the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Dr. George deVries Klein, associate preparation for final publication of a Soviet Academy of Sciences in Moscow. professor of geology, is undertaking a manuscript on the Byzantine shipwreck, Dr. Noah S. Prywes, professor of elec- study this year of cyclic sedimentation the preparation of a manuscript concern- trical engineering, this year is developing in rocks of lacustrine origin in the Old ing the Roman shipwreck, and research a time-sharing system that hopefully will Red Sandstone (Devonian) of northeast for the Thera excavation in Greece. be of greater breadth and efficiency than Scotland; in addition he is completing a Dr. Dan Ben-Amos, assistant professor any in existence at the present time. Sedi- manuscript of a textbook entitled, in folkore, has accepted a visiting pro- Dr. Morris Rubinoff, professor of elec- and Environments. mentology Sedimentary fessorship for the year at Hebrew Uni- trical engineering, has a part-time leave Dr. Igor Kopytoff, associate professor versity in Jerusalem. of absence this year to make a detailed of anthropology, is spending the year Dr. Ludo I. Rocher, professor of San- survey, review and critique of research studying the language, religion and social skrit, is spending the year doing research being done elsewhere in the fields of com- organization of the Aghem of West Cam- work in India. puterized information retrieval and com- eroon. Dr. E. Dale Saunders, professor of puter-generated movies.

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Leaves of Commander Naval Forces Vietnam. of sociology, this year is developing a major research with soci- (Continued from page 6) Dr. Stephen Elkin, assistant professor project dealing of political science, has received support ological and psychological aspects of higher LAW SCHOOL from the Social Science Research Coun- education. Dr. Morris L. Cohen, professor of law, cil and University of Leicester and is Dr. Chong-Sik Lee, associate professor is spending this fall in England and West- spending the year pursuing research on of political science, has been awarded a ern Europe doing some work on his Bib- immigrants and local politics in several Ford Foundation Faculty Research Fel- liography of Early American Law, speci- English cities. lowship for the year. on materials to fically English relating Dr. Michael K. Evans, associate pro- Dr. Kenneth D. MacKenzie, associate Colonial American Law and visiting fessor of economics, has received a Ford professor of industry, has accepted a law libraries. posi- major European Foundation Faculty Research Fellowship tion at the University of Waterloo in Can- John 0. Honnold, William Schnader for the year. ada this year where he will have access Professor of Law, has accepted the offer Dr. Frank J. Furstenberg, Jr., assistant to computing facilities which will aid him this year of a high-level staff position professor of sociology, has undertaken a in developing a mathematical theory of with the structure. United Nations Commission on position for the year with the newly- organization International Law. established National Institute of Law En- Dr. Michael D. McCarthy, assistant forcement and Criminal Justice. professor of economics is spending the SCHOOL OF MEDWINE the of the Whar- Dr. Jean D. Gibbons, associate profes- year directing operations ton Economic Associates, a Dr. Hadley L. Conn, professor of medi- sor of statistics and operations research, Forecasting cine, is spending the year at American this fall will carry out as extensive re- non-profit corporation being formed by the University in Beirut, Lebanon on a re- search project in the field of nonpara- University. search program centering around a popu- metric statistics. Dr. Peter A. Morrison, assistant pro- fessor of lation of collected patients. Dr. Charles S. Goodman, professor of sociology, has accepted a posi- tion for the with the Dr. Johannes Ipsen, professor of epi- marketing and international business, is year Rand Corpora- tion. demiology and medical statistics, has ac- spending this semester completing his cepted an honorary visiting professorship book on Management of the Sales Force. Dr. Paul E. Mott, associate professor of for the year at the Institute of Hygiene, Dr. Shiv K. Gupta, associate professor sociology, will this year complete a mono- University of Copenhagen. of statistics and operations research, this graph which is already in progress and year will in the will begin a new study of the effects of Dr. George D. Ludwig, professor of participate exchange pro- medicine, will be on sabbatical leave for gram between the University of Pennsyl- compulsory participation in human groups vania and of Sussex, where conditions do not the mem- the year. University England. permit Dr. Edward Hutchinson, of bers to leave. Dr. Theodore C. Smith, assistant pro- professor fessor of anesthesia, is the sociology, is spending the year completing Dr. Edmund S. Phelps, professor of spending year the of a of international economics, will continue to be on leave with the Department of Pharmacology at manuscript study statistics, in relation this year, a at Oxford University where he is working on migration particularly having accepted Fellowship to immigration to the United States. the Center for Advanced in the central mechanisms of narcotic depression Study and dependence. Dr. David E. Lavin, associate professor (Continued on page 8) Dr. David G. Young, Jr., assistant pro- fessor of physical medicine and rehabili- tation, is on leave due to health. Teachers Trained for Urban Work SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Nineteen students are participating this skills to make a difference in community- live-in" school Dr. Harold Lewis, professor of social year in the new Experimental relationships," said Dr. Richard A. work, is spending the year at the Behav- Teacher Program in Urban Education at Gibboney, associate professor of education, ioral Science Center in Palo Alto, Cali- the Graduate School of Education. and project director. fornia. Funded by the University and by a Other cooperating community institu- $90,000 U.S. Office of Education grant, tions are Sayre Junior High School, the SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE the program began last year as a develop- Sayre Enrichment Center, and the Penn- ment-research on teacher Advancement School. Dr. Wolf, associate project focusing sylvania Benjamin professor for the inner the academic the curri- of is with Profes- training city. During year, microbiology, working The includes an initial, three- culum includes such innovative sor R. R. A. Coombs of the Division of program techniques month summer session, one academic as and Immunology at Cambridge in- year, group dynamics "micro-teaching," University then an additional summer session. The which makes use of to vestigating antibody receptor sites on im- video-tape replays second is in full-time, skills. munologically competent lymphoid cells. year spent super- improve teaching vised teaching in an urban high school. "We try, through our 'home movies' to WHARTON SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND During both of the summer sessions, show them what they're doing. There is COMMERCE the students live full-time in the predom- a vast difference between analyzing teach- inantly-black Mantua area just north of ing, and then trying to do it, and the Dr. Donald F. Blankertz, director of the the campus to work with community reverse: seeing yourself in action, then division of the Wharton graduate School agencies, primarily The Young Great So- analyzing what you have done," Dr. Gib- is on leave this semester for reasons of ciety (YGS) on job boney said. health. housing, training, neighborhood medical centers, play streets Five black students are presently taking Dr. Edward L. Brink, associate profes- and neighborhood development. part in the program, and new recruitment sor of marketing and international busi- "Our primary objective is to train suc- techniques are planned in an effort to at- ness, has accepted a post as educational cessive groups of teachers for urban schools tract more students of varying race, age, research officer for the year on the staff who have the knowledge, attitudes and and social backgrounds.

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Leaves... (Continued from page 7) New Members Named Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto. Additional Facultyfaculty appointments ap- of operative dentistry. Dr. Edward C. Prescott, assistant pro- proved by the Trustees for this year have GRADUATE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS: Dr. fessor of economics, has accepted a Brook- been announced by the Provost's Office. Mario I. Sama, assistant professor of ings Institution Policy Fellowship and will The following is a listing, by schools, of architecture; Mr. Narendra Juneja, assist- spend this year associated with the Depart- these new faculty members. ant professor of landscape architecture ment of Housing and Urban Development. SCHOOL OF ALLIED MEDICAL PROPES- and regional planning; and Dr. E. Bruce Dr. of sioNs: Dr. Elsa L. Ramsden, assistant pro- MacDougall, assistant professor of re- Philip Sagi, professor sociology, fessor of is this term his skill physical therapy. gional planning. spending extending SCHOOLS OF ENGINEERING: Dr. E. in mathematics in order to keep up with COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: Dr. Farnsworth Bisbee, associate professor, and contribute to growing areas of mathe- Samuel C. Vila, assistant professor of as- and Dr. Richard T. Douty, Senior Fellow, matical demography and mathematical so- tronomy; Dr. Earl E. Muetterties, ad- in Civil Engineering; Dr. John Berberian ciology and to work on manuscripts in junct professor of chemistry; Dr. Paul A. and Dr. Sohrab Rabii, assistant professors preparation. Magnuson, Dr. Judith Keig, Dr. Benjamin of electrical engineering; and Dr. Norman Dr. Donald Smith, associate Franklin Fisher, Dr. Carol L. Bernstein, professor Dr. Karen T. Romer, Dr. Robert N. Ross, A. Evans, associate professor of mechani- of political science, has accepted a Senior Dr. Cynthia Secor, Mrs. Judith Fetterley cal engineering. Specialist Award by the Institute of Ad- SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: Dr. Peter E. Bader and Mr. Marshall A. Ledger, assist- vanced Projects at the East-West Center in Broan, ant professors of English; Dr. Gerald Gil- associate professor of biochemistry; Honolulu. Dr. P. Fishman, Dr. lespie, visiting professor of German; Dr. Alfred professor, Dr. Hans R. Stoll, assistant professor of Samuel 0. Thier, Dr. Neil S. Cherniak Alan M. Gaines, assistant professor of finance, will continue his leave this Robert D. associate year geology; Dr. William L. O'Neill, visiting and Utiger, professors, to participate in a of Dr. Allen R. assistant high-priority study associate professor of history; Dr. Paul and Myers, pro- securities markets for the Securities and Thieme and Dr. Elliott Mendelson, visit- fessor of medicine; Dr. Hartwell G. Commission. Exchange ing professors of linguistics; Dr. Edwin Thompson, Jr., professor, and Dr. Wer- Dr. Robert Strauz-Hupe, professor of M. Harman and Mr. Marc Sagoff, assist- ener Trojaborg, visiting associate profes- political science, has been granted a leave ant professors of philosophy; Dr. Ole sor, of neurology; Dr. Edward Korostoff, of absence with the understanding that he Hansen, professor, and Dr. Howard Weis- additional appointment as associate pro- will take the leave upon confirmation of berg, Dr. James Chen, Dr. H. Terry For- fessor for research in orthopaedic surgery; his nomination as Ambassador to Mor- tune, Jr., Dr. Aaron Pinczuk, and Dr. John Dr. Nurul H. Sarkor, visiting assistant occo. Ting-Sum Ho, assistant professors of professor of research in pediatrics; Dr. Dr. Richard J. Swersey, assistant pro- physics; Dr. Allen I. Teger, assistant pro- Willys K. Silvers, second appointment as fessor of industry, has accepted a position fessor of psychology; Dr. Lance K. Don- professor, and Dr. Peter Gruenwald, as- for the year on the senior research staff aldson-Evans and Dr. Sam L. Guyler, as- sociate professor, of pathology; Dr. David of the Esso Mathematics and Systems, sistant professors of romance languages; (Continued on page 9) Inc. in Florham Park, N. J. and Dr. Murl 0. Barker, assistant professor Dr. Paul J. Taubman, associate profes- of Slavic languages and literature. Antiques Show Proceeds sor of economics, will spend this fall study- ANNENBERO SCHOOL OF COMMUNICA- Presented to Hospital ing the return to education for the Na- rloNs: Dr. Ray L. Birdwhistell, visiting A check for $84,500, the proceeds of tional Bureau of Economic Research and professor, and Mr. Dolf Zillman, assistant the 1969 University Hospital Antiques in will work at Osaka January University professor, of communications. Show, has been given to the University in on a of the contribution of Japan study GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND Hospital to pay for constructing and to government policy Japan's post-war Dr. Harry L. Jones, visiting pro- equipping the new 5-bed Unit Respiration economic growth. fessorSCIin American-ENCEScivilization; Dr. Emiio: Intensive Care Unit which opened last Dr. Sidney Weintraub, professor of eco- Gabba, visiting professor of ancient his- March. The sum represents a $9,500 gain nomics, is visiting professor and chairman tory; Dr. James D. Mubly, assistant pro- over last year's record Antiques Show pro- of the economics department this year at fessor of ancient Near Eastern history; ceeds of $75,000. the University of Waterloo in Canada. Mr. Lyndsay A. Farrell, visiting assistant The Respiratory Unit was designed to Dr. Henry Wells, associate professor of professor of history and philosophy of serve the needs of patients with respiratory political science, is spending the year lec- science; and Dr. Nedin Tuna, assistant failure who require mechanical assistance turing on Latin American politics and professor of Oriental studies. to breathe; to train personnel from this Inter-American relations in the School of Law SCHOOL: Mr. Ernest I. Brown, and other hospitals in respiratory care; and Political Studies at the University of Costa visiting professor, Mr. Edward V. Sparer, to carry on clinical investigation which Rica, as well as doing research on the associate professor, and Mr. Bruce A. will help improve such care. political culture of Costa Rica. Ackerman and Mrs. Martha F. Alschuler, Among the special features of the Unit, Dr. Oliver E. Williamson, professor of assistant professors, of law. which is the first of its kind in the Dela- economics, has a grant from the Brookings SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDSCINE: Dr. ware Valley area, is an air filtration system Institution to conduct research on a mono- Raymondien Ouellet and Dr. James Burch, that provides constantly changing air es- graph this year dealing with the regulation visiting assistant professors in form and sentially free of bacteria, dust and viruses; of monopoly power. function of the masticatory system; Dr. this helps reduce the possibility of any Dr. Richard S. Woods, professor of ac- Roselyn J. Eisenberg, assistant professor cross-infection. A closed-circuit TV hook- counting, is spending the fall term com- of microbiology; and Dr. Ikuo Ohmori, up between the Unit's conference room pleting the development of materials for visiting associate professor, and Dr. Paul and patient beds permits clinical teaching use in the Master of Science in Account- R. Rhodes and Dr. Joseph Kosnbleuth, without disturbing patients and also per- ing program and will begin research in assistant professors, of periodontics; and mits family and friends to see the patients information systems. Dr. George J. Shelly, assistant professor more often than they might otherwise.

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Faculty. (Continued from page 8) Among other things G. Moulton, associate- professor of physi- ology; Dr. Frederick Jay Kayne, assistant professor of physical biochemistry; and Dr. H. Gunter Seydel, associate professor APPOINTMENTS: summer program of Middlebury College. of radiology. DR. HERBERT S. DENENBERG, Loman STEVEN P. GIGLI0TFI, medical illustrator named SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK: Dr. Florence Professor of Insurance, has been elected in the School of Medicine, has been Kaslow and Dr. Felice Perimutter, assist- president of the American Risk and Insur- chairman of the board of governors of the ance Association, and has been re-elected Association of Medical Illustrators. ant professors of social work. of SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: vice-president and scientific secretary the American chapter of the International In- AUTHORS: Dr. Alfred M. Merritt, II, assistant pro- surance Law Association. DR. NALLANA LAKSHIMINARAYANAIAH, fessor of medicine; Dr. Jorge F. Ferrer, DR. HIROSHI MIYAJI, assistant associate of is associate professor, and Dr. Luis Avila, professor professor pharmacology, of studies, has been author of a book, Phenomena in assistant professor, of microbiology; Dr. Japanese appointed Transport Director of in the 1970 Membranes, Academic Press. Samuel K. Chacko, assistant professor of Japanese Language published by DR. HERBERT S. DENENBERG, Loman pathology; Dr. Robert M. Kenny, associ- of ate professor of reproduction; Dr. Dudley Professor of Insurance, is co-editor In- E. Johnston, professor, and Dr. William to associate professor of comparative surance, Government and Social Policy: J. Donawick, assistant professor of sur- pathology; Dr. Richard Marples to re- Studies in Insurance Regulation published gery. search assistant professor in dermatology; by Richard D. Irwin, Inc. WHARTON SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND Dr. Darcy B. Wilson to associate profes- ROBERT LEwIs SHAYON, professor of sor of medical and an additional communications, has initiated a national COMMERCE: Dr. E. Philip Howrey, asso- genetics as associate professor of of criticism in ciate professor, and Dr. Stephen A. Ross, appointment study professional conjunc- assistant professor, of economics; Dr. Law- pathology. tion with Lou Harris and Associates, Inc., which is funded the rence D. Jones, associate professor, and Dr. Burton Zweiman to associate pro- being by Saturday Review and the Office of Communications Dr. C. Richardson Pettit, assistant profes- fessor and Dr. Harry R. Schumacher and of the Church He sor of finance; Harold H. Frank and Dr. Dr. Jacob W. Streilein to assistant profes- United of Christ. also Michael A. Moses, assistant professors of sors, of medicine; Dr. Fred R. Frankel to has been named to the Committee on In- industry; Dr. Charles Elder, Dr. Neal Cut- associate professor of microbiology; Dr. structional Fixed Television Service of the ler and Dr. Leo A. Hazelwood, assistant Howard M. Rawnsley to professor of path- Federal Communications Commission. He professors of political science; Dr. Tony ology and clinical pathology; Dr. Harold is serving as an adviser on communications E. Smith, assistant professor of regional A. Wurzel to associate professor and Dr. policy to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial science; Dr. Andrew C. Twaddle, assistant Dean A. Aryan to assistant professor of Foundation and as a member of the Coun- professor of sociology; and Dr. Halim pathology and medicine; Dr. George Ruff cil on Communications, which has been Dogrusoz, visiting associate professor of to professor, Dr. James R. Harris to asso- established by the Smithsonian Institution. statistics and operations research. ciate professor, and Dr. Avner Barcai to Recent faculty promotions, principally assistant professor, of psychiatry; Dr. HONORS: in the medical areas, have been announced Robert H. Cox and Dr. Allan W. Jones to DR. STUART W. CHURCHILL, Carl V. S. by the Provost's Office. The promotions assistant nrofessor of physiology; Dr. Wil- Patterson Professor of Chemical Engineer- are effective as of last July 1. liam P. Graham to assistant professor of ing, received the William H. Walker Award COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: Dr. plastic surgery; Dr. Mark M. Mishkin to for excellence in contributions to chemical associate and Dr. Theodore P. Peter J. Conn and Dr. Gerald W. Meyers professor engineering literature, from the American Senders to assistant of to assistant professors of English and Dr. professor, radiology; Institute of Chemical Engineers at its an- Dr. Leonard Miller to Dr. Gerald D. Doppelt to assistant professor of professor, Clyde nual meeting in Washington in November. F. Barker, Dr. Dudrick and Dr. philosophy. Stanley DR. BRirroN CHANCE, director of the Francis E. Rosato to associate professors Johnson Research Foundation and chair- GRADUATE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTs: Mr. and Dr. Hamilton to assistant David Polk Ralph pro- man of the departments of biophysics and to assistant professor of archi- fessor, of and Dr. Schoen- tecture. surgery; Harry physical biochemistry, received the eighth berg to professor of urology. annual American Chemical Phila- SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: Dr. James W. Society SCHOOL OF NURSING: Section Award in October. Lash and Dr. Andrew M. Nemeth to Miss Lauretta delphia pro- DR. GEORGE H. CRUMB, fessors of Dr. Robert A. Butler Pierce to assistant professor of nursing. associate pro- anatomy; fessor music, and Dr. Theodore C. Smith to associate SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: Dr. of and GEORGE ROCHBERG, of music, have received professors and Dr. Ethan T. Colton and Stephen R. Sylk to assistant professor of professor special awards from the American of Dr. John L. Neigh to assistant professors, parasitology; Dr. Wilfried T. Weber to Society Authors and Publishers. of anesthesia; Dr. George Gerstein to pro- associate professor of pathology; Dr. Jules Composers, fessor of biophysics and physiology; Dr. Melbin to associate professor of physiol- TRAVELERS & SPEAKERS: S. Richard Kaplan and Dr. Leonard ogy; and Dr. Paul Berg to associate pro- Klinghoffer to assistant professors of fessor of surgery. DR. ARTHUR E. HUMPHREY, professor clinical orthopaedic surgery; Dr. Robert and director of the School of Chemical E. Jones, Dr. Joseph J. Peters, Dr. James The School of Dental Medicine will Engineering, was coordinator of a Latin- B. Robitscher and Dr. Samuel to American conference on in Wright hold an open house for University fac- biotechnology assistant of clinical Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 14 to professors psychiatry; ulty and staff in its new Leon Levy September Dr. Adele K. Friedman to associate October 3. scientists from 16 coun- pro- Oral Health Science Building, 40th nd Forty fessor of clinical Dr. William tries attended the conference, radiology; Locust Streets, from 4 to 6 p.m., Tues- sponsored by E. DeMuth to research associate UNESCO. professor day, December 2. of clinical surgery; Dr. Robert L. Snyder DR. SEYMOUR S. COHEN, professor of

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research fellows, all in the Moore School Among other things. engineering, presented a paper, "Higher Order Theories for Structural Analysis of Electrical Engineering. A paper on Using Legendre Polynomial Expansion." "Radiation Pattern Characteristics of a LEONARD ATHERTON, director of the Dipole Near a Thick Conducting Cylinder biochemistry and chairman of the depart- University Chorus, conducted the group in of Resonant Length" was given there by ment of therapeutic research, has been a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. Messrs. Goldhirsh, Doviak, and Unks with named a Visiting Fellow of the College 2 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra DENNIS KNEPP, research fellow in the de France in Paris, and will give a series in October. Moore School. Also a paper on "Imped- of lectures there next spring. BERNARD WOLFMAN, professor of law, ance Characteristics of Monopole Antennas DR. LEENDERT BINNENDIJK, professor was chairman of a panel of lawyers discuss- Over Finite Conducting Cylinders" was RICHARD SCHWARTZ, of astronomy, participated in the Interna- ing "Conglomerates and the Federal In- given by DR. F. as- tional Astronomical Union Symposium on come Tax" in New York, in October under sociate professor in the Moore School Visual Double Stars at Nice, France and the auspices of the American Bar Associa- (with P. J. Saidman). in that organization's colloquium on "Mass tion Sections on Anti-Trust Law, and Cor- DR. GEORGE D. LUDwIG, professor of Loss in Close Binaries" in Elsinore, Den- porations and Banking. He participated in medicine, presented a paper on "A Simple mark. a program under the auspices of the Asso- Screening Test for Lead Poisoning" at the DR. ROBERT H. KocH, professor of ciation of the Bar of the City of New York International Congress of Clinical Chem- astronomy, also gave an invited paper at on "Private Foundations under the Pro- istry in Geneva, Switzerland in September. the International Astronomical Union col- posed Tax Law-How Can They Co- DR. E. KENDALL PYE, assistant professor loquium in Denmark. exist?" He presented an overview of the of biochemistry, gave a paper on "Oscil- DR. GLENN R. MoRRow, Adam Seybert pending proposals in Congress and com- lating Biochemical Reactions" at the an- Professor Emeritus of Moral and Intel- pared them with those contained in the nual meeting of the American Institute of lectual Philosophy, attended the Fifth 1965 Department of the Treasury Report Chemical Engineering in Washington in Symposium Aristotelicum at Dc Pieters- on Private Foundations for which he was November. berg in Oosterbeek, Holland, in August. the Consultant-Reporter. DR. JOHN O'M. BOCKRIS, professor of He also participated in the International DR. JOSEPH C. TOUCHSTONE, professor chemistry, lectured on "The Theory of Humanistic Symposium at Delphi, Greece, of research surgery and research professor the Double Layer at Electrified Interfaces" September 25 to October 4, held under the of obstetrics and gynecology, presented a and "Activated Electrochemical Kinetics" auspices of the Hellenic Society for Hu- paper on "Quantitative Aspects of Thin at Ohio State University in October. manistic Studies. Layer Densitometry" in September at the DR. ELI S. MARKS, research professor of DR. HSUAN YEH, professor of mechan- International Congress of Clinical Chem- statistics and operations research, lectured ical engineering and director of the istry in Geneva, Switzerland, in September. on "Operations Research in Family Plan- Towne School of Civil and Mechanical En- DR. PETER 0. EARLE, associate professor ning" and on "Analysis of Data from Un- gineering presented a paper, "Electron of romance languages, gave a lecture on structured Interviews" at the University of Heat Transfer in a Quiescent Non-Equi- "Los problemas del realismo espanol" at Alberta in October. librium Plasma," (co-author, E. V. Mc- Temple University in October. DR. LEONARD NANIS, associate professor Assey) at the annual meeting of the Amer- A paper was given at the Technical Sym- of chemical engineering, lectured in Oc- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers, posium on Navigation and Positioning at tober to the Detroit Section of the Electro- November 16-20, 1969 in Los Angeles. At Fort Monmouth, N. J., in September on chemical Society at Wayne State University the same meeting, DR. BURTON PAUL, pro- "Studies on the Degradation of the Omni- on "Electrochemical Engineering." fessor of mechanical engineering, presented directivity of Antennas Mounted Near DR. CRAIG R. THOMPSON, professor of a paperon "Stress Analysis of a Pressurized Helicopter Members" by DR. RICHARD J. English, delivered a paper on "Erasmus Cylindrical Bore in a Rectangular Block," DOVIAK, assistant professor, DR. JULIUS and Tudor England" at the international (co-author, M. D. Gangal) and DR. ALAN GOLDHIRSH, assistant professor, J. M. LEE, Erasmus Congress in Rotterdam, Holland 1. SOLER, assistant professor of mechanical research assistant, and RALPH C. UNKs, in October.

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