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Vol. 1 No . 6 8

NEW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT NAMED PROF. ALVAN S. RYAN RETIRES

David C. Knapp, the 50- year- old provost Prof. Alvan S. Ryan , one of the founding of Cornell University, is the new president fathers of UMass - Boston , was honored by his of the University of Massachusetts . His colleagues at a retirement par ty in the selection by the Board of Trustees at a Faculty Club, Library, on May 19. special meeting in Boston on May 15 ended an Members of the English Dept. have re­ eight- month search to find a successor to commended that Prof. Ryan be promoted to the Dr . Robert C. Wood who had resigned last rank of professor emeritus for his outstanding December . service to the university. Additionally, the Prof. Franklin Patterson, a member of "Alvan S. Ryan Award" for distinguished work the Political Science Dept . at UMass - Boston, in English graduate studies also is to be has been serving as interim president . awarded annually hereout. A native of Syracuse, NY , Dr. Knapp is A native of Needham, MA , Prof. Ryan also a political scientist who graduated earned a BS at the University of Massachusetts , from Syracuse University and earned master ' s MA at Harvard and Ph .D. at the University of and doctorate degrees at the University of Iowa . He began his teaching career as an Chicago. He has been a Fulbright Research English instructor at Iowa, and served for Scholar at the University of Helsinki and a three years as English Dept . chairman and Bullard Fellow at the Graduate School of professor at Notre Dame . He came to UMB in Public Administration at Harvard. 1965 as chairman of the Humanities Division He is a former dean of the College of and professor of English. Liberal Arts at the University of New Ham­ shire and dean of the New York State College COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS SET of Human Ecology at Cornell . He also has served as director of the American Council President Franklin Patterson will deliver on Education's Institute of College and the greetings of the university during University Administrators . commencement exercises of UMB on the Harbor lie is expected to assume his new post Campus, Thursday, June 1 at 2 p .m. Chancellor Sept . 1. Claire Van Ummersen will be the principal speaker, and former student trustee ~ ENGLISH PROF ' S ARTICLE IN NEW YORKER Baker, a graduating senior , will speak on behalf of the Class of 1978 . Prof. Igor Webb, winner of a Writing Some 1,156 degrees will be conferred by Fellowship in the 1978 National Endowment UMB at its 10th annual commencement . for the Arts competition, will have a lengthy poem published in an upcoming issue DISTRICT OLYMPICS ON HARBOR CAMPUS of New Yorker. The current Modern Fiction Studies includes his essay, "Marriage and The District VI Olympics, a combination Sex in the Novels of Ford Maddox Ford." athletic and multi- cultural event involving some The forthcoming Minnesota Review contains 500 Boston public elementary and middle pupils, his assessment of Nobel Prize winner Vin­ was to be held on the Harbor Campus on Thursday, cente Aleixandre ' s poetry, as well as that May 25 , from 9 a . m. - 2 p .m. A sponsor is the of Nicauraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal and Institute for Learning & Teaching at UMB . that of Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet. -2-

LIBRARY CONSORTIUM GUIDELINES SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION EXTENDED

Ms. Janet Stewart, head reference The late registration period for UMB ' s librarian at UMB, will be in charge of Summer School has been exteLded until June issuing cards to those who wish to borrow 2, according to Director Malissa Roberts. books and other materials from member The starting dates for summer classes institutions in the Boston Library are June 5 and 12. Tuition is $25 per credit Consortium. for undergraduate courses and $40 per credit Public Service Librarian Molly Matson, for graduate courses. The charges are the says UMB is permitted "to set up our own same for in-state and out- of-state students . criteria for issuing cards, but we are determined to keep them as simple as poss­ FINAL DISTINGUISHED LECTURE ible." She notes that cards may be issued to faculty, graduate students and, in Author James Carroll drew a big audience special cases, to undergraduates working on to his lecture on "The Irish Novel in Boston" honors papers . The first criteria will be in the Faculty Lounge last Thursday afternoon. the need of the prospective card holder to Carroll's latest work is the novel, use another institution, i . e ., he/she must "Mortal Friends," which was published by Little , check the resources of the home institution Brown & Co., and set to be a Book-of-the-Month before trying another's resources. Club selection shortly. An earlier book, The second criterion will be the per­ "Madonna Red," is to ·be produced as a film by son's borrowing record at UMB . Since the actor Robert Redford. UMB Library will be responsible for paying Carroll's talk was the last Distinguished bills run up by its faculty at the lending Lecture for this academic year . It was spon­ libraries , it will seek to determine how re­ sored by the Office of Graduate Studies here sponsible the borrower has been in dealings at UMB. with the UMB Library. Mrs . Matson says the Library staff 1978 FERGUSON LITERARY PRIZE WINNER hope that many scholars will take advantage of the opportunity to use other collections Ms. Lorrie Smith, an English major and that rn~ does not possess or cannot acquire . graduating senior, has been awarded the 1978 And she adds that the Library shortly will Ferguson Prize for distinguished work in circulate a paper describing the consortium American Literature. Her paper was entitled, and its regulations, along with UMB's regu­ "Image Formed Keeps the Vision : An Analysis lations vis-a-vis the consortium. of 'Peter Quince at the Clavier ' by Wallace The current membership of the consorti­ Stevens. " um is comprised of the following: liMB, Bo~ton Ms . Smith has been awarded a graduate College, Boston University , Boston Public fellowship in English at the University of Library , Brandeis, MIT, Northeastern, State Toronto . Library of Massachusetts, Tufts, UMA and Wellesley College. SCULPTOR ' S PLAQUE UNVEILED

MIKE WALLACE UMA COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER In a brief ceremony May 9, Chancellor Claire Van Ummersen unveiled a plaque to CBS news correspondent Mike Wallace is commemorate a bronze work by sculptor Frank scheduled to deliver the commencement ad­ P. Tock (1897-1976) . dress at UMA's 108th exercises on Saturday The plaque is on the wall below the morning, May 27, on the Amherst campus. work entitled "Head and Long Arm" in the Additionally, Wallace and five other second floor lobby of the Library. distinguished men and women will receive Director of Libraries and Prof. Walter honorary degrees. The others are: author Grossman hosted a reception following the James Baldwin, British astonomer ~ unveiling. Margaret Burbidge, Singer Co . chief execu­ tive Joseph B. Flavin , U.S. District Judge W. Arthur Garrity and Latin American scholar Lewis Hanke. - 3-

ARTS FESTIVAL DRAWS NEARLY 7 , 000 VISITORS PROF CHAIRS JOINT CONCLAVE PANEL

Spring was welcomed to the Harbor Cam­ Early this month Prof. John C. pus through a merry mix of cultural events Papageorgiou of CPS chaired a panel session billed as the "Sprinnng Arts Festival" dur­ at the Joint National Meeting of the Oper­ ing the weekend of May 6 - 7. The program, ations Research Society of America and the another "first" for the university, drew Institute of Management Sciences in New nearly 7 , 000 warm- weather revelers who York City. thoroughly enjoyed the numerous music , The panel was entitled "Management theatre , art, music, dance , film, video and Science in Developing Countries : Applications children' s events . and Attitudes . " Among the panelists we r e : The idea for the festival originated Ardy Stoutjesdijk, World Bank , Washington , with CAS Dean Michael P. Riccards and the DC ; David M. Boodman , Arthur D. Little Inc . , outstanding program was put together by Mrs . Cambridge; Profs. Arnold C. Hax and Zenon S. Joan Hobson who had so much success in Zannetos of MIT; Prof. Burton Dean, Western coordinating Boston's "First Night" programs Reserve University, Cleveland; and Prof. the past two New Year ' s Eves . Leon Lasdon , University of Texas , Austin. On the lighter side, the weekend fes­ tivities featured face- decorating by festival CAMPUS OIL STRIKE clowns, folk dancing, food vendors and an edible food sculpture . Additionally, the Operators on the heavy equipment used campus was festooned with pennants , "float­ to drive the pilings for the new gymnasium ing fish," a forest of green balloons, and foundation thought for a time they had an oil an exhibit of kites. strike . But their hopes didn ' t come true . Media attention included three photo­ Rather, they struck a submerged oil graphs in the Boston Globe over a three­ tank which had been buried on the peninsula day period, including one on the Globe's site years ago by a Boston utility company. first page . CHORUS PRESENTS ANNUAL CONCERT UMB PUB MEETING SET Members of the university family and the The Pub Committee has set Monday, June community joined in praise of the UMB Chorus 5 as a temporary opening date for the following its annual concert with orchestra. facility during the summer session , accord­ Conductor Larry Hill of the Music Dept . , ing to Manager Carol Tyler. in his choice of program, continued what is Any member of the faculty, staff and becoming a tradition for the Chorus: a per­ student body with ideas and suggestions re formance of large sacred works with orchestra. the Pub should plan to attend an open meet­ His selections this year were: "Canata No . 79" ing of the committee on Friday, May 26 at of J . S. Bach, "Gott der Herr ist Sohn und 1 p.m. in the 308 Conference Room in the Schild," and the Mozart "Coronation Mass, k . Administration Building. Ms . Tyler says, 317 . " The soloists included: Hazel O'Donnell, "Any input you have to offer will be great­ soprano; Jane Struss , alto; Bruce Fithian , lyappreciated." tenor; and James Maddelena , bass . The Pub will be located in the old Hill is completing his third year as the faculty lounge on the third floor of the ccnductor of the Chorus. 010 Building, and the "grand opening" is set for late summer . REMINDER TO SPECTATOR REPS Ms . Tyler can be contacted in the SAC office, ext . 3181. Department representatives are reminded that there is a continuing need for a steady ETHICAL SOCIETY TALK stream of news and informational items about the activities of their various faculty and Senior Associate Provost Primo departments . It would be helpful too if all Vanicelli discussed "Why Communism in the personages were properly identified as to Midst of Affluence?" in a lecture before titles and relationships to UMB in your memor­ the Ethical Society of Boston recently. anda. Many thanks . The site was the Boston Adult Education Center. -4-

FREE INTENSIVE COURSE IN ENGLISH CENTER COMPLETES KEY FEDERAL STUDY

The Education Development Center of The Center for Survey Research Rt CPCS Newton , a non- profit educational corporation , recently completed a 22- month project for in cooperation with liMB is offering a free $277 , 503 on behalf of the National Institute intensive course in English as a Second of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice , an Language from July 31 - August 25 , Mon . arm of the Law Enforcement Assistance Admini­ through Fri . from 12: 30 - 3:30 p .m. stration (LEAA) in Washington , DC. The The course is open to all liMB students Center ' s research disclosed that police efforts for whom English is a second language and to against gambling could not be reduced -- even any community resident in need of instruction with legalization, because there is no evidence in English. that legalized wagering decreases illegal The program is being funded by the gambling. Educational Development Center and the The UMB Center was established in the government of Algeria as a practicum for fall of 1971 and is a facility also of the Algerian nationals studying in the United Joint Center f ~ r Urban Studip.s of MIT and States for graduate degrees in English as Harvard. a Second Foreign Language . Staff associ~te Larry Branch says that Any faculty and staff member or UMB the purpose of the Center is two- fold: to students who know of persons who might be assist academic scholars and community organi­ interested in this program - - should direct zation with data collection and other aspects queries to Prof. Penny Shaw, acting director of survey research; and to encourage and of ESL, English Dept . , ext . 2475 or evenings facilitate the development of reliable popu­ at 547- 8479. lation data in New England which are relevant Prof. Shaw will be directing the pro­ to policy making. gram, supervising the practicum teachers and Direct any queries about the services of coordinating seminars. Interested UMB the Center to Branch, ext . 341, or ~ students who have career interests in ESL Chambliss, ext . 342 . CPCS . and who might want to participate on teach­ ing teams in the capacity of tutor or ad­ PROF . BERKOWITZ UMB ' S JFK FELLOW junct instructor should also contact Prof. Shaw . Prof. Edward Berkowitz of the History Dept . wears an unusual second hat on the UMB STUDY IDENTIFIES METROPOLITAN BLACKS campus . He is liMB ' s sole JFK Fellow, serving as the executive secretary of the university' s Prof. James E. Blackwell of the Soci­ John F. Kennedy Library Committee and as a ology Dept . is the senior author of a part- time staff member of the Library. recently published research monograph , One of his chief responsibilities is to Health Needs of Urban Blacks . It was pub­ coordinate toe JFK Library Conference on lished under the auspices of the Solomon Welfare Policy scheduled for next year. To Fuller Institute . prepare for it, scholars hopefully will be His co- authors are Dr . Robert Sharpley commissioned to visit each of the Presidential and CPCS Prof. Philip Hart . libraries and to write papers on welfare poli­ The study identifies metropolitan cies in a particular administration. blacks in Roxbury, Dorchester , Mattapan and Prof. George Goodwin of Politics serves Brookline/Newton. Issues were dichotomized as chairman of the UMB JFK Library Committee. into macro- community and micro- community concerns and correlated with socio- economic THE SPECTATOR is a University-wide status variable and place of residence . newsletter designed to keep you informed Major differences between central city and about relevant activities on campus and to suburbanite blacks were identified with re­ engender a sense of community among us . gard to micro- community issues and rank on Deadline for copy is the first and third alienation and anomie scales. The two groups Tuesday of each month . Editorial contri­ were similar in their perception of the im­ butions are welcome and should be for­ pact of racialism on their daily lives, re­ warded to Jim Ryan, director of Public gardless of place of residence. Inf ormation , Campus Relations, ext . 2147 .