SansamonSPRING 1973 Vachel Lindsay's signature on the cover is re- produced from an original poster "The Map of the Universe." The poster contains both art and poetry by ~indsay,portions of which illus- trate the article, "Vachel Lindsay: Work in Progress" by Dennis D. Camp, an associate professor of literature at Sangamon State Uni- versity. He holds the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin and he taught in that system before coming to Sangamon. His ar- ticle is based on research under way into the life and artistry of Vachel Lindsay. Other articles in this issue are written by: Thomas B. Littlewood, a member of the Wash- ington Bureau of the Chicago Sun-Times. Be- fore going to the nation's capital he spent a number of years as the Sun-Times Capitol correspondent in Springfield. He holds the master's degree from Northwestern University and is the author of a biography of Henry Horner, the depression years governor of Illi- nois. Paul Simon is on the faculty of Sangamon State University and directs the program in Public Affairs Reporting. He is a former lieutenant governor of Illinois, legislator, publisher of a chain of weekly newspapers, and author. He presently divides his time between SSU and the John F. Kennedy Institute at Harvard where he is lecturing this semester. P. Douglas Kindschi is the director of Aca- demic Planning at Sangamon State University and was among its original faculty. A mathe- matician, Kindschi earned the Ph.D. degree at the University of Wisconsin and at one time attended the divinity school at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Secretariat for Science and Theology. Table of Contents

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An Introduction A Salute to Alumni This magazine is about Sangamon State Robert Spencer ...... 2 University: its programs, its plans, its buildings, and most important, its people. Our concern is the university; our audience, those who in some way are involved with the Vachel Lindsay: Work in Progress university. This magazine will be published Dennis Camp ...... 4 quarterly to keep friends informed of the events and intellectual life of the campus community. Our subject may be a poet or a politician, an Statehouse Journalism academic program or a public issue. The Thomas B. Littlewood ...... 8 topic may be serious or frivolous, the author a dilettante or an expert. Whatever the subject, whoever the author, we have one goal, honest writing about Sangamon State. At times SA NGA MON may seem eclectic, but central Public Affairs Reporting: What It Is and Why It Is to all that we publish will be the university. Paul Simon ...... 8 This magazine, being primarily for former students, is open to them. If you have items for the news notes section, letters to the editor, or suggestions for articles, let us Academic Planning at SSU know. And if you move, tell us so we can Douglas Kindschi ...... 12 keep in touch. A I1 of us share one thing: we have attended Sangamon State. The school will always be part of us. So it is important to us that the Results of Alumni Survey ...... 15 school succeed. Conversely, how well the university is doing its job will be measured by what we gained from our experience at the school. These pages will record that success and growth, and some disappointments The Capital Campus: a Pictorial ...... 16 as well. We believe it will make a good story- sometimes exciting, sometimes frustrating, but always intriguing. News Notes ...... 18

SANGAMON, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1973 Editors: Philip Bradley, John Garvey Photographers: Dale Coleman and Michael Thomas. Phil Bradley SANGAMON is the alumni magazine of Sangamon State University. It is published four times yearly by the Office of University Relations. Third class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois. Send all correspondence and changes of address to Alumni Office, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois 62708.

Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois 1 M copies, February 1973 Although it is flattering to be asked, without question No, the best available analogy to describe the it is difficult to bring a meaningful message to the alumni during their first year "out" is to describe them alumni of a new institution. This is particularly true as veterans. Veterans who took up their university when these alumni have just barely forgotten the education first at a church in downtown Springfield, memorable words uttered to them 'by the assembled then at an unfinished campus during very muddy dignitaries on that clear, coot day in June 7972 when weather, Veterans who out-waited or at times out- the first 400 or so graduates received their degrees. witted an enthusiastic and overburdened faculty who But it is difficult for other reasons, too, and these were trying to settle themselves and their families in relate to the nature of the SSU enterprise and the Springfield, starting classes without sufficient lead- peculiar timing of its entrance upon the American time for preparation of challenging new courses, and higher education scene. who were trying to innovate all at once in teaching What loyalties has the SSU experience generated in and public affairs in a turbulent environment of the hearts of its graduates? In answering this questior. governance. we must exclude at the start the traditional loyalties Indeed, for some graduates of last year, their cultivated by many college and university alumni loyalties to SSU center about the battles within the associations: those associated with life on a residential university itself. For the first time hundreds of students campus with its panoply of clubs, Greek societies, were introduced as participants and spectators to undergraduate activities. dining hails and dormitory the inner workings of an institution-inner workings life. Neither can the SSU experience evoke loyalties brought into the public arena by the many agendas of related to another characteristic of state university life: the Assembly, its councils, and committees, and by intercollegiate athletics, winning teams, and the color the wide spectrum of conflict between administrators and pomp associated with marching bands and and faculty, each struggling for direction of the bouncing cheerleaders. In addition, because it is a institution with, it seemed at times, as many Master new institution, SSU is unable to summon memories Plans for Higher Education as there were contestants and loyalties of kindly deans and senior professors for influence and decision-making authority. whose lengthy presence give substance to the student Never before in the history of an Illinois institution mythologies linking tweed jackets, aromatic smoking had studenrs been asked to participate as equaFs of tobacco, and the leisurely pace of a bucolic campus faculty in evaluating teaching, in joining curriculum environment to ideals of scholarship and learning. and program committees. in providing significant contributions to SSU's intellectual goals and in developing academic standards and procedures for graduation. This experience, together with the distinctly different signals being received all along from the governing board and coordinating board concerning SSU's mandate, produced the environment which might be called the "Battle of SSU from 70 to 72." Amazingly enough the involvement and A Salute to the Alumni turbulence of those first two years deepened the significant. As instruments of that intellectual growth loyalties of its veterans far more than it shattered and personal change, the university fac~lltyand staff them. Those loyalties will be important in the have received in turn the warm support of its years ahead. community and the continued keen interest of its It is not the purpose of this brief comment to graduates. This is, perhaps, the real stuff of alumni examine the issues of those battles or to single out loyalty-their memories and respect for the character their "decorated" veterans for special mention. and quality of the intellectual life which SSU brought However, it is important to note that underlying to them and their companions in the classroom and many of those issues and disagreements was some the community. These "veterans," then, are older and of the purest idealism found in the world of higher wiser, less from combat than from study, reflection, education. That idealism, together with a variety of and the vigorous treatment of ideas which have agendas for "reform" which many people brought characterized classes at SSU from its inception. with them as students, staff. and faculty, each trying So the first order of business in participating in to contribute to the design and building of a new the inaugural issue of Sangamon is to salute and better institution than they had experienced the graduates and ask for their continued involvement before, have made solid contributions to the growth and participation in the development of the institution of the new institution. And, by and large, many of through the pages of this journal, through direct these concerns materialized and now characterize service to the institution on committees and councils, the curriculum and operating style of SSU. and through continued study and personal But, for many of the alumni, those first two development. If this publication helps sustain those years at Sangamon State did not make them veterans interests and refine those commitments, the finest in the sense of "comrades at arms." For them, many of all tributes can be paid to the new university- of whom were older, employed full time in businesses that students came to learn, and that the university and state agencies, or managed a household of young assisted them in their lifetime goals of learning and children, the study for their degree at SSU was an problem solving in a difficult and troubled world. unexpectedly rich and fulfilling learning experience. Many for the first time met an enthusiastic faculty who brought to Springfield's new university a genuine devotion both to scholarship and to their students and a fresh concern for public affairs. To these "veteran" students, as well as to the veterans of Robert C. Spencer the battles, the impact of Sangamon State on their lives and their professional aspirations has been New Year's Day 1972 was the beginning of more than just another year for me. It was on this day that I first visited the Vachel Lindsay home at 603 South Fifth Street, next fo the Governor's mansion in Springfield. 1 planned to bring my Illinois Literature class to the home Iater in January, and, as a well-prepared profes- sor should, 1 wanted to acquaint myself with the ma- terial beforehand (all the better to give brain-stretching homework). I also thought that it would be nice to have Miss Elizabeth ~raharn,curator of the home. teach the class for me (gratis, of course). Frankly, I did not expect much. I knew Lindsay as the author of "The Congo." "General WTlliam Booth Enters into Heaven," and other laud (and I thought puerile} works. But one could never consider teach- ing a course in Illinois Literature in Springfield and leave out Lindsay, so I wrote New Year's Day off as a day of penance anyway, took a deep breath, and pre- pared for the worst. A number of things struck me immediately, not the least of which was the shock of discovering that Lind- say was as much an artist as a poet. I was to learn later that the home has more than fifty original draw- ings and paintings, many of which are one of a kind and some of which have never been reproduced. More- over, as a student of Blake and Beardsley, I noticed immediately that Lindsay's works were similar in style and imagination to the works of these late eighteenth and nineteenth-century artists, both of whom have long been favorites of mine. 1 was soon to learn that Lind- The Vachel Lindsay horns say often signed himself as '*Rhymer and Designer," 603 S. 5th Street and that often he wrote his poems afrer he had drawn or painted his subjects (in same cases, years after). At the same time, I was pleased to learn that the Caedmon company's reproduction of Lindsay's voice contains only a few of the works Lindsay recorded before his death in 1931. The home contains enough old 78's to make at least two or three more long-play records, and several of Lindsay's better works, such as "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" and "The Chip- munk." Even on January 1, 1972. t was aware that Lindsay's own voice was the best kind of introduc- tion to the understanding of his poetic intentions. Today, I am trying to persuade Caedmon lo produce a second and even third record, using the holdings of the Lindsay home. Paintings, drawings, and records are fine, of course, but as an English professor, I really began to show interest when Miss Graham revealed that the home has an extensive collection of Lindsay's letters and DENNIS CAMP

poetry manuscripts-most of which are unpublished. 1 slowly began to realize that Lindsay's relatively low reputation as a poet is largely due to the fact that his work has never been edited critically and that some of his better work is not even available to the general public. Editors, moreover, tend to anthologize only his vaudeville pieces. like "The Congo," so that one visit to the home made it obvious to me that there has been no American poet whose public image is more dis- torted than Lindsay's. Even while listening to Miss Graham, as she talked of Lindsay's sensibilities and dreams, his life style and his intentions, I found my- self determining to do what I could to rectify the injustices perpetrated on Lindsay's life and work by the literary world-to all of which, unfortunately, 1 had subscribed to for years. In the beginning, my plans were without form. Miss Graham was gracious and trusting enough to allow me to Xerox most of the holdings in the home. Also, we talked for hours and spent other hours organizing the material in the home, making it readily available far whatever I might attempt. I thought about a critical biography, about a selected edition of the letters, about editions of the poetry and the prose, even about a multi-volume collected edition of The Complete Works of Vachel Lindsay. including reproductions of the art work. Finally, I began to settle on a complete edition of the poetry, at least as a start. To this end, I drove to Chariottesville, Virginia, in June (1972). 1 knew that Lindsay's widow had sold mast of his papers to the University of Virginia library after she had allowed Edgar Lee Masters access to them for his biography of Lindsay (published in 1 935). The administration of the Illinois State Historical Li- brary would not meet her price (I hope those one-time administrators were not able to monitor my thoughts as I toiled through the mountains of West Virginia be- hind semi after semi). In my pocket I had a requisition for $500 worth of Xeroxing, thanks to the administra- tion and head librarian at Sangarnon Stare. What I Young Vachel Lindsay discovered in Virginia was that 55000 would have c. 22 or 23 years old been inadequate: the University of Virginia library has 72 boxes of Lindsayana. This discovery, along with the knowledge that libraries in 46 states have Lindsay holdings - not to mention the hundreds af private parties to whom Lindsay sent one-of-a-kind works The Queen of Bubbles Lindsay's. first published poem (1905)

throughout his life-made it obvious to me that any- thing like a complete edition of anything of Lindsay's was totally out of the question, unless I wanted to de- vote the rest of my Iife and income to such a project. And it occurred to me that President Spencer or my wife rnFght have something to say about any intention like that. What I did discover in Virginia that was most help- ful was the original manuscript of Lindsay's Collected Poems, as he had sent it to his printer-MacmiIIan- in 1923. Clearly, Lindsay did a thorough review of his poetic work to date and carefully selected those poems that he wanted to last. He organized them very between 300 and 400 pages. I hope it will be finished roughly by topic (e.g., "Home Town," "Politics," "ln- sometime this decade (actually I am aiming at the cense, and Praise, and Whim, and Glory"), not by fall of 1974), but Sangamon State, as a new univer- chronology, and in the revised edition of 1925 he in- sity, is not the most relaxed atmosphere for critical cluded some of what he thought to be his better draw- research and writing. I would not be able to do much ings. This revised edition is significant, still in print, at all were it not that the administration has provided and readily available from Macmillan; anyone who me with a research assistant this academic year. In desires to know Lindsay should begin with this edi- fact, my assistant, Mrs. Vicki Dunbar, has been large- tion. I decided, therefore, that my most valuable con- ly responsible for keeping the project alive and mov- tribution would be toward furthering anyone's under- ing, despite the special strains and demands of the standing of the works in this volume. Sangamon State milieu. When the project seems to To this end, I focused my efforts on providing Lind- progress at a discouragingly slow pace, though, I need say's readers with the kind of critical information that only look back in order to realize how much has been is usually available for the understanding and enjoy- accomplished to date. Most of the basic research has ment of the works of an established poet. I am plan- been completed, and the actual job of writing is under ning a book which will serve, among other things, as way. It is difficult to believe at times that I have been a reader's guide to Lindsay's Collected Poems, giving working only one year on the project: Lindsay seems such information as the date of composition for each almost an institution in my life. poem; the number of times and the places the poem In conclusion, thanks are due to the people at San- was published before 1925; revisions Lindsay made gamon State University, particularly head librarian through the years, including manuscript readings Howard Dillon. Also of great help were the many where available; the meaning of the poem-whenever Springfield people who took the time to talk to me appropriate-to Lindsay's life and other work; and about their memories of Lindsay and the early days of any other kind of information which could enhance a Springfield in thic century. Indeed, all Lindsay scholars reader's understanding of the works of this volume must thank the many people who have contributed (identification of allusions, names, etc.). their private collections to the Lindsay home, espe- "The Mysterious Cat," for example, is a poem that cially the late Susan E. Wilcox, whose substantial col- has pleased people of all ages for years. It is on page tion is the backbone of our holdings. My special thanks, 226 of Collected Poems, at the end of a section en- however, are for my two Egerias, Miss Graham and titled vaguely "Verses of an Especially Inscriptional Mrs. Dunbar. If it were not for the encouragement of Character." The metaphorical possibilities of the Mrs. Dunbar, the project would have died long ago. poem are obvious, the cat suggesting a proud, dis- She serves as a competent critic of my prose style dainful woman. But any serious student of Lindsay, it and as a patient and able monitor of the accuracy of seems to me, would want to know that the poem is my research and information. If it were not for the relatively early in Lindsay's creative life; it was first knowledge and helpfulness of Miss Graham, the proj- published in The Tramp's Excuse, a collection of ect might just as well have died long ago. Her mem- poems that he printed for private distribution, chiefly ories, along with the rich holdings of the home, make in Springfield, in 1909. Here the poem is entitled "My Springfield the only viable place to do meaningful work Lady Disdain," so that Lindsay apparently meant the on Vachel Lindsay, despite Virginia's seventy-two poem to be metaphorical right from the beginning. boxes of material. Whatever good emerges from my Such a reader might also be interested to know that efforts over the next few years will be due largely to the Lindsay himself, as Miss Graham remembers, asso- help of these people. ciated the poem with Octavia Roberts, a Springfield society girl on whom he had an ardent crush at about this time (1909). The poem was first generally known to the literary public in 1914, when it appeared in The Congo and Other Poems, Lindsay's second volume of poetry published at a national level. Unlike some of Lindsay's other poems, "The Mysterious Cat" changed very little, except in title, from 1909 to 1925; in the cases of these other poems, my book will pro- vide readers with the variant readings that have re- sulted from Lindsay's revisions through the years (he used to say that he revised his work "seventy times seven times"). In addition to the above, I am working on a critical introduction to Lindsay's poetry, several indices ("First Lines," "Titles," etc.), a selection of unpublished or privately published poetry which will be representa- tive of Lindsay's lifelong creative effort, a section of art reproductions, and various bibliographies. The book will obviously be substantial: I estimate somewhere Statehouse

is that of the legislature as a den of intrigue, filled The movement to revitalize the legislatures and make with crooks and political hacks and a few heroic fel- state government more responsive to the needs of the lows on white horses. Enough of the old-school lead- people has been making waves for several years now. ers were still in the saddle to reinforce the sordid And still the legislative branch is handicapped by its image; accordingly, the press and the public were re- wretched institutional image. Legislators and the jour- luctant about supporting the salaries and other func- nalists who report their activities still meet in an at- tional improvements that had to accompany the trend mosphere of distrust and recrimination. Editorial toward full-time professional service. writers still ridicule the efforts of legislators to ob- Furthermore, the best and most conscientious mem- tain higher pay and improve their working conditions. bers often were troubled by the ethical dilemmas in- In some states, legislative leaders retaliate by trying volved in their law practices, insurance agencies, and to herd the press into isolated glass "cages" that are other conflicting sources of income. So many of the removed from the vicinity of the House or Senate floor. most promising young people either moved quickly up Members resent the constant attention and emphasis the ladder to another elective office, or they dropped given to what they regard as the sensational trivia in out, leaving the field to the incompetents and swindlers a session. Newspapers delight in exposing the ex- whose antics can only worsen the collective image. cessive junketeering by the people's representatives, And round and round it goes. and demand that more of the public business be con- It is interesting to note that the states where the ducted in public view. While the bickering goes on, legislature has been upgraded the most-California, it becomes all the more unlikely that legislatures will Florida, and increasingly so in Illinois - are also ever enjoy the stature necessary for the states to take those with the highest caliber statehouse press corps. their rightful place in the federal system. There is an obvious connection between the quality At a time when the national administration in of the legislature and the quality of the press cover- Washington is prepared to turn both federal dollars age. and decision-making authority back to the states, a Before and after the reapportionment upheaval, the seemingly irreversible cycle prevents meaningful prog- business of the legislature-any legislature at any ress. level of government-has always been a confusing The reapportionment revolution of the 1960's at- melange of personalities and trades and conflicting tracted a new breed of younger, more talented men interests and side games for personal profit. The jerky, and women to the legislative halls. Challenging the obtuse, scandal-oriented approach to news of state rural-based power cliques, they were willing to take government that is commonplace in many capitals has the time from their regular occupations to remain in meant that the more or less legitimate role of the session longer, provided the pay was reasonable and legislative arena as the bargaining ground for social they were given the tools to do their job. But the im- and economic interests is but dimly perceived. age deeply imbedded in the American consciousness Ben H. Bagdikian, a longtime press critic, has re- Public AffairsReporting

The dream for Sangamon State University-the dream judicial field. which started long before the school had a name- Academic leaders from schools like Columbia Uni- was that it could enrich the students academically, versity, with a distingtlished program in this field, were the community and state culturally, and that in a consulted, as were newsmen on the national scene unique way among our state universities, it should and on the Springfield scene. SSU sought-and I be- have a major responsibility in service to government. lieve is achieving-a direction which is practical, yet That dream of people in the Springfield community- not a trade school approach, which stimulates thought Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman, the late Judge Wil- processes as well as sharpening skills. liam Chamberlain, Mrs. Walter Lohman, and many What has emerged is a program in which a small others-combined with a need which newsmen and number of students are being prepared for coverage ex-newsmen saw: to prepare students for coverage of of government in an intensive, practical way. Aca- state government more adequately, and to assist in demically, the result after 60 hours of credit will be that coverage. The idea evolved of having interns in a master's degree in Public Affairs Reporting. For the the field of journalism, just as there are interns in student it means insights into the operation of state the legislative and executive fields, and law clerks- government that few students in any academic branch who are interns of a slightly different variety-in the receive. For the working newsman, who must cover Journalism THOMAS B. LITTLEWOOD ferred to the "primitive and simplistic view of what ter pay and more prestige should accompany a state- government ought to be . . . the attitude found on house assignment. city desks and editorial conference tables which often All but the larger newspapers and broadcasting sta- dismisses all governmental units as white collar fami- tions depend on the wire services for their statehouse lies of the Mafia." When this "malevolent eye" is the news. Wire service bureaus are woefully understaffed paper's only concern, Bagdikian says "it at best pro- and overworked: and the turnover rate is exceptionally duces a non-crooked government and at worst de- high. It is not unusual for a wire service bureau to moralizes all of it." consist entirely of reporters who are covering their Lobbyists and others who watch what goes on in- first legislative session. The ideal statehouse reporter side a legislature sometimes contend that the state- has enough experience to be familiar with the proce- house reporter who understands the nature of the dures-and enough inexperience not to become jaded legislative process, the nuances of compromise and and cynical. One academic observer of many legisla- negotiation, the agreements and understandings, and tive reporters has been impressed by the "curious fact the sources of power, is a rarity. This may or may not that experience seems to breed not understanding but be so, but it is certainly true that little of the texture cynicism and inside-dopesterism. When that happens, and subtle shading of the arena come through in the the reporters try to behave like the stereotype of the news reports. way politicians are supposed to behave." Either way, it Space limitations and superficial understanding by is unreasonable to expect a wire service reporter who is the reporter can each contribute to the absence of swamped by a tidal wave of new leads and client re- coherence and continuity in newspaper coverage. quests and high school basketball scores to turn out "Episodic" is a favorite word used by academic critics. a comprehensive, interesting, interpretive analysis ex- Would it not be better for the reader to be given a plaining in depth everything that happened that week continuously moving picture of how the economic in- in the legislature. terests operate-how the insurance lobby deals with More and more television stations are sending the insurance men who serve on the insurance com- crews to the statehouse, and they have a separate set mittees, for example-instead of the press waiting for of problems. TV does a better job of portraying per- some fresh atrocity so that the editorial writers can sonalities than issues. Most of the business of the erupt anew in a spasm of righteous indignation? legislature is complicated, unglamorous, and difficult Many of the larger newspapers are assigning more for the visual medium to dramatize in a 60-second film reporters and devoting more space to more sophisti- clip. There just aren't that many good picture stories cated coverage of statehouse news. Instead of follow- around. ing the pack and duplicating the routine output of the Besides, a hallway interview of a showboat member others, these people should be given the time and the on some colorful controversy is easier than trying to 1 space to assemble the pieces of significant events, learn about how bills are read a second time and open 1 focusing on the how and why of what transpired. Bet- for amendment and all that jazz. -What it is and Why it is PAUL SIMON the legislative session and the labyrinth of state gov- Board of Higher Education had this statement: "The ernment, it means much-needed assistance and the quality of [news] information and analysis is probably opportunity for better coverage. And of no small sig- the most telling single influence on the decisions made nificance, the citizens of our state will benefit not only by the public. The media are not only interpreters, but as they benefit from educational efforts generally, but shapers of the realm of public affairs in contemporary hopefully they will receive additional insights into society. It is impossible to conceive of a public affairs state government's operation-and not incidentally, university which does not have a program designed have a few additional watchdogs on the governmental to promote intelligent and informed news reporting." process, one of the major contributions of the media. Students who emerge from the process will have Tom Littlewood, in his perceptive accompanying some understanding about the problems of public article, makes this significant observation: "There is policy and how to interpret those problems to a public an obvious connection between the quality of the which at times is news-hungry and at times is apa- legislature and the quality of the press coverage." I thetic. concur in that judgment. This new SSU thrust recog- "How does the program work?" nizes that reality. In the fall, after screening applicants, 18 students The document which outlined the program to the were admitted to Public Affairs Reporting I, a 5-hour 9 course. A few in the class were there only for the the legislative session. During this period students re- course, with some interest in the possibility of enter- ceive a stipend, and during the heaviest period will ing the program for the master's degree. Some have be taking onlv one additional course. They receive 10 undergraduate degrees in journalism: two are experi- hours of credit for this practical news work. They will enced reporters. But others were teachers, or hold make carbon copies of work assFgnrnents turned in to undergraduate degrees in history or English. Like most the newspaper or wire service; I will receive those and SSU programs. it has a good age spread. it has a have a chance to evaluate them. I will also keep in greater geographic spread in the home towns of the close touch with the reporter or editor working with students than most SSU programs. them, to see how their work is developing. In addition to Public Affairs Reporting; I, the first- As I type this article the morning Chicago Tribune quarter students take two other courses, for a full- crosses my desk and in it is a seven-column feature time load. At some point before receiving the master's storv bv Michael Kienzler, one of the students in the degree the student is required to take two Public program with his by-line I doubt that he is any more Affairs Colloquia, taking advantage of the orientation proud of that story than I am. But Mike represents of SSU, one That meshes well with the aims of the Pub- what is happening. Othw stud~nts,and their assign- lic Affairs Reparting program. All ather requirements ments. are: for a master's degree from the university must also be Frances Bernard, lllinois State Register; Pat Con- mel. But many of the traditions! requirements of a nolly. Chicago Today; Rnhert K. Daly, Lindsay Schaub journalism program are not here: copy-reading, make- Newspapers; Greg Dent. United Press International: up, advertising, and headline writing, as examples, Michael Ditore, Capital Information Service; Saundra The processes of government supplant that emphasis. House, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruc- Ctass assignments in Public Affairs Reporting are tion; Pam Huey, Associated Press; Mary Kelly, Chi- geared to give a variety of opportunities in writing, cago Sun-Times; Gary Kach, Illinois State Journal: as well as insights into the problems of government William Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Nick Pen- and our society. ning, Chicago Daily News. For example, one week each student interviewed either an ex-convict, to get a view of the penal sys- tem, or a mother on ADC, to get a view of the public aid program. The students had to find the people, and then write a feature story. The story, criticized for writing style and effectiveness, gave them the writing experience and an understanding from a slightly dif- ferent perspective. Society's problems become much more real when they take an flesh and blood. Another assignment prior to the election was to spend a day with a candidate and write a feature story. one that not only had the usual fluff, but dug into some of the basic issues of that particular race. Students covered all major candidates of both politi- cal parties. In Public Affairs Reporting 11, a 5-hour course taken the second quarter, one of the assignments has been to do a feature story an the governmental pension systems of the state, particularly the Downstate Teach- ersYension System. The pu'blic pension systems in Illinois today have a total actuarial deficiency of ap- proximately $5 billion, $1.? billion of that in the teachers' system. I mean no disrespect to the re- porters covering the statehouse scene-who are over- whelmed with things they must cover-when I say that there is not a single reporter, to my knowledge, M~keKrcr~rle: I:\ tt~l: Ct, C:>c;r. Ir!llur~rOt!~cr o; 1t.e who understands this important. but complicated prob- Statehouse Dress room lem which the State of lllinois must face. Hopefully, as a result of this course, there soon will he news- men who do understand this complex fiscal operation. In addition, Roger Wolfe, a television newsman and then the public can too. before we are over- with Channel 20, will be undertaking a special project whelmed bv our unmet obligations. to fulfill the requirements. Toward the end of the second (and winter) quarter, The summer quarter will give students a chance to those who survive the process-and 14 are now in the evaluate their work, take additional courses, and ex- program-are assigned full-time for six months to a pand their governmental focus beyond stale govern- newspaper, wire service, or radio news service. One ment before they receive their master's degrees and studenr, a television newscaster, is working on a spe- enter full-time employment. cial project for this particular assignment: he is the During this year-long period students are exposed only student not assigned full-time since he is work- to the ideas and reflections of leaders in government ing as a newsman. and in the news media field, who are brought to the This six month news assignment coincides with campus. "How does a student enter the program? " decided to try to resolve the problem with a series of The public affairs reporting program is for graduate meetings whFch Ben Heinemann, then chairman of students only. Et begins each fall. the Higher Beard who contributed immensely to the Those wishing to enter should request admission state in that position, Lyman Glenny. then executive to SSU, then send a letter requesting admission to this secretary of the board, "Pete" Akers. several univer- program. enclosing some evidence of writing ski1 Is. sity presidents representing the opposing views, and providing two names for reference. An interview will three or four legrslators and the Governor attended. then be set up, and within one month of the interview The meetings got nowhere. Finally I suggested to the the studenr wirl he informed whether admission has Governor that he appoinZ a subcommittee to try ta been granted. work out an acceptable compromise. He accepted the The number of students enrolled wilt remain ap- idea and asked me to serve as chairman of the sub- ' proximately the same. Keeping the enrollment small commitfee. Recently retired Sen. John Gilbert, Re- we believe is essential to maintaining the excellence publican of Carbondale, who has rendered important 1. nf the program. service to the state, also served on the subcommittee, "How did you get involved in this SSU program?'' and the two of us pushed for a compromise, rather Perhaps a personal word is in order. than a collision. I had recently read the biography of Fol low~ngmy involuntary retirement from public the senior Robert tafollette, noting the impact the office after the primary, that blow was softened by a University of Wisconsin at Madison had on his admin- niimker of offers, including some offers from universi- istration, and that, together with the Allan Nevins ties both in Illinois and outside our state. When Presi- statement about the mistake in having the original dent Robert Spencer approached me about this pre- campus at Champaign rather than Springfield, caused gram, it appealed to me for three reasons: First, it com- me to push for a Springfield campus as part of the bined my interest in journalism and government. Sec- cornpramise. The final package, which all elements ond, SSU did not fear new ideas. Third, it gave me an accepted, included a substantial increase in the opportunity to contribute a little in focus to SSU, which scholarship program. which helps the private colleges,

I hope will be a major source for creative and respon- and two new state universities rather than four, one sive government in Illinois. to be located in the Springfield area, one in the Cook An additional factor, frankly, was that I had been County suburbs. The Patter school eventually became favorably impressed by the administration and faculty Governors' State University, a sister institution ta SSU. at Sangamon State University. In any event, that package met with approval not Perhaps a decisive factor-and this offer together only of the educational leaders, but the Governor and with one from another state university were weighed the General Assembly. carefully-was the small contribution I had made to So I have some roots here. getting the university started. I want SSU to be, not only a good institutian, but a Initially, the Board of Higher Education had recom- great one. 1 hope it can become an important idea fac- mended the creation of four new universities, and the tory for state government. Students who have been to private cokleges and universities were unalterably op- SSU should have a public service commitment, in ad- I posed to it. The late Milburn "Pete" Akers, former dition to the academic tools university attendance is editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, spoke for the private expected to provide. colleges, and as a friend of almost everyone in state The Public Affairs Reporting program. I believe. government, he had impact. Governor Otto Kerner fits into that mold. academic plannincL

In another four or five years, what will San- duced a more diverse clientele into the college gamon State University look like to the first and university systems. Traditional education, year charter stutlents? Of course, there will be which has often been dominated by the re- rnore students, more faculty and rnore build- quirements for entering a research-oriented ings. Permanent buildings will hegin to domi- graduate school, is giving way to a broader nate the carnpus and the cornfields will be concept of post-secondary education that in- pushed further back with the continued plant- cludes career-directed study along with the ing of trees and grass. But how about the liberal arts offerings. curriculum? Will the Sangamon State Univer- Does this mean a change in direction for sity of 1976 be an expanded version of the Sangamon State? Will we becdme, as a recent first year, but with ten times as rnany students? newspaper article headlined. "Sangamon State Present planning indicates that this is far Tech?" Does it mean that the original mandate from the case. Those eight disciplinary pro- of the school has been changed? grams, four University Programs, and graduate While it might appear as a change, it is administration program that constituted the actually a reaffirmation of the mandate given initial curriculum will be less than half of the the school from the very beginning. Academic curriculuin Qy the fall of 1973. Already two planning began with a look at history before it programs have been added to the curriculum: attempted to chart the future. Kenneth Bould- a graduate program in Human Development ing, the economist and social philosopher, has Counseling preparing students for a variety of pointed out that all knowledge is about the counseling positions in sta-te hospitals, schools, past, while all decisions are about the future. private organizations, correctional institutions, But decisions which ignore the history and and churches; and a new graduate program in present environment are doomed to unexpected Public Affairs Reporting combining training in and usually undesirable results. journalism and course work in public affairs One of the most important documents stat- with on-the-job experience in covering the state ing the university's mandate is the Report on legislature and other governmental units. The New Senior Institutions submitted by the Board addition of these two new programs illustrates of Higher Education in 1968 to the Governor. the direction of the other new programs in This document served as the basis for the planning, namely, an emphasis on career and legislation which created Sangamon State Uni- professional education. versity. The key elements for the new university The demand for relevancy in education now were stated in that document, including that includes the demand that university education it would be an upper division and graduate be relevant to the world of work-that it lead institution, primarily serve commuter students, to a job. Especially with the restricted market and be an open admission school. The curricu- for teachers, more and more college graduates lum mandate called for a strong emphasis on are finding that a university degree is no longer work-study programs; for the training of per- an automatic ticket to job security. The emer- sonnel for public service, particularly state gov- gence of the community colleges throughout ernment; and for "a blending of liberal arts and the state and nation, together with open ad- sciences and training for direct entry into occu- missions, has made higher education available pations in business, industry, public service, to a larger portion of the population and intro- and applied science." In the Master Plan for state university P DOUGLAS KlNDSCHl

Illinois Higher Educat~ori---Phase Ill, Sanga- various aspects of non-traditional study. San- rnon State's mission was reaffirmed with an gamon State's Applied Studv Quarter, taking additional statement that the university should the student out of the classroom for experi- plan programs in the allied health fields. ential education, is only the beginning of the Rather than trying to offer instruction in all kinds of new formats that will be incorporated appropriate fields in the very first year, the into our instructional delivery. The introduction decision was made to establish first a liberal of FM (scheduled for 1973) and TV broad- arts base upon which further development in casting (scheduled for 1975) will provide the public affairs, health professions, and other basis in capability for new instructional de- career-related programs could be built. In the livery. This, however, will be further supple- summer of 1971, following the first year of rnented with other non-traditional modes of instruction, the basic concept and budget for a instruction which take advantage of the com- Planning Project was presented for approval puter, newspapers. audio and video cassette, to the Board of Regents arid Board of Higher cable television, and correspondence as means Education. Their approval provided funds for of information transmission. Students in full- hiring a team of planners to work during the time employment need instruction to move 1972-73 school year in the preparation of this from the campus into offices, community cen- second phase of the curriculum. This planning ters, public schools, hospitals and state agen- has now been under way for over six months cies in and out of Springfield. And the units of and the program proposals for twelve new pro- instruction may not all fit into neat five-hour grams to be initiated in the fall of 1973 have packages. New delivery systems will also re- been presented to the Boards for approval. quire new methods of evaluation, including The results of this Planning Project help ful- credit by examination, increased emphasis on fill the university's mandate to combine liberal competency-based instruction and assessment, arts and science with direct entry into occupa- and the development of external degree pro- tions, to provide for middle management posi- grams. tions in state government, and to help meet No doubt in a few years the curriculum will the increasing demands for better health care. be much different at Sangamon State Univer- The new programs are built on the liberal arts sity from the way it was those first couple of base and include studies in history, psychology, literature, sociology, the arts, and values. They years, but it will still be based on liberal arts, are interdisciplinary in nature, bringing a vari- be interdisciplinary in scope, and strive for new ety of subject areas to the important task of and better methods of teaching, both on cam- educating nurses, managers, systems analysts, pus and off. Hopefully it will lead students to community planners, and public servants. They a variety of satisfying careers. strengthen the educational base by adding new Alumni and other readers should be aware programs in physical science and the arts. They of the new programs proposed for 1973 for seek the applications in mathematics, psychol- ogy, biology, and economics that will con- some may want to continue their own educa- tribute to a better functioning society. tion or direct others interested to the school. After implementation of these twelve new Thus, a brief summary of the proposed new programs, academic planning will turn to programs follows. CREATIVE ARTS-B.A. CHILDREN. FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES- The program is designed for developing a new type of arts B.A. and M.A. generalist for careers in environmental design, aesthetic Those already employed in community service agencies education, architecture firms, community planning agen- and, as trainee positions are available, those seeking cies, and engineering offices and for individuals wishing community service careers will be students in the new to pursue the arts as an avocation, both as producers and program in Children, Families and Community Services as consumers. The program is based upon a core of his- to function effectively in a variety of community service torical and topical courses which encompass all the arts agencies. Requisite competencies will be developed for the particular period under study, and studio courses through a multidisciplinary core which will include an which provide experimental learning and tactile skills internship and a weekly integrative colloquim in addition development. to an emphasis on children, family or community service. Students will demonstrate their competencies by success- NURSING-B.A. and M.A. fully completing a community service assignment coopera- The Nursing Program is designed for registered nurses tively designed by the student, his work supervisor and and places emphasis upon the needs of practicing nurses his faculty adviser. in central Illinois. Its purpose is to increase competencies in selected clinical areas. Graduates of the program will PHYSICAL SCIENCES-B.A. be able to work in a variety of settings such as hospital The Physical Sciences Program is a new baccalaureate outpatient departments, emergency units. schools, public program comprising studies from within the areas of health agencies, group practices, family practices, ex- chemistry, earth science, and physics. The program is tended care facilities, intensive care setings and institu- designed to provide interdisciplinary education within the tional ilving environments. The program structure includes physical sciences for students seeking direct entry into a liberal arts base, integrated. multi-disciplined lecture/ positions in government, private industry, and elsewhere. laboratory experiences, and a professional concentration. In many instances, these will be new positions associated with the increasing concern for the environment. The MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY-B.A. and M.A. program will also provide liberal science education for The Medical Technology Program is one component of a persons seeking science-related careers, as well as sup- comprehensively planned Allied Health program (which portive courses and modules for the Allied Health, Biology, will also include physical thepay, occupational therapy Nursing and Medical Technology programs. In cooperation and dietetics, still in the planning stage). The program is with existing programs at Sangamon State University, the intended as a continuation for lower division students and Physical Sciences Program will offer in-service institutes for those already employed to acquire the competencies and mid-career education appropriate to the Springfield necessary for certification by the Board of Registry of area. Medical Technologists of the American Society of Clini- cal Pathologists. Geared for careers in clinical pathology laboratories, the program combines two quarters of clini- MANAGEMENT-B.A. Designed to prepare students for direct entry into first- cal work under professional supervision in a publicly li- level management or management trainee positions in gov- censed laboratory with academic work in fields such as: hematology, medical microbiology, cyto-histology, and ernment, business and industry, the program is built around a 40 quarter-hour generic core in which the liberal clinical chemistry. arts are integrated with professional skills development in four major subject matter sequences: (1) Organizations MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS-B.A. and M.A. and Their Environments, (2) Organization Dynamics, (3) The Mathematical Systems Program is an expansion of Operating Systems, and (4) Quantitative Analytic Tech- the existing Mathematics Program, adding options in niques. The remainder of the time is divided among Operations Research/Systems Analysis and Computer management electives, free electives, Public Affairs Col- Science to the present options in Mathematics and Sta- loquia, and the Applied Study Quarter. tistics. By bringing together the application and theory related to mathematics, this aspect of the curriculum is COMMUNITY PLANNING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT- strengthened to reflect more adequately the public affairs B.A. and M.A. mandate of the University. This is a three year M.A. program (with a B.A. option) The Operations Research/Systems Analysis option is for which will prepare students for careers within state and students who wish to apply mathematical techniques to local government planning communities and environments the analysis of interdisciplinary problems in the private that are responsive to the needs and problems of contem- and public sector, with special emphasis on those identi- porary and future society. To develop the necessary fied by various agencies of state and local government. analytical, communicative and organizational skills, the The Computer Science option is for students who wish to program is built on a multidisciplinary core of knowledge acquire the skills of a computer programmer or the skills of social institutions, social psychology and natural en- of a computer systems analyst. vironments. This knowledge and professional skills from public administration and planning are tied together with SOCIAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONS-B.A. and M.A. an internship program. A broadly based multidisciplinary blend of liberal arts and career development, the Social Justice Professions Pro- gram is primarily for in-service development of persons COMMUNITY ARTS MANAGEMENT-M.A. in and for a wide variety of social justice professions The program is designed to integrate artistic and man- such as law enforcement, corrections, and related human agerial skills in individuals wishing to develop and facili- services. After a 25 quarter-hour common core introduc- tate arts programs such as art associations, community tion and overview of the social justice "system," students theaters, radio or television. This 60-hour professional may branch into Human Services of Law Enforcement degree is based upon three summer workshops and an concentrations at the baccalaureate level. These two con- internship in an arts organization, besides 45 hours of centrations plus Public Administration and Judiciary Serv- academic and field courses. ices will be available at the master of arts level. PUBLIC AFFAIRS-B.A. and M.A. HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-B.A. This program combines specific problem-solving experi- HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING-M.A. ences in concrete public affairs issues along with a social Persons interested in middle management careers in science concentration in order to develop critical reason- health services and persons already employed in health ing skills, an ability to deal with serious policy and ad- care and wishing to prepare for positions of greater re- ministrative problems facing communities and govern- sponsibility or wishing refresher courses will be served by ments, and a sensitivity to the broader implications of the Bachelor of Arts Program in Health Services Adminis- what they do. A special feature of this program will be the tration. The Master of Arts program will begin as an ex- Public Affairs Project Centers. The Centers will study pansion of the generic Administration Program leading to specific problems concerning the welfare of the people an expansion in 1975 to provide preparation for advanced of Illinois and will produce reasoned policy statements careers in hospital administration, medical care adminis- and recommendations for action which will be of value tration and comprehensive health planning. to state and local governments. TABLE 1 ALUMNI RESPONDING TO SURVEY

BA MA Men Women Men Women Graduates 135 163 146 95 Responses 93 123 108 72 Percentage 689 755 740 757

TABLE 2 OCCUPATIONS REPORTED BY ALUMNI BA MA Men Women Men Women Homemaker - 15 - 8 Teaching-elementary 4 28 18 14 Teaching-secondary 3 9 17 11 Teaching-speclal 0 3 1 4 Teaching-subst~tute 3 13 - - Teaching-other 2 - 5 8 Employed by state or federal government 34 15 36 9 Employed by Sangamon State Un~vers~ty 4 5 4 5 On November 1, 1972, an alumni survey form was mailed Self employed, business, to all the graduates of Sangamon State University, who ~ndustry, etc. 28 21 22 at that time numbered 539. The DurDose of this survev was In job traln~ng - 1 - - to assist the newly formed ~lumnian'd Placement 0ffick and I Retlred 1 - - - 1 to provide information on graduates for the North Central Military Servlce (U.S. Army) 2 - - - Association accreditation review. The survey form was de- Unemployed 2 - 3 3 signed by Phil Bradley, Alumni and Placement Counselor, No occupat~onreported 10 13 2 1 and Bill Gorrell, Office of Institutional Research. The results Total 93 123 108 72 were compiled with a computer program written by Jerre Sherbenou. We would like to thank the 396 alumni who responded to the survey. The information you provided has already en- TABLE 4 abled us to better organize the services which will benefit ALUMNI ENROLLED IN GRADUATE SCHOOLS all Sangamon State University graduates. The following six tables contain survey results that you may find of interest: BA MA Men Women Men Women Sangarnon State Un~vers~ty 41 42 15 6 Un~vers~tyof llllnols - - 1 2 TABLE 3 Johns Hopklns - - 1 0 Un~vers~tyof Idaho - - 0 1 ALUMNI REPORTING INCREASED SALARY Southern lll~no~sUn~vers~ty - - 1 0 AND RESPONSIBILITY Eastern lll~no~sUn~vers~ty - - 0 1 UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS John Marshall Law School - - 1 0 BA MA Western lll~no~sUn~vers~ty - - 0 1 Men Women Men Women Roosevelt Un~vers~ty - - 1 0 Salary 48 44 46 44 Un~vers~tyof Wisconsin - - 1 0 Respons~b~l~ty 41 33 27 23 Total 41 42 21 11

TABLE 5 1 I TABLE 6 1 ALUMNI WITH TEACHING CERTIFICATES ALUMNI lNTERESTED IN FORMING BA MA AN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Men Women Men Women BA MA Elementary 4 51 3 14 I I Men Women Men Women I Secondary 9 27 33 24 50 45 54 Both 3 8 13 6 85 66 46 :: I Total 16 86 49 44 No Response 8 12 8 7

While the results do not represent all of the alumni, we feel that the trends in the preceding tables indicate that Sangamon State University is initially fulfilling its role as an upper division-grad- uate, public affairs university. Table 2 indicates that approxi- mately 1/4 of our graduates are working for state and federal government and better than 1/3 are teaching. Table 4 shows an impressive number of alumni who are continuing with graduate studies. Another point of interest is the number of graduates who reported that after completing their degree, their salaries and responsibil- ities were also increased. Finally, it is especially gratifying to see the number of alumni who are interested in forming an alumni association. Sangamon State's Capital Campus is within sight of the lllinois Capitol. This view is looking west from the Capital Street side of the Leland Building which houses Sangamon's Capital Campus. Ttie mirror anrt qil~of the Lelarjrl s olr! hallroom hsvs glven way to a large classroom equipped with media ca~abilitiesand eas~lvadaotable as a sit* for dramatic productions.

A central lounqa surrounded by srnatl classrooms occupies the first floor space wh~chwas once the Sunbrella Room of the old Leland Hotel.

k class in what was once the Garden Rnom over the portico on Capital Street. Typical of many of the Capital Campus classrooms, this room contains comfortable chairs without the traditional classroom tablet arm seats.

An tmportant part of the Capital Campus is the space devoted to faculty offices all of which open directly onto corridors and are easily accessible to students. LEON COHEN is directing the Illinois Legislative In- tern Program in cooperation with the University of lllinois and the lllinois Legislative Council. The pro- NEWS NOTES gram is in a period of transition from the U of I to SSU. In an Administrative Bulletin, PRESIDENT SPENCER has committed himself to a strong program in equal opportunity employment, calling upon all division heads to refrain from any offer of employment with- out first reviewing the job opportunity with the uni- versity's new Affirmative Action Officer, EDYTH COLE, who came to SSU from the State Fair Employ- ment Practices Commission, is the new Affirmative Action Officer. THE BOARD OF REGENTS has approved 10 members of the faculty of the Medical School of Southern Illi- A meeting of university leaders in the field of public nois University of Springfield to serve as adjunct pro- broadcasting was held at the Sangamon State campus fessors at SSU to enrich the academic programs in the on November 21, 1972. The meeting was called by health sciences. DALE OUZTS, Sangamon's new Director of Broadcast Services, so that managers of educational radio and THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of Lincoln Land Com- television stations in the State could begin discus- munity College has approved an agreement with San- sions leading to the sharing of information and pro- gamon State University to take Applied Study students gram cooperation. Ouzts will serve as information on that community college campus. coordinator for the group. THE BOARD OF REGENTS has approved develop- JAMES PETERSEN, formerly Assistant to the Vice ment plans for an FM radio station at Sangamon State President for Academic Affairs is now serving as the University scheduled to begin operating this fall if university's Registrar. 0. ROBERT MARSH resigned budget approval is secured from the General Assem- the position to become Dean of Admissions and Rec- bly. The Regents also authorized the university to plan ords and Acting Dean of Student Life at Tyler State for a public television station in the future. College, a new senior institution in Tyler, Tex. MALCOLM D. HOLMAN, a charter student at SSU, CHUCK SHULTZABARGER, a member of the first SSU has been appointed to the position of Equal Employ- graduating class, is now an admissions officer at ment Opportunity Representative in the Department Sangamon. of Personnel of the State of Colorado. He leaves a po- sition as Director of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Cen- who earned the M.A. degree from HELEN ADORJAN, ter, Bloomington, Ill. Sangamon State, has now assumed public information duties in the Office of the State Superintendent of Pub- WlLLlS H. LOGAN, JR., has been named Executive lic Instruction. Director of the Springfield Human Relations Commis- sion. He earned the B.A. degree at Sangamon. STANLEY SOKOLIK, a faculty member in the adminis- tration program, served as a member of the Transition FRANCIS BUDINGER, who billed himself while at Task Force appointed by newly-elected Secretary of Sangamon as a "World War I drop-out," was re- State Michael J. Howlett. Sokolik previously served as elected to the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of State. Auditorium Authority. He is vice-chairman of the ROBERT J. MACALISTER, Dean of Student Services, group. resigned effective Jan. 1 to become Executive Director JACK LAUER was elected to the lllinois House of Rep- of the Cleveland Community Health Network. He came resentatives in the November '72 balloting. He is a to SSU in October, 1969, after service in the Peace farmer from Broadwell in Logan County and was a Corps in Africa and in Washington where he was di- student at Sangamon. His wife JANE, is administra- rector of training. HOMER BUTLER has been appoint- tive aide to the Vice President for Planning and De- ed to fill the new position of Dean of Students. His velopment. appointment was effective Feb. 1, 1973. ROSE ROACH, Assistant Dean for Student Life, has been Among the new publications at SSU is "COMMUNITY promoted to Associate Dean of Students. COLLEGE FRONTIERS," a joint effort with Governors State concerned with topics pertinent to community REDGE RANYARD has released time from his teach- colleges and the upper level institutions. Editor is ing assignments in administration to devote full-time SSU faculty member J. RICHARD JOHNSTON, and to curriculum planning in the university's proposed editorial advisers include GSU's Albert Martin and undergraduate program in management. SSU's G. ERNST GIESECKE, Director of Educational Relations. Publications Editor JOHN GARVEY does the GUY ROMANS helped SSU bring 1972 to a close with staff work at SSU. "Frontiers" is a quarterly. another of his productions, this time "Waltz of the Toreadors." It was held in November in the refurbished JAMES E. KINLEY has been appointed Assistant Di- ballroom of what once was the old Leland Hotel and is rector of Training for a project funded by contract with now the Capital Campus. the lllinois Department of Personnel: Intergovernmen- tal Personnel Development Center Program. Kinley tune and such Whig politicians as the circuil-rider earned the B.A. at Sangamon. Jim's wife, SHIRLEY, is Abraham Lincoln. secretary to Vice President JOHN H. KEISER of Aca- The Inn represents a transitional period between the demic Affairs. cabin of the rugged pioneer at New Salem and the more comfortable homes of Springfield before the Two art shows were held to start off the new year. Civil War. The brick Federal Style structure, ofdest OSMUND GUY of the SSU faculty held his "02' Girls standing brick building in Sangamon County, has been & Things" in the lounge in Building H. Drama Profes- recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey sor GUY ROMANS arranged tor a unique 150-print as an outstanding example of early architecture in exhibit by French artists which was displayed on the Illinois. first floor of the new Horace Mann Educators building In recent years Dr. and Mrs. Pearson have added in downtown Springfield. The exhibit was one from the log cabins and barns to the area adjacent to the origi- Louvre in Paris taken on a nationwide American tour. nal Inn. These contain a country kitchen, a pioneer The theme of UNIVERSITY WEEK in the Winter Quar- crafts shop, stagecoach stop theatre, a farm museum, ter was "Quo Vadis?-The CorZective Search for and the blacksmith and wheelwright shop. Identity, Liberation and Justice" and was extended to The Inn was originally called Broadwell's Tavern cover two entire weeks beginning Jan. 28. after Moses Broadwell, the Revolutionary War Veteran who founded an earlier inn in 1819. A small village EILEEN H. BALTUSEVICH has taken her degree from grew up, named for Whig presidential candidate Henry Sangamon to Springfield's Southeast High School Clay. Large and exciting Whig party meetings were where she is now on the faculty. frequently held there; they were organized by a group REBECCA GROFF has resigned her position in the called Clay's Men, which included Lincoln. Lincoln University Assembly office to become a graduate as- was the lawyer for the Broadwells for a period of 20 sistant. years, and tried two cases before the Supreme Court for them. Great exposed, hand-hewn center "summer" beams run through the structure at three levels for support. The walnut mantels, cabinet-work and mast of the flooring are original and the doors have hand-forged strap hinges and large iron or brass locks. The bricks were handmade on the site, Outside, the original hand- dug stonecase well still has good water. "The Clayville Folk Arts Guild has made significant contributions over the past several years, with such activities as the annual Folk Arts Festival and its gen- eral support of Clayville activit!es,'>sid SSU presi- dent Robert C. Spencer. "We are sure this relationship will continue, and we look forward to working with the Guild and other people from Springfield and the area who have been so supportive in the past."

ROGER SWEET of Sprrngfleld was recently appo~ntedto the San- A committee of friends of former State Senator garnon Cawnty Board. He f~lfss vacancy created by the rssigna- tlon of Dr. John A. Dav~dsonwho was elected to the State W. RUSSELL ARRIWGTON has been formed to solicit Senate in the November election. Sweet and Davidson era shown monies in his name to support programs in public af- as Sweet was sworn in by the Sangamon County Clerk Ernest fairs at SSU. The program would bring visiting lectur- Ostermeiar. ers to the campus; and workshops and seminars would The SSU Foundation has been given the historic be conducted for selected citizens from throughout CLAYVILLE STAGECOACH STOP, located on High- the State who would profit from exposure to programs way 125, twelve miles west of Springfield near dealing with government relations. pleas an^ Plains, by Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Fearson of The Arrington Endowment is designed around ele- Spr~ngfield. ments of the well-known Chubb Fellowship at Yale A resolution adopted by the board of directors of and the executive seminar program of the Erookings the Foundation at a meeting January 18 at Clayville Institute En Washington, involving short-term resi- said in part: ". . . Sangamon State University Founda- dencies for public figures and the education of mem- ion hereby expresses its deep sense of gratitude and bers of interest groups as well as students. The ad- appreciation to Mary M. Pearson and Dr. Emmet F. vantages of short-term teaching residencies for busy Pearson for a most charitable and worthy act of giv- public figures are obvious: these people in their daily ing the Clayville Stagecoach Stop properties for the work are involved in situations which provide superior perpetuation of the historic, cultural and educational vantage points for teaching and understanding the po- values they have so thoughtfully advanced." litical and policy-making process. Moreover, the res!- The 14 acre property includes the Clayville Inn built dency situation can allow the general public, as well in 1824, two authentic log cabins, one built in 1817, as students, an access which would otherwise be un- two early barns, and a blacksmith shop. Guests at the available. 149-year-old Inn in the early days included frontiers- In addition, select groups would be invited to cam- men, pioneers, old settlers, drovers, soldiers of for- pus to study the political and policy processes charac- teristic of state government, using the resident Arring- Sangamon State University has been called "a ton Fellow as a resource person, along with the regu- breath of fresh air" by the examining team of the lar faculty and part-time lecturers involved in state NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND government. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. In a 20 page report the ex- Such groups would be composed of individuals amining team summarized its visit with praise for the drawn from a wide range of professions and interests, institution and three recommendations for improve- including the world of business, industry, local govern- ment. The summary began this way: ment, labor, civic and women's groups, graduate and "SSU is an exciting, dynamic institution with many undergraduate students, legislative and public affairs strong features including a competent administrative reporting interns. team, dedicated faculty and staff, and motivated stud- Senator Arrington has retired after many years as an dent body. It has strong community support and has lllinois legislator. His leadership has contributed to been adequately financed by the State. It is a breath of making the lllinois General Assembly a stronger, more fresh air in Academe." vital body. He was instrumental in the success of the The three recommendations were that Sangamon lllinois Legislative Intern Program which Sangamon State provide more realism in its governance system State University is now directing in cooperation with which the team called "too utopian;" continue to strive the University of lllinois and the lllnois Legislative to provide low-cost housing for students, particularly Council. The program, which began more than a de- black students; and provide mechanisms to assure a cade ago, will eventually come under the direct lead- "high quality of faculty performance, courses, pro- ership of SSU. grams, and degrees." One of the most important elements of starting a new university is the establishment of accreditation More than $7,000 has been received already to sup- with the appropriate regional accrediting association. port the WILLIAM H. CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL In the case of Sangamon State University the accredit- SCHOLARSHIP at Sangamon State University, which ing agency is the North Central Association. The ac- will provide financial aid for students transferring from creditation process requires a number of steps over a com,munity colleges. period of several years. Co-chairmen of a committee formed by friends to Even before the first students arrived, the university solicit the funds are William P. Sheehan of Springfield requested and was granted Correspondent Status. and Robert G. Cronson of Chicago. After the first year of operation the university under- Judge Chamberlain was elected to the Sangamon took the preparation of a Status Study; this report, 170 State University Foundation at its expansion meeting pages in length, covered every aspect of the univer- Sept. 28, 1972. He could not attend the meeting be- sity's operation with major emphasis on academic pro- cause of the illness which later claimed his life. He grams. The study was prepared as a joint effort of the was 41 years old. Administration and Accreditation Steering Committee A letter signed by the co-chairmen and mailed to under the leadership of Professor Stuart A. Anderson. friends throughout the State of lllinois said Sangamon Following the submission of the Status Study, the State was chosen for the program because of Judge North Central Association sent the examining commit- Chamberlain's role in its creation and because of its tee to campus November 6, 7, and 8 to review the uni- mission in public affairs which was the thrust of his versity's progress toward accreditation. The committee career. He served as parliamentarian to the Speaker of interviewed a large number of faculty, students, and the lllinois House, assistant to the governor, Secretary administrators and studied a variety of reports and of State and circuit judge. documents. "Bill Chamberlain left a legacy of integrity and out- Sangamon State expects, on the basis of the recom- standing public service that should be preserved as an mendations of the examining team, that it will move example for young people to follow, and we believe from Correspondent Status to Recognized Candidate deeply that the William H. Chamberlain Memorial Status at the end of the current academic year. As Scholarship is the most appropriate way to do this," soon as this probationary accreditation status is ob- the letter stated. tained the university will have to undertake an even Mr. Chamberlain was a member of the citizen's com- more extensive Self-study, which then, followed by mittee which carried the case for a university in another visit from an examination team, should lead to Springfield to the General Assembly. He also had ties full accreditation. The schedule for the Self-study with the community college sector of education, hav- will be very similar to that of the Status Study: one ing been a graduate of Springfield College in lllinois academic year for the preparation of the report, and and a member of the Lincoln Land Community College another academic year for the visit of the examining Foundation. team and action by the North Central Association. If Both Sister Mary Patrick O'Brien, O.S.U., president all goes well, Sangamon State University would then of SCI, and President Robert E. Poorman of Lincoln receive full accreditation sometime in 1975. Land, are members of the committee. Others include: Although the process for obtaining accreditation is John P. Clarke, Joseph J. Ciacco, James A. Clancy, slow, students have experienced only minor difficulties Walter R. Lohman, Allen T. Lucas, Leon H. Stewart in being accepted as equals with students from fully and Jerry Wedeking, all of Springfield; John E. Culler- accredited institutions or in transferring SSU credits ton and George W. Dunne of Chicago; John W. Lewis to other institutions. In all cases any problems which of Marshall; Patrick J. Fleming, O'Fallon; Maude Mey- have arisen have been satisfactorily resolved by direct ers of Pompano Beach, Fla.; and Paul Simon, Troy. contact or correspondence. London in73

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FIRST MEETING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FRIDAY, MARCH 2,8:00 P.M.

CLAYVILLE STAGE COACH STOP (Fifteen Miles West of Springfield on Illinois 125)

Ed Hawes, Assistant Professor of History, will present a slide show and discussion of the history of Clayville and the University's plan for its development as an historic site and rural life center.

The presentation will be followed by a business meeting of the Alumni Association.