students, and friends to embrace its long­ standing and time-tested motto: Meliora! Anthony W. Ryan '85 Boston Rochester Letters Today I read an article in the 'Japan Times" that had a significant impact on the memories of the school I graduated from. I am writing to Review find out if this is indeed correctly reported. I have worked for the Xerox Corporation for University of Rochester twenty years and am now serving as a technical Fa1l1987 resident to Fuji Xerox. Fuji Xerox is part of the Fuji Film Group. This joint venture involves Xerox as part of that group. Does that mean that Kodak will withdraw their support of the In the Eye of the Beholder 2 The Review welcomes letters jrom readers and will use school if Xerox employees attend the Simon as many ojthem as space permits. Letters may be edit­ School? High-tech art in the lab edfor brevity and clarity. Kodak and Xerox are direct competitors in Hot Chocolate for Haydn the Reprographic Business Machines and elec­ and Me 7 The Kodak-Fuji affair tronic communication field. Both corporations I feel compelled to express my consternation attend the school without exposing corporate The masters as teachers and students with regard to the University's decision to re­ proprietary information. Can't Kodak employ­ The Unpopular Answer 11 scind its offer of acceptance to Tsuneo Sakai ees be trusted with a Fuji Film employee? A philosopher's view of pacifism from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Kodak trusts Xerox employees. Business Administration. The University of Rochester has lost a lot of Seeing Darkly 14 The University has always been regarded as respect here in Japan and I need to understand Helping computers to "see" an institution which afforded students the op­ if T. Sakai-san's acceptance was really revoked portunity to debate and challenge one another due to pressure by Kodak. Please reconsider Crying on the Outside 16 in a constructive environment, as these quali­ and reinstate him. The University's town criers ties are deemed essential to a healthy educa­ Edward P. deJong '77G tion. Tokyo Ever a Cross Word 20 During the past several years, Rochester has No matter how you slice it, it has a bad odor! Doug Heller, professional made an attempt to bolster its reputation and John A. King, M.D. '44, '46M "cruciverbalist" school spirit. These goals are certainly admira­ Ojai, California ble; however, one must do so while maintaining Departments the standards and ethics upon which the Uni­ The enclosed article ["Fuji worker invited versity was founded. to re-enroll at UR," Rochester "Democrat & Rochester in Review 24 The University's recent decision to capitulate Chronicle," September 12, 1987] at least at­ Alumni Gazette 30 to Eastman Kodak's "request" infuriates me. tempts to correct a glaring wrong! Alumnotes 32 The relatively new motto, "UR Pride," has It may be, however, too little, too late! been undermined and shattered. If the U niver­ How two (2) influential and prestigious insti­ Rochester Salutes 43 sity honestly supported such a motto, it would tutions could get into such a bind boggles my DR Where You Are 44 have confidently denied Kodak's request. mind! Alumni Travel 45 I suggest that you evaluate the decision­ The explanations of O'Brien and Chandler making mechanism which would allow such a were ludicrous. What they should have done In Memoriam 48 perilous precedent to be set. was make like Lee lococca of Chrysler and say I recall during my years at Rochester that the it was a "Rotten Idea." then president, Robert Sproull, had a similar What would happen if Mr. Sakai decided to decision to make regarding a grant received reject the offer to return. ROCHESTER REVIEW from the U.S. Navy. Dr. Sproull under heavy Shame on the University and Kodak. Editor: Margaret Bond; copy editor: Erin pressure did not capitulate to the Navy's de­ Phillip R. Belluscio '65 Dwyer; staff photographer: Jeffrey Gold­ mand that it be allowed to name the director of Latham, New York berg; staff artist: Susan Moran; Alum­ the research. As a result of the decision, the notes editor: Shinji Morokuma; editorial Fresno, California, Labor Day Weekend: University lost the grant, but maintained our assistant: Joyce Farrell; sports information The breakfast table conversation became pride. contributed by Tony Wells. Editorial office, spirited this morning with the arrival of the Rochester is a strong institution and will cer­ 108 Administr.ation Building, University "Fresno Bee" (cum fishwrapper). An editorial, tainly recover from this fiasco, and in doing so, of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, no less, depicted the University of Rochester it is hoped that a lesson has been learned. After (716) 275-2102. Published quarterly by the turning out a young Japanese graduate student all, many of the lessons we learned at the Uni­ at the insistence of Eastman Kodak Company University of Rochester and mailed to all versity were learned from our mistakes, and because it was learned he had a relationship alumni, "Rochester Review" is produced by there is certainly no shame in that. the Office of University Public Relations, with Fuji. While addressing this present situation I be­ Robert Kraus, director. Office of Alumni Charlie, a local stockholder, alum, and stu­ seech the University's administration, alumni, Relations, James S. Armstrong, director, dent recruiter groaned: "This is bad press, it Fairbank Alumni Center, University of will kill us." Anne (ex-Rochesterian, stock­ holder, and Skidmore grad) responded: "No it Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, On the cover: View ofa bank oj ultraviolet­ (716) 275-3684. won't, they'll love it!" and-injrared mirrors used in the OMEGA laser Charlie: "I'm going to write Colby Chandler POSTMASTER: Send address changes to system at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and tell him to layoff. Is he still president?" "Rochester Review," 108 Administration photographed by Je.ff Goldberg, who took his Anne: "You vote your stock and I'll vote Building, University of Rochester, Roch­ camera (and his artist's eye) on a tour of Univer­ ester, New York 14627. mine. I'm going to write him and cheer him sity laboratories. For more oj Goldberg's lab on. It's about time someone got one up on the work, su the photo feature beginning on page 2. Opinions expressed are those of the au­ Japanese. When we were in Yosemite with the grandchildren last week, there were so many thors, the editors, or their subjects, and do PHOTO CREDITS: Page 28, volleyball, joot­ Japanese they were putting up bilingual signs. not necessarily represent official positions ball, soccer photos, Kelly Burgess; pages 20, 30, I read that a smart businessman has a brisk of the University of Rochester. 31, 43, courtesy ofthe subjects; all others, business selling California rice'in twenty-pound "Rochester Review"staffphotos. bags to the returning tourists, because the pro- UNIVERSITY OF James Scannell Vice President for Enrollments, Placement, and Alumni Affairs November 4, 1987 Memorandum To: All Alumni From: Jim scannell~~ I regret to inform you that Jim Armstrong, who has performed so ably as Director of Alumni Relations for the last eleven years, is relinquishing his duties. Jim has been battling a serious illness in the last several months, and although he is making remarkable progress in his return to health, he has decided not to come back to his present post. I can report that he plans to continue his professional association with the University. I know you join with me in wishing him continued recovery and an early return. We are now initiating a search for a new Director of Alumni Relations. I would ask that if you know of any appropriate candidates to please submit nominations to me at your earliest convenience. We hope to fill this very important position as soon as possible, and I will appreciate your counsel. University of Rochester Rochester, New York 14627 (716) 275-8226 tectionism is so tough in Japan." Charlie: "How am I going to recruit to a press like that?" .. Anne: "Easy. Out here in smoky California, the kids now know that Rochester exists, is wor­ From thy of comment ... and ... is fighting back. That should get you lots of points, particularly with the kids off the ranches, the ones who can The President afford the tuition." The next day the editorial page showed a squib that the University of Rochester is reassessing its policy! Final score: Chandler 2 points Dennis O'Brien O'Brien 1 point We love it! Charles H. Wadhams '50 Football and Footnotes professionally. And when we go ?e­ Fresno, California yond big-revenue sports, profeSSIOnal At the NCAA special convention employment in tennis, golf, soccer, Ifyou happened to have missed what.this was all in late June in Dallas, I was startled about, you willfind the subject covered In some detazl wrestling, fencing, volleyball, etc. to discover that I was president of on page 24- Editor. diminishes continually. In short, for a school for professional athletes. Mind over malady most students in most sports, college Evidently I have a school for small­ Regarding Stephen Braun's illuminating arti­ athletics is not a staging area for a muscle athletes. Donna A. Lopiano, cle on psychoneuroimmunology in the Summer profession - it is then (and in the 1987 edition of the "Review" -.consider the director of women's athletics at the future) strictly amateur. mighty foresight of Frank Loesse.r w~y ~ack in University of Texas, straightforwardly 1950 when he inserted the following In Ade­ Given exceedingly limited profes­ noted the similarities between training laide's Lament" in his enduring musical "Guys sional prospects for athletes, this athletes and training musicians.