O'Brien Succeeds Morison As Biological Division Director CORNELL Richard D O'Brien, professor Committee of the University's °'neurobiology. has been named Board of Trustees upon the Rector of Cornell University's recommendation of President CHRONICLE "'vision of Biological Sciences. Corson. O'Briens appointment, which The British-born scientist succeeds Dr. Robert S. Morison, director of the Division since its The official weekly of record for Cornell University inception in 1964 Dr. Morison, who last summer notified the Vol. 1 No. 19 Thursday, February 26, 1970 University of his intention to resign as director as soon as a replacement could be found, has Shaw Clarifies Meal Plan Situation been named to the newly established Richard J. Schwartz Professorship in the College of For Six-Year Ph.D. Students Arts and Sciences at Cornell. Milton R. Shaw, Cornell's Ph D. students, all living at the five breakfasts and dinners per The Division of Biological director of housing and dining Residential Club, wanted to be week at the Res Club dining Sciences was established as an services. has clarified his released from their meal room. inter-college administrative unit department's position regarding contracts The Department of According to Shaw, this meal to coordinate and supervise the Six-Year Ph.D. Program Housing and Dining Services and program was organized jointly by education in basic biology at the Six-Year Ph.D. Program have his office and the Six-Year Ph D Cornell The Division's goal is to dining services meal plan. staff as part of the overall accommodate teaching and The meal plan became an a unique meal plan in operation research at Cornell to the issue when it was reported Originally, all Residential Club educational program. "startling new and diversified yesterday that some 20 Six-Year residents were scheduled to eat "Originally, the idea was for advances being made almost the 'fuds' (Six-Year Ph.D. daily in the area of the biological Wari Incident students) to live and dine sciences." together." Shaw said The Divisions next director. Corson 'Deeply Upset'; As in many aspects of the Six- O'Brien, has been chairman of Year PhD Program, income the Division's Section of Terms Harassment 'Intolerable' from students does not cover the Neurobiology and Behavior since University President Dale R telephone, and I concur with his total cost of the meal plan, and 1965. This section is one of five Corson has issued the following public statement. I am deeply part of an original $2 2 million that comprise the Division. The statement concerning last grant from the Ford Foundation other sections are Genetics, upset by this occurrence, and the RICHARD D. O'BRIEN weekend's incident at Wan University will do everything is used to subsidize the losses of Biological Sciences Director Development and Physiology; Biochemistry and Molecular House : possible to insure that such the dining operation. 's effective July 1. was Biology; Microbiology ; and "I was shocked to learn of the incidents will not occur again Both the Program's staff and j^nounced today by University Ecology and Systematics. incident at Wari House over the Such malicious harassment is Housing and Dining sought to resident Dale R. Corson. It is for Before assuming the past weekend. during my intolerable in this community. keep the deficit as low as a five-year term and has been chairmanship of Neurobiology absence from the campus, in a "The Division of Safety and possible, Shaw said. "The meal Dproved by the Executive Continued on Page 6 which the lives of house Security is cooperating with off- plan was designed to support residents were malicrously campus police agencies in dining by a student commitment threatened by a kerosene filled following every lead in their to eating at the Res Club." he Straight Managers Okay construction flare pot thrown on efforts to apprehend those added, "thereby decreasing the the porch The Acting President, responsible subsidy." Controller Arthur Peterson, Program Reorganization "The Safety Division is Even with all 60 fuds' plus ten reported the incident to me by The Willard Straight Hall Board with the present Board of Continued on Page 2 faculty and staff members eating °' Managers has approved a plan Managers and as many as ten their meals at the Res Club to reorganize the programming committees working under the Requiescat in Pace dining room (which was put into Activities of the University Board, "often doing many of the operation solely for the Six-Year student unions which is designed same things." according to Ph D. program), the estimated '° increase operating efficiency. William Edwards, programming subsidy for this year was $5,000, The proposal, which calls for coordinator he said °ur working committees to In its place, an Executive Board This deficit estimate was SuPplant the present eight of University Unions will be increased when the Program "roups working on various unions instituted with programming staff agreed earlier in the year to Drograms. must go before the jurisdiction over Noyes Student let its students use their meal University Unions' Board of Center and the new North tickets at other University dining Governors for final approval. That Campus Center, as well as the facilities. °ody represents students, staff. Straight. On the new board will A revised estimate of the loss Alumni and trustees. be represented the student incurred by operating the Res The new system does away president and vice president of Club dining room, including both the University Unions, and four students still on the meal plan functional committees. but eating elsewhere, and the 20 Ballot Count students who wish to be The committee on "content completely released from their and program" will be responsible Starts Friday contracts. runs in the for determining what type of neighborhood of $ 15,000, Shaw Valentine's Day mail traffic programs are to be presented, c said. oupled with the heavy bulk of and their feasibility. The group '^coming Cornell University will recommend media, An article published in Senate mail ballots apparently locations, methods and dates for Wednesday's issue of the Cornell Prevented ballots from reaching presenting that content. Daily Sun reported that Alain 'heir destinations in time for Seznec, director of the Program, sOme voters to meet the original A second committee with deal had charged that Housing and February 23 postmark deadline. with management. That group Dining "is attempting to milk the The deadline was extended to will be responsible for the Ford Foundation" of $6,000 to Midnight Wednesday after the working details of a program, Continued on Page 4 'ntenm Election Committee of and coordinating the publicity 'he Constituent Assembly found and content work on a program. by checking with the Ithaca post The committee on publicity Chronicle office that the ballots, which and public relations will deal ^ere sent under a bulk mail with promoting and publicizing Capsule Permit, were probably slowed up various programs, and will FINANCIAL Aid report. considerably by the holiday mail coordinate advertising. Page 4 as well as by the number of SPRING!?) fotofeature. ballots being returned The final group, the committee Page 5 Counting of the ballots is on communications a'nd review, FUTURE of University is e THE CHANGING SCENE — Building construction opposite Day Hall has *pected to begin tomorrow, and will be responsible for lecture series focus "compiling and explaining resulted in the removal of "Burton Hall." known more commonly as the formei it is hoped results of the campus bus stop shelter and visitor information center at the corner of Tower Page 7 community-wide referendum will policies and procedures Road and East Avenue. "Burton Hall." named in honor of University Vice CRYSTALS grow in Clark be available about March 2. governing the buildings, President for Business John E. Burton whose Day Hall office overlooks the Hall. Constituent Assembly secretary personnel, and programs of the site, gave way to progress and a temporary bus shelter. Friends of "Burton Page 7 ^aul Van Riper said. union organization." Hall" marked its demise with appropriate funeral memorabilia. 2 CORNELLCHRONICLE B Art of Glass Blowing Thrives Clarks Give Endowment F The ancient art of glass some raw glass stock which is suffered an eclipse during the For Clark Hall and Library c blowing, considered by many a kept in various sizes in a cabinet. Dark Ages and was almost lost rep 1 dying trade, is alive and thriving The glass material is heated until as a useful art. The rising Cornell University has Mrs Clark," President CorsC ! em< in the basement of Clark Hall at it is soft and pliable. Using a importance of scientific research received a $13 million said, "attests to not only the" we Cornell University — thanks to carbon tool, the glass blower and its need for all sorts of glass endowment from Mr. and Mrs. continued generosity to highs', the rapid growth of science. forms the product he's seeking to apparatus gave glass blowers a W Van Alan Clark for the education but also to the'' IS Perched on their stools in the make. big boost into modern times. unique purpose, among farsighted concern for ' |S University's Glass Shop, two full- "Most of the time we make Despite the increased philanthropic gifts, of providing essential activities. Everyone time employes devote eight what the research person can't demands for glass blowers'- funds for the operation of a aware of the millions it takes '°| hours a day to making glass special library and a university build new buildings, but few gi^' products ranging from simple building. a second thought to tri*j t0 tubes to complicated apparatus University President Dale R thousands required annually | for Cornell's hundreds of Corson has announced that operate a complex sen researchers.