Cornell Chronicle Volume 11, Number 23 Several Renovation Projects Okayed Computing Capacity Is Expanded Academic building renovations, warehouse construction, parking lot and bus transportation improvements and extension of the steam distribution system are among projects approved last week by the University Board of Trustees. Authorized by the trustees were $540,000 in improvements for Rockefeller and Goldwin Smith Halls, the next phase in a four-year renovation program at the academic buildings. A new Maintenance and Service Operations warehouse, which is expected to cost $179,000, is the second such facility to be built as part of a See related stories on Pages 6, 8. Plan to consolidate inventories and improve productivity in that department. The transportation improvement program follows the recommendations of the University Office of Transportation Services and the Campus Council's Committee on Continued on Page 3 In the Statler Ballroom, the full Board of Trustees holds an open meeting. March 13, 1980 Proxy Committee Plans Open Hearing Information Sought on Resolutions An open hearing scheduled by the Cornell University Investment Proxy Committee for 10 a.m. Monday, March 24, in the Willard Straight Memorial Room will seek information on more than 40 shareholder resolutions. Persons or groups wishing to make written comments for use by the Investment Proxy Committee or °ral presentations at the open meeting may contact Dominic Versage at the University Radiation Biology Laboratory, 256-4862. Issues of 1980 shareholder resolu- tions are listed by topic and corporation. South Africa: Adopt the Sullivan Principles, Baxter-Travenol; establish a review committee for South African operations, Caterpiller Tractor; withdraw from South Africa, Eastman Kodak, IBM, and Union Carbide; no expansion in South Africa, Exxon and Mobil; sales to South African police and military, Ford, General Motors, Mobil, Standard Oil of California, and Texaco; South African labor practices, Ford and International Minerals and Chemicals; loans to South Africa, formula, Abbott Labs and Bristol- Wells Fargo. Myers; no expansion in Chile, Atlan- Nuclear Power: tic Richfield; stop loans to Chile, No nuclear plants, Com- Wells Fargo. monwealth Edison and Duke Also, advertising to children and Power; halt uranium mining and nutritional policy, General Foods; nuclear development, General Elec- sales to Communist bloc countries, tric; prohibit sale of Morris opera- IBM; criteria for foreign invest- tion to the federal government, Gen- ments, Mobil; hazardous wastes, eral Electric. Standard Oil of California; Other Issues: domestic land reform, Standard Oil Domestic oil pricing, Exxon and of California; equal employment Mobil; nuclear weapons production, opportunity policy, Standard Oil of DuPont, General Electric, and Un- Indiana; composition of the board of ion Carbide; marketing of infant directors, Union Oil; secret ballots in stockholder voting, Chase Manhattan and Standard Oil of California; neighborhood revitalization, Chase Manhattan; and political action committee. General Motors. Also, policy regarding former government employees, BristolMyers ; political nonpartisanship, General Electric; dealings with schools that restrict CIA contacts, General Electric, IBM, Standard Oil of California and Texaco; schools employing avowed Communists, General Foods and IBM. Federal Mediator Enters Talks Between University and Union . A federal mediator has entered negotiations between the University and the union representing 36 striking employees of the "eating, water filtration and chilled water Plants. The strike is in its 11th day today. A commissioner from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service notified both the University and Local Union 71-71A of the international Union of Operating Engineers last Friday that the federal agency had decided to enter the talks as a mediator. Talks with the commissioner, Robert Bowling of the Syracuse regional office, were held Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, and have been adjourned until today. At a news conference Saturday after the Board of Trustees meetings held here the two preceding days, Senior Vice President William G. Herbster said that while many issues on the negotiating table have been resolved, the two parties are "miles apart" on the issue of wages. Gary J. Posner, director of University Personnel Services, said, "With the assistance of the federal mediator, the parties are continuing to discuss a multi-year contract; however, the overall issue of the average wage percentage increase remains the major stumbling block to settlement." Posner said the union has consistently refused the university's requests to return its 36 members to work while negotiations are in progress. Jason Seley Will Become Dean Of College of Architecture Jason L. Seley is the new dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, effective July 1,1980, subject to confirmation by the University's Board of Trustees. His nomination was presented at a meeting of the college faculty yesterday noon when his name was proposed by President Frank Rhodes. Seley, a nationally known sculptor and a former chairman of the Department of Art in the college, succeeds Kermit C. Parsons, who has been dean since 1971. In announcing his selection, Rhodes said, ' 'Jason Seley did an outstanding job when he served as acting dean during a sabbatic of Dean Parsons for one academic term in 1977, and served with distinction as chairman of the Art Department for a five-year term from 1968 to 1973. "He has the confidence of the college faculty, and I am convinced will be a worthy successor to Dean Parson, after his fine years in the post." Seley, a 1940 graduate of Cornell, joined the faculty here in 1968. He was on the faculty at Hofstra University from 1953 to 1965, and was a professor and artist-in-residence at New York University from then until he came to Cornell. His sculpture has been shown in major museums and has received international acclaim. He is particularly well known for his works using automobile bumpers. 2 March 13, 1980 Campus Life Units Present Budgets Health Services Include 'Wide-Ranging Changes' Representatives from the various I care for female stu- Cornell faculty, staff and their adult William E. Wendt, director of and implement carpooling incen- units in the Division of Campus Life dents. presented their budgets to the Cam- Several council members ex- dependents on a voluntary fee-forservice basis. transportation services, said that tives. He also said that capital the office has developed a plan for improvements total $500,000. (Fora pus Council at its meeting last week. pressed concern about the inap- Health Services will also expand propriateness of the title of the unit orthopedic, athletic medicine and 1980 which would increase campus complete text of the plan, see parking, expand bus service, revise Chronicle of Feb. 21.) Leonard Nissenson, Health Ser- and its implications for a sexist physiotherapy services as well as and increase fees, present a more Lauren Brisky, acting director of vices administrator, said that the philosophy. Some members sug- the health education program. equitable permit processing policy Cornell Dining, said that there are 1980-81 program budgets for Health gested that it implied a greater Campus Council Trustee Nominations Sought several capital improvements that are still in the planning stages or very tentative. Those included are The Campus Council is soliciting much biographical data as possible, renovation of the Big Red Barn, the suggestions for nominees to fill one should be delivered or mailed to the Pancake House kitchen, the Stone of three outside trustee positions on Campus Council Office, 133 Day Palace, Risley Dining and Balch Services "reflect the wide-ranging responsibility for contraception and the Board of Trustees. Hall, by April 4,1980. Dining. changes envisioned from now even for transmission of sexually Representatives of the council The current outside trustees are Brisky also said that there will be through 1984-85." related diseases on the part of wom- and the Nominating Committee of William E. Gordon, dean of the a 5.9 percent increase in coop dining Major program changes de- en than of men. Nissenson reported the Board of Trustees are jointly school of natural sciences at Rice next year. scribed by Nissenson include a new an awareness of these problems and responsible for nominating can- University, whose term is expiring; Other budgets presented included women's health care unit. Accord- plans to change the unit's name. didates. Mary Christian, director of educa- those of the Department of Resi- ing to Nissenson, the new unit will Nissenson also said that another Nominees should be persons who tion, Hampton Institute; and dence Life, Dean of Students, offer regular examinations, con- goal of Health Services is to expand are not presently associated with Samuel Pierce, partner in the New CURW, University Unions and Cor- traceptive services and the patient population by including the University as students, faculty York City law firm of Battle, nell Campus Store. or employees. The position is a four- Fowler, Lidstone, Jaffin, Pierce & The council will vote on the vari- year term commencing July 1,1980. Kheel. ous budgets at its meeting today at Retirement Contribution Nominations, accompanied by as 4:45 p.m. in 701 Clark Hall. Extended to Summer Libraries Set Spring Recess Schedules An amendment to the University's TIAA-CREF retirement plan will make it possible for the University to extend its contribution for endowed faculty and academic staff on regular academic-year appointments to summer employment at Cornell. The action came at the meeting of the Board of Trustees here last week. Under the amendment, which is effective July 1, the extended contributions are mandatory if a summer salary is paid from University funds and is paid at the same rate as during the academic year. They are "permissive" when summer salary and the retirememt contribution is paid from grants or contracts and paid at the same rate as during the academic year. Stipends or other payments for personal services which are not at the rate paid during the academic year are not considered summer salary in this amendment. Also excluded are stipends paid for teaching during the Summer Session and honoraria or stipends for services in special programs. At present, contributions to TIAA-CREF for endowed faculty and academic staff on regular academic-year appointments are made only on the salary for the academic year. Concern about such contributions has been expressed by a number of faculty members who regularly obtain grants or contracts for summer research and receive summer salaries on outside funding. The amendment is in keeping with a recommendation made last year by an ad hoc committee on ways of increasing outside research supp ort to the University. The committee recommended that "faculty seeking summer support through sponsored research grants and contracts... be permitted to include in their proposals authorized fringe benefit contributions to the retirement program.'' March 15 through March 23 LIBRARY Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 15 March 16 M a r c h 1 7 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 Africana Closed Closed 10A-5P 1DA-5P 10A-5P 10A-5P 10A-5P Closed *BPA Closed Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P Closed Engineering Entomology Closed Closed Closed Closed 8A-5P 1P-5P 9A-12N 8A-5P 1P-5P 9A-12N 8A-5P 1P-5P 9A-12N 8A-5P 1P-5P 9A-12N 8A-5P 1P-5P 9A-12N Closed Closed *Fine Arts Closed Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P Closed Hotel Closed Closed 8:30A-5P 8:3OA-5P 8:30A-5P 8:30A-5P 8:30A-5P Closed ILR Closed Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P Closed *Law Closed Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P Closed Mann *** Mathematics 9A-1P 9A-1P Closed Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 9A-1P Closed Music ** 01 in Closed 9A-1P Closed Closed 9A-5P 8A-5P * 9A-5P 8A-5P * 9A-5P 8A-5P * 9A-5P 8A-5P * 9A-5P 8A-5P Closed 9A-1P Physical Scl, 8A-12M 8A-12M 8A-12M 8A-12M 8A-12M 8A-12M 8A-12M 8A-12M Uris 1P-5P Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 1P-5P Veterinary 9A-1P Closed 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 8A-5P 9A-1P Sunday March 23 Closed 12N-12M Closed Closed 7P-11P 5:3OP-11P IP-HP 11A-12P 6P-11P 6P-11P Closed 6P-12P 8A-12M 12N-12M 6P-11P March 14, 1979 open 8A-5P "'March H , 1979 open 8A-6P People March Vt, 1979 open 8A-10P 'Open 5P-10P for study purposes only 2/26/80 Robert J. Smith, the Goldwin John C. Sanford has been ap- Smith Professor of Anthropology, pointed assistant professor of will deliver the Lewis Henry pomology in the Department of Morgan Lectures at the University Pomology and Viticulture at the of Rochester on March 18,20,25,27. Geneva Experiment Station. San- The series title is "Cultural Con- ford will be responsible for the tinuity and the Shadow of the Past in development of cultivars (varieties) Japanese Society." The Morgan of strawberries, brambles, and oth- Lectures were inaugurated in 1963 er small fruit crops adapted to New and are given annually. York conditions. Editor, Randall E. Shew. Staff writers, H. Roger Segelken, Robert W. Smith, Barbara Jordan-Smith, Martin B. Stiles. Photographers, Sol Goldberg, Russ Hamilton. Circulation Manager, Joanne Hanavan. (USPS 456-«50> Published weekly during the academic year and once each in June and August. Distributed free of charge to Cornell University faculty, students and staff by the University News Bureau. Mail subscriptions, $13 per year. Make checks payable to Cornell Chronicle Editorial Office, 110 Day Hall, Ithaca, N.Y.14853. Telephone (607) 256-4206. Second-Class Postage Rates paid at Ithaca, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Cornell Chronicle (USPS 456-650), Cornell University, 110 Day Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853. Jobs The following job openings are new this week. For information on vacant positions listed in previous issues of the Chronicle, contact Personnel Staffing Services, 440 Day Hall. Cornell is an affirmative action employer. Clerical Admin. Aide, GR22 (Ofc. of Fin. Aid) Secretary, GR20 (Arch. Art & Plan.) Admin Aide, GR20 (Ofc. of Fin. Aid) Accts. Asst., GR19 (Acctng. Endowed) Word Proc. Oper., GR18 (Word Proc.) Office Asst., GR18 (Ofc. of Fin. Aid.) Office Asst., GR18 (Ofc. of Fin. Aid.) Secretary, GR18 (Ofc. of Fin. 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Crops) Administrative/Professional Dir. of Lab. Operations I, CPO8 (Diag. Lab./Equine Drug Testing-Monticello Raceway) Counselor, CPO4 (Counseling/Div. of Student Services) Res. Supp. Spec. I, CPO3 (Plant Breed. &Biomet.) Res. Supp. Spec. I, CPO3 (Prev. Med.) Teaching Support Spec. I, Food Service Instructor, CPO2 (Hotel Admin.) Part-time and/or Temporary Tech. Asst., GR17 (Ecol. &Syst.) Laundry Attndt., GR15 (General Svcs. Laundry) Temp. Svc. Clerk (Investment Office) Temp. Svc. Labor (9) (Plant Breed. & Biom.) Temp. Svc. Labor (7) (EntomologyGeneva ) 3 Cornell Chronicle This year's dragon for the architects' annual parade was two-headed, and is seen here on East Avenue last Friday. Land Grant VP to Retire Constance E. Cook, vice president for land grant affairs at the University since 1976 and a former member of the New York State Assembly from the 128th District, will retire from her Cornell position on June Cook said that "after a lifetime of working long hours at challenging jobs" she decided "to try a change of pace. I intend to look for parttime or consulting work which will allow me to taste a more leisurely way of life." In her letter of resignation to Cornell President Frank Rhodes' Cook said "I have greatly enjoyed and benefited from working with you....I have enjoyed my association with everyone here and I leave with a feeling of great fondness for the members of the staff.'' Rhodes called Cook "a tireless worker and a strong advocate for Cornell throughout the State....(who) has played a leadership role in the development of University policy. "Mrs. Cook has been a person of integrity, independent in outlook but deeply dedicated to the institutional welfare of Cornell, to the effectiveness of the political process and to the expansion of opportunities for all people to benefit from the resources Cornell has to offer." Rhodes said "she carries with her the admiration, affection and gratitude of all of us." Trustee Actions Continued from Page 1 Transportation Services, which had suggested maintaining the concept of a pedestrian campus with limited Parking and vehicular access, served by transit and peripheral parking facilities. Among improvements approved by the trustees are construction of a 300-car parking lot near Lynah Rink and a new bus turn-around and passenger shelter at the intersection of Cascadilla Place and College Avenue. Costs of the transportation improvement program are expected to be recovered from parking fee revenues. Also approved in the Friday meeting was an extension of the university's steam distributiom system to serve the Biological Sciences facility now under construction at Lower Alumni Field. The extension, which is expected to cost some $225,000, also can serve the Academic II Building proposed for construction at the Lower Alumni Field site by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Dormitory Projects The next step in a five-year program of major maintenance and refurbishing of student housing facilities, including $1,044,000 in renovations for the Baker dormitory complex, was authorized last week by the University Board of Trustees. Also approved by the trustees, meeting in Ithaca, was spending some $1,730,000 to convert Sage Infirmary and the adjoining Schuyler House into graduate student housing. The conversion project is expected to provide 150 much needed additional student housing spaces at about one-half the cost of constructing new facilities, trustees were told. The hand belongs to Douglas Ruth '80 Eng. is about to launch his model, one of the more beautiful ones, in the Model Glider and Paper Airplane contest last Friday in Barton Hall. His creation failed Improvements to the Baker to win a prize. dormitory complex are part of a $6 million housing renovation program Some Gliders Were Not Cooperativebegun by the University in 1978. The work will be accomplished during the summers of 1980 and 1981. The model glider and paper air- first of what is hoped will be an balsa wood glider that flew for 15.8 Use of Sage Infirmary and plane contest in Barton Hall Friday annual spectacular. Schuyler House as health care facil- afternoon was a crashing success. There were some spectacular seconds over a distance of 176 feet 5 inches. ities will terminate by the end of the There were more than 100 entries successes this year. In the paper The prizes were a flying lesson current academic year. launched into the open spaces of category, Todd Spindler, '80, Eng., for top distance and a sailplane ride Barton Hall while some 400 spec- won first prize for the longest flight, for endurance. They were donated Computing Expanded tators cheered and more often 11.8 seconds. The prize for distance by the East Hill Flying Club and the laughed as the paper missiles took went to Lawrence Kawano, '83, Ithaca Soaring Club. The University's computing capacity will be expanded after the authorization last Friday by the University Board of Trustees of a plan to spend up to $771,000 for a new computer system. Meeting in Ithaca, the trustees approved the purchase and installa- uncooperative nosedives and even Arts, with a flight of 102 feet 5 The open category which only looped back into the feet of their inches. The paper planes were made stipulated that the model fit into a designers. on the spot from 8 Vz by 11 inch two-foot square box attracted sever- But there definitely will be anoth- sheets provided with the 50 cent al rather ingenious entries: a down er one next year, bigger, better and entrance fee. A number of persons feather and a soap bubble. longer, according to the officers of the student chapters of The Ameri- entered several times as their frustrations mounted. The soap bubble landed after 8.6 seconds of soaring time, far out of can Institute of Aeronautics and The top winner was Gary A. the running for the endurance re- tion of a Digital Equipment Corpo- Astronautics and The American So- Armitage, '81, Eng., who won both cord. Its owner, according to the ration 2060 computer which is in- ciety of Mechanical Engineers prizes in the open category with a rules, had two more launches to try tended to augment the University's which sponsored this year's event, for the record. He said it wasn't central computer, an IBM 370 worth the effort to reassemble the 168. Installation is expected during bubble that had burst along with his Vet Open House Scheduledthis summer. Expanding the University's com- dreams. William Kane, '80, Eng., won the puting capacity is necessary be- endurance record hands down with a cause the central computer, which is used for research and instructional projects as well as administrative computing, has reached saturation and further upgrading options no longer are economically or technically desirable. The saturation has prompted stringent rationing of computer use during the current semester. The new system is described as "user-friendly" and is expected to enhance the quality of instructional computing for the University's computer science courses while providing the necessary increase in capacity for the established system. "Veterinary Medicine: A Progressive Profession" is the theme of the 14th annual open house scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12, by the State College of Veterinary Medicine. Organized by veterinary medicine students at the college, the free open house each year attracts thousands of visitors from New York and surrounding states and Canada, including families, school and 4-H groups, farmers and persons interested in entering the profession. Demonstrations of surgical techniques, animal obedience training and preventive medicine are part of the open house along with exhibits on the care and nutrition of animals. Visitors will have ample opportunity to mingle with animals of all shapes and sizes including the per- down feather which drifted aimlessly about for 28 seconds. He magnanimously withdrew, commenting that "Engineers like you to build things, they don't care about ideas." ennial favorite, the cow with the "window" in its stomach. He was given an honorable mention for the most original entry. Traditionally, veterinary medi- As might have been expected, a cine has dealt with problems of faculty member had the last word. prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease in domestic animals, but wildlife and aquatic animals are becoming increasingly important concerns of the profession, according to Edward C. Melby Jr., dean of the college. David R. Caughey, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, faculty advisor to the AIAA, launched an unofficial entry. His balsa wood glider flew more than 200 feet and stayed aloft for nearly 16 seconds. 4 March 13, 1980 Calendar Of Events All items for publication in the Calen- Tuesday, March 25, 204 Stocking Hall. Prose," Erich Heller, German, North- dar section, except for Seminar notices, Graduate Women in Science: "Agri- western University. must be submitted by mail or in person culture and Rural Development in Tues., March 25,4:30p.m. Kimball to Fran Apgar, Central Reservations, 532 Chad," Jack and Judy King, 8 p.m. B-ll. "Sage Disposal of High Level Willard Straight Hall, at least 10 days Thursday, March 13,135 Emerson. Nuclear Waste: A New Strategy," A.E. prior to publication. Seminar notices JUGATAE: "Stethorus punctum (Coc- Ringwood, director, Research School of should be sent to Barbara Jordan-Smith, cinellidae) as a Biological Control Agent Earth Sciences, The Australian National News Bureau, 110 Day Hall, by noon for Phytophagous Mites in Apple Or- University, and A.D. White Professor-at- Friday prior to publication. Items should chards," Marilyn Houck, 4 p.m. Monday, Large. The public is invited. include the name and telephone number March 24.100 Caldwell Hall. Tues., March 25, 8 p.m. Anabel Taylor of a person who can be called if there are Material Science: "Pressurized Water Auditorium. Hillel Lecture: "Peace questions, and also the subheading of the Reactor Out of Core Materials," Prospects After Camp David," Dr. Ze'ev Calendar in which it should appear (lec- Frederick Pement, Westinghouse, 11:15 Begin. tures, colloquia, etc.) ALL DEADLINES a.m. Friday, March 14,140 Bard Hall. STRICTLY ENFORCED. Material Science: "The Process of Wed., March 26, 4:30 p.m. Ives 217 University Lecture: "Work, Workers, *—Admission charged. Ceramic Materials Selection—Frequent- and Political Economy in Early Modern ly a Haphazard Approach to an Impor- Germany," Mack Walker, History, The Seminars Africana Center: "South Africa— White on White: Conflicts and Contradictions in the Development of Racial Policies and Attitudes in the First Two Centuries of White Occupation," J. Congress Mbata, 6 p.m. Monday, March 24, main lounge, Africana Center, 310 Triphammer Road. Antibody Club/Vet Micro 710: "Antibody-Forming Cell Repertoire: Its Expression and Regulation Probed by Cell Hybridization," Richard Bankert, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, 4:30p.m. Thursday, March 13, James A. Baker Institute, Snyder Hill. Agricultural Engineering/Environmental Studies: "Utilizing Sewage Sludge on Agricultural Land," Lee Jacobs, Michigan State University, 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 26,105 Riley-Robb. Biochemistry: "Chromatin Structure and Gene Activity in Drosophila," Sarah Elgin, Harvard University, 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 14,204 Stocking Hall. Biochemistry: "Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids: Enzymic and Topological Studies," Eugene Kennedy, Harvard University, 4:30p.m. Friday, March21, 204 Stocking Hall. Boyce Thompson Institute: "Structural and Functional Properties of the E. Coli Origin of DNA Replication," Y. Hirota, National Institute of Genetics, 3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 13, Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute. Boyce Thompson Institute: "Genetics and Molecular Biology of Baculoviruses," L. Miller, University of Idaho, 3:15 p.m. Monday, March 17, Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute. Boyce Thompson Institute: "Genetic Control of Enzymes Involved in aGlycerol-Phosphate Cycle in Drosophilla Melanogaster, R. Maclntyre, 3:15p.m. Wednesday, March 19, Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute. Boyce Thompson Institute: "Fine Structure of the Chloroplast Genome," Laurence Bogorad, Harvard University, 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, Auditorium, Boyce Thompson Institute. Chemistry,General: "Liquidonsand Gasons: Controversies About the Continuity of States," J.M.H. Levelt Sengers, National Bureau of Standards, 4:40 p.m. Thursday, March 13,119 Baker Laboratory. Chemistry, General: "Steric Hindrance and Electron Dificiency in Compounds of Molybdenum and Tungsten," Jon McCleverty, University of Sheffield, England, 4:40p.m. Thursday, March 20, 119 Baker Laboratory. Chemical Engineering: "Upgrading Heavy Crudes to Clean Products," John Sosnowski, Exxon, 4:15 p.m. Friday, March 14,145 Olin Hall. Education: "An Eclectic Approach to Curriculum Development in Biology Education," Margaret Waterman, 4:30 tant Decision," Jay Comofero, Accuratus Ceramics Corp., 11:15 a.m. Monday, March 24,140 Bard Hall. Material Science: "Molecular Beam Epitaxy—A Versatile Tool for Semiconductor Fabrication," Colin Wood, 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 26,140 Bard Hall. Materials Science and Engineering: "Processing of Thin Film Material," IBM, Yorktown Heights, 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 14,140 Bard Hall. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: "Nonlinear Transport Properties of Some Biological Connective Tissues," V.C. Mow, RPI, 4:30p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 282 Grumman. Music: "Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 in G Major," Edward T. Cone, Princeton University, Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large, 10:10 a.m. Monday, March 24 and Friday, March 28, 321 Lincoln Hall. Natural Resources: "Federal Research on Fishery Issues in the Great Lakes," Joseph Kutkuhn, director, Great Lakes Fishery Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Mich., 4 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 304 Fernow Hall. Near Eastern Studies and German Literature: "Yiddish Poetry in America: History and Future," Janet Hadda, UCLA, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 26,177 Goldwin Smith Hall. Neurobiology and Behavior: "Structural Changes Following Transmitter Release at the Frog Neuromuscular Junction," Thomas Reese, NIH, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, Langmuir Lab. Penthouse. Operations Research: "Factorization Identities for Markov Chains," V. G. Kulkarni, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 305 Upson Hall. Plant Physiology: "Structure and Function of Salt Glands," Neil Campbell, 11:15 a.m. Friday, March 14, 404 Plant Science. Science, Technology and Society: "History of Biological Attitudes Towards Sex Differences," William Provine, noon, Tuesday, March 25, 609 Clark Hall. Theatre Arts and German Literature: "Brecht's Film Aesthetic," Joachim Dyck, Freiburg University (West Germany), 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 183 Goldwin Smith Hall. Lectures Thurs., March 13,8 p.m. AD. White House. "Seventeenth-Century Prose in England," Brian Vickers, Center for Renaissance Studies, Zurich. Co-sponsored by the Renaissance Colloquium and Literature Club. Thurs., March 20,11 a.m. Vet Research Tower G-3. HPLC Symposium: "State-of-the-Art HPLC Automation," John Banks, product specialist, Kratos/Schoeffel Instruments. Lecture will be followed by a demonstration in Johns Hopkins University. Wed., March 26, 8 p.m. Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road. The Finger Lakes Group of the Sierra Club Lecture: "Love Canal: Poisons From Our Past/Danger For Our Future," Richard Lippes, Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club. Rides available from the front of Willard Straight at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., March 27, 4 p.m. Goldwin Smith Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. "Toward a National Urban Policy," Carol Bellamy, president, City Council, New York City. Kappa Alpha Theta Lecture. Thurs., March 27, 4:30 p.m. Goldwin Smith "D." "The Menace of Ideas," Denis Donoghue, The Henry James Professor of English Letters, New York University. The Society for the Humanities and the Department of English. The John N. Echols Collection on Southeast Asia has been enriched by a recent gift from Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia after he spoke here Feb. 26: a case image of Hanuman, the Monkey King, a character in the Indian epic 'The Ramayana.' Examining the gift George C. Hildebrand '71; Sina Than, a graduate student in international agriculture and the only Cambodian student at Cornell; Ed Wells, a graduate student in city and regional planning who helped organize Cornell's Cambodian Relief Aid efforts, and Giok Fo Oey, curator of the Echols Collection in Olin Library. Announcements Stevens, a work for computerized tape praised as "the most persuasive attempt and slides. ever made to reconcile the intellectual Writing Center's Walk-In Service Mon- A 1952 Serenade for two strings and analysis of music with the practical day through Thursday, 2-4 p.m. and two winds completes the program. In- problems of the intelligent performer." 7:30-10p.m.; Sunday 3-8p.m. Closed strumentalists are Barbara Rabin, clar- His many students have hailed him as a Friday and Saturday. Rockefeller 302. inet, Jean Hamilton, horn, with provocative, resourceful and stimulating Safety Shoe Mobile Visit Employees Boatwright as violinist and Carey teacher. will have an opportunity to buy special Hockett, cellist. The composer, a one- safety shoes from a mobile shop sched- time student of Paul Hindemith at Yale uled to be parked on campus at Stocking University, is a member of the faculty of Soprano Shirley Verrett will perform Hall, 9 a.m.-12 noon, and Southeast the Syracuse School of Music, where he at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Statler 1 p.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, March has also served as dean. Bailey Hall. Tickets for the performance 13. Additional information may be obtained by calling Alex McCord, Department of Life Safety, 256-3741. The concert is supported in part by grants from "Meet the Composer, the National Endowment for the Arts and are on sale at the Lincoln Hall ticket office, 256-5144. Works by Schubert, Pergolesi and Training Workshops for Math and Sci- the New York State Council on the Arts. Chausson will be among those per- ence Teachers The Education Depart- tormed. ment of the H.F. Johnson Museum is offering training workshops for area teachers in Math and Science on March 6 & 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Workshops are held in the museum galleries and are open to teachers of any subject. A $10 fee covers materials and includes the handbook "Museum in the Schools." To register, pick up forms at area educational institutions or call the Education Depart- Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto will be performed and discussed by Edward T. Cone, A.D. White Professorat-Large, at4:15p.m., Thursday, March 27, in Alice Statler Auditorium. The public is invited to attend the free lecture-concert, in which Cone will be assisted by the University Orchestra under the direction of Edward Murray. Verrett has appeared with many of the leading opera companies in the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, London's Covent Garden, Milan's La Scala, the Paris Opera and the Vienna Staatsoper. Her repertory includes such diverse roles as Donizetti's "La Favorita," Lady Macbeth in Verdi's "Macbeth," Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine," Delilah in Saint-Saens' ment at 256-6464. Please contact Vas Cone, a professor of music at Prince- "Samson and Delilah" and Azucena in Prabhu, Acting Coordinator of Educa- ton University, has distinguished himself Verdi's "II Trovatore." tion for further details. Music Music by regional composers will be presented in a Festival of Contemporary as a composer, concert pianist, critic, scholar, and is generally regarded as the finest living writer on music in English. His writing and lecturing reveal a rare concern for relations among different aspects of music and between music and other arts and humanities. During the 1975-76 season, Verrett won acclaim by singing both Norma and Adalgisa in Bellini's "Norma." In the history of opera, only two other artists, Grisi and Lilli Lehmann. had sung both roles. "Norma" was first performed in Milan in 1831. Music concert at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Barnes Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The program includes two premieres: Etude (1979) by William Pottebaum, a Cone graduated from Princeton in 1939 as Latin Salutatorian and with the first original musical composition accepted as a senior thesis there. He did graduate work at Columbia and Princeton and in Verrett holds the notable honor of having appeared at the opening concerts of the two Lincoln Center concert hallsPhilharmonic Hall (now known as Avery Fisher Hall) and Alice Tully Hall. professor of composition at SUNY Brockport, will be played by pianist Brian Israel, Syracuse University professor and Cornell DMA graduate; Sonata for Cello and Piano (1976-78) by Cornell composer Robert Palmer will feature Ithacan Carey Beth Hockett, cello, with Israel as pianist. It will be the first American performance of Palmer's 1945 was one of the first recipients of a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. He studied composition with Roger Sessions and piano with K.U. Schnabel and Edward Steuermann. He has been a fellow of the Council of the Humanities at Princeton as well as on the committee for the Christian Gauss Seminars. Cone has held a Gug- A prodigious recording artist, Verrett's most recent release is as Lady Macbeth in a full-length recording of "Macbeth." Free bus service, beginning at 7:30 p.m. the night of the concert, will be provided between parking lot B and Bailey Hall with a stop at the Dairy Bar. p.m. Monday, March 24, Stone Hall room 706 Vet Research Tower of Cello Sonata, which will have its world genheim Fellowship and the Ernest Lounge. Kratos/Schoeffel Automated HPLC sys- premiere at the American Academy in Bloch Professorship at the University of Paul Jordan, professor of music at the Floriculture and Ornamental Horti- tem including UV absorption detection Rome, Italy on March 19 by Frances California, Berkeley. He has been a State University of New York at culture: "Nutrition in Controlled En- and fluorescence detection. Uitti and Yvar Mikhashoff. member of the Princeton faculty since Binghamton, will present an organ and vironment Production," Billy Vinzant, Mon., March 24, 4 p.m. Barnes. Music Another Cornell composer, Karel 1946 and has lectured widely, published recorder concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, 12:15 p.m. Thursday, March 13, L.H. Department Lecture: "Gregorian Chant Husa, will have his 1972 Sonata No. 2 widely and received numerous awards. March 29, in Anabel Taylor Chapel. MacDaniels Lecture Room, 27 Plant - Fact and Fiction," Anthony Milner. played by Mary Ann Covert, Ithaca He is a fellow of the American Academy The concert, sponsored by Cornell's Science. Tues., March 25, 4:30 p.m. AD. White College pianist. of Arts and Sciences. Centre for Religion, Ethics and Social Food Science: "Fatty Acids and Pro- House Guerlac Room. Society for the An unusual composition to be per- One of Cone's books, "Musical Form Policy, is to benefit the Waldorf School, staglandins." John E. Kinsella, 4:30 p.m. Humanities "The Poet in the Age of formed is Joel Chadabe's Scenes From and Musical Performance," has been a local affiliate of the world educational 5 Cornell Chronicle March 1980 SM TW T F S 2345678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 alternative school located at 1122 Ellis Hollow Road. Works bv J S . Bach, Sinrich Scheidemann and Georg Philip Telemann will be among those performed by Jordan. Tickets, at $4 each, $3 for senior citizens and students, are on sale at the Willard Straight Ticket Office, the Isle of You and at the door. For further information about the ™aldorf School, contact Caroline Chee at 257-0543. Sports Saturday Mar. 15, 2 p.m. Helen Newman. Cornell Women's Fencing-Hofstra. Wednesday Mar. 26, 3:30 p.m. 'Schoellkopf. Cornell Men's Varsity Lacrosse-University of Massachusetts. Meetings Thursday Mar. 20,8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. "Arsenic and Old Lace." Friday Mar. 21,8 p.m. "Uris Hall Auditorium. "Amarcord." Saturday Mar. 22, 8 p.m. »Uris Hall Auditorium "It Happened One Night" Sunday Mar. 23, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. "I Vitelloni" (1953), directed by Federico Fellini, with Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi. Fellini Every Wednesday, 12 noon Barton Series. Thurs., Mar. 13, 8:15 p.m. Barnes. Hall Naval ROTC Blockhouse. Diet Mar. 23, 9 p.m. Risley. "Lawrence of Student recital: Reed Smith, baritone, workshop. Call 277-2113 or 272-7766 for Arabia." Risley Free Film Series. and Liam Mahoney, piano. Works of information. Monday Handel, Schubert, Wolf, Webern. Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Straight Mar. 24,9 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. Tues., Mar. 25, 8,15 p.m. Barnes. 528. Gay People at Cornell. "Beau Geste." Film Club members only. Syracuse Society for New Music (Con- Every Thursday, 7:30 a.m. Anabel Tuesday temporary Music Festival event). Works Taylor One World Room. Disarmament Mar. 25, 4:30 p.m. Morrill 106. "The of Boatwright, Husa, Palmer. Study Group breakfast and discussion. Masked Dance." Views of Kukrit Thurs., Mar. 27, 4 p.m. Statler Contact Anabel Taylor main desk for Pramoj, former Prime Minister of Thai- Auditorium. Lecture-recital: Edward information. land. Southeast Asia Free Film Series. Cone, piano, with the Cornell Orchestra Every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Straight Mar. 25, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. conducted by Edward Murray. 528. Gay People at Cornell. "Daybreak" (LeJourSeLeve), Beethoven Fourth Piano Concerto. Every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Stimson (1939/1946), directed by Marcel Came, Thurs., Mar. 27, 8:15 p.m. 'Bailey G-l. Jordani Natural History Society. with Jean Gabin, Jules Berry, Arletty, Hall. Faculty Committee on Music Con- For more information call 273-1573 or Jacqueline Laurent. Came Series. cert: Shirley Verrett, soprano. Works of 257-2258. Wednesday Schumann, Pergolesi, Diamond, Barber, Every Sunday, 2 p.m. Anabel Taylor Mar. 26, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. others. 314. Anthroposophy Study Group. Cur- "Roberta." rently studying Rudolf Steiner's "Theo- Thursday Religion sophy." Call 272-3170 for information. Every Sunday, 7:15-8:30 p.m. Statler Mar. 27,8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. "Monterey Pop." Monday through Friday, 12:15 p.m. Anabel Taylor G-19. Catholic Mass. Every Friday, 1 p.m. Anabel Taylor Edwards Room. JUMA Prayers organized by the Muslim Educational and Cultural Association of Cornell. Every Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Anabel Taylor Auditorium. Catholic Eucharist. Every Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Anabel Taylor Chapel. Episcopal Eucharist Worship Service. Nursery and Church School provided. Faculty and students welcome. Coffee hour after. Every Sunday, 9:30 & 11 a.m. Anabel Baylor Auditorium. Catholic Eucharist. Church school and nursery provided. Every Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Anabel Taylor Edwards. Ithaca Society, of Friends 'Quakers) adult discussion followed by Meeting for worship at 11 a.m. Every Sunday, 10 a.m. Straight North "oom. Korean Church at Cornell. Every Sunday, 11:15 a.m. Anabel Tay- Inn main lounge. "Tavola Italiana," conversation in Italian, and films or informal talks on Italy are planned. Thurs. March 13, 4:45 p.m. Clark 701. Campus Council. Thurs. March 13,7:30 p.m. Anabel Taylor Edwards Room. D.S.O.C. (Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee). Mon., March 17,7:30 p.m. Mann Library Fourth Floor. Cayuga Lake Orchid Society with Professor Ingram speaking on "Literature on Orchids." Mon., March 24,12 noon to 1 p.m. Employees' Brown Bag Lunch to meet the candidates for Campus Council and Employee Trustee seats. 105 Space Science. Wed., March 26,12:15 p.m. Uris Hall 320. Southeast Asia Refugee Committee meeting open to all. Wed., March 26, 8:30 p.m. Lutheran Church, Oak Ave. Overeaters Anonymous. "Sailboats 'Scene du Port,' " by cubist painter Jean Metzinger (1882-1956) is among the recent additions to the permanent collection of the Johnson Museum. Purchase of the painting was made possible through the museum's Membership Purchase Fund. The painting is on view in Gallery 10. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recognized as a leading American poet, Ammons has recently turned to non-verbal expression through painting, creating abstract compositions with colored inks. "The lucid imagery of Ammons' poetry finds a visual counterpart in his vivid and exciting paintings," said Exhibition. Dept. of Architecture, College Art, Architecture and Planning, through March 21; Sculpture by Carroll Todd, MFA Thesis Show, March 24 through 29. Films Dance Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Martha Van Rensselaer Auditorium. Folk dancing for couples. Singles, beginners, all ages welcome. Every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Anabel Taylor One World Room. Iaraeli Folk Dancing. Every Sunday, 7:30-11 p.m. Straight North Room. International Folk Dancing; beginners teaching 7:30-9 p.m. requests 9-11 p.m. Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Straight Memorial Room. International Folkdancing; beginners teaching 7:30-9 p.m. requests 9-11 p.m. Monday March 24, 8-11 p.m. Straight Memorial Room. Cornell Contra Dance with live music. Beginners welcome. 'or Chapel. Protestant Church at Cornell Coffee and conversation after. Every Sunday, 5 p.m. Anabel Taylor Auditorium. Catholic Eucharist. Sat., March 15, 9:15 a.m. Anabel Tay•or Edwards Room. Shabbat Services. Sat., March 22,9:15 a.m. Anabel Tay'or Edwards Room. Shabbat Services. Religious Meetings Every Thursday, 7 p.m. Anabel Taylor founders Room. Christian Science Organization. Faculty, students' staff and visitors to campus are welcome at week- Intramural Sports Box Lacrosse (Men, Women). The deadline on entries is Thursday, March 13, at 4 p.m. in the Intramural Office, Grumman Squash Courts Building. Minimum of 10 to enter, team consists of 6 players. A fee of $25 per team to enter, due with your roster. Players must supply their own sticks. Round Robin Tournament. Specify your preferred day of play (1st, 2nd, 3rd choice). Monday through Friday afternoons and evenings, Sundays, and Saturdays, if necessary. Thomas W. Leavitt, museum director. "Ammons' works are uniform in size and medium but their non-objective imagery varies widely from colorful geometric shapes to flowing organic forms." Ammons has published 14 books of poetry and is the winner of the 1973 National Book Award and the 1973-74 Bollinger Prize for Poetry. A 1949 graduate of Wake Forest College, Ammons has been a member of the Cornell faculty since 1964. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is free. TheatreExcept where noted films are under sponsorship of Cornell Cinema. Thursday Mar. 13, 7:30 p.m. Stimson G-l. "Search for the Great Apes" (National Geog). Jordani free Film and Lecture Series. Mar. 13, 7:30 p.m. Anabel Taylor Auditorium. CRESPfilm: "Reflections," cosmic geometry in nature and architecture by Keith Critchlow. Thurs. through Sat., March 13-15,8:15 p.m. 'Straight Theatre. Theatre Cornell production: Moliere's "The Misanthrope." Thurs. through Sat. March 13-15,8:15 p.m. 'Risley Theatre. Theatre Cornell production: "Slow Dance on the Killing Groun" by William Hanley. Mar. 13, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. Colloquia"The Young Philadelphians." Co-spon- sored by the Law School. Mar. 13, 9 p.m. Risley. "Alexander Astronomy and Space Sciences "Cor- ly readings and testimonies meeting. Checks payable to the Dept. of Phys. Ed. Nevsky." Risley Free Film Series. relation of the X-Ray Background with Every Saturday, 4 p.m. Anabel Taylor & Ath.,Intra. Div. Herbert F. Johnson Museum "Beyond Friday the Cosmic Light," Margaret Geller, Edwards Room. Cornell Chinese Bible Horseshoes (Men, Women, Co-ed). the Taj: Diversity in Indian Architec- Mar. 14,7:30 p.m. Uris Hall Center for Astrophysics. 4:30 p.m. Mudy Group meets for singing and Bible Deadline on entries is Thursday, March ture," through March 30; "The Sculpture Auditorium. "KuhleWampe" (Dudow, Thurs. Mar. 13. Space Science 105. studies in English, Cantonese, and Man- 27, at 4 p.m. in the Intramural Office, of Richard Stankiewicz," through March Germany, 1932); short: "My Name is darin. All welcome. Grumman Squash Courts Building. Min- 21; "Selections from the Permanent Every Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Anabel Tay- imum of 2 to enter. Straight elimination Collection," "A.R. Ammons: Colored MiscellaneousOona" (Nelson, U.S., 197). Pentanglell Free Film Series. JOr 21*. Study and discussion hour on 'slam. Organized by MECA of Cornell. Every Tues., Thurs., Fri., 8 p.m. Highland House D-24. TWIG Bible Fel'owship. Every Thurs, 3:45 p.m. Anabel Taylor ^•34. Basic Judaism with Rabbi Henry Morris. Thursday tournament played Monday through Friday afternoons. Wrestling Deadline on entries is Monday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m. in the Teagle Hall Locker Room. Weighing-in constitutes entry, and must be done by the individual between 2:30-5:30 p.m. Tournament starts Tuesday, April 1 at 5 p.m. No more than one person at each weight Inks," through April 13; "Drawing and Design," March 18 through March 30. Museum hours; Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tours may be arranged by calling the Education Department two weeks in advance (256-6464). Olin Library "Five Centuries of German Books." Richly illustrated with woodcuts and engravings, these volumes Mar. 14,9:30 p.m.-Uris Hall Auditorium. "State of the Union." Saturday Mar. 15, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. "Fellini Satyricon. Sunday Mar. 16, 8 p.m. *Uris Hall Auditorium. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), directed by Frank Capra, with James Every Thursday, 4 p.m. Open Prose and Poetry reading, everyone invited. Goldwin Smith Temple of Zeus. Sat., March 29, 8 p.m. 'Anabel Taylor Chapel. C.R.E.S.P. Concert: Paul Jordan, organist. Works of Bach, Buxtehude, Czerny. Solo recorder works by Telemann. Mar. 13,12:30-1:30 p.m. Anabel Taylor per team. Weights: 130,145,155,165,180 begin with the Humanism of the 15th Stewart, Jean Stewart. Capra Series. J14. Baha'i Association introductory in- and heavyweight. century, range through the Reformation, Monday formal presentations about the Baha'i through literature, history and travel, on Mar. 17,8 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. raith: "The Baha'i Faith in the Helping ExhibitsRelationship," Tim Warner. Bring a bag into the 20th century. Through early April. "Nights of Cabiria." Film Club members only. 'unch. Paintings in colored ink by A.R. Am- Uris Library "Calligraphy and Posters Tuesday Thursday mons, the Goldwin Smith Professor of of Peter Kahn." Included are instruc- Mar. 18, 8 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. Mar. 27,12:30 p.m. Anabel Taylor 314. Poetry at Cornell University, will be tions on calligraphy for the beginner, as "It's A Wonderful Life." °aha'i Faith presentation: "The Unity of exhibited at the Herbert F. Johnson well as original posters and drawings by Wednesday Society," Stacy Fagan-Patton. Bring a Museum of Art from March 12 to April this Professor of Art History at Cornell. Mar. 19, 8 p.m. 'Uris Hall Auditorium. °ag lunch. 13. Sibley Dome Gallery Urban Design "La Dolce Vita." 6 March 13, 1980 Sponsored Programs CESR to Be Dedicated Researchers from the fast-chang- ring for hours. The head-on col- The Office of Sponsored Programs, 123 Day Hall, 6-5014, wishes to emphasize that the Information In this column is intended for post-doctoral research unless otherwise indicated. NEH Appropriation Request The initial annual budget for NEH is a request for an increase of approximately 9.5%. The one NEH program marked for expansion is the Research Grants program. The lion's share of the new funding would go to the Endowment's only major new initiative a dramatically expanded program of international studies. In the past, the Endowment has given modest support to intercultural research by matching foundation funding for foreign exchange programs. The new program would expand existing exchange programs to include research in Mexico, Latin America, Africa and other third world nations. NEH spending proposals information and counseling to families affected by SIDS. Approximately 24 grants ranging from $15,000 to $175,000 will be awarded in fiscal year 1990. Application postmark deadlines for the two funding cycles are April 4,1980 and May 12,1980. Additional information is available in the Office of Sponsored Programs. Science in Developing Countries A new program announcement in NSF's Division of International Programs describes opportunities for support of international cooperative science activities involving developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the independent nation of the Carribean. The Science in Developing Countries program will consider proposals for three categories of awards: 1) dissertation improvement grants for research to be performed by a student in one of the developing countries on a problem within that country; 2) conference grants for the support of travel and other expenses associated with bilateral seminars, workshops, and colloquia; and 3) grants for the support of research participation - either by a U.S. scientist in an institution within a developing country or a scientist from a developing country in a U.S. institution. The program will operate on a continuing basis, subject to the availability of funds. Deadlines for the submission of proposals are April 1 and Sept. 1. Awards will be announced approximately six months after the respective deadlines. Further information is available in the Office of Sponsored Programs, 123 Day Hall. ing world of high energy physics lisions annihilate the electrons will be on hand for the dedication of and positrons and cause their CESR, the Cornell Electron Storage energy to appear as other Ring, beginning at 4:30p.m. Tues- particles. day, March 25, at the Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory. At a symposium preceding dedication ceremonies, laboratory staff members are expected to discuss significant discoveries made since the 16 billion electron volt (16 GeV) facility went into operation in the Fall of 1979. Also scheduled are reports from researchers at DESY, the German Electron Synchrotron, and SLAC, the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, as well as from synchrotron designer Robert R. Wilson, who will speak on "Possibilities for Electron-Proton Colliding Rings in the U.S." The Cornell storage ring is designed to operate at up to 16 GeV, the sum of the energies of the two colliding beams. That energy is less than the levels attainable at other rings in the U.S. and Germany, but is a particularly good range for studying new phenomena associated with the "bottom" quarks. Through further experimentation at CBSR, the physicists hope to obtain new information on the still-hypothetical gluons, the particles which (according to the theory of quantum chromodynamics) hold quarks together, giving rise to the "strong" force which binds the protons and also give high priority to the development of research tools and materials, including a modest new program in research, demonstration, and training for conservation and preservation. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prog. The Bureau of Community Health Services of the Health Services Administration has announced that competitive applications for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Information and Counseling are now being accepted. Grants will support the collection, analysis, and furnishing of information relating to the causes of SIDS and the provision of CIVITAS By Mary McGinnis Coordinator, CIVITAS GROUP SERVICE PROJECTS: CIVITAS is currently putting together a list of community projects for pledge classes and other groups who wish to do volunteer service. We try to find a variety of indoor and outdoor opportunities for small or large groups which can be accomplished in a few hours or over a period of time. We can suggest options from which to choose, help with or- basketball, volleyball, frisbee, swimming, weight bar. From 12:05-12:50 any weekday. Fifteen minutes walk from lower campus. RECENTLY WIDOWED ELDERLY GENTLEMAN: Needs helper to read and write English. Downtown, at volunteer's convenience. MODEL ROCKETRY YOUR THING? Your help is needed to assist the leader of a youth program at downtown site. Fri. eves., 5:30-7:30p.m. Tomorrow, Friday, March 14,1980, is the final date for course change or drop without special processing fee of $10. Successful candidates for fellowships awarded by the Graduate School for the 1980-81 academic year should be notified by mail by the first week in April. Students who have not received notification may confirm their status with their graduate faculty representatives after that date. Graduate School Summer 1980 Fellowship applications are available at the office of your graduate faculty representative. Completed applications must be submitted to the student's Special Committee chairperson by March 28. Successful students will be notified by mail in early May. Graduate School Summer 1980 Tuition Award applications are available at the Fellowship Office, 116 Sage Graduate Center. Completed applications must be submitted to the student's Special Committee chairperson by April 14. Successful students will be notified by mail in early May. Doctoral students in the field of Business & Public Administration interested in summer support should apply through the B&PA Dean's Office, 303 Malott Hall. Built with some $20 million in neutrons within atomic nuclei. National Science Foundation funds, Speaking at the symposium on the the electron storage ring and a subject, "Middle is Beautiful," will particle detector called CLEO are be Sheldon Glashow, a 1954 graduate used by scientists from Cornell, of Cornell University. Glashow, a Harvard, Rochester, Rutgers, Syr- Harvard University professor, was acuse and Vanderbilt universities to one of three scientists to share the study what are believed to be the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics. His smallest sub-atomic units of mat- talk is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. at ter, the quarks. CESR operators Wilson Laboratory. announced earlier this year that they had confirmed the existence of the third state of the upsilon particle, which is thought to consist of the "bottom" variety of quark and its anti-particle. Among those slated to take part in the 4:30 p. m. dedication ceremony in Wilson Laboratory's Experimental Hall are Boyce D. McDaniel, director of the Laboratory of Nuclear Studies at Cornell; Robert B. The Wilson Laboratory circulates Wilson, former director of the Labo- needle-sized beams of electrons and ratory and University professor positrons (the positively charged emeritus; W. Donald Cooke, vice counterparts of electrons) in op- president for research at the Uni- posite directions at 400,000 times versity; Richard C. Atkinson, direc- per second in the half-mile long, tor of the National Science Founda- ultra-high vacuum storage ring tion, or his representative; Grover which is buried some 50 feet below E. Murray, vice chairman of the the surface of Upper Alumni Field. National Science Foundation Guided by powerful magnets in the Board; Frank Rhodes, president of storage ring and kept at a constant Cornell University; and Jansen speed by radio frequency ac- Noyes Jr., chairman of the Univer- celerators, the beams of electrons sity Board of Trustees. and positrons can be stored in the ganizational ideas and direct you to the COMMUNITY SELF RELIANCE right person in the organization you CENTER: Coordinates the work of the decide to help. Let us do your leg work City Council President to Lecture on Campusfor you and save you time. Call us Ithaca Real Food Coop, Citizens Concerned about Nuclear Power, Ecology 256-7513) or come in to 125 Anabel Tay- Action, The Alternatives Fund Federal lor, between 16 and 2, Monday through Credit Union, Community Energy New York City CourA President Her special areas of responsi- Friday. TOMPKINS COUNTY JAIL tutors needed to help inmates on all educational levels. Some functionally illiterate, others studying for high school equivalency diplomas. All subjects from the most basic to academically sophisticated. One or two hours a week according to your schedule. No prerequisites. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT: Volunteer positions attractive to premed and health planning students now available in ongoing public health project. Must be 19 years old, in Ithaca through the summer and willing to continue commitment through next academic year. Training will be provided, close supervision and regular feedback sessions. Car needed for this placement, but CIVITAS may be able to help you with transportation. HELP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS in academic difficulty: We have been unable to fill all the requests for help with intermediate algebra, biology and chemistry. One or two hours a week of your time can make a difference in the lives of these discouraged students. Time and location of tutoring sessions flexible and can be arranged at mutual convenience. HELPING DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS: Local Housing Services Organization needs a volunteer who can give advice about and help set up a system of map overlays for planning and charting progress in neighborhoods. This is a direct way to become involved in the revitalization of downtown Ithaca NOONTIME GYM CLASS Needs Helpers for Varied Activities: Volunteers to supervise, if possible teach, junior high school students playing Network and La Tierra Verde. Volunteers are always welcome to help in the office or in public contact and outreach activities. Biweekly staff planning meetings provide focus for volunteer efforts. A flexible and interesting opportunity and a good way to get involved in the Ithaca community. SPECIAL INTEREST SHORT COURSES: Volunteers sought to teach 6week short courses in puppetry, orienteering/mapmaking, or science subjects (of your choice) for elementary children enrolled in gifted and talented program in Ithaca Schools. Teaching certification not required; high interest and enthusiasm is all that's needed. Commitment of 1 hour teaching time (plus preparation time) for 6 weeks at mutually agreed time and place. Could also be paired teaching shared by two people. WEAVING: An American, A Thai and a Lao, all high school students, would like to learn to weave. Either 9-9:45 a.m. or 2:30-3:30 p.m. anyday, Monday through Friday. YOUNG ASIAN MOTHER: living in Pleasant Grove Apts. seeks help understanding English. Would you go with her to a series of weekly meetings in Family Health? All at 10 a.m., and scheduled for March 4,10,25 and April 8, 21, at Brown Center, Hasbrouck Apts. near North Campus. To help your neighbor, come to CIVITAS, 125 Anabel Taylor Hall (256-7513), between 10 and 2, Monday through Friday. Funded in part by the Student Finance Commission and open to the entire Cornell community. CAROL BELLAMY Carol Bellamy will delVer the Kappa Alpha Theta Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the Hollis Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall. Her lecture is titled "Toward a National Urban Policy." Bellamy took office as City Council president—the second highest post in New York City government —on Jan. 1,1978. She was the first woman elected to citywide office in New York. In addition to being City Council president, Bellamy is one of 14 members of the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and serves on the Governor's Temporary Commission to review the Sales and Use Tax Laws. bility on New York City's Board of Estimate are fiscal affairs, health care and children's services. She directs New York's applications for federal Urban Development Action Grants. The city has successfully competed for millions of dollars in UDAG funds, gaining public and private monies for projects and jobs in areas of the city where developers might ordinarily be reluctant to invest. After graduating from Gettysburg College in 1963, Bellamy served two years with the Peace Corps in Guatemala. She then entered New York University Law School, was admitted to the New York Bar im 1968, and joined a Wall Street law firm. Counsel Elected Corporation Secretary University Counsel Walter J. Relihan Jr. has been elected to the additional position of Secretary of the Corporation, (Cornell University), effective immediately. The action was taken by the University Board of Trustees, which met last week. In making the recommendation to the board, President Frank Rhodes pointed out that the position has been vacant since the resignation last Oct. 31 of Neal Stamp, who had served two decades as both University Counsel and Secretary of the Corporation. Relihan succeeded Stamp as University Counsel last Nov. 1. Rhodes said the combined functions allow "the University Counsel to review the proposals brought to the board for action and, if appropriate, to advise the president and board upon the legal implica- tions and effect of such legislation." He said he thought the practice should be continued. Relihan, a 1952 graduate of Cor- nell, received his law degree from Cornell in 1959. He was counsel to the State University of New York from 1971 to 1978 and was a partner in the Binghamton law firm of Night, Keller, Relihan & Blechman before returning to Cornell. 7 Cornell Chronicle Word Processor for Chinese Invented Five Times as Fast as Typewriter Researchers here have developed a method for electronically entering rather unusual arrangement will pay no royalties to the University or entire character in a split second. It appears on a display screen and if Chinese characters into a computer the inventors for its use. at a rate of 50 characters per The arrangement was made at correct, is stored in a text file for subsequent editing or printout. minute. This is nearly five times as the insistance of Joseph E. Grimes, Sometimes the four digits will fast as a regular Chinese typewriter professor of linguistics and an ex- produce 10 or more characters, all which must be operated by a highly pert in computer usage, under similar enough to have been de- skilled person. whose direction the system was scribed by the digits but very dif- In addition to speed, one of the developed. great advantages of the Cornell "If it weren't for the grant from invention is that a Chinese, with NCR, we never would have been what would amount to a junior high able to develop our ideas and put school education in this country, can them to use in the first place," learn to operate the system in about Grimes said. 1/2 hour, according to Paul L. King, King and Grimes have developed a doctoral candidate in linguistics at a method for typing the thousands of Cornell and principal inventor of the characters used in written Chinese Chinese electronic word processor. with only 12 keys. A missionary in According to King, the Cornell Taiwan for 11 years, King is cred- ferent in meaning. The essence of the new system is the use of linguistic rules to select automatically the proper character from such an ambiguous list. If, as sometimes occurs, the automatic selection is not unique, the computer can display the remaining choices, allowing the operator to make a manual selection from the keyboard. invention centers around the use of a table-top computer. Other computer-type word processors for ited with coming up with the key idea on which the system is based. While unfamiliar with computers, Numerous shortcuts have been devised to eliminate the selection process for commonly-used charac- Chinese have been developed, but he is fluent in spoken and written ters. This includes using only one none combines the speed and sim- Chinese and familiar with what is digit for those characters in some Dlicity of the Cornell method, he said. A patent application has been known as the four-corner dictionary developed 30 years ago by Wang cases. King explained that while there filed. Yun-Yu for indexing and filing in are about 50,000 Chinese characters, King has worked on the project °ver the past two years under a grant from National Cash Register Chinese. With certain adjustments, he adapted this system to the 12digit keyboard. Corp., which has an engineering and Simply stated, each digit de- manufacturing division in Ithaca. scribes a basic shape used in Chi- The Dayton, Ohio, based computer nese characters in one of four quan- systems supplier has exclusive drants into which all the characters rights to the invention and in a are divided. By selecting up to four keys, an operator can identify an less than 10,000 are now in common use. And only about 2,500 are needed for everyday communication. The basic machine employing the Cornell invention will have about 2,500 characters programmed, and sets of 500 special vocabulary words will be made available as they are developed and needed, he said. Yung-0 Big, graduate student at Cornell University, studies numbering system used in a simplified electronic method for typing Chinese characters, five times faster than a regular Chinese typewriter. With her is Paul King, inventor of the system and also a graduate student in linguistics at Cornell. Logos which won in a recent Viking design competition are, first place (left), by Debora Norby, and two runners-up by Joyce Blum (upper right) and Mary Graham (lower right). Winning Logos Selected In Viking Competition The winning entry in a competi- Architecture, Art and Planning who tion to create a symbol for the 1980 is now working in Cornell's Design series of public lectures and pro- and Management Division, and grams on the Vikings has been Joyce Blum, a junior from Rock- selected by a group of 10 University ville Centre, N.Y., majoring in de- faculty, students and librarians. sign in the New York State College The winning design was created of Human Ecology. by Debora Norby, in conjunction Norby won the $100 first prize in with Jerry Haworth. She came to the competition that was open to Ithaca recently from San Francisco. anyone in the Ithaca area. Graham She has a degree in elementary and Blum won $50 each. education and art from the Univer- Norby's design will be used on sity of Nebraska, and plans to open posters and advertising of the Vik- a design studio in Ithaca under the ing series. It will be used in the name Norby Creative. library display of the Fiske Ice- "Since submissions were very nu- landic Collection at Cornell, as will merous, and almost all of extremely the art work submitted by Graham p e a t interest, the decision was a and Blum. hard one," said Robert T. Farrell, The upstate Viking programs the Cornell professor who is coordi- have been planned in conjunction nating the Viking series in several with "The Vikings," an exhibition Upstate New York cities. which will open at The Metropolitan The selection committee named Museum of Art in New York City in two runners-up: Mary Graham, a September. W9 graduate of Cornell's College of Gulls' Behavior Studied At Appledore Island APPLEDORE ISLAND, Maine- study of animal behavior, McCrim- When the students arrive at Shoals mon explains. "There is aggressive Marine Laboratory this spring for interaction between the two species the "Animal Behavior and Nature of gulls. The black backed gulls are Photography" program, their sub- larger and stronger and they're jects will be waiting— all 5,000 of capable of driving off the smaller them. herring gulls." Tiny Appledore Island, the warm Also on the 95-acre island, the weather home of the marine lab largest of the nine Isles of Shoals, jointly sponsored by Cornell and the are colonies of blue heron, snowy University of New Hampshire, is egret and glossy ibis. Some 125 the rocky nesting ground for species of birds find migratory rest- thousands of herring gulls amd ing spots on the rugged granite great black backed gulls. And from island. the gulls' point of view, they were Included in the academic credit there first. courses offered this summer at "The birds are extremely territo- Shoals Marine Laboratory are field rial and aggressive," says Donald A. McCrimmon, a biologist at Cornell's Laboratory of Ornithology and co-instructor along with Michael Hopiak of the non-credit course which runs May 22 to 25. "When the eggs have been laid and the young are just beginning to hatch out, they really have an investment in that nest. An individual walking through the gull colonies can be attacked. If a bird comes down and hits you hard enough, it can draw blood. We advise people not to go into the colonies by them- marine science, invertebrate embryology, underwater research, field psycology, coastal and oceanic law and policy, chemical oceanography, anatomy and behavior of the gull, research in biology and field marine science for teachers. Besides the program in animal behavior, there is a series of short non-credit programs in general ornithology and introductory marine science. These courses are designed for adults and can be enjoyed by those with little or no previous experience with the subject matter. selves." More information on credit Located six miles off the coast of courses and non-credit programs to Maine, Appledore Island makes an be offered on Appledore Island is ideal laboratory setting for the available from Shoals Marine Labo- ratory, G-14 Stimson Hall. 8 March 13, 1980 Brief Reports SUNY Newspaper Solicits Articles Established in honor of Professor A. W. Laubengayer on the occasion of his retirement in 1966, the prizes The News, the University-wide publication of the State University of New York, is actively soliciting articles from faculty and staff for the "Forum" section of the newsmagazine. While The News concentrates on are awarded each year to outstanding students in each of the department's introductory chemistry courses. Announcement of the awards was made by Department of Chemistry Chairman Benjamin Widom. factual and feature coverage, according to editor Michael P. Riley, 'Menace of Ideas' "Forum" offers a place for the individual voice and includes essays Topic of Lecture on academic or cultural topics, book reviews of publications by SUNY personnel and in-depth interviews. Denis Donoghue, the Henry James Professor of English Letters at New York University, will de- "Forum" articles are usually be- liver a lecture at 4:30 p. m. Thurs- ly enhance Cornell's resources for the study of this seminal period in the history of independence in South America. The set intersperses news commentaries with legal and administrative announcements, making the set a prime source for historical investigation." Moot Court Finals Winners Announced Second year law students Daryl P. Brautigam and Richard L. Edwards won the final round in this year's Sutherland Moot Court competition at the Law School last Friday. sociate Supreme Court Justice Department of History at Johns Byron R. White; U.S. District Court Hopkins University, will lecture on Judge Aubrey E. Robinson Jr., a "Work, Workers and Political Econ- 1947 graduate of the law school, and omy in Early Modern Germany." Dean Roger C. Cramton. His appearance is sponsored by the The case argued concerned Committee on University Lectures. charges of labor violations against a Walker, who taught at Cornell home for the mentally handicapped, from 1966 to 1974, is the author of a case once contested in a U.S. two books—"Germany and the Emi- District Court. gration" and "German Home Towns: Community, State and Gen- Modern Germany eral Estate, 1648-1871"—and a forthcoming biography of German writer Specialist to Talk Johann Justus Moser. A graduate of Bowdoin College, A specialist in the history of early modern Germany will speak at 4:30 Walker earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University, where he taught before p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in 217 coming to Cornell. Ives Hall. tween 1,500 and 2,000 words with day, March 27, in Goldwin Smith longer pieces assigned by the editor. Hall " D " at Cornell University. On the judging panel were As- Mack Walker, chairman of the Additional information is available from "Forum" Editor, The News, State University Plaza, Albany, N. Y. 12246 (518-473-1825). Donoghue's lecture topic is "The Menace of Ideas." His appearance is sponsored by Cornell's Society for 39-Hour Week Is Standardthe Humanities and the Department of English. Retirement Annuities The author of eight books, Donoghue has written studies on Policy Effective June 26 Topic of Brochure A brochure describing supplemental retirement annuities is now being distributed to faculty and staff. The mailing, a joint effort by University Personnel Services and TIAA-CREF, compares these tax- Jonathan Swift, Emily Dickinson and W.B. Yeats. His latest book, "Ferocious Alphabets," will be published later this year. German Literature Scholar Will Speak A standard 39-hour workweek for than 39 hours in a workweek, the all non-exempt employees at the 40th hour is paid at the straight-time University was announced last week hourly rate. Departments may con- in a memorandum from Provost W. tinue under special circumstances, K. Kennedy and Senior Vice Presi- to retain the 40 hour workweek for dent W. G. Herbster. specific employees. Time-and-a- The memo to deans, directors and half is paid for hours worked in excess of 40 hours. "Instructions for implementing these personnel actions will be issued by the Office of Personnel Services within the next few days. deferred annuities with other meth- department heads reads as follows: ods of saving. It includes the neces- "The Poet in the Age of Prose" "Effective June 26,1980, Cornell Board of Trusteessary enrollment and salary reduc- will be the subject of a lecture by a University will adopt a 39-hour stan- tion agreement forms. Neurophysiologist To Offer Lectures "Cellular and Molecular Mecha- German literature scholar at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Andrew D. White House. Erich Heller, the Avalon Professor of Humanities at Northwestern University, will deliver the lecture sponsored by Cornell's Soci- Actions Announceddard uniform workweek for all non- exempt employees. "Prior to 1951, all full-time staff worked a 5VSs workweek. Office staff This summary journal of last Trustee Austin H. Kiplinger. worked 7 hours Monday through weekend's trustee meetings, as re- 9. A report of gifts received to Friday and 4 hours on Saturday—or leased for publication, does not in- date was presented by Vice Presi- 39 hours per week. All other staff clude confidential items which dent Richard M. Ramin. nisms of Synaptic Transmission" ety for the Humanities. worked five 8-hour workdays and came before the meeting or items 10. Reports and recommendations will be the topic of 1980 Biophysical- The author of some six books, one 4-hour workday for 44 hours per on which separate articles are pub- from the Executive Committee Bioorganic Lectures, scheduled for 11:15 a.m. March 25,27 and April 1 and 3 in Baker 200 by the University Department of Chemistry. Lecturing will be Bernard Katz, Nobel laureate and world renowned researcher in neurophysiology. Also scheduled are informal discussion sessions at 4:30 p.m. March Heller has produced studies of Thomas Mann, Goethe, Franz Kafka and Rainer Maria Rilke. He served as editor of "Studies in Modern European Literature and Thought" from 1950 to 1968. In addition to a number of honorary degrees and literary awards, Heller was awarded the Medal of week. In most instances, the 4-hour workday was on Saturday. "In 1951-52, it was decided to reduce the workweek for all staff from 5Vz days to 5 days. For office staff, the requirement to work on Saturday was eliminated, and the 4 hours normally worked on Saturday were to be worked in the Monday lished in this issue of the Chronicle. The Board of Trustees of the University met here Friday, March 7. The Executive Committee met on Thursday, March 6. Reports and actions of the trustees include the following: 1. Minutes of the Executive Committee from the meeting of Jan. 24, meeting held March 6 were presented by Executive Committee Chairman Charles T. Stewart. 11. President Frank Rhodes presented a report on the State of the University. 12. Dr. John Heiser, Director of the Isles of Shoals Marine Laboratory, presented a report describing 26 and April 2 in Baker 132. the Goethe Institute in 1968. He is a through Friday period. This re- Under the sponsorship of the Na- fellow of the American Academy of sulted in a 5-day workweek of 7.8 1980, were approved by that com- the educational program and facil- mittee. ities for marine biology at the Isles tional Institutes of Health and Halocarbon, the lecture series each spring brings to the University a distinguished scientist for a twoweek period. Arts and Letters. A member of the Northwestern faculty since 1960, Heller previously was professor of German at the University of Wales from 1948 to hours per day with workweek continuing at 39 hours. For non-office staff, the workweek was reduced from 44 to 40 hours which were to be worked in five 8-hour workdays. 2. It was reported that a lock box is being opened at Lincoln First Bank in Rochester, N.Y., on a trial basis for the spring semester as of Feb. 1,1980, to accelerate the de- of Shoals, seven miles off the coast of New Hampshire. 13. Postponement of sabbatic leaves were approved for two faculty members. Katz retired recently from the position of professor of biophysics 1959. He holds a doctorate in law and German literature from Charles "As a part of the ongoing effort to re-examine our major personnel posit of tuition by direct payment to the Bank. 14. Stewart M. Comber was elected Associate University Con- and department head at University College, London. He was educated at the University of Leipzig and London and has received both the M.D. and D.Sc. degrees. Among his numerous awards for research is the 1970 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Professor Katz is a fellow of the Royal Society and a foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He will be in residence at Cornell University from March 24 to April 4. The lecture series is open to all interested persons. Chemistry Students Win 'Laubengayers' The 1980 Laubengayer Prizes have been awarded by the Department of Chemistry to three students, Anthony W.Y. Kam, '83, Kevin P. Mangan, '83 and Harry A. Roosje, '83. University in Prague, and a second Ph.D. from Cambridge University. Colombia Gives Volumes to Library The University has received a five-volume facsimile set of 566 periodicals published between 1821 and 1831 and covering the first decade of independence for much of northern South America, a period in which Simon Bolivar played such a promiment role. The periodicals known as "Gaceta de Colombia" (Journal of Colombia) are a gift from the Republic of Colombia and were presented to Cornell by Virgilio Barco, Colombia's Ambassador to the United States, according to an announcement by Louis E. Martin, University librarian. The set was prepared under the auspices of the Banco de La Republica de Colombia and contains an extensive index, Martin said. He said the gift will "substantial- policies and practices, a series of discussions were initiated last fall with several campus groups (Personnel Support Group, the Personnel Planning and Policy Board, the Executive Staff, the Deans' Council and the Committee on the University as an Employer) to determine the feasibility of a standard 39-hour workweek for all non-exempt employees. Subsequently, the Office of Personnel Services has been working with individual units to iron out operational problems which might arise as a result of the proposed change. "The change in scheduled weekly hours to 39 hours from 40 does not change an employee's annual pay rate. When a non-exempt employee on a 39-hour schedule works more 3. Meeting dates for the Ex- troller - Statutory, and Philip V. ecutive Committee and the Board of Giuca was elected Associate Uni- Trustees for 1980-81 were approved. versity Controller - Medical. 4. Minutes of the Board of 15. Vice President for Research Trustees meeting held Jan. 25-26, W. Donald Cooke reported deaths 1980, were approved and minutes of and resignations of faculty mem- the Executive Committee meeting bers which have occurred since the held Dec. 11,1979, were ratified and last meeting. confirmed. 16. The following were elected to 5. A report of the Advisory Coun- the title of Emeritus: H. Victor cil for the Law School was pres- Grohmann, the H.B. Meek Visiting ented by Trustee Albert E. Arent, Professor in the School of Hotel Chairman of the Advisory Council, Administration, effective Jan. 1, with the assistance of Dean Roger 1980; and Martin Wright Sampson, Cramton. Professor in the School of Opera- 6. A report of the Ad Hoc Commit- tions Research and Industrial Engi- tee on The Health Sciences was neering of the College of Engineer- presented by Trustee Stephen Weiss ing, effective July 1,1980. and election of the Board of Over- 17. A report of the Academic seers of the Medical College and Affairs Committee was presented. Graduate School of Medical Sci- 18. Reports and recommendations ences was confirmed. (See story in from the Buildings and Properties March 6 Chronicle.) Committee were presented. 7. A report was presented on the 19. The Annual Report of the Cornell Fund including the overall Audit Committee was presented. program and report of the Tower 20. The Laboratory of Nuclear Club. Studies program at Cornell was 8. A report of the status of the named the Floyd R. Newman LaboCornell Campaign was presented by ratory of Nuclear Studies.