FRIDAY, 16 APRIL 1965 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN FRIDAY, 18 APRIL 1965 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN I Residential Plans Nearing Finish i I r (Continued from Page 1) The general consensus of mem- lege, but I thinki sophomore students will be re- bers of the Residential College college should be rea quired to take what are tentative- Faculty Committee indicates opti- nomous. Because th ly called "Freshman and Sopho- mism about the direction the de- lege faculty made more Seminars," consisting of velopment of the residential col- ing decisions, such critical reading and evaluation of lege has taken. out' their facultya text, with much writing required, "We see a unique chance for college instructors ir so as to perfect his handling of experimentation within a small ing a separate facu the language, develop his ability college, and I think our commit- that the proposedc to think critically, and make ef- tee would like to move faster to- an integral part of fective use of the library. ward the realization of our indi- college. Trial Runs vidual and general goals," Prof. Another A "It is planned that we will Bradford Perkins of the history Another aspect, w make experimental trial runs of department said. be considered, is th these sorts of courses in the Valued by Committee fessional school off Pilot Project during the coming "This residential college means the liberal arts pro year," Thuma said. a lot to everyone on the commit- ground for admis The Faculty Planning Commit- tee, so as we strive to perfect it schools, so the resid tee is now considering the various we've got to realize that progress program should b major programs of study which towards its completion will take concern, not just t. may be offered. Tentatively these much time," Eriksen added. erary college," Hen are of two kinds: This college is to be as far Prof. Lawrence -A major in a discipline, such away from routine as possible, but the zoology departr as philosophy, mathematics, his- because of its experimental na- the present stageo tory and ture, one of our concerns is find- in the college's cur --An interdisciplinary major ing a way of transferring into the forms to his orig which will crosscut departments outer world," Prof. James Meisel "There's a possibili or even their major divisions. of the political science depart- crystallize into s Subcommittees of the Commit- ment, said. but as of now it's tee are now at work on the core Prof. Donald Brown of the expected," he said. curriculum and will soon consult psychology department o n c e "The architectu with chairmen of departments thought that a state university to be built aroundV and members of the faculty who didn't have a chance for academ- ed, and the archit indicated an interest in planning ic freedom, but "since I joined the posing their conce the curriculum. faculty committee, I don't think Slobodkin added. Government Planning that anymore," he said. "I just, Cites G While the Faculty Committeee joined the University faculty this "My goals for t has worked on curriculum, the year, but I was very willing to college have rema Student Advisory Committee has come because the residential col- lduring its course of been engaged in planning a com- lege idea attracted me. After Prof. Alan T. Ga munity government for the resi- being involved in the Mellon EglIan d.rtm denialcolege a oncpt hic IEnglish departmer dential college, a concept which Study at Vassar College, I realize goals are to help i: involves student participation in the value of a small experimental- of an academic cor legislation and policy making. ly-oriented college in a large uni- the 'common' life The students have worked out the versity," Brown commented. what more signific major elements in their plan, Still Optimistic ed than is present; which will be submitted to the "Today I am as optimistic as I where educationa li Faculty Committee for approval was when we began our work. be more easily ir or modification and eventual Ideas always change when actual- judged than isc submission to appropriate admin- ly working with bricks, mortar, case," he said. istrative officers in the Univer- and money, but our goal of the "I entered this a sity. residential college hasn't been some feeling that Administrative, procedures to compromised and I don't feel it debate about the fe be followed in recruitment of fac- will be. Nothing has so far alter- college had involv ulty for the residential college ed the direction of our develop- sentimental attach both from within and without ment," Brown said. notion that qua the University have been ap- Dr. Frederick Wagman, director automatically was proved by the Planning Commit- of University libraries, is involved small numbers and tee, Dean William Haber of the only in library planning for the faculty ratio. I felt literary college, and the Executive residential college. "From the er openness to n Committee and submitted to de- progress in this area I see the outside the range partment chairmen. The prin- college library as very adequate, lar experience, was ciple involved is that members' inviting, a comfortable place, and said. of the residential college faculty an aid to the academic instruction Changesl will be appointed by the depart- involved in students' education," "Changes in my ments of the literary college and he said. e aboutdto a residential uated in clear daylight. For ex- the direction of the residentialI change when we get costs," Brown said. asonably auto- ample, in drawing up a prelimin- he literary col- ary set of specifications for a some restrict- classroom and offices building, we as 'farming found it necessary to redefine for as residential ourselves what we thought a lib- nstead of hav- eral education should be and .lty, it appears should involve (what does a hall- college will be way do, educationally? should a the literary receptionist be interposed be- tween student and teacher? how %spect large is 'too large' for a lecture which ought to hall-and what does one 'do' in hat other pro- such a place? what does a sem- faculty rely on inar 'do' in a seminar room? what gram as back- is to be the relationship between sion to their the teacher's research areas and ential college's the other places where he meets e all facultys' students?)," Gaylord added. hat of the lit- Prof. Michel Benamou of the nderson added. French department says that his Slobodkin of concept for the residential col- ment says that lege has been altered. "My orig- of development inal goal was to see the pro- rriculum con- posed institution as a real hu- ginal concept. manities college; it was to be ty that it may specialized, not a microcosm of omething else, the present literary college. At as good as I first I saw no possibility for science majors," he said. al plans seem Science Majors? what we want- I "Now I see the feasibility of ects aren't im- having science majors, but what ptions on us," the college needs is strengthened humanities. I also thought at oafs first that this college could have he residential what requirements it wanted, but ined the same now it appears as if they will be development," geared to those of the literary ylord of the college," he added. nt said. "Mo Prof. Wayne Hazen of the in the planning physics department feels that one mmunity where purpose for the residential college can be some- is to improve physics courses, and antly integrat- he sees this as being the case in ly possible and the college's present development. innovation can Prof. Allen Shields of the ntroduced and mathematics department, a n d currently the Richard Wellman of the law school said that other activities ssignment with have diverted them from full t the original participation on the faculty com- easibility of the mittee and are therefore not ed an overly capable of commenting on its ment to the progress or their changes in ideas. lity education "As far as I can tell from my one employing limited participation on the com- a low student- mittee, I still am optimistic in an even great- that the residential college is po- ew ideas, even tentially an answer to the ques- of our particu- tion of how to accommodate a called for," he large number of people in an edu- cational environment," Wellman Ideas said. college's development as it was first planned. "The only administrative pres- sure has been to 'get things done.' This meant concentrating on the buildings first, and we found it hard to design buildings because we didn't know what curriculum and m e t h o d s of teaching would be employed with- in them," Thuma said. "Our committee hasn't felt ad- ministrative pressures because we were given functional autonomy," Newcomb said. "The administra- tion has reminded us of finances, but its main concern is for us to work faster toward the reality of t h e residential college," he added. "The administration has only given us support. Maybe this will "The administration has been delicate in giving their opinions. We haven't bumped into financ- ing, which is where we may feel the pinch. But, now in the plan- ning stage, I do not feel any in- terference," Slobodkin said. At the University's Dearborn extension two members of the F a c u 1 t y Planning Committee were not able to comment on the residential college's development. Prof. Carl Cohen of the philoso- phy department was not available for comment because he is on leave ofnabsence at the University of Illinois. Prof. Allan Emery of the chemistry department said that he hasn't been a committee member long enough to comment on its work. to actualI STUDY for EXAMS ALL SUBJECTS Ulrich's Bookstore WORRIED? EXAM TIME is Outline Time Use our condensed OUTLINES MA -- III This Summer Live In wUfl CO -ops Proudly Announces Its New President ROOM & BOARD $17.00 per week Economical BOARD ONLY $11.00 per week )ac&te in~e gra ve i Student-Run International For the year 1965-66 Also plus a few hours work per week Wa.oV 6/ane gorlich JOIN FOR 8 or 16 WEEKS 8 MEN'S & WOMEN'S HOUSES NEAR CAMPUS Treasurer Inter-Co-operative Council Other Positions Will Be Open In the Fall. 2546 SAB 668-6872 U III aI thinking have my education will hold their teaching title in the department. Work Part-Time "It is anticipated that most of the faculty will hold part-time appointments for a specified term in the residential college and will be known as Fellows of the Resi- dential College," Thuma said. The length of the term and other con- ditions of the appointments will be determined in individual cases by mutual agreement between the department,' the administration of the residential college, and the individual concerned. "We hope to have a sufficient number of buildings constructed on the site and to begin a fresh- man class by the fall of 1967. This assumes that everything runs smoothly, that architects' draw- ings can be readied in time to ask for bids in the late fall of 1965, that construction proceeds without difficulties, and above all, that money becomes available in time," Thuma added. Undecided In his report Thuma also says that the Faculty Planning Com- mittee is undecided whether it will try to start with a freshman class in one' of the existing cam- pus dormitories in the fall of 1966. If buildings are not ready by the fall of 1967, the residen- tial college might begin in an existing campus building at that time and move into the.new build- ings sometime later during the , academic year 1967-68. "I, too, am very hopeful nowf for my goal for the residential college," Dr. Stephen Kaplan of the psychology department, said. His goal involves a situation in which students are actively con- cerned with academics and in which they are encouraged to be independent. Outlines Goals; Prof. Algo Henderson, director of the center for Study of Higher Education and consultant to the faculty committee, outlines his goal for the college as a .program of intimate relationships be- tween students and faculty. Be- cause the college will be a small residential unit, there will be the advantages o f student-faculty, faculty-faculty, and student-stu- dent relationships. "The ideal factors contained in such an institution are its resi- dential aspect and the fact that it will 'break up' this huge Univer- sity. Education will be individual- ized, and the possibility for a self-contained nucleus of faculty appears possibly evident," Hen- derson said. "Decisions have been made to keep the residential college in- tact with the present literary col- [- - --_________ as a committee member and planner. 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