I 4 THE MICHIGAN DAUX mIrXYYI Olrlk&ts s5 tn lttnwa r e ..,. . . s as >J MI ava avr Lflu v - ., .4a w nza~a TH IUJ SDAYSEPTMB5ER 20, 196: 12 Spurr's Acts To Shape Development Of Future Plans in Resources School .> are a vital factor in industrial development, Dean Spurr pointed out. And the federal government- especially the President's Out- door Recreation Resource Com- mission-has been urging a greater use of the nation's outdoor recrea- tion facilities. Much of the research into the development of these areas is ex- pected to be done at the Univer- sity. In connection with this, the school ha hosted officials from various federal resources services, who undergo a year-long training program at, government expense, in natural resources administra- tion. Faculty Committees Faculty committees are cuirently at work on all four of these po- tential areas of expansion for the school, studying the proposals and developing plans of implementa- tion. The school is "definitely inter- ested" in these projects, Dean Spurr says; the main problem, of course, is to obtain the necessary funds after the plans are formu- lated and approved. He noted that his school mnst take great caution in expanding, and not move into areas that na- tural resource units at agri- culture colleges, for example, can handle better. Whole Range Thus, the school is attempting to strengthen its "whole range of facilities," instead of concentrat- ing on any individual segment. But with the promise and pro- gress that accompany a growing school in a growing field, several major, although not critical, prob- lems also spring up. "One of the most important, and difficult, tasks of the incom- ing dean will be that of more closely "uniting the school," the faculty committee predicted. Dean To Lead "We are not suggesting that he should control the direction of development in any department, but it seems certain that if he is to be successful, the dean will have to lead departmental devel- opment down related rather than independently diverging paths." Dean Spurr is attempting to promote this unity by means of "communication and the foster- ing of mutual understanding, es- pecially when there is such a diverse group of faculty" in the school's five departments. "A dean at this University must be a coordinator, and not an autocrat." 'Basic Dichotomy' In any professional school, there is a "basic dichotomy" of view- point among the faculty between the "clinicians" and the "academ- icians," Dean Spurr believes. The first group is professionally- oriented, with strong emphasis on technical aspects in their field. The "academicians," on the other hand, are less, vocational, and are more concerned with concepts rather than practice. The dean prefers to think of his school as a "professional school in a liberal arts atmosphere." Some vocational training is given, so that the students are not complete neophytes when they enter their working profession, but the school's emphasis will remain on general preparation, in the belief that the bulk of vocational know- ledge will be picked up by neces- sity on the job. Demand Attention Another aspect of the school that will continue to demand at- tention is its relationship to other schools. There is already a high degree of this integration, as a large number, of courses for under- graduate natural resources stu- dents are taken in the literary and engineering colleges. Interdisciplinary programs, which already exist between the natural resources school and the public health and business administra- tion schools and the literary col- lege, are developing rapidly, and even more integration will emerge in the future, he feels. High Cost A third problem for the school involves its relatively high cost. Virtually every instructor is a tull professor or associate professor, as the school's heavy laboratory schedule necessitates the use of highly experienced faculty men rather than teaching fellows. Also, the school's classes are primarily for graduate and upper- class students-whose instruction is more costly than underclass- men's. Only 20 per cent are fresh- men or sophomores, since the school requires many outside courses for graduation. (Work is in the planning stage to expand undergraduate instruction in na- tural resources curricula, however.) Urban Environment A fourth problem of the cchool is one it can hardly help: the University's urban enviornment. "Our location hurts us most in attracting freshmen students, who don't think of the University as a natural resources center," Dean Spurr explains. But there is little difficulty in "recruiting" outstanding graduate students or faculty members, he continues. "For example, the three best graduate schools for forestry in the United States are at the University, Yale University and the University of California at Berkeley-and each of the three is located in a metropolitan area," he points out. So Dean Spurr has potentials to exploit and problems to solve. In adition to these deanship duties, he hopes to teach at least one course a semester ("in tem- perament I'm still a professor"), carry on research and continue to work on the "academic aspects" of the University's upcoming year- round operations. College roundup AMES - The Interfraternity Council administrative board of Iowa State University has re- scinded a year-old ruling denying pledging privileges to the univer- sity's chapter of Phi Delta Theta. The original ruling had resulted from a charge of unfair rush practices brought by Sigma Chi. IFC decided upon a motion of "official censure" after the case was appealed on the grounds that the former ruling was "too harsh." S* * * ALBUQUERQUE- Commenting on the National Students' Asso- ciation concept of "in loco paren- tis" as expressed in a 1961 resolu- tion, Sherman E. Smith, dean of students at the University of New Mexico, said that students on the New Mexico campus are given a great deal of independence with generally good results. "For reasons of educational theory, and on the score of con- venience, administrators would like to move away from 'in loco parentis' as rapidly as they can," he added. * * * BERKELEY - Regents at the University of California gave final approval to a trimester program at their July meeting. Plans are in- complete, but the program is scheduled to begin in 1964-65. 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