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Prof. Forsyth declared. "Those
who say that it is not are display-
ing willful deception or ignorance.
These are days when it is being
decided whether this will remain
a great university."
There were no resignations from
the history of art department last
year.
Prof. Warner Rice, chairman
of the English department, de-
clared that "there is no problem
here."
There have been offers, but this
is in the normal course of busi-
ness, he asserted, "and has noth-
ing to do with the University situ-
ation."
This year no one has received
an offer in the philosophy depart-
ment, its acting chairman, Prof.
Paul Henle said. "In fact, I'm al-
most sure we have never lost any-
one to another school."
The language departments re-
ceived a steady barrage of inquir-
ies, according to their respective
chairmen.
Out of four offers to Slavic lan-
guages faculty, one has been ac-
cepted, according to Prof. Deming
Brown, department chairman.
Prof. Brown reported that the
offers are generally for higher
pay, but suggested that "money is
not the thing that keeps people at
the University.
"If it were, we'd lose a great
many more people."
He declined to call the offers
"raiding" as far as his depart-
ment Is concerned.- "A peculiar
situation exists in Slavic langu-
ages because the demand for Rus-
sian teachers is tremendous."
"But I can tell you we have to
be on our toes all the time," he
admitted. Last year three people
were lost in this department.
Loses One
One professor has accepted an
offer from Columbia University,
Prof. Henry Nordmeyer, chairman
of the German department, re-
vealed.
Out of three who were ap-
proached, one was content to ac-
cept assurances from the Univer-
sity, while another "had to be
promoted to hold him."
He spoke of the tremendous
shortage of teachers in his depart-
ment, pointing out that the Uni-
versity has promised one more
instructor to help relieve "bulg-
ing classes. Some other depart-
ment is going to feel it," he
warned.
"We asked for two more in-
structors and could use three,"
Prof. Nordmeyer said.
French Safe
Prof. James O'Neill, acting chair-
man of the Romance languages
department, knows of no one on
his staff who is leaving in the fall.
There are probably three people
w ho have had offers of some sort
during thehyear, both for higher
pay and higher positions from in-
stitutions of comparable stature,
he suggested.
"For young teachers with good
reputations in good schools, it's
a sellers' market in French and
Spanish," he pointed out. "We've
hired three or four people from
other institutions ourselves."
Sociology proves the exception
in the social sciences, for it is the
only department losing members.
Prof. Amos Hawley, department
chairman, reports two people leav-
ing, both of whom will go up in
rank.
Promotions Important
"One will rise from an instruc-
tor to an assistant professor, and
the other from assistant to associ-
ate professor," he explained.
Prof. Hawley estimated inquir-
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ies from other schools to be at the1
14 or 15 level, while actual offers
totaled three or four.
"But," he warned, "the year1
isn't over yet. Thus far, it is typi-I
cal, but quite a few more offersc
should be coming in within the
next month or so."c
He did not attribute the resig-I
nations to any feeling of insecurity1
toward the University's future.
"People are concerned with the
space problems. If something isn't
done about this within the next
few years, we may have more trou-
ble holding our people."
Constant Pressure
According to Prof. E. Lowell}
Kelly, chairman of the psychology
department, "someone's almost al-
ways getting an offer in a depart-
ment so large and good as this, so
that I have no routine count of"
the number."
However, he estimated that ap-
proximately one-third of his 85
staff (of which 45 are joint ap-
pointments) received either in-
quiries or firm offers.
These included offers of dean-
ships and heads of departments,
among others. Prof. Kelly indi-
cated that a lighter teaching load
coupled with better facilities kept
many at the University.
Prof. Charles Davis, geography
department chairman, said the
one professor who received an of-
fer refused it, because larger sal-
aries at other schools don't have
the promise that temporarily
smaller salaries at the Urversity
do.
Temporary Offer
"He would be simply advancing
himself a couple of years, by ac-
cepting the other offer," Prof.
Davis pointed out. "But if the end
result will be the same, he's bet-
ter off here and he knows it."
An offer from a college such as
Harvard is vastly different from an
offer from a smaller school, he
declared. "From the latter there
is only a superficial and very tem-
poral gain."
"Offers are one thing, negotia-
tions are another," Prof. James
Pollock, chairman of the political
science department, explained.
He reported that nobody has ac-
cepted any offers which have come
in, and that at least six people
have been approached. Some of
these offered higher positions and
higher salaries.
"I can't understand why any-
body would like to leave the Uni-
versity unless he is being mis-
treated or overlooked," Prof. Pol-
lock remarked.
Salary Increases
"I'm not in any sense minimiz-
ing the results o failure to con-
tinue to increase faculty salaries,"
he insisted. "You build up a dis-
tinguished department and every-
one wants to go after it. I couldn't
hope to hold my men without help
from across the street.
"I do think there is an extreme
amount of alarmist talk which I
don't think is justified. All uni-
versities are receiving pressure
within certain specific and strate-
gic areas."
The journalism, history and eco-
nomic departments report no fac-
ulty losses. An offer has been re-
ceived but turned down, Prof.
Wesley Maurer, journalism de-
partment head, reported.
Prof. GardnerrAckley, econom-
ics department chairman, said
that no offer has been accepted,
but that "three or four" vacan-
cies exist within the department.
He attributes this to the vast
shortage of good economics teach-
ers in general.
No Losses
Prof. Lewis Ramsdell, minerol-
ogy department chairman, said no
one will be leaving from his de-
partment. "They are generally
pretty satisfied with the condi-
tions here," he said.
Chairman of the library science
department, Prof. Rudolph Gjels-
ness, noted that 13 faculty mem-
bers (six are part time) have re-
ceived "perhaps a dozen offers
within recent months."
They prefer to stay here, ac-
cording to Prof. Gjelsness, for al-
though the'immediate salary and
rank are higher, they can usually
teach in the areas they wish at
the Universtiy. This may not be
the case at the smaller schools."1
He mentioned that offers frdm1
the Universities of California, Ok-I
lahoma and Florida have been re-
ceived, as well as from industry.
Agreeing with Prof. Hawley, so-
ciology department chairman, he
believes the problem of space to
be principal at this time.
Other Units
Of the 14 other schools and col-
leges of the University six have
recorded staff losses. Not all of
these losses can be attributed to
the financial situation..
The education school ha had
eight losses, and is threatened
with a ninth. Dean Willard Olson
reported this as a normal turn-
over; most persons are leaving to
take administrative posts as deans
or presidents of colleges.
When offers do occur, Olson said
he can usually assure his staff
that their status at the University
is good.
Recruitment for the education
school is no problem when the
money is available. However, Ol-
son asserted that at the p-esent
there is "no money to go out and
make offers."
Suffers Losses
The dentistry school has had
four or five losses, and has "an un-
settled atmosphere" at present,
Prof. Willard Mann of that de-
partment, declared. Two offers are
being considered now, and three
"very good offers" have been re-
fused in the past year.
In the three cases, in which of-
fers were refused, "the persons de-
cided to cast their lots with the
University in hopes that things
will work out," Prof, Mann ex-
plained.
Dental school recruitment has
been no problem because there
have been no funds for new fac-
ulty, but there have been no major
posts to be filled. However, "we
have very inadequate facilities for
the job we're trying to do," he
maintained. Requests for remodel-
ing and expansion have been made.
One major faculty loss has taken
place in the College of Architec-
ture and Design. Dean Philip
Youtz acknowledged having a
"hard time holding onto the
group," but that the school is
carrying on pretty well.
Industry Competition
Last year this school had a 10
per cent increase in salaries, but
recruitment is hard due to compe-
tition from industry. Youtz added,
"I think they think we're selling
apples on the street in Boston, New
York and California, and we have
to convince them we're not."
Music school's two losses did not
come from financial pressure, ac-
cording to Assistant Dean James
Wallace. There is "no hysteria" in
his school, he said, but there is
not enough money available to fill
empty posts.I
The halt in the building pro-
gram is what causes the "hardest
hit" in music school. The school is
also unable to serve the non-music
major at the University because
of lack of facilities, which is "in
a way a sin," according to Wallace.
Two Leaving
Pharmacy school is losing two
staff members this year, and the
financial situation of the Univer-
sity is a problem in recruiting new
staff members, Dean Tom Rowe
said that no one has refused to
come to the University on this ac-
count, but all those interviewed
are "concerned about the prob-
lem."
The pharmacy school's new
building will relieve a space situa-
tion which would otherwise be
critical, and which would curtail
operations in the school. This
building is being built without
state funds.
Although there has been only
one loss in the School of Business
Administration, Dean Russell
Stevenson is "worried about the
future." He reports "a consider-
able increase in the number of
offers" made to his staff.
Besieged by Offers
Acting Dean William Gibson of
the School of Public Health re-
ported that his staff is "besieged"
with offers, an increase over nor-
mal of 50 per cent; the school's'
one loss is unrelated to finance,
however.
Gibson is similarly "blocked" in
recruitment because he. can guar-
antee prospective faculty members
nothing. Expansion is new and
needed courses and instructional
areas has been planned, but the
school "hasn't been able to grow,"
due to lack of funds.
The School of Social Work has
no losses, but Dean Fedele Fauri
said there have been "threats." He
estimated that there have been
approximately three offers to each
staff member in the past year.
Prospective faculty members
have shown hesitancy to come to]
the University, but the dean hasI
been able to overcome these
doubts over finances.1
While no one on the staff ofi
the Law School has left the Uni-
versity, Dean E. Blythe Stason
reported that he has had some:
problems keeping people here be-1
cause they have had attractive
offers to go elsewhere. .
There has been a "continuous
stream to raid this faculty in the
last ten years," he said. The pres-
ent situation has not yet made
things more difficult.
Recruitment has been impaired
slightly by the money situation at
the University. Everyone that;
Stason has interviewed has raised
the question of finances, but he
has gone to considerable pains to;
reassure them and to overcome
objections
Flint Stable
Up to this point Flint College
has suffered no losses, Dean David
French of the college reported.
Offers --have increased, however,
and "other institutions think the
University is now fair game."
"We are keeping our fingers
crossed about the future," French
said.
The School of Natural Re-
sources has noticed nothing un-
usual in the turnover of person-
nel; offers have not increased.
"People are always going some-
place for better jobs," Dean Stan-
ley Fontanna explained.
Neither the Medical School nor
the nursing school has noticed
any difficulty due to the Univer-
sity's financial situation. Dean
William Hubbard of the Medical
School agreed that finances are
not a consideration in the turn-
over he has had. He believes that
it is one of the functions of this
University to provide instructors
for other universities. '
Hubbard has noticed no recruit-
ment difficulties, but the cut in
the building program restricts re-
search and expansion.
Normal Loss
Dean Rhoda Reddig of the
nursing school does not attribute
her losses to financial. problems.
There have been only a normal
number of losses; recruitment is
not hard. "The problem," she as-
serted, "is to find qualified
people."
Only two departments of the
College of Engineering have had
staff losses. The engineering me-
chanics department has experi-
enced its normal turnover of two
or three people. Prof. Russell A.
Dodge, chairman of the depart-
ment, said that his staff still
maintains a "considerable loy-
alty."
Recruitment in engineering me-
chanics is hampered by the finan-
cial situation, and prospective
staff members show "some hesi-
tancy" to come to the University.
Prof. Dodge has generally been
able "to convince them that the
University is not on the rocks."
Facilities Cramped
Facilities in the engineering
mechanics department are re-
stricted quite a bit, according to
Prof. Dodge. Staff members are
forced to share office and labora-
tory space.
The engineering English depart-
ment has lost a few people, but
the turnover has been normal.
No losses have occurred in the
mechanical engineering depart-
ment, but there have been "quite
a few offers," Prof. Gordon Van
Wylen, head of that department
revealed. He said that he has a
well-satisfied faculty, but that the
"competition is there."
Everyone interviewed for the
mechanical engineering depart-
ment asks about the financial sit-
uation, and it is certainly a factor
in preventing men from coming
to the University. Prof. Van Wylen
said that with a little more
money, he could add two or three
men to the faculty, and could
develop the graduate assistant
staff.
Offers Come
The situation in the civil engi-
neering department is "pretty
stable," Prof. Lawrence Maugh of
that department reported. He said
that there have been offers, how-
ever.
Recruitment is not a problem in
this department, since they are
not adding to the staff but facili-
ties are a problem. Laboratory fa-
cilities are inadequate, he de-
clared.
Prof. Maugh said that the de-
partment is "losing ground by
holding ground," since they are
losing space -in the West Engi-
neering Building, but cannot yet
move onto North Campus.
"No losses," was the report of
Prof. Richard Couch, chairman of
the naval architecture and marine
engineering department. He said
that there have been the normal
number of offers.
In the recruitment and facilities
areas, there have been difficulties.
Prof. Couch tried to get one man,
but was unable to offer him
enough money.
Facilities 'Pinched'
Facilities in the marine engi-
neering department are "one area
where the department is really
pinched," Prof. Couch said. They
have been trying for three years
to rebuild their laboratories, and,
the present facilities are very in-
adequate. This is a "most serious'
situation," Prof. Couch noted.
There have been no problems in
staff losses or .in recruitment in,
the industrial engineering depart-
ment, Prof. Wyeth Allen, chair-
man of that department, said.
However, he insisted that facili-
ties are poor, and that his depart-
ment is "not operating adequate-
ly" because of the lack of class-
room and laboratory space.
The chemical engineering de-
partment has had no losses, but
there have been a number of
offers, including one for a salary
exceeding that of any man on the
staff. Facilities and equipment are
"pretty much restricted," Prof.
Donald Katz, head of that depart-
ment, noted.
No Recent Leaves
No faculty members from the
electrical engineering department
have left the University recently.
As chairman of the department
William Dowe commented, "So
far we have been able to ward
these things off." However, he
says his group is under continu-
ous pressure to leave, and it has
been difficult to keep people.
"We have been lucky so far,"
Prof. Dowe acknowledged, "bpt
we may not be lucky next time."
It is becoming especially difficult
to keep from losing "strong people
in the middle years." '
Since Sputnik, there has been
an increased demand for people
trained in electronics, and so an
increased demand for more teach-
ers in this department.
The financial situation is im-
portant because it hampers the
department in providing enough
people to do the work, so that
they do not have to work their
staff too hard.
Recruitment Necessary
Recruitment is therefore es-
pecially necessary in the electri-
cal engineering department. In
recruiting, Prof. Dowe has .oticed
many people show hesitation to-
ward coming to the Un i/'-sity
due to the financial situation, but
they can be talked out of their
opposition.
Prof. Dowe feels that the Uni-
versity has a strong enough repu-
tation to draw young men to its
staff, because there is a good op-
portunity for growth here. "The
nation as a whole thinks the state
is broke," he said, "and we have
to convince them it is not."
His department is "very seri-
ously in need of building space,"
and this is an area in which more
money is urgently needed. How-
ever, Prof. Dowe believes the Uni-
versity has been very sympathetic
to the problems of his department
in this respect.
Many on Leave
The aeronautical engineering
department has had no members
of its staff leave, but five mem-
hers are on leave, and it is possi-
ble that not all of these men will
return.
Prof. Wilbur Nelson, chairman of
the -oartment, that the
situation is "not too good, but
could be worse." He feels that
more people are reevaluating with
respect to positions at the Univer-
sity.
Prof. Nelson has had difficulty
in recruiting new people for the
staff, because, he said, "the Uni-
versity's and the state's reputation
is deteriorating." There have been
no real losses of prospective staff
members for financial reasons,
however.
In common with many other
departments of the engineering
school, Prof. Nelson has the prob-
lem of insufficient space in offices,
classrooms, and laborat-ries. Two
senior professors in his depart-
ment are forced to sha,.*e en office
which is small for one. More
funds would make needied expan-
sion possible.
In Good Shape
Both the engineering drawing
and the nuclear engineering de-
partments are in good condition.
The drawing department has
had no losses, and has a big bud-
get for equipment. There are more
people on the list. for recruitment
than they can use, Prof. Herbert
Jenkins, head of the department,
added.
Because they have substantial
financial support from the Phoe-
nix project and from industry, the
nuclear engineering department is
in a uniquely fortunate position.
This has made possible a dynamic
organization, with exceptionally
good research facilities.
Even with these advantages
there is some difficulty in recruit-
ment. The financial situation is
"certainly a factor," Prof. Henry
Gomberg, head of the department
declared. "Even with the facilities
that we have, economic instability
does not affect us."
However, Prof. Gomberg ex-
plained that he has had sympa-
thetic support from the engineer-
ing college in developing his
faculty.
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