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-THURSDAY I 4 OCTOBER 1979

A Nobel Laureate DepartsProf. J. Robert Schrieffer, winner of '72 Prize,joins UC-Santa Barbara on Januaryfirst

Prof. Schrleffer

Atthe University of California at SantaBarbara there is a palpable sense of

victory in the air. At Penn, on the otherhand, there is a vague sense of loss anddisappointment. "How did we lose him,anyway? "asked a perplexed College Hallofficial recently in a private conversationwith a reporter.The "him" in this case is Dr. J. Robert

Schrieffer-Mary Amanda Wood Professorof Physics and one of the University's twocurrent Nobel Prize holders-who hasdecided to head west in mid-career.Schrieffer, 48, is joining the UC faculty inJanuary, and his decision to go, he says, isirrevocable.

"It's surely a loss for Penn, but it's greatfor us," says Dr. Robert Huttenback,

chancellor of the Santa Barbara campus."It's good for our self-esteem."

Schrieffer, whojoined the Penn faculty in1962 and shared with two other Americanscientists the 1972 Nobel Prize for physicsfor hiswork in the area of superconductivity,says that "Two years ago I got thinking thatI was half-way through my scholarlyresearch career and that I should plan thenext half. I thought it would be helpful tome to make a major change. I had anebulous feeling of wanting more stimula-tion, a whole new direction."

He could have moved then, if he hadwanted. The newly organized NationalInstitute for Theoretical Physics, based atUC's Santa Barbara campus, was anxious tohave as its director a physicist of Schrieffer's

standing, but the offer apparently was notsufficiently enticing.

"I rather liked the beauty of the location,the beauty of the place," remembersSchrieffer. "It's a gem." But he was reluctantto leave Penn because of the "academicexcellence and the uniform high quality atthis campus. The students at Santa Barba-ra," he observes, "are not as good."

Schrieffer's determination to find a newhome base finally prevailed, however. InMarch of this year, while vacationing on theWest Coast, he phoned his former Penncolleague, Dr. Douglas J. Scalapino."Wouldn't it be nice if we could get togethersomewhere," he suggested. Scalapino, anative Californian, liked the idea, but said hewas committed to stay put. Schrieffer,though, was flexible-and six weeks later heaccepted the invitation from UC -SantaBarbara's physics department.

Scalapino obviously isjubilant about theopportunity to team again with his oldfriend. "From the point of view of ourinstitution," he says, "Bob's joining us is themost major thing that's happened to us in 25years. We have been trying to recruit toppeople in all of our departments for the pastfour or five years, andgetting Bob Schriefferis the culmination ofthis effort. The reactionhere has been extremely positive."

Schrieffer has not ruled out some kind ofadjunct status with Penn; however, he isclear in his ownconsciencethat his departureis good not only for him personally, but, in asense, for the University as well.

"Since it's difficult to get new, youngfaculty into the University each year, it'simportant to have permanent rotationamong senior faculty. There's an advantageto getting people to stir around. People getsedentary and narrowed in their researchfocus unless they move."

(See SCHRIEFFER, page 4)

German Reaction to 'Holocaust'Predictable responses to a post - movie survey

Only 15 percent of824 Germans surveyed,before Holocaust was shown in theircountry, felt that Nazis should still beprosecuted.

After the series was shown, however, 39percent of the 1,018 Germans surveyed feltthat Nazis should still be prosecuted.These findings are part of a study done at

the Institute of Media Studies at theTechnical University in Berlin. They werepresented Sept. 24 at the Annenberg Schoolof Communications as part of the fallcolloquium.

HalfoftheGermans questioned before theshowing felt that Nazi leaders should nolonger be prosecuted, but that numberdropped to one-third after the showing.The effect of Holocaust on Germans has

been widely attributed as the single mostdecisive influence in the recent 255-222 voteof the West German Bundestag to permitprosecution of Nazi war criminals.

People under 30 years ofage, too youngtoremember the era firsthand, said theylearned more about the period of nationalsocialism through theseries than people over30.The scenes most frequently named as

impressive were those of death and destruc-tion, such as the ones depicting massexecution, torture and gas chambers.

Elderly people particularly rememberedthe scenes of "Reichsknstallnacht"-a timethat many of them lived through.

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Sympathy for the characters was clearlydistributed: Dr. Joseph Weiss was named180 times as the most sympathetic malecharacter. His son Rudiwas named 90 times,and named 25 times each were Karl Weiss,Moses Weiss, and Kurt Dorf (Eric Dorisuncle).

Berta Weiss, who was named 154 times,was the most sympathetic female character.Inge Helms-Weiss was named 98 times andHelena was named 41 times.

Nazi regime characters, on theother hand,were hardly mentioned. Erich Dorf wasnamed seven times and his wife was namedtwice.As part of the research project, students

from the university watched the series withvarious Germans to record their responses.Some of the responses included:An 18-year-old male school student who

said, "to take the example oftwo families, inorder to portray what happened, is certainlynot a bad idea at all, because thenthe viewerscan get the connections. If it had dealt withlots ofJews in an abstract way, well that is ofcourse really shocking, but you can't identifyyourself then with the people."Another 18-year-old male school student

said, "in the twelve and a half years that I'vebeen at school, I've never heard anythingabout the persecution of the Jews."A 20-year-old female typist responded by

stating: "Really, really repulsive! Being only20, 1 can't really imagine what it must havebeen like. However, I have enough healthy,common sense to think about it and wonderhow people could be so brutal to otherhuman beings. Animals are treated betterthan the Jews were. Honestly, it makes youashamed to be German."A proprietor of a bar in West Berlin said,

.and now the Jews are ruining one's businessagain!" (During the screening of "Holo-caust" his establishment remained virtuallyempty.)

Council Agenda

The agenda for the Council's Oct. 10meeting. as published by Council secretaryRobert 0. Lorndale, is as follows:A. Reports from the president, provost.

and chairperson of the steering committee.B. Information report on real estate

development.C. Action on the Report ofthe Task Force

on University Governance.D. Consideration of a resolution from the

Graduate and Professional Student Assem-bly on consultation in increasing tuition.

Grants

$11.8 MillionResearch will focuson radiation therapy

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) hasawarded an $11.8 million contract to theUniversity and the Fox Chase Cancer Centertojointly conduct a program involving largescale studies of a new type of cancertreatment. This cooperative effort will beone of four similar programs underway inthe nation.

Dr. Robert L. Goodman, chairman of theradiation therapy department at the MedicalSchool and at the Center and principalinvestigator for the program, stated that thejoint studies will compare results of a newtype of radiation therapy with conventionalx-ray therapy over a ten-year period.Approximately 3,500 patients in lob will beinvolved in the study.

The federally funded program is based onpreliminary evidence that neutron beams aremore useful than x-rays in eliminatingcancer cells lacking oxygen. Since cells onthe surface of a tumor receive oxygenthrough the blood and respond well toconventional x-ray therapy, this type oftherapy has proven to be far less effectiveagainst oxygen deficient cancer cells.

A unique piece of equipment called a D-T(deuterium-tritium) generator, which waspreviously developed at the University withNCI funding by Dr. James Brennan,emeritus professor of research radiology,and Dr. Peter Bloch, associate professor ofphysics in radiation therapy, will be used inthe study. The D-T is smaller and lessexpensive than the cyclotron therapy cur-rently being perfected in three other cancercenters. The D-T will also be able to treat farmore patients and thus be ableto accumulatemore conclusive evidence and data.

To house the new equipment FoxChase isconstructing a $1 million facility beginningin 1980 which will include the presentunderground radiation therapy unit at theCenter's American Oncologic Hospital.Goodman emphasized that, unlike x-rays,

the new type of therapy will not be suitablefor all kinds of cancers even if it proves moreeffective for certain tumor types. Shouldresults of the studies show that it is indeedsuperior to x-rays in treating some cancers,however, neutron therapy would become animportant technique in the medical world'sfight against cancer.

The University-Fox Chase is the onlyfederally designated comprehensive cancercenter in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, andDelaware.

4 OCTOBER 1979

An Interpreter (left) uses sign language during Annenberg Center's production of The Tempest last March.

'Theatre for Deaf' Begins Second YearFor those who love live theater but whose

enjoyment of stage performances is limitedby their inability to hear, the AnnenbergCenter will continue its "HearingTheatre forthe Deaf/Awareness for the Hearing"program which began last year.The Center has been awarded $7000 for

the project from a new joint program ofthePennsylvania Council on the Arts and thePublic Committee for the Humanities inPennsylvania.Under the terms of the grant, two

productions will be selected from theAnnenberg Center's 1979-80 season and willbe accompanied by interpreters ofAmericanSign Language. The program will select twoplays with great visual action and clarity ofstory line.One performance of each production will

be interpreted by signers. The hearing-impaired audience will have assigned seats sothat a good sight line can be maintainedbetween interpreter and reader. In conjunc-tion with the performance, special programnotes and seminars will be provided.Seminars will also be signed, includingquestions from the audience."Hearing Theatre for the Dear is a

continuation of a project begun last season

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when the Annenberg Center attracted a fullhouse to their presentation of LA MAMAE.T.C's production of Shakespeare's TheTempest in March of 1979. Many in theaudience were hearing-impaired who hadbeen invited to experience the play with thehelp of signers on stage.The Annenberg Center is working on this

project with Natalie Warshawsky, who in thesummer of 1978 organized a sign languageinterpretation of Shakespeare's A Mid-summer Night's Dreamforthe Theatre intheCourtyard at City Hall. Ms. Warshawsky, amember of the Pennsylvania Council on theArts advisory committee on Access forHandicapped Persons, approached Marcel-Ia Beresin, and Catherine Marshall of theAnnenberg Center in the fall of 1978 aboutorganizing the "Hearing Theatre for theDeaf."

Says Ms. Warshawsky: "Sign languagecan be an art form, similar to mime, that is away of understanding for those with ahearing loss, and at the same time can beappreciably shared by the hearingaudience."

"Hearing Theatre for the Dear is anotherproject within the Annenberg Center'sOutreach Program.

Preparing for the Pope

The pope's scheduled visit this morning tothe Philadelphia Civic Center, near the Penncampus, required a considerable number ofovertime hours on the part of the Universi-ty's security police.

David L. Johnston, director of publicsafety, said he could not yet estimate thetotal cost to the University, but that all 50uniformed security officers worked extrahours.

With 15,000 clergymen and perhaps asmany as several hundred thousand specta-tors expected to bein the vicinity oftheCivicCenter this morning, Johnston said particu-lar attention had been paid by his staff tosecuring all University buildings. He hadbeen cooperating with city police and theSecret Service officers throughout the week-long preparation period, he said."Our main question," said Johnston,

"was, how are we going to protect ourcampus?'

Elaine Allen, assistant professor of statis-tics, was appointed senior statistical consul-tant to the Bureau ofResearch and Statisticsof the Office of Policy and EvaluationPlanning of Pennsylvania's Department ofRevenue. She will review the state's taxforecasting procedures and implementation.John W. Can Ill, professor of computer

science, is lecturing in the Peoples Republicof China for ten weeks this semester onmicroprocessor applications at the North-western Telecommunications EngineeringInstitute in Man. He will then move on toChiao Tong University in Shanghai tolecture on problem solving and artificialintelligence.

David Cossey, former assistant professorof mathematics and computer science atBarrington College, was named director ofthe Wharton Computer Center. He replacesDaniel Muzyka.Barbara Franklin, senior fellow in the

Public Management Unit at Wharton anddirector of the National Central financialCorporation in Lancaster, Pa., was appoint-ed to the Government and RegulatoryAffairs Committee of the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce.

Arthur E. Humphrey, dean of the Schoolof Engineering and Applied Science andprofessor of chemical engineering, receivedthe Distinguished Service Award for 1979 ofthe division of microbial and biochemicaltechnology ofthe American Chemical Socie-ty.

Elinda Kornblith, lecturer in finance, hasbeen elected president of the PhiladelphiaWomen's Political Caucus.Martha Zabriskie McConnell, associate

development officer in charge of fund-raising for the Faculty of Arts and Sciencesand coordinator of the Philadelphia cam-paign of the Program for the Eighties, waschosen to serve as assistant director ofathletics for women.

Beryl H. Moorhead, dietetic technician,has joined the professional management ofthe Dining Services as nutritionist oftraining and systems. She has served asdietetic director for the Saunders HouseNursing Home in Overbrook, Pa. since 1977,and she was director of food service in afederal government office building for oneyear, serving over 3,000 people daily.Joan O'Leary, R.N., Ed.D., has been

named associate administrator for nursingservices in health care delivery at theHospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Her duties include directing HUP's 800nursing personnel, developing nursing ob-jectives and participating in the establish-ment of administrative policies regardingnursing. She will also serve as liaisonbetween HUP and the School of Nursing.

Anita Arrow Summers, formerly a re-search officer and economist from the

research department of the Federal ReserveBank of Philadelphia, has been namedassociate chairperson of the Public Manage-ment Unit of Wharton; she also co-lectureswith Professor John Jackson onthe politicaleconomy of public management.

Gerald Weales, professor of English, wasawarded a grant under the Fulbright'sMutual Educational and Cultural ExchangeAct to participate in the 1979 Short-TermLecturer Program. He will lecture onAmerican and European drama at theUniversity of Sri Lanka until November 28.Saakey Williams, M.D. has been named

associate director for medical affairs of theNational Health Care Management Centerof the University. Currently an assistantprofessor of medicine in the section ofgeneral medicine, he has been involved intechnical assistant programs in cost contain-ment and service delivery managementattheManagement Center. In his new position hewill work closely with the Medical School.

(SCHRIEFFER, continuedfrom page 1)

Might he affiliate with yet anotheruniversity (he had been at Chicago andIllinois before coming to Penn) beforeretiring? "I doubt it very much," he says. Ofthe Ivy League, which he now seems to beleaving for good, he offers some partingshots: "It's a paper organization. I don'tidentify with it and the Ivy League doesn'tidentify with Penn. It's not the heartland ofIvy."The provost's office here was aware that

Schrieffer had had discussions with UC-Santa Barbara, but by them it was fairly latein the game. "Even before he knew I wasthinking of leaving," says Schrieffer of Dr.Vartan Gregorian, "he had been extremelynice. He used to ask, "What would you like?What can I get for you?' I knew he didn'ttreat every faculty member that way. He's agreat man, a great leader."

Schrieffer has already sold his seven-bedroom house here. His new neighbor-hood, he enthuses, is "incredible. It has oneof those uplifting vistas.

"I'll miss Penn," says Schrieffer. "Imatured here as a researcher." -c.N.

" The president of the University of Hous-ton resigned in a huff last month after theboard of regents rejected his choice foracting chancellor of the Downtown CollegePhilip G. Hoffman, president of Houstonsince 1961, had been scheduled to step downnext August, but he announced that hisresignation was prompted by "a matter ofprinciple-namely the right of a president tosuccessfully recommend" the appointmentof interim university officials." Daniel Hale Williams University, a smallblack institution in Chicago, has lost itsfederal student aid for the 1979-80 academicyear because the U.S. Government claims itmismanaged federal funds. Further, thegovernment charges that Williams Universi-ty has exhibited a "consistent pattern ofviolations" of federal regulations. Thegovernment first began looking into prob-lems at the so-called "alternative" schoolafter students there filed a number ofcomplaints." Scientists and engineers from the Univer-sity of Illinois will meet this month withEnvironmental Protection Agency officialsto get a fix on the projects they willcooperateon at Illinois' new Advanced ControlTechnology Laboratory, which is designedto enhance pollution-control technology.The EPA's stake in the project is $1.8million. Other schools involved inthe EPA'seffort are the University of Pittsburgh, andOklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Rice Uni-versities." The National Science Foundation reportsthat the number of scientists and engineersemployed by American colleges and univer-

sities increased three percent between 1977and 1978. The total number of scientists andengineers employed by institutions of highereducation, according to the NSF, was306,500, of whom 241,000 were employedfull-time. Of the grand total, 191,300 wereengaged in teaching, 57,100 in research anddevelopment, and 17,800 were in other areasof activity. For the third consecutive year,Harvard was the leading employer of full-time scientists and engineers with a total of3,385. Second was the University of Wiscon-sin at Madison with 2,965." Seventy grants totaling $5.3 million wereawarded last month by the U.S. Office ofEducation under the Women's EducationalEquity Act Program. The grantsare intentedto support model programs designed toeliminate sex discrimination, bias, andstereotyping in education. The University ofCincinnati and Benedict College received thetwo largest grants." John C. Sawhill, president of New YorkUniversity, and Edward Allan Frieman, aPrinceton University scientist, have beennominated by President Carter to top postsin the Dept. of Energy. Sawhill, if approved,would become deputy secretary of energy;Frieman was nominated to head the office ofenergy research." John V. Bergen, president of the Philadel-phia College of Pharmacy and Science, hassubmitted his resignation, effective Jan. I,1980. In announcing his intentions to stepdown, Bergen said it is a "positive step" forpeople who are in leadership positions toacknowledge the periodic need for freshblood at the top.

October 4-October 14

4Movie: Brusati's Bread and Chocolate and Burnett'sKiller ofSheep and The Horse can be seen today andtomorrow in the International Cinema Series at theInternational House. Bread and Chocolate will beshown today at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 4 and 9:30

p.m. Killer of Sheep can be seen today at 9:30 p.m. andtomorrow at 7:30 p.m. followed byadiscussion with thedirector. Admission is $1.50 and SI for matinees.Poetry Reading: The English department presentsHouston Baker, author of No Matter Where YouTravel. You Still Be Black, in the Philomathean Room,fourth floor. College Hall. 4 p.m.

Sports: Penn plays Franklin and Marshall and Lehigh inWomen's Volleyball Franklin and Marshall at 5p.m.

5Lecture: The religious studies department and theUniversity Museumsponsor Dr. Moawiyah M. Ibrahimof the antiquities department. Jordan. on RecentArchaeological Discoveries in Jordan in RaineyAuditorium. University Museum at 4 p.m.

Lecture: The Women's Faculty Club holds a session onrecollections of its early years delivered by JeanBrownlee. Althea Hottel. Elizabeth Rose. and DwightScott in the Faculty Club (third floor, end room) at 4p.m.

Lecture: The Hillel Foundation features Mr. PhilipHochstein. editor of The Jewish Week on TheJewishCommuniti' and the Mass Media at Hillel. 202 S. 36thStreet. at 8:30 p.m.Lecture: The Italian Studies Center sponsors Dr. AnnePaolucci on The Woman in Prandello's Plot's at 8 p.m.in the Benjamin Frankliln Room of Houston Hall.

Art Exhibit: Albert Gury opens a show of his works at theHouston Hall Art Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m.: the showruns through October 31. Hours: 9a.m. to 5 p.m.

Workshop: A short course. Plants Around the World.begins and runs for four Thursdays from 10 a.m. tonoon at the Morris Arboretum (members $24. non-members $28). Call 247-5777 for information.

Sports: Penn competes against Princeton in Men's CrossCountry at Princeton at 4:10 p.m.: Penn plays Army inLightweight Football on Franklin Field at 7:30 p.m.;Penn competes in the Women's Eastern TennisChampionships inNew Paltz, N.Y. For information callExt. 6128. The first session of a figure skating groupbegins today from 4to 6p.m. at the Class of'23 Ice Rink.All members of the University community are invited tojoin.

6Workshop: Morris Arboretum sponsors a children'sworkshop Make Your Own Paper from 10a.m. to noon(members $3 and non-members $4). Call 247-5777 forinformation.

Workshop: Children's classes in gymnastics, swimming.fencing, and water ballet begin today in the Gimbel

Gymnasium and run for six weeks. For information callExt. 6102.

Sports: The Levy Tennis Pavillion sponsors a Men'sAmateur Singles Tennis Tournament beginning todayand running through October 14. Call Ext. 4741 forinformation. Penn meets Columbia in Football atColumbia at 1:30 p.m.: Penn takes on West ChesterState in Freshman Football on Franklin Field.: Pennplays Harvard in Women's Field Hockey at Harvard atnoon: Penn competes against Columbia in Men's Soccerat Columbia at II am.; Penn competes in the NavyCoeducational Sailing Meet at Navy. Call Ext. 6128 forinformation.

7Movie: The University Museum Film Series presentsBergman's The Magic Flute in the Museum's HarrisonAuditorium at 2:30 p.m. Admission free.

Seminar: The Rev. Ralph Moore of the ChristianAssociation leads a discussion on Relations Across theGenerations at 6 p.m. in the University LutheranChurch. 37th and Chestnut Streets: supper begins theevening at 5 p.m. Call 387-2885 for information.

8Lecture: The historyand sociology of science departmentpresents Dr. Eugene Garfield of the Institute forScientific Information on Scientific Information:Reflections on an Entrepreneur at 4 p.m. in Room 107of Smith Hall.

Lecture: The Communications Colloquium featuresLeon Katz. Esq.. chancellor of the Philadelphia BarAssociation and Judge Paul N. Chalfin. Court ofCommon Pleas. Philadelphia, on Should CourtroomTrials Be Televised-Opposing Views in the colloquiumroom of the Annenberg School at 4 p.m.

9Lecture: Dr. Jonathan Wilson of Rockefeller Universitydelivers a talk in the Ps sychology Department LectureSeries in Stiteler Hall, Room B2l. A coffee hourprecedes the talk.

Lecture: The Graduate Group presentsan EpidemiologyColloquium with Dr. Milton Alter of Temple Universi-ty's School of Medicine at noon. Room 110. NursingEducation Building.

Lecture: Dr. Gerald Holton ofHarvard University speaksin the FAS Leon Lecture Series on a topic concernedwith Einstein at 4 p.m. in the Annenberg Auditorium.Blood Drive: A blood drive will be held in the HarrisonHouse lounge from I to 7 p.m.

Sports: Penn meets Franklin and Marshall in Women'sField Hockei' at Franklin and Marshall at 3:30 p.m.;Penn plays Textile in Men's Soccer on Franklin Field at9:15 p.m.: Penn takes on Franklin and Marshall andLehigh in Women's Volleyball Franklinand Marshallat 5 p.m.

10Movie: Niddam's We are Arab Jews in Israel will beshown today at 7:30 p.m. in the International Cinema

Series at the International House. Admission is $1.50.Movie: Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much isoffered today by the Penn Film Alliance in the Fine ArtsBuilding, room B-3. Admission is $2.

Movie: Exploratory Cinema shows Einstein's The OldAnd The New in Annenberg's Studio Theater: ticketsare $1 for students with ID. cards and $2 for others.Lecture: The University Museum sponsors Dr. UrsulaFranklin of the University of Toronto on Bronze inAncient China: Its Technological and Cultural Signfi-cance at 4 p.m. in Rainey Auditorium. UniversityMuseum.

11Movie: The Zurich Film collective's Cinema Dead orAlive and Olmi's II Posto can be seen today andtomorrow in the International Cinema Series at theInternational House. Cinema will be shown today at7:30 p.m. and tomorrow at4 and 9:30 p.m. II Posto canbe seen today at 9:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.Workshop: The first program ofMaking Music Togetherwill be held this evening at the International House andwill focus on Irish music. Admission $1.50 for membersand $2 for non-members.Lecture: The geology department features Dr. Robert B.Hargraves of Princeton University on PrecambrianTectonic Stiles at 4 p.m. in Room 104, Hayden Hall.

Seminar: Ms. Carol Facella of the criminology depart-ment leads a discussion on Women. Crime, and theSocial Order at noon. University Lutheran Church. 37thand Chestnut Streets. Call 387.2885 for information.

12Sports: Penn meets Yale in Mens Cross Countrt at 3p.m. in New York: Penn plays Brown in Men's Soccer at8:30 p.m. on Franklin Field: Penn takes on Immaculatain Women's Volleyball at 4 p.m. at Immaculata.

13Workshop: Morris Arboretum sponsors a one-day classon A Walk Along the Fall Line from 10 am, to noon(members $6. non-members $8). Call 247-5777 fordetails.

Sports: Penn takes on Brown in Football at 1:30 p.m. onFranklin Field: Penn competes against Cornell inFreshman Football at 4:30 p.m. at Cornell; Penn playsCornell in Lightweight Football at 10 a.m. at Cornell;Pennmeets Temple in Women's Cross Country at I p.m.at Temple: Penn faces off against Brown in Women'sField Hockey at II a.m. on Franklin Field: Penn playsPenn State in Women's Tennis at II a.m. on the LottCourts: Penn takes on Navy. Seton Hall, and Loyola inWomen's VoIle eyball at 2 p.m. at Navy; Penn competesin Sailing in the Women's Intersectional Regatta at Yaleand the Mono Sloop Elimination Area 8 3 at Navy.

14Penn Day: Morris Arboretum sponsors guided tours forUniversity alumni, faculty, staff, and students. Admis-sion free.

" Volunteer patients with essential hyper-tension are needed for outpatient studiesusing the newest type of anti-hypertensivedrugs. During the course of the study,volunteers receive free medical care anddrugs for treatment of their hypertensionand a modest honorarium on completing thestudy. Those who are interested should callDr. Karl Engelman, chief of the hyperten-sion section of the Department of Medicineof the Hospital of the University of Pennsyl-vania, or Martha Hill, R.N., at 662-2641." The Analysis Center for Evaluation ofEnergy Modeling and Statics was estab-lished this fall in order that faculty and

students from areas in statistics, operationsresearch, energy management, and publicpolicy can evaluate energy models anddevelop methods for evaluating the accuracyof forecasts on energy demand, supply, anddistribution. The Center will also supportlectures, conferences, and workshops on therole of modeling and statistics in energyanalysis. Lawrence Mayer, associate profes-sor of statistics in Wharton and associateprofessor of public and urban policy in theSchool of Public and Urban Policy, wasappointed director ofthe new center which islocated at 3609 Locust Walk. Its extension is4582.

" Aids to handicapped scientists and collegestudents and a personal consulting servicetoeducational institutions on science educa-tion of the handicapped are being offered bythe American Association for the Advance-ment of Science. The AAAS has issued twopublications under the NSF-funded pro-gram: Resource Directory of HandicappedScientists and Science for HandicappedStudents in Higher Education, The reportsare $3 each from the Office of Opportunitiesin Science. American Association for theAdvancement of Science, 1776. Massachu-setts Ave., N.W., Washington. D.C. 20036

The following listings are condensed from thepersonnel office's latest bulletin. Bulletin boards at 13campus locations list full job descriptions: part-timepositions are listed as well. Those interested should callpersonnel services. Ext. 7285. An asterisk(s) beforeajobtitleindicatesthatthedepartmentisconsidering

promotingfrom within.

AdmInIstratIve/ProfessIonal

Accountant I (two positions) (a) monitors accountsreceivable, processes cash receipts and petty cashaccounts (B.A. in accounting, two years' experience inaccounting or fund-accounting); (b) prepares journalentries, subsidiary ledgers, financial statements, andreports (B.A. in accounting, computational skills).510,375-514,375.

Applications Programmer Analyst II consults withusers of systems and programs, analyzes segments/sys-tems for computer operations, develops system flowcharts. B.A. in computer science or experience withPL/ I or Cobol, IBM 370 RCL; three years' experiencein programming concepts using large operating system.$ 14.850-520.550.

Assistant to the Comptroller helps manage payrollaccountingand special line accounting interface. BA.inaccounting. Salary to be determined.

Assistant Controller of Physical Plant (two positions)assists operating accounting functions and managingpersonnel. BA. in accounting with budget, audit,finance, and statistic course work. Salary to be deter-mined.

Assistant Director of Residential Unit supervisesgraduate assistants and summer school RA staff work,responsible for creating and printing publications,establishing and implementing orientation program,and counseling and handling disciplinary matters.MA., two years' experience in supervising residencehalls. S10,375414,375.

Assistant to the Director curates an exhibitionbiannually, writes catalogessays, reviews artwork, givesgallery lectures. BA. in art history, two years'experience inan art institution. Salary to be determined.Assistant to the Vice-President for Budge andFinance coordinates office operations, assists inbudgeting and personnel matters, prepares reports andpresentations. B.A., three to five years' experience incorporate or institutional administrative work andmanagement. Salary to be determined.

Assistant to the Vice-President of CommonwealthRelations helps represent the University's interests tothe General Assembly, the Governor's office, civicorganizations, the school board, et a!. BA.. preferablyfrom Penn, teaching, academic administration, and/oradministration of student activities experience; familiar-ity with socioeconomic and political problems of theCommonwealth. $16.125-$22,725.

Associate Development Officer I performs fund-raising activities, works on NEH challenge grant,provides staff support for regional. historical, cultural,and music programs. B.A., three years' fund-raisingexperience. 5l2.900-$l7.850.Associate Development Officer II (two positions) (a)manages fund-raising program, implements corporatecommunications projects, prepares major gift appeals.(three to five years' experience in public relations orpromotional or fund-raising work); (b) managescorporate fund-raising programs, implementscommun-ications projects, prepares major gift appeals (three tofive years' public relations, promotional, or fund-raisingexperience).

Associate Development Officer Ill coordinates fund-raising activities, works with dean on campaignobjectives, presents attractive programs to bring infunds. Fund-raising experience in higher education andacademic administration work. $24,650-534,750.

Associate Director handles food service operations.banquets: coordinates menu composition. B.A. orbusiness education, ten years' experience as a unitmanager. 514.850-520.550.

Associate Editor supervises institute's technical com-munications, edits scientific documents, procuresphotographic and printing services. B.A. in English,journalism, or related field, extensive writing andeditorial experience, knowledge of scholarly researchwriting processes. 514.850-520,550.

BusinessAdminstrator I supervises administrative staffand accounting systems reports. BA. in businessadministration, training in accounting and/or book-

keeping, knowledge of University procedures/ policiespreferred. $l0.375-S14.375.

Clinical Psychologist works with cancer patients andperforms crisis intervention counseling of patients andfamilies: participates in behavioral medicine research,familiarity with methodology and data analysis.$16. 125422.725.Comptroller maintains accounting systems and financialreports, monitors receipts and disbursements. Ad-vanced degree in accounting, five years' experience withfinancial and administrative duties. Salary to bedetermined.

Department Head II supervises and operates technicalservices, acquisitions, cataloging, and serials; plansprocedures, supervises work in technical services andphotocopy input into on-line cataloging data base. M A.in library science from ALA accredited school withmedical, computer, and natural sciences background;three years technical processing experience. $14,850-$20,550.Director serves as chief executive officer of the trustees'publishing arm; plans budgets, contracts, editorialprogram; makes basic production and marketing withfunding source, oversees budget, coordinates classes andlaboratories, supervises video and social workgraduatestudents. MA. in social work, experience in counseling,administration, women's leadership programs andassertive training. $12.900-$1 7.850.Executive Director, University Career PlacementService supervises career planning, summer employ-ment and internship opportunities to expand jobopportunities for students; designs program to enablestudents to plan for their careers by utilizing Universityresources. Familiarity with corporate recruiting, devel-opment. and training programs; managing, leadership,and career planning experience. Salary to be deter-mined.Fiscal EDP Coordinator handles systems planning,researches and designs approach to data generatedwithin the organization. BA. in business administr-tion. experience with budgets, accounting, and dataanalyses procedures. S12.900-$17.850.

Junior Research Specialist (four positions) (a) assistswith biochemical experiments, prepares and purifiesmembrane components, performs assays and bindsthem with radioactive material (B.S. in chemistry,biochemistry, or biology, research experience): (b)performs biochemical analyses of sub-cellular fractionsof bacteria, researches molecular aspects of bacteriapathogenicity (M.A. in biology or chemistry, two years'experience); (é-New Bolton Center) prepares andexecutes experiments with eggs, sperm, and embryos(MS.. experience in research on reproductive physiol-ogy of the cow); (d) fabricates electrodes, produces andtests microclectrodes for measuring pH. K+, CA2+. 02.and H+ responsible to P1 (B.S. in biophysics orbiochemistry). $10,375414,375.Managing Editor screens articles for interest and style.decides what is published, handles business distributionand subscriptions, solicits advertisers and promotionmedia. B.A., training in journalism, familiarity withlayout and design, several years' experience with-business publications. Salary to be determined.Nurse Practitioner I participates in the In-HomeServices Programs(in-home meals), provides home careand ancillary service for elderly. B.A. or M.A. innursing, preferably in community health; experience incommunity work and health assessment, deliverymanagement, and referrals. $12.900-517.850.Programmer Analyst II designs and develops biomedi-cal computer programs, provides research data ana-lyses, advises investigators on computer support forresearch projects, evaluates program packages. B.S. inscience, experience with biomedical computer applica-tions and Fortran IV in TSO environment. $14,850-$20,550.Project Director (available until April. 1980) managesdepartments, supervises daily operations, coordinatesresearch and grant objectives (familiarity with LeonardDavis Institute and University operations). Salary to bedetermined.

Project Manager develops application software, plansnetwork expansion, deals with vendors, servicemen,andUni-Coll technicians, trains operators, coordinatesinstallations in physical plant. Four years' experiencewith programming systems, programming languages.and heavy P11 andCICSon-line development. 516.125-522.725.

Research Specialist I (six positions) (a) supervises

scanning electron microscopes, vacuum evaporators.and freeze fracture equipment (BA.. knowledge ofelectron microscope operation and specimen prepara-tion; mechanical and electrical circuit repair skills): (b)makes general analyses of blood, gas, and tissues.analyzes experiments in animals and human volunteerswith long function in shock states; (c) takes charge ofelectron microscope facility; prepares tissues. ultrami-crotomy, microscopy,and darkroom procedures: trainsstudents in EM techniques (B.S.. experience withtransmission electron microscopy); (d) observes feedingand behavior of dogs in palatibility tests, makesstatistical analyses and etiological interpretation ofresults (Ph.D. in etiology or related field, ten years'experience in etiology); (e) prepares tissue cultures.produces cell lines and monoclonal antibodies (tissueculture and biochemistry experience); (I) designsexperiments on experimental demyelinating diseases insmall animals (BA.. four years' experience in biology orimmunology laboratory). 511.250-515.850.Research Specialist II (three positions) (a) performsanimal research in radiology and nuclear medicine,cares for animals, analyzes data, writes reports (B.S. inscience, experience in animal anesthesia, surgery.radiology, and nuclear medicine or computer program-ming); (b) dissects and isolates tissues, makes biochemi-cal studies (BA. in science, three years' experience inbiochemistry laboratory); (c) performs biochemicalassays related to protein separative techniques: fluores-cences spectroscopy and two-demensional gel electro-phoresis (B.A., five years' in physiological andbiochem-ical methodology). $12.900-$17.850.

Research Specialist Ill (two positions) (a) makescultures of blood, spinal fluid, and thymic lymphocytesand monacytes from patients with automimmunediseases (WA. in science geared to this position); (b)maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs Brucker WP-250,NMR Spectrometet, JEOL-PS-I00 NMR Spectrome-ter. Varian A-60A NMR Specytometer (advanceddegree in electronics, physics or chemistry or trainingwith five years' in nuclear magnetic resonance spectros-'copy). S14.850-S20.550.SeniorSystemsAnalyst (three positions)(a) createson-line data acquisitions systems for compatability withother facilities; prepares programs for colliding beamexperiments; consults on physics problems (Ph.D. inphysical science, knowledge of Fortran on IBM + DEC.CDC computers and PDP II Macro and Graphics); (b)submits program applications for series/ 1. evaluatesapplication programs for series/2 assembler and database applications (BA.. experience with Fortran andIBM equipment); (c) prepares feasibility studies.systems designs, programming specification; trains usergroups (B.A. in business, several years' experience indata processing and systems analyses, ability to designon-line, real-time computers). 516,125-$22,725.

Staff Dentist (two positions) examines, treats, andprescribes for patients, maintains records and question-naires on patients. Graduate from a recognized dentalschool with certificate in appropriate field of specialty.528.325-539.950.

Staff Nurse serves as clinic coordinator and teacher.assumes CPR and emergency team duties, administersgeneral anesthesia in oral surgery. B.S.N., training incritical care nursing, anesthesia, and surgical nursing inoral surgery. 510.375-514.375.Superintendent-Utilities (two positions) operates andmaintains electrical, steam, and chilled water airconditioning and mechanical systems. BA. in mechani-cal or electrical engineering. 514,850-520.550.

Support Staff

Accounting Clerk prepares aprons and processesinvoices, records, files. Knowledge of accountingentries, logs, ledgers, inventories. $7.375-59.375.

Administrative Assistant I (six positions) (a) supervisesoffice, interprets policies and procedures, solicits off-campus student employment opportunities, advisesstudents (B.A. preferred, one year in universitycounseling, placement, employment; knowledge offederal and state work-study programs regulations); (b)maintains bills and grant sheets, performs office duties(two years' college, four years' experience, typing skills,knowledge of University bookkeeping system); (c-New York) performs secretarial duties, maintains billsand files (office and bookkeeping experience); (d)prepares schedules, works on faculty evaluations.

handles appointments, heavy typing (high schoolgraduate, some college or medical experience, severalyears' office experience); (e) implements and maintainspolicy of student records, reviews budget expenditurereports (high school graduate, experience with Univer-sity procedures. 60 w.p.m. technical typing); (1)maintains budget, coordinates activities and orienta-tion for entering class and student directory and classcards (typing, experience with University budgets andforms). S7,945410,150.

Administrative Assistant II (two positions) (a-NewBolton Center) maintains budget and employee timesheets, buys and leases equipment, schedules farmcollections (minimum two years' college, business andaccounting experience, typing). (b) oversees officeoperations, assists compiling office budget, administerstelephone system, coordinates work-study program fordepartment (B.A. or business school experience,familiarity with University procedures, good typingskills). $8.625-510,950.

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic main-tains and repairs air conditioning and refrigerationsystems. Five years' experience, educational back-ground in air conditioning from a technical or tradeschool. Union wages.

Assistant Computer Terminal Operator operatesdecollater. burster. Opscan 100and 3881 Optical Markreader; serves as backup operator for 3777 computerterminals. High school graduate, training in data

processing. 56.875-58.750.Cleric II compiles and codes data, maintains files ofreports, composes and types correspondence. Highschool graduate, some college or business courses,typing and clerical skills. $6.375-58.100.

Clark Ill answers inquiries, prepares transcripts, lists.and record cards, assists with examinations. Highschool graduate, some typing and clerical skills.experience in academic environment. $6.875-S8,750.

Coordinating Assistant II organizes informationdissemination system, assists with consultation reportsand demonstration projects (BA.. researchandwritingexperience). S8.625-$lO.950.

Data Control Clerk (three positions) (a) codes data

entry, logs documents, files cancer reports, implementsdocument control procedures. (high school graduate,two years' typingand clerical experience, knowledge ofmedical terminology); (b) organizes data for reports,maintains data files (experience in computer program-ming. statistical data and research design); (c) preparesdata and quality controls, screens/audits data process-ing reports, develops improvements to data prepara-tion, maintains controls and schedules for receipt anddistribution of source documents and input/outputdata (high school graduate, two years' experience incomputer operations). $7.975-510,150.

'Data Control Coordinator coordinates data activities,makes keyboarding data input onCRTand processing/screening output. High school graduate. 50 w.p.m.typing, experience in computer operations preferred.$7,975-$13.800.

Duplicating Machine Operator I operates mimeographand paper folder puncher binder; maintains files andsupplies inventory. High school graduate with six totwelve months' experience in operating duplicatingmachines. 55,500-57,000.

Duplicating Machine Operator II operates andmaintains duplicating machines. High school graduate,experience. S7.245-S9.450.

Electron MicroscopeTechnician I processes granoco-logical and reproductive tissues, performs routine EMduties, makes procedures for specimens. B.S. inbiology, one year as an EM technician trainee. $7,575-59.600.

Electron Microscope Technician II embeds tissues forthin sectioning examination, develops EM negatives,prints. micrographs; dissects animals, prepares chemi-cal solutions. B.S. in biology or chemistry, experience inEM laboratory. $9.600-512.225.

Gardener performs general gardening throughoutcampus. Training or past experience in landscaping,operation ofnormal routine equipment. Union wages.

Inspector, Safety inspects University facilities toidentify and prevent safety hazards. High schoolgraduate, knowledge of safety regulations, ability toread blueprints, physically able. $12,675-516.225.MCST Operator transcribes correspondence, types,operates various magnetic memory media. Excellenttyping, spelling, grammatical skills, experience in aword processing environment. $7.425-59,450.

Office Automation Operator (two positions) operatesword processing equipment on computer-based systemusing remote control terminal, prepares drafts. Highlydeveloped typing skills, experience with standard andpower typewriters. $6.875-58.750.

Post Office Station Supervisormanages and operateswindow, performs all postal services. Two years' postoffice experience. S7.975-$l0.l50.

Programmer I programs applications software; writes,maintains, and documents programs for data acquisi-tion, reduction, display, and instrument control onmini/micro computers. Knowledge of DEC RTIIMacro. Fortran and TTL devices. 59.275-511.800.

Project Budget Assistant (New Bolton Center) assistsbusiness administrator in completing data and grantproposals, budgets, records expenditures; keeps sum-mary sheets. Some college or business school withaccounting work, good typingand bookkeeping skills,

experience with University procedures. 57.975-510.150.Psychology Technician I (two positions) (a) collectsand codes data, administers psychological tests,coordinates audio-visual materials for research project(B.A. in psychology or related field, experience in officeand research, light typing); (b) performs small animalsurgery, histology. autoradiography, and computerizedimage processing (B.A./B.S. with neurosciencecourses). $9,650-$12,225.

Receptionist Medical/Dental keeps patients' recordsand bills, schedules appointments, completes insuranceforms. High school graduate, two years' experience,preferably in a dental office. $7,375-S 10.675.

Receptionist Medical/Dental types from notes, manus-cripts, and tapes, locates doctors by page. High schoolgraduate, good typing, experience in medical office.56.875-58.750.

Receptionist Personnel/Placement receives visitors,schedules appointments, responds to interviews andtour queries. College graduate preferred, knowledge ofUniversity. public receptionist and detail minded skills.S7.975-S10.150.

Recorder, Book Invoice assists with work involvingbook inventory control andinformation dissemination;keeps inventory journal, calculates selling prices. Highschool graduate, four years' clerical experience. $7,375-$9,375.

'Research Bibliographer I reviews assigned topics andabstracts, summarizes information, presents data inwritten and/or statistical form, prepares bibliographiesor research materials. B.A. ortwo years' college trainingwith equivalent work experience in area of investiga-tion. S7,975410.150.

Research Bibliographer II serves as a researchlibrarian, maintains subscription records and card

catalog. B.A. in library science, proficiency as aresearch/ reference librarian, typing skills, businessoriented. S8,625410,950.

Research Laboratory Technician conducts biologicaland biochemical research on surfaces of differentiatingcells; supervises cell culture facility. Experience inbiochemistry or cell culture. $9,650-S 12,225.

Research Laboratory Technician I performs endotox-in infusions and cardiovascular monitoring, preparesblood samples. B.S. preferred. $8,675-510,975.

ResearchLaboratory Technician I (/'ourpositions)(a)isolates and characterizes bacterial mutants, maintainsstocks, performs bacterial genetic techniques andenzyme analyses (B.A. or medical training); (b-NewBolton Center) supervises experiments, laboratorychemistries, and cardiovascular flow studies; computer-izes data entry via terminal (high school graduate withexperience in laboratory chemistry techniques); (c)performs routine laboratory analyses, cultures, andmedia (B.S. in biology or immunology); (d) sets upexperiments, records data for small animals, assists intherapy sessions acting as an in-chamber patientassistant (B.A. in science and knowledge of hyperbaricmedicine procedures preferred, one year laboratoryaide experience). $7.575-59.600.

Research Laboratory Technician II (five positions)(a-New Bolton Center) maintainsdonor and recipientanimals in embryo transfer program, searches forembryos, maintains media for procedures (B.A. inbiology or approved courses in general laboratorytechniques); '(b) performs blood analysis for carbonmonoxide, blood gas pH measurements, and columnchromatography (B.S., basic chemical skills); (c) assistsin laboratory research procedures, prepares experi-ments, records research data analysis (BA. in science,research laboratory experience); '(d) cares for labora-tory animals, sets up for animal surgery (high schoolgraduate, interest and background in science); '(e)performs general technical duties with human subjectsand rats (B.A. preferred, experience in helplessness anddepression). S8,575410,850.

Research Laboratory Technician III (13 positions) (a)fabricates microelectrode and animal experiments withtissue measurements (B.A./ B.S., prior experiencepreferred); (b) conducts research in enzyme genetics andwork in enzyme assays, gel electrophoresis, radioimmu-

noassays. and enzyme preparations (B.S. in biology orchemistry, experience preferred); (c) prepares in vitroand in vivo studies and gastric analyses; uses dyno-graphs, recorders, transducers; draws blood for samples(B.A. in life sciences, one year's experience withpatients); (d) prepares and uses tissue cultures, reagentsand radioisotopes (B.S. in biology; sterile technique.tissue culture and hematology experience); (e) performsimmunofluorescent and cytotoxic studies of culturedperipheral and central nervous system cells, makesstudies of cell-mediated immunity to isolate nervoussystem cells (academic background specifically directedto this specialty, laboratory experience essential); (f)produces radio-pharmaceuticals labeled with short-lived isotopes (B.S. in chemistry, chemical engineering,physics, or biochemistry); (g) repairs electronic equip-ment, constructs electronic circuits, assists in animalsurgery and gathering data, makes microelectrodes(experience with electronic devices); (h) grows andfreezes primary cultures, trains technicians in tissueculture techniques (B.S., experience with cell culture);(i) prepares sterile media, enzyme assays, radioisotopes,enzyme purification (experience with tissue culture andgeneral laboratory techniques, particularly steriletechniques); (j) operates laboratory, orders supplies,performs analytical work (B.S. in chemistry or biology,experience in biochemical experiments and analyticalchemistry); (k) maintains laboratory, performs experi-ments. prepares reports (B.S. in biology, somechemistry; knowledge of electron microscopy); (I)handles small animals for collection of blood and cells,performs injections and immunologic procedures(experience with immunologic procedures, gel diffu-sion. column chromatography, and cell cultures); (m)performs laboratory experiments with electronicequipment (B.S. in science). $9.650-$12,225.

Residence Hall Clerk (nine-month position, hours 4:30to midnight) answers telephones, takes messages, keepscurrent listings of student/staff residents and records ofmaintenance work, reports disturbances to security.Mature high school graduate. 55.570-S7,088.

Secretary I types and files letters. keeps inventory andequipment maintenance contracts, prepares telephonerequisitions. High school graduate, two years' secretari-al/clerical experience, excellent typing. 56,375-58.100.

Secretary II (nine positions) $6.875-58,750.Secretary II (six-month position) handles foundationrelations, monitors grant proposals. High schoolgraduate, two years' secretarial experience, excellenttyping, shorthand preferred. Hourly wages.

Secretary III (13 positions) 7,425-S9.450.Secretary IV(two positions)(a)schedules appointments.

files, uses dictaphone (minimum six years' secretarialexperience, preferably at the University or at anotheracademic institution, excellent typing and organiza-tional ability, knowledge of University procedures); (b)arranges appointments, types correspondence andminutes from handwritten material. (five years' secret-arial experience, organizational skills, previous Univer-sity experience, business school graduate degreepreferred). $8,625-S 10.950.

Secretary Medical/Technical (rive positions) $7,975-$10,150.

Secretary/Technician, Word Processing takes dicta-tion, transcribes, uses word processing equipment.High school graduate, office experience. $7.975-$10.150.

Sergeant supervises campus police. Six months' activepolice duty and Commonwealth-approved policeacademy training. $11.550-$14.775.

Services Coordinator distributes and ships publica-tions to purchasers, operates printing and duplicatingequipment, coordinates mailing, keeps files. Threeyears' clerical experience,good typing and detail work.$7,975-S 10. 150.

Stack Attendant takes care of arrangement/order ofmaterial in library collection. Union wages.

Technician, Information Systems processes incominginformation using tape translations; runs, edits, anddevelops computer programs, documents utility rou-tines, analyzes information. One year's experiencecreating a computerized information retrieval system,familiarity with large scale computer procedures andperipheral devices, knowledge of accounting preferred.S9.275411.800.

'VeterinaryTechnician (New Bolton Center) performstechnical duties and nursing care. Degree fromveterinary nursing school, five years' experience.$9.650-$12.225.

Word Processing, Secretary/Technician operatesLexitron for scientific manuscripts, transcribes fromdictating machine. Excellent typing, word processing,and medical terminology. $7,975-S 10.150.

7

Dr. Claire M. Fagin, R.N.: Speaking Upfor Today's New Kind of Nurse

Dr. Fagin

Every revolution has its leaders. And oneof those leading the revolution in nursingeducation is Claire M. Fagin, Ph.D., R.N.,dean of the School of Nursing.What is the "revolution", and how is it

affecting the education of nursing students?Dr. Fagin, recently elected to the Institute ofMedicine of the National Academy ofSciences, thought about the question as shesat at her desk in the new faculty offices inthe Nursing Education Building."The mission of nurses has not changed,"

said Dr. Fagin. "Our very roots are in publicand community health. Providing caretowards the goal of health, and teaching andcounseling the individual and family towardself-care and optimal health, have tradition-ally been seen as part of the generic base ofnursing."What has changed, what constitutes the

emergence of a new order in nursing and inthe health care industry, is the way nurses arepracticing their chosen mission. Nurses, notnursing,are in a state of transition. The focusof health care is shifting from cure to care as

a result of a combination of population andsocial facts, and nurses, long educated asprimary health care providers, are finallycoming into their own."

Dr. Fagin talked about the variety ofmethods nursing is utilizing to bring primaryhealth care into communities. Nurses, shesaid, are setting up independent practices,and joint practices with physician partners.Increasing numbers ofnursesare respondingto the popular interest in midwifery byobtaining graduate degrees as nurse mid-wives. In addition, the role of nurses inhospitals is changing. Team nursing, a long-standing practice in hospitals, is giving wayto primary nursing, which allows a nurse toassume responsibility for a small number ofpatients throughout their stay.The new trend in nursing education is

highly controversial. It gives nurses a broadrange of responsibilities that were oncelimited to doctors."A patient's needs areacomplexcombina-

tion. of physical, psychological, and socialfactors," said Dr. Fagin. "A broad under-graduate background is a necessity if weexpect nurses to be competent to make theanalytical judgments which quality healthcare requires. We cannot continue to claimthat nursing practitioners are the equals ofother primary health care providers and yetdeny them the educational preparationnecessary to function as equals. We cannotcontinue to admonish our students tobecome assertive in pursuing their rightsandaccountable in exercising their responsibili-ties, and yet subject them to an educationalsystem from which they emerge feeling lesseducated, less informed, less articulate, andless self-directing than either their clients orother members of the health care team," shesaid.

Dr. Fagin came to the University twoyears ago after serving as director of theHealth Professions Institute at the HerbertH. Lehman College of the City University ofNew York. She put her philosophy ofnursing into action by recruiting felloweducators who felt as she did.

For Dr. Fagin, the progress at the Schoolof Nursing is a satisfying indication ofthingsto come at Penn and throughout the coun-try."For the first time in history were seeing

nurses come into their own as vital providersof health care," she said. "Many physiciansare showing signs of realizing that, far frombeing competitors, nurses can offer avaluable complementary relationship. Our

pilot joint practice at 40th St. is only oneexample of nurses showing what theycandoin community health service."The University Square Health Care

Practice, composed of a nurse on the facultyof the School of Nursing at Penn and aphysician from Presbyterian-University ofPennsylvania Medical Center, is a pilotproject funded by private donors toserve thecommunity of West Philadelphia. Both thedoctor and the nurse see and treat patients."What I find the most encouraging

development is the attitude of our nursingstudents," said Dr. Fagin. "They've chosennursing as a career because they are clearabout the problems and the opportunitiesnursing can offer them. The high number ofour students for whom nursing is a secondcareer is evidence of this. And these studentsare assertive, vocal advocates who will helpnursing take its place among the healthprofessions. We have a long way to go beforethe public recognizes the full extent of thecontribution nurses can make as providers ofhealth care. But we are getting there."

October 15 DeadlineTenured facuty members whose projected

retirement age is 68 to 70 are reminded thatretirement is possible under the VoluntaryFaculty Early Retirement Plan at age 65. Afaculty member who wishes to participate inthis program must submit a written notice tothe dean ofhis or her school by October 15 ofthe year in which the faculty member plansto retire. Under this program facultymembers may receive supplemental earlyretirement benefits of a base supplementequal to 27 percent of the salary baseappropriate to the school ofthe retiree in thelast year of full-time employment, plus anadditional early planning supplement of 2percent of the same salary base for each yearbeyond the requisite one year of advancecommitment to early retirement, up to amaximum of 6 percent.For further information, contact Douglas

R. Dickson, director of personnel planning.Ext. 6093.

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