Veritas, Vol. 15, No. 12, November 11, 1974

              Creative Stress Is Theme of Annual Report
For his 12th annual report to the Trustees, President Stanford took as his theme: “Creative Stress-Making the Most of Hardship.” The paragraphs following are excerpts from that report for the year 1973-74. Copies have been distributed to all deans and department chairmen so interested faculty members may read the report in its entirety.
A rat in Montreal is an unlikely beginning for a report on the year’s experience of a university in South Florida. That rat, however, is no normal rat. It has been subjected to stress contrived by the intimitable Hans Selye, M.D., to determine its response to this pervasive force of
The Woman’s Cancer Association of UM has pledged $1 million to the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the School of Medicine.
The pledge was announced by President Stanford, Dr. Emanuel M. Papper, dean of the School, and Dr. C. Gordon Zubrod, director of the cancer center, during a UM hospital board meeting.
Mrs. Raymond C. Fordham, president of the WCA which has raised $1.7 million for medical school cancer projects since its founding in 1959, presented the pledge.
In accepting it, President Stanford cited the organization’s past contributions as being a factor in the UM Medical School’s selection by the National Cancer Institute as one of 17 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation. The centers serve as collection and distribution points for information on cancer treatment and research.
“We’re going to redouble our efforts,” Mrs. Fordham said. “The establishment of the center was a great honor to Miami and a great step toward conquering cancer. We women feel we’re part of the team and ready to meet the challenge.”
To realize its full potential in the war against malignancy, Dr. Zubrod pointed out, the Center must rely heavily on
wear and tear that plays upon all living organisms. The University of Miami, unusual itself among private universities, has also been subjected over the past 12 months to great stress manufactured by the vagaries of economics.
... If Selye believes that stress is the spice of life, then the year 1973-74 has been one of the “spiciest” in the life of the University of Miami. The cumulative effect of declining enrollment, with its concomitant depression of institutional income, and inflationary pressure, with its accompanying stimulation of expenditures, produced an unbalanced
community cooperation. Government monies represent only initial support, not long term assistance, and non-federal funds, such as those from the WCA, are necessary to achieve self-sufficiency.
Wooster Named Officer of ICES
Dr. Warren S. Wooster, dean, Rosen-stiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, has been named vice president of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).
Dean Wooster was a delegate at the October convocation of the Council in Copenhagen, and is the first American to be elected to office in ICES. The ICES, established in 1902, is the oldest of the inter-governmental organizations concerned with the marine sciences. At present there are 18 member nations.
A physical oceanographer, Dean Wooster was a member of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography faculty before joining UM. He is best known internationally for his leadership in generating and assuring cooperation in oceanographic research among the nations of the world.
budget at the end of our fiscal year, May 31, 1974. The deficit figure of $560,950, while less than 1 percent of an operational budget of approximately $60 million, was a blow to administrative ego, which had prided itself on winding up in the black eight times over the previous 11 years of my presidency...
Selye offers some advice about handling stress in the life of the individual that might be applied to the University. The knack is to use it as a positive force for achievement, to come to terms with it realistically, rather than attempt to fight it or pretend that it does not exist. We will
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Chopin Competition To Be Held Here
The American Institute of Polish Culture in Miami, recognizing the role of the Polish cultural contribution in the formation of Western civilization, in particular to the world of music, will honor a great Polish composer by organizing a Frederic Chopin Competition and by sponsoring the nationally important event.
The First Frederic Chopin National Piano Competition will be held at the University February 28 and March 1, 1975.
Open to pianists between the ages of 16 and 30, citizens or residents of the United States, the competition is under the artistic direction of Ivan Davis, internationally acclaimed concert pianist, artist-in-residence and professor of piano in the School of Music. It will be held under the aegis of the School of Music, Dr. William F. Lee, dean, and the American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, Mrs. Blanka Rosenstiel, chairman.
The contestants will be heard by a distinguished panel of judges, composed of internationally recognized pianists, teachers and critics.
The event will be held in cooperation with the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition to be held in Warsaw, Poland, in October 1975. The finalists will receive, in addition to monetary awards, round trip air passage to compete in the Warsaw competition.
Unionization Is Rejected
By a margin of more than two to one, UM faculty members in the October 29-30 union election rejected the Miami Chapter of the American Association of University Professors as their collective bargaining agent. Of a total voting unit of 625 faculty members, 573 actually voted; 155 (27 percent) voted yes to unionization, 342 (60 percent) voted no and there were 76 (13 percent) ballots challenged by the AAUP. Since the challenges would not change the outcome of the election, they were not considered.
Dr. Carl E. B. McKenry, Jr., vice president for academic affairs, said: “The election results, with a 92 percent voter turnout, signify an accurate indication of the wishes of the total voting group. It is hoped that faculty members will participate in and make use of the existing charter of faculty governance with a renewed dedication and spirit.”
He continued, “We are concerned that 27 percent of the faculty voting did indicate the desire for a change in the University’s current governance system. This shows that problems do exist. I pledge my wholehearted efforts to work with the faculty members to help resolve these problems.”
Dr. Richard Abraham, foreign languages, president of the Miami Chapter of the AAUP, presented a prepared statement:
“We are naturally disappointed with the results of the election, but 27 percent of the vote is not bad for the first try.
“The AAUP has fought successfully for faculty rights long before collective bargaining was thought of, and it will continue to improve faculty status with or without a negotiated contract.
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Volume 15, Number 12
November 11, 1973
$1 Million Pledged for Cancer