Veritas, Vol. 02, No. 16, January 15, 1962

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ERITAS
January 15 1962
Office of Public Information
No.16
TRUSTEES APPROVE DEAN,	UM’s Board of Trustees last week approved appointment of Dr.
NEW DEPT.IN MED SCHOOL	Edward W. D. Norton as interim dean of the Medical School. Dr.
Norton takes office Jan. 15, succeeding Dr. Robert B. Lawson, who goes to his new appointments in Chicago, after serving as interim dean since July. Dean Norton, who holds his bachelor’s degree from Harvard and his M.D. from Cornell, has been a member of the Medical Faculty since 1958. Professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, he also is director of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, whose new building will be dedicated Jan. 21. Dean Norton is a consultant to the Surgeon General of the U.S. on training programs in ophthalmology. In announcing the appointment, said Dr. Pearson, "We are deeply indebted to Dr. Norton for his willingness to serve. He has genuine understanding of the needs of the deanship since he is chairman of the faculty committee in charge of recommending a new dean.” The Board also approved establishment of a Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. The new department will be headed by Dr. M. Eugene Flipse, professor of preventive medicine and director of the Student Health Center.
PEARSON, WEYHER HAVE TOP ROLES Dr. Pearson and Dean Weyher took prominent parts on the IN WHITE HOUSE SPONSORED PARLEY program of a conference on "The Role of Women in Engineering Technology," sponsored by Embry-Riddle under the auspices of	the	executive	office of the President of the U. S. last	week at Miami	Beach.
Dean Weyher	was	moderator	of	a panel on "How to provide appropriate	educational and train-
ing opportunities for young women who choose training in engineering technology." Dr. Pearson delivered the banquet address, taking as his topic "The Outlook for Higher Education in the Next Decade." Relating specifically to the theme of the conference, said Dr. Pearson, "While scrutinizing the manpower question, we should also take a careful look at the instructional employment of women in higher education. We all know that women are splendid teachers in elementary and high schools. We have excellent women teachers in universities. Why should their 'fine instruction not be more often utilized beyond the high school? More and more of our women students at the University of Miami are working for Master’s and Doctor’s degrees, as they are at other institutions all over the, United States. More and more women can be and should be given instructional employment in higher education."
CAR POOL LEASING RULES SET	Rules for leasing vehicles from the UM	car pool were	explained to Administrative Council Jan.1G by	Dr. Johns, as	follows:
1, vehicles leased on a one-year basis are subject to a review by the Budget Committee and subject to the availability of funds in existing budgets; 2, vehicles leased on a consecutive monthly basis will require approval of the executive vice president; 3, vehicles leased for more than one week are to be turned in each week*s end to the car pool for servicing and maintenance.
NEW PRESIDENTIAL"VOICE WITH SMILE" Effective Jan. 15, those who ask for Extension 2301
will hear a new voice answering "President’s Office." Owner of the voice is Mrs. Donna Deiderick, who is transferring from Summer Session headquarters to be Presidential receptionist. Mrs. Deiderick succeeds Mrs. Rachel Havener Lovett who is resigning to devote her full time to being mistress of a considerable household. She and William Lovett, who were married Nov. 18, have a combined "task force" of seven children. Also taking leave of the Presidential office Jan. 15 is Mrs. Sylvia Oglesby, who was married Nov. 24 and who also is going to operate a home instead of a typewriter. Both leave behind them many pleasant memories.
PRESIDENT EXPRESSES THANKS FOR Dr. Pearson wishes to express thanks for the University RECORD UF HELP	and his personal appreciation to all members of the UM
faculty and staff who contributed so generously to the United Fund campaign. Said Dr. Pearson, "I am most pleased that we exceeded our quota with such a broad participation. Fine work was done by Campaign Director Bohlen, his chief aides, Mrs. Vi Gogel and Miss Helen Wilson, and all associated with him in carrying the campaign to such notable success." Final figures show that 1,156 members of UM personnel contributed $21,435.17 - or 106 per cent of quota.
ADULT DISCUSSION PROGRAMS A series of adult non-credit discussion programs in the arts LAUNCHED UNDER NEW GRANT and sciences is being launched by UM under a grant of $15,000
from The Fund for Adult Education. Mrs. Ray H. Pearson, UM alumna and wife of Circuit Judge Pearson will coordinate the programs as assistant to Dean Dan Steinhoff. First program was initiated last Friday in connection with "An Age of Kings," a series of 15 television broadcasts of Shakespeare’s historical plays, being presented by National Educational Television in cooperation with Humble Oil and Refinery Company, which is being telecast locally over Channel 2. C. Scott Fletcher, consultant to Dr. Pearson and former President of the Fund for Adult Education, arranged for the grant.