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Professors Face Crisis: Publish or Perish
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DAILY
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VOL. LI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1960
NO. 76
STREVEY CITES CRITERIA
Dean Gives Policy
Philosophy Teacher Quits; For Advancements Objects to Promotion Policy
Iip^n Tracy E. Strevey, newly Appointed vice president of academic affairs and presenl dean of th#» College of Letters, Arts pnd Sciences, has issued an official university policy regarding the hiring and promoting of SC professors.
The policy, givon lo tlip Daily Trojan in line with its “Pursuit of Excellence” series, lias been a;>pro\ed by President Norman Topping for publication. It con-giders the are?* of teaching and publishing and their influences on a professors promotion.
It. says:
The'continuing pursuit of ex-cellence in any university depends on several things, hut central to quality and excellence is the faculty. To build and retain pn outstanding faculiv is the joini concern «if everyone in the university family.
Two Hat«
While criteria for the selection and promotion of faculty members may vary w i 1 h different schools, in general the areas of chief concern are background and training, teaching ability and interest in working with siu-dents. research and professional progress, both actual and potential.
The faculty of a college within the framework of a university and which has a Graduate School often wears two hats. Its members must h® prepared to teach both at the undergraduate and graduate level; hence, in general, they must combine superior training and abilities compared with the faculties of many instiutions where only the first function is important.
The search for new' faculty usually begins at the department level. A list of possible candidates is compiled through con- I
TRACY E. STREVEY
. . . teaching counts
tacts with other universities and colleges, in correspondence with leaders in a particular field or discipline, and through personal acquaintanceship in the "pio-fession.”
Folders are prepared involving all pertinent data, including letters of recommendation, some of which may be quite critical. Personal interviews are important in all appointments, and in the case of higher academic ranks the candidate will lie brought to the campus for extensive conversations with both faculty and administration.
Written data and even letters may not bring out those qualities of personality, maturity and motivation which aie so important in the close day to day relationship with colleagues and students.
In order to insure the main-
Lecture to Describe Biochemical Machines
lenance of high quality, promotion procedures have lieen worked out by the Faculty Senate with the approval of the administration. An instructor is appointed on an annual basis for not more than three years, at ihe end of which time he most be promoted or terminated.
Four Criteria
An assistant professor must lie promoted at the end of the fifth year in that rank or be terminal ed. These ranks do not carry tenure. This is granted omy upon promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, and for those who join the faculty as associate or full professor at the end of one year.
The basis for promotion is found in the statement of criteria prepared by the faculty senate. Each candidate is accordingly evaluated in four areas of performance:
11 > Excellence of teaching.
(2)	Professional growth (research).
(3)	University service.
(4)	Community service.
Any combination of these may vary with the individual. The profile of performance and evaluation is made by committees within departments and divisions, and recommendations through the deans to an overall committee established by the President.
Not Automatic
At SC neither promotion nor salary advancement is automatic—but rather is based on our concept of merit criteria.
If a quality faculty is to be built and retained, merit must l>e recognized as the primary basis for advancement. Neither is it fair to keep members of faculty in the lower ranks year after year with no hope for pro-j motion.
Eventually a moral obligation ; is established, and people are kept on who should have gone 1 elsewhere. We avoid this by the
By JOE SALTZMAN Daily Trojan City Editor
Dr. William S. Snyder, assistant professor of philosophy, announced his resignation from SC today because he would not accept a university policy which he says promotes professors on a , basis of publication rather than I teaching.
Dr. Snyder, a member of the SC faculty since September 1955, told the Daily Trojan that he was leaving SC after this se-
Dr. William S. Snyder’s resignation from SC’ has brought the national problem of “publish or perish” to this University's doorstep. In an atempt to find out what the situation is at this private university, the Daily Trojan is beginning an investigative series of interviews and editorials written by City Editor Joe Salt/,man.
Professors to be interviewed in this series include: Dr. Frank
matters,” he ex-
to
he
Baxter, English; Dr. Russell
mester to take a position at San Caldwell, history; John Crown,
Diego State College in time for music; Dr. Herman
Daily Trojan Photo By Ed Sheanin LAST SEMESTER — Dr. William S. Snyder, assistant professor of philosophy and an SC faculty member for the past five years, has publicly resigned from his position to assume teaching duties at San Diego State College.
Educator to Compare Modern-Day Writers
Dr. David Green, Nathanson Memorial lecturer, will continue his program of talks at SC today with an 11 a.m. address on “The Mitochondrion as a Biochemical Machine” at the Los Angeles County General Hospital Auditorium.
Dr. Grern who has been on campus since Monday, will stress hioch^mical machines in general in his talk. He will develop the idea of how’ structure and function are bound together.
Noted Investigator A professor of enzyme chemistry at the University of Wisconsin. the research - lecturer was winner of the Lewis La borato^’ Award of ihe American Chemical Society.
Dr. Paul Saunders, SC professor of pharmacology, staled tha* Dr. Green is “one of the most noted investica'ors in his fiele; in Ihe world.”
Dr. Green s lecture todav will conclude this year's seriec of Morris Henry Nathanson Lectures. Dr. Nathanson w?« S~ professor of medicine until his death in 1952.
The lecture series is an Annual e\ent initiated by former patients who wished to remember
him.
For the past six years, someone has been invited to give several lectures on some aspect of physiology, biochemistry or phar-hamacologv. Two of the lecturers have been from England and the remainder from America.
"The lecture« provide the opportunity to he*r some outstanding current investigators in science talk about their work,” said Dr. Saunders.
Dr. Green will end his visit with SC students and faculty this Friday when he gives a lecture to the freshman Medical School biochemistry class.
Body and Energy
His talks on Monday and Tuesday covered biochemical machines and energy transformations and th° mechanisms of electron transport.
Dr. Green is particularly interested in how substances are oxidized in Ihe body and energy converted into usable form.
Dr. Heinz Politzer, of Oberlin College, Ohio, will speak on “Kafka and Camus: Parables for Our Time” at today’s humanities lecture at 3:15 p.m. in 226' FH.
Currently teaching German and comparative litera-methods indicated above. Those ture at Oberlin, Dr. Politzer plans to draw comparisons be-who deserve recognition should tween Franz Kafka, an early 20th century writer, and Al-I be encouraged.	bert Camus, the famed philosopher and writer who died in
Annual Trizes	an automobile accident in France last January.
We also try lo encourage our '
the sumrher session and fall semester, 1960.
He had previously informed the director of the School of Philosophy, Dr. William H. Werkmeister, of his decision on Dec. 17, 1959.
Criticizes Publication Dr. Snyder said that his main reason for resigning from SC was that the principal, and many times only, criterion for promotion from assistant professor to an associate professorship is publication — written contributions to one's scholarly field — not teaching and working with students.
‘This is the crucial promotion in the life of a faculty member of this institution because it is the appointment as an associate professor that gives one tenure,” he explained.
“I regard myself primarily as a teacher and secondly as a scholar,” he continued. “I do regard myself as having definite
faculty by flexibility of teaching load with credit for various activities, and with some small annual grants to aid in publication and research.
It is hoped there can 1m» established one or more prizes for excellence in leaching to be awarded annually lo those faculty members who are selected as outstanding teachers.
We Want Excellence We want great teachers and we want great scholars.
These are not incompatible at all and any pursuit of excellence will be achieved only if the highest standards are maintained relative to selection, reten-
Sponsored by the departments o comparative literature, French and German, the educator comes to SC after speaking at universities in Cologne, Bonn and other w'orld education centers.
Dr. Politzer was in Europe on a Guggenheim Fellowship completing his book on the life of Hungarian author Kafka.
He was co - editor of the first Kafka edition in 1935 and later published another book and 13 articles on the Hungarian writer.
A poet and author in his own right. Dr. Politzer has edited and written four other books including an anthology of American short stories, a volume of po-
tion and promotion of those who ems, “Die glaserne Kathedrale” are at the center of the pur- and a German textbook, poses of a university—the facul- j Works of the poet - scholar ty.	I have been included in “A Little
We should keep in mind that Treasury of World Poetry,’’
“excellence" may be both descriptive and a goal to lie reached.
Faculty, students, libraries, programs of study and attitudes are all important in the continuing quest for “excellence.”
CHANGES THEOLOGY. ETHICS
Professor Notes Influence Of Scientific Development
“Die Lebendige Stadt’ ’and “Flügel der Zeit.” His essays have beon included in other anthologies.
Born in Vienna in 1910, Dr. Politzer attended the Universities of Vienna and Prague. After coming to the United States, he attended the University of Pennsylvania and received a rhD at Bryn Ma&r College Graduate School.
In 1957 Dr. Politzer served as section chairman of the Modern Language Association and is now associate editor of the German Quarterly.
The ace of science has permeated theology, ethics ?nd p’ii-losophj. said Dr. Wilbur H. Long. SC professor of philosophy, at the opening of toe 60th s e m i-a n n u a I SC Philosophy Forum yesterday.
His lecture. “The New Sci-en(*e of the 16th and 1 * t h Centuries, initiated the forum's theme, “Science and Man."
Dr. Long pointed out thaï in the last decad* progress in medicine. jet propulsion, aviation and rockets has been overvvhe ming. "Although these advancements are obvious, of coui*se other changes a. e being made, too, as in theology, ethics and philosophy.
“For instance, scientific approach. seientifie method and scientific analysis have all become even day terms." he said.
Dr. Lon? warned that, for the •ake of peace, many people are still living in the 13th century. “They achieve [>eaee through blindness, feeling lliat scienre can l.e ignored when actually it cannot l*e," lie said.
Although ihe a*e of science came alxnit suddenly 300 or 350 yea il ago, it actually began j
many centuries earlier with the invention of the wheel and the discovery of fire, the SC professor noted.
However, the real revelation of science began in the sixteenth century, he said.
“For instance, Vasalius, in 154. published a textbook on human anatomy. In this book, he included many ideas and theories that were unknown to medieval scholars.
In the same year, Copernicus completed a volume on astronomy in which he proposed that the earth was not the center of the universe, and then went on to endorse his “helio-centric' theory,” Dr. Long pointed out.
"The impact of these books was tremendous. The poople of those times had a great faith in the ancients. Many refused to believe or even to investigate the new ideas.” noted Dr. Long.
Kepler, in 1A09. published a volume in which he proposed several new laws, many of which
were completely unlike anything ever before stated, he continued.
Galileo, in his “Sidereal Mes-senger." discovered sunspots, charted the Milky Way and ob-
served that it was composed of an infinitesimal number of stars. He also found with the newly discovered telescope that Jupiter had moons. Dr. Long said.
“Up to tne time of these discoveries, everyone believed that the ancients had discovered all important data and that nothing of any value remained unknown,” observed the speaker.
“These discoveries had a great effect, on many fields. The disillusionment in the ancients was felt by everyone, but religion was the hardest hit,” he said.
Faith in the Bible was shaken since many of the new principles violated old ideas. Furthermore, people could not grasp the idea of inaccuracy in the Scriptures, Dr. Long pointed out.
However, science is utility, not wisdom or a substitute for religion and since the 17th century. much thought has been given to what science really is, Dr. Long concluded.
Next week’s forum lecture, “The Meaning of ’Science’ in the 20th Century,” will be given by Dr. Gordon Matheson of philosophy.
KUSC Oilers Tune and Talk
Music and discussion programs will highlight this evening's presentations on KUSC-FM.
Afternoon Concert will open the station at 4:30 p.m. with the Sonata for Violin and Piano by Ravel and Prokofiev’s Sonata for Sol, op. 115.
Violinist Joseph Szigeti and pianist Car Bussotti will be featured.
Two new works by contemporary German composers will lie featured on Music from Germany at 5:30 p.m. The Radio Rremen Orchestra will play Concerto Grosso by Harald Kruse and Symphony by Frank
Wohlfahrt.
Alberto Canfleau, the leading actor of Uruguay's National Repertory Thealer, will discuss aspects of theater in South America with Dr. James H. Butler, head of SC’s drama department, and Bill White, drama lecturer, on International Inn at 7 p.m.
Soviet s View Of U. S. Visit To Be Related
An SC professor of piano will give his impressions of a Soviet music contemporary at the Faculty Club’s noon luncheon in the foyer of Town and Gown today.
John Crown, an accomplished concert pianist,, will speak about the exchange of ideas—musical, political and social — that emerged from Dmitri Shostakovich's four day visit to SC last fall.
Crown was one of the hosls to Shostakovich and his fellow Russian musicians.
Shostakovich, considered by many to be the Soviet Union's "greatest living composer,” was accompanied by five other well-known Soviet musicians, including Dmitri Kabalevsky, Konstantin Dankevich. Fikret Amirov, Tikhon Khrenikov, general secretary of the Union of Composers of the USSR, and Boris Ya-rustovsky, music critic -and pro-i fessor at the Moscow State Conservatory.
The Russian delegation visited SC during a tour of the LTnited States sponsored by the Department of State as part of a cultural exchange program with the Soviet Union.
SC was chosen as a focal point bv the State Department to introduce the Russian musicians to music activities in Southern California.
While on campus, the Russian musicians v isited the university’s music studios and rehearsals
and attended the school's opera workshop.
They also saw performances of chamber singers and chamber music groups and attended a composer’s forum.
Dr. Raymond Kendall, dean of the School of Music, and Dr. Ross N. Berkes, director of the School of International Relations, acted as hosts with Crown to the Soviet musical delegation.
'Conduct' Case Ousts Athlete
Marv Marinovich, junior tackle w ho wa# expected to be among Troy’s finest Interior linemen in th*» coming I960 season, has been dismissed from school by university administrative officials.
The following statement was Issued yesterday by Dr. Robert J. Downey, dean of students:
“As a result erf a disciplinary matter, administrative officials have dismissed Marvin Marinovich from the university.
.“The action was unanimously recommended by the Men’s Judicial Council composed of eight students, two representing each class. The recommendation was concurred in by the university. The Men’s Judicial Council is a part of the student government at SC and was established more than SO years ago.
“The university has always encouraged the students to make their wishes known in matters concerning the conduct of their fellow classmates.”
Marinovich, a transfer from the Santa Monica City College team that won the 1958 Little Rose Bowl game, is a product of Watsonville.
He was expected to battle Mike Bundra for the starting job at right tackle in the coming season.
Harvey,
psychology; I)r. Ronald Freeman. English; Dr. Paul Saltman, biochemistry; and others.
The series begins today with an editorial on page three and the official university policy on page one. Dr. Baxter’s com-ments will appear tomorrow.
scholarly responsibilities, but my primary duty and my primary responsibility is to my students, both within the classroom and outside the classroom.” Extensive Writings Dr. Snyder, an SC instructor for three years and an assistant professor for two more, has given two professional papers at philosophy meetings; has published an average of ten book reviews a year in the Personal-ist; has been an active participant in the Philosophy Forums; and is presently working on a book dealing with the philosophical importance of modern drama.
In order to finish this book which would assure a promotion. Dr. Snyder said that he would have to restrict his teaching to merely attending classes and holding office hours.
The rest of his academic time would have to be spent at home or at the library, researching and writing the book. He feels that the time would be better spent helping the student.
“A university such as SC has a responsibility to its students and to its community to have all kinds of men—research scholars, teachers, lecturers, television personalities and others on its faculty,” he said.
Only Consideration “However, with the present j policy of the university, at least as it has been outlined to me by Dr. Werkmeister, the only consideration for the promotion from assistant to associate professor is publication,” he declared.
Dr. Snyder said that he received a letter from Dr. Werkmeister which seemed to cor- 1 roborate Vice President Albert S. Raubenheimer's feelings on the subject as expressed in a Daily Trojan “Pursuit of Excellence” article.
The letter made it clear to him that contributions in the form of publication w'ere the measure of a man’s value to the j university and the deciding factor in promoting a man.
Not Alone “Two of my colleagues also received the letter—Dr. Gordon F. Matheson and Dr. Paul J. Miller, both assistant professors in philosophy—w hich was a means of j informing all three of us what the university policy was con- I
f cerning these plained.
“And in effect, it means write more than teach,” added.
Dr. Snyder pointed out that at San Diego State the emphasis is on teaching. He explained, however, that teaching to him was more than giving lectures in a crowded classroom.
“Teaching includes making oneself available to fulfill the total academic needs of the stu-i dents wherever and whenever ! they appear,” he said.
Teacher First "I regard myself in this sensp as primarily a teacher, and I will make myself available to the students for any academic use to which they wish to put me — in their organizations, in their activities, in the classroom, in office hours and in e very j other area that they ask of me.”
! he maintained.
Dr. Snyder said that at San , Diego State research is considered. but is in no case the exclusive consideration for advancement. “Teaching is the prédominent factor there.” he said.
But he added that at. a university such as SC, this should not be the case.
More Standards “It would seem to me that SC must have a number of standards upon which it judges the excellence of its faculty members. one of which most assuredly should be contributions to their fields of study,” he said.
Dr. Snyder recalled that in the Faculty Senate minutes of a few years back there are three standards which supposedly are to be used in considering promotion:
(1)	, Contributions to one's fields of scholarly endeavor.
(2)	One's general teaching ability.
(3)	Contributions to the total life of the university and th® community.
itood Basis He said that these three standards together provide an adequate and a legitimate basis for judging the w'ork of members of the university faculty.
“But at SC the last two factors are completely ignored.” he said. "In this circumstance. I can only say that I feel the ultimate outcome of the policy would be considerable harm to the university in the eves of the students and in the eyes of the community.”
He emphasized that this was purely his personal opinion.
He said that he was giving this interview not to gain anything for himself, for his plans were already formally made, but to bring this problem out into the open.
Discussion Benefits “I feel that an open and public discussion of the issues which I have raised could not but benefit the university and the faculty of this university,” he added.
Dr. Snyder said that he hoped the matter, under public discussion, would have some effect on what he believes is the present policy.
Eight Major Study Fields May Face Political Doom
By MIKE ROBINSON
Architecture, health, medicine, law, music, pharmacy, Graduate School, PE and therapy and library science face political extermination.
Although these eight fields of study include a large number of the student body, they will have no representation on the ASSC Senate next year unless people from the fields volunteer to become directors of their fields' provisional boards.
This must be done today in 215 SU, reported Don Kelley, head of the new organization movement.
At yesterday’s organizational meeting less than 40 students representing only 10 of the 18 fields were present.
Those students who represent-
also make certain that the field will be represented by as many senators as the size of the field
allows.
Kelley, who leads operation “Grass Roots,” emphasized the importance of the time element at yesterday’s meeting.
He explained mat, since the ASSC elections are being held March 30 and 31, deadlines had to be set.
“Senators are no longer elect- ■ ed by the student body as a whole, but by the fields of study. If a field of study is not recognized by the ASSC Execu- j tive Board, it will not be repre- !
be recognized.
Consequently, all th# students included within the unrecognized fields will lose the opportunity of having anything to say about policies made by the Senate.
These policies will affect every student on the campus.
"The people in the fields which do not become recognized by the Executive Board will have no cause to come around in April and say, ‘Well, look at how those dirty rats on the Senate have squeezed us out,’ ” ASSC President Wally Karabian pointed out.
At the meeting, the field of
commerce received representation with
the largest
_	.	„t--------------------- eight dele-
sented on the Senate, Ke ley j grajeSj followed by social studies
sa*d-	|	with seven.
In order for a field of study to be recognized by the ASSC
ed their major fields are respon- 1 Executive Board, two deadlines sible for organizing their fields. must ** met’
This means writing a constitu- i By Friday, March 4, at 2 p.m. _ I f \A/	4-L	*‘on	drawing	up	a	all	the	field-of-study	constitu-
! oday S W 6ath©r j member*ilip roll of the students j tions must have been submitted
....	... in the field and obtaining a ma- j to the Executive Board. A roll
The weatherman predicts a few' scattered clouds today, with a slim possibility of rain. High will be 63 degrees.
jority of the members’ signatures on the ratification of the constitution.
These student organizers must
of the members must be completed by Tuesday, March 8. Any field of study which does
not meet thes« deadlines will not
Engineering had five representatives at the meeting, while humanities sent three.
Fields represented by two students included biological sciences, communications and dentistry. The fields of education, math and physical sciences and public administration had one delegate each.
Kelley said that he was most (Continued on I’age 2)