Evening star., 1955-01-18

reeoving from an operation
he underwent last Thursday.
He is expected to be hos
pitaIized at least for the
rest Of this week.
from the other except as the
several departments Ia COLI
lege may be co-ordinated by the
college dean through the de-
partment head. This would seem
to be q result reasonably TO be
expected from the fact that COLI
lege faculty meetings are rarely
held.
sThe educational challenge
arising from the close relation
ships departments. of cross
fertilization in the sciences, the
social sciences, and the human
tiles did not exist.
There was evidence Of steril-
ity and lack Of ferrnent. How
much this Is the result Of the
tight administrative leadership
can be only a matter Of conjec-
ture !"
The evaluators found the Of
fee of the dean of the faculty
largely undeveloped," and the
deans did not report to, '.or even
through" the dean of the fac
ulty. who is presumably the
chief educational officer under
the president" bit directly to
Or. Byrd.
The report recommended that
an administrative organization
be set up which will greatly
reduce the number of persons
reporting directly to the presi-
dent. =.
-This may be done in several
ways, but what is obviously re-
quired is the establishment Of
vice presidencies. n. Another
form of organization which sug-
gests itself is to have q vice.
president or provost for each
geographical area. namely. one
for Baltimore. one for Eollege
Park and one for Princess
Anne.
I'm addition to meetings Of
the faculties of the colleges.
provision should be made for an
academic legislative body of
university-wide scope. Such an
organization is ordinarily known
as the, university senate.
1.-THE University Of Maryland
may be gaining efficiency of
operation through its present
form of organization. but it is
losing a great deal through the
lack of an informed and re-
sponsible body Of academic
public opinion.
I'VE urge the University OF
Maryland to democratize its
organization and to establish the
members of the faculty in the
rightful role generally held by
faculties in universities in the
formulation and implementation
Of educational policy. -.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
"The current admission poll
cies under the supervision Of
the dean and Admissions Com
sliaittee are in him order. The
Sse00ent morale is ezcellHsat and,
faculty student fgla ships are
good. Faculty student ratios
were improved by the addition of
more full-time personnel, in the
preclinical departments. but are
still inadequate in certain areas.
"a separate department of
psychiatry has recently been de-
velopd but preventative and en-
vironmental medicine does not
exist as a departmental entity.
1t remains a section within the
department of medicine.
Traditions are still deeply en-
trenched in some phases of basic
science and clinical teaching at
the University of Maryland
School of Medicine. There has
been a marked lag in readjust-
ing to the changing needs in
medical education.
The development of the ad-
nlinistration Of the school has
not kept pace with the growth
and complexity Of the problems
confronting it,.
Departmental autonomy Is
associated with q tendency to-
ward isolation that has prevented
the free interchange and co-op-
Grafton so essential to achieving
integrated activity.
Tardy Readjnstments.
4The readjnstments that are
taking place. In the curriculum
Of this school today are those
that occurred in most medical
schools is or more years ago.
In this school there remains
the tremendous task Of educat-
ing large portion Of the fac
ulty in modern methods and in
modern philosophy Of medical
| education.
Faculty staining is inadequate
in numerous departments
Of the medical school. the de-
partment head is either at or
near age Of retirement. and q
number are already beyond the
usual retirement age 1851 for
departmental administrative Of
ficers in most institutions. =.
Current salary levels are
definitely low.
Recognizing that the institu-
tion has made certain notable
advances since the survey Of
1885, the last previous evalua-
ton Of the medical school. espe-
cially in such areas as PSYCHE
airy and pediatrics. 1t is a fact
that the development Of the
school of medicine as q whole
has Jagged far behind most
other schools.