Evening star., 1955-01-18
Long-Setrei Report
Blasts Byrd Regime
Al U. Of Maryland
Continued From first Paee.)

faculty members from othera
colleges, the Middle States AS
ISOLATION told the university, 10
q letter accompanying the re-
port last May. that it had voted
to defer q decision concerning
the reaffirmation Of accredita-
ton Of the University Of Mary
land until the seiniannual meet
ing to be held in April. 1856"
This failure to have its ac-
creditation fully reafirmed was
not disclosed until last fan. when
It became q major issue IN the |
successful campaign for fe-eiec-
Z tion waged by Republican Gov.
McKeldin against DR.. Byrd. the
Democratic challenger.
Legislature Releases Report.
The university;s Board Of Re-
gents considered releasing the
entire report at that time but |
decided instead to disclose only
its highligfts in press state-
ment. sThe entire report was
made public last night, however.
by the State Legislature.
DR.. Elkins sent three copies OF |
the report here last Friday IN
response to the introduction OF
q Senate resolution requesting
him to do so. One copy went
to Gov. McKeldin, one to Senate
President Louis L. Goldstein and
the third to House Speaker John
C. Luber. Mr.. Goldstein and
Mr.. Luber referred them to their
Education Committee at the FIRST
opportunity. ruling that such an
action made the report available
to the press.
In his annual report to the
Legislature. distributed to law
makers last night also. DR.. !
Elkins states that II the General
Assembly will support budget
appropriation requests for the
medical school, hospital and
library, ''the deficiencies and
alleged weaknesses viii be corr
rected"
He told The Star that he made
o verbal progress report to the |
Middle States Association I'M
Atlantic City during the recent |
Thanksgiving holiday and felt
the reaction was favorable.
If the Legislature Is co-opera-
tive" DR.. Elkins said, "there is q |
possibility that our accreditatior1
can be straightened out this
year. y"
He said he plans to make am
other progress report to the
association in April. The cur
rent 90-day session OF the Legis-
lature runs until April 4.
Among the actions the uni-
versity has, taken 40 correct
criticisms raised by; the eyalua-
tors, DE Elkins said. was the APP
pointrAent last July Of DR.. VIII
liam s.. Stone as director Of
(. medical education and research.
As such, DR.. Stone supervises
and co-ordinates the medical
school. nursing school and u1i-
versity hospital in Baltimore.
Here are some excerpts from
the evaluation report for the
Commission Oh Institutions OF
Higher Educattnk 0f the Middle
States Association Ofs Coll leges
and Secondary Schools:
ADMINISTRATION AND
FACULTY.
Administrative authority Is
not only vested in the president.
DR.. Byrd, as Is customary in SUBJ
stantially all American institu-
tions Of higher education, but is
actually exercised by the presi-
dent.
"All of the major operating
officials report directly to him.
All of the legislative functions
on the university level are exer-
cised by the administrative
board, which is appointed by
him and of which he is chair
man.
I'm this situation there have
developed two focal points Of
power in the university: The
president and the departments.
The deans Of the colleges, in
varying measure but definitely
to q lesser degree, may be SIM
ilarly regarded.
This situation is both 3 log
ical and psychological recogni-
ton of the fact that the Uni
versity Of Maryland, as 1t exists
today, Is unquestionably the
heightened shadow OF President
BYRD
"As the time Of his assump~
ton OF the presidency, the an
nual budget was $2.6 million as
he lays down the ofiice 10 years
later. the budget is $40 million,
of which $40 million comes from
State appropriation.
1T Is also q recognition Of the
fact that President Byrd almost
certainly knows more about the
activities of the university and
how they developed than any
one else.
"A skillful administrator who
has made few errors, presiding
over an ever-expanding economy
which provided support for fac
ulty members to pursue and TO
develop their own professional
interest and who was willing,
as he himself told us, to work
lS hours day pretty regularly,
Is bound to occupy deserved
position of leadership.
yet there is another side to
the coin tight atIministra-
tive control in the presidents
Office, while accepted, without
complaint or apparent restive-
ness. also implied willingness
to shrug of that measure Of
responsibility for the welfare of
the university usually accepted
as q matter Of course by those
who thiYak ~ ther,n qalvau q ,,o ~