Evening star., 1961-01-31
DR.. Carroll to Assume
CIV Post Tomorrow
BY JOHN ROSSON
star staff Writer

II someone 10 months age
had told the amiable Califor-
nian that In less than q year
he'd be president Of George
Washington University. he'd
have said the informant was
off base. --
He was too busy putting to-
gether plans to do some work
abroad to consider his next job
| Yet tomorrow, about $3.50
am. Dr.. Thomas H. Carroll,
46. will walk into an office In
the 1000 block Of q street NV
and take UP his duties Is GW's
president.
Until this week he was q
member Of the Board Of Edu-
cation Of Darien. Conn, and
vice president Of the Ford
Foundation.
Forecast Of Change
Ending his foundation duties
last night, the new president.
an authority In the field Of
business administration. was
scheduled to arrive in the Dis
trict today. Reached in New
York, he forecast at least one
change in CIV affairs-one
which he said will place the
university IN the forefront of
American colleges.
George Washington, he ex-
planned, recently changed the
name Of It's School Of Govern
ment to the School Of Govern
ment. Business and Interna-
tional Affairs. He considers the
change Of utmost importance. |"
From now on. he said. the
George Washington student
who wishes to study one Of
these subjects also win study
the other two.
DR.. Carroll. whose founda-
ton work In South America
and Africa included participa-
ton in numerous seminars on
management, labor problems
and economic development, ex-
planned that his work abroad
convinced me more than ever"
that q student In business also
must be thoroughly educated
In the fields Of government and
international affairs, and vice
versa.
TITS the only way hen be
able, In the future, to con.
tribute" the new president
said, either at home or
abroad"
Hopes for Similar Moves
DR.. Carroll said he hopes the
CIV move win trigger similar
moves by other American uni
versities. 80 far" he added,
there isn't another university
In the country that has shown
its concern In this regard to
the point where It has effec-
lively consolidated It's business,
government and international
affairs schools"
Many Of the worlds prob.
lens fall in one Of those cate.
gories, and II the expert on
international affairs knows
nothing about business hen be
lost. DR.. Carroll believes.
Dr. Carroll, who returned
less than . week ago from q
Ford Foundation study trip to
Africa. will fill O vacancy of
two years. standing.
The CIV presidency has been
vacant since January. 1859,
when Or. Cloyd H. Marvin.
president for % years, told the
trustees he wished to retire,
Delegating the duties to Os-
wald 8. Colclough. Q retired
vice admiral and dean Of fac
ulties. the trustees began q
search for DR.. Marvin's sue.
cessor which was to last Q year
and q half.
Not until August, 1860, did
they name DR.. Carroll, and
they chose him from more than
100 names originally consid.
cred.
Delay Of Six Months
But even when the search
had ended. Admiral Colclough.
acting president, was asked TO
stay at the helm six more
months. DR.. Carroll was too
committed to Ford Foundation
programs to come to CIV i'm.
mediately. He asked that the
appointment be made effec.
tive on February !. giving him