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ASU-TV
Channel
On Way

New President

Durham Sets
Fall Arrival

Form al application for an edacational TV channel a t A S l
wa!s m ade ,to th e Federal Comi m unicdfions Commission yes­
terday.
C hannel 8 w ill be licensed to
th e Board of R egents and oper­
ated and m aintained b y th e
ASU B ureau of Broadcasting,
according to Mr. R ichard H,
Bell, director of th e bureau.
W hen th e application is act­
ed upon, it is anticipated th a t
th e construction perm it for, th e
new television station w ill be
granted by the FCC w ithin the
n e x t 30 days, Mr. Bell said.
W ith th e construction perm it,
th e bureau engineers w ill b e­
gin converting th e present
KVAR tran sm itter fo r bro ad ­
cast on C h a n n e l'8.
KVAR, w hich announced its
plans to m ove to high power
last spring, plans to sell th eir
present • tran sm itter and con­
trib u te th e ir tow er and an ­
tenna tó th e ASU channel w ith
th e com pletion of th e ir new ad ­
ditions. T he new facilities are
now nearing completion.
A ccording to present plans,
C hannel 8 w ill go on th e air
th e first d ay of classes, Sept.
13. The station w ill broadcast
from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., M onday

Newly-appointed ASU President G. Homer Durham
will assume his new duties sometime between Septem­
ber and December.
The appointment of the nationally known political
science and the present vice president of the University
of Utah was announced Tuesday by W. R. Mathews,
president of the Board of Regents.
Mr. M athews said Dr. D u rham w as the final choice of a
regent’s selection committee
Which “had w orked very care­
fully over the past m onths, ex ­
am ining the records of m ore
than 80 possible candidates.”
Dr. D urham is 49 and a n a ­
tive of Iron County, Utah.
He has been vice president
of the U niversity of Utah since
F ebruary 1953. Before th a t he

[ w as director of the school’s in ­
stitu te of governm ent and head
of the departm ent of political
science.
H e received a bachelor of
a rts degree in history and po­
litical science from th e U ni­
versity of California a t Los
Angeles in 1939.
. A ctive nationally and in the
W est as a governm ental schol­
ar, he has ju st concluded a term
as president of th e A m erican
Society for Public A dm inistra­
tion.
Dr. D urham w as also the
principal founder and first
president of the W estern Po­
litical Science Assocation.
He has been a m em ber of
th e board of editors of th e P u b ­
“Mrs. Durham , qiy fam ily and lic A dm inistration Review and
I look forw ard w ith great a n ti­ w as publsher of th e W estern
cipation to o u r new w ork at Political Q uarterly from 1946A rizona S tate,” Dr. G. Homer 1953.
D urham said during a radio
Dr. D urham has also served
interview W ednesday evening. as a m em ber of the U.S. N a­
“I th in k w e understand the tional Commission fo r UNESCO,
Dr. G. Homer Durham
problem s of balanced and d y ­ u n d er appointm ent from the
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 2)
New ASU President
nam ic grow th throughout the late Jo h n Foster Dulles, re p re ­
John Pettley
j W est and it w ill b e a great senting th e A m erican Political
pleasure to serve th e people of Science Association.
IArizona in the large, growing
H e is a m em ber of th e lan ­
I P h o e n i x * m etropolitan area guage
_____ w
k ___ ______
developm
ent advisory
w here Tempe and Arizona S tate ! com m ittee of th e N ational*D eA la carte w ill be th e feature im pressive academic and schol i applications of meteorology to are located.”
fense Education A ct of 1958.
of th e house Tuesday nig h t j astic background, he is cu rre n t­ | film production at California
Dr. D urham was preparing to
As a m em ber of th e W estern
w h en B ritish hum orist Jo h n
I speak at the U niversity of K an - (in terstate Commission fo r H igh■n stitute of Technology.
ly
m
aking
tours
throughout
the
P ettley serves u p “U.S.A. A La
j Sas, Laurence, K ansas, w hen I er Education, Dr. D urham has
C arte” in th e MU Ballroom U nited States presenting his j After, receiving his m aster’s ! KOY new scaster Jack W est become fam iliar w ith Arizona
unique
and
refreshing
p
ro
­
: degree there, he retu rn ed to j reached him by telephone.
a t 8.
*
and ASU.
grams.
En- land, b u t came back in 1948
(
Mr.« P ettley ’s hum orous s u r­
“I
w
an
t
to
■
express
appreciH is first visit tcP th e ASU
Mj\
Pettley
w
as
born
in
Lon­
to join th e acuity of the Webb
vey of th e A m erican scene
ation to th e Board of Regents cam pus w as in 1952, en route
ranges over social, political and don, England and first cam e | School in Clarem ent, California. fo r th e confidence expressed in
to m eetings of the W estern Po­
to
this
country
in
1946.
He
was
I H e is living in C larem ent w ith
domestic fields.
sent here by the J. A rth u r R ank his A m erican w ife and th eir Ihie,” Dr. D urham stated, “and litical Science Association in
A w orld trav eller w ith an m ovie organization to study the | tw o children.
pledge to them, the faculty a t j Tucson. In M arch 1954 h e ad -

Durham
Interview
Obtained

(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 2)

Nine Men
Have Led
A S Growth
Beginning w ith H iram -Brad­
ford F arm er who headed the
Tem pe N orm al school staff
from 1886-1888, nine m en have
lead the adm inistration of th e
school w hich becam e Arizona
S ta te 1University. «
Since 1900 three m en have
guided the grow th of th e school,
Dr. A rth u r John M atthews,
president for 3ff years, Dr.
R alph W. Swetm an, who had
th ree year tu rbulent depres­
sion . adm inistration, and Dr.
G rady Gammage, whose 27 year
adm instration ushered a grow th
explosion th a t culm inated in a
university.

Dr. Arthur J. Matthew,
president from 1900 to
1933, saw Tempe Nor­
mal S c h o o l become
Tempe State Teachers
College and finally Ari­
zona S t a t e Teachers
Cdllege'the y e a r be­
fore his retirement.

Dr. Ralph W. Swetman,
president from 1930 to
1933, .spent a turbulent
three years in the office
w h i c h resulted in a
highly, organized b u t
demoralized school.

D r . Grady Gammage,
president from 1933 to
1959 saw the attend­
ance -rise from 875 to
10,000 and guided this
growth to Arizona State
College and finally to
Arizona State Univer­
sity.

| d re s s e d th g A s u

c h a p te J . Qf ^

A m erican Association of U ni­
versity Professors and also
spoke to the faculty assembly.
He is m arried to the form er
¡Eudora Widstoe, of Salt Lake
! City. H er fa th e r w as once
! president of U tah S tate A gri­
cultural College.
They have three children,
Mrs. Jo h n M. Peters, of B alti­
more; Doralee, 21, a senior at
the U niversity of U tah, and
George, 15, th e ir son.
“My w ife and I,” Dr. D u r­
ham said following his appoint­
m ent, “feel th a t we have been
presented w ith a challenging
opportunity second to none in_>
th e U nited States today. We
are enthusiastic w ith th e pros­
pects. We realize m uch pains­
taking labor and devotion have
bçen invested in th e in stitu ­
tion.”
U ntil Dr. D urham ’s arrival,
Dr. H. D. Richardson w ill con­
tinue as acting president of
ASU.

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SUMMER SESSION

July 29, 1960

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TELEVISION . . . will bring this room to life this fdll as a classroom to hund­
reds who w ill view Channel 8’s telecourses and as a stage for educational and
cultural programs that will reach homes throughout Maricopa County.
More About Channel 8

Four Telecourses Offered

(C o n tin u e d Froir* P a g e 1)
York, w hich has been 'e sta b ­ : w ere: th e state’s first in-school
through F riday w ith a slight lished as a program m ing se r­
| television program s in 1954-55,
variance in daily schedule to vice netw ork for educational
j th e state’s first telecourse car­
accommodate th e planned tele­ television stations. It operates
ried by m ore th an one station
courses. It w ill provide a strong in m uch th e sam e w ay as the
in 1957, and th e state’s first
Class A Signal for all of M ari­ m ajor netw orks serve com m er­ daily telecourse, Spanish 101,
copa County and beyond, Mr. cial stations, Mr. Bell said.
102-TV in 1959.
Bell told.
A t th e present tim e th e re are
The key positions on Channel
Program m ing w ill include 8 w ill be held by Mr. Bell, sta ­ 47 educational television sta ­
four telecourses this fall. They- tion m anager and program d i­ tions o n -th e -a ir from co ast-tow ill be listed in the schedule of rector; Sheldon P. Siegel, p ro ­ coast in th e m ajo r m etropoli­
classes and m ay be tak en for
duction m anager, in charge of ta n areas of th e U nites States.
university credit by regularly television production; L lynn E.
enrolled ASU and extension
D ryer, chief engineer, and Mrs.
students. The fall television S arah B urke, office m anager.
courses w ill include E lem entary
Two new staff m em bers h a v e
It is regretful to see that bilingualism is rapidly dis­ Spanish (SP 101), Physical been
to th e Channel 8
appearing from our Southwest. The Southwest, long con­ U niverse (PL 110), Sociology staff. added
T hey are Phillip Rock,
sidered a bilingual area, should remain a vivid example (SP 101), and A udi-V isual
form erly a producer a t KVAR,
of the satisfaction that is derived from direct contact Education (BE 522).
A th e a tre p a rty is featured
w
with the moral, intellectual and spiritual values of two The channel w ill also carry ho w ill serve on th e TV p ro ­ tonight by th e M em orial Union
duction
staff
as
a
producercultures and two languages.
other live educational program s director; and Ja c k Daniels, fo r­ a s w ell ’ as th e w eekly movie,
To gain fluent mastery of two tongues is h con­ utilizing university and com­ m erly of WOSU-TV- in Colum­ bridge gam e and bridge lessons.
Theatre party:
siderable achievement worthy of more recognition than m unity resources.
bus Ohio, w ho w ill serve in
T he P hoenix L ittle T h eater’s
Special film series from the an engineering dapacity™
its has been accorded. It is a goal that can be achieved
production of “I ‘ R em em ber
only through the most intensive study and diligence.
N ational E ducational T elevi­
R adio-Television m ajors and •Mama” w ill be the destination
sion
C
enter
w
ill
also
be
aired
Such a versatility cannot be accomplished by the
other interested students, Mr.
tonight’s th eatre party. Spe­
language student in the space of a year or two, regard­ on Channel 8. These w ill in ­ Bell said, w ill be given every of
cially priced tickets w ill adm it
clude
educational
and
cultural
less of the intensiveness of application; anymore than
opportunity to w ork in various
a similar versatility can be attained in the same -brief I program s for all age groups production - a n d engineering th e group from ASU, and both
period of time by a student of- physics, chemistry, en­ from pre-school to adults, Mr. functions on th e new channel. tick ets and transportation a r ­
rangem ents are available a t th e
Bell commented.
gineering or history.
ASU pioneered in the devel­ inform ation desk.
Tem
pe,
the
students
and
all
The ability to communicate inteligently in one lan­
Movie:
guage is, in itself, a main concern judging from the j who are concerned w ith the opm ent of educational televi­
An
aerial dram a w ill be
sion
in
th
e
state
w
hen
it
p
ro
­
|
prosperity
of
Arizona
S
tate
my
many courses offered in freshman English, and the
upon obtaining • a license, duced th e state’s fir s t' te le ­ show n tonight a t 7:30 in Cosoften too-low achievement of American students in that
area. It should not be difficult therefore to realize that I C hannel 8 w ill becom e affiliat- course for college credit in 1955. n e r A uditorium . R alph R ichard­
the task of preparing to communicate in two idioms is I ed w ith th e NETC in New Also listed am ong its firsts! son and A nn Todd sta r in
“B reaking th e Sound B arrier,”
a formidable one.
th e story of a n aircraft m an u ­
More
About
Interview
If one were to count all the institutions, all the
fa c tu re r and his quest to p ro ­
organizations, all the special schools and all the se­
duce a plane th a t can trav el
condary schools that offer courses in foreign languages,
faster th an th e speed of sound.
the number would be astronomical. Yet, we seem to have
(C o n tin u e d F r o m P a g e 1)
Star Gazing:
| is the c u rren t chairm an of W esbeen categorized, as Mez Robb, syndicated columnist'
said last week, as a nation of “linguistic barbarians.” best efforts to continuing the i te rn In terstate Commission for S tar gazing is acceptable
fine w ork done by G rady Gam- H igher Education.” Dr. D u r­ w hen its through a telescope.
■Isn’t it evident that one and two year attempts to tnage and deserving the support ham has represented U tah on Dr. F ra n k Yale, associate p ro ­
learn a language merely give a foundation of it, but not bf th e people of Arizona.”
th a t commission for five years. fessor of Physical Sciences, w ill
a bilingual versatility? Mastery of- a second language “Muph labor and devotion,” W hen asked about his arrival preside a t the telescopic view ­
should number among the goals of most ambitious, in­ h e acknowledged, “has been ex ­ date in Tempe, he said, “This ing of the moon and its craters,
telligent university students, regardless of their field tended in building A rizona State is still an open question. I ’ve Ju p ite r and its moons, and S at­
of concentration.
together w ith th e o ther in stitu ­ got to m ake somje term inal a r­ u rn and its rings. H e w ill also
Particularly here in the Southwest, where the ad­ tions of th e state of Arizona.” rangem ents w ith th e U niversity identify and give descriptions
vantages of true bilingualism are so immediately ap­ In connection w ith the other of U tah. I’m studying those no w ’ of th e constellations and b right
parent, students should anticipate at least a four year Institutions, h e commented, (w ith th e president) and w e’re stars.
language study program.
“W e’v e enjoyed a personal hoping it w ill be very soon in
“Gazing” w ill begin a t 8:30
*
— Dr. Quino E. Martinez
friendship w ith D r. H arvill of th e in terest of* b o th in stitu ­ W ednesday evening in th e new
Associate Professor of Spanish th e U niversity of Arizona. He tions.”
,
Sun Devil stadium .

Trip To Play
Set Tonight

Durham Pledges Efforts To ASU

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