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UNITED FUND LEADERS—William Haas (right). United Fund chairnnan for the
campus-wide drive this year, meets with campaign co-chairmen for the medical
center. Ralph Hawkins (left), director of Medical PDC. and H.D. Maynard,
business manager of Surgical PDC. The campaign began this week toward a
university goal of $89,050. 4.7 per cent higher than last year. The initial drive is in
the Pacesetter Division, made up of those who give $50 or more. Last year
Pacesetters contributed more than $60,000 toward the goal. Chairman Haas is
the university’s director of material support. (Photo by Thad Sparks)
Elon Clark
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out at commencement ceremonies and
presidential inaugurations with the
graduation gowns and university
berets.
In addition, he’s written scientific
papers on medical art and facial
protheses and served as advisor to the
Veterans Administration in
Washington, president of the Durham
Children’s Museum and art editor of
Urologic Surgery and Religion and
Health Magazine
And he’s one of the few men in the
nation who have risen to the rank of full
professor without so much as a
Bachelor of Arts degree.
Most recently, he has been director
of Archives and Memoribilia for the
medical center. In this capacity, he has
been gathering and cataloguing
material of historic interest here
including art objects and the papers of
Duke’s original staff.
Although the list of what Elon Clark
has done officially goes on and on,
those duties are not what he is t>est
remembered for.
Mary D.B.T. Semans. a Duke trustee,
has known Clark since 1940. She calls
him a man who has “somehow caught
the spirit of the pioneers here and has
dedicated his whole life to this place.
He has a remarkable capacity for
spreading joy, and he’s always kept a
feeling for the personal in spite of the
growth of the university. If someone
retired, he’s the first person to say
thank you. 1 don’t know when he
sleeps, because he’s always doing
something for someone else. He gives
well-researched advice and tries to
correct errors at the source. Friendship
is emlxxjied in that man’s life."
Dr. Lenox Baker, former head of the
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, said,
“EverytKDdy in the orthopaedic world
wanted to know who did the
illustrations for some of my papers.
Well, it was Elon. He wouldn’t let a
thing go out of his department unless li:
JnteRcom
is published weekly for Duke
Universty Medic*! Center employees, faculty,
staff, students and friends t)y the Medical
Center’s Office of Putilic Relations, Joe Sigler,
director; Miss Annie Kittrelf, secretary.
Co-Editors
OAVIO WILLIAMSON
DALE MOSES
Public Retatioru Advisory Committee: Sam A.
Agnello, audiovisual e)ucation; Or. Robert
Aodenon Jr., surgery; James L. Bennett Jr., vice
presidefit's office; W»yr>e Gooch, personnel; Or.
Atfios Ottolenghi, physiology and pharmacology;
Richard Peck, hospital administration; Miss
Isabelle Webb, RN, nursing service; Dr. Tom C.
Vanaman. microbiology ar»d immunology.
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was right—slides, drawings, anything. 1
don’t think Duke ever had a bigger man
in any department than Elon was in his
own world. And I knew him as a wit,
too. We used to swap some good
stories.”
The current coordinator of medical
art. Bob Blake, has been associated
with Clark for 32 years. He recalls that
medical illustration under Clark’s
administration was a center of the
hospital’s intellectual life where such
topics as politics, religion, sex and
alcohol were freely discussed, with
Clark often playing the devil’s
advocate.
“People from all over the hospital
would call up our department to find
out what was going on nationally,"
Blake said. ’He was also the man to
see if you wanted advice on buying
land or a new car. ”
Dr. James T. Cleland, retired James
B. Duke Professor of Preaching and
Dean of Duke Chapel, said Clark has
"always looked about for areas in which
he can be of assistance without tseing
asked, especially when it came to
funerals or visiting Duke employees or
members of their families who were ill
and in the hospital. He reads widely,
collects people and stories and is
interested in all areas of the university
experience, ” Cleland added, “and he’s
never really been recognized for his
contributions here. ”
How do you say “thank you ” to a
person like that? When Clark stepped
down last week, a farewell get-together
was held for him. A new set of golf
clubs housed in a "Duke Blue’’golf bag
was offered as a gift. The exhibition
gallery near the rarevbook rooms of the
new medical library will be named in
his honor.
A scroll, signed by more than 250 of
his friends and well wishers, is perhaps
the best testimonial. It was inscribed in
part—
’ Professor Clark, a pioneer medical
artist, contributed to the advancement
of medical illustration by his work, by
teaching others, and by always working
at the horizon of this fiQid. His loyalty to
Duke is complete. His ready wit
lightens the day for his co-workers. His
empathetic sensitivity, the art of
Ixxjsting other people’s ego, extends
to all persons—co-workers, visitors,
patients...The signatures of this
document, his friends, therefore attest
for their admiration and give every
wish for future success and long life. ”
- DAVID WILLIAMSON
receiving financial aid.
Other freshman class statistics
reveal that 35 students are North
Carolina natives, a 25 per cent increase
over last year s representation. New
York and South Carolina have
contributed 10 students each. The
remaining 59 men and women come
from 23 states, Canada, England,
Indonesia. Puerto Rico and West
Germany.
Also among the entering class are 30
Duke graduates and nine participants
in the school s Medical Scientist
Training Program, a course of study
which enables the students to earn
both an M.D. degree and a Ph.D. in one
of the basic sciences in six to seven
years.
Nine of the freshmen are from Durham. They are:
Stephen E. Alpert. Garrett S. Bressler. Douglas J.
Erick^n. Eric C. McClees. Charles W. Ptummer. Alfred M.
Roberts. David S. Shimm. Joseph V. Vogel and Eugene E.
Wright Jr
Other students from North Carolina are;
Jerry S Apple of Wallace. Genie L. Bailey of Kenly.
William H. Bobbitt and Jeffrey M. Johnston of Charlotte.
Kim Boekelhekje of Chapel Hill. Daniel )-l. Booth of
Hendersonville. Zebulon L. Bowman. Patrick R. Conner
and Joseph P. Isley of Burlington. Samuel J. Buff of Atexis.
and William B. Bunn III. Kurt D. Newnnan and Thomas M.
Shelburne, ail of Raleigh.
Benjamin A. Carey of Kinston. Wiltiam T Ctine of
Waynesville. John R. Culp of Mooresville. George H.
Dunlap and Beverly J. Myers of WinstorvSalem. Harley F.
Fretberger of Gastonia. Melvin L. Henderson of
Fayetteville. Stephen M. Johnson of West End. Donald M.
McIntosh Jr. of Marion. Mack H. Mabry of Norwood. David
C. Morris of Arapahoe. William N. Newman of Clinton, and
Marsha A. Overman of Wilson.
Other students aruJ their home towns are:
CALIFORNIA—Adam P. Geballe of Woodside. Joan S.
Henderson of Fresrw and Terry Taylor of Santa Cruz
COLORADO—Molly A. Rothenburg of Denver.
CONNECTICUT—Thomas L. Beardsley of Ridgefield
arnj Frank J. Suslavich Jr. of Darien.
FLORIDA—l^awrence Bandy of Orlando. William R. Bell
Jr. of Per^sacola. Dale E. Bredesen of Ft. Lauderdale.
Anton P. Nielson of Venk:e. Lyn A. Sedwick of MaitlarKi
and Douglas P. Sherman of Winter Park.
GEORGIA—V. Claire Cooper of Athens. Thaddeus L.
Dunn and John W. Gnann Jr. of Savannah, Peggy A.
Lindsey of Washir>gton ar>d Charles W. Mains of Tucker.
ILLIfioiS—Jeffrey B. Hartson of Ger>eva and Marion M.
Preston of Lake Forest.
INDIANA—John D. Graham III of Indianapolis.
IOWA—James S. Tiedeman of Des Moines.
KANSAS—Mary Ann Guesing of Leavenworth and M.
Lynn Smiley of Goodland.
MARYLAND —Cartton C. Sexton of Stevenson.
MASSACHUSETTS “Marianne Jackson of Concord and
Matthew 6 Stem of West Newton.
MICHIGAN—Elaine Ferguson of Highland Park, Jodelle
Groeneveld of Owosso and Mitiss Hamp of Grand Rapids.
MINNESOTA—Catherine L. Wood of Rochester.
MISSOURI—Henry H. Bible Jr. and Michael W.
Shannon of St. Louis.
NEW JERSEY—Robert F. Bencze of Cranbury, David
Ginsburg of Union. Joel S. Goldberg of Linden. Marc
Golden of Penn^uken. Robert M. Hoffman of Hillsdale.
Jane Kardashian of Clifton and Roberdeau D Simmons of
Alloway.
NEW MEXICO -L. Celeste Robb of Albuqueroue.
NEW YORK—Philip J. Butera of Brooklyn, Susan L.
Kelley of Mahopac. James T. Li of Jamaica. Nancy Post of
New York. Steven R. Savona of Bayside. Emmett V.
Schmidt of Elms Ford. Rot>ert C. Shepard of West
Hempstead. Peter J. Sims of New Rochelle. Catherine H.
Toye of Rhinebeck and Stephen A Wank of Great Neck.
OHIO- William R. Clarke of Cincinnati. Michael R.
Gorman of Bay Village and E. Wilson Griffin III of Aurora
PENNSYLVANIA—James M. Avent of Norristown. M.
Alycia Hassett of Wyomisslng. Lauren I. O'Brien of
Swarthmore and Steven F Roark of Wallingford
SOUTH CAROLINA—Jonca C. Bull. G Byron Hodge Jr.
Randall C. Rickard and Wendell H. Tiller Jr. of
Spartanburg. Robert M. Califf and Eric M. Yoder of
Columbia. Elizabeth Harden of Manning, Linda V. Hough
of Kershaw. George S. Tyson Jr. of Florence and Kenneth
D. Williams of Liberty.
TENNESSEE—Charles D. Lutin of Nashville and Hanes
M. Swingle of Johnson City.
TEXAS—Pamela M. Runge of Austin.
VIRGINI A-'^hn A. Cooper Jr. and Phyllis A. DeCarlo of
Arlington and John C. Wood of Richmond.
WASHINGTON—Lynn R. Hayes of Seattle.
Students from other countries are David Alyono of
Indonesia. William G. Gibson of EnglarKl. Rot>ert B.
Johnson of Canada. Virginia Lightner of Puerto Rico and
Reinhardt O. Sahmel of West Germany.
•••••••••••
DAY CARE SUBSIDIES
The university is sponsoring a day
care subsidy program to help its
employees meet the cost of sending
their children to day care centers.
Duke will pay partial tuition to those
applicants who have qualifying
incomes. The program will run from
Sept. 30, 1974 to May 2, 1975.
Applications can be found on
employee bulletin boards or can be
obtained from 111 East Duke Bldg. on
East Campus. The application deadline
is Sept. 13.
The university is also continuing its
day care clearing house. Parents may
call 684-2244 to obtain information on
local day care centers including costs,
locations, hours, ages of acceptance
and vacancies.
The 684-2244 number may also be
called for inforrtnation about the day
care subsidies.
Local Voters To Decide
Durham Co.-City Merger
Local voters go to the polls Tuesday
to decide whether the City of Durham
and Durham County will t>e merged.
If the measure passes. Durham will
become the nation s 19th city-county
combination. New Orleans was the first
to take the step in 1813 and has since
been followed by such cities as
Nashville, Indianapolis, Baton Rouge
and Jacksonville, Fla.
But passage is anything but certain.
A similar proposal was defeated in
1961. And opposition to the proposed
merger this time around is visible and
vocal;
Briefly, consolidation would do away
with the current City Council and the
Board of County Commissioners on
Dec. 1, 1975. In their place, a
16-person Board of Government would
be elected.
The current jobs of city manager and
county manager would give way to a
single chief administrative officer,
hired in the same way the two
managers are now.
The office of mayor would be
retained—but responsible to all of what
is now Durham city and county rather
than just to the city.
Duplication would be eliminated in;
tax collection, planning and zoning,
and water and sewage control.
Supporters of the merger say it wilt
usher in more streamlined and
responsive government. Each of the 16
district representatives will be chosen
only by the citizens in his or her district.
All districts are roughly equal in
population and would be re-drawn, if
necessary, after each census to
maintain that balance.
The voter population in four of the
districts is heavily black. Likewise, in
four other, mostly outlying, districts the
population is heavily white. A more
nearly equal-racial balance exists in
the other eight districts.
This method of election is the feature
merger opponents have criticized most
strongly. They say corruption could
accompany consolidation, since 15 of
the 16 board members would be
t>eyond the reach of any one citizen
who wished to vote them out of office.
Opponents have also attacked the
new powers a joint government would
give to the Human Relations
Commission. Those powers would be
the right to order a person or
organization to stop discriminating and
back up that order with a court case,
fines and imprisonment. In addition,
the new commission could investigate
possible discrimination—without
having first received a cpmplaint.
The voter registration deadline was
Aug. 12. For the address of your
polling place, call the County Elections
Board at 682-5745.