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57th Year, No. 107
Wescoe New Chancellor
7 Deans Sound Approval of New Chancellor
Seven University deans termed the Board of Regents appointment of Dr. Clarke Wesoe as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Kansas "an excellent choice."
The deans think that Dr. Wescoe will continue to carry on the fine tradition of the University established by Chancellor Murphy.
Kenneth Anderson, dean of the School of Education, said:
"I am most pleased with Dr. Wescow's appointment and I am certain that the University will reach for new heights under his leadership."
James R. Surface, dean of the School of Business, said:
"I think that Dr. Wescoe is an excellent choice. I think that Dr. Wescoe is a man of great vision and he will be dedicated toward the realization of that vision for the University."
"I am looking forward to working with Dr. Wescoe. I admire him and think that he will be a good leader for the University.
James McNown, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, said:
Donald Alderson, dean of men,
said:
"I am very pleased that the Board of Regents has selected this very able man to lead the University in an important period in its history. With Dr. Wescoe's enthusiasm, dedication, leadership and understanding of the University. I feel confident that KU will continue to exert its educational influence in the state and nation."
Emily Taylor, dean of women said:
"Dr. Wescoe is a most fortunate choice of the Board of Regents to continue the fine tradition established by Dr. Murphy at the University. I have every confidence in his ability, judgment and leadership."
Frederick J. Moreau, acting dean of the School of Law, said:
"Dr. Wescoe's appointment meets with my absolute approval. I am most happy to learn of it. I have worked with him for six years and I have found him possessed of the highest character and ability."
Harold G. Barr, dean of the School of Religion, said:
"I have a very high regard for Dean Wescoe. Not only is he a good administrator of the medical school but he has a broad cultural background and interest in the field of education.
"I feel that Dean Wescoe is certainly interested in the whole of the University as well as the medical side of it."
Colder Weather Again Tomorrow
Convertible tops brought down by today's warming will go back up tomorrow with the arrival of a new cold wave the U.S. Weather Bureau predicts will hit this area.
weathermen said cold air from Western Canada will bring Kansas temperatures down tomorrow. Cloudy skies and snow flurries will accompany the cold, and the state will have below normal temperatures most of the week.
Extreme temperatures yesterday were 50 at Garden City and 34 at Russell.
GOOD LUCK—Ray Evans (right) chairman of the state Board of Regents, congratulates Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe following his appointment as the next Chancellor of KU. (Kansan photo by Eric Jacobsen)
Wescoe Says He Is Aware Of 'Responsibility Involved'
Dean W. Clarke Wescoe, of the School of Medicine, released the following statement this morning after being appointed Chancellor of the University:
"Cognizant of the confidence in me expressed by the faculty and alumni committees and the Board of Regents, I have accepted the invitation of the Board to become Chancellor of the University of Kansas on July 1 of this year.
"In so doing, I am well aware of the almost overwhelming responsibility involved in carrying on the traditions and ideals of my distinguished predecessors. Although I am
not one of its graduates, I do not place my loyalty for or devotion to the University second to anyone. In that respect, I believe the record speaks for itself. With the help of the Board of Regents and those the committees represent—my colleagues on the faculty, all of our alumni, every Kansan—the University's momentum will be continued, its stature will be increased.
"I pledge myself unreservedly to the task. It is my hope that with this decision made, all of us within the University can turn to the work that confronts us, calmly, and in an atmosphere of dignity."
Alumni, Faculty Choice Decisive in Selection
Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe was selected as the new Chancellor of KU partly because he was strongly backed by faculty and alumni, Ray Evans, chairman of the State Board of Regents said today.
Dr. Wescoe and the Regents met in an informal conference in the Chancellor's green plush-carpeted inner office. The conference was held to acquaint Dr. Wescoe with the wishes of Regents in connection with aims and policies.
Mr. Evans was asked about the 6-3 vote of the Regents which put Dr. Wescoe into the chancellor's position. He replied:
Mr. Evans said that Dr. Wescoe was strongly backed by both the faculty and alumni advisory groups appointed Friday. He added that he thought Dr. Wescoe would be able to keep faculty members from leaving the University in the wake of Dr. Murphv's resignation.
"You would-haye to say that the reasons behind the dissenting votes were strictly personal."
"Let's not rush things. I've never wanted to take over while the body was still warm."
Poses for Picture
A photographer asked Dr. Wescoe for a picture of him seated in the chancellor's chair behind the big desk. Dr. Wescoe replied likingly:
The Regents who voted against Dr. Wescoe were C. V. Kincaid, George B. Collins and Russel R. Rust.
Asked what the discussion with the regents was about, Dr. Wescoe grinned and said:
"We've just been visiting as a family."
The 39-year-old educator added that he was "overwhelmed" by the decision to appoint him.
The Regents were closeted until 2 a.m. this morning at the Hotel Kansan in Topeka. Mr. Evans said that numerous applicants were discussed before the board chose Dr. Wescoe.
Mr. Evans said that salary had not been discussed. He said the board normally met in June to decide salaries of administrators. Dr. Wescoe now receives $18,000 a year and Dr. Murphy $22,000.
Members of the board said that it was premature to talk about a replacement for Dr. Wescoe at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Mr. Evans said the procedure would be for Dr. Wescoe to nominate his successor and then have the board approve his decision.
Seven Regents Attend
Dr. Murphy had a previous engagement to speak before the "Forty Years Ago Club" in Kansas City. He was speaking on the Role of Education in American Foreign Policy.
Seven of the nine regents were at the meeting. Dr.Wescoe and regents had luncheon together.
Regents Vote 6-3 For Medical Dean
The Kansas Board of Regents today elevated Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe from dean of the School of Medicine to Chancellor of the University.
Wescoe Career Like Murphy's
The careers of Dr. William Clarke Wescoe, newly appointed Chancellor of KU and Dr. Franklin Murphy, departing Chancellor have had striking similarities.
Dr. Wescoe, when appointed dean of the School of Medicine in 1952, became the youngest medical dean in the nation, a distinction previously held by Dr. Murphy at the same position. Dr. Wescoe was then 32.
A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Wescoe received his B.S. degree summa cum laude from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. In 1944 he was graduated magna cum laude from the Cornell University Medical College.
Dr. Murphy received his A.B. degree from KU in 1936 and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1941.
DR. MURPHY AND DR. WESCOE are both members of Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity, Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society, Sigma Xi scientific research honor society and are diplomates of the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Both men were active in research programs for the Army during and after World War II. Both have received honors in the medical field.
During his tenure as dean of the medical school, Dr. Wescoe was responsible for obtaining new faculty for nearly all the principal positions in the school to replace retiring faculty members.
Under his leadership, most faculty positions were altered to stress teaching and research rather than being predominantly practicing positions.
Also under Dean Wescoe's direction the teaching plan for freshman medical students was reconstructed in a single 9-month course to include courses treated separately over a longer period before.
DURING 1946-48, Dr. Wescoe concurrently was a pharmacologist with the Army Chemical center in Maryland and a research fellow at Cornell. After two years as a pharmacology instructor in the Cornell Medical College, he was made assistant professor in 1950.
A year later he came to the KU School of Medicine as professor of pharmacology and experimental medicine and in May, 1952 was appointed dean of the school.
The KU Medical Center has grown into one of the major research institutions of the midwest during the seven years he has been dean there. Major breakthroughs were made leading to development of the Salk vaccine and the elimination of polio as a major disease.
In 1944, Dr. Wesco married Barbara Benton, daughter of Judge Willard M. Benton, Kansas City, Kan. They have two children: Barbara Elaine, 7, and W. Clarke Jr., 6, Dean and Mrs. Wesco are members of the Trinity English Lutheran church in Kansas City, Kan.
United Press International reported the appointment was made on a 6-3 vote.
Dr. Wescoe, who is 39 years old, will replace Franklin D. Murphy, who resigned last week to become chancellor at the University of California at Los Angeles. Chancellor Murphy will take his position at UCLA July 1, the same date that Dr. Wescoe will take the KU helm.
Wescoe accepted the job in a telephone conversation with Ray Evans of Prairie Village, regents chairman.
'Superb' Selection Chancellor Says
The following statement was issued by Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy today after the appointment by the Board of Regents of Dr. W. Clark Wescoe as the new Chancellor of the University of Kansas.
Dr. Murphy's statement:
"This is a great day for the University of Kansas and Kansas education.
Wescoe was one of five Kansas educators who had been mentioned as a possible successor to Murphy but the regents were not expected to make their choice so rapidly.
"The Board of Regents has met the challenge superbly.
"In choosing Dr. W. Clark Wescoe as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Kansas they have given this institution a man who is a remarkable blend of ability, experience, vigor and idealisms.
"The faculty and student body have been given a leader whom they can follow with confidence and enthusiasm to new heights.
"If the people of Kansas will give Dr. Wescoe and his staff the adequate tools, the moral support, and a truly educational climate in which to operate, I can promise them that a golden age for the University of Kansas and the educational system of this state lies immediately ahead."
"He had the complete endorsement of faculty and the alumni associations," Evans said. "He was also endorsed by a majority of the board. We felt it was important that the man we chose have the faith and confidence of both groups."
Evans said Wescoe was endorsed by KU faculty and alumni.
The meeting opened with Charles V. Kincaid of Independence moving that Murphy's resignation be accepted "with deep regret and that the board unanimously express its appreciation of his superb contribution in developing with high vision and sacrificial vigor a center of sound learning from the state of Kansas and the board wishes him continued success and happiness for himself and his family."
Harry Valentine of Clay Center then made the motion to appoint Wescoe and it was seconded by Claude Bradney of Columbus.
The members who voted against the motion were Russell Rust, Topeka; George Collins, Wichita, and Kincaid.
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