News Releases for 1974

• January 3: Studio II Theatre Laboratory of Denmark to perform in UCSD Theatre
• January 3: Seventh annual Music-Go-Round home tour to be held in La Jolla
• January 4: Dr. Frank Westheimer, Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, to initiate UCSD special lecture series
• January 4: Danish Gymnastic Team to perform at UCSD
• January 8: "Psychology of Sports Officiating" taught by Robert Moss, Assistant Supervisor in the Department of Physical Ed.
• January 11: Mark Amitin, Director of the Universal Movement Theatre Repertory, to speak in UCSD Theatre
• January 11: Provost-Third College Faculty Research Grants awarded to six Third College faculty members
• January 14: Journalist Murray Kempton to deliver 1974 Mandeville Lecture Series
• January 21: Exhibit of abstract paintings by three Los Angeles artists at UCSD Art Gallery
• January 21: Black theater to be discussed in Department of Drama and Third College sponsored lectures
• January 24: Journalist Murray Kempton to deliver final two lectures of 1974 Mandeville Lecture series at UCSD school of Medicine
• January 24: Third College offers tutorial program for MCAT tests
• January 28: UCSD to shorten workday by one-half hour to conserve energy resources
• January 28: American-made quilts to be displayed at UCSD
• February 4: Economist Harry Magdoff to deliver second lecture in Third College Communications Lecture Series
• February 4: Poet Gary Snyder to read selections of his work, fourth in 1973-74 San Diego New Poetry Series
• February 7: Physicist Dr. Herbert F. York to discuss use of nuclear energy in first lecture of Public Events Series
• February 7: Department of Drama will present "Blood Wedding"
• February 7: Institutional grant for science awarded by National Science Foundation to strengthen science program
• February 7: UCSD named to receive E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company educational aid grant
• February 8: Dr. Jonas Salk to discuss his current work in lecture sponsored by Revelle Guest-In-Residence Committee
• February 14: Physicist Dr. Eugene Paul Wigner to present initial Maria Goeppert Mayer Memorial Colloquium
• February 14: Art critic Robert Hughes to discuss "Visual Arts: Transformations in the Avant-Garde 1800-1974"
• February 14: Ronald Watkins to discuss Theaters of Shakespeare's time and their influence on his writing
• February 14: Photography critic A. D. Coleman to lecture
• February 15: Exhibition of sculpture by Ida Horowitz on display at UCSD Art Gallery
• February 15: Andrew W. Cordier, UN Secretary-General aide, to speak at International Center
• February 19: Rafael Druian appointed as Professor of Music at UCSD
• February 19: Bertha LeBus Charitable Trust of Los Angeles awards gift to further study of chamber music
• February 20: "Tartuffe" auditions to be held at UCSD Theatre
• February 25: University-Community Planning Committee to sponsor open forum on development of surrounding land areas
• February 26: Dr. Peter C. Goldmark to speak on "The New Rural Society"
• February 28: Correction on additional performance date of "Blood Wedding"
• March 6: Auditions to be held for "No Place to Be Somebody"
• March 8: California Retired Teachers Association offers support for student emergency loan fund
• March 13: "American English in Action" tutoring program in need of tutors
• March 13: Dr. Allan Mitchell receives grant-in-aid from American Council of Learned Societies for post-doctoral research
• March 14: Alumni Vacation Center to open at John Muir College this summer
• March 15: Joseph Julian, Robert MacDougall honored for musical achievements
• March 15: Mrs. Hugh Bradner named co-chairperson of UCSD Luau
• March 19: Third College to sponsor conference on alternative sources of future energy supply
• March 20: Nathaniel Tarn to present poetry reading in 5th of 1973-74 San Diego New Poetry Series
• March 21: San Diego Lacrosse Club to play UCSB Lacrosse team
• March 26: Biologist Barry Commoner to speak in Third College Communications Lecture Series
• March 28: Lecture series on conservative thought and the effect of conservatism to begin at UCSD
• March 28: 28th annual All-University Faculty Conference of the University of California held
• March 29: "Taiwan - The China We Left Behind" to be subject of discussion in second program of Public Events Series
• April 2: Exhibition of drawings by Channa Davis Horwitz to open at UCSD Art Gallery
• April 3: "Tartuffe" to open as third performance by UCSD Drama Department
• April 4: Symposium on Economic Issues of Particular Importance to Minorities and Low Income Communities scheduled
• April 9: UCSD luau sponsored by Chancellor and Mrs. McElroy and the UCSD faculty to be held at Sea World
• April 15: UCSD luau to be held at Sea World
• April 16: Five faculty members named to receive John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grants
• April 16: Poet David Bromige to present reading in sixth of a series
• April 22: 36th annual meeting of Western Association of College and University Business Officers to be held
• April 22: Java batiks to be displayed in Indonesian folk art exhibit at International Center
• April 23: Six UCSD faculty members elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences
• April 24: University Library has published a bibliography of the Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages
• April 24: Urban and Rural Studies Program to sponsor lecture by T. George Harris and State Sen. Mervyn M. Dymally
• April 26: Eric Christmas to present special concert- "Christmas With Strings Attached" in UCSD Theatre
• April 26: Booksale to be held by Friends of UCSD Library
• April 26: El Teatro de la Esperanza to present "Guadalupe" in UCSD Theatre
• April 26: Department of Music to present concert of contemporary Italian music
• April 29: Cinco de Mayo will be celebrated at UCSD
• April 30: Four UCSD faculty members selected to appear in the 1974-1975 edition of "Outstanding Educators in America"
• May 2: There is an urgent need for housing accommodations for the coming school year
• May 6: Vietnamese writer Tran Van Dinh to lecture on "Communications in Wars of National Liberation"
• May 6: "Human Services in Urban Communities" to be discussed in Third College Urban and Rural Studies Lecture Series
• May 6: Conference on alternative sources of energy supplies to be held
• May 8: Special offerings for 1974 Summer Session
• May 8: Change in location of public energy conference
• May 9: "No Place to Be Somebody" to open in UCSD Theatre
• May 10: Northern Ireland art exhibition to open at UCSD Art Gallery
• May 14: H.D. Johnson named 1975 vice president of the Western Association of College and University Business Officers
• May 15: Dr. Gananath Obeyesekere awarded American Council of Learned Societies grant for South Asia research
• May 15: Two UCSD faculty members awarded Cottrell Research Grants to support research in the physical sciences and engineering
• May 15: Conference on problems of veterans to be held at San Diego State University
• May 16: Two-day "Gay Nineties Happening" celebration
• May 16: Dr. Robert C. Elliott elected a fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• May 20: "Perspectives on Heidegger" conference to be sponsored by Department of Philosophy
• May 20: Establishment of the UCSD Energy Center approved by Regents
• May 21: Art critic Max Kozloff to lecture at UCSD
• May 21: Dr. Gertrud Weiss Szilard honors Dr. David R. Inglis with first annual Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest
• May 24: William Marshall to appear in "As Adam Early in the Morning"
• May 24: The Great Western Salt Company, an SDSU student dance group will perform at UCSD
• May 24: Public Events Series closes with evening of chamber music
• May 29: Five commencement ceremonies to be held in June
• June 3: UCSD's 10th annual water-melon drop to be held at Urey Hall, Revelle Campus
• June 4: UCSD ranked fourth in amount of money allocated for research and development among American universities and colleges
• June 6: UCSD Department of Music to conduct fourth annual Chamber Music Institute
• June 13: Biology majors, pre-med students and their standing at UCSD
• June 14: First International Fencing Camp to be offered at UCSD
• June 14: Noted Violinist Rafael Druian to conduct series of concerts featuring UCSD Chamber Orchestra
• June 24: Second annual Chancellor's Club Summer Party to be held
• June 25: Tom Robinson installed as first president of The Alumni and Friends
• June 28: Charles W. McCurdy awarded Pelzer Prize for 1974 by Organization of American Historians
• July 10: Joan D. Langness appointed executive director of newly-formed alumni association
• July 15: Dr. William D. McElroy to present testimony on "Federal Policy, Plans, and Organization for Science and Technology"
• July 19: National Summer Youth Sports Program puts recreational facilities to use over the summer
• July 22: Comedy is focus of summer theater program
• July 31: "UC San Diego" receives three top awards at American Alumni Council Conference
• August 6: Black Athletes' Association continues to support research on Sickle Cell Anemia
• August 14: 90% of UCSD graduates with Ph.D. degrees find employment
• August 14: Groundbreaking ceremonies for permanent Third College buildings will be held
• August 19: "Picnic on the Green", a fund raiser for Friends of UCSD Library, to be held on library lawn
• August 22: Telephone system to switch to CENTREX
• August 23: Dr. Paul Saltman to participate in International Conference on Higher Education this month
• August 26: UCSD Energy Center to host workshop on direct recovery of shale oil
• August 27: 50th Anniversary Commemorative International Conference of Conrad Scholars to be held
• August 29: Cocktail reception to introduce Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm C. Moos to be hosted by Dr. and Mrs. William McElroy
• September 6: Dr. Raymond Dye named Dean of Students for Third College
• September 6: Endgame scheduled to open at UCSD
• September 10: Third College Junior working with Professor of Chemistry Dr. Lemuel Bowie on cure for sickle cell anemia
• September 16: Convocation to highlight opening week activities at Fourth College
• September 16: UCSD and UCR to offer extended university project on urbanology
• September 20: Auditions for "the Country Wife" to be held
• September 23: Chancellor William McElroy to hold informal news briefing on both immediate and long range concerns
• September 23: First annual "public" Frisbee clinic and tournament to be held on UCSD Soccer Field
• September 26: Appointment of eight new members to UC San Diego Board of Overseers announced
• September 30: General-interest programs will resume at Scripps
• September 30: Appointment of eight new members to UC San Diego Board of Overseers announced
• September 30: "What the Butler Saw" to be presented at UCSD Theatre
• October 3: Clark Kerr, Carneige Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education chairman, to speak at UC Alumni Club meeting
• October 7: Conference on controlled growth to be held
• October 15: 1974-75 UCSD Theatre season to include four productions
• October 18: Exhibit of works by first year grad student at UCSD Art Gallery
• October 18: Poet Diane Wakowski to read in first program of New Poetry Series
• October 18: Third College faculty member, Dr. Rae Lesser Blumberg, to attend United Nations conference on "Rural Development, Population and the Role of Women"
• October 18: UCSD to honor special Chamber of Commerce committee for drive to establish UC campus in San Diego
• October 21: Dr. James White needs subjects for studies on topical analgesics and arthritis
• October 21: Edward Tafoya, Third College Resident Dean, resigns post to enter doctoral program at UCSB
• October 24: Applications for undergraduate admission for Fall 1975 will be accepted beginning November 1
• October 25: Fall quarter (1974) enrollment increased since last year
• October 28: Exhibition of the works of Barbara Smith to be held at the Mandeville Center
• October 28: Auditions for positions in a new professional modern dance company will be held
• October 28: Poet Michael Palmer to read selections of his work in second program of New Poetry Series
• October 28: Dr. Seymour E. Harris, Professor of Economics Emeritus died on October 28, 1974, after an extended illness
• October 29: UCSD to be included in Ford Foundation sponsored visual arts program
• October 31: Sam Hinton honored in surprise reception
• November 1: Annual San Diego regional Parents Council Dinner to be held for parents of Muir College students
• November 1: James Laughlin to read poetry selections at third program of New Poetry Series
• November 5: New UC requirement for undergraduates applying for financial aid
• November 6: 10th annual meeting of Friends of UCSD Library will celebrate first decade of association
• November 6: "The Country Wife" will open the 1974-75 drama season
• November 7: 14th annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology to be held in San Diego
• November 11: Poet Carol Berge to read selections of her work in fourth of UCSD New Poetry Series
• November 11: The turnkey method will be utilized to supply much-needed on-campus housing as efficiently as possible
• November 18: John Ashbery to read selections of his poetry in fifth of UCSD New Poetry Series
• November 18: "The Get-Together" will be the first official alumni event sponsored by The Alumni and Friends
• November 20: Dr. Hans E. Suess, Professor of Chemistry, awarded the V. M. Goldschmidt Medal for 1974 by the Geochemical Society
• December 5: Dr. Gerhard N. Schrauzer, Professor of Chemistry, finds that excessive use of Vitamin C may bring about susceptibility rather than resistance to colds
• December 5: Inaugural meeting of advisory committee of "Fronteras 1976" to be held in Balboa Park
• December 9: Annual auction of found and unclaimed property to be held
• December 17: Five foreign researchers receive Fulbright-Hays awards to study at UCSD