THE RECORD

MAY 5,1975

VOL. 1, No. 7

LYNDON B. JOHNSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

EDITOR Hoyt H. Purvis

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES SCHEDULED FOR MAY 17

The fourth commencement ceremonies of the LBJ School will be held Saturday May 17 at 2 p.m. in the East Campus Lecture Hall.

The 39 graduates of the School's fourth class will hear an address by Reynell Parkins, UT professor of architecture and planning.

Also participating in the commencement program will be Dean William B. Cannon; graduate David B. West, who will introduce Professor Parkins; graduate Jan Godfrey, who will present the class gift; and Dr. Emmette Redford, professor of public affairs.

Because of seating limitations, only second-year students, their guests, and the faculty will be able to attend the ceremony.

A reception on the eighth floor patio of the LBJ Library will follow the commencement ceremonies.

Evening graduation exercises for the entire University will begin at 7:45 p.m. May 17 on the south terrace of the main building. McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation, will deliver the commencement address. Bundy was an adviser to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and was dean of arts and sciences at Harvard.

Members of the Class of 1975 are:

Chet B. Allerhand, Peter A. Bernstein, David D. Black, Herbert L. Cowden, Franklin S. Curtis, Dennis M. Deegear, Thomas D. Denton, Chris M. Evans, David C. Fege, and Daniel C. Frederick, Jack N. Fuerst, Patrick J. Garvey, Jan E. Godfrey, Billy C. Hamilton, Jane Ann Hart, Traci B. Harte, Irma S. Honda, R. Keith Hopson, William C. Jeffery, and Cynthia P. Keever.

Thomas L. Krampitz, William H. Lalla, William C. Lenhart, Jr., James H. Mitchell, Barbara M. Parness, William F. Owens, Leroy E. Powell, Brian M. Roherty, and Greta S. Rymal.

Gregg W. Schweers, Cindy L. Sesler, Carrie A. Sewell, Patricia Siemen, Robin Tillman, William V. Wade, James H. Weaver, Jr., David B. West, James K. Williamson, and Diana M. Zuniga.

[news note]

Dr. Robert Sachs, Director of the Argonne National Laboratory will speak on "Alternate Energy Sources—What Are Our Options" on Wednesday, May 7 at 4 p.m. Sachs' lecture in Robert L. Moore Hall, Room 4.102, is jointly sponsored by the Physics Department and the LBJ School. He is one of the country's leading authorities on energy resources and an outstanding research physicist.

THREE SPEAKERS ANALYZE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Three different perspectives on international relations and United States foreign policy were provided by speakers at a recent series of schoolwide seminars.

Amos A Jordan, Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, spoke on "American Defense: Issues for the Next Five Years." He devoted a large portion of his remarks to a comparison of Soviet and American military capabilities and expenditures in recent years. Jordan expressed the belief that the "Soviets are driving for strategic superiority in nuclear, naval, and general purpose forces."

He said it is important that a "consensus among Congress and the Executive on threat analysis" be developed, saying that such a consensus is currently lacking. "The Executive Branch needs flexibility in order to be able to meet the challenge of rapidly developing situations," said Jordan.

William R. Polk, professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of Chicago, traced the evolution of relations between nations over the last 200 years.

He said there have been three distinct periods and "we are possibly on the brink of a fourth period of international affairs which will affect the way we look at the world. . ." Polk said the first period covered the last 18th Century to World War I and was essentially Europe-oriented, with Asia and Africa treated as appendages. This period ended dramatically with the war and a new period followed, "with international law and legality supposed to be the key to the international system." This era "was the epitome of the international conference system."

World War II ended the second era and was followed by "a world based on power." The computer revolution became a factor and "emphasis was on that which could be quantified." This was a period of weapons revolution and "the quintessence of this period was the war game," Polk said, noting that the Cuban missile crisis was "a kind of real war game."

"However, this rational artifice of international affairs was called into question and to a large degree destroyed in Vietnam," Polk said. "All the quantifiable and objective favors weighed in our favor, but the equation didn't consider politics and emotion—the unquantifiable and irrational."

Polk said, "New kinds of issues have come to dominate and to divert attention away from trans-national and toward domestic issues—but not purely domestic, even if they are deeply embedded in national affairs."

He said, however, that the United States "is unlikely to withdraw from the world community, particularly in regard to such critical issues as world hunger." But, he said, the U.S. has learned that many things are "no longer 'our' business."

Race relations as a factor in foreign policy, particularly in regard to Southern Africa, was the topic of remarks by Robert C. Good, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver and former U.S. Ambassador to Zambia.

Good noted that white domination began unraveling in World War II and by the early 1960s many African nations had achieved independence and that third world countries had become increasingly important factors in international relations.

Good said that "many assumed the next world war would turn on race" but that "worldwide racial conflict remains distant speculation."

He said following the 1955 Bandung Conference of 29 "non-aligned, nonwhite nations" there was much talk of a new third force in world affairs "but the evidence is sketchy and at best contradictory that non-whiteness has been a compelling link...and what has ultimately happened has disproved the theory of third-world coalescence."

Good pointed to the "appalling coincidence of color and proverty" and quoted the works of Franz Fanon, author of The Wretched of The Earth, who wrote "You are white because you are rich; you are rich because you are white."

Good said, "The one area where racial relations and foreign policy meet is in Southern Africa." He added that the "racial revolutions of the United States and Southern Africa are bound to interact."

"ON THE RECORD"

. The final brown-bag luncheon of the year will be at noon on Tuesday May 6 in the Student Lounge. The program is being arranged by Charles Schnabel, Secretary of the Texas Senate. Tom Howarth, first-year student who has organized luncheon programs expressed his appreciation to the many persons who have helped make the series successful.

. The LBJ School Library will begin summer hours on Monday, May 19. The hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Library will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The summer hours will remain in effect until the beginning of the fall term, except to accomodate conference participants during the summer term.

. Kent Talbot, Director of Policy Reference Service for the LBJ School Library will be the lead speaker on legal research at a Conference for Law Firm Librarians sponsored jointly by the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association. The conference will be held in Houston, June 13-14, and is the first of a series of meetings to be held across the nation to introduce the process of legal research to law-related personnel.

. The Class of '75 won the LBJ School's Softball World Series by defeating a first-year team and a faculty-staff-alumni team in double-header competition on April 27, on windswept Williams Field. Jim Weaver paced the graduates with a trio of triples in the first game and three more hits in the second game.

. Ysleta F. Birdsong, administrative assistant in the Office of Conferences and Training, was among University staff members honored at a reception on May 2 for service to the University. She received an award for 25 years of service.

. Faculty evaluations of first-year students are scheduled for May 12-14. Each session is planned for 30 minutes, with students grouped by policy research projects. All faculty members will be participating in these discussions.

. Ms. Pat Walls, who has been temporarily employed in the Office of Student Affairs, ended her assignment on May 1. Elizabeth Hall, Director of the OSA, has also announced that the Office is maintaining job listings of interest to graduates and that faculty members are available to discuss employment possibilities with students. She also expressed appreciation to LBJ alumni and to the Texas-Exes for their assistance in the placement program.

. The LBJ School's Selection and Admissions Committee is reviewing a large number of applications for admission in the fall of 1975. The Committee reports that it is pleased with both the quantity of applications and the high quality of the applications.

. A buffet luncheon will be given by faculty and staff on Friday May 9 at noon in honor of Dr. Emmette Redford. The luncheon will be in room 3.325 SRH.

PRICE DANIEL REVIEWS CONVENTION, LEGISLATURE

Price Daniel, Jr., who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in the 63rd Legislature (1973) and President of the Constitutional Convention (1974), said he is "pleased that the current Legislature has decided that Texas voters will have an opportunity in November to vote on the product of the 1974 Convention."

Daniel, currently practicing law in Liberty, reviewed his experience in the Legislature and the Convention at a brown-bag luncheon at the LBJ School on April 29.

He recalled his disappointment that the proposed Constitution drawn up at the Convention did not gain final approval from the delegates, falling short by three votes. "It would have been a vast improvement over the 1876 Constitution and after all that effort I felt we robbed the people by not submitting it to them."

He said the proposed new Constitution "is far from perfect", but added, "I am well satisfied that it was put together the right way—in open debate."

Daniel said, "There are those who feel the new Constitution has too much compromise in it—it is not pure enough for some. Others say it is too progressive and would mean too much change."

"Any new Constitution, or bill, or city ordinance is not going to be exactly the way you might want it but it should be the product of give and take, of open debate and argument."

Daniel said, "There are certain things you should never compromise on, but you have to realize that through the process of democracy all viewpoints have to be considered and everyone is entitled to representation."

He said, "I thought legislators did an admirable job in the Convention up until the last few days when politics came into play. A citizens convention might have avoided that."

The major problem, said Daniel, "all boils down to 'right to work'...a very emotional issue on both sides."

Daniel said that during, his term as Speaker he thought the Legislature made "significant change" and pointed to tightened lobby registration, campaign financing, and increased access to public records.

He said that as a result of the Sharpstown scandal "there were wholesale changes in state government and we had a golden opportunity to make government more responsive and more open."

Daniel said he thought the Legislature had been "largely successful in moving for more disclosure and openness, but not successful in administration and enforcement of these provisions." He said he particularly regretted the failure to establish an ethics commission.

REVENUE SHARING DIRECTOR TO SPEAK AT INSTITUTE

The Seventeenth County Auditor's Institute, sponsored by the LBJ School and the College of Business Administration of UT-Austin, in cooperation with the County Auditor's Association of Texas, will be held at the Thompson Conference Center, May 15-16.

Among the featured speakers will be Graham M. Watt, Director, Office of Revenue Sharing and Assistant to the Secretary, U. S. Department of the Treasury. Watt will speak Thursday morning May 15 on "General Revenue Sharing: The Record to Date and Prospects for the Future."

As Director of the Office of Revenue Sharing, Watt is responsible for the distribution of $30.2 billion to more than 38,000 states, counties, cities, towns, townships, Indian tribes, and Alaskan native villages during a five-year period that ends in 1976.

A veteran public administrator and an authority on city management, Watt joined the Treasury Department in 1973 after serving as Deputy Mayor of the District of Columbia, a position to which he was appointed in 1969. Earlier, Watt served as a city manager of several cities including Dayton, Ohio.

The Institute, which is organized by the Office of Conferences and Training at the LBJ School, is a continuing education program designed to enhance the professional development of county auditors, treasurers, clerks, and other county personnel whose responsibilities involve financial management.

CONFERENCE CONSIDERS HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS

A conference on "The Information and Referral Function and the Delivery of Human Services" at the LBJ School April 24-25 brought together persons involved in social welfare and social services programs from throughout Texas and the nation.

Major focus of the conference was on access to social services by the elderly poor. The conference was organized by an LBJ School Policy Research Project which is concerned with improving information and services for social service programs.

Keynote speaker was State Representative Lane Denton of Waco, Chairman of the Texas House Social Services Committee. Speaking on "The Role of the Legislature in Social Service Provision," Denton was highly critical of the legislative appropriations process which he said "continues to be little more than a 'show and tell' fantasy for agency heads."

Denton said, "The budget system still excludes full and meaningful participation of enough legislators and still is lacking in enough substantive, detailed information for any of us in the Legislature to be certain about what programs will be functional during the appropriated period, the character of those programs, or, as impossible as it seems, even the amount of funds which will actually be used by our state agencies in those programs."

If voters approve annual legislative sessions, Denton said this might help alleviate one of the current problems which is the massive workload during the regular legislative session. "Legislators and their staffs do not have enough time to give appropriations the study and consideration they deserve," Denton said.

"Another basic problem in the current process," Denton said, "is the attempt by the Legislature and the Governor to appropriate funds for two fiscal years at a time."

He said one of the most disturbing problems "is the fact that appropriations choices made at both the national and state levels are made in response to political power."

"Obviously, the people who most need and deserve the assistance of government programs are those who are least politically involved or politically powerful," Denton said.

"Frankly, the appropriations request and some of the appropriations recommendations for the Texas Department of Public Welfare clearly reflect this unfortunate situation. The groups who have strong political lobbies in Austin have, up to now, been persuasive in their attempts to divert funds to their coffers which should be used to assure that less fortunate Texans are afforded a full opportunity to maintain self-sufficiency and a decent standard of living," Denton said.

Denton concluded, "When we have the opportunity to provide timely, accurate data about funding ideas and possibilities to all the members of the Legislature, and we have a system where this knowledge, along with the policy decisions of the legislators, can easily be translated into appropriations law, then the relationship between program concepts at the top levels of government and the program operation in our Texas communities will be clearer."

Six workshop groups considered various aspects of information and referral services. The workshops concentrated on the roles of local, regional, state, and federal bodies and the need for coordination between these different levels as well as between the different social service programs. Attention was drawn to the special needs of the elderly poor and the need for the involvement of the elderly in planning and advocacy for their needs.

The conference concluded with an address by Dr. Paul Kerschner, associate professor and director for community programs for the Ethel Percy Andrus School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, and a panel discussion with Corazon Doyle, National Alliance of Information and Referral Services; Irvin Engelman, American Public Welfare Association; Alixe George, planner, Social Development Commissioner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Yolande Owens, Office of Aging, Georgia Department of Human Resources.

The conference was organized under the direction of Professors Jurgen Schmandt, Beryl A. Radin, and Victor Bach of the LBJ School. Student participants were Kirk Kimball, Christine Klauser, Peggy Wilson, Gwen Winnig, Larry Eisenberg, Leilani Rose, and Frances Zorn.

WATTENBERG ANALYZES CANDIDATES, ISSUES

Ben Wattenberg, demographer, political analyst, and author, met with a group of LBJ School students and faculty on April 22.

Wattenberg, author of The Real America, and co-author of The Real Majority, said the basic question likely to be asked by voters in upcoming elections will be:

. Is the candidate honest?

. Does the candidate see the world as I see it?

In analyzing potential Presidential candidates and issues, Wattenberg said a basic issue is going to be, "What is America's role in the world?" He suggested that "support for the idea of a strong America is going to be a plus."

Wattenberg does not foresee a "who lost Vietnam?" issue in the sense of "who lost China?" of an earlier epoch. But he predicted that "There are certain issues—Vietnam will be "one of those—where a relatively simple statement—a two or three sentence statement—will give people a perception of a candidate's position."

In the case of the Vietnam experience, Wattenberg suggested the most popular position is likely to be, "We ought never to get in a war again unless we're going to win it."

Wattenberg met with students in a Policy Research Project directed by Professors Al Blum, John Gronouski, and Lodis Rhodes.

BLACK LEGISLATORS SPEAK AT LUNCHEON

Six members of the black caucus in the Texas Legislature spoke at a brown-bag luncheon at the LBJ School on April 22.

Members of the caucus who spoke were Representatives G. J. Sutton of San Antonio, caucus chairman, Senfronia Thompson of Houston, vice-chairman; Anthony Hall of Houston; Paul Ragsdale of Dallas; Samuel Hudson, III, of Dallas; and Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas.

Sutton, said the caucus was formed "for the best interests of black people and all the people of the State."

"Our greatest value," said Sutton, "is that we bring some sensitivity to the House of the needs of black people. The issues we are involved with are not always racial, but those that affect everyday life."

Thompson said the caucus "helps give a voice to the two million blacks in Texas, even those living in districts not represented by blacks."

"We are not just involved with ethnic problems," said Ragsdale. "We speak out against and combat special interests and work in opposition to such things as high interest rates on loans."

Ragsdale said he felt that the nine black legislators "have not done as well as in the last session."

Johnson, noting that three of the black legislators are women, said, "We have had an impact. We are no longer 'on display.' Our major legislative interests are justice and equality and a chance for people to improve the quality of their lives."

Hall said, "There are differences within the caucus," but said, "we don't want to isolate ourselves—that's as dangerous as not having a black caucus."

He said one of his strongest interests had been in "having some impact" on the University of Texas, noting that there are less than 600 blacks at UT-Austin. "I hope someday we'll be able to do something to get UT moving." Hall said.

PANELISTS DISCUSS "RIGHT TO KNOW"

A panel discussion on "The Citizen's Right to Know" was held at the LBJ School on April 17 as part of a symposium on "Citizen Values and Law Enforcement Policy" sponsored by the Human Rights Research Council of the UT School of Law.

Dagmar Hamilton, assistant professor of public affairs, served as moderator. In opening the discussion, she said, "Watergate dramatized the need for citizens to know what government is doing in order to hold the governors accountable."

Hamilton spoke of the "Government's duty to obey its own laws" and cited the federal and state freedom-of-information laws as a means for citizens "to find out what the government is doing."

Panelists included Tom Susman, a UT Law graduate and Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure; Peter Petkas, associate director of the Southern Governmental Monitoring Project; Hardy Jones, assistant professor of philosophy; Molly Ivins, coeditor of the Texas Observer; and David Kendall, first assistant attorney general of Texas.

Susman, who played a key role in drafting the Federal Freedom-of-Information Act and amendments, said "Congress responded to momentum that has been building up since mid-century and was put into traumatic perspective by Watergate."

He said, "Congress still does much behind closed doors. Things are changing, however."

He also noted that "secrecy is unquestioned and tradition in courts." He added, "Maybe judicial secrecy is necessary, but in Switzerland and Mexico, the Supreme Courts hold conferences in public."

[news note]

CBS News Special, "Vietnam: A War that is Finished" and ABC News Special: "Vietnam: Prices Paid, Lessons Learned" were both broadcast Tuesday evening, April 29. Videotapes of each are now available in the Library.

FACULTY SKETCH:

Emmette S. Redford

Emmette S. Redford, one of the outstanding faculty members in University of Texas history, and a key figure in the development of the LBJ School, is retiring from full-time service at the end of the current school year.

Redford 70, first joined the UT-Austin faculty in 1933 and has been Ashbel Smith Professor of Government since 1963. In 1970 he also became a Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School, and has lent his experience, knowledge, and national reputation to the School, as well as his intense personal involvement. His vigorous approach to life could be seen in his recent appearance as second-baseman in the student-faculty softball game.

His contribution to the University, to the LBJ School, and to scholarship in public affairs and administration would be difficult to measure. One quantifiable indication of his achievement is the presence of 14 separate listings under the name Redford, Emmette Shelburn in the card catalogue of the LBJ School Library. He is recognized as a leading expert in the areas of public policy formation and the the regulatory process.

In addition to his writing, research, and teaching, Redford has also served numerous government agencies. He was an Associate Deputy Administrator for Rationing in the Office of Price Administration and has been a member of the National Council on the Humanities. He has served on White House task forces and with agencies ranging from the Bureau of the Budget to the Office of Emergency Planning.

Widely honored and recognized as a leader in his field, Redford served as President of the American Political Science Association.

He and his wife, Claire, were honored at a dinner at the Faculty Center on May 2. At that time he was presented with a written tribute from the faculty and staff of the LBJ School which summarizes his many accomplishments and gives an indication of the high regard in which he is held by his friends and colleagues.

The tribute reads:

The Faculty and Staff of the

Lyndon D. Johnson School of Public Affairs

The University of Texas at Austin

Present to

EMMETTE S. REDFORD

on the occasion of his retirement from full-service with The University of Texas at Austin this expression of their gratitude, respect, and commendation for

. distinguished scholarship, research, and public service which, on a national scale, have enlarged our knowledge and understanding of public affairs and administration;

. imaginative and intellectually stimulating teaching which has inspired the work of scores of scholars and practitioners in the fields of public administration and public affairs;

. moral commitment to individual realization, equality, and public participation in democratic government;

. extensive and constructive participation in all aspects of academic governance throughout The University of Texas at Austin;

. enthusiastic and creative participation in the conceptualization, planning, and implementation of the academic and public service programs of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs; and

. personal qualities of unimpeachable integrity, untiring devotion to duty and pursuit of highest professional standards, friendliness, kindness, and compassion for his colleagues and students whose lives have thereby been enriched.

Given at Austin, Texas this 2nd day of May, 1975.

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