THE RECORD

APRIL 19, 1977

NO. 40

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

EDITOR Hoyt H. Purvis

REDFORD AWARD TO BE PRESENTED AT COMMENCEMENT

For the second year, the Emmette S. Redford Award for Outstanding Research will be made to a member of the graduating class at the LBJ School.

Under the terms of the award, members of the LBJ School Faculty may nominate second‑year students for a piece of research completed during the second year and second‑year students may request a faculty member to consider research they have done for submission to the Award Committee for consideration. Such research papers may result from an independent research project or from a substantial piece of research done in a Policy Research Project.

For the purposes of the Emmette S. Redford Award, "outstanding research" has been defined as an "original study by an individual that is of practical significance to policy makers or develops insights, ideas, or concepts of significance to the understanding of the public policy process or the solution of a public problem which manifests a high quality of research execution and preparation."

The award recipient, to be announced at the School's graduation exercises on May 21, will receive $100.00, and his or her name will be inserted upon a plaque given to the School by its 1975 graduating class. The generosity of an anonymous donor makes possible the monetary award.

Additional information about the Emmette S. Redford Award, should it be needed, may be secured from the chairman of the Award Committee, Professor Henry David.

Other committee members are Professors Lodis Rhodes, Keith Arnold, and Victor Arnold.

COMMITTEE SEEKS CAMPBELL SUCCESSOR

Dean Alan K. Campbell of the LBJ School has been nominated by President Carter to head the U.S. Civil Service Commission.

Carter announced Campbell's nomination, which requires Senate confirmation, on April 5. Campbell expects to take up his new duties about May 1.

A Dean Search Committee has been constituted and will make recommendations for a successor to Campbell.

The committee is chaired by Professor Gerard A. Rohlich. Other faculty members of the Search Committee are Emmette Redford, Henry David, Marlan Blissett, Richard Schott, and Dagmar Hamilton. Student members of the committee are Sarah Smith, Jesus Garza, and Bonnie Fisher.

Campbell became dean February 1 after serving seven years as the dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

In addition to serving as chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Campbell is slated to play a leading role in President Carter's governmental reorganization effort.

BENDIX TO SPEAK HERE APRIL 21

Reinhard Bendix, a widely known scholar and writer, will speak at 4 p.m. on Thursday April 21 in the East Campus Lecture Hall on "Structural Foundations of Nationalism."

Bendix is a professor of political science and a lecturer in sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. Most recently he has been a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars in Washington, D.C. In 1969‑70 he was president of the American Sociological Association.

He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles. Among the best known of these is Class, Status and Power, which he edited with S.M. Lipset.

Bendix was born in Germany and became an American citizen in 1943. He has his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from the University of Chicago.

He has been a fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. He was also a visiting fellow at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and a visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin. He had a Fulbright research grant to the University of Frankfurt.

A former chairman of the Department of Sociology at Berkeley, Bendix has received numerous professional honors and awards.

"On the Record"

. The sixth annual commencement ceremonies for the LBJ School are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21 in the East Campus Lecture Hall with a reception immediately following the ceremony on the eighth floor patio of the LBJ Library.

. Professor Albert Blum took part in a symposium on Ireland at the 53rd annual meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society in Cincinnati, March 31‑April 2. Blum spoke on "Ritual and Reality in Irish Industrial Relations."

. Hoyt Purvis, who has been director of publications and a participating faculty member at the LBJ School since the fall of 1974, will leave the LBJ School in May to join the staff of the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee. Purvis will be the foreign/defense policy coordinator for the committee. Prior to coming to the LBJ School, Purvis was press secretary and special assistant to Senator J. W. Fulbright for seven years.

. Speakers for brown‑bag luncheons in recent weeks have included Peter Gilbert, former senior counsel with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, who spoke on "Overseas Investment," and Lloyd Clyburn of the Agency for International Development whose topic was "U.S. Food Policy in Africa."

. Professor Beryl Radin chaired a panel, "Should the Payer of the Piper Call the Tune" on human resources and intergovernmental relations at the American Society for Public Administration in Atlanta, March 30‑April 3. Radin has been chairperson of the Section on Human Resources Administration of ASPA and will serve as a member of the steering committee for the 1978 meeting in Phoenix.

. Recent guest speakers in the topical seminar on "Communications and Public Policy" were Eden Ross Lipson of The New York Times Book Review and Sam Kinch, Jr., Austin correspondent for the Dallas Morning News. The seminar is taught by Hoyt Purvis.

. Professor David Warner has been named to an expert panel on indicators to be used in health planning by the Orkand Corporation under a grant from the Bureau of Health Planning in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

MUNICIPAL FINANCE SUBJECT OF INSTITUTE

Current issues in municipal finance—from disclosure requirements to improving Texas property taxation—were examined April 4‑5 at the 23rd Governmental Accounting and Finance Institute in the Thompson Conference Center.

The institute, designed to keep finance officials abreast of new developments, was sponsored by the LBJ School and the College of Business Administration in cooperation with the Texas chapter of the Municipal Finance Officers Association and Texas Municipal League.

The agenda included speeches by Robert W. Doty of Washington, D.C., general counsel for the Municipal Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada, and Texas Representative Wayne Peveto of Orange.

Mr. Doty's remarks dealt with disclosure requirements for municipal debt. Representative Peveto spoke on "Improving Texas Property Taxation: Current Legislative Activity."

Concurrent workshops focused on fund accounting, zero‑based budgeting and performance auditing.

Dana Baggett of Washington, D.C., manager of intergovernmental relations for the Office of Revenue Sharing, spoke on "Federal Revenue Sharing and AntiRecession Public Works Assistance." Everett Anschutz of Austin, executive secretary of the Employees' Retirement System of Texas, discussed "Withdrawal of Public Employees from the Social Security System." John Burcham of Austin, director of unemployment insurance for the Texas Employment Commission, lectured on "Impact of Mandatory Unemployment Insurance on Municipalities."

The institute's final session was a panel discussion on current problems and questions in municipal finance.

Lynn F. Anderson, director of conferences and training for the LBJ School, was in charge of arrangements.

GRONOUSKI TO BE NAMED TO BOARD

John Gronouski, who served as the LBJ School's first dean and has been a member of the faculty since the School's opening, is to be nominated by President Carter as chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting.

Gronouski plans to continue as a member of the faculty. The board has a supervisory function and the chairmanship is not a full‑time position.

The board is responsible to the President and the Congress and administers Radio Free Europe, which broadcasts to Eastern Europe, and Radio Liberty, which broadcasts to the Soviet Union in 16 languages.

In 1972‑73 Gronouski was a member of the Presidential Study Commission on International Radio Broadcasting chaired by Milton Eisenhower. That commission recommended the establishment of the Board and it was set up in 1973.

As former ambassador to Poland, Gronouski has particular familiarity with Eastern Europe. He is also a former postmaster general.

POLISH PROFESSOR TO SPEAK ON ETHICS

Dr. Julian Aleksandrowicz, professor of Medicine and head of the hematological clinic of the Kracow Medical Academy, Kracow, Poland, will speak on Ethics, Ecology, and Peace Tuesday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. in room 3.111 at the LBJ School.

Aleksandrowicz is chairman of the Commission for Social Health of the Polish Academy of Sciences and his primary area of scholary interest is the relationship of environment to health. His latest research involves environmental risk factors associated with incidence of leukemia, cancer, heart attack, and other diseases.

He also has a strong interest in peace research and the development of an ecological conscience as a basis for ethical human behavior.

FORD FOUNDATION BEGINS PROGRAM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Because state governments are beginning to play a critical role in environmental management, the Ford Foundation has announced a nationwide competition designed to encourage university research and policy analysis of state‑level environmental responsibilities. For the first year of the program the Foundation has allocated $775,000, out of which 10 to 15 awards are expected to be made.

In announcing the program, Marshall Robinson, the Foundation's vice president for resources and the environment, said: "State governments are playing an increasingly active role in managing programs dealing with natural resources and in enforcing environmental standards set in Washington. Indeed, many believe that the decisions made in the states during the next 5 to 10 years will shape the future of environmental management in the United States. Yet the university community has scarcely begun to contribute its research and analytical skills to the environmental policy issues now facing the states.

"We hope that this competition will prompt academic specialists to begin analyzing state policies and programs in such areas as pollution control, the use and conservation of energy resources, land‑use regulation and population growth, and the management of solid wastes and hazardous materials. We also hope that by stimulating new ways to link policy analysis and decisionmaking the program will lead to continuing collaboration between scholars and environmental managers."

The competition will be conducted in two stages. First, preliminary proposals outlining suggested projects will be submitted by universities. The Foundation will then invite a limited number of these applicants to submit formal proposals. Final selections will be made by a panel of nationally recognized experts.

Although it is anticipated that most proposals will be for straightforward policy studies, the Foundation is urging applicants to suggest projects that may not fit traditional research molds and also to design experimental ways for universities and governmental agencies to work together. Such experiments might include, for example, faculty members working in state agencies for a year, periodic university-government seminars or workshops, or the formation of faculty advisory panels that would meet regularly with state environmental agencies.

The deadline for submission of preliminary proposals is July 15, 1977 and for final proposals November 1, 1977. Awards will be announced early in December.

LBJ FACULTY PUBLISHES ARTICLES

WEINTRAUB WRITES ON FOREIGN POLICY

United States policy toward less-developed countries is the subject of an article by Sidney Weintraub, Dean Rusk Professor at the LBJ School, in the March‑April issue of Challenge, the magazine of economic affairs.

In the article, "The Anarchy of Policy-Making Toward Less‑Developed Countries," Weintraub points out that our policy toward developing nations is weakened by piecemeal and sporadic decisionmaking. He calls for greater coordination to deal with the linked problems of development.

Weintraub recommends that the Development Coordination Committee, or some equivalent, needs more "political clout." He says it should be moved to the State Department, with the secretary of state as chairman and the administrator of the Agency for International Development as its executive director.

Weintraub also believes the Executive Branch should work with Congress to organize more comprehensive congressional hearings on overall relations with less‑developed countries.

"What seems to me to be required is some combination of location and bureaucratic influence . . . so that in the Executive Branch the spokesman for the interests of less‑developed countries becomes the predominant voice on these matters," Weintraub says.

BACH REVIEWS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

An article by Professor Victor Bach of the LBJ School on "The New Federalism in Community Development" was published in the January/February 1977 issue of Social Policy. In the article Bach discusses the impact of the Community Development Block Grant program.

Bach writes that if the federal government is seriously committed to solving the more impoverished neighborhoods "it will have to recognize the need for a new generation of federal initiatives targeted at the multifaceted problems of our most blighted areas."

This must be done, says Bach, "in parallel with revenue sharing mechanisms that promote community development efforts of a substantially different, though by no means unimportant, character."

"Clearly, we need a more balanced federalism which augments local community development under special revenue sharing with a new generation of comprehensive and more responsive categorical programs," Bach writes.

DEPOSIT INSURANCE SUBJECT OF ARTICLE BY JARED HAZLETON

Professor Jared Hazleton of the LBJ School has an article in the April issue of State Advisor, the official publication of the National Association of State Savings and Loan Supervisors.

The article on "Evaluation of the State Deposit Insurance Option" deals with the regulatory system and the fact that banks and savings institutions can receive charters from either the federal or state government and thus, in effect, choose the agency by which they will be regulated.

Hazleton reports on a study done for the State Finance Commission in Texas on "The Feasibility of a State Insurance Program for Deposits in Texas Commercial Banks and Savings and Loan Institutions."

According to Hazleton, a program of state authorized deposit insurance represents a viable option if the structure of the industry and the loss experience of savings institutions within the particular state indicate that the estimated risks can be covered by a structure of assessments less than the existing charge for federal insurance.

COLONIAS PRESENTATION IN SAN JUAN MAY 4

A presentation of findings of the LBJ School Policy Research Project on the colonias of the Lower Rio Grande Valley is scheduled for May 5 in San Juan, Texas. An earlier meeting was held at the LBJ School on April 4.

In conjunction with Colonias Del Valle and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, the LBJ School is presenting to the public the findings of the 1975‑76 research effort which located, described, and studied the colonias.

The colonias are rural, unincorporated communities located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties of South Texas. About 32,000 poor Mexican‑Americans live in 65 colonias in the area. The residents are chiefly agricultural and blue‑collar workers. Many migrant farm workers have their home base in these communities.

The colonias lack many of the essential services found in urban areas, including drinking water, sewers, and garbage disposal. Many colonias are poorly drained and are prone to frequent flooding. In addition to the basic amenities, these communities are often without medical and social services.

The May 5 presentation will include the film, The Magic Valley, produced by the LBJ School.

Research findings will be presented by Dr. Jared Hazleton, LBJ School professor, and Steve Clyburn, second‑year student. Background on colonias problems will be discussed by Alex Moreno, executive director of Colonias del Valle, Inc. Development of waste‑water treatment for the colonias will be discussed by John Janek, 208 project coordinator for the Lower Rio Grande Development Council.

Thirty persons attended the April 4 presentation, including representatives of the Governor's office and several state agencies. A number of colleges and universities were also represented.

[news item]

The LBJ School has recently published a summary report, The Colonias of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. The summary indicates the location and population of the colonias, describes their histories and development, reports on a demographic survey of residents, and outlines the costs and institutional alternatives for providing them with water and sewer services. Land‑use control and the future of colonias is discussed, and the colonias are viewed as part of the overall rural housing problem. The report also includes recommendations.

Copies of the report, which sells for $3, are available from the Office of Publications at the LBJ School.

HACKERMAN SPEAKS ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Competition for funding and for students is a major factor in higher education today, Norman Hackerman, president of Rice University, told LBJ School students on April 6. Hackerman, a former University of Texas president, spoke on "Politics and Higher Education."

"There has to be competition for students," Hackerman said, "because the number is decreasing and the system is built for large numbers. There is already severe competition."

Hackerman noted the great increase in public higher education. He said that enrollment in private institutions is now in the 20 to 25 percent range although as late as 1950, half of the students in higher education were in private schools. "The pressure for mass higher education turned it around," he said.

Another change noted by Hackerman was that public institutions are now obtaining more money from private philanthrophy (55 percent in 1976) than private institutions. Further, private institutions have now begun to "nibble away" at public fundings. The state of Texas is providing tuition equalization grants to some students attending private schools and $21 million is being appropriate for the biennium for this purpose.

Hackerman said current realities in higher education are reflected by the fact that the University of Washington "recently got rid of three vice presidents and brought in six development officers."

Hackerman also discussed the role of the university and challenged some commonly held views. For example, he said, that in recent times universities have not been the centers of creativity and humanistic activity. Writing, painting, and music have been centered off‑campus. Nor has the campus been the center of important political change or social activism such as consumerism, environmentalism, or civil rights.

He said that perhaps universities have been leaders rather than followers in economics and psychology "and only in the natural sciences and math have the great ideas emerged from campuses."

"Universities are good at skill sharpening and instruction but not necessarily in creativity."

Hackerman stated that even in the natural sciences and math research may be moving away from campuses although there are signs that the creative arts may be returning to campuses.

Besides speaking to the schoolwide seminar, Hackerman met with the topical seminar on Science and Public Policy taught by Marlan Blissett and Jurgen Schmandt.

HAZLETON DISCUSSES RESOURCE POLICY

Government planning vs. private planning: It is possible to form a public policy for resource development satisfactory to all concerned—the consuming public, producers, and government?

Because raw material development is of critical importance to the United States and to the world, the need for more long‑range planning exists, says Dr. Jared Hazleton, professor at the LBJ School.

However, the problem of forming policies is complex, he continues. For that reason, many ramifications— foreign policy, taxation, the environment, safety and health standards, consumer protection and availability of government lands for mineral development—must be considered.

But, "the more we get into these areas, the more we're going to discourage private market development of economic resources, and this will ultimately raise the price (of resources)," according to Dr. Stephen P. Magee, visiting professor of finance at UT Austin.

Are Americans willing to pay the price necessary for sufficient resource development?

Dr. Magee and Dr. Hazleton join Dr. William L. Fisher, professor of geological sciences and director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin, to discuss resource development and public policy on "The Next 200 Years," a weekly radio program of the University. Discussions in the series examine various aspects of American life—past, present, and future.