370/January Newslineences askBy DAVID HERRINGStaff WriterA Jetter signed by the chair-men of the departments of Biol-osy, Chemistry, Geology andPhysics, urging that the four basicsciences be split from the Collegeof Arts and Sciences and form aseparate College of Sciences wassend to Vice-Chancellor WilliamA. Bloodworth in accordancewith the recent Strategic Plan-ning.The concept of a College ofscience and Technology is alsoput ge atcnor,wort rabeing considered in which thefour basic sciences would bejoined by the Department ofMathematics and the School ofIndustrial Technology to form aCollege of Science and Technol-Ory.According to Dr. Charles E.Bland, chairman of the BiologyDept., ThereTs a national recog-nition that the world is becomingmore technical. We thought theproposal was timely with interna-tional trends and with the Strate-gic Planning process instituted byChancellor Eakin.�In support of this concept,Bland wrote to 100 schools thathave units similar to the one beingproposed, having switched froma College of Arts and Sciences,from which he got back more than30 letters, all but one of which saidthe respective schools functionmuch better and got more accom-plished as a separate college.They are now able to do moreresearch, are more successful atobtaining grant funds, and havemore cooperation between de-partments,� stated Bland.They only cautioned thepossibility of narrowing studentTseducation, but at ECU this is notpossible because of the gencralcollege requirements. Some evencalled a College of Arts and Sci-ences an ~anachronismT andthought a college of our size hadso many faculty and departmentsthat it would be difficuit to man-age and give adequate represen-tation to all departments.�Dr. Bland added, The liberalarts coliege was based upon theidea of educating a renaissanceperson and, except under certaincircumstances, that kind of educa-tion isnTt appropriate in todayTsworld.�But Dr. Eugene E. Ryan, deanof the College of Arts and Sci-ences, disagrees.:The professional programsare important, but for ECU tohave a College of Arts and Sci-ences shows that the universitygives priority to the study of thebasic liberal arts. The liberal artsgive a well-rounded educationwhich is more exclusively profes-sional. Most people change ca-for split from College of Artsreers 2 or3 times and a broad baseprepares themiercareer opportu-nities,� he said.Ryan ecknowlecged, how-ever, that we should continuallylook at the ECU system to see if itcan be improved and that a deci-sion will be made by the GeneralAdministration basea cnarecom-mendation by Chancellor RichardEakin. .Vice Chancellor BloodworthStated, If this is something thatwould genuinely benefit the uni-versity then we want to do it, butSee SPLIT, page 3By STEPHANIE FOLSOMStaff WriterFormer Chancellor Leo War-ren Jenkins, the leader in the de-velopment of ECU and the region.of eastern North Carolina, diedSaturday night at Pitt MemorialHospital of cancer.Jenkins came to ECU in 1947as Dean of East Carolina Collegeand retired as chancellor in 1978after many major accomplish-ments, including the establish-ment of a fully accredited four-year medical school, the attainingof university status in 1967, andthe consolidation into the Univer-sity of North Carolina system in1972.In his final commencementspeech in 1978, to a class 16 timeslarger than the class he first deliv-ered a commencement speech toin 1947, Jenkins said, Thespiritinwhich this university hasyn Wh habeex } rat\k accO an\sch \wi ine |Cc ec chaitprkcso"�operated is based on a two-waystreet of communication with thepeople ... this has paid great divi-dends. We are known asa univer-sity which faces the future, andwe can be assured that the tasksahead will equal those that noware history.�Those tasks achieved at ECUduring JenkinsT involvement arenumerous. They include the es-tablishment of these professionalschools: Art, Allied Health Sci-ences, Business, Education, Mu-sic, Nursing, Home Economics,Technology, and Social Work.JenkinsT fight for a medicalschool granting a four-year de-gree began more than ten yearsbefore it was granted in 1975.Jenkins faced Piedmont politi-cians and higher education offi-cials who thoughtit too costly andunnecessary for ECU to have amedical school.In a 1986 interview reportedby the Associated Press, Jenkinswas asked about his greatestachievement. He said: Somefolks say it was the medicalschool, and others say it was ob-taining university status, but! feelit was instilling a sense of pride inthe people here in the East. Peoplewalk a little taller because of ECU,and they take a greater pride intremselves.� :During his tenure, enroll-ment grew from 1,605 to morethan 12,000, faculty members in-creased to more than 1,200, andthe number of academic pro-grams increased from 24 to 174.The operating budget rose from$1.9 million to more than $85 mil-lion.JenkinsT many honors in theyears he lived in eastern NorthCarolina include the dedication ofECUTs Fine Arts Center, the NorthCarolina Public Service Award in1977, and the Pitt County Board of\yner -mc necpt og a1scare!inally or.Leo Jenkins passes awayCommisioners dedication of June27, 1978 as Leo Jenkins Day.Former chancellor JohnHowell said Monday that fromthe point of view of the studentsECU is a much better university,a broader university, and a betterknown university� than beforeLeo Jenkins came here.Present chancellor RichardEakin said, ECU has lost an es-teemed leader. A man whosecontributions will live on foryears to come. Equally important,eastern North Carolina has lost agood friend.Under Dr. JenkinsT leader-ship, eastern North Carolinagained the benefits of a medicalschooland quality healthcare thatit so desperately needed. We willmiss him dearly.�The Associated Press andStuart Savage of The Daily Reflec-tor contributed to this article.