The Cavalier daily :: Friday, April 17, 1970 :: University of Virginia Library

A group of Engineering students,
sponsored by the Engineering Council,
will hold a one-day symposium on the
environment Tuesday, April 21. Appropriately
titled, "A First Conference On
Man In Earth," the program will emphasize
the technical aspects of controlling
environmental pollution.

Craig Hupp, a third year Mechanical
Engineering student, and Craig Decker,
another third year student majoring in
Engineering Science, have organized the
conference, which consists of a series of
speakers and panel discussions.

Mr. Decker told The Cavalier Daily
that "It is important to have the
Engineering School involved with the
technical problems of the environment.
One purpose of the conference is to diminish
the isolation of the School, which is often
thought of as being sheltered from the rest of
the University in regard to social action."

Mr. Decker went on to explain that College
students were often concerned only with the
social, political, and economic problems involved,
while tending to ignore the technical
awareness of engineers and scientists.

The organizers of the conference have been
in touch with the Dean of the Engineering
School in an attempt to have classes cancelled
for the entire day on Tuesday, but anyone who
wishes to reserve one of the limited seats for
the Conference, which is to be held in the New
Chemistry Building auditorium and Room 126
of the A&M Engineering Building, can register in
Thornton Hall.

Begins At 9 a.m.

Howard Wilkinson, President of the Engineering
School, will open the program at 9,
followed by "A Realistic Appraisal of the State
of Our Environment," by Donald Taylor, from
the Environmental Control Administration,
H.E.W. At 9:45, E. Folger Taylor, a senior
research chemist for DuPont, will speak on
"Water Quality Management."

After a break for coffee and doughnuts in
Thornton Hall, Dorothy Jacobson, former
Executive Director of Population Crisis Committee,
will speak on "People Pollution Or The
Crisis of Over Population."

Harry Goodwin, Chief of the Office of
Endangered Species, will follow at 11:25 on
"Survival Of The Fittest: The Danger To
Wildlife."

At 1, the Afternoon Session will open with
David Levin, from the Bureau of Public Roads,
speaking on "Cars and Highways: A Price for
Progress." Eric D. Bestebreurtje, Minister of
First Presbyterian Church, will then consider
"The Ethics of Pollution."

Bud Ogle, past President of Student Council
will speak at 2:05 on "Ecology: A Cop out?"
and will be followed by a speaker to be
announced from one of the many conservation
organizations.

Lemonade Break

After a lemonade break, Clinton Parker,
Professor of Environmental Engineering, will
speak on "The Public, The Engineer, and
Environmental Concerns." Mr. Parker will be
followed by a panel discussion with several
faculty members and selected students.

At 4:30, Donald Myer, a chemical engineer
from American Oil Company, will explain
"What Industry Is Doing To Stop Pollution."
To end the day's activities, Raymond Bice.
Associate Professor of Psychology at the
University, will address the conference on
"Polluted Behavior," describing the forces
which shape man's motivation to pollute the
earth in today's complex environment.

National Teach-in

On Wednesday, April 22, the day of the
national Environmental Teach-In, the Education
School will sponsor a program of speakers
on Environmental Education in the South
Meeting Room of Newcomb Hall at 4.

Robert Nunn, who is the National Environmental
Education Director for the National

Photo By Bob Cohen

Park Service, will speak first on "A Man-Centered
Approach to Environmental Education."
Following this. Alan Mebane, an
Environmental Education Specialist with the
National Park Service, will speak on "National
Parks: Environmental Checkpoints."

The program is sponsored by the Student
Education Association, and all members of the
University community are invited to attend.