Help Wanted On Other Campuses

Yale is by no means alone in its quest for a new president--or in the array of problems that he will face. Some hypothetical ads for other schools seeking new leaders:

MIDWESTERN GIANT seeks experienced administrator to run nation's third largest university, with some 48,000 students, 3,405 faculty and $264 million budget. Offerings run from strong agricultural department to innovative performing arts programs. Current President Clifton Wharton, first black to head large, mostly white U.S. university, leaving at year's end to take over bigger (340,000 students) State University of New York; successor must build up small ($ 12 million) endowment, raise money to establish new law and dentistry schools and attract more renowned senior faculty. Political acumen helpful in dealing with elected trustees. Salary negotiable; predecessor went from $47,500 to $65,000. Charming but small home in center of warm, friendly campus; car with driver. Apply Michigan State.

SEVEN SISTER COLLEGE in pastoral western Massachusetts searching for scholar-leader and strong advocate of women's liberal arts education (school was notable holdout against coeducation trend that swept other schools in late '60s). College has 1,864 undergraduates, 21 grad students and 193 faculty; financial situation manageable, w/trim budget ($16,400,000) and healthy endowment ($48,900,000). Major challenge: must continue to attract (and hold) top-quality women to single-sex country campus of ivy-covered brownstone buildings. Salary: negotiable. Large stucco presidential home. An equal opportunity employer. Inquiries to Mount Holyoke.

SOLICITING STRONG SCHOLAR to head top university. Boasts 42 Nobel prizewinners, including Faculty Members Saul Bellow and Milton Friedman; achievements range from development of nuclear fission to compiling a 21-volume Assyrian dictionary. The 2,500 undergraduates (2 to 1 male) are studious and competitive, as are the 5,500 graduate students in the professional schools and graduate courses. New president must be adroit manager. Under Incumbent John Wilson, retiring soon at 65, university balanced $255 million budget by trimming faculty slightly and raising tuition; but drive to increase $272 million endowment lags. Salary modest (low $40,000 range) and perks limited to gray stone house--but high-visibility job with potential for future Washington employment. One past president, Edward Levi, became U.S. Attorney General. Curriculum vitae to University of Chicago.

QUIET, PALM-SHADED UNIVERSITY in Southern California with $90 million budget and more than 30,000 students devoted to academics and outdoor recreation needs new leader w/achieved academic excellence and interest in town-gown harmony. Experience in running state institutions helpful; Predecessor Brage Golding was capable administrator but fought ceaselessly with divided 23-member trustee board (half appointed by Governor Jerry Brown, half by former Governor Ronald Reagan); Golding fled to Kent State, attributing fondness for Ohio to fact that "the state legislature there meets only once every two years." Salary: $41,000 to $55,000. Use of state car and box at football stadium. Apply San Diego State University.

LIKE A CHALLENGE?

Try this state-supported urban institution with 19,150 students on two campuses in Richmond, Va. School created in 1968 merger of a medical college and professional institute. New president must be vigorous, politically sensitive manager with stable family life. Need not be outstanding scholar. Mammoth task will include raising academic standards, increasing the budget (currently $ 134 million) and improving the university's image. $50,300 base salary plus extras. Mansion with help; life insurance. Apply Virginia Commonwealth University.

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