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Donald H. Menzel, Director of the College Observatory, said Bok's resignation "leaves a serious gap in the Harvard Observatory staff and in the Department of Astronomy...
...resignation leaves the Department with only four permanent Faculty members: Menzel; Cecilia H. PayneGaposchkin, Phillips Astronomer; Harlow Shapley, Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy; and Fred L. Whipple, professor of Astronomy and Department chairman...
Donald H. Menzel, professor of Astrophysics, who succeeded Harlow Shapley in 1953 as Director of the Observatory, leads the solar and ionosphere work. The Observatory has given up its part in the operation of the High Altitude Observatory at Climax, Colorado, but still shares the newer Sunspot, New Mexico, site of the Air Force's Sacramento Peak Observatory. The instruments include the largest coronagraph in the world, and four super-Schmidt meteor cameras there and at the companion meteor station at Mayhill, New Mexico...
Faculty viewpoint on this is divided. Menzel, ultimately responsible for the condition of the instruments, contends that observing is not especially valuable for undergraduates and that any extensive observing program conflicts with studies. He also questions the safety to the instruments if students not "especially advanced" use them. Menzel feels, however, that there is no essential conflict between the research and teaching aspects of the Observatory's work, and points to the success of graduate programs...
Donald H. Menzel, Director of the Harvard Observatory, will preside at the ceremonies. President Pusey, Lloyd V. Berkner, President of Associated Universities, and John P. Hagen of the Naval Research Laboratory will speak to the gathered scientists, University spokesmen, and public officials...