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3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page i The Gold and the Blue VOLUME ONE 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page ii 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page iii CLARK KERR T H E G O L D A N D T H E B L U E A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949–1967 VOLUME ONE Academic Triumphs WITH A FOREWORD BY NEIL J. SMELSER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY · LOS ANGELES · LONDON KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/29/01 10:34 AM Page iv Frontispiece: Clark Kerr, chancellor, Berkeley campus, 1952–58; president, University of California, 1958–67. Photo: Jack Fields. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2001 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kerr, Clark, 1911– The gold and the blue : a personal memoir of the University of California, 1949–1967 / Clark Kerr ; with a foreword by Neil J. Smelser. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: v. 1. Academic triumphs ISBN 0-520-22367-5 (cloth : alk. paper : v. 1) 1. Kerr, Clark, 1911–. 2. University of California, Berkeley—Presidents—Biography. 3. University of California—History. I. Title. LD755.K47 A3 2001 378.794'67—dc21 2001027243 Printed in Canada 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI / NISO Z39 0.48-1992(R 1997) (Permanence of Paper).8 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page v TO MY WIFE, KAY, who worked so hard and e¤ectively to further the welfare of the University of California and that of our whole family and, at the same time, to “Save San Francisco Bay—now and forever.” TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, which, for the past seventy-five years, has wielded such great influence over the most essential endeavors of the university and, with a few exceptions, has done so with high expectations matched by outstanding results. TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, which has the supreme authority over the University of California and, again with a few exceptions, has exercised that authority with devotion and wisdom. 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page vi 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page vii The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena . . . that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither defeat nor victory. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page viii 3b.KERR, The Gold and the Blue 6/21/01 3:59 PM Page ix Contents LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES XV FOREWORD XIX PREFACE XXIX Part I. Introduction 1. GETTING TO KNOW BERKELEY 3 How I Got Started at Berkeley • How I Got Committed to Industrial Relations • The GIs • The Loyalty Oath • My Life before Berkeley • Hard work and a caring community • Education • Peaceful Solutions 2. A GIANT ASTRIDE THE UNIVERSITY: AN APPRECIATION OF ROBERT GORDON SPROUL 16 Part II. The First Chancellor at Berkeley, 1952–58 3. ANSWERING THE BIG QUESTION: WHO WILL TAKE BERKELEY’S PLACE IN THE ACADEMIC BIG SIX? 23 Support for the Chancellorship and the Agenda • “Who will take Berkeley’s place?” • An agenda for advancing the answer, “no one” • The Chancellor’s O‹ce • My Approach to the Chancellorship • Did Sproul Make a Mistake? • The “x” Factor 4. DEFINING A CHANCELLOR’S SPHERE OF ACTION 39 The Old Provostship • The New Context • Thrusts and Parries • Battles over Decentralization • The campus business manager • Department chairs • Information and participation • The chancellor’s sta¤ • How It Turned Out 5. “THE BEST BALANCED DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY” 56 What Berkeley Had Going for It • The Berkeley Campus Takes Charge of Its Future • Departmental life

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