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McGeachie, Kurtz Appointed to Positions
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Thomas E. Kurtz (left), John S. McGeachie, 10-year rededication
plaque
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Thomas E. Kurtz was appointed the first director of
Academic Computing by President John G. Kemeny, while John S. McGeachie
'65 was appointed the director of Computing Services.
McGeachie, former director of Data Processing at Dartmouth,
had made significant contributions to the development of the Dartmouth
Time-Sharing System as one of the first students to work with
Kemeny and Kurtz on the design of DTSS
"executive programs."
Dartmouth Plan Facilitated by Kiewit
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Registrars Office
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Year-round operation under the Dartmouth
Plan increased administrator's dependence on the Kiewit Computation Center.
Director of Computing Services John McGeachie reported that
since 1971 more than a half-dozen major administrative programs have been put
on the DTSS computer. The Registrar's Office and the Housing Office became
major users of time sharing. (The Dartmouth, May 5, 1975)
Daily Dartmouth on Usage
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Students and John Kemeny (R) in Kiewit Computation Center
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The Daily Dartmouth reported that administrators used 28 percent of
time-sharing resources, while students used 20 percent.
Computing in Instructional Process
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Using the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System
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John Nevison reported the results of a survey of faculty
and student use of computing in the instructional process. Eighty-three percent
of the faculty were contacted directly. The results:
- Twenty-nine percent of the faculty surveyed used the computer in a
course.
- Forty-three percent of the faculty used the computer in their
research.
- Forty-five percent of the faculty were "computer literate" (have written a
program).
- Seventy-three percent of the student body was enrolled in a course that
used computing (there are 184 such courses).
- By divisions, the use was 50 percent Science, 35 percent Social Science,
and fifteen percent Humanities. Students categorized the use of computing in
courses as "integral" to the course and feel that it "quantitatively" improved
the course.
Peter Kiewit '22 and Wife Evelyn Made Major
Donation
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Thomas E. Kurtz (left), John S. McGeachie
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Peter Kiewit '22 and his wife Evelyn
donated $500,000 to Dartmouth for the acquisition of a new Honeywell 66/40
computer.
Library Catalog Project Proposed
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Kiewit Public Terminal Room, grammar school students
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A Computer Operated Microfiche (COM) catalog was proposed for the
libraries.
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