McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics AnthonyG. Oettinger yesterday spoke about the need forcooperation between professors and the centraladministration.

Although Oettinger said he did not want toassociate himself with the "general tenor" ofLandes's' remarks, he said professors shouldpartly blame themselves for the current situation.

Professors had too many administrativeresponsibilities two decades ago, Oettinger said,and should be grateful that the centraladministration exists to deal with these matters.

He agreed with Landes that Rudenstine--not hissubordinates--should deal with matters of policy.

Rudenstine appeared to be listening carefullyto the professors' concerns, raising and furrowinghis eyebrows at times, and thanking them forspeaking.

The committee Knowles said he will create inthe next few weeks will be asked "to anticipate,recognize and understand matters of importance tothe Faculty and to the University early enough toallow considered and careful Faculty input tosignificant decisions," according to the proposedcharge drafted by the Faculty Council.

The dean said he hoped the new committee wouldimprove and ameliorate those tensions and wouldwork for the benefit of FAS and the University.

Landes said that decisions of policy need toresult from a cooperative effort of the variousfaculties with the president, the provost, thegoverning boards and the deans.

"They are there to help us, not to tell us,"Landes said. "The Faculty is not made up of fools.We have things to contribute."

The potential Committee on Resources will alsolikely be asked "to identify those issues,projects, proposals and trends that may affect theallocation of significant resources within the FASor between the central administration and theFAS."

Landes called the year-long controversysurrounding changes to fringe benefits, whichconsumed the bulk of the meeting, part of a largerpattern.

Landes again cited the Medical Area TotalEnergy Plant (MATEP) as an example of a centraladministration decision run amok. He said MATEPhas cost FAS $500 million.

Acknowledging that MATEP decision occurreddecades ago, Landes said he cites it because itdemonstrates a problem that still exists.

"This scenario has been reproduced on a smallerscale many times," Landes said. "The currentarrangements invite trouble."

Landes introduced two new issues at yesterday'smeeting.