Whitlock, Epps Will Succeed Dean Watson

Robert B. Watson's departure as dean of Students will precipitate a major Administration shakeup this Fall, informed sources in the Administration said last month.

Two men, the sources said, will divide the duties now held by Watson: Archie C. Epps, who is presently assistant dean of the College, and Charles P. Whitlock, now assistant to President Pusey for Civic and Governmental Relations.

Epps will become dean of Students and Whitlock will assume the title of associate dean of Harvard College, a newly created post.

Watson announced last January that he will resign his post this year. In January he will become director of Athletics, replacing Adolph W. Samborski, who will retire.

Whitlock's duties in the new position will include serving as chairman of the Administrative Board, which handles routine disciplinary matters.

The post of Ad Board chairman had traditionally been held by the dean of the College.

There was no information available about possible replacements for Whitlock, who has performed the sensitive task of handling Harvard's relations with the state and federal government during the past decade.

Official confirmation of the appointments is likely to come after Labor Day.

Ad Board

In his post as Chairman of the Ad Board, Whitlock will decide what punishment will be meted out to students who fall afoul of city authorities. Recent Ad Board cases have included investigation of charges against four students who were accused of tapping a pay telephone to connect an extension into a headquarters of last spring's strike against the war.

The Ad Board has also punished students caught shoplifting in the Coop. But this practice is expected to end sometime this year, when the Coop will probably begin turning student shoplifters over to the police.

In the past, Watson's office has handled student housing, supervised undergraduate organizations, and set rules for Harvard's final clubs.

Whitlock and other administration officials last week declined comment until the appointments are actually made. Epps and Watson could not be reached for comment.