President Neil L. Rudenstine made a rare appearance at yesterday's Faculty Council meeting, where he joined Radcliffe College President Linda S. Wilson for a discussion of last week's announcement of a merger agreement between the two schools.

Asked by members of the 18-person council about some of the deal's specifics, the two presidents provided a more in-depth glimpse than has to date been released about the future of the new Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Wilson told the council that researchers at the new Institute will fall into four categories.

One group will be composed of visiting scholars--many of whom will be quite junior at their own institutions, along with more established visiting faculty members.

The Institute will also give "term appointments" of up to five years for especially distinguished scholars from around the country. Finally, the last group will be Harvard faculty members from across the University invited to study at the Institute on a yearly basis.

According to Secretary of the Faculty John B. Fox Jr. '59, the two presidents' statements seemed based on a carefully thought-out plan for the Institute's future.

As the outline of the new Institute emerges detail by detail, officials from both sides stress that the first dean will set the course, but suggest that a few existing research facilities may serve as models.

Fuzzy Around the Edges

For the last week, both Radcliffe and Harvard officials have declined to give many specifics about the new Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, saying that most details have yet to be determined.