several fixups discussed on tuesday

MastersDoctoralThesis.cls

@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@
 \newcommand{\decoRule}{\rule{.8\textwidth}{.4pt}} % New command for a
 % rule to be used under figures
 
-\setcounter{tocdepth}{3} % The depth to which the document sections
-% are printed to the table of contents
+\setcounter{tocdepth}{1} % Only show chapters and sections in table of contents
 \ProvideDocumentCommand{\addchaptertocentry}{ m }{%
   \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}%
 }
@@ -390,8 +389,6 @@ KOMA-script documentation for details.}]{fancyhdr}
       {\normalsize \degreename\par}% Degree name
       \bigskip
       {\normalsize\bfseries \@title \par}% Thesis title
-      \medskip
-      {\normalsize \byname{} \authorname \par}% Author name
       \bigskip
     \end{center}
   }