GRAD SCHOOL'S DRAFT ARITHMETIC See editorial page icl 4c S4w riA au 4 i WARMER lligh-35 Low-10 Sunny and fair Vol LXXVII, No. 126 Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sunday, February 25, 1968 Seven Cents Ten Pages Sheriff Guilty In Deputy Firing A State Labor Mediation Board examiner yesterday found Washtenaw County Sheriff Douglas J. Harvey guilty of vio- lating Public Act 379, an amendment to the State Employment Relations Act, in his firing of four deputies who sought col- lective bargaining rights last December. The examiner, James R. McCormick, called the action "preposterous" arid ordered Harvey to stop interfering in the public employes', right to organize under PA 379. All four deputies were officers of the Washtenaw Cour ty Deputies Association (WCDA). They were fired after they refused to retract a statement in which they said they planned court action against the County Board of Supervisors. The deputies group was attempting to force the supervisors to Rocky Admits Eligibility DETROIT 1P)--Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York said yesterday that he would run for President if drafted by the Republican national conven- tion. Aides of the New Yorker re- ported it was the first time he had said flatly he would run if drafted and that previously he had said only "I'd face it" if a convention draft came. Rockefeller reiterated, how- ever, he has no desire to be President and does not anti- cipate being drafted. He was in Detroit to plump for presidential campaign funds for Michigan's Gov. George Romney, the New Yorker's avowed favorite over -foriier Vice President Richard M. Nix- on. Expressing confidence Rom- ney would be the convention choice, Rockefeller told a news conference, however, that if Nixon were nominated he would" support the former vice presi- dent. Asked if he would support Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York if Lindsay were the GOP nominee, Rockefeller broke into a broad grin and replied, "That question has not come up." Rockefeller and Lindsay have been at odds recently over Rockefeller's part in trying to settle a strike by New York City sanitation workers. Rockefeller said flatly he would run if drafted in answer to this question: "Did I under- stand you to say sir, a minute ago that if the overwhelming voice of the Republican Party asked you to be President, in others words, a draft, would you face that draft with a 'yes'?" "I said exactly that," Rocke- feller responded. A reporter suggested that dolls, including Romney's own, showed the Michigan Repub- lican losing ground in New Hampshire to Nixon. Rocke- feller replied it was his belief Romney's showing in New Hampshire "is going to surprise an awful lot of people." Asked if a write-in campaign for him in New Hampshire might not be the greatest threat to Romney's winning there, Rockfeller said he had both written and wired dele- gate candidates supporting him and asked them to withdraw. With reference to the fund raising luncheon here for Rom- ney, Rockefeller said the same kind of meetings were being held for Nixon in New York, where Nixon now lives. Rockefeller declined to take a stand on the Vietnam War, saying he viewed it "the better part of wisdom not to add one more misinformed voice." recognize WCDA as its legal Government Fellowship Funds Cut By MARCIA ABRAMSON Two government sponsored fel lowship programs have been sharply cut, and one will be can- celled entirely in 1969. Associate Dean George Hay of the graduate school said the cuts were due t do lack of funds in both programs. The University will receive only 45 National Science Foundation Traineeships in 1968 instead of the 85 granted this year. Hay said a maximum number of 45 grants for each institution was set by th program, which he called "gen- erally short of money." The fel- lowships .are sponsored through the National Defense Education Act. NASA Phase-out The National Aeronautics and Space Agency is phasing out its traineeship program. Only 15 new fellowships will be granted in the country this year. From 1964-6( fifteen fellowships were granted each year at the University alone. The University received nine awards from NASA for 1967 and the program will end ir 1968. Twenty-four previous NASA grants will be continued, saidWil- liam Toombs, assistant to Hay. Recommendations Hay said recommendations will be in shortly for all competitive scholarships. Departments recom- mend fellowship candidates to the Executive Board of the graduate school. Awards will be announced April 1. Last September the Woodrowe Wilson Foundation drastically re- duced its financial aid to graduate students interested in college teaching because of a $4.3 mil- lion-a-year slash in donations from the Ford Foundation. Cut backs last year reduced the number of Wilson fellowships awarded from 935 to 150. Fellowship Grants The Ford Foundation under- writes the Wilson Foundation pro- A gram of $3,000 fellowships for graduate students in the humani- ties and social sciences. Hay said the Ford Foundation appears to be shifting support tc another program rather than de- creasing the amount of grants offered. ., The University has received $4 million from the special Ford grants to accelerate studies in the humanities and social sciences. bargaining agent. - Harvey was ordered to reinstate, Sgt. William Stander and Deputy Fred Postill immediately. A third deputy, Harold Kerr, was rein- stated in late December and the fourth, Alfred Bland, has : already found another job with#the Jack- son County Police Recommends Reimbursement McCormick recommended that all four be reimbursed a sum of money, equal to the pay they have missed to compensate for the a("humiliation and personal injury -to reputation which the dismissals v1caused." e caThe decision came after severalj o days of testimony in which Har-! vey defended his right to demand a retraction from employes he f claimed had issued false state-' ments which hurt the deparment. s Harvey said he fired the men for e insubordination because they re- fused his direct orders. "I conclude that he had no such right, even if the story was er- roneous," McCormick said. "TheI alleged error involved the internal policy of the association, which is no business of the employer." Nelson Rockefeller ASTRONOMY AND ATHLETICS Doc' Ls: An Institution Retires RE ALL Susan Stann, '68, was named w Wild, Wild West contest at Yo Stann, sponsored by Lambda Ch from eight finalists in the all-ca College R. V1vbt "fiff Could File Charges He added that the officers, as individual employes possessed the standing to file charges at any time with the State Labor Me- diation Board. They were also ii 4 ruled to be within their rights to refuse to retract a statement. County authorities, including the sheriff, have maintained that the WCDA is not a labor union. TheI findings show that Harvey hadk supported organization at first, as long at it would work closely with him; but when he learned of the WCDA, he warned that a union did not belong in the department and that he would "fire anyone brin'ing a union into the depart- ment." "The natural consequence of the firini's is to discourage member- ship in the association, which is legal labor organization," McCor- mick ruled. Freely Criticize McCormick. said public employ-; es may "freely criticize their em- ployersinaregard to working con- ditions" and may even press for zriminal prosecution of the em- Moyer for violation of Michigan law. An exception would be if the employes were acting out of pure malice. He called the deputies' threat 'routine and innocuous." "If the right to organize and bargain collectively did not in- :lude the right to state one's in- tant to pursue legal procedures to :btain the employer's recogni- tion of an organization, the law itself would be a sham," McCor- mick concluded. By MICHAEL THORYN Two members of the Univer- sity College Republican club (CR) were elected to offices at the Michigan Federation of College Republicans State Convention this weekend in Detroit. Robert Smart, '69 was re-elect- e d State Chairman and Robert Willmarth, '69, vice-chairman of the University CR's, was unani- mously elected chairman of Re- gion V. The convention's resolution on Vietnam supported the U.S. fight- ing men in Asia but was in basic v By BILL LAVELY -Daily-Jay Cassidy In 41 years with the astronomy Y WILD department, Prof. Hazel 'Doc' Losh has taught the wonders of inner of Winter Weekend's Miss the heavens to thousands of stu- st Field House last night. Miss dents, including countless ath- ii Alpha fraternity, was selected letes. But although she has long mpus competition. been a faculty institution, she will end her career as a teacher, this July. " Not that she wants to: retire- ) 7C a S( ment at her age - a youthful 69 - is mandatory.,"I'd stay on if they'd let me," she says. "Teaching is my whole life." Part of Her Life Iis a large part f er lie, at disagreement with the actions of least. Almost all ofher daily ac- disareeentwit th acion oftivities revolve around the Uni- President Johnson. versity. Beside her five courses, Resolutions favoring o p e n - which include over 1,000 students, housing and a volunteer army she has been secretary-treasuer were defeated. A move to sell the U.S. Post Office was also defeat- _ ed. Smart's duties as state chair- man involve organizing, planning, and co-ordinating the activities .. of the 40 College Republican clubs in Michigan. During the coming ,: year, Smart hopes to "establishs a better dialogue with student z' leaders on Michigan campuses. "College Republicans can pro- ~ vide a vital communication link 4 between the concerns of the stu- dent population and legislation r in Lansing and Washington," Smart said. Willmarth's plans for Region V, which composes Southeastern Michigan outside of Detroit, are to "weld an effective campaign unit and to put a College Repub- lican on the staff of every Re- publican running for a significant office." The University CR's received an award as the best club in the state at the convention. The 400 delegates to the con- vention witnessed a "spontaneous" demonstration favoring the elec- tion of Ronald Reagan, the gover- nor of California, to the post of Michigan CR vice-chairman. Reagan is an honorary member of a state club, but since he is on administrative boards of sev- eral California- colleges, he was Doctor H declared ineligible for the office. It is not quite certain when or how it all got started. But some- how, people began to suspect that Doc's interest in sports carried into her astronomy lectures. Ath- Two To Offer New 'U' Lease Two more Ann Arbor landlords this week accepted the Univer- sity's "eight-month" lease for use next fall. Apartments rented by John McDonald and Varsity Prop- erties will be rented under the terms of the new lease. "These two acceptances mean that over 2000 units are now un- der the 'eight-month' lease," Mike Koeneke, '69, Bus. Ad. chair- man of Student Housing Assoc- iation said yesterday. Commenting on the recent con- frontation of managers of Apart- ments Limited, Koeneke said, "Some action was taken immed- iately in response to our com- plaints. Representatives were sent out within two days to the units which had complaints. of the local chapter of Phi Beta eletes, including all the old greats, , Kappa for the past 30 years. found her classes to be a congen- Often, the University is in orbit ial setting. Finally, the rumored around Doc Losh. At hundreds of Losh axiom, "A' is for athletes, pep rallys her gutsy pronounce- 'B' is for the boys, and 'C' is ments have fired the most apath- for coeds" sprang upon the scene.i etic of students. Her unflinching A catchy phrase perhaps, butI support of the Wolverines made Miss Losh fervently denies that her the University's first home- she shows favoritism to atheletes.1 coming queen. The Doe Losh Special Interest athletic trophy has appeared. She does take a special inter- Articles in magazines such as est in the men of sport, however. Time and Sports Illustrated She enjoys the "atmosphere" of spread her fame nation-wide. The football and the "fast action" of most naive freshman as well as hockey; but it is the players the most ancient alumni has themselves that she enjoys the heardsthe Legend of Doe Losh. ost. Adpayes have beyn most. And players have been tion that comes to mind as you enter her office on the eighth floor of Physics-Astronomy. Outside, several awesome grid- iron heroes are likely to be wait- ing patiently for an audience. In- side a veritible pawnshop of sou- venirs can be wound. Pictures, beads, psychedelic and athletic paraphenalia of all description cover the shelves. And behind a desk, peeking over nearly a ton of papers and rubbish, is Doc Losh. "I'm unorganized," she ex- plains. Althoughher teaching days are almost over, Prof. Losh expects to stay in Ann Arbor at least un- known to return the compliment. til her retirement furlough, one by helping with yard work at her year at full pay, is over, ho.me near the campus. Doc Losh is extremely popular Travel and Research? with all of her students, and she She is not exactly sure what takes a personal interest in them. she is going to do with her time. One of the rare professors who "Retiring professors always say keeps a seating chart in her lee- that they're going to travel and tures, some students believe that do research. I suppose I should she knows everyone in the class say that, too. I have lots of prob- by name. "I don't really know lems in astronomy to work on." j everyone," she chuckles, "but I She doesn't want to miss any try to make them think so." On of the games, either. And as for the day the seating chart is made, the pep rallys, she rather wistfully her students often make a savage muses, "I suppose if the students rush to claim front row seats. want me, I'll go to those." From whence came this peculiar But she brightly reminds you "Of blending of devotion, energy, and course, you can't stop anyone enthusiasm? In short, what makes from going to a pep rally." 'Doc' tick? That's the first ques- Especially not Doc Losh. e r v s Sororities in Oxord By ROB BEATTIE ciably different from that in any The University Housing Office other sorority. has recommended that two soror- Feldkamp also recommended ities be allowed to move into co- that Noble House of Oxford Hous- operative housing units in Oxford ing be made available to men next Housing next fall. The sororities, year. Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta He said that he had been pre- Sigma Theta, which are entirely sented with a petition signed by Negro in their membership, had 61 present residents of co-ops at petitioned the office for the living Oxford asking that they be al- space because they lacked houses lowed to return next year. This, of their own. Feldkamp noted, was well above azel Losh Defenase By MARK BASEMAN ment t The Department of Defense has and ma diverted some of its vast resources tion's h from the making of war to the ojet-Ge development of fiberglass for use the con in houses of the future. ARL' The University's Architectural problem Research Laboratory (ARL) was ing pr awarded a $27,000 contract last the ma October by the Defense Depart- Accordi FIBERGLASS HOUSES Contract Aims at Housing Costs John Feldkamp, University hous- ing director, submitted the recom- mendation to Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard L. Cutler earlier this week. Cutler may make the final decision although the matter may be referred to the Regents. The Student Advisory Commit- tee on Housing (SACH) earlier this month passed a resolution in the number of returnees from last year. If all recommended changes were accepted, only one house with 30 spaces would remain for occupancy by unaffiliated wom- en. i~ Speaker Ban o use modern technology aterials in solving the na- ousing problems. The Aer- neral Corporation shared tract. s answer to the housing n was the filament-wind- ocess, presently used in nufacture of rocket cases. ng to the ARL proposal this process develops h i g h strength fiberglass casings that require little upkeep, and combine low-weight with moderate cost. with the potential of considerably lower costs in the future if its feasibility for a mass housing market is proved. The purpose of the Defense De- partment's contract was twofold. First, the department itself builds the housing industry, where it 8,000 to 10,000 housing units every was judged to be badly needed. year for military personnel. For ARL, in collabotation with Aero- the most part these are three and jet-General, presently one of the four-bedroom middle class homes. j country's leaders of the devolp- The DOD felt that the contract ment of the filament winding could succeed in both finding a process, devised the use of the lower cost method of building fiberglass process for mass-pro- these homes and also sought to duced, medium-cost housing. introduce modern technology into Contruction and assembly of a house using this process is fast and efficient. Large fiberglass shells that are produced right at the construction site are fitted for utilities and electrical wiring, and wall panels are put on. The rapid construction allows up to four housing units a day to be produced and installed at a pre- pared site. The shells can be stacked fo two-story units or connected in one of- a various number of ways. One of the basic premises un- The ARL proposal points out opposition to the move. The com- that the "housing problem in the mittee disapproved, saying that i LVirturned United States is becoming increas- University housing should be open ingly acute under the combined to all who apply rather than to A federal district court has pressures of population growth P"self-selective social groups." struck down North Carolina's and' physical deterioration of OpportunityAward Studentsd five-year-old speakerhban as un- existing housing, and it is evident= Feldkamp, however, said his de- constitutional. A three - judge that to resolve this problem the cision to recommend theuse of panel in Greensboro, N.C, ,ruled prodciecpctyo hsids h houses by the sororities was that the vagueness of the law try must be stepped up enormous- not based on their status as a so- violated constitutional guarantees ly, which in turn requires the cial group. "They would be ad- of due process. creative development of new mitted not as sororities but as The action came in response to building recources, policies, and groups of primarily Opportunity a suit filed by 12 University of bonedsg rs, dAward students,' he said. North Carolina students and two concepts. . s . "This is the sole reason for the Communist speakers who chal- The industry itself recommendation," he continued. lenged the law after the speakers technological advances due to a "The Student Advisory Commit- were barred from speaking at the melange of building codes, work wea df sai th ta Hn Rrvin falt that other practices, and its disjointed or- ganization. In addition, the cost of achiev- ing the large desired changes on substantial scale required be- yond the capabilities of private business alone. tee on housin glei[ iuu housing was available for use by the groups. We have found, how- ever, that this housing does not exist. It is not generally available to Opportunity Award students." Feldkamp recommended that the sororities be allowed to occu- school. The suit was filed in March, 1966, after the university trustees refused to let Herbert Aptheker and Frank Wilkinson appear on campus. In its decision, the court said the legislature had acted in "ut- t s