GRAD SCHOOL'S DRAFT ARITHMETIC See editorial page f:Y4, r- gik itgaul A6F4 lr ,43 a t t CLOUDY High-37 Low-20 Intermittent Snow Changing to Flurries Vol. LXXVIII, No. 127 Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tuesday, February 27, 1968 Seven Cents Eight Pages T T T ITS Fi I An Editoria I . . . * * * * * *Auditor Blasts Senate Slashes 'U' Bu dget Fund Shifts THE DOCUMENT which the President's Commission on the Role of the Student in Decision-Making is scheduled to issue tonight promises to be a bitter dis- appointment to all who had hoped that the Commission would once and for all enunciate the fundamental principle that non-academic student conduct should not be regulated by the University. Conceived by President Hatcher as a response to the student power crisis of November, 1966, the Commission has taken over a year to propose a rule-making tripartite Campus Council and two alternate judiciaries. Yet both proposals are largely irrelevant because they are rooted in a faulty assumption. Both the relatively innocuous proposal for a student- dominated judiciary (Joint University Committee) and the totally unacceptable alternative of dumping adju- dication of non-academic student conduct into the laps of the faculty assume that the University has the obliga- tion, or the right, to make and enforce rules governing the lives of students outside the classrooms. That assumption is embodied most explicitly in the Commission's unanimous proposal for a tripartite Cam- pus Council to legislate non-academic conduct rules. CC's authority would extend over sit-ins, picketings, demon- strations and non-academic lectures. - in short, all non-academic, non-residence halls conduct on Univer- sity property. Student Government Council and Faculty Assembly would have to ratify its legislation. This effective veto-power would probably render any CC legislation trival. But the crucial fault of the pro- posal is not its built-in infeasibility but the faulty assumptions underlying the entire report. The University has neither the obligation nor the right to govern the lives of students outside of the classroom. IT IS DISAPPOINTING that the arguments need to be restated. With the Reed Report of 1962, the University committed itself to a phasing-out of the noxious phi- losophy of in loco parentis, and for sound reasons. At least half of the students at this University are of legal age. The University's role by its own admission and rhetoric is to educate students for life, not for vocaions. This means allowing students to learn how to live by taking responsibility for their own actions, by question- ing or holding any and every opinion. Because University and civil laws, especially with re- gard to sit-ins and public demonstrations, would over- lap, students and faculty members who violated the rules would be in danger of being prosecuted twice for the same offense. The legal questions connected with sit-ins and disrup- tions of public addresses are beyond the University's jurisdiction. They should be left to courts and juries, the duly constituted civil authorities. JUST HOW misguided the Commission's report is be- comes clearer when the issue is viewed in historical perspective. Because the Commission was designed by President Hatcher as a means of sidestepping a renewed crisis over non-academic discipline, the failure of the Commission to propose alternatives even approaching the demands students made during that crisis brands the commission process as an odious delaying tactic which should be forever buried without tears or thoughts of exhumation. In November of 1966, at a time when the administra- tion-in compliance with a national Selective Service request-was supplying class ranking of all male stu- dents to local draft boards, students voted 2-1 in a University-wide referendum for the University to dis- continue submitting class rankings. While the University was announcing its intention to ignore the expressed wishes of students and continue rankings, a series of sit-ins proliferated-including one in Vice President Pierpont's office. THANKSGIVING vacation broke the momentum. When students returned to campus after vacation, Presi- dent Hatcher disclosed the administration's response to the students' unrest: a packet of tripartite Presidential Commissions on Sit-ins, the Draft, and the Role of the Student in Decision-Making. By the end of the next semester, changed conditions and attitudes had obviated the work of all but the Deci- sion-Making Commission; the others died out or issued non-committal reports. Major structural and philoso- phical changes in every other area were postponed as students, faculty and administrators waited with some- thing less than bated breath for the Commission to report. Today the Commission will release its report. Beside the totally unacceptable Campus Council, it will propose two alternative judiciary systems. One, a student-domi- nated Joint University Committee, would be, relatively inoffensive and serve a useful purpose as an appelate court for cases brought from dormitory and fraternity and sorority judiciaries. The other, adjudication by the separate colleges, vio- lates the fundamental democratic principle of trial by peers and deserves no consideration. But no alternate proposal or even statement of prin- ,,.,...t~a o s a Cuts Romney Request By $3.4 Million By JILL CRABTREE and JIM NEUBACHER special To The Daily LANSING - The Senate Ap- propriations Committee last night{ recommended an appropriation of $61.3 million for the University's general fund budget, a substan- tial drop from the $64.7 million { recommended by Gov. Romney in his January budget message. The committee reported out a$ higher, education bill calling for: a total appropriation of $247 mil lion for the 1968-69 fiscal year.! This represents a 16 per ,cent de- _ crease from the $299 million i ee- ommended by Romney. A last minute report from tne State Auditor General's Office on University accounting methods yesterday caused "quite a bit of, controversy in the hearings," said ; c o m m it t e e chairman Frankt Beadle (R-St. Clair). However, "it had no effect on the figures in the bill," he ex-; plained.YOU CAN Sen. Charles Zollamber of the com- mittee, said that the reason or Students began boarding buses for home the cut was "the state should not break approaches. Classes end officially a subsidize out-of-state students are starting appropriately early. Official mre than 25 per cent." - "He said the cut is aimed at fore-AE irg the University to boost tul- ASSISTANCE LIMITED: tion for out-of-state students soI Fleming Statement Defends Accounting of Expenditures By STEVE NISSEN University President Robben W. Fleming yesterday blast- ed a report by State Auditor General Albert Lee which charged that University auditing practices "have resulted in an over- statement of expenditures and an understatement of available cash." "There are neither secrets nor improprieties about the way in which accounts of the University are kept," Fleming said. The auditor general reportedly charged in an 85-page statement that University officials had shifted funds from one source to another in such a way as to distort the true nature of University expend- --Daily--Anita Kessler 0 HOME AGAIN or other destinations as early as yesterday as spring (?) at 5 p.m. tomorrow, but many students and professors ly classes are scheduled to resume Monday. itures. Vice-President and Chief Fin- ancial officer Wilbur K. Pierpont refused to comment on the charges. Lee recommended that unre- stricted gifts to the University be used to reduce state appropria- tions. However Fleming explain- ed such practices "would exstin- guish unrestricted gifts because there would be no incentive to a donor to provide money in lieu of state support." Fleming acknowledged that the report "suggests that accounts at the University are not properly kept.", The auditor general's official statement has not been made pub- lic yet, but Fleming received a copy severaldays ago for his re- view and comment. The report examines the financial affairs of the University for the fiscal year 1965-66 at the request of the Sen- ate appropriations committee. "The report contains certain im- plications" that might be "extre- mely damaging to the University," Fleming said. "The fact is ac- countants do not always agree on a single correct method for hand- ling accounts." State representative Raymond Smit (R-Ann Arbor), called the report "an attempt to find an excuse to cut appropriations to the University. "To insure against any im- propriety in the handling of its I funds the University for more than 40 years has bad its accounts audited by well known public ac- counting firms," Fleming said. Fleming also said that the aud- itor general's report implies "that there are substantial funds avail- able in University accounts which See AUDITOR, Page 8 Symposiunm To Analyze Dissension University Activities Center's Symposium '68 will bring novelist Norman Mailer, television com- mentator Louis Lomax and other speakers to the University March 9-31 for lectures and panel dis- cussions on "The -Moods of Dia- sent" in religion, race relations, science and politics. Other speakers include Saul Alinsky on urban problems, Wil- liam Stringfellow on dissent and religion, Carry McWilliams on dissent in politics and Prof. Ar- thur Miller of the Law School on cybernetics and science. Ea=h speaker will determIne the format for his topic, said J'imn Rosbe, 70. publicity chair.-an for Symposium. Lomax, author of "The Negi o Revolt," will lead an informal discussion on race rela- tions while other speakers have requeste l a more formal presen- tation. Two panel discussiors are scheduled The first will involve foreign students and faculty members. A wrap-up panel of students and faculty will sum- marize the Symposium- presenta- tionsand analyze the -influence of dissent in different areas of society discussed. Symposium will feature Univer- sity President Robben Fleining's first formal address to the stu- dent body March 18 at Hil Aud. that it represents 75 per cent. of. t-he cost of education at the irn- Zollar pointed out that if the University were to increase its fees for out-of-state students, the amount gained would make up $3.2 million of the $3.4 million cut by the committee. If the University were to raise tuition for its 9,191 out-of-state students to the level suggested by the committee, tle proposed in- crease would amount to $348 per year - from the current $1300 to" $1648. However, Zollar said "We can't tell them what to do down there, we can only recommend." University officials have expres- sed strong feelings against rais- ing tuition for out-of-state stu- dents for the second year in a row Included in the University ap- propriation was $150,000 for addit- ional faculty for the dental school. Tuition Boost Depletes NDEA Loan Resources By RICHARD WINTER students whose need developed be- Students who were hard-hit by cause of the tuition increase were last semester's tuition increase forced to apply for State of Mich- found it increasingly difficult to igan guaranteed loans, explained obtain a low-cost long-term loan Streiff. through the University's Office of However, Streiff said the Uni- Financial Aids. versity has requested more funds Associate Director of Financial from NDEA next year, and if the Aids Karl D. Streiff explained that request is granted, he expects 'it the primary source of loans, fed- will more than cover the increased eral funds available through the demand. National Defense Education Act Part of the reason for the short- (NDEA), was expended last No- age of NDEA funds was an in- vember. These funds "usually last crease in funds for Educational until spring," he said. Opportunity Grants (EOG) from Students who recognized their the federal government. These need last year were covered for grants are given to encourage low this year by NDEA funds. However, income students to continue their loan program. These loans are sec- ured through commercial financial institutions, and although the stu- dents "get essentially the same deal as they do with the NDEA program, students sometimes en-4 counter some difficulty in obtain-} ing these loans," Streiff admitted. When gotiated tutions, the loans cannot be ne- through financial insti- students must use the "least desirable" alternative, bor- rowing University money. The ma- jor drawback to using this money is that the interest payments, while no higher than with the other programs, start immediately upon receiving the loan. T ei aehers, Legislators Balk Student Drivers May Obtain Group Auto Insurance Rates educations. Often, Streiff explained, these grants do not cover the needs of the student, and when scholar- ships are not available to supple- ment the grants, loans are made available up to an amount equal- ing the grant. "In order to match the increased EOG money, we had to draw more; heavily on NDEA money," Streiff said. When the NDEA funds were de- pleted, students were forced to borrow from the state guaranteed Streiff foresees some relief in the future from .n expected rt ot useori'al "The.NDEA may be modified to a more general concept," he explain- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. UP - A legislators, after an hour long ed. However, no funds from the 'summit conference on education, huddle, decided not to come but University's $55M drive were al- 1 scheduled for the sixth night in instead invited the teacher leaders Located specifically for student Florida's statewide teachers walk- to the state capitol. The FEA chose loans, out, flopped yesterday night as not to go to the capitol. Streiff emphasized that short both camps refused to budge from The stalemate caine after 1,700 term loans are still available, al- their quarters to meet. University of Florida students though applications for these have Florida Education Association demonstrated in behalf of the increased from 650 last year to officials waited vainly in their teachers, and Gov. Claude Kirks 7 almost a thousand this year. hotel room for the legislators. The refusal to meet with the striking. Younger drivers, including stu- dents. may be eligible for reduced+ auto insurance rates as a resultG of a recent ruling by Michigan! Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley. Kelleyi'uled recently that Mich- igan law permits low-cost, group-, rate car insurance plans with the employer paying part of the pre- miums, an arrangement long used for hospitalization insurance. The ruling clears the way for such plans in Michigan, the first state to take such a step. Deputy Atty. Gen. Leon Cohan said such plans would be particu-t larly beneficial to young drivers, who currently pay very high pre- miums. Under group insurance, premiums would be determied by! the risk of the entire group, re- ducing the cost to "high risk" un- der-25 drivers. A major problem for students however, is membership in eli- gible groups. Conceivably, if the University were to set up such a! plan for its employes, part-time student employes might be eli- gible for participation. State Insurance Commissioner David Dykhouse predicts that group auto insurance flans will become popular now that there of Insurance Agents, said he wasI confused by the implications ofs Kelley's opinion. "There are no eligibility re- quirements in the ruling. This1 removes customary rating prac- tice," Butterick .said. THE ENTERTAINING DAILY If You Can Hold A Pencil, You Can.. . By LUCY KENNEDY Personnel Director Some people are hard to en- tertain; some people are easy to entertain. The Daily enter- tains everybody. Once last fall I had my pic- ture on the front page of The Daily and it was a picture I've always wanted -- the back of my head. University President Robben W. Fleming has told mie con- fidentially (over the phone) "No comment." Last fall I won $5 from the sports staff when the St. Louis Cardinals. won the World Ser- ies. been enough to entertain this small-town girl. If you seek, however, to drop bigger names than I can or maybe even have your whole face on page one, The Daily has room for you too. The Daily has served as a calling card for staff interviews with Dean Rusk, Malcolm X and many others. If you've never had your name in print (all Daily staf- fers get bylines) or if you've never said anything startling enough to have a noted profes- sor call you an "immature brat," join The Daily and find out how exciting life can be. You may be disappointed teachers Somes24,000 of the state's 55 1do teachers'and more than a third of Florida's 1.3 million public school pupils remained out of their class- rooms as the strike threatened to move into its seventh day with no end in sight. And although the legislators were not optimistic the talks would produce anything toward ending the walkout, the meeting was the first between the legislators and FEA since the strike began. Students - their number esti- mated between 700 and 1,000- marched from the University of Florida campus to a theater where teachers were meeting in Gaines- ville. Another 700 demonstrators joined them there. The FEA called for mass teach- er resignations after the legisla- ture passed a controversial $254.5 million educational funding bill in special session earlier this month. In Washington, Executive Sec- rafrv Sam Tamhert of the Na-