RECOMMENDATIONS RESTRICT STUDENTS °See Page 4 0, Sixty-Eight Years of Editorial Freedom I aii4 ML A 40 e CLOUDY, SNOW L. LXIX, No. 109 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1959 FIVE CENTS EIGHT SGC Discusses COMMITTEE: S uggests Student Pioneer Prober Passes Moon Rushing Report Results of Joint Survey Presented By Panhellenic, Assembly Groups r Student Government Council discussed the Assembly-Panhellenic Rushing Study report at its meeting last night. Carol Kaye, social psychologist, who wrote the report and com- mittee memibers Barbara Shefferly, Grad., Lee Hunt, '59, Dan Belin, '59, and Fred Merrill, '59, answered the Council's questions on various areas of ,the report. Explaining that the report -was her subjective opinion revised by the committee, Miss Kaye called the samples represented by the statistics contained in the report "fairly good and the return was excellent." - Can Make Assumptions Asked about the relevancy of the study to comparing spring and fall rush, she said "certain assumptions can be made concern- Study Shows SN o Definite Conclusions A~y JEAN HARTWIG i, No definite conclusions in favor of either spring or fall rush for women were reported by the As- i . sembly-Panhellenic Spring -Rush SStudy Committee. According to the results of in- formation from women who did rush, those who rushed and did 7.' not'pledge and those who pledged, a'semester's wait for rushing does t.not appear to materially affect which girls get pledged. Of the pledged group, 75 per cent came to 'the- University with a pre- conceived desire for sorority mem- S The report tentatively conclud- ed that the: semester's wait does not seem to result in a substan- tial proportion of the "undecided" girls committing themselveseih et-er.=to, wanting affiliation or to -not rushing. Results From Questionnaires The rushing Informaton was 1. obtained from the results of ques- tionnaires filled out by 500 fresh- men women both before and after spring rush. The first question- naire was presented to the women before yush, but after they had almost completed their first se- mester at the University. The second stage of the study was carried out after spring rush Swas over. Since no data on atti- tudes toward fall rush are avail- able, no comparison between spring and fall rush can be de- ntermined, thereport states. Show Expectations The surveys give a picture of the expectations which girls have -bef ore rush, their views about the effects the semester preceding rush has had upon them, and in- dicates how the attitudes of these girls were effected by the ex- periences they had in rush. The report underestimates the S' opinions of non-dormitory dwell- ers because the ;replies from these students were fewer than those efrom dormitoryh dwellers. xpIn considering whether the nemphasis on the importance of soorrity affiliation changes d ing the semester between the wo- men's arrival at the University and the beginning of rushing, the' committee found that orientations toward college life established be- fore arrival are important in de- termining the final outcome of 'rush. Familiarity Influences Statistical data indicates that the less familiarity a woman has with sorority life prior to coming to campus, the less likely she is to be among the pledged group. dSix out of 10 women from the "rushed and "pledged' groups s report either no change in atti- tude during the semester before spring rush, or an increased in- volvement in rushing. The report also notes the increase in interest in sorority activities among the 23 per cent of the rushed women who are not pledged. On the other hand, about 30 per cent of the women reported that See RUSHING, Page 2 ST. of D. Sets tMit on Raise ing fall rush," although all avail- able data were computed for spring rush. She also added that there is no single position on the problem. Interpreting the report's data is a policy question and depends on personal values. The report is "not a factual question, but an outline of factors leading to policy," she said., The committee also announced that another report with this year's rushing data will be re- leased this weekend. It will con- tain reports from Health Service, housemothers and house presi- dents, current rushing statistics, grade averages and information from student organizations. , To facilitate a thorough discus- sion on the entire report, the Council will hold an open meet- ing next week in the Union ball- room. JmHop Dance To Continue Student Government Council last night passed a motion to continue J-Hop next year. The motion approved holding the dance at- the League Ballroom pending submission of a budget by the J-Hop Central Committee for SGC approval. Murray Feiwell, '60, present J Hop chairman, presented a tenta- tive financial report on this year's dance showing a profit of $304.68. In other action the Council ap- proved a motion by Daily Editor Richard Taub, '59, to appropriate an additional $450 to the Educa- tion and Student Welfare Com- mittee for a program to bring guest speakers to campus. These speakers would be of interdepartmental in- terest and would visit and partici- pate in undergraduate classes. The money will be added to the $150 already'allocated for this purpose. Taub's motion directed the committee to schedule as many speakers as possible in a short period of time. Present University visiting lecturers are aimed at the graduate student, Taub explained. Advisors By NAN MARKEL A plan for "peer counseling" is under consideration by the literary college honors program steering committee. The proposal, presented to the committee by Roger Seasonwein, '61, calls for juniors, who will be in the program next fall, to advise honors freshmen. Each student counselor will take charge of five freshmen. "Peer counselors" would be screened from volunteers by Prof. Robert C. Angell, director of the honors program, and by the Hon- ors Council. They will work through faculty honors counselors, three student advisors assigned to each faculty member. Cut 'Red Tape' "Hopefully," Prof. Angell com- mented' "the students will take care of a lot of 'red tape' which wastes most counselors' time. The faculty member will then be left free to give more long-run advice, particularly along vocational lines." Course elections would be di- rected primarily by the upperclass- men counselors, Seasonwein ex- plained, and faculty counselors would check only general program outlines. "Resource men" will be available for reference in each department, Seasonwein added. Honors fresh-' men will be directed to these men for any information more than student advisers can offer. Discuss Objectives The "resource man" is expected to discuss with the student "how courses in a particular depart- ment will further the student'sl educational objectives," he said. Two aspects of the proposal were questioned by the committee. Prof. Angell said he feared administer- ing it "will place more of a burden on the faculty man than before." Richard Wyatt, "61, questioned whether it would "cut off the freshmen from the, faculty coun- selors." r Actually the plan is intended to make faculty members available for long-rahge advice, Seasonwein said, while taking advantage of recommendations from the Uni- versity's counseling committee "to increase students' effectiveness as peer counselors." Progresses Hint Herter May Receive Dulles' Job WASHINGTON (P) -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower dropped a strong hint yesterday that, if John Foster Dulles resigns, Christian A. Herter will be named secretary of state. The President appeared to go cut of his way at his news con- ference to give Herter a boost. Herter, the acting secretary, al- ready has said he would take the job if asked. While President Eisenhower's comments were vague, officials said the President had decided it was time to strengthen Herter's hand in this critical period in world affairs. Enhance Prestige, The presidential nod, however subtle, seemed certain to enhance Herter's prestige as acting chief until Dulles makes up his mind on his future status. President Eisenhower did not say whether he expects Dulles to recover sufficiently from cancer to return to duty. However, in assessing the situ- ation, with Dulles in the hospital and the state department in Her - ter's charge, President Eisenhow- er declared: Length of Time Uncertain "I just can't tell what is going to be the length of time in which, we'll have a relationship of this kind and a system of this kind, how long it's going tobendure. "We do have an acting secre- tary and he is responsible until I have designated someone else, or designated him in another capa- city." The word from the hospital was that Dulles continues to progress satisfactorily. He has received nine deep-radiation treatments, of from one to three minutes in duration, and yesterday was given an injection of radio-active gold. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT: Prof. Fitts Studies Manned Satellite r 4 By BARTON HUTHWAITE MANNED SATELLITE ...'balloon protected landing Macmillan, Seeks Talks LONDON (IP) - British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan yes- terday called for quick East-West' negotiations on a wide range of cold war problems to keep the great powers talking rather than fighting over Germany. He told a hushed and crowded Douse of Commons that his next task involved quick consultations with his close allies-the United States, France and West Germany., In these discussions, Macmillan said, he would suggest new West- ern studies of such problems as thinning out forces in central Europe and the suspension of nu- clear weapons tests. Macmillan made it plain that Britain held fast to agreed West-, ern positions on cold war issues but was willing to consider fresh approaches to old problems in the hope of getting agreement with the Kremlin. There was no echo of Munich in his statement to Parliament. Telling of the results of his 10- day visit to Moscow, the Prime Minister said: "Surely 'the right thing is to get a negotiation go- ing." He emphasized that his talks with Premier Nikita Khrushchev_ "revealed wide differences between us" but produced one solid ac- complishment in aid of peace. "It is nevertheless a great gain that we (Britain and Russia) have reached agreement on the prin- ciple that differences between na- tions should be resolved by nego- tiation," he said. Macmillan said he thought the first fruit of this decision to keep talking was reflected in the So- viet note to the Western govern- ments Monday. In that note the Kremlin conditionally accepted the West's plan for a foreign ministers conference on Germany and Ber- lin. The British leader clans talks in Paris and Bonn next week with French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. He will leave for Wash- ington shortly thereafter for con- sultations with President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Toward Sun Buck Rogers may soon rocket out of the comic strips and into reality. A man-carrying space satellite is currently being developed un- der the direction of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration. Its mission: to carry a man into orbit around the earth and return him safely. Solving some of the problems this first United States space man will encounter on his history- making voyage will be the task of Prof. Paul M. Fitts of the psy- chology department. Serves on Board Prof. Fitts was named to serve on a top advisory board on the biological and medical aspects of space explorataion. Selected for the Armed Forces National Research Council Com- mittee on Bio-Astronautics, he sketched a picture yesterday of the perfect space man and the problems he will face. "The closest person today is the test pilot," Prof. Fitts comment- ed. Although the test pilot's job is quite different from actual space travel, the first space man will have to have a lot of high altitude flight experience, he con- tinued. A small capsule will boost him into orbit mounted on the nose of an intermediate range missile, Prof. Fitts continued. "It will have a complete escape system if the rocket fails to reach the necessary orbiting speed, he continued. Can Escape Prof. Fitts said the man would have a "good chance of escaping and surviving at anytime during the flight." The conical-shaped capsule, now under development at the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, will weigh approximately one ton with a base diameter of seven feet. The NASA has predicted the manned space satellite, tagged Project Mercury, will be ready in 2-3 years. Grow With Space Cabin Just returned Tuesday from consulting on the, project with McDonnell Corp., Prof. Fitts said the future space man will "grow up" with his space cabin. "Traininghequipment designed to simulate the flight will go right along with research on the actual capsule," he said. Isolation will be one of the big- gest problems he will have to cope with during his voyage, Prof. Fitts said.-"We haven't been able to simulate complete isolation in the lab," he added. Cuts Weight One of the main advantages in using man for space flight may be that it would cut down on weight, Prof. Fitts said. Man will be used only if he can perform enough functions that are now handled by automatic equipment. The results of this first test, could tell us more about man's physical and mental ability in space and perhaps reverse the trend toward less man and more automation," he said. But man would only be used as a backup in the first manned flight test, he said. Republicans Adopt Platform Of 'Efficiency and Economy' By NORMA SUE WOLFE With the unanimous adoption of its city platform, the Republican party pledged itself to work towards "greater efficiency and economy" in government before a crowd of 200 at the spring rally last night at Ann Arbor High School. A university plank of the Republican platform insisted that all of the elected city and state officials fight for rapid solution of the financial crisis to enable the University to meet its payroll. It said - "the University is our city's largest PROF. PAUL FITTS . . assumes space post Reds, Berin To Sign Pact LEIPZIG, East Germany () - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said yesterday Russia may sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany-and certainly will give it control over Western routes to Berlin. The Soviet premier stood bare- headed in a rain to reiterate the Kremlin's stand on German issues before a mass rally staged to wel- come him to this city and its spring trade fair. "We want peace, peace, peace and once again peace," hedeclared at one point in his 20-minute speech, broken at every paragraph for translation into German. Appearing here only 24 hours after he wound up what a British- Soviet communique called useful exchanges with British Prime Min- ister Harold Macmillan in Moscow, Khrushchev laid it on the line about as usual. The Soviet Union will sign a separate peace treaty with Premier Otto Grotewohl's Communist East German regime if the West fails to come to terms on an all-German settlement, he said. 'Khrushchev called again for withdrawal of United States, Brit- ish and French garrisons from West Berlin. He accused the West of rejecting his proposals on Ger- many without proposing any alter- natives "thata normal human in- telligence can agree to." State To Vote On Changing Wayne Status LANSING ()-A proposal to give Wayne State University con- stitutional status was ready for a statewide vote April 6 after clear- ing its final legislative hurdle yes- terday. If voters approve it as a con- stitutional amendment, Wayne will take its place along side the Uni- versity and Michigan State Uni- versity. Unlike the other two schools, however, Wayne would be required to give the legislature an annual detailed accounting of spending and income from all sources. Additionally, the powers of its board of governors would be con- fined to general supervision of the university, with its duties defined by the legislature. The House okayed both limita- tions approved yesterday by the Senate but killed another constitu- tional amendment which would have required the University and Michigan State University to ac- count in detail for expenditures. House Seeks Cash Solution Orbit Expect Path To Continue Indefinitely Clear Signals Show Rocket's Destination To U.S. Scientists WASHINGTON (W') - United States scientists said the Pioneer IV space probe passed the moon at 5:24 p.m. (EST) yesterday at a distance of about 37,000 miles. The 13-pound space messenger was headed on for an orbit around the sun that they estimat- ed would continue for virtually the lifetime of the universe. They calculated its orbit around the sun would range from 91,700,- 000 miles from the sun to 105, 829,000 miles from it. Close to Sun in March Dr. Homer Stewart of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration said the space probe would reach its closest point to the sun on March 17, and its farthest point from the sun on Sept. 29. In that period of time, the space probe will have- completed one- half of .its first orbit around the sun. Stewart said Dr. James Van Al- len, University of Iowa physicist who discovered a band of radia- tion above the earth, has reported that "good sensible signals" are being radioed back. No New Radiation Stewart added that Van Allen reported no new belts of radia- tion discovered so far, beyond the two belts noted during other space experiments of the past year. These radiation belts are con- sidered a possible threat to future space travel by man unless prtc, tical (means can be obtainedto off set them. Stewart said he considered the space probe experiments "com- pletely satisfactory" although he said there were several things that "we could have hoped" had turned out better. Apparatus Won't Respond For example, he said scientists wish the space probe had gotten closer to the moon "so we could see if there are local radiation peaks" around it. Newsmen were told that appar- atus carried in the space probe and designed to react to reflected moonlight probably will not re- spond because the Pioneer passed the moon at a much greater 'dis- tance than the 10-000-20,000 miles scientists had hoped for. One of the other purposes of the American space probe was to determine whether it pased through any clouds of gaseous material from the sun. Stewart said there had been no evidence so far that it had. Pleased With Test President Dwight D. Eisen- hower told his news conference he was "highly pleased that the test came off as they (the scientists) planned." He said the space scientists had informed him the radio signals. transmitted back by Pioneer "have been most interesting .. . particularly in giving additional information on this belt of radio- activity that has been discovered around the world." U' Students To Participate- In Play Today Three University students will be seen in the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's final production of the season, "The Hasty Heart," open- ing at 8 p.m. today and running through Saturday at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Ron Sossi, '61, Charles Steele, Grad., and Herb Sheffler, '60, will be featured in the John Pat- CRITICIZES DWYER REPORT: Henle's-Article Attacks near-Round Class Plan By JAMES BOW The possibility of scheduling three full semesters spread over the entire year was criticized by Prof. Paul Henle of the philosophy de- partment in an article in the' December "Senate Affairs", published by the Faculty Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. The proposal was one of several suggestions-made by the former Calendar Study Committee, headed by Prof. Paul S. Dwyer of the mathematics department. The present"calendar committee is using the Dwyer reports as a basis for its studies, Prof. Richard C. Boys of the English department and present committee chairman explained. Prof. Henle, in criticizing the possibility of a three-term year, questioned whether' a faculty could be recruited to teach on a year- around basis. Courses Become Mechanical While a three-term year would make maximum use of Univer- sity facilities, he said, "There is an even graver problem that our courses would become mechanical and perfunctory and that what little contact there is between students and faculty would be lost." Much of Prof. Henle's criticism was directed at the program's one-week examination periods suggested by the Dwyer committee. The great advantage of the present calendar, he maintained, is that it leads the student to go over a semester's work and to organize it as a whole. "Often the significance of the course as a whole, what its aims are and what it has taught, are seen only in review," Prof. Henle continued. Need Two Study Days "With-a course n fverae difficulv.. full rav would seem the employer . . . the economic wel- fare of all our elected officials is tied to that payroll." The adopted platform also advo- cated extensive city planning for the relief of such problems as the downtdwn area, various urban renewal plans as receive popular acceptance, immediate action to provide necessary public works, capital improvements and solu- tions to parking, traffic and bus service problems. Mrs. Charles R. Burgess, Re- publican candidate for University regent, was keynote speaker. "The strength and prestige of the Uni- versity has been derived from the Board of Regents .. . one (board) putting service before self . .. one which must consistantly uphold the standards of the University," the University graduate said. Cecil Creal, Republican candi- date for mayor of Ann Arbor, spoke for getting best maximum mileage out of the tax dollar to- day, increasing offstreet parking, to renovate downtown Ann Arbor, and making the city the medical and research center of America. Union To Hold Open Forum "Student Government Council: It's Role at the University," will hb the tonic of an onen forum at World News Roundup By The Associated Press BOGOTA, Columbia-Anti-gov- ernment demonstrations flared briefly again yesterday but were quickly broken up by police. The new incidents occurred while police backed by heavy troop rein- forcements patrolled the capital and authorities investigated the origin of Tuesday's rioting. Today about 200 people gathered in the center of thedcity and tried to start another demonstration. Police rushed to the scene and dispersed them. The government said persons or -ea~r in nnn af at21f l a offer by GOP leaders means that his nomination is all but a cer- tainty. * * * ANKARA - Turkey's one-house parliament tonight endorsed the London agreement to make Cyprus an independent republic. The vote was 347-138, with two abstentions. PARIS -- French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer met in a guarded presidential villa yesterday to fix a firm common attitudea toward the latest East-