NO SGC VETO FOR VICE-PRESIDENT See Page 4 Sixty-Eight Years of Editorial Freedom A4&bp :43 a t ty FAM, WARM VOL. LXIX, Nb. 143 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1959 FIVE CENTS EIGHT PA i ini n rnr i r rirrr..r.rrwirrws'+ Room Raise ' Will Force Few Away' Quad Little Director Notes Change in Past By THOMAS KABAKER A raise in room and board rates of 20 to 30 dollars per year would force only a few students to leave the residence halls, according to student and administrative opin- ion. John Hale, senior resident direc- tor of men's residence halls, said that past experience showed that the number of students not return- ing to the quadrangles did not appreciably increase when rates have been boosted. The last room and board raise was passed in the spring of 1957. It called for a $25 yearly increase. Hale said that many who drop out will say their action was prompted by the added cost. Many would find other reasons if this raise had not come along, he com- mented. He noted that students attend- ing the University under extremely marginal circumstances would be affected, but pointed out that the National Defense Education Act would make more money available for University loans than is now available. Hale said it has been University policy to loan students money for room and board expenses. Herman Besselink, Grad., director of East Quadrangle, agreed with Hale and added that everything is Increases? Leonard Schaadt, business manager of the residence halls, refused to comment this morn- ing after making two appar- ently contradictory statements regarding increases in resi- dence hall rates. He told WCBN yesterday "I have no idea" if there will be increases next year. He said they are possible but are no more likely now than two months ago or a year ago. He added that what he ac- tually said was "twisted" for the "benefit' of a story." Later, however, he reaffirmed the story which apeared In The Daily yesterday morning which quoted him as saying the increases were "probable." so "terribly tentative" no one could be sure what will happen if a raise goes into effect. Officials say they do not know what the increase will be. It was noted that the quad- l rangles' loan funds would not be used for aiding students in paying room and board.;According to Hale, the funds are used for short-term loans of about two weeks which, generally are not for more than 20 dollars. Peter L. Wolff, outgoing presi- dent of South Quadrangle, said he' thought some students might be affected by the proposed increase, but noted he had heard of no defi- nite instances. SGC Proposal1 Sees RIerest By Students By JEAN HARTWIG A tentative three-point program aimed at increasing student in- terest was presented by the Stu- dent Government Council execu- tive committee at the SGC meet- ing last night. The plan, introduced by Jo Hardee, '60, executive vice-presi- dent, includes a suggestion for moving the Council meeting place at least once a month to areas more accessible to students, such as South Quadrangle or Mary Markley Hall. A revision in the SGC Newslet- ter is also included in the pro- posal. A different Council member would write the newsletter each week and send it to students chosen at random, requesting their comments on Council action. The proposal also specifies the use of campus organizations to discuss SGC affairs with their members to further interest in student government. A final rec- ommendation will be presented next week. Russian Request Scorned byU.S. WASHINGTON A')-The United States scornfully turned down yesterday a Russian request that this country halt its buildup of nuclear-missiles capability for West Germany pending negotiations over Germany's future. "Completely hypocritical . . . propaganda effort," a State Depart- men spokesman said of the Soviet proposal. The Soviet bid was made in a note which the Kremlin sent to Washington yesterday. Its rejection was the first important public move in foreign policy following the swearing in today of Christian A. Herter as Secretary of State. The events gave substance to what Herter's aides have been say- ing: that he will maintain the major lines of United States foreign policy charted by former Secre- tary John Foster Dulles. About 30 minutes after Herter P olice Twas sworn in, State Department Press Officer Lincoln White issued U 'T S t dents the United States statement, which ents presumably was cleared with Her- ter. From Class By FRED KATZ About a dozen University stu- dents have been taken from their classes in the past week fbr not paying traffic fines, Ann Arbor Police Chief Casper M. Enkemann said last night. This is part of the crackdown by the Police Department to re- duce the backload of accumulat- ed tickets that havenbeen ignored by both students and area resi- dents. "It isn't our standard policy to serve students with warrants in their classes," explained Enke- man, "but these have been ag- gravated cases." Ignored Notices Enkemann said that in every case the student received three notices over a period of at least eight weeks and that he or she ignored them all as well as phone calls. "Most of the students have been pretty good about paying their fines," Enkemann said. "There are just a few who have given a black eye to the rest of the stu- dent body." One patrolman has been as- signed to the campus to serve warrants. Enkemann said the deans' offices have been very co- operative by giving the officers class schedules of the delinquents. Enkemann pointed out that a student is taken from his classes purely as a last resort. Call at Residence "After the warrant has been is- sued the patrolman calls the per- son at his residence," Enkemann said. "But if there is still anoth- er day's delay, we come and get him." Those with parking violations need only pay the fine or post bond to correct the situation. But an additional penalty awaits those with moving violations. A notice goes to the Secretary of State's office and a notation is placed on the offender's license plates' application, Enkemann said. The person's application the following year is then held up un- til an investigation can be made. Asks Payment Enkemann expressed the hope that all offenders would pay their fines on their own accord. "It's not only embarrassing to the student to have us serve him with a warrant," Enkemann said, "but it's a tremendously costly and time-consuming process for the city."I Enkemann said that police will continue to serve students with warrants in their classes as long as all notices are ignored. Soviets Protest The Soviets protested against the United States' supplying mod- ern weapons, including missiles capable of delivering nuclear war- heads, to West Germany and other NATO allies. The Russians have objected many times in the past to the rearming of West Ger- many-a project undertaken after the Soviets started building up military-type organizations in Communist East Germany. Recalls March 26 The Russian note recalled that last March 26 the United States, British and French ambassadors in Moscow told Soviet officials that any single-handed action would hurt prospects for a foreign minis- ters conference on Berlin and Ger- many. The Western ambassadors were cautioning Russia not to up- set the present status in Berlin or make a separate peace treaty withl Germany. Russia cited this background, U.S. officials said, in an attempt to make it appear that the United States had suddenly started arm- ing West Germany in a manner jeopardizing the Geneva meeting. Living Costs Keep Stead Y During March WASHINGTON ()- -Living costs held steady in March to set a record for sustained stability, but new price increases are in sight. The Labor Department an- nounced yesterday that declining food prices offset the rise in other consumer costs to keep its family price index at 123.7 per cent of the 1947-49 average. This was exactly where the in- dex stood nine months ago. It went to a record of 123.9 per cent in July and again in November but otherwise has fluctuated with- in that narrow margin. However, grocery store prices- whose irregular decline since last summer has been offsetting a steady, gradual rise in most oth- er goods and services - are due to rise seasonally. The rise may have begun this month. "The indications point to a sea- sonal increase in consumer prices, but perhaps less marked than in other recent years," said E. H. Riley, director of the Price Divi- sion of the Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics. There were no cost-of-living wage increases for 1,350,000 work- ers whose labor contracts provide for such raises when prices go up. These workers are mainly in the railroad, electrical and aircraft industries. HONORS: Propose Counseling Revisions By NAN MARKEL Dissatisfied counselors of stu- dents in the literary college honors program have urged changes in counseling which will go into ef- fect next fall. Faculty advisors will be avail- able in a central office for the first two weeks and last three weeks of the semester, Prof. Ro- bert C. Angell, chairman of the honors program, reported. At this time, he explained, routine elec- tions and "add" and "drop" work will be done. The central office will probably be housed in Rm. 1210 Angell Hall, he said. To Experiment Along with the new counseling plans, the honors program will' experiment with "peer counsel- ing." The students will be asked to volunteer to help in the central office. Working at specified times, like the faculty counselors, they are expected to provide "informal advice." At present, too many details bother advisors all through the; year, Prof. Angell noted. "Set away in their separate offices," he said, counselors lack proper course in- formation and have to frequently call the honors office. Under the new setup, without spending too much time during the year "thumbing through catalogs," counselors expect more of a chance for career planning and long- range advice. Honors students will be en- couraged to seek out their faculty advisors in their departmental of- fices during the semester. Give More Time "We are trying to give these stu- dents more time, because they are potential leaders, and it is par- ticularly important to get them going in the right direction," Prof. Angell said. Also, he pointed out that most students in the honors program need extra advice on graduate work. Formerly, Prof. Angell had ar- ranged counseling so that advisors met students and dealt with their problems throughout the year from their own offices. Counselors in the program vol- unteer for the job, and handle about 12 students each, as com- pared to 160 students apiece han- dled by other freshman-sopho- more counselors. Ten Houses Wgin Tryouts Of IFC Sing Ten fraternities were selected last night to appear as finalists in the Interfraternity Council Sing May 11. The houses chosen in tryouts at Aud. C, Angell Hall, were, in the order they will appear in the finals: Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma Delta, Theta Xi, Sigma Chi, Kappa Sig- ma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Delta Tau Delta. The show is planned as a "kick- off to Greek Week," according to co-chairman Mike Sklar, '60. The week-long round of Greek activi- ties will continue through May 16. The three top competing fra-i ternity groups will be presented awards after their concert at Hill Auditorium. May Veterans' Fund Propu*"osa. Fail In TO OPEN TONIGHT: Electra' Featured as Last int Series I April Payroll Funds Secure By JUDITH DONER The last of seven major produc- tions of the 1958-59 Playbill series, Sophocles' "Electra," will open at 8:30 p.m. today and continue through Saturday in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Written about the middle of Sophocles' career, "Electra" is one of seven plays which remain of the more than 100 he wrote. It was apparently intended as part of an integrated trilogy, a follow-up story on the murder after the Trojan War of Agamem- non by his wife, Clytaenestra, and her paramour, Aegisthus. Made Prisoner Agamemnon's daughter, Electra, has been made a virtual prisoner and slave because of her open de- fiance of her mother and Aegis- thus. Indeed, the only thing which keeps her spiritually alive is the thought that her brother, Ores- tes, will come and help her to avenge their father's death. She relates her sorrows to the Greek chorus which acts as her confidant and advisor, saying, "I have no strength. I cannot stand alone under this load of my afflic- tion." Brother Arrives When her brother finally arrives and reveals himself to her, she calls for justice, imploring him to kill her mother-"Must I still call her mother"-and Aegisthus. She has no sympathy for either of them. While her mother begs Ores- tes for mercy, she shouts, "You had none for him, nor for his father before him!" Electra asks her brother to kill Aegisthus "as quickly as you can," for "this is the only thing that can bring me redemption from all my past sufferings." She adds, "And killing, throw him out to find such burial as suit him out of our sights." Most critics agree that- Sopho- cles pronounces no judgments in his presentation of "Electra," neither approving nor condemning the actions of any of the char- acters. The persons of the drama are less individuals than puppets sym- bolic of people entrapped in the predicaments which condemn hu- manity. Only heaven can decide their destiny. Prof. Halstead Directs Prof. William Halstead, who will direct the speech department pro- duction, indicated that the E. F. Watling translation of- "Electra" was chosen because it seemed to be the closest to the straight-for- ward, unadorned style of Sopho- cles. The production uses some con- ventions of the Greek theatre, but its major goal was to find a pro- duction method which conveyed the "larger-than-life" quality to a modern audience. Lorraine Small, '60, will star in the title role of Electra, while Howard Poyourow, '59, will be seen as Orestes, Howard Green, '62E, as Aegisthus and Nancy Eng- gass, Grad., as Clytemnestra. A few tickets for tonight's per- formance only may be purchased at the theatre box 'office. Treasurer State May Other 'U' Indicates Not Meet Requests CHORUS CHANTS - A potent force in most of Greek tragedy, the chorus will add its mood-setting note to the Playbill produc- tion of "Electra" opening at 8:30 p.m. today in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. The play will continue through Saturday. TO SET COMMITTEE: Study of ush Effects Proposed by IFC, IHC By PEGGY GREENBERG Inter-Fraternity Council and the Inter-House Council have rec- ommended a more thorough study of effects of rushing and pledging on incoming freshmen. A permanent study committee has been proposed to implement this recommendation and to continually evaluate the rushing sys- Vote Today IBrown Says tem and the role in orientation of' freshmen which fraternities and residence halls play. This committee would be ap- pointed by the Interfraternity Council in co-operation with the Dean of Men's Office. Proposed membership would be the director of orientation (chairman), the as- sistant dean of men for fraterni- ties, the senior director of men's residence halls, four students, one each from Student Government Council and IHC and two from IFC, and a faculty represesntative of the academic counseling office. To Study Plan Particular emphasis in the study will be placed upon the pos- sibilities of a system of deferred rushing for first semester fresh- men. Recommended areas for the committee to study are: the ef- fects of rushing and pledging upon grades, effects of -systems of de- ferred rush at other campuses, ef- fect on rushing of an expanding summer orientation program, and the present rushing ssytem and possible solutions to its deficien- cies. Motivating the proposals made in this report, formulated by John Gerber, '59, IFC president, and Bob Ashton, '59, IHC president, wree several basic conclusions. First it was decided that periodic 'one-shot' reviews were not effec- tive in providing for an effective rushing procedure through the years. To Take Responsibility Secondly it was concluded that IFC should take the responsibility in the area of finding the most de- sirable rushing procedure for men. Also a continual evaluation over the years is essential in the study of rushling. Finally the report noted that an SGC decision on the men's rush- Sing system as it now stands would be impractical. The original committee, consist- ing of four members of the Inter- fraternity Council and four men from the Inter-House Council, was set up in the spring of 1958 and met first in the fall of that year. No profitable conclusions were reached by the group. CribC-Author To Talk Today Prof. Albert Cook of Western World News By The Associated Press ATLANTA - State-supported colleges were given rigid new ad- mission policies yesterday by their regents for use in opera~ing under the state's ban on student race mixing. The action removes a freeze on registration of new stLlents im- posed after a United States district court ordered the. Georgia State Colleges here not to bar Negro students on account of race. The freeze had kept thousands of stu- dents from registering for the spring quarter., WASHINGTON -Christian A. Herter took over formally yester- day as Secretary of State. President Dwight D. Eisenhower told Herter he is the best qualified man available to direct the na- tion's foreign policy. President Eisenhower publicly pledged his full support as the former Massachusetts governor was sworn into office at the White House, succeeding John Foster Dulles. MUSSOORIE, India - Tibet's exiled Dalai Lama struck back to- day at Red Chinese, charges that his statement denouncing their rule in his country was issued by someone else. He declared the statement was issued under his authority "and I stand by it." The Lama in a statement at Tezpur Saturday accused Red China of breaking its pledge of self-rule for Tibet, interfering with religious affairs, destroying mon- asteries and killing and enslaving Buddhist holy men. * .* * WASHINGTON - Senate action on Potter Stewart's nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice is be- ing held up to give Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D-SC) time to submit a minority report. The Senate judiciary committee approved Stewart's nomination on Monday by a 12-3 vote. But it agreed to withhold its report to the Senate for a week at John- ston's retuest. * * * By THOMAS HAYDEN A proposal for emergency, use% of the Veterans' Trust Fund "probably will fail" if it comes up for a roll call vote in the State Senate as expected today, Lansing sources reported last night. At the same time, State Treas- urer Sanford A. Brown reassured the University that it would re- ceive enough funds to meet its April 30 payroll, regardless of legislative action. Brown added he will be unable to determine until this weekend to what extent the state will be able to meet the rest of the Uni- versity appropriation, which in- cludes funds for equipment and supplies. Would Permit Cashing The motion tentatively' sched- uled for a passage vote today would permit immediate casing of securities in the Fund, result- ing in an estimated $43 million to ease the State's financial burden. Proceeds would go into the sttae's General Fund for use in payment of overdue bills. Spon- sor of tle plan is Sen. Frank Beadle (R-St. Clair), GOP ma- jority leader. While Sen. Beadle gave the bill a 50-50 chance of passing, Qppo- sition came from several senators yesterday. 'Will Face Tough Time' Sen. Clayton H. Morris (R- Kalamazoo) said the bill "will face a tough time - I don't think it will pass." A capital official noted that mounting "pressue to rush the bill through" was angering some legislators. "If the bill comes up today, it will probably fail. "The Senate apparently wants more time to deliberate on the proposal," he said. Head Opposition Sen. Morris, along with Sen. L. Harvey Lodge (R-Drayton Plains) and Sen. Charles O. Feenstra (R- Grand Rapids), headed the move- ment against the plan in the Sen- ate. Sen. Morris urged the Senate not to become "panicky" and move to a quick decision. Cash- ing the fund securities would pro- vide only a "stop-gap" solution to the underlying tax problem, lie claimed. Sen. Beadle and Sen. Harold M Ryan (D-Grosse Pointe), Demo- cratic minority leader, will caucus with their groups before the vote today in an effort to gather more support. Nichols Says 'Ensian, Junior Positions .Open.y Petitioning for junior staff posi- tions for the 1960 Michiganensian will open today, April 23, accord- ing, to Judy Nichols, '6Ed., man- aging editor. Positions open are picture edi- torships and assistantships of Features, Schools and Colleges, Organizations, House G r o u p s, Sports, and Photography; as well as copy editorships of Schools and C o l1 e g e s, Organizations, and House Groups. Petitions will be due Friday noon, May 1, and interviewing will be Saturday and Surjday, May 2 and 3. Anyone interested ma.y contact the 'Ensian office, 420 Maynard St., for further infor- mation. Quads Elect FOR CHEAP WINDSTORMS: 'U' Scientist Invents Tornado Machine By BARTON HUTHWAITE Youthful scientists now concentrating on producing rockets may soon turn to producing toinadoes-in their basements. A University scientist has designed a device capable of creating artificial tornadoes at a cost young scientists can afford. Called a "Storm Vortex Demonstration Chamber," the device can be designed, constructed and put into operation for less than a dollar. "But that's only to obtain a minimal effect," David L. Jones of the meteorological laboratories commented yesterday. Compiled Diagrams Jones compiled diagrams and information on homemade tornado chambers in response to inquiries from throughout the country. "The University News Service distributed a picture of the device several months ago," he said. "It was published in several newspapers and ever since then people have been writing me for more complete details," he added. "I decided to compile the report so that interested students would be able to work ...