1949 RULING INADEQUATE See Page 4 Yp Sir igan Sixty-Eight Years of Editorial Freedom flaitl *f , SHOWERS, WARMER LXIX, No. 166 ANN ARBOU, MICIGAN, WEDNESDAY. MAY 20. 1959 FIEn CNTSr QTV IDm _ _..__ _ .. . _. ,.. rar r.vF aF W T bLX 7AUi* Calendar Group Suggests Changes Committee Recommends Alteration In Commencement Arrangement i I l SHIEL: No Dorm Rate Rise Seen Yet By DAVID BLOOMGARDEN Governor Hears. Budget For Full Pleas Request By THOMAS HAYDEN An academic calendar "not radically different" from the present one, but seeking replacement of June commencement by a more ex- pedient "Final Convocation," was proposed by the University calendar c'ommittee yesterday. The calendar report, based on a year's research by the six-member committee, also recommends: 1) continuation of the ten-day final examination period, 2) a short extension of the "lame-duck" session between Christmas and first semester examinations, 3) a ten-day recess before Christmas. - -Chairs Group The committee was chaired by Prof. Richard Boys, of the English department. Also seated were Prpf. Leo Legatski, of the engineering JAMES R. HOFFA .. threatens strike -college, Prof. Charles Lehmann of the education school, Prof. John Milholland, of the psychology, de- partment, Prof. Richard Porter, of the public health school and Allan Stillwagon, '59. Their. report will go to the Deans' Conference next week for consideration. All suggestions in the report apply to the two-semester year,t No sharp changes in the present calendar framework were pro- posed. Allowing, however, that "substantial" revisions might be made in the "not too distant fu- ture," the committee suggested looking into trimester and quarter systems, and the possible opening of classes earlier in the fall. Revamp Commencement A major recommendation con- cerned a "new approach to the whole concept of 'Commence- ment.'" Doubting the effectiveness of the present June ceremonies, and arguing that it works "a great hardship" on students and faculty, the committee asked for substitu- tion of a Final Convocation. Such exercises would be -held before or immediately after the exam period, with only doctoral and professional degrees being awarded. Cite Honors Other degree candidates would be given public recognition and a diploma would be presented to a representative of the senior class from each school or college. Honors students wouild , be given, recogni- tion as is now done at Honors, Convocation. Seniors could then take exami- nations before receiving diplomas, thus eliminating the need for com-' pleting exams during the first week' of the test period, and the necessity of evening exams and three exams in one day, as at present, the committee said. In addition, interest in the cere- mony would be increased by recog-j "As of now there is no increase in residence halls room and boarc rate," Francis Shiel, University Manager of Service Enterprises told the Residence Halls Board of Governors yesterday. r He said a rate increase depends on the action of the State Legisla- ture. "If they-raise the salaries of University employes, the room and board rate will go up." The Board of Governors also moved to accept the interim re- port on faculty associates. These associates act as advisors to a particular group of residence hall members. Seeks Informal Relationship The report asked for a more in- formal relationship between the advisors and students. Recommen- dations in the report included a suggestion to limit faculty. ap- pointments to non-administrative teaching personnel. This would be in keeping with the basic idea of the program-frequent visits from the teaching faculty; The report also suggested that the number of faculty associates be increased to "approximately six members." The number of asso- ciates in men's houses now ranges from none to two per house. A report given by Board mem- bers and former Inter - House Council President Robert Ashton, '59, recommended two suggestions for placement of English Language Institute students in residence halls. One solution was an equal distribution of ELI's in South and West Quadrangles. SuggestsConversion The second recommended con- verting Victor Vaughn House into an international students' house. The investigation was conducted after some men in South Quad- rangle complained that house or- ganization was disrupted by the frequent ELI student turnover. In other business, the Board passed a proposal recommending the installation of telephones in Mosher - Jordan, Stockwell and Alice Lloyd residence halls. The majority of women residents had approved this proposal even though it would mean an approxi- mate $15 increase in the room and board rate. Governor's Rebuttal Hits Tax Backers LANSING (MP)-Gov. G. Mennen Williams yesterday delivered a full dress rebuttal to arguments of use (sales) tax increase backers, and said an income tax would be fair- er and more workable. The Democratic governor all along has urged an income tax and opposed the Republican-sponsored use tax hike as an alternative. In letters to House Speaker Don R. Pears (R-Buchanan) and Rep. Joseph J. Kowalski (D-Detroit), Democratic floor leader, the gov- ernor fell short of issuing an ulti- matum against a four cent use tax. Consider in Talks Like all other suggestions, he said, it should be considered in bi- partisan ' tax talks being led by Pears and Kowalski in an attempt to strike a compromise between the Republican and Democratic positions. But, he made these points about the GOP plan:' 1) It would net for general pur- pose spending in fiscal, 1959-60 only about 60 million dollars, after diversion of some proceeds for re-; storing the Veterans Trust Fund. This was not nearly enough, he said. Possible Prelude 2) "If the solution finally reach- ed this year turns out to be only a prelude to another tax battle and cash crisis next year, I am surej the justified exasperation of the people would pass all bounds." 3) It imposes an unduly heavy burden on low income groups. 4) The bill is administratively{ "unworkable," and contains a' "preposterous" requirement which would either make us a community of tax-evaders or require an army of snoopers to check on the citi- zens. May Promote Cheating 5) It would open the way for cheating by merchants. 6) It would require monthly tax' returns from five or six million consumers "since it excuses. the retailer from collecting a use tax on purchases of less than 50 cents, but does not excuse the purchaser from paying a use tax on such purchases." The governor said when a use tax is payable but not collected by the seller a consumer would be required by law to file a return the following month and remit the AT ANNUAL LECTURE: Dawson ToBe iven Russel Award' By JOHN FISCHER Prof. William R. Dawson of the zoology department was announced the winner of the 1959 Henry Rus- sel Award yesterday.. After the Russel Lecture today, University President Harlan Hatcher will present the award, which carries a $750 honorarium, Erich Walter, assistant to the president, said. The lecture, given by Prof. Ray- mond L. Wilder of the mathe- matics department, entitled "The Nature of Modern Mathematics" will begin at 4:15 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Shows Promise Walter said the award is given to a faf'ulty member of rank of instructor or assistant professor who "shows the greatest promise as a scholar and teacher." He said a special committee of the University Research Club has annually selected the recipient of the award since the award was established by a bequest of Henry Russel of Detroit in 1920. The be- quest also established the Russel lectureship. The award citation reads in part "Prof. Dawson has established a national and international repu- tation as a critical and productive investigator in the field of physi- oiogy, especially in the area of animal behavior. Improves Curriculum "His interest, enthusiasm and accomplishments in the organiza- tion and conduct of courses in his fi ld and related- fields have re- sulted in substantial improve- ments in the curriculum. "His sympathetic and stimulat- -Daily-Len Brunette RUSSELL AWARD WINNER-Prof. William R. Dawson of the zoology department has won the 1959 Henry Russel Award. He is currently working on the problem of how reptiles adapt themselves to varying temperatures. The machine shown here measures animal metabolism. loffa Cites c11ea Ask Support Of Wihans in Meetingr b Hatcher Cites Need For. Salary Hikes, Research, Building Strike ing counseling and guidance of undergraduate and graduate stu- dents has been most helpful. Prof. Dawson's contributions' give the strongest evidence of present and future distinguished service to the University."$ Prof. Dawson said that the award was unexpected and that he was very gratified. Came in 1953 He came to the University In 1953 from the University of Cali- fornia. The award and the lecture are the highest honors the.University can give a faculty member. The lecture carries an honorarium of $1,250 and is given to the out- standing faculty member with stank of, associate professor or ,higher. Prof. Wilder, who selection as Russel Lecturer was announced last November, said that in his lecture he would look at mathe- matics from a "general point of view.'' Discuss Hisjory He said he would discuss its evolution from primitive forms, developed. by the Babylonians, through concepts of the Greeks up to the present. Prof. Wilder- reported that the talk would not be technical; "I won't even write any equations on the blackboard," he said. He de- clared that the listener would not need much mathematics past high school. BROWNSVILLE, Texas '(P) --- James R. Hoffa yesterday threat- ened a nationwide strike of all labor if Congress harnesses unions with~ antitrust laws. "They talk about a secondary boycott," the short, husky Team- ster chief said in scorn. "We can call a primary strike all across the nation that will straighten out the employers for once and for all." McClellan Makes Proposal The antitrust proposal came from Sen. John L. McClellan (D- 'Ark.) in a recent Senate speech,' Hoffa said. Some business inter- ests have proposed in Congres- sional hearings that all unions be put under antitrust laws.. The 300 'delegates to the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast Disrtict Convention of the Longshore- me,n's Union (ILA) cheered wild- ly when Hoffa threatened severe reprisals if an antitrust law is passed. "The only answer is that if such a law passes, we should have all our contracts ended on a given date," the turbulent Teamster chief declared. Refers To All Unions From the' context of his talk it was plain he referred to all unions, not just the Teamsters. Such a uniform contract ex- piration would permit all union- ized workers to strike at the same time. In Washington, Sen. Pat Mc- Namara (D-Mich.), himself a one-time Detroit union official, said any such strike "would be suicidal, just crazy." Strike Not Certain "I think Hoffa has more sense than to do that," the Senator told a reporter. ''I note he is quot- ed as saying he 'can' call a strike, but not as saying that he will do it." Hoffa told a reporter after the speech "They are trying 'to divide us so we can't win a fight." "If their object is to divide us so we can't win a fight, and if this legislation passes and we're tied up, we'll have to have our contracts with a common, termin- ination date." Hatcher Plans Russian Talk IS A Alters 0 0 Orientation Another orientation session will Magazine Who is the 1959 Senior? What did he gain from the University? What will he do when he graduates? Seniors and faculty members will answer these questions in an article on "The 1959 Senior"" in Sunday's Daily Magazine. Professors will characterize what they have found is' the average senior, and students themselves will evaluate their University experience. Other articles will include discussions on the Upper Pen- insula's economic problems. A new electronic art process will .! nizing both honors students and be held Saturday morning before degree candidates, the commit- a special luncheon program, atj tee reported. Increased attendence was also foreseen, since the convo- cation would be held before many students left campus., As an alternate solution, the committee recommended retaining the Honors Convocation, and keep- See COMMITTEE, Page 5 which various American student; leaders and international' students presently on campus and mem- bers of the Alumnae Council will West Says Reds Attemptig Versailles-like Settlem ent GENEVA IP)--The West accused the Soviet Union yesterday of trying to impose on Germany a peace treaty on the harsh lines'of the World War I settlement at Versailles. French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville said it would "drive the German people to despair." Andrei Gromyko, Moscow's top diplomat, countered with a pro-. posal in the Big Four conference that the United States, Britain and France drop their drive to reunite Germany and accept a Soviet blue- print for a peace treaty with each, of the German states, East and West. i Couve de Murville and British End.Doubted Foreign Secretary Selywn Lloyd - led the Western attack against the Soviet treaty project. GENEVA OP)-The Soviet Union By JUDITH DONER University officials pressed for fulfillment of their budget request at a, meeting with Gov. G. Mennen Williams yesterday. Declaring that the nation's edu- cational 'program should receive the same priority as national de- fense. University President Harlan Hatcher insisted on the danger of damaging the University beyond. repair unless the $37.8 million re- quest is met. He reported the urgent neces- sity for increased, faculty salaries to. ward off "faculty raiding," and the need'to expand University re- search and resume a building pro- gram. Vice - president and Dean of Faculties Marvin L. Niehuss told the Governor that "it is absolutely essential to make substantial' fac- ulty increases." He indicated that as far as he knows the University and Michigan State University were the only two major institu- dions in the country with budget cuts in the last 10 years. Last year the University's pres- ent operating budget was trimmed to approximately $1 million below that' of the preyious year's. Word Sweeps Country. #'The word has gone around the entire country that the universities in Michigan are in financial dif- ficulty," Niehuss claimed. "Job" offers have, been pouring in on our faculty people." He pointed to one University department in which every member of the faculty has received at least two job offers. "The Governor indicated his concern over the financial situa- tion and its effect upon the Uni- versity," 'President Hatcher told' The Daily last night, "but there is not much he can do right now." "Being fresh from the Soviet Union, I presented him with' the very urgent and critical situation, confronting the country in higher education," President Hatcher re- lated. Reports USSR Gains "The Soviet Union is willing to pay for education and is making education pay," he- reported. Al- though this country leads the Rus- sians tn the field of education, they are catching up at an outstanding rate. President Hatcher expressed the hope that this Legislature will realize the desperate need for a high priority for education. "I think perhaps we are becoming a. little bit complacent." "Something in the nature of a crusade is needed," Goy. Williams concurred. "We should be ashamed to have to point to Russia for an example." Optimistic on Payroll Both Presiden't Hatcher and Niehuss were optimistic that the University would meet its next week's payroll on time. The busi- ness upsurge and the money com- ing in through taxes should be enough to assure the University of sufficient funds, President Hatch- er predicted. "It's likely to be close, but I ex pect that they'll find the money," Niehuss agreed. The University's conference with- the Governor followed'his Monday meeting with officials from Michigan State and Wayne State Universities. SGC To Hear JwHop Report 'Group To View'; Bias Decision An open hearing on the 1949 bias clause ruling will -be held at 3 p.m. today 'on the third floor of the Student Activities Bldg. The comnmittee set up ,by Stu- dent Government Council to study1 the ruling is' holding the meeting to hear the students' views. Com- mittee member Jo Hardee; '60, SGC. executive vice-president, said. 'NONSENSIAN' ISSUE: Gargoyle Fe 49 be guests. tax. be described and the contro- Tour Detroit A consumer failing to file would versy which rages over athletic The students will again spend be liable to a fine up to $5,000 and scholarships will be examined. the night with their "adopted" a year's imprisonment, he said. families. After dinner Sunday, the group will return to the Univer- sity by way of Detroit, touring thej downtown area and the Wayne ttl State University campus. Late in th'e afternoon the group will be the guests of Vice-Presi- For Engineering College dnt and Director of the Dearborn Center William K. Stirton at a tea at Fairlane. By KATHLEEN MOORE The new program was planned Two engineering students recently produced a paper for distribu- in hopes that the relationship be- tion to interested faculty members claiming that the engineering tween the international students college, already overcrowded, will face a crucial dilemma by 1970. and their host families will be- g, e err ,iac cuiadimmby17. come a lasting experience, Davis Calling upon the "tax and budget entangled state legislature" to explained. "heed the college's budget requests," Armin E. Jocz, '59E, president of See ISA, Page 3 the Engineering Council, and Richard E. Martens, '59E, member of the " Council, predict that if sufficient space is not provided, the engi- neering college's academic stand- ards will suffer. atuies E sia 'IO ffCramped quarters, they point a out, may result in increased re- strictions on the qualification of "It's an exact replica of last students to be admitted or the year's 'Ensian, with the insertion offering" of classes on "day and of nude women, business manager nighttime shifts."' Larry Snider, '60, said of today's Further, the strain brought issue of the Nonsensian, otherwise about by the inadequacy of space known as the Gargoyle. and budget may increase the diffi- 'It's not," David Newman, edi- culty of maintaining the "high tor, screamed. "It's a takeoff on calibre" faculty to teach the the 'Michigan in Mosaic' issue of courses required. the 'Ensian flom lash year." "This semester," the report says, The central theme is "Michi- "the situation is the worst we have The British diplomat declared that the Communist draft "would have to be imposed" if it were to. cover the 72 million Germans now divided by the Iron Curtain. "What the Soviet government is doing in effect is to show that they wish to impose terms on Ger- many as was done at Versailles," Lloyd said. "To suggest harnessing Ger- wtany in advance of reunification with imposed terms about which the German people have not been consulted holds out a most un- happy prospect; yesterday dashed Western hopes for a quick break-throughtoward Big Three agreement on a suspen- sion of nuclear weapons tests. Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gro- myko refused to commit his gov- ernment to a proposal of the United States and Britain for a. broad scientific study of the tech- nical problems involved in any suspension.. However, the three atomic pow- ers agreed to keep in contact for a further exchange of views on this subject. Nationa'Round up By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy yesterday suspended his plans to resign and said he may not leave the Eisen- hower cabinet at all. His decision put a damper on speculation that Thomas S. Gates, Jr., whom President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated. Monday, as to dinscrosyr ever seen. The faculty is over- deputy secretary, had been persuaded to stay in government service to disclose. worked, lab equipment is obsolete so he could step into McElroy's shoes. When the wet noodles were re- and there has not been the maxi-! moved from under his collar and mum development of courses due - - he stepped out of the League foun- to the lack of space and faculty." WASHINGTON-The nomination of Lewis L. Strauss to be Secre- ft.n W4... 'T An ennf nnf raA "f'ho 'I .',,z,,, , .. . ' . sr,- ...-.-M- w . '. L . . L _- A report on the 1961 J-Hop will be heard at today's Student.Gov- ernment Council meeting, Jo Har- dee, '60, executive vice-president announced yesterday., ::U