Subscription oda Ak iAan Daitii :.A ' ; Sixty-Eight Years ofEditorial Freedom ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1958 I , ptions in 'U Budget of 207 Faculty Posi r' Expects Irollment f 23,700, ighth Straight Rise 'redicted by Lewis 0 University officials predicted to- day that this fall's enrollment will reach a record level, of 23,700,. marking the eighth straight year- of rising enrollments. James A. Lewis, University Vice- President for Student Affairs, said the increases will be at the .gradu- ate level and latest estimate is that 23,291 students will register this week in Ann Arbor and an- other 400 will enroll at the Flint canipus. Enrollment is expected to be held to a figure only slightly above last fall's 23,166 level, despite in- creased application pressure, be- cause of ,the reduced University budget and the resulting elimina-. tion of 207 faculty and staff posi- t rns. Lewis said the freshman class will hA the same size as last year'sj PROF. JOHN L. BRUMM ' .., with 'U' 42 years Journallim Professor Dies .here Pr of. Emeritus John L. Brumm, a member of the faculty for 42 years and first chairman of the journalism department, died Aug. 116 at the age of 80. 'U' To Offer New Course About Asia Set as First in Nation For Undergraduates The University will offer an un- dergraduate course on Asia start- ing this sepnester -- the first such course in the country. The course will enable students to study Asia on the same basis as Europe has been traditionally studied, according to Prof. John W. Hall, of the history department. Previously, such courses had been offered only at the post ,graduate level both here and at other uni- versities The two-semester course, "Asia I and Asia II," will meet for two lectures weekly, being divided into three recitation sections. The course may be elected by 60 stu- dents. Reasons for Course Prof. Hall says that not only Asia's increasing important role in the world but its more frequent contact with the West warrant an undergraduate course of this scope and level. Prof. Hall served as chairman of! a nine-man committee which has laid the groundwork for next Sep- tember's trial year. The course is backed by a grant of nearly $27,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The. first semester will examine East-West problems, survey basic features of Asian societies and give some introduction to the study of civilizations. During the sec- ond semester, students will study problenis of culture contact and change, and study more intensive- ly the literature of East-West problems and the modern history of Asia and the West today. Getting Material Difficult As' no ,textbooks for such a course exist at this time, some dif- ficulties have arisen in gathering materials, particularly in areas' like Communist China. The diffi- culties have been solved through European sources. Several university professors will give the lectures, with one or more, student assistants appointed to gather materials and help in course preparation. Geography of the three main re- gions to be covered-the Near East, Southern Asia and the Far East- will be illustrated by use of maps, slides, movies and charts. An intensive evaluation, includ- ing comments by students, will be undertaken in the summer of 1959, prior to second trial period. The members of the nine-man planning committee have spent a total of 43 years in Asia. 'Print Full Name 1:: By LANE S.0 la' y ,of the Adr ports that a'PP chool are run her than last increase int and physical a general humanities HATCHER GREETS NEW STUDENTS I extend a most cordial wel- come to you and wish you hap- piness and sucess in your life' and work at the University of Alichigan. May you. achieve in full measure the real purposes of an education. You will find these purposes directly transmitted in the classroom; they are reflected to a marked degree beyond the laboratories, classes, and li- braries -- in the general at- mosphere of the University community. All the possibilities of intel- lectual and spiritual enjoyment are yours for the taking. Help yourselves continually and gen- erously to them. HARLAN HATCHER President - nient in 1947 he served as chair-' man of the journalism department. He foun~ded the Michigan Inter- schdlasti ePress Association, and served as directed of the organiza- tion from 1923 to 1947. Fund Established - The association subsequently created the John Lewis Brumm Scholarship Endowment in his honor. The fund pays the tuition for one semester of one high school senior who intends to study jour- nalism at the University.. Prof. Brumm also served as sec- retary-treasurer of the University Press Club of Michigan and was elected an honorary life member of the club upon his retirement. He wrote several plays and a number of reports on aspects of journalism, and edited the Michi- gan Alumnus from 1918 to 1920. Pays Tribute Prof. Wesley Maurer, present chairman. of the journalism de- partment, said of Prof. Brumm, "He devotedly served the Univer- sity .. ,by integrating journalism with liberal arts courses. "His criticism of newspaper and of advertising drew obstructive op- position, but he insisted that pros- pective journalists held to their ideals longer if they were chal- lenged to improve practice and, policy." Prof. Brumm is survived by his wife, the former Clara Moffett, a son, two daughters, and six grand- children. Voluntary student health insurance will be available this under the sponsorship of Student Qovernment Council. The student policy covers hospitalization and treatment incurred within a year after an accident, up to a maximum of_$ Hospitalization due to sickness i scovered up to $18 per da 120 days. If the insured student is confined to the University Infirn the policy provides $12 per day for 120 days in atddition to -the 15 hospitalization the ' niversity pro- - The policy costs $14 per student, D Offers with maternity benefits an addi- tional $11. * * The student and spouse rate Training, F comes to $43.50, or $54.50 if ma- ternity coverage included. Insur- The door is open. ance for student, spouse and All University students are children costs $52.25 with $63.25 come to join The Daily staf including maternity benefits. h ---,I are shown in the Administration Building where stuaents may pick themup.t VOLUNTARY PROGRAM: StudentsAgain Offered Health Insurance Plan ry, mainte buildir operati Willi LU. school a redu freshmn e wel- proprh f. presen Grad in t All doubling has been eliminated and numerous vacancies are re- r, ported through the women's sys- a tem. In addition, Jordan Hall has been closed for the year for reno- vations. 1 Graduate students occupy one - See FRATERNITY, page 6 The program provides protection to all students applying for cover- age $24 a day on and off campus, including vacations. Miscellaneous expensesrsuchaas x-ray examination, laboratory tests, anesthesia, use of operating room, ambulance service, tempo- rary surgical appliances, servicesI of a registered nurse and visits of a physician in case or illness not requiring surgery are covered up' to $1,000 per illness., Those who work at The Daily n- enjoy an educational experience, dividua meeting intriguing, often inter- rollmer nationally known people, covering the abi interesting lectures and learning handle what's going on throughout cam- dents. pus. Many staffs are open to pro- A r4 spective Daily tryouts: editorial, for me sports, business, photography. difficu: provide professional training and the cox experiences valuable in all walks uate pr of life. Seve ME . STLDVNT$ TROOR t' sa 1 407; -classes utose. gt!5, , ,:,,n .rr -erly'Con usion as e ish'', W71 Ovide zwmest inI bi f+ For one-half of this year's fresh- man class, the orientation confu- sion is over. For the remaining half, it is just beginning. Through the summer orienta- tion program, approximately 1,450 of 2,900 freshmen, were oriented, registered and otherwise classified. The rest still face the mass of ma- terial that means Orientation Week. The lucky ones who pre-regis- tered during the summer have al- most completed the process. Hall because they are accustom to Grecian pillars and see noth but a large glass expanse cal the Fishbowl, they too have a l precedent to which to appeal. The ordeal in Waterman Gy nasium is an ordeal to everyc not just to freshmen. The wind corridors marked off by ropes, bewildering jigsaw of desks, tab and windows, are things it is most impossible to become used The IBM process, hailed as saviour, seems merely to cr another roadblock to the Me I aI