PANHEL CODE NEEDS REEVALUATION Ci r Sixty-Eight Years of Editorial Freedom 7434h1 *## *- SNOW FLURRIES, COLD See Page 4 VOL LXIX, No. 70 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1958 FIVE CENTS TEN PAC FIVE CENTS TEN PA( Conlin Sees Rise In State s Deficit May Reach $100 Million by June; "U' Payment Situation Called Acute By ROBERT JUNKER State payments to the University are becoming more acute from the state's point of view, Wilbur K. Pierpont, vice-president in charge of business and finance, said last night as a newly skyrocketing state deficit was predicted in Lansing. Michigan's debt may rise to $100 million by the close of the current fiscal year June 30, Rep. Rollo G. Conlin (R-Tipton) estimated. Rep. Conlin, chairman of the House taxation committee and head of a legislative study committee on Michigan's tax structure, raised his previous estimate of debt by 35 million dollars. Rep. Conlin said r Council To Appeal to Regents Decision On Board in Review A'. (4 MURRAY VAN WAGGOER ...urges "human" engineering E Says Enginering TOo Narrow By BARTON HUTHWAITE An ex-governor of Michiga and one of the nation's outstand Ing civil engineers sharply cirti vised last night the failure o American universities to produc a well-rounded engineer. Murray D. Van Waggoner, '21 called the American engineer a "traditionally highly competent - but tongue-tied -- individual wh has failed miserably in the com plex field of 'human' engineer Speaking before the Universit: chapter of the American Societ: of Civil Engineers, the noted poll tician-engineer urged a broaden. ing of today's technical programs Cites Outstanding Failure "If there is one outstanding failure of American academic edu- cation, it is the failure of our col- leges and universities to prepare the technician and the scientis' for active participation in the so- cial, political and cultural life of the community," he said. The engineer cannot afford tc retire to his drafting board while basic decisions affecting the so- cial and moral life of the com- munity are being made, Van Wag- goner commented. Urges 'Human' Engineering "In short, he must be able tc do a good deal of 'human' engi- neering, along with the building of bridges and the design of ma- chines." he said. Citing a paragraph contained in President Dwight D. Eisenhower's recent Report on Higher Educa- tion, Van Waggoner said the pub- lc exalts the specialist, who very often knows his own field, with- out seeing or caring how his spe- cialty fits the general pattern. "Our emphasis on specializa- tion, particularly in America, has led one philosopher to declare that we are 'misled by small, clever minds,' " he said. Must See Life "Clearly" "The college of engineering must help the student to see life clearly and see it whole," Van Waggoner commented. Van Waggoner called upon the engineering profession to assume its "right and responsibilities to society." Terming leadership training "conspicuously absent from the offerings of our engineering fac- ulties," he urged increased study in the fields of sociology, econom- ics and political science. MSU Students Fail at Bribe EAST LANSING (A) - Campus -phis previous $65 million debt esti- mate "pre-supposed an increase in the sales tax and other taxes which has failed to materialize." "Unless new revenues are quickly provided, professors face the pro- spect of payless paydays within a few months," Clarence W. Lock, deputy state revenue commission- er, commented. The University, which has re- ceived four monthly payments of $2.6 million this fiscal year, is still behind the November check from the state, Pierpont said. Un- less a check for December is re- ceived next week, the state will owe the University over $5 million. 'U' Can Borrow If the state fails to provide money, the University can borrow to meet its payroll and other necessary expenses. Last month, Michigan State University au- thorized borrowing $900,000 to meet its payroll. The Board of Regents must authorize all bor- rowing done by the University. 7 The administration "will review this situation with the Regents" at their monthly meeting Friday, Pierpont said. "What course of action will be taken will depend on whether or not we receive a payment this month," he added. He said a check from the state1 was "expected" within the month. I Won't Affect Request University President Harlan Hatcher said this new debt pre- diction "will not affect" the Uni-j versity's request for funds, "nor,1 I think, our need." The budget isI already set, and no modificationc of the request is planned, her added.t The subject of the state's failure to meet its payments to Michiganr colleges was not discussed at thet State Council of College Presidentsc meeting held Tuesday in Lansing,c he said. College Heads, Legislators :Discuss Funds P The presidents of the state'sv nine tax-supported colleges metn TELLS REDS: Ike Plans Firmness In Berlin WASHINGTON P) -President SDwightD. Eisenhower put Russia on notice yesterday that the West will stand firm in Berlin and, if any trouble starts, it will be Mos- cow's fault. President Eisenhower opened his news conference. with what he called a "sort of summary of the circumstances and events that hae brought about a division of Berlin." The President went back to 1944, when the World War II allies started planning postwar administration of ,defeated ter- ritories. At Yalta and Potsdam later, he said, more detailed plans were worked out. Then at the 1955 summit conference it was decided to reunite Germany by free elec- tions, he said. Stand By Rights As a result of all these arrange- ments, the President declared: "We stand firm on the rights and the responsibilities that we have undertaken." But he also said: "I should like to make clear there is no attempt on the part of the United States in this position to be arbitrary in the sense of try- ing to irritate or anger anybody else." Aims at Khrushchev This comment was interpreted as being aimed at Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The Soviet leader has delivered a virtual ulti- matum to the Allied Big Three to clear out of West Berlin after six months of preparatory negotia- tions. President Eisenhower told his news conference he didn't see any- thing particularly new in Khrush- chev's suggestions on the Berlin crisis, relayed to the President by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D- Minn.). But President Eisenhower de- clined to go into details on Hum- phrey's report. The President did confirm two points already published: that Khrushchev boasted Russia has an 8,700-mile ballistic missile and an easy - to - build nuclear bomb with the explosive power of five million tons of TNT. IMos her Stages Protest Against .dorm Policies By CHARLES KOZOLL Residents of Mosher Hall lodged a formal protest against Resi- dence Hall Administrative policies and then staged an orderly dinner walkout last night. The eleven-point statement, formulated by the House Council Tuesday night, was read to the women before they entered the dining hall. A majority of the grievances dealt with the food problem, while the opening statement mentioned that the action was carried out "in support and agreement with Stockwell Hall." A word-of-mouth cam- Nobel Group Honors Poet In Absence STOCKHOLM OP) Russian poet-novelist Boris Pasternak, an absent winner, was honored along with seven attending in person at the 1958 Nobel awards cere- mony in Stockholm's concert hall yesterday. Three Soviet physicists, three American scientists and a British chemist were handed checks to- taling $124,260 by Sweden's King; Gustav VI on this 125th anniver- sary of the birth of Alfred No- bel, the dynamite inventor whose fortune finances the awards. Secretary Anders Oesterling of the Royal Swedish Academy paid tribute to Pasternak, the author of the anti-Communist novel "Doctor Zhivago," who was forced by Soviet pressure to turn down the 1958 literature prize. The Academy awarded the prize to Pasternak for his important contribution to contemporary ly- rics as well as to the great Russian epic tradition, Oesterling said in an unscheduled announcement near the end of the glittering cere- mony. Grad Student Dies in Crash En Route to 'U' Bernt Shau-Hwei Chou, Grad died in an automobile accident on the Detroit Expressway early yes- terday morning. TO STATE: Accrediting Transfer Considered S GC May palgn kept a large segment of the women out of the Stockwell dining room last Wednesday night, in a protest against recent dormitory meals. Complaints Building Up "Our complaints against Resi- dence Hall policies have been building up all semester," com- mented Judy Hassenzahl, '61, pres- ident of the Mosher House Coun-! cil. "The food strike at Stockwell gave us impetus, but we didn't stage the walkout as a sympathetic gesture towards them." At the same time that the walk- out was taking place, the regular monthly meeting of the Residence Halls' Services committee was also going on in a Mosher Hall dining room. It is composed of represen- tatives of all the women's houses, Leonard A. Schaadt, Business Manager of Residence Halls, As- sistant Dean of Women Elsie Fuller and a representative of Food Service. Part of their discussion dealt with the food problem brought out in the disturbance at Stockwell Hall. "The committee decided to conduct a survey into the wom- en's preferences in food combina- tions and choices at meals," com- mented Joan Comiano, '61, second vice-president of Assembly Associ- ation and chairman of the com- mittee, To Take Steps "I hadn't been informed of Mosher's complaints," Schaadt commented last night. "But I will certainly take them into consider- ation and attempt to take correc- tive steps," he went on. Referring to the problem at Stockwell, Schaadt told that Hall last night that the former dieti- cian had resigned. Lenore Rich- ards, '59, Stockwell president, noted that it seemed to be a con- census of the hall that the food stemmed "from poor planning on the part of the past dietician." Mosher's House Council, how- ever, stated that their complaint wasn't against their own dietician or dining hall staff, but primarily the Residence Halls policies. "I believe that the entire Hall is be- hind the protest," Miss Hassenzahl3 noted. Of the 11 complaints mentioned, ten dealt with objections to the way in which food was served (greasy soup on small portions)l the menu choices (cold plates onf cold days) or the procedure in the1 dining hall (difficulty in gettingt permission to eat late, even though1 there is a class conflict.) The last complaint concerned objection tot cutting in on the telephone service with long distance calls.C Transfer of high school accred- itation from the University to the State Department of Public In- struction will be studied by a spe- cial committee. Formation of the committee was authorized yesterday by a meeting of representatives from various Michigan educational in- stitutions, under the co-chair- manship of James A. Lewis. Vice- President for Student Affairs and Lynn Bartlett, State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction. Consider Improvements Sole purpose of the meeting, they commented, was to consider improvements in the accrediting process. Lewis said the meeting related to recommendations by the John D. Russell Report on Higher Edu- cation in Michigan. The report asked increased cooperation be- tween secondary and higher edu- cational institutions. One recommendation requests that "the Legislature transfer the function of the supervising and accrediting of high schools ...to the State Board of Education and the State Department of Public Instruction, with a corresponding transfer of the funds needed to operate this service." To Pick Study Group The study group, to be com-i posed of representatives from both secondary and higher edu- 'cational institutions, will be se- lected by Lewis and Bartlett. Findings and recommendationst of the committee are expected to be reported this Spring. Ira qi Speaks About Revolt - By KENNETH McELDOWNEY t Motion Tomorrow Brief To Give Stand on Sorority; Vote Taken i Executive Session By PHILIP MUNCK and JEAN HARTWIG Student Government Council will try to present an ap- peal on the Board in Review's stay of action on the Council's Sigma Kappa decision to the Board of Regents tomorrow. In a motion passed in a three and a half hour executive session, the Council said if the appeal is not placed on the Regents agenda, a further appeal will be made next year. The next Regents meeting will be in January.Ir informally with members of the Chou was en route from his Senate Finance Committeee and home in Riverside: Ontario, to the House Ways and Means Corn- Strike 1 Ta s classes when the accident occurred mittee Tuesday, University Presi- in Van Buren township. His car dent Harlan Hatcher said.- IV f plunged into the rear end of a The informal dinner meeting W trailer truck which had just left with the state legislators "created a road-side restaurant and was an atmosphere where we could get No progress was made yesterday crossing from the west-bor id side real progress on the business of toward settling the strike which of the Expressway to the east- higher education in our state," has shut down the Ann Arbor bound lane. The driver of the President Hatcher commented. News and eight other Michigan truck was given a ticket for unsafe "For some time we have wanted newspapers, according to News starting by the State Police. to discuss financial problems out- editor Arthur Gallagher. Chou received his bachelor's de- side the pressure of legislative Contract talks between Booth gree from National Central Uni- sessions," he said. Newspapers, Inc., and the Inter- versity, Nanking, China, and his President Hatcher termed the national Typographical Union will master's from the University of conference "a profitable type of resume this morning, the editor Toronto. He is survived by his thing." t said, wife, Willa, and two children. Present SPEECH DEPARTMENT: To Present 'The Matchmaker' Tonight Thornton Wilder's comedy "The Matchmaker" will be presented at 8 p.m. tonight, tomorrow and Saturday in the Lydia Mendels- sohn Theatre. A speech department produc- tion, the play is set in Yonkers and New York City in the 1880's. A miserly storekeeper, Horace Vandergelder, decides he has been a widower long enough. He con- sults a matchmaker, Dolly Levi, who arranges for him to meet a mate, Irene Malloy, in New York. IShe is determined, however, that this match will not strike his fancy, for she wants Vandergelder for herself. The plot becomes com- plicated further when Vander- gelder's shop assistant, Cornelius 9 b t" z a b R tl All systems of exploitation and oppression were destroyed in the Iraqi Revolution in July, Nasir Hani commented last night. Nasir Hani, a Cultural Attache of the Republic of Iraq, spoke at the invitation of the Arab Stu- dents. The political stability of Iraq was threatened by the lust for power of the ruling groups them- selves, Hani continued. Gives Reasons This lust for power along with the oppression of those who were politically minded, and the gen- erally poor living conditions in Iraq were given as reasons for the outbreak of the revolution, by Hani. In order to solve these problems the new government has started on many new reforms, Hani de- clared. "One of the most coura- geous steps taken," he added, has been the new land reform laws. These limit the amount of land which can be owned by any per- son. Hani explained this is an attempt to more equally distribute the land among the citizens of Iraq. Hani reports that the policy of alliance with the West was feared by the educated elements of Iraq who believed they might lead to further domination. Also the fear of being involved in a war against countries with which Iraq has no quarrel, was mentioned as anoth- er reason for non-alliance with the West. Hinders Progress "We stand for peace and world cooperation," he declared. War will only hinder the progress that is being made by the underdevel- oped countries, Hani added.ev - He said that, the West must not condemn the new direction and hought in the Arab World but# ry to understand it. "We believe Maintain Stay On Nov. 15 the Board in Review failed to remove a stay of action on the Council's decision to with- draw recognition from Sigma Kappa national sorority. The sorority had previously been found in violation of the Univer- sity's regulations regarding dis- crimination in student organiza- tions. The text of the appeal was not released, but Maynard Goldman, '59, SGC's president, said it states the "Council's position on the stay of action placed on the Sigma Kappa decision by the Board in Review." 'Upholds Integrity' "This action," according to Roger Seasonwein, '61, "was the only thing the Council could do at this time in order to uphold the integrity and respect of SGC." Explaining his affirmative vote he added that if it is felt that SGC has the right to decide the Sigma Kappa decision, all efforts to get such consideration must be applied. All discussion and action was taken in closed executive session. During this period the motion was reported to have passed with a di- vided vote. To Release Brief The Council's brief will be re- leased at such time as the appeal is placed on the Regents agenda, Goldman said. He expected this notification to come at about 8 p.m. tonight. In a brief flurry of action, the Council defeated a motion by David Kessel, Grad., to require the work of the public relations committee to be reviewed by the executive vice-president. "It's important to have unity of opinion before the public when you speak as Student Govern- ment Council," he said. The mo- tion would have required the com- mittee to check all their releases through the executive vice-presi- dent.1 Table NIA Motion The Council also tabled a mo- tion for the National and Inter- national Affairs Committee to consider a bilateral exchange pro- gram with a foreign university. When Goldman asked why the committee had not presented a recommendation for a specific program, Carol Holland, '60, chairman, said the Council should first decide if it wants a unilater- al or bilateral exchange plan. Fred Merrill, '59, moved that the NIA committee work in the area of a bilateral exchange pro-t gram and Miss Holland explainedt Ghat the only available bilateral plans are with the Free Univer- sity of Berlin, Merrill withdrew his motion inl avor of tabling the ruling untilf he Council has time to considert he action. Hatcher Gets Senate Motion s University President Harlant catcher has received Tuesday's acuity Senate resolution request- ng the Regents to uphold Student" iovernment Council's decision on 1 igma Kappa. t r- Cut Don In Formosa TAIPEI tom-United States air and naval forces in the Formosa area are being reduced as the Communist threat to the Chinese Nationalist off-shore island less- ens. The United States command emphasized yesterday, however, it is keeping a watchful eye on the situation, and the withdrawn planes and ships will remain with. in range for a swift recall, High United States officers are supervising the withdrawals. Among arrivals yesterday to look over the situation were Rear Adm, Ralph S. Clarke, Commander of the United States carrier divisiozn five, and Lt. Gen. Roy H. Lynn, Vice Commander of United States Air Defense Command. The strength of United States forces in the Formosa area is a military secret. But it is no secret that the United States Seventh fleet, equipped with nuclear weap- ons, is the bulwark of the striking force. The tremendous armada which converged when the Communists began all-out bombardments of the offshore islands last Aug. 23 is being thinned out. Marine air group 11 and the 337th fighter-interceptor squadron are still on Formosa, but the F104A starfighters - the fastest planes known to be in the combat units- have gone home. The buildup of Chinese Na- tionalist forces with the latest United States weapons is going ahead. There were unconfirmed reports that Chiang Kai-Shek's' army may be given B61 matador pilotless bombers. The Nationalists took advantage of yesterday's non-shooting day and sent a big convoy with fresh supplies *to Quemoy. Ask Students To Evaluate LSA Courses Students will be requested to fill out questionnaires for an eval- uation of courses and teachers in the literary college during classes today and tomorrow. Students will not be asked to sign their names to the evalua- tions, and the instructors will not be given the questionnaires until finals are over and final grades have been turned in. Prof. Erich Steiner of the bot- any department, chairman of the committee on student opinion of courses and teaching, said that the purpose of the survey is to bring about more effective in- struction and to give students a chance to assess their own educa- tional progress and aims. "Students should be aware of the questions in advance," he said, "for the committee believes that the questionnaire should reflect thoughtful, well-considered eva- 11 lf At A fARdlFW, .7 =jlm5R* in westerncivilizaition and pcul-.