I LANGUAGE : ANOTHER STALL See editorial page ci L Si r4 igau ~E~ait1 COOL high-43 Low-17 No chance of rain Vol LXXIX, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, March 5, 1969 Ten Cents Eight Pages Report recommends major revisions, in Union By STEVE NISSEN City Editor and NADINE COHODAS The Union Board of Directors last night heard a critical analysis of the Union's financial and in- stitutional problems over the last few years. Although the Board refused to release the report, The Daily learned last night that the study, written by Douglas C. Osterheld, assistant vice president for busi- ness and finance at the University of Wisconsin, calls for major re- visions in the orientation and fi- nancial operation of the Union. It reportedly recommends that the Offices of the Vice President for Student Services be moved to the Union along with the offices of most other student organiza- tions. The 110-page report apparently seeks to develop the Union as a University center of activity which would be operated largely by and for students. Osterheld was commissioned to make a detailed study of the Union early last summer on the initiative of University President Robben Fleming and the Union Board. "For the last two or three years the Union has run into serious financial difficulties." Fleming explained last night. The Union sought an objective report from someone outside the University who could make a critical ap- praisal of the Union operation. However, the report apparently goes beyond simply recommending financial improvements. It tackles the concept of a student union on modern college campuses and how to make that union a successful institution. Osterheld's s t u d y reportedly centers on financial improvements emphasizing ,major changes . in the food service, the area where the Union apparently loses the most money. Osterheld offers several pro- posals for improving the food serv- ice including the establishment of a centralized kitchen to service all University buildings; the use of prepared foods instead of meals cooked in each dining room by different chefs: the redistribution of kitchen-restaurant labor, and the closing of the main dining room for breakfast. The .study reportedly cites one example where there were more than 1-3 employes working in the Union dining room although only 30 customers used the facility dur- ing a typical evening. In yesterday's closed meeting. Osterheld also reportedly said that part of the Union's financial diffi- culties stemmed from their rela- tively meager yearly allocation from the University-$78,000. Osterheld reported that Unions at other Big Ten universities re- ceive "up to and over four times as much money" to run their re- spective organizations. Furthermore he apparently said the cost of labor is unusually high in Ann Arbor. He reportedly add- ed that wages here are three or four per cent higher than In other university cities. In addition, he cited that the Union's employes reportedly receive overtime pay [or working Saturday and Sun- day. The study also hints that if the Union were made more of a stu- dent-run, student-used building, it could legitimately ask the Uni- versity for a larger yearly alloca- tion. Osterheld reportedly recom- mends first tackling the most im- mediate problem, the food serv- ice, in order to demonstrate "good faith" to the University. Sources say Osterheld believes this could justify increased sup- port from University and make long range goals for the Union more easily reached. i.S. justice De tarment to in vestigate Ferris Conyers requests probe * of alleged discriminationT By JIM HECK * egsaur/ae The Justice Department and State Legislature have'3 / , * * * * * * * * * * faculty nitiated investigations into the recent protests at Ferris State College following Monday's mass arrests of 300 students. The Justice Department confirmed last night it has sent an investigatory team to Big Rapids at the request of Mich- igan Rep. John Conyers. The department's "community relations" team will in- vestigate whether there were any violations of federal civil rights laws during the demonstration Monday night when Balzhiser discloses asets Richard E. Balzhiser, Republi- can candidate for mayor, disclosed yesterday his financial assets and his organizational ties. Balzhiser's detailed statement came in response to a challenge by his Democratic opponent, Prof. Robert Harris of the Law School, which asked that Balzhiser make known his financial interests. Two weeks ago Harris released a state- ment of his personal finances and his organizational affiliations. Balzhiser, a professor of chem- ical engineering at the University. listed his family's principal as- sets as a $6,500 equity in his home, $3,875 equity in a lot in the Ear- hart Development, stock in Huron Valley National Bank, Pabst and General Electric and a $350 bond in the Raquet Club. He also list- ed $150 in U.S. savings bonds and two automobiles. The statement also listed two real estate holdings, one in the Cady project valued at $4,400 and one in the Earhart project with a $9,700 value. Virtually all his income since 1965 has come from his University salary. Balzhiser serves on the boards of directors of The Michigan Un- ion and Chemotronics. Balzhiser plans to meet with students of the business admin- istration school today. We leave you By decree, The Daily shall ' cease publication until Tues- day next (March 11, 1969) at which time it shall resume pub- lication in the public interest. 300 students were arrested while staging a sit-in at the administration building pro- testing racism on the campus. In a telegram to the depart- ment Conyers said, "Some lives may be lost if immediate steps'i aren't taken to investigate the sit- u a tion." "We must find out," Conyersm told The Daily, "if the situation were really uncontrollable. We _ must discover what has provoked the incidents." Conyers also requested the De- partment of Health, Education t and Welfare to investigate wheth- er federal funds may be "being' used discriminatorily" at the col- lege.1 e Five state senators including senate minority leader Sander Levin (D-Berkley) sent a telegram 'to Ferris president Victor Spart- helf urging him to drop charges1 against the students arrested Mon- day night. The senators claimed t h a t" prosecution, trial, conviction and punishment "would serve no use- ful purpose in this instance." Two of the co-signers of the, I telegram also demanded on the state senate floor yesterday that, the legislature initiate still a third; investigation into student dis-j orders. Presently, both the house and' the senate are beginning investi- gations into student unrest. The two black senators, Cole- man Young (D-Detroit) and Basill Brown (D-Highland Park) intro-f duced their resolution while the ' arrests were being made at Ferrist Monday night. The Young-Brown resolution' asks that a five-member commit-' tee study "breaches of the peace' and disorder at Ferris including1 any interference by individuals and groups with the enjoymentt and equal' use of Michigan's edu- cational facilities."t Gov. William Milliken replied yesterday claiming that the bill1 was not necessary. Sparthelf released a detailedi statement yesterday but refused to See U.S., Page 3 on language, Consider . 'U'-Greek relations ยง, postpon degree Establisli committee on new LSA degree By. DAVID SPURR The literary college faculty yesterday put off discussion of the foreign language requirement, and at the same time appointed a speeaal committee to report on a proposed Bache- lor of General Studies degree. Consideration of a number of language proposals will await a report from the degree committee, to be appointed within the next few days. Dean William L. Hays expressed the hope that both matters could be settled within the next few weeks. He indi- cated he may call a special faculty meeting before the next regular meeting April 7. es action By LANIE LIPPINCOTT The Student Relations Com- mittee last night discussed the possibility of severing all ties between the University and the fraternity-sorority system. The immediate question was on the possible sale of 20 acres of land on North Campus for fra- ternities. Although no action was taken on this proposal, the prob- lem of the fraternity system's privileged status at the University was the main topic of discussion. John C. Feldkamp, Director of University Housing, said that the question was whether fraternities should continue to exist at the University "as a favored class." The alternative, according to Feldkamp, would be to consider fraternities and sororities "inde- pendent living situations," re- quired to be registered housing. Diane Annale,tadvisor to sorori- ties, believed that cutting the University sponsored status from beneath the Greek system would encoui'age discriminatory prac- tices in fraternities and sorori- ties because the University would cease to have any control over; such practices. The Regents have held that no fraternity or sorority may rush at the University if it has discrimina- tory mechanism in its consitution. However, SRC members ques-. tioned if the fraternity-sorority system was in fact "segregated housing." Dr. John Hagen of the Psychol- ogy Department suggested t h a t separation from the University, See SRC, Page 3 Prof. Peter Siiith addresses LSA facu 'MAJOR VICTORY': Tenants get jun, By JIM BEATTIE Six eviction cases against mem- bers of the Tenants' Union were awarded jury trials on request yesterday by District Judge Pieter Thomason. The awarding of jury trials was viewed as a major victory by union representatives because it delays further rent payments during the' strike and protects tenants from summary evictions. "The results of today's proceed- ings simply mean that the land- lords are not going to break the strike with the courts." said Dale Berry, a law student working on the tenants' cases. "By making courts an inefficient t tool for the landlords, we will leavet them few alternatives besides ne- gotiation," he added.I Evictions from six separate units were asked by Summit Associatest and Arbor Management. Motions submitted by rent strike attorneyr Ron Glotta to have the cases putt over for jury trial were acceptedj by the court.{ The motions for jury trial weret not challenged in court yesterday by the landlords. , "Basically, the fact that jury trials were granted means we can use the legal process exten-! sively where we could not if all judgments were summary," said. Stu Katz of the rent strikesteering committee. The granting of jury trials alsot increased the confidence of t le steering committee members since it will allow the introduction of several defense procedures. "For one thing, the landlords will certainly incur high court ex- penses as the strike drags out," Katz said. "If we lose the case, the tenant still has the choice of either va- cating the apartment or paying I The vote to postpone discussion came near the close of the meet- .ing, when faculty members real- ized any decision on the lang- uage requirement would hinge on whether a new degree is establish- C ed. "Any vote today on the lang- uage requirement is impossible," lty meeting said Prof. Daniel Fusfeld of the 4economics department. "Any vote to significantly change the language requirement today would be defeated by a 'com-I bination of those who favor re- " tention of the requirement a n d up their minds until the degree committee has made its report," he said. Commnittee members did not eHis motion to postpone discus- feel that the change would hurt Sion passed easily. their chancesuufeobtaining jury Before the vote, Prof. R a y - trials in the future, however. mond Grew of the history depart-j "Now that a precedent has ment called on fellow faculty been set, we should be able to members to bring the topic to a get jury trials just by demanding vote "to preserve our self-respect." them," Berry said. Prof. Albert Feuerwerker of the Two other cases which were not history department countered, represented by attorneys in pro- "We will lose face by not coming ceedings yesterday did not ask jury trials and received summary to a reasonable conclusion to- ecisions fr viction and paday, but we will lose more face by of rent. rushing into something we haven't of rent.fully considered.", Steering committee members A straw vote will be conducted viewed this as evidence of legal A mavwt e nex fewndays protection from the Tenants' Un- by mail within the next few days ion. to determine faculty positions on Katz said he hoped the grant- several proposals concerning t h e ing of jury trials to Tenants' Un- language requirement. ion members would allay fears ofjThe vote to establish a special early eviction among non-strik- committee to study the Bachelor ing tenants and encourage them of General Studies was interpreted nt ad eas "an approval of the idea of a Seven file for SGC " president By NADINE COHODAS A record number of candidates have petitioned to run for presi- dent and executive vice president of Student Government Council. Seven slates of candidates will be on the ballot for the March 18-19 elections as well as two referenda. One referendum asks that the language requirement be abolished and that the ballots "be divided between the LSA school and the rest of campus-both sections voting." The other proposes that SGC expand its discount store to in- clude a discount book store initial- ly funded by a special assessment I of $1.75 per student for the Fall, 1969 semester only. In addition to selecting a new president and vice president, stu- dents also elect 5 at-large council members, three students to the Board for Student Publications ~and two students to the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Ath 'letics. Candidates for president a n d vice president include Michael Davis, grad and Carol Hollens- head, '71; Roger Keats, '70 a n d Kay Stansburg, '70; Marty Mc- Laughlin '71 and Marc Van Der Hout, '71; Howard Miller, grad. and Mark Rosenbaum, '70; Bob Nelson, '71 and Mary Livingston '70; Craig Ross, '70 and Peter Ja- cobson, '72; andBill Scott, '71 and Michael Kane, '69. Twelva students thus far have -, INTERNAL PROBLEMS We lfare group postpones protest t" join1 Lt' strike. to e A warning nt strikers -. . By JIM NEUBACHER Ann Arbor ADC mothers, meeting yesterday, postponed indefinitely any action in pro- test of the rental policies of Long Shore Apartments. The meeting, which was the regular session of Humanizing had a different impression of what this meeting was about than we did." Haywood, a national Welfare Rights Organizer who has work- ed closely with the mothers, had hoped to organize a mass con- frontation with the manager The meeting yesterday was attended by city officials who offered ideas and listened to some of the problems the group put forth. Walter Paul, of the city's office of emergency hous- ing, and Dave Cowley, of the Human Relations Commission, ing girl, was accepted "eagerly." However the second, who repre- sented herself as a welfare mother with a child, and no husband, was turned down. "It's pretty clear this isn't a case of discrimination because of race," Haywood said Monday. separate degree" by Hays. Faculty members almost unani- mously approved the: motion, al- though it came in its amended form from Prof. Theodore Buttrey of the classics department, w h o 'aid he thought the idea of a separate degree' was "deplorable". Buttrey's, amendment omitted general guidelines for the pro- posed degree, and instead called upon the college executive com- Unidentified individuals have reportedly been claiming they are Daily reporters in seeking information from rent strikers. If a caller refuses to give his name or if for any other reason .I