THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, January THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, January 'CADEMIC CREDIT AT ISSUE: LSA committees disagree over ROTC Mansfield urges joint tax position by Nixon, Johnson FLICKS-TONIGHT Buster By DAVID SPURR Two key committees in the literary college are currently play- ing hot-potato with a touchy list of recommendations that would sharply curtail the status of ROTC in the college. The central question is how much credit should be granted for literary college students enrolled in the military programs. Yesterday the college executive commiteee, chaired by Dean Wil- liam Hays, sent the list of recom- mendations back to the curriculum committee, where it emerged last month after months of study. Members of the executive com- mittee questioned the curriculum committee's proposal cutting the current 12 credit hours granted to students enrolled in ROTC to four. Hays said, "We were puzzled about the four hours. We are going to ask the curriculum com- mittee to go back and look at the programs, course by course." Prof. James Gindin of the Eng- lish Department, chairman of the Tenants' union ealis curriculum committee, justified his committee's action on the basis of "evaluation of course con- tent and academic value . . . none of the committee members felt that the current 12 hours given for ROTC programs should be continued." Gindin said his committee de- cided to recommend four hours of credit, however, because they decided the programs were "not totally worthless" in terms of academic value. Under the proposal, the four credit hours must be part of the 12 hours a student may elect out- side the college. "Because every ROTC course mixes propaganda and 'leadership' training with genuine academic material," Gindin3 said,, "no single course could be singled out for credit-the only way to solve this is to grant credit as a blanket matter for the programs." Qindin said he personally felt the amount of outside work re- quired for ROTC courses was "al- T oda y's reviews credit to ROTC was politically motivated angered Gindin. The other side was unpleased, too, however. "The military commandants of the three programs felt the in- vestigation was political," he said. "It was academic. We have no desire to get rid of the military at all costs." Col. Antonio Criscuolo, com- mandant of the Air Force ROTC program on campus, declined comment on the recommendations. The other two commandants were unavailable. A d d i t ional recommendations from the curriculum committee would eliminate ROTC grades from counting in a student's grade point average, and put stu- dents dropping ROTC under the jurisdiction of the literary college. The executive committee had no argument with these proposals. At any rate, the problem of ROTC status in the college appears destined for more debate and in- vestigation, and any decision reached by the college faculty would not have effect until at least 1970. WASHINGTON 0P) - Senate Democratic Leader Mike M a n s- field urged President-elect Nixon yesterday I to join with President Johnson in taking a position on the 10 per cent income surtax. Mansfield said in an interview Johnson made it clear at a White House bipartisan leadership meeting Tuesday he is "most de- sirous of working with the Presi- dent-elect on this and other vital matters." At stake is Johnson's attempt to submit to Congress next week a new budget calculated to yield a small surplus. Mansfield s a i d lack of word from Nixon has con- tributed to delaying both John- son's State of the Union and bud- get messages. "It would be in the best inter- ests of the nation for the outgo- ing, and incoming presidents to work together on such matters in a period in which President John- son's responsibilities are fading and Mr. Nixon's are just begin- ning," Mansfield said. Mansfield declined to speculate whether Johnson could achieve a balanced budget without ptopos- ing continuance of the 10 per cent tax. The tax will expire next June 30 unless Congress acts to renew it. The tax is bringing in around $12 billion a year. Nixon called during the cam- paign for an end to the surtax. But he left room for its retention while the Vietnam was continues saying that "once the war is end- ed we should get rid of the tax." 7:00 The Playhouse P.M. The Haunted House One week f films made 1920-23 min. each- shown at silent speed (without dubbed effects or speed-up) Second cass postage paida Arbor, Michigan, 420 MaynardS Arbor, Michigan, 48104. 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Those participating in the Lawyers ask eourt hearings for protesters1 WASHINGTON (P) - The tidal wave of campus disorders swept up to the Supreme Court Tuesday in the form of 4 plea that the justices limit the power of college officials to expel student protest-' ers The novel appeal, filed by law- yers for 10 ousted students, asks the court to require administra- tors to give fair and impartial hearings to students facing expul- sion. The appeal argues that student demonstrators are exercising their right to free speech. Conse- quently, the theory runs, a stu- dent threatened with punishment for demonstrating is entitled to the parallel right of a trial-type hearing. meeting's planning say it will take 100 organizers to recruit the needed 2,000 people. Sixty have signed up to work as organizers so far. A list of all properties manag- ed by members -of the association is being compiled and now in- cludes some 1,000 units, roughly two-thirds of the total.- Association members include the Ann Arbor Trust Co.; Apartments, Limited; Campus Mgt.; Charter Realty; Dahlmann Apts.; Miscoe Mgt.; Patrick Pulte, Inc.; Sum- mit Associats; Walden Mgt.; and Wilson-White Co. Ron Glotta, a noted attorney specializing in rental law, h a s been retained as an attorney for the strike and either he or an associate will attend the meeting to give a detailed explanation of legal implications of a rent strike. Organizers of the strike hope to reach an agreement on the kind of central structure the union will have and the exact nature of the escrow fund in which rents will be held. They stress that what- ever kind of executive 'committed may come out of the meeting, "all policy decisions will be made by the group as a whole." Work is also progressing on a supportive boycott on the part of students not living in housing rented from the association. These students are being asked not to sign any leases with association members until it recognizes t he tenant's union as a bargaining agent. Once it gains bargaining status the Union hopes to achieve: -'significant reductions in rent; -determination of the length of lease by the lessee; -abolition of the damage deposit; -elimination of advance payment of the last month's rent; -immediate handling of all com- plaints; --and free, adequate parking for all units. SUNIVERSITY MUSICL OcI r j' - t E-Ty r are on Page 7 I * MAD MARVIN IS BACK * * and welcomes you back to the finest in "total cinema" at the Vth Forum.Thur., Fri., Sat., Sun. at 11:00 P.M. stop by. .You won't be disappointed. -j-''separate admission ~~ Presents The GREGG SMITH SINGERS most entirely minimal enough to be carried as overload (without credit) ." But apparently not quite mini- mal enough. 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