BEYOND HAYNSWORTH? See Editorial Page Y Sirtgi IA4466F I# t COLD High-32 Law-3 Sunny with chance of light snow Vol. LXXX, No. 68 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, November 21, 1969 Ten Cents Ten Pages SGC demands I ' admit more black students By LYNN WEINER Student Government Council last night demanded the University substantially increase the level of black enroll- ment, and withdrew its appointees from Office of Student Affairs (OSA) advisory committees which do not conform with Council policies established last July. Council supported a policy statement asking for "large and sudden" increases in black admissions to all areas of the University. In addition, Council allocated $100 to the Black Students Union for transportation costs to help in recruiting black students from Detroit high schools. In the policy statement, Council demanded that Univer- sity President Robben Fleming, along with the deans of the radua By HENRY GRIX Editor Daily News Analysis Housed in University High School about half a block off central campus, the University's School of Education has steadily churned out teachers for the state's elementary and high schools. But less than half a year ago, with the arrival of new Dean Wilbur Cohen, reforms began occurring within the school. And last Tuesday the school faculty endorsed a set of principles which one grad student termed "rev- olutionary in schools of education." The student, James C. Buntin, is a member of the school's Black Caucus which drafted a set of demands backed overwhelmingly by the school's faculty. By a vote of 63-11, the faculty en- dorsed "in principle" demands calling for: revoluhon -A commitment to increase the number of black faculty and students to 20 per cent of the school. At the present time, the school has two black faculty members out of a staff of 110. Black students constitute less than three per cent of the school's enroll- ment of over 5,000; -Formation of an ad hoc commit- tee of black students and faculty to work on implementation of the de- mands. The committee would be fin- ancially supported by the school and members would receive released time for committee work; -Establishment of a curriculum re- levant to the needs of black students and the black community. This cur- riculum would concentrate on teach- ing methods rather than a program of black studies; --Representation of blacks at all levels of the school's decision-making process. At the present time, stu- dents sit on the school's executive coin- mittee but have no voting power. -Guaranteed support for black stu- dents. This might include tutorial pro- grams; and --Guaranteed commitment by the school's dean, executive committee and faculty to award highest priority to the fulfillment of the demands. The demands did get unquestionable and guaranteed support. In fact, they passed easily at Tuesday's meeting, al- most without discussion or debate. None of the 11 dissenters voiced oppo- sition. This leads Buntin to say somewhat incredulously, "I don't think these guys realize what they've done." Even one faculty member confided "I don't know if they know wha bought." Others disagree strong Joseph Payne says the demar because the faculty recogni was needed. "The demands that radical; they are long o fact, the faculty must hav head buried in the sand s not to have done something five or 10 years ago." Certainly there is little d the faculty acted in good f intends to carry out what it But there are, as one faculty puts it, "hookers." Although of the faculty approves b the enrollment and employm tices of the school, it remain how or when they intend t the goal of 20 per cent. overtakes Ed school t they've One skeptic is Jack Eisner, head of Students for Educational Inno- ly. Prof. vation, the schools student group for nds passed curricular reform. He thinks faculty ized what members "didn't commit themselves to s are not anything. They think the demands set verdue. In a nice goal, but they don't think the e had its Black Caucus can come through, so omewhere they're not worried" about implemen- like this tation. Surprisingly, the Black Caucus and loubt that not the school's administration or fac- faith, and ulty is responsible for implementing endorsed. the demands. Although he is unwilling y member to set a target date, Buntin feels the the bulk school could conceivably reach the roadening desired percentage by 1972. But most lent prac- is unclear faculty expect a time lag of five to o achieve 10 years. See GRADUAL, Page 6 -,various schools and colleges, Agnew raps Post, NY Times MONTGOMERY, Ala. (0P-Vice President Agnew, asserting there is "growing monopolization of the voices of public opinion," levied heavy criticism last night at the New York Times and the Wash- ington Post. In a followup speech to one last week in which hie criticized the news programming of the televi- sion networks, Agnew said the day is- over when the news media "en- joyed a form of diplomatic im- munity from comment and criti- cism of what they said." "When they ( the news media) go beyond fair comment and cri- ticism they will be called upon to defend their statements and their positions just as we must defend ours. And when their criticism becomes excessive or unjust, we shall invite them down from their ivory towers to enjoy the rough and tumble of the public debate," he said. Noting the demise of many daily newspapers in New York City, Ag- new said, "the New York Times was a better newspaper when they were alive than it is now that they are gone." Saying that much competition has been stilled in recent years in the newspaper industry, Agnew declared that "lacking the vigor of competition, some of those that have survived have, let us face it, grown fat and irresponsible." Agnew noted that the Wash- ington Post and the Baltimore Sun --"scarcely house organs of the N i x o n administration" - - gave front page display last week to expressions by House and Senate! members of both parties endors- ing President Nixon's Vietnam policy. ''Yet the next morning the New York Times, which considers it- self America's paper of record, did not carry a word. Why?" he added. "If. a theology student, in Iowa See AGNEW, Page 61 Ott today's Pagye Three " Apollo 12 starts back to earth with geological moon treastures onl board, * Pentagon forecasts cut in January draft quota. * Haynsworth confirmation sought today; outcome un- predictable. allocate significant amounts of money for increasing black admissions. The education school has al- ready begun such a plan, com- mitting itself "in principle" to in- creasing black enrollment to 20 per cent of the schools total en- rollment. The 20 per cent figure is rough- ly equal to the percentage of blacks in the state. SGC membmer Darryl Gorman, who introduced the motion along with SGC member Walter Lewis. said last night, "We look forward to an announcement within the next few weeks from President Fleming and the deans concerning the funds they will commit to the project. "At the same time," he added, "we look forward to significantly i n c r e a s i n g black enrollment through modification of admission criteria." The SGC policy statement also urged that supportive services, such as financial aid and tutor- ing, be provided to insure the pro- gress of black students at the University, once they are enrolled. The withdrawal of SOC ap- pointees from a number of OSA advisory boards came after the administrators h e a d i n g these boards did not comply with SGC guidelines. The guidelines, created in July, demanded that: -Decisions made by the boards be binding on the administrators which the board was advising and be made the official policy of the office: --All meetings be open: - All student members of the advisory boards be appointed by SGC or a body designated by SGC; -At least two-thirds of the vot- ing members be students. SGC sent memos to adminis- trators in July outlining this new position, and got an "unsatisfac- tory" reply from most, according to one Council member. SGC member Bob Hirshon said the action to withdraw appointees was taken by Council because of the feeling that "It's about time we set up policy committees to deal with our needs rather than setting up advisory committees to the ad- ministration." Mike Farrell, another SGC mem- ber, agreed, saying, "There can be no question that the time has; come for the administration to recognize that students should be included in University decision- making. In other action last night, Coun- cil endorsed the recommendations presented by an Ad Hoc Tenure: Committee. composed of concern-' ed students and faculty members. The committee expressed con- cern that the present tenure sys- tem is "incapable of fulfilling its; function to provide the most fruit- ful education experience feasible," and proposed alternatives to theI present system. I Lodge resigns chief - ( - s - "' "" p ost By The Associated Press President N i x o n accepted yesterday the resignation of A m b a s s a d o r Henry Cabot Lodge, head of the U.S. dele- gation to the Paris peace talks. This will probably at least temporarily downgrade U.S. participation in the' p e a c e talks. High administration officials ex- plained this was not the purpose of the moves involved in the White House announcement which said Lodge and his deputy, Law- rence E. Walsh, are leaving the Vietnam negotiations Dec. 8. But no one disputed that the practical result could be to lower the political prestige of the U.S. negotiating team - though that depends on how rapidly Nixon names a successor. White House and State Depart- ment authorities indicated they had no firm idea yet on a possible successor. Leadership of the U.S. delega- tion will fall to 49-year-old Philip C. Habib, a career diplomat who served last year on the negotiat- ing delegation headed by Ambas- sador W. Averell Harriman. He is regarded as one of the U.S. gov- ernment's knowledgeable men on Vietnamese war and peace issues. Lodge cited personal reasons in his letter of resignation to the President, which the White House said was received Wednesday. Friends had been saying for many weeks that he was frustrated and fed up with the lack of action in the peace talks and would leave by the end of the year. "I strongly support your efforts! to negotiate an end to the war. You have left no stone unturned. It is sad that the other side has flatly refused to reciprocate in any kind of meaningful way," added Lodge in his resignation. See LODGE, Page 7 as negotiator -Daily-Sara Krulwich President Fle t ii g ci airs (disc ussio nb bet wceeni st len ts (1and1 Regents Regents biold first monthily' meeting with1 faculty, students -Associated Press Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge REAFFIRMS STAND: By JUDY SARASOHN "Who does a student call to find out why the sidewalks are torn up," asked Bill Price, Grad. "Communications should not have to depend on a group of peo- ple who have become hnnoyed and frustrated before they find a source of information in the Uni- versity," said Price. Price, at yesterday's Regents- faculty-student meeting, was voic- ing some of the helplessness of students who want to know what is going on in the University and want to be involved in the deci- sion-making. Yesterday's meeting--which Re- gents. faculty, and students hope was the first of a series of meet- ings each month-centered around communications and the dissemi- nation of information within the' University community. The bylaws which govern the University and are up before theI Regents for revision, include a proposed Committee on Com- inunications which would be a student-faculty g r o u p charged with helping to resolve campus: conflicts. Disagreement arose yesterday' when some participants continual- ly related the students role in University decision-making t o communications, while others ex- pressed the opinion that the two' are not related. Marty McLaughlin, president of Student Government Council, said University communications are bad in part because students are not actively included in decision- making. "People who do know what's going on in the University don't want to let students in on the decision-making." said McLaugh- lin. He claimed student ignorance of information could not be solved unless students help make the 'de- cisions. Education Prof. Joseph Payne, chairman of Senate Advisory com-' mittee on University A f f a iir s (SACUA), disagreed with Mc- Laughlin. He said the education school executive committee in- cludes two students but a problem of relaying information to students still exists. President Fleming also said five or eight students on a committee does not mean that there will be better communication. "No decisions are made in a void," said Regent Lawrence Lin- demer (R-Stockbridge), "deci- sions are made by considering al- ternatives." "But, we have a right to help decide what the alternatives are," said Mike Farrell, SGC member.{ "We can advise and advise and advise, but the vice president then goes off on his own." History Prof. Gerhard Weinberg, a mnember of SAC'UA, believed stu- dents do not realize that commit- tee decisions are rarely made by votes but analyzing situations and: coming to a consensus of opinion. McLaughlin claimed that al- though there was considerable stu- dent -faculty communication ovem the language requirement, last year the faculty completely ignored the students and refuted the ad- visory role of students. SGC Coordinating Vice Presi- dent Bruce Wilson said a record number of students voted in the bookstore referendum "only be-! Panel supportsar Iltbl1dg. p la n By ROBERT JERRO- The Advisory Committee on Recreation, Intramurals and Club Sports yesterday reaffirmed its support for the construc- tion of a new intramural building while recommending the administration consult with students to determine the fund- ing procedures. Vice President for Academic Affairs Allan Smith has in- dicated the $5 million building - to be located on Forest Ave. - would be funded through a student increase of at least $7 per student per term. The administration has apparently EXPERIENCE DESIRED Peace Corps alters emphasis By LINDSAY CHANEY still aiming their appeal at young grad- "It boils down to wanting to do so Snd your parents to Africa,.S ou th uates. thing constructive rather than destruct aerica, India or the South Seas. As of yesterday, the recruitment drive he explained. had resulted in 20 applications and ap- Michael Laakko a senior in econo ienced people with technical skills, the proximately five times the n u m b e r of is planning a career in developing na ..e Corps is actively seking middle- People visiting the recruiting center to economics and cites the "practical asp ....... y -kn--- "look around." of two years with the Peace Corps. IS Aim I peh Pee Ave." mics tions, ects" Draft lottery affects student sonly slightl y By SUSAN LINDEN If you are a student and have been worrying about the effects of the recently passed draft lottery bill, you may be wasting your time. The lottery system-which will become operational early next year-appears to only slightly affect students, probably to their advantage. The bill passed the Senate Wednesday and awaits President Nixon's signature. A major effect of the new system--which still includes the present deferment structure-is its ,tendency to equalize a student's chance of being inducted after graduation with every- one else. dropped plans for the c o n- struction of a separate intra- mural facility on North Cam- pus. The advisory committue's ac- tion closely follows a Student Government Council referendum in which students voted that they should have the author'ity to de- termine when student fees should be added to tuition for construc- tion of University facilities. The advisory committee is re- sponsible to Athletic Director Don Canham and initiated action on the intramural facilities question last spring. The committee at that time rec- ommended the construction of two buildings--one on Forest Ave and one on North Campus -- which would be funded through a recur- ring student tuition increase of up to $15 per student per term. aged people w ith practical experiencv in any of a wide number of fields, accord- ing to recruiter Ruth Writing. Miss Whit- ing is one of the two Peace Corps re- cruiters who have been on campus t h i s The applicants gave a variety of rea- sons for wanting to join the Peace Corps. The University has always been a large source of Peace Corps volunteers. Last year The two specific aspects he mentioned were the development of a language skill and the first-hand knowledge of under- developed countries which he believes in- volves "getting to know just how poor poor