ACADEMICS COMMITTEE: WILL IT BE SIGNIFICANT? See Editorial Page 411A& r 4tga n at iI CLOUDY high-33 Low-20 Clearing this afternoon, little change in temperature Seventy-Five Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVI, No. 125 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,=1966 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES 'U' Optimistic About Housing, Tuition Proposals By ROBERT KLIVANS Legislation introduced into the state House of Representatives yesterday involving low-cost stu- dent housing and subsidization of in-state tuition, has received op- timistic comment from University officials. Executive Vice-President Marvin Niehuss said that although he was ; not familiar with the specifics of the bills, their intent is certainly in the right direction. Rep. Jack Faxon (D-Detroit), who proposed the two bills, said PSYCHOLOGY DEPT.: yesterday that two other bills are in the final draft stages and will be submitted shortly. One in- volves a subsidization of univer- sity bookstores and the exemption of textbooks from sales tax, and the other calls for the subsidiza- tion of fees of children of totally disabled or deceased war veterans. In respect to the creation of a Higher Education Housing. Au- thority which would build and operate inexpensive housing for students, Niehuss said that the University is "in favor of low-cost. housing" and "if there is a prac- tical solution to the housing prob- lem, it certainly would be desir- able." Niehuss did question whether such a plan would be able to apply for federal aid, since. the proposal is restricted to students. Niehuss said the easing of tui- tion costs "sounds practical" and "if the legislature is willing to reduce tuition in this way," the plan might prove very beneficial. Vice -President for Academic Affairs Allan Smith said last night he did not see the bookstore rec- ommendation as an infringement of the University's autonomy. "However," he noted, "the book- store idea is not a direct attack on the high cost of education." Smith suggested that there were better ways to reduce any heavy burden of costs the student might incur rather than through a saving on textbooks. Smith said that he would "sup- port any effort to reduce tuition, as long as it did not interfere with the University's o p e r a t i o n a l funds." The bills were proposed by' Fax- on as chairman of the House sub- committee on higher education, and were signed by Reps. William Ryan (D-Detroit), George Mont- gomery (D-Detroit), William Copeland. (D-Detroit), and James Farnsworth (R-Otsego), the re- maining members of the subcom- mittee. Faxon said the bills are out- growths of his subcommittee's investigation of the University last fall. The bill on lo$-cost housing empowers the Higher Education Housing Authority to float up to $150,000 in revenue bonds and to determine housing needs and rental fees. "The state would pick up the tab for site selection, and other pre-building costs, and as state structures such buildings would be exempt from local property taxes," Faxon said. The tuition bill is aimed "at helping students of middle income means who can't qualify for pub- lic assistance available to those 'from low income families, and who are not academically able to receive scholarships," Faxon' said. Faxon estimates that if the bill is enacted, cuts in living costs for students will range between 25 and 40 per cent. He estimated that his bill to provide up to $300 a year tuition for students who need such assist- ance would cost the state from $10 to $12 mililon. "Out-state, part-time, and stu- dents receiving other funds would be excluded," Faxon added. He said he has significant sup- port from both parties in the House for passing the bill, but passage will depend on "strong public backing." IFC Creates Advisory Committee Hit Investigation .r Committee iBy Lag in Participation By HELEN KRONENBERG T h e psychology department's advisory committee is suffering from a lack of participation by its own members in its projects, Richard Ehnis, '66, chairman of the committee, said yesterday. An absence of many psychology ma- jors' cooperation is also causing problems for the committee. The eight-member committee of psychology majors, formed last March, has been conducting sur- veys on which are based sugges- tions to the psychology depart- ment's curriculum committee. The student advisory group is the only one of its type at the University. Presently evaluating a survey on the psychology department courses, the committee has been slowed down by low attendance- two or three members-at each of its weekly meetings. Hopefully the evaluation will be available before the general' Course Evaluation Booklet is released, Ehnis re- ported. In order to improve its effi- ciency, the advisory committee is undergoing a structure. Last who would b4 or seniors cou tion. Next year's probably also interested in psychology. The psychol self is anoth( for the adviso is a need for tions not on. and students sections, Ehni~ revamping, of its year only students e becoming juniors d apply for a posi- Council To Use Report To Decide Whether To Piunish Fraternities By LAURENCE MEDOW The Interfraternity C o u n c i l advisory group will executive committee last night include sophomores appointed a three-man "fact-find- concentrating in ing" committee to investigate re- dcent allegations of fraternity mis- logy department it- behavior, Douglas Dunn, '67E, ex- er stumbling block ecutive vice-president of IFC, ry committee. There reported last night. better communica- The fact-finding committee will ly between faculty issue a public report in "no later but also between than two weeks, at which time the s commented. executive committee will make a NEWS WIRE Hotine Rumors that the University is planning a tuition hike for the coming year were denied yesterday by high administrators. Executive Vice-President Marvin Niehuss said that there is definitely no tuition hike currently being considered and that such a move, in light of the effect that last year's hike had on the legislature, could have very serious repercussions in Lansing. James Lesch, assistant to the vice-president for academic affairs, supported Niehuss' statement that no hike is being contemplated, and added that the University would be "murdered" by such a move at this time. VOICE political party will hold a rally on the Diag today at noon to protest U.S. policies in the Viet Nam war. The demon- stration will be held in conjunction with a march of female students from the University of California at Berkeley to the Oakland induction center. The California marchers will present a petition to the commanding of'ficer calling for negotiation with and recognition of the National Liberation Front and the return- ing of student deferments to Ann Arbor protestors who were reclassified 1-A after a draft board sit in last October. *, * * The Student Housing Association will hold a general orien- tation meeting this afternoon at 4:30 in room 3G of the Union. The United States must learn from foreign students as well as sharing technology with them, James Donovan of the U.S. State Department told the leaders of foreign student organiza- tions and other guests at the International Center Recognition Dinner last night. Donovan referred to the Johnson administration's belief that understanding and a free exchange of ideas, not armaments, will promote world peace. In introducing Donovan, Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard L. Cutler emphasized the need for greater sophistication in international affairs among the people of the United States in a constantly changing world. * Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new School of Dentistry building will be held this afternoon at the east end of the present dental building. Participating in the ceremony will be University President Harlan Hatcher, dental school Dean William R. Mann and various local, state and federal officials. G. Mennen Williams, assistant secretary of state for African Affairs and a former Michigan governor will deliver a major address Feb. 27 in the Union Ballroom. His topic will be "Recent Developments in Africa." Williams is considered a probable candidate for the U.S. Senate this fall. He will be running for the seat vacated by Sen. Patrick McNamara, Recently appointed Peace Corps Director Jack Hood Vaughn, a University graduate, will speak in the Union ballroom Feb. 28 at 12:30 p.m. Preceding the speech, Vaughn will participate in a brief ceremony commemorating the iffth anniversary of the signing of the executive order creating the corps. The speech will be Vaughn's first public address since he assumed the position. 1.n r~ er~~n A prime example of the short- statement and decide if further age of connections between faculty action is necessary," Dunn said. and students is the curriculum committee's decision last spring to change many courses from two hours of credit to three hours of credit. Only when students received their transcripts did they find out that they were getting three hours of credit. The transcripts office also was confused by the credit changes, Ehnis reported. A couple of new projects are be- ing undertaken by the committee. Not only will they serve to keep the psychology department in- formedabout psychology majors who have already graduated from the University, but they will also help the department to be in closer contact with present majors. One of the projects is a survey being taken of psychology majors who graduated from the Univer- sity and are not in graduate school. Concernedwith what type of psychology majors gosinto, the data from the survey should be compiled by the end of this se- mester. The other project, more in the future, is a planned informal meeting of all psychology concen- trates. This would be a good chance for undergraduate students to meet some instructors who do mostly research work and teach graduate courses. This informal gathering would also be a convenient way for the head of the psychology department to talk closely with some of the students. Dunn explained that the pur- pose of the committee is to clear up the distinction between fact and fiction in rumors now circu- lating about fraternity conduct. The invesigation will be parallel to the Office of Student Affairs probe which began last week. The IFC investigation however is com- pletely separate from the OSA investigation, Dunn emphasized. Disciplinary Action Any disciplinary action, if nec- essary, will depend entirely on the facts uncovered in the report, Dunn said. No action will be taken until the report is issued, he, added. Vice-President for Student Af- fairs Richard L. Cutler announced last week that OSA is conductingj an investigation of the incidentj involving a girl stricken withl venereal disease who claimed she had sexual relations with over 200t male students. Group Violations Both the OSA and the IFC in- vestigations are aimed at deter- mining whether there were groupI or only individual violations of University rules prohibiting girls from staying overnight in fra- ternity houses.E If there were group violations by1 fraternities their case would be heard by the IFC executive com- mittee, Dunn explained. Individualr violations are handled by Jointf Judiciary Council.t SUE PERLSTADT; LEFT, WAS NAMED BUSINESS MANAGER of The Daily by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Jeffrey Leeds, center, was named Associate Business Manager. Harry Bloch, right, was named Advertising Manager. They take the new positions immediately, and will work for one year. AppointPeisWaew Daily Business.Maniager 'U' Workers To Get Hike In Benefits Boosts Will Not Stop Union Push To Be Employes' Bargainers By MERLE JACOB University non - academic em- ployes will receive an increase in the amount of compensation for overtime work and an increase in benefit payments starting July 1, 1966, Vice-President for Business and Finance Wilbur K. Pierpont announced yesterday. In addition, the University will increase its contribution for health insurance, premium pay for after- noon and night work and benefit payments of the disability pro- gram. An offiical in the personnel de- partment explained that the changes ,are part of the Univer- sity's regular program of review- ing its total benefit package and making adjustments as funds are available. He stressed that the University tries to keep its salaries and benefits on par with what other area employers are paying. 'Little Too Late' However Ben Moore, president of local 1583 of the American Fed- eration of State, County and Mu- nicipal Employes, said while the increases are very good and are a step in the right direction, the increases are "too little too late." He said that the increases do not touch the major problem of closing the gap between employes' salaries and the actual cost of liv- ing. He stressed that these gains, which the unions have been press- ing for for over a year, will not deter the unions from going ahead and planning for collective bar- gaining, as Public Act 379, an amendment to Michigan's basic labor legislation, allows. Moore said that while these are some of the benefits that the un- ions have been asking for, he will continue to push for the union's right to bargain for University employes with the University over such items as the equalization of salaries for the same jobs through- out the University, for a change in seniority rights and for changes in hours and working conditions. By MARSHALL LASSER Susan Perlstadt, '67, a history major from Chicago, Ill., was named yesterday as Business Manager of The Michigan Daily by the Board in Control of Stu- dent Publications. Jeffrey Leeds, economics major and member of Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity from Evanston, Ill., was named Associate Business Mana- ger. Also appointed to business. staff positions- were: Harry Bloch, '67, economics major, and member of Alpha Epsilon Pi from Evanston, Ill., Advertising Manager; Steve Loewenthal, '67, Tau Delta Phi member majoring in economics from Highland Park, Ill., Circula- tion Manager; Elizabeth Rhein, '67, French major from Oak Park, Mich., Personnel Manager; Vic Ptasznick, '67, from Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., a. Delta Sigma Phi member majoring in journalism, Finance Manager; and Randy Rissman, '69, Freshman Supple- ment Manager. Miss Perlstadt commented on the appointments: "I feel very happy; I know that the senior staff this coming year will sin- cerely do its best and we will have the most successful year yet. "I'm sure we will work together fine as a unit. I'd like to thank the seniors from last year 'for the effort and thought that went into the decisions, and for what they put into The Daily this year. VOICE LECTURE: Sees Viet OfLargei By MARTHA WOLFGANG "The tragedy of the war in Viet Nam lies in the faot that the United States has. deliberately and stupidly made an enemy of China," said Prof. Anatol Rapoport of the mathematics department. He was speaking to a sparsely filled audi- ence in Aud. A yesterday after- noon. The U.S. considers the war in Viet Nam as part of a bigger con- flict with China. The only' people who influence policies in Wash- ington today are the "hawks and superhawks," Rapoport charged. "We're going to start with a reorganization of the staff; we plan to have a close relationship with them, and .we think this will help get more done. . "Next year the seniors will be working hard in the areas of in- creasing circulation and increas- ing advertising.aWe also hope to re-evaluate what The Daily is offering today and in this way find out what we can do to make the paper more attractive to the students. The seniors will be work- ing hard to build a strong Daily." Cy Wellman, this year's Busi- ness Manager, commented, "This is the third time in the 75 years of The Daily's history that a girl See CHOOSE, Page 2 Regent Carl Brablec stressed W ar Part that the changes were part of the University's yearly process of re- el viewing all employe programs. C - However Brablec stressed that r O 1 11UL it would be to the interest of the University and its employes to be under Public Act 379 which would by insisting that the North Viet allow public employes to be repre- namese are aggressors." sented by a collective bargaining agent when dealing with the Uni- Hopeful'Sign versity on wages, benefits and Rapoport commented that the working conditions. only hopeful sign in the Vietna- mese situation is the active pro- test movement. He noted that a few months ago Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) was the only dissenter heard in Congress. Now many congressmen are be- ginning to follow in his lead and are joining with vocal opposition of their 'own. This, coupled with the responsible opposition of some of the press might encourage the :. "In Korea we refused to fight United States to stop aim further the war until the Chinese Com- escalation of the war, Rapoport munists were pushed Mack and said.! crushed. Today we are hot refus- In response to a question on W.are puyingCthina toen-the role of the left in further pro- te ractively into the war. If and test movements, Rapoport stressed when China does intervene it will that all degrees of dissent are not be in a way expected by the helpful. Onerdoesn't have to U.S. They will cook up something "work within the ranks of the! unexpected." ,eaemovement" he noted. First in Many Years Changes in overtime compen- sation and the disability program are the first in many years, the official said. Previously employes were paid their straight hourly rate for. all overtime work. Under the new policy employes will be compen- sated one and a half times the straight rate for overtime and will be compensated in the form of additional pay or time off. The disability program, which is totally financed by the University, will allow staff members to be eligible for benefits after five years of service and regardless of age instead of the previous 10 years service and age 40 or older. The ihaximum benefit under the plan has been increased from $200 to $400 per month. The increases in health insur- Parallels in Viet Nam Rapoport drew the familiar par-j The less militant segment should join the ranks of the Democratic S.. . . . . . . . .~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~...... . ....-..;. ......***.,*;____.__