AUTO INDUSTRY: UNSAFE AT ALL COSTS See Editorial Page Y L Sir i .rn 470AtF FAIR AND COOL High-47 Low-26 Partly cloudy with chance of showers Seventy-Five Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVI, No. 162 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1966 SEVEN CENTS TEN PAGES Science Strives To Eliminate Information Lag EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a four-part series in which the author explores "The Scientific In- formation Explosion: Problems of Storage, Retrieval and Dissemination and Its Impart on Education." By DAVID KNOKE The technological revolution is underway, potentially as important in changing the picture of the world as was the industrial revo- lution or Luther's break with the church. Research in the United States is a multi-billion dollar business. The Research Center Directory for 1965 lists over 3200 centers and in- stitutes whose sole purpose is to carry on original inquiry and de- velopment in all fields of human knowledge. Hundreds of thousands of scientists and scholars are em- ployed part- or full-time in re- search. Law School Recruitmentj Successful Negro Students Plan To Attend 'U' in Fall; None Now Enrolled By RICHARD CHARIN Attempts at interesting quali- fied Negroes in attending the Uni- sI versity's Law School have beenA successful, according to Prof. Roy t L. Steinheimer, who in October of 1965 visited five Negro colleges t in the South "to interest students in the opportunities we offer." S This-effort created interest not t only among southern Negroes, but also among many in the North who heard about the University's g interest. .ti So far, Steinheimer said, eight s Negroes have been told by the s University that they would be ad- C mitted if they desired to attend school here, and five of these have definitely said that they will at- v tend the Law School. Of these fi eight, only one is from the South. No Negroes Now Enrolled No Negroes are enrolled in the h Law School at present, but Stein- s heimer pointed out that "until lc this year, we have always had sev- eral Negro students. This has al- ways been by chance, however, and a there has never before been an active attempt to recruit Negroes s into our student body." d Steinheimer noted several bar- b riers which often block competent o0 and qualified Negroes from at- r tending law school anywhere, and which produce a small number of qualified applicants. Scholarships Offered w He mentioned the expenses of o an additional three years of school- b ing, the "very heavy business re- d cruitment" with the promise of h immediate reward and prestige, d and the poor image many Negroes s hold of the law profession. " The University effort to lure Ne- groes has removed only one o these barriers-the lack of ade- d quate funds. "Substantial financial e assistance" has been set aside for scholarships, and 'individual stu- in dents may receive up to $2500 a D yeaf in aid. "It is the policy of theof Law School that no eligible Negro c should give up plans to attend the University's Law School be- cause of a lack of funds." i The discoveries resulting from all these man-hours and money yield an ever increasing outpour of new knowledge. The rate of discovery is so rapid that pres- ent communications systems be- tween scientists, let alone be- tween scientists and the general public, are rapidly becoming in- adequate to process and transmit data at a useful rate. In some fields, the lag between a discov- ery and its reportage in scientific journals is as great as 18 months. Since the Second World War new specialized scientific journals have been created at the rate of approximately one every eight hours. A study by the American Psychology Association showed that less than one-half of the ar- ticles appearing in a few "core" journals were read by fewer than 200 members of the association. There are 100,000 cancer research articles published per year, a number impossible for even a full- time researcher to sift through by himself for information rele- vant to his line of research. Industrial chemists become not only more unfamiliar with the so- ciologists' discoveries, but ignor- ant of the latest advances of even his own colleagues in bio-chem- istry, although conceivably he might find both scientists' work useful to himself. Library cataloging systems are becoming encumbered by the vast bulk of material they must cross- reference, store and retrieve quickly. Publishers are hard- pressed to find a way to close the publication time-lag. H. G. Wells saw the danger of scientific self-isolation years ago when he proposed a sort of "World Brain," a system where knowledge and ideas are received, sorted, summarized, digested, clarified and compared. "The time is close," he wrote, "when any student, in any part of the world, will be able to sit with his projector in his own study and at his own convenience examine any document in exact replica." This "fantastic" vision is still much in the future, but the ques- scientific information is gaining tion of swift dissemination of increasing attention from the fed- eral government. The problem was very much alive when the President's Science Ad- visory Committee reported in January, 1963: "Because of the tremendous growth of the literature, there is danger of science fragmenting in- to a mass of repetitious findings, or worse, into conflicting special- ties that are not recognized as. being mutually inconsistent. This is the essence of the crisis in scientific and technical informa- tion." Government recognition of the information crisis dates back to the creation of the National Sci- ence Foundation in 1950. The foundation was charged with the directing of information exchange among American and foreign sci- entists and to support the further dissemination of this knowledge, within the United States. The event that really gave a spurt to the study of science in- formation problems was the Rus- sian launching of Sputnik in 1957. The National Defense Education Act of 1958 required the NSF to establish a science information service center to carry on research ganizations concerned with the in- into the problems of cataloging formation problem is the Science and mechanizing the present Information Exchange of the methods for making this informa- Smithsonian Institute in Wash- tion available. ington, D.C. SIE was organized NSF funds for such projects in 1949 to keep track of research jumped from $185,000 in 1953 to developments in the medical field. $18.4 million this year. Coupled Management of SIE was trans- with programs from other agen- ferred ,to the National Science cies, the federal government will Foundation in 1963, following a spend over one-third billion dol- recommendation from the Com- lars this year on science-tech- mittee for Science and Technolog- nology information. ical Information (COSATI), which Under Title IX of the NDEA, coordinates inter-agency actions. the NSF set up the Office of Sci- SIE Deputy Director David Her- ence Information Service (OSIS) sey said that his organization con- and a Science Information Coun- fines itself to "abridging the gap cil of six leaders in basic re- between the start of projects and search, six librarians and four ex- their publication one to many officio members from the Library years later. Unlike the tangible of Congress, National Library of data. of established conclusions Medicine, National Agriculture Li- from completed research, the No- brary and the head of OSIS. tices of Research Projects reported One of the oldest national or- See SCIENTIFIC, Page 10 of Delay Seen ITJntlrmrac1s Ieu~ 1sJi Bat. Participate i~urnr WIn Research NEWS RE Varied Opportuniti Possibility sIn its 'Residential College Attract 1700 Studen Late World News SAIGON (P-For the first time last night, U.S. Air Force B-52 trategic bombers were used in a raid on North Viet Nam, an merican spokesman announced. The attack raised speculation hat a pattern of saturation B-52 bombing might be in the works o supplement tactical U.S. air assaults on the North. The Guam based jet bombers struck a major supply route to outh Viet Nam. No assessment of the amount of damage done or he number of planes used in the raid was given. In late news on the political front, the hard pressed Ky overnment early this morning promised immediate general elec- ons in the face of an intensifying Buddhist drive to topple the egime. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, South Vietnamese chief-of- tate, made the election promise at the first meeting of a newly reated political congress. THE CORNELL CHAPTER OF SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY oted overwhelmingly Saturday to withdraw from its national af- liation. The president of the local chapter said that the members of is house "disagreed with the policy of the national on membership election." He also added that the university had pressured the ocal chapter to withdraw. A PASS-FAIL GRADING SYSTEM has been formally adopted t the University of Pennsylvania and will be made available to tudents beginning in the fall term. Student class ranks for the raft will be determined by the university administration and will e based on the nonpass-fail credits that the student takes. The verwhelming majority of courses in a student's program will still emain on the normal grading system. STUDENTS LIVING IN RESIDENCE HALLS next semester ill pay a room and board rate dependent upon the number of ccupants currently living in their room, not on the expected num- er of occupants, according to Eugene Haun, director of the Resi- ence Halls. In the future, those assigned to triples who do not ave a third roommate will have to pay the rate prescribed for a ouble room, $950, instead of the $895 fee for a triple room. The ame thing will apply for doubles. THE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY BAND will begin a ten- ay spring tour May 1. The 112 member group will appear in seven astern states during the trip. The Symphony Band, the first band ever to represent the U.S. the Soviet Union and the Near East as part of the U.S. State epartment Cultural Exchange program, takes with it a repertoire over 1000 selections including marches, solos and ensembles, ontemporary, baroque, classical and operatic music. The highlight of the annual tour will be a May 4 performance New York City's Philharmonic Hall. To Sponsored Grants -_- By WALLACE IMMEN More than 1700 undergraduate students are presently involved in research programs being carried on in the University. These opportunities for study through assistance grants are available through everyrdepart- ment in the University. An appli- cation of the principle of appren- ticeship, this experience is often. invaluable to the student because of the head start it provides him in preparation for graduate school research programs. Some involvement with research programs is available through the Honors Program in which students of superior ability may be allowed an opportunity to follow an en- riched course of studies centered on research. These are most often established in the junior and senior years for students who ex- press exceptional interest in their field. Most of the money, however, comes from the National Science Foundation's Research and Inde- pendent Study grants. The NSF established this program a few years ago in order to increase the nation's research capabilities and Steven Grossbard (I), Robert Roe has had great success with it. fellows planning board, expressed Strict requirements must be met nands have not yet been respond by an individual or school before it status of the teaching fellows prot is awarded research funds, and thus many colleges have no such programs available to undergrad-- uates. The amount received by the Th University is one of the largest awarded to major colleges for grants of all types. The programs all provide a sti- pend to assist the students withu their living expenses and to pur- chase the equipment needed for their work. The work loads and ' By DONNA SIMMONS stipends vary, and a student may Disturbed University teaching receive as much as $700 for 10 fellows numbering approximately hours of research a week for a 100 held their second mass meet- semester, or $720 for 12 weeks of ing last night and were informed full-time work in the summer. by their temporary planning com- Most of the students are intro- mittee that meetings with Dean, duced to the program when they William Haber of the literary are invited to participate by facul- college, and Vice-President for ty members on the lookout for Academic Affairs Allan Smith had students in the classes with failed to make clearer their status,, See 'U,' Page 10 'either as faculty or students. j -Daily-Ste kaway (c) and David Katzman (r) initial organizers of th d grievances to leading administrators recently; but feel tha led to adequately. At last night's meeting they spoke of t test. M MOwS 1g F,-Uellow Vs To Still1 Uncertai ____*Construction, Money Still In Question Building Plans Hinge - On Appropriations For Capital Outlay By MARK R. KILLINGSWORTH Acting Edito The proposed residential college appeared a major financial ques- tionnark as the Regents met pri- vately yesterday to study the 1966- 1967 and 1967-1968 University capital outlay construction budget requests, one of many topics of a wide-ranging discussion. Although the final residential college program-costs, financing and timetable-remains specula- tive, there is some feeling that lack of funds could possibly mean the college could begin a year behind the scheduled starting date ve Goldstein (1967) in its proposed temporary e teaching quarters in part of East Quad- W their de- rangle or else a delay in construe- he current tion for its move to its permanent buildings near North Campus, set for 1969. Yesterday's meeting took no for- mal action. But it and other in- dications suggested a possible de- lay in the residential college proposal. One source at yesterday's meeting said the University is presently "in a quandary" as to how to proceed on the program. Legislative Support Uncertain The extent of the legislature's he teaching support for the University's 1966- 1967 capital outlay request, sub- e representa- mitted earlier this year, is expect- commit him- ed to become clear by Friday, ues that the when the Regents hold their e, and feel- monthly public meeting. ws was that The residential college is being receptive to planned on the assumption that legislative support for it may be od Faith? delayed indefinitely. Sources said last night that money for some or of the or- items in this year's capital outlay ig committee, request-with a higher priority strators had than the residential college propo- e was fully sal, the seventh item on the list-is fellows prob- not expected to be included in the final, appropriation. ned, however When the legislature acts and es had told this year's capital outlay appro-' tture has not priation nears passage, the Re- by the Uni- gents are expected to have a better ,dministration idea of how the residential college iat Smith has program will procede and what the lary position 1967-1968 capital outlay request, lows to the now under study, will include. ng more than Cost Cutting ion. Although administrators have d to organize indicated they are working on tg committees additional architectural and finan- , each depart- cing proposals in search of a way :esman on a to cut costs on the residential college, the Regents have at pres- ether the fel- ent received no further plan for an upcoming the college beyond the approxi- ell as a gen- mately $12.7 million proposal given ssed but most them by the administration at a ot agree with private March 17 meeting prior to ctions. the next day's public Regents t of position meeting. A high administrator aid that they added last night that no revised nselves to be plan on costs and finances will be "the faculty ready for this Friday's meeting. Haber told the representatives that their status was still dual and that they could be given no ad- ditional faculty parking privileges. He added that in five to ten years a new building would be erected to provide better office facilities, but until then teaching fellows will have to make the best of present conditions. Adding that he felt that the teaching fellow salaries, which are a maximum of $2478, should "be' looked at very hard," Haber did not offer any concrete alternative to the present pay scale according to one of the teaching fellow rep- resentatives. 9 1 R 1 i l t GOD AND MAN AT MICHIGAN': ORA Directs Di T1 1". "0 A ei os, By RICHARD MORROW By actual count from such an authoritative source as the Yellow Pages of the telephone book, there are 59 churches in the city of Ann Arbor representing 22 faiths and denominations. Twenty-six of these churches maintain officially recognized stu- dent organizations. Besides these there is Guild House, sponsored by five different local churches; the Ecumenical Campus Center, also known as the Protestant Founda- tion for International Students; the Michigan Christian Fellowship, the local chapter of the non-de- nominational Inter-Varsity Chris- tian Fellowship. ORA see mto range far and wide within the University community. The Office of Religious Affairs was established by act of the Board of Regents in 1956. One paragraph from by-law 31.08 of the Regent's proceedings of May, 1956 reads, "An Office of Religious Affairs shall be maintained as one of the personnel services of the University for the purpose of en- couraging the religious growth of students as an important part of educating the whole person. This purpose shall be implemented by creating and facilitating relation- ships between the University and the religious resources available to it, included those provided by the churches and religious foun- f rs .1 IOU ~t lDecentralized Decision Smith said that the teaching verse iReiii Acivile fellows salaries should be adjusted but that the University is a decen- tralized str'ucture and that any ciation of Religious Counselors, all Again. the subject matter covers the Freshman "Viewpoints" Pro- increases in salaries must be nego- ex-officio, seven members of the considerable breadth. The books gram at which most of the 'ntae nadar tenego- University Senate, two alumni under discussion have ranged from gram at which most of the ated a departmental level, and two students. Bishop Robinson's Honest to churches and religious organiza- andecannot be set on a University- The ORA's purpose is two-fold, God to The Castle by Kafka. .....tions present a brief overview of wide scale. serving as an educational service A third educational service of- their programs. ported to have expressed surprise and as a personnel service. fered by ORA is its non-curricular In the area of counseling, the portechonhavelexpsediddnstrpaiee As an educational service, its courses in religion and culture. ORA stands ready to perform the t tahing fellows did thae activities. are readily apparent on This term two courses were of- service itself or refer students to taf lary prvi nd th public bulletin boards or on the fered, "Contemporary Catholic other counselors through the As- they had no formal contact with pages of various newspapers. The fered, Contemporary Catholic sociation of Religious Counselors the administration and thus were ORA sponsors a continuing stream Thought and Religious Thought in or the University Counseling Ser- often ignorant of their policies. of lectures by visiting scholars and Contemporary Europe. vice. Informational questions and One of the representatives re- special programs such as films, The ORA also sponsors Orien- particular personal problems form ported that Smith had felt it in- workshops and conferences. The tation Week programs for the in- the core of the counseling re- advisable for the administration to diversity of these lectures and pro- coming freshmen and maintains, quirement for the staff. directly plead the case of the grams displays the scope of ORA's on the second floor of SAB a li- The ORA is available in the teaching fellows to the Regents, involvement. brary of reference works and con- area of consultation to anybody or feeling such action would create a They have sponsored in recent temporary books and periodicals. any group in such areas as pro- "bad precedent," although it was years such widely differing fig- As a personnel service the ORA gramming, publicity, library, re- uncertain exactly what was meant representatives of t fellows. .Iaber had told the tives that he would < self to explore all iss teaching fellows rais ing among the fello he at least appeared their grievances. Bargaining in Go Grossbard, a memb ganizing and plannin related that admini said the Legislatur aware of the teaching lems. Grossbard maintair that informed sourc him that the Legisla been fully informed versity as the a claims. He claimed th not presented the sa of the teaching fel Legislature in anythii a brief summary fash The fellows decide departmental plannin on a permanent basis, ment having a spok central committee. The question of wh lows should picket deans' meeting as w eral strike were discu in attendance did n these more militant a Issuing a statemen the teaching fellows s do not consider then in competition with