VOICE SIT-IN RESULTS: URGE POLICE CURBS See Editorial Page C, r SirA6 :4Ia it# SHOWERS High--O Low-5o Breezy with 50 per cent chance of rain Seventy-Six Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVII, No. 28 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY OCTOBER 4 1966 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES State Officials Comment on'U' Controls Ovei Police By STEPHEN WILDSTROM and JOAN ALTER The legal status of local police on a state university's campus re- mained clouded yesterday as dif- ferent state officials gave conflict- ing opinions on the relationship between the University and the city. A source in the Attorney Gen- eral's office indicated that the Regents might be able to establish controls over police activity if they tried. Yet state legislators seemed to ing to City Administrator Guy' think the oily way for the Uni- Larcom, this contribution consti versity to assert itself would be for tutes 17 per cent of the city's total it to establish its own police force. police budget. Both sources emphasized that Larcom placed the cost of po- such a question is not dealt with lice protection for the University under present Michigan laws, while at $215,000 yearly. city officials confirmed that the This expense is in addition to University, under present arrange- the cost of maintaining the San- ments, has no choice but to allow ford Security Service which, while Ann Arbor police on campus. not a police force, guards Univer- Although the University does sity buildings and grounds. not pay taxes to the city it does Sources close to the Attorney pay for police protection. Accord- General felt that the Regents could, by incorporating "reason- committee of the House Ways and able rules" into the bylaws of the Means Committee, which held University, prevent local police hearings last year on police-uni- from coming onto the campus as log asmng "no rie were being versity relations at Wayne State committed." University, said a university could roMa ,Ited.become completely autonomous of quested by the University or when mendations. Vice - President for in hot pursuit." Student Affairs Richard L. Cutler Faxon's subcommittee recom- said last night that he had notf mended that WSU set up a cam- heard about the subcommittee ac- pus force and that other state tion and he declined to comment colleges do the same after last on it. year's hearings. The Legislature Faxon said, "I think it is essen- has appropriated funds for WSU's tial that universities recognize the police force and it has been estab- necessity for a professional police lished.force and I consider a university Th'e sources empnasized that! this opinion was entirely unoffi- cial. An official statement would be issued only if a request were made for one by an interested party. No such request has been made. I However the chairman of a sub- local authority only by establish- ing its own police force. "City police would then have the same relationshin to the cam- According to other legislative sources, if a university does not elect to establish its own police force, it must rely on local police to maintain the peace. By so do- ing, the institution forfeits for- mal, legal control over police ac- tions on campus to the municipal authority. Thus, they felt, the only way for a university to have effective con- trol over police is to set up a private force. pus as they would to another city," University administrators ap- said Rep. Jack Faxon (D-Detroit), parently were not aware of the "and could enter only when re- subcommittee's hearings or recom- police force much more desirable than reliance on local law en- forcement officials." LSA Faculty Approves Pass- Fail Grading; pperclassmen Can Elect Credit-Onl (Class c NW miga ailyRE NEWS WIRE Late World News By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-The United States and the Soviet Union have agreed to resume talks, immediately on an air transport agreement with the prospect of opening air service late next spring 'between, New York and Moscow, the State Department announced. A department spokesman said the action gives "positive meaning to our frequent statements that we seek areas of agree- ment with the Soviet Union in spite of differences arising out of the Vietnamese conflict." "The air transport agreement is perhaps the one area," the official added, "where we can make progress ini a demonstrable and forthcoming fashion without raising broader considerations of national policy." NEW DELHI-Communist Chinese troops have been intrud- ing into the Doklan district in Bhutan "at frequent intervals since April 13," the Indian government charged yesterday. It handed a protest note containing this accusation to the Communist China Embassy on behalf of the Bhutanese govern- ment. Under a treaty with India, Bhutan has agreed to be guided, by India in its foreign relations. The note demanded that Peking withdraw its troops and stop these "wanten intrusions along the well-defined borders" divid- ing Bhutan and Communist Chinese-ruled Tibet in the north. DETROIT-Chrysler Corp. laid off 8,100 workers last night and said a total of more than 52,000 will be out of work by Sat- urday because of a strike at a key stamping plantin Ohio, the Associated Press reported. The nation's third largest auto maker laid off the 8,100 workers at its Hamtramck assembly plant in suburban Detroit, shutting down the facility at the end of the day's last shift, shortly before midnight. COLLEGE STUDENTS who plan to ask for student defer- §r ients from the draft can take qualification tests next month in 18 locations around the state. The Michigan Selective Service headquarters announced yes- terday that all the state's draft boards have application forms available. The tests will be given Nov. 18 and 19. * * * * ZOLTON A. FERENCY, .Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan, will tour Washtenaw County today. Plans include a luncheon and speech at the Universtiy in the North Campus Com- mons, which are open to the public. Those interested in attending are advised to buy lunch in the cafeteria and eat in the room resreved for Ferency's appear- ance. Draft Boards To Examine Men 26-35 To Test Availability Of Those Now Liable After Deferments By The Associated Press A selective service spokesman said last night it is ordering phys- ical examinations for men be- tween 26 and 35 years of age who had been deferred earlier from the draft. None has been inducted yet but the spokesman said the inventory of nearly 70,000 men will indicate how many could be available. Some 28,153 in the 26-35 age bracket who were previously de- ferred and have since been classi- fied 1-A or 1-A-0 have already' been found qualified for military service. Selective Service ordered local boards about two weeks ago to check out the remaining 41,780I men in this category. The move had not been announced. Draft liability normallyendsdat age 26. But if a man has been de-t ferred, for example because of stu- dies, his liability is extended to1 age 35. Only about half of the group to be tested is expected to pass the physical. These men would be in what is known as the fifth category of call. Presently men in the fourth category, those who married in recent years during a period in which married men were auto- matically granted deferment, are in some cases being inducted. The spokesman pointed out that the men in the 26-35 group who have not been given pre-induction examinations would probably be reduced by 50 per cent or more. The prediction was based on cur- rent experience in rejection of men who are forwarded in lower age groups for 'pre-induction ex- aminations. The, spokesman also observed that should the unexamined group be reduced by more than 50 per cent and the already-examined group be reduced to some extent upon further examination, the total number of men available in the 26-35 group would not total as much as some of the upcoming monthly draft calls. Option To Begin Spring Trimester 'Non-Major Majors,' New Degree Referred to Executive Committee By PATRICIA O'DONOHUE Upperclassmen in the literary college will be able to elect one course per semester on pass-fall option beginning next May as a result of action taken by the literary college Faculty Senate yesterday. The pass-fail recommendation of the Curriculum. Com- mittee was approved by a majority vote. Two other Curriculum Committee recommendations, a "concentration-at-large" program and a new degree called Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, were referred to the LSA executive committee. The plan, as passed, allows upperclassmen "in good standing" to elect four courses on a pass-fall option, one per semester. The course may not -Daily-Bernie Baker SEATED LEFT TO RIGHT at yesterday's open meeting on the police controversy are Voice member Skip Taube, Vice-President for Studtrt Affairs Richard Cutler, and Ed Robinson, president of SGC. Open Forum on Police Question Ends in Bitter Disagreement By SUSAN ELAN An open meeting yesterday broke up in bitter disagreement on what further steps should be taken to reduce tension between local police and student "activ- ists." The meeting was attended by four University vice-presidents, members of Voice political party and other students and faculty members. The meeting was set up by Ed- ward Robinson, '67, president of Student Government Council, as a result of the Voice sit-in at the office of Wilbur K. Pierpont, vice- president and chief financial off i- cer. It gave students and adminis- trators an opportunity to state their positions on the University's present policy of calling on plain- clothes officers of the Ann Arbor police force during recent politi- cal demonstrations. Skip Taube, '69, outlined the position of Voice: 1) The decision of when police should be called upon to be pres- ent at campus activities should be made jointly by students and the administration; 2) Police should be called only when there is the possibility of disturbance involving life or prop- erty, and 3) Police should be in uniform. According to Michael Zweig, Grad, chairman of Voice, "It is not the right of the police to come and harass private meet- ings. The University' has a re- sponsibility to protect its students from intimidation." Vice-President for Student Af- fairs Richard L. Cutler countered this by saying, "We do not en- courage nor do the police seek to intimidate. We have a continuous working relation with the police to prevent this." One of the major complaints leveled by Voice is the use of cam- eras by plainclothes officers. Cut- Ter claims that "pictures are not being taken by the police. This happened several years ago. But we believe that this has ceased." But Olson affirmed last Friday that the detectives he commands carry cameras to public gatherings as a "part of equipment and work- ing tools." Cutler concluded his remarks by saying, "The issue is resolved. I believe our procedures are right and I'm going to stand by them. be part of his major concen- tration nor a course elected to fulfill distribution r eq U I r e- ments. A student who agrees to take a course on a pass-fail basis will receive a "satisfactory (pass for credit)" mark on his record for a grade of C or above. A grade below C will be entered as "unsatisfactory (fail-no credit)." The stu- dent will receive credit to- wards graduation for such a course but will not receive honor points. The student must "abide by his decision whether or not to take a course for pass-fail once it has been made and the work of the term begun," according to the proposal. The administrative board of the literary college will not accept a petition requesting a change from pass-fail to letter grading. The usual regulations on dropping a course will pertain to the pass-fail course. The adopted proposal states that after two years of operation the experiment of pass-fail cours- es will be reviewed by the Cur- riculum Committee of LSA with a recommendation made to the faculty on the merits of its con- tinuation. The, two other recommendations were not brought before the exec- utive committee last spring but were approved by the faculty at yesterday's meeting. Meyers Defends Draft Law At UAC Deferment Discussion NEW YORK FACULTY MEETING: Erickson Emphasizes Individualization In Learning; Praises Student Discontent I { I By LYNNE KILLIN "The Selective Service system represents the conscience of the nation. Each person determines if he is willing to give what it takes for this country to survive," a Michigan draft official asserted Sunday. Col. W. J. Meyers, deputy Mich- igan Selective Service director, spoke at a University Activities Center-sponsored discussion on the draft held in Aud. A of Angell Hall, Also speaking at the hour and 45 minute discussion before 51 peo- ple was Capt. William S. Pascoe of 'the National Draft Committee. Ed Robinson,n'67, president of Stu- dent Government Council, presided over the question and answer period. In his address, Meyers, a Mich- igan graduate, stressed the basic principle of the draft law. "Males between the ages of 18-35 are sub- ject to military service until they can prove to their board that they warrant a deferment in the na- tional interest," he said. Emphasizing that this isa per- sonal interest, and not a right, he said, "Selection is based on what is good for the nation today, not the contents are strictly confi- dential. Pascoe said, in regard to the composition of the boards, that the members are "conscientious individuals" who have a very thankless job for which they re- ceive no pay and much abuse. De- spite these hardships, many have been on these boards since 1940, he said. In answer to a question con- cerning Wayne State University, Meyers recommended that stu- dents keep their draft board in- formed of President Keast's state- ments. This could be done by at- taching newspaper articles to let- ters expressing their concern. He said he felt that these students shouldn't be penalized because their school fails to rank them. Meyers and Pascoe, however, re- fused to be drawn into a debate concerning the morality or justice of the draft. As a personal com- ment, Meyers added that he would like women to be drafted. Read-In Draws Mass Turnout For Poetic Viet Nam Protest Prof. Stanford C. Erickson, di- rector of the Center for Research on Learning, and Teaching praised "aggressive discontent by college students" and called for a return to the individual student as the basic educational unit in a ad- dress before the second annual Faculty Assembly of the State University of. New York in Syra- cuse yesterday. The speech was entitled "The nfl..---------- . nn....in f M -- and university must encourage diversity and individuality, and work toward returning to the day when the individual student is the unit of instruction." Technology Erickson also discussed tech- nological advances. Despite the emphasis on factual learning, he said, modern technology can only supplement the student-teacher relationship. "The videotape re- corder permits us to nut the pro- "The instructor," he continued, "will delegate to the computer the sequential learning of the prere- quisite information, and will ac- cept for his own teaching responsi- bility encouraging students to con- tinue their inquiry into complex levels of learning and thinking." "Prof. on the Spot" Ericson said that the computer will put the professor on the spot by revealing his inadequacies in than mere facts, he said, "The ability to retrieve an impressive array of facts is not necessarily3 the most distinguished character- istic of an educated man. Facts on the acquisition of concepts, are only prerequisties for moving+ principles, and generalizations. ' College Entrance Exams 1 Speaking in reference to the College entrance tests, which he termed "an educational lottery," By JENNIFER RHEA "Poets on the War in Vietnam" drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to the Anderson Room of the Union Sunday night. The pro- gram was sponsored by the Cre- ative Arts Committee of the Uni- versity Activities Center. The presentations-some satiri doxical nature of those involved in the war. Will Geer, who is now playing with the Association of Producing Artists, sent the audience into waves of laughter by quoting an almost absurd report of an inter- view with the surviving residents of a Vietnamese village which had been attacked and bombed by American forces. as against the American people in general for tolerating such "mon- strous" acts as those supposeily being committed by American soldiers in Vietnam. Bly suggested that the United States was participating in the war for such psychological reasons as the serving of American pas- sions, the "tremendous realizing of pure aggressive needs." This II i