BREAK AND YESTERDAY: WORK, COOPERATION (See Editorial Page) (ZI grtn ~~Iait BRISK High-38 Low-20 Cloudy and cooler, light winds Seventy-Six Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVII, No. 68 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1966 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES Mass Rally Student on Mon Meeting Calls for reach-in, Support day; Seeks Faculty _ =iPledge Not To Tabulated of > lah Give Grades . To Males Referendum To Males 35 Profs To Submit - C'.. 1 - TI L~' 9. l 1 i t _ Most Students Favor Student Deferments, Alternative Service By NAN BYAM Most students who voted in Wednesday's draft referendum en- dorsed the drafting of "able-bod- ied males chosen on a selective basis" while asking that the men so drafted be allowed to choose whether they should serve in the army "or have formsofalter- native service open to them." Student Government Council officials released the results of the second half of the referendum yesterday, giving this conclusion. Results from the first half of the referendum, which showed stu- PART ONE The University should cease the compilation of class ranks to be used by the Selective Service: 6,389. The University should con- tinue the compilation of class ranks to be used by the Selec- tive Service: 3,518. PART TWO Regardingdrafting of men into the armed forces, I prefer: All able-bodied males must serve: 1,630. Only some able-bodied males randomly selected by lottery must serve, with no deferments granted: 884. Only some able-bodied males, chosen on a selective basis, must serve with deferments granted: 6,145. The government should not conscript for military or non- military service: 1,198. I prefer a draft system in which all those chosen : -Should serve in the armed forces: 1,558. -Should be able to serve in the armed forces or have forms of alternative government-ap- proved service open to them in lieu of serving in the armed forces: 6,940. dents disapproved of the Univer- sity's present policy of sending: student class ranks to draft boards m by a 2:1 margin, was released Wednesday night. Rick Handel, '67, coordinating vice-president of SGC, blamed the lack of ballot counters for the delay in finishing the count. Part II offered several choices and the opinion combinations gravitated from a wish to abolish: conscription completely to total! endorsement of the present draft? system. 'Self-Interest' Student Government Council President Ed Robinson attributed these three factors - cessation of class rankings, desire for alterna- tive service, and the small number of votes cast for a lottery-as rep-I resenting self - interest motives contrary to any idealism. Ruth Baumann explained, "The choices on part II of the referen-; See STUDENTS, Page 2 EAST LANSING-DEMONSTRATORS protesting the dis- missal of three Michigan State University instructors planned to spend a chilly football Saturday on the lawn of MSU President John Hannah, a spokesman said yesterday. Jean McCollom, editor of the off-campus magazine Zeitgeist, said the student sit-in group would abandon its vigil in Bessy Hall today and resume it in front of Hannah's house. The students are pro- testing the release. of MSU's American Thought and Language department of instructors Bary Groat, J. Kenneth Lawless and Robert Fogarty. STUDENTS AT CITY COLLEGE of New York yesterday voted against compiling class ranks for release to the Selective Service by a margin of 2320 to 1737. They also voted against making their college facilities available for the administration of Selective Service examinations; THE GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL reaffirmed yesterday its earlier statement requesting the administration to negotiate with faculty and student organizations on student-administration differences, and offered its help in this task. GSC's proposal read, "The University administration should negotiate immediately, in good faith, with SGC and other appropriate student and fac- ulty organizations on the following questions: -"The relationship between the Office of Student Affairs and SGC:T -"The question of non-academic student discipline; and -"The general question of securing full and reasonable stu- dent participation in the making of those decisions which im- mediately and importantly involve student interests." LAW SCHOOL DEAN FRANCIS A. ALLEN said last night in Cincinnati that "persistent civil disobedience in a society that has gone as far as ours to avoid alienation of minorty groups can be seen as a danger signal that there are malfunctions in the operations of our institutions." Allen was delivering a guest lecture series at the University of Cincinnati. CONTROVERSIAL CONGRESSMAN Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D-NY) will be the keynote speaker for the University Activities Center (UAC) symposium on "Life in the Urban Ghetto" at 8 p.m. Monday in Hill Aud. He will discuss "1966 Elections: The Turning Point in Negro-White Relations." Admission to the lecture by the Harlem Negro congressman will be 50 cents. A panel discussion and question period will follow the talk. THREE FORMER TENANTS of University Towers are plan- ning to file suit against the apartment building's managers to recover advance rent and damage deposits. The three women broke their lease on the advice of the Off-Campus Housing Office after they failed to get any heat last winter. Although the lease was broken by mutual agreement between the women and the manager of the building, the management claims that this was a verbal agreement and is nonenforceable. Mrs. Norma Kraker, supervisor of off-campus housing, was not available for comment. UAC'S STUDENT TRAVEL COMMITTEE has announced that it is sponsoring two charter flights to Europe this summer. Flight 1 will leave May 3, Detroit-London and return June 3, Brussels-Detroit. Flight 2 will leave May 15, New York-London, returning Aug. 19, Paris-New York. All regularly enrolled students of the Univeristy and all regularly employed faculty and employes are eligible. Sign-ups for Flight 1 will be Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 2X of the Union. Sign-ups for Flight 2 will be Nov. 29, same time and place. Questions can be referred to the Student Offices of the Union between 3 and 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 662-4431, ext. 1039. "Critical Evaluations' In Protest to Ranking; By NEIL SHISTER A 'pledge" promsing not to com- pile grades for male undergrad- uates requesting that their grades not be compiled has been signed by a group of almost 40 faculty members in six literary college de- partments. The move, which began yester- day when five professors issued the policy statement and began soliciting signatures, was under- taken because, according to the statement, the signees "do not feel that the evaluation we supply of a student's performance in our Demand Power in Decisions Majority Rejects Sit-In, Picketing At Present Time By SUSAN ELAN At an open meeting yesterday, overflowing the Union Ballroom with almost 1,000 people, students overwhelnjingly voted to stage a teach-in Monday as proposed by Student Government Council Pres- ident Edward Robinson. Students also voted to hold a rally Monday afternoon and ac- tively to seek faculty support for students efforts to take an effec- tive part in decision making. The Union Ballroom was overflowing with students and faculty yesterday afternoon as a Voice spon- sored meeting decided what steps should be taken to effect a greater, student role in University decision making. Proposals for more tion, such as picketing were rejected for time violent ac- and sit-ins, being. courses snould be used to deter- 'A SERIO US MATT mine he must fight and perhaps': ' die in Viet Nam." Qualitative EvaluationsT In place of grades, the signees, will give to all male undergrad- , uates a one-paragraph, qualitia- tive evaluation. They will continue to give for- mal grades to graduates and fe- male undergraduates "in order to underline the fact that it is not By ROGER RAPOPORT that had grading per se that is at issue here, out consu but a use of grades which we con- When University President Har- Discuss sides to be illegitimate." Ilan Hatcher returned to Ann Ar. , .efutes Charge ule Denied. Conflict bor from a trip Oct. 1 his first The statements recognizes the move was to call his Vice-Presi- signees' action brings them "into dent andChief FinancialOffi- conflict with current University cer Wilbur K. Pierpont. Hatch- practce."er wanted to discuss the sit-in at practice. Pirn,'s nffin hc 110 Hatcher was ani new rule statement 'please d Hatche been established with- lting the group. ing the new sit-in rule, said, "I don't think it interim regulation or a but merely a simple t of existing policy - on't disrupt our offices'." r said that he "quite could be in a position to run the university-in administrative posi- tions." One Exclusion Hatcher said that he knew of only one instance where students are excluded from helping to make rules that affect them. "In cases of serious matters of --- - Their action is prompted by the administration's refusal to imple- ment Wednesday's draft referen- dum which indicated student op- position to the University com- piling class rankings and submit- ting them to local draft boards as a criteria for student deferment. No Comment Vice-President for Research A. Geoffrey Norman, speaking in the absence of Vice-President. for Academic Affairs Allan Smith, le- fused to comment on the profes- sor's proposals not to compile grades.I Prof. William A. Gamson of the' sociology department and one of the original signers of the pledge, said that "more professors have refused to sign the policy than have accepted it so far. However, most have expressed basic ap- proval of our intent. If we get. 2-300 signatures I'll consider it significant." , i stme h end4ed theday e- j honestly can't conceive of rules individual conduct when people are sumed had ended the day be- of student coiduct being promul- completely out of the pale - the fore. I gated without consultation with academic deans handle the situ- "Hello, this is Harlan," said the student body. We've been ation quietly to avert publicity Hatcher.= working from an orderly base in that would affect the student ad- "Hello, this is Eric," replied one these matters and including stu-I versely." of the student activists still sit- dents in our policy making." s- Explaining the University's de- ting-in at the office. "The students have proven their cision to continue ranking stu- "It seems to me," said Hatcher value -in such matters. I really am dents in spite of a 2-1 student discussing the current campus impressed by them. I think if you vote against such a policy Wednes- situation in an interview yester- give them two or three years they See HATCHER, Page 2 day, "that when the President of- the University tries to call his chief financial officer and a stu- T dent answers the phone the sit- uation is out of hand." Iu 'That Kind of Thing' "We just can't have that kind of thing here," said Hatcher in Per*IsStudent'Ui defense of the University's con- troversial new sit-in ban. Student SGovernment Council suspended its relationship with the University's Office of Student Affairs Thurs- day because the University failed to consult the group on the new rule. I : f _ _ _ _ v _ _ _ / The meeting, sponsored by Voice Political Party and chaired by Voice member Howard Wachtel, Grad., was called to decide on action to be taken to make the administration accept the results of, the student draft referendum as binding, and to discuss ways of securing meaningful student par- ticipation in decision making on student affairs. The group decided to delegate responsibility for both Monday's teach-in and rally to SGC. Substance of Teach-in According to Robinson, tWe teach-in will deal with both rank- ing and student participation. "The faculty and the administra- tion will be encouraged to attend," he said. "If the administrators don't come, the students and fac- ulty will have to independently decide what to do from there." Evidence of faculty mobilization was presented when Prof. William A. Gamson of the sociology de- partment read a faculty pledge on grades stating that those who signed intended to grade male stu- dents on a pass-fall basis instead of formal grades. Voice, which han approved a proposal last Tuesday stating that a sit-in would be the appropriate tactic if the University refused to accept the draft referendum as binding, did not push this proposal yesterday. 'To Soon In the Game' Voice members seemed to agree when Douglas Ross, Gra., president of the Young Democrats, said it is necessary to draw as many people as possible into the movement for student participation in decsion making. "A sit-in would make this movement too exclusive too soon," he said.' While the group turned down the idea of a sit-in immediately- and in fact did not even have such a proposal to vote on- it did not preclude a sit-in as one of the recommendations of next Mon- day's teach-in, sources noted. The students appeared in fair agreement on general goals. Rob- inson sumied up the feelings of general discontent when he said, "We are completely dissatisfied with the role granted to us by the administration. We feel that we should have primary authority in the area of student affairs and we will make continual efforts to work toward that goal." Explosive Atmosphere Nevertheless, the atmosphere of the room was explosive. Students were divided on how best to achieve these goals. SGC was pushing for moderation, Voice claimed 'that students had been moderate too long already. Michael Zweig, Grad, chairman of Voice said, "This meeting has power. And we're scared of this power. The University seeks to keep. the power in its own.hands. But we must declare our power over everything that concerns students." Fred Smith, SGC member, rep- resented a more moderate student. view. "It is time to aulet down the By CLARENCE FANTO S iatcher has called the buc Won't Hurt Work split a "most ill-advised and mis- Gamson does not feel abolish- taken action, and quite a serious ing grades will adversely affect matter." the quality of work done by stu- "I just don't see that there is dents. an issue here about consulting 3 Other original signers were students. My concept of SGC's Profs. Herbert C. Kelman, Rich- role is that it aids the adminis- ard D. Mann and Harold L. tration in making rules that af- Raush of the Psychology depart- fect them," he commented. ments and Robert A. Sklar of the } Hatcher said he "couldn't think History department. of any" regulations affecting SGC Managing Editorf Daily News Analysis The student movement to gain a. voice in University decision- making appeared to be in danger last night of breaking up in a climax ' of fragmentation and dis- unity. Yesterday's meetings made evi- dent differences between Voice and SGC. Basic Difference The basic difference in tactics consists of a revolutionary ap- proach to the problem of student participation on the part of Voice, as compared to a reformist tactics of SGC and other students. SGC Break: Stepping Out of OSA into U' Community This difference in approach is what may lead to the demise of the student movement here. Voice wants to change the system un- der which students are granted a minimum of power over decisions directly affecting them by seeking to overturn the present power structure; SGC and the non-af- filiated students at the meeting adopted a strategy based on work- ing within the present system; but changing it so as to increase the I role of students in policy forma- tion. Moderate Approach The more moderate approach stresses the importance of gaining massive faculty backing for any attempt to persuade the adminis- tration to rescind the week-old ban on sit-ins, to abide by the re- sults of Wednesday's draft ref- erendum, and to grant students an equal role in a tri-party sys- tem of decision-making. However, the division between the two courses of action and their respective advocates is so serious that any possibility of a unified student show of strength is be- coming less likely. As last night's meeting broke up in confusion, several Voice members were en- gaged in furious arguments with SGC members. Charges of Subversion Each,group was charging the other with attempting to "sub- vert" the meeting. There were also charges that the chairman of the meeting, Howard Wachtel, Grad, a Voice member, had been unfair in his conduct of the session. By PAT O'DONOHUE tation with students," but also Cutler declined to comment on students and other responsible Daily News Analysis said "that the realities of his re- the situation yesterday. elements of the University com- Student Government Council sponsibilities do not allow him to But his vice-presidential col- munity, has in fact broken down. has made a big move. guarantee that such consultation leagues rejected Cutler's idea. "Over a period of 2%/ months They have "stepped out of the will take place in every instance." Cutler. nevertheless kept in the we have made every effort to con- Office of Student Affairs and into A secondary cause of the SGC University statement on the draft suit with concerned and interested the University community," ac- break, another instance where referendum a declaration. that groups in the administration and cording to SGC President Ed Rob- student opinion was ignored. was "indeed the whole issue of grading faculty. With the faculty the inson. the University's continued insis- is under discussion at this Uni- communication was profitable ... The question in the minds of tence compiling class rankings for 3 versity and elsewhere in the aca- With the administration the re- the people who make up that the use of the Selective Service demic world. Such discussion is lationship was not forthcoming." community is this: Why? What System. desirable and will involve student, Robinson emphasized a f t e r for? y sSGC sponsored a referendum f a c u 1 t y and administration." I Thursday's decision that SGC's The immediate causes of the polling the students' opinion of the Nevertheless, the statement con- efforts must now center around move were the University decisions present Selective Service ,System cluded that the University could unifying and educating the stu- banning sit-ins and retaining class Wednesday asking them to vote on not cease compilation of class dent body to support the motion yanking. whether the University shouid rankings. The aim must be to worn with SGC held an emergency meet- continue to compile class ranking That evening, SGC voted to the faculty and administration ing Monday night, voting to break or cease such compilation. break its ties with the OSA. "to develop structures which let ... _ , . ,_ .. n 1.. ..1.m. ; i1 . I regret the withdrawal of SGC." ment and assume that SGC is still The statement asserted SACUA's operating in accordance with the willingenss to work with SGC in official SGC plan because ,that's "seeking solutions to the vexing where their authority c o m e s procedural and substantive prob- from." lems new before it. Duncan Sells, director of stu- In Thursday's aftermath. SGC dent organizations said, "We've Executive Vice-President Cindygttowrhrdrhnevrfr Sampson, '67, said that the bireak got to work harder than ever for s University-community communi- was "a constructive and positive cations, using any facility we have.. step" and that SGC hopes "to gain Our doors are open." open communications with the University community without the An administration in the OSA OSA conducting, them,"by the indicated that when SGC com- break, mitted itself to breaking away rShe added that "as -long as we from the OSA it undertook the were existing in the old structure responsibility of setting up a dia- the OSA represented students. logue with the faculty and the ad- People asked that OSA what SGC ministration. He said it was im- - , ai rather thanaskingI t nortant for SGC to assume the