TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVE TUESDAY. AUGUST 30, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVP~ Flint Expansion, Cause of Conflict UNIVERSITY LEADER: Harlan Hatcher: The Tenth President Fifteen Years of Executive Powers By SUSAN SCHNEPP The dust and noise of construc- tion workers have been virtually the only occupants of the Uni- versity's Flint College this sum- mer. The $2.4 million expansion pro- gram to extend classroom and of- fice space in the 10-year-old build- ing is one result of the contro- versy which raged over the col- lege in the first several months of 1965. At that time the college attract- ed statewide attention when it announced plans to expand its two-year senior program to a full four-year branch college. The now dormant issue, a cen- tral part of the heated political controversy over methods of ex- panding Michigan's facilities for higher education, was for the time being resolved when the state Leg- islature appropriated funds to al- low Flint College to admit its first freshman class in the fall of 1965. Since its inception in 1956, Flint College has increased enrollment from 167 to more than 600, this past year including about 150 freshmen. Approximately 70 per cent of the juniors and seniors are alumni of Flint Community Junior College, a freshman-soph- omore institution across the park- ing lot which offers preparation for further work at liberal arts schools as well as terminal vo- cational and technical programs. The freshman class was drawn mainly from Flint and Flint area high schools. However, there are many students enrolled in the col- lege from all over Michigan and from out of state. Flint College is a liberal arts school, offering bachelor degrees in a variety of fields. The largest number of its graduates receive de- grees in education, both elemen- tary and secondary. It presently employs a full time teaching staff of over 30 and an administrative staff headed by Dean Dr. David French. For the first time last year a coordinator of student activities was hired to direct student extra-curricular ac- tivities. There are no dormitory facili- ties, and it has been pointed out that a commuter college atmos- phere deprives students of the opportunity to participate fully in a college community. Also the large number of part time older adult students limit the number of potential supporters of a broad extra-curricular program. Nevertheless, the students have organized and actively support a number variety of club activities, a weekly newspaper, student gov- ernment, and an intramural sports program. The new freshmen have actively participated in the ex- tra-curricular program and pro- vide an impetus for its further expansion. Although the Flint College con- troversy still has not been com- pletely resolved, the new building addition, financed by the school's chief benefactor, Charles S. Mott, is concrete proof that Flint Col- lege is far from fading away, and with increasing enrollments every semester it will become even more important in the Flint and state education scene in the years to come. By BETSY TURNER The position of president of the University involves many respon- sibilities. Harlan Hatcher has held this position and had to deal with these responsibilities for the past 15 years. He first became presi- dent in 1952. His retirement will come after the Sesquicentennial conferences to be held here in November, 1967. One of the major concerns of all factions of the University now is selection of Hatcher's successor. In the spring of this year, the Board of Regents created the pol- icy they will follow in making this selection. In his official ca- pacity, Hatcher presides over all Regents' meeetings. For this rea- son, the Regents decided to dis- Students who were interested band as a formal organization on in participating on the student this issue only and form into a committee. When the group is a committee, Hatcher is relieved of his duty as chairman and thus, does not have to feel the pressure of taking an active part in chos- ing his successor. Secondly, the Regents set up three advisory committees. The faculty, students, and alumni will each have their own separate committees. These committees, after careful consideration, will submit names of candidates they feel would be qualified for the position to the Regents' commit- tee. Final selection will be made by the Regents. committee petitioned for the po- sitions. A committee composed of the heads of the major student activities made the final selection. Each committee has ten seats on it. The other two committees fill- ed their seats in a similar man- ner. The office of President itself' was created in 1850 when the Fa- culty felt that a specific position was needed to take care of all the problems and needs which arose. The president, according to the Regents' by-laws, must consult the Regents in advance of any action which he takes except in the case of an emergency or tem- porary appointments. Such ap- pointments are then subject to approval by the Board. The president, besides chairing the monthly Regent meetings, is ex-officio chairman of the Uni- versity Senate. He is also a mem- ber of each of the governing fa- culties of the University. Another one of Hatcher's dut- ies is testifying before the Leg- islature each year to support the University's annual budget re- quest. The president is required by the Regents to make a State of the University address. In this speech, he must report on the progress made during the preceeding year and state the issues of concern for the coming year. Hatcher has done much to imp prove communication between the administration and the stu- dents. Last year, he held two stu- dent convocations where the stu- dents were given an opportunity to ask questions andn he then had a chance to give his answers and express views on various sub- jects. The subject of the first convo- cation was the undergraduate's role in the University. Hatcher maintained that the diversity of the University should and does act as a stimulus to the undergradu- ate rather than stifling him with its immencity. The second convocation dealt with the situation at Berkeley which was very crucial at that were discussed. In conjunction time. Student protests in general with this convocation, some of the faculty held the first teach-in on theh subject of theh war in Vietnam. At first, many of the faculty wanted to disband regu- lar classes during theh day and hold the teach-in but they were persuaded by the administration to hold it during the night. Hatcher, besides carrying on many duties in Ann Arbor, and the state in general, does much traveling. In 1964, he attended a conference in West Germany and traveled in his official capacity to many institutions and places of importance. This year, Hatcher attended a six-day conference of education leaders from the United States and Japan. The conference was held in Tokyo. The main topic of concern was "the role of universi- ties in developing mutual under- standing between the two na- tions." 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