TUESDAY, AUGUST O3, 1966 T HE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN 'Promrnent' Citizens r Regents - the word evokes im- ages of a staid little group of pro- minent citizens, supposedly politi- cally nonlighed, that as publicly- elected officials put up at least a fair show of supplying a check on the University's administrators. That is, it would in any other year. This year, the images are a little more strikingly colored. Per- renial symbol of the University's "autonomy" as granted under the State Constitution, the Regents found the State on a few occa- sions challenging their heretofore unquestioned right to have the fi- nal say on how the University ought to be run, even though the saying was sometimes only mimic- king. Autonomy was invoked as de- fense against granting non-aca- demic employes, defined constitu- tionally. as public employees, col- lective bargaining rights with their public employer-the Re- gents. A bill to put all University con- struction completely under State control introduced this year in the Legislature was called a threat to autonomy. Visitors at monthly, Friday af- ternoon Regents' meetings (open to other members of the public outside the press only after April, 1962) can clearly see there' is no 'nay' saying. This it was not very shocking when legislative inves- tigator Jack Faxon (D-Detroit) called the Regents ".rubber- stamps" of the administration. Suprisingly, one Regent, Carl Brablec of Roseville, this year ex-, pressed dissent on Vice-President; for Business andn Finance Wilbur K. Pierpont's recommendation that the University continue to seek injunction against recogni- tion of unions as collective bar- gainers for University employees. Or maybe not so surprisingly, since Brablec, a Democrat, had strong union support in bidding for his Regental post. A major shakeup in the board this part year left a Republican weighted (5-3) membership. Dem- ocratic Regent Eugene Power re- signed when Attorney General Kelley declared a conflict of in- terest between his Regental post and his position as head of Uni- versity Microfilms, Inc. The de- cision was announced after an investigation spurred by a Daily article revealing that UMI sold graduate theses and copies of Uni- versity libraries' shelflsts. Subsequently, Republican Alvin E. Bentley was named by Gov. George Romney as Power's suc- cessor; the term expires Jan. 1, 1973. With one Democrat, Allan Sor- enson, away on business in Spain, the remaining-the Irene Mur- phy-Power-Brablec axis-has been fairly sympathetic to student complaints and were the Regents most oft-cornered by students for discussion after meetings. Power and Mrs. Murphy both commented that the 1929 Regents' ruling which students had thought an impediment to establishing a University - operated discount bookstore was not officially bind- ing. Mrs. Murphy was also agree- 9.ble to a discussion-subsequeut- ly rejected by the majority of the Regents-with students who had pushed for the discount book- store the reasons for rejecting the proposal before the rejection was publicly announced. Both Mrs. Murphy and Brab- lec are up for reelection. Mrs. Murphy is a social work- er and the founder of a firm which imports Asian village prod- ucts. She received her master's degree from the University. IKeep K p Brablec, currently superintend- ent of schools in Roseville, has held numerous teaching and edu- cation posts. A graduate of East- ern Michigan University, he earn- ed his master's degree from the University. Allen R. Sorenson, a chemical engineer, has also served as trus- tee of Michigan Technological Uni- versity. A University graduate, he will conclude his term in Decem- ber, 1969. i Check Robert P. Briggs, who was nam- ed in November, 1964 to replace the deceased William McInally, was a former vice-president for business and finance and faculty member. He is now executive vice- president of Consumers Power Co. and will end his term in 1968. He received his master's degree from the University in business administration in 1928. William Cudlip, a graduate of the University's Law School, will serve as Regent until the end of 1971. Paul Goebel, another Universi- ty graduate, is currently heading the $55 million fund drive in con- nection with the Sesquicentennial celebrations. He is a former pro- fessional football player and is now an executive of a sport dis- tributing company in Grand Rap- ids. Frederick C. Matthaei, former Wolverine athlete and a Univer- sity graduate, is now a Detroit in- dustrialist. His term expires at the end of 1967. Alvin M. Bentley, former con- gressman and member of the Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee on Higher Education, holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in history from the University. He is presently chairman of the Spe- cial Gifts division of the Sesqui- centennial fund drive. on PAUL GOEBEL FREDERICK C. MATTHAEI A regent's meeting, presided over by President Harlan Hatcher, is a monthly ritual which is open to all curious observers. Make WAHR'S your headquarters for all your textbook and college supplies SERVING U OF M STUDENTS SINCE 1883 STUDENT BOOK SGRVICG Buy at LOWEST prices in town Sell at HIGHEST prices in town from the store that LOVES YOU STUDENT BOOK SGRVICQ 1215 South U. 761-0700 READ AND USE DAILY CLASSIFIED ADS ROBERT BRIGGS CARL ERABLEC ALVIN E. 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