The
Trimester
Exp eriment: aculty Adapts to It
(Second of Four Articles)
By H. NEIL BERKSON and KENNETH WINTER
Picture the average professor.
He has spent well over three decades, as teacher and student,
carefully fitting himself to the pace of the academic year. Despite
sabbaticals, conventions, research excursions and other diversions,
his weeks and his months generally fall into a very pleasant pat-
tern-the same one year after year.
Many people predicted, therefore, that the faculty would have
the hardest time adjusting to the trimester and its new calendar.
But a Daily survey indicates that this battered segment of the
academic community has a remarkable resiliency. Over 75 per
cent of faculty polled declared some degree of preference for last
fall's shorter calendar. Whether or not they experienced diffi-
culties, they are confident they can make the necessary adjust-
ments.
"We all like to stay in a rut, but we'll make a new one
shortly," Raymond J. Stith, a lecturer in the engineering college,
observed.
Stith was one of more than 60 faculty members responding
to a Daily questionnaire exploring reactions to the new calendar.
Beginning and ending earlier than ever before, the revised term
was a prelude to year-round operations, scheduled to begin as
soon as the Legislature provides the money.
Responses to the questionnaire would seem to lead to. the
following generalizations:
-An overwhelming majority of the faculty believes that the
adjusted calendar had no effect on student performance.
-Nearly half altered their course content, requirements
and/or grading practices prior to last fall in order to ease the
pressure of the changeover. After one semester under the new
calendar, one third of those polled plan to introduce changes or
more changes.
-Over two-thirds felt they fulfilled their teaching duties as
well last fall under the old calendar. Only one professor reported
serious difficulties with grading papers, writing exams, seeing stu-
dents, etc., though many did have some trouble.
-The number of incompletes did not rise significantly.
-The faculty is most widely split over the nature of the
exam period. Half expressed some degree of preference for last
fall's two-hour finals in a one-week period. One-third would rath-
er see the old schedule of two weeks and three-hour finals. The
rest had no preference.
-Over half would oppose, to some degree, the establishment
of a one-week "reading period" before the start of finals.
signment, often previously done over Christmas vacation, might
put extra strain on the student along with his regular assign-
ments."
Prof. Ernest N. McCarus of the Near Eastern studies depart-
ment downgraded his final to the equivalent of two hourly exams.
"My courses have mostly to do with language instruction," he
explained. "The main effect of the new arrangement last semester
was (1) to shorten the number of class hours at our disposal, so
that we simply covered a bit less ground than before; and (2)
to de-emphasize the final exam.
point," Prof. Robert M. Caddell of the engineering college said.
"In addition, the short break prior to registration for the spring
semester was, in the past, pretty much 'dead' time for students
and faculty.
"It seems to me that completing the entire semester before
Christmas vacation and starting a new semester upon vacation's
end is a much more efficient use of time and generates a much
better mental attitude all around."
Prof. John J. Carey of the engineering college, a member of
the college's Scholastic Standing Committee, provided this dis-
senting note on the elimination of the "lame-ducl:" "Although
I don't have the figures to confirm my opinion, I believe that
more students were placed on the 'home list' this past semester
than in any semester for the past five .years. I believe that this
was due to the elimination of the Christmas vacation."
Various administrators, such as University President Harlan
Hatcher and Dean William Haber of the literary college, have
expressed support for a class-free reading period sometime prior
to exam week. The faculty, however, does not favor the idea.
"I think students need a reading period, but the time is
already too short to cover many of the courses," a member of the
physics department replied in his questionnaire.
"A few students would probably benefit, most would not,"
Prof. Leo A. Schmidt of the business administration school said.
"Many would simply waste the time; some would be led to post-
pone important study to that period and waste more time during
the semester."
"Reviewing for finals means cramming for finals," Prof. Ernst
Pulgram of the Romance languages department replied, in ex-
plaining why he opposed the reading period. "This is undesirable
and, if both professor and student have performed properly, un-
necessary."
A psychologist replied this way: "A study or relaxation week
in the middle of the fall semester might have reduced a little of
See FACULTY, Page 2
RAYMOND J. STITH, ROBERT M. CADDELL, LEO A. SCHMIDT, GERALD A. DENEAU,
JOHN CAROW JOHN J. CAREY ERNST PULGRAM NED FLANDERS
Faculty who changed their courses either before or after last
semester found a variety of ways to do so, but in most cases they
reduced the quantity of material covered. "The quantity, but not
the quality of the workload was reduced," Prof. Robert B. Lytle
Jr. of the architecture and design college said in reference to
his course.
Specifically, implemented or planned changes include: de-
emphasizing finals; giving fewer hourlies; reducing paper re-
quirements and progressing more rapidly - particularly through
introductory materials.
"I had no term paper requirement," Prof. John Carow of
the natural resources school wrote. "It seems to me such an as-
"Since we gave several quizzes during the term, this was not
vital." He added that "the big loss is a lack of opportunity to re-
view at the end of the term and tie together the activities of
the semester."
Professors Carow and McCarus both came right back to say
that "a genuine Christmas-New Year vacation" more than com-
pensates for any of the problems they saw. And other faculty
generally agreed. They consistently listed the elimination of the
"lame-duck" session as one of the strongest features in the new
calendar.
"The last two weeks of the old calendar, which followed the
Christmas vacation, were very undesirable from a teaching stand-
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VOL. LXXIV, No. 111 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1964 SEVEN CENTS
SIX PAGES
ROMNEY'S VIEW:
ichigan Districts
Not Invalidated'
By The Associated Press
LANSING -'Gov. George Romney said yesterday he does not
expect Monday's "equal representation" ruling by the United States
Supreme Court to pose a threat to Michigan's 1963 congressional
districting plan.
Romney also said he does not
to use the "one man, one vote"
expect the Michigah Supreme Court
principle set forth in the decision-
as its guide in determining new
state Senate districts.
The governor also said he is
closing the door to immediate con-
sideration of any alternatives for
legislative districting this year on
the premise that the Michigan Su-
preme Court will rule on appor-
tionment before the end of March.
Romney told his press confer-
ence that the United States court's
ruling overturning Georgia con-
gressional districts as malappor-
tioned "would have applied to
Michigan" if the legislature had
not agreed last year on new con-
gressional districts.
Romney said the United States
court's ruling in the Georgia case
should have no bearing on the
state Supreme Court's decision on
apportionment because the "im-
mediate responsibility' of the state
court is to determine which of
several plans conforms most close-
ly to the new constitution.
The document calls for Senate
districts based 80 per cent on pop-
ulation and 20 per cent on area.
This formula has been chal-
lenged in a United States District
Court suit by Michigan AFL-CIO
President August Scholle and
three other labor leaders on
grounds it does not meet the "one
man, one vote" rule.
The leaders of a bi-partisan
House group seeking to amend the
constitution also assailed Romney
for taking a stand that, they said,
may have made their plan "a
dead horse."
Rep. Gail H a n d y (R-Eau
Claire) criticized the governor for
See ROMNEY, Page 2
Submits,
'U'Outlay
Proposal
In a record $51.2 million, 88-
project program for 1964-65, Gov.
George Romney is asking the
Legislature for $5.7 million in cap-
ital outlay funds for the Univer-
sity.
s-The program, sent'to the Legis-
lature Monday night by the gov-
ernor, will exceed the existing
single-year state spending record
for construction by nearly $20
million.
The proposed program asks that
the 88 building projects, eventual-
ly costing $190 million, be moved
ahead in the planning or construc-
tioh phases.
Most for Education
Two-thirds of the projects would
be in the fields of higher education
and mental health.
Of the total asked for the Uni-
versity, $4.9 million is for con-
struction work on new buildings
and $800,000 is for expansion and
remodeling work on existing build-
ings.
The new-building figure includes
$385,000 to complete the Music
School Bldg., $1.9 milion to conm-
plete the second unit of the Fluids
and Engineering Bldg., $1.2 million
to start the Medical Science Bldg.
Unit II and $1.5 million to start
construction of a new dental
school building.
Expansion Funds
The $800,000 expansion figure
consists of $300,000 to plan and
start work on an addition to East
Medical Bldg. and $500,000 to con-
tinue renovations at the Medical
Center.
Key legislative leaders predicted
Monday that higher education in
the state would receive about the
amount Romney requested. Re-
publicans foresaw "possibly slight
cuts" while Democrats said that a
small increase in Romney's request
might be needed.
PROF. JAMES K. POLLOCK
View Effect
OfDecisionl
Monday's Supreme Court rul-
ing on equal representation for
equal numbers of people "has no
lirect relevance to the state ap-
portionment problem," Prof. Jer-
)ld H. Isreal of the Law School
said yesterday.
Prof. James K. Pollock of the
)olitical science department, who
helped form Michigan's new con-
stitution, also expressed the opin-
ion that it has no bearing on re-
apportionment in the state.
Noting reports that some legis-
lative leaders have predicted the
state Supreme Court would reap-
portion the state on the basis of
the federal court's decision, Prof.
Pollock said, "I think it would be
quite improper for this decision tc
influence other impending state
decisions.
"To do so would be in violation
of the Michigan Supreme Court,
and that is going pretty far. I
can't believe that will happen."
The professors also expressed the
belief that the Supreme Court de-
cision does not mean that repre-
sentation will have to be based
on a one man, one vote basis as
reported.
By JOHN WEILER
Student Government Council
will hear a reoommendation to-
night from its committee on stu-
dent activities to recognize the
Student Government Reform Un-
ion and the Students United for
Responsible Government. T h e
committee will propose that SGC
waive its two week waiting rule
in order to certify the organiza-
tions.
SGC President Russell Epker,
'64BAd, will present a motion to
place the names of SGRU, SURGe
and Voice after the names of en-
dorsed candidates.
SGC will continue its discussion
of student rules and regulations.
A detailed procedure for operating
if power over non-academic rules
is extended to Council will be
discussed.
Tonight's meeting will also see
a continuation of the debate on
year-round operations at the
University. Epker will present a
motion to create a committee to
study "operations and problems
of student activities on a year-
round basis.
The executive committee of SGC
reported yesterday that tonight's
meeting will be held in Council
chambers rather than in the
South Quadrangle Lounge as was
previously announced. South Quad
will host the meeting of Feb. 26.
Discontinue
Survey Plan,
By MARY LOU BUTCHER
The students' "blue ribbon"
committee on higher education,
established by the Michigan region
of the United States National Stu-
dents' Association, will discontinue
its plans to survey the state's edu-
cation needs.
According to a directive of the
regional executive committee, the
committee will instead seek to
analyze Michigan's higher educa-
tion problems by attempting to
obtain a copy of the data collected
by Gov. George Romney's "blue-
ribbon" citizens' committee.
Edwin Sasaki, Grad, executive
director of the student committee,
said that this decision will save
a duplication of efforts since, the
data collected would be "exactly
the same," and will permit the
students to write their prelimin-
ary report from the data gathered
by the citizens' group.
More Freedom
Sasaki noted that it is much
easier for the citizens committee
to obtain data since "they have
more personal freedom" to travel
around and "it is difficult to find
students to take time out to do
such research."
He also commented that it has
been difficult to find a large num-
ber of students "who would be
aware enough and strongly enough
committed to education so that
they would want to take part in
a program such as this."
This kind of interest has been
"lacking to a large degree, per-
haps even non-existent."
Poor Response
He pointed out that poor re-
sponse was as typical of large
a call by the council for a guar-
antee from all states to protect
the territorial integrity of his
country.
Kyprianou declared that once
the council acted on a guarantee
against aggression "we are open
to suggestions and ready to dsi-
cuss" the peacekeeping aspect of
the situation and the details of a_
settlement.
Earlier Sir Patrick Dean of Bri-
tain asked the council to let his-
own country, Cyprus, Greece and
Turkey work out with Secretary-
General U Thant the establish-
ment of the peace force. Under
Dean's proposal the council would
only "point the way" toward a
solution.
Dean withheld submitting a for-
mal resolution pending the out-1
come of private consultations.1
Thant is holding with U.N. dip-k
lomats for resolving the Cyprusr
issue.
Meanwhile, in Washington,t
high - ranking U n i t e d Statesc
sources expressed confidence thatr
a Cyprus peace-keeping force ar-
rangement could be worked out in
the Security Council without run-#
ning into a Soviet veto. _
It was understood that foreignr
diplomats who have been in touchj
with the Russians have reported
the Kremlin appears to favor a
peaceful solution to the island'sf
troubles.t
The United States sources por-
trayed Cyprus President Arch-
bishop Makarios as seeking to
gain advantage for his Greek Cy-
priot faction by going to the U.N.
rather than putting first emphasis
on stopping bloodshed.
Find All SGC
Petitions Valid
The Student Government Coun-
CNamara Affirms
Of U.S. from Viet P
tTo Propose'PEACE FORCE:
Recognition Cyprus, Britain Disagree
For Parties On Security Council Role
UNITED NATIONS (IP)-Cyprus and Britain clashed yesterday
over the role of the United Nations Security Council in establishing
an international peace force to be sent to the strife-torn Mediter-
ranean island republic.
Foreign Minister Spyros Kyprianou of Cyprus declared that the
peacekeeping force should be under control of the council and em-
powered to protect Cyprus from outside aggression. He said first
- consideration should be given to
Withdr awal
am by:1965
To Pull Out
Regardless
Of Situation
.":: Secretary Declares
Vietnamese Can Wirx
Only by Themselves
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The United
States will pull most of its troops
out of Viet Nam by 1965-regard-
less of who is winning the war,
Secretary of Defense Robert S.
McNamara told Congress, accord-
ing to testimony revealed yester-
day.
Saying that "the war can only
be won by the Vietnamese them-
ROBERT S. McNAMARA selves," McNamara told the House
Armed Services Committee in se-
cret testimony two weeks ago that
TAX BILL: the United States would not keep
its forces in Viet Nam even if the
war is going badly.
The Johnson administration has
ointention of seeing another Ko-
rea - with hundreds of thousands
D u r - - r ofUnited States troops pouring
D(ue(Today into Viet Nam, he said.
SSmallPercentage
WASHINGTON 0P) - Senate- At the most, McNamara says he
House conferees stayed in session foresees a small percentage of
late yesterday on the tax cut bill Americans staying on as advisers
but failed to reach final agree- after the bulk of United States
ment. troops leave.
They told reporters, however, In large part, McNamara was
that it is likely the work on a repeating a policy stated by him
compromise will be completed this and Gen. Maxwell D. n Taylor,
morning. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
House leaders said the final bill Staff, in October, after they
probably will be brought up in toured South Viet Nam.
that branch next Monday or Tues- nI don t believe that we as a
day. The Senate plans to pass it nation uld assume the prima
and send it to President Lyndon B. responsibility for the war in South
Johnson soon after the House acts. Viet Nam," McNamara said. "It
is a counterguerrilla war, it is a
The amount withheld from war that can only be won by the
workers' pay checks for income Vietnamese themselves. Our re-
taxes will be cut from 18 per cent sponsibility is not to substitute
to 14 per cent eight days after ourselves for the Vietnamese, but
Johnson signs the measure under to train them to carry on the op-
agreement reached Monday by the erations that they themselves are
conferees. capable of."
Two of the major issues left un- Some Would Stay
settled involve capital gains taxes "Those portions of our person-
and sick pay tax benefits. nel functioning as military advis-
The House voted for a cut in ers in contrast to trainers would,
capital gains rates on assets held I think, have to stay there until
two years or more, but the Sen- the counterinsurgency operation
ate knocked this out. The John- has been successfully completed,"
son administration has been press- he said.
ing hard to eliminate the House But he noted that the advisers
reduction. are "a relatively small fraction of
On sick pay, the House vedthe total number of people we
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THE EYES HAVE IT:
tM' Bows to Gophers,897
Special To The Daily
MINNEAPOLIS-Michigan was rudely, dropped from the top spot
in the Big Ten into a first place tie with Ohio State here last night
when Minnesota rolled up an 18-point first half margin and fought
to an 89-75 victory.
By upsetting the No. 2 ranked Wolverines, the Gophers lowvered
Michigan's conference record to 8-2 and moved to a game behind
the new co-leaders with a 7-3 mark. Michigan had beaten Minnesota.".
at Yost Field House, 80-66, earlier in the season. But before the 17,000;
fans in Williams Arena where the Gophers have only lost to sixth-
ranked Wichita this season it was a different story.
Michigan now has a 17-3 season record. Minnesota is 14-6."
As the result of a cold shooting first half for Michigan, the "
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