CK-ROBERTS: GC Motion Raps Governor's Decision THE MICHIGAN DAILY Predict Broad Changes In Psychology Curricula PEACE CORPS: McCluisky Views Difficulties By MARJORIE $RAHMS Student Government Council ednesday night passed the first ction of a seven part motion on ithority over Student Rules and )nduct proposed by Daily Edi- r John Roberts, '62, and Brian .ick, '62. The section deals with the Res- ence Halls Board of Governors cision not to allow women in e quadrangles. The only successful part of the otion was passed by an 8-6 roll- 11 vote. Thomas Brown, '63BAd, aron Jeff rey, '63, Thomas Moch, E, Bea Nemlaha, '62, Robert ss, '63, Steven Stockmeyer, '63, ick, and Roberts were In favor the proposal. Michigan Union President Paul rder, '62, Richard G'Sell, '64E, hn Martin, '62, Interfraternity esident Robert Peterson, '62, As- nbly Association President Sally Sawyer, '62, and John Vos, '3, posed the motion. 'Strongly Disapproves' The motion in part states that Kr "strongly disapproves" of e Board of Governors decision, d that SGC "is greatly disturb- at the Board's apparent disre- rd of the wishes of the quad- igle .residents on this matter." Two paragraph, numbers three tudents Set or Skirip (early half of san- expected Inber of 150 students signed up the first day of sales for the ion-League Ski Weekend. Tie Weekend, Feb. 2-4, includes full days of skiing, meals, ging, tows, two dances, a ski son and transportation at a gle price of $36 (or $29 without+ nsportation). Sign-ups will be1 the Union desk from 11 a.m.-5 n. 'through Wednesday, or ass g as the tickets last., ; and six of the first section of the motion were deleted. Paragraph three stated "The Board of Gov- ernors was clearly not responsive to the expressed wishes of the large majority of students;". Vos, who moved to make both deletions, stated it was not the place of the Board of Governors "to mimic the wishes of the stu- dents." Value Judgment Ross felt in this motion SGC was making a value judgment on the Board's decision and that it must judge the action as good or bad according to the students' wishes. Glick pointed out the problem resulted from lack of a clear state- Gits Reach GN ew lRecord The University of Michigan Alumni Fund received a record total of $435,947 in contributions from approximately 19,000 alum- ni and friends last year. The fund, a unit of the Univer- sity's Development Council, raises money for academic projects and needs which do not receive sup- port from state appropriations, such as scholarships, faculty awards, student loans, research, and others. A. H. Aymond, Jr., the fund's retiring national chairman, said the total was up approximately $100,000, representing a 30 per cent increase in contributions from' last year. "These privately supported pro- grams make it possible for more needy students to complete their education and for faculty mem- bers to achieve important researchj objectives. It is essential that this educational service be continued," Aymond said. ment on exactly whom the Board is responsible to. Moch noted that the basic question is "how much power the students should have in governing themselves." He pointed out that the Board seemed much more re- sponsive to the community than to the students. Moch said that apartment vis- iting permission was granted be- cause it already existed. He felt it was "ironic" that dormitory permission, handled through prop- er channels, was not granted. Delete Motion Paragraph six of the motion al- so was deleted. It stated that SGC "encourages all students to ex- press their disapproval of the Board's action in any lawful and dignified way." Miss Sawyer moved to delete paragraph four, which stated that SGC "strongly disapproves" of the decision. By roll-call vote of 8-6, the paragraph was retained. Miss Sawyer explained her motion as necessary since SGC does not know the grounds of the Board's disapproval. After the vote was taken, Pe- terson commented on his disap- pointment in the vote since it is "an important issue that SGC must not blindly pass motions on something the Board carefully considered." f Providing Education in' answer to Miss Sawyer's comments, Ross explained that "the function of the University is not creating images but providing education. It is despotic not to allow students to live a certain way because of a small interest group." Moch said that he did not feel the Board had taken the quad- rangle residents wishes into con- sideration. "The Board's reasons for voting against the motion had not changed after my presentation of the counter-points," he stated. SGC adopted a motion propos- ed by Ross to "investigate orien- tation programs that more fully indicate the nature of the educa- tional enterprise" and to recom- mend changes in the present ori- entation program. Problems of Peace The Council also gave its sup- port to a motion calling for a course in the Problems sof Peace in the Nuclear Age. The original petition recom-, mending the University offer such a course was made by Americans Committed to World Responsibil- ity. By ALAN MAGID The fall semester of 1962 will be a time of broad changes in the curricula of the psychology department, Prof. Wilbert Mc- Keachie, acting chairman of the department, said yesterday. Commenting on the report of the Michigan Conference on Un- dergraduate Curricula in Psychol- ogy, he said that most of the rec- ommendations offered by the con- ference will be adopted at the University. Last fall the introductory course was revised according to the find- ings of the conference. Following recommendations of a psychology curriculum committee headed by Prof. Edward L. Walker of the psychology department, the for- mat was changed to provide in- creased flexibility and interest. The changes include the presen- tations of lecturers who speak in detail about their field of inter- est. Two Courses Another change is the splitting of the introductory course into two courses. In one, psychology is approached from the biological viewpoint and the other from the social science point of view. The course was designed to cen- ter around the discussjon section where readings are assigned and discussed. Optimally the sections would have twenty students andi each instructor would teach two' classes. Lack of funds and available staff make it necessary for teach- ing fellows to carry a load of six- ty students, Prof. McKeachie not- ed. Not Clear The conference report was con- cerned that general principles were not being made clear to the begin- ning student and it outlined an approach to remedy this. Prof. McKeachie said that it is difficult to tell if this goal. had beenreached, because of the lack of controlled comparison with courses taught in the past. In trimming the curricula the department has eliminated '"left- overs" from years before. Fre- quently a teacher will teach a course which he has a special in- terest in, but when he leaves the school or retires the course may not be dropped.{ The committee recommended Watson To Deliver Psyehology Talk PROF. WILBERT McKEACHIE ,.. predicts changes that such courses be pruned from the departmental offerings. This streamlining has freed faculty members so that they could teach other courses. Looser Requirements An important change in the psychology curriculum for majors is the loosening of requirements for a degree. Majors in the fall of 1962 will have a much wider choice in the courses they may elect to qualify for a degree. Anotheraddition to the curricu- la will be the presence of more laboratory experience for the un- dergraduate student. It is hoped, that the acquisition of the neces- sary equipment will be made pos- sible by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the group that sponsored the conference. "We conducted a survey among the graduates of this department and found a striking result-most. of our graduates were working in an administrative position where they were required to deal with people. Because of this we have decided to place greater emphasis .on the courses dealing with hu- man relations. Liberal Education "We are trying to insure that, our students are getting a liberal education in psychology," he ex- plained. "In this direction we re- quire our seniors to take a course called "Modern Viewpoints in Psychology." This is a coordinat- ing course which sums up the rep- cent research in all the fields of psychology. "In addition, majors are requir- ed to take both semesters of the introductory course and the lab that is offered as .an option to other students. Frederick Y. McClusky, a mem- ber of the Peace Corps unit in Colombia, almost became the first person to resign from the corps. Discontented with the situation in Choachi, Colombia, where he was assigned to work, McClusky, a 1960 graduate of Oberlin Col- lege, seriously considered offering his resignation, but changed his mind because of a promise for re- assignment. Choachi is one of the many villages selected by the Peace Corps an4 the Colombian govern- ment for community development. It has a population of 3,000. "It's hard work, around the clock, and there is some tension," McClusky said. No Regrets However, he doesn't regret the experiences he encountered in South America and feels that he has accomplished something. Part of his trouble in the for- eign country was his assigned roommate, whom McClusky felt tried to attempt too much in a short time. "When you're stuck off in a place like Choachi with one other guy, it's important that you get on well together. There's a lot of discontent if you don't," he explained. Unlike other corps teams that work on various construction proj- ects, McClusky and his co-work- ers are attempting to motivate Colombians to adopt modern ag- ricultural practices and to take advantage of the government programs available. Slow Life "The standard of living is low, to be sure, compared to ours, but the people are no less happy for it. Life is very slow, tranquil; the people are friendly and happy and long-suffering in the face of ap- parent .hardship." "And so, you may ask, what are we doing here if the people are satisfied?" he said. There are three basic improvements which Grant' Offered For Seniors Applications for the Student Leadership Fellowship at the Uni- versity of London are now avail- able in Rm. 2011 Student Activi- ties Bldg. for all interested gradu- ating seniors. Applicants will be judged on the basis of both scholastic achieve- ment and leadership in a major campus extracurricular activity. All applications must be returned to the scholarship office by 5 p.m. Jan. 12. must be made, and which the Peace Corpsmen are attempting to institute. 'These are the food problem, reduction of disease and a basic education program. Unpreparedness One complaint which McClusky expressed about the Peace Corps training program was the unpre- paredness for the sights they saw upon arrival in their foreign coun- tries. Although all the corpsmen knew what kind of conditions existed before going to Colombia, they had not envisioned the ac- tual situation. To correct this, he advised the use of pictures and movies during the training period so that the volunteers would get a more ac- curate idea of what to expect. The most difficult adjustments stem from the unhygenic condi- tions. Water and milk must be boiled before use, and even then it is a risk to drink them. One of the first problems the Colombian corpsmen tackled was the water supply. Good Aqueduct "An even sadder aspect of the problem, however, is that the town already has installed a perfectly good aqueduct which yields ,good water from high up on the moun- tains. "The people living near the source of water attack the aque- duct, dynamite the pipeline and harrass the workers, claiming that the town is stealing the water they use for irrigation," McClusky said. Among other discomforts, he cited the lack of electricity, which often forced the volunteers to use candles. u _ t "WHEN RELIGION, shorn of its supersti- tions, traditions, and unintelligent dogmas, shows its conformity with science, then there will be a great unifying cleansing force in the world, which will sweep before it all wars, disagreements, discords, and struggles, DAHA'I TEMPLE and then will all mankind be united in the Wilmetta, III. power of the love of God.--'Abdu'l-Haha' MICHIGAN BAHA'I WORLD FAITH CLUB OPEN MEETING: Friday, January 5, 1962 8:00 P.M. 418 Lawrence Phone 663-2904 First nn Arbor APpearance 11 } -I' TODAY DIAL NO 8-6416 WN'"".- lterally shockiug ..and eerie with wickedness plainly fascinating as it is dazzlingly V{ beautiful"' z slme~ r Rena with an' r-raising Alain Deon, Mar. tFatOre, Maurice Ronet s w bistibuted by Tnes Fi~m RON AMERICA'S FOREMOST FOLK SINGER RICHARD DYER-,BENNET F in Rackham Auditorium Saturday, s JAN. 13,-8:30 b Tickets: $2.50 and $2.00 aa UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY Burton Tower "A THRILLER absolutely hair climax-m.t.v CeiinWAi AT 7_9 Tnr)AY II I , yIIII' J 4 J j milri ;1hi11:a ir HL I-Y LVLJAT THE swornlll hi. TODAY ! DIAL 5-6290 / E o W/ the stars and - ~the music that started / t " !"t"U1 LUNGERS Right out of New Yor's YROImf"6 6 01t £Ig E 1 l#famed Temple of the Twisti Kay Pomerance, '63, resigned as a National Student Association Co-ordinator. President Richard Nohl, '62BAd, reported on the Big Ten Student Body Presidents' Conference which he attended over Christmas va- cation. Among the topics discuss- ed were the problems which going to the Rose Bowl creates, such as supplying tickets to various peo- ple, and the need for a student defender. Ohio State is the only Big Ten school which has a stu- dent defender who will advise art student before trial by a campus judicial authority. Survey Cites International Student Fees A recently completed survey of 83 American colleges and uni- cersities who enroll. more than 100 foreign students indicates that in state supported institutions for- eign students are required to pay the higher 'out-of-state' tuition while in private schools the tuition is the same for all students. The report further states that a substantial minority of the schools make the provision for lower fees for foreign graduate students en- gaged as teaching assistants or fellows. Few institutions, both public and private, aid foreign students fi- nancially. A majority give less than 20 per cent of the students financial aid through scholarships, grants or waivers; a large minori- ty help less than 10 per'cent of the foreign students. Robert B. Klinger, counselor at the International Center and sur- vey director, pointed out that al- most 20 per cent of the institu- tions surveyed reported giving no financial help to foreign students. Prof. Andrew S. Watson of the medical school will discuss "The Conjoint Psychotherapy of Mar- riage Partners'' at the psychology colloquium at 4:15 p.m. today in Aud. B. NOW ZDIAL 2-6264 - 'ENDING SATURDAY It' A Fras-Fbr-AII Of Fun. SUNDAY * "SPARTACUS" TONIGHT at 7 and 9 Saturday and Sunday at 7 and 9 Eisenstein's POTEMKIN A DAY AT THE RACES No. 1 of Best 12 Films of All Time,