STUDENTS AND POLICE Seventy-One Years of Editorial Freedom &tii, See Page 4 r r wrr :x_ on - - - A7 01J6. JA1,No. 83 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1962 CAA16 s n KE EDY SKS PO ER TO REDUCE * * * * * * * * * * * * Study Committe e Reports Rushing, I Seek Changes in IFC Union Board Votes 'Drastic Changes' in Program To Stress Identity as 'U' Facility, Subordinate Role as 'Private Club' By GERALD STORCH A report calling for "drastic changes in programs and philosophy" of the Michigan Union was adopted by the Union Board of Directors last night. This step means that the Union will now emphasize its role as "a University facility," and subordinate its previous functions as "a private men's club," Union President Paul Carder, .'62, said. He called the favorable vote "the most important decision that the Board has made in the last five years." Economic Facts The report, resulting from a year long study by the Union Facilities Committee, stated that due to the economic "facts of Rushees To Visit ::}:: Minimum of Houses To Establish Rush Districts; Fix Date of First Pledge Bids By H. NEIL BERKSON A new rushing plan was approved by the Executive Com- mittee of the Interfraternity Council last night, subject to the final approval of the Fraternity President's Association. The plan, if passed by FPA, would not go into effect until next fall. The proposals were presented to the Committee by IFC President Robert Peterson, '62, and Assistant Dean of Men for Fraternities Louis C. Rice. Peterson and Rice, both members of the Rush Study Committee, went to great lengths to ex- IQC Ado ts Amendments By PHILIP SUTIN Interquadrangle Council approv- ed amendments to its constitution last night, but postponed taking any further action on it until next semester: The amendments which in effect are a total revision of the docu- ment, must be approved by a majority of two-thirds of the 24, house , councils and reviewed by the Board of Governors of Resi- dence Halls and Student Govern- ment Council before they can take effect. "The constitution was changed in this manner to avoid cumber- some ratification probeedures," Thomas Moch, '62E, IQC president explained. Postpone Meeting Owing to the pressures of final examinations, a discussed meeting of house council presidents with IQC was postponed until the sec- ond week of the spring semester. The amendments provide for a 10 member IQC instead of the present nine by splitting the secretary-treasurer job into two posts. The officers, except for the pres- ident, shall have a vote in ad-' dition to the president of each quadrangle and a quadrangle rep- resentative. Contest Vote "They should have the vote be- cause they were elected along with the president by the house presi- dents," Moch asserted. This section was approved 5-4 when Moch voted to break a tie. The representatives from East and West Quads voted aaginst the pro- posal while the representatives of South Quad and the officers voted for the proposal. "This provision might cause East See IQC, Page 2 " life," the Union can'no longer retain its traditional position as a private men's club, in spite of pressures to do so. "Profit and loss figures reveal that services now offered to mem- bers are carried primarily :by ho- tel and conference business." But because of increasing com- petition, and the Union's "lack of continuous planning, today's oper- ation is so close to the break-even point" that the Union must be prepared to recognize its new role with constitutional and by-law re- vision and expansion and im- provement of its present facilities, the report stated. Long Debate This report was adopted by the board after approximately three hours of heated debate. Board members Richard Nohl, '62BAd, and Michael Olinick, '63, objected to the report on the grounds that it did not contain a clear definition of "the Univer-. sity community" nor what the present or past philosophies of the Union have been., They also questioned whether implementation of the report would be in violation of Regents By-laws. Suggest Revisions However, Carder and other members favoring adoption point- ed out that the report was intend- ed only to suggest revisions in Un- ion philosophy and facilities. Its recommendations concern- ing specific physical improvements would be "99 per cent" binding on future implementation, but its ideas concerning basic changes in philosophy would still be open for further revision, Carder said. The vote was 9-1, with Olinick voting against and Nohl one of two members abstaining. Charles Matthews, '62BAd, also abstained. To Appoint Group The first move to implement the report will be the appoint- ment of a special committee, to include board members and rep- resentatives from administration See UNION, Page 2 l 1 1 i 1 j I f i r -AP wirephoto CHALLENGES LEGISLATURE-Gov. John B. Swainson called on the Legislature to "stop putting off decisions on vital matters and get started on a program to build Michigan in every respect." Swainson Seeks Action On Funds for Education By JAMES NICHOLS Special To The Daily LANSING-Education is one of Michigan's vital areas, requiring "aggressive and responsible action," Governor John B. Swainson told a joint session of the Legislature yesterday. His State of the State address urged lawmakers to stop depriving potential students "of the educational opportunities on which their future-and our future-depend." He attacked the .necessity of turn- 'ing away college applicants at a V t f time when educated people are O fi cials more necessary than ever before. "Our very democratic order is " u v y e r i o rsdependent on an inform ed and re- OM Istic' sponsible citizenry," he said. Great Pool Swainson praised the advances University President Harlan made by Michigan in 1961, citing Hatcher and Vice-President and reductions in unemployment, an Dean of Faculties Marvin L. Nie- increase in military production or- huss registered "cautious opti- ders, and the state's "great pool mism" yesterday for added funds of research facilities and brain- for higher education as the Leg- power." islature heard Gov. John B. More Coverage Swainson deliver his state of the He criticized the "inclination state message, calling for more toward procrastination which has education funds. developed in the Legislature. Mich- "Our needs are even greater igan voters might not have hast- than they were last year," Niehuss ened toward constitutional revi- said. "They didn't go away and sion if more courage, more vision, we didn't get any more money. and more determination had been But the Legislature is more aware exemplified in these capitol cham- of our needs now, especially since bers," he said. they have had the opportunity to Speaker of the House Don R. see the real squeeze we have had Pears (R-Buchanan) found the financially." message "far too general in sub- President Hatcher saw a defi- ject matter." He said the only nite chance for an increased ap- specifics were "undue and unjust propriation for the universities, criticism of the Legislature." and said that, should the state Pears hit Swainson's'request for increase approach $40 million (10 improvement in the state's labor per cent), the University probably laws, recalling the governor's veto would get "its proportionate of "just such a bill" last session. share." As for Swainson's allusion to "children being deprived of edu- cation," the speaker said he knew of "no such children" in Michi- gan. * Financial Measures u 1 iuc cut'iu'- Majority Floor Leader Rep. Al- lison Green (R-Kingston) said Republicans will support "ade- quate" financial measures this The situation in Guatemala was year. Presented by Theodore Aranda of Swainson "did not use good the English Language Institute. judgment in describing as 'inade- Though the Guatemalan govern- quate' measures passed by the mnent has contained Comniunist Legislature last year," he said. elements, he said, it is not Coin- Regarding education, Green pre- munist. dicted "funds relative to what is It is presently led by Ydigoras now being spent." He called for Iuentes who is democratic, toler- more concentration on junior col- antandhlib e ra iatole-leges and smaller state schools. nt and liberal. Man in GuA The University and other schools plain that the final plans were the result of an intensive year and a half of work on the part of the committee. Three Basic Areas The changes affect three basic areas of the present rush system. The greatest change would require rushees to visit at least ten houses during formal rush periods before being eligible to pledge. At present, the fraternity system imposes neither a minimum nor a maxi- mum on the number of houses a rushee must see before he can pledge. In addition, the new plan creates five districts, each containing eight to ten houses. Of the ten houses a rushee must visit, one must be in each district. Thus five open-houses must be spread throughout the districts, and five are up to him. Peterson believes that this distribution will accomplish two things. It will en- able the rushee to see more houses (the average rushee now visits from three to five houses), and it will increase the rush for houses in the outlying district (one such house usually sees about 35 men as opposed to 250 men for SAE). To accommodate the new setup, the rushing schedule has been See PETERSON, Page 2 Truman Hit By Romneoy By CAROLINE DOW Special To The Daily LANSING--Ex-President Harry S. Truman refused to speak be- fore the;oonstitutional convention in a telegram yesterday and dele- gate -George Romney (R-Bloom- field Hills) charged that this ac- tion was a "cheap political trick." In a special press conference after yesterday's session, Con- vention Vice-President Edward Hutchinson (R-Fennyille) read a telegram from Truman to Conven- tion President Stephen S. Nisbet stating that "at no time did I make a commitment, orally or otherwise, to speak." Truman fur- ther stated that a forthcoming letter of regret would clear up "any confusion on the matter." Romney, who had announced Truman's willingness to speak be- fore the convention, indicated that Truman was breaking a definite commitment as "an easy way to serve narrow partisan ends." According to potential guberna- torial candidate Romney, Ameri- can Motors Vice-President Wil- liam McGaughey spoke with Tru- man atIndependence, Mo. on Nov. 25 and received a definite, but verbal, commitment to speak from the former president. Romney charged that some Democrats had "decided that Tru- man would have a hard time fol- lowing Dwight D. Eisenhower in' a speech before the convention." Romney indicated his belief that this decision, plus the fact that the verbal commitment would be broken with political embarrass- ment for Romney, precipitated Truman's refusal. He said, First-Truman had def- initely committed himself to Mc- Gaughey. Second, Truman again indicated a willingness to speak in a letter to Nesbitt. ROBERT PETERSON ... rush changes LATIN AMERICA: Views Vary at Panel By ARTHUR LEVY Views ranging from optimism to )mplete pessimism characterized ie Panel Discussion on Latin merica last night under the spon- rship of the International Stu- ent Association. Four University students from fferent Latin American coun- les were asked to discuss the, tture direction of their coun- having powers delegated by the national constitution. At the time of World War II, Guntsche said, Argentina was an agricultural country with fairly good income and a high treasury. After the war, industrialization came, and the treasury began to fall. In 1945 Juan Peron was freely elected and turned against free p t: HA RVARD'S PAPANEK: Pakistan Makes Amazing Industrial Gain By ROBERT SELWA Agriculture has been growing at a rate slightly less than that Pakistan in the past twelve years "has done things that no one of the population, his statistics indicate. Agriculture has, in fact, thought was possible" by building up its industrial economy, a been stagnating. Harvard expert told a group of University economists last night. Management of factories is being professionalized, particularly Prof. Gustav F. Papanek of the Harvard graduate school of in the new enterprises, Prof. Papanek added. Families that used public administration commented that "the speed with which change to do the supervising themselves are now willing to trust outsiders has-been mnade is amazing." to do the job, while retaining control of their companies. Medium and large industry grew nearly four times over from Firms Founded 1949-50 to 1954-55 and almost doubled from 1955 to 1960, he said. "Firms used to be set up by poorly-educated men who feared Investment Doubles and sought to avoid the government, and were willing to cheat on Gross investment doubled between 1950 and 1955, then leveled their taxes. Their sons are better, educated and more honest in