SECTION giltb A6F ,4 73 a t t,, f SECTION TWO TWO Seventy-One Years of Editorial Freedom WELVE PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1961 TWELVE PAGES ;-w_ SSA Supports Resolutions COMPLETION DATE-1963: Science Building Progresses On. HUAC, 'In Loco Parentis' -Al Regents Ask/ New Budget, For Buildin Group Sets Radock Gets Position As Nelson Leaves (Editor's Note - Following is a roundup of some of the major cam- pus and University news stories of the summer.); ;r By MICHAEL OLINICK The. Regents formulated a new capital outlay program this sum- mer, and the University got a new director of University Rela- tions to replace Vice-President Lyle M. Nelson who went to Stan- ford. The state council of college presidents appointed an executive director from the University cam- pus. State legislators continued to keep an eye on state~ higher educa- tion. These were some of the top stor- ies arising during the University's summer session. Here are the de- tails of these and other important news stories: Capital Outlay . . Taking a long look at capital outlay needs, the Regents approved a program calling for $106.1 mil- lion in state funds for new con- struction. They also asked for $10.6 mil- lion for remodeling and additions to present structures in the re- quest which covers the next five years. At the top of. "the list was the Physics-Astronomy Bldg., already under construction. The Regents asked forst Lem ainder of the $7 million allocated the project for. next year (about $2.7 million). Second in the appeal to con- struct 26 new projects is the School of Music, slated for North Campus. State lawmakers considered a plan of Sen. Carlton H. Morris (R-y Kalamazoo) to double capital out- lay for higher education for the next five years. Morris, who heads a special in-' terim senate committee, said the; Legislature would "very likely" get a recommendation, for a long-+ range spending program in excess of $100 million. The multi-million dollar. proposal will probably be+ financed by a new tax program,; Morris said, but declined to give any details on the tax.; See RADOCK, Page 17 NSA DEBATE-Kay Wonderlic, Northwestern University delegate to the recent fourteenth Congress of the National Student Association, addresses an open meeting of students. Miss Wonderlic ad- vocated changes in the NSA structure which, she claimed, would make it more representative of American student opinion. The congress met for ten days on the University of Wisconsin campus. dentsAttack Committee The following are excerpts fromv the legislative plenary session of the National Student Association Congress last month. HUAC - USNSA urges that all its member campuses support the abolition of the ' uHouse Commit- tee on Un-American Activities.- USNSA reaffirms its belief in the inherent right of the individual in a free and open society to ex- press any opinion which is not slanderous, libelous or constitutes incitement to a concrete criminal act without fear of recrimination. It disapproves of the HUAC on the grounds that no "propaganda should be restricted in a democra- tic society and that 'Congressional investigation of "propaganda" can serve no legislative purpose which is consistent with the Constitu- tional guarantee against abridge- ment of freedom of speech. In practice HUAC usurps judi- cial and executive power and has also enroached upon the area of :nvestigation mandated to _other committees of the House of Rep- resentatives. It has also directly and in- directly enroached on University autonomy and the legitimate free- doms of students and faculty. In so doing, HUAC has conditioned individuals to ap inner fear of controversy and has threatened the vigor of free institutions upon which a democratic social order depends. However, recognizing that the Congress has both the right and the duty to investigate acts of espionage, sabotage and con-' spiracies to overthrow the govern- ment by force, USNSA recom- mends that these functions be exercisedhby the judiciary com- mittee of the House and Senate respectively. Weaker? During the spring term Uni- versity women once again out- scored their classmates in grade averages. The women received a grade average of 2.72 as compared to the men's average of 2.60, ac- cording to the undergraduate scholarship, report of the Of- fice of Registration and Rec- ords. However the 2.65 average for all undergraduates was higher than the 2.60 over-all average for the fall semester. IN LOCO PARENTIS - USNSA condemns the tradition of "in loco parentis" and the educational habits and practices it justifies. (The theory of "in loco paren- tis" establishes the . university as paternal guardian over the moral, intellectual and social activities of the student.) "In loco parentis" permits ar- bitrary and extensive repression of student pursuits and thereby im- pairs the total significance of the university as a center for the conflict of ideas. Paternalism in any form in- duces or reinforces immaturity, conformity and disinterest among those whose imagination, critical talent and capacities fob integrity and growth should be encouraged and given opportunity for develop- ment. Insofar as "in-loco parentis" removes responsibility for personal decision-making from the indivi- dual student, it distorts and weak- ens a significant phase of the educational process. USNSA calls on faculties and administrations to open the uni- versities to fuller and more mean- ingful student participation in those community affairs which See NSA, Page 20 LtC In Structure Delegates Assemble For Annual Congress By JOHN ROBERTS f Editor The National Student Associa- tion Congress last month took forthright stands on such topics as the House Un-American Activi- ties Committee, Cuba and the doc- trine of "in loco parentis." Focusing on "The Expanding World of the American Student," the representatives from some 350 colleges and universities assembled' in Madison, Wis., for NSA's four- teenth annual congress. Though NSA itself had been un- der attack by conservative and re- form groups during the previous year, the convention made only minor organizational changes, and NSA emerged with, its basic char- acter very much intact. The HUAC issue, long a battle- ground for conservatives and lib- erals, and fanned by a year-long controversy over the film, "Opera- tion Abolition," sparked the most prolonged and substantive debate. Last year in Minneapolis, the 13th' congress'.approved a resolu- tion calling for the reform or abo- lition of the committee because it exceeded its mandate and violated due process. This year, after an in- tensive and often bitter floor fight, the delegates declared that the committee's mandate was itself unconstitutional and asked for outright abolition. .Committee's Mandate (When it was created, the House Un-American Activities Commit- tee was charged to make investi- gations of: "The extent, character and objectives of un-American propaganda activities; the diffu- sion of foreign or domestic propa- ganda within the United States which attacks the principle of our form of government as guaranteed by the Constitution'of the United States; all other questions in rela- tion thereto which would be of as- sistance to the Congress in prepar- ing remedial legislation.") The legislative plenary session of the Congress of faced with two resolutions on HUAC. The first had been reported out of comlmit- tee by a majority vote and called for abolition. The second was a See NSA, Page 19 Assistant to the Vice-President 1 for Business and Finance John G. McKevitt estimates that the new physics and astronomy building will be ready for occupancy in early 1963. Located at 501 E. University Ave., the structure will be an 11- story brick building, costing $3.2 million. It will include ' classrooms, lab- oratories and offices. Erected on a 264 by 396 foot site, the structure will be 246 by 218 feet at its base and will rise 140 feet in the air. The Ann Arbor building and engineering safety department ap- proved the plans August)17. Funds had been appropriated by the state legislature for preliminary archi- tectural studies in 1955. Following approval by the Re- igents, additional appropriations were obtained earlier this year. The architect is Albert Kahn, Inc., of Detroit, and the landscape architect is Johnson and Roy of Ann Arbor, the University's cam- pus consultant. The construction of the physics and astronomy building is only one facet of a project including the building of a cyclotron and the Institute of Science and Technol- ogy on the North Campus. Cinema Guild Sets Petitions The SGC Cinema Guild Board ,has announced petitioning for sponsorship of movies by campus organizations. Interviews will be held Friday, Sept. 21, from 3-5 p.m., and Satur- day, Sept. 22, from 9-12 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Petitions are available on the first floor of the S.A.B., and are due completed, together with a financial report, by Friday, Sept. 21. State and national authorities have approved the civil defense plan sitbmitted by Ann Arbor Civ- il Defense Director H. R. Shipman. The plan has been devised over a two and a half year span of co- operation with city'and state civil defense personnel. Its acceptance makes Ann Arbor one of the few communities in Michigan having a state accepted plan. The organization and operation of the -city government in an emergency is outlined by the plan. The NMayor and the Common Council, with the city administra- tor second in command, would re- tain charge of the city, but the plan provides for the civil de- fense director to assume a posi- tion of command just beneath the administrator. Shipman said that "recent dis- aster areas in the state have made it clear 'that without advance planning, confusion will exist and much valuable time will be lost in the initial phase of an emer- gency which could result in un- necessary loss of life, and destruc- tion of property." An additional civil defense measure was a basic course in civil defense conducted this week for the general public. Also, any county. officials who had not tak- en a similar course were required to attend. NEWEST 'U' PROJECT-Pictured is an artist's conception of the new Physics and Astronomy Building already under con- struction on East University Ave. Costing some $3 million, the structure is planned for occupancy in 1963. EMERGENCY OPERATION: Defense Plan Wins Approval Es'1 m r The Michigan Union is Your Key to Success Join the Union ActivIties Staff at the Fall ACTIVITIES OPEN HOUSE Help direct projects like: j ORIENTATION WORLD'S FAIR HATCHER OPEN HOUSE 4 " DIAT .',' A DT FF'TIVA"I|\f V r .. ... J;y .'"LY 1}i K51 f:1 1:9 l: t+v {f ;M1{ {{;: :1J rl t}: {}r. iC .J.y X14 }}} :1 "f.... .. ..J. .... . ,. ....YJ y...:::..tiJ ..*.. rt .:;*.."Y.. . ; .,...r. .t.Y ...t*,*":"!.'::. Weblcone tU. 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