"Shall We Resume Testing Human Beings?" * h1 Aircfi.au PaiIy Seventy-First Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN pinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS a Wi Prevail STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH..e Phone NO 2-3241 torials printed in The Michigan Daily express the indiv~ulal opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in allreprints. AT THE MICHIGAN: Sellers Steals 'The Millionaitress' " HE MILLIONAIRESS" is a most puzzling motion picture. On the whole it must be considered an enjoyable film and in it the viewer has the opportunity of watching Peter Sellers stake his claim as the foremost comic artist. Yet anyone expecting a great evening's enter- tainment or continuous laughter will be gravely disappointed at the dreary pace and heaviness of the plot. Loosely adapted from a George Bernard Shaw play the screenplay retains much of the subtleties and dry humor of the original. These subtleties and wit are, however, overshadowed on the screen by Cinema- scope, Technicolor, and the indominatable Sophia Loren. Miss Loren RCH 24, 1961 NIGHT EDITOR: PAT GOLDEN SGC To Consider Proposed Orgamzational Revisions EFORE THE END of the semester, the Com- mittee on Membership may present Stu- t -Goyernment Council with one or more ommendations for withdrawal of recogni- i from a fraternity or sorority. ! not properly handled, the case could incur ther reversal decision from the referral kd. The recommendations will be presented er Council PresidentJohn Feldkamp, one of more responsible and influential members, sleft. For these reasons, it is imperative that uncil members take their work with the ut- st seriousness. It is also important that y think about the proposals before the Coun- which are designed to reorganize it in a. nner which encourages more serious and gent participation by Council members. ADDITION TO membership selection, the Council will be asked to consider the two rges in organization-a proposal to im- ive contact with administrative officials in- ved in Council business and to abolish the ninistration wing, and a plan to increase Incil meeting dates to twice a week, with ultimate result of ending ex-officio voting vileges. 'he former proposals were presented to the u l by Feldkamp as his farewell remarks 1 week, They would provide for addition of ninistrative personnel to the Council. This ff would keep Council records and aid the .mil in its function of coordination and proval of student activities. reldkamp also recommended abolition of ;present "ad wing." The ad wing, which is unposed of several committees staffed by stu- it volunteers, would be replaced by a Coun- committee structure of four committees with L Council members and three non-Council mbers each. The basic committees would be dent concerns,.University, organizations arid ivities. Appointments of non-Council mem- a would be competitive. HE PLAN WOULD distribute the seven ex- officios among the committees and would Ve room for the eleven elected members to ye on the. committees. The intention of the , is to make Council members concerned . Council business. kldkamp's -plant Is' a partial alleviation of :problems with which the Council is faced. e proposals would partially achieve the goal Increasing members' interest in Council busi- 0s. It is to be hoped, however, that this com- ttee structure will not result in Council mem- 's becoming so involved with the detailed siness of their committees that they lose in- est in issues that should concern both the tncil and the entire campus. Feldkamp's posals will be most valuable if they are seri- sly examined, rather than blindly admired. LTHOUGH THE PLAN is valuable in its broad aspects, it often leaves something to desired in its particulars. For instance, by at rationale do the President of Assembly sociation and the Interquadrangle Council on the Committee, on the University? Is it sible for an unusually interested and com- ent elected member to sit on two committees a system designed to have each member sit 'only one committee? Why do both the presi- bt AND executive vice-president of-the Coun- have to be members of all committees, espe- flly when the Council has had a history of icutive vice-presidents whose primary con- '1 was administrative detail? 4nother proposal to mprove the Council is e two-part plan of Thomas Hayden to in The Laugi 'NFORTUNATELY FOR ANY conservative activity that might otherwise exist on this npus, the right-wing scene is being hogged di downgraded by an organization of dubious ue, the Young Americans for Freedom. Nor some five- months they have been in stence and their activities have totaled very 0, their accomplishments none. Publicly, they have listened to Ann Arbor tyor Cecil 0. Creal run for re-election and T very little about conservatism, they have Wted only a part of their required officers, d those in violation of their own constitution, ey have held an inept debate on the merits hough not the lack thereof) of a communist aker ban, and they- have organized a bus p to go to Michigan State University and ar Sen.. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz). Reportedly, they have also heard Prof. Wil- m Paton of the business school, Flint branch, d met last night on some other matter both beknownced to their members. THER THAN THAT they have done nothing, and from that list one may see that their complishments total a big round zero. However, in a certain sense, this is their erogative. If they choose to form a mutual crease meeting days to two nights a week, with the ultimate abolition of ex-officio voting priv- ileges.' The first part of Hayden's plan is probably less controversial and most obviously necessary. The Council has often been on the verge of making a decision and then postponed the ac- tion because members felt they were not pre- pared to vote. This results in repetitious de- bate on the following week. This debate would not be eliminated by more frequent meetings but might be considerably reduced. ANOTHER FACTOR IS that the Council sim- ply does less business than it might. An I improved Council would consider many issues it does not presently consider-both local, na- tional and international. Such issues as mem- bership selection and a committee on student rights are exceedingly complex. This complex- ity requires that they not only be considered 'by adequate research but by as much debate as is necessary. It is obvious that the more salient facets of an issue are likely to be mentioned if the Council knows that postponement means a{ decision within the next one or two days rather than one week.- Abolition of the voting power of ex-officios is a subject of more heated debate. The rationale of those who oppose this action is that ex- officios are essential to a Council that is ex- pected to regulate student activities. This is not necessarily true. The assumptions of this argu- ment are that ex-officio members, who have had experience in student activities, are essen- tial parts of a Council which is intended to govern student activities. All Council members have had considerable experience in student ac- tivities, however. Many elected members have received their experience in those same or- ganizations which ex-officios represent.; T HESE ARE VERY basic objections to ex- officio voting. An ex-officio's prime re- sponsibility is to the organization of which he is either president or editor-he cannot be ex- pected to spend as much time on a Council in which he is one of eighteen members as in the organization for which he is responsible. For this reason, an ex-officio is often compelled to vote on "common sense" opinion rather than any serious attempt' to study the issue. Another objection to an ex-officio voting is the method by which these members seat on the Council. They become Council members automatically by becoming highest officials in the organizations to which they belong. They do not become members of the Council be- cause of any interest in the Council. At times, they have been excellent members of the Coun- ci. At times, they have been terrible. Both ar- guments are irrelevant to the question of the ethicality of a student body having such a large number of members chosen by small numbers of ,students. IF THE COUNCIL is to become a truly repre- sentative and responsible body, it has to as- sume certain things. It has to assume that as long as students wish to govern their own ac- tivities, the activities will go on. It has to as- sume that membership on the Council, in addi- tion to placing one in the student power elite, necessitates and demands considerable work. The ex-officios would not be without a place in such a Council. They should be allowed full speaking privileges at all times. Those ex-offi- cios who are genuinely interested in the Coun- cil will use these speaking privileges and con- tribute to the Council. Those who have nothing to contribute, will not use this privilege. -RAPH KAPLAN h son YAF What might they have accomplished? A number of things. The film "Operation Aboli- tion" which was put out by the House Com- mittee on Un-American Activities afforded them a good opportunity. They could easily have set up a forum to show the film and to hear the tape which presents the students side of the picture, plus any other relevant information. BUT NO, THEY choose to have a private showing, refused to hear the opposition's recording, preferring instead to mouth their own preconceived conclusions. They could have invited noted conservatives to come to the campus and address the student body. Such dignitaries as MBC-newscaster Fulton Lewis, Jr., Washington Star Columnist Holmes Alexander, CBS-globetrotter Lowell Thomas, and Rep. Marguerite Stitt Church (R-Ill), and even Sen. Goldwater, are ad- mittedly available to speak to a large audience. and surely the University has that. They might have become active in the recent Student Government Council campaign and put up some constructive conservatives for election. TrHEY MIGHT EVEN have stager member- Is the Countess de Prerga, the world's-richest woman and Sellers is Dr. Kabir, a humble Indian, physician. To the countess money is all that matters. To the physician it is good and service that counts. Their minds supposedly can never meet, but biology is stronger than the will. East meets West, money is matched by brains and after ninety minutes the inevitable un- ion is formed. :=SELLERS IS TRULY, magnifi- cent is the shy Indian doctor. His, ability to submerge his own iden- tity to the character which he portrays is an effect that few oth- er actors are able to achieve. You -,_ are never aware that you are - - _-watching Sellers. Instead you are - {Fwatching an Indian doctor or -u* whatever character he happens to be portraying. It is hard to describe Sellers as Dr. Kabir except to say that he is real and sympathetic. rreMiss Loren is supposed to be brash antithesis of Dr. Kabir and she is. However, something, most likely Sellers finesse is lacking and her performance lacks depth and f-o , reality. -.t r 10sv.- c. --Harold Applebaum CON-CON CONSIDERATIONS: Governmental Revisions Imperative DAILY OFFICIAL BULLEYATIN The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Building, before 2 p.m. two days preceding publication. FRIDAY; MARCH 23 General Notices Seniors - Order your graduation an- nouncements now. On sale at the Stu- dent Activities Building. March 22-31 and April 11-13. Sales from 1-5 each day except March 25 from 9-12. Price is 12c each. Agenda, student Government Coun- cil: March 24, 4:15 p.m. Council Room.' Minutes of, previous meeting. Officer Reports: President, letters; Exec. Vice-President. interimaction; Admin. Vice-President; Treasurer. Standing Committees: Ad Hoc Committees and Related Boards: Special Business: Old Business: University Regulations membership lists. New Business: Seatinig of new Coun- cil members, Credentials and Rules Committee Report. Constituents and Members' Time. Announcements. Adjournment. The following student-sponsored so- cial events have been approved for the coming weekend. Social chairmen are reminded that requests for approval for social events are due in the Office of Student Affairs not later than 12 o'- clock noon on Tueeday prior to the event. Fri., March 24. Blagdon House, Mary Markley; Chi- cago House, West Quadrangle; Geddes House, Pletcher Hall; Hinsdale House, East Quad, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Mu. Sat.,, march 25 Adams House, West Quadrangle, Acacia, Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Kappa Lambda,.Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, BetaTheta Pl, Chi Phi, Chi Psi, Delta Chi, Delta Theta Phi, Delta Upsilon, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu, Evans Scholars, Phi Alpha Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Phi. Delta Theta, Phi Epsilon Psi, Phi Sigma Delta, Phi Sigma Kap- pa, Pi Lambda Phi, Psi Upsilon, Scott- Gomberg, South Quad, Sigma Alpha .Mu Sigma Nu,. Sugma- Phi,. Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Delta Phi, T au Kappa Ep- silon, Theta Delta Chi, Theta Xi, Tri- gon, wenley House, west Quadrangle; Zeta Beta Tau, Zeta Psi. Sun.,. March 26. domberg House, South Quad. (Continued on Page 8) By CAROLINE DOW Daily Staff Writer OVER HALF A century ago the people of Michigan passed a "modern" constitution in order to "secure the blessings of liberty undiminished to ourselves and our posterity." Since then, Michigan's population has more than doubled and it has become an industrial, two-party state. The constitution is basically the same; the posterity is different. Industry has transformed the state. Her problems are industrial, but her solutions remain rural, as rural districts are overrepresented and industry underrepresented un- der the present system. The execu- tive branch has grown unwieldy, with a weak governor unable to clean it up because many groups are constitutionally equal to him in weight. The constitution now insures that a Senator from Oak- land county can expect to repre- sent 13 times as many people as those represented by the Senator from the Upper Peninsula's most underpopulated district. , ,« , CONFRONTED WITH pressing economic problems, the legislature is limited by constitutional ceilings in its power to tax. - The township, whose jurisdiction provisionally overlaps that of a more viable unit, the municipal government of a growing city, is prevented from dying by this same document. Michigan, with its industrial and natural resources, should be a leading state instead of seriously lagging, its economic difficulties a grim national joke. The constitution must be mo- dernized; the first question is -- piecemeal or totally? This will be decided by voters in the election April 3. The question of a con- stitutional convention is propoal one on the ballot. S* * CLEAR-CUT QUESTIONS of principle which will fact con-con delegates include the long versus the short ballot, fewer or more elections, representation, voting age and an appointive or elected judiciary. Proponents of a shorter form 'than the present "bedsheet ballot," which includes all minor officials, say that it is impossible for the average voter to judge the qualifi- cations of so many candidates validly. They propose to elect only major officials who will appoint the rest. It is argued however, that elected officials are more respon- sible to the people than appointed ones. The qusetion is whether the average voter is able to take re- sponsibility for choosing all public servants.. If the short ballot is decided up- on, the elimination of the spring election may follow automatically, since fewer offices will be subject to the voter. The question re- mains, however, whether fewer or more frequent elections draw the voters' continued interest in gov- ernment. The major proponents of the eighteen year old vote argue that anyone subject to the draft should state is shamefully carved into a republican and rural empire, with the democratic urban areas criti- cally underrepresented. The University, which enjoys the the unique constitutional right of a corporate body separate from the legislature but retaining the right of eminent domain, would be sub- ject to new provisions and a change in status. .* 'p * IF CON-CON does not pass, the constitution will be revamped pragmatically, piecemeal, with each amendment subject to in- dividual consideration by the legis- lature and the voter. Opposition to con-con is spear- headed by those who fear loss of jobs or privileges in the new con- stitution, such as township offi-- cials, farm interests and those who fear that many interest group "rider" considerations might be passed if voters were forced to consider the constitution as a" whole. This latter group believe the state's problems might better be met by consideration of in- dividual amendments by legisla- tors who are familiar with the state's problems. Proponents of con-con argue that legislators do not have the time or impartiality required for consideration of the constitution, that a better integerated docu- ment will come from total con- sideration and that the cost of the convention will be more than covered by the savings of a more efficient government and tax structure. GEORGE ROMNEY'S Citizens for Michigan, the coordinating for con-con, composed of eighteen citizens groups, Democratic party members and leading Republicans find that the state structure needs a through going over. The Republican Party, which supported con-con in 1948, 1958 and 1960 when opposed by the Democrats, did not make it part of their platform in the Februay convention due to a "conservative reaction," according to former Republican representative from Ann Arbor George Wahr Sallade. Judicial revisions will again face the issue of voter competence in direct selection of judges. Does a candidate's political strength over- ride his judicial competence if he is selected by the voter any more than if he is appointed? At pre- sent Michigan judges are elected; is it better to give our judges in- dependence from political pres- sure if they are separated from the people in the bargain? Are they separated from either if they are appointed? ORGANIZATION AND jurisdic- tion of the judicial system will also be an issue- at the convention. A simple understandable administra- itve system in the courts is needed to replace the four major over- lapping systems now provided for in the Constitution. Putting the whole system under the Supreme Court, with an administrative of- ficer and judicial conference to determine procedure, is the major nronnmeds oution sent the governor. shares -his authority with other elected of- ficials and more than 100 agencies, boards and commissions. In this : set-up, buck-passing and over- lapping of duties is inescapable. Reformers are asking for .a strong executive through consolidation of state administrative agencies into a few functional departments, permitting the governor to ap- point his staff and top adminis- trators and lengthening his term to give his office constitutional continuity. Thus the' governor would be held responsible for the functioning of his office and the whole administrative procedure would be more efficient. * *. * CONSTITUTIONAL TAX limi- tations and the entire income tax question will come up at con-con. The first question that will have to be decided is whether the people should vote directly on taxation, or more informed legis- lators should be free to consider it. Closely related to local and state finances is the question of county home rule. The present differen- tiations of urban and rural popu- lation and widespread population shifts within counties seem to re- quire individual country structures. Some type of home rule would provide this. Along with this comes the question of overlapping func- tions of present county, township and municipal powers and offices.. The _ need for a general restruc- turing of local government and its powers of taxation, centering around the question of county, home rule will be a major prob- lem facing the delegates. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Garg: Apologia Pro Vita Sua To the. Editor: SHOULD like to publicly offer the Board in Control of Stu- dent Publications my sincere apology for having wasted so much of their time, efforts and good initentions. After reading the Daily article in which the Board "claimed Garg not Funny," and hearing the statements of disgust uttered by numerous Board mem- bers concerning the quality of the Gargoyle sample issue I realize how much time was wasted; and I am sorry. Had I been aware of the Board's exacting taste three months ago I would have found a better staff for the magazine. I apologize for the epic poem that was included in the issue. I should have known when it caused me so much diffi- culty that the Board would not understand it-I should not have wasted their time. At the time I did not think that those on the staff who had won Hopwood Awards would be so sneaky as to write articles of such poor quality that the Board would think they were written by high school 'students. I must admit,. they fooled me. My only excuse is a poor one. I was busy organizing the large staff that I was told would be necessary to impress the Board. AS FOR the art work, I can make no excuses, art school stu- dents are difficult to work with, especially the good ones. Perhaps I should have been more careful un the selection of topics. I chose the University and the administration, but apparent- ly these have limited appeal for neither the Board nor the admin- istration seemed to think it was funny . . . Its this respect I must agree with the Board's statement that the "humor did not have campus-wide appeal." Talking with Board members has made me realize that the tense political and economic crisis that face us today are not fitting sub- ject matter for a humor magazine. all future groups will be as poor as my own so that the Board will find it as easy to give them its re- fusal. Once again, I am sorry for put- tifig the Board in Control of Stu- dent Publications in such a trying and embarrassing position. --Lawrence R. Jacobs, '64 A&D Objections To the Editor: .EVERAL objections should be? raised with respect to the ac- tion of the Board in Control of Student Publications on their de- cision not to renew the publica- tion of Gargoyle. The very fact that there were two groups on campus willing to work for the re-establishment of the magazine demonstrates the need for this publication. It is ob-. vious that there is a certain cre- ative talent which, not finding a place within the already existing structures of the Daily or Genera- tion, has manifested its need for expression ,via the Garg. The Board's decision not to re- new the magazine will serve to. stifle this talent. THE BOARD'S claim that the magazine was "not humorous" is obviously a matter of prejudice and personal tastes which are not at all indicative of the tastes of the student body. Certainly an administrator sitting on the Board, recalling past satirical attacks on' his person and office, is not going to sanction such a publication given the opportunity again. Still another objection can be raised over the criticism that the magazine did not have campus wide appeal. From the Quad. re- ports and the even more recent story on note taking services here at the University, it is obvious that administrators either do not know what it taking place on campus, or refuse to recognize many of the problems which exist. The ability of an administrative board to determine what will appeal to indeed encouraged, to make via their support or lack of support for the publication? Certainly the choice should be the students'. -Lawrence J. Green, '63 Clothes and Manners .. 4 To the Editor: WOMAN IS as woman does. Dress alone does not make a woman. A truly well-groomed woman looks poised and feminine no matter what she wears, from a formal gown to a man's shirt over a pair of blue Jeans. Dressing ap- propriately for the occasion does much to, put a' girl at ease, and allows her to act graciously. Miss Comiano criticized wom- en's dress on this campus. It is not. the bermudas and slacks that prevent the creation of the wom- anly illusion; rather it is the subtle nuances of behavior 'lacking in the individual. She also ignores the fact that the majority of women on this campus are young, and their very youth makes it wrong to constantly. maintain a staid and "dignified" appearance. Poise and dignity come from the individual's bearing and action, and -these are the things which "set the tenor of a social situa- tion." AS FAR AS HER recommenda- tion that girls attempt to wear heels to classes-I wonder if Miss Comiano has ever tried walking from the third floor of Frieze building to the fourth floor of A&D in, ten minutes while wearing heels. Besides, almost anyone who knows the effect of heels on pos- ture and the crippling effect of the stylish pointed toes on the feet would heartily endorse wear- ing low-heeled shoes when the oc- casion permits. There is ample op- portunity for all of us women to suffer from backaches and ham- mer-toes later on in life. Regarding a formal atmosphere