POLITICS HARMS STATE'S COLLEGES See Page 4 CIT r Sir Ab :4Iaii4j LIGHT SHOWERS High-44 Low-30 Variable cloudiness and cool today. Seventy Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXX, No. 137 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1961 FIVE CENTS SIX PA Now ENGLISH 23, 24: LSA Committee May Drop Courses By SANDRA JOHNSON A committee appointed by the literary college curriculum com- mittee will have a tentative statement ready within the month con- cerning the abolition of English 23 and 24. This committee is now in the process of determining whether or not to recommend to the curriculum committee that the required freshmen English courses should remain as they are, be abolished or modified, Prof. Frank O. Copley of the classical studies department and chairman of the committee explained. What reaction the curriculum committee would have to the committee's statement Prof. Copley could not say. They might even Residence Halls Pl in No Board Raise Fees In 1961-62 Room, Mayor Hints Abandoning Nichols Arb By SHARON MUSKOVITZ The prospect of abandoning the Nichols Arboretum was proposed for the Ann Arbor University Re- lations Committee by Mayor Cecil 0. Creal at the Ann} Arbor City Council meeting last night. This suggestion was among those listed by Creal; as he outlined the duties of this projected committee. Called Meeting The mayor also announced that Senator Philip A. Hart (D-Mich) has called a meeting in Washing- ton on May 5, for a one-day con- ference with mayors from various Michigan cities and top officials of the federal government in an attempt to picture what cities need and what the federal government can do for them. The council has also approved the issuance of a liquor license for a new Holiday Inn in the Lake- wood subdivision. Alderman Robert Meader (R)' suggested that since a bowling wish to experiment with control' groups of freshmen, before tak- in action, he speculated. The committee has met only three times, Prof. Copley pointed out, so all its considerations are still highly tentative. "We have been getting together such infor- mation as we could about the need for English 23 and 24. "In addition we have been try- ing to take an informal survey of the faculty to determine whether or not they generally believe that this requirement could be aban- doned or modified." As part of the basis for their studies the committee has been making use of statements by Prof. Warner G. Rice and Prof. Henry V. S. Ogden of the English de- partment on, the advisability of modifying the graduation require- ments in English composition. Latins Move To Stop Riots By The Associated Press Three Latin American nations were forced last night to resort to force to break up crowds of pro-Castro demonstrators, many of whom were attacking the Unit- ed States position on Cuba. In Uruguay, squads of steel- helmeted police hurled tear gas to drive back a crowd of more thanr3,000 trying to demonstrate for Castro's policies in front of the legislative palace. Visiting Italian President Gio- vanni Gronchi was attending a palace dinner as guest of honor when the demonstrators formed up several blocks away. Earlier about 1,000 youths shout- ing vivas for Fidel Castro stormed through the downtown area, forc- ing the rerouting of a motorcade taking Gronchi to the dinner. In Colombia, police firing rifles and advancing with bayonets broke up a pro-Castro crowd at- tempting to attack the United States embassy in Bogota. Officers said four youths were hospitalized with bullet wounds. The crowd, estimated at 1,500, marched on the embassy after smashing all windows at the Unit- ed States-operated Colombian- American Institute 10 blocks away. PROF. SAMUEL HAYES ... foreign aid program Foreign Aid Task Force Picks Hayes Prof. Samuel P. Hayes of the economics department has been appointed by President John F. Kennedy to a national "task force" to review and formulate the United States foreign aid program. The purpose of the advisory group, President Kennedy said, is "to shift aid to a sound and eco- nomical basis." The committee will draft legislation aimed at in- tegrating all present aid programs and putting them on a long-range rather than on a year-to-year basis. Prof. Hayes served as executive secretary of the interdepartmental group which developed President Truman's Point Four program. He also worked as director of the foreign aid mission to Indonesia and assistant director in charge of Far East programs forthe former Mutual Security Agency, now the International Cooperative Admin- istration. He is chairman of the Univer- sity's development economics pro- gram and is head of the Michigan, chapter of the Society for Inter- national Development. Prof. Hayes' 96-page book on "An International Peace Corps: The Promise and Problems" HUAC Show Lacks Debater The debate scheduled to follow the showing of "Operation Aboli- tion" tonight in the Architecture Auditorium has been cancelled "to avoid a one-sided presentation," Fred Neff, '63, Cinema Guild chair- man, said last night. The movie, which depicts the student demonstrations last May before the House Un-American Ac- tivities Committee, will still be shown at 7:30 and 9 p.m., Neff. said, but there will be no discus- sion. Thomas Hayden, '61, Daily Edi- tor, was scheduled to speak against the film, which has faced charges of distortion and innuendo. Blgians Announce A rmistice BRUSSELS ) - The Belgian radio said last night a military cease-fire agreement was signed yesterday between military lead- ers of the Leopoldville and Stan- leyville Gizenga governments in the Congo. The radio said the cease-fire was signed for "the whole Congo territory" and that Gizengist troops of General Lundula "ac- knowledged Leopoldville's author- ity on the (Oriental) province armed forces." The broadcast quoted the Con- golese radio in Leopoldville as saying the agreement was reached at Akte, a small town in northern Oriental province. In a later broadcast the Bel- gian radio said well informed cir- cles expressed doubts about the re- ported agreement. These sources said that neither of the generals had authority to sign such an agreement Economies -Daily-Larry Vanice WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS-New officers announced yesterday during League Installation Night are .reading from left to right): Ruth Jacobs, Ina- Lynch, Penny Thewalt, Marg Skiles and De- borah Cowles. BEA NEMLAHA * , League president League Night Lists women Officers By CORA PALMER The new leaders of all Univer- sity women's organizations, the new members of women's honor- aries and scholarships and award winners were announced yester- day during the League Installation Nightceremonies Semi-Stationary Trough Caused Our Cold inter Last year at this time the temperature was 72 degrees in Ann Arbor. Yesterday the high temperature was 40. Today the forecast reads more snow and showers with a high temperature of 45. The only campus comment found on the subject is WHY? The meterology department has some very good reasons. They include fronts, jet streams, blocking and various other terms, one more confusing than the next. J. B. Harrington, assistant research meteorologist, has attempted to explain, in simple terms, what is going on in the atmosphere which causes women to don wooly sweaters and push spring clothes further back in the closet. Ini- CECIL O. CREAL . . abandon arb alley had previously been denied a tavern license in the same area perhaps that reasoning would ap- ply in this case. Definite Improvement Mayor Creal replied that the Holiday Inn would be a definite improvement to the Ann Arbor community, and Mrs. Gayle Flan- nery (R) said the clientele would be different from that attracted by the bowling alley. During constituents' time, James Watts, father of a six-year-old boy who was burned to death when fire swept his home last week, asked the Council for city fire protection, even though he is an Ann Arbor Township resident. He cited the fact that the city, having received his fire call, could not act since he lives in the town- ship. The township fire depart- ment was unreachable, he said. Creal directed him to appeal for immediate annexation. Universities May Be Sued Universities may be sued for a reverse of disciplinary action if "due process of law" is not fol- lowed in the procedure a lawyer said yesterday at the first Na- tional Conference of University Attorneys in the Michigan Union yesterday. Robert B. Mautz, Dean of Aca- demic Affairs at the University of Florida sees a national trend to- ward extending University liabil- ity to unwritten guarantees. One of +hrim m.,a..nf~.a ie thn fn tially, weather is controlled by fronts which separate the warm and cold regions of the earth, he explained. This year air currents which usually run from west to east are moving far north and far south in a wave pattern. This is known as a meridional effect. For most of this winter a trough of cold air has lain over the east- ern part of the United States and a ridge of warm air has lain over the west. This trough, con- trary to usual practice has been semi- stationary and contained by the fronts. Storms tend to occur on the east side of the trough, and since this has been over the east coast all winter, the area has exper- ienced heavy storms. The center of the trough has lain over the middle west and has been re- sponsible for our cold winter. The rain yesterday and today is caused by a low pressure area which was located a little south of Ann Arbor yesterday and is slowly moving eastward. This is the first major change in circulation i many months and we now have a huge center of low pressure from the surface into the high atmos- phere. The forecast for tomorrow is cloudy with precipitation. The forecast for the next few days is much of the same with some- thing hopeful possible after this. Administration Seen Gaining On Wage Bill WASHINGTON (A)-Administra- tion leaders appeared to be gath- ering strength yesterday in their efforts to push through the senate a iinimum wage bill acceptable to President John F. Kennedy. The Senate will take up the measure today under an agree- ment to limit debate. This agree- ment could bring final action be- fore the day ends. Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield of Montana remained confident that he could muster the votes to beat down an amendment by Sen. A. S. Mike Monroney (D- Okla), that appears to pose the greatest threat to passage of the kind of bill Kennedy wants. As the measure now stands, it would boost the minimum wage from $1 to $1.25 an hour in 28 months for about 24 million pres- ently covered workers and extend coverage to about four million more at $1, with increases to $1.25 in four years. Monroney has sought to limit coverage to employees of firms which do business in more than one state. His amendment would reduce new coverage to about 2.4 million workers. Bea Nemlaha, '61, has been ap- pointed to the presidency of the Women's League, and Ruth Ja- cobs, '62, was named Administra- tive Vice-President. The Executive and Coordinating Vice-Presidents are, respectively, Margaret Skiles, '63, and Penny Thewalt, '62. Interviewing and Nominating Ina Lynch, '62, and Roz Schul- man, '62, are to be the chairman and vice chairman of the League Interviewing and Nominating Committee; Debora Cowles, '62, and Betsy Brandt, '62, have been appointed the chairman and vice- chairman of Women's Judiciary Council. The new president of Panhel- lenic is Susan Stillerman, '62 A&D, Alpha Epsilon Phi. Other Panhellenic officers are Margaret Shaw, '63, Delta Delta Delta, vice-president; Ann Gomez, '63, Alpha Theta, secretary; Susan Brockway, '63, Pi Beta Phi, treas- urer. Junior Panhellenic officers are Judy Lewis, '64, Alpha Epsilon Phi, president; Catherine Calca- terra, '64, Kappa Kappa Gamma, first vice-president; Vicki Elmer, '64, Delta Gamma, second vice- president; Mary Ellen Kanke, Kappa Delta, chairman of public relations; Barbara Van Dyk, '63, Chi Omega, secretary; Annette Applebaum, '64, Sigma Delta Tau, treasurer. Assembly Officers Sally Jo Sawyer, '62, was intro- duced as the. new president of Assembly Association. Other As- sembly officers are Mary Lou Seldon, first vice-president; Joan Weinberg, '62, second vice-presi- dent; Sue Goetz, '62, secretary; Judy Levine, '62, treasurer. Women's Athletic Association officers for the coming year are Lee Sonne, '62, president; Joyce U.S. Pledges Aid To South Koreans WASHINGTON (P)-The United States yesterday announced a $15- million increase in aid funds to South Korea and pledged contin- uing interest in the progress of that country toward a self-sup- porting economy. The action was taken on the eve of the first anniversary of the Korean students rebellion, which overthrew President Syngman Rhee. Peckham, '63, vice-president for student relations; Pamela Mar- zulla, '62, vice-president for spe- cial projects; Sue Smith, '63, treasurer; Julie Magnuson, '62Ed, secretary. Committee Chairmen The chairman of other League committees are as follows: Bar- bara Portnor, '63, University Services; Jill Dinwddie, '63, In- ternational Committee; Kaye Watson, '63, Freshman Projects; Lynn Applebaum, '62Ed, Special Projects; Dee Sanders, '62D, Com- munity Services; Susan Sprunk, '63, Public Relations; Susan Mill- er, '63Ed, Social; Allyn Thomp- son, '63, and Jeanette Lim, '62,; House; Debora Davidson, '63, Stu- dent Services. These positions compose the League Council. Class projects general chairmen are Hope Marder, '63, Junior Girls' Play; Susan Chase, '64, and Harvey Kaplan, '64, Soph Show; Judy Rubenstein, '64, Maize Team, Frosh Weekend; Wallis Wilde, '64, Blue Team, Frosh Weekend. Taylor Wins Top Award By.The Associated Press SANTA MONICA - Four-time nominee Elizabeth Taylor, on her deathbed two months ago, last night took the award for best actress from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for her role as the ill-starred wanton in "Butterfield 8." Burt Lancaster took the best actor award for his role as the shady revivalist of "Elmer Gan- try." "The Apartment" swept two top awards: Best Picture and Best Direction, by Billy Wilder. Shirley Jones, the blonde harlot in "Elmer Gantry," was chosen Best Supporting Actress, and Peter Ustinov, the wily operator of a gladiators school in "Sprtacus" took the prize for Best Supporting Actor. The Best Song Award was pre- sented for "Never on Sunday." Other awards are best docu- mentary: Walt Disney, "The Horse with the Flying Tail;" best special effects, "The Time Machine;" best costume design. "The Facts o Life" and "Sparticus." Best Art Directing, "The Aprt- ment" and "Spartacus;" Best Cin- ematography, "Sons and Lovers" and "Spartacus;" best sound, "The Alamo;" Best Cartoon, "Munro." A Special Award went to veteran Stan Laurel, and a juvenile award to pixie Hayley Mills, of Walt Disney's "Pollyanna." * Best Foreign language film went to Ingmar Bergmann's Swedish "The Virgin Spring." Best Screenplays went to "Elmer Gantry" and "The Apartment." 'U Receives To Maintain Present Rates Seek To Lower Costs By Cutting Services, Ending Sunday Meal By DAVID MARCUS The University is not at the moment planning to increase res- idence hall fees. The preliminary 1961-62 dorm- tory budget does not include a rate increase, Francis C. Shiel, service enterprises manager, told the Board of Governors of the Residence Halls yesterday. The possibility of a boost first came to light a month ago when residence halls business manager Leonard A. Schaadt informed house service chairman of a po- tential increase. No Decision No final decision will be forth- coming on a rate increase until late May at the earliest, Vice- President for Student Affairs James A. Lewis said. He added that the rooming contracts allow the fees to be raised even after sign- ing. Shies, in his statement to the Board, said, "We are now proceed- ing with the preparation of pre- liminary 1961-62 residence halls budget on the basis that there will not be an, increase in board and room rates. "However, many items of ex- pense make up the cost of operat- ing residence hal, some of which in themselves or in combination could make an increase necessary. Expresses Reluctance "Some of these items are not known at this time and therefore we are reluctant at this point to make a positive factual state- ment that there will not be an crease. We are still studying var-. ious means or methods of achiev- ing and evercising economies in the operation to make an increase unnecessary." In a discussion of possible econ- omy measures, Assembly President Myra Goines, '61, said, "After speaking to a number of people, I found that they were definitely against the elimination of Sun- day supper." This curtailment of Sunday meal service was one of the means suggested by Schaadt to help cut costs. Claiming that only 60 per cent of the residents attended the meal, Schaadt stated that its elimination would represent a $16 per capita saving. Opposed Cut Miss Goines said that the girls opposed the cut because of crowd-, ed conditions in Ann Arbor res- taurants. Last Saturday, the IQC Conference on Quadrangle living unofficially supported deletion 'of the Sunday evening meal as an economy measure. Shiel noted that the University was one of four of the Big Ten schools that does not plan to in- crease room and board fees. So far, Ohio State has an- nounced a $30 per year increase to $825 and Iowa will boost rates $60 to $880. Also, the University of California's rates will reach $840, a $60 to $70 hike, depending on the campus. Shiel said that the increases will bring the average per diem costs in the$Big Ten from $3.44 to $3.55 or $3.60. The cost at the University is $3.48. Uion Beg ins Opinion Poll With Student Interviews By MICHAEL OLINICK A survey to study campus opinion on the Michigan Union, which will involve 500 students, began yesterday, former Union President Perry W. Morton, '61, said last night. The students to be interviewed about the Union's facilities and services were chosen at random from the campus as a whole. Twenty- three student interviewers will ask them to define their conception of the Union's role and to make specific comments of present facilities. The selection of the interviewees, training of interviewers and the formulation of questions were carried out with the help of a "profes- sional opinion survey organza-" tion," Morton, a director of the survey, said. Improve Services The ultimate goal of the survey --to be supplemented with similar ones involving faculty, alumni and administrators-is to improve the services the Union offers, Morton stressed. "For this reason we need a valid survey of opinion on which to base our policy changes," he said. "To have a valid survey we need almost 100 per cent replies, so I am urging everyone involved to participate fully." The interviews will be conducted in two parts. An "open end" an- w nrinrwi ohnit nnuton-half hnur CONTRASTS CULTURES: Iran Student Observes U.S., Homeland By PETER STEINBERGER Ali Moussavi-Nasle, an electrical engineering student from Iran, has just won a government-sponsored trip back home for his success in writing a guide book on Islam, explaining that religion to Ameri- can readers. Moussavi, who turned down a scholarship for study in England in order to come here, feels strong- 1- --4------, -I ef -Ta- to both countries is the motion picture. Gangster Melodrama In small towns and rural areas gangster pictures are admired for their melodrama and fighting, but in Teheran more people are inter- ested in educational films on West- ern culture and society. "When I was still in Iran I went often to see the Italian films, which we knew were ranerally Similarly, he notes that his gov- ernment discourages deep involve- ment in activities among those students it sends abroad. The rea- son for this is that the government fears too much extra-curricular diversion will hinder studies. The government, in line with this philosophy, last year cancelled its support of the then-public high schools. Now it pays only for the teachers' salaries. UCLA Ruling Reconfirms Free Speech LOS ANGELES (UPS) - 8 University of California (at I. Angeles) students have dropp their Superior Court suit agair the regents of the University California challenging a regul ,. I .