HOUSE THREATENS 'U' AUTONOMY See Page 4 Y 4 . 4br 4bp .A4tr4tg an 11a6i4 VERY CLOUDY High-64 Low-.44 Slightly warmer today, showers tomorrow. Seventy Years of Editorial Freedom VOL LXXI, No. 15AANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1961 FIVE CENTS EIGHT PAGES Belta Chii President Denies Charges of Pressure Armstrong Refutes Claim of Prejudice Local President Says Statement Asks No Action, States Situation By DAVID MARCUS National Delta Chi President Louis Armstrong last night denied that any letter was sent to the State University of Iowa chapter to pressure the group into depledging a Negro as the Daily Iowan had charged. Armstrong, who arrived in Iowa City Wednesday, said "There was no such letter sent to the Iowa chapter." Andrew J. Hanks, the Negro, * * * * * * * * * * * * OLSEI S BSTE TIO DEADLOCKS TIO PPROPRI TIO BILL n IQC Backs Evaluations. Of Students By GERALD STORCH Inter-Quadrangle Council last night voiced its approval of the controversial "pink slip" after a debate with Student Government Council member Kenneth Mc- Eldowney, '62. Pink slips ate confidential aca- demic and non-academic reports on residents of quadrangles., Filled out by counselors, resident direc- tors and housemothers, the reports include questions on personality traits, health conditions, grades and extra-curricular activities of the student. Edward Powers, 163, said that the council should endorse the reports per se. "They should be kept the way they are. They are a necessary and effective tool of the staff." However, Dennis Moore, '63, successfully amended Powers' mo- tion, stating that "the nature of the contents" should be made public. He explained that the existence of the reports and the questions themselves should be made known, but that individuals should not be allowed to see the evaluations of themselves. McEldowney, who had given the quad council background informa- tion on the pink slips and then argued against them, afterwards termed the motion "disappoint- ing." "The motion ignored severai im- portant aspects of the reports. I believe that free and honest re- lationships between students and counselors are hindered by the confidential reports," McEldowney said. Federal Court Strikes Blow At Segregation NEW ORLEANS 3)-A three- judge Federal Court yesterday knocked out two state laws aimed at halting desegregation of schools in Louisiana. Declared unconstitutional were acts 3 and 5 of the second special session of the state Legislature. was depledged during a chapter meeting Monday night. No Communication Local Delta Chi President Keith Hellems, '62, said that the Univer- sity's chapter had received no com- munication from the national call- ing for pressure on the Iowa group. He said, "All we received was an informative letter from the na- tional explaining that the Iowa chapter had pledged a Negro. "The letter did not call for or suggest pressure or any action on our part." Armstrong explained that he was only paying a visit to the Iowa chapter and that his presence had nothing to do with the controversy. He arrived after Hands had been depledged. Letters from Alumni He noted that the only comment that the local received had been letters from alumni. Some were favorable and other unfavorable. "It's a normal procedure for the chapter to reconsider every pledge before he becomes an active,". Armstrong said. It takes a 100 per cent vote for final admission. Fraternity mem- bers would not reveal how many voted against Hanks or what reasons were raised at chapter' meetings against his acceptance. Actives are pledged to secrecy'on the proceedings of chapter meet- ings. Claims Pressures Fraternity member Jerry Parker said that there were "external pressures" but that the national had said that interference would occur only if there were some ir,. regularity in the initiation pro- cedure. Armstrong concurred, saying "We only advised the chapter to follow regular pledging proced- ures." Parker said the intent of the advice was to prevent a hasty initiation before the prescribed period of pledgeship ended. Hanks was informed Tuesday that he had been depledged be- cause the actives felt that they "did not know me well enough." Moves Out of House That same day, chapter Presi- dent Richard floe moved out of the house, resigned his post, de- activated, and charged that Arm- strong had sent a letter to the Iowa group that said the national would send letters to other Delta Chi chapters, urging them to op.. pose Hanks' initiation. Boe commented that he was "disgusted" and wanted "to be left alone." Hanks commented, "It was a surprise to me but I guess it's up to them; if they don't want me, it's their decision." An Editorial... sTUDENT GOVERNMENT COUNCIL began considera- tion Wednesday night of a motion expressing "grave concern" over The Daily's apparent trend toward ir- responsibility. The Daily does iot seriously question the Council's technical right to consider such a resolution. Nor, given* the institutional independence of The Daily, do we be- lieve such action constitutes a- threat to academic and editorial freedom. But we are quite disturbed at what ap- pears to be the Council's basic lack of understanding of The Daily's role on campus and, more fundamentally, of the qualities and practices which make a responsible newspaper. The Daily is not a bulletin board, nor is it a passive reflector of campus events. It is not a partner of the administration. It is not the servant of any other or- ganization, nor the captive of any particular campus in- terest. It does not essay to be an echo of the student voice. The Daily is a newspaper, nationally recognized as one of the -country's best college dailies. As such, it strives to report the news as honestly, as fairly and as completely as it knows how. It interprets that news with as much intelligence and sensitivity as it possesses. BUT NO NEWSPAPER aspiring to greatness can merely report and analyze the news that lies on the surface. If it has a vision of things as they ought to be, and a per- ception of shortcomings that exist, a newspaper is obli- gated to work for improvement. The SGC resolution appears to be part of a disturb- ing tendency to equate "responsibility" with leaving, well enough alone. The Daily is not acting responsibly if it suppresses important information simply because publication would produce controversy. The Daily is not acting responsibly in "presenting a favorable impres- sion" of the University or an organization if this entails distortion or omission of facts. And it is not acting re- sponsibly if it devotes its pages only to superficial hap- penings and ignores more basic social problems. The Daily, in fact, is most irresponsible when it fails to dig into issues, ferret out hidden problems, and press for their solution. IT IS NOT CLEAR whether the SGC resolution aims to censure The Daily, to voice the grievances of dis- gruntled student organizations, or to press The Daily to examine its policies. But out of the welter of debate Wednesday night, one point clearly emerged: the pro- ponents of the resolution do want The Daily to change-to change in a way which we believe could de- stroy its basic character. It is only by maintaining courage, forthrightness and honesty that The Daily can remain a responsible news- paper. We hope these qualities are never confused with irresponsibility. --THE ACTING SENIOR EDITORS SPIRITUAL REWARDS: Conn Describes Benefits Of Academic Medicine 4> By DAVID GEIGER Academic medicine combines the long, exhausting pursuit of new knowledge with the great spirit- ual rewards of teaching and tend- ing the sick, Dr. Jerome W. Conn, professor of internal medicine and director of the University's Metab- olic Researc program said Thurs- day i nthe annual Henry Russel, Lecture. The Lectureship, awarded an- nually, is the highest honor the University can bestow on a senior faculty member. It was established by the Regents in 1925 with a gift from Henry Russe. Has Several Jobs "The medical school doctor is at the same time a teacher, clini- cal investigator and practicing physician," Dr. Conn said. "But often he finds himself digressing from the scientific aspects of dis- ease by using such unscientiic words as compassion, considera- tion, kindness, happiness and sad- ness . . . qualities that will never be replaced by an analog com- puter," he added. His work began during the se- cond world war on a project for the armed forces. He was inves- tigating the process of salt de- pletion in troops not yet accli- mated to tropical conditions and the effect this salt depletion had on their efficiency. Experimental Program He worked with a group of con- sientious objectors who volunteered to live, work and sleep in a hot room contructed in the University hospital. At first the men collapsed in a short time, but after about four days their bodies gradually ad- justed to the conditions of the room and they were able to work there for long periods. Dr. Conn also noted that the salt content of their sweat had decreased dur- Chang'e Stand On Disarming LONDON (P)-One of the na- tion's largest labor unions yester- day junked its demands that Brit- ain disarm unilaterally, and dealt a major blow to ban-the-bomb elements in the Labor Party. Approve U Budget For Caia utlay Out-of-State Limit Bill Defeated By Larger Margin Than Before By ROBERT FARRELL Special to The Daily LANSING-After passing a capital outlay budget for the University and defeating, 30-67, the proposal by Rep. William D. Romano (D-Warren) to limit out-of-state enrollment, the House last night was deadlocked on the higher education appropriation by Rep. Fred Olsen's (R-Sheridan) abstention. Fail To Achieve After defeating all Democratic attempts to amend the bill, the GOP failed to achieve the 56 votes necessary for passage by one vote, 55-46. Ol-T DR. JEROME CONN ... Russel lecturer ing this period and hypothesized that body hormone had somehow been able to control the loss of salt. Sphinix Taps New Court Once again the Pharoah has commanded his legions to cross the great -desert and invade the land of the barbarians to pick slaves for the Pharoah's court. Once again the East has learned to fear the Pharoah's might. Into the temple, where gathers the court, came neophyte slaves to the court of Sphinx. So came Larry Babcock, '63Ed, John Barden, '63, William Butts, '63Ed, Thomas Cole, '63, Stanley C. Cox,'63, David Croysdale, '63, John Dumnont, '63, Robert Finke, '63, William Freehan, '63. William Gleason, '63. David Glinka, '63, Bruce Groom, '63, John Hutchinson, '63E, James Hynds, '63, Michael Joyce, '63Ed, Gilbert Larose, '63Ed, John Meyer- holtz, '63, Dennis Moore, '63, Rich- ard Nelson, '63E, Charles Newton, '63, Steven Overton, '63, David Raimey, '63, Carter Reese, '63, Thomas Rogers, '63, Lee Sclar, '63, Raymond Senkowski, '63, Steven Thrasher, '63, Victor Wexler, '63, and Thomas Webber, '63. sen is holding out for $200,000 more for Ferris Institute. The Romano amendment, de- feated Wednesday in a vote of non-concurrence with the rec- ommendation of the committee of the whole, lost more support yes- terday on the second try when co- sponsor Majority Floor Leader Al- lison Green (R-Kingston) with- drew his support. Republican leaders had no pre- dictions as to the possibility of passing the appropriations bill to- day, but definitely showed the strength to keep it in its present form. Universities Suffer The University will get $35.4 million from the state under the appropriation bill in its present form. It requested $43.9 million and the governor recommended $37.1 million. Other universities suffered similar cuts in their budgets. The capital outlay bill granted the University $2.7 million for continued construction on the Physics-Astronomy and Institute of Science and Technology Build- ings. This does not allow any ap- propriations toward the many construction projects University administrators have repeatedly re- quested, except those already un- derway. Remodeling Appropriation The Senate and House versions of this bill differ by only $350,000 in the general state remodeling and addition appropriation since no change in the University's budget can be expected. In a 30-67 vote that cut sharp- ly across party lines, the House rejected the controversial Romano amendment to limit out-of-state admissions to 15 per cent at in- stitutions of higher education. It also defeated numerous Dem- ocratic proposals to raise appro- priations or otherwise change the' bill. Proposals Include These included: Requests for increased aid to public school districts. The Demo- crats maintain that an eight per cent increase in aid is desperately needed, but asked amounts as low as three per cent in attempts to gain partial victory. Proposals to give a specific amount of Michigan State Uni- versity's budget to the Oakland branch. Bonding Authority Several attempts to raise the entire budget to Gov. John B. Swainson's recommended level, and an attempt to change the capital outlay bill to provide for a bonding authority such as the governor had asked. And proposals by Rep. George Montgomery (D-Detroit) to raise the budget at least part way to the governor's level by creating a new cigarette tax of three or four cents per pack to finance this rise. I (Jut-of-S tate Li'mit, Splits Legislature By MICHAEL HARRAH special To The Daily LANSING-Virtually to a man the 110-member House of Rep- resentatives is in agreement that something must be done about the number of out-of-state students now in attendance at the three largest universities in Michigan. In a bi-partisan House effort Rep. William Romano (D-Warren) and Majority Floor Leader Rep. Allison Green (R-Kingston) at- tempted to tack on an amendment providing that to receive state monies, the universities must lim- it their out-of-state students to no more than 15 per cent of their total enrollment. "For every student Michigan sends out of the state, four are coming in," Romano said. "If we didn't have out-of-state students at Western Michigan, Central Michigan, and Northern Michigan Universities, we could support three more colleges of that size" "We must focus our attention on Michigan students," Speaker Pro-Tempore Rep. Wilfred Bassett (R-Jackson) countered. "If. we in- creased out-of-state tuition at the University by $150, we would have an additional $1.2 million. "By limiting ourselves to 15 per cent of out-of-state students, we would be knocking some $700,000 off the gross budget. I agree we must tighten up on out-of-state students, but let's do it gradually." See PARTY, Page 5 ATTACK QUADS: 'U' Women Raid Men's Dorms in Counterattack By PHILIP SUTIN and THOMAS HUNTER The women of the University organized a counter-panty raid on the quadrangles last night as the men marched off to a second successive demonstration on the Hill. About 200 women students converged upon South Quadrangle, just missing an even larger group of men on their way to East Quadrangle for a repeat of Wednesday night's performance. Both groups were relatively successful. Chanting "Give us back our pants!" and "We want shorts!" the women crowded up to the doors of South Quadrangle. Residents obliged by throwing out various undergarments. The throng then turned toward West Quadrangle where staff men and iron gates closed off entry. Failing to enter the court, the women marched around the quadrangle, stopping at each house. "Let's hear more noise," the men shouted. The women obliged and a variety of brief clothing floated down. The group milled around the quadrangle until house mothers and other staff members herded the students back to the Hill. of Men Walter Rea, Harold Swoverland, investigator for the Dean of -Men's office, and Bingley held the raiders from the doors. Women who had been shouting at demonstrators quieted, room lights went out, and after approximately ten minutes of milling, the crowd dispersed. Bingley said that he had taken identification cards from six demonstrators. "Those students will be taken to the joint judiciary council. They had been told not to participate in this kind of activity." Open Hydrant The men's demonstration began between West and South Quad- rangles after someone had opened a fire hydrant. A steady stream of water spurted high into the air flooding East Madison and bring- ing Ann Arbor police, firemen and a growing crowd of spectators. The students cheered the firemen on and then headed toward East Quadrangle chanting "To the Hill, to the Hill!" Aproximately 300 more students joined the group at East Quad and marched quietly toward the Hill. Stolen Wrench Sgt. Walter Hawkins of the Ann Arbor police said that the wrench used to loosen the fire hydrant could possibly be the same ANEES JUNG .. ISA president ISA Installs New Officers Anees Jung, Grad, and. Jack .. .. ......