18-STORY APARTMENT: SHOULD 'U' INTERVENE? See Editorial Page C, r Si 43VAu1 &t aitI# CLOUDY, COOLER Hligh--55 Low--40 Continued mild through Thursday Seventy-Four Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXV, No. 160 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, 7 APRIL 1965 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES VIET NAM ISSUE: Protest Group To Lobby Advocates SACUA AcademicU Approves Move By ADRIA E. SCHWARTZ j Highlighting the trend towards greater support of the Faculty- Student Committee to End the War in Viet Nam, the longer es- tablished University Committee on Problems of War and Peace has joined forces, and will co-sponsor a faculty delegation to Washing- ton to join in a nationwide "Aca- demic Lobby" Six University professors com- prising the delegation will join approximately 50 other professors from universities and colleges all over the nation in a massive lob- bying endeavor, the purpose of which is to convince their re- spective Congressmen of the il- legality of the war in Viet Nam. They are protesting the escala- tion of a war that has not been legally declared the group said. We are protesting against Johnson's policy of "No expression of policy," declared Prof. Marshall Sahlins of the anthropology department. " member of the delegation. "We six are going in cooperation with the University Committee in urging our opposition to the war By LAURENCE MEDOW to our representatives," Sahlins B UE continued. The main issue is the The concept of fraternities and breakdown in representative pro- sororities must be modified and cesses." put back in context with the Uni- The group feels that the Gal- versity, James W. Shaw ,assistant lop Polls, in addition to other to Associate Dean James H. Rob- mass communication surveys have ertson of the literary college, said well demonstrated the country's last night in a speech at the an- To Re structure Senate Group Votes Six to Five RURAL EDUCATION: Action Project Instituted .6141lLWl VLI 11V1. SYiW1AJ11W11 AlW111113A7 - Judiciary Committee Fals To Act on State Board Bill By JOHN MEREDITH The Senate Judiciary Committee failed to act yesterday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would give the State Board of Education authority to make decisions binding on individual state colleges and universities. Sen. Basil Brown (D-Detroit), the committee's chairman, had stated Saturday that he expected to bring the proposed amendment out of committee to the Senate floor with a favorable recommenda- tion at yesterday's meeting. However, almost the entire meeting was devoted to hearings on a bill to bring the administration of trust funds at state instituions, - - - - -'-- - -'"including colleges and universities, APU~A G t sunder the supervision of the State APA Cites Attorney General. Record Sale In the first week of sales for the )1965 Fall Festival of the Associa- tion of Producing Artists a record 1,000 subscriptions were sold. l Prof. Robert Schnitzer, execu- tive director of the Professional Theatre Program, advises students to buy their season tickets before school is over in April Despite the fact that the an- nouncement of plays will not be made until later this month, Correction A lecture demonstration on "Japanese Music: Nagauta and Matsuri Bayashi" by William P. Malam of the University Japanese Study Group will be held today at 8:30 p.m. in Rackham Lecture Hall. Yester- day's Daily was in error as to the date of the talk. Schnitzer said that the large num- bers of subscribers reflect the community's admiration of the APA. The repertory troupe is current- ly appearing at the Phoenix The- atre in New York City in "War and Peace," "Judith," and "Man and Superman." "It is likely that hearings on the trust funds bill will take up most of our time for the next two weeks," Sen. John McCauley (D- Wyandotte), a member of the committee, reported yesterday. "We probably won't vote on the state board amendment until this matter is taken care of." The state board presently is empowered only to give advisory opinions on matters concerning schools offering baccalaureate de- gree programs. Its powers are not specifically enumerated in the new state con- stitution and are quite contro- versial. The amendment, proposed by Sen. Edward Robinson (D-Dear- born), would increase the new board's authority, putting it above the governing boards of the indi- vidual schools. While it would have the power to decide on any matter of inter- nal school policy, Brown indicated that the board would probably be most active in financing, long- range policy decisions and matters affecting the entire state. The University and other major state-supported schools have tra- ditionally opposed limitations on their autonomous status such as those included in the Robinson amendment. widespread dissatisfaction with nual Fraternity and Sorority Pres-! the Viet Nam situation. idents' Banquet. Shaw spoke on By meeting with members of "The Role of Fraternities and 5 Congress, the "lobbyists" intend to Sororities and the Intellectual "discuss alternatives in hope that Life." their representatives will raise de- "A fraternity is a social orga- bate on the issue," Sahlins dis- nization but it must be kept in closed. "We are against escalation perspective," Shaw said ."The sys- and for negotiation." tem exists in an academic set-, In addition to the Washington ting." Lobby, the University Faculty . The issue faced by the system: Committee to End the War in Viet is survival in the face of in- Nam has other plans in the off- creased academic pressure, accord- ing, all of which will be discussed ing to Shaw. It is often said that at an open meeting to be held to- at least half of what is learned day at 4 p.m. in Aud. A. of Angell is learned outside the classroom, Hall. Shaw commented, "but you must Under discussion will be plans remember the other 50 per cent." for a Nationwide Teach-in tenta- Academic Difficulties Lively scheduled for early May. Academic difficulty is both a Already, over 48 universities and I cause and effect in fraternity liv- colleges have announced plans to ing, Shaw said. He suggests a; hold Teach-Ins patterned after merging of the functions of the the one held at the University on University and the Greek system, March 24. Sites being considered as a remedy.j for the proposed National Teach- "Does the goof-off come to thej In include the United Nations in system or does the system do New York, Washington, or.nation- something to its members?" Shaw ally televised closed circuit tele- asked. To get the right people in vision. the system fraternities and sorori- Today's meeting will also in- ties must take on a new attitude lude on its "open agenda," de- toward rush, emphasizing aca- finitive plans for the support of demics and intellectualism as well the Student March on Washing- as social life, he said. ton to protest the War in Viet If the fraternity is the cause Nam on April 17, which is being of declining grade points, the sponsored ley the Students for a causes must be removed, Shaw Democratic Society. Buses are remarked. Fraternities should get scheduled to leave from the Uni- away from fining members for versity to Washington on Friday, not attending functions, let them April 16 and will return Sunday, study and eliminate the false com- April 18. radery of sharing notes, papers Prof. William Gamson of theI and research. sociology department has received Exam Files the pledge of "individual faculty Exam files are a compromise assistance on a tutorial basis or and do more harm than good by{ otherwise to those students who showing people that tests can be participate in the march on passed this way, Shaw added. Washington." This intellectual attitude should Letters have been sent to all carry over into pledge programs, members of the faculty, asking making them more challenging, for a pledge of one day's salary he said. Shaw suggests self-eval- for the support of continued pro- uation programs of activities and, test activities. This first all-cam- goals for both pledges and theI pus "pay-in," which sets its sights whole house. In addition, projects! on obtaining contributions from should be undertaken to get books 10 per cent of the faculty, will for house libraries and to expand enable "greater participation" and the reading material available to "help the academic community members beyond Life and Play- rise above its own impotence in boy. matters of organized criticism of Fraternities must also learn to unjust policies," the committee use the faculty in the right way.I reported. "Most of the faculty does not By LYNN METZGER "The problem of poor rural standards of living cannot be solv- ed by moving the local inhabitants to an urban society," Burt Phil- lips, Dean of Students at Tuskegee College said yesterday in a col- loquim on rural life in the South. He emphasized the fact that he was speaking "as an involved per- son," because of the location of Tuskegee and because of the pro- grams toward rural redevelop- ment the college was undertaking. In line with the belief that mov- ing the poor residents of the rural South to an urban area would not solve any of their problems Tuske- gee is instituting a massive com- munity action program, Phillips said. The project entails the estab- lishment of 60 centers in the heart of the Alabama "black belt," he said. These centers will be stuffed by 600 volunteer workers, from ,the college. Purpose of Centers The purpose of these centers1 would be to help educate the pop- ulation and raise its present living conditions. "If something isn't done now a! whole generation of children will be lost," Phillips said. The results could go in two directions. Either, today's youngsters will follow their parent's footsteps of waiting, or they will move to the 'left. "A move to the left would mean re-' moving the non-violent element' of the Student Nonviolent Coor-{ dinating Committee platform! causing an all out shooting war," Phillips explained. 'On the whole the' leaders and strongest participants of the ra- cial movements have been white,"! Phillips said. He cited several reasons for this. Reasons First, the middle class Negroes who would have the means and the knowledge to move toward action are too concerned with maintaining their status quo. "He is afraid that if he acts it would jepordize the position he has ob- tained," he explained. Second, those in the lower class bracket have become accustomed -Daily-Thomas R. copi BURT PHILLIPS, DEAN OF STUDENTS at Tuskegee College in. Mississippi, addressed an audience yesterday on rural poverty in the South, ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES: Urges Uniform Methods By MICHAEL HEFFER Public acountants must give investors accurate reports on com- panies, based on -standardized accounting methods, Leonard Spacek said yesterday. In a talk on "The Public Investor's Interest and the Public Accountant's Responsibility" at the business school, Spacek attacked inconsistencies in methods of accounting. He said public accountants should work as "umpires" in disputes about accounting. He said that because of different account- ing methods clients say: "but that D company uses -these methods, why Di11sc s se can't we?" A recognized code of practices is needed, Spacek said. Of Rackha "There are no recognized prin- PROGRAM IN BRAZIL: ITA Trains New Ei By CONSTANCE BENNETT Since 1962, the engineering col- lege has been cooperating with the Agency for International Develop- ment (AID) in an effort to im- prove and expand the curriculum of the- Aeronautical Institute of Technology (ITA) in Brazil. The aims of the engineering col- lege in this project, as cited Dean James C. Mouzen of the engineer- ing college in a report given to AID, have been "to analyze exist- ing programs at ITA" and to train Brazilian professors to carry on the work of the Michigan group after they complete their project. When AID initiated this pro- gram in 1962, the Institute had already been in existence for about twelve years. Formed by the Bra-! zilian Air Ministry to deal with! civil and military needs in aero- nautics and electronics, it also hoped to provide a model for other existing Brazilian engineering schools. It is still unique in Brazil today, because of such features as a full-time faculty, compulsory class attendance and entrance examinations. First Ten Years In its first ten years ITA grad- uated 128 electronics engineers and 296 aeronautical engineers. After receiving its , contract in 1962, the Michigan group has switched the emphasis from aero- nautical engineering to the more presing field of mechanical en- gineering. Next year it will grad- uate its first forty mechanical engineers. ITA hopes that it can institute a master's degree program in me- "making definite plans to term- inate its formal contribution to ITA by'1968 or 1969." Before that time, "we hope to consolidate our gains and get ITA well on its way toward a master's degrees program in mechanical engineering," he pointed out. Between now and the formal termination of the project in 1968 or 1969, Mouzen said that they are considering sending engineering college faculty for shorter periods of time in an attempt to allay the scarcity of good teachers. Their know what goes on in the houses, to the belief that nothing can be1 and fraternities should try to get done about the present situation the faculty involved. This cannot and that their only hope is con- be accomplished by invitations to tinuing to lead as good a life as dinner alone," Shaw commented. possible. "Part of the reason this In conclusion, Shaw asked the belief has been developed is be- n igrneers 'fraternity and sorority presidents cause of the Negro church in the to exercise their leadership in South. It strongly preaches the "playing according to academic afterlife as the important thing length of stay will be reduced to rules rather than social rules. and so one must not worry about a semester, instead of the present Most University students care for the present life," Phillips said. minimum of two years. academics but they must be free Phillips critized the present war Mouzen asserts that the Univer- to express their concern in their on poverty program because it sity is playing a sociological as houses," Shaw said. deals primarily with the urban well as an educational role in Outstanding Greek Awards were areas and neglecting the rural Brazil. He feels that the Univer- presented to Penny Ingram, '65, areas. sity team has provided the neces- and Fred Lambert, '66, at the ban- "Most of the officials in charge sary leadership, and he hopes quet for their contributions and I have no idea of the conditions and that, "at the end of the program achievements in their houses, the needs of the people," he re- the Brazilian administrators will Panhellenic Association and Inter- I marked. "They should have some- have learned something from see- fraternity Council and the cam- one who has lived in the South ing a group of people come to pus community. Past officers of and know what conditions are their country and work together IFC and Panhel were also hon- really like" run the program, he for a common goal." ored. asserted. t" t l t 3 ciples in accounting." Spacek said the Accounting1 Principles Board has only issued "contradictory statements of prin- ciples." He noted that the prin- ciples involved are similar to all industries. As an example of the harm done by different methods, Spacek pointed to recent news releases that Bethlehem Steel Corporation had increased in earnings 44 per cent, while Inland Steel Corpora- tion had increased 27 per cent. Actually, both companies "had the same increase in earnings," he said. Different accounting methods resulted in different reports, he explained. Yet the investor does not know this, he said. He is given a false comparative picture, one that will influence his decisions in buying and selling stocks. It is the responsibility of the profes- sion of public accounting to give investors accurate accounting bas- ed on uniform methods, he con- cluded. Having been approached by the ad hoc Committee on Apartheid about the possibility of delegat- ing one of their members to sit on the committee, Graduate Stu- dent Council decided last night not to send anyone formally, but left the door open for anyone of their members to sit informally on the anti-apartheid group. In further GSC action, Dean Stephen Spurr of the graduate school appeared before council to discuss with, it the policies on use of Rackham Building facili- ties. In the past, political functions have not been allowed in Rack- ham, Spurr noted. "However, I am not sure this is a valid position today," he said. The consensus of the council was that any function could be held in Rackham if it were of a sufficiently high intellectual level to interest students at the grad- uate level, but Spurr said that it would be at least another year be- fore any concrete policy could be set. For Proposal Plan Seeks To Give Faculty More Power To Act on 'U' Policy By PHYLLIS KOCH and LESLEY FINKELMAN The Senate Advisory Commit- tee on University Affairs disclos- ed yesterday that it will recom- mend for approval the Senate re- organization proposal. After months of controversy, SACUA voted by a margin of six to five to approve the motion which will be presented to the Faculty Senate at its annual spring meeting April 12. Prof. Richard Wellman of the Law School, chairman of SACUA, although he did not vote, main- tains the same position he held last fall-that the proposed re- organization of the Senate is es- sentially unnecessary and possi- bly detrimental to the Senate's function. First Proposed First proposed by the Subcom- mittee on University Freedom and Responsibility in the spring of 1964, the plan seeks to revise the Senate organization so that fac- ulty can "speak out forcefully and promptly on University policy." The new organization would consist of the University Senate, the University Assembly and the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs. The Senate, composed of 1200 men, with pro- fessorial rank, would continue meeting once a semester. Any of its members would be allowed to speak at Assembly sessions. As- sembly members would be elected by the Senate. The 65-man Assembly, the leg- islative arm of the Senate, would meet monthly and have authority to represent the whole faculty. Each school, college or recognized unit will have at feast one mem- ber in the Assembly. Executive Arm The Senate's executive arm, the Advisory Committee on University Affairs, would consist of nine members and meet weekly instead of monthly as is presently done. In their March 15 report, the Subcommittee on University Free- dom and Responsibility main- tains it found almost no one who is satisfied with the present role of the Senate. One reason for discontent, the report states ,is that Senate de- cisions are discounted because so few members attend meetings and vote. The counsel of a rehabilitat- ed Senate would not go unregard- ed since the new Senate would be "well-attended, alert and inform- ed." Reduce Membership The subcommittee proposes to make SACUA more effective by reducing its members from 19 to nine so that it could meet more frequently and convene with ex- ecutive members more easily. The keystone in the proposed organization is the Assembly ,the legislative body of the Senate. De- signed to make decisions without delay, it would receive and act upon reports from SACUA and all other committees. It would be ob- ligated to report to the Senate and ask for major policy decisions from that body. To the argument that faculty members are too much involved in their own specialties to care about University policy, the sub- committee replies that faculty will come to realize their freedom to teach and study may be jeopardiz- ed by the lack of involvement in .iuestions of support and control. 'Advise and Consult' To the contention that admin- istration should be left to ad- ministrators, the subcommittee answers that Senate representa- tives will not finally determine or execute policies but will "advise and consult." The dissenters, in opposing the proposals of the subcommittee, replied they "do not mean to re- ject the idea of encouraging more involvement by faculty members NEW FAD: Students A bandon Hoops, Take Up Skateboards ::{::":;:' em'u'::' i:j4_:,:Yr..} 'j:{:'r:?:. ii: