Seventy-Third Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ."Where Opinions Are Free STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG., ANN ARBOR, MICH., PHONE NO 2-3241 Truth Will Prevail" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. -FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1962 NIGHT EDITOR: DENISE WACKER OSA IN TRANSITION: Romney: New Image, New Reconstruction "POWER CORRUPTS and absolute power corrupts absolutely." The Democratic Party has been in power in the State House for 14 years. Although one can- not argue that the Democrats are absolutely corrupt or that they are entirely responsible for the stagnation of the state's economy, one can say that there seems to be little reason for allowing such a group to stay in power when it can do nothing constructive and is encumbered with the symptoms of security in power. It's time for a change. GEORGE ROMNEY, Republican candidate for governor of the State of Michigan, promises leadership in place of an intrenched machine. He is promoting a new image of the Republican Party that can do more than obstruct the half plignned efforts of the Democratic Party. He brings to the campaign a mature and proven ability to lead and is rapidly learning the art of statesmanship. His ability to lead has been proved repeatedly. The renovation of American Motors Corpora- tion, the big step forward in integrating Detroit schools, the bringing about of a Constitutional Convention and the writing of a reasonably good document can largely be attributed to him. His ability to handle the political scene was slower in evidencing itself. It took time to learn the. backstabbing ways of the Democrats at the Con-Con. When he did, he learned to bypass them. It took him even longer to learn to cooperate with the ultra-conservative members of his own party, but he evidenced the ability to cooperate with them in the drafting of the constitution. ANY GOVERNOR must have control of his party to put through his platform and he must also believe in his platform to implement it sincerely. Romney has had the courage to insist on these two principles from the start of his campaign. Charges that he is turning the party into a dictatorship are either unfounded or vicious twisting of the facts. Yes, he has attempted to rid the party of the unprincipled advocates of the John Birch Society-not for their political beliefs alone but because their political methods are not welcome in American politics. The frauds perpetrated by Richard C. Durant in the struggle for control of the 14th District in Wayne County have no place in a country where men are assumed honest. Charges that Romney acted high handedly during the Michigan Republican Convention are also misleading. If critics meant that he refused to allow something he did not believe in to enter the platform, then they are correct. That is courage, however, not an attempt to subvert the freedom of the party. The right of a man to stand up for what he believes and only for what he believes is a fundamental freedom. Any time that a political group finds it "politically expedient" to force a man to repudiate this right, it lets the ends subvert what it should stand for. THE INCOME TAX has been seen as both the hemlock and the panacea for the Michigan economy. Romney, again showing courage, refuses to make a simple campaign slogan out of a com- plex issue. He will not support an income tax unless budget and revenue reforms accompany the legislation. He believes that no one action can clean up the economy. An integrated cam- paign, to make Michigan a good home for in- dustry might do the trick. Romney has also attacked one of the major problems in the Michigan economy. He is at- tempting to end the stranglehold of an eco- nomic group on Michigan. The labor unions have brought major economic benefits to the workers of Michigan. However, as big business works only in the economic sphere, so also should labor work only in the economic sphere. Political parties should be the vehicle for the individual citizen, not for economic groups or interests. Romney, pledging that he has made no com- mitments to any interest, by taking firm control of his party's reins, and by attempting to turn out a Democratic machine encrusted with eco- nomic interests, hopes to return the adminis- tration of this state to the people. A vote for Romney in November will help him. --CAROLINE DOW Personnel Director By GERALD STORCH VICE-PRESIDENT for Stud Affairs James A. Lewisl promised toevaluate carefully rearranged office at the end o trial-period first year. He says he will examine the fectiveness of his functional rectorships, his system of spe assistants, the advisory om tee and otherstructural and p formance aspects of the new fice of Student Affairs. Most important, he will tak fresh look at whether the C conforms as closely as possible the University's philosophy of ministration-and then makes changes he feels are necessary ensure a stronger tie betw ideals and action. * * * THIS IS, of course, a comme able attitude on the part of vice-president, for he has the pledged to admit his mista honestly, and take steps to cor them. Given the inherent limits of man capability, there are bo to be errors of omission and c mission that will become ap; ent as the OSA moves through first year after the shakeup. Although virtually any cha would have been an improvem Lewis's version certainly re sents a step forward from previous student affairs setup the University. His structure the OSA was much better tl most of the faculty and stud close to the situation were pecting. Nevertheless, there are curi policy, personnel and structi aspects that should undergo c ful scrutiny, and hopefully w the vice-president carries out re-examination next year he consider them. * * * LAST MAY the Regents ado the philosophy of administra expounded in the now-far Reed Report. Presumably, they tended that actions of the OS/ any other University adminis tive unit must comply with education-oriented theories wi they made into official policy. Unfortunately, there seem t several conflicts between the at present, particularly in the fering rules and treatment for i and women, The University's ficial philosophy of administra says that "the particular inter and needs of both men and wo must be accommodated, but w out cleavage in administra structure and policy determi tion!" At another point, the offi philosophy laid down by the gents provides that "in gener substantial degree of supervi and guidance should be off freshman students, but tha should decline sharply thereaf and that in all the environme aspects of the students' lives, matter what their age or sta regard must be given to the e cational importance of offe them continually increasing portunities for carving out t destinies." * * * TO ANYONE at all familiar the new OSA, it is obvious t these principles are being di garded. Consider the jungle of rules erning women. Here, supervh~ does not "sharply decline" a the freshman year; here, "cle age in administrative struci and policy determination" certi ly does exist. How much more responsible the OSA consider sophomore junior women than freshm Well, it considers them about per cent more responsible. Th2 how many more hours per wi sophomore and junior women r (legally) be out of the dorm. The OSA apparently now thi that women of senior stan( have achieved the ultimate in sponsibility, for it has kir abolished hours for senior wor this year. WAS THIS DONE by the OSA to conform with the University's of- ficial philosophy about a sharp de- crease in supervision as student age and maturity increases? Indications are otherwise. The initiative for such a change came from Women's Judiciary Council, and not the OSA. It is also strong- ly probable, although no concrete proof exists, that the elimination of hours, commendable though it may be, was done only to meet competition from private housing. After all, there have to be some senior women living in the dorms, and something had to be done to offset the freedom and advantages offered by apartment living. (Automatic apartment permis- sion for women was granted be- ginning this year-after a long history of student pressures. But a 21-year-old freshman woman still must be granted permission from the OSA to live in an apart- ment.) All this is OK by the philosophy ships of men and women was a step in the right direction; so when Mr. Lewis re-evaluates the OSA next year, he surely should take into account the remaining poli- cies and structural anomalies that explicitly contradict provisions in the University's official philosophy of administration. * * * OTHER STRUCTURAL aspects deserving re-evaluation are the Bureau of School Services, the In- ternational Center and Health Service, all of which lie under the authority of the vice-president for student affairs. Lewis is already taking a sec- ond look at the school bureau, and is contemplating whether or not it should remain in the OSA. As the bureau serves elementary and secondary schools outside the Uni- versity, and has nothing to do with the non-academic lives of students here, a transfer to another unit- perhaps the office of academic af- fairs-might be in order. Look at the Liberal Delegates (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following paragraphs were accidentally omit- ted from yesterday's article "Delegates: Duty, Delinquency by Editor Michael Olinick.) COUNCIL LIBERALS Robert Ross, Sharon Jeffrey and Howard Abrams were the other three delegates. Ross, like Stockmeyer, spread himself too thin. Named as a member of NSA's National Executive Committee, the Congress steering organ, Ross missed important hours of NEC sessions to fulfill his obligations to the Liberal Study Group, a Students for a Democratic Society-Americans for Democratic Action dis- cussion group. During the post-Congress NEC which met to consider mo- tions which the full Congress did not have time to debate, Ross had to hop back and forth between the NEC and a similar body of SDS, meeting two buildings away. When he was concentrating on Congress work, Ross did ac- complish quite a bit. He debated effectively in committees, on the NEC and the Congress floor and wrote the basic policy dec- laration on the university and the cold war. He also slept through several morning plenary sessions. * * * MISS JEFFREY managed to find time and energy enough to do the twist on the plenary floor with Miller and attend most of the liberal meetings, but she either didfn't show up at plenary sessions or gave her vote to a politically sympathetic alternate. In both committee and plenary sessions, Miss Jeffrey was frequently oblivious to the debate on motions, preferring to en- gage in side discussions or collect pamphlets. Most of her con- tributions came outside the formal structure of the congress. Abrams replaced Katherine Ford as a delegate. He made himself very active in the liberal cause, acting as the liberal 71 T Yew Lf "Students must be active partici- pants in the whole process, not merely because it is essentially fair to allow the 'governed' to partici- pate in the 'government,' or be- cause student participation helps bridge gaps in attitude, age and insight into student needs, but especially because opportunities for participation are indispensable for individual educational growth." One possible structure for a democratically-based OSA might be the following: A board of four faculty members, three adminis- trators and two students would govern the OSA. The numerical representation is made this way because, first of all, the faculty is recognized by most members of the campus communi- ty as holding the ultimate educa- tional responsibility for the Uni- versity, and since the OSA is sup- posed to enhance the students' ex- tra-classroom academic experience, the major policy-making power should logically rest with the fac- ulty. SECOND, the philosophy says that administrators and faculty members must pull more weight on a governing "troika" than stu- dents, due to student transience. The four faculty members would be elected at large from the Uni- versity Senate. Each would serve a three-year period, with the terms eventually staggered so as to pro- vide continuity. The two students would be elect- ed at large by the student body each spring. OF THE THREE administrators, one would be a director of hous- ing, the second a director of coun- seling, the third a director of stu- dent services. The director of housing would have charge over residence halls, affiliatedrunits,rmarried couples' apartments, private housing, and any other type of living unit. The director of counseling would supervise any OSA activities which involve intensive personal consul- tation with students. The present directorship of financial aids would be subsumed in this unit, as appli- cation for scholarships almost al- ways involves a counseling fac- tion. This director would strive to coordinate the various services on campus that function for any kind of counseling, except academic. He also would handle many discipline cases. The director of student services would provide aid for student or- ganizations, handle programs such as automobile regulations and stu- dent safety, and oversee the In- ternational Center, Health Serv- ice, Bureau of Appointments and the Office of Religious Affairs. THE NINE-MAN BOARD would make any major OSA decision (subject to reversal only by the Regents), leaving the bulk of im- o0k plementation to the administra- tors, although a majority vote of the board could reverse any ad- ministrative decision. Authority to hire or fire policy- making administrators w o u1 d, however, rest solely with the six faculty members and students. The chairman of the board would be elected by a majority vote; however, he would have to be one of the four faculty men. He would have the status of a vice-president, and would thus be entitled to sit at private Regents meetings and participate in over- all University decision-making as the other six vice-presidents do. (Thus, for the first time, a mem- ber of the faculty would be brought into the power-structure of the University administration.) NO "ADVICE DEVICE" would exist for the board. Instead, griev- ances or suggestions from any source about the OSA would be channeled directly through to the board by contact with any of its members. The board's mandate would be to ensure that OSA policies and functions are commensurate with and further the University's aca- demically-oriented philosophy of administration. 'Such a structure, of course, would have its problems. The line between policy-making and im- plementation is always hard to draw. A clear and fair relationship would have to be drawn between the power of the board and the power of Student Government and the authority of student judiciar- ies. The three directors might not have equal administrative respon- sibility. It might be difficult to find faculty men willing to serve on the OSA. And action by a group is always more cumbersome and plodding than by an individ- ual. BUT SUCH a structure, or any other democratically-based one, is surely necessary. It must be done not only because it would repre- sent the most progressive student affairs structure in the country, not only because it would rec- ognize the "rights" of students and faculty, but because it would close the gap between what the Uni- versity professes and what it does, and with that, further immensely the basic educational purposes of the University. Hopefully, Mr. Lewis will bear in mind this rudimentary list of considerations when he re-evalu- ates his revised office next year. Even more hopefully, he will take action on them. The University has the disap- pointing characteristic of desper- ately wanting to be recognized as a leader, and yet being afraid to lead. It is time for this to end, and time to construct the best Office of Student Affairs possible. .4 :I caucus' representative in one of mittees. the five major legislative com- SIDELINE ON SGC: Freedom of Speech STUDENT GOVERNMENT Council has missed an opportunity to urge a strong and com- plete liberalization of the University's restric- tive lecture policy. Last Wednesday night it endorsed a motion, introduced by Michigan Union president Rob- ert Finke, which went only half-way in advo- cating a "freer exchange of ideas." Although Finke's motion called for an elim- ination of "those barriers in the current Re- gents' Bylaw which seek to deny the University freer access to opinions and ideas," it damaged this ideal by recommending that the University not provide facilities for those who advocate violent overthrow of the government. FINKE ASSERTED that the University being a state institution cannot lend its facilities to speakers who would attempt to overthrow that very institution. He argued that the state must always safe-guard its own existence. Although it is agreed the state has the right to protect itself, this protection already exists in the form of the National Guard and police forces, so there is no need to deny the individ- ual the right to speak and the student the right to listen. The possibility that a controversial speaker will incite students to violence is so re- mote that it hardly seems necessary to ban that speaker from this campus. . Not only is the denial of facilities unneces- sary, but it is also inconsistent with the very ideals expressed in the same motion. Drain A DECEPTIVELY impressive looking docu- ment recently fell into The Daily mailbox. Marked in big red letters are the words: "Em- bargoed Release." This report may not be pub- licly released before 0300 hours GMT, Septem- :ber 7, 1962." Thus the introduction to the an- nualofficial comments of Pote Sarasin, secre- tary-general of the Southeast Asia Treaty Or'- ganization. Every year this little booklet comes out, pur- porting to show SEATO's progress in the "fight against Communism." Each year's booket con- tains little more than empty phrases, for SEATO is not a very progressive organization. What, after all, has SEATO accomplished in the eight years of its existence? Formed for de- fensive purposes in 1954 ifter the French debacle at Dienbienphu, it was supposed to "turn the tide" against the Communists, then very much on the move in Southeast Asia. But SEATO remains a powerless organization; its main activity is as a sponge for United States foreign aid. THE RESOLUTION states: "SGC reaffirms its belief in the obligation of every student to seek out, in every way possible, opinions and be- liefs which are both like and unlike his own, and that it is the responsibility of the Univer- sity to provide him with the opportunities to become familiar with varying opinion." How can the University fulfill this obligation to the student if it cannot freely offer its audi- toriums to all types of speakers? How can the student seek out varying opinions, if the Uni- versity prohibits the expression of certain be- liefs? Can the University really be dedicated to the ideal of free exchange of ideas, if it bans so much as one idea? How can the American citizen really know that his form of govern- ment is best, unless he is permitted to learn about all political systems? "The University cannot become so free," the motion reads, "as to allow those who would de- stroy freedom the opportunity to do so." This is a direct insult to the intelligence of today's stu- dent, attending one of the better schools in the nation. Students do have the ability to eval- uate effectively and parry even the most subtle arguments. FINKE MADE a distinction between the right of the University library to house books ad- vocating the violent or unlawful overthrow of the government and the right of the University to allow speakers to urge the same. A speaker can more effectively sway his listeners, Finke said, than a book its readers. He forgets that the most forceful arguments in favor of violent revolution were stated in book form-"The Communist Manifesto," for example. The motion urged the Board of Regents to prevent prior censorship in its new speaker policy, which it will formalize soon. It is un- comprehensible, however, that the Regents will be able to prevent prior censorship if they adopt SGC's recommendations and follow a policy of prohibiting speakers with certain beliefs. Finke proposes that students, not the faculty lecture committee, assume the responsibility for in- forming speakers of University lecture policy. It seems that Finke's motion is both for and against prior censorship. Some may argue that prior censorship is justifiable on the grounds that the Legislature, would decrease University appropriations if a controversial speaker appeared on campus and "embarrassed" the University. However, one must always distinguish between the values of the Legislature and the values of an academic community. It would be better if the University failed because of lack of funds than because its values had become corrupted. The University will not fail if it preserves its educational goals. of administration, if it can be jus- tified on grounds of the "differ- ing needs" (although OSA offi- cials seldom explain what they are) of men and women, and if it is done without administrative or policy cleavage. * * * SCANNING THE LIST of OSA personnel, one finds that Sally Jo Sawyer, last year's Assembly As- sociation president, has been hand- ed a job as "assistant program di- rector" for Assembly;. one finds similar aides for Panhel and the League. But there are no parallel posts for Inter-Quadrangle Coun- cil, Interfraternity Council or the Union. One hears a great deal of the phrase "the special needs of wom- en"; former acting Dean of Women ElizabethDavenport, accordingly, has as her special duty the care of the special needs of women. There is no such talk, however, to soothe male alumni about the special needs of men that must be accommodated by the OSA, and Lewis did not set aside anybody in the new structure to take care of any mysterious special needs of men. In short, the Reed Report philosophy about the progressive-- ly declining supervision and the differing needs of men and women -a legitimate concept if applied only to physical facilities and deli- cate counseling-has been man- gled almost beyond recognition in the OSA. The elimination of the dean-' The International Center does a fair to good job in counseling foreign students and orienting them to a strange society. How- ever, its avowed purpose of in- tegrating them into the American student body may be hampered by the de facto status of an In- ternational Center. Perhaps if the counseling functions were retain- ed, but placed under normal coun- seling agencies for American stu- dents, and the center as such, abolished, better integration might be achieved. On the other hand, it may be that an International Center is needed to draw out foreign stu- dents, and encourage them to make the social adjustment. At any rate, the entire question of wheth- er such a center per se ultimately aids or thwarts the integration of foreign students into the Univer- sity deserves study. Last year, a man suddenly was seized with an attack of epilepsy in the Union. Health Service, which is supposed to admit only, students, was immediately con- tacted. In spite of the fact that it was an emergency, Health Service quibbled over the phone for ap- proximately 10 minutes with those attending the stricken man, whose student or non-student status could not be determined. Certainly an agency whose policies almost caused a death should be re-exam- ined. * * * S y s y ,, Y i A e s y t SW'A INS ON : State. Records, How Public? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Kelly Not at Fault To the Editor: IN AN editorial in your Sept. 18 edition, Ruth Hetmanski ac- cused Prof. Alfred H. Kelly of dis- gracing his profession and his uni- versity; she said Kelly failed to meet his responsibility to truth and dignity. However, if reports of the Senate judiciary subcom- mittee's hearings in the New York Times were correct, several per- tinent facts were ignored in the editorial and Miss Hetmanski has made an unjustifiable slur on Prof. Kelly and - since she chose to in- clude them - on Wayne State University and university profes- sors. Miss Hetmanski said that Mar- shall declared the alleged state- ment was an old Negro joke and had been made in jest. Accord- ing to the Times (Aug. 21), Mar- shall denied he had ever made the statement as it was quoted by a threat or even a philosophical observation is absurd, even gro- tesque, in its bizarre distortion of reality." (Aug. 25) The Times said Kelly actually praised Marshall and rejected any implication that he was opposed to the nomination. NONE OF this is mentioned in Miss Hetmanski's editorial. The reader was left with the impres- sion that Kelly, a responsible his- torian from a responsible univer- sity, was catering to the influences of bigotry and ignorance. It seems to me that Miss Hetmanski is guil- ty of the same error on which Kelly indicts the subcommittee: she has quoted out of context and distorted Kelly's role in the hear- ings. Kelly can hardly be blamed be- cause someone chooses to distort what he wrote with an entirely different purpose in mind, espe- cially in the light of his later clar- IN ANY re-evaluation of policy and structure, the personnel who carry them out also should be in- cluded in the analysis, to deter- mine whether or not they are im- plementing to the fullest extent the aims of the University. Lewis has done an excellent job so far with the director of hous- ing. Instead of rushing to get the appointment made in time for the start of the fall semester, he has taken his time, making sure that he attempts to find the best man possible for that important post. Hopefully, this attitude will con- tinue throughout the year for the rest of the OSA officials. For the vice-president must con- struct a new sense of trust be- tween the OSA and many of the students. In spite of the fact that the vast majority of the adminis- trators are capable and interested in student problems, the few who have not lived up to this responsi- bility have destroyed the bond of trust that must exist between poli- cy-maker and constituent. Complete trust, no matter who the personnel, can never exist, however, unless the constituent parties have a voice in the crea- tion of the regulations they must obey.' By ROBERT SELWA DEMOCRATS are lauding Gov. John B. Swainson for allegedly having "the courage to do what is right," but maybe they should prompt him to have the persever- ance to keep doing what is right. Back in June, Gov. Swainson of- fered to open all the records of his administration to his Repub- lican gubernatorial o p p o n e n t, George Romney. Romney's re- sponse was good: "I thought pub- lic records always were the pub- lic's business." This principle is essential to American democracy but has been one of the most violated of Amer- ican principles. The governor's of- fer was in effect a pledge to live up to this principle. THE GOVERNOR has broken his pledge. He has prevented Romney from inspecting state rec- ords concerning $he safety of a highway bridge over the New York Central Railroad, near Benton Harbor. The governor said that requests for additional information on the highway issue must be-sub- mitted to Highway Commissioner John C. Mackie. But Mackie left last week for a five-week trip to Scotland and Spain. And so, what has resulted is a ban on information about a matter of public importance. It is the nature of a democracy that makes bans so despicable and the principle that the public rec- ords are the public's business so important. For government to be fully responsible to the people, the people need to know exactly what government is doing. * * * WHERE BANS begin, totalitar- suppression is even more distaste- ful when directed at the opposi- tion, for those who care most to know are deprived most of the right to know. Romney has suffered the loss of factual material to use in his cam- paign. The people of Michigan have suffered the loss of accurate information about the deeds of the administration they elected. And Gov. Swainson has also lost. THE GOVERNOR has lost some of the esteem liberals have held for him by violating a tenet of the libertarian society. He has lost by giving the impression that the bridge is unsafe and that he is to blame. He has lost because his gubernatorial opponent will be un- able to conduct as factual an op- position as desirable. He has lost because he has fired up some of his enemies and disappointed some of his defenders. But, most important, he may have set an unfortunate precedent. If the ban stands and is upheld, future governors and other gov- ernment officials may revert to squelching facts thinking that do- ing so will lessen embarrassment. Power has been said to corrupt and absolute power has been said to corrupt absolutely; at any rate the reversion to dictatorial methods can provide fodder for more dic- tatorial methods. One totalitarian act can feed upon another. One turn away from democratic pro- cedures can cause the push for an- other. * * * IT TAKES courage to live up to democracy, for democracy is troublesome for the rulers, as Gov. Swainson knows well by now. But 1