Education Group To Ask $25 Million Hike By LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM Special To The Daily LANSING-Gov.- George Rom- ney's advisory "blue ribbon" com- mittee on higher education is ex-' pected to tell the governor today that the 10 state-supported col- leges and universities need $135 million in operating funds -- $25 million over their current appro- priations. This $25 million boost would be sho.rt of the $33.8 million hike that the schools are asking in their appropriation requests. But it would be considerably higher than the governor's currently fa- vored estimate of a $5-10 million increase. V The need for a $25 million ap- propriation increase is outlined in a statement of higher education needs being submitted to the over- all "blue ribbon" committee when it convenes at 9 a.m. today at Michigan State University's Kel- logg Center, a top Lansing source revealed yesterday. Final Recommendation The "blue ribbon" group will then compose the final recommen- dation to Romney. Lansing offi- cials anticipate this final recom- mendation will also advise the $25 million increase. The statement being submit- ted to the "blue ribbon" commit- tee was framed by the key "in- terim" subcommittee charged with assessing the immediate needs of1 state higher education. This statement will also advise that capital outlay funds - used for construction-be practically doubled to $47 million from their current $25 million level, the source said.' However, Alvin Bentley, chair- man of the "interim" subcommit- tee, noted recently that the re- port will not offer suggestions for accumulating the revenue need- ed to make both the operational increases and the capital outlay boosts. "We were told to chart the needs of higher education in the state of Michigan and not how to finance them," he explained. By avoiding revenue accumula- tion questions, the subcommittee "made certain" that the contro- versial topics of tuition increases and bond issues were omitted, he noted. The question of where the mon- ey to finance higher education in- creases will come from has been considered recently by Romney budget aides, the source reported. Available Revenues They have emphasized that the recommendations coming from the group today will have to be weighed against the revenues available before the governor can compile a final higher education recommendation for the Legisla- ture. Of the $25 million boost in oper- ational funds which the subcom- mittee is asking, only $12 million are for enrollment and cost in- creases, the Lansing source com- mented. These funds would provide for the projected seven per cent en- rollment increases-about 10,000 students-in the 10 state higher institutions next year and the four per cent cost increases. Per-Student Basis "These have been compiled on a firm per-student basis backed by strong statistical justification," the source explained. He indicated, however, that the other $13 million proposed fund boosts "are aimed mainly at im- provements - without statistical substantiation." A Romney aide observed that these might be at first ignored if the "blue ribbon" group recom- mends them as part of the full $25 million increase that the sub- committee has outlined. Enrollment, Salaries In addition to the operational and capital outlay fund boosts that are suggested, the subcommit- tee report discusses enrollment predictions, faculty salaries and the community college system. The source disclosed that the community colleges were not, how- ever, included in the $25 million budget increases. Although it is common to speak of the higher education appro- priation as going to only the 10 universities and colleges, in ac- tuality, the same appropriation bill from the Legislature supplies funds for both groups. Community Colleges Community colleges will, how- ever, be recommended capital out- lay increases among the $47 mil- lion boost suggested. After discussing the report, the "blue ribbon" group will turn to making future plans for its final long-range report due next No- vember, the source indicated. The original assignment of the "blue ribbon" committee was to chart the needs of state higher education for the next 10 years. For its immediate report to help the governor make his appropria- tion recommendations in January, the "interim" subcommittee was appointed. The long-range report will be compiled in a similar manner as was used for the interim report. The source explained that this will involve the increased use of sub- committees to investigate specific areas such as enrollment, commu- nity colleges, and capital outlay needs. The "blue ribbon" chairman, Don F. Karn and co-chairmen Ed- ward Cushman and Irving Blue- stone, met with Romney last night to discuss the report and finalize the subcommittee structure. ., ANALYZING THE 'U'S BUDGET, NEEDS See Editorial Page Y Sir iEan Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom 74Iaiti CLOUDY Low-35 High--48 Fair and cool this evening VOL. LXXIV, No. 65 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1963 SEVEN CENTS TEN PAGES U S * * * *[ * * * * * * * * Lea ue, Union Gives First Report Full Backing League Board Wants Further Investigation By JOHN BRYANT and MARGARET LOWE The Michigan Union Board of Directors last night declared that it still fully supports the Union- League Study Committee Report (Robertson Report) while the Women's League Board of Gov- ernors appointed an implementa- tion committee Wednesday toM study further the recommenda- tions of the Regents concerning this report and work with a com- RAY parable committee of the Union. The Union Board, in support- ing the report, noted that it "has not as yet received general sup- port from all of the interested parties" and that "further am- ea-ination of the concept is appar- ently still necessary." Also, the Board gave the Union president the power to create any committees necessary to begin work in two areas, implementa- tion of any part of the Robertson Report and a study of the Union Board itself based on the concepts advanced in the report. It also could reopen negotiations on the University Center concept. Flexibility According to Union President Raymond Rusnak, '64, this power was given to him so that he might Sbe more flexible in working with { * the League committee. "By doing this, our committee could be restructured or even di- vided in order to meet the needs of the situation. Otherwise, we would be forced to wait until one of the monthly Board meetings. GRE The League committee, com- ... posed of its executive. officers, one faculty member and one alumnae, A SIG will function in five areas: t Five Areas 1. To consider the Regents' statement with respect to the re- port of the Union-League Study Committeet 2. To outline a structure of com- Sbined student activities for the Union and the League; "The v 3. To determine the relationship cluding the f such a program to the League truth," Rev 4Board (and possibly the Union and Helent Board); 4. To determine its space and Father financial needs; Student's S 5. To determine the relationship ship by E of the merged student activities period of d to other student organizations. A grea Close Cooperation which were League President Gr et che ea nlu Groth, '64, said that she hopes area, inclu that the implementation commit- A chem tee will be able to begin work in United Sta the immediate future and. that element in +hsi TPomie ae the ninn miH h erniain anv Union Act on Aer er Plan A - I TMOND RUSNAK Robertson report State Board Accepts Bid For College Special To The Daily LANSING-Any parcel of hope to set up a University four-year branch at Delta was extinguished Wednesday. The State Board of Education approved a revised proposal which creates a two year private senior college near the Delta Commun- ity (junior) College which will be under a separate board and group of administrators. The State Board had deadlocked 2-2 earlier this year over the legal complication involved in a pro- posal which sought to establish the senior college (a private institu- tion) under the auspices of the same board and administrators of the community college (a public institution). Legal Question James O'Neil, one of the State Board members who objected pre- viously, explained that he had switched his vote Wednesday "be- cause I was satisfied that the legal question raised is answered by this new proposal." University attempts to create a four-year branch at Delta in the Saginaw - Midland - Bay county area began with talks in late 1962 with the Delta Board, the trustees of Delta College. These talks culminated in the creation of a proposal, released in February 1963, "for a degree- granting institution in the Sagi- naw Valley in affiliation with the University of Michigan. Blue Ribbon Committee This proposal was submitted as a resolution to the Legislature but was eventually sent to the gov- ernor's "blue ribbon" higher edu- cation committee for consideration along with alternate proposals. Enrollment Projections I Actual 1962 Undergrad- Graduate uate Enroll- Desired 1968 Undergrad- Graduate uate Enroll- 1975 Undergrad- uate Graduate A. & D. Bus. Ad. Dearborn Dentistry Education Engineering Flint Law L. S.&A. Medicine Music Nat. Res. Nursing Pharmacy Pub. Health Soc. Work TOTAL Enrollment 726 329 525 80 1171 2876 536 ment 69 604 428 1654 1173 998 8402 2774 1438 479 221 167 95 695 17 144 37 32 233 301 16132 10420 Total 795 933 525 508 2825 4049 536 998 11176 1438 700 262 712 181 265 301 26552 Enrollment 1300 400 800 114 1591 3800 1000 1250 11000. 3720 1540 650 330 192 139 975 80 190 75 350 450 22012 14327 ment 138 875 350 509 2246 1975 Total Enrollmhent 1438 1275 1150 623 3837 5775 1000 1250 14720 1540 980 331 1055 265 350 450 36339 1470 500 1200, 150 2081 4400 1300 1500 14600 5236 1838 800 465 230 170 1200 143 280 100 425 600 28211 19320 Enroll- ment 150 1350 700 680 2938 2700 Total 1620 1850 1900 830 5019 7100 1300 1500 19836 1838 1265 700 1343 380 425 600 47531 THE ABOVE FIGURES are projections by the University of desired enrollments for 1968 and 1975. The data were drawn up by the individual schools and colleges and assembled by the Office of Academic Affairs to be used for long-range planning discussion. However, the figures are extremely tentative and preliminary, according to University officials; many are only "guesstimates" and all are subject to change. Several miscellaneous statistics are not in the aboxe box, so the sum of individual figures does not match the totals given. For further projections, see Page 5. LIMIT ON ACADEMIC HOURS: GSC Moves Against Policy Narrowly Defeat Key Amendment Romney Says Rejection of Proposal Indicates opposition to Total Idea By THOMAS COPI Special To The Daily LANSING-Gov. George Romney's fiscal reform program was killed yesterday in the House of Representatives. In a relatively short and quiet session, the House voted the governor's tax package down 47-44 by refusing to add a special "tie-in" amendment to Romney's proposal for a state- wide income tax. Romney had said that refusal to add the "tie-in" amend- ment to the income tax bill would be sufficient indication that the Legislature is opposed toym _ the idea of fiscal reform, and that he would back a motion to adjourn if such' action was taken. 'Partisanship' The governor blamed the fail- ure of his tax reform package on lack of bipartisan support, and pointed out "partisanship" as the state's major problem. The "tie-in" amendment would have made enactment of the in- come tax conditional on the pass- age of the remainder of Romney's program. A total of 31 Democrats and 16 Republicans voted down the amendment which effectively kill- ed the governor's tax program. Party Splits Eight Democrats and 36 Repub- licans voted in favor of the meas- ure, illustrating the party splits which were to play such an im- portant part in the death of the plan. In Senate action last week, the program was killed for all practi- cal purposes on that side of the Capitol. The Senate had taken no ac- tion since Nov. 5 when they de- feated by a 20-11 count a plan to substitute Romney's income tax plan for another bill on the floor, because the governor's was hope- lessly locked in the Taxation Com- mittee. Two-House Defeat Thus, both houses of the Legis- lature defeated Romney's fiscal re- form program without ever actual- ly voting on the controversial See ROMNEY, Page 5 By ALISON SMALLEY G r a d u a t e Student Council members voted unanimously last night on a motion conveying their general disapproval to Dean Ralph A. Sawyer of the graduate school of strict enforcement of the policy limiting the number of academic hours for working grad- uate students. The motion came as a result of letters, sent by Dean Sawyer's of- fice, to teaching fellows who have credit for, or are auditing courses for ten or more hours. These re- quested that teaching fellows working half time drop course credit hours to eight. Although a regulation concern- ing academic hours of all working TCHEN GROTH new committee N FOR SKEPTICS: Veeping Icons Reeal Work of God' By JEFFREY GOODMAN '"" graduate students has been on the books for years, this is the first time it has been enforced. Arbitrary Method The Council expressed dislike for the arbitrary method requir- ing teaching fellows to drop courses two-thirds of the way through the semester. it also said that by sending the letters only to teaching fellows, graduate stu- dents are discouraged from work- ing in this field, because of the credit hour decrease. In the past, the number of credit hours a graduate Student could take were handled on an in- dividual basis. Advisors, ignorant of the maximum limit, signed slips allowing working graduate students to exceed this limit. Any student aware of the restriction could request special permission from the dean to take more credit hours. Lowers Academic Pressure Dean Sawyer's office says that limiting the amount of hours a graduate takes as a teaching fel- low will result in better perform- ance because of the lowered aca- demic pressure. It adds that a stu- dent is not registered in the Uni- versity until this time in the se- mester, because of the extent of student classification required. The motion goes on to request GEORGE ROMNEY ... program dies IFC Pick Three For Posts The Fraternity Presidents As- sociation last night approved the nomination of Ralph Rumsey, '65 BAd, Michael Bixby, '65, and Thomas Ayers, '65, to the Inter- fraternity Council Membership Committee. "The committee will endeavor to help individual fraternities in this area," they said. validity of the shedding of tears by these three icons, in- e 'Our Lady of the Gate' icon, stands as an unshakeable v. Father Miltiades B. Efthimiou of the Sts. Constantine Greek Orthodox Church of Detroit said last night. Efthimiou spoke as the guest of the Eastern Orthodox Society on three icons (religious paintings used in wor- astern Orthodox people) which shed actual tears for a ays in 1960. t deal of sensationalism was stirred by the three icons, e seen tearing by hundreds of people in the Long Island ding New York reporters and photographers. rical analysis done on tears from the second icon by the tes Testing Laboratories revealed that the only organic the tears was chlorine. The laboratory was unable to v of the other nmnonents MSU Development Plan Studies Enrollment By SUSAN JACOBY Special to The Daily EAST LANSING-Michigan State University's Educational Development Project has outlined its goals but still lacks con- crete proposals for implementation after nearly a year. University officials say an organization for implementing the project was created when the Academic Council approved the newest EDP document Oct. 8. The revised EDP calls for a three-pronged attack on the nrobnem of an enrollment which is expected to reach 42,000 by %al.l; M WTIWE SZ9