THE AGE OF EFFICIENCY See Editorial Page CJ r , ir r tgaxt ~-Iaitr MOSTLY CLOUDY. High-35 Low-24 Slow warming trend, scattered snow flurries Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXIV, No. 77 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1963 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAGES SGC Backs Plan For Calendaring To Establish Central Committee; Appoint Interviewers for Tribunal By MARY LOU BUTCHER Student Government Council last night endorsed a proposal to create an all-campus central calendaring committee and expressed a willingness "to delegate SGC's calendaring powers to such arcom- co-mittee." Council members agreed, however, that "SGC reserves the func- tion of negotiation for and recommending late permissions to the Office of Student Affairs." The i I i i I I i RAYMOND RUSNAK ... asks new board v iew Test At Harvard Harvard University faculty mem- bers hold a broad range of opin- ions concerning the educational value of examinations and grades, a recently-published booklet in- dicates. In the 135-page publication, "Examining in Harvard College," 20 professors variously character- ized the exam as "a silent teach- er," a "teaching tool in its own right," a "high fence" designed to pare away students unable to survive it and "a device for sim- plifying academic bookkeeping.'' All agreed that-whatever they actually are-exams should be valuable educational devices. Prof. David Riesman of Har- vard's sociology department said "grades play in the academic sys- tem something of the same role that money plays in the economic system: providing comparability for often incommensurable per- formances." Prof. Riesman said that "like money, grades may serve to sug- gest that all worthwhile perform- ances are in principle the measur- able ones." However, he added, "It seems possible that we are too large a college to dispense with this kind Sof money." Short Cut But he warned that the grading system "is a short cut, not a sub- stitute for more qualitative and more differentiated judgments." Prof. George Wald of the Har- vard biology department asserted "there is no way to get along" without exams. "They are the point at which what is otherwise a student-teacher relationship de- voted to learning enters the mar- ketplace." He said that the student is to an extent a "commodity" which must be evaluated so that people- such a graduate schools and em- ployers-will have criteria for se- lection in competitive situations. Eytplains Purpose Prof. Leon Bramson of the so- cial relations department, editor of the volume, said its purpose is "to stimulate reflection among the faculty concerning the nature and potentialities of examinations." He noted that "the .results of examinations are frequently of greater moment to Harvard stu- dents than in the past." Commenting on the writings in the booklet, Prof. Bramson said some cqntributors "are interested in potential uses of the examina- tion which remain as yet unex- plored. Others try to assess the utility of time-honored forms" in the light of recent changes. Hospital Gets Kellogg Grant composition, functions and opera- tion of the proposed committee were outlined in a report presented by Michigan Union President Ray- mond Rusnak, '64. Settle Conflicts The report noted that the com- mittee would "settle conflicts aris- ing between different segments of the University, administer and coordinate all University calendar- ing and classify the nature and priority of events calendared." It would also "establish rules concerning granting of permission to groups for use of University grounds, buildings and display areas for purposes of advertising and promotion" and "coordinate calendaring of auditoriums." The composition of the com- mittee as outlined by Rusnak in- cludes two students, members of SGC; two faculty members, named by the University Senate; and the vice-presidents for academic af- fairs and student affairs or their representatives. Under OSA Veep "The committee should be placed under the vice-president for student affairs due to his "accessibility to needed informa- tion on student calendaring." Rusnak pointed out that the in- clusion of the vice-president for academic affairs on the committee would insure that its concerns would be with the events'of entire University and not just those of students. "The committee shall determine rules defining and regulating inter-group events affecting the entire University," he said. Last Fling? Student Government Council last night approved a 1:30 a.m. late permission for this Satur- day. The Office of Student Af- fairs has already indicated it will approve the late per. Following the establishment of all priorities and related rules, an administrative secretary to be in charge of all calendaring would be appointed. Propose Late Pers SGC would propose late per- missions on the basis of events calendared by the committee. After receiving OSA sanction, the late permissions would then be calendared as any other event. On the basis of Council's ac- ceptance of the report, Rusnak will negotiate with Vice-President for Student Affairs James A. Lewis and Vice-President for Academic Affairs to establish formal pro- cedures for the committee. In other action, Council ap- proved the following appoint- ments to the interviewing com- mittee for the Membership Tri- bunal: Gary Cunningham, '66; Panhellenic Association President Patricia Elkins, '64; Wilton and the Executive Committee. Interviewing will take place at 9 p.m. today. MSU Eyes Medical Program By LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM Michigan State University is ex- ploring the possibility of establish- ing a two-year graduate medical school in 1965 which would not follow the guidelines set up by a coordinating group of top state educators last month. The guidelines had called for MSU to initiateonly an 18-month medical education program in 1965, providing for students to take the final semester of the second year at the University or Wayne State University. However, the contemplated change from the original guide- lines would be made only with the approval of medical educators throughout the state, MSU Trus- tee Warren Huff explained. Co-Ordinating Chairman Huff is also the chairman of the Michigan Co-ordinating Council for Higher Education-the group of key state educators which es- tablished the prospective medical education guidelines contained within a report unanimously adopted last month. The report gave immediate priority to the Iegislature's meet- ing earlier commitments to the University and Wayne State Uni- versity before any program could be established at MSU. However, once the $10 million promised funds for the Univer- sity's Medical Science Building Unit II and commitments to WSU were met, the 18-month MSU program could be launched to help expand enrollment opportun- ities, the report noted. 125 Slots Part of a plan to provide for 125 new first-year places in medi- cal school by 1971, the report ad- vised MSU to offer a program for 50 M.D. candidates in its Institute of Biology and Medicine-for 18 months. WSU expansion would accom- modate the remaining 75 addition- al entrants. The last six months, or more direct clinical training, would be offered at the University or WSU, but an 18-month graduate would not have to transfer to those schools, the report said. In trying to arrange its In- stitute program-starting with a class of 25 in 1965-MSU top ad- ministrative officials do not want to rule out the possibility of es- tablishing a full two-year pro- gram, William Kinsely, the insti-1 tute's director, revealed. He explained that the advice of many medical experts and his as- sessment of the state's graduate medical education needs have combined "to make me lean to- wards the formulation of the full two-year setup." It'll Take Time But Huff emphasized that this' formulation, including the, selec- tion of a medical director and other staff personnel for the pro- gram as well as the establishment of curriculum will all take time. The medical director will be re- sponsible for the 50 students en- tering each year in the MSU In- stitute who are seeking MD de- grees. The Institute -through a novel combining of curriculums- will also offer training to PhD candidates and veterinary science students at the graduate level. They would not transfer after 18 months, however. In the meanwhile, Huff revealed his intention to appoint within 30 days a standing medical commit- tee that will continually evaluate both the need for change in the report guidelines and the need for additional medical facilities. I STATE HEARING: Present Research Propo ADLAI E. STEVENSON ... hearty endorsement INTEGRATION: .Ban Delay FAt Auburn By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - The Federal Appeals Court here refused yes- terday to deny court-ordered de- segregation at Auburn University. By a 2-1 vote, the panel of the Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a motion seeking a delay in effec- tiveness of the order pending an appeal. United States District Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., issued an order Nov. 5 barring Dean Wil- liam V. Parker of the Auburn graduate school from rejecting the application of Negro Harold A. Franklin on grounds he lacked a degree from an accredited college. There Isn't Any However, Johnson overruled that on grounds that Alabama does not maintain an accredited college for Negroes. That ruling came after a lengthy court hear- ing in Montgomery. The court's refusal opens the way for Franklin now to become the first Negro ever to be admit- ted to Auburn. Auburn President Ralph Draug- hon warned some 9000 students in the university's football stad- ium Tuesday that the school will put up with no rabble rousers. He said the school would accept the court order with dignity. Board Meeting In Chicago, the school board refused by a 4-3 vote to go on record now in favor of promoting integration in Chicago public schools. The board, accused by some Negroes of fostering segregation in its schools, met in a long-await- ed meeting with civil-rights lead- ers. But the meeting erupted into a shouting match between a board member and a civil-rights leader. Members expressed individual approval of school integration, but the majority said there should not be a policy statement until there is a program to implement the policy. And the program, the majority said, should wait the report early next year of a panel of outside experts now studying the problem. UN Soul th African By LOUISE LIND The University and six other Michigan colleges and universities bid yesterday for $416,555 in state funds for research programs cal- culated to stimulate the Michi- gan economy and create hundreds of new jobs. Representatives of the colleges and universities presented 11 pro- posals to accomplish this aim yes- terday in a public hearing before the House Committee on Economic Development and other state leg- islators. The 11 proposals, selected from more than 100 originally submit- ted, are bidding for part of the $750,000 appropriated by the Leg- islature to be used for projects de- signed to stimulate the Michigan economy. Action Soon Rep. Gilbert Bursley (R-Ann Arbor) who heads the committee which must review the proposals and then recommend action by the Legislature, said he expects legis- lative approval during the current special session. The University was represented at the hearings by Prof. Daniel B. Suits of the economics depart- ment and Prof. Alfred W. Swin- yard of the business administra- tion school. Prof. Swinyard commented that he hopes for prompt approval of the proposals by the committee and the Legislature and endorse- ment from the governor within a week to 10 days. Two Projects The University is asking approv- al for two projects. The first, to be headed by Prof. Swinyard, who is director of the Bureau of Business Research, in- volves a detailed study of eco- nomic development programs so that these in Michigan can be made more effective. Prof. Swinyard explained that the program would be conducted by the Bureau of Business Re- search as a two-fold proposition: -It would investigate and eval- uate the "nature and character- istics of economic development programs in general at the state and private-firm level," he said. -Using the results from this research, it would then seek to train Michigan people engaged in e c onomic development work through a series of conferences. In addition, it would encourage other areas to initiate economic develop- ment programs of their own. Econometric Model The second project will be con- ducted by the University research seminar in quantitative economics and will be headed by Prof. Suits. It will seek to create an econo- metric model of the state econo- my to aid in forecasting trends for the state which could encourage investment. Prof. Suits explained that the research seminar in quantitative economics has for 12 or 13 years forecast and analyzed the nation- al economy from an econometric model similar to the one it hopes to establish on the state level. "The results from our forecast and analysis have attracted much attention on the national level and have been used by business economists in sales forecasting," Prof. Suits commented. Unprecedented "Our success in doing this has been so great that now we want to extend these same statistical procedures to the state level. The degree of success we could expect in this endeavor is unknown, for it has never b he added. He said that ect has already1 cial backing f Science Found asked the Legis up budget to co he added. Farnuin Charges 'M: Of Michigan Tech f By The Associated Press LANSING-State Auditor General Billie Farn terday an audit shows "misuse" of $29,000 in o refurnish the president's home at the MichiganC and Technology at Houghton. In addition, Farnum said, audits also disclos totaling $12,364 at three other institutions-Centr versity, Western Michigan Uni- - Arms versity and Ferris State College. Farnum said the audits had been referred to the attorney gen- eral's office for action there. Referring to the irregularities which he reported uncovered by the audits, Farnum said, "The sad oommentary is that they (the in- stitutions) do not practice the business methods they teach. We wish they would." He reported the $29,000 alleged- ly misused at Michigan Tech was paid out of operating funds to maintenance workers to renovate a home acquired for President James R. Van Pelt. Farnum said the renovating proje.ct never was approved by the State Board of Administration. Van Pelt replied, "My inter- pretation of Farnum's exception is that a work order was not se- cured. This was a procedural error." He said the renovation "was in- tended to utilize the house until a mechanical engineering build- ing was built on the site, which is quite a few years away." The auditor general said an $8,640 shortage was found in vending machine operations at Ferris, where, he reported, a hous- ing accountant involved has ad- mitted taking the money, has pro- duced $2,715 and is awaiting sentence. - State police are investigating what Farnum said was a $2,999 shortage in the library account at Central Michigan. The auditor general said a woman employe at Western had paid back $725 miss- ing from the payroll deduction account and had been fired. In revealing the alleged misuses, Farnum called for the colleges to adopt a uniform accounting sys- tem. The legislature has also is- sued repeated requests that the higher education institutions work out uniform accounting methods. The Michigan Council of State College Presidents, of which Van Pelt is chairman, is currently in- vestigating ways to achieve uni- form procedures. The major draw- back to establishing these pro- cedures has been the inability of the state - supported schools to reach standardized definitions on such terms as credit hours, en- rollment, and full-time students. Security Council Supports mbargo 9Adopts Move sals To Condemn een done before," O o the proj-Se r g to begun with finan- rom the National Unanimous Resolution ation. "We hake Takes Stringent Stand; lature for a back mplete the work," Receives U.S. Backing UNITED NATIONS (M) -- In a * rare show of unanimity the United isuse pNations Security Council yesterday called for a worldwide arms em- bargo against South Africa to curb hw Ic enforcement of that country's U11US . white-supremacy laws. The 11-nation Council approved a Norwegian resolution represent- ing the toughest stand in United um reported yes- Nations history against South Af- perating funds to rica's policy of apartheid, or rigid College of Mining segregation. Objections by East and West to ;ed cash shortages various portions of the draft were rd MchisagUni- dropped at the last minute to clear ral Michigan U the way for the unanimous appro- val which previous resolutions on apartheid failed to receive. Halt All Shipments The Norwegian resolution asked all nations halt shipments of sup- plies to South Africa's arms in- dustry as well as arms themselves. United States Chief Delegate Adlai E. Stevenson gave the draft unqualified support. He said the United States would have agreed to the arms embargo independ- ently, even without Council ap- proval. The United States has agreed to halt all arms shipments to South Africa by Dec. 31. Stevenson recalled that "Presi- dent Lyndon B. Johnson's first message to our Congress featured a moving call for action to wipe out the remnants of racial dis- crimination in this country. No less is our opposition to racial dis- crimination anywhere." E HAUNRelease Prisoners *iF HroaThe Norwegian proposal also in- eive proposal cluded an appeal to South Africa to release prisoners arrested and held without trial for opposing apartheid. In addition, it reflect- ed the Scandinavian concern for Its constructive steps by calling for a U.N. committee of experts to visit South Africa and smooth the way ine Role for a peaceful transition to a mul- tiracial society. South Africa has ignored 27 LYN KORAL previous General Assembly and sidents of Oxford two Council resolutions on apar- sked the Office of theid in the past. s to define their The Soviet Union and independ- ear delineation of ent African states objected to the hority and auton- provision for a study group as a delaying tactic. Britain supported we couldn't stay the embargo on arms used for tion because we're enforcing apartheid but defended 1 and weren't one the right to supply arms for e halls chosen to South African defense from out- eley House Presi- side aggression. eyes, '64, said yes- All Shelved All reservations were shelved, ivileges have been however, at the appeal of Norway, rounds that Seeley to pave the way for unanimous ent building, she adoption. The 32 African and Asian states Requests which brought the issue to the Council preferred harsher meas- submitted Friday, ures such as a total embargo on committee and its trade with South Africa. s cosonantdwthe But they relented when it be-. sonsnterprati came apparent that South Africa's ments: leaving the major trading partners - the United States and Britain-viewed or vaction periods; s deliveries, and al- tuch action as illegal and ineffec- ly facilities due to in each apartment. was sent to Uni- SGC Refuses Director Eugene assistant Director To Dec y ij lov srepancy he relativeauton- Against Unon nent women and art states, "A dis- arisen concerning Student Government Council House is an 'apart- last night voted against sending r an 'apartment- a telegram to B. J. Vorster, minis- hall. We are told ter of justice of the Union of licies are in effect South Africa, protesting the ex- a residence hail, pected curtailment of activities of sing of Seeley dur- the National Union of South Afri- he participation in can Students. cil and other resi- The proposed telegram, submit- ities, and the pro- ted by the Committee on the Unit- veries. ed States National Students Asso- ter hand, we can ciation, read as follows: "The Stu- e rooms, purchase dent Government Council of the ~University of Michigan strongly ORD, Page 2 protests any action by the South African government to curtail the .t Plan freedom of association of South African students. As members of EUGEr ... to rec Oxford Reques To Def By MARI Apartment re Project have as Student Affairs role through cl residential auth omy. "They said opened for vacw a residence hal of the residenc keep open," Se dent Priscilla K terday. But other pr denied on the g is an apartm claimed. Three In a proposal Seeley's steering graduate adviso specific request the residents'o of Oxford Apart building open fo permission forE location of stud the small spacei The proposal versity Housing Haun and A Charlene Coady Disc Concerning t oiny of apartn Seeley, the rep crepancy has whether Seeley.I ment house' o type' residence. that certain po. because this is such as the clos ing vacation, th Assembly Coun deuce hall activ hibition on deli "On the oth have men in ou: See OXFI Back Me CLARITY, PRECISION EMPHASIZED: Cover Reflects Generation's Venturesome Poetry ::.:. . :. . .By GAIL BLUMBERG The starkly simple cover of Generation, the campus inter-arts magazine, is representative of the tone of the December issue which goes on sale today. The same sort of clarity and precision as are evident in the cover seem to be in all of the art and poetry of this issue, editor George White, '65, commented. "We had a great deal of art and poetry that was both precise and venturesome and so we decided to place the emphasis on them," White remarked. Definite Emphasis There will also be a definite field of emphasis in the coming issues of Generation, he added. The main substance of the magazine is poetry. A translation of three poems by this year's Nobel prize winner, George Seferis, is! included in the collection as well as works by former Hopwood award winners, Jerome Badanes and Nancy Willard. 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