YEAR IN REVIEW : TIME OF -CONFLICT Y Sir 43 tau ~E.aitoi MOSTLY CLOUDY High--2s Low-14 Windy and colder kith snow flurries See Editorial Page Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXIV, No. 84 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1963 SEVEN CENTS TEN PAGES 'I Robertson Plans Leave of Absence By JEFFREY GOODMAN Associate Dean James H. Robertson of the literary college will be on leave next semester for a busy six months of writing and travel. His main writing effort, Dean Robertson said, will be directed at a chapter on honors programs for a book which the National Inter-University Committee on the Superior Student wants to publish. A member of the Committee, Dean Robertson hopes to discuss some of the general defining criteria of the honors student. He will also sketch the historical emergence of honors programs, from the " time when there was opposition to even identifying the intellectually alive student. "However, it is not terribly ma- h terial just what specific criteria { are used to choose the honors stu- dent. It is more important to ex- amine how he can be encouraged fand moved along, and so the 5 . chapter will not attempt to set definite selection standards." He also plans to work on a book on academic counseling which he has been considering for about five years. The work would center around the theme that academic counseling is no more or less than a primary teaching respon- sibility, not a clerical matter." SGC Seeks S tatements State Leaders To Vie in Capital By Januar'y o By MARY LOU BUTCHER F The 60-day limit for student organizations to file their mem- bership statements with the vice- president for student affairs will NEW HEAD? expire on Jan. 16, the first day of $50 Million NASAProject Independence for Kenya 'Group Cites DEAN JAMES H. ROBERTSON ... on leave SORORITIES: Greeks Alter Rush Plan. By BARBARA LAZARUS Personnel Director Sorority houses have approved by more than a two-thirds major- ity, a new rushing plan, which will make rush more unstructured. It will go into effect in 1965. The proposal had been approv- ed last week by the Panhellenic Association Presidents' Council and was submitted to individual houses with each sorority receiv- ing one vote.' The major change in next year's rush will be to cut from five- four sets and to have the two middle sets operating on an un- structured basis. Patricia Lutes, '64Ed, Panhel' executive vice-president, said yes- terday that one objection houses raised was that they would like to know specifically which night rushees will be coming during the unstructured sets. Under the pro- posed plan the houses would know which women were coming, but not the specific night. "One possible change in the new structure might be that we would let the house also know which night women were returning. The+ plan will now be given to the rush chairmen, who will work out the details and consider suggestions for change." Miss Lutes noted that there was+ also some skepticism about switch-' ing from five to four parties, but most sororities thought this was a beneficial change, because it al-{ lows for longer parties during the middle sets. Elizabeth Leslie coordinator of affiliated, associated and off-cam - pus housing, said recently that this new plan is the result of a long development and continued evalu- ation of rush. "This change is in' anticipation of increasing enroll- ments and still maintaining the concept Lhat houses should not become too much larger," she added. Wide-Ranging Dialogue "The academic counselor should be able to carry on an intelligent dialogue with the student aboutl his plans, interests, and choices; he must be able to answer ques- tions about the spirit of a field, not only about the statistics of degree requirements. "The book will seek to develop ways in which programs of this kind can be structured and ad- ministered effectively,' he said. The book will also try to an- swer questions on who should be doing counseling and on some of the specifics of setting up coun- seling programs. Thus Dean Rob- ertson will recommend adequate administrative and clerical sup- port behind faculty counselors and some kind of centralized opera- tion where all essential informa- tion would be readily available. A good deal of his time will be spent in travel in Europe with his family, Dean Robertson explained. He will be interested in learning more about the administrative structure of various foreign uni- versities and especially in finding out how they are responding to growth problems. Plans Talks In addition, he plans to talk di- rectly with overseas representa- tives of various American univer- sities which have foreign study programs, and to visit with ad- ministrators and students involved with the University's own pro- grams in France and England. He will also talk with adminis- trators at Freiburg University in Germany, where the University plans to establish an exchange program next yeatr. If time allows, Dean Robertson also hopes to begin work on a book directed to parents and students about what they can expect from college. On a lighter level than the other two endeavors, the work would "attempt to put in some meaningful context the nature of the college experience, the kinds of choices students will have to make and the consequences of those choices," he said. Set Graduation For Thursday the spring semester. Only five sororities - Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Delta, SigmaI IKappa, Alpha Epsilon Phi and Phi Mu-have not yet complied with the Student Government CouncilI membership rules and regulations approved Oct. 23. They require all recognized stu- dent organizations to file state- ments on constitutions listing their membership selection policies and practices. A professional dental fraternity, Delta Sigma Delta, which had failed to file a membership state- ment in accordance with SGC's 1961 request, submitted its state- ment on Nov. 28. Failure Means Inquiry Failure to submit the required information would automatically lead to an investigation by the Membership Committee set up un- der the rules adopted last October. This five-person group, if it found evidence of discriminatory practices, would then set the in- formation before a three-man Membership Tribunal for a ruling. The tribunal is empowered to levy penalties which include with- drawal of recognition of the stu- dent group, suspension of rushing privileges and/or suspension of social privileges., SGC will meet on Jan. 15 to ap- point members to the tribunal. The statements, which must in- clude all current rules, practices, written or oral agreements or any other written or unwritten cri- teria which influence the selection of members, will be filed for the use of SGC's Membership Com- mittee in determining whether any group p u r s u e s discriminatory membership practices, in violation of Regents Bylaw 2.14. Regental Delegation Council was first empowered by the Regents to implement the by- law, prohibiting discrimination on Hibernation } With this issue The Daily ends publication for the fallI semester, 1963. The next issue of The Daily will appear Thurs- day, January 16. While it may seem a bit pre- mature, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our, readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Of more importance, we wish you the best of luck on your exams- you'll need it, as will we. the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, on Nov. 20, 1959. Since 1962 the national of- I fices of several sororities have' sought common legal counsel with the Grand Rapids law firm of3 Schmidt, Smith, Howlett and Hal- liday to question the legality of delegating such authority to stu- dents.l However, the Regents reaffirm-] ed SGC's power over the rules and regulations of student organiza-J I i it - Source Sees Overhaul Of'A1lance WASHINGTON (MP) - A high Congressional source said yester- day the administration is con- sidering a "complete reorganiza- tion and a real shakeup" in the operations of the Alliance for Progress program. The source, who refused to be quoted by name, said a reorgani- zation is under study "in the be- lief that it can do its job better if changes are made" in both its top echelon and its methods of operation. He said it was premature to say, as have some published reports, that Teodoro Moscoso, now coor- dinator of the development pro- gram, will be dropped by President Lyndon B. Johnson. New Post But the source said there is a possibility Moscoso might replace Delesseps S. Morrison as United States Ambassador to the Organ- ization of American States. Morri- son gave up that post to run for governor of Louisiana. Also, the source said, Moscoso might be named to a new position of United States representative on the Latin-American Economic Committee recently established in Brazil at a conference attended by Undersecretary of State W. Aver- ill Harriman. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger declined to con- firm or deny the report that Mos- coso will be eased out as United States coordinator for the Alliance for Progress. -Associated Press PREMIER JOMO KENYATTA OF KENYA, which received its freedom from Britain yesterday, is shown here waving the "constitutional instruments,"-the articles of independence-which for- mally made his nation a free state. The papers were presented to Kenyatta by Prince Philip, left, representing Queen Elizabeth II. SENT TO SENATE: House Passes Job-Trainiiig Bill WASHINGTON (P) - A major production bill that would pumpt $1.56 billion into three programs' was passed by the House yesterday3 and sent to the Senate where ac-1 tion is expected today. Passage came after a Republi- can-backed motion to trim two items was defeated 193 to 180. The roll call on final passage calls for the construction of five residential schools to provide su- pervision and job-training for school dropouts and youngsters living in undesirable environments.' The defeated Republican amend-' Sends Note SWants Overview was 300-65. s rwThe bill, a compromise between Asked about the report, Salinger different versions passed earlier TN said only that President Johnson by the House and Senate, contin-& is "looking over the entire spec- ues or expands three existing pro- trum" of government operations grams-vocational education, the WASHINGTON ) - President to see where agencies are working impacted school areas program, Lyndon B. Johnson has sent a effectively and where they are not. and the National Defense Educa- message to ministers of the Atlan- Salinger added that he did not tion Act. tic Alliance who meet in Paris believe Johnson had been in office Besides authorizing $731 million next Monday, a high-ranking long enough to have formed an for federal support of vocational source said yesterday. opinion, on the basis of his Presi- education for a four-year period, Tr s yeta dential experience, about the ef- The nature of the communica- fectiveness of Moscoso's office. See Related Story, P. 3 tion was not disclosed. In New Orleans Moscoso was The message will be delivered by told by telephone of the reports the bill overhauls the longstand- Secretary of State Dean Rusk, he might be replaced. His com- ing program to make it more suit- who heads the sizable American ment: able to the job needs of an auto- contingent attending the Paris "I know nothing about it. All I mated economy. meeting. Others on the Cabinet m interested in is in doing the At present vocational education level will be Defense Secretary ,job that takes all of my waking training programs are limited Robert S. McNamara and Secre- hours." largely to home economics and tary of the Treasury Douglas Dil- ment would have eliminated $150 million to establish the schools and a provision which would al- low vocational students to take part-time jobs. The bill continues for two years the program under which federal grants are made to public school districts crowded because of fed- eral installations. A two-year to-, tal of $527 million is provided for hundreds of schools in more than 300 congressional districts. The third program continued in the bill is the Defense Education Act enacted in 1958. All its provi- sions would be extended for one year, at a cost of $304 million. The only major change made in the act would increase the funds in the college student loan pro- gram. These go from $90 million to $125 million in the current fiscal year and $135 million in fiscal 1965. Funds will have to be provided in later appropriations bills. Groth Reveals SpringTerm Book Collection L e a g u e President Gretchen Groth, '64, announced yesterday that a book drive would be held at the beginning of the spring se- mester to establish a library in Kolahun, Liberia. The new library would be estab- lished in conjunction with Peace Corps programs to build schools in Kolahun. "Any books, magazines or paperbacks would be welcom- ed," Miss Groth said. The books Advantages In Michigan Romney To Head Unit Placing 'Center' Bid; Sawyer in Delegation By LOUISE LIND A four-man delegation of Mich- igan government, education and industry leaders will travel to Washington Tuesday to present to representatives of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration the advantages of locating a proposed $50 million electronics research 'center in Southeastern Michigan. The , delegation, with Gov. George Romney at its head, will offer an hour-long presentation to George Simpson, NASA's associate administrator for technological utilization and policy planning. Within the last week, Univer- sity officials have viewed with growing optimism the prospects of gaining the center for Southeast Michigan. University.. President H a r 1 a n Hatcher said yesterday that "the resources and capabilities of the Southeastern Michigan area are impressive in relation to the needs of the NASA program" and that the area is "in an exceptional posi- tion to fulfill the requirements that NASA has indicated. Chances Unknown "What our ultimate chances are for gaining approval as a location for the center, I do not ,know," he added. President Hatcher will join Romney in the delegation along wih Bendix Corporation Presi- dent Malcolm Ferguson and Prof. Hansford Farris, associate direc- tor of the University's Institute of Science and Technology. Prof. Farris, head of the steer- ing committee which helped amass the materials for the Michigan presentation, commented yester- day that "the crospects are equal- ly good for Michigan as for any part of the coutry." Boston First Choice The research center was orig- inally slated for a Boston location. However, congressional objections to the Boston site several months ago induced NASA to make a fur- ther study of possible locations for the center. NASA named a site-selection committee for J e study. The com- mittee, in turn, appointed Simp- sn to hear "eser"tations from the 25 areas seeking the center. 'Ihe NASA committee has spe- icfbed three e'incria that an ac- ceptable cent' r location must meet. Robert Burroughs, director of the University's Office of Research Administration, vaid yesterday that "the Soubesstern Michigan area has a top rating in all three categories." The first critericil demands that the location feature a strong graduate educatiom program in engineering an.i general space sci- enc"-s. Burroughs commented that Southeastern Michigan has "one See SUGGEST, Page 6 Congressional Criticism The Alliance for Progress pro- gram has come under heavy criti- cism in Congress during consider- ation of the controversial foreign aid bill on grounds stemming largely from the failure of some Latin American countries to pro- vide the self-help projects it calls for and to institute land, fiscal farm operations. But the new bill Friday Meeting Set for Regents lon. Rusk and his aides are sched- uled to leave for Paris Friday morning. The weekend will be de- voted to conferences with the for- eign ministers of the 15 member nations. In addition a quadripartite tions on May 17, 1963. or other economic reforms. The Regents again reaffirmed In a Senate speech opposing rmol a+hnriv t hpiv Nn d ntin of % m mifi !36 hil- uouncuis auLnority au Liner o- a opa n oVi a compro se$ .U u Midyear commencement exer- i vember meeting when it rejected lion foreign aid bill, Sen. Wayne cises will be held at 2 p.m. on an appeal from sorority attorney Morse, (D-Ore), said that "there Thursday, Dec. 19, in Hill Aud. Lawrence Smith to reject the are increasing signs that the larg- Featured speaker at the cere- membership regulations passed by est recipients of United States aid monies will be United States Sec- Council. in Latin America are drifting retary of Labor Willard Wirtz. Regental passage at that time away from the objectives of the A total of 1,770 degrees, includ- was the final step to official adop- Alliance and failing to fulfill their ing 245 doctorates will be awarded., tion of the regulations. own obligations under it." The Regents will hold their meeting is scheduled with the for- monthly meeting one week from eign policy chiefs of Britain, today, Friday, December 20. France and West Germany to re- Lawrence Smith, '37, a lawyer view the German-Berlin problems, for 10 campus sororities, has asked and a tripartite conference with to appear before the Regents to the British and French to discuss argue against Student Govern- the Southeast Asia situation. ment Council's Regulations on The fact that there have been Membership Selection. While no government changes in 10 out of decision has been made, a Uni- the 15 NATO countries since last versity spokesman said the Re- spring gives added significance to gents normally don't allow peti- the Paris parley, the informants tioners to appear before them. noted. will be collected units on campus. in the housingI How To Study for Finals: Pills, All-Nighters,' (Prayer) t .;; :.::::::::::.:::::.::::.:::: ".:: . MI.- A: .,Olson