TAE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, MAX 6, 1960 TU I(_( --AIX RIAYMY ,1a I ARMAMENT:, students Plan To Stage )ernonstration at Capitol I 11 Joan Comlano, Assembly President >llege and university studentsv ughout the state are planning emonstration for disarmament veen noon and 1 p.m., next lay, May 13, on the lawn of state capitol in Lansing. etters to 45 colleges and uni- ities in the state brought re- s from 2,000 students favoring demonstration. he students want to express their concern over the problem of world disarmament. They hope that the demonstration will influ- ence proceedings at the coming Geneva Conference. A smaller demonstration or- ganized by Bill Honey, a student at Bay City College, will coincide with the activities of the larger movement. I A land here time ands still! D AL 6 DIAL NO 2-6264 Where creatures from the begin- ning of time still roam. THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION Ai V4I MIWDTHE AUSPICS OF MAJSIM KING LEOPOLD 3M COL Sun (Continued from Page 1) Many girls want to live ini Markley because it is modern,1 but once there they tend to0 identify more with the house than with Markley itself. (She herself prefers the greater in-, timacy of Martha Cook.) Joan is less satisfied with As-1 sembly's contributions in the area of education. Interquad- rangle Council does a better, job, she points out. Her role as ex-officio member of Student Government Coun- cil was important as her other' duties, in Joan's opinion. Council Role "It's easy to see everything that's wrong (with the Coun- cil) but difficult to say what to do about it," she remarked. One of the principal things wrong is an overabundance of bureaucracy and projects, and there is a solution, albeit a drastic one. She would suggest abolishing the entire administrative wing, and let SGC itself do all the work for a year. After that year, they could add staff where the need had been clearly demonstrated. Avoid Busy Work "That would avoid busy-work Jobs," she declared. There is a change in proce- dure which would also make the Council more effective, she said. It should pick two or three big areas to work in, and follow through until done or until the year runs out. Areas where intensive pro- grams of this sort would be helpful include restrictive prac- tices, orientation and housing, she illustrated. Beyond procedural-structural changes. Joan sees need for a change in attitude at SGC. Individuals have to get a feel- ing of group unity that "does not now exist," she says. 'Too Many Fights' "There are too many almost fist fights. "I really do think SGC could accomplish something if reor- ganized and reoriented.. . "I had a lovely little theory on student government and its relation to the administration, but it's unclear to me now.. . "Some students think student government should be an entity unto itself, but the administra- tion and the faculty often have an overall view of things that we don't have... . "For example, there are times when a student government wants to recommend some- thing without supplying needed information to the person who is in a position to make the decision." No Motion-Maker of her own performance at SGC, Joan says, "I haven't been a motion-maker." Other areas of concern (such as Assembly) have interfered, she says, but she has supported motions she thought important. "I've tried to avoid speaking for the sake of such," she says. Has this career in student ac- tivities been worthwhile? A "full life" means emphasis on a variety of areas, Joan believes. One gets more from his college life if involved in something other than studies. Most valuable in terms of her development has been "the peo- ple I've met." These include administrators, faculty members and students, she says. The Job of Assembly Presi- dent taught her "to work with people" and "to organize." But next year, her senior year, Joan is going to emphasize the other side of life. "I've missed a lot . . . lec- tures .. . concerts . .. I'm also considering some kind of a job to make money." She is enrolled in the English honors program, which she feels is very worthwhile. It has meant adjusting to a "new- way" of studying, she noted. One is given a mass of material, and can get of it as much as he's able to master. "They're trying to instill an attitude," she said, "so that you can handle any literary work afterward." Joan is looking forward to the tuturial portion of the senior honors program, feeling this will be still more stimulating. After graduation, she is con- sidering business administration study, to enhance her chances of getting a good job in busi- ness. Streamlined Plan Nears Completion Plans for a system of early aca- demic registration are near com- pletion, Edward G. Groesbeck, director of the office of registra- tion and records, said. Under the new system, students could make their own course selec- tions, mail them in, and have their time schedule made out for them. "This arrangement leaves the student with no choice of hours except in cases where work com- mittments interferred," Groesbeck said, "but the system has many advantages." Registration Simpler "Registration would be much simpler, and with the students choosing their courses earlier, we could arrange to add or enlarge sections according to the demand." Groesbeck noted that counsel- ing would be available, but would not be mandatory. "Students would be expected to see their counselor to plan his curriculum according to his needs," he said. Citing a lack of funds as the reason for at least a one-year de- lay in carrying out the plan, Groesbeck predicted that as soon as funds were available, the pro- gram would be installed. Programs in Effect "Programs of this nature are now in effect at Purdue and Ohio State, and seem to be working. Our present system, although certainly not utopian, works pretty well, and until we come up with something better, will do the job. It all de- pends on what the student body and faculty want." One of the innovationsGroes- beck mentioned was the new sys- tem of filling out one IBM card during registration, instead of the usual "railroad ticket." "The IBM cards can be filled out in about 3 or 4 minutes, compared to about half an hour for the long form," he said, "and if we can only get the students to fill out one card legibly enough to read, the system should prove much more efficient." On The House Alpha Kappa Lambda has an- nounced the its first annual spring pledge formal will be held Saturday evening at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Music will be provided by the Dorsey Quartette. Preceding the dance will be a banquet. May Fair, the spring pledge for- mal being presented tonight by Alpha Omicrcn Pi, will begin at 9 p.m. in their house. Decorations will consist of spring flower s and pasted colored crnaments to carry out the May Fair theme. A five-piece combo will provide the music. - * *. Sigma Alpha Iota, the profes- sional music firaternity for wom- en, will hold its annual May Fes- tival Luncheon today in the Union. Prof. Maynard Klein, director of the University choirs, will dis- COMMITTEE PROPOSAL: Sophomore Prospectus Advocated The literary college steering committee decided yesterday to submit a proposal to the college advocating the initiation of aj sophomore prospectus. The plan of the prospectus, drawn up by Patricia Petruschke, '60, states that as a part of the general counseling procedure, a student be required to submit aa written statement before final" admittance to a field of concen- tration indicating his educational objectives and containing infor- mation useful in helping him plan to realize these goals. To Encourage Thought "This prospectus ought to en- courage serious thinking on the student's part about his field of concentration and will also pro- vide aid for counselors in becom- ing acquainted with the student and more effectively aiding his plans for the last two under- graduate years," Miss Petruschke said. According to this plan, a stu- dent would also be asked to pre- sent a list of courses in all his fields in which he is interested.' Sanford Holo, '60, who suggested this addition, said "This will helpc a student and his junior-senior counselor plan a tentative sched- ule for the final four semesters." The rationale behind the pros- pectus states in part, ". . . Learn- ing is primarily an individual ex- perience, and education in large degree a personal responsibilty, There must be motivation forf learning, and this is provided andI sharpened at least in part by' reasons. Even for him who finds learning an end in itself, there is still need for definition, for a choice of what is to be learned must be made. "Besides the informal purpose of making student-counselor rela- tions more sympathetic, increased information for the counselor will serve a very important practical end. In addition to the specific schedule planning with regard to a major and cognates, he should be able to guide a student to other essential courses." Success Individual Sherman Silber, '63, felt that the success of the prospectus plan rested on an individual basis be- tween student and counselor. "I see it is as an encouragement to counseling rather than a mere substitute." The committee also stressed their hope that this prospectus offer Grants To Graduates More than nine hundred Ful- bright scholarships will be avail- able for graduate or pre-doctoral study in 30 different countries dur- ing the 1961-62 academic year. In addition to the Fulbright awards, scholarships for study will be offered through the Inter- American Cultural Convention. Applications for both programs will be available on May 20, the Institute of International Educa- tion announced recently. The Fulbright scholarships cover travel, tuition, books and main- would not degenerate into a structured question and answer form. "I would hate to see a form restricting the student. It ought to be a creative effort," Miss Pe- truschke felt. . Maurice Zilber, '60, expressed the thought that the University and the student each have "the obligation to have this informa- tion." The committee also moved to- Q.4.. SPECIAL . 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