AT THE STATE: Seventieth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONs BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. "Phone NO 2-3241 hen Opinions Are Free Truth Wiu Prevail" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. Y. MAY 6. 1960 NIGHT EDITOR: SUSAN FARRELL -, A v } .. .. SGC Non-Bias Ruling Augments 'U' Reputation QVER A SEMESTER of conscious, conscien- tious work to set up machinery for com- batting discrimination within a context of increasingly anti-bias student opinion has borne fruit for SOC. Among the largest problems involved has been a lack of sureness about exactly what the task of representation involves. Certainly SGC has had no help from the student body in - defining its charge-not only do University students show a tendency to sit back and dare SGC to represent their opinions, but an inertia- like anti-SGC feeling seems to have settled on students here. AREA of bias clauses and restrictive membership practices has concerned student government for over a decade: only in recent years has faculty, administrative and regental feeling been so much in accord with that of the students. The changing climate of opinion on discriminatory practices from tolerance to inability to condone is indicated by the unani- mity of all SGC members but one--who was not present vote. The Council has worked almost too long in preparing a motion with cooperation ,invited from all interested parties connected with the University-the last few amendements have too obviously been aimed at polishing what was already a good, sound plan. But the importance of observing "due process" and waiting a decent interval for all opinion to be made available was often-and wisely-stressed. THE NEW regulation, which covers all recog- nized organizations, unlike the 1949 ruling which covered only, those seeking recognition, is admirable implementation of the November Regents' Bylaw, which unequivocally sets forth University policy as actively opposed to dis- crimination in student organizations and off- campus housing, as well as the University's intention to work to eliminate discrimination. But while the regulation incorporates stated Regental policy, the spirit of it will be main- tained and the letter enforced by the committee established to arbitrate future cases of dis- crimination. The committee is empowered to recommend disciplinary measures in case of violation which could presumably mean setting time limits on bias clauses and withdrawal of recognition in cases where the violation warrants it in terms of evidence. FURTHERMORE, the committee can supple- ment its evidence by demanding secret in- formation-constitutions, rituals-from organi- zations where pertinent to its investigations. Good faith is considered violated if such in- formation is withheld upon request. These implementation procedures constitute the "teeth" of the regulation. And what ap- pears to be a compromise between the inade- quate 1949 regulation and the force of an arbi- trary time limit may be more comprehensive and Judicial than either. The membership of the committee - four students and three faculty and administration people-is clearly of vital importance to the success of the plan. The corpmittee's members will be approved by the Council, and if the Council trusts and respects its judgment the committee's recommendations will be sup- ported. NITY OF AIM between the Council and its committee is essential. The passing of the non-discrimination mo- tion has fulfilled a personal objective for SGC President John Feldkamp. Months ago, in dis- cussing measures instituted by other schools to combat bias, he expressed dissatisfaction with standard plans, which he felt were either too weak or too strong. The University, as one of the few state uni- versities whose reputation ranks it with pri- vately endowed Eastern schools, has a re- sponsibility to come up with a regulation that is different and better, he asserted. THE UNIVERSITY -- students, faculty and administration in cooperation-has com- mitted itself to action and achieved this end. The process and product of the last half- year's exhaustive consideration is a good ex- ample of one of the bases for the University's high reputation-ability of its various groups to unite to attain a common goal. -JEAN SPENCER Masterful Menagerie I HAVE NEVER SEEN a purple cow; but thanks to "Masters of the Congo Jungle" I have seen practically everything else that could have been in the Ark. From aardvark to zebra, animal life runs, leaps swims, swoops, gam- bols, and flies in front of the camera. "Masters" is just not another travelogue or documentary about the "Dark Continent." It may very well be the definitive photographic study of two mysterious and in- triguing places-the rain forest and the plains or savanah of the Belgian Congo. This film was made under the patronage of King Leopold of Bel- gium as a record of a primitive and primeval way of life that may be lost forever in the onrushing tide of Europeanization that A- rica is undergoing currently. * * * WE HAVE ALL seen movies of lions roaring, elephants charging, and baboons jumping about. They have become exotic cliches. But directors Heinz Sielmann and Henry Brandt have made them fresh and exciting due to their new approaches and flawless sense of pictorial composition. It would be perhaps equally in- teresting to make another movie showing how they got shots prac- tically looking up the nostrils of a fearsome, five hundred pound, six-foot gorilla. How could they have possibly taken the shots of the female hornbill and her single offspring who were walled into a hollow tree trunk by her mate? Another in- teresting sequence is when shifty- looking night heron goes out' to steal and devour some other bird's offspring. Newly discovered species like the congo peacock make what must be their screen debut in this film. * * * THERE ARE TWO narrators for this film - a restrained but nevertheless excellent Orson Wel- les and a dignified, expressive William Warfield. Both men beau- tifully interpret the intelligent, literate script, which is refresh- ingly free from the cloying senti- mentality so prevalent in the films of the Czar of Disneyland. -Patrick Chester DAILY V OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no edi- torial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Build- ing, before 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1960 VOL. LXX, No. 160 To All Users of the D.O..: Because of the increasing length of the Daily Of- ficial Bulletin, we are compelled to in- stitute a policy of printing notices of lectures, colloquia, concerts, doctoral examinations, etc., one time only. These notices will be printed each day under the heading "Events Today." -Editor, D.O.. 3519 Admin. Bldg. General Notices May Festival Program Books with notes on all six programs by Prof. Glenn McGeoch, are now on sale at 75 cents. They may be purchased dur- ing the day at either the University Musical society offices in Burton Tower or the Hill Aud. box office; and preceding each concert, in the lobby of Hill Aud. May Fetival Tickets will be on sale at the Hill Aud. Box Office throughout the Festival, May 5 through May 8, from 9:00 am. until 8:30 p.m. A limited numbher of tickets tare still available for several of the concerts. Summary Action'Taken by Student Government Council at its Meeting May 4. 1969 In accordance with provisions of the St dent Government operating plan. this action becomes effective on the fifth day from this publication. Approved minutes previous meeting. Approved interim action: May 8, ISA, fisraeli Students. Program, Independ- ence Day, University High School Aud- itorium, 7:30 p.m. Approved appointments to Human Relations Board as follows: ?'s year terms, Richard Baron, Richard Bau- man, Mary Wheeler; 1 year terms. Ruth Bers, Richard Bremer, Jeff Karasick, Jeroad Lax. James Seder. The following motion was adopted in Executive Sesion and announced upon return to regular secasion : "In the light of facts of the case as compared to those presented to the Joint Judiciary Council. Student Gov- ermnent Council expresses its opinion that the su spension of Mark Hall and Stan Lubin was an unduly severe ac- tion. Therefore, this body recommends that this action he rescinded and the cae he reconsidered. This recommendation does not imply that Student Government Council fav- ors panty raids, food rioting, or rioting in any form; nor does this recommen- dation imply that the Council con- dones the actions of individuals in- volved in the demonstration under consideration. Mr. Hall and Mr. Lubin shouald he disciplined butt not so sev- erely as they have been. The Council c~osirs that fair and just action be taken to discourage such demonstra- tiOnsF as they tend to put the Univer- sity in a bad light. However, the Coun- cil does believe that the students in nn..~inn hIavp . ..n .,,.nto nirnronnr (EDITOR'S NOTE: Pressure groups are currently pressing election- minded political parties for some kind of federal solution to high medical costs for the country's aged. In response, each party has formu- lated a proposal. This article will consider the Democrats' Forand Bill, while the Republicans' coun- terproposal will be discussed to- morrow.) By ANDREW HAWLEY Daily Staff Writer THE ATTENTION that usually is focused on the scope and structure of the Social Security program in election years is cur- rently manifested in the nation- wide controversy over the Forand Bill. The Forand Bill, also known as HR 4700, was introduced to the 86th Congress Feb. 18, 1959 by Rep. Aime J. Forand (D-RI) to provide inexpensive medical bene- fits through the Social Security program for people over 65. The first bill of this kind ap- peared in 1952 and with minor" variations has confronted every MEDICAL CARE FOR AGED: Forand Bill Offers Limited Benefits Congress since then. Forand pre- sented the original version of his proposal in 1957-58, but no action was taken. * * * MEDICAL expenses are con- stantly rising, but the price of care for the aged is experiencing the most drastic change. It rose 74 per cent in, a five-year period ending in 1958, as co1rpared to 42 per cent for the general popu- lation. This is largely due to the increasing proportion of aged to the total population. A 1957 study by the Social Security administration shows that two out of five of its old-age bene- ficiaries have some type of. health insurance. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Arthur S. Flemiag has predicted that this figure will increase to 70 per cent by 1965, and that Forand's Bill, which would add health insurance to the benefits offered by Social Security, "would bring to a virtual halt the voluntary efforts that are moving forward in such an encouraging manner." * * *. HOWEVER, Rep. Forand says that existing medical policies for the aged provide for "very limited benefits." He also point out that voluntary prepayment plans es- tablished by hospitals and medical societies such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield compete with com- mercial insurance companies, who can balance losses with other profitable business, and can select groups for coverage that have the least need, thus allowing for re- duced rates. For these reasons such voluntary prepayment plans are obliged to continually raise their rates. What exactly would the Forand Bill do? It would insure Social Security pensioners against hospital, sur- gical and nursing care costs, pay- ing for up to 60 days of hospital care, 60 days of nursing-home care, and minor surgery. "Now Would You Also Care To Sign Up for Optional Social Security, Optional Police and Fire Departmients, Optional Armed Forces .." . i ii . . . 1;i ii II, Iii ' 4 - ' I'I Y" I r M r '"'""\ ' , ,.. fir;; ., yi"K. e t ' ,, 1 " S i .,_ _ , L _... _ .'"i1 1 -v .. .. It would not cover.elective sur- gery or fees to attending physi- cians beyond the one treating the patient. Choice of doctors and hospitals would be left to the patients. s -* FORAND ESTIMATES the ini- tial cost will be one billion dollars, although several opponents to the bill have said that it is likely to prove to be twice that amount. The cost would rise as the pro- gram gained momentum. The program would be financed by an increase in the Social Se- curity tax of one-fourth of one per cent on each $4,800 of wages and salaries per year. The present tax rate is three per cent on the same amount. Finally, about 15 million pen- sioners and potential pensioners would be covered. Coverage would be compulsory. * * * THE BIGGEST object to the Forand Bill is a basic one: that a compulsory government - backed insurance plan is socialistic and would, as Flemming said, "fore- close the opportunity for private groups . . . to demonstrate their capacity to deal with the prob- lem . . ." This seems to be the major fear of the American Medi- cal Association, which has con- stantly opposed the bill. Dr. Frederick C. Swartz, chair- man of the AMA committee on the aging, argued before the Sen- ate Subcommittee on Problems of the Aged and Aging that the passage of the Forand legislation would result in poorer, not better, health care. Most of his state- ments appear to be only different ways of saying the AMA fears "socialized medicine" in any form, to any degree. * * * FOR INSTANCE: "Medical care is not susceptible to productiorg line techniques"; or, "flexibility of medical technique . . . would un- questionably vanish the moment government establishes a health program from a blueprint calling for mass treatment." More concrete criticism made by Dr. Swartz are that community experiments would be discouraged, that choice of doctors and hos- pitals would be restricted, and that the Federal government would audit and control records of hos- pitals, nursing homes and pa- tients. These last two do not seem' to be supported by the nature of the bill. Another interesting objection to the Forand Bill voiced by Dr. Swartz is that more easily avail- able facilities would quickly be taken advantage of by people who may have no real need for them, and a hospital and doctor short- age would result, with no provision made for relieving it. THE CAUSE of the AMA's tre- pidation can probably be summed up in this final quotation from Dr. Swartz's testimony: "When the government at any level guar- antees services it cannot provide, it invariably tends to control the purveyor of these services." The addition to the Social Se- curity tax is also unpopular, but probably the most well-founded objection to the plan is that it provides for no protection for the four million who do not have Social Security, and who are among those most in need of as- sistance. * * * THE AVERAGE person over 65 stays twice as long' in the hospital as the average patient. Therefore the Forand Bill, which only pro- vides for a stay of 60 days every 12-month period, is likely not to be of great help in the case of the long illnesses to which age is susceptible. The Forand Bill is encountering stiff opposition within the govern- ment itself. Republican members of the Ways and Means Com- mittee call it underfinanced and object to its being compulsory, some Sduthern Democrats, includ- ing Wilbur D. Mills, a member of hte committee, also oppose it. The present administration is irrevoc- ably against it. For these reasons It is not likely to have any suc- cess. TODAY AND TOM1ORROW si Need New Berli*n- Status XHEN THE HEADS of government Paris, each in his own way and fo easons will be greatly preoccupied w ems that lie outside of Europe and an ig strictly, outside the competence of1 it meeting. On the strictly European questio rises out of the partition of Germa , as I have pointed out in preceding very large degree of tacit agreement. xermanys are not to be reunited. 1 hat both sides are seeking is a d Erope, a relaxation of tension, whic n substance, though not in all the f ails, the status quo. This search for a detente is ins ourse, by the realization that there is ean question which can now, wi isting balance of power, be settled b y the threat of war. But the search ente in Europe is inspired also, and i neasure, by the need to conserve en ttention and resources for the mount ems outside of Europe-in Asia, Afric his hemisphere. None of the greatf reat enough, is strong enough, an lrough, to continue an intensified str he mastery of Europe and also tod uately with its own interests outside o ET US CONSIDER the Soviet U K. and his colleagues may hope,t ven believe, that all of Germany wi ommunist. But they know also that' ot use force to impose Communismt rn Germany or on West Berlin with ipitating the war which they, justs he West, must avoid. On the other hand, the Russians k hey cannot take China for granted, a re to protect their interests and thei n Asia they must not use up theiri 1 a race of armaments. They must o face towards Asia with a free han deans without being tied down by t ility of war in Europe. This is the central reason, In my v hey want a ban on nuclear testing. Su Editorial Staff THOMAS TURNER, Editor lUILIP POWER ROBERT ditorial Director City IM BENAGH.........................Sp By WALTER LIPPMANN meet in will not only promote a detente in Europe but r his own it will also provide them with a decisive reason ith prob- why they cannot supply China with the means e, speak- to become a nuclear power. They have every the sum- reason in the world, far more reason than we have, to wish that China should not become a n, which nuclear power. ny, there This is the reason why the proposed treaty g articles, is so important. It is not that cheating is im- The two possible if the perfect crime is committed by oreover, the Russians. It is important because the pri- etente in mary interest of the Russians will be to main- h accepts tain the ban in the treaty. ormal de- IT IS EVIDENT that the main preoccupation pired, of of France today lies across the Mediterra- ino Erdo nean in Algeria and in French Africa. That is thin the why a detente in Europe is a French necessity. by war or The French army is not in Europe but in for a de- Africa, and French interests in Africa make it n growing impossible for France to regard the NATO mili- nergyand tary establishment as of vital importance to ergy and French security. What is more, if the French ing prob- presence in Africa is to be maintained, metro- a, and in politan France will have to draw heavily on dowersics its capital resources. Therefore, in spite of the d is for two nuclear explosions in the Sahara Desert, deal ade- France cannot afford to run in the race of armaments. )f Europe. i r HE COMMONWEALTH conference now be- nion. Mr. ing held in London defines the question they may which is becoming the prime preoccupation of 11 become British foreign policy. It is the question of how they can- the older nations of the Commonwealth, which on West- are predominantly white in population and hout pre- Western in their culture, are to live and to as we in work with the new nations of South Asia and Africa. now that If the British Commonwealth can find the nd if they road to inter-racial amity, it will be at least r security as great a contribution as any of the great resources contributions which Britain has made to good t be able government and. human liberty, But if there id, which is to be a race:of armaments in Europe, and he possi- if the cold war is to become increasingly dead- ly, there will not be the time, the energy, the view, why wisdom, the patience, or the resources to find uch a ban the path of conciliation. WE, TOO, had our reasons for seeking a detente in Europe. We cannot any longer turn our attention away from this hemisphere. More over, to keep up in the race of arma- ments we must spend at least as much as the President asks for, and to be safe we probably T JUNKER ought to spend more. In order to do this we Editor have been faced with a choice. Shall we meet orts Editor the public needs of our growing population MAY FESTIVAL: Serkin Shows Good Form RUDOLF SERKIN gave a mag- nificent performance of Bee- thoven's "Emperor" concerto last night on the first May Festival concert of the season. The fifth concerto of Beethoven is a bril- liant, virtuoso work and Serkin was in good form for the occasion. The work opens with a strong chord in the orchestra, followed by an arpeggio passage in the piano. From the very first note, the Philadelphia orchestra, con- ducted by Eugene Ormandy, and pianist, Rudolf Serkin worked to- gether producing a fine balance of sound in an exciting performance. One of the most outstanding fea- tures of Serkin's playing is his fine sense of rhythm and timing. * * * ONE CAN always feel the beat or pulse of the music, yet this pulse never destroys the line or interrupts the flow of sound. The passage work was clear and bright with amazing control of dynamics and sound. The orchestra achieved a beautiful singing sound in the lyric passages and there was sensi- tivity between orchestra and solo- ist. The third movement of the Con- certo-Rondo: allegro-is a lively dance-like movement and the per- formers played with the appropri- ate abandon and liveliness bring- ing an enthusiastic response from the audience for the closing work of the evening. Beethoven's Overture to Leon- ore, No. 3 was the opening work on the program. The performance New Books at Library Moorehead, Alan - No Room in the Ark; N.Y., Harper & Bros., 1960. Morton, Frederic -The Witch- was precise and accurate, al- though to this reviewer it lacked power and vigor in the climactic sections, especially towards the end of the work. * * * THE WORK itself is the dra- matic overture to Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, yet it stands in- dependently as an exciting, well balanced piece of music. The second work performed on the all - Beethoven concert, the Symphony No. 7 in A major, is full of beautiful melodies and many lively dance-like sections. The first movement, although played with a great deal of clarity and precision, seemed a little re- strained, especially the opening chords for full orchestra. The string section of the orchestra al- ways had a beautiful sound and the balance was good. The second movement is centered around a rhythmic idea which pulsates throughout the work. Again, the orchestra was accurate but didn't seem to reach a high enough level of sound. * * * IN THE THIRD movement - Presto - the orchestra broke loose with a lively brilliant sound cap- turing the spirit of the music. The interpretation of this work varies a great deal with personal taste; some prefer a grandiose reading such as the Philadelphia gave last night while for others the work requires a more subtle interpreta- tion. In any event the performance was very exciting and May Festival was opened with an enjoyable pro- gram. -Charlotte Davis LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Judic Need Not be a Tool' To the Editor: AS A FORMER member of Joint Judiciary Council, I have been deeply distressed over some of the remarks made against the Council these past few days. I am not presently concerned with whether their decision to suspend students Hall and Lubin was a correct one. As a student, however, I feel that it was in full accord with the facts of the case, facts which, un- fortunately, too few students sign- ing petitions or voting for resolu- tions have taken note of. I am more troubled about the innuen- dos inferring that the Council acted as a "tool" of the Adminis- tration and would have been un- able to take independent action no instances could I truthfully state that the Council was "forced" by Dean Rea or anyone else to give up that which we cherish the most-our right as a student body to arrive at a deci- sion independent of outside, in- fluencing opinions. * s TOO MANY students, I am afraid, have a distorted view of Joint Judiciary Council. Many think it to be some kind of august body which would love to throw out as many students as possible were it given the chance. This kind of thinking is preposterous. Suspension from school is the most severe punishment possible, and it can never be taken lightly. of each Council member. No seri- ous student, I suppose, could do otherwise and still retain a clear conscience. Regardless of what others may say, this is no different than what has gone on in Coun- cil deliberations for the past num- ber of years. That Dean Rea's and the Coun- cil's opinion of "justice" coincided is no reason to conclude that a causal relation existed. The history of the Council and the seriousness of the decision point against this. In fact, had the Council decided that Dean Rea was in error, let- ters would come pouring into The Daily praising Joint Judiciary Council to the sky. It would do well to remember that the members on Joint Judi-