INTEGRA TON Y Seventieth Year of Editorial Freedom Iaii4 CLOUDY, WARMER Chance of snow flurries; little change towards Wednesday See Page 4 VOL. LXIX, No. 57 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1,1959 FIVE CENTS- SIX PA Athieties Chiefs I Seek New Powers .". To Receive New Rights at Expense Of Faculties at Big Ten Schools " Big Ten athletic directors may gain new privileges that would enable them to dominate conference policies at the expense of faculty influence, The "Daily Northwestern" reported that the changes were drafted in a seri es of meetings of faculty representatives and a special com- '" ittee ;appointed tostudy "problems posed by athletic .directors." Northwestern representative T. Leroy Martin said the .changes, yet to be made public, will become effective Dec. 30 unless one of the conference members objects. Faculties Encroach Thy proposals result from a feeling the faculties "had been encroaching on the athletic directors," Martin continued. Additions to 4 athletic director powers would in- ..* , e lude: * :"..'.*,,.. 1) The right to vote along with "" faculty representatives of confer- ence regulations that become ef- ' ' fective immediately. (At present, members have 60 days in which to .. .. .. .. .. . object and reopen consideration.) .;* 2) The right to vote whether the issue is subject to the White resolution, the 60-day clause. / Faculties also would lose certain powers: BEFORETRIP: SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL ...ceelebrates birthday Churchill * On Birthday LONDON (A') - Sir Winston Churchill refused to be his age yesterday and celebrated his 85th birthday with the vigor of a man many years his junior. He downed a hearty lunch and topped it off with brandy. Despite a cold damp day, he then went off to the House of Commons - and moved it to cheers. He even. made a speech. And before anyone else could make a long one, he headed home for a bangup birthday party, - a table groaning with food ,and wine and a 60-pound, four-tier inter- nationally flavored birthday cake. Churchill's doctor, Lord Moran, visited Britain's great wartime leader during the day and came out smiling. a "I'm happy to say," Lord Moran told reporters, "that he's in excel- lent health." , The great man's day began as it does nearly always - with a long time in bed reading the newspapers and messages. This morning the messages made a weighty pile, including congratu- lations from all over the world,. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's among them. His luncheon guest was his old friend, newspaper publisher Lord Beaverbrook. After lunch he sped. off to his beloved House of Com- mons. Sir Winston wore his usual cos- tume - a black jacket, striped trousers, white shirt and a bow tie. His face was flushed -- from the hearty lunch. dSlowly he entered the swinging * doors of the floor of the House. A mighty roar - from his own, the Conservative side, and the oppo- sition, the Laborite side - greeted him. Drawing on his amazing re- serve of energy, he straightened up and walked almost briskly to his. seat. "Hear, hear," shouted the mem- bers. Mendelssohn Set as Sta e Of 'Carousel' Musket is presenting an old show, "Carousel," but its directors promise a fresh look for the stu- dent production. The show will premiere at 8:30 n, m tomorrn in T.vdi. Mendei- . Lose Power 1) Athletic committees could ig- nore directions from their faculty senates at universities where the senate appointed them. 2) Athletic committees or fac- ulties may not bring up for recon- siderations-a proposals status in regards the White resolution. 3) Six, rather than the present seven votes, will be required to suspend conference members. In Ann Arbor, neither Michigan Athletic Director H. O. "Fritz" Criser nor faculty representative Prof. Marcus Plant of the law school could be reached for com- ment. Crisder was a member of the special committee. Objects to Control Northwestern athletic director Stu Holcomb refused to comment on the proposals directly, but ob- jected to faculties numbering 5,000 or more controllinghathletics, an area in which they have not been trained. They often have no clear idea of problems, he added. Holcomb said "there was noth- ing secret about the meetings to propose changes, but it was not the place of the athletic directors to make them public." Martin commented the changes are to prevent faculties from "ob- jetting to something with which they have nothing to do." Change Membership He said the recourse of a faculty senate ignored by an athletic com- mittee, as could happen under the new regulations, would be to change committee membership. "To the athletic directors and many of the faculty representa- tives this is as it should be," since it is the committee which has the responsibility for educating itself On athletic problems, which the faculty as a whole is unlikely to Sda." Ike Plans Broadcast To Nation WASHINGTON ()-President Dwight D. Eisenhower will appeal to America Thursday for coopera- tion at home to promote the world peace climate he hopes to create in an li-nation tour. The appeal, which will be tele- vised nationwide, will immediately precede his departure on the good- will journey. Announcing plans for a 15-min- ute talk beginning at 7:15 p.m. EST, Thursday, White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the President will discuss his trip abroad and such domestic is- sues as the court-suspended steel strike. Asks Strong Cooperation "The President will talk about the need for stronger cooperation among the several groups that make up the American economy so that the nation's progress to- ward peace may be insured and enhanced," Hagerty said. Asked if this would deal with the steel situation, Hagerty replied he was sure that it would. There are indications that Eisen- hower will again urge industry their dispute to prevent resump- tion of the strike when the court injunction expires Jan. 26. Over 22,000 Mles Hagerty said Eisenhower's dis, cussion of the 22,000-mile trip will center around "the strengthening of cooperation among those coun- tries in pursuit of their own secur- ity and progress in the attainment of world peace with justice." Eisenhower won approval for his forthcoming adventure into personal diplomacy at an early White House breakfast meeting with congressional leaders of both parties. In a session lasting only an hour the President sketched briefly his plans for some of the 30 speeches he will make during his round of' visits to European, Asian and North African countries. Endorse Trip Although some Democratic lead- ers privately said they were puz- zled why they had been summoned from their home states to a meet- ing that they regarded as little more than perfunctory, they all' joined with their Republican col- leagues in endorsing the objectives of the Presidential journey. Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois told report- ers that while few important mat- ters were discussed, he looked upon the session as "symbolic of the fact that on foreign policy Ameri- cans are always united." House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.) told newsmen after the session that in embarking on the tour, Eisenhower is undertaking "a strenuous piece of business." Rayburn's summation of the ambitious undertaking was ex- pressed this way: "Everybody feels like it is not amiss." Legislature Delay Tax Freshman English Questioned The chairman of the Univer- sity English department and a dean of the literary college have suggested present freshman English requirements are edu- -cationally unsound. They compensate too much for deficiencies in high school education, Prof. Warner Rice and Associate Dean James H. Robertson agree. ,Both ~would favor dropping freshman English if high school preparation were more com- plete. Freshman English is not col- lege type work, Robertson said yesterday. There is a need for the student to have composition, competence before coming to college, he added. To Study Humanities With the elimination of the freshman English requirement, the student could then devote. his time to other more ad- vanced humanities courses. "Those students who can't meet minimum composition proficiency requirements either would not be admitted to the college, or would perhaps take optional. courses without. credit," he said." Prof. Rice, chairman of the English department, calls freshmah English neither "eco- nomically nor educationally sound," as it is presently taught. College Responsible Addressing the college section of the National Council of Teachers of English in Denver last week, he insisted that "the whole college, not the depart- ment of English solely, is re- sponsible for the development of communication skills." If freshman English is elim- inated, no formal course need replace it, Prof. Rice explained. He suggested that in at least. half the courses elected by up-' perclassmen, writing assign- ments be introduced. The English department w ou l d continue instructing freshmen, hedsaid, but in elec- tive courses designed as intro- ductions to literature and lan- guage. Need More Emphasis Responsibility of high schools for preparing college-bound students in communicative arts must be increased, Prof. Rice asserted. C o 11 e g e s and universities must place more emphasis on tr a in in g secondary school teachers, he added.t Prof. Rice admitted that elimination of freshman Eng- lish would probably result in reduction of the number of teachers in a department, and "the radical reshaping of the English program. Some graduate assistant- ships might also be eliminated. He said the effective placing of assistants in .the academic economy will require some in- genuity, but the problem can be solved. He said the success of his plan depends 'upon cooperation between high schools and col- leges, as well as concerted ef- forts on the part of faculties of liberal arts colleges. PROF. RICE ..criticizes program May Adjourn Crisis DEAN ROBERTSON . , .looks to high schools ALCU WARNS: Grants Limiting Institutions? American universities are i danger of surrendering their inde- pendence in return for research dollars, the American Civil Liber- ties Union charged Sunday. Both the quality of higher edu- cation and the freedom of insti- tutions and faculty members are in jeopardy, the ACLU said in a statement. It called for a nation- wide review of the effect of private and governmental research grants on the freedom of colleges and universities. Stress Immediate Research At best, the ACLU said, the na- ture of university research may be determined by outside agencies who are committed to immediate, rather than long-range research. In extreme cases, the universi- ties may abdicate their research responsibility to "financial ad- ministrators" employed to drum up programs to get funds. The statement estimates that two-thirds of' the expenditures for all research and development by colleges and universities at pres- ent come from the federal govern- ment. In certain fields, such as chem- istry and physics, 90 per cent or more of research budget funds are provided by government and pri- vate foundations or industry sources, 'the report adds. The statement discusses some of. the problems related to aca- demic freedom. Among them: 1) The application of govern-' ment security procedures in uni- versities on which classified re- search is conducted. It can, the report adds, "lead to situations in conflict with the per- sonal rights of faculty members, including even those who are not engaged in classified research and can effectively limit the freedom of the university in applying its own proper criteria in the selec- tion of its staff," Neglect Important Areas 2) Funds for sponsored research may be more readily available in some fields of knowledge than in others, leading to the neglect of important areas of scholarship. The statement says that con- tinued"stress on the natural sci- ences might lead to "a relative impoverishment to the humanities and social sciences which would Scertainly not occur if the univer- sities and university scholars were permitted free exercise of their own judgments." 3) Since agencies sponsoring research frequently inclined to- ward ambitious proposals for so- Buying Days This is to remind you there are 16 of them left before the Christmas exodus. called programatic research,."it is becoming increasingly difficult to develop support and appreciation for the highly individualistic in- vestigator who contemplatively follows the paths into which his idle curiosity directs him." Cite University's Duty The report holds that it is the university's duty to foster "the creation of basic knowledge" and that it - is dangerous to permit staffs and facilities to be "lured by financial inducements into the study of matters of immediacy." 4) The bulk of research funds from non-academic sources are given to institutions and scholars with already established reputa- tions, the report says. It warns that this makes it even more difficult for financially poor- er and less generally known insti- tutions to compete at a time when academic financing is already ex- tremely difficult. The ACLU acknowledges that sponsored research has made "tre- mendous contributions to 'Ameri- can scholarship and higher edu- cation." . It has made it possible for uni- versities to maintain strong sci- ence faculties in the face of in- tense competition from outside agencies and has supported "much of the modern strength in gradu- ate education." the report adds. Copyright 1959, New York Times Reprinted by special permission Professor Foresees Threat To FutureLivingStandards WASHINGTON A) -- Don't count on the bumper crop of babies for a 10-year boom in the economy, a congressional committee was told by a University professor yesterday. Economics Prof. William A. Paton said future living standards may actually be threatened by the baby boom and the American ten- dency to start work later in life and retire earlier. Prof. Paton recommended liberalizing the tax deduction for plant depreciation to help industry to build up productive facilities in pace with the rapidly growing popula- .. OLD PROBLEM: Ives Asks By SUSAN FARRELL A resolution to engage "a recog- nized, disinterested, professional consulting firm" to study Ann Ar- bor's rehabilitation .problem was tabled until next week by the City Council meeting last night. The resolution was proposed by Councilman Lloyd Ives as an amendment to Mayor Cecil 0. Creal's proposed plan for a volun- tary urban rehabilitation program to be guided by a neighborhood committee and advised by a com- mittee of professional men. Creal's resolution was also tabled, pending a report next week from City Administrator Guy Lar- com on costs of engaging a con- sulting firm. Resolution Made Ives' resolution stated: "The firm shall examine all pertinent documents, records and plans de- veloped up to this time, consult with all interested proponents and opponents of previous and present proposals; and make local investi- gations and surveys as permitted by law. "The firm shall review and make recommendations on scope of rehabilitation effort required, areas of city needing attention, types of rehabilitation action ap- propriate, amount of municipal capital outlay foreseen, govern- mental assistance available for financing .private aspects of over all effort, procedures for relocat- ing displaced families, if any; and any other subjects deemed im- portant by the firm. "The report and recommenda- tions are to be submitted not later than six months from date of con- .tract." Seeks Objectivityj Ives said his proposal was an attempt to get someone disinter-. ested in the subject to take a fresh,' straightforward look at the prob- lem of urban rehabilitation in Ann Arbor, since "differences of opinion within the city on this subject re- main sufficiently strong that no course of action is clear which will gain wide citizen and council sup- port." Creal said that such a plan had been considered by him before his proposal of the voluntary rehabili- tation program and that he had 'Dereliction' OfDuty Hit Debate Continue In House, Senate Over Two Tax Plir LANSING - Gov. G. Menu Williams last night bridled at ports that the Legislature mig delay a decision on Michiga cash crisis until the 1960 sesi convenes Jan. 13. "For the Legislature to do ti would be an avoidance of th constitutional oath of office" told a news conference. "To put off the decision, e as much as two weeks, would a terrible dereliction of duty." Lawmakers return to busin today, amidst continual ium that a decision may be put' until the next session. Could Adjourn If the payroll tax answer' fki this week as other plans have 1 fore, the lawmakers could cc ceivably go home. Leaders of an eight-man, bipi tisan House committee named work out a compromise, indica the decision lies between the c per cent payroll tax and the $7 million nuisance tax program tl has split the Republican' cauc Nuisance tax possibilities ha grown more dim since opposit from voters, especially small bu nessmen, has increased. The payroll levy would hit d4 tars, farmers and othier' emplo~y persons as well as those who dr salaries. It has not been written bill form, although several v scans are suggested. ,1- GOP Senators rejected .p roll tax last Tuesday, objecti that it resembled an incomle too closely. Disguised Income Tax Rep. George W. Sallade (R-A Arbor) agreed the payroll tax just another form of income-ta The House Republicans a pass it with no trouble, Sal said, "but everything depends what the Senate does in its cau . . they are unpredictable." Both houses caucused last nig but no new progress was repor by early this morning. If no agreement is reached a both housaes adjourn for Christmas holidays, they will so. in a month when income outgo are balanced in the at treasury. Expect Decemiber Check The University and other stitutions received their .mont payroll checks last week. Not too much fear is be shown about the December ch -"There's no reason to think x cember should be any differ from November," University Vi President for Business and' nance Wilber K. Pierpont said night. But in January, a heavy sch ule of payouts to local gove ments, including schools, falls d Unless a new tax is adopi first January collections may' be received in time to scale inc up to outgoing payments. 'U' Professor Des at Rome In Florida , Prof. Emeritus Louis IM .i the speech department died 24, in Winter Park, la., afte Long illness. Po . ic was71. Praf.Eich was ?1. . He joined the faculty in 1 and retired in 1954 because of health; he entered the Univer in 1909, and received his bac blr's and master's degrees and doctorate here. With the egception of ti years teaching elsewhere. P EIch's entire student and pro sional life was connected with University. tion. Cites 'Pollyannas' Paton said it was time for "Pol- lyanna economists" to realize that babies don't bring into the world with them the thousands of doI- lars worth of capital facilities needed to correspond with their demands. "The fact is that our continu- ing bumper 'baby crop, coupled with present- tendencies both to prolong the period of childhood and provide for earlier retirement, have added greatly to the difficul- ty of maintaining our present per capita living standard, to say nothing of ari increase," Paton said. Notes Enthusiasm Yet, he remarked, the woods seem to be full of economists; "busily engaged in predicting as- tronomical .increases in .output in the 1960's, and in this connection ,, t.s .." . . _.:i m . -v . i a + ASKS REPEAL OF 'DRY' LAW: City Group Demands Liquor in a Glass An Arbor restaurant and bar owners think the city is all wet in its "dry" law prohibiting the sale of liquor by the glass. It's just a hangover from prohi- bition days, they say. Present city ordinances permit sale of beer and wine by the glass in local establishments-but liquor only by the package, not the glass. Twenty-five owners of local res- taurants and bars have formed a corporation to put the question on next fall's ballot. They're even hiring a public re- lations director to coordinate a successful drive against the liquor law . The organization, named the Ann Arbor Licensee's Association, says: "The (beer and wine) licensees of Ann Arbor feel that after 25. years since thet repeal of the Pro- hibition Act, they should be able to sell alcoholic beverages on the same premises as a majority of the licensees throughout the state of Michigan.''. The proposal would read: "Shall the sale of spirits, in addition to beer and wine, be per- mitted for consumption on the premises within the city of Ann Arbor under the provisions of the laws of the same?" Ann Arbor's Mayor Cecil O. Creal says the proposal to sell liquor by the glass was a "com- plete surprise to me." "The facts of life have shown us that if we want a new or re- modeled hotel in the city, one necessary thing would be a cock- tail lounge," he admitted. Declines Judgement Creal declined to approve or disapprove the proposal. The sale of package liquor has been permitted in the city for many years, hand liquor by the glass has been sold to members of private clubs, fraternal orders, [veteran's groups and benevolent societies here for many years. There are about 12 such local. organizations. lo Vote in Century sammaannemannes as.a. a