'cholars Pr 3y JEAN HARTWIG need for tradition is paramount obe ax aid PHILIP SHERMAi1N Sixty scholars tried yesterday to reconcile the cultural heritage of the past with modern technology. In a conference at the Univer- sity this ,week, members of the UNESCO -sponsored International Council for Philosophy and Hu- manistic Studies are discussing "The Role of the Humanities in an Urbanized and Technological World." The representatives from 15 na- tions are considering the relation- ship of the humanities to modern culture and their place in educa- tion. It was not important to argue about Athe need for tradition at a time when change was slow, Charles E. Odegaard, former dean, of the- literary college and vice- chairman of the conference, said in his opening remarks. But today, he continued, when, change has become rapid, the because people are wonderinig where they are going and whence they have been. - Face Precarious Job And because of this, educators face the precarious job of ,teach-' ing students to live in a world whose outlines are hardly kgnown, he asserted. In a summary of yesterday's discussion, Sir Charles Webster of. the British Royal Society said the humanities must be irntegratedI with science," not just hung on it like cherries-on a plum cake." He also advocated greater com- munication between scientists and humanists' and greater emphasis on the classics in the high schools. "We don't claim a special place for the classios, but we do claim; the study of the humanities is es- sential to .the modern world," he said. "The greatest revolutions in the world have been made b manists - they set th and technical climate o enabling the scientistsf nologists to work." Children Seem Cha In a paper submitte Council, Prof. Sunti K. of the University of Cal dia, commented, "In a age, our boys and girls to .be transformed into . . . they must not wast precious moment outsid gime of utility. (They longer discovering spon the'romance of life. Prof. Chatterji said tb humanism had been tau schools "he attended an people with whom hea This was no longer continued, and it woul impossible to "turnl clock" and readopt pas of teaching. He suggested instead Hiumanities' )y the hu- basic ideology of traditional hu- e political manities should be kept, but its of opinion methods must be modified. and tech- "We shall have to make pro- vision for some of the Humane nged Studies in a purely objective as d to the well as a modern and scientific Chatterji, way," he said. leutta, In- He explained that he means us- machine ing the historical and compara- seem also tive method, not "regarding any- machines thing as static or immutable." ;e a single And according to Emil Ohmhnn ie the re- of Finland, the manner of teach- are) no ing the classics is more important ntaneously than the works themselves. He advocated the use of translations hat Hindu in order to "transmit the richnessa4 ght in the of antiquity more fully" to stu- id by the dents. associated. It is through the transmission .< true, he of the thinking of Greece and d still be Rome that the modern mind can back the be awakened and a "happy fu- t methods ture" for humanity can be in- SCHOLARS MEET-Scho sured, he added. Council for Philosophy ai that the See SESSION, Page 2 "Role of the Humanities: RED CHINA REARS SAME STORY AGAIN See Page 4 etit Seventieth Year of Editorial Freedom _ _ _.. I VOL. LXX, No. 3 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1959 , Legislature Passes Outlay No Ne GOP Senate Stall Funds, For Institute. Appropriates Funds For Remodelings Of Two Structures, The Legislature passed a whit- tled-down capital outlay bill yes- terday, appropriating no funds for new construction at state institu- tions, including the University. A total of $850,000 was provided for remodeling West Medical Building and $200,000 to apply on general renovations at University Hospital. But left out of the bill was $800,000 sought for construction of the Institute of Science and Tech- nology. Use Tax Involved, The future of the Institute now apparently hinges on the consti- s tutionality of the recently-passed use tax. If the tax is found to be constitutional in a Supreme Court test later this month, money from tax returns will probably be avail- able for the Institute.' On the other hand, if the use tax is found unconstitutional, some Republican leaders predict no funds will be available for new construction. This would affect not only the Institute, but all other state-sup- ported agencies and institutions. The University has had no new buildings for two years. It had hoped to begin construction on the Institute this year. All new construction items origi- nally in the bill were deleted and dumped in a separate bill which passed the House. It now lies in the Republican-controlled Senate, awaiting the high court's verdict on the use tax. Renovations Okayed In addition to the total of $1,050,000 given the University for renovations, another $6 million was appropriated to carry on pro- jects already underway and for fire protection, repair and re- modeling projects at state insti- tutions.4 Approved were $750,000 for re- sumption of work,'now suspended, at the new Boys Vocational School at Whitmore Lake, and $600,000 to kep on with the new Plymouth Home and Training School. The bill also carried $250,000 for rehabilitation of Old Main at Wayne State University. l /, Building Funds QUESTION RAISED - Several objections to the new SGC plan were made by David Kessel and Al Haber at the Council meeting last night. Kessel doubted that certain members of the Commit- tee on Referral' could take an impartial view of the cases before them. Referral Group Makeup Debated at SGC Meeting By KENNETH McELDOWNEY The concept of having the Student Government Council presi- dent, various deans and the Vice-President for Student Affairs sit on the Committee on Referral was bitterly opposed by David Kessel, 'Grata., last night at the first SGC meeting of the year. His mein objection to the proposed composition was -his fear that members of the Committee would be biased in their viewpoints; LONG BATTLE ENDS: Disputed Housing Bill Approved by President WASHINGTON (AP) - President Dwight D. Eisenhower yesterday signed into law the third-try, billion dollar housing bill. It authorizes continuation of many government-backed housing programs which are out of funds, and includes several provisions de- signed to keep the private home-building industry operating at a high level. Eisenhower signed the bill without comment after vetoing two earlier measures as$ too costly and inflationary. Battle End The President thus culminated perhaps the biggest running battle State he had .with the Democratic-con- ta e O ffice trolled Congress ir the last ses- sion. In the end, Eisenhower succeed- LANSING tom)-Gov. G. Mennen ed in forcing modifications of the Williams today set-what might be two earlier bills. However, he had a national precedent by appointing to take some things he ddin't want such as additional low-rent public a Negro to a full-time statewide housing starts. , elective office. The Democrats, who tried un- The Governor named Otis M. successfully in the Senate to over- Smith, 37, of Flint to the post of ride both vetoes, had to settle for Auditor General. Smith is cur- only one-third of the money they originally wanted made available rently chairman of the SttePub- for housing. lic Service Commission. Changes Made His appointment was made pos- The Democrats made three sible by Williams' naming of Audi- changes from the second bill to tor General Frank S. Szymanski to win an agreement from the White the Wayne County Probate bench, House that the third bill would be a move that had been long ex- signed. pected. But they fashioned the third Charles Brown, a Negro admin- measure in such a way as to try istrative aide to the Governor, and make sure that new housing said he believed Smith's appoint- legislation would be needed in ment was the first to such a high 1960, a national election year. elective office anywhere. These are the major provisions Asked about approval prospects, in the bill: Sen. Frank D. Beadle (R - St. Urban renewal or slum clear- Clair), GOP majority leader, said ance grants to cities - 650 mil- "I don't know of anybody that has lion dollars, 350 million the first got anything against bhim." year and 300 million the second. Insurance authority for FHA home mortgages - eight billion OPPORTUNITIES OFF] dollars of new authority, available indefinitely. Public housing -- 37,000 new units. College dormitory loans - 250.,,;. million dollars. < ; Loans for homes for the elder- - ly-50 million dollars authorized, but an appropriation is required. Development Council Holds4 Q Con ference St{ The Michigan Development Council will meet tomorrow and f , Saturday. { Workshops for fund-raisers will open the conference Friday morn- ing. Vice-President James A. Lewis will speak at luncheon Friday, and University President Harlan H. Hatcher and Dean Roger Heyns of the literary college will speak at dinner. C4 Arms Ban Urged i.U UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (R)- Pressure mounted here yesterday on the major powers to make some kind of dramatic move toward progress in disarmament. Representatives of the smaller nations made plain in policy speeches to the 82-nation assem- bly that they regard disarmament as a top issue at this session. Ireland called on the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union to start thenball rolling by agreeing not to give their weapons to non-nuclear powers. The non- nuclear powers, in turn, would agree not to make or accept nu- clear weapons. Irish Foreign Minister Frank Aiken also urged the nuclear pow- ers to encourage groups of nations "to accept the rule of law, area by area, throughout the world." He added "They should also be prepared to support a permanent UN force designed to protect one such area for a beginning. In this way they would give the world 8If the new refe'rral committee is to have a purpose and not merely be a rubber stamp, Kessel con- tinued, it is all-important that the members be able to view the ac- tions before them impartially. As this referral committee is to be an advisory board for the Vice- President for Student 'Affairs, his being on it will completely defeat its purpose, Kessel declared. State Positions He suggested instead of having the SGC president and deans on the Committee it would be test merely to have them state their positions in each case and have the committee decide the relative merits. Ron Gregg, '60, SGC president and member of the SGC Plan Clarification Committee, said that members such as the Vice-Presi- dent and deans would be of value because of their backgrounds in the cases being considered. He ad- mitted, however, that the idea of having them testify was a good point.' Defends Composition Gregg defended the composition of the referral committee, and the membership of the Vice-President for Student Affairs in particular, in saying that if the vice-presi- Photo Help Wanted The Daily is seeking photo- graphers. Learn here or use your experi- ence in the field of photo iour- II I I . ,,w., ... ._ .