NDEA POSITION AVOIDISM' See Page 4 . itt19Zn Seventieth Year of Editorial Freedom 444bp :43 "a t I CLOUDY WARMER - High-42 Low-32 Winds from the south Increasing today VOL.LXX, No.69 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1959 FIVE CENTS SIX PAG IE; Educators Stress Need For Federal Fund Aid PROF. HOWARD McCLUSKY ... sees adult education need STATE COUNCIL: Seek Group Coordinator By CAROL LEVENTEN The Council of State College Presidents failed to select a 'co- ordinator at its meeting yesterday. But the Council is "continuing to work on the problem of finding a: coordinator," University Vice- President and Dean of Faculties Marvin L. Niehuss, who attended the meeting. in place of President Harlan Hatcher, said. There was some debate as to what specifications for the coordi- nator should be, he reported. To Present Budget According to Council Chairman Edgair L. Hayden, president of Northern Michigan College, one of the coordinator's functions would be to present one unified budget for higher education to the legislature. After the Council's last meeting a month ago, ;President Hatcher indicated that a coordinator-would probably be selected within the ' next 60 days. Meeting with the Michigan leg- islative study committee on higher education( the Boyer Committee) after their regular .meeting, the council reported the progress it has made in cooperative studies. Concerned with Work Niehuss said the meeting with the legislative committee was con- cerned primarily with work done by the Council during the past year since the appointment of f' Prof. Bruce Nelson (on loan from Eastern Michigan University), as head of the Council's information and research office in Ypsilanti. .His office's "common headquar- ters," which is where the John Doe 'Russell Report on Higher Education in the State of Michi- gan left off. will remain open until a coordinator is selected by the Council. Nelson reported on his recent visits to other states - Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin-whichpres- ently have volunteered cooperation among state'- supported colleges and universities. Other subjects which Nelson dis- cissed with the legislative cor- mittee were the progress made in coordinating extension services, a report on an exploratory prelimi- nary price study, and an agree- ment on how to count a school's actual number of enrolled students more accurately. To Feature 'U' Choruses In Concert Music from seven countries, cov- ering the last four centuries, will be presented by the University musical groups at 8:30 pm. to- night in Hill Aud.. Christmas music from England, Russia, America, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Switzerland and Germany will be featured in the first half of 'the program. The University Choir, conducted by Prof. Maynard Klein of the music school, will By KATHLEEN MOORE A growing need for federal funds to help defray the expense of pubic education now handled by state and local tax programs was stressed by a group of the nation's educators last weekend. Invited by Gov. G. Mennen Wil- liams to meet at Haven Hall, the 11 participants, including Profs Howard McClusky and Howard Jones of the education' school, emerged "in firm argreement that the federal tax resources must be made available to help support our educational system" and that an increased program of federal scholarship is needed. Pointing to the success of the Korean War GI Bill, the group's summary statement said the bill's "benefits to individual students set an acceptable pattern for federal scholarship aid, and demonstrated that such aid does not mean fed- eral control of education." Reject Student Payment But they also indicated they "re- jeet the notion that additional costs of higher education should be borne by individual students, whether those costs are imposed directly by increased tuition, or are deferred by a system of long- term loans." Working from a basic premise "that the fullest development of human resources is essential to the security and well-being of Ameri- ca participants decided educa- tional opportunities for all, from kindergarten through adult educa- tion, should be expanded. "Neither educators nor govern- t ment officials cAn do this job un- less backed by the necessary pub- lic opinion," the educators assert- ed, and suggested the "coming na- tional campaign proides an ideal forum" for informing and gaining support from the public on the f issues now confronting educators.y Note More Obstacles Another obstacle in the path tot expanded comprehensive programs of free education for all, according to group consensus, were the cur- rent and increasingly urgent r shortage of both teachers and classrooms, stemming from Inade- quate financial resources for sal-s aries and construction. Prof. Jones stressed the problem, pointing to figures showing a classroom shortage of 140,000 that has accumulated in the last three years and the certification ofI 92,000 substandard teachers to in- struict on an emergency basis. A countermeasure to the "cumu- lative effect" of the teacher short- age, which results from the fact tha7 t "we are not now educatingC the high school and college teach- ers needed to instruct the rising generation of students" was tot "greatly increase" teacher salaries, participants agreed. Ask Two Types of Aid k The educators called for federal assistance of two types to supple-- ment state and local funds: "im- mediate.fin terms of legislation >now before Congress" like the Murray-Metcalf and the McNa- mara bills and "long-range, in terms of fundamental planning. "The time must come soon when a combination of federal, state and local funds will be adequate to provide educational opportunity for every child." Offering no hope for the tax- payer, the educators saw little ctance to pare down educational expenses while expanding facili- ties-"there is no easy payment plan for American education." Encourage Community Schools Among their recommendations for increasing educational oppor- tunities was "the fullest possible encouragement and cooperation" for the community college. - Three basic areas of service offered by this institution were noted: "two years of higher edu- cation as part of the, local public educational system; an easier transition to the four-year college; and a center for local adult edu- cation " Considering the "ever-acceler- ating speed of social and techno- logical change," the conferees pro- posed that the "education of adults be regarded. as important as the education of children and youth." Business Spends More According to Prof. McClusky's PROF. HOWARD JONES ... .cites increasing shortages SGC MOTION: To Revive bias Issue Phil Zook, '60, may revive the Sigma Kappa issue in a motion to be presented to Student Govern- ment Council at the meeting to- morrow night. The motion requests that the local officers of Sigma Kappa pre- sent a report to the Council on changes in their policy regard- ing restriction of membership for reasons of race or religion, and any other information bearing on the sorority's status with respect to University regulations.- He will talk with local Sigma Kappas prior to Wednesday's meeting, Zook indicated last night, and ask for the informa- tion informally if it seems this approach he seeks, a motion may not be necessary. Zook asserts that the Council, "having determined previously that Sigma Kappa stands in vio- lation of University regulations," should attempt to resolve the is- sue either by finding that the pre- viously existing conflict is re- solved, or by further legislation. "Whether Sigma Kappa stands in violation of University regu- lationsis a question of interpre- tation," Nancy Adams, '60, com- mented. She and Jim Martens, '61BAd., Inter Fraternity Council Presi- dent, agreed in questioning the wisdom of bringing up Sigma Kappa at this time. "Ypu can't de- cide an issue on semantics," Mar-. tens said, adding that he thinks the motion is poorly worded. Book Law Abolished By Court WASHINGTON (A) - By a vote of 8-1, the Supreme Court yester- day struck down a Los Angeles ordinance making it a crime for a bookseller to have obscene litera- ture on his shelves. The law was held unconstitu- tional because it penalizes a book- seller for mere possession of an obscene book even though he is unaware of its content. "It is plain to us that the ordin- ance, though aimed at obscene matter, has such a tendency to inhibit constitutionally protected expression that itucannot stand under the constitution," Justice William J. Brennan Jr. said for the majority. Harlan Concurs Justice John Marshall Harlan joined the eight other justices in setting aside the conviction of a 75-year-old Los Angeles bookstore proprietor. But Harlan said he so voted because he felt the conviction was fatally defective in that the trial judge turned aside every attempt by the book dealer to introduce evidence on community standards. Harlan objected however, to strik-' ing down the ordinance. Brennan noted that the Supreme Court has held that obscene speech and writings are not protected by the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and the press. He added, however, that the court's holdings do not recognize any state power to restrict the dissemination of books that are not obscene. Would Penalize Booksellers "We think this ordinance's strict liability feature would tend seri- ously to have that effect, by penal- izing booksellers even though they had not the slightest notice of the character of the books they sold, Brennan said. By dispensing with any require- ment of knowledge of the contents. of the book on the seller's part, the ordinance tends to impose a severe limitation on the public ac- cess to constitutionally protected matter, Brennan said. If the bookseller is criminally liable without knowledge of the contents and the ordinance ful- fills its purpose, the bookseller will tend to restrict the books he sells to those he has inspected, Brennan added. * Thus, he said, the state will. have imposed a restrictionupon the distribution of constitutionally protected as well as obscene litera- ture. "If the contents of bookshops and periodical stands were re- stricted to material of which their proprietors had made an inspec- tion, they might be depleted in- deed," Brennan commented. Dimmed by President's IRANIAN WOMEN SEE IKE-The streets of Tehran were lined with gazing women as President Eisenhower and his party traveled through the capital city during a stopover in Iran yesterday. Eisenhower spent six hours in Tehran while en route from New Delhi to Athens during which he held a two-hour review of international affairs with Shaw Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and addressed the Iranian Parliament. Ike Salutes Struggle Against Communsm w elcome ragedy T TEHRAN, Iran (A') - President Dwight D. Eisenhower saluted Iran yesterday as a valiant nation that has dared to join the free world in the struggle against Com- munism. A cheering, flag-waving crowd estimated to number 750,000 per- sons gave the President another of the tomultuous welcomes of his 11- nation tour. . During a crowded six-hour stop between India and Greece, the President rode over streets cov- ered in several places with rich Persian rugs, held a two-hour re- view of international affairs with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and addressed the Iranian par- Buying Days1 This is to remind you there are four of them left before the Christmas exodus. I liament in the green and white Senate building. Stresses Spending Repeating a point he men- tioned in India, Eisenhower told the Iranian parliament the United States was spending huge sums for military security "for our- selves and to assist our allies." But he told the Iranian legisla- tors something he did not say in neutralist India -- "you and the people of Iran are not standing on the sidelines in this struggle." "The people of Iran continue to demonstrate the quality of forti- tude which has characterized the long annals of your history as a nation," he added. Withstands Propaganda - Iran, he said, has borne "the force of a powerful propaganda assault," and only Sunday cele- brated the anniversary of "the day on which justice triumphed oer force in Azerbaijan" --- a re- ference to the failure of a Soviet attempt to set up a separate state in northern Iran in 1947. TOUR DE FORK: East Quad .Spoons' over Fork Theft Again emphasizing the theme of his tour - "peace and friend- ship in freedom"-- the President said the struggle for these goals was many sided - ideological, political, military, spiritual and economic. "All of us realize that while we must, at whatever cost, make free- dom secure from any aggression, we could still lose freedom should we fail to cooperate in the pro- gress toward achieving the basic aspirations of humanity," he said. Reconsiders Parkiing Lots By DONNA MOTEL The Ann Arbor City Council last night took its first steps toward the solution of the city's off-street parking problems. The Council's Off-Street Park- ing Committee presented a' report in which it evaluated the recom- mendations made in a report by the Ann Arbor Citizens Commit- tee on Off-Street Parking. The citizens' report listed three major, recommendations for fu- ture planning and other recom- mendations for specific improve- ments of existing facilities. The Council approved imme- diate action on the specific im- provements. These include de- veloping a new access from Church Street to the Forest Street parking lot to facilitate greater use of the lot by shoppers in the South University area and paving this lot. Another change to go into ef- fect is the roping off early in the day of a section of the lower floor of the Maynard Street structure so that all-day parkers will go to. the higher levels, leaving the low- er floor for the shoppers. A flat night-rate charge at the Washington Street carport of 25c for auto space after 6 p.m. will also go into effect. The major recommendations of the citizens' report will be con- sidered in the future when furth- er study and analysis has been completed. It proposes that the parking function should be delegated to a public authority of a board of cit- izens with general powers to run the system. There is a need for additional off-street parking space, it reports. The third suggestion is that the Car Passes, Into Athens;0 Raifl4ingFalls U.S. To Continue A For Mutual Defense Of Iran, America ATHENS P) -- This ancie capital of Greece cut loose yeste day with a mammoth emotion welcome for President Dwight I Eisenhower. The joy was dimmed by a ral ing collapse that inured 43 pe sons, several, seriously, at ti height of the ovation. About 750,000 - approximate the same number that cheere Eisenhower earlier in the day Iran - shouted exuberant gree ings as the President rode throuli the gaily decorated streets of Ati ens with King Paul at his side. Hailed as Hero For 10 miles,' from the airpo to the palace where Queen Frede: ika waited, Eisenhower was haile as a modern day hero in th storied land rich with a histoi of heroes of its own. The accident happened tv blocks from the palace, at a sp the President had just passed.Op posite the United States embass; a six-foot railing atop a wall I front of an apartment buildiu crumbled under the weight hundreds of persons who had bee scrambling for a vantage point. Those pressing against , railing were hurled down upc spectators jammed In the stree Pieces of railing fell upon t crowd. Require Aid Two hospitals and a first a station said eight of the 43 injure required hospitalization. Eisenhower learned of the a cident when he arrived at l palace, where he spent the nigi as King Paul's guest. The Pres dent expressed sympathy a asked that his regret be extende to the victims and their famie It was the first incident to ma the President's trip to 11 cour tries, of which Greece is the se enth. Eisenhower flew in at dusk ns the end of a tiring 22-hour da that began with a farewell to Ii dia. He flashed his famous grin a waved in response to the cheers the thousands who came out i the chill and mist to line airpor to palace. WSU Attacks Air Force's RO-TC.Course Air Force ROTC may be droppe at Wayne State University. Despite the fact that there ha been no formal move by the a ministration, the possibilityo discontinuing the course at WS has been widely discussed on cair pus. Dr. Clarence Hilberry, WS president, stated last week th the question arose when the A Force requested all representativ4 from schools offering ROTC prc grams meet. Meet at Maxwell The officials met last weeka Maxwell Air Force Base in A41 bama. No comment on the pro posed dropping came from Ul meeting, however. "They want to discuss the who program of reserve officer trair ing in the United States," Hilberr said before the meeting, "The Air Force has indicate before that when a program is ur satisfactory to both the servlc and the school, the Air I'brci would be willing to approve drop ping the program," he continued, Controversy Rages Much of the controversy in tl By MICHAEL BURNS The residents of East Quadrangle yesterday observed "forkless Monday" with a spaghetti dinner. Spouting such slogans as "We want our forks or there will be a hanging," the spoon-fed residents suffered the consequences of a mass theft of 1,200 forks by an unknown culprit or culprits. The forks were all put away in their bins on the cafeteria lines after the Sunday evening meal. That was the last the kitchen staff saw of them. Party's Over One dining room was used for a party Sunday night by one of the quadrangle houses. This was the last group to use the dining room before the forks from all four cafeteria lines in the quad were dis- covered missing Monday morning. Mark Noffsinger, Senior Resident Director of the men's residence halls, said that the situation "presents a serious problem" because- "(we) have noknowledge of where they have gone." He stated that no one was sure whether it was a prank or exactly just what hap- pened. Come Back, Forks There is no immediate action that the residence hall directors plan to take except appeal to the residents for the return of the forks. Noffsinger said the directors are not interested in serious punishment for the culprits but only in the return of the utensils. And so the residents ate their meals sans forks, except for those enterprising men who used plastic forks and pocket knives with a fork blade and a few persons who used utensils bearing a strong resemblance to residence hall forks. Some of the members of the staff ate with salad forks which were not taken by the "bandits." Sick of Silver One member of the dish-machine crew in the kitchen said his crew took them so they wouldn't have to do as much work. He prom- W' 7~ ~ I, ___________________________ ,'U