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MSA won't boycott plan
HONORS CHIEF TO RETIRE AFTER 18 YEARS:
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Petoskey), Thomas Roach (D-Ann Ar-
bor), and Robert Nederlander. (D-
Birmingham), that -any name being
considered by the regents will be seen
by all the committees, and the regents
definitely want student input. However,
these assurances have not been put into
writing. The regents have suggested a
set of guidelines which will be put out
within the next week.
Many MSA members took a strong
stand against participating in the
present process. They stated nothing
has changed since two weeks ago when
an amendment was passed which
stated MSA would not participate unti
they had "adequate" participation.
MSA MEMBER Kate Rubin pointed
out the issue was whether or not MSA
will stand by its resolution. "Nothing
has changed in the process. The Regen-
ts have not given us any written
assurances, SACUA and the alumni will
not commit themselves to a con-
solidated committee, and I'm
- . .
remiining consistent with my position
(not to take part in the process)."
MSA member Irving Freeman was
strongly opposed to these "telephone
assurances. Once we legitimate their
process that will be the end of any
student input," he said.
MANY MSA members voiced great
opposition to a boycott on the grounds
that it would deprive them of any chan-
ce for input.
MSA Vice President Nancy Smith
said MSA should go along with the
process because if it boycotted, the
regents would just find another group to
represent the students.
Rubin argued the process itself was
not democratic and therefore MSA
should not represent the students
through it. She also said this is a turning
poin for MSA. "It is time for MSA to
deci e whether its role in the Univer-
sity is a tool of the administration and
the regents, or whether it is a legiti-
mte student voice."
MSA Presdident Eric Arnson was
also opposed to the boycott. "I belive
we hve acted in the best interest of the
students because we have raised
arguments to the regents, but we have
not committed outselves to anything
binding," he said.
He said he felt progress had been
made because the personal assurances
were a crucial first step. "We keep
putting things in absolutes, yet we're
progressing on a continuium," he said.
IT'S STILL AN
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
WASHINGTON (APY-The
traditional five-day, 40-hour workweek
still remains the standard in most com-
panies in the United States, despite
such recent work scheduling in-
novations as job sharing and flextime,
according to a survey conducted by the
Bureau of National Affairs.
The survey indicates that the eight-
hour day still prevails for plant or ser-
vice employees in 83 percent of the
companies, for office workers in 74 per-
cent of the respondents and for salaried
employees in 75 percent of the com-
panies.
Only nine percent of the companies
have tried job sharing and 12 percent
have used fextime, with generally
favorable results, reports the BNA sur-
vey.
Otto Graf signs off
By JOHN SIN KEVICS
Professor Otto Graf, who for 18 years
has directed and expanded the Univer-
sity's Honors Program, will retire at
the end of the academic year.
Graf, who began his University
history as a faculty member in the
Germanic Languages Department in
1931, said during his tenure the Honors
Program has grown to involve nearly
all departments in the Literary College
(LSA).
"WE HAVE A fine reputation which-
attracts students of the highest quality
from the best high schools in the coun-
try," the 68-year-old professor said.
LSA Dean Billy Frye has formed a
committee to take nominations for
Graf's successor, and University
faculty members are encouraged* to
place nominations before the end of the
month.
As director of the program, Graf is
responsible for recruiting and selecting
honors students, offering academic
counseling, maintaining honors cour-
ses, and providing intellectual leader-
ship. "Our object is to provide
challenge and rigor for those students
who are demonstrably the best
qualified for it," said the calm, soft-
spoken Graf.
GRAF RECEIVED his bachelor's
and master's degrees in the arts and
received his Docorate in Philosophy
from the University in 1938. He served
with the U.S. Army Intelligence Service
during World War II, and has been a
full professor of German since 1956.
Since assuming the post in 1960, Graf
has pushed for the adoption of a more
comprehensive means of evaluating
prospective honors students and has
been influential in creating "Honors
houses" within dormitories so that
Honor students can live with others in
the program.
Graf said he would like to see his
successor try to get more funds for the
recruitment of honors students so the
University can better compete with the
programs of "sister and cousin" in-
stitutions.
"I WOULD ALSO advise my suc-
cessor to do everything possible to
create some real intellectual ex-
citement for the honor students at the
very outset of their studies," he com-
mented.
Graf's plans for retirement include
writing and pursuing his avid interest
in piano. "I'll do a little traveling,
although I'm not addicted to that
pasttime," he chuckled. "I was con-
stantly dislocated in the military ser-
vice, so now I like to keep firmly an-
chored in one place."
Graf admits that directing the Honors
Program hasn't been easy, but it is the
demanding aspect of the position that
he has enjoyed the most.
"I'm very grateful to the University
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