Page 14-Tuesday, October 10, 1978-The Michigan Daily MSA won't boycott plan HONORS CHIEF TO RETIRE AFTER 18 YEARS: (Continued from Page 1) 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." 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